2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Correctional Service of Canada by Question 105. What is your gender?

The results of the 2019 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented according to the numerical order of questions, grouped by section theme as they appeared in the questionnaire. Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison, or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

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

Survey Themes

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

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My Job

Question 1. I have the materials and equipment I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	20	47	9	16	8	67	24	3443
2019	Female gender	27	50	5	13	4	77	17	4984
2019	Gender diverse	10	43	19	17	12	52	29	47
2017	Male gender	16	49	8	17	9	65	26	3582
2017	Female gender	23	51	5	14	5	75	20	5039
2017	Gender diverse	6	41	2	33	17	48	50	29
2014	Male gender	17	50	9	16	8	67	24	4843
2014	Female gender	24	51	6	14	5	75	19	5967
2011	Male gender	22	49	8	14	7	71	21	4841
2011	Female gender	30	51	4	11	4	81	15	6139
2008	Male gender	19	48	8	15	10	67	25	3842
2008	Female gender	27	50	4	13	5	77	19	4808

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	67	20	6	3	3	1	88	6	3435
2019	Female gender	71	19	4	3	2	1	91	5	4964
2019	Gender diverse	56	20	8	11	3	2	77	15	48
2017	Male gender	63	23	6	3	4	1	87	7	3579
2017	Female gender	70	20	4	4	2	1	91	5	5034
2017	Gender diverse	59	21	18	0	2	0	80	2	29
2014	Male gender	62	24	6	3	3	1	87	7	4838
2014	Female gender	67	21	4	4	2	1	90	6	5964
2011	Male gender	67	21	5	3	2	1	89	6	4841
2011	Female gender	73	17	3	3	2	1	92	5	6138
2008	Male gender	72	18	4	3	2	1	91	5	3838
2008	Female gender	77	14	3	3	2	1	92	5	4801

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	23	34	12	17	14	57	31	3438
2019	Female gender	30	36	9	16	9	66	25	4975
2019	Gender diverse	20	26	8	27	19	46	46	47
2017	Male gender	21	34	11	18	16	55	34	3579
2017	Female gender	27	37	8	17	11	63	28	5036
2017	Gender diverse	11	16	22	21	30	27	51	29
2014	Male gender	22	34	13	18	13	55	31	4836
2014	Female gender	28	35	9	17	11	63	29	5961
2011	Male gender	23	35	13	16	12	58	29	4843
2011	Female gender	27	36	8	16	12	63	29	6133

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	15	37	14	20	13	0	52	34	3440
2019	Female gender	19	45	11	17	8	0	64	25	4962
2019	Gender diverse	13	30	14	18	24	0	43	43	48
2018	Male gender	13	42	12	20	14	0	55	33	2859
2018	Female gender	14	51	9	18	7	0	65	25	4225
2018	Gender diverse	4	46	10	23	18	0	50	40	42
2017	Male gender	12	35	14	21	18	0	47	39	3581
2017	Female gender	17	41	12	19	11	0	58	30	5034
2017	Gender diverse	12	21	14	29	25	0	33	53	29
2014	Male gender	13	36	15	20	16	0	49	36	4841
2014	Female gender	16	40	12	21	11	0	56	32	5962
2011	Male gender	19	42	13	15	10	1	62	25	4844
2011	Female gender	24	44	10	14	7	1	68	21	6142
2008	Male gender	16	41	13	17	12	0	58	29	3838
2008	Female gender	19	44	10	18	8	1	64	26	4813

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	21	36	14	16	13	57	29	3418
2019	Female gender	27	40	11	15	7	66	22	4949
2019	Gender diverse	15	23	2	27	33	38	60	48
2017	Male gender	20	36	14	16	13	56	29	3564
2017	Female gender	26	41	10	16	8	66	24	5013
2017	Gender diverse	6	30	9	20	35	36	55	29
2014	Male gender	20	40	14	16	9	60	26	4839
2014	Female gender	27	40	11	15	6	67	21	5959

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	Male gender	23	31	17	13	16	0	0	54	29	3438
2019	Female gender	33	34	12	12	9	0	0	67	21	4970
2019	Gender diverse	15	20	19	27	15	3	2	36	44	48
2018	Male gender	21	30	17	14	16	0	0	51	31	2849
2018	Female gender	30	35	13	13	9	0	0	65	22	4212
2018	Gender diverse	8	25	12	31	24	0	0	33	55	42
2017	Male gender	20	31	17	15	17	0	1	51	31	3575
2017	Female gender	28	33	12	14	12	0	0	62	26	5025
2017	Gender diverse	13	12	25	10	40	0	0	25	50	29
2014	Male gender	19	32	19	14	14	1	0	51	29	4834
2014	Female gender	27	34	14	14	11	0	0	62	25	5963
2011	Male gender	23	36	16	12	12	0	1	60	24	4846
2011	Female gender	31	36	12	12	8	0	1	68	20	6134

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	21	32	17	12	18	53	30	3432
2019	Female gender	31	42	12	8	8	73	15	4977
2019	Gender diverse	21	20	16	16	27	41	42	48
2018	Male gender	19	34	14	14	19	53	33	2848
2018	Female gender	28	41	13	10	8	69	17	4206
2018	Gender diverse	5	22	13	14	46	27	60	42
2017	Male gender	19	39	16	10	16	58	26	3582
2017	Female gender	27	44	11	10	8	71	18	5036
2017	Gender diverse	10	35	13	20	22	45	42	29
2014	Male gender	20	40	17	11	12	60	23	4843
2014	Female gender	27	44	12	10	6	71	16	5964
2011	Male gender	28	37	14	9	11	66	20	4845
2011	Female gender	35	42	11	7	5	77	12	6135
2008	Male gender	26	39	14	11	10	65	21	3831
2008	Female gender	35	41	10	9	5	76	14	4777

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	14	28	17	17	25	41	42	3428
2019	Female gender	21	34	15	17	14	55	30	4966
2019	Gender diverse	11	22	9	32	26	33	58	48
2018	Male gender	12	25	17	16	30	37	46	2856
2018	Female gender	19	30	16	17	18	49	35	4198
2018	Gender diverse	2	14	11	9	63	16	73	42
2017	Male gender	11	25	19	18	27	36	45	3573
2017	Female gender	17	32	14	18	19	49	36	5036
2017	Gender diverse	10	20	18	19	33	30	52	29
2014	Male gender	11	27	20	19	22	38	42	4839
2014	Female gender	16	32	17	19	15	49	35	5964
2011	Male gender	12	32	18	17	20	44	37	4847
2011	Female gender	18	36	14	18	13	54	31	6144

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	17	38	19	16	10	55	26	3410
2019	Female gender	27	44	13	12	4	71	16	4946
2019	Gender diverse	12	40	16	13	18	52	32	48
2018	Male gender	17	37	17	15	12	55	28	2858
2018	Female gender	23	44	15	11	6	68	17	4209
2018	Gender diverse	11	16	32	22	20	26	42	42
2017	Male gender	17	37	18	16	12	54	27	3578
2017	Female gender	25	44	13	12	7	69	18	5030
2017	Gender diverse	10	23	23	22	23	33	45	29

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	24	36	17	11	11	0	60	22	3423
2019	Female gender	37	39	13	7	4	0	76	11	4949
2019	Gender diverse	23	30	12	17	18	0	53	35	48
2018	Male gender	24	39	17	10	10	1	63	20	2849
2018	Female gender	35	42	12	6	4	0	78	10	4213
2018	Gender diverse	14	33	9	12	32	0	47	44	41
2017	Male gender	23	37	17	10	12	1	60	22	3570
2017	Female gender	33	40	13	8	6	0	74	13	5027
2017	Gender diverse	14	24	27	13	23	0	38	35	29
2014	Male gender	23	39	19	10	9	1	62	19	4842
2014	Female gender	31	41	14	8	5	1	72	14	5963
2011	Male gender	26	40	16	8	8	1	67	16	4846
2011	Female gender	32	42	13	7	5	1	75	12	6145
2008	Male gender	31	38	14	9	8	1	70	17	3840
2008	Female gender	39	40	11	6	4	1	79	10	4809

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	16	26	17	16	24	43	40	3421
2019	Female gender	23	34	15	15	13	56	29	4964
2019	Gender diverse	15	21	10	25	29	36	54	48
2018	Male gender	13	28	17	17	26	41	43	2844
2018	Female gender	20	34	15	15	16	54	32	4212
2018	Gender diverse	6	9	24	11	50	15	61	41
2017	Male gender	13	28	18	15	27	40	42	3576
2017	Female gender	19	32	14	16	19	51	35	5027
2017	Gender diverse	12	21	7	12	47	34	60	29

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	38	33	14	6	8	72	14	3412
2019	Female gender	47	37	9	3	3	84	6	4938
2019	Gender diverse	34	25	18	6	18	58	24	47
2018	Male gender	38	35	13	7	7	73	14	2839
2018	Female gender	46	38	10	4	3	84	6	4183
2018	Gender diverse	27	24	23	11	15	51	25	42
2017	Male gender	39	37	12	6	6	76	12	3564
2017	Female gender	48	37	9	4	2	85	6	5027
2017	Gender diverse	28	32	17	5	17	61	22	29
2014	Male gender	48	33	12	4	4	81	8	4833
2014	Female gender	56	32	8	2	2	88	4	5958
2011	Male gender	50	34	10	4	3	83	7	4850
2011	Female gender	58	31	6	2	1	90	3	6140

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	17	30	16	16	21	0	47	37	3419
2019	Female gender	20	36	15	16	12	0	57	28	4942
2019	Gender diverse	14	19	11	28	26	2	34	55	48
2018	Male gender	14	31	15	17	24	0	45	40	2848
2018	Female gender	18	36	14	17	14	0	54	32	4207
2018	Gender diverse	3	11	19	27	40	0	14	67	42
2017	Male gender	15	32	15	17	20	0	47	37	3561
2017	Female gender	19	35	13	18	14	0	55	32	5021
2017	Gender diverse	6	28	11	16	38	0	35	55	29
2014	Male gender	12	33	16	20	19	0	45	39	4840
2014	Female gender	14	35	14	22	15	0	49	37	5964
2011	Male gender	19	34	15	15	16	0	53	31	4849
2011	Female gender	23	38	13	15	11	0	61	26	6139

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	18	26	18	14	23	0	44	37	3424
2019	Female gender	26	33	17	12	11	0	60	23	4956
2019	Gender diverse	13	20	17	26	21	3	34	49	48
2018	Male gender	15	27	18	15	25	0	42	40	2834
2018	Female gender	24	32	17	15	12	0	56	28	4186
2018	Gender diverse	1	22	18	12	47	0	23	59	42
2017	Male gender	15	27	19	17	22	0	43	39	3556
2017	Female gender	24	33	15	15	13	0	57	28	5025
2017	Gender diverse	7	28	13	5	47	0	34	53	28
2014	Male gender	15	30	20	17	18	0	45	36	4841
2014	Female gender	21	34	17	16	11	0	55	28	5966

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	Male gender	16	30	22	17	15	0	0	46	33	3390
2019	Female gender	22	38	17	14	9	0	0	60	23	4899
2019	Gender diverse	14	24	15	30	17	0	0	38	47	48
2018	Male gender	13	27	20	17	22	0	0	41	40	2840
2018	Female gender	21	33	17	16	13	0	0	53	29	4196
2018	Gender diverse	9	11	23	23	34	0	0	20	57	42
2017	Male gender	14	29	21	17	19	0	0	43	36	3558
2017	Female gender	21	33	17	16	12	0	0	54	29	5021
2017	Gender diverse	6	24	17	17	35	0	0	30	52	29
2014	Male gender	14	31	23	17	15	0	0	45	32	4840
2014	Female gender	20	34	19	17	10	0	0	54	27	5965
2011	Male gender	21	38	21	11	7	1	0	60	19	4838
2011	Female gender	27	42	14	11	5	1	1	70	16	6130

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	29	38	17	8	8	67	16	3432
2019	Female gender	38	43	11	5	3	81	8	4967
2019	Gender diverse	18	33	32	3	14	51	17	48
2018	Male gender	28	37	16	10	9	65	19	2850
2018	Female gender	35	43	13	5	3	78	8	4211
2018	Gender diverse	6	34	32	11	17	40	28	42
2017	Male gender	27	41	16	8	8	68	16	3556
2017	Female gender	35	44	11	6	4	79	10	5013
2017	Gender diverse	21	49	20	4	5	71	9	29
2014	Male gender	31	43	14	6	5	75	11	4834
2014	Female gender	38	42	11	5	3	81	9	5957
2011	Male gender	37	43	10	6	4	80	10	4846
2011	Female gender	43	43	7	4	2	86	6	6138
2008	Male gender	36	46	8	6	3	82	10	3842
2008	Female gender	43	43	7	5	2	86	7	4812

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	32	33	21	7	5	2	66	12	3413
2019	Female gender	30	31	22	10	7	1	61	16	4931
2019	Gender diverse	31	32	25	7	5	0	63	12	48
2018	Male gender	31	34	20	8	5	2	67	13	2859
2018	Female gender	29	32	21	10	7	1	62	18	4219
2018	Gender diverse	19	40	18	11	1	11	66	13	42
2017	Male gender	34	37	17	7	3	3	73	10	3579
2017	Female gender	30	36	20	9	4	1	66	13	5037
2017	Gender diverse	14	32	25	11	12	5	49	25	29
2014	Male gender	29	37	21	8	4	1	67	11	4840
2014	Female gender	28	34	23	9	5	1	63	15	5963
2011	Male gender	30	35	20	8	5	2	67	13	4850
2011	Female gender	29	33	21	9	6	1	63	16	6138
2008	Male gender	24	36	22	9	6	1	62	16	3839
2008	Female gender	22	32	24	13	9	0	54	22	4808

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	Male gender	20	31	32	12	4	1	1	16	51	3437
2019	Female gender	14	29	35	15	6	1	1	21	44	4981
2019	Gender diverse	27	27	30	10	6	0	0	17	54	48
2018	Male gender	18	32	33	11	4	0	1	15	52	2858
2018	Female gender	14	30	35	14	5	1	1	19	45	4208
2018	Gender diverse	34	33	22	4	0	0	7	5	72	42
2017	Male gender	18	31	32	11	5	1	2	16	50	3560
2017	Female gender	15	29	34	13	6	1	2	19	46	5013
2017	Gender diverse	33	22	26	9	2	2	5	12	59	29
2014	Male gender	14	34	34	11	4	1	2	16	49	4838
2014	Female gender	13	33	35	12	5	1	1	18	46	5948
2011	Male gender	14	33	33	13	4	1	2	18	48	4834
2011	Female gender	12	30	32	15	7	1	2	23	43	6130
2008	Male gender	16	35	32	12	3	0	1	15	52	3833
2008	Female gender	15	33	34	13	4	1	1	17	48	4808

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	Male gender	24	28	25	14	7	1	1	21	52	3427
2019	Female gender	17	26	30	16	8	1	1	24	45	4969
2019	Gender diverse	34	24	22	10	9	1	0	19	58	48
2018	Male gender	24	30	25	13	6	1	1	19	55	2849
2018	Female gender	19	28	29	14	6	1	1	22	49	4197
2018	Gender diverse	44	30	13	5	5	0	4	10	77	42
2017	Male gender	22	28	28	13	6	2	2	20	51	3549
2017	Female gender	18	26	29	15	8	1	2	23	46	5014
2017	Gender diverse	32	17	18	20	4	3	5	26	54	29
2014	Male gender	18	29	30	14	6	2	1	21	49	4837
2014	Female gender	17	28	31	14	7	2	1	21	47	5952
2011	Male gender	16	27	28	17	8	2	2	26	44	4826
2011	Female gender	13	23	30	18	10	2	3	30	39	6125
2008	Male gender	18	30	29	15	6	1	1	22	48	3829
2008	Female gender	16	27	31	15	7	1	2	23	44	4794

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	Male gender	23	27	27	13	5	2	2	19	53	3432
2019	Female gender	16	27	30	17	7	2	2	24	45	4958
2019	Gender diverse	33	9	26	15	7	8	2	25	47	47
2018	Male gender	25	29	27	10	5	2	2	15	56	2846
2018	Female gender	19	27	30	14	6	2	2	21	48	4193
2018	Gender diverse	49	20	15	4	4	4	4	9	75	42
2017	Male gender	24	28	26	13	5	2	3	18	54	3555
2017	Female gender	18	25	29	15	7	2	4	23	46	5017
2017	Gender diverse	33	26	23	12	2	0	5	15	61	29
2014	Male gender	23	31	27	11	4	2	2	16	56	4833
2014	Female gender	19	27	30	13	6	2	3	20	49	5952
2011	Male gender	22	29	27	12	5	2	3	18	54	4829
2011	Female gender	16	26	31	15	7	2	4	24	44	6113
2008	Male gender	23	31	28	12	4	1	2	16	55	3828
2008	Female gender	17	27	32	14	6	2	2	21	46	4805

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	Male gender	9	16	33	25	11	2	4	39	27	3425
2019	Female gender	8	16	37	24	12	1	2	37	25	4951
2019	Gender diverse	12	12	30	23	23	0	0	46	24	48
2018	Male gender	11	15	34	26	9	1	4	37	26	2844
2018	Female gender	9	18	36	24	10	1	3	35	28	4175
2018	Gender diverse	16	17	17	26	9	0	15	42	39	41
2017	Male gender	10	16	32	25	10	1	6	37	28	3548
2017	Female gender	9	17	34	24	10	1	4	36	28	4995
2017	Gender diverse	15	18	34	19	4	0	10	25	37	29
2014	Male gender	9	18	35	24	8	2	4	35	29	4811
2014	Female gender	10	19	35	24	9	1	2	34	30	5929
2011	Male gender	12	19	31	23	10	1	4	34	32	4814
2011	Female gender	10	19	34	22	11	1	4	34	30	6115
2008	Male gender	11	21	35	21	8	1	3	30	33	3821
2008	Female gender	10	21	36	22	8	1	2	31	32	4794

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	Male gender	22	26	28	14	7	1	2	22	49	3433
2019	Female gender	23	25	26	15	9	1	2	24	49	4966
2019	Gender diverse	30	14	28	16	8	3	0	25	46	48
2018	Male gender	27	26	26	12	6	1	2	18	56	2849
2018	Female gender	28	27	25	11	6	1	2	18	56	4193
2018	Gender diverse	36	30	15	7	4	0	7	12	71	40
2017	Male gender	22	25	28	15	6	1	3	22	49	3565
2017	Female gender	24	25	27	12	7	1	3	21	52	5009
2017	Gender diverse	31	37	11	7	4	0	10	12	76	29
2014	Male gender	23	28	28	13	5	1	2	19	53	4833
2014	Female gender	25	28	26	12	5	1	2	18	55	5947
2011	Male gender	17	25	31	15	7	1	3	24	44	4826
2011	Female gender	19	24	29	15	9	1	3	25	45	6124
2008	Male gender	20	27	30	15	5	1	2	21	48	3828
2008	Female gender	21	27	28	14	6	1	2	21	50	4797

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	Male gender	19	21	27	19	10	2	2	31	41	3422
2019	Female gender	20	24	27	17	8	2	2	26	46	4961
2019	Gender diverse	18	18	29	12	18	2	3	32	38	47
2018	Male gender	18	23	25	21	9	2	3	32	42	2843
2018	Female gender	19	26	27	18	7	2	2	26	46	4185
2018	Gender diverse	19	32	17	21	4	0	7	26	55	42
2017	Male gender	15	20	26	22	10	2	5	35	37	3558
2017	Female gender	17	22	27	18	9	2	4	29	41	5014
2017	Gender diverse	22	27	25	18	2	0	5	21	52	29
2014	Male gender	12	20	28	24	11	2	3	37	34	4836
2014	Female gender	15	22	29	20	9	1	3	31	39	5947
2011	Male gender	15	22	26	19	10	3	4	32	40	4838
2011	Female gender	17	23	28	16	10	2	4	28	42	6127
2008	Male gender	18	25	28	19	7	1	2	27	44	3833
2008	Female gender	21	28	26	14	6	2	3	22	51	4795

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	Male gender	21	26	28	13	7	2	2	21	50	3438
2019	Female gender	16	24	32	16	8	2	2	25	42	4955
2019	Gender diverse	34	21	32	5	4	5	0	9	57	48
2018	Male gender	24	28	25	13	6	1	3	19	55	2847
2018	Female gender	18	29	31	12	6	2	2	19	49	4203
2018	Gender diverse	42	15	22	6	0	4	11	7	67	42
2017	Male gender	21	26	28	13	5	2	5	19	51	3551
2017	Female gender	18	24	31	13	7	3	4	21	45	5016
2017	Gender diverse	39	20	22	5	2	2	10	8	67	29
2014	Male gender	20	29	28	12	6	2	3	19	52	4818
2014	Female gender	18	26	32	13	6	2	3	20	46	5945

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	Male gender	13	20	32	23	10	1	2	34	33	3435
2019	Female gender	7	15	33	29	13	1	2	43	23	4966
2019	Gender diverse	25	21	31	10	12	0	0	22	47	48

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My Work Unit

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	Male gender	67	14	8	2	3	0	4	86	5	3432
2019	Female gender	74	13	5	2	2	0	4	91	4	4961
2019	Gender diverse	61	6	25	2	4	0	2	68	7	48
2017	Male gender	64	16	8	2	3	1	6	85	6	3575
2017	Female gender	75	13	4	2	2	0	4	92	4	5031
2017	Gender diverse	50	18	20	0	2	0	10	76	2	29
2014	Male gender	63	18	7	2	3	1	6	87	6	4841
2014	Female gender	74	13	5	2	2	0	4	91	4	5966
2011	Male gender	65	16	8	3	3	1	5	86	6	4846
2011	Female gender	75	12	4	2	2	1	4	92	4	6134
2008	Male gender	65	12	6	2	4	1	10	86	7	3839
2008	Female gender	74	10	3	2	3	1	8	91	6	4808

