2018 Public Service Employee Survey Results for the Public Service Commission of Canada by Question 86. What is your gender?

The results of the 2018 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented according to the numerical order of questions, grouped by section theme as they appeared in the questionnaire. Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison, or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

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

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	Male gender	24	44	11	11	7	1	1	70	19	184
2018	Female gender	33	46	9	7	3	0	2	81	10	365
2017	Male gender	37	38	14	6	5	0	0	75	11	196
2017	Female gender	35	37	15	9	3	0	0	72	13	386
2014	Male gender	33	40	11	6	8	0	1	75	14	195
2014	Female gender	35	39	11	12	3	0	1	74	15	382
2011	Male gender	39	35	15	6	4	0	2	75	10	241
2011	Female gender	41	37	11	7	3	0	1	78	10	438
2008	Male gender	26	48	11	10	4	0	1	75	14	246
2008	Female gender	33	40	11	11	4	0	1	73	15	514

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	40	36	10	9	5	76	14	184
2018	Female gender	35	46	8	8	3	81	11	364
2017	Male gender	40	39	14	3	4	79	7	196
2017	Female gender	34	45	10	7	3	79	11	387
2014	Male gender	36	37	14	9	5	73	13	195
2014	Female gender	37	39	12	10	2	76	12	382
2011	Male gender	39	37	11	7	5	77	12	238
2011	Female gender	42	37	9	9	3	79	12	436
2008	Male gender	34	46	11	7	2	80	9	247
2008	Female gender	38	41	10	7	3	79	11	515

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	43	38	8	6	5	0	81	11	184
2018	Female gender	44	43	5	5	2	1	87	8	365
2017	Male gender	46	37	9	5	2	1	83	8	195
2017	Female gender	43	41	7	7	2	0	84	10	387
2014	Male gender	49	31	8	8	4	0	80	12	195
2014	Female gender	44	41	7	6	2	0	85	8	381
2011	Male gender	45	36	10	7	2	0	81	9	241
2011	Female gender	45	38	8	7	2	0	83	9	439
2008	Male gender	44	40	9	5	3	0	84	7	246
2008	Female gender	44	39	7	7	3	0	84	10	515

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	Male gender	43	36	9	8	4	0	0	79	12	183
2018	Female gender	55	31	6	5	3	0	1	86	8	365
2017	Male gender	43	31	14	6	5	1	1	75	10	195
2017	Female gender	50	31	7	8	4	0	0	81	11	387
2014	Male gender	43	30	15	7	5	1	1	73	12	195
2014	Female gender	42	37	8	9	4	1	0	80	12	382
2011	Male gender	42	37	9	7	5	0	1	79	11	242
2011	Female gender	48	34	6	7	4	0	0	83	11	439

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	33	39	12	7	8	0	72	16	182
2018	Female gender	37	41	12	6	3	0	79	9	365
2017	Male gender	31	39	18	5	7	0	70	12	196
2017	Female gender	29	47	9	9	5	0	77	14	386
2014	Male gender	31	39	13	9	7	0	70	17	195
2014	Female gender	28	47	12	9	3	1	76	12	382
2011	Male gender	37	34	17	7	4	0	72	11	240
2011	Female gender	38	39	13	6	4	0	77	10	438
2008	Male gender	32	47	13	5	2	0	79	7	245
2008	Female gender	35	40	10	10	4	0	76	14	509

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	Male gender	29	32	21	7	11	1	0	62	18	184
2018	Female gender	33	34	17	12	3	0	1	68	15	363
2017	Male gender	29	34	16	13	8	1	0	63	21	196
2017	Female gender	28	36	16	12	6	1	1	65	18	387
2014	Male gender	28	34	17	11	8	1	0	63	20	195
2014	Female gender	27	36	13	18	5	0	0	64	23	381
2011	Male gender	28	40	16	9	5	0	0	69	15	241
2011	Female gender	31	37	15	12	5	0	0	69	16	438

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	29	33	17	14	8	0	61	22	183
2018	Female gender	38	40	12	5	4	1	79	9	362
2017	Male gender	28	46	10	10	6	0	74	16	196
2017	Female gender	33	42	10	12	3	0	75	15	387

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	Male gender	43	37	11	3	5	0	1	80	8	184
2018	Female gender	46	41	9	2	1	0	0	87	4	363
2017	Male gender	41	39	12	5	3	0	0	80	8	194
2017	Female gender	41	44	7	5	2	1	0	86	7	386
2014	Male gender	46	39	8	3	3	1	0	85	6	195
2014	Female gender	43	41	10	3	1	1	0	85	5	382
2011	Male gender	47	40	8	3	3	0	0	87	5	241
2011	Female gender	53	37	6	2	1	0	0	90	3	438
2008	Male gender	49	42	5	2	2	0	0	91	4	247
2008	Female gender	50	35	7	4	3	1	0	86	7	511

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	32	35	15	11	7	0	67	18	184
2018	Female gender	37	36	15	7	4	1	73	12	363
2017	Male gender	29	35	17	10	7	1	65	18	195
2017	Female gender	30	39	15	9	7	1	70	15	386

