2021 Student Exit Survey Results for the Public Service (PS) by Question 19. In which province or territory is your work unit normally located? If you aren't sure, please select "Don't know"

The results of the 2021 Student Exit Survey are presented according to the numerical order of questions, grouped by section theme as they appeared in the questionnaire. 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. The results have been grouped by summing the responses to the two most positive or two least negative answers and summing the responses to the two least positive or two most negative answers in the response scale. These grouped responses, Most positive/Least negative answers and Least positive/Most negative answers, are calculated by removing the "Don't know" and "Not applicable" responses from the total responses.

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2a. It was easy to get information about the student employment program/process.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	31	44	10	9	2	1	4	78	11	78	2418
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	31	41	11	11	2	1	3	75	13	75	918
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	23	41	13	12	3	1	7	70	16	70	608
2021	British Columbia	24	49	13	9	2	1	1	74	12	74	379
2021	Alberta	23	51	9	12	3	1	1	75	15	75	265
2021	Saskatchewan	26	46	13	7	1	4	3	78	9	78	110
2021	Manitoba	24	45	10	13	4	2	2	72	18	72	184
2021	New Brunswick	28	42	7	13	4	3	2	74	19	74	224
2021	Nova Scotia	28	46	13	9	2	0	3	76	11	76	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	30	41	15	8	4	1	2	73	12	73	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	33	46	5	10	4	1	2	81	14	81	111
2021	Don’t know	24	39	14	13	3	3	4	68	17	68	196

2b. The application process was clear and easy to understand.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	46	36	6	6	1	0	4	86	7	86	2415
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	46	37	6	6	1	1	3	86	8	86	917
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	35	38	10	8	1	1	7	79	10	79	606
2021	British Columbia	39	44	6	7	2	0	2	85	9	85	379
2021	Alberta	37	44	6	8	3	0	2	82	12	82	265
2021	Saskatchewan	44	35	8	7	3	0	3	81	10	81	110
2021	Manitoba	37	42	5	6	4	2	4	84	11	84	184
2021	New Brunswick	46	38	3	9	1	0	2	86	11	86	224
2021	Nova Scotia	46	35	8	6	1	0	6	85	6	85	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	42	41	6	8	0	0	3	86	8	86	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	41	42	5	6	3	1	1	85	9	85	111
2021	Don’t know	36	45	10	5	2	2	2	83	7	83	199

2c. I was provided with sufficient information about the job prior to applying for the position.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	29	35	12	13	6	0	4	67	21	67	2412
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	31	33	11	14	7	0	3	66	22	66	918
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	24	33	13	16	8	0	6	61	25	61	607
2021	British Columbia	26	36	10	17	8	0	2	64	26	64	378
2021	Alberta	27	40	7	18	6	0	1	68	25	68	267
2021	Saskatchewan	24	42	18	13	3	0	1	66	16	66	110
2021	Manitoba	28	29	11	19	9	0	3	59	29	59	184
2021	New Brunswick	35	29	13	14	6	0	3	65	21	65	223
2021	Nova Scotia	28	36	10	15	6	0	5	67	22	67	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	22	31	15	18	12	0	2	54	31	54	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	28	38	11	19	3	0	2	67	22	67	111
2021	Don’t know	24	30	13	21	9	1	3	56	31	56	198

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? a. Gaining work experience in my field of study
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	70	17	8	3	2	0	1	88	5	88	2416
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	63	15	7	5	7	0	3	80	12	80	917
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	56	15	10	10	5	0	5	74	16	74	608
2021	British Columbia	65	17	9	4	3	0	1	83	7	83	379
2021	Alberta	57	18	10	5	8	0	1	76	14	76	267
2021	Saskatchewan	55	19	8	5	13	0	1	74	17	74	110
2021	Manitoba	49	14	13	11	9	1	3	66	21	66	184
2021	New Brunswick	46	16	11	11	9	0	8	67	21	67	224
2021	Nova Scotia	51	12	13	9	11	1	5	66	21	66	198
2021	Prince Edward Island	38	19	12	8	15	1	8	62	25	62	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	52	15	12	7	9	0	5	70	17	70	110
2021	Don’t know	54	19	7	9	6	1	5	77	15	77	198

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? b. Job location
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	26	24	17	11	10	0	12	57	24	57	2414
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	33	29	16	8	9	0	5	66	18	66	916
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	36	29	17	8	5	0	5	69	14	69	607
2021	British Columbia	37	29	13	10	8	0	3	68	18	68	378
2021	Alberta	45	28	15	4	6	0	1	74	11	74	266
2021	Saskatchewan	48	25	15	4	5	0	2	75	9	75	110
2021	Manitoba	37	28	19	8	7	0	1	66	15	66	183
2021	New Brunswick	41	32	17	7	2	0	1	73	9	73	224
2021	Nova Scotia	43	25	19	6	5	0	3	70	10	70	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	35	35	17	5	6	0	2	72	11	72	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	45	22	19	11	2	1	1	68	13	68	110
2021	Don’t know	34	32	15	8	6	0	5	70	14	70	198

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? c. Establishing contacts and networking opportunities for future work in the federal public service
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	51	26	14	6	2	0	0	77	8	77	2411
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	49	27	13	6	4	0	1	77	10	77	916
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	44	22	17	10	5	1	1	67	15	67	602
2021	British Columbia	46	30	14	6	4	0	0	76	10	76	378
2021	Alberta	50	25	9	9	6	0	0	75	15	75	265
2021	Saskatchewan	42	20	16	15	6	1	1	64	21	64	109
2021	Manitoba	43	25	17	10	4	1	1	69	14	69	184
2021	New Brunswick	51	24	13	5	5	0	2	76	11	76	223
2021	Nova Scotia	44	28	15	5	8	1	0	72	13	72	197
2021	Prince Edward Island	53	24	11	5	5	0	1	78	11	78	129
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	59	19	10	11	2	0	0	77	13	77	111
2021	Don’t know	51	26	13	6	3	2	1	79	8	79	198

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? d. Timing of the job offer
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	45	30	14	5	3	1	2	77	9	77	2413
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	46	31	11	5	4	0	1	78	10	78	914
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	37	31	17	7	3	1	3	71	11	71	607
2021	British Columbia	43	32	12	8	5	0	0	75	13	75	377
2021	Alberta	49	27	14	6	3	0	0	77	9	77	267
2021	Saskatchewan	47	20	16	5	7	0	4	70	13	70	110
2021	Manitoba	50	26	15	6	3	0	1	76	9	76	183
2021	New Brunswick	48	31	11	4	3	1	2	81	8	81	224
2021	Nova Scotia	43	34	18	3	3	0	1	77	5	77	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	46	25	14	8	5	1	1	73	13	73	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	49	24	15	7	2	0	3	75	9	75	111
2021	Don’t know	44	33	11	5	3	1	3	81	8	81	198

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? e. Salary
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	23	28	27	14	7	1	52	21	52	2409
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	25	29	24	13	8	1	54	22	54	914
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	22	32	24	16	4	2	55	20	55	606
2021	British Columbia	19	26	29	15	11	1	45	26	45	377
2021	Alberta	28	25	21	15	9	1	54	24	54	267
2021	Saskatchewan	26	38	23	6	5	2	66	11	66	110
2021	Manitoba	32	30	23	10	4	1	63	14	63	184
2021	New Brunswick	45	32	15	5	3	0	77	8	77	224
2021	Nova Scotia	37	29	21	9	2	3	68	11	68	198
2021	Prince Edward Island	41	28	19	9	3	0	69	12	69	129
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	31	29	20	10	8	2	61	19	61	110
2021	Don’t know	28	30	22	11	7	2	60	18	60	197

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? f. No other job offers at the time
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	10	11	14	15	20	3	27	31	49	31	2403
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	11	11	14	12	25	4	24	30	51	30	911
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	9	7	12	15	22	2	33	24	57	24	596
2021	British Columbia	10	12	15	12	25	2	23	30	50	30	376
2021	Alberta	15	12	12	15	22	1	22	35	49	35	265
2021	Saskatchewan	6	12	9	13	31	3	26	26	62	26	109
2021	Manitoba	8	10	15	14	29	5	19	24	55	24	182
2021	New Brunswick	9	9	14	11	27	2	28	26	54	26	223
2021	Nova Scotia	8	8	12	18	21	4	30	24	58	24	198
2021	Prince Edward Island	2	9	13	15	34	3	25	15	67	15	128
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	5	8	10	9	37	4	28	19	67	19	109
2021	Don’t know	9	10	13	17	19	4	28	27	54	27	196

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? g. Recommendations from other students working in the federal public service
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	10	16	15	13	17	3	26	37	42	37	2393
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	14	15	14	13	16	3	25	40	40	40	915
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	12	11	12	13	15	3	36	36	44	36	600
2021	British Columbia	7	14	11	11	20	3	32	33	49	33	377
2021	Alberta	11	13	13	9	22	3	29	36	45	36	266
2021	Saskatchewan	7	19	7	11	18	7	32	41	47	41	107
2021	Manitoba	11	12	19	9	20	4	26	33	41	33	183
2021	New Brunswick	12	17	22	13	12	3	21	38	33	38	223
2021	Nova Scotia	10	13	15	11	18	3	30	33	44	33	198
2021	Prince Edward Island	18	26	17	9	15	2	13	52	28	52	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	17	11	13	14	20	2	24	38	45	38	110
2021	Don’t know	13	14	13	12	14	3	31	41	39	41	197