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	Male gender	16	27	20	16	19	2	1	44	35	3426
2019	Female gender	18	30	18	16	14	3	1	50	31	4971
2019	Gender diverse	5	21	25	13	31	4	1	27	47	48
2018	Male gender	10	27	20	17	23	1	1	38	41	2842
2018	Female gender	13	30	18	18	17	3	1	44	37	4214
2018	Gender diverse	7	26	11	16	36	0	4	35	54	42
2017	Male gender	14	27	20	16	20	2	1	42	37	3577
2017	Female gender	15	29	17	17	18	2	2	46	37	5033
2017	Gender diverse	2	15	14	30	33	2	5	18	67	29
2014	Male gender	16	33	19	15	13	2	1	51	29	4845
2014	Female gender	20	30	17	17	12	2	2	52	30	5969

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	Male gender	25	29	16	14	16	1	0	54	30	3430
2019	Female gender	31	31	11	15	12	0	0	62	27	4960
2019	Gender diverse	15	30	16	17	20	1	0	46	38	48
2018	Male gender	21	29	15	16	19	0	0	50	35	2840
2018	Female gender	26	30	12	16	15	0	0	57	31	4203
2018	Gender diverse	10	28	13	7	38	0	4	40	46	41
2017	Male gender	22	28	16	15	18	0	1	51	33	3580
2017	Female gender	26	30	12	16	15	1	0	56	32	5029
2017	Gender diverse	6	24	8	20	38	0	5	31	61	29
2014	Male gender	25	32	15	15	13	1	0	58	27	4839
2014	Female gender	29	31	12	15	12	0	0	60	28	5966

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	Male gender	26	37	15	12	9	0	0	63	21	3428
2019	Female gender	31	37	11	14	7	0	0	68	20	4962
2019	Gender diverse	18	36	18	20	8	0	0	54	27	48
2018	Male gender	20	37	18	14	11	0	0	57	25	2840
2018	Female gender	26	39	13	13	9	0	0	65	22	4198
2018	Gender diverse	16	29	21	15	20	0	0	45	34	41
2017	Male gender	17	38	18	14	13	1	0	55	27	3564
2017	Female gender	24	38	12	15	11	0	0	62	25	5028
2017	Gender diverse	6	29	18	6	36	0	5	36	44	29
2014	Male gender	19	44	18	12	7	0	0	63	19	4841
2014	Female gender	24	41	14	14	7	0	0	66	21	5956

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	Male gender	22	38	21	10	8	1	0	61	19	3425
2019	Female gender	28	40	17	9	4	1	1	69	14	4961
2019	Gender diverse	13	35	23	22	7	0	0	48	29	48
2018	Male gender	18	40	22	9	10	1	0	58	20	2837
2018	Female gender	24	41	18	9	7	1	0	66	16	4211
2018	Gender diverse	8	41	26	15	10	0	0	49	25	42

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My 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	Male gender	29	31	21	7	9	1	2	62	16	3441
2019	Female gender	40	31	17	5	4	1	2	73	10	4984
2019	Gender diverse	27	27	25	3	14	2	1	56	18	48

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	Male gender	27	30	18	11	13	0	0	58	24	3436
2019	Female gender	36	32	14	9	7	0	0	69	17	4967
2019	Gender diverse	21	30	13	22	14	0	0	51	36	48
2018	Male gender	21	34	16	13	16	0	0	55	29	2849
2018	Female gender	32	33	14	11	9	0	0	65	21	4202
2018	Gender diverse	6	16	33	17	24	0	4	24	42	42
2017	Male gender	21	34	16	14	15	1	0	55	29	3577
2017	Female gender	31	34	13	12	9	0	0	66	21	5038
2017	Gender diverse	8	24	30	18	21	0	0	32	38	29
2014	Male gender	22	35	18	13	11	1	0	57	24	4843
2014	Female gender	30	35	14	12	8	0	1	66	20	5967
2011	Male gender	22	35	16	14	12	0	0	57	26	4836
2011	Female gender	30	36	13	12	8	1	0	66	21	6139
2008	Male gender	23	36	13	14	13	0	0	60	27	3841
2008	Female gender	30	36	11	13	9	0	0	66	23	4811

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	Male gender	33	28	18	10	10	1	0	62	20	3428
2019	Female gender	40	28	15	8	6	2	0	70	14	4973
2019	Gender diverse	26	27	25	6	17	0	0	53	23	48
2018	Male gender	26	32	17	11	13	1	0	59	24	2847
2018	Female gender	36	30	15	10	8	1	0	67	18	4202
2018	Gender diverse	11	25	27	18	15	0	4	37	34	42
2017	Male gender	26	33	17	11	12	2	1	60	23	3578
2017	Female gender	35	32	15	8	8	1	0	68	17	5037
2017	Gender diverse	20	17	27	18	18	0	0	38	36	29
2014	Male gender	27	34	18	10	10	2	0	62	20	4844
2014	Female gender	35	31	15	10	7	2	0	67	18	5964
2011	Male gender	26	34	17	10	10	2	0	62	21	4837
2011	Female gender	34	32	14	9	8	3	0	69	17	6138
2008	Male gender	25	34	15	12	12	1	0	60	24	3842
2008	Female gender	32	32	14	11	9	3	0	66	20	4812

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	Male gender	29	31	16	11	11	1	0	61	23	3416
2019	Female gender	37	32	13	11	6	0	0	70	17	4953
2019	Gender diverse	25	28	14	15	18	0	0	54	32	48
2018	Male gender	23	33	18	12	13	0	0	56	26	2842
2018	Female gender	34	32	13	12	8	0	0	67	20	4195
2018	Gender diverse	17	12	30	18	15	0	7	32	35	42
2017	Male gender	26	33	16	12	13	1	0	60	24	3574
2017	Female gender	34	33	13	11	9	0	0	67	20	5033
2017	Gender diverse	17	21	26	15	21	0	0	39	35	29
2014	Male gender	25	35	17	12	10	1	0	61	22	4844
2014	Female gender	33	34	13	12	7	1	0	67	20	5968
2011	Male gender	25	36	15	12	10	0	0	62	22	4835
2011	Female gender	33	35	11	12	8	1	0	69	20	6139
2008	Male gender	25	36	13	13	14	0	0	61	26	3840
2008	Female gender	30	35	11	14	9	0	0	66	23	4806

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	Male gender	73	13	7	1	3	0	3	89	4	3427
2019	Female gender	81	11	4	1	1	0	2	94	2	4955
2019	Gender diverse	54	21	9	7	7	2	2	78	13	48
2017	Male gender	69	16	7	1	3	0	3	88	5	3570
2017	Female gender	80	12	3	1	2	0	2	94	3	5030
2017	Gender diverse	59	7	29	0	0	0	5	70	0	28
2014	Male gender	70	16	6	1	3	1	4	90	4	4841
2014	Female gender	78	12	4	1	2	0	3	94	3	5965
2011	Male gender	69	15	6	1	3	1	4	89	4	4839
2011	Female gender	80	10	3	1	2	0	3	94	3	6140
2008	Male gender	73	10	4	1	3	1	8	91	4	3837
2008	Female gender	83	6	2	1	2	0	6	95	3	4812

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	Male gender	30	21	17	6	13	3	10	58	22	3430
2019	Female gender	46	22	11	6	7	2	6	73	14	4974
2019	Gender diverse	14	12	21	15	21	1	15	32	43	48
2017	Male gender	24	25	16	7	13	3	12	58	24	3573
2017	Female gender	39	23	10	7	9	3	8	70	18	5033
2017	Gender diverse	6	21	13	10	41	5	4	30	56	29
2014	Male gender	24	26	17	7	11	4	11	58	21	4840
2014	Female gender	39	23	11	7	9	3	8	70	18	5968
2011	Male gender	21	29	17	9	15	2	7	55	27	4849
2011	Female gender	36	25	11	10	11	2	5	66	23	6145

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	36	29	16	6	11	2	67	17	3434
2019	Female gender	51	24	12	5	7	1	77	11	4970
2019	Gender diverse	28	18	23	8	21	1	47	30	48
2018	Male gender	30	29	18	9	13	1	60	22	2845
2018	Female gender	44	27	13	7	8	1	72	16	4186
2018	Gender diverse	15	26	33	7	18	0	41	26	42
2017	Male gender	32	29	17	7	13	2	62	20	3574
2017	Female gender	42	28	13	6	9	2	72	15	5039
2017	Gender diverse	22	21	16	8	28	5	46	38	29

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	33	31	16	9	11	0	64	20	3434
2019	Female gender	43	31	12	8	6	0	74	14	4978
2019	Gender diverse	29	23	26	9	14	0	52	22	48
2018	Male gender	27	30	19	10	13	0	57	24	2847
2018	Female gender	38	29	13	10	9	0	68	19	4198
2018	Gender diverse	21	17	29	11	22	0	38	33	42
2017	Male gender	30	30	17	9	13	1	61	22	3571
2017	Female gender	39	29	14	8	9	0	69	17	5025
2017	Gender diverse	20	17	17	10	30	5	39	43	29
2014	Male gender	29	33	19	9	9	1	63	18	4843
2014	Female gender	39	31	13	9	7	1	71	15	5959

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	Male gender	17	47	16	12	7	1	0	65	19	852
2019	Female gender	16	50	15	14	4	1	1	67	18	924

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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	Male gender	17	25	17	13	25	3	0	43	39	3433
2019	Female gender	21	32	17	14	14	3	0	54	29	4974
2019	Gender diverse	17	18	8	8	48	0	2	35	57	48
2018	Male gender	13	24	18	14	29	2	0	38	44	2863
2018	Female gender	18	29	17	16	18	3	0	48	35	4209
2018	Gender diverse	5	14	4	15	62	1	0	19	77	42
2017	Male gender	12	24	19	16	24	3	1	38	42	3575
2017	Female gender	17	29	17	16	16	4	0	49	33	5039
2017	Gender diverse	4	16	9	17	52	2	0	21	70	29
2014	Male gender	14	28	20	16	19	3	0	43	36	4838
2014	Female gender	17	32	18	16	13	4	0	51	30	5966
2011	Male gender	13	28	20	16	19	3	0	43	36	4845
2011	Female gender	18	31	18	15	14	4	0	51	30	6144

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	16	23	17	15	29	1	39	44	3425
2019	Female gender	20	30	17	16	16	1	51	32	4962
2019	Gender diverse	16	17	7	18	41	1	33	60	48
2018	Male gender	12	22	17	16	32	1	34	48	2859
2018	Female gender	16	27	17	18	20	1	43	39	4204
2018	Gender diverse	0	10	6	16	68	0	10	84	41
2017	Male gender	11	23	18	19	28	1	34	48	3572
2017	Female gender	15	28	18	18	19	2	44	38	5034
2017	Gender diverse	4	9	12	22	52	0	13	74	29
2014	Male gender	12	25	20	18	23	1	38	42	4842
2014	Female gender	15	29	19	19	17	2	45	36	5965
2011	Male gender	14	27	19	15	22	1	42	38	4845
2011	Female gender	18	31	18	15	15	2	50	31	6141
2008	Male gender	13	29	17	16	24	1	43	40	3841
2008	Female gender	18	31	18	16	15	2	50	32	4806

