2018 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada by Question 77. What is your current employee status?

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 27 43 9 15 4 1 0 71 20 468
2018 Term 32 45 9 13 1 0 1 77 14 136
2018 Casual 42 29 6 16 7 0 0 71 23 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 32 44 10 10 4 0 0 76 14 511
2017 Term 27 39 13 15 4 1 1 68 19 84
2017 Casual 43 40 9 2 6 0 0 83 8 32
2017 Student 47 26 16 11 0 0 0 74 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 48 37 9 3 0 0 3 88 3 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 31 40 13 11 5 0 0 71 16 556
2014 Term 28 36 18 12 5 0 2 65 17 61
2014 Casual 38 43 10 8 0 0 0 81 8 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 41 41 7 10 0 0 0 83 10 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 26 38 16 13 6 0 1 65 19 566
2011 Term 26 31 13 17 11 1 1 58 29 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 57 32 6 4 1 0 0 89 5 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 30 40 14 10 5 0 1 70 16 524
2008 Term 26 45 13 13 4 0 0 70 17 50
2008 Casual 33 28 19 6 7 0 7 66 14 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 66 18 8 8 0 0 0 84 8 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 46 36 9 5 4 0 0 82 9 466
2018 Term 45 33 13 7 2 0 0 78 9 135
2018 Casual 54 25 1 14 5 0 0 79 20 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 47 36 7 7 2 0 0 84 9 508
2017 Term 37 41 6 12 4 0 0 79 15 84
2017 Casual 58 22 9 11 0 0 0 80 11 32
2017 Student 42 37 11 11 0 0 0 79 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 80 20 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 43 35 12 7 3 0 0 78 10 557
2014 Term 26 46 13 12 3 0 0 72 15 61
2014 Casual 40 49 8 0 3 0 0 89 3 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 78 12 2 7 0 0 0 90 7 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 39 37 12 7 4 0 0 76 12 567
2011 Term 27 43 8 8 13 1 0 71 21 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 80 15 4 1 0 0 0 95 1 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 37 39 11 9 4 0 0 76 13 524
2008 Term 25 48 12 9 4 1 0 75 13 50
2008 Casual 52 41 0 7 0 0 0 93 7 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 90 8 2 0 0 0 0 98 0 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 52 33 6 4 5 0 0 85 9 461
2018 Term 49 29 13 5 3 0 1 79 8 134
2018 Casual 50 40 1 4 5 0 0 90 9 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 52 33 6 5 4 0 0 85 9 508
2017 Term 49 29 6 10 5 1 0 79 15 84
2017 Casual 64 19 7 2 7 0 0 84 9 32
2017 Student 53 26 11 11 0 0 0 79 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 89 11 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 48 35 7 6 4 0 0 83 10 556
2014 Term 33 41 11 3 11 0 0 74 15 61
2014 Casual 48 36 5 8 3 0 0 84 11 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 85 12 0 2 0 0 0 98 2 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 38 41 9 6 6 0 0 79 12 565
2011 Term 34 27 9 13 15 0 1 62 28 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 88 9 1 0 0 0 1 99 0 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 41 41 8 5 5 0 0 82 10 524
2008 Term 28 19 19 19 15 0 0 47 34 50
2008 Casual 44 22 14 13 7 0 0 66 20 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 90 8 2 0 0 0 0 98 0 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 40 33 11 8 6 1 1 74 14 465
2018 Term 42 28 19 5 5 0 0 70 11 136
2018 Casual 55 20 12 5 4 3 1 78 10 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 40 35 9 9 5 0 1 76 15 507
2017 Term 31 38 10 14 5 1 1 71 19 84
2017 Casual 66 17 7 3 0 0 7 89 3 32
2017 Student 63 16 16 5 0 0 0 79 5 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 28 49 9 6 9 0 0 77 14 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 40 31 11 11 6 0 1 72 18 557
2014 Term 37 40 11 2 5 2 4 82 7 60
2014 Casual 48 25 18 0 3 0 6 77 3 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 27 24 17 15 15 0 2 53 30 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 37 36 13 8 4 1 1 75 12 567
2011 Term 38 32 13 7 6 1 1 73 13 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 10 36 11 19 24 0 0 46 43 84

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 41 38 10 6 4 0 0 80 10 465
2018 Term 48 33 13 5 2 0 0 81 6 136
2018 Casual 61 25 0 6 8 0 0 87 13 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 36 47 8 6 3 0 0 83 9 509
2017 Term 40 37 13 6 2 1 0 79 8 84
2017 Casual 59 30 7 4 0 0 0 89 4 31
2017 Student 58 26 5 5 5 0 0 84 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 72 28 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 35 42 12 7 3 0 0 78 11 557
2014 Term 30 51 10 5 5 0 0 81 10 61
2014 Casual 49 34 11 0 3 0 3 86 3 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 66 27 0 7 0 0 0 93 7 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 32 42 13 8 5 0 0 74 13 567
2011 Term 26 43 10 10 11 0 0 68 22 75
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 67 26 3 3 1 0 0 94 4 83
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 36 38 14 7 5 0 0 74 12 519
2008 Term 36 32 26 2 4 0 0 68 6 50
2008 Casual 61 26 0 7 7 0 0 86 14 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 86 12 2 0 0 0 0 98 0 49

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 26 32 17 15 11 1 0 58 25 466
2018 Term 30 34 18 7 10 0 0 65 17 136
2018 Casual 40 33 9 5 12 0 0 74 17 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 26 37 10 16 11 0 0 63 28 510
2017 Term 26 36 13 11 14 0 0 62 25 84
2017 Casual 55 28 10 8 0 0 0 82 8 31
2017 Student 58 16 16 5 5 0 0 74 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 26 37 14 14 9 0 0 63 23 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 25 35 16 15 10 0 0 60 25 557
2014 Term 21 42 18 7 11 1 0 64 18 61
2014 Casual 33 43 14 7 3 0 0 76 10 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 15 39 20 12 12 0 2 55 25 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 21 32 16 16 13 1 0 54 29 566
2011 Term 17 40 16 14 12 0 1 58 26 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 13 33 16 22 15 0 0 47 37 84

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 32 41 11 9 6 0 0 74 15 465
2018 Term 37 41 11 7 3 0 1 79 10 136
2018 Casual 40 38 5 13 3 0 2 79 16 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 30 47 12 6 4 0 0 77 11 510
2017 Term 33 50 10 3 5 0 0 82 8 83
2017 Casual 53 27 7 5 7 0 0 81 12 31
2017 Student 37 42 5 11 5 0 0 79 16 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 43 43 0 11 3 0 0 86 14 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 55 35 5 3 1 1 0 91 4 462
2018 Term 59 33 5 3 0 0 0 92 3 137
2018 Casual 62 23 7 0 5 3 0 87 5 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 45 41 7 4 2 1 0 87 6 509
2017 Term 44 39 11 4 2 1 0 84 6 84
2017 Casual 63 30 4 4 0 0 0 93 4 31
2017 Student 53 37 0 11 0 0 0 89 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 53 39 9 0 0 0 0 91 0 34
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 49 36 7 4 3 1 0 86 7 556
2014 Term 41 45 8 3 3 0 0 86 6 61
2014 Casual 70 22 6 0 3 0 0 92 3 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 71 20 10 0 0 0 0 90 0 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 43 38 7 6 4 1 0 82 11 566
2011 Term 38 43 12 4 4 0 0 80 8 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 54 31 11 3 1 0 0 85 4 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 48 38 7 4 2 1 0 87 6 521
2008 Term 53 44 0 0 2 0 0 98 2 50
2008 Casual 81 5 7 0 7 0 0 86 7 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 82 14 2 2 0 0 0 96 2 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 35 31 12 12 11 0 0 65 23 466
2018 Term 37 34 18 4 6 1 0 72 11 136
2018 Casual 46 35 9 4 5 0 1 82 10 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 30 39 10 11 9 1 0 69 21 508
2017 Term 32 32 10 16 10 1 0 65 26 83
2017 Casual 58 30 6 2 4 0 0 88 6 31
2017 Student 58 26 5 5 5 0 0 84 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 34 37 3 17 9 0 0 71 26 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 59 30 8 2 0 0 0 90 2 457
2018 Term 64 26 9 2 0 0 0 90 2 136
2018 Casual 68 20 3 5 3 0 1 90 8 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 56 36 6 2 0 0 0 92 2 507
2017 Term 56 32 10 1 1 0 0 88 2 84
2017 Casual 70 16 11 0 4 0 0 86 4 32
2017 Student 47 37 5 5 5 0 0 84 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 83 17 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 63 28 6 1 1 1 0 92 3 556
2014 Term 60 30 8 0 3 0 0 89 3 61
2014 Casual 72 11 14 0 3 0 0 83 3 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 88 12 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 59 31 7 3 1 0 0 89 4 566
2011 Term 60 25 9 4 1 0 0 85 6 75
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 79 17 4 0 0 0 0 96 0 82

