2023 Student Experience Survey Results for the Public Service (PS) by Question 18. In which province or territory are you currently working (either remotely or on-site)?

The results of the 2023 Student Experience 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.

Survey Themes

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Recruitment

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 29 45 11 9 2 0 3 77 12 2126
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 31 43 12 10 2 0 2 76 12 1049
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 24 38 14 11 5 1 7 68 17 599
2023 British Columbia 25 48 12 10 4 1 1 74 15 361
2023 Alberta 22 42 11 15 6 1 3 67 21 314
2023 Saskatchewan 24 46 9 12 2 2 5 75 15 108
2023 Manitoba 32 36 10 14 6 0 2 69 21 256
2023 New Brunswick 26 45 11 14 3 0 2 73 17 238
2023 Nova Scotia 28 42 10 13 3 0 3 73 16 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 25 43 13 13 4 0 2 70 18 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 29 38 12 14 4 0 4 69 19 77
2023 Outside of Canada 25 42 8 17 8 0 0 67 25 12

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 44 39 6 7 2 0 2 85 9 2126
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 46 37 7 7 1 0 2 85 8 1050
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 32 39 11 9 2 1 7 77 12 599
2023 British Columbia 44 40 6 7 2 0 1 85 9 361
2023 Alberta 36 37 10 12 3 0 2 75 15 314
2023 Saskatchewan 37 44 5 8 0 0 6 86 9 108
2023 Manitoba 42 37 9 7 4 0 1 80 11 255
2023 New Brunswick 40 36 10 9 3 0 3 78 12 238
2023 Nova Scotia 41 40 2 12 2 0 3 84 14 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 36 44 13 4 1 0 2 81 5 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 43 31 12 12 0 0 3 76 12 77
2023 Outside of Canada 42 42 8 0 8 0 0 83 8 12

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 29 35 12 14 7 0 4 66 22 2121
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 30 34 13 15 6 0 2 65 22 1049
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 21 34 15 15 8 1 5 59 24 599
2023 British Columbia 22 42 11 16 7 0 1 65 24 361
2023 Alberta 26 34 12 17 9 0 2 61 26 314
2023 Saskatchewan 22 29 15 19 7 1 7 56 28 107
2023 Manitoba 26 27 17 19 9 0 1 54 29 255
2023 New Brunswick 30 33 13 16 7 0 2 64 23 238
2023 Nova Scotia 29 33 10 15 8 0 3 65 24 207
2023 Prince Edward Island 22 27 25 15 8 0 3 50 24 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 29 30 17 14 6 0 4 61 22 77
2023 Outside of Canada 42 42 8 0 8 0 0 83 8 12

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 69 16 8 3 2 0 2 86 6 2120
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 67 15 8 4 4 0 2 83 8 1051
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 62 15 8 7 5 0 4 79 12 598
2023 British Columbia 67 18 7 4 2 0 2 86 6 360
2023 Alberta 60 21 7 3 7 0 2 82 10 313
2023 Saskatchewan 57 20 8 6 6 0 4 80 11 109
2023 Manitoba 56 14 9 8 7 0 5 74 16 256
2023 New Brunswick 48 16 13 9 9 0 5 68 19 238
2023 Nova Scotia 52 12 14 7 11 0 3 67 19 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 40 18 8 12 16 0 6 62 30 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 56 6 12 12 8 0 6 67 21 77
2023 Outside of Canada 92 8 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 12

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 34 32 18 9 6 0 1 67 15 2128
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 43 29 16 5 5 0 1 73 11 1049
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 38 32 18 7 4 0 1 71 11 598
2023 British Columbia 41 30 17 7 4 0 1 72 11 360
2023 Alberta 47 26 14 6 6 0 1 75 12 314
2023 Saskatchewan 44 32 15 6 3 0 1 77 8 109
2023 Manitoba 39 27 16 11 5 1 1 67 16 256
2023 New Brunswick 47 30 14 5 3 0 1 78 9 237
2023 Nova Scotia 53 26 12 6 2 0 0 80 9 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 40 31 17 7 3 0 2 73 10 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 44 31 10 6 8 0 0 75 14 77
2023 Outside of Canada 50 25 17 0 8 0 0 75 8 12

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 54 25 12 6 2 0 0 79 9 2126
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 57 23 12 5 2 0 0 80 7 1046
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 42 25 17 10 4 1 1 69 14 598
2023 British Columbia 44 31 15 6 3 0 0 76 9 361
2023 Alberta 48 24 14 8 5 0 0 72 13 313
2023 Saskatchewan 39 26 17 16 1 0 2 65 17 109
2023 Manitoba 48 25 15 7 4 0 1 74 10 253
2023 New Brunswick 50 24 16 8 2 0 0 74 10 238
2023 Nova Scotia 50 22 14 8 5 1 0 73 13 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 49 23 14 9 4 0 1 73 13 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 61 23 12 1 1 0 1 86 3 77
2023 Outside of Canada 83 17 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 12

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 47 27 13 6 4 0 2 77 10 2122
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 50 27 13 6 3 0 1 78 9 1046
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 38 29 18 9 3 1 2 69 12 598
2023 British Columbia 44 31 16 6 2 0 0 76 8 361
2023 Alberta 47 31 12 4 4 1 1 79 9 314
2023 Saskatchewan 44 32 14 5 1 0 5 80 6 109
2023 Manitoba 49 25 16 5 3 2 0 76 8 255
2023 New Brunswick 48 29 12 8 1 1 1 79 9 238
2023 Nova Scotia 51 27 12 5 3 1 1 80 8 207
2023 Prince Edward Island 45 28 17 4 7 0 0 73 11 103
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 47 27 14 9 3 0 0 74 12 77
2023 Outside of Canada 33 33 17 0 8 8 0 73 9 12

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
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most Positive or Least Negative answers
(%)
Most Negative or Least Positive answers
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 26 28 24 13 7 0 1 55 21 2121
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 28 28 23 12 8 0 1 57 20 1044
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 27 32 24 12 4 0 1 59 16 597
2023 British Columbia 22 27 28 15 7 0 1 50 22 361
2023 Alberta 29 26 25 13 6 0 1 55 19 314
2023 Saskatchewan 30 37 22 7 2 1 1 68 9 109
2023 Manitoba 37 30 16 8 7 0 1 68 15 255
2023 New Brunswick 43 31 18 5 1 0 0 75 7 237
2023 Nova Scotia 38 33 14 13 2 0 0 70 15 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 38 37 17 6 2 1 0 75 8 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 36 31 19 9 3 0 1 68 12 77
2023 Outside of Canada 33 25 17 8 8 8 0 64 18 12

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 9 11 14 14 24 2 27 28 53 2107
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 11 10 15 14 25 2 24 28 52 1039
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 7 6 10 17 25 4 31 20 64 598
2023 British Columbia 11 15 12 11 28 1 22 34 51 359
2023 Alberta 9 11 11 9 32 3 25 28 56 307
2023 Saskatchewan 12 13 17 15 19 0 24 33 45 108
2023 Manitoba 9 8 13 13 31 4 22 23 59 255
2023 New Brunswick 5 11 11 17 25 4 26 23 60 236
2023 Nova Scotia 7 6 12 12 32 1 30 20 64 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 3 12 9 15 36 4 22 19 69 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 5 4 14 8 42 3 24 13 68 76
2023 Outside of Canada 8 8 17 8 25 0 33 25 50 12

