2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Statistics Canada by Question 94. Please indicate your occupational group and level. Occupational group and level - ES

The results of the 2019 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented by key people management themes (i.e., employee engagement, leadership, workforce, workplace). Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison, or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100. Results have been adjusted for non-response to better represent the target population. Therefore, percentages should not be used to determine the number of respondents within a response category. Positive answers and Negative answers are calculated by removing the "Don't know" and "Not applicable" responses from the total responses.

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Employee engagement

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 39 42 9 6 3 0 0 82 9 870
2008 ES-02 32 47 9 5 7 0 0 79 12 57
2008 ES-03 33 23 23 13 8 0 0 56 21 48
2008 ES-04 32 46 11 8 3 0 0 77 12 265
2008 ES-05 41 45 8 5 2 0 0 86 6 243
2008 ES-06 52 40 5 3 1 0 0 92 4 153
2008 ES-07 61 35 2 3 0 0 0 95 3 66

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 43 43 7 5 1 0 0 86 7 871
2008 ES-02 36 57 2 5 0 0 0 93 5 56
2008 ES-03 35 25 19 13 8 0 0 60 21 48
2008 ES-04 35 50 6 6 2 0 0 86 8 266
2008 ES-05 46 43 5 5 1 0 0 89 6 243
2008 ES-06 56 35 8 1 1 0 0 91 1 153
2008 ES-07 62 33 2 3 0 0 0 95 3 66

Question 52. I am satisfied with my department or agency.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 45 38 8 7 2 0 0 83 9 871
2008 ES-02 53 26 14 5 0 0 2 80 5 57
2008 ES-03 38 33 6 15 8 0 0 71 23 48
2008 ES-04 36 46 6 10 2 0 0 82 11 266
2008 ES-05 48 40 5 5 2 0 0 87 7 242
2008 ES-06 58 32 7 3 0 0 0 90 3 152
2008 ES-07 53 33 9 5 0 0 0 86 5 66

Question 53. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 40 29 14 9 4 3 1 73 13 872
2008 ES-02 39 25 9 14 9 4 2 67 24 57
2008 ES-03 29 29 13 13 15 2 0 60 28 48
2008 ES-04 36 29 15 10 3 6 0 70 14 266
2008 ES-05 42 32 12 7 3 3 0 76 11 242
2008 ES-06 56 24 12 5 1 1 1 81 7 153
2008 ES-07 35 36 18 3 3 0 5 75 6 66
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Leadership

Immediate supervisor

Question 26. I can count on my immediate supervisor to keep his or her promises.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 46 33 9 7 3 3 0 81 10 872
2008 ES-02 47 32 5 7 5 2 2 82 13 57
2008 ES-03 42 25 17 6 6 0 4 70 13 48
2008 ES-04 41 36 11 6 3 3 0 79 10 265
2008 ES-05 45 34 9 7 2 2 0 81 10 244
2008 ES-06 52 30 8 7 3 1 0 83 9 153
2008 ES-07 67 26 5 3 0 0 0 92 3 66

Question 27. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 43 35 8 9 4 1 0 78 13 872
2008 ES-02 44 28 7 12 7 0 2 73 20 57
2008 ES-03 33 38 10 15 2 0 2 72 17 48
2008 ES-04 37 38 11 9 3 1 0 76 13 265
2008 ES-05 40 36 8 11 5 1 0 76 16 244
2008 ES-06 52 31 7 5 4 1 0 84 9 153
2008 ES-07 64 32 5 0 0 0 0 95 0 66

Senior management

Question 35. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 26 41 16 9 5 2 0 69 15 873
2008 ES-02 30 44 14 4 4 4 2 78 7 57
2008 ES-03 31 27 23 10 8 0 0 58 19 48
2008 ES-04 21 45 19 7 6 2 0 67 13 266
2008 ES-05 28 39 16 12 4 1 0 68 16 243
2008 ES-06 27 42 13 12 4 2 0 71 16 153
2008 ES-07 39 38 12 8 3 0 0 77 11 66

Question 36. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 13 43 18 14 4 7 0 60 20 870
2008 ES-02 12 35 14 11 4 23 2 63 19 57
2008 ES-03 17 32 23 17 2 6 2 53 21 47
2008 ES-04 11 42 18 12 6 12 0 60 20 266
2008 ES-05 12 47 19 14 4 5 0 62 18 244
2008 ES-06 16 45 18 18 3 1 0 62 21 153
2008 ES-07 22 42 25 9 2 0 0 64 11 64

Question 37. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 21 44 14 13 7 2 0 66 21 871
2008 ES-02 30 23 12 23 5 5 2 57 30 57
2008 ES-03 15 38 15 21 4 8 0 57 27 48
2008 ES-04 14 45 16 14 8 3 0 61 23 265
2008 ES-05 18 47 15 14 7 0 0 64 21 244
2008 ES-06 28 45 11 9 5 1 0 74 15 152
2008 ES-07 36 50 8 3 3 0 0 86 6 66
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Workforce

