2021 Student Exit 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 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	32	42	11	9	2	1	4	78	11	78	1859
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	30	44	11	10	2	1	3	76	13	76	1285
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	24	42	12	11	3	1	8	73	15	73	756
2021	Yukon	7	36	36	7	7	0	7	46	15	46	14
2021	British Columbia	26	50	11	10	2	1	1	77	12	77	466
2021	Alberta	23	47	11	14	3	1	1	71	18	71	320
2021	Saskatchewan	29	44	11	7	2	3	3	78	10	78	123
2021	Manitoba	24	45	11	12	5	1	2	72	17	72	207
2021	New Brunswick	28	43	7	13	4	3	2	74	18	74	238
2021	Nova Scotia	30	44	11	9	2	0	4	77	12	77	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	27	42	14	8	5	1	2	72	13	72	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	34	44	4	11	3	2	2	81	15	81	122

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	47	37	6	5	1	0	4	87	6	87	1856
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	46	36	7	6	2	0	3	85	8	85	1285
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	36	37	10	8	1	1	7	79	10	79	754
2021	Yukon	29	43	7	14	0	0	7	77	15	77	14
2021	British Columbia	42	42	5	7	1	0	2	86	9	86	467
2021	Alberta	37	45	6	8	3	0	2	83	10	83	320
2021	Saskatchewan	43	37	7	7	2	0	3	82	10	82	123
2021	Manitoba	37	41	6	7	4	1	4	83	11	83	208
2021	New Brunswick	46	39	4	8	1	0	2	87	9	87	238
2021	Nova Scotia	47	33	6	7	0	0	6	85	8	85	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	39	41	6	10	2	0	3	82	12	82	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	43	39	5	7	2	2	2	86	9	86	122

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	7	0	4	67	20	67	1853
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	29	33	12	16	7	0	3	64	24	64	1284
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	27	32	13	14	7	0	7	63	23	63	755
2021	Yukon	14	64	0	7	0	0	14	92	8	92	14
2021	British Columbia	29	35	9	18	7	0	2	65	25	65	466
2021	Alberta	26	39	8	20	6	0	1	66	26	66	322
2021	Saskatchewan	25	42	15	12	2	0	2	69	15	69	123
2021	Manitoba	27	30	13	18	9	0	4	59	28	59	209
2021	New Brunswick	33	30	14	15	5	0	3	65	21	65	238
2021	Nova Scotia	29	35	9	15	7	0	5	68	23	68	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	18	29	17	21	14	0	2	48	35	48	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	31	36	10	17	3	1	2	69	21	69	121

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	68	17	8	3	2	0	1	86	5	86	1859
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	65	15	7	5	5	0	2	83	11	83	1282
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	59	14	9	9	4	0	4	76	14	76	756
2021	Yukon	71	7	14	0	0	0	7	85	0	85	14
2021	British Columbia	68	16	9	3	2	0	1	86	6	86	467
2021	Alberta	57	20	10	5	7	0	1	78	12	78	322
2021	Saskatchewan	56	20	8	4	12	0	0	76	16	76	123
2021	Manitoba	49	16	13	11	9	0	3	67	20	67	208
2021	New Brunswick	46	16	11	11	9	0	7	67	22	67	237
2021	Nova Scotia	53	14	12	6	9	0	5	71	17	71	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	34	20	11	11	16	1	8	59	29	59	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	54	15	12	7	8	0	4	72	16	72	121

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	27	26	17	11	9	0	10	59	22	59	1855
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	30	25	17	9	11	0	9	60	21	60	1285
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	35	30	16	9	5	0	6	69	14	69	755
2021	Yukon	71	29	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	100	14
2021	British Columbia	34	27	14	9	9	0	6	65	20	65	465
2021	Alberta	43	27	14	5	7	0	3	72	13	72	321
2021	Saskatchewan	48	24	15	4	7	0	2	74	11	74	123
2021	Manitoba	35	27	19	8	8	0	3	64	16	64	206
2021	New Brunswick	39	31	19	7	3	0	2	71	10	71	238
2021	Nova Scotia	43	25	18	4	6	0	4	71	11	71	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	36	33	17	5	7	0	2	71	12	71	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	44	22	17	11	3	1	2	68	15	68	121

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	52	26	14	6	2	0	0	79	8	79	1852
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	49	26	13	6	4	0	1	76	10	76	1283
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	44	22	18	10	4	1	1	67	14	67	751
2021	Yukon	71	7	14	0	7	0	0	79	7	79	14
2021	British Columbia	47	29	15	6	3	0	0	76	9	76	465
2021	Alberta	48	27	10	9	5	0	0	76	14	76	320
2021	Saskatchewan	43	21	16	14	5	1	0	64	19	64	122
2021	Manitoba	41	30	15	9	3	0	1	72	13	72	208
2021	New Brunswick	50	24	13	6	5	1	2	76	11	76	237
2021	Nova Scotia	50	25	13	4	7	1	0	76	11	76	232
2021	Prince Edward Island	53	24	11	7	5	0	1	77	12	77	131
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	60	20	8	11	2	0	0	80	12	80	122

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	46	30	13	5	3	0	2	78	9	78	1856
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	44	32	13	5	4	0	1	77	10	77	1280
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	39	30	16	7	3	2	3	73	10	73	755
2021	Yukon	57	29	0	0	7	0	7	92	8	92	14
2021	British Columbia	41	32	13	8	6	0	1	73	13	73	464
2021	Alberta	53	26	12	5	2	0	1	80	7	80	322
2021	Saskatchewan	47	21	16	5	8	0	2	70	13	70	123
2021	Manitoba	47	28	15	6	3	0	1	76	9	76	207
2021	New Brunswick	46	31	12	5	3	1	2	79	9	79	238
2021	Nova Scotia	46	35	15	2	2	0	1	81	4	81	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	45	26	12	8	7	1	2	72	16	72	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	48	25	14	7	2	1	3	76	9	76	122

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	24	28	26	14	7	1	53	21	53	1854
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	23	29	25	14	8	1	52	23	52	1279
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	23	32	24	14	4	2	57	18	57	754
2021	Yukon	50	29	7	0	7	7	85	8	85	14
2021	British Columbia	18	26	31	15	10	1	44	25	44	464
2021	Alberta	28	26	20	16	9	1	54	26	54	322
2021	Saskatchewan	26	37	24	7	6	1	63	12	63	123
2021	Manitoba	32	29	22	12	4	1	62	16	62	208
2021	New Brunswick	43	32	15	8	2	0	75	10	75	237
2021	Nova Scotia	37	28	22	9	2	2	67	11	67	233
2021	Prince Edward Island	41	28	17	9	4	1	70	13	70	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	30	28	23	8	9	2	59	18	59	121

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	11	11	13	14	19	3	28	32	48	32	1845
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	11	12	14	14	23	3	23	31	50	31	1279
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	6	7	13	16	21	3	35	21	59	21	741
2021	Yukon	14	14	14	7	21	0	29	40	40	40	14
2021	British Columbia	10	11	15	13	24	3	23	28	51	28	463
2021	Alberta	15	13	13	17	21	1	21	35	48	35	320
2021	Saskatchewan	6	11	10	11	33	2	26	24	62	24	122
2021	Manitoba	8	11	15	14	29	4	19	25	56	25	206
2021	New Brunswick	9	8	14	11	27	2	28	25	55	25	237
2021	Nova Scotia	6	8	14	16	23	3	30	21	58	21	232
2021	Prince Edward Island	4	8	12	11	31	5	28	18	64	18	131
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	4	8	10	13	35	3	27	18	68	18	120

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	11	17	15	13	16	4	25	39	40	39	1841
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	12	15	15	12	18	3	25	38	42	38	1277
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	11	11	13	13	14	2	37	35	44	35	750
2021	Yukon	0	7	21	7	14	0	50	14	43	14	14
2021	British Columbia	7	13	12	14	19	3	31	32	50	32	464
2021	Alberta	11	12	13	9	23	3	29	34	47	34	319
2021	Saskatchewan	9	17	9	10	17	6	33	42	43	42	120
2021	Manitoba	10	12	17	8	22	4	26	31	44	31	205
2021	New Brunswick	12	16	22	14	12	3	21	37	34	37	237
2021	Nova Scotia	13	15	15	9	18	3	27	41	38	41	233
2021	Prince Edward Island	16	26	17	11	14	2	14	49	30	49	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	16	12	12	14	21	2	23	37	46	37	121

