2017 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Public Prosecution Service of Canada by Question 103.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 103)

The results of the 2017 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented by key people management themes (i.e., employee engagement, leadership, workforce, workplace). Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison, or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100. Results have been adjusted for non-response to better represent the target population. Therefore, percentages should not be used to determine the number of respondents within a response category.

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Employee engagement

Question 11. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	44	42	7	5	2	86	7	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	41	45	9	5	0	86	5	114
2017	Administrative Support	24	47	13	11	5	71	16	151
2014	Executive	54	46	0	0	0	100	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	50	37	5	5	2	87	7	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	28	46	12	11	3	74	14	116
2014	Administrative Support	29	44	13	10	4	74	14	151

Question 15. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	28	38	10	10	14	0	66	24	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	36	41	12	6	4	0	77	10	114
2017	Administrative Support	21	33	16	15	14	1	55	29	151

Question 16. I am proud of the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	62	32	3	2	1	0	94	3	369
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	54	37	9	0	0	0	91	0	114
2017	Administrative Support	51	31	12	5	1	1	82	6	150
2014	Executive	76	24	0	0	0	0	100	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	72	23	3	1	0	0	95	2	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	66	28	4	0	2	0	94	2	116
2014	Administrative Support	68	22	7	1	2	0	90	3	151

Question 20. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	45	40	7	5	2	0	0	86	8	368
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	43	45	7	4	0	1	0	88	4	114
2017	Administrative Support	38	40	12	3	5	1	1	79	8	150
2014	Executive	56	37	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	50	36	7	4	3	0	0	86	7	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	37	46	8	7	2	0	0	83	8	116
2014	Administrative Support	42	35	13	7	3	0	0	78	9	151

Question 58. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	32	34	15	9	10	0	66	19	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	41	36	10	6	5	2	78	12	114
2017	Administrative Support	29	29	18	12	10	1	59	22	151
2014	Executive	59	30	4	4	0	4	92	4	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	30	37	11	15	7	1	67	22	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	40	29	11	14	7	0	69	20	116
2014	Administrative Support	30	37	15	12	5	1	67	18	149

Question 59. I am satisfied with my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	33	34	12	12	10	0	66	22	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	46	32	10	6	4	2	79	11	114
2017	Administrative Support	28	34	18	9	10	1	63	19	151
2014	Executive	52	37	4	4	0	4	92	4	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	32	34	10	15	9	0	66	24	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	40	30	15	8	8	0	70	16	116
2014	Administrative Support	29	37	16	12	5	1	67	17	150

Question 60. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	36	25	14	9	11	4	1	64	21	370
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	34	31	14	10	9	3	0	67	19	114
2017	Administrative Support	26	20	21	15	9	7	2	51	27	151
2014	Executive	59	20	13	0	4	0	4	83	4	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	40	26	10	10	8	5	1	70	19	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	32	24	14	14	15	2	0	56	30	116
2014	Administrative Support	34	18	19	15	11	3	0	54	26	151

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Leadership

Immediate supervisor

Question 31. I can count on my immediate supervisor to keep his or her promises.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	46	28	10	7	8	1	0	75	15	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	55	25	10	6	4	0	0	81	10	114
2017	Administrative Support	38	26	14	7	11	3	1	67	19	151
2014	Executive	68	24	4	4	0	0	0	93	4	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	53	24	7	9	6	1	0	78	15	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	53	24	6	6	8	2	3	80	15	116
2014	Administrative Support	28	30	14	13	8	4	3	62	23	151

Question 32. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	38	30	9	12	10	0	0	69	22	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	50	34	8	4	3	1	0	85	7	114
2017	Administrative Support	33	27	16	13	9	1	1	61	22	150
2014	Executive	54	43	4	0	0	0	0	96	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	41	30	8	10	9	2	1	72	19	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	47	31	6	10	5	0	1	79	15	116
2014	Administrative Support	27	27	17	14	13	1	1	55	27	151

Question 37. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	47	25	9	8	10	0	0	72	19	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	60	26	8	2	5	0	0	85	7	114
2017	Administrative Support	45	18	16	11	9	0	1	64	20	151
2014	Executive	76	7	4	9	4	0	0	83	13	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	51	29	8	6	6	1	0	80	12	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	52	26	11	5	6	0	0	78	11	116
2014	Administrative Support	38	30	13	10	9	0	1	69	19	151

Senior management

Question 40. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	38	30	12	6	9	4	1	72	16	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	46	32	10	6	2	5	0	82	8	114
2017	Administrative Support	33	31	15	9	6	5	1	68	16	151
2014	Executive	59	35	6	0	0	0	0	94	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	41	29	13	8	7	3	0	72	15	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	43	30	8	9	5	5	0	77	15	116
2014	Administrative Support	38	26	19	6	5	5	1	68	12	151

Question 41. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	32	28	10	13	14	1	0	62	28	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	43	34	12	8	3	1	0	78	11	114
2017	Administrative Support	27	32	16	14	10	1	1	60	24	151
2014	Executive	48	32	7	13	0	0	0	80	13	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	28	31	15	14	12	0	0	60	26	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	42	33	9	10	4	2	0	76	15	116
2014	Administrative Support	34	28	14	11	11	2	0	64	22	151

Question 42. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	22	28	14	16	16	4	0	52	33	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	33	34	16	8	4	5	0	71	12	114
2017	Administrative Support	14	31	21	15	13	5	1	48	30	150
2014	Executive	15	57	15	4	9	0	0	72	13	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	20	28	14	22	13	3	0	49	37	353
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	28	33	15	15	3	6	0	65	20	116
2014	Administrative Support	23	24	20	11	14	7	1	51	27	151

Question 43. I believe that senior management will try to resolve concerns raised in this survey.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	21	25	14	16	19	6	0	48	37	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	37	36	12	7	3	5	0	77	11	114
2017	Administrative Support	18	25	20	15	14	8	1	47	31	151
2014	Executive	30	37	7	11	6	9	0	73	18	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	18	23	15	17	21	6	0	44	40	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	35	26	13	12	9	4	0	64	22	116
2014	Administrative Support	17	26	22	11	13	11	0	49	27	151

Question 44. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	17	27	14	23	18	1	0	45	41	369
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	24	49	12	9	5	2	0	74	14	113
2017	Administrative Support	17	27	13	22	15	5	1	47	39	150
2014	Executive	26	50	7	7	9	0	0	76	17	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	17	30	17	18	16	3	0	48	35	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	21	37	20	16	4	2	0	59	21	116
2014	Administrative Support	17	27	18	18	15	5	0	47	34	151

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Workforce

Performance management

Question 12. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	22	37	13	13	14	0	1	59	28	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	34	30	20	7	10	0	0	64	17	114
2017	Administrative Support	22	28	18	18	13	1	0	51	31	151
2014	Executive	26	39	15	4	17	0	0	65	20	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	39	13	13	15	0	0	59	28	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	24	38	16	12	10	0	0	62	22	116
2014	Administrative Support	23	31	16	17	13	0	0	54	30	151

Question 13. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	33	43	9	10	6	0	75	16	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	36	37	14	9	4	0	73	13	114
2017	Administrative Support	31	35	17	12	4	1	67	16	150

Question 28. In my work unit, unsatisfactory employee performance is managed effectively.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	6	15	12	25	25	15	1	25	60	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	25	17	10	10	18	3	53	25	114
2017	Administrative Support	9	12	17	16	19	26	1	28	49	151
2014	Executive	18	48	26	7	0	0	0	66	7	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	5	17	18	23	20	15	1	27	52	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	11	26	15	23	9	13	2	44	38	116
2014	Administrative Support	8	13	19	13	22	21	4	27	47	151

Question 30. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	31	34	11	13	10	1	0	65	24	369
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	44	37	9	4	6	0	0	81	10	114
2017	Administrative Support	29	37	15	8	11	0	0	66	19	150
2014	Executive	43	41	4	9	4	0	0	83	13	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	37	34	10	11	9	0	0	71	19	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	41	33	10	9	5	1	1	76	14	116
2014	Administrative Support	36	27	13	11	11	1	1	64	22	151

Question 39. I receive the support I need from senior management to address unsatisfactory performance issues in my work unit. (for supervisors)
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	39	26	10	12	10	3	0	68	22	53
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	27	25	14	8	6	3	17	65	17	36
2014	Executive	25	54	8	8	0	4	0	83	9	24
2014	Scientific and Professional	24	42	2	7	10	5	10	78	20	42
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	19	41	6	9	7	4	15	73	20	32

Staffing

Question 26. In my work unit, I believe that we hire people who can do the job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	23	36	11	18	9	2	0	60	28	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	45	35	9	7	4	0	0	79	12	114
2017	Administrative Support	19	33	13	17	13	5	1	55	32	151
2014	Executive	61	39	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	22	46	11	15	6	0	1	68	21	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	36	35	16	8	3	2	0	72	11	116
2014	Administrative Support	25	30	15	17	11	2	1	56	29	151

Question 27. In my work unit, the process of selecting a person for a position is done fairly.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	20	28	12	15	13	12	1	55	32	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	44	26	12	8	6	3	0	73	15	113
2017	Administrative Support	13	22	16	14	14	20	1	44	35	151
2014	Executive	83	17	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	19	31	13	13	11	11	1	57	28	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	41	26	14	7	4	7	2	73	12	116
2014	Administrative Support	21	21	19	16	14	9	1	46	33	150

Job fit and development

Question 5. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	27	40	7	14	10	0	0	68	25	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	35	38	6	16	3	1	1	74	20	114
2017	Administrative Support	17	36	17	19	11	0	0	53	30	150
2014	Executive	30	45	11	15	0	0	0	74	15	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	25	39	9	16	9	0	0	65	26	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	35	38	11	12	3	0	0	74	15	116
2014	Administrative Support	19	38	13	19	11	0	0	57	30	151

Question 6. My job is a good fit with my interests.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	60	29	4	5	2	89	6	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	41	46	9	4	0	87	4	114
2017	Administrative Support	35	35	17	9	4	70	13	151
2014	Executive	54	46	0	0	0	100	0	25
2014	Scientific and Professional	58	33	4	4	1	91	5	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	39	41	11	4	4	80	9	116
2014	Administrative Support	38	35	15	10	1	74	11	151

Question 7. My job is a good fit with my skills.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	64	28	2	5	1	92	6	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	57	32	8	3	1	88	4	114
2017	Administrative Support	40	33	13	9	5	73	14	151
2014	Executive	74	26	0	0	0	100	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	62	31	2	2	2	93	5	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	49	33	12	4	3	82	7	116
2014	Administrative Support	40	40	9	5	5	81	10	151

Question 52. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	18	30	12	18	20	2	0	49	39	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	32	36	13	10	6	3	0	69	17	114
2017	Administrative Support	15	25	19	16	21	3	1	42	38	151
2014	Executive	22	48	4	22	0	4	0	73	23	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	17	33	14	18	16	1	0	51	34	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	29	33	13	10	10	4	0	65	21	116
2014	Administrative Support	12	28	17	22	17	4	1	42	40	151

Question 53. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	18	26	12	15	27	1	1	45	43	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	18	24	10	18	20	5	3	47	42	114
2017	Administrative Support	12	13	17	13	40	3	2	26	56	151
2014	Executive	11	39	15	7	9	0	18	61	21	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	18	21	15	17	25	2	2	41	44	353
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	10	17	15	21	31	2	5	29	55	116
2014	Administrative Support	9	11	15	19	37	5	4	22	62	151

Empowerment

Question 17. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	28	41	10	11	10	1	0	69	22	368
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	47	36	11	4	3	0	0	82	7	114
2017	Administrative Support	18	35	19	19	9	0	0	53	28	150
2014	Executive	48	35	7	9	0	0	0	83	9	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	38	9	18	14	0	0	59	32	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	27	56	8	6	4	0	0	83	9	116
2014	Administrative Support	15	39	20	13	12	0	1	54	25	150

Question 18. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	29	32	18	11	10	1	61	21	369
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	44	38	8	6	4	0	82	10	114
2017	Administrative Support	27	30	24	11	7	1	58	18	151
2014	Executive	48	35	13	4	0	0	83	4	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	27	36	12	13	12	0	63	25	353
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	36	42	12	7	2	0	78	10	116
2014	Administrative Support	27	35	15	14	9	0	63	23	150

Question 19. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	23	39	11	13	13	1	1	63	25	369
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	46	39	7	5	3	0	0	84	9	114
2017	Administrative Support	24	35	20	14	7	0	0	58	21	150
2014	Executive	41	45	0	15	0	0	0	85	15	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	25	38	12	13	12	0	0	63	25	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	37	38	12	10	3	0	0	75	14	116
2014	Administrative Support	25	42	15	10	6	1	1	69	16	151

Question 54. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	17	31	22	13	14	2	49	28	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	36	42	12	4	4	0	79	9	114
2017	Administrative Support	15	31	21	15	11	7	50	28	151

