About the 2022/2023 Public Service Employee Survey
Goal
The Public Service Employee Survey provides information to help improve people management practices in the federal public service. Departments and agencies will be able to identify their areas of strength and concern related to topics such as:
- employee engagement
- anti-racism
- equity and inclusion
- workplace well-being
The survey results will track progress over time to help develop and refine action plans.
Employees are given an opportunity to share their experiences to help improve the quality of the federal workplace. Better people management leads to better results for the public service and Canadians.
Timing
The 2022/2023 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) ran from November 21, 2022 to February 5, 2023. The PSES will take place every two years.
Survey administrator
Statistics Canada administered the 2022/2023 Public Service Employee Survey in partnership with the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
Eligibility to participate
Employees in participating departments and separate agencies are eligible to complete the PSES.
Employees who are eligible
- indeterminate
- term
- seasonal
- casual
- student employees
- Governor in Council appointees
Employees who are not eligible
- Ministers’ exempt staff
- private sector contractors or consultants
- employees on leave without pay
Confidentiality of responses
The Statistics Act requires Statistics Canada to protect the confidentiality of employees’ responses and ensure that no data are released that can be traced to individuals.
To safeguard respondents’ identities and to ensure the confidentiality of responses:
- responses are always grouped
- no data will be available for groups of fewer than 10 respondents
- individual responses are not published or shared with government departments or agencies
Learn more about how Statistics Canada protects your privacy and confidentiality by visiting Statistics Canada’s Trust Centre.
Survey results
Results of the 2022/2023 Public Service Employee Survey will be available in the spring of 2023.
Departments and agencies are encouraged to discuss the survey findings with their employees and develop solutions to issues raised in the survey.
Survey results will also support the: