2018 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada by Question 78.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 78)

The results of the 2018 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. Positive answers and Negative answers are calculated by removing the "Don't know" and "Not applicable" responses from the total responses.

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Employee engagement

Question 5. 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
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 60 31 4 4 1 0 0 90 5 156
2018 Scientific and Professional 32 42 13 9 5 0 0 73 14 851
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 33 41 13 9 5 0 0 74 13 1791
2018 Technical 23 41 19 10 7 0 0 64 17 277
2018 Administrative Support 25 46 15 7 7 0 0 71 14 191
2017 Executive 56 34 4 5 1 0 0 91 5 148
2017 Scientific and Professional 29 47 11 8 5 0 0 76 13 825
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 33 42 12 9 4 0 0 76 13 1818
2017 Technical 25 43 16 10 6 0 0 68 16 321
2017 Administrative Support 23 42 17 6 11 0 0 65 17 230
2017 Other 27 49 12 7 5 0 0 76 12 106
2014 Executive 50 40 3 4 3 0 0 91 6 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 24 48 13 9 5 0 0 73 14 754
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 30 43 12 9 6 0 0 73 15 1898
2014 Technical 25 44 16 11 4 0 0 69 15 334
2014 Administrative Support 22 46 15 9 8 0 0 68 17 235
2014 Operational 44 28 9 9 9 0 0 72 19 11
2014 Other 18 45 20 5 11 0 0 63 17 56

Question 9. Overall, I feel valued 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
2018 Executive 62 25 6 6 2 0 0 87 8 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 33 37 12 11 7 0 0 70 18 853
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 33 38 12 9 8 0 0 71 17 1788
2018 Technical 21 36 20 12 11 1 0 58 23 275
2018 Administrative Support 29 37 17 8 9 0 0 66 17 192
2017 Executive 50 29 9 7 5 0 0 78 13 148
2017 Scientific and Professional 29 38 12 12 9 0 0 67 21 825
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 33 37 14 9 7 0 0 70 16 1815
2017 Technical 20 37 19 15 8 0 0 58 23 321
2017 Administrative Support 29 35 15 10 10 0 0 64 21 231
2017 Other 40 38 11 6 4 0 0 79 10 106

Question 10. 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
2018 Executive 73 21 4 1 1 0 0 94 2 157
2018 Scientific and Professional 42 37 11 7 3 0 0 79 9 845
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 46 37 11 4 2 0 0 83 6 1781
2018 Technical 41 38 14 4 3 0 0 79 7 274
2018 Administrative Support 48 31 14 3 4 0 0 79 7 192
2017 Executive 73 21 4 1 1 0 0 95 1 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 43 39 10 5 3 0 0 82 8 821
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 49 36 10 4 1 0 0 85 5 1812
2017 Technical 42 38 14 3 2 0 0 81 6 319
2017 Administrative Support 45 33 14 3 4 0 0 78 8 231
2017 Other 42 35 17 5 1 0 0 77 6 106
2014 Executive 71 23 5 1 0 0 0 94 1 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 48 36 10 5 2 0 0 84 6 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 55 31 9 3 2 0 0 87 4 1897
2014 Technical 54 32 8 4 2 0 0 86 6 333
2014 Administrative Support 56 29 12 0 2 0 0 86 3 232
2014 Operational 81 9 9 0 0 0 0 91 0 11
2014 Other 39 44 12 4 2 0 0 82 6 56

Question 14. 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
2018 Executive 59 30 6 4 1 0 0 89 6 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 38 39 13 7 3 0 0 77 10 855
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 39 38 13 6 4 0 0 77 10 1793
2018 Technical 31 41 16 8 5 0 0 71 13 275
2018 Administrative Support 38 38 13 6 4 0 1 76 10 194
2017 Executive 59 29 5 6 1 0 0 88 7 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 37 41 12 7 3 0 0 78 10 822
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 40 40 11 7 3 0 0 80 9 1814
2017 Technical 31 40 16 8 4 0 0 72 12 319
2017 Administrative Support 34 41 9 6 9 0 0 76 15 232
2017 Other 44 40 10 2 3 1 0 85 5 106
2014 Executive 56 35 5 4 1 0 0 91 4 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 33 44 11 8 3 0 0 78 11 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 39 39 12 6 4 0 0 78 10 1899
2014 Technical 33 45 13 6 4 0 0 78 9 334
2014 Administrative Support 34 39 16 5 5 1 0 74 10 234
2014 Operational 44 46 9 0 0 0 0 91 0 11
2014 Other 28 47 14 8 3 0 0 75 11 56

Question 43. 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
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 64 24 8 1 2 1 0 89 3 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 40 33 16 7 4 0 0 74 10 850
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 39 33 16 6 5 0 0 72 11 1788
2018 Technical 26 33 23 10 8 0 0 59 18 275
2018 Administrative Support 40 31 15 7 6 1 0 72 13 192
2017 Executive 58 27 7 3 3 2 0 86 6 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 37 35 16 6 5 0 0 73 11 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 38 34 15 7 5 1 0 72 12 1810
2017 Technical 28 32 24 8 8 1 0 60 16 320
2017 Administrative Support 41 24 17 6 11 0 0 67 17 229
2017 Other 73 13 8 4 2 0 0 86 6 106
2014 Executive 55 32 8 4 2 0 0 86 6 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 31 38 17 8 6 1 0 69 14 754
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 35 37 15 7 5 1 0 73 12 1899
2014 Technical 28 36 19 10 7 1 0 64 17 334
2014 Administrative Support 25 40 17 11 6 2 0 66 17 235
2014 Operational 44 37 0 9 9 0 0 81 19 11
2014 Other 49 33 9 8 2 0 0 82 9 56

Question 44. 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
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 60 26 9 2 2 1 0 87 4 158
2018 Scientific and Professional 39 35 14 7 5 0 0 74 12 846
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 37 36 15 7 4 0 0 73 12 1780
2018 Technical 23 34 24 10 8 0 0 58 19 276
2018 Administrative Support 37 36 16 7 5 1 0 73 12 191
2017 Executive 58 28 8 3 3 1 0 86 5 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 36 38 14 7 4 0 0 75 11 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 37 36 14 8 5 0 0 73 13 1811
2017 Technical 23 38 24 9 6 0 0 60 15 321
2017 Administrative Support 41 26 18 7 8 0 0 67 15 233
2017 Other 61 24 9 3 2 0 1 86 4 105
2014 Executive 51 34 10 4 1 0 0 85 5 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 29 38 18 9 5 1 0 68 14 753
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 35 38 14 8 4 1 0 74 12 1898
2014 Technical 28 36 17 12 6 1 0 65 18 334
2014 Administrative Support 25 42 19 7 6 0 0 67 14 235
2014 Operational 34 47 0 9 9 0 0 81 19 11
2014 Other 51 31 12 2 4 0 0 81 6 56

Question 45. 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
2018 Executive 49 23 15 6 4 2 1 74 10 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 33 26 18 13 7 3 0 61 21 856
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 34 24 20 10 8 3 0 60 19 1792
2018 Technical 24 27 20 12 14 2 0 53 27 276
2018 Administrative Support 27 27 19 11 10 6 0 57 23 192
2017 Executive 47 23 16 6 3 5 1 74 10 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 32 26 19 11 8 4 1 60 20 825
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 33 26 18 11 8 3 0 61 20 1812
2017 Technical 24 27 22 12 9 5 1 54 22 321
2017 Administrative Support 36 20 20 8 11 3 2 59 20 231
2017 Other 41 23 11 14 4 6 2 69 19 106
2014 Executive 41 30 15 10 3 0 0 72 13 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 28 26 21 11 9 5 1 57 21 754
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 33 26 19 11 8 4 1 61 20 1898
2014 Technical 32 25 19 13 9 4 0 58 22 334
2014 Administrative Support 22 31 24 10 9 3 1 55 20 235
2014 Operational 18 51 0 0 21 10 0 77 23 10
2014 Other 27 22 15 20 6 9 2 55 29 56
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Leadership

Immediate supervisor

Question 23. 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
2018 Executive 63 25 8 2 1 2 0 90 3 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 59 23 7 6 3 1 0 84 9 846
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 49 27 12 6 4 1 1 78 10 1778
2018 Technical 44 34 9 8 3 2 0 80 11 276
2018 Administrative Support 41 29 15 6 5 2 3 74 11 191
2017 Executive 59 21 9 4 3 1 3 83 7 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 55 28 7 5 3 2 0 85 8 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 48 30 11 5 4 2 1 80 9 1817
2017 Technical 45 30 16 5 4 1 1 76 8 320
2017 Administrative Support 43 29 13 7 6 1 0 74 13 233
2017 Other 68 23 4 2 2 0 1 92 4 106
2014 Executive 56 25 8 6 3 2 1 84 8 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 50 30 9 5 4 2 0 82 9 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 46 30 12 5 4 2 0 78 9 1899
2014 Technical 46 35 9 4 4 1 1 83 8 334
2014 Administrative Support 39 34 12 7 5 2 1 75 13 234
2014 Operational 28 54 19 0 0 0 0 81 0 11
2014 Other 57 33 2 5 2 0 2 92 7 56

Question 24. 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
2018 Executive 59 32 5 1 2 0 0 92 3 157
2018 Scientific and Professional 51 31 7 6 4 1 0 83 10 850
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 45 32 10 7 5 1 0 78 12 1776
2018 Technical 41 34 12 8 4 1 0 76 11 275
2018 Administrative Support 45 28 12 7 5 1 2 75 13 191
2017 Executive 55 29 4 3 6 1 1 86 10 148
2017 Scientific and Professional 50 30 9 7 4 0 0 81 11 822
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 47 31 9 8 4 1 0 79 11 1813
2017 Technical 42 35 11 5 5 1 0 79 10 320
2017 Administrative Support 43 32 12 6 6 1 0 76 12 232
2017 Other 57 29 5 5 3 1 1 87 8 106
2014 Executive 56 31 6 6 2 0 0 87 8 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 46 32 10 6 5 1 0 79 11 754
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 45 34 9 7 5 0 0 79 11 1898
2014 Technical 42 36 8 8 4 2 1 80 12 334
2014 Administrative Support 36 38 10 9 6 0 0 75 15 234
2014 Operational 19 53 9 9 9 0 0 72 19 11
2014 Other 56 28 5 2 10 0 0 84 11 56

Question 26. 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
2018 Executive 61 28 6 4 1 0 1 89 5 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 58 23 8 6 4 0 0 82 10 850
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 51 27 10 6 5 0 0 79 11 1780
2018 Technical 47 28 14 7 5 0 0 75 11 276
2018 Administrative Support 45 32 13 6 3 1 1 78 9 191
2017 Executive 55 26 8 5 4 1 1 83 9 148
2017 Scientific and Professional 55 26 8 5 5 0 0 82 10 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 54 26 9 5 5 0 0 81 10 1811
2017 Technical 49 29 11 5 5 1 0 79 10 320
2017 Administrative Support 50 29 10 4 6 0 0 79 11 233
2017 Other 70 19 4 5 3 0 0 89 7 106
2014 Executive 59 25 6 6 4 0 0 84 9 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 55 27 7 6 5 0 0 82 12 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 50 30 10 6 4 0 0 80 10 1899
2014 Technical 54 30 8 3 5 0 0 84 8 334
2014 Administrative Support 41 36 11 6 4 1 0 78 11 234
2014 Operational 63 37 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 11
2014 Other 56 28 5 8 4 0 0 83 12 56

