Evaluation of the Reconciliation Secretariat

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Final Report

June 2023

Evaluation Branch
Internal Audit and Evaluation Sector

Acknowledgement

The Chief Audit and Evaluation Executive would like to thank the Evaluation Working Group, evaluation team and individuals who contributed insights and input to this evaluation. Evaluation participants included employees from the Department of Justice Canada, other federal government departments, and Indigenous partners.

Acronyms

2SLGBTQI+
2S: at the front, recognizes Two-Spirit people as the first 2SLGBTQI+ communities; L: Lesbian; G: Gay; B: Bisexual; T: Transgender; Q: Queer; I: Intersex, considers sex characteristics beyond sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression; +: is inclusive of people who identify as part of sexual and gender diverse communities, who use additional terminologies.
ALC
Aboriginal Law Centre
AFN
Assembly of First Nations
CAP
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
CFP
Call for Proposals
CIRNAC
Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
CoE
Centre of Expertise
DM
Deputy Minister
DMCIR
Deputy Ministers Committee on Indigenous Reconciliation
DMTF
Deputy Ministers Task Force
FLYJ
Family Law and Youth Justice
FPT
Federal-Provincial-Territorial
FPT-I
Federal-Provincial-Territorial-Indigenous
FY
Fiscal year
GBA
Gender-based analysis
Gs&Cs
Grants and contributions
IEF
Indigenous Engagement Fund
ISC
Indigenous Services Canada
IERD
Intergovernmental and External Relations Division
IJS
Indigenous Justice Strategy
IRRP
Indigenous Rights and Relations Portfolio
ITK
Inuit Tapiirit Kanatami
MNC
Métis National Council
MMIWG
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
NCR
National Capital Region
NIO
National Indigenous organization
NWAC
Native Women’s Association of Canada
OGD
Other government department
PBM
Permanent Bilateral Mechanism
PCSIO
Pan-Canadian Strategy to Address the Overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in the Criminal Justice System
RLPS
Review of Laws and Policies Secretariat
TRC
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
UNDAIS
United Nations Declaration Act Implementation Secretariat
UNDRIP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
WG
Working group