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	Male gender	41	34	14	7	4	0	0	75	11	182
2018	Female gender	47	38	11	3	2	0	0	85	4	363
2017	Male gender	44	38	11	3	3	1	0	83	6	194
2017	Female gender	46	37	11	4	2	0	0	83	6	387
2014	Male gender	58	27	9	2	4	0	1	85	6	195
2014	Female gender	55	34	7	2	1	0	0	90	3	382
2011	Male gender	56	30	7	6	0	0	0	87	6	239
2011	Female gender	58	31	9	1	1	0	0	89	2	438

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	Male gender	36	35	11	10	8	0	0	71	17	184
2018	Female gender	30	44	12	8	5	1	1	75	13	363
2017	Male gender	34	39	12	8	6	1	1	73	14	195
2017	Female gender	28	45	12	11	4	1	0	73	15	386
2014	Male gender	29	36	16	10	9	0	1	65	19	195
2014	Female gender	24	43	14	14	5	1	1	68	18	381
2011	Male gender	34	42	10	8	7	0	0	75	15	241
2011	Female gender	35	42	9	10	3	1	1	78	13	434

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	28	38	16	10	7	0	66	17	184
2018	Female gender	35	38	14	8	5	0	73	13	362
2017	Male gender	40	30	15	5	10	1	70	15	195
2017	Female gender	35	35	14	10	5	0	71	15	386
2014	Male gender	29	37	15	10	8	1	67	18	195
2014	Female gender	29	38	13	14	5	1	68	18	382

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	28	42	17	8	6	0	69	14	183
2018	Female gender	38	37	14	6	4	1	76	10	361
2017	Male gender	31	36	16	10	6	1	68	16	194
2017	Female gender	33	42	13	8	3	1	76	11	387
2014	Male gender	33	37	14	9	7	0	70	16	195
2014	Female gender	32	40	15	9	4	0	73	13	382
2011	Male gender	40	41	9	6	3	0	82	9	242
2011	Female gender	45	39	10	4	1	0	85	5	434

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	34	40	14	7	5	0	75	11	184
2018	Female gender	40	43	9	5	2	0	83	7	362
2017	Male gender	38	35	15	5	6	0	74	11	195
2017	Female gender	34	45	10	6	4	0	80	10	387
2014	Male gender	35	39	15	6	4	1	75	10	195
2014	Female gender	37	43	12	6	2	0	80	8	382
2011	Male gender	43	39	9	6	3	0	82	9	241
2011	Female gender	43	41	9	5	2	0	84	7	439
2008	Male gender	40	46	8	4	2	0	86	5	247
2008	Female gender	40	42	8	7	3	0	82	11	512

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	Male gender	38	30	15	11	5	0	1	69	16	182
2018	Female gender	49	27	14	6	4	0	1	77	9	365
2017	Male gender	43	31	13	10	2	1	0	74	12	196
2017	Female gender	43	32	13	6	4	0	1	76	10	385
2014	Male gender	47	32	13	5	2	1	1	80	7	195
2014	Female gender	41	36	14	5	4	0	0	77	9	382
2011	Male gender	36	37	17	6	3	0	0	73	9	241
2011	Female gender	36	35	18	7	4	0	1	71	11	438
2008	Male gender	27	40	19	10	4	0	0	68	14	247
2008	Female gender	34	32	19	9	5	0	0	67	14	513

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	Male gender	12	26	32	19	8	1	1	28	39	183
2018	Female gender	7	19	38	19	13	1	2	33	27	362
2017	Male gender	9	25	36	13	12	2	3	27	35	195
2017	Female gender	8	21	39	17	10	1	3	28	31	385
2014	Male gender	14	20	39	17	7	1	2	25	35	195
2014	Female gender	7	25	39	21	4	2	1	26	33	381
2011	Male gender	10	23	36	19	8	0	4	28	34	241
2011	Female gender	9	22	37	23	7	0	3	31	31	439
2008	Male gender	10	30	42	16	3	0	0	19	39	246
2008	Female gender	13	30	30	17	8	1	1	25	44	514

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	Male gender	12	18	28	23	15	2	2	40	31	183
2018	Female gender	7	18	28	26	16	2	3	45	26	363
2017	Male gender	11	15	31	19	15	4	4	37	29	194
2017	Female gender	9	20	33	15	16	2	4	34	31	382
2014	Male gender	15	15	27	26	11	1	4	40	32	195
2014	Female gender	6	16	34	27	12	3	3	41	24	381
2011	Male gender	6	16	31	27	15	1	4	44	23	241
2011	Female gender	6	14	29	30	14	2	5	48	21	439
2008	Male gender	9	23	33	24	9	2	1	33	33	246
2008	Female gender	12	23	26	21	13	3	2	35	37	514

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	Male gender	17	24	32	14	9	4	1	24	42	184
2018	Female gender	14	26	31	14	12	1	2	27	41	364
2017	Male gender	12	22	35	15	9	2	5	26	36	194
2017	Female gender	17	23	27	14	11	3	5	27	43	384
2014	Male gender	20	29	29	15	4	0	2	20	50	195
2014	Female gender	19	26	32	10	6	2	4	18	48	382
2011	Male gender	16	22	29	22	8	0	3	31	39	242
2011	Female gender	12	21	28	24	8	2	5	34	36	437
2008	Male gender	12	24	32	22	6	2	2	29	37	246
2008	Female gender	15	26	26	17	9	2	5	28	44	512