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? h. Educational requirement (e.g., CO-OP, internship, etc.)
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	30	16	9	7	13	1	23	61	27	61	2411
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	25	16	9	6	16	2	26	58	30	58	912
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	16	10	10	13	14	2	35	42	42	42	607
2021	British Columbia	20	16	13	10	16	2	23	47	35	47	378
2021	Alberta	17	9	9	6	28	1	30	37	50	37	267
2021	Saskatchewan	18	16	12	8	19	1	25	47	37	47	110
2021	Manitoba	22	7	12	7	21	2	29	42	40	42	183
2021	New Brunswick	13	12	9	7	22	2	35	39	46	39	223
2021	Nova Scotia	16	9	9	3	25	4	34	41	45	41	196
2021	Prince Edward Island	12	8	12	7	28	3	29	30	52	30	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	30	5	8	5	21	1	31	51	37	51	111
2021	Don’t know	16	10	10	11	16	4	34	41	43	41	197

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? i. Opportunity to telework
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	39	18	13	9	11	2	8	63	22	63	2410
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	25	16	10	8	16	3	21	55	32	55	912
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	24	15	9	10	21	1	20	49	39	49	605
2021	British Columbia	20	14	10	9	22	3	23	45	42	45	377
2021	Alberta	23	10	9	5	29	1	23	43	45	43	262
2021	Saskatchewan	15	19	5	6	26	6	25	49	45	49	109
2021	Manitoba	17	12	16	10	22	5	17	38	42	38	184
2021	New Brunswick	22	14	12	11	21	3	16	44	40	44	221
2021	Nova Scotia	12	11	12	9	22	7	28	34	48	34	198
2021	Prince Edward Island	18	16	11	10	15	3	27	48	36	48	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	14	5	6	10	23	5	37	32	57	32	111
2021	Don’t know	21	14	11	9	16	6	23	49	35	49	198

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? j. Working in the offical language of my choice
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	37	22	14	10	13	1	4	61	24	61	2416
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	38	22	12	9	11	1	8	65	22	65	917
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	27	19	13	17	15	1	7	50	35	50	608
2021	British Columbia	32	19	10	7	17	2	13	60	28	60	379
2021	Alberta	31	18	12	8	18	1	11	57	29	57	267
2021	Saskatchewan	31	21	6	8	17	2	15	62	30	62	110
2021	Manitoba	34	20	13	9	15	1	9	60	26	60	184
2021	New Brunswick	37	25	11	13	11	1	2	64	25	64	224
2021	Nova Scotia	36	17	12	11	13	3	10	60	27	60	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	39	27	4	9	13	1	7	72	24	72	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	26	24	14	12	12	2	11	57	27	57	110
2021	Don’t know	32	24	14	7	13	1	9	62	22	62	197

4c. The length of time between first being contacted about the job and the interview.
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	65	23	5	3	1	0	2	90	4	90	1685
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	61	23	8	6	1	0	1	85	7	85	661
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	49	30	11	6	2	1	1	80	8	80	425
2021	British Columbia	46	25	17	8	3	0	1	72	11	72	272
2021	Alberta	49	26	8	11	5	1	0	76	15	76	190
2021	Saskatchewan	53	27	7	8	1	4	0	83	10	83	75
2021	Manitoba	50	23	9	11	5	1	0	74	17	74	116
2021	New Brunswick	59	23	7	8	1	0	2	84	9	84	133
2021	Nova Scotia	58	22	10	7	1	0	1	81	8	81	134
2021	Prince Edward Island	61	25	7	4	3	1	0	87	7	87	76
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	60	20	11	4	1	1	1	82	6	82	70
2021	Don’t know	51	23	13	7	3	1	1	76	10	76	148

4d. The length of time between the initial job offer and the start date.
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	50	23	8	12	6	0	1	74	18	74	1681
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	49	24	9	11	6	0	1	74	17	74	662
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	42	29	10	11	6	1	1	72	18	72	425
2021	British Columbia	39	20	15	17	8	0	1	59	26	59	272
2021	Alberta	47	26	11	8	6	0	1	74	14	74	190
2021	Saskatchewan	52	24	9	9	3	0	3	78	12	78	75
2021	Manitoba	47	27	10	10	5	0	0	74	16	74	116
2021	New Brunswick	52	26	8	10	5	0	1	78	14	78	133
2021	Nova Scotia	46	19	9	17	9	0	0	65	26	65	134
2021	Prince Edward Island	61	26	5	7	1	0	0	87	8	87	76
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	47	21	9	13	10	0	0	69	23	69	70
2021	Don’t know	39	24	13	17	7	0	1	63	24	63	148

4e. The amount of information I was provided about the job prior to accepting the position.
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	36	34	12	15	3	0	0	70	18	70	1679
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	33	34	13	16	4	0	0	67	19	67	662
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	31	38	13	13	5	0	0	69	18	69	424
2021	British Columbia	27	35	15	19	4	0	0	62	23	62	272
2021	Alberta	24	41	13	17	5	0	0	65	22	65	190
2021	Saskatchewan	33	29	23	13	1	0	0	63	15	63	75
2021	Manitoba	30	27	17	18	8	0	0	57	26	57	116
2021	New Brunswick	38	32	14	11	5	0	1	71	15	71	133
2021	Nova Scotia	34	37	10	15	4	0	0	70	19	70	134
2021	Prince Edward Island	32	29	16	20	4	0	0	61	24	61	76
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	39	31	10	14	4	1	0	71	19	71	70
2021	Don’t know	22	34	16	21	5	1	0	57	27	57	148

4f. The extent to which the interviewer made me feel at ease during the interview.
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	79	17	3	1	0	0	0	96	1	96	1684
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	72	21	4	2	1	0	0	93	2	93	662
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	69	24	5	1	0	0	1	94	1	94	424
2021	British Columbia	65	22	7	4	0	0	1	88	5	88	272
2021	Alberta	63	24	9	2	1	0	1	87	3	87	190
2021	Saskatchewan	71	23	3	1	0	0	3	96	1	96	75
2021	Manitoba	67	24	7	1	0	1	0	92	1	92	116
2021	New Brunswick	77	20	2	0	0	0	2	98	0	98	133
2021	Nova Scotia	75	19	3	1	0	0	1	95	2	95	134
2021	Prince Edward Island	66	25	8	0	0	1	0	92	0	92	76
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	79	17	3	0	0	1	0	97	0	97	70
2021	Don’t know	69	22	6	1	1	1	1	92	1	92	148

4g. Overall, I was satisfied with the way in which the interview process was conducted.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	71	25	2	1	0	0	0	96	1	96	1685
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	67	27	3	1	1	0	0	95	2	95	662
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	60	33	4	2	0	0	1	94	2	94	424
2021	British Columbia	56	34	4	4	1	0	1	91	4	91	272
2021	Alberta	55	36	5	4	1	0	0	91	4	91	189
2021	Saskatchewan	71	24	1	1	0	0	3	97	1	97	75
2021	Manitoba	67	26	5	1	0	1	0	94	1	94	116
2021	New Brunswick	71	24	3	1	0	0	2	96	1	96	133
2021	Nova Scotia	65	29	4	1	0	0	0	94	1	94	134
2021	Prince Edward Island	68	31	0	0	1	0	0	99	1	99	75
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	79	20	1	0	0	0	0	99	0	99	70
2021	Don’t know	59	29	5	5	0	0	1	89	5	89	148

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5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. b. The welcome I received from my supervisor/manager (either virtually or in person).
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	80	15	3	2	0	0	95	2	95	1684
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	80	16	2	2	0	0	96	2	96	670
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	76	18	4	2	0	0	94	2	94	433
2021	British Columbia	74	19	3	3	1	0	93	4	93	277
2021	Alberta	74	18	4	2	2	1	93	4	93	197
2021	Saskatchewan	82	14	1	3	0	0	96	3	96	78
2021	Manitoba	70	22	5	2	2	0	92	3	92	122
2021	New Brunswick	85	10	3	2	0	0	94	2	94	143
2021	Nova Scotia	77	14	6	1	1	0	91	3	91	141
2021	Prince Edward Island	83	15	1	1	0	0	98	1	98	81
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	86	10	1	0	1	1	97	1	97	71
2021	Don’t know	78	19	2	1	1	0	97	1	97	153

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. c. The welcome I received from my colleagues in my work unit (either virtually or in person).
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	74	19	4	1	1	0	1	94	2	94	1682
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	75	19	2	2	1	0	0	95	3	95	669
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	74	17	6	2	0	0	1	92	2	92	433
2021	British Columbia	72	21	4	3	0	0	0	93	3	93	277
2021	Alberta	73	17	6	3	1	0	0	90	4	90	197
2021	Saskatchewan	77	17	3	4	0	0	0	94	4	94	78
2021	Manitoba	71	17	7	2	1	0	2	90	3	90	122
2021	New Brunswick	77	16	5	1	1	0	0	93	2	93	143
2021	Nova Scotia	74	21	4	1	1	0	0	95	1	95	141
2021	Prince Edward Island	79	14	5	0	1	1	0	94	1	94	81
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	85	7	7	1	0	0	0	92	1	92	71
2021	Don’t know	74	19	4	1	1	0	1	94	2	94	153

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. d. Being provided with the necessary materials and equipment to do my work when I started my student job.
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	51	26	6	12	5	0	0	78	17	78	1721
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	59	24	4	9	3	0	0	84	12	84	685
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	56	26	9	5	4	0	1	82	9	82	440
2021	British Columbia	53	29	6	10	2	0	0	82	12	82	283
2021	Alberta	60	23	3	8	5	0	0	84	13	84	202
2021	Saskatchewan	63	28	4	4	1	0	0	91	5	91	81
2021	Manitoba	66	26	2	5	2	0	0	92	7	92	123
2021	New Brunswick	69	20	3	7	0	0	0	90	7	90	143
2021	Nova Scotia	56	24	8	8	3	0	1	80	11	80	143
2021	Prince Edward Island	69	25	4	2	0	0	0	94	2	94	85
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	76	20	1	1	1	0	0	96	3	96	74
2021	Don’t know	65	21	3	9	1	1	0	86	11	86	158