Senior management

Question 29. 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
2018 Executive 53 29 8 6 3 2 0 83 9 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 31 29 15 9 6 10 0 66 17 855
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 30 32 16 8 7 6 0 66 17 1798
2018 Technical 22 29 24 9 8 8 0 55 19 276
2018 Administrative Support 32 33 17 7 6 6 0 69 13 193
2017 Executive 41 33 13 4 5 5 0 78 9 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 28 31 16 8 7 10 0 65 17 825
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 28 34 17 8 6 7 0 67 15 1814
2017 Technical 25 31 15 8 9 11 0 63 20 321
2017 Administrative Support 31 28 18 7 10 6 1 63 18 232
2017 Other 56 24 4 1 4 10 1 90 5 106
2014 Executive 46 43 6 2 3 1 0 89 5 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 24 30 19 8 5 14 1 63 15 753
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 26 36 15 8 5 9 0 69 15 1899
2014 Technical 31 34 15 7 6 6 0 70 14 334
2014 Administrative Support 19 35 19 11 5 10 0 61 18 234
2014 Operational 0 37 9 0 28 25 0 50 38 11
2014 Other 46 26 8 8 6 5 2 77 15 56

Question 30. 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
2018 Executive 52 30 9 5 4 0 0 82 9 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 26 32 15 14 10 2 0 59 25 852
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 27 33 17 11 9 3 0 62 20 1797
2018 Technical 18 29 27 14 11 1 0 47 26 277
2018 Administrative Support 29 33 15 9 11 4 1 64 21 193
2017 Executive 45 33 9 9 3 1 0 79 11 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 25 33 19 13 9 2 0 59 22 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 25 34 21 9 8 2 0 61 18 1812
2017 Technical 20 30 19 15 13 4 0 51 29 321
2017 Administrative Support 33 24 18 8 12 4 1 60 21 233
2017 Other 54 29 7 2 4 3 1 86 6 106
2014 Executive 50 37 4 8 3 0 0 86 10 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 20 34 21 15 7 3 0 55 23 754
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 24 37 18 12 6 3 0 63 19 1898
2014 Technical 23 33 19 13 10 2 0 57 24 333
2014 Administrative Support 22 33 19 14 7 5 0 58 23 234
2014 Operational 19 16 19 28 9 9 0 38 41 11
2014 Other 48 23 10 6 9 5 0 75 15 56

Question 31. 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
2018 Executive 38 41 10 6 3 2 0 80 10 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 16 29 20 18 12 5 0 47 32 853
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 31 21 14 10 5 0 54 25 1796
2018 Technical 12 24 29 18 13 5 0 38 32 276
2018 Administrative Support 24 31 20 9 11 4 1 57 22 193
2017 Executive 30 43 11 11 3 2 0 74 14 148
2017 Scientific and Professional 16 32 20 15 10 6 0 51 27 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 18 31 21 15 8 6 0 53 24 1810
2017 Technical 13 26 21 19 16 6 0 42 36 321
2017 Administrative Support 27 23 20 10 12 8 1 55 23 233
2017 Other 38 20 11 4 5 19 3 74 12 105
2014 Executive 33 48 8 9 2 1 0 81 11 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 13 29 21 21 10 6 0 45 32 753
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 16 35 21 14 8 6 0 54 24 1898
2014 Technical 16 30 23 16 10 5 0 48 27 333
2014 Administrative Support 17 28 27 15 6 7 0 48 23 234
2014 Operational 0 9 28 37 9 16 0 11 56 11
2014 Other 32 31 10 15 4 8 0 68 21 56

Question 32. 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
2018 Executive 30 52 10 5 3 1 0 82 8 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 13 32 19 19 15 3 0 46 35 856
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 34 18 17 12 2 0 52 30 1798
2018 Technical 12 27 24 21 13 4 0 40 35 277
2018 Administrative Support 23 30 18 11 13 4 1 56 25 192
2017 Executive 24 48 9 13 4 2 0 73 17 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 15 33 20 17 12 3 0 50 30 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 19 34 18 16 9 3 0 55 26 1810
2017 Technical 17 30 19 15 16 4 0 49 32 320
2017 Administrative Support 27 29 15 10 13 5 1 59 25 232
2017 Other 43 25 9 6 7 8 2 76 14 106
2014 Executive 28 54 8 8 3 0 0 82 11 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 13 33 20 19 12 2 0 48 32 754
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 17 39 18 15 9 3 0 57 24 1897
2014 Technical 15 38 20 15 9 3 0 54 25 334
2014 Administrative Support 17 32 27 10 11 3 0 50 22 234
2014 Operational 19 28 19 16 9 9 0 51 28 11
2014 Other 29 28 17 13 12 2 0 58 25 56
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Workforce

Performance management

Question 6. 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
2018 Executive 49 33 7 8 3 0 1 82 11 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 36 15 12 8 0 0 65 20 849
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 32 33 16 10 8 0 0 66 18 1790
2018 Technical 18 34 21 15 12 0 0 53 27 277
2018 Administrative Support 28 30 20 10 10 1 0 59 21 193
2017 Executive 35 38 8 13 3 0 2 75 16 148
2017 Scientific and Professional 26 37 17 13 8 0 0 62 21 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 30 37 15 10 7 0 0 67 18 1818
2017 Technical 19 33 21 17 11 0 0 52 27 319
2017 Administrative Support 27 36 16 12 9 0 0 63 21 231
2017 Other 47 38 8 4 2 0 1 86 6 105
2014 Executive 42 37 10 6 4 0 1 80 10 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 19 37 17 19 8 0 0 56 27 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 25 37 16 12 8 0 0 63 20 1895
2014 Technical 21 32 25 12 10 1 0 53 21 333
2014 Administrative Support 23 33 18 13 12 0 0 57 25 235
2014 Operational 19 19 25 28 9 0 0 37 38 11
2014 Other 28 33 7 22 9 0 0 61 31 56

Question 7. I have clear work objectives.
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
2018 Executive 49 40 5 5 1 0 0 89 6 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 37 37 12 10 4 0 0 74 14 852
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 31 40 13 11 5 0 0 71 16 1797
2018 Technical 23 45 16 10 5 0 0 69 15 277
2018 Administrative Support 42 38 11 7 2 0 0 80 9 192
2017 Executive 45 40 7 6 3 0 0 85 9 148
2017 Scientific and Professional 36 39 10 10 5 0 0 75 16 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 31 43 13 9 4 0 0 74 13 1818
2017 Technical 26 42 18 9 5 0 0 68 14 319
2017 Administrative Support 37 36 13 7 6 0 0 74 13 231
2017 Other 34 37 14 13 3 0 0 71 16 106

Question 19. 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
2018 Executive 24 50 13 6 4 3 0 77 10 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 22 18 13 7 21 4 48 28 849
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 23 21 15 11 14 3 43 31 1787
2018 Technical 10 21 20 19 16 13 1 36 40 277
2018 Administrative Support 12 23 20 13 16 12 3 41 35 191
2017 Executive 26 47 12 7 3 2 2 76 11 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 13 20 18 12 8 26 4 46 28 821
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 14 22 20 16 10 16 3 44 32 1814
2017 Technical 10 22 22 15 14 15 2 39 34 319
2017 Administrative Support 17 22 22 12 14 13 2 45 30 232
2017 Other 18 18 7 4 3 40 11 72 12 106
2014 Executive 21 47 15 10 6 1 1 69 16 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 12 22 20 13 8 21 4 45 29 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 13 21 20 17 12 14 3 41 35 1894
2014 Technical 11 22 21 17 11 16 2 40 35 333
2014 Administrative Support 8 20 27 17 14 13 2 33 36 235
2014 Operational 0 37 37 9 9 7 0 40 20 11
2014 Other 21 9 12 9 10 40 0 50 30 56

Question 22. 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
2018 Executive 49 39 6 4 2 0 0 88 6 157
2018 Scientific and Professional 49 30 9 7 4 0 0 80 11 849
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 41 33 12 7 5 0 1 75 12 1785
2018 Technical 39 36 10 11 4 0 0 76 15 276
2018 Administrative Support 38 37 13 6 4 1 1 76 10 191
2017 Executive 43 30 11 7 6 1 3 75 13 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 44 36 9 7 3 0 0 81 11 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 41 35 12 6 5 0 1 77 11 1816
2017 Technical 34 40 16 6 3 1 0 75 9 321
2017 Administrative Support 43 28 16 6 6 0 1 71 12 233
2017 Other 51 31 8 7 4 0 0 81 10 106
2014 Executive 37 41 8 10 4 0 1 78 14 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 39 39 10 7 5 1 0 79 11 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 40 36 12 7 5 1 0 77 11 1899
2014 Technical 39 41 11 6 3 1 0 80 9 334
2014 Administrative Support 37 37 13 8 4 1 0 75 12 235
2014 Operational 19 54 28 0 0 0 0 72 0 11
2014 Other 37 37 5 16 4 0 0 75 20 56

Question 28. 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
2018 Executive 40 42 7 3 4 1 4 86 7 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 34 22 8 4 3 8 62 14 191
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 27 33 19 7 3 4 6 67 12 450
2017 Executive 38 38 10 7 2 3 2 79 10 146
2017 Scientific and Professional 22 34 14 7 6 4 14 67 16 176
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 27 36 14 10 4 4 6 69 16 471
2017 Technical 32 38 14 8 6 0 2 71 15 48
2014 Executive 40 37 9 7 4 1 3 80 11 152
2014 Scientific and Professional 19 35 18 9 5 4 10 63 16 165
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 32 33 13 7 5 4 6 72 14 448
2014 Technical 29 44 15 7 2 2 0 75 10 41

Job fit and development

Question 1. 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
2018 Executive 40 48 6 6 0 0 0 88 6 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 30 44 11 10 4 0 0 75 14 851
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 30 43 11 10 4 0 1 74 15 1797
2018 Technical 22 47 14 14 4 0 0 68 18 277
2018 Administrative Support 34 44 10 7 5 0 0 78 13 192
2017 Executive 48 36 10 5 1 0 1 84 6 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 29 40 13 13 5 1 0 69 18 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 34 38 11 11 5 0 0 73 16 1818
2017 Technical 26 36 17 13 7 1 0 62 21 321
2017 Administrative Support 40 33 7 9 10 0 1 73 19 233
2017 Other 38 43 7 6 6 0 1 82 11 106
2014 Executive 59 28 6 8 0 0 0 86 8 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 30 42 11 11 4 0 1 73 16 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 35 40 10 9 5 0 1 75 14 1897
2014 Technical 27 38 15 12 7 0 0 65 19 334
2014 Administrative Support 32 37 15 11 5 0 0 69 16 235
2014 Operational 37 7 28 9 19 0 0 44 28 11
2014 Other 28 28 16 20 4 0 4 58 25 56