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 10 15 15 14 19 2 25 34 45 2107
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 11 14 14 13 17 3 29 37 43 1042
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 11 8 12 11 19 2 39 31 50 597
2023 British Columbia 8 15 12 13 22 3 26 33 50 357
2023 Alberta 8 13 11 11 22 4 32 32 51 313
2023 Saskatchewan 12 14 17 16 14 2 26 36 41 108
2023 Manitoba 16 14 13 8 19 2 30 43 38 254
2023 New Brunswick 16 21 16 12 14 1 20 47 33 237
2023 Nova Scotia 17 17 12 11 19 2 22 46 39 207
2023 Prince Edward Island 15 17 20 12 12 3 21 42 31 103
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 14 10 17 6 18 5 29 37 37 77
2023 Outside of Canada 25 17 17 8 17 0 17 50 30 12

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 31 14 9 7 14 1 25 60 28 2125
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 32 14 9 6 14 1 23 61 26 1045
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 19 8 9 9 19 2 34 42 44 597
2023 British Columbia 22 14 16 9 18 1 19 46 34 360
2023 Alberta 18 10 12 9 23 0 28 39 44 314
2023 Saskatchewan 20 17 7 8 16 1 31 54 35 109
2023 Manitoba 17 11 12 9 18 2 31 42 41 256
2023 New Brunswick 11 10 11 11 22 2 33 33 51 237
2023 Nova Scotia 17 11 9 10 21 2 31 42 45 207
2023 Prince Edward Island 11 3 9 11 29 1 38 22 64 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 17 9 4 8 23 0 39 43 51 77
2023 Outside of Canada 25 17 17 33 8 0 0 42 42 12

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? i. Working in the official 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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 29 21 14 13 16 1 7 54 31 2126
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 37 18 12 9 12 1 9 62 24 1046
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 18 17 16 17 24 1 7 39 44 597
2023 British Columbia 31 19 13 9 19 1 8 55 31 360
2023 Alberta 25 18 15 8 22 2 10 49 34 314
2023 Saskatchewan 30 20 10 11 19 3 6 56 33 109
2023 Manitoba 27 16 10 9 23 1 14 51 38 256
2023 New Brunswick 30 27 17 8 13 1 3 60 22 238
2023 Nova Scotia 30 20 18 11 12 1 7 55 25 207
2023 Prince Edward Island 27 19 15 13 15 2 8 51 32 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 34 19 9 6 12 5 14 66 23 77
2023 Outside of Canada 33 17 17 17 8 8 0 55 27 12

4c. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your recruitment experience. 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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 61 24 8 4 2 87 5 1411
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 55 27 10 6 1 82 8 735
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 50 31 11 4 82 7 408
2023 British Columbia 50 31 10 6 82 9 249
2023 Alberta 49 32 7 9 0 82 11 216
2023 Saskatchewan 54 31 0 0 0 85 5 80
2023 Manitoba 53 18 11 10 0 75 14 152
2023 New Brunswick 52 32 8 8 0 84 8 133
2023 Nova Scotia 56 21 10 9 79 11 134
2023 Prince Edward Island 31 40 0 0 71 15 52
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 48 0 71 12 42

4d. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your recruitment experience. 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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 47 21 10 11 9 70 20 1412
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 46 22 11 13 6 69 20 735
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 36 28 15 14 6 64 21 408
2023 British Columbia 46 22 10 16 4 69 20 249
2023 Alberta 41 30 12 9 0 71 21 216
2023 Saskatchewan 59 19 0 0 78 13 80
2023 Manitoba 39 21 16 13 0 60 29 152
2023 New Brunswick 49 20 14 9 0 70 23 133
2023 Nova Scotia 43 22 9 16 0 67 24 134
2023 Prince Edward Island 48 21 0 0 0 67 21 52
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 48 0 0 64 31 42

4e. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your recruitment experience. 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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 32 34 15 15 3 67 18 1411
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 32 33 16 15 0 65 19 736
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 27 37 14 16 0 64 21 408
2023 British Columbia 24 39 20 0 0 63 24 249
2023 Alberta 30 32 13 16 0 62 25 215
2023 Saskatchewan 25 41 18 0 0 66 24 80
2023 Manitoba 28 29 16 18 0 58 26 152
2023 New Brunswick 28 39 17 0 0 67 18 133
2023 Nova Scotia 35 37 9 14 0 73 18 134
2023 Prince Edward Island 35 25 0 0 60 23 52
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 38 26 0 66 20 42

4f. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your recruitment experience. 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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 77 17 4 1 95 1 1413
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 75 17 6 1 0 92 1 735
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 72 23 4 0 96 0 409
2023 British Columbia 71 19 6 92 2 249
2023 Alberta 66 25 6 0 92 2 216
2023 Saskatchewan 69 19 0 0 88 8 80
2023 Manitoba 64 20 11 0 86 3 152
2023 New Brunswick 74 19 0 0 0 93 1 133
2023 Nova Scotia 71 20 0 94 2 134
2023 Prince Edward Island 83 0 0 0 98 2 52
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 86 0 0 0 93 2 42

4g. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your recruitment experience. 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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 71 24 3 2 95 2 1412
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 66 29 3 0 0 95 1 734
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 59 34 3 2 0 94 3 409
2023 British Columbia 64 29 4 0 94 2 249
2023 Alberta 60 32 0 0 93 4 215
2023 Saskatchewan 63 29 0 0 0 91 3 80
2023 Manitoba 59 31 0 91 5 152
2023 New Brunswick 73 21 0 0 0 94 2 133
2023 Nova Scotia 63 30 0 95 2 134
2023 Prince Edward Island 69 23 0 0 96 0 52
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 76 0 0 0 95 2 42
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Onboarding and orientation

Onboarding is the process of integrating new employees into the workplace, beginning with the acceptance of the initial job offer and continuing through the first weeks or months of employment. Onboarding includes training, mentoring and providing all pertinent information on internal policies, work processes and organizational culture.

Orientation is a critical component of the onboarding process and typically includes tangible learning activities, including courses and other activities that outline a department’s security policies, procedures, information systems, health and safety procedures, and welcoming events.

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
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most Positive or Least Negative answers
(%)
Most Negative or Least Positive answers
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 80 14 3 2 95 3 1396
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 79 17 2 0 0 96 2 738
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 78 17 4 0 95 1 411
2023 British Columbia 76 18 0 0 0 94 2 250
2023 Alberta 78 18 0 0 96 2 226
2023 Saskatchewan 65 25 0 0 90 5 83
2023 Manitoba 72 19 0 92 4 159
2023 New Brunswick 79 17 0 0 96 2 139
2023 Nova Scotia 83 14 0 0 0 97 1 144
2023 Prince Edward Island 86 0 0 0 96 2 57
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 76 0 0 0 0 93 0 42

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 77 17 3 2 94 3 1395
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 75 19 3 2 0 95 2 738
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 70 24 2 0 95 3 411
2023 British Columbia 74 17 0 0 91 5 250
2023 Alberta 77 15 93 4 226
2023 Saskatchewan 57 33 0 0 0 89 5 83
2023 Manitoba 75 19 0 0 94 2 158
2023 New Brunswick 78 19 0 0 0 97 1 139
2023 Nova Scotia 80 15 0 0 0 95 1 144
2023 Prince Edward Island 82 0 0 0 95 2 57
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 81 0 0 0 93 0 42