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. e. Having access to my department's/agency's Information Technology (IT) infrastructure necessary to do my work when I first started my student job (e.g. access to systems, networks, software).
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	42	29	6	14	8	0	0	72	22	72	1717
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	48	27	7	12	5	0	1	75	17	75	681
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	43	25	10	14	6	0	2	70	20	70	440
2021	British Columbia	36	31	10	15	7	0	1	68	23	68	281
2021	Alberta	42	23	7	15	11	0	1	66	27	66	201
2021	Saskatchewan	44	30	5	17	2	1	0	75	20	75	81
2021	Manitoba	43	30	9	9	9	0	0	73	18	73	122
2021	New Brunswick	57	26	6	6	3	0	2	85	9	85	145
2021	Nova Scotia	34	24	10	18	6	1	6	62	27	62	143
2021	Prince Edward Island	45	29	11	7	6	0	2	76	13	76	84
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	57	30	4	4	3	0	3	89	7	89	74
2021	Don’t know	45	25	8	14	6	3	1	72	20	72	157

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. f. The overall orientation I received about the work I would be doing.
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	45	34	9	9	2	0	0	79	12	79	1718
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	48	33	10	6	3	0	0	81	9	81	684
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	49	30	11	8	1	0	0	80	9	80	440
2021	British Columbia	42	37	9	9	2	0	0	79	12	79	282
2021	Alberta	50	36	2	7	4	0	0	86	12	86	202
2021	Saskatchewan	45	41	5	6	3	0	0	86	9	86	80
2021	Manitoba	47	36	11	4	2	0	0	83	6	83	123
2021	New Brunswick	57	30	4	6	2	0	0	88	8	88	145
2021	Nova Scotia	44	32	10	8	5	0	1	77	13	77	143
2021	Prince Edward Island	49	34	4	11	2	0	0	84	13	84	85
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	54	30	5	8	3	0	0	84	11	84	74
2021	Don’t know	47	34	8	7	4	1	0	81	11	81	158

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. g. The overall orientation I received about my organization.
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	45	35	10	7	2	0	0	81	9	81	1719
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	51	33	9	5	2	0	1	84	7	84	685
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	46	36	12	4	1	0	0	83	6	83	440
2021	British Columbia	40	40	11	7	1	0	1	81	8	81	283
2021	Alberta	53	32	7	6	2	0	0	85	8	85	201
2021	Saskatchewan	42	47	9	1	0	0	1	90	1	90	81
2021	Manitoba	48	33	11	5	2	1	0	82	7	82	123
2021	New Brunswick	59	30	6	4	1	0	0	90	5	90	145
2021	Nova Scotia	50	25	17	2	3	0	1	77	6	77	143
2021	Prince Edward Island	49	31	11	6	2	0	1	81	8	81	85
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	53	35	4	7	1	0	0	88	8	88	74
2021	Don’t know	46	35	8	7	2	2	1	82	9	82	158

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6. Did your manager or supervisor make you aware of orientation or student events offered by your organization or other organizations?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	75	16	6	3	2407
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	69	17	10	5	911
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	58	24	12	6	605
2021	British Columbia	66	20	10	5	376
2021	Alberta	74	16	5	5	264
2021	Saskatchewan	65	12	18	6	108
2021	Manitoba	70	14	12	4	182
2021	New Brunswick	70	17	9	4	223
2021	Nova Scotia	68	20	8	5	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	82	9	6	2	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	59	18	18	5	111
2021	Don’t know	60	16	20	5	198

7a. Throughout my student job, I was provided with the necessary materials and equipment to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	67	25	2	5	1	0	0	92	6	92	2421
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	66	26	3	4	2	0	0	92	5	92	918
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	64	26	5	4	1	0	0	91	5	91	608
2021	British Columbia	63	30	3	4	1	0	0	93	5	93	379
2021	Alberta	66	25	2	4	1	0	0	92	6	92	267
2021	Saskatchewan	74	23	2	2	0	0	0	96	2	96	110
2021	Manitoba	71	22	3	4	1	0	0	93	4	93	184
2021	New Brunswick	75	21	1	2	1	0	0	96	3	96	224
2021	Nova Scotia	64	26	4	4	2	0	1	90	6	90	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	70	27	2	2	0	0	0	97	2	97	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	81	14	0	5	0	0	0	95	5	95	111
2021	Don’t know	68	23	3	5	0	1	0	92	5	92	199

7b. I was generally made to feel part of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	76	17	3	2	1	0	94	3	94	2421
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	74	17	4	3	2	0	91	5	91	918
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	75	17	4	3	1	0	92	4	92	608
2021	British Columbia	69	21	4	4	2	0	89	6	89	379
2021	Alberta	73	19	5	3	0	0	91	4	91	267
2021	Saskatchewan	71	21	5	3	1	0	92	4	92	110
2021	Manitoba	70	22	3	3	2	0	92	4	92	184
2021	New Brunswick	73	17	5	4	1	0	90	5	90	224
2021	Nova Scotia	74	16	6	4	1	0	90	4	90	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	78	14	7	0	1	1	92	1	92	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	80	17	1	1	1	0	97	2	97	111
2021	Don’t know	76	18	4	2	1	1	94	3	94	199

7c. The people I worked with valued my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	74	19	4	2	0	0	1	94	2	94	2417
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	71	18	5	4	2	0	1	90	5	90	916
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	66	20	7	2	1	1	2	89	3	89	606
2021	British Columbia	65	23	6	4	2	0	1	88	6	88	377
2021	Alberta	66	24	5	3	0	0	1	91	3	91	267
2021	Saskatchewan	63	23	8	2	2	2	1	88	4	88	110
2021	Manitoba	68	23	5	3	1	0	0	91	4	91	184
2021	New Brunswick	65	17	8	4	1	1	4	87	5	87	223
2021	Nova Scotia	66	24	3	4	1	0	2	92	5	92	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	68	19	9	2	0	1	2	89	2	89	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	73	17	5	2	0	0	4	93	2	93	110
2021	Don’t know	69	19	5	3	1	2	2	91	4	91	199

7d. My supervisor/manager was available for meetings or consultations.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	81	15	2	2	1	0	0	96	2	96	2418
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	78	15	3	2	1	0	1	94	3	94	916
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	74	17	5	3	2	0	0	91	5	91	608
2021	British Columbia	75	18	3	3	1	1	0	94	3	94	378
2021	Alberta	74	19	2	3	2	0	0	94	5	94	266
2021	Saskatchewan	75	21	2	1	0	1	0	97	1	97	109
2021	Manitoba	70	23	4	1	1	1	1	95	2	95	184
2021	New Brunswick	74	16	5	2	1	1	1	92	3	92	224
2021	Nova Scotia	78	12	2	4	3	0	1	91	7	91	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	77	16	3	4	0	0	0	93	4	93	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	77	22	0	1	0	1	0	99	1	99	111
2021	Don’t know	78	16	3	2	1	1	1	95	2	95	199

7e. I attended regularly scheduled staff or team meetings.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	86	9	2	1	1	0	1	97	2	97	2415
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	75	12	3	2	2	0	6	93	4	93	916
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	67	14	4	3	4	0	9	88	7	88	608
2021	British Columbia	72	14	5	5	2	0	2	88	7	88	379
2021	Alberta	73	14	4	3	2	0	4	91	5	91	265
2021	Saskatchewan	67	15	5	0	2	1	10	92	2	92	110
2021	Manitoba	71	12	4	3	2	1	7	90	6	90	182
2021	New Brunswick	66	14	4	2	2	0	12	92	4	92	223
2021	Nova Scotia	65	12	5	3	5	0	11	86	8	86	198
2021	Prince Edward Island	66	18	2	3	3	0	8	91	7	91	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	71	9	2	2	2	0	15	94	4	94	110
2021	Don’t know	66	16	4	3	3	0	10	90	6	90	199

7f. Lines of authority and reporting relationships were made clear to me.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	64	24	5	5	1	0	0	89	6	89	2417
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	65	24	4	4	1	0	0	90	6	90	914
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	54	26	8	5	2	2	2	84	7	84	608
2021	British Columbia	60	30	4	4	2	0	0	90	6	90	378
2021	Alberta	62	25	3	7	2	0	1	88	10	88	267
2021	Saskatchewan	60	32	5	3	0	1	0	93	3	93	110
2021	Manitoba	63	23	7	5	1	0	1	86	7	86	183
2021	New Brunswick	61	22	5	5	4	1	1	85	9	85	223
2021	Nova Scotia	61	27	5	5	2	1	0	88	7	88	198
2021	Prince Edward Island	63	28	3	2	2	1	0	92	5	92	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	67	23	5	2	1	1	1	92	3	92	111
2021	Don’t know	59	26	6	4	3	3	2	88	6	88	199

7g. I knew how my work contributed to the achievement of my team's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	68	24	5	2	1	0	0	92	3	92	2419
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	70	21	4	3	2	0	0	91	5	91	916
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	60	26	8	3	2	1	1	88	4	88	607
2021	British Columbia	65	26	4	3	2	0	0	90	5	90	379
2021	Alberta	70	21	4	3	1	0	0	91	5	91	267
2021	Saskatchewan	69	24	5	3	0	0	0	93	3	93	110
2021	Manitoba	65	26	6	3	1	0	0	90	4	90	184
2021	New Brunswick	70	19	4	5	1	0	0	89	6	89	224
2021	Nova Scotia	64	27	3	3	2	0	1	92	5	92	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	75	18	4	3	0	0	0	93	3	93	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	77	15	5	2	0	1	0	94	2	94	111
2021	Don’t know	63	23	7	3	2	2	1	88	5	88	199

7h. I felt my work made a contribution to my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	65	26	5	3	1	0	0	91	4	91	2422
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	70	21	4	3	2	1	0	91	4	91	917
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	62	25	7	3	1	1	1	88	5	88	607
2021	British Columbia	63	27	4	4	1	1	0	91	5	91	379
2021	Alberta	66	24	7	1	2	0	0	89	3	89	267
2021	Saskatchewan	65	25	8	3	0	0	0	89	3	89	110
2021	Manitoba	63	29	5	2	1	0	0	92	3	92	184
2021	New Brunswick	72	21	4	3	0	0	0	93	3	93	224
2021	Nova Scotia	68	19	5	5	2	1	0	88	7	88	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	72	21	3	4	0	0	0	93	4	93	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	76	20	2	2	1	0	0	95	3	95	111
2021	Don’t know	62	25	7	3	2	1	0	88	5	88	199

