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In the 2008–2009 fiscal year, Environment Canada’s Evaluation Division, Audit and Evaluation Branch, conducted an evaluation of the Habitat Stewardship Program (HSP) for Species at Risk, with the participation of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and Parks Canada Agency (PCA) evaluators. This program was selected for evaluation to support decision making, since the program’s terms and conditions were expiring at the end of 2008–2009. Preliminary evaluation findings were provided to program management during the 2008–2009 fiscal year.
This document presents the findings and recommendations of the evaluation and is organized in the following way. Section 2 provides background information on the HSP. Section 3 describes the purpose of this evaluation and the methodology used, including the evaluation issues covered. Section 4 presents the evaluation’s findings. Sections 5 and 6 lay out, respectively, the conclusions and recommendations. Section 7 contains the management response to the recommendations.