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	Male gender	3	21	28	31	13	1	2	46	24	184
2018	Female gender	5	14	34	29	15	1	2	46	20	364
2017	Male gender	7	13	29	26	19	2	4	47	21	193
2017	Female gender	6	18	35	22	14	1	4	38	25	384
2014	Male gender	10	10	35	29	11	1	3	42	22	195
2014	Female gender	3	20	38	25	9	2	2	36	24	379
2011	Male gender	7	19	35	22	12	1	4	36	27	242
2011	Female gender	8	17	33	30	9	1	3	40	26	439
2008	Male gender	7	18	39	24	9	1	2	34	25	247
2008	Female gender	9	22	34	21	11	0	3	33	31	515

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	Male gender	12	24	21	24	14	3	2	40	38	184
2018	Female gender	11	20	28	24	13	1	3	39	32	363
2017	Male gender	12	16	31	18	16	3	4	36	31	194
2017	Female gender	13	19	30	20	13	1	5	35	34	382
2014	Male gender	23	19	31	15	8	0	4	24	44	194
2014	Female gender	16	27	31	15	7	1	3	23	45	381
2011	Male gender	15	25	29	20	9	0	3	29	41	240
2011	Female gender	14	22	31	17	9	1	6	28	39	437
2008	Male gender	14	22	37	14	10	2	2	24	37	247
2008	Female gender	17	23	28	16	11	1	5	29	41	513

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	Male gender	22	21	26	16	9	5	1	26	46	184
2018	Female gender	15	24	24	18	15	2	2	34	41	360
2017	Male gender	18	23	27	12	12	4	3	27	44	194
2017	Female gender	14	25	25	18	9	3	5	30	42	385
2014	Male gender	9	18	27	27	11	1	6	41	29	194
2014	Female gender	7	17	31	25	13	2	4	41	26	381
2011	Male gender	8	17	31	25	13	2	4	40	26	242
2011	Female gender	7	18	26	25	15	1	7	44	28	439
2008	Male gender	13	25	35	16	8	2	2	24	39	247
2008	Female gender	16	30	27	13	8	2	4	22	49	512

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	Male gender	15	19	32	17	11	6	2	29	36	182
2018	Female gender	10	21	37	16	11	3	2	28	33	364
2017	Male gender	13	19	35	17	10	5	2	28	34	193
2017	Female gender	13	18	36	16	10	3	5	27	34	386
2014	Male gender	17	20	38	18	4	1	3	23	38	195
2014	Female gender	12	21	37	18	7	3	3	26	35	379

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My Work Unit

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	Male gender	24	38	14	7	7	5	5	69	16	184
2018	Female gender	25	31	15	13	3	7	6	64	18	363
2017	Male gender	29	37	11	8	8	4	3	72	17	194
2017	Female gender	28	28	17	9	7	5	6	63	18	385
2014	Male gender	29	29	18	10	8	3	5	62	19	195
2014	Female gender	27	31	16	9	8	5	4	64	19	382

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	50	29	7	7	5	2	80	12	184
2018	Female gender	50	30	6	8	3	2	82	11	364
2017	Male gender	46	31	7	7	8	1	77	15	196
2017	Female gender	49	31	8	8	3	1	81	11	387
2014	Male gender	49	29	8	8	6	0	78	14	195
2014	Female gender	45	29	11	9	5	1	75	15	382

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	Male gender	14	25	18	11	9	21	2	51	26	181
2018	Female gender	14	24	14	17	6	23	3	51	31	364
2017	Male gender	13	23	19	19	8	16	3	44	33	196
2017	Female gender	13	25	14	18	10	17	3	48	35	387
2014	Male gender	11	22	22	13	16	12	4	39	34	194
2014	Female gender	10	23	15	16	15	18	4	42	39	382

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	52	38	1	6	2	0	90	8	184
2018	Female gender	53	35	5	4	2	0	89	6	363
2017	Male gender	44	42	9	3	2	0	86	5	196
2017	Female gender	46	40	6	7	2	0	86	9	387
2014	Male gender	44	40	9	3	3	1	85	6	195
2014	Female gender	41	41	9	7	2	0	82	9	382

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	Male gender	43	41	7	4	4	1	0	85	8	184
2018	Female gender	46	35	9	5	3	2	0	82	8	363

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My Immediate Supervisor

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	Male gender	30	42	9	9	8	0	2	74	17	184
2018	Female gender	39	35	10	8	4	1	2	77	13	364
2017	Male gender	40	33	10	8	6	1	1	75	15	196
2017	Female gender	43	34	9	8	4	0	2	79	12	387
2014	Male gender	38	30	16	9	7	0	0	68	16	195
2014	Female gender	38	37	11	8	5	1	1	76	13	382
2011	Male gender	37	42	12	5	4	0	0	79	9	242
2011	Female gender	43	33	12	6	4	0	1	77	11	439
2008	Male gender	30	43	12	9	6	0	0	73	16	247
2008	Female gender	32	32	15	12	7	1	1	65	19	512

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	Male gender	47	27	12	5	7	1	2	76	12	184
2018	Female gender	45	33	9	6	3	2	2	82	9	363
2017	Male gender	46	32	10	4	3	4	1	81	8	196
2017	Female gender	51	28	9	5	4	2	0	81	9	386
2014	Male gender	39	34	13	8	5	2	0	74	13	195
2014	Female gender	42	33	11	7	3	2	1	77	11	382
2011	Male gender	50	29	9	4	5	1	2	81	9	241
2011	Female gender	44	35	10	5	4	2	0	81	9	437
2008	Male gender	42	34	7	8	5	3	1	79	13	247
2008	Female gender	40	30	13	9	5	3	1	72	15	511