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 59 25 4 8 3 85 11 1431
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 61 27 4 5 3 0 0 88 8 760
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 60 23 5 9 0 84 12 424
2023 British Columbia 56 28 9 0 0 84 12 256
2023 Alberta 59 29 6 0 0 89 7 232
2023 Saskatchewan 52 23 13 0 0 76 16 86
2023 Manitoba 54 29 7 7 0 83 10 164
2023 New Brunswick 60 30 0 91 6 139
2023 Nova Scotia 71 14 8 0 0 86 9 146
2023 Prince Edward Island 72 21 0 0 0 93 4 57
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 63 37 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 43

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 48 27 7 13 5 75 18 1429
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 48 29 7 11 0 77 16 758
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 46 27 10 12 5 73 17 423
2023 British Columbia 40 29 9 16 0 70 22 258
2023 Alberta 39 29 9 14 8 69 23 232
2023 Saskatchewan 37 29 21 0 0 66 28 86
2023 Manitoba 38 24 9 20 6 64 27 164
2023 New Brunswick 50 31 10 0 81 9 139
2023 Nova Scotia 48 28 9 12 0 77 14 146
2023 Prince Edward Island 44 32 0 0 75 19 57
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 53 30 0 0 84 9 43

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 48 31 9 9 0 80 12 1430
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 49 32 10 7 2 81 9 759
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 45 34 9 8 0 79 12 424
2023 British Columbia 42 36 8 10 0 78 14 258
2023 Alberta 47 31 7 8 0 79 14 232
2023 Saskatchewan 37 34 0 0 71 16 86
2023 Manitoba 47 35 7 8 0 82 11 164
2023 New Brunswick 50 32 9 0 83 8 139
2023 Nova Scotia 54 34 0 0 0 88 5 146
2023 Prince Edward Island 61 32 0 0 0 93 2 57
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 70 0 90 5 43

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 49 31 12 6 2 0 1 81 8 1431
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 52 32 9 5 0 84 7 760
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 44 36 10 6 2 82 8 425
2023 British Columbia 45 36 10 5 0 81 8 258
2023 Alberta 48 34 8 5 5 82 10 232
2023 Saskatchewan 36 42 12 0 0 78 10 86
2023 Manitoba 49 34 11 84 5 164
2023 New Brunswick 51 35 9 0 86 5 138
2023 Nova Scotia 60 27 8 0 0 87 5 146
2023 Prince Edward Island 70 19 0 0 89 5 57
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 58 30 0 0 90 5 43
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Work experience

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
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 72 20 6 3 2127
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 73 16 8 3 1049
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 59 27 10 4 599
2023 British Columbia 72 16 8 4 360
2023 Alberta 71 16 9 4 313
2023 Saskatchewan 72 21 7 0 109
2023 Manitoba 70 20 7 3 256
2023 New Brunswick 74 13 8 4 238
2023 Nova Scotia 66 20 8 6 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 84 11 4 2 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 77 16 5 3 77
2023 Outside of Canada 42 50 0 8 12

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

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2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 72 21 2 3 1 0 0 94 4 2127
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 71 24 2 3 1 0 0 95 3 1049
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 68 24 3 4 1 0 0 92 5 599
2023 British Columbia 66 26 1 4 3 0 0 92 7 360
2023 Alberta 70 24 2 3 1 0 0 94 4 313
2023 Saskatchewan 61 29 3 5 2 0 0 91 6 109
2023 Manitoba 73 19 3 4 2 0 0 92 5 256
2023 New Brunswick 73 23 1 2 1 0 0 96 3 238
2023 Nova Scotia 75 18 2 5 0 0 0 93 5 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 77 17 3 2 1 0 0 94 3 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 79 21 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 77
2023 Outside of Canada 58 33 0 0 8 0 0 92 8 12

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

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2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 76 17 3 2 1 0 0 94 3 2128
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 75 19 3 2 2 0 0 94 3 1049
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 76 17 3 2 1 0 0 94 3 599
2023 British Columbia 69 21 5 3 3 0 0 89 6 360
2023 Alberta 70 21 4 3 2 0 0 91 4 313
2023 Saskatchewan 63 27 3 6 1 0 0 90 7 109
2023 Manitoba 74 20 4 2 1 0 0 94 3 256
2023 New Brunswick 74 18 4 2 1 0 0 92 3 238
2023 Nova Scotia 81 13 4 1 1 0 0 94 2 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 76 19 4 1 0 0 0 95 1 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 83 14 1 1 0 0 0 97 1 77
2023 Outside of Canada 50 25 0 17 8 0 0 75 25 12

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

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2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 72 19 5 2 1 1 1 92 3 2125
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 70 19 6 2 1 1 1 90 3 1046
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 67 22 5 2 1 1 2 92 3 599
2023 British Columbia 70 18 7 2 2 0 0 89 4 359
2023 Alberta 64 23 8 3 2 0 0 87 5 313
2023 Saskatchewan 56 30 8 4 1 1 0 87 5 108
2023 Manitoba 67 22 6 3 1 0 2 90 4 256
2023 New Brunswick 69 19 5 3 1 0 3 90 4 238
2023 Nova Scotia 72 19 5 1 0 1 1 93 1 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 65 20 9 3 0 0 3 88 3 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 76 18 3 3 0 0 0 95 3 76
2023 Outside of Canada 50 8 25 8 8 0 0 58 17 12

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

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2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 80 14 2 2 1 0 0 95 3 2125
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 77 17 2 2 1 0 0 95 3 1048
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 76 18 3 2 1 0 1 95 3 599
2023 British Columbia 74 18 5 1 2 0 0 92 3 358
2023 Alberta 75 18 3 4 1 0 0 93 5 312
2023 Saskatchewan 68 23 6 2 1 0 0 91 3 109
2023 Manitoba 70 19 4 4 2 0 1 90 6 255
2023 New Brunswick 75 17 3 3 1 0 1 92 4 238
2023 Nova Scotia 84 10 3 2 0 0 0 94 3 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 76 20 2 2 0 0 0 96 2 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 82 13 1 4 0 0 0 95 4 77
2023 Outside of Canada 50 25 17 0 8 0 0 75 8 12

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

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2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 85 10 2 1 1 0 2 96 2 2124
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 77 11 4 2 2 0 4 92 5 1050
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 70 16 5 2 2 0 6 92 4 597
2023 British Columbia 72 13 5 4 2 0 4 88 7 361
2023 Alberta 71 15 3 4 3 0 5 90 7 310
2023 Saskatchewan 62 19 5 6 6 0 2 83 12 109
2023 Manitoba 72 13 4 2 4 1 5 90 6 256
2023 New Brunswick 68 14 4 4 3 0 7 89 7 237
2023 Nova Scotia 72 11 2 4 3 0 8 91 7 207
2023 Prince Edward Island 73 11 1 4 4 0 8 91 8 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 64 10 4 4 4 0 14 86 9 77
2023 Outside of Canada 75 8 0 0 17 0 0 83 17 12

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

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2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 65 23 5 4 1 1 0 89 6 2125
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 67 24 4 3 1 0 0 92 4 1049
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 53 28 10 6 1 2 1 83 7 598
2023 British Columbia 60 26 4 6 3 1 0 87 9 360
2023 Alberta 62 23 5 5 4 1 0 85 9 312
2023 Saskatchewan 58 28 6 4 5 1 0 86 8 109
2023 Manitoba 65 24 5 2 1 1 1 91 3 255
2023 New Brunswick 63 18 8 5 3 1 1 83 9 238
2023 Nova Scotia 68 19 4 6 0 1 1 89 6 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 67 24 3 4 0 1 1 93 4 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 66 29 4 1 0 0 0 95 1 77
2023 Outside of Canada 50 25 17 8 0 0 0 75 8 12

