2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Fisheries and Oceans Canada by Question 32. Are you a supervisor?

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	Supervisor	32	50	5	11	3	82	13	1980
2019	Non-supervisor	39	45	5	9	2	84	11	4411
2017	Supervisor	25	52	5	13	6	77	19	1737
2017	Non-supervisor	36	45	5	10	4	81	14	3961
2014	Supervisor	25	45	6	16	8	71	23	1868
2014	Non-supervisor	29	48	6	12	5	77	18	3833
2011	Supervisor	32	46	4	12	6	78	18	2428
2011	Non-supervisor	35	47	5	9	4	82	13	5003
2008	Supervisor	33	47	4	11	4	81	15	2135
2008	Non-supervisor	35	48	5	8	3	83	12	4312

Question 2. When I prepare written materials, including emails, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	69	17	4	6	2	0	2	88	8	1978
2019	Non-supervisor	70	18	5	4	2	0	1	89	6	4398
2017	Supervisor	66	19	4	6	3	1	2	87	9	1736
2017	Non-supervisor	69	17	5	4	3	0	2	88	7	3962
2014	Supervisor	65	18	6	6	3	0	3	85	9	1869
2014	Non-supervisor	63	20	6	4	3	0	3	86	7	3832
2011	Supervisor	67	18	5	5	2	0	2	87	8	2430
2011	Non-supervisor	69	17	5	4	2	0	2	88	7	4996
2008	Supervisor	70	17	4	4	2	0	2	89	7	2131
2008	Non-supervisor	68	17	5	5	2	0	3	88	7	4317

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	Supervisor	39	37	7	11	5	77	17	1980
2019	Non-supervisor	42	36	7	10	4	79	14	4407
2017	Supervisor	37	37	8	12	7	74	18	1732
2017	Non-supervisor	40	36	8	10	6	76	16	3962
2014	Supervisor	40	35	6	12	8	75	19	1869
2014	Non-supervisor	38	38	9	10	5	76	16	3833
2011	Supervisor	40	37	6	10	7	77	17	2424
2011	Non-supervisor	38	38	8	10	5	77	15	4996

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	Supervisor	29	41	11	14	5	0	69	20	1970
2019	Non-supervisor	29	41	11	13	5	0	70	19	4401
2018	Supervisor	23	48	9	14	5	0	72	19	2107
2018	Non-supervisor	24	46	10	13	5	0	71	19	4662
2017	Supervisor	23	41	9	17	9	0	64	27	1738
2017	Non-supervisor	27	37	12	14	10	0	64	24	3962
2014	Supervisor	20	37	13	19	12	1	56	31	1869
2014	Non-supervisor	19	37	13	19	12	1	56	31	3832
2011	Supervisor	30	38	11	13	7	1	69	20	2429
2011	Non-supervisor	26	40	13	14	7	0	66	21	5000
2008	Supervisor	25	43	15	11	6	0	68	17	2133
2008	Non-supervisor	24	40	13	15	7	1	65	22	4312

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	Supervisor	46	39	6	6	2	85	8	1975
2019	Non-supervisor	47	37	7	6	3	84	9	4373
2017	Supervisor	47	38	6	6	3	85	9	1730
2017	Non-supervisor	47	36	7	7	3	83	10	3949
2014	Supervisor	44	39	7	7	2	83	10	1866
2014	Non-supervisor	39	41	9	7	3	80	11	3835

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	32	33	13	13	9	0	65	22	1977
2019	Non-supervisor	43	32	12	8	5	0	75	14	4404
2018	Supervisor	28	36	14	13	7	0	65	21	2112
2018	Non-supervisor	40	35	12	8	5	1	76	13	4654
2017	Supervisor	28	34	11	15	10	0	63	26	1731
2017	Non-supervisor	41	31	12	7	7	1	73	15	3955
2014	Supervisor	26	34	14	16	10	1	60	26	1868
2014	Non-supervisor	33	33	14	10	8	1	67	19	3832
2011	Supervisor	29	37	13	13	8	1	67	21	2429
2011	Non-supervisor	37	34	12	9	7	1	72	16	5000

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	Supervisor	41	41	9	5	3	83	8	1978
2019	Non-supervisor	40	38	11	7	4	79	11	4407
2018	Supervisor	37	45	9	6	3	83	9	2104
2018	Non-supervisor	36	43	11	6	4	79	10	4649
2017	Supervisor	43	42	7	6	2	85	8	1733
2017	Non-supervisor	39	42	9	6	4	81	9	3961
2014	Supervisor	35	43	8	8	5	78	13	1866
2014	Non-supervisor	30	45	12	8	5	75	13	3835
2011	Supervisor	39	43	9	6	3	82	9	2429
2011	Non-supervisor	37	41	11	7	4	77	12	4998
2008	Supervisor	42	42	9	5	3	84	8	2119
2008	Non-supervisor	36	43	10	7	4	79	11	4289

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	22	38	18	14	8	0	60	23	1973
2019	Non-supervisor	29	37	16	12	7	0	66	18	4405
2018	Supervisor	20	35	19	15	10	0	56	25	2107
2018	Non-supervisor	26	37	16	11	8	1	64	20	4651
2017	Supervisor	21	36	15	17	11	0	57	28	1734
2017	Non-supervisor	28	34	15	12	10	0	62	22	3959
2014	Supervisor	19	34	18	16	12	0	54	29	1865
2014	Non-supervisor	21	35	18	14	11	0	56	25	3834
2011	Supervisor	19	36	17	17	11	0	55	28	2429
2011	Non-supervisor	22	37	17	14	11	0	59	24	4999

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	Supervisor	25	46	14	11	5	71	16	1964
2019	Non-supervisor	29	42	13	11	4	71	15	4390
2018	Supervisor	26	46	13	10	5	72	15	2110
2018	Non-supervisor	28	43	13	10	5	72	15	4660
2017	Supervisor	27	46	11	12	4	73	16	1733
2017	Non-supervisor	29	42	12	11	5	71	16	3955

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	Supervisor	44	40	9	5	2	0	85	6	1967
2019	Non-supervisor	39	42	10	6	3	0	81	9	4393
2018	Supervisor	47	41	7	4	1	0	87	6	2113
2018	Non-supervisor	40	42	10	5	3	1	82	7	4664
2017	Supervisor	42	43	9	4	2	0	85	7	1728
2017	Non-supervisor	38	40	11	7	3	0	78	11	3956
2014	Supervisor	40	39	10	6	4	1	80	10	1866
2014	Non-supervisor	31	42	15	7	4	1	73	11	3833
2011	Supervisor	37	44	10	6	3	1	81	9	2429
2011	Non-supervisor	33	44	13	6	4	1	77	10	4997
2008	Supervisor	44	40	9	4	2	0	85	6	2132
2008	Non-supervisor	37	41	11	5	3	1	80	9	4311

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	Supervisor	32	39	13	10	6	71	17	1969
2019	Non-supervisor	32	37	14	10	7	69	17	4403
2018	Supervisor	29	40	13	11	7	69	17	2113
2018	Non-supervisor	29	40	14	10	7	68	17	4661
2017	Supervisor	27	38	13	13	9	66	22	1732
2017	Non-supervisor	30	36	14	11	9	66	20	3959

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	Supervisor	59	31	6	3	1	90	3	1960
2019	Non-supervisor	51	35	9	3	2	86	5	4392
2018	Supervisor	56	35	6	2	1	91	3	2106
2018	Non-supervisor	52	35	8	3	2	87	5	4638
2017	Supervisor	60	32	6	1	1	92	2	1733
2017	Non-supervisor	55	33	8	2	2	88	4	3953
2014	Supervisor	61	27	7	4	1	88	5	1866
2014	Non-supervisor	58	30	8	2	1	88	4	3832
2011	Supervisor	60	33	4	2	1	93	3	2427
2011	Non-supervisor	58	32	6	2	1	90	4	4993

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	34	42	11	10	4	0	0	75	14	1969
2019	Non-supervisor	30	39	14	10	6	0	0	69	16	4385
2018	Supervisor	32	44	10	9	5	0	0	76	14	2109
2018	Non-supervisor	27	41	15	10	6	1	0	68	17	4645
2017	Supervisor	33	44	9	9	5	0	0	78	13	1731
2017	Non-supervisor	28	41	12	11	7	0	1	70	18	3947
2014	Supervisor	27	41	10	14	8	0	0	69	22	1869
2014	Non-supervisor	20	42	15	13	9	0	1	62	23	3830
2011	Supervisor	33	44	9	8	6	0	0	77	14	2427
2011	Non-supervisor	27	42	12	11	8	0	0	69	19	4994

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	37	37	13	8	4	74	13	1969
2019	Non-supervisor	34	36	16	9	5	70	14	4400
2018	Supervisor	34	39	15	8	4	73	12	2102
2018	Non-supervisor	34	37	15	8	5	72	13	4646
2017	Supervisor	36	40	12	8	4	76	12	1731
2017	Non-supervisor	35	35	14	9	6	71	15	3951
2014	Supervisor	29	39	13	11	8	68	19	1869
2014	Non-supervisor	27	37	17	10	8	64	19	3832

