2017 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada by Question 111.1. Region of work (variable derived from question 111)

The results of the 2017 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented according to the numerical order of questions, grouped by section theme as they appeared in the questionnaire. 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.

Survey Themes

My Job
My Work Unit
My Immediate Supervisor
Senior Management
My Organization (Department or Agency)
Mobility and Retention
Harassment
Labour Management Relations and Collective Agreements
Discrimination
Stress and Well-Being
Duty to Accommodate
Compensation

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My Job

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Region - Atlantic	40	41	3	16	0	0	81	16	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	42	38	6	8	4	0	81	13	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	40	44	3	9	3	0	85	12	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	27	46	6	17	5	0	73	21	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	29	53	6	9	4	0	82	13	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	40	45	4	8	3	0	85	10	2749
2014	Region - Atlantic	33	48	8	7	3	0	82	10	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	35	45	14	5	2	0	80	6	218
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	36	40	5	13	6	0	76	19	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	31	44	8	15	2	0	75	17	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	28	47	11	11	3	0	75	14	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	37	45	5	10	3	0	82	13	2706
2011	Region - Atlantic	49	38	6	7	0	0	87	7	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	49	37	6	6	2	0	86	8	261
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	38	45	5	8	4	0	83	12	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	47	38	6	6	2	0	86	8	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	45	42	5	8	2	0	86	9	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	40	44	5	8	2	0	84	11	2799
2008	Region - Atlantic	43	42	3	10	2	0	85	12	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	49	37	5	8	0	1	86	9	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	40	47	0	5	8	0	87	13	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	41	41	4	12	2	0	82	13	163
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	40	44	8	5	3	0	84	8	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	42	43	5	8	2	0	85	10	2868

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	Region - Atlantic	75	20	2	2	0	0	2	96	2	52
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	61	26	4	4	5	0	0	87	9	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	76	16	4	2	0	1	1	94	2	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	79	18	2	0	1	0	0	97	1	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	79	15	3	0	0	1	2	97	0	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	67	23	4	4	1	1	0	91	5	2743
2014	Region - Atlantic	74	19	3	2	0	0	2	95	2	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	46	40	6	6	2	0	0	86	8	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	70	16	6	3	1	1	2	89	4	309
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	81	11	3	3	0	1	1	94	3	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	70	15	9	1	2	0	4	88	3	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	66	23	6	2	1	1	1	90	4	2703
2011	Region - Atlantic	78	17	1	0	1	1	1	98	1	81
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	63	29	4	2	1	0	0	93	4	261
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	74	17	4	3	1	0	1	92	4	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	86	7	3	3	0	1	1	95	3	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	83	13	1	2	0	0	2	97	2	124
2011	Region - National Capital Region	69	21	4	3	2	1	1	91	5	2797
2008	Region - Atlantic	82	13	3	0	1	0	1	96	1	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	61	30	5	2	2	0	0	92	3	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	64	28	3	0	2	3	0	95	2	34
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	78	15	3	1	1	1	2	95	1	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	82	11	6	0	0	0	1	93	0	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	67	22	4	4	2	0	1	90	5	2866

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	Region - Atlantic	65	14	7	12	0	0	2	81	12	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	46	30	10	12	2	0	0	77	14	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	78	15	3	2	1	0	1	94	3	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	76	17	3	1	2	0	2	94	3	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	81	11	3	2	0	0	4	95	2	106
2017	Region - National Capital Region	59	23	6	8	4	0	0	83	12	2744
2014	Region - Atlantic	73	14	5	7	0	0	2	88	7	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	29	39	12	14	5	0	1	68	20	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	70	16	6	3	2	0	3	89	5	309
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	77	12	6	1	1	1	2	93	2	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	74	10	6	3	3	0	4	87	6	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	54	26	7	8	4	0	1	81	12	2706
2011	Region - Atlantic	67	19	6	7	0	0	0	87	7	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	43	30	11	12	4	0	0	73	16	261
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	72	15	3	6	4	1	1	87	10	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	90	6	0	1	1	0	1	97	3	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	81	10	4	2	1	0	2	93	3	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	56	22	6	11	5	0	1	79	15	2796
2008	Region - Atlantic	71	17	4	3	3	0	1	89	7	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	43	28	8	14	6	1	0	72	20	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	63	18	9	3	6	0	0	82	9	34
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	74	17	2	3	1	0	3	94	4	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	82	8	6	0	2	0	2	91	2	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	57	21	7	10	4	0	0	79	15	2870

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Region - Atlantic	56	28	3	9	2	0	2	86	11	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	47	37	6	5	6	0	0	83	11	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	53	27	6	10	4	0	0	80	14	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	43	27	9	11	10	0	0	70	21	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	60	28	3	7	2	0	0	88	9	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	45	34	7	9	6	0	0	79	14	2747
2014	Region - Atlantic	53	32	7	7	2	0	0	85	8	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	36	37	10	12	4	0	0	73	16	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	52	26	9	7	6	0	0	78	13	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	44	33	7	7	9	0	0	76	16	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	52	30	6	7	4	1	0	83	11	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	47	34	6	8	4	0	0	82	12	2700
2011	Region - Atlantic	59	30	5	5	1	0	0	89	6	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	47	36	8	7	0	0	0	84	8	262
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	45	36	6	5	8	0	0	81	13	490
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	59	31	4	5	1	0	0	90	6	153
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	53	31	9	4	2	0	0	84	7	124
2011	Region - National Capital Region	46	36	8	7	3	0	0	82	10	2787

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	Region - Atlantic	33	37	13	18	0	0	0	70	18	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	34	40	10	11	4	0	0	75	16	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	35	38	11	9	6	0	1	73	16	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	25	33	17	15	9	1	0	59	25	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	24	44	12	17	4	0	0	68	20	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	34	38	11	10	5	0	0	73	16	2748
2014	Region - Atlantic	28	40	8	17	7	0	0	68	24	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	24	47	15	11	3	0	0	71	14	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	30	36	14	13	6	0	1	67	19	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	27	38	9	18	7	0	0	65	25	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	28	40	14	13	5	0	0	68	18	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	35	39	11	10	5	0	1	75	14	2705
2011	Region - Atlantic	23	56	5	15	1	0	0	79	16	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	35	41	14	7	2	0	1	77	9	262
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	29	41	12	11	6	0	1	71	17	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	37	44	7	7	6	0	0	81	12	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	35	43	14	5	3	0	1	78	8	124
2011	Region - National Capital Region	32	41	13	9	4	0	1	74	13	2796
2008	Region - Atlantic	27	44	9	15	1	0	2	74	17	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	35	44	10	8	2	1	0	81	10	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	44	32	6	6	5	0	6	82	12	34
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	29	45	11	10	4	1	0	74	15	163
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	24	42	13	15	5	0	1	67	20	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	30	43	13	9	4	0	1	74	13	2866