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	11	21	19	17	29	2	33	48	3414
2019	Female gender	16	28	20	18	16	2	45	35	4948
2019	Gender diverse	16	7	13	19	43	2	23	63	48
2018	Male gender	8	20	19	19	33	2	28	53	2853
2018	Female gender	12	24	21	20	20	3	37	42	4197
2018	Gender diverse	0	10	10	17	62	1	10	79	42
2017	Male gender	8	20	20	21	29	2	29	51	3571
2017	Female gender	12	25	20	21	19	3	38	42	5025
2017	Gender diverse	2	6	13	26	50	4	8	78	29
2014	Male gender	8	23	21	22	24	2	31	47	4840
2014	Female gender	11	26	20	23	17	3	38	41	5965
2011	Male gender	8	27	21	20	20	3	36	42	4844
2011	Female gender	11	32	20	19	14	4	45	34	6139
2008	Male gender	6	27	20	23	22	2	34	46	3837
2008	Female gender	9	31	18	23	15	4	42	40	4810

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	12	21	17	16	32	1	33	49	3424
2019	Female gender	14	28	16	20	21	1	42	41	4949
2019	Gender diverse	9	18	0	23	49	2	27	73	48
2018	Male gender	8	21	17	18	35	1	29	54	2851
2018	Female gender	11	24	17	22	25	1	35	48	4197
2018	Gender diverse	0	3	16	16	65	0	3	80	42
2017	Male gender	8	21	17	20	32	2	30	53	3572
2017	Female gender	11	26	16	21	24	2	37	46	5031
2017	Gender diverse	2	11	10	18	56	2	14	76	29
2014	Male gender	8	24	19	21	26	1	32	48	4839
2014	Female gender	10	26	18	23	22	2	37	45	5965
2011	Male gender	10	28	18	20	22	1	38	43	4844
2011	Female gender	11	32	16	21	18	2	44	39	6133
2008	Male gender	8	30	15	22	23	1	39	45	3839
2008	Female gender	11	33	12	26	17	2	45	43	4807

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	Male gender	27	14	12	8	13	20	6	56	29	3438
2019	Female gender	30	15	10	8	10	21	5	62	24	4982
2019	Gender diverse	23	10	10	8	16	24	9	49	35	48

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	15	33	23	14	13	1	48	28	3438
2019	Female gender	23	41	19	10	6	1	64	17	4966
2019	Gender diverse	13	26	12	26	23	0	39	49	48
2018	Male gender	12	34	22	16	15	1	46	31	2855
2018	Female gender	18	41	19	13	8	1	60	21	4196
2018	Gender diverse	12	17	23	8	40	0	29	48	42
2017	Male gender	13	33	23	15	15	1	47	30	3569
2017	Female gender	19	40	18	12	9	1	60	21	5030
2017	Gender diverse	4	9	32	22	33	0	13	55	29
2014	Male gender	14	35	24	15	11	1	49	27	4841
2014	Female gender	19	39	20	13	8	1	59	21	5970
2011	Male gender	18	41	20	12	8	1	60	20	4844
2011	Female gender	27	43	15	9	5	1	70	14	6140

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	8	21	21	23	25	1	30	49	3425
2019	Female gender	10	28	20	25	15	1	39	40	4963
2019	Gender diverse	5	12	8	34	42	0	17	75	47

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	Male gender	18	33	18	14	15	1	1	52	29	3432
2019	Female gender	27	37	14	12	9	1	0	65	21	4969
2019	Gender diverse	14	18	13	28	24	2	0	33	53	48
2018	Male gender	18	33	18	14	15	1	1	52	30	2855
2018	Female gender	25	39	13	11	10	1	0	65	21	4203
2018	Gender diverse	17	4	29	24	27	0	0	21	51	42
2017	Male gender	20	35	17	13	12	2	1	57	25	3568
2017	Female gender	28	39	12	10	9	2	0	68	20	5019
2017	Gender diverse	6	29	25	13	27	0	0	36	40	29
2014	Male gender	22	38	17	11	8	3	1	62	21	4839
2014	Female gender	30	39	12	10	6	2	0	71	17	5965
2011	Male gender	25	37	15	10	9	3	0	64	20	4844
2011	Female gender	32	38	11	9	7	3	1	72	16	6131
2008	Male gender	23	37	14	11	11	3	1	62	24	3839
2008	Female gender	28	36	11	12	9	3	1	66	22	4811

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	16	29	21	14	18	1	46	33	3428
2019	Female gender	22	35	19	13	11	1	57	24	4962
2019	Gender diverse	10	18	17	17	38	0	28	55	48
2018	Male gender	15	31	20	16	18	0	46	34	2848
2018	Female gender	20	36	19	13	11	0	56	25	4197
2018	Gender diverse	7	12	18	22	41	0	19	63	42

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	Male gender	13	23	18	16	25	3	1	38	43	3429
2019	Female gender	14	25	17	18	20	4	1	42	40	4967
2019	Gender diverse	10	12	8	16	49	2	3	23	69	48
2018	Male gender	12	23	18	16	27	2	1	36	45	2856
2018	Female gender	12	24	17	20	23	4	1	38	45	4208
2018	Gender diverse	4	7	10	29	49	1	0	12	78	42
2017	Male gender	12	26	17	16	24	3	1	40	42	3565
2017	Female gender	13	25	16	18	22	4	1	40	43	5023
2017	Gender diverse	6	18	5	15	52	2	2	25	70	29
2014	Male gender	12	29	18	17	20	3	1	43	38	4841
2014	Female gender	12	25	16	20	20	5	1	40	43	5967
2011	Male gender	13	27	18	17	19	5	1	43	38	4847
2011	Female gender	12	24	18	19	18	7	2	40	41	6141

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	Male gender	13	23	20	17	26	2	0	36	43	3431
2019	Female gender	18	30	17	16	16	2	0	48	34	4970
2019	Gender diverse	17	13	14	14	38	4	0	31	54	47
2018	Male gender	9	22	21	20	27	1	0	32	47	2850
2018	Female gender	14	28	17	20	20	2	0	42	40	4202
2018	Gender diverse	6	7	11	13	63	0	0	13	76	42
2017	Male gender	11	24	21	19	23	2	0	36	43	3570
2017	Female gender	16	28	17	19	17	2	0	45	37	5032
2017	Gender diverse	2	19	14	13	53	0	0	21	66	29
2014	Male gender	11	25	22	18	20	2	0	37	40	4844
2014	Female gender	13	27	19	21	16	3	0	42	39	5964
2011	Male gender	14	30	20	17	17	2	0	45	35	4844
2011	Female gender	18	34	16	17	12	2	1	53	30	6141
2008	Male gender	10	32	19	20	19	1	0	42	39	3839
2008	Female gender	15	35	17	19	13	1	0	50	33	4808

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	Male gender	15	26	19	13	25	1	1	42	38	3440
2019	Female gender	18	30	15	14	18	2	2	50	33	4971
2019	Gender diverse	15	18	7	12	43	0	5	34	58	48
2018	Male gender	13	27	18	16	25	1	1	40	42	2852
2018	Female gender	15	29	17	16	20	2	1	46	37	4203
2018	Gender diverse	12	7	15	19	47	0	0	19	66	42
2017	Male gender	13	27	18	14	24	2	2	42	40	3573
2017	Female gender	16	27	16	18	19	2	2	45	38	5028
2017	Gender diverse	4	13	12	7	62	0	2	17	70	29
2014	Male gender	13	29	19	15	21	2	1	43	37	4839
2014	Female gender	14	28	16	18	19	3	2	44	39	5965
2011	Male gender	17	33	16	14	17	1	1	52	32	4845
2011	Female gender	20	33	14	15	14	2	2	55	30	6141
2008	Male gender	15	39	13	13	18	1	1	55	32	3836
2008	Female gender	18	39	13	15	13	2	2	59	28	4806

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	Male gender	38	25	19	8	6	1	3	66	15	3433
2019	Female gender	43	25	16	7	4	1	4	71	12	4966
2019	Gender diverse	30	25	19	7	7	0	12	63	16	48

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	Male gender	52	9	8	5	9	4	14	74	16	3426
2019	Female gender	56	8	6	5	6	3	16	79	13	4961
2019	Gender diverse	43	6	1	3	18	8	21	69	29	48

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	Male gender	30	23	18	12	11	3	3	57	24	3428
2019	Female gender	35	24	19	9	7	2	4	63	17	4965
2019	Gender diverse	20	13	32	13	8	0	13	39	25	48

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	Male gender	28	21	20	12	13	3	3	52	27	3415
2019	Female gender	33	23	18	10	8	3	4	61	20	4943
2019	Gender diverse	16	10	26	18	12	3	14	32	36	47

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	Male gender	29	20	18	11	13	4	4	53	27	3418
2019	Female gender	33	19	18	11	11	4	5	57	24	4953
2019	Gender diverse	26	8	17	15	17	1	17	41	39	48

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	Male gender	53	19	12	4	4	3	5	78	9	3426
2019	Female gender	62	16	8	4	3	3	5	84	7	4955
2019	Gender diverse	45	16	14	3	1	1	19	77	6	48

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	Male gender	54	12	11	6	9	4	4	72	16	3420
2019	Female gender	64	12	8	4	5	4	5	83	9	4940
2019	Gender diverse	34	15	15	10	12	2	12	57	25	48

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	Male gender	60	12	8	3	6	3	7	80	11	3421
2019	Female gender	67	9	5	3	4	3	9	86	8	4945
2019	Gender diverse	45	22	3	5	3	8	15	86	10	48

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	Male gender	12	29	22	16	19	2	1	41	36	3443
2019	Female gender	14	36	21	15	10	3	0	53	25	4977
2019	Gender diverse	10	18	7	38	26	0	0	29	64	48
2018	Male gender	10	26	23	16	23	2	0	37	39	2848
2018	Female gender	14	30	24	15	15	2	0	45	30	4208
2018	Gender diverse	4	14	18	16	48	0	0	18	64	42
2017	Male gender	11	26	23	16	21	3	1	38	38	3572
2017	Female gender	14	31	22	16	13	4	0	47	31	5034
2017	Gender diverse	0	19	14	15	50	2	0	19	66	29

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	Male gender	19	32	21	12	14	2	1	53	26	3419
2019	Female gender	25	38	18	11	7	1	0	64	18	4955
2019	Gender diverse	19	22	17	16	21	1	3	43	39	48
2018	Male gender	21	35	21	10	12	1	0	56	23	2845
2018	Female gender	26	40	17	10	6	1	0	66	16	4196
2018	Gender diverse	7	20	27	22	24	0	0	27	46	42
2017	Male gender	19	39	20	11	10	2	1	59	21	3569
2017	Female gender	25	41	15	10	7	1	0	67	17	5029
2017	Gender diverse	18	13	13	23	32	0	0	31	55	29
2014	Male gender	24	38	19	10	7	2	1	63	17	4846
2014	Female gender	29	39	16	9	5	2	0	70	14	5969
2011	Male gender	21	36	20	11	9	2	1	59	21	4841
2011	Female gender	26	38	17	10	7	2	0	65	18	6138