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 31 37 12 11 8 0 0 69 19 461
2018 Term 28 34 25 6 6 0 0 63 12 136
2018 Casual 36 33 15 6 8 0 3 71 14 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 31 41 10 10 8 0 0 72 18 509
2017 Term 23 47 15 8 6 0 1 70 14 83
2017 Casual 54 29 7 4 4 4 0 85 7 32
2017 Student 47 42 0 5 0 0 5 94 6 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 37 37 9 12 6 0 0 74 17 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 26 42 12 13 7 1 0 68 20 556
2014 Term 16 49 14 14 5 0 1 66 19 61
2014 Casual 28 48 6 8 8 0 3 78 16 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 27 29 15 15 15 0 0 56 29 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 27 40 12 11 9 0 0 67 21 564
2011 Term 32 31 16 13 7 1 0 64 20 75
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 24 35 8 19 14 0 0 59 33 84

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 35 36 12 10 6 0 1 71 16 463
2018 Term 33 33 21 8 5 0 0 65 13 137
2018 Casual 49 28 7 3 9 0 5 81 12 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 34 39 11 11 4 0 0 73 16 510
2017 Term 33 31 16 13 5 1 1 65 18 84
2017 Casual 46 34 6 4 4 4 4 86 8 32
2017 Student 53 32 11 5 0 0 0 84 5 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 34 31 17 11 6 0 0 66 17 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 30 36 15 11 7 0 0 67 18 555
2014 Term 24 40 15 9 8 0 3 66 18 61
2014 Casual 30 32 25 3 10 0 0 62 13 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 24 32 17 20 5 0 2 58 25 41

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 28 35 16 14 7 0 0 63 20 460
2018 Term 31 40 15 9 6 0 0 70 15 135
2018 Casual 47 29 13 7 3 1 0 77 10 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 29 40 12 13 6 0 0 69 19 509
2017 Term 33 30 13 16 7 0 1 63 24 84
2017 Casual 58 27 9 3 4 0 0 84 7 32
2017 Student 47 32 21 0 0 0 0 79 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 23 43 11 17 6 0 0 65 23 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 31 36 16 10 7 0 0 67 17 557
2014 Term 34 42 13 8 3 0 0 76 11 61
2014 Casual 41 38 11 5 6 0 0 78 10 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 27 32 15 12 15 0 0 59 27 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 31 39 14 11 4 0 0 70 16 565
2011 Term 35 39 17 7 2 0 0 74 10 74
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 31 44 7 10 8 0 0 75 18 84

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 45 36 10 6 3 0 0 81 9 462
2018 Term 50 37 8 4 1 0 0 88 5 136
2018 Casual 61 27 4 0 8 0 0 88 8 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 41 45 6 6 2 0 0 86 8 508
2017 Term 43 41 11 2 2 0 0 84 5 84
2017 Casual 62 29 2 4 4 0 0 91 7 32
2017 Student 58 26 5 5 5 0 0 84 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 57 37 6 0 0 0 0 94 0 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 45 36 11 4 3 1 0 82 7 556
2014 Term 34 48 13 4 1 0 0 82 5 61
2014 Casual 52 37 8 0 3 0 0 89 3 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 63 27 2 7 0 0 0 90 7 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 39 42 11 5 3 0 0 81 8 568
2011 Term 33 37 12 11 7 0 0 70 18 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 63 29 5 1 1 0 0 93 3 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 43 38 11 4 4 0 0 81 8 523
2008 Term 39 42 15 2 2 0 0 81 4 50
2008 Casual 67 19 0 14 0 0 0 86 14 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 80 20 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 34 29 18 13 6 1 0 63 19 467
2018 Term 33 38 15 8 6 0 0 71 14 137
2018 Casual 56 31 10 0 3 0 0 87 3 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 35 38 15 8 4 0 1 73 12 508
2017 Term 25 39 17 8 9 1 0 65 18 84
2017 Casual 63 18 10 3 0 0 7 86 3 32
2017 Student 58 32 11 0 0 0 0 89 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 14 26 26 23 9 0 3 41 32 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 41 30 15 7 5 0 0 72 12 556
2014 Term 50 41 8 0 1 0 0 91 1 61
2014 Casual 68 18 14 0 0 0 0 86 0 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 7 17 27 24 24 0 0 24 49 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 38 32 17 7 4 0 1 71 11 569
2011 Term 52 26 7 12 3 0 0 78 15 74
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 10 25 16 22 27 0 0 35 49 83
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 34 36 17 9 3 0 0 71 12 522
2008 Term 51 26 18 0 5 0 0 77 5 50
2008 Casual 51 37 6 0 5 0 0 88 5 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 6 18 34 14 24 0 4 25 40 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 12 31 31 20 4 1 1 25 44 464
2018 Term 6 24 35 20 10 4 1 32 32 137
2018 Casual 6 15 18 35 19 3 4 58 23 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 13 24 38 15 6 2 2 23 38 505
2017 Term 6 22 37 17 8 4 7 28 31 84
2017 Casual 7 18 33 18 16 0 9 37 27 32
2017 Student 5 5 32 16 26 11 5 50 12 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 3 20 20 20 26 0 11 52 26 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 7 21 36 24 9 1 2 34 29 556
2014 Term 5 20 32 25 15 0 4 41 26 61
2014 Casual 3 16 20 30 17 3 11 55 22 36
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 0 7 39 34 5 2 12 46 9 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 13 30 29 17 9 1 2 26 44 565
2011 Term 10 18 29 23 13 3 4 39 31 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 3 14 29 28 16 0 10 49 19 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 13 25 35 16 7 1 3 24 39 523
2008 Term 4 13 29 31 11 7 4 47 20 49
2008 Casual 11 12 17 6 54 0 0 60 23 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 4 10 24 36 14 2 10 57 16 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 16 29 29 18 6 1 1 24 46 460
2018 Term 11 23 25 16 19 4 2 37 37 136
2018 Casual 12 12 18 23 20 9 5 50 29 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 13 22 29 18 11 3 4 31 38 508
2017 Term 18 18 29 17 6 6 6 26 42 82
2017 Casual 7 11 21 16 24 13 9 50 22 32
2017 Student 5 21 16 16 26 11 5 50 31 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 6 31 20 29 11 3 0 41 38 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 10 21 31 21 12 2 3 34 33 557
2014 Term 12 19 21 22 15 8 3 41 35 61
2014 Casual 11 10 25 21 16 11 6 45 26 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 10 32 32 15 5 0 7 21 45 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 14 21 28 21 13 1 2 35 37 566
2011 Term 17 26 21 13 14 3 6 30 48 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 9 17 28 21 17 0 10 42 28 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 12 18 32 20 11 3 4 34 32 521
2008 Term 12 16 25 13 15 6 13 34 34 48
2008 Casual 14 6 34 0 46 0 0 46 20 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 8 15 29 19 15 4 10 39 27 48