Work-life balance and workload

Question 9. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	30	32	11	14	14	1	62	27	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	54	29	7	5	4	1	84	9	114
2017	Administrative Support	32	31	17	14	6	0	63	20	151
2014	Executive	41	35	4	11	9	0	76	20	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	35	28	12	13	10	0	64	24	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	48	30	5	12	4	1	79	16	116
2014	Administrative Support	36	32	13	12	5	1	70	17	151

Question 10. I feel I can claim overtime compensation (in money or in leave) for the overtime hours that I work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	6	13	8	15	44	2	12	22	69	370
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	39	16	18	4	6	4	13	66	12	114
2017	Administrative Support	16	18	18	11	22	6	9	41	38	151
2014	Executive	4	7	4	9	32	0	44	20	73	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	5	9	7	20	45	1	13	17	75	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	26	20	14	14	12	3	11	54	30	116
2014	Administrative Support	9	17	15	19	24	3	12	31	51	151

Question 21. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	12	33	23	17	14	0	1	46	31	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	33	34	22	9	3	0	0	67	11	114
2017	Administrative Support	41	37	9	5	4	1	3	81	10	151
2014	Executive	18	26	9	26	20	0	0	44	46	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	15	29	24	16	16	0	0	44	32	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	34	40	17	7	1	0	2	75	8	116
2014	Administrative Support	41	36	10	7	5	0	1	78	12	151

Question 34. Subject to operational requirements, my immediate supervisor supports the use of flexible work arrangements (e.g., flexible hours, compressed workweeks, telework).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	46	24	9	6	10	3	3	74	17	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	65	21	3	3	2	3	4	92	5	113
2017	Administrative Support	50	16	12	7	5	8	2	73	14	151
2014	Executive	46	26	4	0	9	7	7	85	11	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	45	26	7	6	9	3	3	76	16	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	63	18	3	5	8	1	2	84	14	116
2014	Administrative Support	46	25	10	8	4	3	4	76	13	151

Mobility and retention

Question 61. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not Sure (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	56	28	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	25	28	47	114
2017	Administrative Support	23	40	37	151
2014	Executive	39	26	35	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	14	59	27	353
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	35	27	38	116
2014	Administrative Support	13	46	40	151

Question 62. Please indicate your reason for leaving.
Survey year	Demographic	To retire (%)	To pursue another position within my department or agency (%)	To pursue a position in another department or agency (%)	To pursue a position outside the federal public service (%)	End of my term, casual or student employment (%)	Other (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	12	21	42	2	14	58
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	3	11	64	4	4	14	28
2017	Administrative Support	11	6	52	6	14	11	35
2014	Executive	47	19	9	24	9999	0	10
2014	Scientific and Professional	16	6	20	41	9999	18	48
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	11	3	75	4	9999	7	40
2014	Administrative Support	10	25	35	15	9999	15	20

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Organizational goals

Question 14. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department’s or agency’s goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	46	35	8	7	4	0	81	11	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	53	37	7	3	0	0	90	3	113
2017	Administrative Support	40	35	16	3	4	1	76	8	150
2014	Executive	68	32	0	0	0	0	100	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	43	38	9	6	3	1	81	9	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	46	40	9	3	3	0	85	6	116
2014	Administrative Support	36	43	11	5	4	1	81	9	151

Question 45. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	22	40	18	11	8	1	1	62	19	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	39	35	15	6	5	0	0	73	12	113
2017	Administrative Support	22	30	29	11	5	1	1	53	17	149
2014	Executive	37	52	11	0	0	0	0	89	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	22	44	17	9	6	2	0	67	15	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	36	38	13	5	4	3	0	77	10	116
2014	Administrative Support	28	29	24	8	7	5	0	60	15	151

Organizational performance

Question 22a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	4	14	23	32	22	1	3	57	19	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	6	23	28	27	11	2	3	40	31	113
2017	Administrative Support	11	11	35	21	15	3	3	39	24	149
2014	Executive	4	11	33	32	15	0	6	49	16	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	6	14	32	27	16	1	4	45	21	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	8	25	33	20	12	0	3	32	34	116
2014	Administrative Support	10	19	27	24	15	1	5	40	31	149

Question 22b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	5	13	20	30	26	2	2	59	20	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	6	8	28	22	27	3	5	54	16	113
2017	Administrative Support	6	12	28	24	19	7	5	48	21	149
2014	Executive	4	4	18	33	35	0	6	73	8	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	8	12	28	30	19	1	2	51	21	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	6	13	19	28	26	2	6	59	20	116
2014	Administrative Support	8	15	21	27	21	5	4	53	25	150

Question 22c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	17	32	24	14	2	3	40	27	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	6	11	32	27	18	1	5	48	18	113
2017	Administrative Support	7	17	26	24	16	7	4	45	26	150
2014	Executive	15	24	18	26	11	0	6	39	41	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	16	22	29	20	11	0	2	32	39	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	12	18	33	19	14	0	3	35	31	115
2014	Administrative Support	13	15	24	21	17	1	8	43	31	150

Question 22d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	5	12	28	33	18	0	3	53	17	369
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	1	9	25	37	25	1	2	64	10	113
2017	Administrative Support	4	11	27	30	21	3	4	55	16	147
2014	Executive	4	15	46	28	7	0	0	35	18	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	3	9	34	36	16	0	3	53	13	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	1	12	24	41	20	0	2	62	14	115
2014	Administrative Support	3	13	21	36	20	1	7	60	16	150

Question 22e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	17	21	29	19	10	1	3	30	40	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	8	21	29	23	12	1	5	38	31	112
2017	Administrative Support	13	18	25	20	16	3	5	39	34	150
2014	Executive	11	39	32	15	4	0	0	18	50	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	27	28	15	8	1	2	23	49	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	10	18	33	19	16	2	2	36	30	115
2014	Administrative Support	9	17	34	21	15	1	3	38	27	149

Question 22f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	10	14	29	23	16	3	4	43	26	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	12	17	33	24	9	3	4	35	30	114
2017	Administrative Support	10	11	23	24	17	7	9	49	24	148
2014	Executive	11	11	22	11	39	0	6	53	23	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	11	14	25	29	15	2	3	47	27	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	5	11	19	32	25	3	5	63	17	115
2014	Administrative Support	7	12	19	31	17	4	9	55	23	147