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	29	16	10	7	13	1	24	60	27	60	1853
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	28	17	8	6	15	2	24	61	28	61	1281
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	18	10	10	12	13	2	35	44	40	44	752
2021	Yukon	7	7	14	14	7	0	50	29	43	29	14
2021	British Columbia	19	16	13	10	18	1	23	47	36	47	465
2021	Alberta	18	10	10	7	26	2	27	39	47	39	322
2021	Saskatchewan	19	15	11	8	20	1	27	47	39	47	122
2021	Manitoba	22	8	11	8	22	2	27	42	42	42	207
2021	New Brunswick	14	12	11	7	20	2	34	41	43	41	237
2021	Nova Scotia	20	10	9	3	24	3	30	45	41	45	231
2021	Prince Edward Island	9	6	14	7	29	5	31	24	55	24	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	30	6	7	4	20	2	30	53	36	53	122

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	35	18	14	9	12	2	9	60	24	60	1853
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	31	17	10	8	14	3	18	60	28	60	1279
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	26	14	10	11	18	1	19	50	37	50	753
2021	Yukon	21	7	0	7	21	0	43	50	50	50	14
2021	British Columbia	25	15	10	8	19	3	20	52	35	52	466
2021	Alberta	27	12	10	6	26	1	20	48	40	48	315
2021	Saskatchewan	18	18	5	5	25	6	23	51	43	51	122
2021	Manitoba	21	13	14	9	21	6	15	43	39	43	207
2021	New Brunswick	23	14	12	12	20	3	16	45	39	45	235
2021	Nova Scotia	18	13	11	7	20	5	25	45	39	45	233
2021	Prince Edward Island	11	16	11	11	17	5	29	41	42	41	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	18	6	6	9	22	6	34	39	51	39	122

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	21	14	10	12	1	4	61	24	61	1857
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	38	23	12	8	12	1	6	66	21	66	1285
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	25	19	14	17	15	1	8	49	36	49	755
2021	Yukon	29	14	7	7	21	0	21	55	36	55	14
2021	British Columbia	34	19	10	8	16	2	11	61	28	61	466
2021	Alberta	33	20	12	7	18	1	10	59	28	59	322
2021	Saskatchewan	32	21	7	7	16	2	15	64	28	64	123
2021	Manitoba	34	22	13	8	14	0	8	61	25	61	208
2021	New Brunswick	36	26	11	13	11	1	3	64	25	64	238
2021	Nova Scotia	38	18	11	9	14	2	8	62	26	62	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	36	27	5	11	11	1	8	70	25	70	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	31	21	14	11	11	2	10	60	24	60	121

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	24	5	3	2	0	2	91	5	91	1251
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	62	22	8	6	1	0	1	85	7	85	947
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	51	30	10	5	2	1	1	82	8	82	528
2021	British Columbia	49	25	14	7	3	1	2	76	10	76	345
2021	Alberta	52	25	9	9	4	1	0	78	13	78	233
2021	Saskatchewan	55	25	6	9	1	3	0	83	11	83	87
2021	Manitoba	49	26	9	9	4	1	0	77	14	77	140
2021	New Brunswick	61	20	7	9	1	0	3	83	10	83	140
2021	Nova Scotia	60	23	10	6	1	0	1	84	6	84	163
2021	Prince Edward Island	55	26	7	8	3	1	0	83	11	83	76
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	61	18	13	4	1	1	1	81	5	81	77

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 (%)	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	24	8	12	6	2	74	18	74	1249
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	48	23	9	12	7	1	72	19	72	946
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	43	28	10	12	5	1	72	17	72	528
2021	British Columbia	43	21	13	15	8	1	64	23	64	345
2021	Alberta	47	23	12	9	7	1	71	17	71	233
2021	Saskatchewan	52	23	11	9	2	2	76	12	76	87
2021	Manitoba	46	24	9	14	6	1	71	21	71	140
2021	New Brunswick	53	27	6	10	4	1	81	14	81	140
2021	Nova Scotia	47	21	9	15	7	0	69	23	69	163
2021	Prince Edward Island	57	28	8	7	1	0	84	8	84	76
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	49	22	8	13	8	0	71	21	71	77

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	4	0	0	70	19	70	1247
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	31	35	13	16	4	0	0	66	21	66	946
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	33	35	14	13	4	0	0	69	17	69	527
2021	British Columbia	28	37	13	17	3	0	0	66	21	66	345
2021	Alberta	24	39	13	19	5	0	0	63	24	63	233
2021	Saskatchewan	34	30	22	13	1	0	0	64	14	64	87
2021	Manitoba	29	27	19	17	6	0	1	57	24	57	140
2021	New Brunswick	40	31	14	11	4	0	1	72	14	72	140
2021	Nova Scotia	32	37	11	15	4	0	0	69	20	69	163
2021	Prince Edward Island	33	25	17	21	4	0	0	58	25	58	76
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	39	34	9	13	4	1	0	74	17	74	77

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	78	17	3	1	0	0	0	96	1	96	1250
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	73	20	5	1	0	0	0	94	2	94	947
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	71	23	4	1	1	0	1	95	2	95	528
2021	British Columbia	67	22	6	4	0	0	1	90	4	90	345
2021	Alberta	66	23	9	2	1	0	0	89	3	89	233
2021	Saskatchewan	74	21	2	1	0	0	2	96	1	96	87
2021	Manitoba	70	22	6	1	0	1	0	93	1	93	140
2021	New Brunswick	77	19	1	0	0	0	2	99	0	99	140
2021	Nova Scotia	75	18	3	2	0	0	1	95	2	95	163
2021	Prince Edward Island	64	26	8	0	0	1	0	92	0	92	76
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	82	14	3	0	0	1	0	97	0	97	77

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	1251
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	68	27	3	1	1	0	0	95	2	95	947
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	59	34	4	2	1	0	1	93	3	93	528
2021	British Columbia	60	31	4	3	1	0	1	92	4	92	345
2021	Alberta	58	34	5	3	0	0	0	91	3	91	232
2021	Saskatchewan	71	23	1	2	0	0	2	96	2	96	87
2021	Manitoba	69	24	5	1	0	1	0	94	1	94	140
2021	New Brunswick	70	24	3	1	0	0	2	96	1	96	140
2021	Nova Scotia	68	26	4	2	0	0	0	94	2	94	163
2021	Prince Edward Island	63	35	0	1	1	0	0	97	3	97	75
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	82	17	1	0	0	0	0	99	0	99	77

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Onboarding and orientation

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	1250
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	80	16	2	1	0	0	96	1	96	950
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	76	18	4	2	1	0	93	3	93	544
2021	British Columbia	74	18	3	3	1	0	93	4	93	349
2021	Alberta	75	18	3	2	2	0	93	4	93	240
2021	Saskatchewan	80	15	1	2	0	1	97	2	97	91
2021	Manitoba	73	19	5	2	1	0	92	3	92	147
2021	New Brunswick	84	10	3	3	0	0	93	3	93	152
2021	Nova Scotia	80	11	5	2	1	0	92	3	92	169
2021	Prince Edward Island	81	16	1	1	0	0	98	1	98	80
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	88	9	1	0	0	1	99	0	99	78

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	2	0	0	1	94	2	94	1249
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	75	19	3	2	1	0	0	94	3	94	948
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	74	18	4	1	1	0	1	93	2	93	544
2021	British Columbia	71	21	5	3	0	0	0	93	3	93	349
2021	Alberta	72	18	7	2	1	0	0	90	3	90	240
2021	Saskatchewan	76	20	2	2	0	0	0	96	2	96	91
2021	Manitoba	73	15	7	3	1	0	1	89	4	89	147
2021	New Brunswick	75	17	5	3	1	0	0	92	3	92	152
2021	Nova Scotia	78	18	3	1	1	0	0	96	1	96	169
2021	Prince Edward Island	76	16	5	0	1	1	0	94	1	94	80
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	87	8	4	1	0	0	0	95	1	95	78