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Region - Atlantic	48	36	9	7	0	0	0	84	7	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	34	35	17	8	6	0	0	69	14	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	44	36	11	6	3	0	0	80	9	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	27	44	15	8	6	0	0	71	14	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	42	38	12	5	3	0	0	80	7	106
2017	Region - National Capital Region	38	40	12	6	4	0	0	78	10	2746
2014	Region - Atlantic	37	35	12	10	7	0	0	71	17	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	29	39	18	10	3	0	0	69	13	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	42	36	12	6	5	0	0	77	11	309
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	30	49	14	3	4	1	0	79	7	127
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	36	38	13	8	4	1	0	74	13	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	37	40	12	7	4	0	0	77	11	2705
2011	Region - Atlantic	41	37	7	10	5	0	0	78	15	81
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	37	40	12	6	2	0	2	79	8	261
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	45	32	12	6	4	0	0	77	10	495
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	38	39	14	7	3	0	0	77	10	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	37	42	9	7	5	0	0	79	12	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	41	36	12	6	4	0	0	78	10	2793
2008	Region - Atlantic	29	50	9	10	1	0	0	79	11	86
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	35	40	14	8	2	1	0	75	11	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	46	34	11	5	3	0	0	80	8	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	33	47	10	7	3	0	1	80	10	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	30	40	16	8	5	0	0	70	14	111
2008	Region - National Capital Region	36	41	12	7	4	0	0	77	11	2868

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Region - Atlantic	60	24	10	5	0	0	0	85	5	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	36	37	13	7	5	0	1	74	12	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	50	35	8	4	3	0	0	85	7	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	35	39	7	11	8	0	0	74	19	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	45	41	9	6	0	0	0	85	6	106
2017	Region - National Capital Region	45	39	8	5	3	0	0	84	8	2743
2014	Region - Atlantic	45	33	7	4	12	0	0	78	15	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	30	40	14	11	4	0	0	71	15	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	47	36	9	5	3	0	0	83	8	309
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	33	50	6	6	4	0	0	84	10	127
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	44	34	8	9	4	1	0	78	13	117
2014	Region - National Capital Region	43	38	9	6	3	0	0	82	9	2699
2011	Region - Atlantic	49	37	4	9	3	0	0	85	11	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	34	41	13	6	4	0	1	77	10	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	48	36	7	5	3	0	0	84	9	496
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	42	43	8	7	1	0	0	85	7	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	43	40	5	8	4	0	0	83	12	124
2011	Region - National Capital Region	45	38	8	5	3	0	0	83	8	2794
2008	Region - Atlantic	41	41	11	3	3	0	0	82	7	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	39	40	9	7	5	1	0	79	12	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	47	43	4	0	6	0	0	89	6	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	40	47	8	4	2	0	0	87	6	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	48	34	9	6	3	0	0	82	9	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	43	41	7	5	3	0	0	84	8	2870

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Region - Atlantic	58	37	3	2	0	0	0	95	2	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	48	37	6	5	3	1	0	86	8	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	57	32	6	4	2	0	0	88	6	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	45	35	12	6	3	0	0	79	9	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	50	42	3	4	1	0	0	93	5	105
2017	Region - National Capital Region	51	34	8	4	2	1	0	86	7	2737
2014	Region - Atlantic	53	38	2	3	2	2	0	93	5	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	39	42	12	6	1	0	0	81	7	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	50	34	9	3	2	0	0	85	6	309
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	51	34	10	4	2	0	0	85	5	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	45	35	10	8	2	0	0	80	9	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	50	35	9	4	2	1	1	86	6	2700

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Region - Atlantic	53	28	19	0	0	0	0	81	0	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	44	36	12	3	5	0	0	81	8	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	52	26	8	7	5	1	0	79	13	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	52	24	8	7	9	0	0	76	17	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	47	35	9	5	3	0	2	84	8	106
2017	Region - National Capital Region	47	31	9	7	5	0	0	79	12	2745
2014	Region - Atlantic	48	36	8	4	2	2	0	86	5	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	36	36	14	8	5	0	0	73	13	218
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	43	31	12	9	5	0	0	74	14	309
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	43	34	15	5	2	0	0	77	8	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	41	31	14	8	5	1	0	72	14	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	43	33	10	8	5	0	1	77	13	2704
2011	Region - Atlantic	49	42	4	4	1	0	0	91	5	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	37	40	13	3	2	1	3	80	6	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	47	33	8	6	6	0	0	81	12	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	53	36	5	5	2	0	0	89	6	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	41	39	10	10	1	0	0	80	10	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	45	35	10	7	3	0	1	80	10	2795

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	Region - Atlantic	37	22	14	5	7	0	14	69	14	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	37	23	12	6	7	3	13	71	15	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	33	21	11	12	12	3	8	61	27	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	31	22	13	16	14	1	4	55	32	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	32	25	10	8	11	0	13	66	22	105
2017	Region - National Capital Region	25	21	12	11	12	2	16	57	29	2745
2014	Region - Atlantic	35	22	13	12	8	4	7	63	22	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	31	33	10	6	7	2	11	74	14	218
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	26	22	12	16	18	0	5	51	37	309
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	23	26	11	20	13	2	6	52	36	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	27	18	18	14	17	2	5	48	32	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	24	19	12	11	15	3	16	53	33	2704
2011	Region - Atlantic	27	29	12	14	10	0	9	61	26	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	40	26	8	8	6	3	10	76	15	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	25	24	12	15	16	1	6	53	34	499
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	26	30	8	16	9	2	8	63	28	153
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	31	28	14	10	12	2	4	63	23	124
2011	Region - National Capital Region	25	18	13	11	16	2	15	52	33	2797
2008	Region - Atlantic	27	25	7	18	15	1	7	57	36	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	44	28	8	8	6	1	5	77	15	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	44	22	11	3	8	3	9	76	12	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	29	24	10	11	17	0	8	58	31	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	29	28	8	9	16	1	10	64	28	111
2008	Region - National Capital Region	30	21	10	11	14	2	11	60	29	2869

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Region - Atlantic	44	42	11	3	0	0	86	3	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	29	41	14	10	6	0	70	16	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	37	36	13	10	4	0	73	14	300
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	18	50	12	13	7	0	69	19	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	26	47	11	11	5	0	73	16	106
2017	Region - National Capital Region	32	44	12	8	5	0	76	12	2747
2014	Region - Atlantic	23	43	18	8	7	0	66	15	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	22	46	19	11	2	0	67	13	218
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	33	41	10	12	4	0	74	17	309
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	24	48	14	6	7	0	72	13	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	29	39	13	10	8	0	69	19	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	28	45	13	9	6	0	73	14	2705
2011	Region - Atlantic	30	39	11	17	3	0	69	20	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	34	43	13	7	2	1	78	9	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	31	38	13	11	7	0	69	18	499
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	37	41	11	8	3	0	78	11	153
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	30	49	8	7	7	0	78	14	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	32	40	15	7	5	0	72	13	2791
2008	Region - Atlantic	31	42	7	17	3	0	73	20	87
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	35	40	14	7	3	1	76	10	262
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	31	41	20	8	0	0	73	8	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	32	43	14	5	6	0	75	11	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	35	36	9	9	12	0	71	21	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	31	43	12	9	5	0	74	14	2856