Question 22g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	10	20	36	19	10	2	4	30	32	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	5	12	37	18	23	2	3	43	19	113
2017	Administrative Support	6	16	35	16	14	7	5	34	25	150
2014	Executive	15	20	46	11	7	0	0	18	35	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	19	21	32	17	7	2	3	25	42	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	10	22	32	21	15	0	0	36	32	115
2014	Administrative Support	8	15	30	24	15	1	8	42	26	149

Respectful workplace

Question 25. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	29	32	9	14	14	1	1	61	29	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	54	22	9	10	5	0	0	76	15	114
2017	Administrative Support	27	27	13	15	16	1	0	55	32	151
2014	Executive	68	26	0	0	6	0	0	94	6	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	31	33	8	12	15	2	0	65	27	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	37	29	10	12	10	2	0	67	23	116
2014	Administrative Support	28	28	13	17	15	1	0	56	31	151

Question 29. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	34	42	6	9	7	1	0	77	16	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	52	28	9	6	4	1	0	81	11	113
2017	Administrative Support	31	30	13	14	11	1	1	62	25	151
2014	Executive	52	44	0	4	0	0	0	96	4	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	34	41	7	13	5	0	0	75	18	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	42	33	12	7	7	0	0	74	14	116
2014	Administrative Support	31	40	9	13	7	1	0	72	19	151

Question 55. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	28	31	18	5	9	8	1	65	15	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	51	27	11	5	2	4	0	81	8	114
2017	Administrative Support	29	32	22	5	5	6	0	65	11	151
2014	Executive	54	39	4	0	0	4	0	96	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	36	32	18	6	4	4	0	71	10	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	42	34	13	4	1	6	0	81	5	116
2014	Administrative Support	44	26	17	3	2	7	1	76	5	151

Question 56. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	29	39	14	11	7	1	68	18	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	43	41	7	5	1	3	86	6	114
2017	Administrative Support	33	39	14	5	5	4	75	10	151
2014	Executive	68	24	4	0	0	4	96	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	36	34	13	8	6	3	72	14	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	41	37	13	4	2	2	80	6	116
2014	Administrative Support	40	37	15	3	3	3	80	5	151

Question 57. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	42	37	6	7	8	0	0	79	15	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	61	34	2	2	2	0	0	95	4	113
2017	Administrative Support	40	36	12	5	6	1	1	76	11	151
2014	Executive	70	24	6	0	0	0	0	94	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	46	35	4	7	7	0	0	81	14	353
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	54	32	9	1	4	0	0	86	5	116
2014	Administrative Support	50	34	10	3	3	0	0	84	6	151

Ethical workplace

Question 24. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	20	28	13	16	17	3	3	51	35	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	30	21	20	15	5	3	5	55	22	114
2017	Administrative Support	15	21	16	21	18	4	5	39	43	151
2014	Executive	54	43	4	0	0	0	0	96	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	22	27	14	16	15	4	3	53	33	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	28	27	12	17	11	3	2	58	29	116
2014	Administrative Support	18	31	15	15	17	2	2	51	33	150

Question 46. Employees in my department or agency carry out their duties in the public's interest.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	56	33	6	3	1	1	90	4	370
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	53	34	6	4	1	2	89	5	114
2017	Administrative Support	39	41	12	3	1	5	84	3	150
2014	Executive	93	7	0	0	0	0	100	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	65	29	2	2	0	1	95	2	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	45	35	10	3	3	4	84	6	116
2014	Administrative Support	47	33	9	4	1	5	85	6	151

Question 47. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	44	34	8	8	5	1	0	79	13	369
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	51	28	10	5	3	4	0	82	8	114
2017	Administrative Support	27	34	15	9	7	6	1	66	18	151
2014	Executive	93	4	0	0	0	4	0	100	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	53	34	5	4	3	1	0	88	7	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	48	31	10	9	1	1	0	79	10	116
2014	Administrative Support	38	27	12	13	5	5	1	69	18	151

Question 48. Discussions about values and ethics occur in my workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	35	33	11	10	7	4	0	70	18	370
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	30	28	18	10	5	7	1	63	17	114
2017	Administrative Support	18	26	26	10	8	12	0	50	20	151
2014	Executive	68	32	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	40	34	12	8	4	2	0	76	12	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	26	29	21	12	6	6	0	59	19	116
2014	Administrative Support	15	39	19	10	9	7	1	59	21	150

Question 49. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	13	19	15	18	22	12	1	37	46	370
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	26	28	10	17	4	14	2	63	25	114
2017	Administrative Support	13	18	15	18	23	12	1	36	47	151
2014	Executive	44	17	7	9	0	7	15	78	12	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	14	20	16	20	17	12	1	39	43	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	23	26	14	12	16	7	1	53	31	116
2014	Administrative Support	16	21	10	23	22	7	2	40	49	151

Physical environment and equipment

Question 1. I have the materials and equipment I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	27	48	2	16	8	0	0	74	23	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	54	37	4	5	1	0	0	91	5	114
2017	Administrative Support	28	45	10	15	2	0	0	73	17	150
2014	Executive	33	50	4	13	0	0	0	83	13	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	23	46	6	18	8	0	0	68	26	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	47	41	5	3	2	0	1	89	5	116
2014	Administrative Support	38	46	5	9	1	1	0	85	9	151

Question 4. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	38	33	6	13	9	1	72	22	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	52	27	4	14	2	0	80	16	114
2017	Administrative Support	32	44	7	11	5	0	77	16	151
2014	Executive	65	22	4	9	0	0	87	9	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	40	38	6	8	8	0	78	16	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	42	36	5	12	5	0	78	17	116
2014	Administrative Support	45	37	5	7	5	0	82	13	151

Question 8. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	42	36	6	10	5	1	78	15	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	63	29	3	3	2	0	92	4	114
2017	Administrative Support	37	47	9	4	3	0	83	7	150
2014	Executive	70	30	0	0	0	0	100	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	45	34	6	10	5	0	78	15	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	61	30	3	5	0	0	91	5	116
2014	Administrative Support	45	43	5	5	1	0	88	7	150

Use of official languages

Question 2. The material and tools provided for my work, including software and other automated tools, are available in the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	75	16	2	3	1	1	1	94	4	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	78	18	2	1	0	1	1	97	1	113
2017	Administrative Support	77	15	4	2	1	0	1	93	3	151
2014	Executive	76	17	4	4	0	0	0	93	4	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	73	17	3	3	2	0	1	92	5	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	76	20	1	1	0	1	1	98	1	116
2014	Administrative Support	75	17	2	5	1	1	0	92	6	151

