The Office of Religious Freedom (ORF), housed within the Department of Global Affairs Canada (GAC) (formerly Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD)) opened in February 2013 with the appointment of a Canada-based Ambassador. In June 2011, the Government of Canada (GoC) made a commitment to create an Office of Religious Freedom to help protect religious minorities and to promote pluralism. The team would also like to acknowledge the advice given by key stakeholders and the efforts of the staff at the Office of Religious Freedom who made themselves readily available for the evaluation. Also, we would like to thank public servants from likeminded countries working under the broad theme of freedom of religion or belief, in particular the United States State Department and American experts based in Washington D.C for their time and access to information. The participants included: the Heads of Canadian Diplomatic Missions, FPDS staff at missions, religious leaders in Canadian communities, partner organisations, non-governmental stakeholders domestic and international. A number of organisations made particular effort to bring in the expertise that was most pertinent for questions of this evaluation, demonstrating interest in the evaluation and in the Office. The evaluation team would like to extend its appreciation to the many individuals and organisations who agreed to participate in the interviews both in-person and by telephone, as well as those who provided written comments when an interview was not possible or to augment their input.
Figure 3: RFF spending and lapsed funds.11.0 Management REsponse and Action Plan.8.5 Performance Issue 5: Demonstration of Efficiency & Economy.8.4 Performance Issue 4: Achievement of Expected Outcomes.8.3 Relevance Issue 3: Consistency with Federal Roles & Responsibilities.
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