Student Experience Survey
The Student Experience Survey (SES) is led by the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer (OCHRO) at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS). The SES is a public service-wide summer experience survey aimed at student employees and supports the advancement of government priorities related to student recruitment.
Organizations can use the results to inform the development of targeted student recruitment and retention strategies and provide insights into students’ opinions about onboarding, workplace experience, future employment in the federal public service and well-being in the workplace
The 2026 SES will run from to .
Survey information
About the 2026 survey
Goal, themes, timing, administrator, eligibility, and confidentiality
Survey questions
List of the 2026 survey questions
Participating organizations
List of departments and agencies taking part in the survey
Question order of past surveys
Comparison of question order between previous year’s surveys