Departmental Performance Measurement and Evaluation Directorate (DPMED)

The Departmental Performance Measurement and Evaluation Directorate's (DPMED) mission is to provide objective and independent information on the performance of Health Canada's policies, programs, initiatives and functions and to promote performance measurement, to help increase Health Canada's effectiveness and efficiency. The directorate operates under the functional direction of the Senior Management Board - Finance, Evaluation and Accountability (SMB-FEA), and the Deputy Minister and Associate Deputy Minister, and the administrative direction of the Chief Financial Officer.

Key Activities:

• Conducting evaluation studies and developing evaluation and performance measurement frameworks;
• Providing expert advice on the development and implementation of results-based management and accountability frameworks;
• Developing tools and delivering training to increase Health Canada's capacity in performance management and measurement;
• Coordinating, planning and monitoring Health Canada's performance measurement and evaluation functions (functional stewardship), including developing and implementing performance measurement and evaluation standards, processes and tools; and,
• Advising the Deputy Minister, Associate Deputy Minister and the Senior Management Board - Finance, Evaluation and Accountability (SMB-FEA) on evaluation and related issues and activities in Health Canada.

For further information, please contact the Departmental Performance Measurement and Evaluation Directorate