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 (%)	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	26	6	11	5	1	78	16	78	1277
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	57	24	4	10	4	0	82	14	82	975
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	55	26	7	8	3	1	82	11	82	553
2021	British Columbia	52	29	6	10	3	0	81	13	81	356
2021	Alberta	58	25	3	10	4	0	83	14	83	245
2021	Saskatchewan	65	27	4	3	1	0	91	4	91	94
2021	Manitoba	63	28	2	6	1	0	91	7	91	148
2021	New Brunswick	67	21	3	8	1	0	88	9	88	152
2021	Nova Scotia	60	21	10	6	2	1	81	9	81	172
2021	Prince Edward Island	70	23	2	5	0	0	93	5	93	86
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	77	19	2	2	0	0	95	2	95	81

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	44	28	6	14	8	0	0	72	22	72	1275
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	46	26	7	14	6	0	1	73	20	73	968
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	41	29	10	12	6	0	1	71	19	71	553
2021	British Columbia	36	32	10	14	8	0	1	68	22	68	354
2021	Alberta	39	27	6	16	11	0	1	66	27	66	244
2021	Saskatchewan	44	30	7	15	3	1	0	74	18	74	94
2021	Manitoba	44	30	8	10	9	0	0	73	18	73	147
2021	New Brunswick	55	27	5	7	3	1	2	84	11	84	154
2021	Nova Scotia	40	22	9	18	5	2	5	66	24	66	171
2021	Prince Edward Island	42	31	10	6	8	0	2	75	14	75	86
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	58	28	4	4	2	1	2	90	6	90	81

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	46	33	10	9	3	0	0	79	11	79	1276
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	47	34	9	8	3	0	0	81	10	81	972
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	48	31	12	8	2	0	0	79	10	79	553
2021	British Columbia	42	38	9	9	2	0	0	79	11	79	355
2021	Alberta	47	38	3	9	4	0	0	84	13	84	245
2021	Saskatchewan	45	40	5	8	2	0	0	85	10	85	93
2021	Manitoba	46	38	9	5	1	1	0	84	6	84	148
2021	New Brunswick	58	26	6	7	2	1	0	85	9	85	154
2021	Nova Scotia	45	33	10	8	5	0	1	78	12	78	172
2021	Prince Edward Island	47	35	3	12	3	0	0	81	15	81	86
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	56	31	5	6	2	0	0	86	9	86	81

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	36	10	7	2	0	0	81	9	81	1276
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	49	33	9	6	2	0	1	82	8	82	974
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	45	36	12	4	2	0	1	82	6	82	553
2021	British Columbia	43	39	11	7	0	0	0	82	7	82	356
2021	Alberta	49	33	7	9	2	0	0	82	11	82	244
2021	Saskatchewan	46	44	7	1	0	0	2	91	1	91	94
2021	Manitoba	46	36	9	5	2	1	0	83	8	83	148
2021	New Brunswick	58	31	6	4	1	1	0	90	5	90	154
2021	Nova Scotia	53	22	17	3	3	0	1	76	6	76	172
2021	Prince Edward Island	44	33	10	8	3	0	1	78	12	78	86
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	54	35	2	6	1	1	0	90	8	90	81

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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	73	17	7	3	1852
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	71	16	9	4	1273
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	59	23	12	5	755
2021	Yukon	43	36	14	7	14
2021	British Columbia	69	19	8	4	463
2021	Alberta	76	14	5	5	318
2021	Saskatchewan	61	14	18	7	121
2021	Manitoba	71	14	11	4	207
2021	New Brunswick	71	17	8	3	237
2021	Nova Scotia	70	17	9	5	233
2021	Prince Edward Island	82	9	7	2	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	63	16	17	4	122

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 (%)	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	2	4	2	0	92	6	92	1862
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	66	26	3	4	2	0	92	5	92	1286
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	63	27	5	4	1	0	90	5	90	756
2021	Yukon	57	21	7	14	0	0	79	14	79	14
2021	British Columbia	62	30	2	5	1	0	92	6	92	467
2021	Alberta	66	25	2	5	1	0	91	6	91	322
2021	Saskatchewan	73	21	2	3	0	0	94	3	94	123
2021	Manitoba	70	22	3	5	0	0	92	5	92	208
2021	New Brunswick	74	21	1	3	1	0	95	3	95	238
2021	Nova Scotia	68	24	3	3	2	1	92	5	92	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	68	27	2	3	0	0	95	3	95	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	83	14	0	3	0	0	97	3	97	122

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	4	2	1	0	93	3	93	1862
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	75	17	4	3	2	0	92	4	92	1286
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	75	17	4	3	1	0	92	4	92	756
2021	Yukon	57	21	7	14	0	0	79	14	79	14
2021	British Columbia	70	20	4	3	2	0	91	5	91	467
2021	Alberta	73	19	4	4	0	0	92	4	92	322
2021	Saskatchewan	72	22	3	2	1	0	93	3	93	123
2021	Manitoba	70	23	3	3	1	0	92	4	92	208
2021	New Brunswick	74	18	4	4	0	0	92	4	92	238
2021	Nova Scotia	76	15	5	3	0	0	91	4	91	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	76	14	8	0	2	1	91	2	91	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	82	16	1	1	1	0	98	2	98	122

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	72	19	5	2	0	1	2	93	2	93	1859
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	72	18	5	3	1	0	1	91	4	91	1284
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	68	20	6	3	1	1	2	90	4	90	754
2021	Yukon	71	7	7	0	14	0	0	79	14	79	14
2021	British Columbia	67	21	6	3	1	0	0	89	5	89	464
2021	Alberta	68	25	4	2	1	0	1	93	3	93	322
2021	Saskatchewan	62	23	10	2	2	1	1	86	4	86	123
2021	Manitoba	68	23	4	3	1	0	0	91	4	91	208
2021	New Brunswick	67	16	8	4	1	1	4	87	5	87	237
2021	Nova Scotia	70	21	2	5	1	0	2	92	6	92	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	64	23	9	2	0	2	2	89	2	89	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	74	16	4	2	0	1	3	93	3	93	121

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	80	15	2	2	1	0	0	95	2	95	1859
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	80	15	2	2	1	0	0	95	3	95	1284
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	74	16	5	3	1	0	1	91	4	91	756
2021	Yukon	64	21	0	7	7	0	0	86	14	86	14
2021	British Columbia	76	18	2	3	1	0	0	94	3	94	466
2021	Alberta	75	18	2	2	2	0	0	94	4	94	321
2021	Saskatchewan	74	21	2	1	0	2	0	97	1	97	122
2021	Manitoba	72	23	3	1	0	0	0	95	1	95	208
2021	New Brunswick	76	14	5	3	1	1	1	92	3	92	238
2021	Nova Scotia	79	12	2	3	3	0	0	92	6	92	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	75	18	3	4	0	0	0	93	4	93	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	79	20	0	1	0	1	0	99	1	99	122

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	8	2	2	1	0	2	96	2	96	1858
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	78	12	3	2	1	0	5	94	3	94	1282
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	68	14	4	3	3	0	8	89	6	89	756
2021	Yukon	79	7	0	7	0	0	7	92	8	92	14
2021	British Columbia	75	13	4	4	1	0	2	90	5	90	467
2021	Alberta	75	14	4	3	2	0	3	92	5	92	319
2021	Saskatchewan	67	15	7	1	2	1	9	90	3	90	123
2021	Manitoba	72	12	4	3	2	0	7	91	5	91	206
2021	New Brunswick	68	13	3	2	1	0	12	92	4	92	237
2021	Nova Scotia	69	10	4	2	5	0	10	88	8	88	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	64	17	3	5	3	0	8	89	8	89	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	71	10	2	2	2	0	13	93	5	93	121

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	4	1	1	0	89	6	89	1859
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	65	25	4	5	1	0	0	90	6	90	1280
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	53	27	8	5	2	2	3	84	8	84	756
2021	Yukon	57	21	7	14	0	0	0	79	14	79	14
2021	British Columbia	61	29	4	4	2	0	0	90	6	90	466
2021	Alberta	62	25	2	7	2	0	1	89	9	89	322
2021	Saskatchewan	59	33	4	3	0	1	0	93	3	93	123
2021	Manitoba	62	24	7	5	1	0	0	87	6	87	207
2021	New Brunswick	61	22	5	6	3	2	1	85	10	85	237
2021	Nova Scotia	62	25	4	6	2	1	0	88	8	88	233
2021	Prince Edward Island	62	27	4	2	4	1	0	90	6	90	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	67	23	6	2	1	1	1	92	3	92	122

