Evaluation of the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Pilot Program. Final Report

The evaluation of the CBSA’s pilot program was identified in the CBSA Five-Year Evaluation Plan (2013-2018), approved by the Executive Evaluation Committee in July 2013. The purpose of the evaluation was to assess the relevance and performance of the pilot program, in accordance with the Treasury Board Secretariat Policy on Evaluation and to inform a decision on whether the pilot should become a permanent program. The data collected from various methodologies, using both quantitative and qualitative methods, was triangulated to develop the findings. The recommendation presented is based on these findings. The CBSA’s Program Evaluation Division carried out the evaluation research between October 2013 and March 2014. The research methodology is detailed in Appendix D.