7i. I was encouraged to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	66	24	6	2	1	0	0	91	3	91	2422
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	66	22	6	4	1	0	0	89	5	89	916
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	56	30	8	3	1	0	1	88	5	88	608
2021	British Columbia	66	24	7	3	1	0	1	90	3	90	379
2021	Alberta	62	27	5	4	1	0	0	89	6	89	267
2021	Saskatchewan	72	24	3	2	0	0	0	95	2	95	110
2021	Manitoba	65	22	9	3	1	0	1	87	4	87	184
2021	New Brunswick	64	22	6	4	1	1	1	88	6	88	223
2021	Nova Scotia	67	22	7	3	1	0	0	89	4	89	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	65	21	9	3	2	0	0	86	5	86	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	68	22	7	3	0	0	0	90	3	90	111
2021	Don’t know	62	26	8	2	2	1	1	89	3	89	199

7j. I was encouraged to work in 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 (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	72	13	8	2	1	0	4	89	3	89	2420
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	73	11	7	1	1	0	8	91	2	91	918
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	59	13	10	4	1	1	11	83	6	83	606
2021	British Columbia	70	8	8	1	1	2	11	89	1	89	379
2021	Alberta	70	11	4	0	0	0	14	94	1	94	267
2021	Saskatchewan	67	11	6	0	0	1	15	92	0	92	110
2021	Manitoba	69	9	8	2	1	1	11	88	2	88	184
2021	New Brunswick	79	10	5	3	1	0	2	91	4	91	224
2021	Nova Scotia	67	10	9	3	2	1	10	85	4	85	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	72	9	14	1	2	0	2	83	2	83	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	68	8	11	0	1	0	13	87	1	87	111
2021	Don’t know	72	12	7	1	1	2	6	92	1	92	199

7k. I was given meaningful work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	59	28	7	5	1	0	0	86	6	86	2418
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	58	26	8	5	3	0	0	84	8	84	916
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	54	29	10	4	3	0	0	83	7	83	604
2021	British Columbia	56	27	10	5	2	0	0	83	7	83	377
2021	Alberta	55	25	12	5	3	0	0	80	8	80	267
2021	Saskatchewan	60	28	9	3	0	0	0	88	3	88	110
2021	Manitoba	49	31	11	7	3	0	0	79	10	79	183
2021	New Brunswick	61	23	8	5	2	0	0	85	8	85	224
2021	Nova Scotia	52	27	9	10	3	0	1	79	13	79	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	61	22	11	5	1	1	1	84	5	84	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	60	27	5	5	2	0	0	87	7	87	111
2021	Don’t know	56	27	9	6	1	1	1	84	7	84	199

7l. My job was a good fit with my interests.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	48	32	11	7	2	0	0	80	9	80	2420
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	49	30	11	6	3	0	0	79	9	79	918
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	44	30	16	6	2	0	1	75	9	75	604
2021	British Columbia	44	34	13	7	3	0	0	77	10	77	376
2021	Alberta	50	27	11	7	6	0	0	77	13	77	265
2021	Saskatchewan	50	29	13	6	2	0	0	79	8	79	110
2021	Manitoba	45	26	16	7	6	0	1	71	13	71	184
2021	New Brunswick	44	27	15	9	4	0	0	71	13	71	224
2021	Nova Scotia	54	25	12	7	3	1	0	79	9	79	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	43	30	9	11	5	1	1	74	16	74	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	59	24	7	4	6	0	0	83	10	83	110
2021	Don’t know	46	29	16	6	3	0	1	76	9	76	199

7m. My job was a good fit with my skills.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	56	31	7	5	1	0	0	87	6	87	2413
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	57	28	8	4	2	0	0	86	6	86	915
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	50	31	12	5	2	0	0	81	7	81	607
2021	British Columbia	53	33	9	3	2	0	0	86	5	86	377
2021	Alberta	55	30	8	5	2	0	0	85	7	85	267
2021	Saskatchewan	56	29	12	3	0	0	0	85	3	85	110
2021	Manitoba	52	30	10	7	1	1	0	82	7	82	183
2021	New Brunswick	58	30	7	3	3	0	0	87	5	87	222
2021	Nova Scotia	63	26	7	4	1	0	0	89	5	89	198
2021	Prince Edward Island	56	27	5	8	4	0	0	84	12	84	128
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	68	21	6	2	3	0	0	89	5	89	110
2021	Don’t know	57	28	10	3	3	0	1	85	6	85	198

7n. My job was a good fit with my field of study.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	52	28	9	7	4	0	0	80	11	80	2418
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	45	24	11	10	8	0	2	71	18	71	917
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	40	23	15	8	9	1	5	66	18	66	607
2021	British Columbia	45	30	11	8	5	0	1	76	13	76	378
2021	Alberta	46	21	12	10	7	0	4	70	18	70	266
2021	Saskatchewan	43	25	13	10	7	1	2	69	18	69	110
2021	Manitoba	39	26	12	14	8	0	2	66	22	66	184
2021	New Brunswick	33	22	10	15	14	0	5	59	30	59	224
2021	Nova Scotia	44	21	10	10	11	1	4	68	22	68	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	38	20	11	12	13	0	6	61	27	61	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	46	23	13	9	6	0	4	71	16	71	111
2021	Don’t know	41	24	12	12	7	1	4	68	19	68	199

7o. Overall, I had a positive work experience.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	74	20	3	1	1	0	0	95	2	95	2413
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	74	19	3	2	2	0	0	93	4	93	918
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	66	23	6	4	1	0	0	90	5	90	608
2021	British Columbia	69	24	4	2	2	0	0	93	4	93	379
2021	Alberta	68	23	4	3	2	0	0	91	5	91	265
2021	Saskatchewan	70	23	5	2	0	0	0	93	2	93	110
2021	Manitoba	69	22	7	2	1	0	0	91	3	91	184
2021	New Brunswick	77	15	2	4	2	0	0	92	6	92	224
2021	Nova Scotia	71	21	4	4	0	0	0	92	4	92	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	73	21	4	2	0	0	0	94	2	94	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	77	14	6	2	1	0	0	91	3	91	111
2021	Don’t know	74	19	5	1	1	1	1	93	2	93	199

7p. Overall, the amount of work that I was assigned was…
Survey year	Demographic	Far too little (%)	Too little (%)	Sufficient (%)	Too much (%)	Far too much (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	2	16	76	3	1	1	0	77	23	77	2418
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	2	13	79	4	1	1	0	80	20	80	917
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	2	12	78	5	1	1	1	80	20	80	608
2021	British Columbia	1	15	77	5	1	1	1	78	22	78	379
2021	Alberta	1	9	83	4	1	1	1	84	16	84	267
2021	Saskatchewan	0	12	83	5	0	1	0	83	17	83	110
2021	Manitoba	3	18	74	3	1	1	1	75	25	75	184
2021	New Brunswick	1	15	79	3	1	0	0	79	21	79	224
2021	Nova Scotia	4	20	67	6	2	2	0	68	32	68	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	0	11	79	8	2	0	1	80	20	80	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	3	9	82	5	0	1	1	83	17	83	111
2021	Don’t know	1	16	73	7	1	3	1	76	24	76	199

8a. There was a clear work plan in place for my student work term.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	34	32	12	12	6	2	3	68	19	68	2421
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	40	32	10	11	5	1	2	74	16	74	918
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	28	28	16	13	5	1	9	63	20	63	608
2021	British Columbia	33	36	12	13	3	2	1	71	16	71	379
2021	Alberta	42	32	6	10	7	1	2	76	18	76	267
2021	Saskatchewan	37	31	15	12	2	3	0	70	14	70	110
2021	Manitoba	32	34	11	13	9	1	1	67	22	67	184
2021	New Brunswick	45	28	10	9	3	1	3	76	13	76	224
2021	Nova Scotia	37	31	9	17	4	1	3	69	22	69	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	42	35	10	8	4	1	0	78	12	78	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	51	28	5	6	2	2	5	85	9	85	111
2021	Don’t know	40	26	10	12	5	3	4	71	18	71	198

8b. My student work term generally followed the structure of the work plan.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	33	31	14	7	3	3	9	72	12	72	2418
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	42	29	12	6	4	2	5	77	11	77	915
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	30	28	14	7	3	2	16	70	13	70	608
2021	British Columbia	33	34	15	8	2	2	5	72	12	72	379
2021	Alberta	43	28	6	9	6	2	6	77	17	77	266
2021	Saskatchewan	37	29	18	8	0	5	2	72	9	72	110
2021	Manitoba	37	28	17	6	7	1	4	69	13	69	184
2021	New Brunswick	47	27	12	5	1	2	5	80	7	80	224
2021	Nova Scotia	38	26	14	13	2	2	6	69	16	69	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	40	35	12	5	3	4	1	78	9	78	129
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	54	22	8	5	0	3	8	85	6	85	111
2021	Don’t know	40	26	13	9	2	4	8	74	11	74	199

8c. My daily tasks and duties were clearly defined for me.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	43	32	11	10	4	1	75	14	75	2414
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	49	29	9	9	3	1	80	11	80	917
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	45	36	9	8	2	1	81	10	81	607
2021	British Columbia	45	31	11	9	3	1	77	13	77	378
2021	Alberta	52	27	7	9	4	0	80	13	80	267
2021	Saskatchewan	45	30	15	10	0	1	75	10	75	110
2021	Manitoba	42	29	14	13	2	0	71	15	71	182
2021	New Brunswick	55	30	9	4	2	0	86	5	86	222
2021	Nova Scotia	48	29	6	13	3	1	78	16	78	198
2021	Prince Edward Island	58	29	4	8	2	0	87	9	87	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	64	25	4	5	3	0	89	7	89	108
2021	Don’t know	52	22	12	11	3	0	74	14	74	197

