2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Indigenous Services Canada by Question 94.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 94)

The results of the 2019 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented by key people management themes (i.e., employee engagement, leadership, workforce, workplace). Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison, or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100. Results have been adjusted for non-response to better represent the target population. Therefore, percentages should not be used to determine the number of respondents within a response category. Positive answers and Negative answers are calculated by removing the "Don't know" and "Not applicable" responses from the total responses.

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Employee engagement

Question 7. 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
2019 Executive 66 29 1 3 1 0 0 95 4 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 38 44 8 6 5 0 0 82 11 620
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 34 41 11 9 5 0 0 75 14 1558
2019 Technical 33 41 11 12 3 0 0 74 15 117
2019 Administrative Support 41 36 11 7 5 0 0 77 12 369
2019 Operational 43 43 14 0 0 0 0 86 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 36 42 11 6 5 0 1 79 11 104
2018 Executive 60 28 7 4 1 0 0 88 5 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 36 40 11 9 4 0 0 76 13 603
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 31 44 11 9 4 0 0 76 13 1285
2018 Technical 27 43 16 7 7 0 0 70 14 132
2018 Administrative Support 31 42 15 8 5 0 0 72 13 396
2018 Operational 41 33 13 8 6 0 0 73 13 24
2018 Other occupational category 31 41 16 8 5 0 0 71 13 80

Question 11. 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
2019 Executive 48 32 11 7 1 1 0 81 8 100
2019 Scientific and Professional 30 38 13 11 8 0 0 68 19 617
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 29 36 13 12 9 0 0 65 21 1564
2019 Technical 34 38 14 7 8 0 0 72 15 117
2019 Administrative Support 37 29 14 12 9 0 0 65 21 366
2019 Operational 21 36 14 21 7 0 0 57 29 14
2019 Other occupational category 47 29 12 9 3 0 1 77 11 104
2018 Executive 55 29 10 5 1 0 0 84 7 73
2018 Scientific and Professional 26 39 12 14 9 0 0 65 23 602
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 27 37 13 12 10 0 0 65 22 1285
2018 Technical 20 41 14 14 11 0 0 61 25 132
2018 Administrative Support 27 35 15 12 10 0 0 62 22 397
2018 Operational 19 50 4 21 6 0 0 69 27 24
2018 Other occupational category 41 32 12 5 9 1 0 74 13 78

Question 12. 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
2019 Executive 72 26 1 0 1 0 0 98 1 100
2019 Scientific and Professional 58 32 7 3 1 0 0 90 3 614
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 49 35 9 5 2 0 0 84 7 1549
2019 Technical 59 27 11 1 2 0 0 86 3 117
2019 Administrative Support 54 33 8 3 2 0 0 87 5 364
2019 Operational 86 14 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 52 30 14 2 2 0 1 82 4 104
2018 Executive 74 20 4 0 1 0 0 95 1 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 55 32 8 5 1 0 0 86 6 602
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 48 36 10 4 2 0 0 84 6 1278
2018 Technical 53 32 10 5 1 0 0 85 5 133
2018 Administrative Support 49 35 11 3 1 0 0 84 4 393
2018 Operational 66 25 5 0 4 0 0 91 4 25
2018 Other occupational category 44 34 15 4 2 0 0 79 6 79

Question 16. 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
2019 Executive 57 36 1 5 1 0 0 93 6 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 42 41 10 5 2 0 0 83 7 617
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 38 39 11 7 4 0 0 78 11 1563
2019 Technical 48 35 10 4 3 0 0 83 7 116
2019 Administrative Support 47 36 8 6 3 0 0 83 9 369
2019 Operational 57 36 7 0 0 0 0 93 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 46 36 9 4 3 1 1 84 7 105
2018 Executive 64 28 5 3 0 0 0 92 3 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 40 39 9 9 2 0 0 80 11 605
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 37 39 13 7 4 0 0 76 11 1289
2018 Technical 36 44 11 3 5 0 0 80 8 133
2018 Administrative Support 36 40 13 6 4 0 0 76 11 397
2018 Operational 60 27 9 4 0 0 0 87 4 25
2018 Other occupational category 45 32 9 11 3 0 0 77 14 79

Question 51. 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
2019 Executive 48 24 12 13 3 0 1 72 16 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 25 33 22 11 9 1 0 58 20 619
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 26 32 19 13 10 1 0 58 23 1559
2019 Technical 32 30 21 11 6 0 0 62 17 116
2019 Administrative Support 39 29 15 8 8 1 0 69 16 370
2019 Operational 36 36 21 7 0 0 0 71 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 54 23 10 7 6 0 1 78 12 105
2018 Executive 41 35 11 9 4 0 0 76 13 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 23 32 21 14 9 1 0 56 23 603
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 25 33 19 12 10 1 0 59 22 1284
2018 Technical 24 24 27 11 13 1 0 49 24 131
2018 Administrative Support 32 31 19 8 9 0 1 63 18 398
2018 Operational 42 33 8 8 9 0 0 75 17 24
2018 Other occupational category 46 25 15 8 4 2 0 73 12 79

Question 52. 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
2019 Executive 44 27 13 13 2 0 1 72 15 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 24 37 17 12 9 0 0 62 21 616
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 27 33 16 14 8 0 0 61 23 1554
2019 Technical 29 38 19 10 4 0 0 67 15 117
2019 Administrative Support 39 30 16 9 7 0 0 69 15 369
2019 Operational 36 29 29 7 0 0 0 64 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 56 22 10 6 5 0 1 79 10 105
2018 Executive 45 35 7 9 4 0 0 80 14 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 24 33 20 16 7 0 0 57 23 603
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 25 35 18 13 8 0 0 61 21 1282
2018 Technical 19 34 22 13 12 0 0 53 25 129
2018 Administrative Support 31 34 18 9 7 1 0 65 16 397
2018 Operational 49 26 16 4 4 0 0 75 8 23
2018 Other occupational category 45 26 15 7 5 2 0 73 12 78

Question 53. 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
2019 Executive 40 18 18 16 7 1 1 59 23 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 23 27 20 15 12 3 0 52 27 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 27 25 18 13 13 3 0 54 27 1562
2019 Technical 35 21 21 11 10 2 1 57 21 116
2019 Administrative Support 35 25 17 11 10 3 0 61 22 368
2019 Operational 43 21 14 7 7 7 0 69 15 14
2019 Other occupational category 41 17 13 10 8 9 2 65 20 105
2018 Executive 43 24 13 11 7 1 1 68 18 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 26 23 19 15 14 3 0 51 30 605
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 26 25 19 14 12 3 0 53 27 1289
2018 Technical 23 21 26 10 16 3 2 46 27 131
2018 Administrative Support 29 24 19 13 10 4 0 55 25 398
2018 Operational 42 23 12 13 9 0 0 66 23 24
2018 Other occupational category 36 14 12 13 12 13 0 58 29 79
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Leadership

Immediate supervisor

Question 24. My immediate supervisor encourages me to work collaboratively with others outside of 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
2019 Executive 86 10 2 2 0 0 0 96 2 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 53 31 9 4 2 0 1 85 6 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 48 28 13 4 4 1 2 78 8 1563
2019 Technical 52 30 10 3 2 1 2 85 5 115
2019 Administrative Support 37 23 24 4 5 2 5 65 9 371
2019 Operational 43 36 21 0 0 0 0 79 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 43 26 13 8 1 1 9 76 9 105

Question 26. 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
2019 Executive 67 22 5 5 1 1 0 89 6 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 49 27 11 7 6 1 0 77 13 619
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 44 28 12 8 7 1 1 74 15 1557
2019 Technical 52 27 12 3 3 2 1 81 7 117
2019 Administrative Support 48 25 13 8 4 1 1 75 12 370
2019 Operational 29 36 21 7 0 7 0 69 8 14
2019 Other occupational category 59 21 10 2 3 1 4 84 5 105
2018 Executive 64 24 5 4 1 1 0 89 5 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 49 27 10 8 5 1 1 77 13 604
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 42 29 13 9 6 1 0 72 15 1275
2018 Technical 36 35 13 8 7 1 0 71 16 130
2018 Administrative Support 41 28 13 9 6 2 1 71 16 392
2018 Operational 51 31 5 7 0 5 0 87 8 25
2018 Other occupational category 61 30 4 4 1 1 0 91 5 80

Question 27. 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
2019 Executive 62 31 3 2 2 0 0 93 4 99
2019 Scientific and Professional 43 30 9 11 7 0 1 73 17 613
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 41 30 10 10 8 0 1 72 18 1555
2019 Technical 41 36 14 6 3 1 0 77 9 117
2019 Administrative Support 44 28 12 8 6 0 1 74 14 368
2019 Operational 43 29 21 0 7 0 0 71 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 55 19 10 9 2 1 4 78 12 105
2018 Executive 51 36 4 8 1 0 0 87 9 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 45 26 12 9 6 1 1 72 16 603
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 39 32 10 11 7 0 0 71 18 1273
2018 Technical 32 40 15 5 8 0 0 72 13 130
2018 Administrative Support 40 28 12 11 7 1 0 69 19 392
2018 Operational 51 18 13 9 4 5 0 73 13 25
2018 Other occupational category 56 27 7 7 1 1 0 84 9 78

Question 31. 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
2019 Executive 63 27 5 4 1 0 0 90 5 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 49 28 10 7 6 0 0 77 14 619
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 48 26 9 8 8 0 0 75 16 1560
2019 Technical 56 27 11 3 3 0 0 83 6 116
2019 Administrative Support 53 27 10 5 4 0 1 81 9 370
2019 Operational 43 21 29 7 0 0 0 64 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 58 23 8 7 3 0 2 83 10 105
2018 Executive 57 28 7 8 0 0 0 85 8 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 48 28 10 7 8 0 0 76 14 603
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 45 28 11 8 7 0 0 73 15 1276
2018 Technical 39 34 11 7 9 0 0 73 16 130
2018 Administrative Support 48 22 15 8 7 1 0 70 15 394
2018 Operational 64 13 9 4 4 6 0 82 8 24
2018 Other occupational category 72 14 7 4 1 1 0 87 5 79

Senior management

Question 34. 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
2019 Executive 48 36 2 10 5 0 0 83 15 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 25 35 16 10 9 6 0 63 20 616
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 27 33 17 12 8 3 0 62 21 1562
2019 Technical 30 37 12 7 4 9 1 75 12 116
2019 Administrative Support 35 28 18 8 5 5 0 67 14 368
2019 Operational 43 29 7 7 7 7 0 77 15 14
2019 Other occupational category 57 22 10 2 3 5 1 84 5 105
2018 Executive 48 32 8 7 4 1 0 81 11 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 29 18 12 9 4 0 59 22 609
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 22 34 18 12 10 4 0 58 23 1289
2018 Technical 23 35 19 7 9 7 1 62 17 132
2018 Administrative Support 31 30 16 9 7 6 0 65 18 398
2018 Operational 20 26 13 7 9 16 9 61 22 25
2018 Other occupational category 50 27 6 9 3 5 0 81 12 80

Question 35. 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
2019 Executive 47 37 3 9 5 0 0 83 14 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 22 34 17 14 12 1 0 56 26 614
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 24 34 15 15 10 2 0 59 25 1560
2019 Technical 27 32 21 8 6 5 1 63 15 116
2019 Administrative Support 34 28 17 10 7 4 1 65 18 368
2019 Operational 36 36 14 7 7 0 0 71 14 14
2019 Other occupational category 54 21 15 4 4 1 1 77 8 105
2018 Executive 45 36 7 5 7 0 0 81 12 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 24 31 16 15 12 2 0 56 27 609
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 22 32 19 13 13 2 0 54 27 1289
2018 Technical 20 28 26 12 11 2 1 49 24 132
2018 Administrative Support 30 32 15 11 10 3 0 64 21 401
2018 Operational 16 26 18 9 18 4 9 48 31 25
2018 Other occupational category 55 21 9 8 3 4 0 79 11 79

Question 36. 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
2019 Executive 32 37 9 15 6 1 0 70 21 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 15 30 20 17 14 4 0 47 32 616
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 18 29 20 18 12 3 0 48 31 1557
2019 Technical 20 38 17 10 8 6 1 63 19 115
2019 Administrative Support 27 29 18 11 8 7 0 60 21 367
2019 Operational 36 21 21 7 7 7 0 62 15 14
2019 Other occupational category 39 23 14 8 6 9 1 69 15 103
2018 Executive 25 42 14 14 5 0 0 67 19 73
2018 Scientific and Professional 15 28 20 18 14 5 0 45 34 608
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 14 30 21 18 14 4 0 45 33 1286
2018 Technical 16 21 28 15 12 7 1 40 30 132
2018 Administrative Support 22 30 18 14 9 7 0 56 24 399
2018 Operational 13 26 15 11 18 13 5 47 35 25
2018 Other occupational category 42 26 8 12 5 7 0 73 18 80