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

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2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 69 23 4 2 2 0 0 91 4 2127
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 67 22 7 3 1 0 0 89 4 1050
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 58 30 6 3 3 0 0 89 5 597
2023 British Columbia 64 25 5 3 2 0 0 90 5 361
2023 Alberta 62 26 5 3 3 1 0 89 5 313
2023 Saskatchewan 58 29 6 3 3 0 1 88 6 109
2023 Manitoba 67 26 5 0 1 0 1 94 2 256
2023 New Brunswick 70 22 4 1 2 0 0 93 3 238
2023 Nova Scotia 68 23 4 3 1 0 0 92 4 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 55 39 4 2 0 0 0 94 2 103
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 75 17 5 1 0 1 0 93 1 77
2023 Outside of Canada 58 25 8 0 8 0 0 83 8 12

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

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Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 66 24 5 3 1 0 0 91 5 2127
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 66 23 6 3 1 0 0 90 4 1051
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 59 30 7 1 3 0 0 89 4 599
2023 British Columbia 61 28 5 3 3 0 0 89 6 361
2023 Alberta 64 26 5 3 2 1 0 90 5 312
2023 Saskatchewan 56 26 12 3 4 0 0 82 6 109
2023 Manitoba 65 26 6 2 0 0 1 92 2 255
2023 New Brunswick 71 22 3 2 2 0 0 93 3 238
2023 Nova Scotia 74 20 3 2 0 0 0 95 2 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 63 29 5 3 1 0 0 91 4 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 77 18 5 0 0 0 0 95 0 77
2023 Outside of Canada 33 50 8 0 8 0 0 83 8 12

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

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Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 65 25 5 3 1 0 0 90 4 2126
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 64 25 6 3 1 0 0 90 5 1051
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 54 32 9 4 1 1 1 86 5 599
2023 British Columbia 64 23 4 6 3 0 0 87 9 361
2023 Alberta 64 24 6 3 2 0 1 89 5 313
2023 Saskatchewan 59 26 8 5 3 0 0 84 7 109
2023 Manitoba 63 27 7 2 1 1 0 91 3 256
2023 New Brunswick 63 22 9 3 2 1 1 87 4 238
2023 Nova Scotia 67 25 6 1 0 0 0 93 1 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 56 34 6 4 0 0 1 90 4 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 65 21 9 4 1 0 0 86 5 77
2023 Outside of Canada 42 17 25 8 8 0 0 58 17 12

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

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Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 71 13 7 2 1 1 5 89 4 2124
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 72 11 7 0 1 1 8 91 1 1049
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 58 16 13 3 1 1 8 81 4 599
2023 British Columbia 69 7 8 2 1 1 13 87 4 360
2023 Alberta 69 9 6 2 0 1 14 91 2 313
2023 Saskatchewan 66 11 11 1 0 1 10 87 1 109
2023 Manitoba 67 11 9 1 0 1 11 88 2 255
2023 New Brunswick 73 16 6 1 0 1 3 92 2 237
2023 Nova Scotia 76 9 6 1 0 0 8 92 2 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 71 10 9 2 0 0 9 88 2 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 73 10 4 1 0 1 10 94 1 77
2023 Outside of Canada 67 17 17 0 0 0 0 83 0 12

7k. The material and tools provided for my work, including software and other automated tools, were available in the official language of my choice.

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Most Negative or Least Positive answers
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Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 85 8 2 2 0 1 2 96 2 2120
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 87 8 2 0 0 0 2 98 1 1047
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 77 15 4 1 1 1 2 94 2 598
2023 British Columbia 87 6 1 1 1 1 4 97 2 361
2023 Alberta 84 9 1 0 0 1 5 98 1 312
2023 Saskatchewan 83 8 4 1 0 1 3 95 1 109
2023 Manitoba 82 9 2 2 0 0 4 96 2 253
2023 New Brunswick 82 13 2 0 0 0 2 97 1 237
2023 Nova Scotia 89 6 0 1 0 0 3 98 1 207
2023 Prince Edward Island 91 6 0 0 0 0 3 100 0 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 96 3 0 0 0 0 1 100 0 76
2023 Outside of Canada 67 33 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 12

7l. I was given meaningful work.

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Most Negative or Least Positive answers
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Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 57 28 7 5 3 0 0 85 7 2126
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 58 25 9 6 2 0 0 83 8 1050
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 55 28 10 4 2 0 0 84 6 599
2023 British Columbia 48 31 9 7 4 1 0 80 11 361
2023 Alberta 56 26 7 7 3 0 0 83 10 312
2023 Saskatchewan 48 32 12 6 3 0 0 80 8 109
2023 Manitoba 53 30 9 4 3 0 0 84 7 254
2023 New Brunswick 57 29 9 3 1 0 1 86 5 237
2023 Nova Scotia 62 26 7 4 0 0 0 89 4 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 50 34 9 6 2 0 0 84 8 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 67 25 4 1 1 1 0 93 3 76
2023 Outside of Canada 50 25 8 0 17 0 0 75 17 12

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

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Most Negative or Least Positive answers
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Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 49 30 12 6 3 0 0 79 9 2125
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 49 30 12 7 2 0 0 79 9 1047
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 47 27 16 6 2 0 1 75 8 598
2023 British Columbia 47 31 9 10 3 0 0 78 13 361
2023 Alberta 50 28 12 7 2 0 0 78 9 313
2023 Saskatchewan 40 33 16 9 2 0 0 73 11 109
2023 Manitoba 44 29 15 7 4 0 1 74 11 255
2023 New Brunswick 45 25 19 8 3 0 0 70 10 237
2023 Nova Scotia 50 26 12 11 1 0 0 77 12 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 33 40 14 7 5 0 1 74 12 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 64 26 5 3 3 0 0 90 5 77
2023 Outside of Canada 50 17 8 17 8 0 0 67 25 12

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

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Most Negative or Least Positive answers
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Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 57 29 8 4 2 0 0 86 6 2124
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 57 30 8 4 1 0 0 87 5 1048
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 52 33 9 4 2 0 0 85 6 596
2023 British Columbia 55 32 7 3 2 0 0 88 5 361
2023 Alberta 54 32 7 4 2 1 0 86 6 313
2023 Saskatchewan 50 35 11 2 2 0 0 85 4 109
2023 Manitoba 52 30 12 5 2 0 0 82 7 256
2023 New Brunswick 50 34 10 3 2 0 0 85 5 238
2023 Nova Scotia 59 28 6 6 0 0 0 87 7 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 52 29 10 7 2 0 1 82 9 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 75 17 5 3 0 0 0 92 3 77
2023 Outside of Canada 42 33 8 8 8 0 0 75 17 12

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

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Most Negative or Least Positive answers
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Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 51 25 10 8 5 0 1 77 13 2126
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 51 25 10 7 5 0 1 77 12 1048
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 46 22 12 9 8 0 4 71 17 599
2023 British Columbia 50 25 11 7 6 1 0 76 13 361
2023 Alberta 50 24 10 7 6 0 2 76 13 313
2023 Saskatchewan 38 31 17 10 5 0 0 69 15 109
2023 Manitoba 45 21 16 10 5 0 3 68 15 256
2023 New Brunswick 40 19 13 12 11 0 4 62 24 238
2023 Nova Scotia 45 19 13 13 6 1 3 67 20 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 25 30 17 10 14 0 4 57 25 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 51 14 16 9 5 0 5 68 15 77
2023 Outside of Canada 67 8 8 8 8 0 0 75 17 12