8d. My colleagues helped me learn more about the job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	70	23	4	3	1	0	1	93	3	93	2415
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	71	21	3	3	1	0	1	93	4	93	916
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	68	23	5	2	1	0	1	92	3	92	608
2021	British Columbia	71	21	3	3	1	0	1	93	3	93	379
2021	Alberta	70	21	5	3	0	1	0	92	3	92	266
2021	Saskatchewan	67	23	4	5	1	0	0	90	6	90	110
2021	Manitoba	65	26	5	1	2	0	0	91	3	91	184
2021	New Brunswick	67	20	6	4	2	0	0	87	7	87	223
2021	Nova Scotia	70	19	6	3	1	1	1	90	4	90	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	73	19	3	4	1	0	0	92	5	92	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	73	18	5	1	2	0	2	93	3	93	111
2021	Don’t know	74	15	7	3	1	1	1	90	4	90	199

8e. I was provided with informative feedback about my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	60	28	6	4	1	0	0	88	6	88	2417
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	59	26	6	6	2	0	0	86	8	86	916
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	45	32	11	7	3	1	1	79	10	79	607
2021	British Columbia	51	30	9	8	2	0	1	81	10	81	378
2021	Alberta	57	24	8	8	3	0	0	81	11	81	265
2021	Saskatchewan	58	30	6	3	3	0	0	88	5	88	110
2021	Manitoba	49	32	9	5	4	1	0	81	9	81	183
2021	New Brunswick	57	24	7	8	4	0	0	82	12	82	224
2021	Nova Scotia	53	27	9	8	4	1	0	80	11	80	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	56	31	5	5	2	0	0	87	8	87	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	60	27	5	6	1	0	0	87	7	87	111
2021	Don’t know	61	21	7	5	4	2	1	84	9	84	199

8f. I gained an overall understanding of the work done in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	65	29	2	2	1	0	0	95	3	95	2420
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	67	27	3	1	1	0	0	95	2	95	916
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	59	33	5	2	0	0	1	93	2	93	608
2021	British Columbia	63	31	2	3	1	0	0	94	3	94	379
2021	Alberta	68	27	1	2	1	0	0	95	4	95	267
2021	Saskatchewan	65	30	5	1	0	0	0	94	1	94	108
2021	Manitoba	60	32	6	1	1	0	0	92	2	92	184
2021	New Brunswick	67	23	5	4	0	0	0	91	4	91	223
2021	Nova Scotia	65	27	6	3	0	0	0	92	3	92	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	66	24	6	4	0	0	0	90	4	90	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	72	22	5	1	0	0	0	94	1	94	110
2021	Don’t know	63	28	5	2	1	1	0	92	3	92	199

8g. I gained an understanding of how government works.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	56	34	7	2	1	0	1	90	3	90	2418
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	48	35	9	4	2	0	1	84	6	84	917
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	45	37	11	5	2	0	0	82	7	82	606
2021	British Columbia	44	39	11	4	1	0	1	84	5	84	379
2021	Alberta	52	29	11	5	1	0	1	83	6	83	267
2021	Saskatchewan	41	37	15	5	1	0	1	79	6	79	110
2021	Manitoba	47	35	10	5	3	1	0	82	8	82	184
2021	New Brunswick	54	31	9	4	2	0	1	85	6	85	224
2021	Nova Scotia	44	35	10	6	3	1	2	81	9	81	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	45	33	6	11	3	0	2	80	14	80	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	44	32	14	3	3	2	2	79	6	79	111
2021	Don’t know	45	34	12	6	3	1	1	80	9	80	199

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Accommodations

The duty to accommodate refers to the employer’s obligation to eliminate disadvantages to employees, prospective employees or clients that result from a rule, practice or physical barrier that has or that may have an adverse impact on individuals or groups protected under the Canadian Human Rights Act or identified as a designated group under the Employment Equity Act. It applies to all grounds of discrimination covered by the Canadian Human Rights Act: race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy and childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test), disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered. Employers must provide accommodation up to the point of undue hardship, taking into account essential job requirements.

9a. Having carefully read the definition above, have you requested measures to accommodate your needs during your summer job?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	13	87	2414
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	16	84	917
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	10	90	606
2021	British Columbia	15	85	377
2021	Alberta	15	85	267
2021	Saskatchewan	17	83	110
2021	Manitoba	21	79	184
2021	New Brunswick	13	87	223
2021	Nova Scotia	15	85	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	19	81	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	14	86	111
2021	Don’t know	13	87	199

9b. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	58	42	313
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	58	42	149
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	65	35	63
2021	British Columbia	79	21	58
2021	Alberta	54	46	41
2021	Saskatchewan	74	26	19
2021	Manitoba	62	38	39
2021	New Brunswick	50	50	30
2021	Nova Scotia	62	38	29
2021	Prince Edward Island	60	40	25
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	67	33	15
2021	Don’t know	75	25	24

9c. Have your accommodations been fully put in place and are working properly?
Survey year	Demographic	My accommodation has been fully put in place and working properly (%)	My accommodation has been put in place but it is not working properly and/or it does not fully meet my requirements (%)	My accommodation has been approved but has not been put in place yet (%)	I am still waiting for a decision about my accommodation request (not yet approved or denied) (%)	My accommodation request was denied (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	91	4	2	2	1	178
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	94	1	1	2	1	86
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	88	8	5	0	0	40
2021	British Columbia	90	7	2	0	0	42
2021	Alberta	86	9	0	5	0	22
2021	Saskatchewan	92	8	0	0	0	13
2021	Manitoba	91	4	4	0	0	23
2021	New Brunswick	80	13	0	7	0	15
2021	Nova Scotia	94	0	0	0	6	18
2021	Prince Edward Island	93	7	0	0	0	14
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	100	0	0	0	0	10
2021	Don’t know	88	6	6	0	0	17

9d. How long did it take for your accommodation to be fully put in place and working properly after the request was approved?
Survey year	Demographic	In less than 2 weeks after approval (%)	In less than 1 month after approval (%)	In less than 2 month after approval (%)	In less than 3 month after approval (%)	Over 3 months after approval (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	84	13	1	0	2	161
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	81	14	2	2	0	81
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	77	17	0	0	6	35
2021	British Columbia	87	8	5	0	0	38
2021	Alberta	67	28	6	0	0	18
2021	Saskatchewan	91	9	0	0	0	11
2021	Manitoba	75	10	5	10	0	20
2021	New Brunswick	92	8	0	0	0	12
2021	Nova Scotia	94	6	0	0	0	17
2021	Prince Edward Island	85	15	0	0	0	13
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	90	0	10	0	0	10
2021	Don’t know	87	7	7	0	0	15

9e. I am satisfied with the measures that were taken to accommodate my needs.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	70	21	4	2	1	2	94	2	94	170
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	82	15	1	0	1	1	99	0	99	82
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	82	13	5	0	0	0	95	0	95	38
2021	British Columbia	71	17	5	5	0	2	90	5	90	41
2021	Alberta	48	48	5	0	0	0	95	0	95	21
2021	Saskatchewan	69	31	0	0	0	0	100	0	100	13
2021	Manitoba	64	27	5	5	0	0	91	5	91	22
2021	New Brunswick	93	0	0	7	0	0	93	7	93	14
2021	Nova Scotia	71	24	0	0	0	6	100	0	100	17
2021	Prince Edward Island	71	29	0	0	0	0	100	0	100	14
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	70	20	0	0	0	10	100	0	100	10
2021	Don’t know	50	31	0	0	6	13	100	0	100	16

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Work environment

10b. The Wi-fi at the location from which I worked remotely was sufficient to carry out my day-to-day work activities.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	73	21	5	0	0	0	95	0	95	2325
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	72	21	4	1	1	1	93	2	93	603
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	74	21	5	1	0	0	95	1	95	352
2021	British Columbia	68	28	4	0	0	1	96	0	96	232
2021	Alberta	65	24	8	1	3	0	88	4	88	144
2021	Saskatchewan	72	18	7	2	0	2	91	2	91	57
2021	Manitoba	59	30	5	0	3	3	92	3	92	101
2021	New Brunswick	79	15	6	0	0	0	94	0	94	105
2021	Nova Scotia	76	19	3	0	1	1	96	1	96	94
2021	Prince Edward Island	80	17	0	3	0	0	97	3	97	69
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	86	10	0	0	2	2	98	2	98	50
2021	Don’t know	68	27	3	0	3	0	95	3	95	111

10c. Discussions during virtual meetings were difficult to follow because of video or audio interruptions.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	4	4	21	34	37	1	71	8	8	2320
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	8	3	17	36	34	1	71	11	11	602
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	7	3	14	26	47	3	75	11	11	351
2021	British Columbia	3	3	21	46	27	0	73	6	6	232
2021	Alberta	7	6	26	35	26	1	62	13	13	144
2021	Saskatchewan	2	5	23	40	28	2	70	7	7	57
2021	Manitoba	7	4	17	36	33	3	71	11	11	100
2021	New Brunswick	7	1	15	30	43	4	76	8	8	105
2021	Nova Scotia	6	4	26	30	30	4	62	11	11	94
2021	Prince Edward Island	6	3	26	29	35	1	65	9	9	69
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	4	0	6	40	50	0	90	4	4	50
2021	Don’t know	6	6	14	41	31	1	73	13	13	112