Question 37. 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
2019 Executive 32 40 11 15 3 0 0 71 18 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 15 30 19 20 15 2 0 45 35 617
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 17 28 17 22 14 2 0 46 37 1556
2019 Technical 17 32 23 15 7 4 1 53 23 116
2019 Administrative Support 24 28 17 15 11 5 0 55 27 369
2019 Operational 36 21 14 14 14 0 0 57 29 14
2019 Other occupational category 36 29 13 10 6 6 0 70 16 105
2018 Executive 33 39 13 13 1 0 0 72 15 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 15 28 17 21 18 1 0 43 39 608
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 30 17 22 16 1 0 43 39 1289
2018 Technical 11 26 26 14 19 3 1 39 35 132
2018 Administrative Support 20 32 15 14 15 4 0 54 30 400
2018 Operational 13 29 7 4 25 16 5 54 37 25
2018 Other occupational category 34 30 12 12 7 4 0 67 20 80
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Workforce

Performance management

Question 8. 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
2019 Executive 40 41 5 10 3 1 0 82 13 100
2019 Scientific and Professional 27 37 15 12 9 0 0 64 21 619
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 28 35 15 14 9 0 0 62 23 1562
2019 Technical 26 41 12 15 5 0 0 67 21 117
2019 Administrative Support 32 31 14 13 11 0 0 63 23 367
2019 Operational 21 50 21 0 7 0 0 71 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 51 33 8 3 5 0 1 85 8 104
2018 Executive 43 31 13 8 5 0 0 73 13 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 25 34 15 15 10 0 0 59 26 607
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 25 33 17 14 11 1 0 58 25 1287
2018 Technical 17 33 22 14 14 0 0 50 28 132
2018 Administrative Support 27 32 15 10 14 1 0 60 24 399
2018 Operational 29 38 7 16 9 0 0 67 25 25
2018 Other occupational category 42 33 14 7 4 0 2 76 10 80

Question 9. 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
2019 Executive 47 38 6 7 1 0 0 86 8 99
2019 Scientific and Professional 27 45 11 11 5 0 0 72 16 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 25 40 12 14 8 0 0 65 23 1555
2019 Technical 39 41 10 8 2 0 0 80 9 117
2019 Administrative Support 37 38 8 11 6 0 0 75 17 367
2019 Operational 50 21 14 7 7 0 0 71 14 14
2019 Other occupational category 31 40 16 8 4 0 1 72 12 104
2018 Executive 47 37 8 8 0 0 0 84 8 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 23 43 14 11 8 0 0 66 20 601
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 23 40 13 14 9 0 0 63 24 1288
2018 Technical 29 45 12 11 2 1 0 75 13 131
2018 Administrative Support 31 43 12 10 5 0 0 74 14 400
2018 Operational 36 47 4 7 5 0 0 84 13 25
2018 Other occupational category 24 50 12 8 5 0 0 74 13 80

Question 25. 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
2019 Executive 46 37 9 6 2 0 0 83 8 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 44 31 11 7 6 0 0 76 13 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 39 29 12 10 8 1 1 69 19 1556
2019 Technical 47 29 15 5 4 0 0 76 9 117
2019 Administrative Support 44 28 15 5 6 1 0 74 12 370
2019 Operational 43 29 21 0 7 0 0 71 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 57 20 9 6 5 0 3 79 11 105
2018 Executive 43 36 7 8 7 0 0 79 15 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 37 36 10 10 7 1 0 74 17 605
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 35 34 13 10 8 0 0 69 18 1279
2018 Technical 31 38 17 10 4 0 0 69 14 130
2018 Administrative Support 40 28 13 12 6 1 0 68 19 393
2018 Operational 55 18 14 7 0 5 0 77 8 25
2018 Other occupational category 58 28 7 4 3 1 0 86 7 80

Job fit and development

Question 4. 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
2019 Executive 46 40 8 5 2 0 0 85 7 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 24 42 14 15 5 0 0 66 20 616
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 21 38 13 18 10 0 0 58 28 1555
2019 Technical 32 41 14 10 3 0 0 73 13 116
2019 Administrative Support 26 38 12 15 8 0 0 64 23 367
2019 Operational 29 36 14 21 0 0 0 64 21 14
2019 Other occupational category 25 40 11 14 9 0 1 66 23 104
2018 Executive 39 43 9 5 1 0 1 84 7 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 43 10 18 8 0 1 64 26 606
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 43 11 17 9 0 0 62 27 1290
2018 Technical 18 45 12 15 10 0 0 63 25 132
2018 Administrative Support 24 41 11 16 8 0 0 65 24 400
2018 Operational 29 31 7 15 9 0 9 66 26 25
2018 Other occupational category 34 45 7 10 2 2 1 80 12 80

Question 44. 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
2019 Executive 38 37 12 9 4 0 0 75 13 100
2019 Scientific and Professional 18 34 16 18 11 2 1 54 30 619
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 20 32 18 16 12 2 0 53 29 1559
2019 Technical 18 41 15 11 11 3 0 61 23 117
2019 Administrative Support 31 24 19 12 11 3 0 57 23 370
2019 Operational 21 43 7 7 14 7 0 69 23 14
2019 Other occupational category 45 27 9 7 5 7 1 77 12 105
2018 Executive 41 39 7 9 4 0 0 80 14 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 30 17 20 12 2 0 50 32 610
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 35 18 15 13 2 0 53 29 1288
2018 Technical 15 28 24 14 14 5 1 45 30 130
2018 Administrative Support 22 26 19 13 15 4 1 51 29 398
2018 Operational 26 21 15 15 13 9 0 52 31 24
2018 Other occupational category 31 39 12 10 4 4 0 73 15 78

Question 45. 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
2019 Executive 44 25 11 12 7 2 0 70 19 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 18 30 15 15 18 3 1 50 34 619
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 20 27 14 17 19 2 1 49 37 1559
2019 Technical 17 26 20 18 13 3 3 46 33 117
2019 Administrative Support 23 22 19 13 17 5 1 48 32 370
2019 Operational 7 43 21 0 21 7 0 54 23 14
2019 Other occupational category 34 19 17 7 6 7 10 65 15 105
2018 Executive 49 23 3 15 8 0 3 74 24 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 24 15 17 19 3 2 46 38 610
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 27 16 17 20 2 1 45 38 1288
2018 Technical 9 19 24 12 25 6 4 31 42 131
2018 Administrative Support 17 21 18 17 21 5 2 41 40 399
2018 Operational 17 25 19 17 15 4 4 45 34 24
2018 Other occupational category 32 26 13 13 5 6 5 65 21 77

Question 46a. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Conflict between my work obligations and my family or personal obligations

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
2019 Executive 47 28 12 10 2 0 1 76 12 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 43 29 14 8 4 0 2 74 12 617
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 47 24 14 6 4 1 3 75 10 1558
2019 Technical 42 29 15 5 3 2 4 76 8 116
2019 Administrative Support 56 19 11 4 3 1 6 81 7 370
2019 Operational 57 36 0 0 7 0 0 93 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 49 21 13 4 1 0 12 79 5 105

Question 46b. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to language training in my second official language

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
2019 Executive 67 6 10 4 5 0 8 80 10 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 52 10 8 5 9 1 15 74 16 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 55 9 8 5 6 2 15 78 13 1558
2019 Technical 56 9 7 3 3 5 18 84 7 117
2019 Administrative Support 55 8 6 3 3 6 20 85 7 367
2019 Operational 50 14 0 0 0 0 36 100 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 51 9 8 4 4 4 22 80 10 105

Question 46c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to learning opportunities

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
2019 Executive 71 18 7 1 1 0 3 91 2 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 40 28 18 9 4 1 1 68 13 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 42 25 17 7 5 1 3 70 12 1552
2019 Technical 43 24 15 9 3 3 3 70 14 117
2019 Administrative Support 42 24 18 6 4 2 4 71 10 369
2019 Operational 43 14 21 7 14 0 0 57 21 14
2019 Other occupational category 49 23 10 3 3 2 11 82 7 105

Question 46d. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to developmental programs

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
2019 Executive 69 11 10 4 2 1 3 84 6 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 37 26 16 11 6 3 2 65 18 615
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 37 22 18 11 7 3 4 62 19 1550
2019 Technical 36 25 16 9 4 7 3 68 14 116
2019 Administrative Support 42 21 16 8 5 4 4 69 14 365
2019 Operational 43 14 21 7 14 0 0 57 21 14
2019 Other occupational category 44 26 10 4 3 3 11 81 8 104

Question 46e. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of opportunities in my region

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
2019 Executive 57 13 9 8 10 0 3 72 18 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 37 23 14 11 10 2 4 64 22 617
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 31 19 18 12 13 3 4 54 27 1555
2019 Technical 33 26 14 9 9 3 6 65 19 117
2019 Administrative Support 30 23 19 8 10 5 5 59 20 368
2019 Operational 36 7 29 7 7 7 7 50 17 14
2019 Other occupational category 46 16 11 5 4 6 12 76 10 105

Question 46f. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Level of education

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
2019 Executive 88 7 2 0 0 0 3 98 0 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 72 13 7 3 2 1 2 88 6 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 58 17 10 4 4 2 4 80 9 1557
2019 Technical 61 17 9 1 2 5 5 87 3 115
2019 Administrative Support 50 20 13 4 2 5 5 78 7 369
2019 Operational 43 36 7 0 7 7 0 85 8 14
2019 Other occupational category 59 15 5 4 2 6 10 88 7 105

Question 46g. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? 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
2019 Executive 84 9 3 1 2 0 1 94 3 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 68 11 7 3 4 3 2 85 8 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 61 13 8 3 6 5 3 81 11 1555
2019 Technical 66 15 4 3 3 3 8 89 6 117
2019 Administrative Support 57 14 10 4 4 5 5 80 9 369
2019 Operational 64 7 14 7 0 7 0 77 8 14
2019 Other occupational category 73 9 3 4 3 1 9 90 7 105

Question 46h. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? 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
2019 Executive 92 2 1 0 0 1 4 99 0 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 73 8 5 2 3 2 8 89 5 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 74 7 4 2 2 2 10 91 4 1553
2019 Technical 70 8 7 0 2 4 9 90 2 117
2019 Administrative Support 67 13 4 2 2 3 9 91 4 368
2019 Operational 62 15 15 0 0 8 0 83 0 13
2019 Other occupational category 65 13 5 1 2 2 12 91 3 105

Empowerment

Question 13. 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
2019 Executive 60 35 4 1 0 0 0 95 1 100
2019 Scientific and Professional 32 37 11 10 9 0 0 70 19 614
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 29 40 13 11 6 0 0 70 17 1554
2019 Technical 31 36 23 7 3 0 0 67 10 116
2019 Administrative Support 31 30 17 12 9 0 1 62 21 363
2019 Operational 21 43 14 21 0 0 0 64 21 14
2019 Other occupational category 37 32 13 9 6 0 4 71 15 104
2018 Executive 57 39 1 3 0 0 0 96 3 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 40 14 11 8 0 0 67 19 604
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 40 12 12 8 0 0 68 20 1285
2018 Technical 20 45 13 13 10 0 0 65 23 133
2018 Administrative Support 27 38 15 11 10 0 0 64 21 391
2018 Operational 40 35 9 11 5 0 0 75 16 25
2018 Other occupational category 29 40 12 12 6 0 2 70 18 79

Question 14. 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
2019 Executive 64 28 4 3 1 0 0 92 4 99
2019 Scientific and Professional 34 38 12 9 6 0 0 72 16 617
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 35 36 13 9 6 0 0 71 16 1560
2019 Technical 36 32 15 11 5 0 0 68 16 117
2019 Administrative Support 38 29 16 9 7 0 0 67 16 366
2019 Operational 43 29 14 7 0 0 7 77 8 14
2019 Other occupational category 41 33 16 3 6 0 1 75 9 104
2018 Executive 68 22 9 1 0 0 0 89 1 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 33 36 14 9 8 0 0 69 17 604
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 32 37 14 10 6 0 0 69 16 1286
2018 Technical 23 33 23 12 9 0 0 56 21 132
2018 Administrative Support 32 32 18 12 7 0 0 64 19 395
2018 Operational 35 22 27 16 0 0 0 57 16 25
2018 Other occupational category 44 31 12 9 3 0 0 76 12 79