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	Region - Atlantic	26	37	30	7	0	0	0	64	7	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	21	38	18	16	7	0	0	59	23	221
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	32	33	12	12	10	0	1	65	22	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	18	40	16	13	13	0	0	58	26	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	24	43	16	10	7	0	0	67	17	105
2017	Region - National Capital Region	29	37	15	11	7	0	0	66	18	2746
2014	Region - Atlantic	20	36	29	9	7	0	0	56	15	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	16	37	25	13	8	0	0	53	21	218
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	26	32	19	12	11	0	0	59	22	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	22	37	18	14	9	0	0	59	23	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	23	36	19	13	8	0	1	59	22	117
2014	Region - National Capital Region	24	36	16	14	8	0	0	61	23	2703
2011	Region - Atlantic	18	50	13	14	4	0	0	68	18	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	19	39	24	10	7	1	1	59	17	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	21	35	15	15	12	0	0	57	27	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	27	40	15	11	7	0	0	67	18	152
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	21	44	16	9	10	0	0	64	19	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	23	39	17	13	8	0	0	62	21	2796

Question 13. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Region - Atlantic	33	39	14	14	0	72	14	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	30	41	17	8	4	71	12	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	34	40	13	10	3	74	13	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	26	42	13	11	7	68	18	133
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	28	49	15	6	3	77	8	106
2017	Region - National Capital Region	33	40	12	10	4	74	14	2746

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Region - Atlantic	49	38	9	4	0	0	0	88	4	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	31	45	13	7	4	1	0	77	11	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	43	36	9	7	3	1	0	80	10	299
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	36	45	8	7	4	0	0	81	11	134
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	36	54	5	0	4	1	0	91	4	106
2017	Region - National Capital Region	43	38	10	6	3	0	0	82	8	2741
2014	Region - Atlantic	42	38	10	3	7	0	0	80	10	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	25	46	18	7	1	2	0	73	8	218
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	40	41	11	5	3	0	0	81	8	309
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	42	41	6	6	4	2	0	84	10	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	35	41	10	7	5	2	0	78	12	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	38	42	11	5	3	1	0	81	8	2706
2011	Region - Atlantic	39	39	12	4	4	0	1	80	8	81
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	34	48	11	5	2	1	0	82	6	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	36	41	12	8	4	1	0	77	11	497
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	45	36	10	5	3	0	0	82	8	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	42	42	10	4	2	0	0	85	6	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	38	42	11	6	3	1	0	80	8	2796
2008	Region - Atlantic	41	36	13	3	7	0	0	77	10	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	40	37	12	7	2	2	0	78	9	263
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	44	28	14	0	8	6	0	76	8	34
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	35	45	10	7	3	1	0	81	10	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	40	42	9	4	4	1	0	83	8	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	40	39	11	5	4	1	0	80	9	2869

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	Region - Atlantic	35	41	14	8	2	0	76	10	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	21	42	17	12	8	0	63	20	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	34	29	15	12	9	1	64	21	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	28	33	11	18	10	0	62	27	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	27	47	17	5	5	0	73	9	106
2017	Region - National Capital Region	32	37	14	10	8	0	69	17	2745

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Region - Atlantic	57	37	5	2	0	0	0	93	2	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	38	38	15	6	3	0	0	76	9	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	57	29	10	4	1	0	0	86	4	300
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	40	40	13	3	4	0	0	80	7	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	45	38	12	4	0	0	0	84	4	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	47	36	11	4	2	0	0	83	6	2737
2014	Region - Atlantic	58	29	9	0	2	2	0	89	2	58
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	40	42	12	3	2	0	0	82	6	218
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	61	27	8	2	2	0	0	88	4	309
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	57	33	5	4	2	0	0	90	6	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	57	24	10	5	3	0	1	82	8	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	54	32	9	3	2	0	0	86	5	2703
2011	Region - Atlantic	52	29	13	5	1	0	0	80	6	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	53	35	9	2	1	0	0	88	3	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	57	29	9	2	2	0	0	87	4	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	60	29	9	1	0	0	0	89	1	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	57	35	5	2	1	0	0	92	3	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	51	36	8	3	1	0	0	87	4	2799

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	Region - Atlantic	26	39	9	16	2	0	9	71	19	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	24	37	20	11	8	0	0	61	19	221
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	33	36	12	11	7	0	1	70	17	300
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	27	32	14	16	11	0	0	60	27	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	25	54	11	6	4	0	0	79	10	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	32	38	14	10	6	0	0	70	16	2735
2014	Region - Atlantic	16	45	13	14	12	0	0	61	25	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	14	45	14	17	9	0	1	60	26	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	26	36	11	15	12	1	0	62	27	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	25	38	13	17	7	0	0	63	24	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	23	48	12	8	9	1	0	71	17	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	24	42	14	12	7	0	0	66	20	2706
2011	Region - Atlantic	32	38	17	6	7	0	0	70	14	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	28	39	19	7	5	1	1	68	12	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	27	39	13	12	9	0	0	66	21	499
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	34	41	13	5	7	1	0	75	12	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	29	50	8	6	7	1	0	79	13	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	30	39	14	11	6	0	0	69	16	2796

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	Region - Atlantic	24	37	16	16	7	0	62	23	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	27	33	16	13	10	0	61	23	221
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	35	31	17	8	8	0	66	16	299
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	27	34	15	14	10	0	61	24	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	27	39	23	7	4	0	66	12	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	35	35	14	9	7	0	69	16	2737
2014	Region - Atlantic	23	31	7	20	19	0	54	39	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	17	38	21	13	11	0	55	24	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	28	31	15	17	9	0	59	26	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	29	37	12	12	11	0	65	23	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	31	35	10	11	12	1	67	23	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	29	36	15	12	7	0	65	19	2704

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	Region - Atlantic	46	26	19	9	0	0	0	72	9	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	24	41	19	11	4	0	0	65	16	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	38	32	15	10	6	0	0	69	16	300
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	31	34	13	15	7	0	0	64	23	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	27	51	10	6	4	1	1	80	10	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	35	38	14	8	5	0	1	73	13	2739
2014	Region - Atlantic	33	38	12	12	5	0	0	71	17	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	17	43	22	13	4	0	0	61	17	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	30	35	16	12	7	0	0	65	19	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	28	44	10	14	4	0	0	72	18	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	35	36	8	11	8	3	0	73	19	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	29	40	16	9	5	1	1	70	14	2703
2011	Region - Atlantic	45	34	13	5	1	0	1	80	6	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	29	47	15	4	2	1	2	78	7	261
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	34	40	13	8	5	0	1	75	13	499
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	47	36	10	6	1	0	0	83	7	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	41	36	12	7	4	0	0	77	11	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	34	41	14	6	3	1	1	77	9	2793