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	Male gender	42	31	13	5	7	0	1	74	13	182
2018	Female gender	48	30	12	5	4	1	1	79	9	362
2017	Male gender	45	32	10	6	6	0	1	78	12	196
2017	Female gender	47	35	8	7	2	1	0	82	10	387
2014	Male gender	40	34	10	10	7	0	0	73	16	195
2014	Female gender	41	37	8	8	5	1	0	79	13	380
2011	Male gender	46	35	10	5	3	0	0	82	8	241
2011	Female gender	44	35	10	5	4	1	1	81	9	438
2008	Male gender	40	38	9	9	3	0	0	79	12	247
2008	Female gender	39	32	10	11	6	0	1	72	18	512

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	Male gender	49	30	8	6	4	1	1	81	11	184
2018	Female gender	57	25	7	5	4	1	1	84	9	364
2017	Male gender	51	27	11	5	4	2	1	79	9	196
2017	Female gender	58	25	8	5	2	2	0	85	6	386

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	Male gender	45	31	8	9	6	1	1	78	15	184
2018	Female gender	49	28	9	8	5	1	1	78	13	362
2017	Male gender	52	27	9	6	6	0	1	79	12	196
2017	Female gender	52	29	9	6	4	1	0	81	10	385
2014	Male gender	42	30	11	8	8	0	0	73	16	195
2014	Female gender	48	30	9	8	6	0	0	78	13	382

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Senior Management

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	Male gender	31	38	14	5	0	6	6	78	6	53
2018	Female gender	29	32	14	8	4	3	10	70	14	95
2017	Male gender	32	43	17	0	3	2	3	79	3	61
2017	Female gender	24	45	14	3	3	2	9	78	7	96
2014	Male gender	18	39	14	8	7	3	11	66	18	61
2014	Female gender	34	38	4	10	3	6	5	81	15	91

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	Male gender	36	33	14	3	4	9	0	76	8	183
2018	Female gender	35	34	13	6	2	9	1	77	9	364
2017	Male gender	28	34	15	8	5	10	0	69	15	196
2017	Female gender	28	37	15	8	4	7	1	71	13	387
2014	Male gender	26	31	21	6	4	11	0	65	11	195
2014	Female gender	25	39	15	7	4	10	0	71	12	382
2011	Male gender	24	32	19	11	7	7	0	60	19	240
2011	Female gender	25	32	13	13	7	9	0	64	22	437

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	Male gender	33	35	13	9	7	2	0	70	16	182
2018	Female gender	33	35	19	8	3	2	0	70	11	362
2017	Male gender	25	38	13	10	8	5	0	67	19	196
2017	Female gender	23	42	14	12	5	2	1	68	18	387
2014	Male gender	26	33	22	9	7	2	0	60	17	195
2014	Female gender	22	35	19	14	6	4	0	60	21	382
2011	Male gender	23	29	23	15	7	2	1	54	22	242
2011	Female gender	23	37	20	10	8	3	0	62	18	435
2008	Male gender	26	31	19	10	11	3	0	58	22	247
2008	Female gender	19	31	18	16	10	5	1	54	27	513

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	Male gender	19	35	19	14	7	7	1	58	22	182
2018	Female gender	23	33	21	10	5	8	0	61	16	363
2017	Male gender	15	36	20	13	8	8	0	56	23	196
2017	Female gender	16	38	20	14	6	6	1	58	21	386
2014	Male gender	16	31	21	15	8	8	1	51	26	195
2014	Female gender	12	32	19	17	10	9	0	49	30	381
2011	Male gender	15	35	21	16	7	6	0	53	25	240
2011	Female gender	15	42	19	11	6	7	0	61	19	438
2008	Male gender	13	30	26	17	9	5	0	46	27	247
2008	Female gender	10	34	19	21	9	7	0	47	33	515

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	Male gender	16	34	20	18	8	4	0	52	27	183
2018	Female gender	20	36	21	16	5	3	0	57	22	363
2017	Male gender	20	35	22	12	8	4	0	57	21	196
2017	Female gender	16	43	18	14	7	2	1	60	22	386
2014	Male gender	18	33	21	15	9	4	0	53	25	194
2014	Female gender	12	36	20	18	11	3	0	49	30	382
2011	Male gender	18	42	17	13	8	1	0	61	21	240
2011	Female gender	19	41	14	15	7	4	0	63	22	435
2008	Male gender	15	41	20	15	7	2	0	57	22	247
2008	Female gender	14	41	12	20	11	2	0	56	32	514

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

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	Male gender	29	45	13	7	5	2	0	75	12	181
2018	Female gender	35	41	12	9	1	2	1	77	10	364
2017	Male gender	21	48	17	9	3	2	0	70	13	195
2017	Female gender	30	42	14	8	4	2	0	74	12	387
2014	Male gender	27	38	19	10	5	1	0	66	15	195
2014	Female gender	27	43	13	11	4	2	0	71	15	382
2011	Male gender	34	44	13	5	2	0	0	79	8	241
2011	Female gender	39	43	11	4	1	2	0	83	6	437

