Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100. Total responses reflect the number of respondents who answered the demographic question and have not been adjusted for non-response. The distribution of respondents by demographic characteristics is shown for reference purposes only and should never be used to determine the demographic composition of the federal public service.
Question 23. Are you a supervisor?
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Supervisor |
24.3% |
22.3% |
24.2% |
22.7% |
| Non-supervisor |
75.7% |
77.7% |
75.8% |
77.3% |
| Total Responses |
122,833 |
181,107 |
209,000 |
164,150 |
Question 26. Do you currently work according to any of the following flexible working arrangements?
a. Compressed workweek
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Compressed workweek – yes |
21.8% |
22.6% |
24.0% |
24.1% |
| Compressed workweek – no |
78.2% |
77.4% |
76.0% |
75.9% |
| Total Responses |
127,626 |
178,822 |
202,517 |
161,952 |
b. Flexible work schedule (i.e., variable start and end times)
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Flexible work schedule – yes |
15.8% |
15.3% |
29.5% |
29.3% |
| Flexible work schedule – no |
84.2% |
84.7% |
70.5% |
70.7% |
| Total Responses |
127,620 |
178,822 |
198,443 |
159,887 |
c. Telework
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Telework – yes |
7.8% |
4.3% |
6.1% |
5.9% |
| Telework – no |
92.2% |
95.7% |
93.9% |
94.1% |
| Total Responses |
127,622 |
178,822 |
193,848 |
157,930 |
d. Job sharing
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Job sharing – yes |
0.1% |
0.1% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
| Job sharing – no |
99.9% |
99.9% |
98.8% |
98.8% |
| Total Responses |
127,615 |
178,822 |
192,621 |
157,386 |
e. Income averaging
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Income averaging – yes |
2.5% |
3.3% |
5.3% |
5.1% |
| Income averaging – no |
97.5% |
96.7% |
94.7% |
94.9% |
| Total Responses |
127,618 |
178,822 |
193,987 |
157,827 |
f. Pre-retirement transition leave
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSEAS |
2008 PSES |
| Pre-retirement transition leave – yes |
0.4% |
3.3% |
5.3% |
5.1% |
| Pre-retirement transition leave – no |
99.6% |
96.7% |
94.7% |
94.9% |
| Total Responses |
127,618 |
178,822 |
193,987 |
157,827 |
g. Flexible working arrangements
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSEAS |
2008 PSES |
| Works according to a flexible working arrangement |
59.0% |
40.2% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Does not work according to a flexible working arrangement |
41.0% |
59.8% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Total Responses |
127,629 |
178,822 |
n/a |
n/a |
Question 19. What is your current employee status?
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Indeterminate (permanent) |
87.0% |
88.1% |
90.1% |
90.0% |
| Seasonal |
0.3% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.2% |
| Term |
9.3% |
8.3% |
7.1% |
7.6% |
| Casual |
2.1% |
1.5% |
0.9% |
0.9% |
| Student |
1.2% |
1.4% |
1.1% |
1.1% |
| Governor in Council appointee |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
| Total Responses |
129,638 |
180,368 |
206,466 |
164,192 |
Question 20. Please indicate your occupational group.