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Region - Atlantic	53	36	5	7	0	0	88	7	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	33	42	14	8	3	0	76	11	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	42	40	11	6	2	0	81	8	300
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	27	46	12	9	7	0	73	16	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	41	41	8	8	2	0	82	10	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	40	39	12	6	3	0	79	10	2740
2014	Region - Atlantic	36	38	13	7	5	0	75	12	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	25	50	15	6	3	0	76	9	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	45	36	9	5	4	1	81	9	309
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	34	44	14	2	5	0	79	7	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	36	38	12	7	6	1	75	13	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	37	41	12	7	3	0	78	10	2705
2011	Region - Atlantic	34	45	7	12	1	0	79	14	81
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	37	49	8	3	2	1	87	5	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	40	40	10	6	4	0	80	10	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	43	41	10	5	2	0	84	6	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	40	39	11	5	5	0	79	10	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	37	44	11	6	3	0	81	8	2797
2008	Region - Atlantic	42	39	6	10	2	0	81	12	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	38	44	10	6	2	1	82	8	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	45	39	11	5	0	0	84	5	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	41	42	8	6	2	0	83	8	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	41	40	8	4	7	0	81	11	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	39	43	9	6	3	0	82	9	2867

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	Region - Atlantic	48	35	9	7	2	0	0	83	9	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	52	33	10	2	1	0	1	87	3	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	40	30	18	9	2	0	1	71	11	300
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	37	37	19	4	3	0	0	74	6	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	44	36	16	3	1	0	1	81	4	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	37	35	16	8	3	0	1	73	11	2749
2014	Region - Atlantic	35	37	23	5	0	0	0	72	5	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	45	39	10	4	2	0	0	85	6	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	31	38	21	7	3	0	1	69	10	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	35	30	24	9	2	0	0	66	10	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	25	39	22	10	4	0	0	64	14	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	37	37	16	6	3	0	0	74	9	2705
2011	Region - Atlantic	28	47	21	4	0	0	0	75	4	81
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	40	40	12	5	1	0	1	81	7	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	34	37	19	6	4	0	0	71	9	497
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	37	40	16	4	4	0	0	77	8	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	32	42	18	6	3	0	0	74	8	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	36	37	16	6	4	0	1	73	10	2793
2008	Region - Atlantic	22	36	29	5	8	0	0	58	13	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	24	44	21	9	2	1	0	69	11	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	35	44	17	4	0	0	0	79	4	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	27	42	18	9	4	0	0	70	13	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	23	43	17	13	4	0	0	66	17	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	28	38	20	9	5	0	0	66	14	2871

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	Region - Atlantic	3	12	37	24	11	2	10	40	18	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	7	17	36	23	13	1	3	38	25	221
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	9	23	34	20	11	1	3	32	32	298
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	9	23	36	20	8	2	1	30	33	132
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	6	15	49	16	10	1	2	27	23	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	10	22	35	18	10	1	3	30	34	2738
2014	Region - Atlantic	5	25	42	17	10	2	0	27	30	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	7	26	39	19	4	2	4	25	34	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	9	27	35	17	8	1	3	26	38	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	5	29	41	19	5	1	1	25	34	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	7	27	44	20	1	1	1	21	34	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	8	25	38	18	8	1	2	26	35	2701
2011	Region - Atlantic	2	28	36	16	15	3	0	32	32	81
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	8	28	33	21	5	1	5	27	38	262
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	14	26	33	19	6	1	2	25	41	497
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	5	26	37	17	13	1	1	30	31	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	6	23	40	23	5	1	2	29	30	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	10	25	34	20	7	1	3	28	36	2794
2008	Region - Atlantic	11	27	38	16	5	1	2	22	39	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	13	31	34	12	6	2	2	19	46	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	13	23	26	26	12	0	0	38	36	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	8	30	40	17	6	0	0	23	37	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	6	29	41	19	3	2	1	22	36	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	10	28	34	19	7	1	2	27	39	2863

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	Region - Atlantic	4	21	26	25	19	0	5	47	26	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	7	13	24	28	19	5	5	51	22	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	9	17	29	22	17	3	3	42	27	296
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	7	19	23	30	16	1	4	48	27	134
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	2	14	23	32	20	4	5	57	18	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	8	14	25	26	19	4	5	50	24	2731
2014	Region - Atlantic	3	20	36	21	18	2	0	40	23	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	6	17	34	27	8	4	6	38	25	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	8	20	25	28	13	3	4	43	30	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	5	20	30	33	12	1	0	45	25	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	8	20	26	28	14	3	1	44	29	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	6	15	26	29	17	3	4	49	23	2696
2011	Region - Atlantic	5	17	41	16	19	3	0	35	23	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	6	17	30	25	8	6	7	39	26	262
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	11	20	27	25	13	1	2	40	33	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	6	11	35	25	19	1	3	46	18	152
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	4	18	32	32	10	0	4	44	23	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	8	14	26	29	16	3	4	48	23	2789
2008	Region - Atlantic	10	24	42	13	8	2	1	22	34	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	9	25	28	23	7	4	4	33	37	263
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	11	5	36	25	20	0	3	47	17	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	10	27	26	26	8	3	0	35	38	162
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	9	24	38	19	5	3	3	25	35	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	8	19	27	26	14	2	3	42	29	2860

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	Region - Atlantic	11	21	28	28	12	0	0	40	31	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	15	24	26	19	10	3	4	31	41	220
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	17	23	28	14	11	2	6	27	43	298
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	12	25	31	19	7	2	4	28	39	134
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	11	20	36	21	7	1	4	30	32	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	16	23	28	16	10	2	4	28	42	2735
2014	Region - Atlantic	18	32	28	13	8	0	0	22	50	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	23	31	26	9	4	2	5	14	58	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	28	23	24	13	8	1	2	22	53	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	22	28	33	10	5	1	1	15	51	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	26	23	24	15	8	2	3	23	52	117
2014	Region - National Capital Region	19	25	28	15	8	2	3	25	46	2695
2011	Region - Atlantic	12	22	34	17	11	4	0	29	35	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	15	31	27	11	8	3	6	20	50	261
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	22	22	28	15	9	1	3	25	46	499
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	17	16	31	17	14	1	3	33	35	153
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	15	22	29	24	7	0	3	33	38	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	18	24	27	16	9	2	3	27	45	2791
2008	Region - Atlantic	18	30	33	14	5	1	0	19	48	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	17	29	28	13	8	2	3	22	49	262
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	9	22	46	8	15	0	0	23	31	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	15	27	30	19	7	2	1	26	42	163
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	14	31	33	15	4	1	2	20	46	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	18	25	30	15	8	2	3	24	45	2861