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	Male gender	24	33	23	8	10	3	1	58	18	3424
2019	Female gender	30	39	17	7	5	2	0	71	12	4954
2019	Gender diverse	28	19	20	12	17	0	3	49	31	48
2018	Male gender	24	35	22	8	9	2	1	60	17	2853
2018	Female gender	29	41	18	6	5	2	0	71	10	4206
2018	Gender diverse	16	8	36	6	23	7	4	27	33	42
2017	Male gender	21	32	25	7	11	3	1	56	19	3568
2017	Female gender	29	37	17	8	6	2	0	68	14	5030
2017	Gender diverse	7	19	20	17	38	0	0	26	54	29
2014	Male gender	26	37	20	7	6	3	1	65	14	4840
2014	Female gender	33	39	15	5	4	3	1	75	9	5963

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	25	32	17	11	15	1	58	25	3435
2019	Female gender	33	38	13	9	7	0	71	16	4969
2019	Gender diverse	17	26	14	19	24	0	43	43	48
2018	Male gender	21	36	16	11	16	0	57	27	2847
2018	Female gender	29	39	14	10	7	0	68	17	4192
2018	Gender diverse	10	26	22	11	31	0	35	42	42
2017	Male gender	21	38	15	13	13	0	59	26	3569
2017	Female gender	28	40	13	10	9	0	68	19	5030
2017	Gender diverse	10	19	14	22	35	0	28	57	29
2014	Male gender	25	39	15	11	9	0	64	20	4839
2014	Female gender	31	40	14	10	6	0	71	15	5965
2011	Male gender	26	39	15	9	10	0	65	20	4840
2011	Female gender	31	40	13	8	6	0	72	15	6136
2008	Male gender	21	39	16	12	12	0	60	24	3837
2008	Female gender	26	42	13	11	8	0	68	19	4794

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	16	24	21	15	23	1	41	38	3437
2019	Female gender	22	30	20	14	13	1	53	27	4973
2019	Gender diverse	15	10	14	19	41	0	25	60	48
2018	Male gender	14	23	20	17	25	0	38	42	2842
2018	Female gender	18	29	21	15	16	0	47	31	4204
2018	Gender diverse	4	9	26	16	46	0	12	62	42
2017	Male gender	13	26	21	17	23	1	39	40	3568
2017	Female gender	18	29	21	16	16	1	47	32	5031
2017	Gender diverse	6	19	10	17	48	0	25	65	29
2014	Male gender	15	31	22	16	15	0	47	31	4847
2014	Female gender	18	33	19	16	12	1	52	29	5969
2011	Male gender	18	34	22	13	12	0	52	26	4843
2011	Female gender	23	35	19	12	9	1	59	21	6140

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	17	26	20	16	20	0	43	37	3420
2019	Female gender	23	34	19	13	11	0	57	24	4953
2019	Gender diverse	12	17	10	16	45	0	29	61	48
2018	Male gender	14	26	20	17	22	0	40	39	2831
2018	Female gender	19	32	21	15	12	0	51	28	4184
2018	Gender diverse	4	11	30	11	44	0	14	55	42
2017	Male gender	13	28	21	17	19	0	41	37	3566
2017	Female gender	19	33	18	16	13	0	52	29	5030
2017	Gender diverse	6	20	9	17	48	0	26	65	29
2014	Male gender	15	32	22	16	14	0	47	31	4844
2014	Female gender	18	36	19	16	10	0	54	27	5963
2011	Male gender	18	36	20	14	12	0	54	26	4842
2011	Female gender	24	39	18	12	7	1	62	20	6139
2008	Male gender	16	39	18	16	10	0	55	27	3840
2008	Female gender	22	41	15	14	8	0	63	22	4812

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	Male gender	18	21	21	15	21	3	1	41	37	3439
2019	Female gender	25	26	20	13	12	4	1	53	27	4970
2019	Gender diverse	19	5	20	18	32	1	5	26	53	48
2018	Male gender	17	20	21	16	24	2	0	38	41	2850
2018	Female gender	21	24	21	16	14	3	0	46	32	4204
2018	Gender diverse	0	8	24	23	40	0	4	9	66	42
2017	Male gender	16	23	22	15	20	3	1	40	37	3567
2017	Female gender	22	24	19	15	14	5	1	49	31	5027
2017	Gender diverse	9	19	19	17	32	3	0	29	51	29
2014	Male gender	17	24	23	14	17	3	1	43	33	4844
2014	Female gender	22	26	19	15	13	5	1	51	29	5971
2011	Male gender	20	27	21	14	14	3	1	49	30	4842
2011	Female gender	26	28	17	13	10	5	0	57	25	6143
2008	Male gender	18	30	20	15	12	5	0	51	28	3839
2008	Female gender	23	31	16	14	10	6	0	57	26	4805

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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	Male gender	19	46	35	3442
2019	Female gender	19	47	35	4984
2019	Gender diverse	18	42	39	48
2018	Male gender	19	47	34	2865
2018	Female gender	18	46	36	4224
2018	Gender diverse	18	39	43	42
2017	Male gender	19	49	32	3580
2017	Female gender	18	48	34	5034
2017	Gender diverse	11	51	38	29
2014	Male gender	17	51	32	4843
2014	Female gender	19	49	32	5968
2011	Male gender	21	52	27	4848
2011	Female gender	23	47	30	6146

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	Male gender	21	28	26	13	4	8	705
2019	Female gender	21	35	21	5	10	7	991
2019	Gender diverse	5	14	53	9	19	0	10
2018	Male gender	24	27	23	15	3	8	603
2018	Female gender	19	37	24	7	7	7	850
2018	Gender diverse	0	49	10	25	0	17	10
2017	Male gender	28	28	21	15	3	5	729
2017	Female gender	20	34	24	8	6	8	965
2014	Male gender	26	26	22	17	9999	8	903
2014	Female gender	20	34	23	10	9999	14	1225
2011	Male gender	22	39	23	10	9999	6	1067
2011	Female gender	16	49	20	5	9999	9	1477

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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	Male gender	30	49	11	5	2	1	2	82	7	3425
2019	Female gender	30	50	9	6	2	1	2	83	8	4957
2019	Gender diverse	30	50	8	7	2	2	2	83	8	48

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	Male gender	30	34	14	9	8	3	2	67	18	3423
2019	Female gender	42	34	11	5	3	4	2	80	8	4939
2019	Gender diverse	23	47	7	8	8	5	2	75	18	48

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Harassment

Harassment is normally a series of incidents, but it can be one severe incident that has a lasting impact on the individual.
Harassment is any improper conduct by an individual that is directed at and offensive to another individual in the workplace, including at any event or any location related to work, and that the individual knew or ought reasonably to have known would cause offence or harm. It comprises objectionable act(s), comment(s) or display(s) that demean, belittle, or cause personal humiliation or embarrassment, and any act of intimidation or threat. It also includes harassment within the meaning of the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test), disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered).

Question 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	Male gender	26	74	3432
2019	Female gender	25	75	4966
2019	Gender diverse	52	48	48
2018	Male gender	34	66	2861
2018	Female gender	29	71	4215
2018	Gender diverse	55	45	42

Question 59a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	57	43	773
2019	Female gender	58	42	1097
2019	Gender diverse	49	51	22
2018	Male gender	53	47	800
2018	Female gender	62	38	1061
2018	Gender diverse	53	47	22

Question 59b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	69	31	773
2019	Female gender	60	40	1097
2019	Gender diverse	64	36	22
2018	Male gender	71	29	800
2018	Female gender	59	41	1061

Question 59c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	13	87	773
2019	Female gender	9	91	1097
2018	Male gender	12	88	800
2018	Female gender	8	92	1061

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	Male gender	42	58	773
2019	Female gender	26	74	1097
2019	Gender diverse	37	63	22
2018	Male gender	41	59	800
2018	Female gender	27	73	1061
2018	Gender diverse	44	56	22

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	Male gender	13	87	773
2019	Female gender	9	91	1097
2018	Male gender	11	89	800
2018	Female gender	7	93	1061

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	Male gender	18	82	773
2019	Female gender	5	95	1097
2018	Male gender	13	87	800
2018	Female gender	8	92	1061

Question 59g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	6	94	773
2019	Female gender	4	96	1097
2018	Male gender	6	94	800
2018	Female gender	4	96	1061
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	22

Question 60a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	53	47	766
2019	Female gender	40	60	1080
2019	Gender diverse	42	58	22
2018	Male gender	48	52	800
2018	Female gender	41	59	1063
2018	Gender diverse	60	40	22

Question 60b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	44	56	766
2019	Female gender	36	64	1080
2019	Gender diverse	22	78	22
2018	Male gender	44	56	800
2018	Female gender	36	64	1063
2018	Gender diverse	60	40	22

Question 60c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	51	49	766
2019	Female gender	50	50	1080
2019	Gender diverse	61	39	22
2018	Male gender	51	49	800
2018	Female gender	53	47	1063
2018	Gender diverse	62	38	22

Question 60d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	50	50	766
2019	Female gender	40	60	1080
2019	Gender diverse	43	57	22
2018	Male gender	46	54	800
2018	Female gender	42	58	1063
2018	Gender diverse	54	46	22

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	Male gender	37	63	766
2019	Female gender	30	70	1080
2019	Gender diverse	27	73	22
2018	Male gender	39	61	800
2018	Female gender	34	66	1063
2018	Gender diverse	71	29	22

Question 60f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	64	36	766
2019	Female gender	60	40	1080
2019	Gender diverse	61	39	22
2018	Male gender	65	35	800
2018	Female gender	68	32	1063
2018	Gender diverse	74	26	22

Question 60g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	52	48	766
2019	Female gender	40	60	1080
2019	Gender diverse	64	36	22
2018	Male gender	51	49	800
2018	Female gender	44	56	1063
2018	Gender diverse	63	37	22

Question 60h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	12	88	766
2019	Female gender	3	97	1080
2018	Male gender	10	90	800
2018	Female gender	4	96	1063

Question 60i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	14	86	766
2019	Female gender	19	81	1080
2018	Male gender	13	87	800
2018	Female gender	21	79	1063

Question 60j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	30	70	766
2019	Female gender	16	84	1080
2019	Gender diverse	31	69	22
2018	Male gender	28	72	800
2018	Female gender	15	85	1063

Question 60k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	61	39	766
2019	Female gender	50	50	1080
2019	Gender diverse	46	54	22
2018	Male gender	58	42	800
2018	Female gender	52	48	1063
2018	Gender diverse	81	19	22

Question 60l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	41	59	766
2019	Female gender	31	69	1080
2019	Gender diverse	31	69	22
2018	Male gender	41	59	800
2018	Female gender	33	67	1063
2018	Gender diverse	48	52	22

Question 60m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	17	83	766
2019	Female gender	21	79	1080
2018	Male gender	15	85	800
2018	Female gender	18	82	1063

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	Male gender	40	60	761
2019	Female gender	53	47	1070
2019	Gender diverse	34	66	22
2018	Male gender	40	60	801
2018	Female gender	49	51	1059
2018	Gender diverse	44	56	22

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	Male gender	29	71	761
2019	Female gender	33	67	1070
2019	Gender diverse	25	75	22
2018	Male gender	28	72	801
2018	Female gender	33	67	1059

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	Male gender	10	90	761
2019	Female gender	6	94	1070
2018	Male gender	8	92	801
2018	Female gender	7	93	1059
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	22

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	Male gender	32	68	761
2019	Female gender	30	70	1070
2018	Male gender	28	72	801
2018	Female gender	28	72	1059
2018	Gender diverse	33	67	22