10d. My team members encouraged me to share my ideas and opinions during virtual team meetings.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	45	32	15	4	1	0	2	79	5	79	2324
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	45	30	17	3	1	0	3	78	4	78	603
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	40	33	14	3	2	1	6	79	6	79	351
2021	British Columbia	39	38	16	4	1	0	3	79	5	79	231
2021	Alberta	49	27	17	3	1	1	1	78	5	78	144
2021	Saskatchewan	42	28	21	4	0	2	4	74	4	74	57
2021	Manitoba	43	28	21	3	1	2	3	74	4	74	101
2021	New Brunswick	44	30	13	6	2	0	6	78	8	78	105
2021	Nova Scotia	39	26	19	9	1	0	6	69	10	69	94
2021	Prince Edward Island	48	35	13	0	3	0	1	84	3	84	69
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	44	30	16	2	4	0	4	77	6	77	50
2021	Don’t know	43	32	13	5	1	4	2	79	7	79	112

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Workplace well-being

11a. I would have felt comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my physical health and safety, including those related to COVID-19.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	70	19	4	2	1	0	4	93	3	93	2420
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	69	19	5	3	1	0	2	90	5	90	917
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	65	25	4	2	1	1	2	92	4	92	607
2021	British Columbia	68	22	6	1	2	0	1	91	3	91	379
2021	Alberta	67	23	3	5	1	0	1	91	6	91	267
2021	Saskatchewan	73	21	5	1	0	0	1	94	1	94	110
2021	Manitoba	69	23	6	1	0	1	1	93	1	93	184
2021	New Brunswick	70	17	6	5	1	0	1	88	6	88	224
2021	Nova Scotia	67	23	3	4	3	0	2	91	6	91	198
2021	Prince Edward Island	64	23	5	5	0	0	3	90	6	90	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	84	14	1	0	0	0	2	99	0	99	110
2021	Don’t know	67	17	7	3	1	1	5	89	4	89	199

11b. I am satisfied with the measures my department or agency has taken to protect my physical health and safety during the COVID-19 situation.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	78	12	2	0	0	1	6	97	1	97	2417
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	75	15	3	2	1	0	3	94	3	94	914
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	69	19	5	2	1	0	3	92	3	92	605
2021	British Columbia	74	18	4	2	0	0	2	94	2	94	378
2021	Alberta	72	21	4	3	1	0	0	92	3	92	267
2021	Saskatchewan	81	15	4	0	0	0	1	96	0	96	109
2021	Manitoba	76	17	4	2	1	0	1	93	3	93	184
2021	New Brunswick	78	15	3	2	0	0	2	95	2	95	224
2021	Nova Scotia	71	17	6	3	1	1	3	91	3	91	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	76	18	2	2	0	0	2	96	2	96	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	86	11	0	0	0	0	3	100	0	100	111
2021	Don’t know	70	16	5	2	1	1	6	93	2	93	199

11c. I feel that the information I have received from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic was clear and easy to understand.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	66	20	5	2	1	1	5	92	2	92	2416
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	70	18	5	2	1	0	4	92	3	92	915
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	65	22	6	2	1	1	3	91	3	91	606
2021	British Columbia	61	26	6	4	1	1	2	89	5	89	379
2021	Alberta	68	23	4	2	2	0	1	92	4	92	265
2021	Saskatchewan	73	18	7	1	0	0	1	92	1	92	110
2021	Manitoba	65	24	5	3	0	0	2	91	3	91	183
2021	New Brunswick	69	21	3	1	0	0	5	95	1	95	224
2021	Nova Scotia	66	20	4	6	2	0	2	88	8	88	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	71	23	3	2	0	0	1	95	2	95	129
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	82	13	1	2	0	0	3	97	2	97	111
2021	Don’t know	63	19	8	3	1	1	6	88	4	88	199

11d. I feel that the information I have received from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic was relevant to me and the work that I did.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	52	22	11	4	1	2	7	82	6	82	2417
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	61	22	9	2	1	1	5	88	3	88	915
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	57	21	11	3	1	1	5	83	5	83	605
2021	British Columbia	53	30	10	2	1	1	3	86	3	86	376
2021	Alberta	61	25	6	5	1	0	1	87	6	87	267
2021	Saskatchewan	57	27	8	4	2	0	2	86	6	86	110
2021	Manitoba	58	30	7	2	0	1	3	92	2	92	184
2021	New Brunswick	60	22	8	4	1	0	5	86	5	86	224
2021	Nova Scotia	57	25	8	7	1	0	3	84	7	84	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	61	26	7	3	0	1	2	90	3	90	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	76	19	2	0	0	0	4	98	0	98	111
2021	Don’t know	53	23	11	3	1	3	7	84	4	84	198

11e. I feel that the information I have received from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic was consistent with the information provided to me by my immediate supervisor.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	69	16	5	1	0	2	8	93	1	93	2410
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	71	16	5	1	1	1	5	93	2	93	912
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	65	20	6	0	1	2	6	93	1	93	607
2021	British Columbia	70	18	6	3	1	1	1	90	4	90	375
2021	Alberta	72	19	2	1	1	2	1	95	3	95	267
2021	Saskatchewan	75	21	4	0	0	0	1	96	0	96	110
2021	Manitoba	69	23	5	1	1	0	2	93	2	93	182
2021	New Brunswick	72	17	5	1	0	0	5	94	1	94	222
2021	Nova Scotia	69	18	6	2	2	1	3	90	4	90	198
2021	Prince Edward Island	71	25	2	0	0	1	2	98	0	98	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	86	10	1	0	0	0	4	99	0	99	111
2021	Don’t know	62	16	7	1	0	2	12	91	1	91	199

11f. If I had questions or concerns regarding my mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, I knew where to get information.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	49	23	11	8	3	3	3	76	12	76	2408
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	57	23	8	6	3	2	2	82	10	82	915
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	49	25	9	7	5	3	3	78	12	78	598
2021	British Columbia	49	26	13	8	3	1	1	76	10	76	377
2021	Alberta	54	27	6	7	4	1	1	82	11	82	266
2021	Saskatchewan	56	24	11	5	0	2	3	84	5	84	110
2021	Manitoba	51	29	9	3	7	1	1	81	10	81	181
2021	New Brunswick	58	17	9	9	4	1	1	77	13	77	223
2021	Nova Scotia	50	21	13	9	5	1	2	73	14	73	198
2021	Prince Edward Island	57	23	7	9	2	0	2	82	11	82	129
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	67	18	2	10	2	1	1	86	12	86	111
2021	Don’t know	50	18	10	13	1	4	5	74	15	74	197

11g. I would have felt comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my mental health, including those related to COVID-19.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	55	20	9	8	4	1	2	78	12	78	2415
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	60	19	7	6	5	2	2	82	11	82	917
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	55	20	12	7	3	1	2	77	11	77	604
2021	British Columbia	57	21	8	8	5	0	1	79	13	79	378
2021	Alberta	55	21	10	8	5	1	0	77	13	77	265
2021	Saskatchewan	54	22	11	6	2	3	3	80	9	80	110
2021	Manitoba	49	25	12	7	5	2	1	76	12	76	181
2021	New Brunswick	58	21	7	11	3	0	1	79	14	79	224
2021	Nova Scotia	52	22	8	8	9	1	1	74	17	74	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	50	23	4	12	10	0	1	74	22	74	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	65	15	5	9	4	1	1	82	13	82	111
2021	Don’t know	54	20	11	8	3	1	3	78	11	78	197

11h. My immediate supervisor supported my mental health and well-being during my student job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	66	17	7	2	1	1	6	89	3	89	2418
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	68	16	8	2	2	1	3	88	4	88	916
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	60	20	10	2	2	1	5	85	4	85	606
2021	British Columbia	65	16	11	2	2	0	4	85	4	85	379
2021	Alberta	64	18	9	6	0	1	2	85	6	85	267
2021	Saskatchewan	63	17	14	1	1	2	3	84	2	84	110
2021	Manitoba	59	22	11	2	2	1	3	84	4	84	184
2021	New Brunswick	66	15	8	4	1	1	5	87	5	87	224
2021	Nova Scotia	63	16	11	3	3	2	5	83	5	83	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	70	16	7	3	2	1	2	88	5	88	129
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	74	9	11	2	2	1	2	85	4	85	111
2021	Don’t know	63	17	8	2	1	3	8	88	3	88	199

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Employment in the federal public service

12a. I feel that my current student job provided me with contacts and networks that will assist me in finding future employment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	49	37	8	5	1	1	0	86	6	86	2418
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	49	35	7	5	2	1	0	86	7	86	917
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	41	33	14	6	2	2	3	77	8	77	607
2021	British Columbia	50	35	8	4	1	1	1	86	5	86	378
2021	Alberta	44	39	7	4	4	1	0	84	8	84	267
2021	Saskatchewan	52	33	11	3	2	0	0	85	5	85	110
2021	Manitoba	51	30	11	4	2	0	1	82	7	82	184
2021	New Brunswick	54	25	12	3	2	2	2	82	5	82	224
2021	Nova Scotia	50	32	10	4	2	3	0	85	6	85	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	56	30	6	5	2	1	1	88	6	88	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	60	27	6	5	1	0	0	87	6	87	111
2021	Don’t know	45	36	9	6	2	2	0	83	8	83	199

12b. I feel that my current student job provided me with valuable skills needed for future employment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	67	25	4	2	1	0	0	93	3	93	2415
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	66	24	6	3	2	0	0	90	4	90	918
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	57	31	7	2	1	1	1	90	3	90	608
2021	British Columbia	66	28	3	2	1	1	0	94	3	94	379
2021	Alberta	63	26	5	4	1	0	0	90	5	90	267
2021	Saskatchewan	64	27	5	5	0	0	0	91	5	91	110
2021	Manitoba	65	28	3	3	1	0	0	93	4	93	184
2021	New Brunswick	65	25	4	4	2	0	0	90	6	90	224
2021	Nova Scotia	64	23	9	3	1	0	0	87	4	87	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	62	28	5	3	2	0	1	90	5	90	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	68	25	5	2	1	0	0	93	3	93	111
2021	Don’t know	61	30	5	3	1	2	0	92	4	92	199