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	Region - Atlantic	2	9	16	38	34	0	2	73	11	52
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	4	11	26	35	19	1	4	56	16	220
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	7	12	34	23	22	1	3	46	19	296
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	6	7	27	34	22	2	2	59	13	133
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	4	7	28	42	14	2	3	59	12	106
2017	Region - National Capital Region	9	16	31	26	14	1	2	42	26	2731
2014	Region - Atlantic	3	16	29	35	15	2	0	51	20	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	5	21	36	21	11	3	4	34	28	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	8	14	34	29	12	1	2	43	22	307
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	7	10	40	31	12	0	0	43	17	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	7	15	28	35	11	2	2	48	23	117
2014	Region - National Capital Region	8	18	35	24	11	1	2	37	26	2694
2011	Region - Atlantic	1	12	37	32	17	1	0	49	14	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	7	19	34	25	10	2	3	37	28	260
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	7	13	39	25	13	1	2	39	21	497
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	4	9	34	33	19	0	1	52	13	152
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	1	9	43	33	11	1	2	45	11	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	9	17	32	27	12	1	3	40	27	2788
2008	Region - Atlantic	6	18	30	35	7	1	2	44	25	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	9	24	32	22	8	3	3	31	35	263
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	2	5	43	29	21	0	0	50	7	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	7	14	35	31	13	0	0	44	21	161
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	8	15	40	30	6	0	1	36	23	111
2008	Region - National Capital Region	9	20	33	25	10	1	2	36	30	2859

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	Region - Atlantic	18	22	25	12	21	0	2	34	41	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	11	18	32	19	15	2	4	36	30	220
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	20	22	22	14	17	2	3	33	44	296
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	13	21	29	22	11	2	2	34	35	134
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	7	20	33	20	13	2	4	35	29	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	14	21	27	19	14	1	5	35	36	2738
2014	Region - Atlantic	20	20	34	15	10	2	0	25	40	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	9	27	34	15	8	1	6	25	38	218
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	21	23	28	15	10	1	3	25	46	307
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	20	28	26	18	6	1	1	24	49	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	22	23	23	16	10	4	1	28	48	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	14	23	31	17	10	1	3	29	39	2696
2011	Region - Atlantic	11	29	35	15	10	1	0	25	40	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	12	23	27	20	12	1	5	34	37	262
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	14	24	31	18	9	1	3	27	40	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	12	24	35	16	13	0	1	29	36	151
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	10	26	27	23	10	1	2	35	38	124
2011	Region - National Capital Region	15	23	30	18	10	1	4	29	39	2794
2008	Region - Atlantic	21	22	35	17	4	1	0	21	43	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	14	26	31	15	8	2	4	25	43	261
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	19	19	29	6	23	0	3	30	40	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	22	22	34	12	8	1	1	20	45	163
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	16	37	28	9	5	1	3	15	55	111
2008	Region - National Capital Region	13	23	29	20	11	1	3	32	38	2857

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	Region - Atlantic	5	14	26	27	25	2	2	53	19	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	7	13	25	29	17	5	5	51	22	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	14	17	23	19	21	3	4	43	32	296
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	11	14	26	24	20	2	2	46	26	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	7	11	22	22	28	8	3	55	20	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	11	16	24	23	18	3	5	44	29	2737
2014	Region - Atlantic	3	13	21	42	20	0	0	62	17	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	6	14	28	28	15	6	4	47	22	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	6	13	23	29	19	3	7	53	22	307
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	10	19	24	25	16	2	4	44	31	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	8	12	27	31	15	2	5	50	21	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	6	12	24	30	21	3	5	56	19	2693
2011	Region - Atlantic	5	11	19	30	26	1	9	62	17	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	8	22	23	17	14	6	9	37	35	262
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	7	13	26	28	18	2	7	50	22	496
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	9	15	30	20	21	1	4	43	26	152
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	2	4	31	34	20	1	8	59	6	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	5	13	26	27	19	3	6	51	20	2782
2008	Region - Atlantic	5	10	37	23	20	1	3	46	16	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	13	20	22	25	13	3	5	41	35	263
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	5	9	19	36	29	3	0	66	14	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	9	23	22	23	19	3	2	44	33	162
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	7	18	29	15	19	3	9	38	29	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	11	19	24	24	14	2	4	41	32	2862

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	Region - Atlantic	10	26	23	14	23	4	0	39	38	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	10	23	31	15	12	5	4	30	36	221
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	16	19	32	14	13	2	5	29	37	296
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	13	22	36	14	11	1	1	26	36	134
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	12	18	36	21	8	3	2	31	32	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	12	18	33	19	11	3	4	32	33	2738
2014	Region - Atlantic	20	23	32	15	8	2	0	24	44	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	14	28	30	13	6	6	3	21	46	218
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	23	27	23	13	9	2	2	24	52	307
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	18	30	29	16	5	0	2	22	49	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	21	24	31	13	7	2	2	21	47	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	14	21	33	16	10	3	3	28	37	2699

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My Work Unit

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	Region - Atlantic	65	16	4	12	2	0	2	82	14	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	57	26	7	7	2	0	2	84	9	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	75	12	5	2	1	1	4	92	3	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	75	9	7	1	3	0	5	88	4	133
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	78	8	5	1	2	0	6	91	3	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	66	20	6	5	3	0	1	86	8	2748
2014	Region - Atlantic	65	23	7	0	0	0	5	93	0	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	53	29	9	6	3	0	0	82	9	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	73	15	5	2	2	1	4	92	4	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	79	6	8	1	2	1	4	89	2	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	71	10	6	3	1	1	8	90	4	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	64	21	6	5	3	0	1	86	8	2703
2011	Region - Atlantic	65	13	6	7	0	0	8	86	8	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	55	26	7	7	2	1	2	84	9	262
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	68	16	6	3	4	0	3	87	7	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	75	10	5	0	3	1	6	91	3	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	80	6	6	1	2	0	5	91	2	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	61	21	6	7	4	0	1	83	11	2793
2008	Region - Atlantic	58	16	9	6	4	0	7	79	11	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	55	23	6	9	5	1	2	80	14	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	76	5	6	8	0	0	5	85	8	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	69	9	4	3	3	1	11	89	7	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	72	7	5	0	3	0	13	91	4	111
2008	Region - National Capital Region	57	21	7	7	5	0	3	80	12	2867

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	Region - Atlantic	30	28	16	5	7	4	10	67	14	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	24	34	15	11	7	6	3	64	20	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	31	28	15	9	10	4	4	64	20	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	32	24	15	15	11	2	2	57	27	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	23	41	10	7	9	3	7	70	18	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	30	31	13	8	6	6	6	69	16	2746
2014	Region - Atlantic	38	27	22	8	2	3	0	67	10	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	19	34	23	8	7	7	3	58	16	218
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	32	25	18	8	9	3	4	61	19	309
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	30	34	14	9	4	6	3	70	15	127
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	29	38	14	7	9	2	2	69	17	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	30	32	15	8	5	6	4	69	15	2701

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	Region - Atlantic	51	30	10	4	5	0	0	81	9	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	41	34	9	10	5	1	0	75	15	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	48	26	9	8	9	1	0	75	17	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	43	27	7	14	9	0	0	70	23	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	45	30	12	7	6	0	0	74	14	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	48	30	8	8	5	1	0	79	13	2742
2014	Region - Atlantic	55	25	8	7	5	0	0	80	12	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	37	45	8	6	3	1	0	83	9	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	45	26	11	10	7	0	1	71	18	309
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	46	27	8	13	6	0	0	73	19	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	45	32	8	8	8	0	0	77	15	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	45	30	9	9	6	1	0	76	15	2704