Question 15. 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
2019 Executive 44 38 6 12 1 0 0 81 13 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 29 39 13 13 7 0 0 68 19 610
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 28 38 13 12 7 0 0 67 19 1528
2019 Technical 28 44 11 13 3 0 0 72 17 115
2019 Administrative Support 34 37 15 9 5 0 0 72 13 359
2019 Operational 36 36 21 7 0 0 0 71 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 40 39 13 4 4 0 1 80 8 103
2018 Executive 47 31 11 8 3 0 0 78 11 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 36 14 13 9 0 1 63 22 606
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 27 38 14 12 8 0 0 65 20 1285
2018 Technical 18 41 17 15 10 0 0 59 25 133
2018 Administrative Support 29 36 13 13 8 0 0 66 21 390
2018 Operational 29 26 29 11 5 0 0 55 16 25
2018 Other occupational category 39 33 16 7 2 2 0 74 9 79

Question 47. 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
2019 Executive 44 46 5 4 1 0 0 90 5 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 18 46 16 12 6 2 0 65 18 619
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 19 40 20 11 6 4 0 61 17 1561
2019 Technical 20 40 24 10 3 3 0 62 14 117
2019 Administrative Support 19 39 20 10 6 6 1 62 17 368
2019 Operational 14 50 21 7 0 0 7 69 8 14
2019 Other occupational category 26 42 14 8 3 4 3 73 11 104
2018 Executive 47 38 8 7 0 0 0 85 7 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 19 38 17 15 7 2 0 59 23 610
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 38 23 10 8 3 0 57 18 1291
2018 Technical 16 26 30 12 12 5 0 44 25 132
2018 Administrative Support 19 32 22 13 8 6 1 54 22 399
2018 Operational 25 29 20 16 5 4 0 57 22 25
2018 Other occupational category 31 31 25 8 2 3 0 64 10 78

Work-life balance and workload

Question 6. 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
2019 Executive 32 35 16 15 2 0 0 68 17 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 38 35 9 11 7 0 0 73 19 617
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 40 33 9 11 7 0 0 73 18 1560
2019 Technical 44 32 15 5 4 0 0 76 10 116
2019 Administrative Support 46 28 11 9 5 0 0 74 14 368
2019 Operational 29 29 29 14 0 0 0 57 14 14
2019 Other occupational category 51 27 9 10 2 1 1 79 12 104
2018 Executive 28 39 15 16 3 0 0 67 19 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 37 34 10 13 6 0 0 71 19 607
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 37 35 10 11 6 0 0 73 16 1289
2018 Technical 32 36 9 14 9 0 0 67 23 132
2018 Administrative Support 41 32 12 9 6 0 0 73 15 400
2018 Operational 23 34 29 0 13 0 0 58 13 24
2018 Other occupational category 53 34 4 3 3 0 2 89 6 80

Question 17. 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
2019 Executive 9 17 28 25 21 0 0 25 46 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 26 31 21 13 8 0 0 57 22 620
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 28 32 20 9 9 0 1 61 19 1545
2019 Technical 39 30 16 7 6 1 2 70 13 117
2019 Administrative Support 45 33 13 4 4 0 1 79 8 367
2019 Operational 43 29 14 7 0 0 7 77 8 14
2019 Other occupational category 55 28 9 3 3 1 1 85 6 105
2018 Executive 3 26 28 27 16 0 0 28 43 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 29 23 12 8 0 0 56 21 608
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 32 20 10 9 0 1 61 19 1290
2018 Technical 26 40 14 11 5 0 4 69 16 133
2018 Administrative Support 44 30 14 6 5 0 1 75 10 396
2018 Operational 36 44 13 4 0 0 4 83 4 25
2018 Other occupational category 64 28 5 2 0 0 1 93 2 80

Question 29. Subject to operational requirements, my immediate supervisor supports the use of flexible work arrangements (e.g., flexible hours, compressed workweeks, telework).

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 51 25 11 6 3 0 5 79 9 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 51 20 9 6 8 1 4 75 15 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 54 21 8 6 7 2 2 78 14 1556
2019 Technical 50 24 10 7 6 1 3 76 13 117
2019 Administrative Support 52 19 10 4 6 3 6 78 11 367
2019 Operational 50 29 14 0 0 7 0 85 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 63 16 5 4 3 1 9 87 7 105

Mobility and retention

Question 54. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Not sure
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 39 32 28 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 29 37 34 620
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 35 28 37 1567
2019 Technical 14 55 31 117
2019 Administrative Support 30 32 38 371
2019 Operational 21 64 14 14
2019 Other occupational category 40 24 36 105
2018 Executive 41 27 32 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 32 32 36 608
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 35 25 41 1289
2018 Technical 23 37 39 132
2018 Administrative Support 30 30 40 400
2018 Operational 20 47 33 25
2018 Other occupational category 57 18 25 80

Question 55. 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
2019 Executive 30 20 33 8 3 8 40
2019 Scientific and Professional 16 22 42 8 2 10 211
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 10 32 42 7 3 6 552
2019 Administrative Support 15 32 34 4 10 6 109
2019 Other occupational category 0 5 9 0 79 7 42
2018 Executive 23 35 32 3 0 6 31
2018 Scientific and Professional 17 18 37 12 6 10 209
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 31 41 6 4 6 446
2018 Administrative Support 13 37 27 6 7 9 121
2018 Other occupational category 3 8 5 7 76 1 42
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Organizational goals

Question 10. 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
2019 Executive 74 19 3 3 0 1 0 94 3 100
2019 Scientific and Professional 40 40 10 8 3 0 0 79 11 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 38 40 12 6 3 0 0 79 9 1554
2019 Technical 40 42 14 3 2 0 0 82 4 116
2019 Administrative Support 47 34 12 3 4 0 0 81 7 363
2019 Operational 36 43 14 0 7 0 0 79 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 46 33 6 10 4 1 1 80 14 104
2018 Executive 80 20 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 40 41 9 5 4 0 0 82 9 607
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 40 43 10 6 2 0 0 83 8 1289
2018 Technical 36 39 14 8 3 0 0 75 11 133
2018 Administrative Support 46 39 9 3 3 0 0 85 6 395
2018 Operational 40 27 20 0 4 9 0 74 4 25
2018 Other occupational category 41 40 7 9 3 0 0 81 12 79

Question 39. 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
2019 Executive 23 54 9 10 3 0 1 78 13 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 19 43 18 12 8 1 0 62 20 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 21 43 16 13 6 1 0 64 20 1561
2019 Technical 24 30 29 11 3 2 0 55 15 117
2019 Administrative Support 28 38 18 9 4 2 1 67 14 371
2019 Operational 43 21 21 14 0 0 0 64 14 14
2019 Other occupational category 35 41 12 5 4 2 1 79 9 105
2018 Executive 36 42 8 10 4 0 0 78 14 73
2018 Scientific and Professional 17 43 16 16 7 1 0 61 23 604
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 43 18 13 6 1 0 63 20 1285
2018 Technical 16 35 29 13 6 1 0 51 20 129
2018 Administrative Support 26 39 18 10 5 1 0 66 16 396
2018 Operational 44 31 7 9 9 0 0 75 18 25
2018 Other occupational category 32 41 10 15 2 0 0 73 17 78

Organizational performance

Question 18a. 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
2019 Executive 3 29 36 24 6 1 1 30 33 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 11 31 38 15 4 0 1 19 42 616
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 17 29 35 13 5 1 1 19 46 1556
2019 Technical 9 16 42 21 9 2 1 31 26 116
2019 Administrative Support 10 17 36 23 10 1 2 35 28 367
2019 Operational 14 7 64 7 7 0 0 14 21 14
2019 Other occupational category 8 7 42 23 19 1 1 43 14 105
2018 Executive 4 32 45 18 1 0 0 19 36 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 28 38 14 4 1 1 18 43 608
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 30 37 13 5 1 1 19 44 1290
2018 Technical 8 26 38 17 8 2 2 26 36 133
2018 Administrative Support 12 20 37 16 13 1 1 29 33 397
2018 Operational 13 11 38 13 14 7 4 30 27 25
2018 Other occupational category 7 21 26 23 21 0 2 45 29 80

Question 18b. 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
2019 Executive 20 24 35 14 7 1 0 21 44 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 17 27 30 16 8 1 0 24 45 619
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 19 26 31 14 7 2 1 22 46 1554
2019 Technical 10 19 24 30 14 3 0 46 29 116
2019 Administrative Support 14 18 28 20 15 3 2 37 34 364
2019 Operational 7 21 21 43 7 0 0 50 29 14
2019 Other occupational category 8 16 22 27 21 5 1 51 25 104
2018 Executive 8 25 37 21 7 0 1 28 34 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 15 31 27 18 6 2 1 25 47 604
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 27 33 15 7 1 1 23 44 1289
2018 Technical 23 20 27 19 9 2 0 29 44 132
2018 Administrative Support 14 18 25 23 16 3 2 41 34 398
2018 Operational 9 19 13 30 13 4 11 51 33 24
2018 Other occupational category 6 18 19 28 27 0 2 56 25 80

Question 18c. 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
2019 Executive 14 18 39 21 7 1 1 28 32 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 21 29 28 15 4 1 1 20 51 615
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 21 27 32 13 5 1 2 18 49 1553
2019 Technical 14 17 33 19 10 4 3 31 33 116
2019 Administrative Support 15 18 28 22 12 4 2 36 35 365
2019 Operational 7 29 21 36 7 0 0 43 36 14
2019 Other occupational category 10 22 26 20 18 1 3 40 33 104
2018 Executive 15 29 35 16 5 0 0 21 44 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 24 29 27 14 5 1 1 19 54 604
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 22 27 30 13 5 1 1 18 51 1287
2018 Technical 24 26 24 12 8 3 2 22 53 131
2018 Administrative Support 16 21 25 22 11 3 2 35 39 395
2018 Operational 27 15 11 20 16 0 11 41 47 25
2018 Other occupational category 18 20 25 18 12 2 5 32 41 80

Question 18d. 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
2019 Executive 11 32 43 11 2 1 0 13 44 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 10 15 42 22 10 0 2 32 25 617
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 11 20 38 21 8 1 1 29 32 1549
2019 Technical 3 13 30 35 16 2 1 53 16 116
2019 Administrative Support 4 7 23 37 26 1 2 64 12 363
2019 Operational 0 0 29 57 14 0 0 71 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 1 9 20 39 29 0 2 70 10 104
2018 Executive 12 36 36 14 1 0 0 15 49 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 12 21 37 19 9 1 1 28 34 607
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 20 37 21 7 1 1 29 33 1282
2018 Technical 4 13 32 36 14 1 2 51 17 133
2018 Administrative Support 6 10 26 35 20 1 2 56 16 395
2018 Operational 0 7 16 24 31 11 11 70 9 25
2018 Other occupational category 5 13 20 27 33 1 2 61 19 80

Question 18e. 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
2019 Executive 25 25 36 7 4 1 1 11 52 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 18 24 31 17 7 2 2 25 44 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 22 25 27 15 8 1 2 24 48 1557
2019 Technical 11 20 33 17 17 2 0 35 31 117
2019 Administrative Support 11 14 30 20 21 2 2 43 25 368
2019 Operational 7 14 43 21 14 0 0 36 21 14
2019 Other occupational category 8 7 17 33 27 5 4 65 16 104
2018 Executive 19 27 32 21 1 0 0 23 45 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 24 24 26 16 7 2 1 24 50 600
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 24 25 29 13 5 1 2 19 51 1290
2018 Technical 12 30 29 16 12 0 1 28 42 133
2018 Administrative Support 16 19 24 20 18 2 1 39 36 396
2018 Operational 15 13 17 28 19 0 8 51 31 24
2018 Other occupational category 6 10 12 40 29 2 2 71 17 80

Question 18f. 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
2019 Executive 6 23 45 20 6 1 0 26 29 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 21 25 31 13 8 2 1 22 47 614
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 20 24 29 15 9 2 2 24 45 1553
2019 Technical 15 16 27 20 18 3 2 40 32 116
2019 Administrative Support 13 21 26 18 15 5 2 35 37 367
2019 Operational 7 14 7 14 57 0 0 71 21 14
2019 Other occupational category 11 9 21 28 19 9 4 54 22 104
2018 Executive 12 23 37 27 0 0 1 27 35 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 27 28 15 8 1 1 23 49 604
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 21 27 28 14 6 2 2 21 50 1289
2018 Technical 16 19 23 20 17 3 2 40 37 132
2018 Administrative Support 16 18 26 19 14 5 2 35 37 394
2018 Operational 9 13 15 25 17 0 21 52 28 24
2018 Other occupational category 8 16 18 22 29 2 4 55 26 79

Question 18g. 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
2019 Executive 17 19 47 14 3 1 0 17 36 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 24 24 34 11 5 1 1 16 49 614
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 20 28 31 13 6 2 1 19 49 1552
2019 Technical 15 17 35 20 8 3 3 30 34 116
2019 Administrative Support 12 17 28 20 15 5 2 38 32 366
2019 Operational 14 14 21 29 21 0 0 50 29 14
2019 Other occupational category 14 10 30 17 19 6 4 40 26 105
2018 Executive 20 24 36 16 3 0 0 19 45 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 24 28 27 14 4 2 1 19 53 605
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 23 27 32 12 4 1 1 16 51 1292
2018 Technical 23 25 30 15 5 2 0 20 49 133
2018 Administrative Support 12 22 32 19 11 3 2 31 36 399
2018 Operational 22 15 13 21 13 0 15 40 44 24
2018 Other occupational category 14 13 35 15 18 1 5 35 28 80

Question 18h. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... Unreliable technology.

Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 13 31 35 15 5 1 0 20 45 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 20 29 30 13 8 0 0 21 49 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 16 22 32 20 8 1 1 29 39 1555
2019 Technical 14 24 28 21 12 1 1 33 38 117
2019 Administrative Support 8 22 31 21 14 2 2 37 31 368
2019 Operational 0 21 43 21 14 0 0 36 21 14
2019 Other occupational category 10 14 29 24 18 1 3 44 26 105

Question 40. I feel that change is managed well 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
2019 Executive 10 24 13 39 15 0 0 33 54 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 10 26 24 22 18 1 0 37 40 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 9 24 19 28 18 1 0 34 47 1556
2019 Technical 14 25 30 19 9 3 0 40 29 116
2019 Administrative Support 18 31 17 21 11 2 0 50 33 368
2019 Operational 43 7 36 14 0 0 0 50 14 14
2019 Other occupational category 21 32 18 15 9 4 1 56 25 104

Respectful workplace

Question 21. 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
2019 Executive 66 29 2 1 1 0 1 96 2 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 39 33 7 12 7 0 0 73 20 616
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 42 28 8 11 10 1 0 71 21 1562
2019 Technical 43 24 16 8 5 2 2 70 14 116
2019 Administrative Support 37 29 11 13 9 1 0 66 22 369
2019 Operational 64 0 21 7 7 0 0 64 14 14
2019 Other occupational category 53 22 8 9 7 1 1 77 16 104
2018 Executive 62 30 4 1 3 0 0 92 4 73
2018 Scientific and Professional 39 31 10 11 8 1 0 71 19 608
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 37 32 10 11 9 1 0 70 20 1282
2018 Technical 33 32 10 10 14 1 1 65 25 132
2018 Administrative Support 34 27 13 14 12 1 0 61 26 394
2018 Operational 46 23 13 4 8 6 0 74 12 24
2018 Other occupational category 57 25 5 9 4 0 0 82 14 78

Question 22. 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
2019 Executive 60 33 3 1 2 0 1 94 3 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 41 33 8 12 4 0 0 75 17 615
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 43 32 8 10 6 0 0 75 17 1560
2019 Technical 40 39 8 9 3 0 1 80 12 117
2019 Administrative Support 42 34 6 11 6 1 0 76 17 367
2019 Operational 50 14 14 0 21 0 0 64 21 14
2019 Other occupational category 61 26 4 7 2 0 1 87 9 104
2018 Executive 49 47 3 0 1 0 0 96 1 73
2018 Scientific and Professional 42 39 7 9 3 0 0 81 12 608
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 39 36 11 9 5 0 0 75 14 1285
2018 Technical 31 41 13 8 6 0 1 73 15 132
2018 Administrative Support 36 35 9 12 8 0 0 71 20 393
2018 Operational 52 33 8 8 0 0 0 84 8 24
2018 Other occupational category 52 32 5 7 3 1 0 85 10 78

Question 23. 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
2019 Executive 64 31 0 3 1 0 1 96 4 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 42 37 11 7 3 0 0 79 10 617
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 41 35 12 6 4 1 0 77 11 1557
2019 Technical 42 35 12 7 2 1 0 79 9 116
2019 Administrative Support 38 32 14 9 4 2 0 72 13 368
2019 Operational 29 29 29 14 0 0 0 57 14 14
2019 Other occupational category 50 28 11 4 4 0 3 80 8 104
2018 Executive 51 40 7 3 0 0 0 90 3 73
2018 Scientific and Professional 40 41 9 6 2 1 0 82 9 606
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 34 41 13 7 3 1 0 77 10 1288
2018 Technical 27 38 23 5 8 0 0 64 13 132
2018 Administrative Support 32 36 17 8 5 1 1 69 14 392
2018 Operational 54 13 16 12 6 0 0 67 17 24
2018 Other occupational category 53 35 6 3 2 1 0 89 5 78

Question 48. 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
2019 Executive 47 40 7 4 1 2 0 88 5 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 27 41 14 12 5 1 0 69 17 613
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 28 40 15 10 5 1 0 70 15 1557
2019 Technical 34 40 15 8 2 1 0 75 10 115
2019 Administrative Support 36 36 14 7 5 2 1 74 12 368
2019 Operational 36 50 14 0 0 0 0 86 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 54 26 9 7 1 1 2 82 8 105
2018 Executive 53 38 4 4 1 0 0 91 5 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 35 38 14 8 4 1 1 74 11 604
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 31 42 13 8 5 1 0 73 13 1287
2018 Technical 27 47 13 7 5 1 0 75 12 131
2018 Administrative Support 36 38 13 6 5 2 0 76 10 397
2018 Operational 52 33 12 4 0 0 0 84 4 24
2018 Other occupational category 49 36 5 5 3 2 0 87 8 79

Question 49. My department or agency implements activities and practices that 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
2019 Executive 55 28 11 4 1 1 0 84 5 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 35 38 13 7 5 2 0 75 12 619
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 35 40 13 6 4 2 0 76 10 1555
2019 Technical 40 38 12 4 2 1 2 81 7 115
2019 Administrative Support 43 32 15 5 4 2 1 77 8 369
2019 Operational 50 14 21 0 0 14 0 75 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 51 32 9 5 1 1 1 86 6 105
2018 Executive 53 36 4 5 1 0 0 89 7 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 37 36 14 6 4 3 0 75 10 606
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 34 40 14 7 4 1 0 75 11 1285
2018 Technical 33 41 16 2 5 3 0 76 8 132
2018 Administrative Support 39 34 14 6 4 2 1 75 10 399
2018 Operational 33 33 23 0 0 6 6 74 0 24
2018 Other occupational category 43 36 6 5 4 5 0 83 10 79

Question 50. 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
2019 Executive 60 28 1 8 3 0 0 88 11 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 39 38 13 5 5 0 0 77 10 619
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 38 39 11 7 4 0 0 77 12 1557
2019 Technical 47 33 14 3 3 0 0 79 7 117
2019 Administrative Support 46 34 9 7 4 0 0 80 11 368
2019 Operational 43 29 29 0 0 0 0 71 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 64 22 8 6 0 0 1 87 6 105
2018 Executive 64 27 4 4 1 0 0 91 5 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 38 40 11 7 4 0 0 78 11 603
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 37 40 13 6 4 0 0 77 10 1288
2018 Technical 33 42 14 7 4 0 0 75 11 132
2018 Administrative Support 43 34 11 5 7 0 1 77 12 398
2018 Operational 50 33 17 0 0 0 0 83 0 24
2018 Other occupational category 56 33 8 0 1 2 0 91 1 79

Ethical workplace

Question 20. 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
2019 Executive 43 47 4 3 2 0 2 91 5 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 25 30 15 13 10 4 2 59 25 620
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 25 29 17 12 11 3 3 58 24 1560
2019 Technical 28 27 22 7 7 4 3 60 15 117
2019 Administrative Support 25 26 17 10 12 5 3 56 25 369
2019 Operational 36 21 21 7 7 7 0 62 15 14
2019 Other occupational category 36 26 12 7 5 8 8 73 14 104
2018 Executive 36 45 10 7 3 0 0 81 10 73
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 32 15 16 9 6 2 57 27 606
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 20 32 19 13 10 4 2 55 25 1289
2018 Technical 19 23 30 10 14 3 2 44 25 132
2018 Administrative Support 18 28 25 11 14 3 2 48 26 396
2018 Operational 38 19 23 12 4 4 0 60 16 24
2018 Other occupational category 29 31 15 4 7 9 5 70 14 78

Question 41. 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
2019 Executive 54 25 6 11 4 0 0 79 15 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 24 37 14 15 8 2 1 62 23 616
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 24 33 16 14 9 3 1 60 24 1559
2019 Technical 27 30 20 9 7 7 0 61 18 117
2019 Administrative Support 32 30 14 11 8 4 1 65 20 370
2019 Operational 57 14 14 14 0 0 0 71 14 14
2019 Other occupational category 32 29 17 10 3 6 3 67 14 105
2018 Executive 57 31 7 5 0 0 0 88 5 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 25 38 14 13 8 2 1 64 22 609
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 25 39 13 13 6 2 1 66 20 1286
2018 Technical 21 33 18 14 13 2 1 55 27 131
2018 Administrative Support 26 35 17 13 8 2 0 62 21 399
2018 Operational 33 27 11 13 7 9 0 66 22 25
2018 Other occupational category 36 32 13 7 7 4 2 71 15 78

Question 42. 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
2019 Executive 35 35 18 8 5 0 0 69 13 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 23 39 20 10 8 1 0 62 18 619
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 21 34 23 12 9 2 0 56 21 1555
2019 Technical 28 39 21 7 3 2 0 69 10 117
2019 Administrative Support 33 31 21 7 7 3 0 65 14 369
2019 Operational 57 7 36 0 0 0 0 64 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 46 28 15 3 5 2 2 76 8 105
2018 Executive 43 39 12 4 1 0 0 82 5 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 39 20 13 5 2 0 61 19 606
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 21 38 22 10 8 1 0 60 18 1284
2018 Technical 21 37 28 5 8 2 0 59 12 131
2018 Administrative Support 26 35 19 12 6 2 0 62 18 396
2018 Operational 25 38 18 9 0 9 0 70 10 25
2018 Other occupational category 43 32 13 9 3 1 0 75 12 77

Question 43. 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
2019 Executive 32 23 13 12 9 4 8 62 24 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 16 22 19 16 18 8 2 42 38 619
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 13 20 19 15 20 10 2 38 40 1559
2019 Technical 17 25 27 9 12 9 1 47 23 117
2019 Administrative Support 22 16 20 14 18 8 2 43 35 369
2019 Operational 29 29 21 0 7 7 7 67 8 14
2019 Other occupational category 34 16 16 6 6 14 8 65 15 105
2018 Executive 31 24 16 9 5 5 8 64 17 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 15 24 18 16 15 10 2 44 35 608
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 24 19 17 19 8 1 39 39 1289
2018 Technical 15 20 26 15 15 8 1 38 34 131
2018 Administrative Support 18 22 21 16 15 7 2 43 34 395
2018 Operational 29 22 15 4 15 16 0 61 22 25
2018 Other occupational category 30 16 12 14 7 14 7 58 27 78

Physical environment and equipment

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 31 44 4 12 8 0 1 76 20 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 26 50 5 14 5 0 0 76 19 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 30 47 5 13 5 0 0 77 18 1564
2019 Technical 35 45 8 7 5 0 0 80 12 117
2019 Administrative Support 43 41 5 8 4 0 0 84 11 370
2019 Operational 21 57 0 21 0 0 0 79 21 14
2019 Other occupational category 49 35 8 4 4 0 1 85 8 105

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 51 29 6 9 5 0 0 80 14 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 35 36 7 15 7 0 0 72 22 617
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 38 36 7 10 8 0 0 75 18 1561
2019 Technical 42 32 8 12 7 0 0 73 19 117
2019 Administrative Support 42 38 6 10 4 0 0 80 14 370
2019 Operational 50 14 14 7 14 0 0 64 21 14
2019 Other occupational category 54 28 7 5 6 0 1 83 11 104

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 62 22 5 9 2 0 0 84 11 100
2019 Scientific and Professional 34 39 12 9 5 0 0 74 14 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 38 37 10 10 5 0 0 75 15 1555
2019 Technical 44 33 15 5 3 0 0 77 8 116
2019 Administrative Support 43 33 11 8 5 0 0 76 13 363
2019 Operational 29 36 14 21 0 0 0 64 21 14
2019 Other occupational category 49 36 8 5 1 0 1 86 6 104

Use of official languages

Question 2. When I prepare written materials, including emails, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 73 13 6 7 2 0 0 85 9 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 69 15 5 4 4 0 2 86 8 617
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 69 18 5 4 2 0 2 88 7 1565
2019 Technical 73 15 5 3 1 0 3 90 4 117
2019 Administrative Support 72 13 8 2 2 0 2 87 5 368
2019 Operational 50 36 7 0 0 7 0 92 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 73 9 7 5 4 0 2 84 9 105

Question 19. During meetings in my work unit, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 76 17 2 2 2 0 1 94 4 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 73 10 6 3 3 0 4 87 6 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 73 12 6 3 2 0 4 88 5 1557
2019 Technical 73 13 5 2 2 0 6 91 4 117
2019 Administrative Support 73 8 8 1 2 1 7 88 3 367
2019 Operational 57 14 21 0 7 0 0 71 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 72 10 9 2 5 0 3 84 7 104

Question 28. When I communicate with my immediate supervisor, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 90 7 1 1 1 0 0 97 2 100
2019 Scientific and Professional 78 9 4 1 2 0 5 92 4 616
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 79 8 5 1 2 0 5 92 3 1555
2019 Technical 80 8 3 2 2 0 5 93 4 115
2019 Administrative Support 76 10 6 0 2 1 6 91 2 368
2019 Operational 71 7 14 0 0 0 7 85 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 80 5 9 1 2 0 4 88 3 105

Question 38. Senior managers in my department or agency use both official languages in their interactions with employees.