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	Male gender	25	36	14	15	4	2	3	65	20	182
2018	Female gender	33	36	13	11	4	3	1	71	16	364
2017	Male gender	33	33	12	12	4	5	1	71	17	194
2017	Female gender	38	35	13	7	4	2	1	75	11	386
2014	Male gender	36	35	9	10	5	4	1	75	15	195
2014	Female gender	31	41	10	9	4	4	1	76	14	382
2011	Male gender	35	36	15	8	3	3	0	73	11	241
2011	Female gender	41	34	8	10	3	3	0	78	13	435
2008	Male gender	40	37	8	7	5	2	1	80	12	247
2008	Female gender	42	33	7	9	4	5	1	79	13	512

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	Male gender	35	42	14	4	4	1	1	78	8	181
2018	Female gender	37	38	16	6	2	1	0	76	8	365

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	Male gender	21	25	16	10	10	13	6	56	24	183
2018	Female gender	19	21	19	15	10	13	3	48	30	363
2017	Male gender	16	21	19	13	13	11	7	46	31	195
2017	Female gender	15	23	21	13	12	10	5	45	30	386
2014	Male gender	19	16	26	12	11	11	5	42	27	195
2014	Female gender	14	20	17	14	15	15	6	43	36	382
2011	Male gender	16	21	17	14	12	13	7	47	32	242
2011	Female gender	15	18	18	13	11	18	6	44	33	437

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	Male gender	20	44	15	6	9	4	1	67	17	182
2018	Female gender	25	30	18	16	7	3	0	58	23	363
2017	Male gender	28	33	19	11	7	2	2	63	18	196
2017	Female gender	28	36	14	11	6	5	1	68	18	386
2014	Male gender	23	36	16	11	12	2	1	60	23	195
2014	Female gender	27	32	15	14	10	2	1	60	24	382
2011	Male gender	30	30	19	10	10	1	1	61	20	240
2011	Female gender	30	35	13	14	6	2	1	66	21	438
2008	Male gender	23	39	18	11	7	2	0	64	18	246
2008	Female gender	22	36	15	16	8	3	0	60	25	514

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	Male gender	18	25	13	15	19	4	6	47	38	183
2018	Female gender	15	25	17	18	19	3	3	43	39	365
2017	Male gender	18	19	13	15	27	3	4	41	45	196
2017	Female gender	14	24	15	18	21	3	4	41	43	386
2014	Male gender	11	20	15	17	31	2	4	33	51	195
2014	Female gender	12	19	18	19	25	4	3	34	47	382
2011	Male gender	15	22	14	22	22	0	4	39	46	240
2011	Female gender	15	21	15	21	22	2	4	38	46	438
2008	Male gender	14	33	16	17	17	0	2	49	34	247
2008	Female gender	13	31	14	18	19	2	3	46	39	512

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	Male gender	24	41	17	9	4	4	0	69	14	183
2018	Female gender	27	36	21	7	4	5	0	67	11	364
2017	Male gender	23	37	23	6	8	2	1	62	14	196
2017	Female gender	23	42	16	10	5	3	1	68	16	387

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	Male gender	46	34	14	2	2	3	0	82	4	183
2018	Female gender	50	36	8	2	1	2	1	88	4	363
2017	Male gender	43	37	11	2	4	3	0	82	6	196
2017	Female gender	45	35	10	4	3	3	1	83	6	387
2014	Male gender	41	33	11	5	4	6	0	78	10	195
2014	Female gender	42	38	11	2	2	5	1	85	4	382

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	46	38	8	5	2	1	84	7	183
2018	Female gender	48	38	6	5	1	1	88	6	363
2017	Male gender	45	39	10	3	2	2	85	5	194
2017	Female gender	43	42	7	3	1	3	88	4	387
2014	Male gender	45	33	11	7	2	2	79	9	195
2014	Female gender	40	38	11	5	2	4	82	7	382
2011	Male gender	39	37	14	4	2	3	79	6	240
2011	Female gender	40	37	11	6	3	3	79	9	435

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	54	32	8	5	3	0	85	7	183
2018	Female gender	56	33	6	3	2	0	89	5	363
2017	Male gender	43	39	9	5	3	1	83	8	194
2017	Female gender	50	39	7	3	2	0	89	4	387
2014	Male gender	50	30	14	3	3	1	80	6	195
2014	Female gender	47	39	8	4	3	0	86	6	381
2011	Male gender	44	38	13	1	3	0	82	5	240
2011	Female gender	48	37	7	5	2	0	85	8	435
2008	Male gender	43	40	10	6	2	0	83	8	247
2008	Female gender	38	42	10	7	3	1	80	10	514

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	39	29	16	10	5	0	69	15	184
2018	Female gender	45	32	14	4	3	2	79	7	360
2017	Male gender	35	30	17	8	9	0	65	18	194
2017	Female gender	37	37	13	8	5	1	75	12	386
2014	Male gender	32	31	21	5	10	1	65	15	195
2014	Female gender	29	40	15	10	5	1	69	15	382
2011	Male gender	35	34	15	10	5	0	70	15	241
2011	Female gender	38	34	15	8	4	1	72	13	439