12c. I would seek a job in my department or agency after I complete my studies.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	55	22	9	5	3	5	0	82	8	82	2418
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	52	23	9	5	4	6	1	81	10	81	916
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	41	24	12	6	5	10	3	74	12	74	607
2021	British Columbia	50	27	11	5	3	4	0	80	9	80	377
2021	Alberta	53	23	7	7	6	3	1	79	14	79	267
2021	Saskatchewan	53	17	11	8	7	3	1	73	16	73	110
2021	Manitoba	47	21	15	7	5	4	1	71	13	71	184
2021	New Brunswick	44	18	15	6	7	7	3	69	15	69	224
2021	Nova Scotia	51	20	10	8	5	7	1	77	13	77	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	48	27	10	8	5	2	0	76	13	76	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	59	14	11	5	6	3	2	76	12	76	111
2021	Don’t know	47	18	13	6	3	11	3	75	10	75	199

12d. I would seek a career 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 (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	59	23	8	3	2	5	0	87	5	87	2418
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	56	21	11	3	3	6	1	82	6	82	918
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	43	23	14	6	4	9	2	74	11	74	608
2021	British Columbia	53	27	11	3	2	4	0	83	5	83	379
2021	Alberta	56	23	11	4	2	3	1	82	7	82	267
2021	Saskatchewan	47	26	13	5	4	5	0	78	9	78	110
2021	Manitoba	51	20	14	6	3	5	1	76	10	76	184
2021	New Brunswick	51	22	12	5	4	5	1	78	10	78	224
2021	Nova Scotia	53	20	8	8	4	7	0	79	13	79	198
2021	Prince Edward Island	55	25	11	4	2	3	0	83	6	83	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	65	14	10	5	1	5	0	83	7	83	111
2021	Don’t know	55	19	11	4	1	9	2	82	6	82	199

12e. I would recommend to other students that they seek a career in the federal public service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	62	25	10	1	1	1	88	2	88	2419
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	61	25	8	2	2	3	88	4	88	918
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	55	28	11	2	1	2	85	3	85	608
2021	British Columbia	54	29	11	3	1	2	85	4	85	379
2021	Alberta	62	24	9	2	3	0	86	5	86	267
2021	Saskatchewan	64	22	9	3	0	3	88	3	88	110
2021	Manitoba	66	22	7	3	2	1	89	5	89	184
2021	New Brunswick	67	22	5	3	2	0	90	5	90	223
2021	Nova Scotia	62	23	9	4	2	2	86	5	86	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	70	22	6	2	0	0	92	2	92	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	70	18	8	2	0	2	90	2	90	110
2021	Don’t know	64	21	10	2	0	4	88	2	88	199

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? a. Gaining work experience in my field of study
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	79	16	4	1	0	0	0	999	999	95	2418
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	77	16	3	1	2	0	1	999	999	94	916
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	69	17	8	3	1	0	2	999	999	88	607
2021	British Columbia	75	18	6	1	1	0	0	999	999	93	379
2021	Alberta	74	16	7	1	1	0	1	999	999	91	267
2021	Saskatchewan	65	21	6	2	5	0	0	999	999	86	110
2021	Manitoba	68	18	7	2	4	0	1	999	999	87	184
2021	New Brunswick	63	24	5	4	0	0	3	999	999	90	224
2021	Nova Scotia	69	19	9	2	1	1	1	999	999	89	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	62	21	9	2	3	0	2	999	999	85	129
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	83	7	4	2	3	0	2	999	999	92	111
2021	Don’t know	76	15	3	4	2	1	2	999	999	92	199

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? b. Innovative and exciting opportunities and experiences
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	69	24	6	1	0	0	0	999	999	93	2417
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	70	22	5	2	0	0	0	999	999	93	915
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	68	22	8	1	0	0	0	999	999	90	606
2021	British Columbia	70	23	5	1	1	0	0	999	999	93	379
2021	Alberta	69	25	5	0	0	0	0	999	999	94	267
2021	Saskatchewan	59	25	9	5	2	1	0	999	999	84	110
2021	Manitoba	71	21	5	3	0	0	1	999	999	92	184
2021	New Brunswick	70	18	7	4	1	0	0	999	999	88	224
2021	Nova Scotia	73	21	5	1	0	0	0	999	999	94	196
2021	Prince Edward Island	68	21	8	2	1	1	0	999	999	90	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	79	14	4	4	0	0	0	999	999	93	111
2021	Don’t know	70	23	4	2	0	1	1	999	999	94	199

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? c. Ability to make a difference in people’s lives
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	59	25	10	4	1	0	0	999	999	85	2413
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	64	23	9	2	1	0	0	999	999	87	914
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	56	22	14	5	1	0	1	999	999	80	606
2021	British Columbia	66	21	10	3	1	0	0	999	999	87	377
2021	Alberta	58	26	12	1	3	0	0	999	999	84	266
2021	Saskatchewan	49	27	17	5	3	0	0	999	999	75	109
2021	Manitoba	62	21	10	4	2	0	1	999	999	84	184
2021	New Brunswick	68	21	8	2	0	0	0	999	999	90	221
2021	Nova Scotia	64	24	9	2	0	0	1	999	999	89	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	57	22	11	6	2	1	1	999	999	80	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	68	19	6	5	0	1	1	999	999	89	111
2021	Don’t know	57	24	15	3	1	1	0	999	999	82	198

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? d. Job location
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	36	33	19	7	4	0	1	999	999	70	2408
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	42	29	15	8	4	0	1	999	999	72	917
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	44	33	15	6	1	0	1	999	999	77	604
2021	British Columbia	42	35	17	4	2	0	0	999	999	77	378
2021	Alberta	48	32	12	3	4	0	0	999	999	80	266
2021	Saskatchewan	45	30	15	5	4	0	0	999	999	75	110
2021	Manitoba	42	30	20	3	3	0	1	999	999	73	184
2021	New Brunswick	48	31	14	4	2	0	0	999	999	79	224
2021	Nova Scotia	44	28	17	6	5	0	1	999	999	72	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	43	30	16	8	1	1	1	999	999	74	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	41	33	20	4	1	0	1	999	999	75	111
2021	Don’t know	47	29	15	5	3	1	1	999	999	77	198

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? e. Ability to telework part-time (living within commuting distance to an office)
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	38	26	15	9	7	2	3	999	999	68	2412
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	30	23	16	9	13	3	6	999	999	58	917
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	31	18	14	16	14	1	7	999	999	53	606
2021	British Columbia	29	21	15	10	18	1	5	999	999	54	379
2021	Alberta	27	22	12	11	22	2	3	999	999	52	266
2021	Saskatchewan	22	19	15	15	19	6	5	999	999	46	109
2021	Manitoba	24	24	16	12	17	3	3	999	999	52	184
2021	New Brunswick	29	21	17	11	15	1	6	999	999	55	224
2021	Nova Scotia	21	22	20	8	18	4	8	999	999	48	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	28	23	11	12	19	3	4	999	999	55	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	20	16	16	13	23	1	12	999	999	41	111
2021	Don’t know	30	24	14	11	12	3	8	999	999	60	199

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? f. Ability to telework full-time (living anywhere within Canada and rarely going in to an office)
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	39	21	15	10	12	2	1	999	999	62	2411
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	30	18	14	10	20	3	5	999	999	53	915
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	29	15	12	17	19	1	6	999	999	47	603
2021	British Columbia	24	16	13	11	28	2	5	999	999	43	377
2021	Alberta	24	18	13	12	28	2	3	999	999	44	266
2021	Saskatchewan	17	14	14	16	25	8	5	999	999	36	110
2021	Manitoba	23	21	12	11	27	3	3	999	999	47	182
2021	New Brunswick	29	17	15	10	24	1	5	999	999	48	224
2021	Nova Scotia	15	17	15	11	28	6	10	999	999	37	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	26	19	8	10	30	2	4	999	999	48	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	17	14	12	9	34	5	10	999	999	35	109
2021	Don’t know	28	21	13	10	18	4	7	999	999	55	198

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? g. Hours of work
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	50	34	11	4	1	0	0	999	999	84	2413
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	53	32	10	3	2	0	0	999	999	85	916
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	52	30	11	5	1	0	1	999	999	83	607
2021	British Columbia	48	35	12	5	1	0	0	999	999	82	378
2021	Alberta	53	31	10	3	2	0	0	999	999	85	267
2021	Saskatchewan	53	29	14	2	0	0	2	999	999	84	109
2021	Manitoba	51	33	10	4	2	0	0	999	999	84	184
2021	New Brunswick	59	30	8	1	1	0	0	999	999	90	224
2021	Nova Scotia	50	34	12	3	1	1	0	999	999	84	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	56	34	8	0	2	0	0	999	999	90	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	56	33	8	1	2	0	0	999	999	89	108
2021	Don’t know	51	35	9	3	2	1	0	999	999	87	198

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? h. Leave provisions (i.e., vacation, sick leave)
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	51	29	12	5	2	0	2	999	999	81	2416
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	50	27	13	5	2	0	2	999	999	79	915
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	44	30	11	7	3	1	4	999	999	78	605
2021	British Columbia	47	32	14	4	2	1	1	999	999	80	379
2021	Alberta	50	28	12	5	3	1	1	999	999	80	267
2021	Saskatchewan	49	34	10	4	1	1	2	999	999	85	110
2021	Manitoba	48	27	18	4	2	0	1	999	999	76	184
2021	New Brunswick	53	27	12	5	1	0	2	999	999	82	224
2021	Nova Scotia	47	29	15	3	4	1	2	999	999	79	197
2021	Prince Edward Island	50	32	12	2	3	1	1	999	999	84	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	47	35	8	3	2	0	5	999	999	87	110
2021	Don’t know	53	24	12	6	2	1	3	999	999	80	198

