Technology, Science, Research Canada January 2026
~95k
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~25
Organizations
These insights represent ~95k questions answered from ~25 organizations, collected between January 2025 and December 2025.
To ensure accuracy and stability of Emerging benchmarks we may use statistical sampling methods. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Chemicals, Research, Defense & Space, Medical Devices
Reported gender breakdown
Male
58%
Female
41%
Non-Binary
0.4%
Are employees committed to their organizations?
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
71% of Technology, Science, Research Canada employees are engaged
This is in the top 48% compared with the overall average.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 13 and is in the bottom 44% compared with the overall average.
How does Technology, Science, Research Canada compare?
People in Technology, Science, Research Canada were much more positive than average regarding Inclusion.
On the lower side, people in Technology, Science, Research Canada had much lower favorable scores than average in Learning & Development, Social Connection, and Enablement.
People working in Technology, Science, Research Canada are more engaged than Nonprofit Organization Management United Kingdom, Creative & Media Central Europe, Manufacturing Japan, and Computer Software Benelux. People working in Technology, Science, Research Canada are less engaged than Retail (0-100), United Arab Emirates (1000-5000), Professional Services (100-200), and Asia (1000-5000).
The highest scoring question for Technology, Science, Research Canada had 91% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of %[Company]% (+2% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in Technology, Science, Research Canada were generally least favourable about Feedback & Recognition, and were most negative towards 'I believe my total compensation (base salary+any bonuses+benefits+equity) is fair, relative to similar roles at other companies' with 26% of people disagreeing (+3% above average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 18% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-2% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 8% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-2% compared to overall).
Understanding Tenure distributions
Tenure describes how long an employee has worked for their company: we know through our research that newly hired employees tend to be more positive than their tenured counterparts. Positivity declines sharply before bottoming out between two to six years, then rises slightly for those that remain.
The tenure composition of a benchmark can influence overall scores.
Tenure distributions
Less than 3 months
0.82%
3 months to 6 months
2%
6 months to less than 1 year
3%
1 to less than 2 years
13%
2 to less than 4 years
35%
4 to less than 6 years
14%
6 to less than 10 years
17%
Greater than 10 years
15%