The Statutory and Grants & Contributions Evaluation Division within Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) requires the services of a contractor to collect evidence and write a report to support the assessment of the Sectoral Initiatives Program.The contractor is expected to design and conduct each line of evidence based on the methodology report for this evaluation and in consultation with the Project Authority. Through this contract, the contractor shall:Conduct a literature review, document review, and administrative data/file review.Design, conduct, and analyze findings from 36 key informant interviews.Conduct a survey targeting employers from various sectors.Design, conduct, and analyze findings from 4 case studies, consisting of a total of 40 key informant interviews and a review of files and documents for each case study.Analyse, synthesize and report on findings for each line of evidence by developing technical reports as indicated in this contract.Develop an evidence matrix including a summary and synthesis of findings of all lines of evidence by indicator and evaluation question, as well as an executive summary triangulating and presenting findings according to emergent themes.
