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TABLE 112: 'Q12 - Frequency of provision of internal services in English'

Q12 - Frequency of provision of internal services in 'English'

TOTAL

No. of Responses

Percentage

DON'T USE

22

2.4%

ALWAYS

590

64.6%

OFTEN

206

22.5%

SELDOM

27

3.0%

NEVER

4

0.4%

DON'T KNOW

64

7.0%

NOT STATED

1

0.1%

GRAND TOTAL

914

100.0%

TABLE 113: 'Q13 - Frequency of provision of internal services in French'

Q13 - Frequency of provision of internal services in 'French'

TOTAL

No. of Responses

Percentage

DON'T USE

22

2.4%

ALWAYS

180

19.7%

OFTEN

183

20.0%

SELDOM

185

20.2%

NEVER

103

11.3%

DON'T KNOW

240

26.3%

NOT STATED

1

0.1%

GRAND TOTAL

914

100.0%

TABLE 114: 'Q14 - Satisfaction with provision of internal services in either Official Language'

Q14 - Satisfaction with provision of internal services in either official language

TOTAL

No. of Responses

Percentage

SATISFIED

801

89.8%

DISSATISFIED - PREFER MORE ENGLISH

8

0.9%

DISSATISFIED - PREFER MORE FRENCH

71

8.0%

NOT STATED

12

1.3%

GRAND TOTAL

892

100.0%

Source: Survey of Official Language use at work among Federal Government Employees in Northern Ontario - 1998

TABLE 115: 'Q15 - Use Computer Programs'

Q15 - Do you use computer programs at work?

TOTAL

No. of Responses

Percentage

YES

748

81.8%

NO

164

17.9%

NOT STATED

2

0.2%

GRAND TOTAL

914

100.0%

TABLE 116: 'Q16 - Frequency of availability of Computer Programs in English'
'Computer Users Only'

Q16 - Frequency of availability of computer programs in 'English'

TOTAL

No. of Responses

Percentage

ALWAYS

708

94.7%

OFTEN

33

4.4%

SELDOM

0

0.0%

NEVER

0

0.0%

DON'T KNOW

6

0.8%

NOT STATED

1

0.1%

GRAND TOTAL

748

100.0%

TABLE 117: 'Q17 - Frequency of availability of Computer Programs in French'
'Computer Users Only'

Q17 - Frequency of availability of computer programs in 'French'

TOTAL

No. of responses

Percentage

ALWAYS

144

19.3%

OFTEN

105

14.0%

SELDOM

137

18.3%

NEVER

103

13.8%

DON'T KNOW

258

34.5%

NOT STATED

1

0.1%

GRAND TOTAL

748

100.0%

Source: Survey of Official Language use at work among Federal Government Employees in Northern Ontario - 1998

TABLE 118: 'Q18 - Satisfaction with availability of Computer Programs in either Official Language'

Q18 - Satisfaction with availability of computer programs in either official language

TOTAL

No. of Responses

Percentage

SATISFIED

646

86.4%

DISSATISFIED - PREFER MORE ENGLISH

6

0.8%

DISSATISFIED - PREFER MORE FRENCH

87

11.6%

NOT STATED

9

1.2%

GRAND TOTAL

748

100.0%

TABLE 119: 'Q19 - Use work instruments'

Q19 - Do you use work instruments in the course of your work?

TOTAL

No. of Responses

Percentage

YES

854

93.4%

NO

56

6.1%

NOT STATED

4

0.4%

GRAND TOTAL

914

100.0%

TABLE 120: 'Q20 - Frequency of availability of work instruments in English'
'Work Instrument Users Only'

Q20 - Frequency of availability of work instruments in 'English'

TOTAL

No. of responses

Percentage

ALWAYS

805

94.3%

OFTEN

37

4.3%

SELDOM

3

0.4%

NEVER

0

0.0%

DON'T KNOW

9

1.1%

NOT STATED

0

0.0%

GRAND TOTAL

854

100.0%

Source: Survey of Official Language use at work among Federal Government Employees in Northern Ontario - 1998