Question 2. 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
2018 Executive 62 33 3 1 1 0 0 94 3 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 42 39 9 8 2 0 0 80 10 851
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 38 38 13 7 3 0 0 76 11 1794
2018 Technical 29 44 15 8 4 0 0 73 12 276
2018 Administrative Support 23 39 19 10 9 0 0 61 19 192
2017 Executive 62 29 5 3 1 0 0 91 4 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 40 42 11 4 3 0 0 82 7 825
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 39 40 12 7 3 0 0 79 9 1816
2017 Technical 33 43 14 5 5 0 0 75 10 320
2017 Administrative Support 27 33 18 10 11 0 0 60 22 233
2017 Other 24 43 15 9 8 0 0 68 17 106
2014 Executive 56 36 4 4 1 0 0 91 5 157
2014 Scientific and Professional 40 41 10 5 2 0 0 82 8 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 37 39 13 8 4 0 0 75 12 1898
2014 Technical 33 45 12 8 2 1 0 78 10 334
2014 Administrative Support 21 39 21 10 9 0 0 60 19 235
2014 Operational 47 28 7 9 0 9 0 82 10 11
2014 Other 27 37 17 13 6 0 0 64 19 56

Question 3. 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
2018 Executive 70 25 2 1 1 0 0 96 3 157
2018 Scientific and Professional 48 39 6 5 2 0 0 87 7 849
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 44 39 7 6 3 0 0 84 9 1774
2018 Technical 32 45 13 6 4 0 0 77 10 274
2018 Administrative Support 31 34 13 11 11 0 0 65 23 192
2017 Executive 71 25 1 2 1 0 0 96 3 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 47 39 7 4 3 0 0 87 7 822
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 46 37 8 6 2 0 0 84 8 1814
2017 Technical 37 41 13 4 5 0 0 78 9 320
2017 Administrative Support 30 34 12 11 12 0 0 65 23 233
2017 Other 29 52 11 5 4 0 0 81 8 106
2014 Executive 64 28 6 2 1 0 0 92 3 157
2014 Scientific and Professional 47 39 7 5 2 0 0 86 7 752
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 43 37 10 6 4 0 0 80 10 1896
2014 Technical 37 44 8 7 2 0 0 82 9 334
2014 Administrative Support 26 38 14 12 9 0 0 64 21 235
2014 Operational 56 19 16 0 0 9 0 82 0 11
2014 Other 35 36 9 15 5 0 0 71 20 55

Question 37. 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
2018 Executive 41 40 10 6 3 0 0 82 9 157
2018 Scientific and Professional 22 30 17 17 12 2 0 53 29 852
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 24 36 17 12 8 2 0 62 21 1791
2018 Technical 15 34 22 16 12 1 0 49 29 275
2018 Administrative Support 24 31 24 8 9 3 1 58 17 193
2017 Executive 45 40 7 3 3 1 1 86 6 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 23 34 15 15 10 3 0 59 25 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 30 35 15 10 7 2 0 67 18 1810
2017 Technical 20 35 19 12 10 2 1 57 23 321
2017 Administrative Support 31 29 18 8 10 3 1 63 18 232
2017 Other 41 30 11 4 3 10 1 81 8 106
2014 Executive 43 41 8 6 1 1 0 85 7 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 19 32 19 16 11 2 0 52 28 752
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 26 35 16 13 8 3 0 63 21 1898
2014 Technical 19 41 18 11 9 3 0 62 20 334
2014 Administrative Support 22 34 20 9 11 3 1 59 20 235
2014 Operational 28 28 16 9 9 0 9 61 21 11
2014 Other 22 29 15 12 6 7 9 60 22 56

Question 38. 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
2018 Executive 47 29 10 7 2 1 4 80 9 158
2018 Scientific and Professional 22 25 13 19 19 1 1 48 39 855
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 20 28 16 15 18 2 1 50 34 1797
2018 Technical 12 26 17 18 25 1 0 39 43 277
2018 Administrative Support 17 26 20 13 19 3 3 45 34 192
2017 Executive 42 28 8 5 9 3 5 76 15 148
2017 Scientific and Professional 19 24 15 20 19 2 1 44 40 822
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 20 28 15 16 17 2 2 50 34 1813
2017 Technical 20 30 14 15 19 1 1 51 35 321
2017 Administrative Support 22 19 17 14 19 4 4 44 37 232
2017 Other 31 28 9 8 3 8 13 75 14 106
2014 Executive 39 26 13 7 5 3 7 73 13 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 14 22 16 21 24 2 1 37 47 753
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 17 23 17 17 21 3 2 42 40 1899
2014 Technical 16 32 18 15 17 1 1 49 33 334
2014 Administrative Support 11 21 20 15 26 5 2 35 44 235
2014 Operational 19 9 0 9 54 0 9 30 70 11
2014 Other 17 24 17 15 12 10 5 49 32 56

Empowerment

Question 11. 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
2018 Executive 56 39 1 3 1 0 0 95 3 155
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 38 13 12 9 1 0 65 22 853
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 32 39 13 10 6 0 0 72 15 1784
2018 Technical 21 39 17 14 8 0 0 60 22 276
2018 Administrative Support 26 33 18 9 13 1 1 59 23 193
2017 Executive 57 30 5 4 4 0 0 87 8 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 25 38 14 15 7 0 0 63 23 821
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 33 39 13 10 5 0 0 73 15 1810
2017 Technical 18 40 19 11 10 1 2 59 21 318
2017 Administrative Support 28 35 18 9 11 0 0 62 20 232
2017 Other 45 27 12 8 3 2 2 76 12 105
2014 Executive 54 37 5 3 1 0 0 91 4 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 16 42 17 15 9 0 0 59 24 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 26 42 12 12 7 0 0 68 20 1899
2014 Technical 19 42 17 13 9 1 0 61 22 334
2014 Administrative Support 20 38 17 12 10 1 0 60 22 235
2014 Operational 9 37 35 19 0 0 0 46 19 11
2014 Other 22 34 18 19 6 0 2 56 26 56

Question 12. 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
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 65 25 5 4 1 0 0 90 5 158
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 32 15 14 11 0 0 61 24 851
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 37 34 14 9 6 0 0 71 15 1782
2018 Technical 23 35 21 11 10 0 0 58 20 273
2018 Administrative Support 26 32 24 9 9 1 1 58 18 191
2017 Executive 47 38 7 5 2 1 0 86 7 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 26 32 19 14 9 0 0 58 23 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 37 36 12 9 6 0 0 73 15 1811
2017 Technical 21 35 21 11 12 0 0 56 23 319
2017 Administrative Support 32 33 19 7 9 0 0 65 16 230
2017 Other 45 31 14 6 3 0 0 77 9 105
2014 Executive 49 37 6 5 3 0 0 86 8 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 20 35 20 16 8 0 0 56 24 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 31 36 14 12 7 0 0 67 19 1897
2014 Technical 25 36 13 13 12 1 0 62 25 334
2014 Administrative Support 23 37 19 11 9 1 0 61 20 235
2014 Operational 19 53 28 0 0 0 0 72 0 11
2014 Other 24 40 17 12 7 0 0 64 19 56

Question 13. 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
2018 Executive 53 32 8 5 1 0 0 85 6 158
2018 Scientific and Professional 31 34 15 11 7 0 1 66 19 853
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 33 38 14 9 5 0 1 72 14 1783
2018 Technical 22 34 23 11 9 1 0 56 21 276
2018 Administrative Support 35 36 12 8 8 1 1 72 16 193
2017 Executive 46 35 9 7 2 1 1 82 9 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 29 39 16 10 6 0 1 68 16 822
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 36 37 13 8 5 0 0 74 13 1812
2017 Technical 25 38 17 13 7 0 0 63 20 319
2017 Administrative Support 35 37 15 5 7 0 0 72 12 232
2017 Other 49 34 10 4 2 0 1 84 6 106
2014 Executive 42 43 6 6 3 0 0 85 9 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 21 39 21 11 5 1 1 62 17 753
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 32 39 14 9 5 0 0 72 14 1898
2014 Technical 27 40 14 12 6 1 0 68 18 334
2014 Administrative Support 26 43 18 7 5 1 0 70 12 235
2014 Operational 28 35 19 19 0 0 0 62 19 11
2014 Other 25 41 9 17 4 2 2 69 22 56

Question 39. 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
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 51 36 8 3 1 2 0 89 3 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 19 34 22 12 9 4 0 56 21 856
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 23 39 20 9 6 3 1 64 16 1797
2018 Technical 12 34 29 13 8 3 0 48 22 276
2018 Administrative Support 15 33 26 8 7 9 2 53 17 193
2017 Executive 40 40 12 5 3 1 0 81 7 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 17 35 20 15 8 5 0 54 25 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 23 37 21 9 6 4 0 63 15 1812
2017 Technical 14 32 25 13 10 5 0 49 24 320
2017 Administrative Support 22 31 18 11 10 6 2 57 23 232
2017 Other 33 40 12 3 2 6 3 81 6 106

Work-life balance and workload

Question 4. 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
2018 Executive 42 33 7 17 2 0 0 74 19 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 50 33 7 7 3 0 0 83 10 853
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 48 29 10 8 4 0 1 78 12 1794
2018 Technical 43 32 13 6 6 0 0 74 12 275
2018 Administrative Support 44 30 10 6 7 1 2 75 14 191
2017 Executive 38 38 10 9 5 0 0 76 15 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 49 32 8 7 3 1 0 82 10 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 49 31 9 6 5 0 0 80 12 1816
2017 Technical 37 35 13 9 6 1 0 72 15 320
2017 Administrative Support 42 28 15 5 9 1 1 71 14 233
2017 Other 69 19 8 3 1 0 1 89 4 106
2014 Executive 45 33 5 10 5 0 2 80 15 157
2014 Scientific and Professional 46 34 9 6 4 0 0 80 11 754
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 44 33 11 7 5 0 0 77 12 1898
2014 Technical 37 36 13 8 5 1 0 74 13 334
2014 Administrative Support 33 33 14 11 8 0 1 67 19 235
2014 Operational 35 56 9 0 0 0 0 91 0 11
2014 Other 57 23 7 6 8 0 0 80 13 56

Question 15. 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
2018 Executive 13 23 26 22 16 0 0 36 38 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 34 34 18 8 5 0 0 69 13 855
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 39 31 16 8 4 0 0 71 13 1794
2018 Technical 31 38 18 10 2 0 0 70 12 277
2018 Administrative Support 61 23 11 4 2 0 0 84 6 194
2017 Executive 9 29 26 23 12 0 2 39 35 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 34 38 19 7 2 0 0 72 9 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 39 35 15 7 3 0 1 75 10 1818
2017 Technical 34 36 19 6 3 1 1 72 9 321
2017 Administrative Support 56 29 8 4 1 0 1 86 5 233
2017 Other 70 23 3 2 1 1 0 94 3 106
2014 Executive 14 30 23 21 10 0 2 45 31 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 35 37 18 7 2 0 0 72 9 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 39 37 16 5 3 0 0 76 8 1898
2014 Technical 29 41 20 6 4 0 0 70 10 334
2014 Administrative Support 53 31 11 3 2 0 0 84 5 235
2014 Operational 16 65 9 9 0 0 0 81 9 11
2014 Other 50 35 11 2 0 0 2 87 2 56

Mobility and retention

Question 46. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?
Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)		 No
(%)		 Not Sure
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 49 25 26 158
2018 Scientific and Professional 24 44 33 855
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 30 34 36 1797
2018 Technical 18 47 35 275
2018 Administrative Support 31 34 35 193
2017 Executive 40 36 24 148
2017 Scientific and Professional 25 45 30 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 29 35 36 1817
2017 Technical 19 52 29 321
2017 Administrative Support 29 33 37 233
2017 Other 36 19 46 106
2014 Executive 38 33 29 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 23 45 31 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 28 37 35 1898
2014 Technical 20 46 33 334
2014 Administrative Support 27 34 39 235
2014 Operational 9 63 28 11
2014 Other 44 25 31 56