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	Region - Atlantic	38	27	11	7	9	9	0	71	17	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	27	43	16	7	5	1	0	71	13	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	33	34	10	13	8	1	0	68	22	300
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	28	34	13	15	10	1	0	62	25	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	35	40	14	6	4	1	0	76	10	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	39	36	11	7	4	2	1	77	12	2748
2014	Region - Atlantic	36	37	14	8	5	0	0	73	13	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	26	44	14	10	4	0	1	71	14	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	27	36	13	16	6	1	0	64	22	307
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	30	36	11	14	8	1	0	66	22	127
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	33	44	8	8	5	2	1	79	13	117
2014	Region - National Capital Region	34	39	12	8	4	2	1	76	12	2705
2011	Region - Atlantic	35	34	10	12	4	3	2	73	17	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	29	39	16	7	5	2	1	71	13	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	26	34	13	16	8	2	1	62	25	497
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	36	37	10	10	4	2	0	75	15	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	31	34	11	13	7	2	2	67	21	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	35	37	11	10	4	2	1	74	14	2801
2008	Region - Atlantic	19	47	13	16	1	2	1	68	18	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	25	39	18	10	4	2	2	67	14	263
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	37	26	10	11	9	0	6	68	21	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	27	44	14	7	5	3	1	73	13	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	29	37	11	15	7	3	0	67	22	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	31	39	11	10	5	3	1	73	16	2865

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	Region - Atlantic	33	20	16	7	9	14	2	63	19	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	21	34	13	8	12	12	0	62	22	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	29	19	16	14	11	9	1	54	28	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	31	25	11	15	11	7	0	60	28	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	31	28	11	13	1	16	1	70	17	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	32	30	13	8	7	10	1	69	17	2746
2014	Region - Atlantic	35	27	20	10	3	5	0	65	14	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	21	37	15	8	9	9	1	64	19	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	27	23	18	13	11	6	1	54	27	307
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	35	23	11	9	11	10	0	66	22	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	29	29	15	15	5	6	1	62	22	117
2014	Region - National Capital Region	31	28	13	10	8	9	2	66	20	2702
2011	Region - Atlantic	36	22	13	9	7	9	4	66	19	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	28	28	13	13	8	8	1	62	23	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	26	23	19	13	12	5	1	52	27	496
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	41	22	10	11	8	8	0	69	21	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	30	29	15	9	12	5	1	62	22	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	34	26	14	9	8	8	1	66	19	2795
2008	Region - Atlantic	24	34	16	16	3	5	1	63	21	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	24	33	16	10	9	6	2	62	21	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	33	26	16	8	3	14	0	68	14	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	32	31	12	9	7	9	0	70	17	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	29	25	15	7	11	11	2	62	21	111
2008	Region - National Capital Region	31	29	12	10	9	7	1	66	21	2867

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	Region - Atlantic	13	29	16	14	5	20	4	54	25	52
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	10	21	19	14	12	20	4	41	34	221
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	15	19	19	16	11	18	2	42	34	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	15	28	15	10	21	10	1	49	34	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	17	17	22	13	8	23	0	43	27	106
2017	Region - National Capital Region	14	22	19	13	9	19	4	48	28	2742
2014	Region - Atlantic	15	28	22	8	19	7	2	47	29	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	5	27	19	20	12	14	3	39	38	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	13	17	23	19	15	12	1	34	39	307
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	13	24	13	17	13	17	2	46	37	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	8	31	21	12	14	12	2	45	31	117
2014	Region - National Capital Region	13	22	20	15	10	16	3	44	31	2702

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Region - Atlantic	58	26	12	2	2	0	84	4	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	34	45	11	7	4	0	78	10	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	49	29	9	8	4	1	79	12	300
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	36	39	10	9	5	1	76	14	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	41	38	10	8	3	1	79	10	106
2017	Region - National Capital Region	50	35	7	5	2	0	85	8	2741
2014	Region - Atlantic	53	35	10	2	0	0	88	2	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	30	54	7	4	4	1	85	8	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	38	40	10	8	4	0	77	13	306
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	39	45	6	6	3	0	84	9	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	37	43	11	7	2	0	80	9	117
2014	Region - National Capital Region	47	37	8	5	2	0	85	7	2704

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My Immediate Supervisor

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	Region - Atlantic	40	28	28	4	0	0	0	68	4	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	33	39	15	8	3	0	2	74	11	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	46	31	11	5	6	1	0	77	11	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	41	26	13	12	7	1	0	68	19	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	35	46	11	5	4	0	0	81	8	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	42	35	11	7	4	0	0	78	11	2746
2014	Region - Atlantic	40	39	15	5	2	0	0	78	7	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	30	41	16	8	2	0	1	73	11	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	45	31	11	7	4	1	0	77	12	309
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	44	34	11	5	5	0	0	78	11	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	37	38	8	9	8	0	0	75	18	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	39	38	11	7	5	1	0	78	12	2706
2011	Region - Atlantic	37	39	12	5	8	0	0	75	13	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	31	41	17	6	4	0	0	72	10	262
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	36	35	12	9	7	0	1	72	16	497
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	44	36	6	7	7	0	0	80	14	153
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	38	38	9	8	8	0	0	75	16	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	37	37	12	9	5	0	0	74	14	2797
2008	Region - Atlantic	28	30	16	15	10	0	1	59	25	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	34	33	16	13	4	1	0	67	17	262
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	48	21	9	15	5	3	0	71	20	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	36	36	9	12	6	1	0	73	18	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	32	42	9	8	10	0	0	74	18	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	30	36	14	11	8	1	1	68	18	2869

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	Region - Atlantic	62	10	16	10	2	0	0	72	12	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	40	41	11	4	2	0	1	83	6	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	54	20	11	5	6	2	1	77	11	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	47	22	14	7	8	2	1	71	15	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	46	30	16	5	4	0	0	75	8	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	51	29	9	5	4	2	1	82	8	2743
2014	Region - Atlantic	55	37	7	2	0	0	0	92	2	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	33	42	17	4	2	3	0	77	6	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	49	31	8	6	4	1	1	82	10	307
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	45	34	13	4	3	1	0	79	7	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	49	24	13	6	8	1	0	73	14	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	48	29	11	5	4	2	1	79	10	2706
2011	Region - Atlantic	50	33	7	4	4	2	0	85	8	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	38	35	15	8	1	2	1	76	9	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	42	31	10	9	6	1	1	75	15	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	49	34	5	6	5	0	1	84	11	152
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	45	33	8	6	7	0	0	78	14	124
2011	Region - National Capital Region	45	31	12	6	4	2	0	78	11	2797
2008	Region - Atlantic	44	38	10	4	5	0	0	82	8	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	33	35	16	9	4	3	0	70	13	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	49	25	6	8	2	9	0	82	11	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	43	34	9	5	7	2	1	78	12	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	47	29	6	8	7	2	0	78	16	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	38	33	12	8	6	3	1	73	14	2866