TABLE 121: 'Q21 - Frequency of availability of work instruments in French'
'Work Instrument Users Only'

Q21 - Frequency of availability of work instruments in 'French'

TOTAL

No. of Responses

Percentage

ALWAYS

404

47.3%

OFTEN

184

21.5%

SELDOM

73

8.5%

NEVER

37

4.3%

DON'T KNOW

156

18.3%

NOT STATED

0

0.0%

GRAND TOTAL

854

100.0%

TABLE 122: 'Q22 - Satisfaction with availability of work instruments in either Official Language' 'Work Instrument Users Only'

Q22 - Satisfaction with availability of work instruments in either official language

TOTAL

No. of Responses

Percentage

SATISFIED

774

90.6%

DISSATISFIED - PREFER MORE ENGLISH

2

0.2%

DISSATISFIED - PREFER MORE FRENCH

72

8.4%

NOT STATED

6

0.7%

GRAND TOTAL

854

100.0%

TABLE 123: 'Q23 - Attendance at Professional Training Course in last two years'

Q23 - During the last two years, have you attended a professional training course provided by your department/agency?

TOTAL

No. of Responses

Percentage

YES

670

73.3%

NO

240

26.3%

NOT STATED

4

0.4%

GRAND TOTAL

914

100.0%

Source: Survey of Official Language use at work among Federal Government Employees in Northern Ontario - 1998

TABLE 124: 'Q24 - Frequency of availability of Professional Training Courses in English' 'Training attendees in last 2 years only'

Q2 - Frequency of availability of professional training courses in 'English'

TOTAL

No. of Responses

Percentage

ALWAYS

600

89.6%

OFTEN

32

4.8%

SELDOM

3

0.4%

NEVER

1

0.1%

DON'T KNOW

34

5.1%

NOT STATED

0

0.0%

GRAND TOTAL

670

100.0%

TABLE 125: 'Q25 - Frequency of availability of Professional Training Courses in French' 'Training attendees in last 2 years only'

Q25 - Frequency of availability of professional training courses in 'French'

TOTAL

No. of Responses

Percentage

ALWAYS

92

13.7%

OFTEN

96

14.3%

SELDOM

142

21.2%

NEVER

93

13.9%

DON'T KNOW

247

36.9%

NOT STATED

0

0.0%

GRAND TOTAL

670

100.0%

TABLE 126: 'Q26 - Satisfaction: availability of Professional Training Courses in either Official Language - 'Training attendees in last 2 years only'

Q26 - Satisfaction with availability of professional training in either official language

TOTAL

No. of Responses

Percentage

SATISFIED

580

86.6%

DISSATISFIED - PREFER MORE ENGLISH

5

0.7%

DISSATISFIED - PREFER MORE FRENCH

80

11.9%

NOT STATED

5

0.7%

GRAND TOTAL

670

100.0%

Source: Survey of Official Language use at work among Federal Government Employees in Northern Ontario - 1998

TABLE 127: 'Q27 - Official Language used in communicating with immediate supervisor'

Q2 - Official language in communications with immediate supervisor

TOTAL

No. of Responses

Percentage

English Only

602

65.9%

Mostly English

133

14.6%

French Only

14

1.5%

Mostly French

32

3.5%

English & French Equally

123

13.5%

Not Stated

10

1.1%

GRAND TOTAL

914

100.0%

TABLE 128: 'Q28 - Satisfaction with communication with immediate supervisor in either Official Language'

Q28 - Satisfaction with communication with immediate supervisor in either official language

TOTAL

No. of Responses

Percentage

SATISFIED

819

89.6%

DISSATISFIED - PREFER MORE ENGLISH

5

0.5%

DISSATISFIED - PREFER MORE FRENCH

73

8.0%

NOT STATED

17

1.9%

GRAND TOTAL

914

100.0%

TABLE 129: 'Q29 - Comments'

Q29 - Comments

TOTAL

No. of Responses

Percentage

Yes

260

28.4%

No

654

71.6%

GRAND TOTAL

914

100.0%

Source: Survey of Official Language use at work among Federal Government Employees in Northern Ontario - 1998