Decommissioning of Public Service Commission tests (23-02)

Hello,

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Public Service Commission’s Personnel Psychology Centre made their assessment tools more accessible to candidates and hiring managers. We developed new online and remote assessments, including second language tests and competency-based assessments for managerial and executive positions, and offered greater flexibility in the use of our unsupervised internet tests. 

With the federal public service’s transition to the new hybrid work model, we seized the opportunity to review our suite of assessment tools. Taking into consideration the evolving realities, the current needs of the public service as well as the shifting demand in the past several years, we are decommissioning a number of our assessment products as of June 30, 2023.

The Personnel Psychology Centre, a long-standing centre of expertise in the personnel assessment field, will continue to offer departments and agencies a range of reliable, accessible, and inclusive assessment solutions. We are committed to increasing the functionality and capacity of our online assessments, to meet the ever-evolving needs and expectations of candidates and hiring managers.

For more information, please contact the Personnel Psychology Centre at cfp.cpp-ppc.psc@cfp-psc.gc.ca. 

Ravinder Rakhra
Vice-President
Services and Business Development Sector
Public Service Commission of Canada