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	Male gender	15	85	761
2019	Female gender	13	87	1070
2018	Male gender	16	84	801
2018	Female gender	12	88	1059

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	Male gender	13	87	761
2019	Female gender	11	89	1070
2018	Male gender	10	90	801
2018	Female gender	9	91	1059

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	Male gender	20	80	761
2019	Female gender	20	80	1070
2019	Gender diverse	25	75	22
2018	Male gender	21	79	801
2018	Female gender	18	82	1059

Question 61h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	13	87	761
2019	Female gender	15	85	1070
2018	Male gender	13	87	801
2018	Female gender	15	85	1059

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	Male gender	29	71	761
2019	Female gender	21	79	1070
2019	Gender diverse	46	54	22
2018	Male gender	29	71	801
2018	Female gender	23	77	1059
2018	Gender diverse	33	67	22

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	Male gender	13	87	665
2019	Female gender	12	88	965
2018	Male gender	12	88	722
2018	Female gender	11	89	970
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	21

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	Male gender	13	87	665
2019	Female gender	18	82	965
2018	Male gender	13	87	722
2018	Female gender	15	85	970

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	Male gender	9	91	665
2019	Female gender	9	91	965
2018	Male gender	8	92	722
2018	Female gender	10	90	970
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	21

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	Male gender	6	94	665
2019	Female gender	5	95	965
2018	Male gender	6	94	722
2018	Female gender	7	93	970
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	21

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	Male gender	6	94	665
2019	Female gender	9	91	965
2018	Male gender	6	94	722
2018	Female gender	7	93	970

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	Male gender	6	94	665
2019	Female gender	7	93	965
2018	Male gender	6	94	722
2018	Female gender	8	92	970

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	Male gender	4	96	665
2019	Female gender	8	92	965
2018	Male gender	4	96	722
2018	Female gender	6	94	970

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	Male gender	10	90	665
2019	Female gender	11	89	965
2018	Male gender	12	88	722
2018	Female gender	8	92	970

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	Male gender	15	85	665
2019	Female gender	14	86	965
2018	Male gender	13	87	722
2018	Female gender	12	88	970

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	Male gender	37	63	665
2019	Female gender	37	63	965
2018	Male gender	41	59	722
2018	Female gender	35	65	970
2018	Gender diverse	42	58	21

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	Male gender	14	86	665
2019	Female gender	12	88	965
2018	Male gender	13	87	722
2018	Female gender	11	89	970

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	Male gender	51	49	665
2019	Female gender	52	48	965
2018	Male gender	51	49	722
2018	Female gender	52	48	970
2018	Gender diverse	78	22	21

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	Male gender	4	96	665
2019	Female gender	2	98	965
2018	Male gender	5	95	722
2018	Female gender	2	98	970
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	21

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	Male gender	63	37	665
2019	Female gender	62	38	965
2018	Male gender	64	36	722
2018	Female gender	63	37	970
2018	Gender diverse	73	27	21

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	Male gender	5	95	665
2019	Female gender	4	96	965
2018	Male gender	5	95	722
2018	Female gender	4	96	970
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	21

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	Male gender	14	86	665
2019	Female gender	12	88	965
2018	Male gender	14	86	722
2018	Female gender	14	86	970
2018	Gender diverse	19	81	21

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	Male gender	34	66	3421
2019	Female gender	32	68	4946
2019	Gender diverse	61	39	48

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	Male gender	11	20	22	13	22	9	2	36	40	3447
2019	Female gender	11	18	21	15	17	13	4	36	39	4983
2019	Gender diverse	1	22	13	19	31	11	2	27	58	47
2018	Male gender	9	21	22	16	25	6	1	32	45	2852
2018	Female gender	10	19	23	16	20	10	2	32	41	4217
2018	Gender diverse	4	9	12	12	58	4	0	13	74	42
2017	Male gender	10	20	22	14	21	10	3	34	40	3581
2017	Female gender	9	18	21	13	20	14	5	34	40	5038
2017	Gender diverse	4	7	12	18	48	9	2	13	74	29
2014	Male gender	11	23	24	12	16	11	3	39	33	4843
2014	Female gender	10	20	22	14	15	16	4	37	36	5961

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	Male gender	19	27	20	13	18	3	0	47	32	3437
2019	Female gender	20	29	19	14	13	3	1	52	28	4971
2019	Gender diverse	8	23	14	29	24	2	0	32	54	48
2018	Male gender	15	28	20	14	21	2	0	44	36	2851
2018	Female gender	18	29	21	15	15	3	0	48	30	4211
2018	Gender diverse	6	15	12	13	53	0	0	21	66	42
2017	Male gender	14	28	21	14	19	4	1	44	34	3573
2017	Female gender	15	28	19	14	17	6	1	46	33	5030
2017	Gender diverse	6	18	14	10	47	5	0	25	60	29
2014	Male gender	16	30	21	13	14	5	1	48	29	4831
2014	Female gender	16	29	21	14	13	6	1	48	29	5958
2011	Male gender	20	38	19	11	10	3	0	59	22	4841
2011	Female gender	22	38	16	12	8	3	0	62	21	6138

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Discrimination

Discrimination means treating someone differently or unfairly because of a personal characteristic or distinction,which, whether intentional or not, has an effect that imposes disadvantages not imposed on others or that withholds or limits access that is given to others. There are 13 prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test), disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered).

Question 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	Male gender	17	83	3425
2019	Female gender	12	88	4968
2019	Gender diverse	25	75	48
2018	Male gender	17	83	2850
2018	Female gender	12	88	4211
2018	Gender diverse	47	53	42

Question 67a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	43	57	463
2019	Female gender	53	47	466
2018	Male gender	38	62	384
2018	Female gender	53	47	402
2018	Gender diverse	37	63	16

Question 67b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	82	18	463
2019	Female gender	73	27	466
2018	Male gender	75	25	384
2018	Female gender	72	28	402

Question 67c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	8	92	463
2019	Female gender	5	95	466
2018	Male gender	4	96	384
2018	Female gender	3	97	402
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	16

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	Male gender	25	75	463
2019	Female gender	20	80	466
2018	Male gender	24	76	384
2018	Female gender	21	79	402
2018	Gender diverse	42	58	16

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	Male gender	12	88	463
2019	Female gender	10	90	466
2018	Male gender	14	86	384
2018	Female gender	7	93	402

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	Male gender	12	88	463
2019	Female gender	7	93	466
2019	Gender diverse	0	100	10
2018	Male gender	11	89	384
2018	Female gender	5	95	402

Question 67g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	11	89	463
2019	Female gender	5	95	466
2018	Male gender	10	90	384
2018	Female gender	4	96	402

Question 68a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	43	57	452
2019	Female gender	27	73	457
2018	Male gender	44	56	385
2018	Female gender	23	77	403
2018	Gender diverse	46	54	15

Question 68b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	29	71	452
2019	Female gender	15	85	457
2019	Gender diverse	66	34	10
2018	Male gender	29	71	385
2018	Female gender	14	86	403
2018	Gender diverse	37	63	15

Question 68c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	32	68	452
2019	Female gender	13	87	457
2018	Male gender	31	69	385
2018	Female gender	9	91	403
2018	Gender diverse	32	68	15

Question 68d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	13	87	452
2019	Female gender	5	95	457
2018	Male gender	13	87	385
2018	Female gender	4	96	403
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	15

Question 68e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	22	78	452
2019	Female gender	23	77	457
2018	Male gender	21	79	385
2018	Female gender	16	84	403

Question 68f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	31	69	452
2019	Female gender	43	57	457
2018	Male gender	28	72	385
2018	Female gender	41	59	403
2018	Gender diverse	37	63	15

Question 68g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sexual orientation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	7	93	452
2019	Female gender	4	96	457
2018	Male gender	9	91	385
2018	Female gender	5	95	403
2018	Gender diverse	32	68	15

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
2019	Male gender	3	97	452
2019	Female gender	2	98	457
2018	Male gender	3	97	385
2018	Female gender	2	98	403

Question 68i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	11	89	452
2019	Female gender	9	91	457
2018	Male gender	11	89	385
2018	Female gender	11	89	403
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	15

Question 68j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	14	86	452
2019	Female gender	17	83	457
2018	Male gender	11	89	385
2018	Female gender	13	87	403

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	Male gender	4	96	452
2019	Female gender	1	99	457
2019	Gender diverse	0	100	10

Question 68l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	19	81	452
2019	Female gender	19	81	457
2018	Male gender	20	80	385
2018	Female gender	19	81	403

Question 68n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	17	83	452
2019	Female gender	16	84	457
2018	Male gender	18	82	385
2018	Female gender	15	85	403
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	15

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	Male gender	27	73	449
2019	Female gender	31	69	454
2018	Male gender	25	75	384
2018	Female gender	30	70	404

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	Male gender	19	81	449
2019	Female gender	20	80	454
2018	Male gender	18	82	384
2018	Female gender	19	81	404
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	16

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	Male gender	6	94	449
2019	Female gender	6	94	454
2018	Male gender	3	97	384
2018	Female gender	6	94	404
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	16

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	Male gender	22	78	449
2019	Female gender	25	75	454
2018	Male gender	23	77	384
2018	Female gender	27	73	404

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	Male gender	7	93	449
2019	Female gender	6	94	454
2018	Male gender	6	94	384
2018	Female gender	6	94	404

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	Male gender	8	92	449
2019	Female gender	7	93	454
2018	Male gender	6	94	384
2018	Female gender	12	88	404

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	Male gender	14	86	449
2019	Female gender	11	89	454
2018	Male gender	11	89	384
2018	Female gender	11	89	404

Question 69h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	9	91	449
2019	Female gender	10	90	454
2018	Male gender	10	90	384
2018	Female gender	8	92	404

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	Male gender	45	55	449
2019	Female gender	39	61	454
2018	Male gender	48	52	384
2018	Female gender	43	57	404

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	Male gender	7	93	384
2019	Female gender	5	95	388
2018	Male gender	7	93	355
2018	Female gender	5	95	357

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	Male gender	6	94	384
2019	Female gender	14	86	388
2018	Male gender	7	93	355
2018	Female gender	10	90	357
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	15

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
2019	Male gender	3	97	384
2019	Female gender	4	96	388
2018	Male gender	3	97	355
2018	Female gender	4	96	357
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	15

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	Male gender	2	98	384
2019	Female gender	3	97	388
2018	Male gender	1	99	355
2018	Female gender	4	96	357
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	15

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	Male gender	1	99	384
2019	Female gender	2	98	388
2018	Male gender	2	98	355
2018	Female gender	4	96	357

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	Male gender	3	97	384
2019	Female gender	3	97	388
2018	Male gender	3	97	355
2018	Female gender	4	96	357
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	15

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	Male gender	3	97	384
2019	Female gender	5	95	388
2018	Male gender	1	99	355
2018	Female gender	7	93	357

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	Male gender	9	91	384
2019	Female gender	12	88	388
2018	Male gender	9	91	355
2018	Female gender	9	91	357

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	Male gender	12	88	384
2019	Female gender	13	87	388
2018	Male gender	12	88	355
2018	Female gender	13	87	357

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	Male gender	37	63	384
2019	Female gender	36	64	388
2018	Male gender	31	69	355
2018	Female gender	31	69	357

