February 2020 - Kelly Sears has been contracted by the Department of Canadian Heritage to evaluate three financial assistance programs administered by Sport Canada: Sport Support Program, Hosting Program and Athlete Assistance Program. Together, these programs enhance the Canadian high performance sport system by supporting athletes and Canadian sport organizations and helping organizations to host [...]
January 2020 - BBMD Consulting in partnership with Kelly Sears has been selected to conduct a large-scale evaluation of CADTH, a not-for-profit organization that assesses and reviews health technologies, informs healthcare decision-makers about advances in technologies, and provides a better understanding of how health technologies can benefit patients in Canada. This study will assess CADTH’s [...]
December 2019 - Kelly Sears has been engaged by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) to examine the use of Strategic Research Plans (SRPs) as well as other tools and data that might better report on the results of federal government research investment in Canadian post-secondary institutions. The fundamental question of this study asks [...]
October 2019 - On behalf or Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Kelly Sears assessed the private sector landscape in health-related genomics in Canada by mapping the activities of the private sector, analyzing the scale and impact of private sector investments, and identifying the challenges and opportunities. In the Canadian health sector, genomics has been [...]
April 2017: The Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) has engaged Kelly Sears in partnership with Communications MDR to conduct the Evaluation of the OMDC Film Fund, which provides development and production financing to Ontario’s feature film producers. The purpose is to assess the effectiveness of the Film Fund and identify any suggested improvements. The evaluation [...]
February 2017: The Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) has engaged Kelly Sears in partnership with Communications MDR to conduct the Evaluation of the OMDC Industry Development Program, which offers financial and strategic support to established trade and event organizations undertaking initiatives that provide business growth and development opportunities for Ontario cultural media companies. The purpose [...]
January 2017: The Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL) has engaged Kelly Sears and Beechwood Consulting & Research to conduct an Evaluation of the OCL’s Outreach and Education program. The evaluation will involve a considerable amount of fact-finding, including interviews with consultant and in-house lobbyists and public office holders, along with a comparative analysis [...]
September 2016: The Department of Canadian Heritage publishes the Evaluation of the Movable Cultural Property Program (MCPP), carried out by Kelly Sears Consulting Group in collaboration with the department’s Evaluation Services Directorate. The MCPP delivers several activities, including certifications of cultural property for income tax purposes. The report is available here
June 2016: The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) awards BBMD Consulting a contract to assess the “Electronic Surgical Synoptic Quality Initiative” (ESSQUI). Garry Sears of Kelly Sears Consulting Group is a Senior Evaluation Specialist on the project team. The goal of ESSQUI is to enable oncology surgeons to electronically capture surgery reporting (to replace traditional [...]
June 2016: The Canadian Space Agency publishes the Evaluation of Canada’s participation in the International Space Station program conducted by Kelly Sears, focused on the Assembly and Maintenance Operations Program (including Canadarm2 and the “Dextre” robot). The report is available here
