Evaluations

Evaluations provide Canadians an evidence-based, neutral assessment of the relevance and performance of government policies and programs, and help the government make decisions about its policies, programs and operations.

Completed evaluations of ACOA programs and activities may be accessed below. For more information on ACOA evaluations, please see the Agency's latest Departmental Plan and Departmental Results Report.

2026-2027

• Horizontal Evaluation of the Community Futures Program (CFP)
• Community Futures Program Management Response and Action Plan (MRAP)

2025-2026

• Evaluation of the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) RDA-Delivered Programming
• Summary of the Evaluation of the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy RDA-Delivered Programming

2024-2025

• Evaluation of the Canada Coal Transition Initiative (CCTI) and the CCTI - Infrastructure Fund (PDF Version)
• Summary of the Evaluation of the Canada Coal Transition Initiative (CCTI) and the CCTI - Infrastructure Fund

2023-2024

• Evaluation of ACOA's Economic Development Programs (2018 - 2022) (PDF Version)
• Summary of the Evaluation of ACOA's Economic Development Programs
• Regional Economic Growth through Innovation - National Evaluation (PDF Version)
• Summary of the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation - National Evaluation

2020-2021

• ACOA Business Growth and Trade and Investment Programming Evaluation Report 2020 (PDF Version)
• Results at a glance Business Growth and Trade and Investment 2020 (PDF Version)

To request a copy of an evaluation completed prior to 2020-2021, please contact us.