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

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Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 75 19 3 2 1 0 0 94 3 2124
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 73 21 4 2 1 0 0 93 3 1051
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 69 24 3 2 2 0 0 93 4 599
2023 British Columbia 66 24 4 2 4 0 0 90 6 361
2023 Alberta 70 22 3 3 2 0 0 92 5 313
2023 Saskatchewan 64 28 2 3 4 0 0 92 6 109
2023 Manitoba 73 20 4 2 1 0 0 93 3 256
2023 New Brunswick 76 18 3 2 1 0 0 94 3 238
2023 Nova Scotia 83 13 4 0 0 0 0 96 0 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 80 9 8 4 0 0 0 88 4 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 84 12 3 1 0 0 0 96 1 77
2023 Outside of Canada 67 17 8 0 8 0 0 83 8 12

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

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2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 4 15 76 3 1 1 0 77 23 2128
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 2 15 78 3 1 0 0 78 22 1050
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 3 13 80 3 0 1 1 81 19 599
2023 British Columbia 4 20 70 4 2 0 0 70 30 361
2023 Alberta 2 14 74 6 2 2 1 76 24 313
2023 Saskatchewan 3 18 72 4 1 2 0 74 26 109
2023 Manitoba 3 17 74 3 1 2 1 76 24 256
2023 New Brunswick 3 16 77 3 0 0 0 78 22 238
2023 Nova Scotia 2 16 78 2 0 1 0 79 21 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 3 11 83 1 0 2 1 85 15 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 0 9 88 1 0 1 0 89 11 77
2023 Outside of Canada 0 8 83 0 8 0 0 83 17 12

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

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2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 33 32 12 12 6 2 3 69 19 2126
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 41 34 9 9 5 1 1 76 14 1050
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 29 28 12 11 6 2 12 66 20 599
2023 British Columbia 35 30 10 13 9 1 3 68 22 361
2023 Alberta 36 35 7 13 8 1 1 72 21 313
2023 Saskatchewan 31 32 11 14 10 0 2 64 24 109
2023 Manitoba 41 29 10 13 5 1 1 71 18 256
2023 New Brunswick 40 29 13 9 5 1 3 71 15 238
2023 Nova Scotia 44 25 12 11 4 1 1 72 16 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 52 25 11 9 1 3 0 79 10 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 42 38 5 6 3 0 6 85 10 77
2023 Outside of Canada 25 42 17 8 0 8 0 73 9 12

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

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2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 35 30 13 8 4 2 9 73 13 2121
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 42 31 12 5 3 2 4 78 9 1046
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 30 29 13 5 4 4 16 73 11 597
2023 British Columbia 33 31 13 5 7 3 7 71 14 360
2023 Alberta 40 32 11 8 4 1 4 75 13 312
2023 Saskatchewan 33 33 11 8 5 3 7 73 14 109
2023 Manitoba 40 26 14 10 4 2 3 70 15 255
2023 New Brunswick 39 31 12 7 3 2 5 76 11 237
2023 Nova Scotia 44 27 10 8 1 3 7 79 10 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 52 29 8 6 3 2 1 83 9 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 49 30 3 5 3 1 9 88 9 77
2023 Outside of Canada 17 33 25 8 0 8 8 60 10 12

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

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2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 44 31 9 10 4 0 1 76 14 2119
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 51 30 8 7 3 0 0 81 11 1047
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 40 35 12 8 3 0 2 76 11 595
2023 British Columbia 40 34 10 9 6 0 1 75 15 361
2023 Alberta 47 31 7 9 5 0 0 79 14 313
2023 Saskatchewan 39 33 7 13 7 0 1 72 20 109
2023 Manitoba 47 27 10 10 4 0 2 75 14 255
2023 New Brunswick 51 28 8 9 4 0 0 79 13 237
2023 Nova Scotia 54 23 10 10 2 0 1 78 12 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 68 19 5 5 3 0 0 87 8 103
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 69 21 1 6 1 0 1 91 8 77
2023 Outside of Canada 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 67 0 12

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

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Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 72 21 4 2 1 0 0 93 3 2123
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 70 22 5 2 1 0 0 93 2 1049
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 70 22 4 2 1 0 1 93 3 595
2023 British Columbia 69 22 4 1 3 0 1 91 4 361
2023 Alberta 66 25 4 4 1 0 0 91 4 312
2023 Saskatchewan 66 23 6 4 1 0 1 90 5 109
2023 Manitoba 71 20 4 4 1 0 0 91 5 256
2023 New Brunswick 74 18 5 2 1 0 0 92 3 236
2023 Nova Scotia 73 19 5 1 0 0 1 94 1 207
2023 Prince Edward Island 73 20 6 1 0 0 0 93 1 103
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 87 12 1 0 0 0 0 99 0 77
2023 Outside of Canada 67 17 8 0 8 0 0 83 8 12

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

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Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 62 26 6 4 2 0 0 88 6 2121
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 59 25 8 3 3 0 1 85 6 1043
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 49 32 9 5 2 1 3 84 7 595
2023 British Columbia 52 27 7 7 6 1 1 80 13 361
2023 Alberta 51 27 10 6 5 0 0 79 11 313
2023 Saskatchewan 50 19 19 8 4 0 0 69 12 109
2023 Manitoba 57 27 7 5 3 0 0 84 9 255
2023 New Brunswick 55 29 6 6 2 0 1 86 8 238
2023 Nova Scotia 59 27 8 5 0 0 0 86 6 207
2023 Prince Edward Island 67 20 9 2 2 0 0 88 4 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 61 22 8 6 1 1 0 84 8 77
2023 Outside of Canada 42 50 0 8 0 0 0 92 8 12

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

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Most Negative or Least Positive answers
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Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 67 26 4 2 1 0 0 94 3 2125
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 67 27 4 1 1 0 0 94 2 1050
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 60 32 5 2 1 0 0 92 3 595
2023 British Columbia 64 28 2 2 3 0 0 92 6 361
2023 Alberta 66 28 3 2 1 0 0 94 3 313
2023 Saskatchewan 58 35 6 1 0 0 0 93 1 109
2023 Manitoba 62 28 7 2 1 0 0 90 3 253
2023 New Brunswick 70 25 3 2 0 0 0 94 2 236
2023 Nova Scotia 71 23 4 3 0 0 0 93 3 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 63 31 2 2 1 0 1 95 3 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 78 18 1 3 0 0 0 96 3 77
2023 Outside of Canada 67 17 0 8 8 0 0 83 17 12

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

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Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 57 32 7 2 1 0 0 90 3 2126
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 54 32 9 4 1 0 1 86 5 1049
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 48 34 12 4 2 1 1 82 6 598
2023 British Columbia 45 37 10 4 3 0 0 82 8 361
2023 Alberta 51 29 10 7 1 1 1 81 8 313
2023 Saskatchewan 42 29 19 6 4 0 0 72 9 109
2023 Manitoba 45 33 14 5 2 0 0 78 7 256
2023 New Brunswick 53 30 10 5 1 0 1 84 6 238
2023 Nova Scotia 50 29 13 4 3 0 1 80 7 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 38 33 13 12 2 1 2 73 14 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 53 31 9 4 1 0 1 86 5 77
2023 Outside of Canada 67 25 8 0 0 0 0 92 0 12
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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 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. For more information, please visit Directive on the Duty to Accommodate.