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	37	35	14	10	4	0	72	14	182
2018	Female gender	40	38	12	6	3	1	79	9	362
2017	Male gender	34	33	19	5	9	0	67	14	195
2017	Female gender	34	40	13	9	4	0	75	13	387
2014	Male gender	31	37	17	7	9	0	68	15	194
2014	Female gender	29	43	14	10	4	0	72	14	382
2011	Male gender	33	41	12	9	5	0	74	14	240
2011	Female gender	38	36	14	7	5	0	74	12	438
2008	Male gender	34	41	11	11	3	1	75	14	247
2008	Female gender	31	38	13	12	6	0	69	18	513

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	Male gender	31	25	17	12	9	3	2	59	23	184
2018	Female gender	34	24	17	11	8	4	1	61	20	364
2017	Male gender	29	20	19	14	15	2	2	51	30	195
2017	Female gender	30	24	19	10	10	5	1	58	22	387
2014	Male gender	27	23	18	14	16	2	1	51	31	195
2014	Female gender	30	23	15	14	12	5	1	57	27	381
2011	Male gender	27	32	15	12	11	2	1	61	24	238
2011	Female gender	35	22	15	14	10	3	1	60	25	437
2008	Male gender	36	27	15	10	6	5	0	67	17	246
2008	Female gender	27	24	17	16	9	6	0	55	27	513

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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	Male gender	41	30	29	184
2018	Female gender	39	26	36	365
2017	Male gender	41	28	31	196
2017	Female gender	36	25	39	387
2014	Male gender	44	30	25	195
2014	Female gender	40	31	29	382
2011	Male gender	36	32	32	241
2011	Female gender	34	33	33	437

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	Male gender	11	20	52	4	9	4	75
2018	Female gender	10	26	51	2	6	5	139
2017	Male gender	21	6	56	5	5	6	81
2017	Female gender	12	19	57	1	6	5	140
2014	Male gender	6	9	72	4	9999	8	88
2014	Female gender	17	16	55	5	9999	6	152
2011	Male gender	10	13	62	6	9999	9	87
2011	Female gender	16	17	51	6	9999	10	149

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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	Male gender	14	86	184
2018	Female gender	14	86	365

Question 49a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	41	26
2018	Female gender	56	52

Question 49b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	61	26
2018	Female gender	46	52

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	Male gender	0	26
2018	Female gender	0	52

Question 50b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	50	26
2018	Female gender	33	53

Question 50c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	59	26
2018	Female gender	45	53

Question 50d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	33	26
2018	Female gender	43	53

Question 50e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work / withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	41	26
2018	Female gender	30	53

Question 50f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	56	26
2018	Female gender	59	53

Question 50h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	26
2018	Female gender	0	53

Question 50k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	34	26
2018	Female gender	37	53

Question 50m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	28	26
2018	Female gender	13	53

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	Male gender	48	26
2018	Female gender	59	53

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	Male gender	23	26
2018	Female gender	37	53

Question 51i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	26	26
2018	Female gender	16	53

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	Male gender	24	22
2018	Female gender	16	52

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	Male gender	0	22
2018	Female gender	16	52

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	Male gender	33	22
2018	Female gender	32	52

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	Male gender	55	22
2018	Female gender	44	52

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	Male gender	17	20	19	4	5	29	6	56	15	182
2018	Female gender	14	15	17	8	5	36	5	50	21	361
2017	Male gender	18	21	12	8	6	28	6	60	22	196
2017	Female gender	13	18	16	6	5	36	8	54	18	386
2014	Male gender	20	14	17	5	5	28	11	56	16	195
2014	Female gender	14	14	18	6	3	36	9	49	17	382

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	Male gender	35	32	11	5	3	14	0	78	9	182
2018	Female gender	34	30	14	7	2	11	2	74	10	362
2017	Male gender	30	32	16	5	4	11	1	71	10	196
2017	Female gender	28	33	15	7	1	14	2	72	9	386
2014	Male gender	29	31	18	3	4	14	1	71	8	195
2014	Female gender	22	29	17	7	2	19	3	66	12	382
2011	Male gender	33	38	12	7	2	7	1	77	10	240
2011	Female gender	33	32	16	5	3	11	0	73	8	438

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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	Male gender	9	91	184
2018	Female gender	5	95	363

Question 56a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	37	16
2018	Female gender	47	17

Question 56c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	16
2018	Female gender	0	17

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	Male gender	0	16
2018	Female gender	0	17

Question 57g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sexual orientation
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	16
2018	Female gender	0	17

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	Male gender	0	16
2018	Female gender	0	17

Question 57m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	16
2018	Female gender	0	17

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	Male gender	0	16
2018	Female gender	0	17

Question 58i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	46	16
2018	Female gender	40	17

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	Male gender	61	14
2018	Female gender	34	17

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	Male gender	0	14
2018	Female gender	0	17

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	Male gender	63	14
2018	Female gender	39	17

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	Male gender	20	16	21	1	5	34	4	57	10	184
2018	Female gender	16	12	21	3	2	41	5	53	8	362
2017	Male gender	19	20	12	3	3	34	9	69	10	196
2017	Female gender	12	16	17	2	3	41	9	56	10	386
2014	Male gender	18	15	13	2	3	37	12	65	9	195
2014	Female gender	14	12	16	2	1	46	10	58	7	382