Survey year Demographic Always/almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 61 19 9 5 2 3 2 84 7 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 32 15 9 8 11 17 7 62 26 620
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 30 15 11 9 11 15 9 59 27 1564
2019 Technical 28 10 7 7 7 28 12 65 24 117
2019 Administrative Support 19 9 9 10 13 27 12 46 39 371
2019 Operational 43 0 7 21 7 14 7 55 36 14
2019 Other occupational category 28 11 17 9 11 18 6 50 28 105

Collective agreements and terms and conditions of employment

Question 56. I am familiar with the provisions of my collective agreement or my terms and conditions of employment.

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
2019 Executive 38 24 8 1 0 0 30 87 1 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 36 44 8 8 3 1 0 81 11 617
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 36 46 8 5 3 1 1 84 8 1553
2019 Technical 32 49 11 7 1 0 0 81 8 117
2019 Administrative Support 27 49 9 10 4 1 1 77 14 366
2019 Operational 36 50 14 0 0 0 0 86 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 23 37 8 4 8 4 17 76 15 103

Question 57. My immediate supervisor respects the provisions of my collective agreement or my terms and conditions of employment.

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
2019 Executive 50 15 6 1 0 0 28 90 1 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 50 29 11 4 2 4 0 82 6 617
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 50 29 9 4 2 4 1 84 7 1551
2019 Technical 45 35 11 3 3 3 0 82 6 116
2019 Administrative Support 50 29 12 2 1 6 1 84 3 365
2019 Operational 54 38 8 0 0 0 0 92 0 13
2019 Other occupational category 47 19 8 3 0 9 14 86 4 104

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 58. 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
2019 Scientific and Professional 24 76 620
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 22 78 1561
2019 Technical 20 80 117
2019 Administrative Support 22 78 370
2019 Other occupational category 8 92 104
2018 Executive 12 88 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 23 77 607
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 21 79 1290
2018 Technical 20 80 133
2018 Administrative Support 20 80 400
2018 Operational 18 82 25
2018 Other occupational category 11 89 80

Question 59a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 50 50 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 48 52 345
2019 Technical 41 59 22
2019 Administrative Support 53 47 79
2018 Scientific and Professional 46 54 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 47 53 269
2018 Technical 38 62 26
2018 Administrative Support 59 41 80
2018 Other occupational category 53 47 11

Question 59b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 49 51 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 64 36 345
2019 Technical 64 36 22
2019 Administrative Support 61 39 79
2018 Scientific and Professional 56 44 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 63 37 269
2018 Technical 65 35 26
2018 Administrative Support 61 39 80

Question 59c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 11 89 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 345
2018 Scientific and Professional 12 88 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 269
2018 Technical 0 100 26

Question 59d. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 10 90 144
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 89 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 0 100 269
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 80
2018 Other occupational category 0 100 11

Question 59e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 9 91 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 5 95 345
2019 Administrative Support 8 92 79
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 86 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 269
2018 Technical 19 81 26
2018 Administrative Support 6 94 80
2018 Other occupational category 0 100 11

Question 59f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 15 85 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 16 84 345
2019 Technical 27 73 22
2019 Administrative Support 15 85 79
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 79 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 269
2018 Technical 27 73 26
2018 Administrative Support 9 91 80

Question 59g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 6 94 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 345
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 89 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 3 97 269
2018 Administrative Support 6 94 80

Question 60a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 39 61 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 42 58 339
2019 Technical 45 55 22
2019 Administrative Support 43 57 79
2018 Scientific and Professional 47 53 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 43 57 270
2018 Technical 35 65 26
2018 Administrative Support 52 48 80
2018 Other occupational category 44 56 11

Question 60b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 44 56 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 45 55 339
2019 Technical 27 73 22
2019 Administrative Support 46 54 79
2018 Scientific and Professional 36 64 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 41 59 270
2018 Technical 50 50 26
2018 Administrative Support 43 57 80
2018 Other occupational category 38 62 11

Question 60c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 55 45 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 50 50 339
2019 Technical 36 64 22
2019 Administrative Support 51 49 79
2018 Scientific and Professional 53 47 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 47 53 270
2018 Technical 35 65 26
2018 Administrative Support 58 42 80
2018 Other occupational category 62 38 11

Question 60d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 34 66 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 40 60 339
2019 Technical 45 55 22
2019 Administrative Support 48 52 79
2018 Scientific and Professional 38 62 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 41 59 270
2018 Technical 35 65 26
2018 Administrative Support 49 51 80

Question 60e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work or withholding resources

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 42 58 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 42 58 339
2019 Technical 36 64 22
2019 Administrative Support 25 75 79
2018 Scientific and Professional 41 59 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 32 68 270
2018 Technical 42 58 26
2018 Administrative Support 50 50 80

Question 60f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 55 45 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 56 44 339
2019 Technical 45 55 22
2019 Administrative Support 53 47 79
2018 Scientific and Professional 49 51 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 53 47 270
2018 Technical 46 54 26
2018 Administrative Support 59 41 80
2018 Other occupational category 38 62 11

Question 60g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 37 63 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 33 67 339
2019 Technical 23 77 22
2019 Administrative Support 41 59 79
2018 Scientific and Professional 37 63 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 36 64 270
2018 Technical 31 69 26
2018 Administrative Support 37 63 80
2018 Other occupational category 38 62 11

Question 60h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administrative Support 0 100 79
2018 Technical 0 100 26
2018 Other occupational category 0 100 11

Question 60i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 6 94 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 339
2018 Scientific and Professional 6 94 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 270

Question 60j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 14 86 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 339
2019 Technical 23 77 22
2019 Administrative Support 8 92 79
2018 Scientific and Professional 10 90 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 270
2018 Technical 19 81 26
2018 Administrative Support 9 91 80

Question 60k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 46 54 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 48 52 339
2019 Technical 55 45 22
2019 Administrative Support 53 47 79
2018 Scientific and Professional 47 53 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 43 57 270
2018 Technical 54 46 26
2018 Administrative Support 60 40 80
2018 Other occupational category 62 38 11

Question 60l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 27 73 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 26 74 339
2019 Administrative Support 32 68 79
2018 Scientific and Professional 36 64 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 21 79 270
2018 Administrative Support 31 69 80

Question 60m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 22 78 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 14 86 339
2019 Administrative Support 27 73 79
2018 Scientific and Professional 16 84 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 83 270
2018 Administrative Support 13 87 80

Question 61a. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 67 33 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 54 46 338
2019 Technical 41 59 22
2019 Administrative Support 65 35 78
2018 Scientific and Professional 61 39 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 50 50 269
2018 Technical 46 54 26
2018 Administrative Support 60 40 80
2018 Other occupational category 62 38 11

Question 61b. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 35 65 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 32 68 338
2019 Technical 36 64 22
2019 Administrative Support 29 71 78
2018 Scientific and Professional 30 70 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 71 269
2018 Technical 27 73 26
2018 Administrative Support 25 75 80

Question 61c. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 10 90 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 338
2019 Administrative Support 9 91 78
2018 Scientific and Professional 6 94 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 269

Question 61d. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted my union representative.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 20 80 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 24 76 338
2019 Technical 23 77 22
2019 Administrative Support 38 62 78
2018 Scientific and Professional 16 84 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 87 269
2018 Administrative Support 32 68 80

Question 61e. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 14 86 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 338
2019 Administrative Support 14 86 78
2018 Scientific and Professional 10 90 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 269
2018 Administrative Support 14 86 80

Question 61f. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 9 91 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 338
2019 Administrative Support 9 91 78
2018 Scientific and Professional 5 95 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 3 97 269
2018 Administrative Support 8 92 80
2018 Other occupational category 0 100 11

Question 61g. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 10 90 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 16 84 338
2019 Administrative Support 17 83 78
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 86 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 83 269
2018 Administrative Support 16 84 80

Question 61h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 13 87 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 12 88 338
2019 Administrative Support 14 86 78
2018 Scientific and Professional 12 88 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 269
2018 Administrative Support 9 91 80

Question 61i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 19 81 144
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 22 78 338
2019 Technical 32 68 22
2019 Administrative Support 22 78 78
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 79 131
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 71 269
2018 Technical 42 58 26
2018 Administrative Support 19 81 80

Question 62a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The issue was resolved.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 9 91 132
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 316
2019 Administrative Support 19 81 70
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 92 125
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 262
2018 Technical 0 100 24
2018 Administrative Support 11 89 74
2018 Other occupational category 0 100 11

Question 62b. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 16 84 132
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 15 85 316
2019 Administrative Support 17 83 70
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 80 125
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 15 85 262
2018 Technical 21 79 24
2018 Administrative Support 12 88 74
2018 Other occupational category 56 44 11

Question 62c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The behaviour stopped.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 9 91 132
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 316
2019 Administrative Support 9 91 70
2018 Scientific and Professional 7 93 125
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 262
2018 Administrative Support 12 88 74

Question 62d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual apologized.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 5 95 132
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 316
2019 Administrative Support 14 86 70
2018 Scientific and Professional 9 91 125
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 262
2018 Technical 0 100 24
2018 Administrative Support 10 90 74
2018 Other occupational category 0 100 11

Question 62e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Management intervened.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 11 89 132
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 316
2019 Administrative Support 13 87 70
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 89 125
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 262
2018 Administrative Support 12 88 74

Question 62f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 9 91 132
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 316
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 86 125
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 87 262
2018 Technical 0 100 24
2018 Administrative Support 10 90 74

Question 62g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I changed jobs.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 13 87 132
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 13 87 316
2019 Administrative Support 11 89 70
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 92 125
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 88 262
2018 Technical 0 100 24
2018 Administrative Support 14 86 74

Question 62h. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 9 91 132
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 14 86 316
2019 Administrative Support 13 87 70
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 89 125
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 262
2018 Technical 25 75 24
2018 Administrative Support 18 82 74

Question 62i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was too distraught.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 13 87 132
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 14 86 316
2019 Administrative Support 17 83 70
2018 Scientific and Professional 12 88 125
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 88 262
2018 Technical 21 79 24
2018 Administrative Support 7 93 74

Question 62j. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 38 62 132
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 40 60 316
2019 Administrative Support 24 76 70
2018 Scientific and Professional 36 64 125
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 72 262
2018 Technical 21 79 24
2018 Administrative Support 35 65 74

Question 62k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 6 94 132
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 316
2019 Administrative Support 7 93 70
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 89 125
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 262
2018 Administrative Support 8 92 74

Question 62l. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 44 56 132
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 55 45 316
2019 Administrative Support 43 57 70
2018 Scientific and Professional 46 54 125
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 47 53 262
2018 Technical 42 58 24
2018 Administrative Support 52 48 74

Question 62m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Someone threatened me.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administrative Support 0 100 70
2018 Scientific and Professional 4 96 125
2018 Technical 0 100 24
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 74
2018 Other occupational category 0 100 11

Question 62n. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 62 38 132
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 66 34 316
2019 Administrative Support 54 46 70
2018 Scientific and Professional 68 32 125
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 59 41 262
2018 Technical 58 42 24
2018 Administrative Support 56 44 74

Question 62o. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 5 95 316
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 3 97 262
2018 Other occupational category 0 100 11

Question 62p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 13 87 132
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 316
2019 Administrative Support 19 81 70
2018 Scientific and Professional 15 85 125
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 14 86 262
2018 Administrative Support 14 86 74

Question 63. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you directly witnessed harassment on the job in the past 12 months?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 31 69 619
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 29 71 1551
2019 Technical 21 79 117
2019 Administrative Support 26 74 368
2019 Other occupational category 8 92 105