Question 3. When I prepare written materials, including email, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	69	16	5	5	3	1	1	86	8	369
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	60	28	4	5	1	0	1	90	6	114
2017	Administrative Support	72	18	5	1	3	0	1	91	4	151
2014	Executive	78	15	0	4	4	0	0	93	7	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	72	14	4	6	3	0	1	87	9	353
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	55	28	7	9	1	0	1	83	10	115
2014	Administrative Support	76	13	4	1	3	1	1	91	5	151

Question 23. During meetings in my work unit, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	70	11	8	3	4	1	3	84	8	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	71	18	5	4	0	0	1	90	4	114
2017	Administrative Support	71	11	6	3	2	0	7	88	5	151
2014	Executive	85	4	4	7	0	0	0	89	7	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	72	8	6	3	4	1	5	86	8	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	60	26	4	5	2	0	3	89	7	116
2014	Administrative Support	71	12	7	1	3	1	5	88	5	151

Question 33. When I communicate with my immediate supervisor, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	79	10	5	1	2	1	3	92	3	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	87	10	0	2	0	0	2	98	2	114
2017	Administrative Support	84	8	3	1	1	0	3	95	2	151
2014	Executive	89	7	0	0	0	0	4	100	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	81	7	3	1	3	0	5	92	4	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	75	11	3	2	5	0	3	90	7	116
2014	Administrative Support	81	7	5	1	3	1	3	92	3	151

Question 50. During meetings in my department or agency, the chairpersons create an environment where I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	62	15	9	5	2	2	6	83	7	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	63	22	8	3	0	2	2	89	3	113
2017	Administrative Support	69	11	8	2	2	1	7	87	4	151
2014	Executive	74	18	4	0	0	0	4	96	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	62	13	10	3	3	1	8	83	7	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	55	26	9	4	3	1	2	84	7	116
2014	Administrative Support	69	10	7	1	3	1	9	87	5	151

Question 51. The training offered by my department or agency is available in the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	66	17	7	2	2	4	3	88	5	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	70	14	7	0	1	3	5	91	1	114
2017	Administrative Support	70	12	6	3	2	3	4	88	6	150
2014	Executive	78	22	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	62	17	8	3	3	2	4	85	6	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	61	22	6	3	2	3	3	88	5	116
2014	Administrative Support	65	13	10	2	3	4	3	84	5	151

Harassment

Harassment is normally a series of incidents, but it can be one severe incident that has a lasting impact on the individual.
Harassment is any improper conduct by an individual that is directed at and offensive to another individual in the workplace, including at any event or any location related to work, and that the individual knew or ought reasonably to have known would cause offence or harm. It comprises objectionable act(s), comment(s) or display(s) that demean, belittle, or cause personal humiliation or embarrassment, and any act of intimidation or threat. It also includes harassment within the meaning of the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics [including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test], disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered).

Question 63. Having carefully read the definition of harassment above, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	22	78	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	12	88	114
2017	Administrative Support	30	70	151
2014	Scientific and Professional	19	81	353
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	24	76	115
2014	Administrative Support	22	78	151

Question 64a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	55	80
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	50	14
2017	Administrative Support	65	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	58	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	61	27
2014	Administrative Support	70	33

Question 64b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? ...Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	61	80
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	43	14
2017	Administrative Support	48	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	58	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	51	27
2014	Administrative Support	51	33

Question 64c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? ...Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	80
2014	Scientific and Professional	9	66
2014	Administrative Support	0	33

Question 64d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? ...Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	Total responses
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	14
2017	Administrative Support	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	27
2014	Administrative Support	33

Question 64e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? ...Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	12	80
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	0	14
2017	Administrative Support	0	46
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	0	27

Question 64f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? ...Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	19	80
2014	Scientific and Professional	12	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	0	27
2014	Administrative Support	0	33

Question 64g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	0	27

Question 65a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	49	80
2017	Administrative Support	48	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	54	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	54	27
2014	Administrative Support	36	33

Question 65b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	44	80
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	43	14
2017	Administrative Support	37	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	39	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	25	27
2014	Administrative Support	42	33

Question 65c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	39	80
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	50	14
2017	Administrative Support	42	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	50	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	40	27
2014	Administrative Support	46	33

Question 65d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	37	80
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	36	14
2017	Administrative Support	37	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	37	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	47	27
2014	Administrative Support	27	33

Question 65e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Interference with work or withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	35	80
2017	Administrative Support	24	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	36	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	34	27
2014	Administrative Support	30	33

Question 65f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	60	80
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	50	14
2017	Administrative Support	67	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	52	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	41	27
2014	Administrative Support	49	33

Question 65g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	48	80
2017	Administrative Support	37	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	41	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	25	27
2014	Administrative Support	27	33

Question 65h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	80
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	27
2014	Administrative Support	33

Question 65i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	22	80
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	0	14
2014	Scientific and Professional	15	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	0	27

Question 65j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Threat
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	15	80
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	0	14
2014	Scientific and Professional	15	66

Question 65k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	46	80
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	42	14
2017	Administrative Support	50	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	46	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	44	27
2014	Administrative Support	42	33

Question 65l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	25	80
2017	Administrative Support	39	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	43	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	28	27
2014	Administrative Support	39	33

Question 65m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	12	80
2017	Administrative Support	22	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	12	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	27	27

Question 66a. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? … I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	57	80
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	43	14
2017	Administrative Support	61	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	61	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	75	27
2014	Administrative Support	72	32

Question 66b. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	28	80
2017	Administrative Support	32	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	29	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	23	27
2014	Administrative Support	37	32

Question 66c. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	80
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	0	14
2014	Scientific and Professional	17	66
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	22	27

Question 66d. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	21	80
2017	Administrative Support	19	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	18	66
2014	Administrative Support	19	32

Question 66e. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	12	80
2014	Scientific and Professional	7	66

Question 66f. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	6	80
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	18	27

Question 66g. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	20	80
2014	Scientific and Professional	8	66

Question 66h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	17	80
2017	Administrative Support	13	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	8	66

Question 66i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	22	80
2017	Administrative Support	22	46
2014	Scientific and Professional	24	66
2014	Administrative Support	16	32

Question 67a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	13	75
2017	Administrative Support	19	43
2014	Scientific and Professional	15	62

Question 67b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	19	75
2014	Scientific and Professional	16	62
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	24	22
2014	Administrative Support	17	30

Question 67c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	14	75
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	0	13
2017	Administrative Support	16	43
2014	Scientific and Professional	11	62

Question 67d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	75
2017	Administrative Support	16	43
2014	Scientific and Professional	8	62