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 12 20 28 25 9 2 4 36 34 462
2018 Term 10 21 22 24 13 5 5 42 34 136
2018 Casual 5 14 31 16 17 5 12 40 23 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 10 14 31 21 12 3 8 38 28 508
2017 Term 8 10 30 24 12 5 11 43 22 82
2017 Casual 7 15 21 19 21 7 10 48 27 32
2017 Student 5 11 32 0 26 16 11 36 21 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 3 14 14 29 23 0 17 62 21 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 10 18 29 22 11 2 7 37 31 556
2014 Term 8 16 24 22 16 5 9 44 29 61
2014 Casual 8 13 10 32 11 6 19 58 29 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 2 5 27 29 17 2 17 58 9 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 13 22 31 18 9 2 6 29 38 565
2011 Term 10 16 25 20 10 8 11 38 31 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 2 11 13 26 22 1 25 65 18 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 10 23 32 18 10 2 5 30 35 520
2008 Term 6 8 27 21 11 10 16 44 19 49
2008 Casual 14 11 35 7 33 0 0 40 25 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 6 8 20 30 22 0 14 60 16 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 10 17 35 26 10 1 1 37 27 458
2018 Term 9 15 31 17 23 3 2 42 25 137
2018 Casual 4 0 23 37 28 3 5 70 5 44
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 9 18 31 29 11 1 2 41 27 506
2017 Term 7 17 26 26 16 5 3 46 26 81
2017 Casual 4 9 7 35 33 7 5 78 15 32
2017 Student 0 10 21 32 26 0 11 65 12 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 17 14 17 23 23 0 6 48 33 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 8 15 34 28 13 1 2 42 23 554
2014 Term 1 8 14 39 30 0 7 74 10 61
2014 Casual 3 2 14 50 19 0 12 79 6 36
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 7 27 32 17 12 0 5 31 36 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 7 15 38 25 10 1 4 38 23 563
2011 Term 3 9 22 33 22 4 6 62 14 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 11 21 28 21 10 0 10 34 35 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 5 17 38 23 13 1 3 38 23 517
2008 Term 2 8 28 31 22 2 7 59 11 49
2008 Casual 0 12 18 11 59 0 0 70 12 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 10 10 34 24 18 0 4 44 21 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 18 27 30 15 7 1 1 23 46 465
2018 Term 16 18 27 13 23 3 1 37 35 136
2018 Casual 10 4 20 18 31 8 10 60 16 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 18 25 30 16 9 1 2 26 44 506
2017 Term 23 16 27 14 13 1 6 29 42 82
2017 Casual 11 15 12 15 26 6 16 52 32 32
2017 Student 0 17 11 22 39 0 11 69 19 18
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 17 14 14 26 20 0 9 50 35 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 17 22 32 17 9 1 2 27 40 556
2014 Term 5 18 27 27 20 0 4 48 24 61
2014 Casual 11 4 14 32 25 3 11 66 18 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 13 30 33 13 8 0 5 21 45 40
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 16 22 30 16 10 1 5 28 40 564
2011 Term 17 12 22 21 17 6 6 43 32 75
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 16 25 31 11 12 0 4 25 43 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 12 24 31 19 9 1 4 30 38 517
2008 Term 7 18 16 24 25 0 10 54 28 50
2008 Casual 0 13 11 11 65 0 0 76 13 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 16 14 24 16 20 2 8 40 33 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 16 27 29 18 7 3 1 27 44 459
2018 Term 16 21 27 17 14 5 0 32 39 137
2018 Casual 13 11 14 19 22 11 10 52 30 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 14 21 28 19 13 2 3 33 37 509
2017 Term 24 21 29 15 2 6 3 19 49 81
2017 Casual 11 13 27 11 13 14 12 32 32 32
2017 Student 16 0 11 21 26 21 5 64 21 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 9 28 20 23 11 3 6 38 40 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 11 18 30 22 13 2 4 36 31 556
2014 Term 20 26 10 20 16 3 5 39 50 61
2014 Casual 19 25 11 15 7 14 8 29 57 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 24 15 22 24 5 0 10 32 43 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 13 18 27 24 13 2 3 39 33 560
2011 Term 22 23 13 17 13 5 7 34 51 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 2 17 36 21 10 3 10 36 23 83
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 14 21 27 21 12 2 4 35 36 520
2008 Term 14 29 11 19 13 7 8 37 50 49
2008 Casual 14 0 19 17 45 0 5 65 15 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 12 16 30 10 12 12 8 28 35 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 15 20 33 21 6 3 1 28 37 465
2018 Term 11 13 32 20 15 6 3 38 27 134
2018 Casual 12 6 29 14 26 8 6 46 20 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 10 21 34 18 11 3 3 31 33 510
2017 Term 15 16 32 17 9 4 7 30 34 82
2017 Casual 7 13 22 14 28 7 9 50 23 32
2017 Student 0 5 32 16 26 10 11 53 7 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 9 14 23 26 17 0 11 48 26 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 9 19 35 21 10 1 4 34 29 555
2014 Term 5 13 30 21 16 5 10 44 21 61
2014 Casual 11 5 22 21 18 6 17 52 20 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 5 15 29 17 17 2 15 41 24 41
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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 Indeterminate (permanent) 23 35 18 11 5 5 3 63 18 462
2018 Term 29 28 23 6 4 8 2 63 11 135
2018 Casual 31 26 20 9 6 2 6 62 17 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 26 37 13 11 4 6 3 69 17 510
2017 Term 32 24 15 8 1 12 8 70 11 84
2017 Casual 52 19 8 4 4 4 11 83 8 32
2017 Student 53 16 16 0 0 11 5 81 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 20 23 20 11 9 12 6 52 24 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 30 34 16 10 4 3 3 68 15 557
2014 Term 37 37 14 5 2 5 0 78 7 61
2014 Casual 44 32 16 5 0 3 0 78 5 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 29 32 15 2 5 0 17 74 9 41

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 45 30 10 8 6 1 0 76 14 462
2018 Term 50 29 9 8 3 1 0 80 11 135
2018 Casual 59 17 8 7 8 0 1 77 15 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 44 33 8 8 5 1 0 78 14 512
2017 Term 50 24 9 7 7 2 1 77 15 84
2017 Casual 70 15 2 9 4 0 0 85 13 32
2017 Student 58 32 0 5 0 5 0 94 6 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 34 43 6 9 6 3 0 80 15 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 51 28 9 8 3 1 0 79 12 557
2014 Term 48 33 14 1 3 0 0 81 5 61
2014 Casual 66 19 9 6 0 0 0 85 6 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 51 32 7 2 2 5 0 87 5 41

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 14 25 19 17 11 11 3 46 32 458
2018 Term 13 28 13 21 8 18 0 50 35 135
2018 Casual 15 26 16 7 9 20 7 56 22 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 10 26 20 15 11 15 3 44 32 511
2017 Term 12 21 13 17 13 21 3 43 40 83
2017 Casual 28 18 3 5 7 28 12 75 20 32
2017 Student 16 26 10 0 0 47 0 80 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 9 6 20 15 15 30 6 23 46 34
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 16 25 19 16 12 10 2 47 31 557
2014 Term 19 27 15 16 19 4 0 47 37 61
2014 Casual 16 27 13 11 13 17 3 54 30 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 0 12 27 12 20 22 7 17 45 41

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 49 38 7 4 1 0 0 88 5 463
2018 Term 60 31 8 0 1 0 0 92 1 134
2018 Casual 66 15 7 7 4 0 1 82 11 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 47 39 7 4 2 0 0 86 7 510
2017 Term 52 31 11 2 3 0 1 84 6 84
2017 Casual 77 16 0 4 4 0 0 93 7 32
2017 Student 58 32 0 11 0 0 0 89 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 55 39 3 0 3 0 0 94 3 33
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 46 39 8 6 1 0 0 85 7 556
2014 Term 39 42 8 10 2 0 0 81 12 61
2014 Casual 55 37 3 6 0 0 0 92 6 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 54 37 2 5 2 0 0 90 7 41