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	3	1	0	0	92	3	92	1860
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	69	22	5	3	2	0	0	91	4	91	1284
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	61	25	8	3	2	1	1	88	4	88	755
2021	Yukon	43	43	0	7	7	0	0	86	14	86	14
2021	British Columbia	64	26	5	3	1	0	0	91	5	91	467
2021	Alberta	69	22	4	3	2	0	0	91	5	91	322
2021	Saskatchewan	69	24	5	2	0	0	0	93	2	93	123
2021	Manitoba	66	25	6	2	1	0	0	91	3	91	208
2021	New Brunswick	72	18	3	5	1	0	0	90	6	90	238
2021	Nova Scotia	66	25	3	3	2	0	1	93	5	93	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	72	19	5	3	1	0	0	91	4	91	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	78	16	3	2	0	1	0	95	2	95	122

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	25	6	3	1	0	0	91	4	91	1863
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	69	22	5	3	1	0	0	91	4	91	1285
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	60	27	7	3	2	1	1	88	5	88	755
2021	Yukon	43	50	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	93	14
2021	British Columbia	64	26	4	4	1	1	0	91	5	91	467
2021	Alberta	65	25	6	2	2	0	0	90	4	90	322
2021	Saskatchewan	65	25	7	2	0	0	0	90	2	90	123
2021	Manitoba	64	29	5	1	1	0	0	93	2	93	208
2021	New Brunswick	74	19	3	3	0	0	0	93	4	93	238
2021	Nova Scotia	69	19	4	6	1	1	0	89	7	89	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	69	23	3	4	1	0	0	92	5	92	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	75	20	2	2	1	0	0	96	2	96	122

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	0	0	0	91	3	91	1863
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	66	22	6	3	1	0	0	89	5	89	1284
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	58	29	8	3	1	0	1	87	5	87	756
2021	Yukon	57	21	0	0	14	0	7	85	15	85	14
2021	British Columbia	65	24	7	3	0	0	0	90	3	90	467
2021	Alberta	63	28	4	4	1	0	0	91	5	91	322
2021	Saskatchewan	68	25	3	3	0	0	0	93	3	93	123
2021	Manitoba	64	24	8	2	1	0	0	88	3	88	208
2021	New Brunswick	65	21	7	4	1	1	1	88	5	88	237
2021	Nova Scotia	68	22	6	3	1	0	0	90	3	90	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	61	24	10	3	2	0	0	86	5	86	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	68	22	7	2	0	1	0	91	2	91	122

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	70	14	9	2	1	0	5	88	3	88	1862
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	75	10	6	1	0	0	7	92	2	92	1285
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	59	15	10	4	1	1	9	84	5	84	754
2021	Yukon	64	7	0	7	0	0	21	91	9	91	14
2021	British Columbia	72	8	8	0	0	2	9	90	1	90	467
2021	Alberta	73	11	4	0	0	0	11	95	1	95	322
2021	Saskatchewan	67	11	7	0	0	1	14	92	0	92	123
2021	Manitoba	69	10	8	1	0	0	11	89	2	89	208
2021	New Brunswick	79	10	5	3	1	0	2	91	4	91	238
2021	Nova Scotia	70	9	8	3	1	0	9	86	5	86	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	74	8	12	1	2	1	2	85	2	85	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	70	7	10	0	1	0	11	88	1	88	122

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	27	8	5	1	0	0	86	6	86	1859
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	58	27	8	5	2	0	0	85	7	85	1283
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	53	28	10	4	3	0	1	82	8	82	753
2021	Yukon	64	29	0	7	0	0	0	93	7	93	14
2021	British Columbia	58	26	10	5	2	0	0	84	6	84	465
2021	Alberta	55	26	10	5	3	0	0	82	8	82	322
2021	Saskatchewan	60	29	8	2	0	0	0	89	2	89	123
2021	Manitoba	51	29	10	6	3	0	0	81	9	81	207
2021	New Brunswick	62	24	7	5	2	0	0	86	7	86	238
2021	Nova Scotia	54	26	9	8	3	0	0	80	11	80	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	57	23	11	5	2	1	2	82	6	82	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	61	27	5	5	2	0	0	89	7	89	122

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	47	31	12	7	3	0	0	78	10	78	1861
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	49	31	11	6	2	0	0	80	9	80	1286
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	45	31	15	6	2	0	1	76	9	76	752
2021	Yukon	57	29	14	0	0	0	0	86	0	86	14
2021	British Columbia	45	33	12	7	3	0	0	78	10	78	464
2021	Alberta	51	27	11	7	5	0	0	78	12	78	320
2021	Saskatchewan	50	29	13	7	2	0	0	79	8	79	123
2021	Manitoba	45	26	16	7	6	0	0	71	13	71	208
2021	New Brunswick	45	28	15	8	3	0	0	74	11	74	238
2021	Nova Scotia	53	26	12	6	3	0	0	79	9	79	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	42	30	9	10	7	1	2	74	17	74	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	60	25	6	3	6	0	0	85	9	85	121

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 (%)	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	31	8	4	1	0	86	5	86	1855
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	58	29	7	4	2	0	87	6	87	1282
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	52	30	10	6	2	0	82	8	82	754
2021	Yukon	64	21	7	7	0	0	86	7	86	14
2021	British Columbia	54	32	8	3	2	0	87	5	87	465
2021	Alberta	54	31	8	6	2	0	85	7	85	322
2021	Saskatchewan	55	27	14	4	0	0	82	4	82	123
2021	Manitoba	52	32	9	6	1	0	84	7	84	207
2021	New Brunswick	59	29	6	3	2	0	89	5	89	236
2021	Nova Scotia	64	25	6	4	1	0	88	5	88	233
2021	Prince Edward Island	54	28	6	7	5	1	82	12	82	130
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	69	21	5	2	2	0	90	5	90	121

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	50	27	9	8	5	0	1	78	13	78	1860
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	48	25	10	9	6	0	2	74	15	74	1284
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	42	24	14	7	8	1	4	69	16	69	755
2021	Yukon	57	14	7	0	21	0	0	71	21	71	14
2021	British Columbia	50	27	10	8	4	0	1	78	12	78	466
2021	Alberta	45	25	10	11	6	0	3	72	17	72	321
2021	Saskatchewan	41	25	14	11	7	1	2	68	18	68	123
2021	Manitoba	38	28	12	13	7	0	2	67	20	67	208
2021	New Brunswick	35	22	11	14	12	0	5	61	28	61	238
2021	Nova Scotia	47	21	8	9	10	0	4	71	20	71	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	36	17	11	13	15	0	7	58	30	58	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	48	21	12	8	6	1	3	73	15	73	122

7o. Overall, I had a positive work experience.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Affirmative Results (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	74	21	3	1	1	95	2	95	1856
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	73	20	3	2	1	93	3	93	1284
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	67	22	6	3	1	90	4	90	756
2021	Yukon	71	21	0	7	0	93	7	93	14
2021	British Columbia	71	23	3	1	1	94	3	94	467
2021	Alberta	69	22	4	3	2	91	5	91	320
2021	Saskatchewan	71	23	5	2	0	93	2	93	123
2021	Manitoba	70	21	6	1	1	91	3	91	208
2021	New Brunswick	79	13	3	4	2	92	5	92	238
2021	Nova Scotia	74	20	3	3	0	94	3	94	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	71	22	5	2	0	93	2	93	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	78	14	6	2	1	92	2	92	122

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	15	77	4	1	1	0	78	22	78	1861
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	2	15	77	4	1	1	0	78	22	78	1285
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	2	13	78	4	1	1	1	79	21	79	756
2021	Yukon	0	7	79	7	0	7	0	85	15	85	14
2021	British Columbia	1	16	76	5	0	0	0	77	23	77	466
2021	Alberta	2	11	81	4	1	1	1	82	18	82	322
2021	Saskatchewan	0	12	80	5	0	2	0	82	18	82	122
2021	Manitoba	2	19	75	2	1	0	0	75	25	75	208
2021	New Brunswick	1	16	78	3	1	0	0	79	21	79	238
2021	Nova Scotia	3	18	72	4	2	1	0	72	28	72	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	2	11	77	8	2	1	1	78	22	78	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	2	8	84	4	0	1	1	85	15	85	122