Question 67e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	14	75
2017	Administrative Support	30	43
2014	Scientific and Professional	11	62
2014	Administrative Support	17	30

Question 67f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2014	Scientific and Professional	8	62
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	0	22

Question 67g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	7	75

Question 67h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	75
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	0	13
2017	Administrative Support	19	43

Question 67i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	75
2017	Administrative Support	19	43
2014	Scientific and Professional	16	62
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	0	22
2014	Administrative Support	17	30

Question 67j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	38	75
2017	Administrative Support	19	43
2014	Scientific and Professional	34	62
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	29	22
2014	Administrative Support	23	30

Question 67k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	75
2014	Scientific and Professional	16	62

Question 67l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	48	75
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	46	13
2017	Administrative Support	30	43
2014	Scientific and Professional	45	62
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	24	22
2014	Administrative Support	50	30

Question 67m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	Total responses
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	13
2017	Administrative Support	43
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	22
2014	Administrative Support	30

Question 67n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	58	75
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	62	13
2017	Administrative Support	49	43
2014	Scientific and Professional	58	62
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	33	22
2014	Administrative Support	43	30

Question 67o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...The time limit to file a grievance or a formal complaint had passed.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	0	13

Question 67p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	13	75
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	0	13
2017	Administrative Support	12	43
2014	Scientific and Professional	9	62

Question 68. Did the harassment you experienced occur while you were an employee of your current department or agency?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	95	5	79
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	86	14	14
2017	Administrative Support	96	4	45

Question 69. I am satisfied with how matters related to harassment are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	12	17	14	11	13	25	9	43	36	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	21	20	13	10	6	24	6	58	23	114
2017	Administrative Support	11	14	30	6	10	23	6	36	22	151
2014	Executive	18	44	9	7	0	20	0	79	9	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	11	15	20	9	10	31	5	40	29	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	16	15	17	10	11	28	4	45	30	116
2014	Administrative Support	13	16	20	9	10	25	6	42	28	151

Question 70. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	23	36	16	7	10	8	1	65	18	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	40	37	13	4	2	5	0	80	6	114
2017	Administrative Support	19	33	25	7	5	8	2	58	14	151
2014	Executive	57	28	11	0	4	0	0	85	4	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	18	29	20	9	9	14	1	56	21	353
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	26	29	17	5	9	13	0	63	17	116
2014	Administrative Support	25	13	27	11	5	17	1	47	20	151

Discrimination

Discrimination means treating someone differently or unfairly because of a personal characteristic or distinction, which, whether intentional or not, has an effect that imposes disadvantages not imposed on others or that withholds or limits access that is given to others. There are 13 prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics [including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test], disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered).

Question 75. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination above, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	12	88	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	5	95	114
2017	Administrative Support	6	94	150
2014	Executive	0	100	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	9	91	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	7	93	115
2014	Administrative Support	6	94	151

Question 76a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	32	44
2014	Scientific and Professional	31	32

Question 76b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	86	44
2014	Scientific and Professional	81	32

Question 76c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	0	44

Question 76d. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	0	44
2014	Scientific and Professional	0	32

Question 76e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	14	44

Question 77a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Race
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	44

Question 77e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Age
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	18	44

Question 77f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Sex
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	46	44
2014	Scientific and Professional	47	32

Question 77g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Sexual orientation
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	0	44

Question 77h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Gender identity and expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	0	44

Question 77i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	11	44

Question 77j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Family status
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	32	44
2014	Scientific and Professional	38	32

Question 77k. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test)
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	0	44

Question 77l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Disability
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	23	44
2014	Scientific and Professional	15	32

Question 77m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	0	44
2014	Scientific and Professional	0	32

Question 77n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	11	44

Question 78a. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? ..I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	37	44
2014	Scientific and Professional	41	32

Question 78b. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? ...I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	25	44
2014	Scientific and Professional	25	32

Question 78d. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? … I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	26	44
2014	Scientific and Professional	25	32

Question 78i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? ...I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	54	44
2014	Scientific and Professional	44	32

Question 79b. Why did you not file a grievance or a formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? … I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	15	40

Question 79c. Why did you not file a grievance or a formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? ...The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2014	Scientific and Professional	0	30

Question 79d. Why did you not file a grievance or a formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? … The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2014	Scientific and Professional	0	30

Question 79g. Why did you not file a grievance or a formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? … I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2014	Scientific and Professional	0	30

Question 79i. Why did you not file a grievance or a formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? … I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	12	40

Question 79j. Why did you not file a grievance or a formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? … I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	42	40
2014	Scientific and Professional	43	30

Question 79k. Why did you not file a grievance or a formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? … I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	13	40
2014	Scientific and Professional	23	30

Question 79l. Why did you not file a grievance or a formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? ...I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	57	40
2014	Scientific and Professional	50	30

Question 79n. Why did you not file a grievance or a formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? ...I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	73	40
2014	Scientific and Professional	70	30

Question 79o. Why did you not file a grievance or a formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …The time limit to file a grievance or a formal complaint had passed.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	0	40

Question 80. Did the discrimination you experienced occur while you were an employee of your current department or agency?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	98	2	44

Question 81. I am satisfied with how matters related to discrimination are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	11	14	18	4	8	35	10	45	21	370
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	23	17	18	5	0	26	11	63	7	114
2017	Administrative Support	15	12	26	3	5	33	6	44	13	151
2014	Executive	30	18	7	6	0	39	0	79	9	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	10	14	24	3	5	38	6	42	16	354
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	17	13	18	4	4	39	6	54	14	116
2014	Administrative Support	14	12	24	3	1	36	9	47	8	151

Question 82. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	25	33	16	4	8	12	2	67	14	369
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	42	31	18	4	0	6	1	77	4	113
2017	Administrative Support	29	25	24	3	3	14	2	64	8	150
2014	Executive	65	22	6	4	0	4	0	90	4	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	25	30	18	4	5	16	1	67	12	353
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	28	26	21	2	4	16	3	67	8	116
2014	Administrative Support	30	16	20	3	2	28	2	65	7	151

Duty to Accommodate

The duty to accommodate refers to the employer’s obligation to eliminate disadvantages to employees, prospective employees or clients that result from a rule, practice or physical barrier that has or that may have an adverse impact on individuals or groups protected under the Canadian Human Rights Act or identified as a designated group under the Employment Equity Act. It applies to all grounds of discrimination covered by the Canadian Human Rights Act: race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy and childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test), disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered. Employers must provide accommodation up to the point of undue hardship, taking into account essential job requirements.