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 41 41 10 5 2 1 0 83 7 464
2018 Term 42 41 10 5 1 2 0 85 5 134
2018 Casual 45 28 10 3 5 3 5 79 9 45
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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 Indeterminate (permanent) 37 41 12 6 5 0 0 78 11 462
2018 Term 42 33 12 9 4 1 0 75 13 134
2018 Casual 37 31 18 4 9 1 0 69 14 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 37 40 11 7 4 0 1 78 11 512
2017 Term 47 30 6 11 3 0 2 79 15 84
2017 Casual 49 23 17 4 7 0 0 71 12 31
2017 Student 47 26 11 11 5 0 0 74 16 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 23 37 6 11 11 6 6 68 26 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 35 37 12 9 5 0 1 73 15 557
2014 Term 44 29 12 5 8 1 1 75 13 61
2014 Casual 38 32 13 6 6 0 6 75 12 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 17 29 32 15 7 0 0 46 22 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 34 32 16 9 7 0 1 67 17 567
2011 Term 31 35 10 18 4 0 1 67 23 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 32 34 14 11 8 0 1 67 19 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 34 33 14 10 8 1 0 68 18 523
2008 Term 31 30 13 14 10 0 2 63 24 50
2008 Casual 74 5 0 7 14 0 0 79 21 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 40 20 18 6 12 0 4 63 19 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 46 34 11 5 4 1 0 80 9 461
2018 Term 53 28 13 2 2 1 1 82 5 135
2018 Casual 62 18 11 6 3 1 0 81 8 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 46 33 10 6 3 2 0 81 9 512
2017 Term 50 26 8 9 2 4 1 80 11 84
2017 Casual 67 24 4 0 4 2 0 93 4 31
2017 Student 63 21 0 11 0 5 0 89 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 43 28 12 0 9 9 0 78 9 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 46 30 11 5 4 2 1 80 9 557
2014 Term 49 30 13 5 0 3 0 81 5 61
2014 Casual 44 40 16 0 0 0 0 84 0 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 44 29 20 5 2 0 0 73 7 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 38 34 13 7 5 2 1 74 12 567
2011 Term 40 31 12 11 5 0 1 72 16 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 44 28 15 7 5 1 0 73 11 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 42 29 14 5 7 3 1 74 12 524
2008 Term 44 14 23 6 6 6 2 62 13 50
2008 Casual 74 0 5 0 7 14 0 86 8 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 42 26 12 8 6 6 0 72 15 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 44 37 7 7 3 0 0 82 11 459
2018 Term 48 31 12 6 2 0 1 80 8 134
2018 Casual 54 27 3 11 4 0 0 82 15 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 42 38 9 7 3 1 1 81 10 512
2017 Term 53 26 8 10 2 0 1 80 12 83
2017 Casual 57 32 7 0 4 0 0 89 4 31
2017 Student 63 21 5 11 0 0 0 84 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 40 37 3 6 11 3 0 79 18 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 43 32 12 9 4 0 0 75 13 556
2014 Term 46 41 8 3 0 1 0 88 3 61
2014 Casual 55 27 13 3 3 0 0 82 6 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 37 32 17 7 7 0 0 68 15 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 37 36 10 11 6 0 0 73 17 566
2011 Term 41 30 9 9 8 1 1 73 18 75
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 33 40 14 11 3 0 0 73 13 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 38 32 11 9 8 1 1 72 17 524
2008 Term 46 31 10 7 7 0 0 76 13 50
2008 Casual 67 14 5 0 7 7 0 87 7 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 40 38 6 6 6 4 0 81 13 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 55 25 8 7 4 1 0 81 11 461
2018 Term 60 25 11 2 2 1 0 85 4 133
2018 Casual 49 28 8 7 4 4 0 80 11 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 54 26 9 5 4 2 0 82 9 512
2017 Term 64 21 5 8 1 1 0 86 9 84
2017 Casual 86 7 4 0 4 0 0 93 4 32
2017 Student 68 5 16 5 0 5 0 78 6 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 46 35 6 3 9 3 0 82 12 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 48 30 9 6 5 0 0 79 12 458
2018 Term 51 28 9 7 3 1 0 80 10 135
2018 Casual 69 13 7 7 3 1 0 83 10 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 51 27 10 7 3 0 1 79 10 510
2017 Term 57 25 9 5 3 0 0 83 9 84
2017 Casual 80 14 2 0 4 0 0 94 4 32
2017 Student 68 16 0 5 11 0 0 84 16 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 54 20 6 6 11 3 0 76 18 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 50 28 9 6 5 1 0 79 12 557
2014 Term 48 37 11 1 1 1 0 86 3 61
2014 Casual 49 41 5 5 0 0 0 90 5 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 44 29 20 5 2 0 0 73 7 41
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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 Indeterminate (permanent) 29 43 12 8 3 1 4 76 11 120
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 32 30 8 12 4 5 9 71 19 127
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 31 39 11 11 3 3 2 74 14 125

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 21 34 20 11 8 5 0 58 21 465
2018 Term 41 22 20 4 1 10 1 72 6 135
2018 Casual 56 12 9 0 8 15 0 80 9 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 24 36 16 11 7 7 0 64 19 512
2017 Term 30 41 17 3 3 5 1 75 7 84
2017 Casual 65 15 4 0 4 12 0 92 4 31
2017 Student 74 16 0 0 0 11 0 100 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 37 31 20 3 3 6 0 73 6 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 23 33 18 12 5 9 0 61 19 557
2014 Term 40 31 18 0 0 12 0 80 0 61
2014 Casual 35 36 10 3 0 16 0 84 3 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 29 41 17 2 5 2 2 74 8 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 17 30 22 10 13 8 1 51 25 567
2011 Term 22 32 22 8 4 10 3 61 13 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 30 34 19 7 7 1 1 66 14 83

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 19 32 21 15 12 1 0 52 27 466
2018 Term 36 29 19 9 3 3 1 67 13 135
2018 Casual 56 22 6 3 5 7 0 85 8 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 20 35 16 19 9 2 0 56 28 512
2017 Term 20 40 13 17 6 4 1 62 24 84
2017 Casual 65 19 3 0 4 9 0 93 4 31
2017 Student 56 28 11 0 0 6 0 88 0 18
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 29 28 14 23 6 0 0 57 28 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 19 32 19 17 10 4 0 53 28 556
2014 Term 31 26 25 13 0 5 0 60 14 61
2014 Casual 32 33 17 5 0 13 0 75 6 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 20 29 15 22 12 2 0 50 35 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 15 30 22 12 16 4 1 47 30 564
2011 Term 24 31 22 10 5 5 1 59 17 75
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 16 38 18 14 11 3 0 56 25 83
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 20 30 22 13 11 4 0 52 25 524
2008 Term 18 28 28 3 4 15 2 56 10 50
2008 Casual 37 36 0 0 7 21 0 91 9 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 38 26 18 8 2 4 4 70 11 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 12 30 25 16 12 5 0 44 29 463
2018 Term 28 28 21 10 6 6 1 60 17 135
2018 Casual 36 30 12 7 3 12 0 76 11 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 13 33 17 20 10 6 0 49 32 511
2017 Term 13 33 19 18 10 6 1 49 31 84
2017 Casual 52 27 5 0 4 13 0 90 4 31
2017 Student 37 26 21 5 0 11 0 71 6 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 20 23 20 23 9 6 0 45 33 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 13 26 22 20 12 7 0 42 34 555
2014 Term 22 28 26 18 3 3 0 52 22 61
2014 Casual 19 32 17 3 2 25 3 70 7 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 17 24 20 17 20 2 0 43 38 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 9 30 23 16 13 8 0 43 32 564
2011 Term 16 27 18 18 9 10 1 49 31 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 10 37 17 29 4 3 0 48 34 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 11 30 23 18 10 8 0 44 31 523
2008 Term 14 15 24 13 8 24 2 40 27 50
2008 Casual 39 21 6 0 7 26 0 83 9 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 24 22 14 22 4 14 0 53 30 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 10 35 16 21 15 2 0 46 37 465
2018 Term 25 26 18 19 7 5 1 54 27 134
2018 Casual 39 30 8 3 5 15 0 81 9 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 13 36 16 21 10 4 0 50 33 510
2017 Term 15 34 17 17 12 4 1 51 30 84
2017 Casual 41 33 7 4 4 12 0 85 8 32
2017 Student 26 37 21 5 0 11 0 71 6 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 23 46 9 9 9 6 0 73 18 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 15 29 20 18 13 4 0 46 32 555
2014 Term 20 30 21 15 9 4 0 53 26 61
2014 Casual 16 45 14 8 3 11 3 71 13 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 10 29 15 27 15 5 0 41 44 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 11 38 17 17 14 3 0 50 32 566
2011 Term 19 25 23 22 5 6 0 46 29 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 10 41 17 20 10 3 0 53 31 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 14 36 16 20 11 3 0 52 32 523
2008 Term 19 35 25 14 4 2 0 56 19 50
2008 Casual 42 32 13 0 7 6 0 79 7 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 32 28 2 22 10 6 0 64 34 50
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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 Indeterminate (permanent) 22 46 15 12 5 0 0 68 17 464
2018 Term 26 45 16 7 4 2 0 72 11 136
2018 Casual 31 50 6 7 3 4 0 84 10 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 25 46 14 8 5 1 0 72 13 508
2017 Term 25 39 15 14 3 2 1 66 18 84
2017 Casual 59 24 7 4 4 3 0 86 7 32
2017 Student 37 42 16 5 0 0 0 79 5 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 37 49 9 6 0 0 0 86 6 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 24 43 16 9 5 2 0 69 14 556
2014 Term 31 38 19 8 2 2 0 70 10 61
2014 Casual 38 39 6 6 6 3 3 82 12 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 24 27 29 15 5 0 0 51 20 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 26 39 18 8 6 2 0 67 15 564
2011 Term 27 33 24 9 5 0 1 61 15 75
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 23 48 12 15 1 0 0 71 16 83