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	Male gender	37	32	11	2	4	13	0	79	8	184
2018	Female gender	33	33	14	3	2	14	1	78	5	362
2017	Male gender	33	34	14	3	3	12	1	77	7	194
2017	Female gender	31	33	15	2	2	14	3	77	6	386
2014	Male gender	30	31	14	2	4	18	2	76	7	194
2014	Female gender	25	32	15	2	2	24	1	75	4	382
2011	Male gender	39	33	15	3	1	9	1	80	4	240
2011	Female gender	42	30	11	3	1	12	0	82	5	439

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Stress and Well-Being

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	Male gender	20	23	27	16	13	1	0	43	30	184
2018	Female gender	19	21	25	14	17	1	3	42	32	364
2017	Male gender	20	26	18	16	18	1	2	47	35	194
2017	Female gender	14	23	23	16	20	0	4	39	37	386

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	Male gender	18	25	27	19	9	1	0	44	28	183
2018	Female gender	21	31	23	14	9	0	1	53	24	365
2017	Male gender	19	25	29	18	8	0	1	44	26	196
2017	Female gender	19	27	26	14	12	0	2	47	26	387

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	Male gender	28	27	18	13	11	1	1	56	25	184
2018	Female gender	27	30	21	11	8	0	2	59	20	363
2017	Male gender	25	26	26	10	9	1	3	53	20	196
2017	Female gender	26	27	25	12	7	0	3	54	20	385

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	Male gender	20	24	20	18	15	1	2	45	34	183
2018	Female gender	27	20	25	15	11	1	2	48	26	365
2017	Male gender	21	22	28	16	10	1	2	44	27	196
2017	Female gender	24	23	23	15	12	0	4	49	28	385

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	Male gender	54	18	13	7	4	1	5	76	11	182
2018	Female gender	50	19	12	4	4	0	10	77	9	364
2017	Male gender	48	25	12	4	2	1	8	80	7	196
2017	Female gender	47	22	9	5	5	0	13	79	11	387

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	Male gender	32	32	18	9	6	1	1	66	15	182
2018	Female gender	39	24	16	9	10	0	1	64	20	365
2017	Male gender	27	37	23	6	5	0	1	65	11	194
2017	Female gender	32	25	23	11	7	0	2	59	18	386

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	Male gender	18	35	28	14	3	1	0	54	17	182
2018	Female gender	29	31	21	10	5	1	3	62	16	364
2017	Male gender	26	28	22	13	7	2	2	56	21	195
2017	Female gender	26	31	24	10	6	2	3	59	16	386

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	Male gender	19	33	27	12	8	1	0	53	19	182
2018	Female gender	27	32	21	13	5	0	3	60	18	363
2017	Male gender	18	32	25	14	8	2	2	51	23	195
2017	Female gender	24	29	25	14	6	1	2	54	20	386

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	Male gender	24	28	21	19	7	0	0	52	27	183
2018	Female gender	31	31	21	11	5	0	2	63	16	364
2017	Male gender	24	33	17	16	7	0	2	59	24	195
2017	Female gender	26	28	23	13	6	1	2	56	20	387

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	32	29	18	16	5	0	61	21	184
2018	Female gender	35	28	19	10	6	2	64	17	363
2017	Male gender	29	35	19	9	5	2	66	15	195
2017	Female gender	33	30	20	9	5	3	64	15	386

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	56	18	14	7	4	2	76	11	179
2018	Female gender	54	22	11	5	5	3	79	10	363
2017	Male gender	57	16	14	6	4	2	75	11	196
2017	Female gender	49	25	12	6	6	2	75	12	387

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	Male gender	72	12	4	2	4	2	4	90	6	180
2018	Female gender	70	13	3	2	2	1	8	91	5	362

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	Male gender	69	13	8	2	4	1	2	85	7	183
2018	Female gender	67	13	8	3	4	0	6	85	7	364
2017	Male gender	67	15	7	3	4	1	3	86	8	196
2017	Female gender	71	13	3	5	4	1	4	88	9	387

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	Male gender	66	23	7	1	2	0	0	89	4	183
2018	Female gender	54	26	10	5	3	0	3	82	8	364
2017	Male gender	50	32	10	3	2	1	3	84	5	195
2017	Female gender	56	23	8	6	4	0	3	82	9	386

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	64	16	9	7	3	1	80	10	184
2018	Female gender	55	18	12	6	6	3	75	12	363
2017	Male gender	55	21	11	5	5	2	78	10	196
2017	Female gender	61	17	10	5	5	3	80	10	386

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	59	13	5	1	2	19	90	4	184
2018	Female gender	51	9	7	3	2	28	84	6	362
2017	Male gender	55	12	8	3	0	22	85	4	196
2017	Female gender	51	9	5	3	1	31	87	5	387

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	71	19	4	1	1	4	93	3	184
2018	Female gender	63	18	7	2	0	9	89	3	364
2017	Male gender	69	16	4	2	1	8	93	3	194
2017	Female gender	70	16	6	2	0	7	92	2	386

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	Male gender	76	11	5	1	1	2	4	92	2	184
2018	Female gender	74	12	5	2	3	0	5	90	5	363
2017	Male gender	72	11	6	2	3	1	5	88	5	196
2017	Female gender	69	13	5	3	2	0	6	88	6	387

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	47	29	18	2	2	2	78	4	183
2018	Female gender	43	32	14	5	3	3	78	8	364
2017	Male gender	46	30	13	5	2	4	79	8	195
2017	Female gender	43	31	17	4	3	2	76	7	387