Question 88. Having carefully read the definition above, have you requested measures to accommodate your needs in the workplace in the last two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	17	83	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	26	74	113
2017	Administrative Support	20	80	151
2014	Scientific and Professional	14	86	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	20	80	116
2014	Administrative Support	11	89	151

Question 89. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	74	26	64
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	86	14	29
2017	Administrative Support	80	20	30
2014	Scientific and Professional	74	26	50
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	79	21	24
2014	Administrative Support	81	19	16

Question 90. I am satisfied with the measures that were taken to accommodate my needs.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	39	31	4	17	9	0	69	26	47
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	56	16	8	12	4	4	75	17	25
2017	Administrative Support	45	42	4	0	8	0	88	8	24
2014	Scientific and Professional	60	24	0	11	3	3	86	14	37
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	49	41	5	0	5	0	90	5	19
2014	Administrative Support	31	31	23	15	0	0	62	15	13

Labour management relations and collective agreements

Question 71. I am familiar with the provisions of my collective agreement.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	19	53	7	11	4	1	5	77	16	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	28	44	10	3	1	3	11	84	5	114
2017	Administrative Support	21	52	14	6	5	1	1	75	11	151
2014	Executive	9	17	0	0	0	0	74	100	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	23	55	9	7	3	1	2	80	10	355
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	31	42	8	7	2	3	7	81	10	116
2014	Administrative Support	17	56	13	9	3	1	1	75	12	151

Question 72. The union-management consultation process has been effective in addressing issues in my workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	5	16	19	19	15	22	4	29	46	369
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	12	14	21	10	7	21	15	40	27	114
2017	Administrative Support	10	26	22	9	7	23	3	48	22	149
2014	Executive	15	11	15	9	0	4	46	52	19	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	4	20	26	16	10	22	3	33	33	353
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	8	13	25	6	3	33	12	39	16	116
2014	Administrative Support	6	24	26	7	8	25	5	43	21	151

Question 73. My immediate supervisor understands and respects the provisions of my collective agreement.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	28	29	15	5	4	14	5	70	12	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	48	27	8	4	0	6	8	87	4	114
2017	Administrative Support	29	30	18	3	3	16	1	71	7	151
2014	Executive	7	9	9	0	0	0	74	64	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	34	34	12	3	3	12	2	79	7	353
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	47	24	9	4	3	8	6	82	7	116
2014	Administrative Support	20	26	25	6	3	20	1	58	11	151

Question 74. Senior managers respect the provisions of my collective agreement.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	20	29	14	9	9	14	4	60	22	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	43	28	10	3	0	8	8	85	3	114
2017	Administrative Support	29	30	16	1	3	21	1	75	5	151
2014	Executive	7	9	9	0	0	0	74	64	0	26
2014	Scientific and Professional	24	32	16	8	5	13	2	66	16	353
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	45	26	10	3	0	9	6	85	4	116
2014	Administrative Support	17	30	23	7	2	21	1	59	12	151

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Workplace well-being

A psychologically healthy workplace

Question 35. My immediate supervisor creates an environment where I feel free to discuss with him or her matters that affect my well-being at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	45	28	7	9	10	1	0	74	19	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	67	22	3	3	5	1	0	89	8	114
2017	Administrative Support	45	22	9	11	11	1	1	69	22	151

Question 36. My immediate supervisor seems to care about me as a person.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	53	23	9	6	7	2	1	78	13	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	63	22	6	3	5	0	0	85	9	114
2017	Administrative Support	46	23	13	6	8	3	1	72	14	151

Question 86. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	36	16	15	13	3	0	55	29	370
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	19	45	14	12	6	3	0	67	19	114
2017	Administrative Support	18	36	18	11	6	10	1	61	19	151

Question 87. I would describe my workplace as being psychologically healthy.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	12	34	17	19	17	1	0	46	36	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	19	42	18	14	4	2	1	62	19	113
2017	Administrative Support	15	36	18	14	12	5	0	54	27	151

Work-related stress

Question 83a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? … Pay or other compensation-related issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	19	24	21	18	17	0	1	43	36	370
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	26	21	19	15	10	2	7	52	28	113
2017	Administrative Support	23	22	21	16	15	1	2	47	32	151

Question 83b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? … Heavy workload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	6	16	27	28	22	0	22	51	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	13	26	32	21	6	1	40	27	114
2017	Administrative Support	17	30	23	13	16	1	48	29	151

Question 83c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? … Unreasonable deadlines
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	20	29	28	9	10	1	3	51	20	366
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	31	31	22	12	1	1	2	64	14	114
2017	Administrative Support	28	34	18	9	5	1	5	66	15	151

Question 83d. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? … Not enough employees to do the work
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	10	22	26	16	24	1	1	33	41	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	17	25	21	23	12	0	2	43	36	114
2017	Administrative Support	20	21	22	13	21	0	3	42	35	149

Question 83e. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? … Overtime or long work hours
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	15	22	25	17	19	0	1	38	37	370
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	46	23	9	9	2	0	11	78	12	114
2017	Administrative Support	44	22	7	1	3	3	21	86	5	151

Question 83f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? … Balancing work and personal life
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	12	22	31	19	16	0	0	34	35	370
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	34	32	16	13	4	1	1	67	16	112
2017	Administrative Support	33	33	18	9	6	1	0	66	15	150

Question 83g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? … Lack of control or input in decision-making
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	24	30	22	14	10	0	0	55	24	370
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	41	23	22	8	3	0	3	66	11	112
2017	Administrative Support	33	33	19	5	5	2	3	70	11	149

Question 83h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? … Competing or constantly changing priorities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	39	30	15	8	5	1	1	71	13	370
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	27	39	18	11	3	0	3	68	14	112
2017	Administrative Support	33	33	21	7	5	0	1	67	12	150

Question 83i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? … Lack of clear expectations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	45	29	13	7	5	1	1	74	12	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	38	33	13	7	7	0	2	73	14	111
2017	Administrative Support	32	37	13	10	6	0	3	71	16	149

Question 83j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? …Information overload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	31	33	22	9	4	0	1	65	13	370
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	35	33	14	13	5	0	2	69	18	112
2017	Administrative Support	35	33	18	8	3	1	3	70	11	149

Question 83k. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? …Physical work environment
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	51	23	14	7	5	0	1	75	12	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	65	21	4	4	3	0	3	89	7	113
2017	Administrative Support	51	26	12	8	1	1	0	78	9	151

Question 83l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? …Harassment or discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	67	15	5	5	6	0	1	84	11	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	77	10	4	3	2	0	3	91	5	114
2017	Administrative Support	64	12	11	5	3	3	3	80	8	151