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 40 40 9 7 3 1 0 80 11 466
2018 Term 35 37 15 6 4 3 0 74 10 136
2018 Casual 50 25 3 9 8 5 0 79 18 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 41 36 12 5 3 2 0 79 9 510
2017 Term 46 30 13 7 1 1 1 78 9 84
2017 Casual 59 19 6 12 0 4 0 81 13 32
2017 Student 37 42 21 0 0 0 0 79 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 46 46 0 0 9 0 0 91 9 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 36 38 10 7 4 3 1 78 12 557
2014 Term 44 34 9 6 2 4 2 82 9 61
2014 Casual 38 31 16 2 0 13 0 79 2 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 51 32 7 2 5 2 0 85 8 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 33 35 12 9 6 4 1 71 16 566
2011 Term 32 31 11 18 4 3 1 66 22 75
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 44 34 6 8 5 3 0 80 14 82
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 38 35 11 6 5 4 1 77 12 524
2008 Term 38 28 17 7 2 6 2 72 9 50
2008 Casual 31 30 6 12 21 0 0 61 33 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 60 30 8 0 0 0 2 92 0 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 30 37 20 7 4 1 0 69 11 466
2018 Term 36 40 13 6 1 2 0 78 8 134
2018 Casual 52 18 15 0 12 3 0 72 12 46

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 19 30 14 18 11 7 1 53 32 465
2018 Term 21 24 23 11 8 11 2 51 22 135
2018 Casual 34 21 9 6 11 9 10 68 21 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 21 29 17 13 10 8 2 55 26 510
2017 Term 26 28 16 7 11 9 2 61 21 84
2017 Casual 44 18 6 4 0 20 8 87 5 32
2017 Student 26 16 11 11 0 16 21 67 17 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 9 23 14 17 11 17 9 42 39 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 16 26 15 16 14 10 3 48 35 556
2014 Term 17 24 14 9 16 18 3 52 31 61
2014 Casual 22 19 5 3 10 16 25 69 23 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 12 15 27 7 10 10 20 38 24 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 14 20 19 16 16 11 5 40 37 567
2011 Term 15 16 21 12 16 17 4 38 35 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 10 13 23 11 18 11 15 31 39 83

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 17 33 17 16 14 2 0 51 31 467
2018 Term 29 28 17 13 6 4 2 61 20 135
2018 Casual 35 26 15 4 10 10 0 68 16 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 20 33 19 14 10 4 0 55 25 509
2017 Term 23 26 22 13 11 4 1 51 26 84
2017 Casual 32 31 9 4 4 18 3 80 9 32
2017 Student 47 16 11 0 0 26 0 86 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 32 23 20 14 6 3 3 58 21 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 19 31 19 16 11 3 1 52 28 557
2014 Term 25 21 19 11 18 5 0 49 31 61
2014 Casual 21 22 16 3 8 18 11 62 16 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 7 20 22 10 17 5 20 35 35 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 15 29 16 17 20 3 1 46 37 566
2011 Term 18 19 20 21 17 4 1 39 40 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 11 30 17 18 13 1 10 46 35 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 18 28 18 17 15 3 0 48 33 522
2008 Term 13 16 33 13 14 11 0 33 30 50
2008 Casual 25 29 19 0 7 13 7 68 9 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 24 28 10 22 6 4 6 58 31 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 15 25 15 17 23 4 1 42 42 466
2018 Term 23 24 17 12 15 3 6 52 30 136
2018 Casual 25 22 18 9 10 8 8 56 23 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 14 25 17 19 20 2 2 41 41 511
2017 Term 16 22 13 15 25 3 6 42 44 84
2017 Casual 35 14 14 6 11 14 6 62 21 32
2017 Student 26 32 21 0 0 11 11 73 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 20 9 17 11 20 3 20 37 41 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 13 24 16 20 23 3 1 39 45 557
2014 Term 15 16 16 22 23 5 3 33 49 61
2014 Casual 22 10 11 8 23 6 21 44 41 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 5 27 15 5 17 5 27 46 32 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 11 18 17 21 30 1 2 30 52 565
2011 Term 16 19 18 20 25 0 1 36 45 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 6 25 13 14 17 1 24 42 40 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 12 25 14 22 23 3 2 39 47 523
2008 Term 14 22 18 17 23 7 0 38 42 50
2008 Casual 25 12 24 7 14 7 11 45 25 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 14 28 14 2 16 8 18 57 24 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 19 40 20 11 7 2 0 60 19 464
2018 Term 25 39 19 10 4 3 0 66 14 136
2018 Casual 24 42 15 3 9 6 0 71 13 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 20 39 20 12 5 4 0 61 18 510
2017 Term 26 27 22 10 8 6 1 57 19 84
2017 Casual 42 33 10 0 4 11 0 85 4 32
2017 Student 37 37 5 0 5 5 11 87 6 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 37 26 20 11 6 0 0 63 17 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 36 38 15 4 2 4 0 77 7 465
2018 Term 50 37 9 1 0 4 0 90 1 133
2018 Casual 48 23 18 3 4 4 0 74 7 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 37 37 15 3 4 5 0 78 7 507
2017 Term 45 19 19 4 3 8 2 72 8 84
2017 Casual 68 16 4 0 0 12 0 96 0 32
2017 Student 63 16 0 0 5 16 0 94 6 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 37 37 14 6 3 3 0 77 9 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 42 34 12 5 3 4 0 80 8 557
2014 Term 51 33 8 4 2 4 0 86 6 61
2014 Casual 51 25 6 0 3 13 3 90 3 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 44 37 7 0 2 10 0 89 3 41

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 35 40 15 6 2 1 0 76 8 462
2018 Term 50 35 8 5 0 2 0 87 5 133
2018 Casual 59 28 3 4 5 1 0 88 9 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 36 41 13 6 2 2 0 79 8 512
2017 Term 47 34 7 7 2 1 1 83 9 84
2017 Casual 72 25 0 0 0 3 0 100 0 32
2017 Student 58 37 0 5 0 0 0 95 5 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 31 54 9 3 0 3 0 88 3 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 42 35 12 7 3 2 0 78 10 556
2014 Term 46 37 9 7 0 2 0 84 7 61
2014 Casual 61 25 3 2 0 10 0 95 2 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 37 49 5 2 2 5 0 90 5 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 28 40 15 7 7 2 0 70 15 566
2011 Term 40 41 8 7 2 2 0 83 9 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 28 43 15 9 5 1 0 72 14 84

