Introduction

1.1 Purpose of the Evaluation

This report presents an overview of the findings andrecommendations for the Evaluation of Legislative Services. The Evaluation wasundertaken as part of the Department of Justice Canada’s (Justice Canada)2021-22 to 2025-26 Integrated Audit and Evaluation Plan and was conducted inaccordance with the Treasury Board’s Policyon Results (2016).

1.2 Evaluation Scope

The evaluation covered a period of five fiscal years (FY)from 2017-18 to 2021-22. The scope of the evaluation was determined based on areview of available information as well as consultations with senior officialsregarding key issues and topics related to legislative services.

The evaluation examined the continued relevance,effectiveness, and efficiency of legislative services. Specifically, it focusedon all activities provided through the Legislative Services Branch (LSB), aswell as the legislative work undertaken by the Finance Legal Services Unit(LSU) in support of the Department of Finance.

The evaluation assessed the overall design (e.g., keychanges, structure/organization of teams, and human resource complement andlevels) and delivery (e.g., types of services provided to various clients,established work processes and protocols, and roles and responsibilities) oflegislative services. This provided an opportunity to identify what is workingwell, any challenges and potential areas of improvement to enhance theprovision of legislative services. Gender-based analysis (GBA) plus anddiversity and inclusion were considered when examining the design, delivery andeffectiveness of legislative services.