Please note that the questions about accommodation do not apply to employees who asked for office equipment to work remotely, unless their requests pertain to specific accommodation measures that help to reduce barriers to work, as per the Canadian Human Rights Act.

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
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 15 85 2121
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 20 80 1049
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 10 90 596
2023 British Columbia 18 82 358
2023 Alberta 15 85 311
2023 Saskatchewan 21 79 108
2023 Manitoba 23 77 255
2023 New Brunswick 17 83 237
2023 Nova Scotia 21 79 206
2023 Prince Edward Island 17 83 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 22 78 77
2023 Outside of Canada 18 82 11

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

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 66 34 314
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 72 28 205
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 60 40 58
2023 Northwest Territories 0 0 0
2023 British Columbia 54 46 65
2023 Alberta 52 48 48
2023 Saskatchewan 23
2023 Manitoba 66 34 58
2023 New Brunswick 63 38 40
2023 Nova Scotia 52 48 42
2023 Prince Edward Island 18
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 17

9c. Did the accommodation measures that were put in place successfully eliminate the barriers you faced in the workplace?

Survey year Demographic The accommodation measures successfully eliminated the barriers I faced in the workplace
(%)
The accommodation measures did not fully eliminate the barriers I faced in the workplace
(%)
My accommodation measures request was approved but was not put in place
(%)
I am still waiting for a decision about my accommodation measures request
(%)
My accommodation measures request was denied
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 83 12 202
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 85 10 0 146
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 0 0 0 35
2023 Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 British Columbia 0 0 0 35
2023 Alberta 72 0 25
2023 Saskatchewan 87 0 0 15
2023 Manitoba 82 0 0 38
2023 New Brunswick 72 0 25
2023 Nova Scotia 0 0 0 22
2023 Prince Edward Island 100 0 0 0 0 11
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 13

9d. How long did it take for your accommodation measures to be fully implemented?

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
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 85 12 163
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 82 16 0 122
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 86 0 0 28
2023 Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 British Columbia 72 0 0 29
2023 Alberta 0 0 0 18
2023 Saskatchewan 83 0 0 12
2023 Manitoba 77 0 31
2023 New Brunswick 72 0 0 18
2023 Nova Scotia 0 0 0 20
2023 Prince Edward Island 0 0 0 11

9e. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement. I was satisfied with the measures that were taken to accommodate my needs.

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 68 19 6 0 89 4 191
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 70 16 0 92 3 137
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 63 0 0 0 94 0 35
2023 Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 British Columbia 71 0 0 0 94 3 35
2023 Alberta 43 0 0 0 86 0 23
2023 Saskatchewan 0 0 0 0 13
2023 Manitoba 74 0 0 0 100 0 35
2023 New Brunswick 52 0 0 0 0 90 0 21
2023 Nova Scotia 68 0 0 86 5 22
2023 Prince Edward Island 0 0 0 0 0 11
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 0 0 0 12

9f. I would have felt comfortable requesting workplace accommodation measures from 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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 64 19 5 3 2 1 7 90 5 1806
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 61 20 4 4 7 89 6 842
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 50 28 6 3 11 89 4 538
2023 British Columbia 61 23 3 7 90 7 293
2023 Alberta 59 21 6 5 6 86 7 263
2023 Saskatchewan 53 29 86 9 85
2023 Manitoba 62 22 9 0 88 2 196
2023 New Brunswick 65 19 6 91 4 197
2023 Nova Scotia 67 15 6 89 4 163
2023 Prince Edward Island 57 29 0 95 3 86
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 67 17 0 0 93 4 60
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Work environment

10b. In general, which of the following best describes the percentage of time you spend working at a Government of Canada location?

Survey year Demographic 0% of the time
(%)
20% of the time
(%)
40% of the time
(%)
60% of the time
(%)
80% of the time
(%)
100% of the time
(%)
Other
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 14 65 10 6 4 1552
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 18 59 8 6 7 428
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 0 14 61 9 8 302
2023 British Columbia 9 62 9 9 9 161
2023 Alberta 0 18 56 15 0 95
2023 Saskatchewan 0 40 35
2023 Manitoba 0 65 10 11 0 97
2023 New Brunswick 0 50 18 19 0 80
2023 Nova Scotia 0 60 20 0 50
2023 Prince Edward Island 0 62 0 26
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 19

10c. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement. The tools, technology and equipment provided for my hybrid work arrangement were sufficient for my daily work performance.

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 69 22 2 4 2 92 6 1550
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 76 19 2 0 0 95 3 427
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 71 21 5 0 92 6 304
2023 British Columbia 70 21 0 91 8 161
2023 Alberta 66 27 0 0 94 5 95
2023 Saskatchewan 74 0 0 0 97 3 35
2023 Manitoba 73 15 0 0 89 7 97
2023 New Brunswick 83 13 0 0 96 1 80
2023 Nova Scotia 78 0 0 96 2 50
2023 Prince Edward Island 81 0 0 0 0 96 0 26
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 0 0 0 19

10d. I would have felt comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my hybrid work arrangement.

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 73 17 5 3 1 92 4 1551
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 78 17 2 96 1 427
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 68 18 4 5 92 4 303
2023 British Columbia 74 19 96 3 161
2023 Alberta 74 18 0 0 92 3 95
2023 Saskatchewan 71 0 0 94 3 35
2023 Manitoba 70 18 0 0 89 3 97
2023 New Brunswick 81 0 94 1 80
2023 Nova Scotia 84 0 0 0 0 100 0 50
2023 Prince Edward Island 0 0 0 0 0 26
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 74 0 0 0 84 5 19
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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.

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 73 18 3 2 1 0 2 94 3 2127
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 69 22 4 3 1 0 1 92 4 1046
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 66 23 3 3 1 1 4 93 3 598
2023 British Columbia 69 22 4 2 1 1 1 92 3 361
2023 Alberta 70 21 4 2 1 0 1 93 3 313
2023 Saskatchewan 66 25 5 1 3 0 1 92 4 109
2023 Manitoba 66 25 2 2 2 0 2 94 4 256
2023 New Brunswick 73 19 3 3 2 0 1 93 4 238
2023 Nova Scotia 80 14 4 0 0 0 0 95 1 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 76 17 5 1 1 0 0 93 2 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 82 13 4 1 0 0 0 95 1 77
2023 Outside of Canada 58 33 0 0 8 0 0 92 8 12

11b. I was satisfied with the measures my department or agency has taken to protect my physical health and safety.

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 69 18 5 2 1 2 4 92 3 2122
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 67 19 5 4 1 0 3 89 5 1048
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 57 21 7 2 1 3 10 90 3 597
2023 British Columbia 64 21 5 3 2 1 4 90 5 360
2023 Alberta 67 19 6 4 2 0 3 89 5 313
2023 Saskatchewan 61 24 6 3 3 0 3 88 6 109
2023 Manitoba 63 27 4 3 1 1 2 92 4 255
2023 New Brunswick 71 16 6 0 2 0 4 91 2 238
2023 Nova Scotia 75 15 5 2 1 1 0 92 3 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 69 19 8 0 2 0 2 90 2 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 83 13 4 0 0 0 0 96 0 77
2023 Outside of Canada 58 33 0 8 0 0 0 92 8 12

11c. I would have felt comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my mental health.

