The 2024 Public Service Employee Survey results are in

July 9, 2025 - Defence Stories

Last year, many of you participated as Defence Team Public Servants in the Public Service Employee Survey (PSES). You shared your opinions on a range of important themes to help shape the future of the public service and our work environment here at the Department of National Defence (DND). Preliminary results from across DND are now available.

The 2024 survey measured the views of federal government employees on topics such as:

• employee engagement
• anti-racism
• equity and inclusion
• workplace well-being
• organizational culture

What we heard

Your feedback indicates that we are making steady progress in key areas of people management, including workload management and work-life balance. However, you also told us that improvements need to be made for growth and development within DND, and in organizational culture, particularly as it relates to a psychologically healthy workplace.

A summary of department-wide results (accessible only on the National Defence network) indicates that employees who took the survey:

• are proud of the work they do (84 per cent) and have support to balance their work and personal life (76 per cent)
• understand how their work contributes to DND’s mandate and goals (82 per cent)
• feel respected by their department (81 per cent) and get a sense of satisfaction from their work (73 per cent)

DND’s leadership is firmly committed to reviewing the survey results to identify key themes and trends.

Statistics Canada will release aggregate data for DND at the L1 organizational level on July 15, which will support further analysis. ADM(HR-Civ) will then work with L1s to help them gain a better understanding of what the results mean for their organizations, including areas where they can focus efforts for improvement moving forward.

This analysis and reflection will help guide concrete actions to improve how we care for our people and conduct our business.

For those who completed the survey, thank you for taking the time to provide us with your invaluable feedback. Your voice matters and makes a difference.

If you have any questions about the survey, please send an email to DND’s PSES Team.

Thank you,
Renée de Bellefeuille, CPHR
Assistant Deputy Minister (HR-Civ)