Question 64. 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
2019 Executive 24 35 13 8 7 11 3 68 17 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 10 17 20 11 14 22 6 37 35 616
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 11 15 22 10 15 22 5 35 34 1561
2019 Technical 17 20 21 4 8 27 3 53 17 117
2019 Administrative Support 17 15 22 9 10 22 4 43 26 369
2019 Operational 43 14 14 14 0 7 7 67 17 14
2019 Other occupational category 23 13 11 2 3 36 12 69 9 104
2018 Executive 28 37 13 7 9 5 0 69 17 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 17 23 13 10 19 6 37 32 606
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 9 19 26 11 11 19 4 37 29 1288
2018 Technical 8 16 28 4 13 27 5 34 24 133
2018 Administrative Support 16 16 29 9 12 14 4 39 25 402
2018 Operational 22 20 14 12 0 14 18 62 18 23
2018 Other occupational category 21 12 10 12 6 27 13 54 30 78

Question 65. 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
2019 Executive 42 38 11 5 2 0 2 82 7 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 22 32 18 9 11 8 0 59 22 619
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 22 27 21 11 11 7 1 54 24 1561
2019 Technical 28 27 21 6 5 11 1 63 12 117
2019 Administrative Support 32 22 19 9 8 9 2 59 19 371
2019 Operational 43 29 7 7 0 7 7 83 8 14
2019 Other occupational category 40 22 12 7 1 14 4 76 9 105
2018 Executive 45 29 12 12 1 0 0 75 13 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 22 32 21 11 7 7 1 58 19 608
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 32 23 9 9 7 1 56 19 1285
2018 Technical 23 26 20 9 8 14 2 57 20 132
2018 Administrative Support 25 28 22 9 10 6 1 57 20 400
2018 Operational 38 20 20 4 0 8 10 71 5 23
2018 Other occupational category 35 25 15 13 6 5 2 64 20 78

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 66. 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
2019 Executive 7 93 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 13 87 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 14 86 1558
2019 Technical 6 94 117
2019 Administrative Support 12 88 369
2019 Operational 0 100 14
2019 Other occupational category 8 92 104
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 86 611
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 88 1293
2018 Technical 9 91 132
2018 Administrative Support 10 90 401
2018 Other occupational category 5 95 79

Question 67a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 33 67 86
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 42 58 211
2019 Administrative Support 34 66 44
2018 Scientific and Professional 30 70 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 37 63 156
2018 Administrative Support 50 50 42

Question 67b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 61 39 86
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 73 27 211
2019 Administrative Support 68 32 44
2018 Scientific and Professional 62 38 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 73 27 156
2018 Technical 58 42 12
2018 Administrative Support 69 31 42

Question 67c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 5 95 211
2018 Scientific and Professional 6 94 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 156
2018 Technical 0 100 12

Question 67d. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administrative Support 0 100 44
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 0 100 156
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 42

Question 67e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 211
2019 Administrative Support 11 89 44
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 5 95 156

Question 67f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 20 80 86
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 19 81 211
2019 Administrative Support 16 84 44
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 79 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 156

Question 67g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 9 91 86
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 12 88 211
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 92 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 88 156
2018 Technical 0 100 12
2018 Administrative Support 12 88 42

Question 68a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 49 51 86
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 54 46 209
2019 Administrative Support 49 51 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 47 53 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 48 52 156
2018 Technical 58 42 12
2018 Administrative Support 29 71 42

Question 68b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 25 75 86
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 24 76 209
2019 Administrative Support 15 85 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 36 64 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 27 73 156
2018 Administrative Support 14 86 42

Question 68c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 27 73 86
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 19 81 209
2018 Scientific and Professional 23 77 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 81 156
2018 Technical 0 100 12

Question 68d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 209
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 3 97 156

Question 68e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 24 76 86
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 25 75 209
2019 Administrative Support 20 80 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 73 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 83 156
2018 Administrative Support 17 83 42

Question 68f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 21 79 86
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 22 78 209
2019 Administrative Support 24 76 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 15 85 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 27 73 156
2018 Technical 0 100 12
2018 Administrative Support 17 83 42

Question 68g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sexual orientation

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 3 97 209
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 156
2018 Technical 0 100 12

Question 68h. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2018 Technical 0 100 12
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 42

Question 68i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 6 94 86
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 209
2018 Scientific and Professional 5 95 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 156

Question 68j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 8 92 86
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 17 83 209
2019 Administrative Support 17 83 41
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 156
2018 Administrative Support 14 86 42

Question 68k. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 0 100 209
2019 Administrative Support 0 100 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 100 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 0 100 156
2018 Technical 0 100 12
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 42

Question 68l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 8 92 86
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 13 87 209
2019 Administrative Support 17 83 41
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 88 156
2018 Administrative Support 33 67 42

Question 68m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 0 100 86
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 0 100 209
2019 Administrative Support 0 100 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 100 84
2018 Technical 0 100 12
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 42

Question 68n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 14 86 86
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 209
2019 Administrative Support 24 76 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 86 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 156
2018 Administrative Support 17 83 42

Question 69a. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 28 72 83
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 29 71 207
2019 Administrative Support 29 71 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 72 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 25 75 157
2018 Administrative Support 31 69 42

Question 69b. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 13 87 83
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 13 87 207
2019 Administrative Support 12 88 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 13 87 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 157

Question 69c. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 207
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 157
2018 Technical 0 100 12

Question 69d. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted my union representative.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 11 89 83
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 14 86 207
2019 Administrative Support 32 68 41
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 157
2018 Administrative Support 33 67 42

Question 69e. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 8 92 83
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 207
2018 Technical 0 100 12

Question 69f. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 2 98 207

Question 69g. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 9 91 83
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 207
2018 Scientific and Professional 13 87 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 157

Question 69h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 9 91 83
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 207
2018 Scientific and Professional 12 88 83
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 157
2018 Technical 0 100 12
2018 Administrative Support 17 83 42

Question 69i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I took no action.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 48 52 83
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 52 48 207
2019 Administrative Support 46 54 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 51 49 84
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 57 43 157
2018 Administrative Support 43 57 42

Question 70a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The issue was resolved.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 190
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 155
2018 Technical 0 100 11

Question 70b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 190
2018 Scientific and Professional 16 84 83
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 88 155
2018 Administrative Support 18 83 40

Question 70c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The behaviour stopped.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 155
2018 Technical 0 100 11

Question 70d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual apologized.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 3 97 190
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 100 83
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 3 97 155
2018 Technical 0 100 11

Question 70e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Management intervened.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 190
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 3 97 155
2018 Technical 0 100 11

Question 70f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 5 95 190
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 155
2018 Technical 0 100 11

Question 70g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I changed jobs.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 190
2018 Scientific and Professional 7 93 83
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 155
2018 Technical 0 100 11

Question 70h. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 190
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 89 83
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 155
2018 Technical 0 100 11
2018 Administrative Support 18 83 40

Question 70i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was too distraught.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 190
2018 Scientific and Professional 7 93 83
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 88 155

Question 70j. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 29 71 190
2018 Scientific and Professional 18 82 83
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 22 78 155
2018 Administrative Support 33 68 40

Question 70k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 190
2018 Scientific and Professional 7 93 83
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 155
2018 Technical 0 100 11
2018 Administrative Support 13 88 40

Question 70l. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 43 57 190
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 73 83
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 42 58 155
2018 Administrative Support 58 43 40

Question 70m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Someone threatened me.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 100 83
2018 Technical 0 100 11
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 40

Question 70n. 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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 66 34 190
2018 Scientific and Professional 59 41 83
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 60 40 155
2018 Administrative Support 60 40 40

Question 70o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 190
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 100 83
2018 Technical 0 100 11
2018 Administrative Support 13 88 40

Question 70p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 13 87 190
2018 Scientific and Professional 15 85 82
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 16 84 155
2018 Administrative Support 20 80 40

Question 71. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you directly witnessed discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 21 79 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 17 83 1559
2019 Technical 13 87 116
2019 Administrative Support 14 86 367
2019 Other occupational category 9 91 105

Question 72. 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
2019 Executive 31 26 20 2 3 14 4 70 6 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 12 16 24 5 9 28 6 42 22 613
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 13 14 26 7 9 27 5 39 23 1562
2019 Technical 16 18 25 3 2 29 7 54 7 117
2019 Administrative Support 20 12 30 6 7 21 5 42 17 369
2019 Operational 43 14 14 0 7 7 14 73 9 14
2019 Other occupational category 23 11 11 0 5 40 9 68 9 104
2018 Executive 32 32 16 7 3 9 0 72 10 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 13 17 27 7 6 25 6 43 19 610
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 17 30 7 7 22 4 40 19 1281
2018 Technical 9 17 33 2 5 30 4 40 10 132
2018 Administrative Support 19 15 31 4 6 22 3 45 13 401
2018 Operational 16 26 25 0 5 18 9 58 7 25
2018 Other occupational category 21 13 17 6 2 31 8 58 14 80

Question 73. 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
2019 Executive 49 35 11 3 2 1 0 84 5 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 25 29 19 8 7 10 1 62 17 617
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 24 27 22 8 8 10 1 57 17 1557
2019 Technical 31 30 23 3 1 11 2 69 4 115
2019 Administrative Support 33 23 23 5 5 8 2 62 12 369
2019 Operational 43 14 7 14 7 0 14 67 25 14
2019 Other occupational category 42 22 9 3 2 20 2 82 6 105
2018 Executive 46 35 7 5 4 3 0 83 10 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 22 30 24 9 5 9 1 58 16 612
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 21 30 26 8 7 8 1 56 16 1283
2018 Technical 23 28 26 2 5 16 2 62 7 133
2018 Administrative Support 28 24 26 6 6 9 1 57 13 399
2018 Operational 31 29 18 0 5 7 9 72 6 25
2018 Other occupational category 37 27 11 6 4 13 2 74 12 80

Duty to accommodate

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

Question 79. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, have you requested measures to accommodate your needs in the workplace in the last two years?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 8 92 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 18 82 619
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 21 79 1561
2019 Technical 20 80 117
2019 Administrative Support 25 75 370
2019 Operational 0 100 13
2019 Other occupational category 9 91 104

Question 80. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 77 23 127
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 82 18 323
2019 Technical 78 22 23
2019 Administrative Support 84 16 94

Question 81. I am satisfied with the measures that were taken to accommodate my needs.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Scientific and Professional 51 24 7 14 3 0 0 75 17 101
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 47 33 5 11 4 0 0 80 15 256
2019 Technical 61 28 0 6 0 6 0 94 6 18
2019 Administrative Support 48 33 10 6 3 0 0 81 9 79
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Workplace well-being

A psychologically healthy workplace

Question 30. 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
2019 Executive 66 22 11 2 0 0 0 87 2 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 60 22 8 4 5 0 0 82 9 619
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 57 22 10 4 6 1 0 80 11 1560
2019 Technical 65 16 14 2 2 1 1 83 3 117
2019 Administrative Support 60 20 11 3 4 2 0 81 7 371
2019 Operational 43 29 21 0 0 7 0 77 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 67 23 6 2 0 0 3 92 2 105
2018 Executive 63 21 8 7 0 1 0 85 7 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 60 20 9 5 4 1 0 81 10 603
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 53 26 11 4 6 1 0 79 10 1275
2018 Technical 44 29 17 2 7 1 0 74 9 130
2018 Administrative Support 51 24 11 7 7 0 1 76 14 394
2018 Operational 51 22 18 0 4 5 0 77 4 25
2018 Other occupational category 78 10 6 3 1 2 0 90 4 79

Question 33. I am equipped to support employees in my work unit who are experiencing mental health issues. (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
2019 Executive 26 50 5 15 3 0 0 76 18 92
2019 Scientific and Professional 24 42 10 19 3 2 1 68 22 209
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 15 47 12 16 7 3 1 64 24 469
2019 Technical 16 58 5 16 5 0 0 74 21 19

Question 77. 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
2019 Executive 41 45 7 6 2 0 0 85 8 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 23 44 14 11 5 2 0 69 17 617
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 24 42 16 11 6 2 0 67 17 1554
2019 Technical 29 37 20 10 2 2 0 67 12 117
2019 Administrative Support 30 32 19 8 8 1 1 64 17 369
2019 Operational 43 29 21 7 0 0 0 71 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 24 39 15 9 8 5 1 67 17 105
2018 Executive 46 36 9 7 1 0 0 82 8 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 19 44 18 11 6 2 0 64 17 607
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 23 46 16 9 4 2 0 71 13 1284
2018 Technical 18 42 23 8 6 4 0 62 14 130
2018 Administrative Support 23 39 20 9 7 2 1 63 16 398
2018 Operational 22 39 14 10 4 4 8 69 16 23
2018 Other occupational category 27 40 12 10 9 1 0 68 19 80