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	Region - Atlantic	54	26	12	4	3	0	0	81	7	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	41	40	11	6	2	1	0	81	8	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	51	24	12	6	6	1	0	76	13	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	46	28	7	12	7	0	0	75	19	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	43	34	10	9	2	0	2	78	11	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	48	31	9	7	4	1	0	80	11	2739
2014	Region - Atlantic	45	38	7	5	5	0	0	83	10	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	30	43	14	9	3	1	0	73	13	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	47	30	12	7	4	1	0	77	11	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	49	32	6	6	5	2	0	82	11	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	42	34	9	8	7	0	0	76	14	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	45	34	8	7	5	0	0	79	12	2703
2011	Region - Atlantic	46	29	9	10	5	1	0	76	15	81
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	35	43	10	8	2	2	0	80	10	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	38	35	9	11	6	1	0	74	17	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	48	30	10	6	6	0	0	77	12	153
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	44	32	9	6	8	1	0	77	15	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	41	34	11	8	5	0	0	76	13	2793
2008	Region - Atlantic	33	40	12	9	5	0	1	74	14	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	35	33	14	11	5	2	0	69	16	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	44	34	5	9	5	3	0	80	14	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	40	30	11	11	7	1	0	70	18	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	42	34	9	7	7	1	0	77	14	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	35	35	11	10	7	1	0	71	17	2865

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	Region - Atlantic	79	12	7	0	0	0	2	93	0	52
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	76	21	2	0	0	0	0	97	1	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	84	6	3	1	1	2	3	95	2	300
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	76	8	7	2	2	0	5	89	4	134
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	80	6	3	1	2	1	8	94	3	105
2017	Region - National Capital Region	78	15	3	2	1	0	1	94	3	2746
2014	Region - Atlantic	78	14	3	0	0	0	5	97	0	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	69	26	3	0	0	1	0	96	1	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	78	9	4	1	3	0	5	92	4	307
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	80	6	9	1	2	0	4	88	2	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	72	13	3	2	2	0	8	92	4	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	79	14	3	1	1	0	1	94	3	2706
2011	Region - Atlantic	76	10	1	5	2	0	6	91	8	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	70	21	4	1	0	1	3	94	1	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	76	11	5	2	4	0	2	89	6	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	80	5	5	0	3	1	6	91	3	152
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	79	5	9	1	2	0	4	88	2	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	76	15	4	3	2	0	1	92	5	2792
2008	Region - Atlantic	78	5	4	6	2	0	5	87	9	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	78	15	3	1	1	1	1	95	2	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	83	5	0	0	6	0	5	94	6	34
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	76	7	2	0	3	3	9	94	3	163
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	76	4	2	1	3	1	12	93	5	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	78	11	3	3	3	0	2	91	6	2868

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	Region - Atlantic	44	23	14	2	2	5	10	79	4	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	46	30	8	5	6	2	3	80	11	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	58	17	6	5	5	6	3	83	10	299
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	58	27	4	6	4	0	2	87	10	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	51	29	3	10	2	1	4	84	13	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	51	24	7	5	5	4	5	81	11	2736
2014	Region - Atlantic	65	15	10	0	2	3	5	87	2	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	41	36	7	7	5	3	2	80	12	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	54	22	6	5	9	2	3	79	14	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	63	23	5	4	3	1	0	87	7	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	53	25	8	4	7	3	1	81	11	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	52	24	7	4	5	4	5	82	10	2706
2011	Region - Atlantic	54	28	4	7	1	1	5	87	9	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	41	30	14	7	3	2	4	75	10	262
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	49	28	6	7	6	2	2	80	13	496
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	60	25	6	5	2	2	1	87	7	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	53	28	7	5	3	0	4	84	9	124
2011	Region - National Capital Region	49	25	9	6	5	2	3	78	12	2794

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	Region - Atlantic	62	15	14	5	3	0	0	77	9	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	52	32	9	4	4	0	0	84	7	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	61	20	7	3	8	1	0	82	11	297
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	54	23	5	11	6	1	0	78	17	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	47	37	6	6	4	1	0	84	9	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	58	26	7	5	4	1	1	85	9	2738

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	Region - Atlantic	71	21	7	2	0	0	0	91	2	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	49	31	10	4	4	1	1	82	8	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	59	19	11	4	6	2	0	80	10	299
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	56	20	5	12	6	2	0	77	18	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	57	32	4	4	2	1	0	91	6	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	60	24	8	4	4	1	0	85	8	2743

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	Region - Atlantic	60	18	12	7	3	0	0	77	10	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	46	37	9	4	4	0	0	84	8	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	58	20	12	5	5	0	0	79	10	299
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	53	20	10	9	7	1	1	74	16	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	53	29	8	5	5	1	0	82	9	106
2017	Region - National Capital Region	55	26	9	5	5	0	0	81	10	2741
2014	Region - Atlantic	55	30	8	3	3	0	0	85	7	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	40	33	14	8	4	0	0	74	12	219
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	56	28	7	4	5	0	0	84	9	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	58	24	11	3	4	0	0	82	7	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	46	31	10	6	7	0	0	77	13	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	51	30	8	6	4	0	0	81	10	2705

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Senior Management

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	Region - Atlantic	28	46	9	8	0	9	0	81	9	11
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	36	29	12	13	0	0	9	72	14	31
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	21	41	14	11	10	1	2	64	22	52
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	46	25	11	7	7	0	4	74	15	28
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	22	45	5	6	5	0	17	81	13	18
2017	Region - National Capital Region	28	36	14	8	4	4	7	71	14	730
2014	Region - Atlantic	17	33	9	33	0	8	0	54	36	12
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	10	50	19	8	5	3	5	65	15	38
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	24	30	18	8	12	4	4	59	22	50
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	35	39	5	9	5	5	4	81	14	23
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	34	30	15	10	0	5	6	72	11	20
2014	Region - National Capital Region	32	34	13	7	5	3	7	73	12	699

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	Region - Atlantic	42	24	21	5	2	5	0	70	7	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	26	32	16	9	9	9	0	64	19	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	30	25	14	10	11	9	0	61	23	300
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	34	24	15	14	7	6	0	62	23	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	37	38	7	4	4	10	0	84	8	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	30	33	16	7	7	8	0	68	15	2745
2014	Region - Atlantic	33	15	25	10	0	17	0	57	12	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	22	36	18	7	4	12	0	67	13	218
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	26	30	15	11	12	6	0	60	24	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	32	41	12	9	2	5	0	76	11	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	36	35	9	6	8	5	1	76	14	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	26	35	16	8	5	10	0	68	14	2704
2011	Region - Atlantic	21	44	17	11	4	4	0	67	15	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	20	36	20	7	5	11	1	63	14	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	21	31	21	11	9	5	1	56	22	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	30	33	18	11	3	5	0	67	14	154
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	31	28	20	5	12	5	0	62	17	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	23	30	20	9	7	11	1	59	18	2800