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	Male gender	12	88	384
2019	Female gender	11	89	388
2018	Male gender	14	86	355
2018	Female gender	10	90	357
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	15

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	Male gender	50	50	384
2019	Female gender	47	53	388
2018	Male gender	44	56	355
2018	Female gender	48	52	357
2018	Gender diverse	59	41	15

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
2019	Male gender	4	96	384
2019	Female gender	1	99	388
2018	Male gender	3	97	355
2018	Female gender	2	98	357
2018	Gender diverse	0	100	15

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	Male gender	67	33	384
2019	Female gender	69	31	388
2018	Male gender	68	32	355
2018	Female gender	64	36	357
2018	Gender diverse	65	35	15

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	Male gender	4	96	384
2019	Female gender	4	96	388
2018	Male gender	4	96	355
2018	Female gender	3	97	357

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	Male gender	12	88	384
2019	Female gender	9	91	388
2018	Male gender	14	86	355
2018	Female gender	14	86	357

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	Male gender	24	76	3422
2019	Female gender	18	82	4951
2019	Gender diverse	35	65	48

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	Male gender	13	21	27	10	15	12	3	40	29	3429
2019	Female gender	14	20	27	8	9	17	5	43	23	4969
2019	Gender diverse	2	19	18	14	29	17	1	26	53	48
2018	Male gender	11	23	30	10	16	9	2	37	29	2850
2018	Female gender	11	21	30	9	10	15	3	40	24	4203
2018	Gender diverse	4	10	16	16	45	9	0	15	67	42
2017	Male gender	11	23	28	9	13	13	4	40	26	3575
2017	Female gender	12	21	25	8	9	19	5	44	23	5033
2017	Gender diverse	4	4	32	7	40	12	0	10	54	29
2014	Male gender	12	24	26	9	9	15	4	45	23	4841
2014	Female gender	13	20	26	7	6	22	5	45	19	5969

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	Male gender	20	27	23	10	14	5	1	50	25	3433
2019	Female gender	24	30	23	8	8	7	1	58	17	4953
2019	Gender diverse	8	16	26	18	21	10	0	27	44	48
2018	Male gender	17	30	24	10	16	3	1	48	27	2853
2018	Female gender	19	31	25	10	9	5	1	54	20	4195
2018	Gender diverse	6	16	14	19	42	4	0	23	63	42
2017	Male gender	16	29	25	10	12	7	1	49	24	3571
2017	Female gender	20	31	22	8	9	9	2	57	19	5022
2017	Gender diverse	4	11	25	7	45	7	0	16	56	29
2014	Male gender	18	31	24	9	9	8	1	53	20	4830
2014	Female gender	20	31	23	8	7	11	1	58	16	5964
2011	Male gender	23	39	19	8	6	4	0	65	15	4842
2011	Female gender	28	41	16	7	4	5	0	72	12	6138

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Stress and Well-Being

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	Male gender	15	19	20	15	30	0	0	35	45	3440
2019	Female gender	14	22	21	16	25	0	1	37	42	4973
2019	Gender diverse	14	14	11	14	47	0	0	28	61	48
2018	Male gender	12	16	18	16	37	0	1	29	53	2867
2018	Female gender	11	18	22	18	30	0	1	30	48	4214
2018	Gender diverse	12	13	20	17	38	0	0	25	54	42
2017	Male gender	14	16	16	17	36	1	1	30	54	3578
2017	Female gender	14	19	18	17	31	0	1	33	49	5028
2017	Gender diverse	5	7	17	19	51	0	0	12	71	28

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	20	29	25	13	11	1	50	25	3439
2019	Female gender	17	25	26	16	14	1	42	31	4982
2019	Gender diverse	25	40	11	9	15	0	65	24	48
2018	Male gender	18	28	28	14	10	1	47	25	2861
2018	Female gender	14	23	30	17	14	1	38	32	4216
2018	Gender diverse	37	32	19	7	5	0	69	12	42
2017	Male gender	20	28	27	14	10	1	48	25	3563
2017	Female gender	15	24	27	17	15	2	40	33	5023
2017	Gender diverse	13	22	35	15	15	0	35	30	29

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	Male gender	27	31	21	9	8	1	2	60	18	3403
2019	Female gender	24	31	23	11	8	0	2	57	20	4952
2019	Gender diverse	42	30	14	5	8	0	0	72	14	47
2018	Male gender	23	30	25	11	8	0	2	55	20	2834
2018	Female gender	21	30	26	13	8	1	2	52	22	4190
2018	Gender diverse	42	31	11	14	2	0	0	73	17	42
2017	Male gender	25	29	21	12	8	1	3	57	21	3557
2017	Female gender	22	30	24	12	9	1	3	53	22	5020
2017	Gender diverse	30	19	29	9	13	0	0	49	21	29

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	Male gender	14	19	22	19	25	0	0	34	44	3429
2019	Female gender	15	20	22	18	23	0	1	36	42	4956
2019	Gender diverse	18	21	28	10	23	0	0	39	33	48
2018	Male gender	13	21	22	19	23	0	1	35	43	2854
2018	Female gender	13	20	23	19	24	0	1	33	44	4195
2018	Gender diverse	17	13	18	19	34	0	0	29	53	42
2017	Male gender	16	23	24	17	18	1	1	39	36	3573
2017	Female gender	15	22	23	18	19	1	2	38	38	5021
2017	Gender diverse	13	13	7	37	29	2	0	26	67	29

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	Male gender	39	23	15	8	11	0	3	64	20	3419
2019	Female gender	41	22	14	8	8	0	6	68	17	4962
2019	Gender diverse	40	33	12	3	11	0	1	74	14	48
2018	Male gender	37	26	17	7	9	0	4	65	17	2848
2018	Female gender	39	22	16	8	7	0	7	66	17	4199
2018	Gender diverse	39	11	22	11	16	0	1	50	28	42
2017	Male gender	39	26	16	7	5	1	5	70	13	3564
2017	Female gender	37	24	14	8	6	1	10	68	16	5016
2017	Gender diverse	34	29	7	7	18	0	3	66	26	29

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	26	26	22	11	14	1	53	25	3426
2019	Female gender	26	28	22	11	12	1	55	22	4964
2019	Gender diverse	24	26	20	5	25	1	50	30	48
2018	Male gender	23	24	24	13	16	1	47	29	2855
2018	Female gender	22	26	25	14	12	1	49	26	4203
2018	Gender diverse	15	32	16	15	22	0	47	37	42
2017	Male gender	23	28	24	13	11	1	52	24	3562
2017	Female gender	21	30	24	14	10	1	51	24	5013
2017	Gender diverse	13	32	31	17	8	0	45	24	29

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	Male gender	19	29	23	14	15	1	0	48	29	3429
2019	Female gender	23	33	24	11	7	1	1	57	19	4964
2019	Gender diverse	7	15	35	29	13	0	2	22	42	48
2018	Male gender	17	27	25	15	15	1	0	45	30	2843
2018	Female gender	18	31	26	13	10	1	1	50	23	4217
2018	Gender diverse	7	18	22	20	33	0	0	25	53	42
2017	Male gender	17	27	26	16	13	1	1	45	29	3557
2017	Female gender	20	30	24	14	9	1	2	51	24	5009
2017	Gender diverse	6	25	24	25	18	2	0	32	44	29

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	Male gender	16	26	23	17	17	0	1	43	34	3425
2019	Female gender	19	31	26	14	9	1	1	50	24	4960
2019	Gender diverse	17	10	33	14	23	1	2	28	38	48
2018	Male gender	14	26	25	18	17	0	0	40	35	2847
2018	Female gender	15	29	27	16	11	0	1	45	27	4213
2018	Gender diverse	13	17	29	9	31	0	0	30	41	42
2017	Male gender	15	26	24	19	15	1	1	42	34	3560
2017	Female gender	16	29	25	16	11	1	1	47	27	5011
2017	Gender diverse	6	14	34	19	23	4	0	21	44	29

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	Male gender	21	27	22	13	15	1	1	49	29	3417
2019	Female gender	27	32	22	11	7	0	1	59	18	4954
2019	Gender diverse	11	24	28	24	13	0	0	35	37	48
2018	Male gender	18	28	24	16	14	0	1	46	30	2835
2018	Female gender	22	31	24	12	10	0	1	54	22	4204
2018	Gender diverse	14	17	24	11	34	0	0	31	45	42
2017	Male gender	19	27	23	16	13	1	1	47	29	3560
2017	Female gender	23	33	21	13	9	1	1	57	22	5011
2017	Gender diverse	10	27	19	22	23	0	0	37	45	29

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	26	24	18	12	19	1	50	31	3415
2019	Female gender	33	27	19	11	10	1	60	21	4962
2019	Gender diverse	21	13	25	20	21	0	34	41	48

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	Male gender	27	30	22	11	9	0	1	58	20	3409
2019	Female gender	27	31	23	11	7	1	1	59	18	4946
2019	Gender diverse	31	22	20	18	8	0	0	54	26	48
2018	Male gender	22	32	22	12	10	0	1	55	22	2825
2018	Female gender	23	32	24	13	8	0	1	55	21	4203
2018	Gender diverse	33	29	17	4	18	0	0	62	21	42
2017	Male gender	24	29	22	12	10	1	2	55	22	3549
2017	Female gender	22	33	22	12	8	1	2	57	21	4997
2017	Gender diverse	19	25	25	18	13	0	0	44	31	29

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	Male gender	31	27	20	10	12	0	1	59	22	3418
2019	Female gender	38	27	19	8	7	0	1	66	15	4947
2019	Gender diverse	22	30	23	9	15	0	0	52	24	48
2018	Male gender	32	27	19	11	10	0	0	60	21	2828
2018	Female gender	35	28	18	10	7	0	1	64	17	4193
2018	Gender diverse	30	32	15	4	18	1	0	63	22	42
2017	Male gender	32	26	20	11	9	0	1	59	20	3574
2017	Female gender	36	28	19	10	6	0	1	65	16	5028
2017	Gender diverse	33	13	7	18	27	2	0	47	45	29

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	Male gender	55	18	10	4	8	1	4	77	13	3410
2019	Female gender	61	16	8	3	4	1	6	83	8	4932
2019	Gender diverse	34	27	10	9	4	3	12	72	16	48
2018	Male gender	51	22	12	5	7	1	3	75	12	2829
2018	Female gender	56	20	9	4	5	1	4	80	10	4205
2018	Gender diverse	32	37	11	5	10	4	1	73	16	42

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	Male gender	51	19	11	7	10	1	1	71	17	3427
2019	Female gender	54	18	12	7	7	1	1	74	14	4956
2019	Gender diverse	18	26	28	14	10	0	4	46	25	48
2018	Male gender	44	19	15	9	11	1	1	64	21	2842
2018	Female gender	47	21	13	7	8	1	2	70	16	4205
2018	Gender diverse	29	12	14	13	31	1	0	41	44	42
2017	Male gender	45	23	13	9	9	1	1	69	18	3569
2017	Female gender	52	20	12	7	7	0	2	74	14	5031
2017	Gender diverse	27	7	4	43	15	4	0	35	60	29