Question 47. 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
2018 Executive 17 38 39 1 1 4 77
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 26 48 7 2 6 208
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 25 45 4 3 10 543
2018 Technical 25 14 39 14 0 8 49
2018 Administrative Support 12 35 32 7 10 5 60
2017 Executive 24 22 40 5 2 7 59
2017 Scientific and Professional 12 23 49 7 3 7 206
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 16 25 43 5 3 9 528
2017 Technical 27 23 21 14 2 13 62
2017 Administrative Support 19 27 34 6 9 6 68
2017 Other 2 3 5 6 85 0 37
2014 Executive 29 18 43 8 9999 2 60
2014 Scientific and Professional 12 26 45 10 9999 8 179
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 18 26 39 8 9999 10 542
2014 Technical 37 21 21 18 9999 3 67
2014 Administrative Support 30 21 34 3 9999 12 62
2014 Other 0 13 17 16 9999 54 25
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Organizational goals

Question 8. 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
2018 Executive 74 21 2 1 1 0 0 96 3 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 47 40 6 5 1 0 0 88 6 854
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 44 40 9 4 2 0 0 85 6 1794
2018 Technical 35 49 12 3 1 0 0 84 4 275
2018 Administrative Support 47 37 11 1 4 0 0 83 5 193
2017 Executive 64 30 3 3 1 0 0 93 3 147
2017 Scientific and Professional 44 38 8 7 3 0 0 82 9 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 40 42 10 5 3 1 0 82 7 1816
2017 Technical 34 42 10 9 5 1 0 76 14 319
2017 Administrative Support 46 33 12 4 4 0 0 80 8 229
2017 Other 40 41 11 7 0 0 1 82 7 105
2014 Executive 69 28 2 1 0 0 0 97 1 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 35 45 11 5 3 1 0 81 8 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 38 43 10 5 3 1 0 81 8 1898
2014 Technical 34 42 14 6 4 1 0 76 10 334
2014 Administrative Support 35 42 14 4 3 1 0 78 8 235
2014 Operational 56 9 35 0 0 0 0 65 0 11
2014 Other 30 41 15 10 2 2 0 72 12 56

Question 33. 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
2018 Executive 42 43 7 8 1 0 0 85 8 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 26 44 15 10 4 1 0 71 14 854
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 26 44 16 9 4 1 0 71 13 1795
2018 Technical 14 43 23 13 6 1 0 58 19 275
2018 Administrative Support 22 41 23 7 3 3 1 66 10 193
2017 Executive 37 45 7 7 3 1 0 83 10 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 27 44 16 9 3 1 0 71 12 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 28 45 15 7 3 1 0 74 10 1815
2017 Technical 21 39 20 12 7 1 0 60 20 320
2017 Administrative Support 34 35 19 6 5 1 0 70 10 233
2017 Other 49 37 4 4 2 3 2 89 6 105
2014 Executive 38 45 13 3 1 0 0 84 4 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 21 43 20 11 3 1 0 65 14 754
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 26 44 17 8 3 2 0 71 12 1899
2014 Technical 24 42 18 10 3 2 0 68 13 334
2014 Administrative Support 26 43 21 6 3 2 0 70 8 235
2014 Operational 19 47 9 7 19 0 0 66 25 11
2014 Other 21 56 9 4 9 0 0 77 14 56

Organizational performance

Question 16a. 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
2018 Executive 6 21 53 16 4 0 0 20 27 158
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 21 38 21 9 1 1 31 30 854
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 24 37 19 7 1 1 26 36 1793
2018 Technical 10 25 36 23 6 0 0 29 35 275
2018 Administrative Support 8 20 28 24 14 1 6 40 30 194
2017 Executive 11 18 41 26 3 0 1 29 29 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 8 20 39 19 10 1 2 31 30 822
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 9 24 36 17 9 1 3 28 35 1807
2017 Technical 9 24 37 20 7 1 4 28 34 319
2017 Administrative Support 13 14 24 26 14 1 7 44 30 232
2017 Other 3 8 39 20 25 1 5 48 11 105
2014 Executive 5 25 39 25 6 0 1 31 30 157
2014 Scientific and Professional 8 22 41 18 9 1 1 28 30 754
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 8 27 38 18 7 1 2 25 36 1897
2014 Technical 10 27 36 18 6 1 2 25 39 334
2014 Administrative Support 10 21 39 16 7 1 6 25 33 235
2014 Operational 9 28 62 0 0 0 0 0 38 11
2014 Other 6 15 33 25 17 2 3 44 22 56

Question 16b. 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
2018 Executive 4 13 32 32 19 0 0 51 17 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 6 12 24 34 20 2 2 57 18 851
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 9 16 29 27 14 2 1 43 26 1785
2018 Technical 10 18 25 30 14 3 0 45 28 275
2018 Administrative Support 8 16 20 27 19 4 6 51 26 193
2017 Executive 2 11 34 34 14 1 4 51 13 148
2017 Scientific and Professional 7 12 22 32 22 3 2 57 19 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 8 16 26 24 17 3 5 45 27 1801
2017 Technical 9 21 28 24 12 3 3 38 32 319
2017 Administrative Support 11 9 18 26 25 3 8 57 23 231
2017 Other 2 2 14 24 39 10 9 79 4 106
2014 Executive 1 12 23 44 18 1 1 64 13 157
2014 Scientific and Professional 5 14 23 32 20 2 3 55 21 754
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 6 16 29 28 15 3 4 45 23 1893
2014 Technical 9 18 26 29 13 3 2 44 29 334
2014 Administrative Support 9 18 28 23 11 3 8 38 30 234
2014 Operational 0 28 53 19 0 0 0 19 28 11
2014 Other 2 15 14 33 29 3 3 66 18 56

Question 16c. 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
2018 Executive 8 16 45 26 6 0 0 32 23 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 13 20 28 21 14 2 2 37 34 851
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 23 33 16 6 1 3 24 42 1793
2018 Technical 21 26 31 14 5 2 1 20 48 275
2018 Administrative Support 15 17 21 21 17 5 5 42 34 193
2017 Executive 9 27 35 20 9 0 1 29 36 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 14 19 28 21 12 2 3 35 35 822
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 18 25 30 14 8 2 4 23 45 1805
2017 Technical 16 29 26 20 5 1 3 26 47 319
2017 Administrative Support 13 15 21 21 18 3 9 45 31 231
2017 Other 8 12 29 8 24 6 13 39 24 106
2014 Executive 16 23 30 19 13 0 0 31 39 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 16 22 27 21 10 2 2 33 39 751
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 22 27 28 12 7 2 3 19 51 1895
2014 Technical 28 26 24 12 7 1 1 20 55 333
2014 Administrative Support 11 26 31 13 8 4 6 24 42 234
2014 Operational 0 35 46 19 0 0 0 19 35 11
2014 Other 11 18 19 26 17 4 5 47 32 56

Question 16d. 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
2018 Executive 9 27 43 17 4 0 0 20 36 157
2018 Scientific and Professional 12 19 34 22 11 0 1 34 31 849
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 9 17 32 28 12 1 1 41 26 1788
2018 Technical 4 15 32 33 15 0 1 49 19 272
2018 Administrative Support 4 8 22 34 23 3 6 63 13 192
2017 Executive 9 28 35 22 5 0 1 27 38 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 13 19 30 25 12 1 1 37 32 819
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 8 15 34 27 13 1 3 42 24 1800
2017 Technical 3 10 33 30 19 2 3 51 14 318
2017 Administrative Support 8 4 19 32 28 3 7 66 13 231
2017 Other 2 1 8 35 48 1 5 89 3 105
2014 Executive 11 28 38 13 10 0 0 23 39 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 10 19 34 23 12 1 1 36 30 754
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 7 17 37 26 10 1 2 38 24 1891
2014 Technical 6 15 32 30 14 2 2 45 21 333
2014 Administrative Support 5 13 28 26 16 4 9 48 20 232
2014 Operational 0 28 9 53 9 0 0 62 28 11
2014 Other 6 4 25 25 35 2 3 63 10 56

Question 16e. 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
2018 Executive 14 26 36 20 4 0 0 24 40 158
2018 Scientific and Professional 13 21 29 21 11 2 2 34 36 853
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 16 22 30 19 10 1 2 30 40 1794
2018 Technical 27 27 25 13 7 1 0 20 54 275
2018 Administrative Support 8 11 24 22 26 2 7 52 21 194
2017 Executive 13 27 37 17 5 0 2 22 41 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 13 19 30 20 13 1 2 35 34 822
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 14 22 28 17 12 1 4 31 39 1807
2017 Technical 19 26 30 11 11 2 2 23 46 320
2017 Administrative Support 11 12 16 25 24 2 9 55 26 231
2017 Other 3 4 8 25 47 2 12 83 8 105
2014 Executive 16 28 33 16 8 0 0 24 43 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 15 23 31 18 10 2 2 29 39 751
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 14 23 32 17 10 1 4 27 39 1895
2014 Technical 20 29 26 15 8 2 1 23 50 334
2014 Administrative Support 13 20 24 20 15 1 6 39 35 234
2014 Other 4 10 21 20 28 7 10 58 17 56

Question 16f. 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
2018 Executive 9 15 39 31 6 0 0 37 25 158
2018 Scientific and Professional 6 11 20 28 27 3 3 60 18 849
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 14 22 28 21 11 2 2 34 37 1787
2018 Technical 15 20 26 25 10 3 1 37 36 275
2018 Administrative Support 14 22 22 14 18 4 6 36 39 192
2017 Executive 5 13 37 37 5 1 2 43 19 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 7 11 19 28 29 3 4 61 18 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 13 19 27 21 14 3 5 37 34 1807
2017 Technical 14 19 23 19 17 5 3 39 37 318
2017 Administrative Support 14 13 19 20 18 6 9 45 33 231
2017 Other 1 3 15 22 34 12 13 75 5 106
2014 Executive 2 10 28 43 16 0 1 60 12 157
2014 Scientific and Professional 4 7 19 32 29 3 7 67 12 751
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 6 13 27 30 17 2 5 51 20 1895
2014 Technical 10 17 24 27 16 2 4 46 29 333
2014 Administrative Support 10 19 23 19 19 4 6 42 33 232
2014 Operational 0 9 0 62 19 0 9 90 10 11
2014 Other 6 4 7 25 43 3 12 81 11 56

Question 16g. 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
2018 Executive 9 25 42 21 4 0 0 25 33 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 10 19 32 23 11 2 2 36 31 853
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 22 35 19 8 1 1 27 37 1791
2018 Technical 21 25 28 16 5 3 1 22 49 275
2018 Administrative Support 11 12 25 27 17 3 5 48 25 194
2017 Executive 12 26 36 19 4 2 1 24 39 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 11 16 33 22 13 2 2 37 29 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 13 20 36 16 9 3 3 27 35 1805
2017 Technical 16 25 32 11 9 4 2 22 44 318
2017 Administrative Support 11 13 21 21 19 4 10 47 29 231
2017 Other 7 7 20 19 30 9 9 59 16 106
2014 Executive 16 28 32 15 8 1 0 23 45 157
2014 Scientific and Professional 13 21 32 16 12 4 2 30 36 752
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 15 23 33 16 8 2 3 25 40 1896
2014 Technical 25 28 23 13 8 1 2 22 54 334
2014 Administrative Support 11 18 30 16 13 6 6 33 33 234
2014 Operational 28 9 19 28 0 7 9 33 45 11
2014 Other 12 11 11 36 15 9 6 60 27 56