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 55 21 10 7 4 1 2 78 12 2123
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 54 22 11 7 4 1 1 78 11 1048
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 49 25 10 7 3 2 4 79 11 598
2023 British Columbia 51 25 9 8 5 1 1 78 13 358
2023 Alberta 50 23 10 9 3 2 2 77 12 312
2023 Saskatchewan 46 22 8 14 8 0 2 69 22 109
2023 Manitoba 51 24 13 7 4 1 1 76 11 255
2023 New Brunswick 59 20 10 5 4 2 0 81 9 238
2023 Nova Scotia 57 23 9 6 2 1 1 82 9 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 56 24 9 7 4 0 1 81 11 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 66 13 10 5 3 3 0 81 8 77
2023 Outside of Canada 50 33 8 0 8 0 0 83 8 12

11d. 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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 66 15 7 2 1 1 8 88 4 2127
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 63 17 10 2 2 1 5 86 4 1048
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 56 22 7 1 1 3 11 90 2 597
2023 British Columbia 62 19 9 3 3 1 4 85 6 360
2023 Alberta 62 19 9 2 3 1 4 85 5 312
2023 Saskatchewan 59 17 12 4 4 3 3 80 8 109
2023 Manitoba 59 18 13 2 2 1 4 81 5 255
2023 New Brunswick 64 18 5 3 2 2 6 89 5 238
2023 Nova Scotia 71 13 7 1 0 0 7 91 1 207
2023 Prince Edward Island 71 12 11 2 0 0 5 87 2 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 68 16 8 1 0 3 4 90 1 76
2023 Outside of Canada 50 42 0 0 8 0 0 92 8 12
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Employment in the federal public service

12a. I felt 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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 48 36 8 5 2 1 0 85 7 2126
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 49 33 10 4 1 1 0 84 6 1049
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 42 32 15 6 3 1 1 76 9 597
2023 British Columbia 43 40 9 4 2 1 0 84 7 361
2023 Alberta 47 36 7 4 2 2 2 86 6 313
2023 Saskatchewan 43 39 9 7 1 1 0 82 8 109
2023 Manitoba 46 34 11 4 3 2 0 82 7 256
2023 New Brunswick 50 34 8 3 2 2 1 87 5 238
2023 Nova Scotia 50 33 9 4 1 2 0 85 5 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 46 36 12 2 3 2 0 83 5 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 58 29 8 4 1 0 0 87 5 77
2023 Outside of Canada 50 42 0 0 8 0 0 92 8 12

12b. I felt 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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 65 27 4 2 1 0 0 92 3 2126
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 64 27 5 2 1 0 0 91 4 1045
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 57 31 6 2 2 0 1 90 5 596
2023 British Columbia 62 28 4 2 3 0 0 91 5 361
2023 Alberta 62 29 5 2 2 0 1 91 4 313
2023 Saskatchewan 52 37 6 3 2 0 0 89 5 109
2023 Manitoba 60 28 7 3 1 0 0 89 4 255
2023 New Brunswick 65 26 7 2 1 0 0 90 3 238
2023 Nova Scotia 63 29 6 1 1 0 1 92 2 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 59 29 6 5 2 0 0 88 7 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 69 26 4 1 0 0 0 95 1 77
2023 Outside of Canada 58 25 8 0 8 0 0 83 8 12

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 56 20 10 5 4 4 1 80 9 2124
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 56 22 11 4 3 4 1 81 8 1048
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 45 18 12 7 5 11 2 73 13 596
2023 British Columbia 47 29 9 5 6 4 1 79 11 359
2023 Alberta 48 22 12 7 5 4 2 75 13 312
2023 Saskatchewan 45 25 14 10 4 2 1 72 14 109
2023 Manitoba 50 21 14 4 5 5 0 74 10 256
2023 New Brunswick 47 22 11 8 4 7 1 75 13 237
2023 Nova Scotia 50 20 10 8 4 6 1 76 13 207
2023 Prince Edward Island 46 21 15 8 4 4 3 72 13 103
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 61 18 9 3 6 1 1 81 9 77
2023 Outside of Canada 50 17 17 8 0 8 0 73 9 12

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 60 21 9 3 2 4 0 85 6 2127
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 61 23 10 3 1 3 0 86 4 1049
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 45 21 13 4 5 11 1 75 11 596
2023 British Columbia 52 29 8 3 4 4 1 84 8 361
2023 Alberta 50 27 11 5 2 3 1 82 7 313
2023 Saskatchewan 47 29 14 6 2 2 0 78 8 109
2023 Manitoba 48 28 13 4 2 5 0 79 7 256
2023 New Brunswick 53 22 10 7 2 6 0 80 9 238
2023 Nova Scotia 55 18 15 3 3 5 0 77 7 207
2023 Prince Edward Island 51 20 17 5 0 5 2 76 5 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 68 14 10 1 4 3 0 84 5 77
2023 Outside of Canada 67 17 0 8 0 8 0 91 9 12

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
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most Positive or Least Negative answers
(%)
Most Negative or Least Positive answers
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 61 25 9 2 2 1 0 87 4 2126
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 63 25 9 2 1 1 0 89 2 1048
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 53 30 11 2 3 2 1 85 4 598
2023 British Columbia 54 29 8 3 4 2 0 85 7 361
2023 Alberta 57 27 10 2 3 1 1 85 5 313
2023 Saskatchewan 57 33 6 1 2 1 0 91 3 109
2023 Manitoba 57 24 14 2 1 2 1 84 2 256
2023 New Brunswick 70 20 5 3 1 2 0 91 4 237
2023 Nova Scotia 65 22 9 2 1 1 0 88 3 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 63 27 8 1 0 1 1 91 1 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 78 16 4 3 0 0 0 94 3 77
2023 Outside of Canada 50 25 8 0 8 8 0 82 9 12

13. From the following list, select the three most important factors in choosing your future employment after completing your education. Indicate which factor you see as the most important, the second most important, and the third most important. a. Gaining work experience in my field of study

Survey year Demographic Most important
(%)
Second most important
(%)
Third most important
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 42 10 7 1247
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 46 11 5 641
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 40 10 6 333
2023 British Columbia 43 12 4 212
2023 Alberta 39 11 9 184
2023 Saskatchewan 35 13 4 56
2023 Manitoba 39 10 6 138
2023 New Brunswick 32 10 6 115
2023 Nova Scotia 33 13 2 101
2023 Prince Edward Island 29 9 6 45
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 40 7 4 38

13. From the following list, select the three most important factors in choosing your future employment after completing your education. Indicate which factor you see as the most important, the second most important, and the third most important. b. Innovative and exciting opportunities and experiences

Survey year Demographic Most important
(%)
Second most important
(%)
Third most important
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 17 19 11 1003
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 14 19 11 452
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 19 17 10 272
2023 British Columbia 20 19 10 175
2023 Alberta 16 15 14 142
2023 Saskatchewan 16 14 9 42
2023 Manitoba 15 14 14 109
2023 New Brunswick 14 17 12 101
2023 Nova Scotia 16 15 16 96
2023 Prince Edward Island 12 11 12 35
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 19 22 8 36

13. From the following list, select the three most important factors in choosing your future employment after completing your education. Indicate which factor you see as the most important, the second most important, and the third most important. c. Ability to make a difference in people’s lives

Survey year Demographic Most important
(%)
Second most important
(%)
Third most important
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 9 10 9 568
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 11 9 10 308
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 9 9 9 155
2023 British Columbia 7 10 12 105
2023 Alberta 12 10 9 97
2023 Saskatchewan 6 9 10 28
2023 Manitoba 11 9 6 64
2023 New Brunswick 13 11 5 71
2023 Nova Scotia 16 8 9 68
2023 Prince Edward Island 16 7 6 29
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 11 8 12 23

