Statistics Canada Reviews

Pros

Advancement opportunity, good benefits, flexible hours, you feel that you are part of something important and your work will help improving the community

Cons

Some weeks you can have a lot to do and sometimes almost nothing to do, depending of your position. Very hard to have a permanent position it is usually contractual.

Pros

Have more weekends than the other companies and holiday benefits, freedom work time schedule, nice location and professional friendly co-workers and bosses.

Cons

Never have the pressure, over comfortable

Pros

Met different people, achieved target goals, obtain training, and learned about Toronto, the City, the services it provided to its community.

Cons

Too meticulous about the expenses, meaning they spend more time controlling a TTC token than simply using common sense and get a monthly pass.

Advice to Senior Management

Too meticulous about the expenses, you guys spend more time and resources controlling small issues than what is really needed, example, controling TTC token than simply using common sense and accepting a monthly pass.

Pros

This organization is very professional and leader in the field of statistical surveys.
The people are nice and the environment is very friendly and management is people oriented.

Cons

As many government organization one can find the decision process slow. Some people can also find some task repetitive but it depends on the projects and how much the person is willing to step in new challenges.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to improve your people oriented approach.
Encourage people to more share their opinions and to be proactive in the organization.

Pros

The most professional statistics in Canada

Cons

if you are at lower level, it is hard to lear more new things

Advice to Senior Management

no

Pros

- Job security (As long as you are a permanent employee)
- Flextime (You make your own schedule as long as you cover the core hours of 10am - 3pm)
- Compress time (4 days week)
- Good training opportunities (20% of your yearly time is to be dedicated to learning opportunities)
- Chances to work in a wide variety of projects

Cons

- Not all IT staff actually have IT education
- Several lazy employees that just can't be rid off, cause others to pick up slack

Advice to Senior Management

- Be more flexible and show more appreciation to highly competent employees.