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	Male gender	40	34	14	5	6	0	1	74	12	3413
2019	Female gender	44	31	14	6	4	0	1	75	10	4941
2019	Gender diverse	40	34	9	8	8	0	1	75	16	48
2018	Male gender	35	33	17	8	7	0	1	68	14	2844
2018	Female gender	38	31	16	7	6	0	1	70	13	4209
2018	Gender diverse	23	45	4	11	17	0	0	68	28	42
2017	Male gender	34	35	16	8	6	0	1	70	14	3566
2017	Female gender	39	32	15	7	5	0	1	73	13	5027
2017	Gender diverse	23	29	14	20	10	2	2	54	31	29

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	40	23	14	9	12	1	64	22	3406
2019	Female gender	49	22	13	7	7	1	72	14	4941
2019	Gender diverse	30	24	15	14	16	1	54	30	48
2018	Male gender	32	25	17	10	16	1	57	26	2836
2018	Female gender	41	24	15	8	10	1	66	18	4200
2018	Gender diverse	19	15	15	14	37	0	34	51	40
2017	Male gender	35	27	15	10	11	1	62	22	3570
2017	Female gender	45	24	14	8	8	1	70	16	5025
2017	Gender diverse	24	14	5	28	26	2	39	55	29

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	Male gender	52	16	8	3	3	0	18	83	7	3392
2019	Female gender	51	12	7	2	2	0	25	86	5	4918
2019	Gender diverse	44	12	11	3	3	0	26	76	9	47
2018	Male gender	47	17	9	3	3	0	21	81	8	2815
2018	Female gender	47	13	7	3	2	0	29	84	7	4176
2018	Gender diverse	39	18	3	5	1	0	35	87	9	41
2017	Male gender	45	19	9	3	3	1	20	81	8	3566
2017	Female gender	47	13	7	2	1	0	29	85	5	5016
2017	Gender diverse	40	18	2	13	0	2	25	80	17	29

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	Male gender	56	22	10	4	3	1	3	82	7	3403
2019	Female gender	61	22	8	2	1	0	5	88	4	4933
2019	Gender diverse	57	18	10	3	3	0	8	82	7	48
2018	Male gender	53	23	12	3	3	0	5	81	7	2829
2018	Female gender	57	22	10	2	2	0	7	85	4	4182
2018	Gender diverse	60	18	14	2	0	0	7	84	2	42
2017	Male gender	50	26	11	3	3	1	6	82	7	3539
2017	Female gender	59	22	7	2	2	1	8	89	4	4996
2017	Gender diverse	34	30	10	9	7	2	8	71	18	29

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	Male gender	72	14	5	2	3	1	2	89	6	3416
2019	Female gender	68	14	6	4	5	1	3	84	9	4949
2019	Gender diverse	68	9	5	8	1	0	9	85	10	48
2018	Male gender	65	18	6	3	4	0	4	86	7	2839
2018	Female gender	64	14	7	4	6	0	5	82	11	4204
2018	Gender diverse	68	21	3	0	2	0	6	94	3	42
2017	Male gender	63	19	7	3	4	1	4	85	8	3571
2017	Female gender	63	15	7	4	5	0	5	83	10	5035
2017	Gender diverse	48	27	2	9	5	0	8	82	16	29

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	Male gender	51	28	12	4	3	0	1	81	7	3405
2019	Female gender	51	30	12	3	2	0	2	83	5	4929
2019	Gender diverse	56	21	8	2	5	0	8	84	8	48
2018	Male gender	48	28	14	5	3	0	2	77	8	2830
2018	Female gender	45	32	14	4	3	0	2	78	7	4189
2018	Gender diverse	43	34	9	7	2	0	6	82	9	42
2017	Male gender	46	31	13	4	3	1	2	79	7	3568
2017	Female gender	46	31	14	3	2	0	3	80	6	5031
2017	Gender diverse	52	36	2	0	0	2	8	98	0	29

Question 75. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	10	24	34	19	12	0	35	31	3440
2019	Female gender	10	29	38	16	7	0	39	23	4979
2019	Gender diverse	10	20	33	33	4	0	30	37	48
2018	Male gender	8	21	35	21	14	0	30	35	2855
2018	Female gender	7	26	40	18	9	0	33	27	4219
2018	Gender diverse	0	13	44	28	14	1	13	42	42
2017	Male gender	8	19	38	20	14	0	27	34	3579
2017	Female gender	6	24	41	18	10	0	31	28	5037
2017	Gender diverse	0	18	34	38	10	0	18	48	29

Question 76. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	17	25	35	16	7	23	42	3402
2019	Female gender	16	24	39	15	6	21	40	4922
2019	Gender diverse	20	32	25	18	4	22	53	48
2018	Male gender	18	27	35	14	6	21	44	2830
2018	Female gender	18	26	39	13	4	18	44	4192
2018	Gender diverse	30	28	27	15	0	15	58	42
2017	Male gender	14	27	37	14	7	21	41	3565
2017	Female gender	14	27	40	14	5	19	41	5019
2017	Gender diverse	18	37	32	11	2	12	55	29

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	Male gender	16	37	20	14	12	1	0	54	26	3434
2019	Female gender	20	43	17	12	7	1	0	64	19	4958
2019	Gender diverse	5	39	13	25	12	1	3	47	39	48
2018	Male gender	14	38	19	14	13	1	0	53	27	2854
2018	Female gender	18	43	17	13	8	1	0	62	21	4198
2018	Gender diverse	11	34	3	26	25	1	0	45	52	42
2017	Male gender	12	37	19	14	15	2	0	51	29	3573
2017	Female gender	18	42	16	12	10	2	0	61	23	5032
2017	Gender diverse	7	31	22	5	34	0	0	38	39	29

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	10	18	16	20	35	1	28	55	3438
2019	Female gender	12	27	17	21	21	1	39	43	4961
2019	Gender diverse	1	16	4	23	55	1	17	79	48
2018	Male gender	8	20	15	20	36	0	29	56	2856
2018	Female gender	11	27	16	21	25	1	38	46	4215
2018	Gender diverse	4	4	5	22	64	1	7	87	42
2017	Male gender	6	19	16	20	36	1	26	57	3573
2017	Female gender	9	28	15	21	26	1	37	48	5032
2017	Gender diverse	2	15	7	5	70	2	17	76	29

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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	Male gender	20	80	3438
2019	Female gender	24	76	4963
2019	Gender diverse	24	76	48
2017	Male gender	20	80	3572
2017	Female gender	25	75	5027
2017	Gender diverse	58	42	29
2014	Male gender	16	84	4838
2014	Female gender	21	79	5960

Question 80. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	73	27	612
2019	Female gender	81	19	1111
2019	Gender diverse	82	18	12
2017	Male gender	69	31	641
2017	Female gender	80	20	1130
2017	Gender diverse	56	44	14
2014	Male gender	69	31	743
2014	Female gender	78	22	1177

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	Male gender	40	29	11	10	9	0	0	69	19	431
2019	Female gender	41	33	7	12	5	0	0	75	18	884
2017	Male gender	36	40	10	9	4	0	1	76	13	447
2017	Female gender	41	37	5	10	6	1	1	79	15	906
2014	Male gender	36	37	10	10	6	0	0	74	16	504
2014	Female gender	47	33	6	9	5	0	0	80	14	907

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Compensation

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	Male gender	17	26	24	13	18	2	1	17	83	3423
2019	Female gender	17	28	25	14	15	1	1	17	83	4952
2019	Gender diverse	10	18	31	18	20	0	3	10	90	47
2018	Male gender	18	22	23	14	21	2	0	18	82	2855
2018	Female gender	18	24	24	15	18	1	0	18	82	4218
2018	Gender diverse	23	21	24	6	25	0	0	23	77	42
2017	Male gender	22	22	20	13	20	3	1	23	77	3580
2017	Female gender	23	23	20	12	18	2	1	24	76	5037
2017	Gender diverse	18	23	17	12	28	0	2	18	82	29

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	Male gender	62	38	2798
2019	Female gender	67	33	4039
2019	Gender diverse	76	24	39

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	Male gender	35	65	2730
2019	Female gender	32	68	3962
2019	Gender diverse	28	72	38
2018	Male gender	27	73	2274
2018	Female gender	22	78	3357
2018	Gender diverse	20	80	35

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	Male gender	6	15	20	16	35	1	7	22	56	2740
2019	Female gender	7	17	18	19	31	1	7	25	55	3947
2019	Gender diverse	3	7	16	23	47	4	0	11	73	38
2018	Male gender	5	14	18	16	40	2	6	20	61	2282
2018	Female gender	5	17	17	18	34	2	7	24	57	3371
2018	Gender diverse	1	13	12	24	50	0	0	14	74	35
2017	Male gender	5	14	15	17	38	2	8	22	61	2623
2017	Female gender	7	19	16	17	31	2	8	29	54	3681
2017	Gender diverse	2	4	27	3	64	0	0	6	67	24

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	Male gender	4	9	18	18	44	2	6	13	67	2739
2019	Female gender	3	11	15	20	44	1	5	15	69	3941
2019	Gender diverse	4	4	14	22	56	0	0	8	78	38
2018	Male gender	2	9	16	15	52	2	5	12	72	2284
2018	Female gender	2	8	13	17	53	2	5	11	75	3370
2018	Gender diverse	0	6	12	18	63	0	0	6	81	35
2017	Male gender	2	7	13	13	57	2	7	10	77	2623
2017	Female gender	2	7	11	16	55	2	7	9	78	3683
2017	Gender diverse	0	0	2	12	79	0	6	0	98	24

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	Male gender	24	13	17	13	27	1	4	39	43	3373
2019	Female gender	27	17	17	13	18	1	7	48	34	4864
2019	Gender diverse	17	18	10	16	35	0	5	36	54	47
2018	Male gender	25	12	14	13	30	1	4	40	46	2850
2018	Female gender	27	15	16	13	21	1	7	46	36	4205
2018	Gender diverse	17	10	11	23	32	7	0	29	59	42

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2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Correctional Service of Canada by Question 105. What is your gender?

Survey Themes

My Job

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

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

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

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.

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

Question 6. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

Question 12. I am proud of the work that I do.

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.

Question 15. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.

Question 18a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.

Question 18c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.

Question 18d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.

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.

Question 18f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.

Question 18g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.

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

My Work Unit

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

Question 20. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.

Question 21. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.

Question 22. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.

Question 23. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.

My Immediate Supervisor

Question 24. My immediate supervisor encourages me to work collaboratively with others outside of my work unit.

Question 25. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.

Question 26. I can count on my immediate supervisor to keep his or her promises.

Question 27. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.

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

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

Question 30. My immediate supervisor seems to care about me as a person.

Question 31. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.

Question 33. I am equipped to support employees in my work unit who are experiencing mental health issues. (for supervisors)

Senior Management

Question 34. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.

Question 35. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.

Question 36. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.

Question 37. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.

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

My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.

Question 40. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.

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.

Question 42. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.

Question 43. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.

Question 44. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.

Question 45. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 46g. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination

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

Question 47. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.

Question 48. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas).

Question 49. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workplace.

Question 50. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.

Question 51. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.

Question 52. I am satisfied with my department or agency.

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.

Mobility and Retention

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

Question 55. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

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.

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

Harassment