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	13	11	6	2	3	68	18	68	1862
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	38	32	9	12	6	1	1	72	18	72	1285
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	28	29	14	13	6	2	9	63	21	63	756
2021	Yukon	29	14	14	7	21	7	7	50	33	50	14
2021	British Columbia	34	35	11	13	3	2	2	72	16	72	467
2021	Alberta	39	33	7	12	7	1	1	73	19	73	322
2021	Saskatchewan	42	28	14	12	2	2	0	72	14	72	123
2021	Manitoba	32	35	11	13	7	0	1	68	21	68	208
2021	New Brunswick	47	27	11	8	3	1	3	76	12	76	238
2021	Nova Scotia	40	30	7	15	5	1	3	73	20	73	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	39	36	11	9	5	1	0	76	14	76	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	52	30	5	5	2	2	5	88	7	88	122

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	30	15	7	3	3	9	72	11	72	1861
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	40	29	11	7	4	2	6	76	12	76	1282
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	29	28	14	8	3	2	16	69	14	69	755
2021	Yukon	29	7	21	7	21	7	7	42	33	42	14
2021	British Columbia	33	34	14	9	2	2	6	73	11	73	467
2021	Alberta	40	30	9	9	6	2	5	74	16	74	321
2021	Saskatchewan	41	27	17	9	0	5	2	72	10	72	123
2021	Manitoba	37	29	17	7	5	0	5	70	13	70	208
2021	New Brunswick	49	27	11	4	2	2	6	82	6	82	238
2021	Nova Scotia	40	26	13	9	2	2	7	73	13	73	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	38	35	12	5	3	4	2	78	9	78	131
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	54	23	8	5	0	2	7	85	5	85	122

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	12	9	4	1	76	12	76	1856
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	48	29	9	10	3	1	77	13	77	1283
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	44	35	8	8	3	1	80	12	80	754
2021	Yukon	50	14	21	7	0	7	69	8	69	14
2021	British Columbia	44	33	10	9	3	1	77	13	77	466
2021	Alberta	50	29	7	10	4	0	79	14	79	322
2021	Saskatchewan	46	28	15	9	1	1	75	10	75	123
2021	Manitoba	42	31	14	13	1	0	72	14	72	206
2021	New Brunswick	55	30	8	5	3	0	85	8	85	236
2021	Nova Scotia	52	28	7	10	3	0	80	13	80	233
2021	Prince Edward Island	55	31	5	7	2	0	86	9	86	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	66	23	4	4	3	0	89	7	89	119

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	22	4	3	0	0	1	93	3	93	1858
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	70	22	4	3	1	0	0	93	4	93	1282
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	70	22	5	1	1	0	1	93	2	93	756
2021	Yukon	64	21	0	7	0	0	7	92	8	92	14
2021	British Columbia	71	22	3	3	0	0	1	94	3	94	467
2021	Alberta	68	21	5	3	1	1	1	91	4	91	321
2021	Saskatchewan	69	22	4	4	1	0	0	91	5	91	123
2021	Manitoba	65	25	6	2	2	0	0	90	4	90	208
2021	New Brunswick	67	21	6	4	3	0	0	88	6	88	237
2021	Nova Scotia	74	17	5	3	0	0	1	92	3	92	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	70	19	5	5	1	0	0	89	6	89	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	75	16	4	1	2	1	1	93	3	93	122

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	59	28	7	4	2	0	0	87	6	87	1858
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	59	27	5	5	2	0	0	87	8	87	1284
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	49	31	10	6	3	1	1	81	9	81	755
2021	Yukon	50	21	7	7	14	0	0	71	21	71	14
2021	British Columbia	55	27	7	8	2	0	1	83	10	83	466
2021	Alberta	57	25	8	7	3	0	0	82	9	82	320
2021	Saskatchewan	59	29	7	2	3	0	0	88	6	88	123
2021	Manitoba	52	30	9	5	4	0	0	83	9	83	207
2021	New Brunswick	57	24	7	8	4	0	0	82	11	82	238
2021	Nova Scotia	55	26	8	7	3	1	0	82	10	82	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	52	32	7	6	3	0	0	84	9	84	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	63	26	5	5	1	0	0	89	6	89	122

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 (%)	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	29	2	2	1	0	95	3	95	1861
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	66	29	3	2	1	0	94	3	94	1284
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	61	31	4	2	1	1	93	2	93	756
2021	Yukon	57	29	7	0	7	0	86	7	86	14
2021	British Columbia	64	30	2	3	1	0	94	4	94	467
2021	Alberta	66	26	3	3	1	0	93	4	93	322
2021	Saskatchewan	65	30	4	1	0	0	95	1	95	121
2021	Manitoba	59	33	6	1	0	0	92	1	92	208
2021	New Brunswick	70	23	4	3	0	0	93	3	93	237
2021	Nova Scotia	65	27	5	3	0	0	92	3	92	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	63	25	8	4	1	0	88	5	88	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	74	21	4	1	0	0	95	1	95	121

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	33	7	2	1	0	1	90	3	90	1859
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	49	36	9	4	2	0	1	86	5	86	1285
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	47	35	10	5	3	0	0	83	7	83	754
2021	Yukon	57	29	0	7	7	0	0	86	14	86	14
2021	British Columbia	46	38	11	3	1	0	1	85	4	85	467
2021	Alberta	53	30	11	4	2	0	1	84	5	84	322
2021	Saskatchewan	43	37	14	4	1	0	1	81	5	81	123
2021	Manitoba	46	36	10	5	2	0	0	83	7	83	208
2021	New Brunswick	54	32	8	4	1	0	1	86	5	86	238
2021	Nova Scotia	44	36	9	5	3	0	1	82	9	82	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	42	33	8	12	4	0	2	76	16	76	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	48	30	12	4	2	2	2	81	6	81	122

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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	1855
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	16	84	1285
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	9	91	753
2021	Yukon	29	71	14
2021	British Columbia	15	85	465
2021	Alberta	14	86	322
2021	Saskatchewan	20	80	123
2021	Manitoba	21	79	209
2021	New Brunswick	13	87	237
2021	Nova Scotia	14	86	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	19	81	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	18	82	122

9b. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2021	National Capital Region (NCR) - Ottawa/Gatineau	61	39	236
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	56	44	205
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	66	34	68
2021	British Columbia	66	34	71
2021	Alberta	63	37	46
2021	Saskatchewan	70	30	23
2021	Manitoba	66	34	44
2021	New Brunswick	45	55	31
2021	Nova Scotia	63	38	32
2021	Prince Edward Island	60	40	25
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	73	27	22

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	90	4	3	2	1	141
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	96	1	1	2	1	113
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	87	9	4	0	0	45
2021	British Columbia	84	14	2	0	0	44
2021	Alberta	90	7	0	3	0	29
2021	Saskatchewan	93	7	0	0	0	15
2021	Manitoba	93	4	4	0	0	28
2021	New Brunswick	77	15	0	8	0	13
2021	Nova Scotia	95	0	0	0	5	20
2021	Prince Edward Island	93	7	0	0	0	14
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	100	0	0	0	0	16

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	85	11	2	0	2	126
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	80	18	1	2	0	108
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	79	15	0	0	5	39
2021	British Columbia	86	8	5	0	0	37
2021	Alberta	72	20	8	0	0	25
2021	Saskatchewan	92	8	0	0	0	13
2021	Manitoba	80	8	4	8	0	25
2021	New Brunswick	90	10	0	0	0	10
2021	Nova Scotia	95	5	0	0	0	19
2021	Prince Edward Island	85	15	0	0	0	13
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	88	0	13	0	0	16

