Evaluation of the CFI’s programs and special studies

The CFI uses multiple lines of evidence to address evaluation issues. Evaluations and special studies are performed on a priority basis. Through its evaluation activities, the CFI ascertains the degree to which its national objectives are achieved and examines issues such as relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, as well as performance, impact and sustainability.

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Understanding the role of CFI-funded infrastructure in intersectoral linkages March 2012	- Download (682 KB)
Tenth-Year Evaluation of the Canada Research Chairs Program May 2011	- Download (2 MB)
Steering Committee Response to the Tenth-Year Evaluation of the Canada Research Chairs Program May 2011	- Download (35 KB)
Research Infrastructure and the Economy: An exploratory study on the link between CFI investments and Canadian university spin-off company growth 2008 - Prepared by Meg Barker, Special Advisor, Research and Strategy, CFI, Denys Cooper, Ph.D., Guest Worker, NRC/IRAP	- Download (0.4 MB)
Final Evaluation of the New Opportunities Fund June 2007 - Prepared by SPR Associates Inc.	- Download (0.4 MB)
Final Evaluation of the New Opportunities Fund – Response from the CFI June 2007 – Prepared by the CFI	- Download (0.1 MB)
Fifth-Year Evaluation of the Canada Research Chairs April 2005	- Download (1.2 MB)
Response to the Fifth-Year Evaluation of the Canada Research Chairs Program July 2005	- Download (0.3 MB)
Evaluation of the Innovation Fund, University Research Development Fund, and College Research Development Fund – Key Findings May 2003 – Key findings of the report prepared by BearingPoint LP	- Download (0.1 MB)
Evaluation of the Innovation Fund, University Research Development Fund, and College Research Development Fund May 2003 – Prepared by BearingPoint LP	- Download (0.4 MB)
Evaluation of the New Opportunities Fund January 2002 - Prepared by Hickling Arthurs Low Corporation	- Download (0.4 MB)
Evaluation of the New Opportunities Fund - Key Findings January 2002 - Key findings of the report by the Hickling Arthurs Low Corporation	- Download (14 KB)
The Royal Society of Canada September 2001 - The Report of the International Expert Panel for the CFI	- Download (0.1 MB)
Process Improvement Study July 1999 - Prepared by the Impact Group	- Download (30 KB)