Performance management

Question 25. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 31 41 10 10 6 0 1 73 16 872
2008 ES-02 33 37 9 11 9 0 2 71 20 57
2008 ES-03 27 44 8 2 17 0 2 72 19 48
2008 ES-04 31 39 9 14 6 1 1 71 20 265
2008 ES-05 30 42 13 10 5 0 0 72 16 244
2008 ES-06 37 42 9 7 6 0 0 78 12 153
2008 ES-07 38 55 3 5 0 0 0 92 5 66

Job fit and development

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 29 43 14 8 3 0 2 74 12 873
2008 ES-02 49 28 7 7 7 0 2 79 14 57
2008 ES-03 35 38 10 8 4 0 4 76 13 48
2008 ES-04 26 44 17 8 5 0 1 70 13 266
2008 ES-05 28 50 12 7 2 0 1 78 10 244
2008 ES-06 33 39 16 8 1 0 3 74 9 153
2008 ES-07 29 47 12 5 0 0 8 82 5 66

Question 44. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 36 42 10 7 3 1 0 79 11 873
2008 ES-02 49 32 5 9 5 0 0 81 14 57
2008 ES-03 19 52 8 13 6 2 0 72 19 48
2008 ES-04 31 42 14 8 3 2 0 74 12 265
2008 ES-05 36 43 10 6 4 1 0 80 10 244
2008 ES-06 42 42 10 5 1 1 0 85 5 153
2008 ES-07 53 38 2 5 2 0 2 92 6 66

Question 45. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 29 36 11 11 11 1 2 67 22 873
2008 ES-02 58 26 7 4 5 0 0 84 9 57
2008 ES-03 27 27 13 23 10 0 0 54 33 48
2008 ES-04 24 42 9 9 14 1 1 68 23 266
2008 ES-05 26 40 13 11 9 0 1 67 20 243
2008 ES-06 33 33 10 10 10 1 3 68 21 153
2008 ES-07 33 29 6 9 8 3 12 73 20 66

Work-life balance and workload

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year Demographic Always/almost always
(%)		 Often
(%)		 Sometimes
(%)		 Rarely
(%)		 Never/almost never
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 27 38 19 10 5 0 1 66 15 872
2008 ES-02 52 29 18 0 2 0 0 80 2 56
2008 ES-03 33 50 13 2 2 0 0 83 4 48
2008 ES-04 29 46 13 7 3 0 1 76 10 266
2008 ES-05 28 36 24 7 4 0 0 65 11 244
2008 ES-06 17 37 18 20 8 0 0 54 27 153
2008 ES-07 17 21 33 15 12 0 2 38 28 66
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Workplace

Organizational goals

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 49 38 7 4 2 0 0 86 6 872
2008 ES-02 32 42 4 18 4 2 0 75 21 57
2008 ES-03 27 58 4 4 6 0 0 85 10 48
2008 ES-04 42 41 9 6 2 0 0 83 8 265
2008 ES-05 52 39 6 2 2 0 0 91 4 244
2008 ES-06 60 30 8 2 0 0 0 90 2 153
2008 ES-07 71 26 3 0 0 0 0 97 0 66

Organizational performance

Question 18a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.
Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)		 Often
(%)		 Sometimes
(%)		 Rarely
(%)		 Never/Almost never
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 4 18 38 27 11 0 1 39 22 871
2008 ES-02 7 12 35 23 18 2 4 43 20 57
2008 ES-03 6 10 27 35 17 0 4 54 17 48
2008 ES-04 5 15 38 29 11 1 1 40 21 266
2008 ES-05 2 20 40 25 12 0 2 37 23 243
2008 ES-06 1 21 40 27 10 0 1 38 22 153
2008 ES-07 2 23 35 30 9 0 2 40 25 66

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.
Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)		 Often
(%)		 Sometimes
(%)		 Rarely
(%)		 Never/Almost never
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 4 11 23 34 23 2 2 60 16 872
2008 ES-02 2 7 18 37 23 11 4 69 10 57
2008 ES-03 4 6 15 38 29 2 6 73 11 48
2008 ES-04 4 10 20 36 25 3 2 64 15 266
2008 ES-05 2 12 26 30 26 0 3 58 15 243
2008 ES-06 3 12 24 41 19 1 1 60 16 153
2008 ES-07 0 18 30 27 20 0 5 49 19 66

Question 18c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.
Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)		 Often
(%)		 Sometimes
(%)		 Rarely
(%)		 Never/Almost never
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 9 18 34 25 10 1 2 36 29 871
2008 ES-02 9 16 30 32 9 4 2 43 26 57
2008 ES-03 10 6 33 38 6 2 4 47 18 48
2008 ES-04 7 18 33 27 10 3 2 39 27 266
2008 ES-05 10 18 33 22 14 0 3 37 29 243
2008 ES-06 13 18 37 26 6 0 1 32 30 152
2008 ES-07 5 26 39 15 12 0 3 28 31 66