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	71	20	4	2	1	3	94	2	94	131
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	73	22	1	0	2	2	99	0	99	109
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	81	14	5	0	0	0	95	0	95	43
2021	British Columbia	66	16	9	7	0	2	84	7	84	44
2021	Alberta	57	39	4	0	0	0	96	0	96	28
2021	Saskatchewan	67	33	0	0	0	0	100	0	100	15
2021	Manitoba	63	30	4	4	0	0	93	4	93	27
2021	New Brunswick	75	8	0	8	0	8	91	9	91	12
2021	Nova Scotia	79	16	0	0	0	5	100	0	100	19
2021	Prince Edward Island	71	29	0	0	0	0	100	0	100	14
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	81	13	0	0	0	6	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	1	94	1	94	1764
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	72	22	4	1	0	1	94	1	94	944
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	73	21	4	0	1	0	95	1	95	472
2021	British Columbia	71	24	4	0	0	1	96	0	96	323
2021	Alberta	66	23	7	2	2	0	90	4	90	192
2021	Saskatchewan	72	17	8	2	0	2	91	2	91	65
2021	Manitoba	58	31	6	0	3	2	91	3	91	121
2021	New Brunswick	83	13	4	0	0	0	96	0	96	112
2021	Nova Scotia	73	21	4	0	1	1	95	1	95	126
2021	Prince Edward Island	75	22	0	3	0	0	97	3	97	64
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	87	10	0	0	2	2	98	2	98	60

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	20	33	38	1	71	8	8	1760
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	7	4	19	37	33	1	70	11	11	943
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	6	4	14	31	42	2	75	11	11	471
2021	British Columbia	2	3	23	43	29	0	72	5	5	323
2021	Alberta	6	4	25	37	28	1	65	10	10	192
2021	Saskatchewan	3	3	23	42	28	2	70	6	6	65
2021	Manitoba	6	6	18	34	33	3	69	12	12	120
2021	New Brunswick	6	1	19	32	39	3	73	7	7	112
2021	Nova Scotia	6	3	23	29	34	4	66	10	10	126
2021	Prince Edward Island	6	2	23	33	34	2	68	8	8	64
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	5	0	7	37	52	0	88	5	5	60

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	44	32	16	4	1	0	3	78	5	78	1764
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	45	32	15	3	2	0	2	79	5	79	944
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	42	33	13	3	3	1	5	80	6	80	471
2021	British Columbia	42	36	16	3	1	0	2	80	4	80	323
2021	Alberta	47	29	17	4	1	1	2	78	5	78	191
2021	Saskatchewan	43	29	20	3	0	2	3	76	3	76	65
2021	Manitoba	45	26	21	2	1	2	2	75	3	75	121
2021	New Brunswick	46	29	13	8	1	0	4	78	9	78	112
2021	Nova Scotia	42	29	15	8	1	0	6	75	9	75	126
2021	Prince Edward Island	42	34	17	2	3	0	2	78	5	78	64
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	48	28	13	2	3	2	3	81	5	81	60

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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	1861
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	69	19	5	3	1	0	3	91	4	91	1285
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	64	24	5	2	1	1	2	91	4	91	755
2021	Yukon	57	21	7	0	14	0	0	79	14	79	14
2021	British Columbia	68	22	5	1	2	0	1	92	3	92	467
2021	Alberta	70	21	2	4	1	0	2	92	5	92	322
2021	Saskatchewan	73	20	4	1	0	0	2	95	1	95	123
2021	Manitoba	68	24	5	1	0	0	1	93	1	93	208
2021	New Brunswick	71	16	7	5	1	0	1	88	6	88	238
2021	Nova Scotia	72	21	1	3	2	0	2	94	4	94	233
2021	Prince Edward Island	62	23	6	5	0	0	3	88	5	88	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	86	12	1	0	0	0	1	99	0	99	121

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	79	12	2	0	0	1	5	97	1	97	1858
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	75	13	3	2	1	1	5	94	2	94	1283
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	67	20	5	1	1	1	5	92	3	92	752
2021	Yukon	64	29	0	0	7	0	0	93	7	93	14
2021	British Columbia	76	15	4	2	0	0	3	94	2	94	466
2021	Alberta	72	18	4	2	1	0	3	94	3	94	322
2021	Saskatchewan	80	16	2	0	0	0	2	98	0	98	122
2021	Manitoba	76	16	4	1	1	0	1	94	2	94	208
2021	New Brunswick	78	14	3	2	1	0	2	94	3	94	238
2021	Nova Scotia	74	15	4	2	0	0	3	93	3	93	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	75	19	2	2	0	0	2	96	2	96	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	89	10	0	0	0	0	2	100	0	100	122

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	67	20	5	1	1	2	4	92	2	92	1859
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	67	18	5	2	1	1	5	91	3	91	1283
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	63	23	6	2	1	1	5	91	3	91	755
2021	Yukon	50	21	14	14	0	0	0	71	14	71	14
2021	British Columbia	64	23	6	4	0	0	2	89	5	89	466
2021	Alberta	66	23	4	2	2	1	3	92	4	92	319
2021	Saskatchewan	75	17	7	1	0	0	1	93	1	93	122
2021	Manitoba	65	23	6	3	0	0	3	91	3	91	207
2021	New Brunswick	70	21	3	1	1	0	3	95	2	95	238
2021	Nova Scotia	68	18	4	4	2	0	3	90	6	90	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	69	24	3	3	0	0	1	94	3	94	131
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	83	11	1	2	1	1	2	97	3	97	122

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	54	22	11	3	1	2	6	83	5	83	1859
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	56	23	9	4	1	1	6	85	5	85	1283
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	54	22	12	3	1	2	7	82	5	82	752
2021	Yukon	50	14	14	21	0	0	0	64	21	64	14
2021	British Columbia	55	26	10	3	1	1	4	85	4	85	463
2021	Alberta	58	24	7	5	2	1	4	86	7	86	322
2021	Saskatchewan	61	25	8	3	1	0	2	88	4	88	123
2021	Manitoba	56	29	8	2	0	1	3	89	3	89	208
2021	New Brunswick	62	21	8	5	1	0	3	86	6	86	238
2021	Nova Scotia	54	27	8	5	1	0	5	85	6	85	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	58	30	8	2	0	1	2	90	2	90	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	77	16	2	0	2	1	2	97	2	97	122

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	6	1	0	2	6	93	1	93	1855
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	69	16	5	1	1	1	7	92	2	92	1276
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	64	19	6	0	1	2	8	93	1	93	755
2021	Yukon	50	21	14	14	0	0	0	71	14	71	14
2021	British Columbia	73	15	5	3	1	1	3	91	3	91	463
2021	Alberta	70	19	3	1	1	2	5	95	2	95	322
2021	Saskatchewan	77	19	3	0	0	0	1	97	0	97	123
2021	Manitoba	66	24	5	1	0	0	3	93	2	93	206
2021	New Brunswick	75	16	5	1	0	0	3	94	1	94	236
2021	Nova Scotia	69	19	4	2	1	1	4	92	3	92	233
2021	Prince Edward Island	69	26	2	0	0	1	2	98	0	98	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	87	9	1	0	0	1	2	99	0	99	122

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	51	22	10	8	4	3	2	77	12	77	1850
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	52	24	9	8	3	2	2	79	12	79	1282
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	49	24	11	7	5	3	3	76	12	76	745
2021	Yukon	36	14	14	29	7	0	0	50	36	50	14
2021	British Columbia	50	24	11	9	3	1	1	76	13	76	465
2021	Alberta	52	28	8	7	3	2	2	82	10	82	320
2021	Saskatchewan	58	22	11	5	0	2	2	83	5	83	123
2021	Manitoba	52	27	10	3	6	1	1	81	9	81	205
2021	New Brunswick	59	17	10	8	3	1	1	78	12	78	237
2021	Nova Scotia	52	21	10	10	4	1	2	75	15	75	232
2021	Prince Edward Island	55	23	8	8	2	0	3	80	11	80	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	70	16	2	9	2	2	0	87	11	87	122

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	56	19	10	8	4	1	2	78	12	78	1857
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	57	21	8	6	5	2	2	81	11	81	1285
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	54	20	13	8	3	1	1	75	12	75	751
2021	Yukon	36	21	14	7	21	0	0	57	29	57	14
2021	British Columbia	57	20	8	8	5	0	1	79	14	79	465
2021	Alberta	55	21	10	8	3	1	1	78	12	78	319
2021	Saskatchewan	53	21	11	7	2	2	3	78	9	78	123
2021	Manitoba	49	27	10	6	5	1	0	78	11	78	205
2021	New Brunswick	58	21	6	9	3	0	1	81	13	81	238
2021	Nova Scotia	56	20	7	8	8	1	1	77	16	77	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	48	23	5	11	11	0	1	73	23	73	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	69	14	6	7	3	1	0	83	11	83	122