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
| AB (Indian Oil and Gas Canada) |
0.05% |
0.04% |
| AC (Actuarial Science) |
0.02% |
0.03% |
| AD-NFB (Administrative and Foreign Services at National Film Board of Canada) |
0.01% |
n/a |
| AD-NRC (Administrative Support at National Research Council of Canada) |
0.10% |
n/a |
| AG (Agriculture (includes AG group at Canadian Food Inspection Agency)) |
0.05% |
0.11% |
| AI (Air Traffic Control) |
0.01% |
0.01% |
| AO (Aircraft Operations (includes subgroups CAI, ETP, HPS)) |
0.17% |
0.16% |
| AR (Architecture and Town Planning) |
0.08% |
0.09% |
| AS (Administrative Services) |
12.62% |
12.48% |
| AS-NFB (Administrative Support at National Film Board of Canada) |
0.03% |
n/a |
| AU (Auditing) |
2.69% |
2.75% |
| BI (Biological Sciences) |
1.27% |
1.26% |
| CH (Chemistry) |
0.25% |
0.27% |
| CIASC (Administrative Support: Grades 1-5 at Canadian Institutes of Health Research) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| CIEXC (Executive: Grades 13-16 at Canadian Institutes of Health Research) |
0.01% |
0.00% |
| CIPTC (Professional and Technical: Grades 6-10 at Canadian Institutes of Health Research) |
0.09% |
0.06% |
| CISPC (Senior Professional: Grades 11-12 at Canadian Institutes of Health Research) |
0.04% |
0.02% |
| CM (Communications) |
0.06% |
0.03% |
| CO (Commerce (does not include COOP students)) |
1.25% |
1.33% |
| CR (Clerical and Regulatory) |
7.77% |
8.60% |
| CS (Computer Systems) |
6.73% |
7.31% |
| CX (Correctional Services) |
1.00% |
1.63% |
| DA (Data Processing (includes DAPRO and DACON)) |
0.02% |
0.03% |
| DD (Drafting & Illustration) |
0.02% |
0.04% |
| DE (Dentistry) |
0.00% |
0.01% |
| DE-NFB (Executive at National Film Board of Canada) |
0.01% |
n/a |
| DM (Deputy Minister) |
0.01% |
0.01% |
| DS (Defence Scientific Service) |
0.23% |
0.20% |
| EC (Economics and Social Science Services) |
6.62% |
5.54% |
| EC-CRA (Executive at Canada Revenue Agency)) |
0.30% |
n/a |
| ED (Education (includes subgroups EDS, LAT, EST)) |
0.23% |
0.22% |
| EG (Engineering & Scientific Support) |
3.54% |
3.53% |
| EL (Electronics) |
0.44% |
0.45% |
| EN (Engineering & Land Survey (includes subgroups ENG, SUR)) |
1.41% |
1.28% |
| ES (Economics, Sociology and Statistics at Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Parks Canada & Canada Revenue Agency) |
0.24% |
0.16% |
| EU (Educational Support (includes subgroups PEI, TEA)) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| EX (Executive) |
2.52% |
2.43% |
| EXPCX (Executive at Parks Canada) |
0.05% |
0.03% |
| FB (Border Services) |
3.33% |
3.42% |
| FI (Financial Management) |
2.26% |
2.20% |
| FO (Forestry) |
0.03% |
0.04% |
| FR (Firefighters) |
0.09% |
0.09% |
| FS (Foreign Service) |
0.13% |
0.53% |
| GL (General Labour and Trades (includes subgroups AIM, COI, EIM, ELE, GHW, INM, MAM, MAN, MDO, MOC, MST, PCF, PIP, PRW, SMW, VHE, WOW)) |
1.20% |
1.39% |
| GR (GR group at Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) |
0.32% |
0.25% |
| GR-EX (Executive at Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) |
0.03% |
0.02% |
| GS (General Services (includes subgroups BUS, FOS, LAS, MES, MPS, PRC, STS, LE-GS)) |
0.74% |
0.89% |
| GT (General Technical) |
1.01% |
1.06% |
| HP (Heating, Power and Stationary Plant Operation) |
0.12% |
0.12% |
| HR (Historical Research) |
0.09% |
0.07% |
| HR/RH-CRA (Human Resources at Canada Revenue Agency) |
0.38% |
0.30% |
| HS (Hospital Services (includes subgroups HDO & PHS)) |
0.07% |
0.06% |
| IM (IM group at Parks Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency) |
0.05% |
0.04% |
| IS (Information Services) |
1.62% |
1.54% |
| LC (Law Management) |
0.16% |
0.14% |
| LI (Lightkeepers) |
0.04% |
0.03% |
| LIB (Library Science at National Research Council of Canada) |
0.03% |
n/a |
| LP (Law Practitioner) |
1.13% |
0.98% |
| LS (Library Science) |
0.13% |
0.12% |
| MA (Mathematics) |
0.18% |
0.21% |
| MD (Medicine (includes the subgroups MOF and MSP)) |
0.08% |
0.11% |
| MG (Management at Canada Revenue Agency) |
2.08% |
n/a |
| MGT-CNSC (Director at Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission) |
0.03% |
0.02% |
| MGT-NRC (Management at National Research Council of Canada) |