Respectful workplace

Question 18. 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
2018 Executive 60 30 4 5 1 1 0 90 6 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 47 29 9 8 5 1 0 77 14 848
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 43 33 8 9 6 1 0 76 16 1786
2018 Technical 35 32 13 12 6 1 0 68 18 275
2018 Administrative Support 36 36 9 7 10 1 1 72 18 191
2017 Executive 64 25 3 4 3 1 1 91 7 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 50 29 7 8 4 1 0 80 13 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 45 31 8 8 6 1 0 77 15 1813
2017 Technical 38 32 13 9 7 1 0 70 17 321
2017 Administrative Support 44 25 10 8 12 0 0 69 20 232
2017 Other 71 21 3 3 1 2 0 93 3 105
2014 Executive 63 27 4 6 0 0 0 90 6 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 46 31 9 8 5 1 0 78 13 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 45 31 8 10 6 1 0 76 16 1897
2014 Technical 42 32 12 8 5 0 0 74 13 334
2014 Administrative Support 33 32 15 10 8 2 0 67 18 235
2014 Operational 28 53 19 0 0 0 0 81 0 11
2014 Other 54 17 4 15 6 2 2 74 22 56

Question 20. 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
2018 Executive 57 38 1 3 1 1 0 95 4 157
2018 Scientific and Professional 59 31 4 4 1 0 0 90 6 847
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 48 34 7 7 3 0 0 83 10 1789
2018 Technical 44 37 10 6 3 0 0 81 9 276
2018 Administrative Support 42 33 7 12 6 1 0 76 17 191
2017 Executive 65 27 2 5 0 1 0 93 5 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 56 32 6 4 1 0 0 89 6 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 44 37 9 7 3 1 0 81 10 1813
2017 Technical 38 42 10 7 3 1 0 80 10 319
2017 Administrative Support 39 35 10 6 9 0 0 75 16 233
2017 Other 74 24 2 1 0 0 0 98 1 106
2014 Executive 60 35 2 2 1 0 0 95 3 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 49 37 6 5 2 0 0 87 6 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 45 39 8 6 2 0 0 84 8 1896
2014 Technical 43 42 8 4 2 0 0 85 7 332
2014 Administrative Support 25 43 16 8 8 0 0 68 16 235
2014 Operational 9 63 28 0 0 0 0 72 0 11
2014 Other 66 20 7 2 5 0 0 86 7 56

Question 21. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
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
2018 Executive 69 26 1 1 1 1 0 96 3 158
2018 Scientific and Professional 45 36 10 4 3 1 0 83 7 852
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 42 39 11 5 3 1 0 81 8 1791
2018 Technical 31 40 17 8 4 0 0 72 11 277
2018 Administrative Support 33 31 23 5 4 3 1 67 9 189

Question 40. My department or agency implements activities and practicesthat support a diverse workplace.

A diverse workplace includes everyone, regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, religion, age, language, culture, background, interests, views or other dimensions.
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
2018 Executive 64 29 6 1 1 0 0 92 2 157
2018 Scientific and Professional 45 37 11 3 2 2 0 84 5 851
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 48 33 11 3 2 2 0 84 5 1783
2018 Technical 33 33 21 4 1 5 2 72 6 275
2018 Administrative Support 41 35 14 4 3 3 1 78 7 193
2017 Executive 58 29 9 1 0 2 0 89 1 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 37 39 13 3 3 5 0 80 7 825
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 40 35 15 3 2 4 0 79 6 1815
2017 Technical 36 33 18 3 4 5 0 73 7 319
2017 Administrative Support 40 29 14 6 6 3 2 73 12 231
2017 Other 55 29 7 3 1 5 1 89 4 106
2014 Executive 57 35 5 2 0 1 0 93 2 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 41 36 13 2 1 6 0 83 4 754
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 46 33 12 2 2 5 0 83 4 1897
2014 Technical 42 36 12 2 2 5 1 82 5 333
2014 Administrative Support 32 39 16 6 2 4 1 75 8 235
2014 Operational 28 28 28 0 0 16 0 66 0 11
2014 Other 54 15 15 12 2 2 0 70 15 56

Question 41. 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
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 57 36 4 3 1 0 0 92 4 157
2018 Scientific and Professional 43 39 10 5 2 1 0 83 7 855
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 45 36 11 4 2 2 0 82 7 1789
2018 Technical 33 40 18 5 2 1 0 75 7 276
2018 Administrative Support 42 38 12 6 2 0 1 81 7 194
2017 Executive 51 33 11 3 1 2 0 86 3 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 35 44 11 5 2 2 0 81 8 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 39 40 12 4 2 2 0 81 7 1813
2017 Technical 29 43 15 5 4 4 0 74 10 321
2017 Administrative Support 43 33 11 4 6 2 0 78 11 233
2017 Other 66 28 0 4 1 2 0 95 5 106
2014 Executive 55 37 3 3 1 1 0 93 4 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 39 43 10 4 2 2 0 83 6 754
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 43 37 11 4 2 3 0 82 7 1898
2014 Technical 39 39 13 5 2 3 0 80 7 333
2014 Administrative Support 30 39 19 6 2 3 0 72 8 235
2014 Operational 28 28 26 9 0 9 0 61 10 11
2014 Other 52 27 8 7 6 0 0 79 13 56

Question 42. 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
2018 Executive 71 24 3 1 1 0 0 94 3 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 50 36 8 3 3 0 0 86 6 854
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 50 34 9 4 3 0 0 84 7 1790
2018 Technical 36 43 12 6 3 0 0 79 9 274
2018 Administrative Support 47 31 13 6 2 1 1 79 8 192
2017 Executive 64 23 7 3 2 1 0 88 5 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 45 37 8 6 3 1 0 83 9 822
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 46 38 7 5 3 1 0 85 7 1811
2017 Technical 40 37 13 5 5 0 0 77 10 321
2017 Administrative Support 48 30 8 4 9 0 0 79 13 233
2017 Other 81 14 3 1 2 0 0 94 3 106
2014 Executive 67 23 6 2 2 0 0 90 4 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 47 37 10 3 2 1 0 85 5 753
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 49 36 9 4 2 0 0 85 6 1898
2014 Technical 46 34 11 7 2 0 0 81 8 334
2014 Administrative Support 35 41 15 4 3 1 0 77 7 234
2014 Operational 38 31 0 21 0 10 0 77 23 10
2014 Other 63 26 5 2 4 0 0 88 7 56

Ethical workplace

Question 17. 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
2018 Executive 41 40 11 4 1 2 1 83 5 158
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 29 15 8 4 11 5 67 15 851
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 25 32 18 10 7 6 3 61 19 1786
2018 Technical 18 34 22 7 11 7 1 56 20 277
2018 Administrative Support 18 29 24 12 10 4 2 50 24 189
2017 Executive 44 39 6 3 2 3 3 88 6 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 31 29 11 9 5 9 6 71 16 825
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 28 31 16 10 7 4 4 64 19 1816
2017 Technical 21 37 16 8 8 5 5 64 18 321
2017 Administrative Support 29 32 14 7 12 3 3 65 20 233
2017 Other 47 20 3 2 1 8 21 93 3 106
2014 Executive 52 32 6 5 2 2 2 87 7 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 30 33 14 6 3 8 5 72 11 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 29 31 15 8 7 6 4 67 17 1893
2014 Technical 29 36 17 6 5 6 2 70 12 334
2014 Administrative Support 23 28 27 12 8 1 1 52 21 234
2014 Operational 16 56 28 0 0 0 0 72 0 11
2014 Other 45 19 11 6 4 9 6 75 12 56

Question 34. 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
2018 Executive 52 36 7 4 1 0 1 88 5 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 35 16 12 5 4 1 65 18 853
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 30 37 14 9 6 3 1 69 16 1797
2018 Technical 21 39 17 12 8 3 1 62 20 276
2018 Administrative Support 21 38 17 9 6 7 1 65 17 193
2017 Executive 58 27 8 2 1 3 1 89 3 148
2017 Scientific and Professional 28 38 13 10 6 5 1 70 17 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 31 36 13 10 5 3 1 71 16 1813
2017 Technical 27 39 17 7 5 4 1 70 12 320
2017 Administrative Support 30 31 14 8 10 6 1 66 19 233
2017 Other 41 27 6 9 6 8 3 76 17 105
2014 Executive 62 33 2 3 1 0 0 94 4 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 31 39 12 9 4 5 1 73 14 754
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 35 38 12 8 4 3 1 75 12 1897
2014 Technical 32 38 17 5 3 4 1 73 9 334
2014 Administrative Support 25 39 19 7 5 4 1 68 12 234
2014 Operational 19 54 19 9 0 0 0 72 9 11
2014 Other 34 34 13 4 3 5 6 77 8 56

Question 35. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics 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
2018 Executive 44 38 13 2 2 1 0 83 4 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 30 39 18 7 4 2 0 71 11 851
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 31 36 19 6 5 2 0 69 11 1794
2018 Technical 19 38 26 11 4 2 0 58 15 275
2018 Administrative Support 24 41 22 6 4 3 1 68 10 190

Question 36. 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
2018 Executive 25 23 22 10 4 7 9 58 17 158
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 22 20 15 14 14 2 43 34 854
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 16 23 20 13 14 11 2 45 32 1798
2018 Technical 12 27 23 14 15 8 1 43 32 277
2018 Administrative Support 17 23 21 16 8 11 5 48 28 193
2017 Executive 19 21 17 9 6 5 22 56 21 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 13 23 15 15 17 15 2 43 39 825
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 15 20 21 13 15 12 4 42 33 1813
2017 Technical 15 26 20 11 13 14 1 48 28 321
2017 Administrative Support 20 16 19 13 17 10 4 42 35 231
2017 Other 31 22 7 3 5 19 13 78 11 105
2014 Executive 22 22 9 9 8 4 25 63 24 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 12 20 18 18 17 15 1 38 41 754
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 14 20 20 15 15 13 3 40 36 1898
2014 Technical 17 31 20 12 11 9 1 53 25 334
2014 Administrative Support 14 24 20 17 15 7 4 42 36 235
2014 Operational 19 28 19 0 25 9 0 51 28 11
2014 Other 23 15 19 6 11 20 5 51 23 56

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 48. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)		 No
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 8 92 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 10 90 854
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 14 86 1798
2018 Technical 10 90 277
2018 Administrative Support 18 82 193

Question 49a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 46 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 51 246
2018 Technical 62 29
2018 Administrative Support 69 35

Question 49b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 70 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 64 246
2018 Technical 52 29
2018 Administrative Support 54 35

Question 49c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 7 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 246
2018 Technical 21 29

Question 49d. 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
2018 Executive 0 13
2018 Technical 0 29
2018 Administrative Support 0 35

Question 49e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 0 13
2018 Scientific and Professional 7 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 5 246

Question 49f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 0 13
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 5 246

Question 49g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 246
2018 Technical 0 29

Question 50a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 38 13
2018 Scientific and Professional 41 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 40 246
2018 Technical 38 29
2018 Administrative Support 29 35

Question 50b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 46 13
2018 Scientific and Professional 40 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 34 246
2018 Technical 24 29
2018 Administrative Support 37 35

Question 50c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored

Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 54 13
2018 Scientific and Professional 55 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 42 246
2018 Technical 34 29
2018 Administrative Support 49 35

Question 50d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 43 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 38 246
2018 Technical 38 29
2018 Administrative Support 20 35

Question 50e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work / withholding resources
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 34 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 246
2018 Administrative Support 23 35

Question 50f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 45 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 53 246
2018 Technical 55 29
2018 Administrative Support 49 35

Question 50g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 25 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 246
2018 Technical 31 29
2018 Administrative Support 29 35

Question 50h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 0 13
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 0 246
2018 Technical 0 29
2018 Administrative Support 0 35

Question 50i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 6 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 246
2018 Technical 0 29

Question 50j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 9 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 246
2018 Administrative Support 0 35

Question 50k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 46 13
2018 Scientific and Professional 40 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 42 246
2018 Technical 45 29
2018 Administrative Support 43 35

Question 50l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling / shouting
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 22 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 26 246
2018 Technical 24 29
2018 Administrative Support 20 35

Question 50m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 13 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 246
2018 Technical 24 29
2018 Administrative Support 23 35

Question 51a. 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
2018 Executive 38 13
2018 Scientific and Professional 48 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 51 247
2018 Technical 65 29
2018 Administrative Support 66 35

Question 51b. 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
2018 Executive 0 13
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 23 247
2018 Technical 21 29
2018 Administrative Support 20 35

Question 51c. 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
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 247

Question 51d. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted my union representative.

Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 0 13
2018 Scientific and Professional 12 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 247
2018 Administrative Support 17 35

Question 51e. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 7 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 9 247
2018 Technical 0 29

Question 51f. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 247

Question 51g. 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
2018 Scientific and Professional 15 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 15 247

Question 51h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 247

Question 51i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 29 85
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 247
2018 Technical 24 29
2018 Administrative Support 20 35

Question 52a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 0 12
2018 Scientific and Professional 12 81
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 238
2018 Administrative Support 15 34

Question 52b. 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
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 81
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 21 238

Question 52c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The behaviour stopped.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 0 12
2018 Scientific and Professional 9 81
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 238

Question 52d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual apologized.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 0 12
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 238

Question 52e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Management intervened.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 9 81
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 238

Question 52f. 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
2018 Executive 0 12
2018 Scientific and Professional 9 81
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 238

Question 52g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 18 81
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 238
2018 Technical 0 28

Question 52h. 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
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 81
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 9 238
2018 Technical 18 28

Question 52i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 16 81
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 238
2018 Administrative Support 15 34

Question 52j. 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
2018 Scientific and Professional 39 81
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 31 238
2018 Technical 39 28
2018 Administrative Support 26 34

Question 52k. 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
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 238
2018 Technical 28 28

Question 52l. 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
2018 Scientific and Professional 50 81
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 48 238
2018 Technical 54 28
2018 Administrative Support 35 34

Question 52m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Administrative Support 0 34

Question 52n. 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
2018 Executive 42 12
2018 Scientific and Professional 58 81
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 53 238
2018 Technical 64 28
2018 Administrative Support 50 34

Question 52o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 0 12
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 5 238

Question 52p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 9 81
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 238
2018 Administrative Support 15 34

Question 53. 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
2018 Executive 30 28 16 4 1 18 4 74 6 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 13 11 18 5 4 41 8 47 18 856
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 16 16 22 6 7 27 7 47 19 1791
2018 Technical 13 16 22 5 6 31 7 47 17 275
2018 Administrative Support 16 20 20 5 8 25 6 53 19 194
2017 Executive 31 24 13 4 3 19 6 74 9 148
2017 Scientific and Professional 11 13 15 5 5 42 9 49 21 825
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 15 16 18 6 7 29 9 50 21 1819
2017 Technical 16 16 20 5 6 28 10 51 18 321
2017 Administrative Support 18 17 18 5 9 24 9 52 21 232
2017 Other 17 16 9 1 4 33 20 70 11 106
2014 Executive 35 21 16 2 2 18 6 74 5 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 15 14 16 5 4 38 9 54 17 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 15 15 19 5 4 33 9 51 15 1899
2014 Technical 20 16 19 5 2 28 8 58 12 334
2014 Administrative Support 13 23 22 9 9 15 9 47 23 234
2014 Operational 9 28 9 9 0 35 9 66 17 11
2014 Other 16 10 13 3 2 40 16 58 12 56

Question 54. 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
2018 Executive 50 34 7 4 1 3 1 87 6 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 31 16 5 3 15 1 70 10 856
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 30 31 18 6 5 9 1 67 13 1795
2018 Technical 24 28 29 5 4 9 0 58 10 274
2018 Administrative Support 30 32 16 5 6 9 1 69 13 192
2017 Executive 49 29 7 5 3 6 1 84 9 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 25 29 16 6 4 17 1 67 13 825
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 25 31 19 6 5 14 1 65 13 1816
2017 Technical 26 28 20 6 5 14 1 64 13 321
2017 Administrative Support 33 24 19 5 6 11 1 66 12 231
2017 Other 35 27 10 3 2 15 9 81 6 106
2014 Executive 49 34 8 2 2 5 0 87 4 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 26 30 17 6 3 16 1 68 11 754
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 26 29 20 5 3 15 1 67 10 1899
2014 Technical 35 26 21 4 2 12 1 70 7 334
2014 Administrative Support 21 38 20 6 6 8 1 65 13 234
2014 Operational 28 37 19 0 0 16 0 78 0 11
2014 Other 34 23 8 7 2 22 4 77 12 56

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 55. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)		 No
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 7 93 856
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 1794
2018 Technical 5 95 273
2018 Administrative Support 11 89 193

Question 56a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 33 128
2018 Technical 33 15
2018 Administrative Support 29 21

Question 56b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 84 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 83 128

Question 56c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 63
2018 Technical 0 15
2018 Administrative Support 0 21

Question 56d. 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
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 0 128
2018 Technical 0 15
2018 Administrative Support 0 21

Question 56e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 128
2018 Technical 0 15
2018 Administrative Support 0 21

Question 56f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 5 128
2018 Administrative Support 0 21

Question 56g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 63

Question 57a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 31 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 20 128
2018 Administrative Support 24 21

Question 57b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 19 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 128
2018 Technical 33 15

Question 57c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 18 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 128

Question 57d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 128
2018 Technical 0 15

Question 57e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 35 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 39 128
2018 Technical 33 15

Question 57f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 128
2018 Technical 33 15

Question 57g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sexual orientation
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Administrative Support 0 21

Question 57h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 63
2018 Technical 0 15
2018 Administrative Support 0 21

Question 57i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 10 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 128
2018 Administrative Support 0 21

Question 57j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 13 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 15 128

Question 57k. 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
2018 Technical 0 15
2018 Administrative Support 0 21

Question 57l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 16 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 128
2018 Technical 0 15

Question 57m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 0 128
2018 Technical 0 15
2018 Administrative Support 0 21

Question 57n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 128
2018 Administrative Support 33 21

Question 58a. 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
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 128
2018 Technical 40 15
2018 Administrative Support 29 21

Question 58b. 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
2018 Scientific and Professional 13 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 128

Question 58c. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 5 128
2018 Technical 0 15

Question 58d. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted my union representative.

Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 128

Question 58e. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 5 128
2018 Technical 0 15

Question 58f. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Technical 0 15

Question 58g. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 9 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 5 128
2018 Technical 0 15

Question 58h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 128

Question 58i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 56 63
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 57 128
2018 Technical 47 15
2018 Administrative Support 43 21

Question 59b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 61
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 23 123

Question 59c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The behaviour stopped.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Administrative Support 0 20

Question 59e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Management intervened.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Technical 0 15
2018 Administrative Support 0 20

Question 59f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Technical 0 15

Question 59g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 123
2018 Technical 0 15

Question 59h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 61
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 123

Question 59i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 12 61
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 14 123

Question 59j. Why did you not file a grievance or 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
2018 Scientific and Professional 26 61
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 30 123
2018 Administrative Support 25 20

Question 59k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 123

Question 59l. Why did you not file a grievance or 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
2018 Scientific and Professional 41 61
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 45 123
2018 Technical 60 15
2018 Administrative Support 35 20

Question 59m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 0 123
2018 Administrative Support 0 20

Question 59n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 59 61
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 61 123
2018 Technical 60 15
2018 Administrative Support 50 20

Question 59o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 123
2018 Technical 0 15
2018 Administrative Support 0 20

Question 59p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 61
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 123

Question 60. 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
2018 Executive 34 23 14 0 0 25 4 80 0 157
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 12 17 3 3 44 7 53 12 851
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 18 14 22 3 3 32 7 54 10 1795
2018 Technical 14 14 23 4 3 35 7 48 12 274
2018 Administrative Support 22 22 18 5 5 24 5 62 13 192
2017 Executive 31 19 15 1 1 26 7 75 3 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 12 11 15 2 3 48 9 52 12 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 15 15 20 2 3 36 9 55 9 1817
2017 Technical 16 17 18 4 4 33 8 55 14 321
2017 Administrative Support 20 19 16 3 6 29 7 62 13 232
2017 Other 25 12 6 4 1 36 17 79 10 106
2014 Executive 34 19 9 1 0 29 8 84 1 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 13 14 16 2 2 44 9 57 8 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 15 14 18 2 2 40 9 57 8 1897
2014 Technical 20 14 20 2 2 33 8 58 7 334
2014 Administrative Support 14 23 25 3 6 20 9 52 12 234
2014 Operational 19 19 35 0 0 28 0 51 0 11
2014 Other 21 8 9 4 4 35 19 63 17 56

Question 61. 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
2018 Executive 50 33 9 1 1 4 1 88 2 156
2018 Scientific and Professional 31 31 16 4 2 15 1 74 7 852
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 32 30 19 3 3 12 1 71 7 1796
2018 Technical 25 30 26 4 4 11 0 62 8 272
2018 Administrative Support 33 30 16 3 6 11 1 72 10 193
2017 Executive 49 28 13 1 0 8 1 85 1 148
2017 Scientific and Professional 29 28 16 2 3 20 2 73 6 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 29 30 18 3 2 15 3 72 6 1811
2017 Technical 29 26 20 5 4 15 2 65 11 321
2017 Administrative Support 34 28 15 2 5 13 2 74 9 232
2017 Other 44 20 8 3 1 19 7 86 4 106
2014 Executive 51 34 6 0 1 8 2 93 1 158
2014 Scientific and Professional 28 28 17 3 1 21 1 73 5 755
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 28 29 17 2 2 20 2 73 5 1896
2014 Technical 33 27 20 2 2 15 1 71 5 334
2014 Administrative Support 23 32 22 3 4 13 3 65 9 234
2014 Operational 37 37 16 0 0 9 0 82 0 11
2014 Other 39 15 15 2 6 17 7 70 10 56
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Workplace well-being

A psychologically healthy workplace

Question 25. 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
2018 Executive 70 21 4 2 2 1 0 92 4 155
2018 Scientific and Professional 65 19 9 3 4 1 0 84 7 851
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 58 24 8 4 4 1 0 84 8 1775
2018 Technical 47 28 14 4 5 2 0 76 9 276
2018 Administrative Support 52 27 11 3 4 3 1 82 7 188
2017 Executive 63 21 5 4 3 3 1 87 8 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 61 22 7 3 5 1 0 85 8 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 58 24 8 4 4 1 0 84 8 1813
2017 Technical 51 29 9 4 5 1 0 81 9 321
2017 Administrative Support 54 23 10 6 6 2 0 78 12 233
2017 Other 73 17 3 3 2 3 0 92 5 106

Question 65. 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
2018 Executive 62 31 5 1 1 1 0 94 1 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 39 39 12 5 2 3 0 80 7 853
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 42 38 11 4 2 1 0 82 6 1793
2018 Technical 24 41 19 9 4 2 0 67 14 275
2018 Administrative Support 31 38 16 4 7 3 1 72 12 193
2017 Executive 53 36 9 1 0 1 0 89 1 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 28 41 16 6 4 4 0 73 11 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 31 42 14 6 4 4 0 75 10 1813
2017 Technical 15 36 26 8 7 7 0 55 17 319
2017 Administrative Support 30 34 19 6 7 4 0 67 14 231
2017 Other 22 49 10 7 1 9 1 79 9 106

Question 66. I would describe my workplace as being psychologically healthy.