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	1861
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	66	16	8	2	2	1	5	87	4	87	1281
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	60	21	9	2	2	1	5	86	4	86	756
2021	Yukon	50	14	7	7	7	0	14	75	17	75	14
2021	British Columbia	66	16	10	2	1	0	4	86	3	86	467
2021	Alberta	66	19	7	5	0	2	2	88	5	88	322
2021	Saskatchewan	61	17	15	2	1	2	2	82	3	82	123
2021	Manitoba	61	22	12	1	2	1	2	85	3	85	208
2021	New Brunswick	66	16	8	3	2	2	5	87	5	87	238
2021	Nova Scotia	65	15	9	2	2	1	5	85	5	85	233
2021	Prince Edward Island	67	18	8	3	2	1	2	88	5	88	131
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	76	8	10	2	2	1	2	87	3	87	122

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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	48	37	8	5	1	1	0	86	6	86	1859
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	48	36	8	5	2	1	0	86	7	86	1286
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	41	34	13	6	2	2	3	79	8	79	754
2021	Yukon	64	29	0	0	7	0	0	93	7	93	14
2021	British Columbia	52	35	7	4	1	1	0	88	5	88	466
2021	Alberta	43	40	8	4	4	1	0	85	8	85	322
2021	Saskatchewan	51	33	11	3	2	0	0	84	5	84	123
2021	Manitoba	52	30	11	4	2	0	0	83	6	83	208
2021	New Brunswick	56	25	11	3	2	2	2	84	4	84	238
2021	Nova Scotia	53	31	9	3	2	2	0	86	6	86	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	54	29	8	5	2	1	1	84	8	84	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	62	27	5	5	1	0	0	89	6	89	122

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	92	3	92	1857
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	65	26	5	3	1	0	0	91	4	91	1286
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	59	30	6	2	1	1	1	90	3	90	756
2021	Yukon	64	36	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	100	14
2021	British Columbia	67	27	3	2	1	1	0	95	2	95	467
2021	Alberta	63	25	6	4	1	0	0	89	5	89	322
2021	Saskatchewan	64	28	4	4	0	0	0	92	4	92	122
2021	Manitoba	63	30	4	3	1	0	0	92	4	92	208
2021	New Brunswick	66	24	5	4	2	0	0	90	5	90	238
2021	Nova Scotia	65	22	8	3	1	0	0	88	4	88	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	60	26	7	4	2	1	1	87	6	87	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	69	25	4	2	1	0	0	93	2	93	122

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	1	82	9	82	1859
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	51	24	9	5	3	6	1	81	9	81	1284
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	43	22	12	6	4	10	3	75	12	75	755
2021	Yukon	50	43	0	0	0	7	0	100	0	100	14
2021	British Columbia	53	24	10	5	3	5	0	80	9	80	465
2021	Alberta	52	24	8	6	6	3	1	80	12	80	322
2021	Saskatchewan	54	19	10	8	7	2	1	75	15	75	123
2021	Manitoba	46	23	16	5	5	4	1	72	11	72	208
2021	New Brunswick	45	19	14	7	7	6	3	70	15	70	238
2021	Nova Scotia	56	18	8	7	4	6	1	80	12	80	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	47	25	11	8	6	2	0	74	15	74	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	61	13	11	4	6	2	2	78	10	78	122

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	22	8	3	2	5	0	86	5	86	1861
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	56	23	10	3	2	5	0	84	6	84	1286
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	46	21	13	5	3	10	2	76	10	76	755
2021	Yukon	64	14	0	14	0	7	0	85	15	85	14
2021	British Columbia	55	26	10	3	1	5	0	85	5	85	467
2021	Alberta	56	23	10	5	2	3	1	82	7	82	322
2021	Saskatchewan	52	24	12	3	3	5	0	80	7	80	123
2021	Manitoba	50	23	13	6	3	5	0	77	9	77	207
2021	New Brunswick	50	22	12	6	4	4	1	77	11	77	238
2021	Nova Scotia	57	19	7	6	4	6	0	81	11	81	233
2021	Prince Edward Island	55	24	14	4	1	3	0	81	5	81	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	66	15	10	4	1	4	0	85	5	85	122

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	1861
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	61	25	8	2	2	2	88	4	88	1286
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	56	28	11	2	1	3	86	3	86	755
2021	Yukon	64	7	7	7	0	14	83	8	83	14
2021	British Columbia	55	29	11	2	1	2	86	3	86	467
2021	Alberta	62	23	10	2	3	0	85	5	85	322
2021	Saskatchewan	67	20	9	2	0	2	89	2	89	123
2021	Manitoba	65	23	7	3	2	0	88	5	88	208
2021	New Brunswick	67	22	5	3	2	0	89	5	89	237
2021	Nova Scotia	65	21	8	3	1	2	88	4	88	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	67	24	8	1	0	0	92	1	92	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	73	17	7	1	0	2	92	1	92	121

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 (%)	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	999	999	95	1861
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	79	15	3	1	1	1	999	999	94	1282
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	70	17	8	3	1	2	999	999	89	755
2021	Yukon	79	14	7	0	0	0	999	999	93	14
2021	British Columbia	76	16	6	1	0	0	999	999	93	467
2021	Alberta	72	18	6	2	2	1	999	999	91	322
2021	Saskatchewan	67	19	7	2	5	0	999	999	86	123
2021	Manitoba	66	22	6	2	3	1	999	999	88	208
2021	New Brunswick	65	22	5	3	1	3	999	999	90	238
2021	Nova Scotia	72	17	9	2	0	0	999	999	89	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	63	21	8	2	4	2	999	999	85	131
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	82	9	3	2	2	2	999	999	93	122

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	68	24	5	1	0	0	0	999	999	93	1860
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	71	22	5	2	0	0	0	999	999	93	1281
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	69	21	7	1	0	0	1	999	999	91	754
2021	Yukon	86	14	0	0	0	0	0	999	999	100	14
2021	British Columbia	70	23	5	1	0	0	0	999	999	93	467
2021	Alberta	68	25	6	0	0	0	0	999	999	94	322
2021	Saskatchewan	63	23	8	4	2	1	0	999	999	86	123
2021	Manitoba	70	21	6	2	0	0	0	999	999	91	208
2021	New Brunswick	69	18	8	3	1	0	0	999	999	88	238
2021	Nova Scotia	75	20	4	1	0	0	0	999	999	95	231
2021	Prince Edward Island	67	23	8	2	1	1	0	999	999	90	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	79	14	4	3	0	0	0	999	999	93	122

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	58	25	10	5	1	0	0	999	999	84	1857
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	65	22	9	2	1	0	0	999	999	87	1278
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	55	24	14	5	1	0	1	999	999	80	754
2021	Yukon	57	21	14	7	0	0	0	999	999	79	14
2021	British Columbia	64	20	12	3	1	0	0	999	999	85	465
2021	Alberta	60	26	11	2	2	0	0	999	999	85	321
2021	Saskatchewan	49	27	17	4	2	0	0	999	999	76	122
2021	Manitoba	61	23	10	3	2	0	1	999	999	85	208
2021	New Brunswick	68	23	7	2	0	0	0	999	999	91	235
2021	Nova Scotia	68	22	7	3	0	0	1	999	999	90	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	58	22	10	7	2	1	1	999	999	81	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	70	18	6	5	0	1	1	999	999	89	122

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	34	18	7	3	1	1	999	999	71	1853
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	40	30	17	8	4	0	1	999	999	70	1281
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	43	33	15	5	2	0	1	999	999	77	751
2021	Yukon	57	36	7	0	0	0	0	999	999	93	14
2021	British Columbia	43	35	15	4	2	0	1	999	999	78	466
2021	Alberta	48	31	13	4	4	0	0	999	999	79	321
2021	Saskatchewan	45	28	15	7	6	0	0	999	999	72	123
2021	Manitoba	39	31	22	4	3	0	0	999	999	71	208
2021	New Brunswick	49	29	15	4	2	0	0	999	999	79	238
2021	Nova Scotia	45	26	17	7	4	0	1	999	999	71	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	41	31	17	8	2	1	1	999	999	73	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	43	31	19	4	2	0	1	999	999	75	122