13. From the following list, select the three most important factors in choosing your future employment after completing your education. Indicate which factor you see as the most important, the second most important, and the third most important. d. Job location

Survey year Demographic Most important
(%)
Second most important
(%)
Third most important
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 3 9 10 475
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 5 10 14 297
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 4 10 15 170
2023 British Columbia 7 15 11 120
2023 Alberta 7 8 13 88
2023 Saskatchewan 9 14 13 39
2023 Manitoba 5 9 9 60
2023 New Brunswick 7 9 12 68
2023 Nova Scotia 6 8 15 60
2023 Prince Edward Island 6 6 11 23
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 3 3 16 16

13. From the following list, select the three most important factors in choosing your future employment after completing your education. Indicate which factor you see as the most important, the second most important, and the third most important. e. Networking

Survey year Demographic Most important
(%)
Second most important
(%)
Third most important
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 2 7 7 331
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 2 7 8 178
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 1 5 4 54
2023 Yukon 0 0 0 0
2023 British Columbia 1 6 7 52
2023 Alberta 2 8 4 45
2023 Saskatchewan 1 6 5 12
2023 Manitoba 2 7 8 43
2023 New Brunswick 2 4 5 26
2023 Nova Scotia 3 4 6 27
2023 Prince Edward Island 4 2 6 12
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 0 4 9 10

13. From the following list, select the three most important factors in choosing your future employment after completing your education. Indicate which factor you see as the most important, the second most important, and the third most important. f. Hours of work

Survey year Demographic Most important
(%)
Second most important
(%)
Third most important
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 2 5 6 266
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 1 6 7 150
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 4 7 9 117
2023 Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0
2023 Yukon 0 0 0 0
2023 British Columbia 0 4 7 39
2023 Alberta 2 7 8 54
2023 Saskatchewan 4 9 11 26
2023 Manitoba 4 9 9 53
2023 New Brunswick 3 11 9 55
2023 Nova Scotia 6 9 11 52
2023 Prince Edward Island 2 20 15 37
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 5 8 5 14
2023 Outside of Canada 0 0 0 0

13. From the following list, select the three most important factors in choosing your future employment after completing your education. Indicate which factor you see as the most important, the second most important, and the third most important. g. Leave provisions (e.g., vacation, sick leave)

Survey year Demographic Most important
(%)
Second most important
(%)
Third most important
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 0 2 4 150
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 0 2 4 63
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 1 4 4 52
2023 Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0
2023 Yukon 0 0 0 0
2023 British Columbia 1 3 4 26
2023 Alberta 0 3 3 18
2023 Saskatchewan 0 1 9 11
2023 Manitoba 1 2 6 21
2023 New Brunswick 1 4 3 19
2023 Nova Scotia 0 3 2 12
2023 Prince Edward Island 1 6 7 14

13. From the following list, select the three most important factors in choosing your future employment after completing your education. Indicate which factor you see as the most important, the second most important, and the third most important. h. Salary

Survey year Demographic Most important
(%)
Second most important
(%)
Third most important
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 12 21 21 1133
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 12 20 21 548
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 14 27 21 368
2023 British Columbia 14 15 20 177
2023 Alberta 14 22 20 175
2023 Saskatchewan 12 21 22 59
2023 Manitoba 16 27 20 158
2023 New Brunswick 18 20 26 150
2023 Nova Scotia 13 29 20 127
2023 Prince Edward Island 17 25 21 65
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 11 29 9 36

13. From the following list, select the three most important factors in choosing your future employment after completing your education. Indicate which factor you see as the most important, the second most important, and the third most important. i. Job security

Survey year Demographic Most important
(%)
Second most important
(%)
Third most important
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 11 10 12 698
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 8 10 12 311
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 7 8 9 144
2023 British Columbia 4 10 13 98
2023 Alberta 5 12 12 92
2023 Saskatchewan 9 8 8 28
2023 Manitoba 7 10 10 68
2023 New Brunswick 5 7 9 48
2023 Nova Scotia 5 5 8 37
2023 Prince Edward Island 7 10 12 29
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 8 10 7 18

13. From the following list, select the three most important factors in choosing your future employment after completing your education. Indicate which factor you see as the most important, the second most important, and the third most important. j. Pension and benefits

Survey year Demographic Most important
(%)
Second most important
(%)
Third most important
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 2 6 11 409
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 1 4 8 141
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 2 4 10 98
2023 Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0
2023 British Columbia 1 6 12 68
2023 Alberta 1 3 8 37
2023 Saskatchewan 6 5 8 20
2023 Manitoba 2 3 10 37
2023 New Brunswick 4 6 11 51
2023 Nova Scotia 1 4 10 31
2023 Prince Edward Island 6 5 6 17
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 3 3 23 21

13. From the following list, select the three most important factors in choosing your future employment after completing your education. Indicate which factor you see as the most important, the second most important, and the third most important. k. Other

Survey year Demographic Most important
(%)
Second most important
(%)
Third most important
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 1 0 0 31
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 0 0 0 11
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 1 0 2 15
2023 Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0
2023 Outside of Canada 0 0 0 0
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Pay

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 50 17 8 3 3 14 5 62 38 2128
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 46 15 8 3 3 20 5 62 38 1051
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 40 16 10 7 6 15 6 50 50 598
2023 British Columbia 38 18 12 4 2 23 3 51 49 361
2023 Alberta 46 16 11 4 4 17 2 57 43 313
2023 Saskatchewan 46 15 9 6 4 18 3 58 42 109
2023 Manitoba 39 19 13 3 5 18 4 50 50 256
2023 New Brunswick 43 22 12 4 1 14 3 53 47 237
2023 Nova Scotia 45 15 11 3 4 20 2 58 42 208
2023 Prince Edward Island 51 17 4 1 1 20 6 69 31 104
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 36 16 13 8 4 18 5 47 53 77
2023 Outside of Canada 42 8 25 8 0 17 0 50 50 12

14b. I was 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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 23 31 10 15 8 2 10 62 27 653
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 29 28 11 15 9 2 6 62 26 303
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 15 31 14 14 14 1 10 51 33 235
2023 British Columbia 25 29 13 13 11 3 6 59 26 130
2023 Alberta 27 25 18 18 11 1 1 53 29 108
2023 Saskatchewan 22 31 17 8 14 3 6 58 24 36
2023 Manitoba 25 36 9 15 10 2 4 64 26 101
2023 New Brunswick 23 31 8 16 9 3 11 63 29 93
2023 Nova Scotia 24 30 10 16 9 4 6 60 28 67
2023 Prince Edward Island 25 13 25 13 0 8 17 50 17 24
2023 Newfoundland and Labrador 32 32 16 6 6 0 6 69 14 31
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General information

36. The series of summer events for the Indigenous Student Employment Opportunity or the Employment Opportunity for Students with Disabilities program were helpful.

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
(%)
Total responses
2023 National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau 19 25 9 6 5 22 14 69 17 139
2023 Ontario (excluding NCR) 16 18 19 2 0 28 18 61 3 57
2023 Québec (excluding NCR) 5 10 35 5 0 30 15 27 9 20
2023 British Columbia 25 28 6 3 3 28 6 81 10 32
2023 Alberta 24 24 16 4 4 20 8 67 11 25
2023 Manitoba 23 36 11 5 2 16 7 76 9 44
2023 New Brunswick 18 27 36 0 0 9 9 56 0 11
2023 Nova Scotia 25 15 15 5 10 25 5 57 21 20
2023 Outside of Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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