Question 78. 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
2019 Executive 20 45 17 10 9 0 0 64 19 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 15 34 21 18 12 1 0 49 29 616
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 16 33 18 18 13 2 0 50 31 1557
2019 Technical 19 33 22 13 8 4 0 55 22 117
2019 Administrative Support 26 29 19 13 11 2 0 56 24 371
2019 Operational 36 29 21 14 0 0 0 64 14 14
2019 Other occupational category 28 29 23 11 6 3 1 59 17 104
2018 Executive 28 38 11 18 5 0 0 66 23 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 13 34 21 20 12 1 0 47 32 609
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 15 36 19 17 11 2 0 52 28 1287
2018 Technical 17 34 20 14 11 3 0 53 26 132
2018 Administrative Support 23 28 18 18 11 1 1 52 30 401
2018 Operational 21 28 21 13 4 0 13 57 20 24
2018 Other occupational category 28 36 12 10 11 3 0 67 21 80

Work-related stress

Question 74a. 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
2019 Executive 29 21 23 14 14 0 0 50 28 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 19 25 21 15 19 0 1 44 34 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 17 26 21 14 21 0 1 43 35 1559
2019 Technical 22 30 21 12 14 0 1 52 26 117
2019 Administrative Support 22 24 20 14 17 1 2 48 32 369
2019 Operational 0 7 29 50 14 0 0 7 64 14
2019 Other occupational category 23 22 28 9 16 1 1 46 25 104
2018 Executive 27 23 17 17 16 0 0 49 33 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 15 25 21 15 22 0 0 41 38 609
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 22 25 14 21 0 1 39 36 1286
2018 Technical 18 23 20 20 18 0 0 42 38 132
2018 Administrative Support 20 21 19 17 20 0 2 42 38 402
2018 Operational 11 7 46 20 13 0 4 19 34 25
2018 Other occupational category 28 14 22 14 22 0 1 43 36 79

Question 74b. 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
2019 Executive 9 17 28 28 18 0 1 26 46 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 14 25 29 18 14 0 0 40 32 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 15 25 26 17 17 0 0 40 34 1560
2019 Technical 23 32 20 13 12 0 0 55 25 117
2019 Administrative Support 29 29 22 12 8 0 0 59 20 371
2019 Operational 36 14 21 21 0 0 7 54 23 14
2019 Other occupational category 37 31 20 4 8 0 1 68 12 104
2018 Executive 1 21 35 27 16 0 0 23 43 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 13 24 30 17 16 0 0 37 33 608
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 25 28 16 16 0 0 39 33 1288
2018 Technical 18 21 35 12 14 0 0 39 26 133
2018 Administrative Support 21 29 21 15 14 0 1 51 29 400
2018 Operational 35 24 27 11 0 0 4 61 11 25
2018 Other occupational category 32 28 30 7 3 0 0 59 10 79

Question 74c. 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
2019 Executive 12 26 32 17 12 0 1 39 29 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 19 36 24 13 6 0 1 56 20 611
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 19 33 23 13 11 0 1 53 24 1551
2019 Technical 34 38 14 7 5 2 0 73 12 115
2019 Administrative Support 43 28 18 4 4 1 2 73 8 367
2019 Operational 43 43 14 0 0 0 0 86 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 56 23 11 4 5 0 1 80 9 105
2018 Executive 5 20 36 32 7 0 0 25 39 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 18 34 24 14 8 1 1 52 23 603
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 16 32 26 15 10 0 1 48 25 1282
2018 Technical 23 35 29 8 4 1 2 58 12 133
2018 Administrative Support 33 29 18 9 8 1 2 64 17 396
2018 Operational 38 24 22 4 0 5 7 71 4 25
2018 Other occupational category 48 30 12 7 3 0 0 78 10 79

Question 74d. 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
2019 Executive 10 21 26 25 18 0 1 31 43 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 15 25 25 15 20 0 0 40 35 607
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 16 23 22 18 20 0 1 39 38 1555
2019 Technical 25 26 23 11 14 1 1 52 26 116
2019 Administrative Support 29 23 20 9 17 1 1 53 26 369
2019 Operational 14 29 29 14 14 0 0 43 29 14
2019 Other occupational category 33 23 17 17 8 1 1 57 25 105
2018 Executive 8 13 37 28 13 0 0 21 41 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 15 20 26 19 20 0 0 35 39 603
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 14 23 23 19 20 1 0 37 39 1284
2018 Technical 21 24 18 14 20 1 1 46 35 132
2018 Administrative Support 25 19 18 12 22 2 1 46 35 397
2018 Operational 33 14 24 0 20 0 9 52 22 25
2018 Other occupational category 34 30 18 9 7 0 2 65 16 78

Question 74e. 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
2019 Executive 14 22 30 21 13 0 1 36 34 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 37 29 16 8 8 0 2 67 16 614
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 45 27 13 6 6 0 3 74 12 1557
2019 Technical 52 29 10 3 4 1 2 83 7 116
2019 Administrative Support 64 15 7 2 3 1 8 87 6 368
2019 Operational 64 29 7 0 0 0 0 93 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 66 18 7 6 2 0 2 86 8 105
2018 Executive 11 27 27 21 14 0 0 38 34 73
2018 Scientific and Professional 32 32 16 8 8 0 3 66 17 606
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 41 28 16 6 5 0 4 71 12 1288
2018 Technical 41 23 18 8 5 2 4 67 13 133
2018 Administrative Support 59 18 7 2 4 1 10 85 7 397
2018 Operational 53 32 4 0 0 4 7 96 0 25
2018 Other occupational category 67 21 7 0 1 0 5 92 1 79

Question 74f. 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
2019 Executive 13 25 30 16 14 0 2 39 30 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 20 36 21 12 11 0 0 56 23 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 28 29 19 12 11 0 0 57 23 1561
2019 Technical 29 33 21 8 6 1 3 64 14 117
2019 Administrative Support 44 24 16 8 6 1 1 69 14 370
2019 Operational 43 29 21 7 0 0 0 71 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 45 20 18 10 6 0 1 65 16 105
2018 Executive 12 24 32 15 17 0 0 36 32 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 32 22 13 13 0 0 52 25 608
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 27 26 24 11 10 0 1 54 22 1287
2018 Technical 27 23 24 14 11 0 1 51 25 133
2018 Administrative Support 37 26 17 10 8 1 2 65 18 399
2018 Operational 35 33 11 0 14 4 4 73 15 25
2018 Other occupational category 48 19 17 9 7 0 1 67 16 79

Question 74g. 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
2019 Executive 32 42 15 9 3 0 0 73 12 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 21 37 24 11 8 0 0 58 18 612
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 24 33 23 11 7 1 1 59 18 1553
2019 Technical 30 41 19 3 5 1 1 72 9 117
2019 Administrative Support 38 31 17 4 5 1 4 72 10 365
2019 Operational 36 36 14 14 0 0 0 71 14 14
2019 Other occupational category 42 28 14 9 4 1 2 72 14 105
2018 Executive 32 41 16 7 4 0 0 73 11 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 17 35 27 11 9 0 1 52 21 607
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 20 35 25 11 7 1 1 56 18 1287
2018 Technical 24 30 29 7 8 2 0 56 15 132
2018 Administrative Support 33 32 17 10 5 3 1 68 15 398
2018 Operational 33 24 9 18 5 4 7 63 27 25
2018 Other occupational category 49 32 11 4 1 0 2 83 5 79

Question 74h. 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
2019 Executive 21 37 25 12 5 0 0 58 17 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 13 34 29 15 9 0 0 47 23 616
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 16 30 26 15 12 1 1 47 27 1557
2019 Technical 27 36 21 8 6 2 1 65 14 117
2019 Administrative Support 36 30 18 9 5 1 1 68 14 365
2019 Operational 50 36 7 0 7 0 0 86 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 36 31 17 9 4 0 2 69 14 105
2018 Executive 15 34 32 16 3 0 0 49 19 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 16 29 27 16 10 1 1 45 27 608
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 14 30 30 15 11 0 1 44 26 1286
2018 Technical 20 33 29 11 6 1 1 53 17 131
2018 Administrative Support 31 32 18 10 7 1 1 64 17 397
2018 Operational 24 29 18 18 4 0 7 57 23 25
2018 Other occupational category 35 29 21 8 5 0 2 65 13 79

Question 74i. 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
2019 Executive 35 34 17 10 4 0 0 69 14 100
2019 Scientific and Professional 17 34 25 13 10 0 0 51 24 614
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 22 29 22 15 11 0 1 51 27 1557
2019 Technical 37 36 12 8 5 1 1 74 13 116
2019 Administrative Support 38 28 18 8 5 1 1 68 14 365
2019 Operational 57 29 7 7 0 0 0 86 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 31 23 27 9 10 0 1 54 18 104
2018 Executive 32 33 21 9 3 0 1 66 12 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 16 35 25 12 11 0 0 51 23 608
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 18 30 25 15 11 0 1 49 26 1286
2018 Technical 23 33 24 11 6 2 1 57 18 132
2018 Administrative Support 36 27 18 9 7 1 1 65 17 397
2018 Operational 44 29 7 4 9 4 4 78 14 25
2018 Other occupational category 36 31 17 7 8 0 1 67 16 78

Question 74j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of recognition

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
2019 Executive 55 26 13 2 4 0 0 81 6 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 36 29 15 11 8 0 0 66 19 617
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 39 26 18 7 9 1 1 66 16 1555
2019 Technical 42 36 12 3 7 0 1 78 10 116
2019 Administrative Support 44 24 11 11 8 1 1 70 19 363
2019 Operational 43 21 21 7 7 0 0 64 14 14
2019 Other occupational category 57 19 10 9 3 0 2 78 12 105

Question 74k. 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
2019 Executive 35 39 17 6 3 0 0 75 9 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 23 37 21 11 7 0 0 60 18 611
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 27 33 19 12 8 1 0 61 20 1554
2019 Technical 31 35 18 11 4 0 0 66 16 116
2019 Administrative Support 39 31 19 6 3 1 0 71 9 362
2019 Operational 50 36 14 0 0 0 0 86 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 40 34 13 9 3 0 1 75 11 105
2018 Executive 24 35 20 17 4 0 0 59 21 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 22 29 27 14 7 0 0 52 21 606
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 21 32 23 14 8 0 1 54 23 1283
2018 Technical 24 36 20 12 7 1 1 60 19 131
2018 Administrative Support 34 31 17 9 7 1 1 66 17 393
2018 Operational 47 38 0 11 0 0 4 89 11 25
2018 Other occupational category 38 37 18 4 4 0 0 75 8 79

Question 74l. 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
2019 Executive 61 20 6 10 3 0 0 81 13 100
2019 Scientific and Professional 38 30 16 8 7 0 0 68 16 609
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 50 23 13 6 5 0 1 75 12 1550
2019 Technical 48 21 20 4 6 0 1 69 10 116
2019 Administrative Support 55 23 10 5 4 1 2 80 9 362
2019 Operational 43 43 7 0 7 0 0 86 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 62 17 10 4 4 0 3 82 8 105
2018 Executive 57 21 13 7 1 0 0 79 8 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 44 28 16 7 5 0 0 72 13 605
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 46 27 14 6 6 0 1 74 12 1278
2018 Technical 45 26 17 8 3 0 1 72 11 128
2018 Administrative Support 56 20 12 5 3 1 3 79 8 395
2018 Operational 51 17 9 15 4 0 4 70 20 24
2018 Other occupational category 64 17 9 3 5 0 1 83 8 77

Question 74m. 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
2019 Executive 82 6 3 4 0 0 5 93 4 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 64 16 6 4 4 1 6 85 9 611
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 69 13 6 2 3 1 6 88 5 1550
2019 Technical 67 16 7 3 3 0 5 87 5 117
2019 Administrative Support 68 13 5 4 2 2 5 88 7 365
2019 Operational 79 7 7 7 0 0 0 86 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 76 10 9 1 1 0 3 89 2 104
2018 Executive 79 16 3 1 1 0 0 95 3 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 65 14 10 3 3 1 4 82 7 601
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 65 17 7 2 3 1 5 87 6 1281
2018 Technical 66 19 7 3 2 0 4 88 5 131
2018 Administrative Support 67 13 6 3 4 3 4 86 7 392
2018 Operational 49 26 8 4 0 4 9 87 4 24
2018 Other occupational category 74 17 4 1 1 1 3 95 1 78