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	39	27	16	9	6	2	3	999	999	68	1855
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	31	24	16	9	12	2	5	999	999	59	1283
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	33	18	11	16	12	1	8	999	999	57	754
2021	Yukon	7	14	21	14	36	0	7	999	999	23	14
2021	British Columbia	31	22	15	10	15	2	5	999	999	57	467
2021	Alberta	29	21	14	10	20	2	3	999	999	53	321
2021	Saskatchewan	24	16	16	15	20	5	5	999	999	45	122
2021	Manitoba	25	26	16	11	16	3	2	999	999	54	208
2021	New Brunswick	30	21	16	9	15	2	7	999	999	55	238
2021	Nova Scotia	25	22	18	8	16	4	7	999	999	53	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	23	22	14	12	22	3	3	999	999	48	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	20	18	16	13	20	1	11	999	999	44	122

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	37	22	15	10	12	2	1	999	999	61	1855
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	32	19	14	10	18	2	4	999	999	55	1281
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	32	16	11	16	17	2	7	999	999	52	751
2021	Yukon	14	0	14	14	50	0	7	999	999	15	14
2021	British Columbia	28	17	15	11	23	3	4	999	999	48	465
2021	Alberta	27	18	13	11	26	3	3	999	999	47	320
2021	Saskatchewan	21	12	13	16	24	7	6	999	999	38	123
2021	Manitoba	23	22	13	10	27	3	2	999	999	47	205
2021	New Brunswick	30	18	14	9	24	1	5	999	999	51	238
2021	Nova Scotia	21	18	12	10	25	6	8	999	999	46	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	20	18	11	9	33	3	5	999	999	42	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	19	13	13	9	33	4	9	999	999	37	120

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	51	33	11	4	1	0	0	999	999	84	1857
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	50	34	11	4	2	0	0	999	999	84	1282
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	51	31	11	5	1	0	1	999	999	83	755
2021	Yukon	50	21	7	14	7	0	0	999	999	71	14
2021	British Columbia	49	34	12	5	1	0	0	999	999	83	466
2021	Alberta	53	31	10	4	2	0	0	999	999	84	321
2021	Saskatchewan	52	28	15	2	2	0	2	999	999	81	122
2021	Manitoba	49	33	12	3	2	0	0	999	999	83	207
2021	New Brunswick	59	31	7	1	1	0	0	999	999	90	238
2021	Nova Scotia	53	32	11	3	1	1	0	999	999	85	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	55	34	8	1	2	0	0	999	999	89	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	58	30	8	1	3	0	0	999	999	88	119

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	28	11	5	2	0	2	999	999	82	1860
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	49	28	13	5	2	0	2	999	999	79	1280
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	46	27	12	7	3	1	4	999	999	77	753
2021	Yukon	57	14	14	0	14	0	0	999	999	71	14
2021	British Columbia	48	33	13	4	1	0	0	999	999	81	467
2021	Alberta	50	28	12	6	2	1	1	999	999	80	321
2021	Saskatchewan	48	33	10	4	2	1	3	999	999	84	123
2021	Manitoba	50	26	17	5	1	0	1	999	999	77	208
2021	New Brunswick	52	28	12	5	2	0	2	999	999	81	238
2021	Nova Scotia	51	29	12	2	3	1	2	999	999	82	232
2021	Prince Edward Island	51	33	11	2	2	1	1	999	999	85	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	51	31	8	3	2	0	4	999	999	86	121

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	87	1859
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	54	32	10	3	1	0	1	999	999	86	1283
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	50	36	10	3	1	0	0	999	999	87	753
2021	Yukon	64	29	0	7	0	0	0	999	999	93	14
2021	British Columbia	50	36	10	2	2	0	0	999	999	86	466
2021	Alberta	52	34	8	3	2	1	0	999	999	87	322
2021	Saskatchewan	51	35	9	2	2	2	0	999	999	88	123
2021	Manitoba	58	28	11	2	0	0	0	999	999	86	208
2021	New Brunswick	58	33	7	3	0	0	0	999	999	90	238
2021	Nova Scotia	56	31	10	1	1	0	1	999	999	88	233
2021	Prince Edward Island	66	24	8	2	1	0	0	999	999	90	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	56	29	11	2	1	0	1	999	999	85	122

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	1858
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	70	22	5	2	1	0	1	999	999	93	1282
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	60	26	9	2	1	0	2	999	999	88	751
2021	Yukon	71	14	7	0	7	0	0	999	999	86	14
2021	British Columbia	60	30	6	2	0	0	1	999	999	91	467
2021	Alberta	63	26	7	3	0	1	1	999	999	90	319
2021	Saskatchewan	63	26	7	1	2	1	0	999	999	90	123
2021	Manitoba	66	27	4	1	0	0	1	999	999	94	207
2021	New Brunswick	70	23	5	1	0	0	0	999	999	93	236
2021	Nova Scotia	74	20	3	0	0	0	2	999	999	96	233
2021	Prince Edward Island	68	24	7	1	1	0	0	999	999	92	131
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	78	14	4	2	0	0	2	999	999	94	122

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	58	26	9	3	1	1	3	999	999	86	1858
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	54	27	9	4	1	0	3	999	999	84	1275
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	49	25	13	6	2	1	5	999	999	78	753
2021	Yukon	50	14	29	0	0	7	0	999	999	69	14
2021	British Columbia	49	32	11	4	2	0	2	999	999	83	467
2021	Alberta	51	25	12	6	3	1	3	999	999	79	319
2021	Saskatchewan	47	34	10	2	3	2	2	999	999	85	123
2021	Manitoba	54	26	13	2	1	0	3	999	999	82	208
2021	New Brunswick	62	24	7	2	2	0	4	999	999	89	237
2021	Nova Scotia	56	23	9	3	4	1	4	999	999	84	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	48	33	9	5	2	2	2	999	999	84	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	57	25	4	3	2	0	9	999	999	90	121

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	66	999	999	84	1090
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	19	4	1	1	1	8	65	999	999	86	718
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	14	2	2	1	1	7	72	999	999	78	481
2021	British Columbia	20	3	3	0	0	8	66	999	999	89	272
2021	Alberta	20	4	1	1	2	7	64	999	999	86	177
2021	Saskatchewan	12	5	3	0	0	16	64	999	999	87	76
2021	Manitoba	12	7	5	0	2	11	64	999	999	73	103
2021	New Brunswick	18	1	0	0	3	7	71	999	999	87	136
2021	Nova Scotia	14	4	1	0	2	11	68	999	999	86	139
2021	Prince Edward Island	19	2	3	3	6	8	59	999	999	62	64
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	15	2	0	2	5	11	67	999	999	73	66

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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	12	3	70	30	30	1862
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	52	17	6	4	2	16	4	65	35	35	1284
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	50	14	10	6	2	14	4	61	39	39	755
2021	Yukon	43	7	14	0	0	36	0	67	33	33	14
2021	British Columbia	48	16	8	4	5	15	4	59	41	41	466
2021	Alberta	45	14	10	4	3	20	3	59	41	41	322
2021	Saskatchewan	39	23	8	4	1	24	1	52	48	48	123
2021	Manitoba	51	18	8	2	7	12	2	59	41	41	208
2021	New Brunswick	57	15	6	3	2	12	5	69	31	31	238
2021	Nova Scotia	47	16	9	2	3	18	5	60	40	40	234
2021	Prince Edward Island	42	19	7	2	2	23	5	59	41	41	132
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	43	21	9	4	3	19	1	53	47	47	122

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	29	29	12	14	5	1	9	65	22	65	475
2021	Ontario (excluding NCR)	30	29	11	13	7	3	7	65	22	65	361
2021	Québec (excluding NCR)	16	34	14	15	9	3	9	57	28	57	243
2021	British Columbia	17	27	16	13	13	3	11	52	30	52	154
2021	Alberta	22	33	15	10	15	2	4	58	26	58	102
2021	Saskatchewan	14	48	14	14	2	5	5	68	18	68	44
2021	Manitoba	23	33	10	11	10	3	11	65	24	65	73
2021	New Brunswick	32	32	8	13	5	3	6	71	20	71	62
2021	Nova Scotia	22	26	14	18	6	3	11	56	27	56	72
2021	Prince Edward Island	33	36	8	8	8	5	3	75	17	75	39
2021	Newfoundland and Labrador	13	41	13	15	11	4	2	58	28	58	46

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2021 Student Exit Survey Results for the Public Service (PS) by Question 18. In which province or territory are you currently working (either remotely or on-site)?

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