0.07% |
n/a |
| MT (Meteorology) |
0.17% |
0.20% |
| ND (Nutrition and Dietetics; includes subgroups ADV,DIT,HME) |
0.02% |
0.02% |
| NU (Nursing (includes subgroups EMA, CHN, HOS)) |
0.58% |
0.63% |
| OE (Office Equipment (includes subgroups DEO, MEO)) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| OM (Organization and Methods) |
0.01% |
0.02% |
| OP (Occupational and Physical Therapy) |
0.02% |
0.02% |
| OP-NFB (Operational at National Film Board of Canada) |
0.01% |
n/a |
| OP-NRC (Operational group at National Research Council of Canada (includes sub-groups BLDG, CONT, ELEC, HP, HVAR, LSA, MECH, MECL, PLA, PR, PSF, RAC)) |
0.00% |
n/a |
| PC (Physical Sciences) |
1.33% |
1.09% |
| PE (Personnel Administration) |
2.22% |
1.87% |
| PG (Purchasing and Supply) |
1.22% |
1.29% |
| PH (Pharmacy) |
0.04% |
0.03% |
| PI (Primary Product Inspection at Canadian Grain Commission (includes PICGC)) |
0.07% |
0.05% |
| PM (Programme Administration) |
10.03% |
9.24% |
| PM-MCO (Mediation and Conciliation) |
0.04% |
0.05% |
| PO-IMA (Intercept Monitor Analysts at Royal Canadian Mounted Police) |
0.00% |
0.01% |
| PO-TCO (Telecommunication Operators at Royal Canadian Mounted Police) |
0.02% |
0.02% |
| PR (Printing Operations (includes subgroups BIN, COM, OFO, PRC)) |
0.01% |
0.02% |
| PS (Psychology) |
0.22% |
0.19% |
| PY (Photography) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| RCO (Research Council Officer at National Research Council of Canada) |
0.26% |
n/a |
| RE (All employees at Financial Consumer Agency of Canada and National Capital Commission) |
0.05% |
0.18% |
| REG (All employees at Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission) |
0.41% |
0.28% |
| REX (Executive at Financial Consumer Agency of Canada) |
0.00% |
n/a |
| RLE (Executive at Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission) |
0.03% |
0.03% |
| RO (Radio Operations) |
0.07% |
0.07% |
| RO-NRC (Research Officer at National Research Council of Canada) |
0.27% |
n/a |
| SC (Ships' Crews (includes subgroups DED, ERD, SPT, STD)) |
0.37% |
0.19% |
| SE (Scientific Research (includes subgroups REM, RES)) |
0.52% |
0.42% |
| SG (Scientific Regulation (includes subgroups PAT, SRE)) |
0.60% |
0.51% |
| SI (Social Science support at Canada Revenue Agency) |
0.05% |
0.03% |
| SO (Ships' Officers (includes subgroups FLP, INS, MAO, RAD)) |
0.32% |
0.19% |
| SP-CRA (Services and Programs at Canada Revenue Agency) |
9.69% |
10.79% |
| SP-NFB (Scientific and Professional at National Film Board of Canada) |
0.02% |
n/a |
| SR (Ship Repair (includes subgroups APC, APD, APP, BOB, CPS, DNT, EEW, ELE, EME, INM, MAC, MAM, MDO, MGT, PIP, PLE, PRW, QCW, SMW, SPS, WOW)) |
0.57% |
0.24% |
| ST (Secretarial, Stenographic and Typing (includes subgroups OCE, SCY)) |
0.08% |
0.13% |
| SW (Social Work (includes subgroups CHA, SCW)) |
0.07% |
0.07% |
| TC (Technical at National Film Board of Canada) |
0.02% |
n/a |
| TI (Technical Inspection) |
0.76% |
0.60% |
| TO (Technical Officer at National Research Council of Canada) |
0.32% |
n/a |
| TR (Translation) |
0.27% |
0.34% |
| UT (University Teaching) |
0.01% |
0.02% |
| VM (Veterinary Medicine) |
0.26% |
0.27% |
| WP (Welfare Programs) |
1.37% |
1.34% |
| Student |
1.24% |
1.45% |
| Governor in Council appointee |
0.08% |
0.14% |
| Other |
0.90% |
0.57% |
| Total Responses |
122,926 |
175,212 |
Question 20.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 20)
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Executive (CIEXC, DE (NFB), DM, EC (CRA), EX, EXPCX, GR-EX, MGT (CNSC), MGT (NRC), REX, RLE) |
3.1% |
2.9% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Scientific and Professional (AC, AG, AR, AU, BI, CH, CISPC, DE, DS, EC, ED, EN, ES, FO, HR, LC, LIB, LP, LS, MA, MD, MT, ND, NU, OP, PC, PH, PM-MCO, PS, RCO, RO (NRC), SE, SG, SI, SP (NFB), SW, UT, VM) |
19.5% |
17.2% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Administration and Foreign Services (AD (NFB), AS, CO, CS, FI, FS, HR/RH (CRA), IS, OM, PE, PG, PM, SP (CRA), TR, WP) |
49.8% |
39.8% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Technical (AI, AO, CIPTC, DD, EG, EL, EU, GT, PI, PY, RO, SO, TC, TI, TO) |
6.8% |
