Government of Canada Reviews
Updated Oct 16, 2019
"A lot of pros: work life balance" (in 69 reviews)
"Great management, great benefits and great workplace" (in 44 reviews)
"The work can be very slow and full of red tape" (in 30 reviews)
"Work hours, lower pay than private sector" (in 15 reviews)
- Helpful (3)
"Foreign Service"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Government of Canada full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Extensive travel, interesting files, good pay and benefits
Cons
Lack of promotion opportunities, slow moving.
Advice to Management
Make it easier to fire non-performance and enable strong performers to advance faster.
Government of Canada2016-12-19 "Great place to work if you like structured environment"
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I worked at Government of Canada full-time
Pros
Interesting work with plenty of mobility
Cons
Overly rigid hierarchy where process is more important than results
Advice to Management
Allow people to take risks
Government of Canada2018-07-27- Helpful (1)
"Interesting potential"
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Negative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Government of Canada full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Ability to work abroad Work with cross-functional groups Rewarding work
Cons
Slow and outdated processes Lack of ability to quickly implement new initiatives Work with tools that are not suitable
Advice to Management
Need for greater innovation and faster implementation
Government of Canada2017-12-19 "Meh"
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No opinion of CEOI have been working at Government of Canada
Pros
Situations you come across are interesting; Comfortable salary, benefits
Cons
Slow, always understaffed, timed breaks
Government of Canada2017-05-11"Great learning experience"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Government of Canada
Pros
-Everyone at the office were incredibly approachable -Great learning experience, dipping your toes into government work
Cons
-Tasks were mundane -Limited opportunities for future development
Advice to Management
-Paying interns in the future -Have a more structured internship program
Government of Canada2016-12-29"Senior Financial Analyst"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Government of Canada
Pros
Good teammates, solid learning experience, get to meet people from all over Canada, great work life balance, easy-going culture in most departments
Cons
have to learn and use two languages for everything, a ton of red tape to get anything done, limited focus on creativity, very bureaucratic and political, little value-added
Advice to Management
lose control, be more open to divesting responsibilities, be more open to hiring the best, relax language requirements, find ways to dismantle the union (really cutting down on motivation)
Government of Canada2016-02-26- Helpful (3)
"Avoid"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Government of Canada full-time
Pros
You'll never get fired. Many people work 10-4, so you'll have an excellent work/life balance. But you really should read the cons section...
Cons
Terrible starting pay, unintelligent coworkers, IT practices from the last century (waterfall development!), days spent supporting legacy applications (remember X/Motif?), and there's absolutely no institutional will to improve.
Government of Canada2015-05-02 - Helpful (1)
"Best employer for work-life balance, opportunities in every major city"
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RecommendsI have been working at Government of Canada
Pros
good pay, excellent benefits, overall a great place to work if you are good at following orders and don't mind bureacracy
Cons
stifled creativity, very difficult to get buy-in from senior staff concerning change management
Government of Canada2013-02-05 "A great nine to five job but not a good place to have a career unless you're a diplomat."
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Government of Canada full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great benefits, vacations but not much room for movement.
Cons
Bureaucratic with lots of egos.
Advice to Management
Assistants are people too.
Government of Canada2012-09-05"Decent, not great"
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I have been working at Government of Canada
Pros
Very secure job, clear compensation package, great PTO
Cons
Little room for advancement, complicated rules about special leave provisions, beurocratic, slow responses to inqueries
Advice to Management
Communicate better, make clear decisions before releasing a policy, ensure you consider all possible scenarios.
Government of Canada2011-04-11