Survey of Staffing (SOS)

Dataset Information
Name  Survey of Staffing (SOS)
UUID  544afd39-7035-4d09-96fd-49b0cb973333
Site  Statistics Canada - Research Data Centres
Region  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Saskatchewan
Description  The SNPS is an important tool for understanding public servants' perceptions of the public service staffing system as well as their awareness of their legal rights and responsibilities regarding political activities. The information gathered in the survey will be used to identify current and emerging trends at government-wide and organizational levels, to inform potential improvements to staffing policies and practices, and better target efforts to safeguard non-partisanship within the federal public service.
Format  None
Purpose  The Public Service Commission has redesigned the Survey of Staffing (SOS) in light of changes brought about by the implementation of the New Direction in Staffing. The Staffing and Non-Partisanship Survey (SNPS) will be conducted every two years and targets all departments and agencies under the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA) - including those with less than 350 employees. The SNPS gathers information from a broader range of audiences - employees, hiring managers and staffing advisors - on key aspects of the staffing system (e.g., merit). As in previous years, the survey also gathers critical information on employees' understanding of their rights and responsibilities regarding political activities and non-partisanship.
Scope  The survey frame was made up of all in-scope employees that were on the October 2017 Public Services and Procurement Canada's Incumbent file and employee lists provided by in-scope organizations that do not appear on the Incumbent file. Since the contact information (e-mail) is not available on the Incumbent file, it had to be collected by Statistics Canada from the departments through Article 13 of the Statistics Act.
Data Level  Individual
Collection Period  01/01/2013-12/31/2013
Last Updated 2023-11-28