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 43 37 9 6 4 0 0 80 11 465
2018 Term 61 27 7 5 1 0 0 88 5 133
2018 Casual 70 17 5 2 3 4 0 90 5 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 43 40 8 6 3 0 0 84 9 510
2017 Term 53 33 9 1 4 0 1 86 5 84
2017 Casual 86 11 0 4 0 0 0 96 4 32
2017 Student 79 5 11 5 0 0 0 84 5 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 43 40 6 11 0 0 0 83 11 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 49 35 7 5 3 0 0 84 8 557
2014 Term 55 36 5 3 0 0 0 91 3 61
2014 Casual 66 31 0 0 3 0 0 97 3 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 51 39 5 5 0 0 0 90 5 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 35 38 12 8 6 0 0 74 14 565
2011 Term 44 42 8 3 2 1 0 87 5 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 36 37 11 14 1 1 0 73 15 83
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 36 38 12 7 6 1 0 75 13 526
2008 Term 35 44 12 9 0 0 0 79 9 50
2008 Casual 67 26 0 0 7 0 0 93 7 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 58 30 4 8 0 0 0 88 8 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 30 33 17 10 8 1 0 64 18 464
2018 Term 43 39 8 7 3 0 0 82 10 132
2018 Casual 59 28 6 0 5 1 0 88 5 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 34 31 19 9 6 1 0 66 15 511
2017 Term 38 36 15 6 4 0 1 75 10 84
2017 Casual 79 15 3 4 0 0 0 93 4 32
2017 Student 63 16 11 11 0 0 0 79 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 31 37 17 14 0 0 0 68 14 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 31 34 16 12 6 1 0 65 18 557
2014 Term 31 40 16 11 2 0 0 71 13 61
2014 Casual 55 31 11 0 0 3 0 89 0 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 27 51 7 10 5 0 0 78 15 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 23 36 21 12 7 1 0 60 19 567
2011 Term 26 28 25 14 5 0 1 55 20 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 29 33 20 16 2 0 0 62 18 83

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 32 35 16 10 7 1 0 67 17 464
2018 Term 45 37 10 7 2 0 0 82 8 134
2018 Casual 60 31 3 3 3 1 0 92 5 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 35 36 14 8 5 1 0 72 14 508
2017 Term 38 39 11 7 4 0 1 77 11 84
2017 Casual 81 9 7 0 4 0 0 90 4 32
2017 Student 68 16 11 5 0 0 0 84 5 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 34 43 9 11 3 0 0 77 14 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 31 37 13 14 5 0 0 68 19 556
2014 Term 29 40 22 8 2 0 0 69 10 61
2014 Casual 63 21 11 5 0 0 0 84 5 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 32 51 7 7 2 0 0 83 10 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 25 39 17 12 7 0 0 64 19 568
2011 Term 27 31 20 16 5 1 0 59 21 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 27 46 13 11 3 0 1 73 13 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 28 40 15 11 5 1 0 69 17 525
2008 Term 36 37 14 9 2 2 0 74 11 50
2008 Casual 59 34 0 0 7 0 0 93 7 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 54 30 6 8 2 0 0 84 10 50

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 31 26 15 14 9 4 1 60 23 464
2018 Term 41 21 19 9 6 5 0 65 15 134
2018 Casual 44 20 12 7 8 4 6 70 16 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 31 30 17 10 8 4 0 64 18 511
2017 Term 32 28 23 11 2 3 1 63 13 84
2017 Casual 57 16 11 7 4 0 6 77 11 31
2017 Student 37 32 16 5 5 5 0 72 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 26 43 11 9 3 3 6 75 12 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 31 24 17 14 9 5 0 58 24 556
2014 Term 32 22 24 10 8 3 0 56 19 61
2014 Casual 41 22 18 5 3 8 3 71 9 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 29 24 27 7 5 2 5 58 13 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 25 28 19 11 12 5 0 55 24 565
2011 Term 32 18 17 18 13 1 0 51 32 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 28 35 11 11 5 3 7 70 18 84
2008 Indeterminate (permanent) 28 28 15 12 10 6 1 61 23 525
2008 Term 30 24 18 12 15 1 0 54 27 50
2008 Casual 48 20 12 13 7 0 0 68 20 16
2008 Governor-in-council appointment 33 16 16 8 0 2 24 67 11 49
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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 Indeterminate (permanent) 29 36 35 470
2018 Term 28 32 40 136
2018 Casual 25 26 49 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 22 41 37 512
2017 Term 25 38 36 84
2017 Casual 36 33 31 32
2017 Student 26 32 42 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 23 51 26 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 25 40 35 557
2014 Term 15 32 54 61
2014 Casual 43 32 25 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 32 41 27 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 33 31 36 568
2011 Term 31 35 34 75
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 23 50 27 83

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 17 28 42 4 2 7 141
2018 Term 4 25 24 16 28 3 38
2018 Casual 5 10 37 0 47 0 12
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 19 15 53 4 0 8 116
2017 Term 3 15 53 8 16 5 22
2017 Casual 8 10 0 0 82 0 11
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 21 16 46 6 9999 12 140
2014 Casual 0 6 13 20 9999 61 16
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 31 23 8 15 9999 23 13
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 20 17 52 5 9999 6 190
2011 Term 3 5 54 24 9999 14 24
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 22 6 16 18 9999 38 18
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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 Indeterminate (permanent) 14 86 468
2018 Term 11 89 136
2018 Governor-in-council appointment 13 88 40

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

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 43 65
2018 Term 57 14

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

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 56 65
2018 Term 33 14

Question 49c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 6 65
2018 Term 0 14

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 0 65
2018 Term 0 14

Question 49e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Term 0 14

Question 49g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 7 65

Question 50a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 49 65
2018 Term 35 14

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

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 37 65
2018 Term 34 14

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

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 46 65

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

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 47 65
2018 Term 43 14

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

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 34 65

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

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 63 65
2018 Term 58 14

Question 50g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 27 65

Question 50i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Term 0 14

Question 50j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 12 65

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

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 48 65
2018 Term 48 14

Question 50l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling / shouting

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 27 65

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

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 15 65

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 47 65
2018 Term 49 14

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 31 65

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 15 65
2018 Term 0 14

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 25 65

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 9 65
2018 Term 0 14

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 10 65

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 17 65

Question 51h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 7 65
2018 Term 0 14

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

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 23 65
2018 Term 37 14

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 13 60

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 19 60

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 12 60
2018 Term 0 13

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 16 60
2018 Term 0 13

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 8 60

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 8 60

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 9 60
2018 Term 0 13

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 11 60

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 25 60

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 43 60
2018 Term 37 13

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 Term 0 13

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 41 60

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 Term 0 13

Question 52p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Other

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 15 60

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 18 22 21 6 5 26 3 56 15 460
2018 Term 22 17 21 1 2 27 10 61 5 137
2018 Casual 29 8 7 4 5 33 14 69 18 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 18 21 18 6 6 26 5 56 18 512
2017 Term 22 13 18 4 3 29 13 58 12 84
2017 Casual 24 12 7 0 0 32 25 84 0 32
2017 Student 32 0 5 0 0 42 21 86 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 11 17 23 9 6 26 9 44 22 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 16 18 19 7 5 30 5 51 19 557
2014 Term 18 22 13 4 3 34 5 66 12 61
2014 Casual 16 11 5 3 0 40 25 78 8 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 7 15 22 2 5 29 20 43 14 41

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 29 32 19 7 2 10 0 68 10 459
2018 Term 36 31 21 1 1 9 1 74 2 136
2018 Casual 48 16 6 4 5 19 1 81 12 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 29 35 17 5 5 8 0 70 11 508
2017 Term 30 33 11 3 3 16 3 78 8 83
2017 Casual 50 22 0 0 0 22 6 100 0 31
2017 Student 47 5 16 0 0 16 16 77 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 23 34 20 14 3 6 0 61 18 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 22 31 19 7 4 16 1 64 13 557
2014 Term 25 30 16 7 2 18 2 68 12 61
2014 Casual 50 7 17 0 0 21 6 77 0 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 22 24 22 2 2 22 5 63 7 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 27 36 19 7 4 6 0 68 12 565
2011 Term 40 37 16 1 2 4 0 79 4 75
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 27 30 19 6 5 11 1 65 13 82
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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 Indeterminate (permanent) 7 93 462
2018 Term 5 95 137

