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Appendix 1 Joint Evaluations

• FIGURE 1 LOGIC MODEL - GAS TAX FUND
• FIGURE 2 - LOGIC MODEL - PUBLIC TRANSIT FUND

TABLE 1

Gas Tax and Public Transit Funds Joint Evaluations number of persons interviewed, number of respondents to surveys, number of case studies

• 1. The 39 projects were examined under 4 case studies.
• 2. Under the Agreement with Québec, there was no provision for a joint evaluation. Québec provided a report, "Réexamen des modalités de l’Entente Canada-Québec sur la taxe sur l’essence". Québec also participated in a phone interview on February 14, 2008 that is documented.

Table 2 : GTF and PTF Summative Evaluation Matrix

Table 3: GAS TAX PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING FRAMEWORK SUMMARY

Under the Gas Tax Program, Canada, the provinces and territories and other signatories (AMO, UBCM, City of Toronto), and the recipients are subject to a set of reporting requirements under the terms of the Agreements.

Canada must carry out:

1. a formative evaluation (April 2008);
2. a national summative evaluation (June 30, 2009) incorporating the results of the joint bilateral evaluations;
3. a national summative evaluation (by March 31st, 2016)

The Signatories, i.e. the provinces and territories, AMO, UBCM and the City of Toronto must submit:

• An Annual Expenditure Report including:
  • amounts received from Canada;
  • amounts paid to Eligible Recipients;
  • amounts received from Canada for future payments to Eligible Recipients;
  • amounts paid by Eligible Recipients in aggregate for Eligible Projects;
  • amounts held at year end by Eligible Recipients in aggregate to be paid for Eligible Projects;
  • a list of all Eligible Projects that have been approved for funding, indicating the location, investment category, amount and identity of all sources of funding, nature of the investment and expected outcomes;
  • a narrative of the progress made by the signatory in meeting its commitments and contributions.
• An annual Audit Report, which includes the results of financial and compliance audits, will provide an opinion as to whether all of the information contained in the Annual Expenditure Report is complete and accurate, and whether the signatory has complied with all material provisions.
• An Outcomes Report no later than September 30, 2009, or December 31, 2009, and periodically there after, reporting on the cumulative investments made, including information on the degree to which these investments have actually contributed to the objectives of cleaner air, cleaner water and reduced GHG emissions.

Recipients of the funds are also subject to reporting requirements which are very similar to those of the signatories.

Canada and the Signatories must carry out a joint formative evaluation, no later than March 31, 2009. The evaluation will address the issues related to achievement of the objectives of this Agreement, the use of funding, the effectiveness of the funding approach, and the effectiveness of the Communications Protocol.

Under the Terms and Conditions for the Program, provinces and territories compile data to assist in tracking performance and the achievements for GTF are reported in the INFC Departmental Performance Report. The framework documented in the federal/provincial/territorial agreements preserves the accountability of the Minister to Parliament for the spending of the funding.