Question 63. Overall, my level of work-related stress is…
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very high (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	18	29	36	13	4	0	47	17	182
2018	Female gender	16	37	32	11	3	1	53	14	365
2017	Male gender	10	28	44	12	5	1	39	17	196
2017	Female gender	10	34	37	16	3	0	44	19	386

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	Male gender	8	17	38	27	9	0	0	36	26	182
2018	Female gender	8	18	36	25	12	0	1	37	26	361
2017	Male gender	5	18	40	24	11	1	1	35	24	195
2017	Female gender	7	19	40	24	9	0	1	33	26	385

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	Male gender	27	43	17	6	3	4	1	74	9	181
2018	Female gender	39	44	9	5	2	2	0	85	6	363
2017	Male gender	20	41	19	9	5	6	1	65	15	196
2017	Female gender	26	46	14	7	3	4	0	75	11	387

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	Male gender	28	34	16	15	5	2	0	63	20	182
2018	Female gender	31	44	11	9	3	1	0	77	12	363
2017	Male gender	13	40	23	13	7	3	1	55	21	196
2017	Female gender	21	44	13	13	6	2	0	67	19	386

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Compensation

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	Male gender	24	24	22	11	14	4	0	25	75	184
2018	Female gender	25	21	25	14	13	1	2	26	74	363
2017	Male gender	24	27	22	11	9	6	0	26	74	195
2017	Female gender	23	25	21	13	14	3	1	24	76	387

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	Male gender	21	133
2018	Female gender	19	263
2017	Male gender	14	136
2017	Female gender	22	279

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	Male gender	44	133
2018	Female gender	41	263
2017	Male gender	40	136
2017	Female gender	39	279

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	Male gender	28	133
2018	Female gender	29	263
2017	Male gender	16	136
2017	Female gender	24	279

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	Male gender	40	133
2018	Female gender	32	263
2017	Male gender	42	136
2017	Female gender	42	279

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	Male gender	5	133
2018	Female gender	8	263
2017	Male gender	5	136
2017	Female gender	7	279

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	Male gender	34	133
2018	Female gender	37	263

Question 68g. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	38	133
2018	Female gender	41	263
2017	Male gender	43	136
2017	Female gender	47	279

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	Male gender	3	36	30	9	5	17	127
2018	Female gender	2	46	22	7	10	14	251
2017	Male gender	7	48	20	8	7	10	135
2017	Female gender	6	50	18	8	8	10	271

Question 70. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	27	73	131
2018	Female gender	21	79	262

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	Male gender	18	22	15	18	17	3	7	44	39	133
2018	Female gender	12	26	19	21	15	1	7	41	38	262
2017	Male gender	13	21	17	17	17	1	13	41	40	136
2017	Female gender	12	23	13	21	17	2	11	40	44	284

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	Male gender	3	9	20	19	40	3	7	13	65	133
2018	Female gender	1	9	15	22	44	1	7	11	72	263
2017	Male gender	2	12	10	16	47	0	13	15	73	135
2017	Female gender	1	6	11	18	50	3	10	8	79	282

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	Male gender	36	13	14	12	15	1	9	55	29	184
2018	Female gender	30	18	15	13	17	0	8	52	32	364

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Date modified:: 2017-08-24

2018 Public Service Employee Survey Results for the Public Service Commission of Canada by Question 86. What is your gender?

Survey Themes

My Job

Question 1. I get the training I need to do my job.

Question 2. My job is a good fit with my interests.

Question 3. My job is a good fit with my skills.

Question 4. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.

Question 5. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.

Question 6. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.

Question 7. I have clear work objectives.

Question 8. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department’s or agency’s goals.

Question 9. Overall, I feel valued at work.

Question 10. I am proud of the work that I do.

Question 11. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.

Question 12. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.

Question 13. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.

Question 14. Overall, I like my job.

Question 15. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.

Question 16a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.

Question 16b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.

Question 16c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.

Question 16d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.

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.

Question 16f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.

Question 16g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.

My Work Unit

Question 17. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.

Question 18. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.

Question 19. In my work unit, unsatisfactory employee performance is managed effectively.

Question 20. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.

Question 21. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.

My Immediate Supervisor

Question 22. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.

Question 23. I can count on my immediate supervisor to keep his or her promises.

Question 24. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.

Question 25. My immediate supervisor seems to care about me as a person.

Question 26. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.

Senior Management

Question 28. I receive the support I need from senior management to address unsatisfactory performance issues in my work unit. (for supervisors)

Question 29. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.

Question 30. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.

Question 31. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.

Question 32. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.

My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 33. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.

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.

Question 35. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.

Question 36. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.

Question 37. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.

Question 38. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.

Question 39. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.

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

Question 41. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas).

Question 42. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.

Question 43. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.

Question 44. I am satisfied with my department or agency.

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.

Mobility and Retention

Question 46. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?

Question 47. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

Harassment

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

Question 49a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers

Question 49b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me

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)

Question 50b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control

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

Question 50d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation

Question 50e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work / withholding resources

Question 50f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark

Question 50h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence

Question 50k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment

Question 50m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other

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.

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.

Question 51i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.

Question 52e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Management intervened.

Question 52f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.

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).

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.