6.2% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Administrative Support (AD (NRC), AS (NFB), CIASC, CM, CR, DA, OE, ST) |
8.1% |
8.8% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Operational (CX, FB, FR, GL, GS, HP, HS, LI, OP (NFB), OP (NRC), PO-IMA, PO-TCO, PR, SC, SR) |
7.6% |
8.6% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Other (AB, CIPTC, Governor in Council Appointees, GR, IM, MG, Other, RE, REG, Students) |
5.2% |
16.4% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Total Responses |
122,926 |
175,245 |
n/a |
n/a |
Question 22. With which of the following communities do you most closely identify in relation to your current job?
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Client contact centre |
6.1% |
6.1% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Health care practitioners |
1.4% |
1.4% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Federal regulators |
2.9% |
2.7% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Compliance, inspection and enforcement |
11.8% |
10.7% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Communications or public affairs |
2.6% |
2.6% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Access to information and privacy |
0.8% |
0.7% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Security |
2.9% |
3.6% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Science and technology |
6.7% |
6.1% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Library services |
0.3% |
0.3% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Legal services |
2.2% |
2.0% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Administration and operations |
15.7% |
16.4% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Human resources |
5.4% |
4.9% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Financial management |
4.1% |
4.2% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Procurement |
1.6% |
1.7% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Real property |
1.7% |
1.9% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Material management |
1.0% |
1.1% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Information management |
2.2% |
2.6% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Information technology |
6.7% |
7.6% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Internal audit |
0.6% |
0.6% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Evaluation |
0.8% |
0.9% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Data Sciences |
1.3% |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Policy |
4.7% |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Project Management |
4.1% |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Other services to the public |
5.1% |
6.6% |
n/a |
n/a |
| None of the above |
7.4% |
15.0% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Total Responses |
129,149 |
178,067 |
n/a |
n/a |
Question 24. In total, how many years have you been working in the federal public service?
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Less than 3 years in the federal public service |
11.9% |
8.2% |
12.7% |
16.7% |
| 3 to 10 years in the federal public service |
33.4% |
38.6% |
39.7% |
35.9% |
| 11 to 20 years in the federal public service |
34.0% |
30.4% |
23.5% |
22.6% |
| More than 20 years in the federal public service |
20.6% |
22.8% |
24.1% |
24.8% |
| Total Responses |
129,167 |
177,807 |
205,663 |
162,622 |
Question 25. How many years have you been working in your current department or agency?
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Less than 3 years in current department or agency |
23.6% |
18.1% |
n/a |
26.8% |
| 3 to 10 years in current department or agency |
39.9% |
45.1% |
n/a |
37.1% |
| 11 to 20 years in current department or agency |
24.7% |
23.0% |
n/a |
20.0% |
| More than 20 years in current department or agency |
11.8% |
13.8% |
n/a |
16.1% |
| Total Responses |
129,155 |
178,432 |
n/a |
160,925 |
Question 27. What is your first official language?
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| English |
70.0% |
68.5% |
69.1% |
68.6% |
| French |
30.0% |
31.5% |
30.9% |
31.4% |
| Total Responses |
128,558 |
180,208 |
207,894 |
163,935 |
Question 28. In which province or territory do you work?