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? i. Salary
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	54	33	9	3	1	0	0	999	999	88	2415
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	56	29	11	3	1	0	1	999	999	86	918
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	48	36	10	3	2	0	0	999	999	85	605
2021	British Columbia	47	38	11	2	2	0	0	999	999	85	379
2021	Alberta	52	33	8	3	3	1	0	999	999	86	267
2021	Saskatchewan	53	36	8	2	0	1	0	999	999	90	110
2021	Manitoba	59	28	11	2	1	0	1	999	999	87	184
2021	New Brunswick	59	31	7	2	0	0	0	999	999	90	224
2021	Nova Scotia	56	31	10	1	1	0	2	999	999	89	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	64	27	8	1	1	0	0	999	999	91	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	53	32	11	3	1	0	1	999	999	85	111
2021	Don’t know	56	30	10	2	2	1	0	999	999	87	197

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? j. Job security
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	68	23	5	2	0	0	1	999	999	92	2413
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	70	21	5	2	1	0	1	999	999	93	917
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	59	27	9	2	1	0	2	999	999	88	604
2021	British Columbia	58	33	6	2	1	0	1	999	999	92	379
2021	Alberta	63	25	6	3	1	1	0	999	999	90	265
2021	Saskatchewan	63	27	7	1	1	1	0	999	999	91	110
2021	Manitoba	66	26	5	2	1	0	1	999	999	93	183
2021	New Brunswick	72	22	5	1	0	0	0	999	999	93	222
2021	Nova Scotia	72	24	3	1	0	0	2	999	999	97	198
2021	Prince Edward Island	70	22	6	0	2	0	0	999	999	92	129
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	76	15	5	2	0	0	3	999	999	94	111
2021	Don’t know	64	24	9	3	0	0	1	999	999	89	198

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? k. Pension and benefits
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	57	26	9	4	1	1	2	999	999	86	2411
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	56	26	8	5	2	0	4	999	999	85	913
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	48	24	14	5	2	0	6	999	999	77	605
2021	British Columbia	47	31	12	4	2	1	3	999	999	81	378
2021	Alberta	52	23	11	6	3	1	4	999	999	79	265
2021	Saskatchewan	48	36	9	2	3	1	1	999	999	86	110
2021	Manitoba	52	27	14	2	2	0	3	999	999	81	184
2021	New Brunswick	64	22	8	2	1	0	4	999	999	89	223
2021	Nova Scotia	54	25	9	3	4	2	5	999	999	84	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	48	34	8	4	2	2	1	999	999	85	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	55	26	4	4	2	0	10	999	999	90	110
2021	Don’t know	48	31	13	3	2	1	3	999	999	82	199

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? l. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	18	4	2	1	1	8	67	999	999	85	1416
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	20	4	2	1	1	9	64	999	999	87	514
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	14	2	2	1	2	7	72	999	999	75	384
2021	British Columbia	21	4	3	0	0	8	65	999	999	87	226
2021	Alberta	17	3	1	1	3	8	67	999	999	81	144
2021	Saskatchewan	11	6	3	0	0	16	64	999	999	86	70
2021	Manitoba	13	6	6	0	2	10	63	999	999	70	87
2021	New Brunswick	20	2	0	0	3	6	68	999	999	88	125
2021	Nova Scotia	12	3	1	0	1	14	70	999	999	89	115
2021	Prince Edward Island	16	3	1	1	9	9	60	999	999	62	67
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	14	4	0	2	5	11	65	999	999	71	57
2021	Don’t know	14	1	2	3	0	11	69	999	999	78	118

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14a. To what extent has your pay been affected by the issues with the Phoenix pay system?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	59	16	6	2	1	13	3	70	30	30	2419
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	51	17	7	4	2	15	5	64	36	36	918
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	48	15	10	6	2	14	4	59	41	41	607
2021	British Columbia	47	18	9	4	5	14	4	57	43	43	379
2021	Alberta	44	14	12	5	3	18	4	57	43	43	267
2021	Saskatchewan	38	24	8	4	1	25	1	51	49	49	110
2021	Manitoba	47	18	9	2	8	14	2	56	44	44	184
2021	New Brunswick	56	15	6	2	2	14	4	69	31	31	224
2021	Nova Scotia	43	17	11	2	4	19	6	57	43	43	199
2021	Prince Edward Island	46	18	7	3	1	21	5	62	38	38	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	42	22	9	5	2	20	1	53	47	47	111
2021	Don’t know	47	15	6	3	2	22	5	65	35	35	198

14b. I am satisfied with the support (e.g., regular information, follow-up, making enquiries on my behalf, offering emergency or priority pay) I received from my department or agency to help resolve my pay issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	28	31	11	14	6	2	8	66	22	66	614
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	30	28	10	13	9	2	7	65	24	65	267
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	16	30	15	16	9	3	9	53	29	53	202
2021	British Columbia	16	26	19	14	12	4	10	49	30	49	135
2021	Alberta	20	37	13	9	16	2	3	60	26	60	90
2021	Saskatchewan	15	48	15	10	3	5	5	69	14	69	40
2021	Manitoba	22	32	10	12	10	3	10	63	25	63	68
2021	New Brunswick	33	33	9	12	5	2	5	72	19	72	57
2021	Nova Scotia	23	25	14	17	6	3	12	56	27	56	65
2021	Prince Edward Island	32	38	3	8	8	5	5	79	18	79	37
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	15	39	15	15	10	5	2	58	26	58	41
2021	Don’t know	22	31	12	12	4	6	14	66	20	66	51

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2021 Student Exit Survey Results for the Public Service (PS) by Question 19. In which province or territory is your work unit normally located? If you aren't sure, please select "Don't know"

2a. It was easy to get information about the student employment program/process.

2b. The application process was clear and easy to understand.

2c. I was provided with sufficient information about the job prior to applying for the position.

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? a. Gaining work experience in my field of study

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? b. Job location

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? c. Establishing contacts and networking opportunities for future work in the federal public service

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? d. Timing of the job offer

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? e. Salary

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? f. No other job offers at the time

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? g. Recommendations from other students working in the federal public service

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? h. Educational requirement (e.g., CO-OP, internship, etc.)

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? i. Opportunity to telework

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? j. Working in the offical language of my choice

4c. The length of time between first being contacted about the job and the interview.

4d. The length of time between the initial job offer and the start date.

4e. The amount of information I was provided about the job prior to accepting the position.

4f. The extent to which the interviewer made me feel at ease during the interview.

4g. Overall, I was satisfied with the way in which the interview process was conducted.

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. b. The welcome I received from my supervisor/manager (either virtually or in person).

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. c. The welcome I received from my colleagues in my work unit (either virtually or in person).

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. d. Being provided with the necessary materials and equipment to do my work when I started my student job.

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. f. The overall orientation I received about the work I would be doing.

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. g. The overall orientation I received about my organization.

6. Did your manager or supervisor make you aware of orientation or student events offered by your organization or other organizations?

7a. Throughout my student job, I was provided with the necessary materials and equipment to do my job.

7b. I was generally made to feel part of the team.

7c. The people I worked with valued my ideas and opinions.

7d. My supervisor/manager was available for meetings or consultations.

7e. I attended regularly scheduled staff or team meetings.

7f. Lines of authority and reporting relationships were made clear to me.

7g. I knew how my work contributed to the achievement of my team's goals.

7h. I felt my work made a contribution to my work unit.

7i. I was encouraged to take initiative in my work.

7j. I was encouraged to work in the official language of my choice.

7k. I was given meaningful work.

7l. My job was a good fit with my interests.

7m. My job was a good fit with my skills.

7n. My job was a good fit with my field of study.

7o. Overall, I had a positive work experience.

7p. Overall, the amount of work that I was assigned was…

8a. There was a clear work plan in place for my student work term.

8b. My student work term generally followed the structure of the work plan.

8c. My daily tasks and duties were clearly defined for me.

8d. My colleagues helped me learn more about the job.

8e. I was provided with informative feedback about my work.

8f. I gained an overall understanding of the work done in my department or agency.

8g. I gained an understanding of how government works.

9a. Having carefully read the definition above, have you requested measures to accommodate your needs during your summer job?

9b. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?

9c. Have your accommodations been fully put in place and are working properly?

9d. How long did it take for your accommodation to be fully put in place and working properly after the request was approved?

9e. I am satisfied with the measures that were taken to accommodate my needs.

10b. The Wi-fi at the location from which I worked remotely was sufficient to carry out my day-to-day work activities.

10c. Discussions during virtual meetings were difficult to follow because of video or audio interruptions.

10d. My team members encouraged me to share my ideas and opinions during virtual team meetings.

11a. I would have felt comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my physical health and safety, including those related to COVID-19.

11b. I am satisfied with the measures my department or agency has taken to protect my physical health and safety during the COVID-19 situation.

11c. I feel that the information I have received from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic was clear and easy to understand.

11d. I feel that the information I have received from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic was relevant to me and the work that I did.

11e. I feel that the information I have received from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic was consistent with the information provided to me by my immediate supervisor.

11f. If I had questions or concerns regarding my mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, I knew where to get information.

11g. I would have felt comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my mental health, including those related to COVID-19.

11h. My immediate supervisor supported my mental health and well-being during my student job.

12a. I feel that my current student job provided me with contacts and networks that will assist me in finding future employment.

12b. I feel that my current student job provided me with valuable skills needed for future employment.

12c. I would seek a job in my department or agency after I complete my studies.

12d. I would seek a career in the federal public service.

12e. I would recommend to other students that they seek a career in the federal public service.

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? a. Gaining work experience in my field of study

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? b. Innovative and exciting opportunities and experiences

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? c. Ability to make a difference in people’s lives

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? d. Job location

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? e. Ability to telework part-time (living within commuting distance to an office)

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? f. Ability to telework full-time (living anywhere within Canada and rarely going in to an office)

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? g. Hours of work

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? h. Leave provisions (i.e., vacation, sick leave)

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? i. Salary

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? j. Job security

13. How important is each of the following when seeking or choosing future employment both internal and external to the federal public service? k. Pension and benefits