US EditionPublic servants losing confidence, major agribusiness merger
CANADA, JUL 3 – The 2024 survey found that 39% of federal public servants report moderate stress and confidence in senior management fell from 68% in 2020 to 55% in 2024.
- A survey released on July 3, 2025, reveals that just 55% of federal public servants express confidence in senior management within their departments or agencies in Ottawa.
- This decline in confidence follows pandemic-related delivery fatigue, shifting priorities, recent labour strikes, and contentious work-from-home disputes affecting perceptions of senior management.
- Despite lower confidence in senior management, 80% of respondents remain satisfied with immediate supervisors, nearly half report effective decision-making, and almost two-thirds say senior managers model ethical behaviour.
- The survey, conducted from October 28 to December 31, 2024, gathered responses from 186,635 employees across 93 federal departments with a response rate of 50.5%.
- Public servants await Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plans to cap the public service and boost productivity while emphasizing employee empowerment over merely replacing poor performers.
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Fewer Federal Bureaucrats Express Confidence in Their Bosses, Survey Suggests
Confidence federal public servants have in their senior managers has fallen in recent years, a new survey suggests. The 2024 Public Service Employee Survey said 55 percent of public servants have confidence in senior management at their department or agency, down from 64 percent in 2022 and 68 percent in 2020. Almost two-thirds of respondents in the new survey said senior managers in their department or agency model ethical behaviour. Almost hal…
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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Public servants' confidence in their bosses drops Confidence federal public servants have in their senior managers has fallen in recent years, a new survey suggests. The 2024 Public Service Employee Survey said 55 per cent of public servants have confidence in senior management at their department or agency, down from 64 per cent in 2022 and 68 per cent in …
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By Catherine Morrison Confidence federal public servants have in their senior managers has fallen in recent years, a new survey suggests. The 2024 Public Service Employee Survey said 55 per cent of public servants have confidence in senior management at their department or agency, down from 64 per cent in 2022 and 68 per cent in 2020. Almost two-thirds of respondents in the new survey said senior managers in their department or agency model ethi…
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