A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
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
2018 Executive 39 40 11 8 1 1 0 79 9 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 38 16 10 6 2 0 67 16 854
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 35 16 12 7 2 0 65 19 1798
2018 Technical 20 36 20 11 12 1 0 56 23 276
2018 Administrative Support 30 35 16 7 10 2 1 66 17 194
2017 Executive 35 37 14 9 3 2 0 74 12 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 21 42 16 12 6 2 0 65 19 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 21 39 18 11 9 2 0 62 20 1811
2017 Technical 19 33 24 11 10 2 0 53 22 318
2017 Administrative Support 28 33 16 8 12 4 0 63 21 231
2017 Other 35 43 11 5 3 4 0 81 8 106

Work-related stress

Question 62a. 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
2018 Executive 26 36 19 14 5 0 0 62 19 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 22 28 22 14 13 0 1 51 27 854
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 25 26 22 12 12 0 2 53 25 1789
2018 Technical 16 23 21 21 18 1 0 39 39 275
2018 Administrative Support 29 17 20 13 13 2 6 50 28 190
2017 Executive 29 23 16 14 13 0 5 55 28 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 25 26 21 13 14 0 1 51 27 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 23 22 20 14 17 1 2 47 32 1812
2017 Technical 16 19 23 20 21 0 1 36 41 321
2017 Administrative Support 23 23 15 15 17 1 6 49 34 231
2017 Other 25 26 23 12 10 0 3 53 23 106

Question 62b. 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
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 5 21 35 21 17 0 0 26 38 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 27 31 17 11 0 1 41 28 856
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 26 29 16 11 0 1 43 27 1794
2018 Technical 13 29 27 18 12 0 0 42 31 276
2018 Administrative Support 32 28 21 9 6 0 3 62 16 193
2017 Executive 7 25 29 26 13 0 1 31 39 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 15 29 28 18 9 0 1 44 27 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 18 28 27 15 11 0 1 46 26 1814
2017 Technical 14 25 32 16 13 0 1 39 29 321
2017 Administrative Support 31 27 24 8 7 0 4 60 16 232
2017 Other 54 23 15 4 3 0 2 78 7 106

Question 62c. 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
2018 Executive 6 33 32 19 9 0 0 39 29 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 18 27 27 17 10 0 1 46 27 856
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 22 30 24 13 9 1 1 53 22 1790
2018 Technical 21 35 29 9 5 0 1 57 14 274
2018 Administrative Support 39 28 17 6 4 1 5 71 11 189
2017 Executive 7 34 25 24 10 0 1 41 34 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 19 29 26 15 10 0 1 48 25 821
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 23 32 23 12 8 0 2 56 21 1806
2017 Technical 24 35 27 7 5 1 2 60 12 320
2017 Administrative Support 40 23 18 6 5 0 7 69 12 232
2017 Other 63 18 8 5 2 0 4 84 8 106

Question 62d. 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
2018 Executive 4 26 36 19 14 0 1 30 34 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 26 20 13 9 1 2 56 23 852
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 18 24 24 18 14 0 2 43 32 1792
2018 Technical 10 24 21 25 19 0 0 34 45 274
2018 Administrative Support 30 26 22 11 5 2 4 60 17 193
2017 Executive 5 25 37 17 15 0 1 30 33 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 31 26 20 11 9 1 2 59 20 825
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 20 24 23 17 13 0 3 45 31 1816
2017 Technical 14 20 25 22 18 1 1 34 40 320
2017 Administrative Support 33 25 21 10 8 0 3 60 19 231
2017 Other 50 28 9 7 2 1 4 82 9 106

Question 62e. 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
2018 Executive 16 25 30 19 9 0 0 41 29 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 40 26 17 6 5 1 5 70 12 849
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 46 22 14 6 4 1 6 73 11 1783
2018 Technical 48 27 15 4 2 0 4 78 6 275
2018 Administrative Support 62 12 3 2 1 2 19 93 3 190
2017 Executive 14 34 25 15 11 0 2 49 26 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 38 24 19 7 4 0 7 67 12 825
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 44 24 13 5 4 1 9 75 10 1815
2017 Technical 47 26 12 5 2 1 6 79 8 321
2017 Administrative Support 56 12 5 3 1 1 22 89 5 233
2017 Other 63 17 3 4 2 2 9 90 7 106

Question 62f. 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
2018 Executive 14 22 33 14 16 0 0 36 30 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 29 31 23 10 7 0 0 59 18 852
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 32 27 21 10 9 0 1 60 19 1796
2018 Technical 31 26 21 12 8 1 0 58 20 273
2018 Administrative Support 44 21 14 10 6 1 4 69 17 192
2017 Executive 13 33 28 15 10 0 1 46 26 148
2017 Scientific and Professional 32 29 20 12 6 0 0 61 18 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 31 29 20 11 7 0 1 62 18 1806
2017 Technical 32 34 16 10 7 0 1 66 18 321
2017 Administrative Support 37 24 20 9 7 1 3 63 16 232
2017 Other 50 22 11 12 4 0 3 73 16 106

Question 62g. 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
2018 Executive 35 40 18 6 2 0 0 75 8 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 31 25 14 7 1 1 53 22 850
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 26 35 22 10 5 1 1 62 15 1784
2018 Technical 20 36 24 12 6 0 1 57 19 275
2018 Administrative Support 32 29 19 8 4 2 5 66 13 194
2017 Executive 31 34 19 9 4 0 3 67 13 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 22 34 23 13 8 0 1 56 21 822
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 30 31 21 10 5 1 2 63 16 1809
2017 Technical 24 32 25 10 6 1 2 57 17 321
2017 Administrative Support 36 28 16 9 5 1 4 68 15 232
2017 Other 51 26 15 6 1 0 3 78 6 106

Question 62h. 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
2018 Executive 19 41 22 14 5 0 0 59 19 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 34 25 12 8 0 1 55 21 851
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 22 30 25 14 7 1 1 53 21 1784
2018 Technical 20 35 26 12 7 1 0 55 19 275
2018 Administrative Support 33 33 13 10 4 1 6 71 15 192
2017 Executive 16 37 25 20 2 0 1 53 22 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 21 33 23 12 8 0 2 55 21 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 22 32 23 13 7 0 2 56 20 1806
2017 Technical 20 33 24 15 6 0 2 54 22 320
2017 Administrative Support 39 24 13 10 7 1 5 67 19 231
2017 Other 48 27 15 8 1 0 2 76 9 106

Question 62i. 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
2018 Executive 31 39 19 8 4 0 0 69 11 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 31 20 12 8 0 1 60 20 850
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 26 31 22 11 8 0 1 58 19 1783
2018 Technical 25 36 22 11 5 1 1 62 16 276
2018 Administrative Support 42 30 10 7 5 1 5 77 12 192
2017 Executive 25 34 23 11 4 1 2 61 15 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 29 32 19 11 8 0 1 61 19 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 29 31 20 11 7 0 2 62 18 1810
2017 Technical 28 31 21 10 7 1 1 61 18 321
2017 Administrative Support 42 24 14 8 6 1 4 70 15 232
2017 Other 34 25 25 10 3 0 4 61 13 106

Question 62j. 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
2018 Executive 25 35 32 6 1 0 0 60 8 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 31 23 12 5 0 1 60 17 845
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 33 21 10 6 0 1 63 16 1773
2018 Technical 22 28 25 14 9 1 1 51 24 274
2018 Administrative Support 43 26 15 8 4 0 4 72 13 190
2017 Executive 23 38 25 10 3 1 1 61 13 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 31 36 18 9 4 1 2 68 13 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 31 34 18 9 5 0 2 67 14 1800
2017 Technical 22 29 22 17 9 1 1 52 26 321
2017 Administrative Support 42 22 17 7 6 1 3 67 14 232
2017 Other 51 22 17 6 1 1 3 76 7 106

Question 62k. 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
2018 Executive 66 19 8 6 1 0 0 86 7 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 52 22 13 5 6 0 2 76 11 849
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 54 22 12 5 4 0 3 79 9 1778
2018 Technical 46 31 14 6 3 1 0 78 8 272
2018 Administrative Support 56 17 9 6 5 1 7 79 11 192
2017 Executive 68 22 6 1 1 1 1 92 2 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 55 24 11 5 3 0 2 80 8 822
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 58 20 12 5 2 0 3 80 8 1813
2017 Technical 52 23 17 5 3 0 0 75 8 320
2017 Administrative Support 54 18 10 7 6 0 4 76 13 233
2017 Other 74 14 5 4 2 0 2 90 6 106

Question 62l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Accessibility or accommodation 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
2018 Executive 79 14 4 1 1 0 3 95 1 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 73 13 5 1 2 1 5 91 4 848
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 70 13 6 2 2 1 6 89 4 1779
2018 Technical 66 19 5 3 3 1 3 89 5 275
2018 Administrative Support 65 12 8 4 2 2 8 85 6 192

Question 62m. 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
2018 Executive 79 10 3 3 2 0 3 92 5 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 73 11 6 2 4 1 3 88 6 849
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 68 12 7 4 4 1 4 85 8 1785
2018 Technical 71 14 6 3 5 1 1 86 8 272
2018 Administrative Support 55 15 8 6 5 2 8 79 12 193
2017 Executive 81 6 3 5 1 1 3 91 6 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 74 11 5 3 3 1 3 89 7 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 70 12 6 4 3 0 5 86 8 1815
2017 Technical 72 12 5 4 4 0 2 87 8 321
2017 Administrative Support 62 13 7 6 6 2 5 80 13 232
2017 Other 89 3 3 1 3 0 3 94 3 106

Question 62n. 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
2018 Executive 53 31 13 1 1 0 1 85 1 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 61 26 8 3 1 0 1 88 4 849
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 55 25 11 4 3 0 1 82 7 1787
2018 Technical 51 30 10 5 3 0 1 82 8 276
2018 Administrative Support 46 21 14 6 7 1 6 72 13 192
2017 Executive 50 38 7 3 1 1 1 90 3 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 66 23 6 2 1 0 2 91 4 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 54 26 10 4 2 0 4 83 6 1811
2017 Technical 57 29 8 3 3 0 1 86 6 321
2017 Administrative Support 46 27 12 6 4 1 3 76 10 232
2017 Other 82 8 3 2 2 0 3 93 4 106