Question 74n. 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
2019 Executive 73 16 4 4 3 0 0 89 7 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 56 18 13 5 6 0 1 76 11 612
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 58 16 9 7 8 1 2 77 15 1549
2019 Technical 67 20 9 2 3 0 0 87 4 117
2019 Administrative Support 61 17 8 6 6 1 2 80 12 368
2019 Operational 71 21 0 0 7 0 0 93 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 80 11 4 1 2 0 3 93 3 104
2018 Executive 75 19 4 0 3 0 0 93 3 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 57 19 10 6 5 0 2 78 11 607
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 59 18 10 5 5 1 2 80 10 1288
2018 Technical 64 15 9 4 4 0 4 83 8 132
2018 Administrative Support 62 16 8 3 7 2 3 81 10 395
2018 Operational 76 7 4 5 4 0 4 87 9 25
2018 Other occupational category 70 11 11 4 1 0 2 84 5 79

Question 74o. 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
2019 Executive 56 32 6 3 2 0 1 89 5 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 45 32 13 5 3 0 1 78 9 610
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 49 30 11 5 4 0 1 80 9 1545
2019 Technical 59 26 11 3 1 0 0 85 3 117
2019 Administrative Support 51 26 10 6 4 1 2 79 10 366
2019 Operational 29 43 7 14 7 0 0 71 21 14
2019 Other occupational category 63 20 10 1 3 0 3 85 4 105
2018 Executive 53 34 8 3 0 0 3 89 3 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 48 33 12 5 3 0 0 81 7 605
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 48 30 14 3 3 0 1 79 7 1286
2018 Technical 52 29 12 3 2 1 2 83 5 131
2018 Administrative Support 44 29 14 6 5 0 1 74 11 401
2018 Operational 49 27 7 13 0 0 4 79 13 25
2018 Other occupational category 61 27 5 4 1 1 1 89 6 80

Question 74p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) with authority over me

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 65 21 4 4 5 0 1 87 9 99
2019 Scientific and Professional 51 22 12 6 8 0 0 73 14 608
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 53 20 11 7 8 0 1 74 15 1544
2019 Technical 64 22 6 5 2 0 1 87 7 116
2019 Administrative Support 56 20 10 5 6 0 2 79 11 367
2019 Operational 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 72 10 11 4 1 0 3 84 5 105
2018 Executive 65 15 11 7 1 0 1 81 8 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 51 23 13 8 5 1 0 74 13 602
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 49 23 14 8 5 0 1 73 13 1278
2018 Technical 50 25 10 7 7 1 1 76 14 131
2018 Administrative Support 54 19 11 7 7 1 1 74 14 399
2018 Operational 62 15 7 4 9 0 4 79 13 25
2018 Other occupational category 70 16 4 8 1 0 1 87 10 80

Question 74q. 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
2019 Executive 39 41 14 2 4 0 1 80 6 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 46 18 8 2 3 0 23 84 6 606
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 53 15 5 3 2 0 22 87 6 1537
2019 Technical 56 10 5 1 2 0 26 89 4 116
2019 Administrative Support 58 4 3 1 0 0 32 93 2 364
2019 Operational 64 14 0 0 0 0 21 100 0 14
2019 Other occupational category 66 5 3 0 0 1 25 96 0 104
2018 Executive 39 35 16 5 3 0 1 75 8 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 46 14 8 2 2 0 27 83 6 598
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 48 14 7 3 1 0 27 85 5 1276
2018 Technical 50 13 5 3 2 2 25 87 6 131
2018 Administrative Support 60 4 2 1 0 1 33 97 1 400
2018 Operational 45 9 0 0 4 4 38 93 7 24
2018 Other occupational category 60 5 1 0 1 1 32 98 1 80

Question 74r. 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
2019 Executive 51 29 12 8 0 0 0 80 8 100
2019 Scientific and Professional 53 29 9 4 3 0 2 83 7 610
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 57 23 11 3 2 0 3 83 6 1546
2019 Technical 50 26 19 3 0 0 2 77 3 117
2019 Administrative Support 61 18 6 4 2 1 7 86 7 369
2019 Operational 57 14 14 7 7 0 0 71 14 14
2019 Other occupational category 71 16 5 2 3 0 3 90 5 104
2018 Executive 47 27 16 7 1 0 1 75 8 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 48 27 14 5 3 1 3 78 8 600
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 53 26 10 4 1 0 5 83 6 1281
2018 Technical 39 29 21 6 1 2 3 71 7 132
2018 Administrative Support 61 17 10 4 2 1 6 83 6 399
2018 Operational 58 18 0 7 0 4 13 91 9 25
2018 Other occupational category 76 14 1 1 0 1 7 98 1 80

Question 74s. 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
2019 Executive 87 6 3 1 3 0 0 93 4 100
2019 Scientific and Professional 68 17 8 2 3 1 2 87 5 610
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 64 18 8 4 4 1 2 84 8 1550
2019 Technical 61 25 6 3 1 3 1 89 4 117
2019 Administrative Support 54 22 11 4 3 3 2 81 8 368
2019 Operational 64 7 21 0 7 0 0 71 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 54 14 12 9 6 0 5 72 15 105
2018 Executive 86 7 3 1 1 0 1 94 3 73
2018 Scientific and Professional 67 13 8 4 5 0 3 83 8 604
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 62 17 9 4 5 1 2 82 9 1286
2018 Technical 53 21 8 5 9 2 2 77 14 132
2018 Administrative Support 52 21 8 5 7 3 4 79 12 399
2018 Operational 58 7 4 4 23 0 4 68 28 25
2018 Other occupational category 64 13 12 4 7 0 1 77 11 80

Question 74t. 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
2019 Executive 77 16 5 0 2 0 0 93 2 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 51 31 12 3 2 0 1 83 5 608
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 53 27 12 4 2 0 2 82 6 1542
2019 Technical 55 33 9 2 0 0 2 89 2 117
2019 Administrative Support 53 27 10 5 1 0 3 82 7 367
2019 Operational 71 21 0 7 0 0 0 93 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 54 24 11 6 3 0 3 80 9 105
2018 Executive 61 28 8 1 0 0 1 90 1 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 46 32 15 5 1 0 1 79 6 600
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 48 29 14 5 2 0 1 79 7 1287
2018 Technical 50 36 11 2 0 2 0 87 2 131
2018 Administrative Support 52 23 15 5 3 1 3 77 8 399
2018 Operational 54 18 11 4 5 0 7 78 10 25
2018 Other occupational category 59 22 15 2 2 0 1 81 4 79

Question 75. 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
2019 Executive 8 24 46 20 3 0 0 32 23 101
2019 Scientific and Professional 10 33 36 16 5 0 0 43 21 618
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 13 30 34 16 7 0 0 43 23 1562
2019 Technical 15 41 31 9 4 0 0 56 13 117
2019 Administrative Support 26 33 27 8 5 0 0 59 13 371
2019 Operational 21 50 21 0 7 0 0 71 7 14
2019 Other occupational category 28 34 29 4 4 0 1 63 8 105
2018 Executive 8 20 43 22 7 0 0 28 28 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 27 40 18 6 0 0 36 25 608
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 31 38 15 6 0 0 41 21 1293
2018 Technical 14 25 43 15 2 0 0 39 17 132
2018 Administrative Support 19 34 28 11 6 0 1 54 18 402
2018 Operational 16 33 20 9 14 0 7 53 25 25
2018 Other occupational category 22 49 21 7 1 0 0 71 8 80

Question 76. 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
2019 Executive 11 30 39 14 6 0 0 20 41 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 13 22 41 16 7 0 0 23 35 613
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 17 20 36 18 8 0 0 26 37 1548
2019 Technical 9 15 47 22 8 0 0 30 24 115
2019 Administrative Support 10 14 37 25 14 0 0 39 24 366
2019 Operational 8 23 23 38 8 0 0 46 31 13
2019 Other occupational category 10 18 31 23 17 0 1 40 28 105
2018 Executive 9 32 41 9 8 0 0 17 41 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 25 37 19 5 0 0 24 39 599
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 23 39 19 7 0 0 26 34 1282
2018 Technical 11 15 41 24 9 0 0 33 26 127
2018 Administrative Support 13 16 35 23 13 0 1 35 29 390
2018 Operational 4 18 55 16 4 0 4 21 22 25
2018 Other occupational category 8 9 37 30 16 0 0 46 17 78
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Compensation

Pay or other compensation issues

Question 82. 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
2019 Executive 20 34 25 11 9 1 0 20 80 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 18 27 26 14 13 2 0 18 82 613
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 17 29 24 13 15 1 1 17 83 1553
2019 Technical 18 33 24 13 10 2 1 18 82 117
2019 Administrative Support 23 33 15 13 11 3 1 24 76 368
2019 Operational 7 21 36 36 0 0 0 7 93 14
2019 Other occupational category 20 28 22 11 13 0 5 21 79 105
2018 Executive 37 24 21 9 8 0 0 37 63 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 28 18 15 18 1 0 20 80 610
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 21 26 23 14 14 1 1 22 78 1289
2018 Technical 16 32 27 16 8 2 0 16 84 132
2018 Administrative Support 31 23 17 14 12 2 0 32 68 402
2018 Operational 20 15 29 25 7 4 0 21 79 25
2018 Other occupational category 29 21 23 14 4 3 5 32 68 80

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected from "a small extent" to "a very large extent":

Question 83. Have you experienced any new pay or other compensation issues over the last 12 months?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 74 26 81
2019 Scientific and Professional 59 41 482
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 64 36 1255
2019 Technical 65 35 93
2019 Administrative Support 60 40 268
2019 Operational 54 46 13
2019 Other occupational category 71 29 79

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected from "a small extent" to "a very large extent":

Question 84. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 21 79 81
2019 Scientific and Professional 37 63 479
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 34 66 1243
2019 Technical 46 54 91
2019 Administrative Support 50 50 262
2019 Operational 31 69 13
2019 Other occupational category 46 54 78
2018 Executive 30 70 44
2018 Scientific and Professional 34 66 470
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 72 988
2018 Technical 26 74 107
2018 Administrative Support 36 64 264
2018 Operational 40 60 18
2018 Other occupational category 49 51 49

Question 87. 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
2019 Executive 49 28 7 7 5 0 4 81 12 102
2019 Scientific and Professional 33 22 17 11 10 1 6 59 23 612
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 29 18 18 13 16 1 5 50 31 1551
2019 Technical 46 22 12 6 3 2 9 76 11 115
2019 Administrative Support 40 19 14 9 10 2 6 64 21 363
2019 Operational 43 14 14 7 14 0 7 62 23 14
2019 Other occupational category 39 9 10 9 11 3 20 62 25 103
2018 Executive 55 22 7 3 4 1 8 85 7 74
2018 Scientific and Professional 32 21 18 10 11 1 7 58 23 603
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 33 17 17 13 14 1 6 54 28 1292
2018 Technical 36 20 11 10 8 3 11 66 21 132
2018 Administrative Support 39 14 16 9 12 1 10 59 23 399
2018 Operational 31 22 5 13 7 4 18 68 26 25
2018 Other occupational category 30 21 10 9 9 2 19 64 22 80

Support to resolve pay or other compensation issues

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected from "a small extent" to "a very large extent":

Question 85. 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
2019 Executive 9 26 12 33 11 2 6 38 49 81
2019 Scientific and Professional 7 20 22 19 26 1 6 29 48 480
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 7 20 19 19 26 1 7 30 50 1241
2019 Technical 9 14 31 17 24 2 3 24 43 93
2019 Administrative Support 15 23 18 12 21 2 9 43 37 263
2019 Operational 8 0 23 23 46 0 0 8 69 13
2019 Other occupational category 18 29 14 13 17 0 9 52 33 77
2018 Executive 15 26 19 15 19 0 6 43 36 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 6 23 18 19 28 0 5 31 50 472
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 21 16 19 29 2 5 30 52 985
2018 Technical 5 17 23 17 31 4 3 24 52 109
2018 Administrative Support 13 18 19 18 26 2 5 33 46 267
2018 Operational 14 19 26 12 14 5 10 39 30 19
2018 Other occupational category 14 29 24 19 9 3 3 45 29 52

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected from "a small extent" to "a very large extent":

Question 86. 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
2019 Executive 4 9 16 22 33 2 14 15 66 81
2019 Scientific and Professional 3 13 15 22 40 1 6 18 67 481
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 3 12 15 20 44 1 5 16 68 1243
2019 Technical 8 13 25 18 34 0 2 21 54 93
2019 Administrative Support 8 22 12 16 32 2 8 34 53 264
2019 Operational 8 8 8 8 62 0 8 17 75 13
2019 Other occupational category 11 15 21 13 30 0 10 28 49 76
2018 Executive 4 11 15 21 34 4 11 18 65 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 3 12 16 19 43 2 5 16 66 473
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 2 8 13 20 52 1 4 11 76 984
2018 Technical 1 10 24 19 42 3 1 11 64 109
2018 Administrative Support 6 10 17 15 45 2 4 17 64 268
2018 Operational 10 24 26 5 35 0 0 34 40 19
2018 Other occupational category 4 13 18 25 30 5 5 19 62 51
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