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| National Capital Region |
41.6% |
43.6% |
40.8% |
41.5% |
| Ontario (excluding National Capital Region) |
15.6% |
14.4% |
14.4% |
14.9% |
| Quebec (excluding National Capital Region) |
10.9% |
10.7% |
10.8% |
10.9% |
| Northwest Territories |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.3% |
0.2% |
| Nunavut |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
| Yukon |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.1% |
| British Columbia |
8.9% |
8.3% |
9.9% |
8.9% |
| Alberta |
5.9% |
5.5% |
6.1% |
5.5% |
| Saskatchewan |
2.3% |
2.2% |
2.5% |
2.4% |
| Manitoba |
4.0% |
4.0% |
4.1% |
4.4% |
| New Brunswick |
3.4% |
3.2% |
3.1% |
3.1% |
| Nova Scotia |
3.7% |
3.8% |
4.0% |
3.8% |
| Prince Edward Island |
1.4% |
1.4% |
1.3% |
1.6% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
1.7% |
1.5% |
1.7% |
1.8% |
| Outside of Canada |
0.1% |
1.0% |
0.6% |
0.7% |
| Total Responses |
129,325 |
180,002 |
208,202 |
163,857 |
Question 28.1. Region of work (variable derived from question 28)
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Atlantic |
10.2% |
9.8% |
10.1% |
10.3% |
| Quebec (Excluding National Capital Region) |
10.9% |
10.7% |
10.8% |
10.9% |
| Ontario (Excluding National Capital Region) |
15.6% |
14.4% |
14.4% |
14.9% |
| Prairies, Nunavut, NWT |
12.6% |
12.0% |
13.2% |
12.6% |
| British Columbia, Yukon |
9.0% |
8.5% |
10.2% |
9.1% |
| National Capital Region |
41.6% |
43.6% |
40.8% |
41.5% |
| Outside Canada |
0.1% |
1.0% |
0.6% |
0.7% |
| Total Responses |
129,325 |
180,002 |
208,202 |
163,857 |
Question 29. What is your age group?
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| 24 years and under |
2.5% |
2.4% |
2.8% |
3.2% |
| 25 - 29 years |
6.1% |
6.3% |
8.6% |
8.7% |
| 30 - 34 years |
10.1% |
11.3% |
12.3% |
11.7% |
| 35 - 39 years |
14.3% |
14.3% |
13.4% |
12.7% |
| 40 - 44 years |
15.3% |
14.9% |
14.1% |
14.5% |
| 45 - 49 years |
15.4% |
15.6% |
16.5% |
17.7% |
| 50 - 54 years |
17.0% |
17.8% |
17.0% |
17.3% |
| 55 - 59 years |
12.5% |
11.4% |
10.5% |
10.2% |
| 60 years and over |
6.8% |
5.9% |
4.9% |
4.1% |
| Total Responses |
128,343 |
178,312 |
207,128 |
162,974 |
Question 30. What is your gender?
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Male |
41.2% |
42.6% |
44.0% |
41.5% |
| Female |
58.8% |
57.4% |
56.0% |
58.5% |
| Total Responses |
127,352 |
178,618 |
197,042 |
161,527 |
Question 31. Are you an Aboriginal person?
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Aboriginal |
4.6% |
4.4% |
4.4% |
4.2% |
| Non-Aboriginal |
95.4% |
95.6% |
95.6% |
95.8% |
| Total Responses |
128,213 |
179,610 |
207,105 |
163,759 |
Question 32. Are you a person with a disability?
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Person with a disability |
7.0% |
6.3% |
5.6% |
5.8% |
| Not a person with a disability |
93.0% |
93.7% |
94.4% |
94.2% |
| Total Responses |
127,876 |
179,552 |
206,653 |
163,861 |
Question 33. Are you a member of a visible minority group?
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Member of a visible minority group |
16.4% |
15.7% |
14.1% |
12.9% |
| Not a member of a visible minority group |
83.6% |
84.3% |
85.9% |
87.1% |
| Total Responses |
128,040 |
179,077 |
207,035 |
163,405 |
Question 34. Have you ever served in the Canadian military?
| Demographic |
2017 PSEAS |
2014 PSES |
2011 PSES |
2008 PSES |
| Yes |
6.1% |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| No |
93.9% |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Total Responses |
128,428 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