Question 56a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 29 33

Question 56b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 79 33

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 0 33

Question 56g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 0 33

Question 57a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 27 33

Question 57b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 20 33

Question 57c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 24 33

Question 57e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 60 33

Question 57f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 39 33

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 0 33

Question 57j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 27 33

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 0 33

Question 57m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 0 33

Question 57n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 21 33

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 29 32

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 31 32

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 22 32

Question 58i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I took no action.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 41 32

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 0 29

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 0 29

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 0 29

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 42 29

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 50 29

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 67 29

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 19 19 22 5 3 29 3 56 11 465
2018 Term 25 16 19 3 2 29 7 63 8 134
2018 Casual 27 16 12 3 3 28 12 71 9 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 18 19 19 3 3 33 4 60 10 512
2017 Term 27 7 22 3 1 26 14 57 7 84
2017 Casual 31 10 2 0 0 31 26 95 0 31
2017 Student 32 5 5 0 0 47 11 88 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 9 20 11 11 6 37 6 50 30 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 18 16 19 4 2 34 6 58 10 557
2014 Term 23 8 19 4 0 43 3 59 7 60
2014 Casual 24 18 0 0 3 38 17 94 6 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 10 10 24 2 0 39 15 42 5 41

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 29 33 18 5 3 12 0 71 9 466
2018 Term 39 24 20 4 1 10 1 72 6 135
2018 Casual 43 26 12 3 3 8 5 80 6 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 30 36 15 3 3 12 1 76 7 510
2017 Term 41 27 10 5 1 15 2 81 7 84
2017 Casual 53 7 3 0 0 32 6 95 0 32
2017 Student 47 21 5 0 0 16 11 93 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 28 34 11 11 3 9 3 71 16 35
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 31 27 19 4 2 17 1 70 7 557
2014 Term 32 26 14 4 0 22 1 76 5 61
2014 Casual 44 18 6 0 3 29 0 88 4 37
2014 Governor-in-council appointment 27 20 20 2 2 24 5 66 7 41
2011 Indeterminate (permanent) 32 35 18 4 3 8 0 74 7 567
2011 Term 36 30 19 6 1 8 0 72 7 76
2011 Governor-in-council appointment 37 35 13 3 3 8 2 80 6 83
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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 Indeterminate (permanent) 16 23 23 17 18 1 2 40 36 466
2018 Term 19 17 22 21 19 1 2 36 41 137
2018 Casual 33 17 22 8 18 1 1 52 26 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 16 25 22 14 22 0 1 41 36 510
2017 Term 15 14 17 20 29 3 2 31 51 84
2017 Casual 16 22 19 9 25 0 9 42 37 32
2017 Student 26 26 21 5 16 5 0 56 22 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 26 29 14 14 14 0 3 56 30 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 11 21 31 19 16 0 1 33 36 465
2018 Term 21 20 26 20 12 1 0 41 33 136
2018 Casual 33 34 29 0 3 1 1 68 3 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 13 24 29 17 15 0 1 38 33 511
2017 Term 14 22 20 17 23 2 1 37 42 84
2017 Casual 50 22 11 3 4 0 10 80 7 31
2017 Student 26 32 10 21 11 0 0 58 32 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 6 11 43 17 23 0 0 17 40 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 17 26 31 15 9 1 2 44 24 466
2018 Term 29 26 22 11 10 2 1 56 21 136
2018 Casual 36 39 13 8 3 1 1 77 11 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 19 31 22 13 13 0 2 52 26 510
2017 Term 23 31 21 10 13 1 1 55 23 84
2017 Casual 52 30 7 0 0 0 10 92 0 32
2017 Student 42 21 26 5 0 0 5 67 6 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 20 34 14 9 23 0 0 54 32 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 12 22 27 21 16 1 1 35 37 465
2018 Term 25 20 19 19 15 1 1 46 35 135
2018 Casual 26 33 21 7 8 4 1 62 16 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 13 21 27 19 18 1 1 35 38 509
2017 Term 13 16 22 16 31 1 1 29 49 84
2017 Casual 29 27 25 9 4 4 4 60 14 32
2017 Student 32 11 16 10 32 0 0 42 42 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 14 23 20 11 29 3 0 38 41 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 38 19 17 8 6 1 10 65 16 466
2018 Term 48 20 7 7 11 1 7 73 19 136
2018 Casual 74 18 3 0 3 1 1 95 3 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 39 23 14 6 6 1 11 71 13 508
2017 Term 32 20 11 11 16 1 8 58 30 84
2017 Casual 69 6 7 4 0 0 15 88 4 32
2017 Student 63 26 0 0 0 0 11 100 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 17 20 34 9 14 0 6 39 24 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 27 22 27 11 11 0 2 50 22 464
2018 Term 38 18 19 7 15 2 2 57 23 137
2018 Casual 55 28 5 5 4 1 1 85 10 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 28 27 22 14 7 1 2 56 21 508
2017 Term 29 28 20 10 11 1 1 58 21 84
2017 Casual 43 13 24 5 4 0 10 63 10 30
2017 Student 26 16 32 26 0 0 0 42 26 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 23 26 23 20 9 0 0 48 29 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 23 35 23 12 5 1 1 59 18 465
2018 Term 32 32 19 5 7 2 2 68 12 136
2018 Casual 50 26 16 0 0 4 5 82 0 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 25 31 22 13 6 1 2 58 19 507
2017 Term 22 34 26 9 6 2 1 57 15 84
2017 Casual 53 23 4 4 4 0 13 87 8 31
2017 Student 58 26 5 5 5 0 0 84 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 40 29 9 12 6 3 3 73 18 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 17 30 27 16 10 1 0 47 26 465
2018 Term 31 25 23 9 9 2 0 58 18 136
2018 Casual 49 26 17 5 0 1 1 77 5 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 18 31 23 18 8 1 1 50 26 507
2017 Term 29 30 25 7 9 0 1 59 16 84
2017 Casual 47 21 10 6 4 0 13 78 11 31
2017 Student 42 37 5 5 5 0 5 83 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 37 32 17 6 3 0 6 73 9 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 27 28 27 10 6 1 1 56 16 465
2018 Term 39 29 16 8 4 1 2 71 12 136
2018 Casual 39 28 17 7 5 4 1 70 12 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 29 32 21 9 5 1 2 63 15 508
2017 Term 35 30 20 7 4 4 1 69 11 84
2017 Casual 41 23 16 6 7 0 6 69 14 31
2017 Student 37 16 32 16 0 0 0 53 16 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 48 23 14 11 3 0 0 72 14 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 29 27 23 13 6 1 1 57 19 460
2018 Term 41 27 20 5 6 2 0 69 11 136
2018 Casual 48 20 22 4 3 1 1 70 7 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 28 32 21 12 4 1 2 62 17 503
2017 Term 41 28 18 8 3 1 1 71 11 83
2017 Casual 41 34 14 0 0 0 10 84 0 31
2017 Student 37 21 26 16 0 0 0 58 16 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 43 20 26 3 9 0 0 63 11 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 48 28 11 4 6 1 2 78 10 461
2018 Term 55 18 13 7 5 1 2 75 12 135
2018 Casual 62 20 9 0 7 1 1 84 7 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 52 26 13 5 2 0 1 80 7 510
2017 Term 52 24 14 5 3 0 1 77 9 84
2017 Casual 68 14 13 0 0 0 6 86 0 32
2017 Student 68 16 5 0 5 0 5 89 6 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 54 26 6 9 3 0 3 82 12 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 66 17 6 2 2 1 5 89 4 462
2018 Term 70 15 3 2 3 1 6 91 6 136
2018 Casual 70 11 7 4 3 1 4 86 7 45