Question 18d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.
Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)		 Often
(%)		 Sometimes
(%)		 Rarely
(%)		 Never/Almost never
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 4 13 35 33 13 0 2 47 17 872
2008 ES-02 2 11 25 35 28 0 0 63 12 57
2008 ES-03 4 4 23 40 25 2 2 67 9 48
2008 ES-04 3 11 31 36 15 1 3 53 14 266
2008 ES-05 5 12 39 33 9 0 2 43 18 243
2008 ES-06 3 14 44 31 7 0 1 38 17 153
2008 ES-07 2 21 36 27 11 0 3 39 23 66

Question 18e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.
Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)		 Often
(%)		 Sometimes
(%)		 Rarely
(%)		 Never/Almost never
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 14 24 28 18 12 1 3 31 40 870
2008 ES-02 5 9 23 23 29 5 5 58 16 56
2008 ES-03 8 8 19 40 19 2 4 62 18 48
2008 ES-04 12 21 28 20 14 2 3 36 35 266
2008 ES-05 15 26 26 19 10 0 2 30 43 242
2008 ES-06 18 35 35 5 7 0 1 12 53 153
2008 ES-07 14 29 33 14 5 0 6 19 45 66

Question 18f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.
Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)		 Often
(%)		 Sometimes
(%)		 Rarely
(%)		 Never/Almost never
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 9 24 33 19 11 1 3 31 35 869
2008 ES-02 5 25 30 18 14 4 5 35 33 57
2008 ES-03 10 13 23 27 19 4 4 50 25 48
2008 ES-04 6 22 30 23 13 2 4 38 30 266
2008 ES-05 11 23 38 16 11 0 2 27 34 242
2008 ES-06 11 27 33 17 9 0 2 27 39 153
2008 ES-07 11 30 39 13 2 0 6 15 43 64

Respectful workplace

Question 50. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 48 37 10 4 2 0 0 85 6 871
2008 ES-02 49 39 4 4 4 0 2 89 7 57
2008 ES-03 38 23 27 4 6 2 0 62 11 48
2008 ES-04 38 43 11 5 2 0 0 82 7 265
2008 ES-05 49 39 8 3 1 0 0 88 4 244
2008 ES-06 57 35 5 3 1 0 0 92 3 153
2008 ES-07 69 20 8 2 2 0 0 89 3 65

Ethical workplace

Question 41. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 37 36 11 8 4 3 1 76 12 873
2008 ES-02 32 35 9 7 11 5 2 72 19 57
2008 ES-03 19 35 15 19 4 2 6 59 25 48
2008 ES-04 30 39 13 9 4 5 0 72 14 266
2008 ES-05 41 36 11 6 4 2 1 78 10 244
2008 ES-06 46 35 10 5 1 1 1 83 7 153
2008 ES-07 52 36 8 0 2 0 3 91 2 66

Physical environment and equipment

Question 1. I have the materials and equipment I need to do my job.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 51 38 2 7 3 0 0 89 9 873
2008 ES-02 40 40 2 12 5 0 0 81 18 57
2008 ES-03 54 25 2 13 6 0 0 79 19 48
2008 ES-04 53 39 2 4 3 0 0 92 7 266
2008 ES-05 44 43 2 8 2 0 0 88 11 244
2008 ES-06 54 39 2 5 1 0 0 93 5 153
2008 ES-07 74 21 0 5 0 0 0 95 5 66

Use of official languages

Question 2. When I prepare written materials, including emails, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 62 20 6 9 3 0 0 82 12 871
2008 ES-02 67 23 4 2 5 0 0 89 7 57
2008 ES-03 71 15 2 10 2 0 0 85 13 48
2008 ES-04 62 15 7 11 4 0 1 78 15 266
2008 ES-05 61 20 6 10 3 0 0 81 14 243
2008 ES-06 60 25 5 7 3 0 0 85 10 153
2008 ES-07 65 25 8 3 0 0 0 89 3 65

Question 19. During meetings in my work unit, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 62 21 5 8 3 0 1 84 11 870
2008 ES-02 57 25 7 2 7 0 2 84 9 56
2008 ES-03 60 23 2 8 4 0 2 85 13 48
2008 ES-04 63 18 5 8 5 0 2 82 13 266
2008 ES-05 64 17 5 11 2 0 0 81 13 243
2008 ES-06 61 27 4 5 2 0 1 89 7 152
2008 ES-07 71 17 3 6 0 0 3 91 6 66

Question 28. When I communicate with my immediate supervisor, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)		 Somewhat agree
(%)		 Neither agree nor disagree
(%)		 Somewhat disagree
(%)		 Strongly disagree
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2008 ES 85 8 2 3 2 0 0 93 5 871
2008 ES-02 79 7 4 2 7 0 2 88 9 57
2008 ES-03 88 6 4 2 0 0 0 94 2 48
2008 ES-04 86 6 2 3 2 0 0 92 5 264
2008 ES-05 85 8 2 3 1 0 0 94 5 244
2008 ES-06 81 12 3 4 0 0 0 93 4 153
2008 ES-07 91 5 0 3 2 0 0 95 5 66
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