Question 62o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individuals 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
2018 Executive 62 21 8 4 4 0 1 84 8 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 58 20 9 6 5 0 1 79 12 844
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 53 21 12 6 6 0 2 76 12 1780
2018 Technical 55 21 10 8 6 0 0 76 14 275
2018 Administrative Support 55 19 8 3 7 1 7 80 11 190
2017 Executive 55 26 7 7 3 1 1 83 10 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 60 18 8 7 4 1 1 80 11 822
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 57 18 10 7 4 0 3 78 11 1813
2017 Technical 57 23 9 5 6 0 1 80 11 320
2017 Administrative Support 58 16 7 9 6 0 3 77 15 231
2017 Other 78 9 4 2 3 1 3 90 6 106

Question 62p. 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
2018 Executive 37 39 17 6 1 0 1 76 7 157
2018 Scientific and Professional 54 12 4 1 1 0 27 91 3 841
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 51 14 4 2 1 0 27 90 4 1774
2018 Technical 49 8 7 3 1 0 31 83 6 273
2018 Administrative Support 56 5 3 1 1 1 34 93 2 188
2017 Executive 40 36 15 7 1 1 1 76 8 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 55 10 4 2 1 1 28 91 3 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 52 14 5 2 1 0 26 89 4 1807
2017 Technical 49 12 6 2 0 1 30 88 4 321
2017 Administrative Support 61 8 3 1 1 1 24 92 3 232
2017 Other 78 2 2 2 0 0 16 96 2 106

Question 62q. 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
2018 Executive 63 27 8 2 0 0 0 90 2 157
2018 Scientific and Professional 66 20 5 2 1 0 5 91 3 844
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 65 18 8 2 1 0 6 88 3 1782
2018 Technical 48 28 19 2 1 0 3 78 3 275
2018 Administrative Support 65 15 5 2 1 1 11 91 3 189
2017 Executive 59 30 9 1 0 1 1 91 1 148
2017 Scientific and Professional 68 20 5 1 1 1 6 93 2 820
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 66 17 6 2 1 0 8 90 3 1804
2017 Technical 50 28 14 3 1 1 3 81 4 320
2017 Administrative Support 65 16 6 2 0 1 9 90 2 231
2017 Other 83 6 5 1 0 0 6 94 1 106

Question 62r. 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
2018 Executive 92 4 2 1 0 0 1 97 1 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 73 16 4 2 1 1 3 92 4 851
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 72 13 5 2 3 1 4 90 5 1790
2018 Technical 67 19 6 4 2 0 2 88 6 276
2018 Administrative Support 65 11 9 2 5 0 8 83 7 191
2017 Executive 81 13 3 0 0 1 2 97 0 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 71 17 5 3 1 1 3 91 5 824
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 70 14 5 2 3 0 6 90 5 1813
2017 Technical 64 18 9 4 2 1 2 84 6 321
2017 Administrative Support 65 10 6 4 6 1 7 82 11 232
2017 Other 57 19 9 10 2 0 3 79 12 106

Question 62s. 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
2018 Executive 66 23 8 1 0 0 1 90 1 158
2018 Scientific and Professional 49 29 15 3 2 0 2 80 5 851
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 48 26 16 5 3 0 3 76 8 1787
2018 Technical 41 30 16 8 2 0 2 73 11 276
2018 Administrative Support 48 17 18 3 4 1 10 72 8 190
2017 Executive 63 27 7 0 1 1 2 92 1 148
2017 Scientific and Professional 54 27 11 3 2 0 2 83 5 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 49 26 15 4 2 0 4 79 6 1809
2017 Technical 45 33 14 4 2 0 2 80 6 321
2017 Administrative Support 51 23 15 3 3 0 4 78 7 230
2017 Other 57 25 10 5 1 0 2 84 6 105

Question 63. 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
2018 Executive 8 29 41 17 5 0 0 38 22 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 34 34 15 3 0 0 48 18 855
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 33 36 13 5 0 0 46 18 1797
2018 Technical 10 27 36 19 5 1 0 38 25 277
2018 Administrative Support 25 35 25 9 4 0 2 61 14 193
2017 Executive 5 30 37 22 5 0 0 36 27 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 11 33 37 14 4 0 0 45 18 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 12 31 35 15 6 0 0 44 21 1815
2017 Technical 10 27 39 18 5 1 0 37 24 321
2017 Administrative Support 24 31 24 11 6 0 2 57 18 232
2017 Other 26 52 16 5 0 0 1 79 5 106

Question 64. 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
2018 Executive 8 28 38 20 6 0 0 26 36 157
2018 Scientific and Professional 7 17 36 27 12 0 0 39 25 846
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 9 19 38 23 10 0 0 34 28 1777
2018 Technical 9 28 33 21 9 0 0 30 37 273
2018 Administrative Support 7 14 32 26 21 0 1 47 21 189
2017 Executive 7 19 40 29 3 1 1 33 27 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 6 18 40 26 10 0 0 36 24 823
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 7 20 38 23 12 0 0 35 27 1814
2017 Technical 9 20 35 25 10 0 1 35 30 321
2017 Administrative Support 9 15 31 25 18 0 3 44 25 229
2017 Other 3 13 21 30 32 0 2 63 16 106
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Compensation

Pay or other compensation issues

Question 67. 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
2018 Executive 46 28 14 5 4 2 1 47 53 160
2018 Scientific and Professional 30 29 17 12 9 2 1 31 69 853
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 33 25 20 10 9 2 1 34 66 1797
2018 Technical 25 26 24 13 9 2 1 26 74 277
2018 Administrative Support 42 24 15 7 9 1 3 43 57 192
2017 Executive 35 30 16 7 7 3 1 37 63 149
2017 Scientific and Professional 27 24 21 12 12 5 1 28 72 825
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 31 24 19 11 11 3 1 33 67 1815
2017 Technical 23 24 22 15 11 5 0 24 76 321
2017 Administrative Support 38 21 15 11 10 3 3 40 60 232
2017 Other 33 21 16 14 9 4 4 35 65 106

Question 68a. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Missing regular pay
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 6 82
2018 Scientific and Professional 18 577
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 21 1166
2018 Technical 21 200
2018 Administrative Support 25 106
2017 Executive 7 89
2017 Scientific and Professional 17 560
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 18 1174
2017 Technical 15 234
2017 Administrative Support 33 130
2017 Other 48 64

Question 68b. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Underpayment of regular pay
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 35 82
2018 Scientific and Professional 36 577
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 33 1166
2018 Technical 40 200
2018 Administrative Support 28 106
2017 Executive 22 89
2017 Scientific and Professional 37 560
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 36 1174
2017 Technical 34 234
2017 Administrative Support 33 130
2017 Other 69 64

Question 68c. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Overpayment of regular pay
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 5 82
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 577
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 1166
2018 Technical 11 200
2018 Administrative Support 23 106
2017 Executive 6 89
2017 Scientific and Professional 18 560
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 15 1174
2017 Technical 8 234
2017 Administrative Support 20 130
2017 Other 28 64

Question 68d. 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
2018 Executive 43 82
2018 Scientific and Professional 30 577
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 38 1166
2018 Technical 47 200
2018 Administrative Support 16 106
2017 Executive 33 89
2017 Scientific and Professional 34 560
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 44 1174
2017 Technical 56 234
2017 Administrative Support 18 130
2017 Other 8 64

Question 68e. 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
2018 Executive 7 82
2018 Scientific and Professional 10 577
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 1166
2018 Technical 8 200
2018 Administrative Support 2 106
2017 Executive 2 89
2017 Scientific and Professional 8 560
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 8 1174
2017 Technical 6 234
2017 Administrative Support 3 130
2017 Other 4 64

Question 68f. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Incorrect or missing retroactive pay
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 33 82
2018 Scientific and Professional 30 577
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 1166
2018 Technical 34 200
2018 Administrative Support 16 106

Question 68g. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Other
Survey year Demographic
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 40 82
2018 Scientific and Professional 33 577
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 36 1166
2018 Technical 32 200
2018 Administrative Support 40 106
2017 Executive 58 89
2017 Scientific and Professional 43 560
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 43 1174
2017 Technical 42 234
2017 Administrative Support 48 130
2017 Other 29 64

Question 69. Please estimate the number of hours you have spent, at work or outside of work, attempting to resolve your pay or other compensation issue(s).

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
2018 Executive 8 53 23 6 1 10 80
2018 Scientific and Professional 6 44 19 11 5 15 559
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 5 44 21 12 4 15 1126
2018 Technical 4 44 16 11 5 20 194
2018 Administrative Support 5 55 13 9 1 17 96
2017 Executive 16 49 20 4 2 8 87
2017 Scientific and Professional 5 50 24 8 3 10 551
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 5 49 19 9 4 13 1151
2017 Technical 6 41 21 10 8 14 233
2017 Administrative Support 7 49 17 9 5 12 128
2017 Other 4 70 9 7 3 7 64

Question 70. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?
Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)		 No
(%)		 Total responses
2018 Executive 44 56 81
2018 Scientific and Professional 41 59 575
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 37 63 1159
2018 Technical 44 56 200
2018 Administrative Support 50 50 104

Question 73. To what extent have issues with the Phoenix pay system affected your decision to seek or accept another position (e.g., deployment, promotion, secondment, assignment, acting assignment) within your organization or the federal public service?
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
2018 Executive 55 19 11 4 3 1 7 80 8 159
2018 Scientific and Professional 38 18 15 9 10 1 9 62 22 855
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 38 17 16 10 12 1 7 60 23 1796
2018 Technical 41 18 11 9 8 1 11 68 20 276
2018 Administrative Support 41 17 12 9 8 1 12 67 20 194

Support to resolve pay or other compensation issues

Question 71. 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
2018 Executive 20 27 16 24 7 0 6 49 34 82
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 21 17 17 23 3 6 38 44 574
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 14 23 18 16 19 3 8 41 39 1162
2018 Technical 9 24 22 14 24 4 4 35 41 199
2018 Administrative Support 13 30 22 11 18 1 5 46 31 106
2017 Executive 20 22 12 14 17 2 12 49 36 89
2017 Scientific and Professional 14 22 14 15 24 2 9 40 44 560
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 11 23 17 17 21 3 10 38 43 1176
2017 Technical 8 15 21 18 26 3 8 27 50 237
2017 Administrative Support 18 20 15 13 21 1 11 44 39 132
2017 Other 21 31 14 15 15 0 3 53 32 64

Question 72. 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
2018 Executive 5 7 21 27 28 2 10 14 63 82
2018 Scientific and Professional 5 13 12 18 44 4 5 19 68 577
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 13 15 20 39 3 7 18 65 1165
2018 Technical 3 14 19 12 44 4 5 18 61 199
2018 Administrative Support 6 25 15 17 31 3 3 33 51 106
2017 Executive 4 9 11 19 37 3 16 17 70 88
2017 Scientific and Professional 2 11 11 16 48 4 8 15 73 558
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 3 9 13 18 49 2 6 13 73 1175
2017 Technical 1 7 14 18 49 3 8 9 75 237
2017 Administrative Support 5 11 12 14 48 4 8 17 70 133
2017 Other 7 21 25 14 24 0 10 31 41 64
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