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 68 13 7 3 2 2 4 86 6 463
2018 Term 80 8 3 1 1 1 5 94 3 135
2018 Casual 74 7 3 3 6 1 6 87 10 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 71 13 6 3 3 1 3 87 6 509
2017 Term 80 8 3 2 2 0 3 92 5 84
2017 Casual 77 0 4 0 4 0 16 92 4 32
2017 Student 79 5 5 0 0 0 11 94 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 71 20 3 3 0 0 3 94 3 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 53 28 11 3 3 0 2 83 6 467
2018 Term 64 18 11 1 2 1 3 85 3 133
2018 Casual 62 13 13 3 4 1 4 79 7 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 53 27 10 4 3 0 2 82 7 511
2017 Term 60 27 7 1 1 1 2 90 3 84
2017 Casual 69 11 7 4 4 0 6 85 7 32
2017 Student 63 26 0 0 0 0 11 100 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 63 23 11 0 0 0 3 88 0 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 51 25 11 5 4 1 2 79 10 463
2018 Term 68 10 10 6 2 1 3 82 8 133
2018 Casual 70 4 9 7 4 1 4 78 12 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 56 25 9 3 5 0 2 83 8 509
2017 Term 68 20 5 2 1 1 2 91 4 84
2017 Casual 69 4 7 4 7 0 10 81 12 32
2017 Student 68 16 0 5 0 0 11 94 6 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 60 23 6 9 0 0 3 85 9 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 48 13 6 3 1 1 29 87 5 462
2018 Term 65 7 4 1 0 1 22 94 1 130
2018 Casual 69 5 0 3 0 1 22 97 3 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 49 15 6 1 2 0 27 88 4 512
2017 Term 70 7 9 0 3 0 11 87 3 84
2017 Casual 66 0 7 0 4 0 23 86 5 31
2017 Student 74 5 0 0 0 0 21 100 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 63 14 6 6 0 0 11 87 6 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 56 19 10 4 2 1 7 82 7 466
2018 Term 64 15 10 1 1 2 8 87 2 133
2018 Casual 67 10 5 3 8 1 7 83 11 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 59 18 10 4 1 0 7 83 6 504
2017 Term 65 25 3 1 1 0 3 94 3 84
2017 Casual 73 4 4 0 4 0 17 92 4 32
2017 Student 63 21 5 0 0 0 11 94 0 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 63 26 9 0 0 0 3 91 0 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 63 15 9 3 3 1 6 83 7 465
2018 Term 31 14 17 13 23 1 1 46 37 134
2018 Casual 34 12 18 9 24 1 3 47 34 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 61 20 7 2 4 1 5 86 6 512
2017 Term 19 16 20 13 30 0 1 36 44 84
2017 Casual 22 9 22 19 25 0 3 32 46 32
2017 Student 63 21 0 11 0 0 5 89 11 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 29 20 20 11 17 0 3 50 29 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 49 27 13 3 2 1 4 81 6 465
2018 Term 51 26 12 3 3 1 4 81 6 133
2018 Casual 45 30 14 6 2 1 1 77 9 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 48 30 13 3 2 0 4 81 5 510
2017 Term 59 17 8 5 6 0 4 79 12 84
2017 Casual 39 24 22 6 0 0 10 70 6 32
2017 Student 47 21 5 16 5 0 5 72 22 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 59 32 3 0 0 0 6 97 0 34

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 10 26 39 18 6 0 0 37 24 469
2018 Term 18 31 30 15 4 1 0 50 19 137
2018 Casual 20 47 27 2 3 1 0 68 4 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 11 26 41 15 6 0 0 37 22 510
2017 Term 6 36 40 8 10 0 0 42 19 84
2017 Casual 29 40 18 6 4 0 4 71 10 32
2017 Student 26 32 37 5 0 0 0 58 5 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 14 14 43 26 3 0 0 28 29 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 11 24 37 19 8 0 0 27 35 459
2018 Term 10 16 33 23 17 1 0 40 26 133
2018 Casual 4 0 35 41 16 1 2 59 4 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 8 22 42 20 7 0 1 27 30 510
2017 Term 8 21 26 32 9 0 3 42 31 84
2017 Casual 0 11 29 42 18 0 0 60 11 32
2017 Student 0 26 32 26 16 0 0 42 26 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 6 17 57 9 11 0 0 20 23 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 25 41 18 10 5 2 0 67 15 467
2018 Term 28 33 21 9 4 4 0 64 14 137
2018 Casual 15 29 23 3 8 23 0 57 13 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 19 38 19 12 6 5 0 61 19 510
2017 Term 7 46 13 14 11 8 0 58 27 84
2017 Casual 31 28 11 7 0 24 0 78 9 32
2017 Student 5 26 21 16 21 11 0 35 41 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 11 32 14 14 17 11 0 48 36 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 19 36 17 15 11 2 0 56 27 468
2018 Term 23 35 20 10 9 3 0 59 20 137
2018 Casual 34 32 8 15 3 9 0 73 19 46
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 16 37 19 17 8 3 0 55 25 510
2017 Term 13 46 16 16 6 3 0 61 23 84
2017 Casual 49 41 0 4 4 4 0 93 7 31
2017 Student 11 32 32 21 0 5 0 44 22 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 17 34 12 14 20 3 0 53 35 35
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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 Indeterminate (permanent) 24 24 21 12 14 3 1 25 75 469
2018 Term 20 22 22 15 17 3 1 21 79 137
2018 Casual 49 16 15 4 8 4 4 54 46 45
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 21 25 22 13 14 5 1 23 77 511
2017 Term 17 12 19 11 33 7 0 19 81 84
2017 Casual 30 18 9 6 24 9 4 34 66 32
2017 Student 26 32 21 16 5 0 0 26 74 19
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 34 20 14 12 17 3 0 35 65 35

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 20 340
2018 Term 40 104
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 21 368
2017 Term 38 63
2017 Casual 37 19
2017 Student 29 14
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 36 22

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 36 340
2018 Term 42 104
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 33 368
2017 Term 45 63
2017 Casual 8 19
2017 Student 36 14
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 36 22

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 19 340
2018 Term 27 104
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 16 368
2017 Term 25 63
2017 Casual 27 19
2017 Student 57 14
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 23 22

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 48 340
2018 Term 29 104
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 45 368
2017 Term 22 63
2017 Casual 10 19
2017 Student 7 14
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 23 22

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 8 340
2018 Term 5 104
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 8 368
2017 Term 8 63
2017 Casual 10 19
2017 Student 0 14
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 5 22

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 35 340
2018 Term 24 104

Question 68g. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Other

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 37 340
2018 Term 34 104
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 48 368
2017 Term 51 63
2017 Casual 60 19
2017 Student 7 14
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 41 22

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 6 46 18 11 7 12 322
2018 Term 3 49 13 11 2 21 101
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 7 53 18 8 5 10 353
2017 Term 2 39 21 10 3 26 62
2017 Casual 0 50 22 4 0 23 18
2017 Student 14 64 14 7 0 0 14
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 5 45 18 28 0 5 22

Question 70. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2018 Indeterminate (permanent) 28 72 335
2018 Term 42 58 101

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 8 24 18 21 21 2 8 35 46 336
2018 Term 17 25 19 11 20 3 5 46 34 102
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 11 22 15 17 22 3 10 37 46 372
2017 Term 6 28 15 18 32 2 0 34 51 63
2017 Casual 30 37 0 17 6 0 10 75 25 19
2017 Student 29 29 0 0 14 14 14 80 20 14
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 0 23 14 27 23 0 14 26 58 22

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 3 10 15 17 46 2 7 14 69 337
2018 Term 7 21 21 12 34 2 2 30 48 103
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 2 8 12 15 54 3 7 10 76 372
2017 Term 3 9 10 11 65 3 0 12 78 63
2017 Casual 12 20 0 14 49 0 5 34 66 19
2017 Student 0 14 21 21 21 14 7 18 54 14
2017 Governor-in-council appointment 0 5 14 14 55 5 9 5 79 22

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 Indeterminate (permanent) 36 17 16 11 10 1 9 59 23 466
2018 Term 36 17 21 6 7 2 11 61 15 136
2018 Casual 58 9 6 3 6 5 13 82 10 46
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