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	Region - Atlantic	37	25	19	16	2	2	0	63	17	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	21	32	23	10	11	2	0	55	22	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	27	23	18	14	13	4	0	53	28	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	22	33	17	14	11	4	0	57	26	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	33	37	18	5	6	0	0	71	11	106
2017	Region - National Capital Region	27	33	19	10	8	3	0	62	18	2742
2014	Region - Atlantic	29	25	24	15	5	2	0	56	20	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	18	37	24	11	6	3	0	57	18	218
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	23	26	18	16	14	2	0	50	31	309
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	28	39	14	12	5	2	0	68	18	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	27	36	16	8	10	3	0	65	18	117
2014	Region - National Capital Region	24	36	18	12	6	3	0	62	20	2704
2011	Region - Atlantic	22	29	25	14	9	3	0	52	23	80
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	18	34	22	14	8	4	0	54	23	263
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	16	32	18	17	15	3	0	49	32	497
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	22	37	16	17	7	1	1	60	24	153
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	27	37	11	9	16	0	0	64	25	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	19	32	22	13	10	3	0	53	24	2786
2008	Region - Atlantic	19	37	17	14	13	0	0	56	27	87
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	18	38	23	11	7	3	0	58	19	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	31	24	9	31	5	0	0	55	36	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	17	37	12	19	12	2	0	55	32	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	20	33	15	19	13	0	1	53	32	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	19	34	19	14	11	2	0	55	25	2864

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	Region - Atlantic	37	16	17	24	3	2	0	54	28	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	18	23	27	16	9	6	0	44	27	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	22	23	16	19	12	7	0	49	34	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	13	35	18	16	14	3	0	50	32	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	16	34	22	13	6	8	0	55	21	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	19	31	20	13	9	7	0	54	24	2737
2014	Region - Atlantic	16	28	24	15	8	8	0	48	25	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	12	30	28	18	5	7	0	45	25	218
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	15	27	16	20	15	5	0	45	38	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	18	35	18	15	9	5	0	56	26	127
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	15	41	20	14	8	2	0	57	22	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	16	33	21	15	8	6	0	53	25	2703
2011	Region - Atlantic	9	44	20	21	6	0	0	53	27	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	12	30	29	14	3	10	0	47	20	261
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	12	30	18	21	14	6	0	44	37	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	16	34	21	16	9	2	1	52	26	153
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	18	40	13	18	7	3	0	60	26	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	12	31	23	18	9	7	0	46	29	2800
2008	Region - Atlantic	10	26	22	21	19	3	0	37	40	87
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	7	37	30	14	4	6	0	48	20	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	25	20	8	26	15	6	0	48	44	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	9	36	14	25	14	2	0	46	39	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	13	29	18	19	17	5	1	44	38	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	9	31	22	19	11	8	0	44	32	2865

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	Region - Atlantic	37	22	21	16	3	2	0	59	19	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	20	20	24	14	13	9	0	43	30	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	19	24	18	13	19	6	0	46	34	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	19	27	18	14	17	5	0	49	32	134
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	22	41	18	9	6	4	0	66	16	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	22	30	17	13	12	6	0	56	26	2742
2014	Region - Atlantic	21	30	27	9	8	5	0	54	18	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	15	28	26	13	8	9	0	47	24	218
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	20	22	19	19	15	6	0	44	36	308
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	23	37	17	9	11	3	0	62	21	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	20	41	12	8	14	4	0	65	23	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	21	31	18	13	11	7	0	55	26	2705
2011	Region - Atlantic	13	36	20	17	7	6	0	52	26	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	13	31	25	13	8	9	0	50	23	260
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	14	25	18	18	17	8	0	42	38	497
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	20	33	19	14	9	5	0	56	24	152
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	20	35	13	8	17	7	0	59	27	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	13	26	20	17	14	10	0	44	34	2798
2008	Region - Atlantic	13	24	22	10	19	12	0	42	33	87
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	9	36	24	11	9	11	0	51	22	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	30	15	20	6	20	9	0	49	29	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	14	36	15	14	12	8	0	55	29	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	14	29	17	14	18	7	1	47	35	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	12	27	20	16	15	9	0	43	34	2867

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	Region - Atlantic	34	28	11	22	5	0	0	62	27	52
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	21	29	19	16	10	5	0	53	27	222
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	19	29	16	15	16	4	1	50	33	299
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	20	31	18	15	15	1	0	51	31	133
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	27	34	14	14	5	6	0	65	21	106
2017	Region - National Capital Region	19	34	18	15	10	3	0	55	26	2743
2014	Region - Atlantic	8	43	19	24	5	2	0	52	29	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	12	41	24	12	5	6	0	56	18	218
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	16	34	16	17	13	3	0	52	31	307
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	22	38	18	12	7	2	0	62	19	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	16	48	20	8	8	1	0	64	16	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	16	37	18	16	10	3	0	55	26	2704
2011	Region - Atlantic	10	43	17	18	10	3	0	54	29	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	15	38	23	14	5	5	1	56	20	260
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	13	30	19	20	16	2	0	44	37	498
2011	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	20	37	21	11	8	3	0	59	20	153
2011	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	22	38	21	12	7	1	0	60	19	125
2011	Region - National Capital Region	13	33	19	19	12	3	0	47	33	2798
2008	Region - Atlantic	12	43	12	21	10	2	0	56	32	88
2008	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	15	42	19	14	6	4	0	59	21	264
2008	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	23	36	15	18	3	6	0	62	22	35
2008	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	13	43	13	19	10	2	0	57	29	164
2008	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	17	31	16	19	13	2	1	50	34	112
2008	Region - National Capital Region	14	34	18	21	11	3	0	49	33	2865

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

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	Region - Atlantic	30	44	16	11	0	0	0	73	11	53
2017	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	24	41	19	9	7	1	0	66	15	223
2017	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	29	40	12	12	5	1	0	70	18	301
2017	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	26	41	18	9	6	0	0	67	15	135
2017	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	27	46	14	8	2	3	0	76	10	107
2017	Region - National Capital Region	29	43	15	7	3	1	0	74	11	2743
2014	Region - Atlantic	18	48	17	15	2	0	0	66	17	60
2014	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	19	44	21	10	2	4	0	65	13	218
2014	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	24	42	15	10	7	2	0	67	17	309
2014	Region - Prairies, Nunavut, NWT	29	45	13	8	1	4	0	77	9	128
2014	Region - British Columbia, Yukon	24	52	9	8	5	2	0	78	14	118
2014	Region - National Capital Region	26	43	18	8	3	2	0	70	11	2706
2011	Region - Atlantic	19	46	20	10	4	1	0	66	14	82
2011	Region - Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	27	40	18	11	2	2	0	69	12	262
2011	Region - Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	24	36	17	15	6

2017 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada by Question 111.1. Region of work (variable derived from question 111)

Survey Themes

My Job

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

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.

Question 3. When I prepare written materials, including email, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.

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

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

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

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

Question 13. I have clear work objectives.

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

Question 15. Overall, I feel valued at work.

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

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 20. Overall, I like my job.

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

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.

My Work Unit

Question 23. During meetings in my work unit, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.

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

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

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.

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

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

My Immediate Supervisor

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

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 33. When I communicate with my immediate supervisor, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.

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

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.

Question 36. My immediate supervisor seems to care about me as a person.

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

Senior Management

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

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.

My Organization (Department or Agency)

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