July 3, 2025
RED FM News Desk
SURREY, BC – A new survey reveals a notable drop in confidence among federal public servants regarding their senior managers in recent years. This decline comes as the public service anticipates Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plans for transforming the sector.
According to the latest Public Service Employee Survey, only 55 percent of the over 186,000 federal employees surveyed expressed confidence in their department or agency’s senior management. This figure marks a decrease from 64 percent in 2022 and 68 percent in 2020.
Despite the drop in overall confidence, the survey also indicates that nearly two-thirds of respondents believe senior managers in their respective departments or agencies model ethical behavior. Additionally, about half of the employees surveyed stated that their senior management makes effective and timely decisions and ensures that essential information flows effectively to staff.
These survey results are being released as the federal public service awaits Prime Minister Carney’s strategy for its transformation. In his election platform, Carney vowed that his government would cap, not cut, the public service and implement measures to boost its productivity.
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