Question 83m. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? …Issue(s) with my co-worker(s)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	44	33	14	5	2	0	1	79	7	369
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	49	26	14	4	5	0	2	77	9	114
2017	Administrative Support	42	21	19	11	4	1	2	65	15	150

Question 83n. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? …Issue(s) with individual(s) with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	56	19	9	7	7	0	1	76	15	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	68	14	5	5	5	0	3	84	11	114
2017	Administrative Support	52	25	10	3	6	2	1	80	10	151

Question 83o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? …Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	52	17	8	3	1	0	19	86	5	370
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	50	12	7	2	4	0	26	84	7	114
2017	Administrative Support	53	5	5	0	1	1	36	91	1	150

Question 83p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? …Issue(s) with other individual(s) (e.g., members of the public, individuals from other departments or agencies)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	50	28	13	5	1	1	3	81	6	370
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	72	16	4	1	0	0	7	95	1	112
2017	Administrative Support	67	17	3	2	1	1	9	93	3	149

Question 83q. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? …Lack of job security
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	77	11	6	1	3	0	2	91	4	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	80	12	3	0	1	0	4	96	1	114
2017	Administrative Support	69	15	5	0	3	3	4	91	4	149

Question 83r. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? …Personal issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	52	30	11	3	2	0	1	83	5	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	42	34	13	5	2	0	3	79	7	114
2017	Administrative Support	46	31	12	5	1	1	4	81	6	149

Question 84. Overall, my level of work-related stress is
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very high (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	4	14	42	25	14	0	0	18	40	372
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	10	33	42	10	3	1	1	44	12	114
2017	Administrative Support	12	31	36	11	7	1	1	44	19	150

Question 85. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	12	28	43	11	5	0	0	17	40	367
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	5	15	43	25	9	1	1	35	21	113
2017	Administrative Support	9	19	40	22	8	0	1	31	29	151

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Compensation

Pay or other compensation issues

Question 91. To what extent has your pay or other compensation been affected by issues with the Phoenix pay system?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	27	20	19	12	16	5	1	29	71	371
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	32	25	17	11	14	1	0	32	68	114
2017	Administrative Support	42	19	13	9	12	4	1	44	56	151

Question 92a. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: … Missing regular pay
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	22	249
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	21	76
2017	Administrative Support	28	80

Question 92b. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: … Underpayment of regular pay
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	40	249
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	42	76
2017	Administrative Support	27	80

Question 92c. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: … Overpayment of regular pay
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	13	249
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	12	76
2017	Administrative Support	15	80

Question 92d. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: … Incorrect or missing acting pay, overtime pay or other related extra duty pay
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	18	249
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	36	76
2017	Administrative Support	23	80

Question 92e. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: … Incorrect or missing pay relating to a disability, maternity, or parental leave
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	249
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	4	76
2017	Administrative Support	6	80

Question 92f. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: … Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	55	249
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	51	76
2017	Administrative Support	58	80

Question 93. Please estimate the number of hours you have spent, at work or outside of work, attempting to resolve your pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	0 hours (%)	1 to 9 hours (%)	10 to 19 hours (%)	20 to 29 hours (%)	30 to 39 hours (%)	40 hours or more (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	5	46	23	7	6	14	244
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	13	39	21	12	8	7	76
2017	Administrative Support	14	41	19	13	1	13	79

Support to resolve pay or other compensation issues

Question 94. I am satisfied with the support (e.g., regular information, follow-up, making enquiries on my behalf, offering emergency or priority pay) I received from my department or agency to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	22	14	21	26	2	6	33	52	250
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	17	25	15	7	18	1	15	51	30	73
2017	Administrative Support	12	19	12	22	19	2	14	37	48	80

Question 95. I am satisfied with the support I received from the Pay Centre to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Scientific and Professional	2	9	8	14	59	0	8	12	79	249
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	1	11	9	19	48	1	11	13	76	76
2017	Administrative Support	2	6	15	9	52	2	13	10	72	80

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2017 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Public Prosecution Service of Canada by Question 103.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 103)

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Employee engagement

Question 11. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.

Question 15. Overall, I feel valued at work.

Question 16. I am proud of the work that I do.

Question 20. Overall, I like my job.

Question 58. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.

Question 59. I am satisfied with my department or agency.

Question 60. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.

Leadership

Immediate supervisor

Question 31. I can count on my immediate supervisor to keep his or her promises.

Question 32. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.

Question 37. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.

Senior management

Question 40. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.

Question 41. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.

Question 42. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.

Question 43. I believe that senior management will try to resolve concerns raised in this survey.

Question 44. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.

Workforce

Performance management

Question 12. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.

Question 13. I have clear work objectives.

Question 28. In my work unit, unsatisfactory employee performance is managed effectively.

Question 30. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.

Question 39. I receive the support I need from senior management to address unsatisfactory performance issues in my work unit. (for supervisors)

Staffing

Question 26. In my work unit, I believe that we hire people who can do the job.

Question 27. In my work unit, the process of selecting a person for a position is done fairly.

Job fit and development

Question 5. I get the training I need to do my job.

Question 6. My job is a good fit with my interests.

Question 7. My job is a good fit with my skills.

Question 52. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.

Question 53. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.

Empowerment

Question 17. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.

Question 18. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.

Question 19. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.

Question 54. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.

Work-life balance and workload

Question 9. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.

Question 10. I feel I can claim overtime compensation (in money or in leave) for the overtime hours that I work.

Question 21. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.

Question 34. Subject to operational requirements, my immediate supervisor supports the use of flexible work arrangements (e.g., flexible hours, compressed workweeks, telework).

Mobility and retention

Question 61. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?

Question 62. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

Workplace

Organizational goals

Question 14. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department’s or agency’s goals.

Question 45. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.

Organizational performance

Question 22a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.

Question 22b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.

Question 22c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.

Question 22d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.

Question 22e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.

Question 22f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.

Question 22g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.

Respectful workplace

Question 25. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.

Question 29. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.

Question 55. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workplace.

Question 56. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas).

Question 57. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.

Ethical workplace

Question 24. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.

Question 46. Employees in my department or agency carry out their duties in the public's interest.

Question 47. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.

Question 48. Discussions about values and ethics occur in my workplace.

Question 49. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.

Physical environment and equipment

Question 1. I have the materials and equipment I need to do my job.

Question 4. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.

Question 8. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.

Use of official languages

Question 2. The material and tools provided for my work, including software and other automated tools, are available in the official language of my choice.