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	Supervisor	28	41	16	11	4	0	0	69	15	1949
2019	Non-supervisor	31	40	15	9	4	0	0	72	13	4378
2018	Supervisor	26	39	18	12	6	0	0	65	18	2108
2018	Non-supervisor	30	39	16	9	5	0	0	69	14	4652
2017	Supervisor	28	41	12	12	6	0	0	70	18	1733
2017	Non-supervisor	33	37	14	10	6	0	0	71	15	3948
2014	Supervisor	24	35	17	15	9	0	0	59	24	1868
2014	Non-supervisor	26	38	17	10	8	0	0	65	18	3832
2011	Supervisor	30	40	14	10	5	0	0	71	15	2431
2011	Non-supervisor	33	39	15	8	4	1	1	73	12	4999

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	Supervisor	46	39	9	4	1	85	5	1980
2019	Non-supervisor	45	38	9	5	2	83	8	4403
2018	Supervisor	44	41	9	4	2	85	6	2111
2018	Non-supervisor	45	39	9	5	2	84	7	4663
2017	Supervisor	45	40	8	4	2	86	6	1733
2017	Non-supervisor	47	36	10	5	3	83	8	3943
2014	Supervisor	43	38	10	6	3	81	8	1865
2014	Non-supervisor	41	40	10	5	3	82	8	3833
2011	Supervisor	46	41	7	4	1	88	6	2431
2011	Non-supervisor	45	40	8	4	2	85	7	5001
2008	Supervisor	48	41	5	4	2	89	6	2134
2008	Non-supervisor	44	42	7	4	2	86	7	4315

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	Supervisor	17	32	23	15	12	0	50	27	1968
2019	Non-supervisor	38	36	15	6	3	1	75	9	4405
2018	Supervisor	18	30	23	16	12	1	49	28	2112
2018	Non-supervisor	38	35	16	6	3	1	74	9	4665
2017	Supervisor	17	31	25	16	9	2	49	25	1734
2017	Non-supervisor	34	39	16	5	2	3	75	8	3963
2014	Supervisor	16	32	24	15	12	1	49	27	1867
2014	Non-supervisor	34	37	19	6	3	1	72	9	3833
2011	Supervisor	14	30	28	17	10	1	44	27	2426
2011	Non-supervisor	31	37	19	7	4	1	69	11	4999
2008	Supervisor	14	31	26	16	12	1	46	28	2134
2008	Non-supervisor	28	36	21	8	4	1	66	13	4315

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	Supervisor	10	29	41	14	5	0	0	19	40	1978
2019	Non-supervisor	8	22	37	20	10	1	1	31	32	4410
2018	Supervisor	10	29	41	16	3	0	1	19	40	2104
2018	Non-supervisor	9	23	37	19	9	1	2	29	33	4651
2017	Supervisor	10	28	42	13	4	0	2	18	39	1734
2017	Non-supervisor	8	22	37	19	9	1	4	30	32	3947
2014	Supervisor	13	33	36	13	3	0	1	17	46	1867
2014	Non-supervisor	11	28	36	17	6	1	2	23	40	3819
2011	Supervisor	13	34	35	13	3	0	1	16	48	2424
2011	Non-supervisor	10	27	36	17	7	1	3	24	38	4970
2008	Supervisor	10	33	38	14	3	0	1	17	44	2128
2008	Non-supervisor	9	27	36	17	7	1	3	25	38	4286

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	Supervisor	13	25	34	20	8	1	0	28	38	1973
2019	Non-supervisor	9	18	29	24	16	2	2	41	28	4395
2018	Supervisor	15	26	33	18	6	1	1	25	41	2099
2018	Non-supervisor	10	20	30	22	13	3	2	37	32	4632
2017	Supervisor	12	28	34	19	6	1	1	25	40	1731
2017	Non-supervisor	11	21	28	19	14	3	4	36	34	3934
2014	Supervisor	20	31	31	14	4	0	1	18	51	1869
2014	Non-supervisor	16	25	30	15	9	2	2	25	43	3816
2011	Supervisor	16	28	34	15	6	1	1	21	44	2420
2011	Non-supervisor	12	21	31	19	10	3	3	31	35	4965
2008	Supervisor	12	26	34	19	5	1	2	25	40	2128
2008	Non-supervisor	12	21	30	20	11	2	3	33	35	4283

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	Supervisor	21	31	31	12	4	0	0	16	52	1976
2019	Non-supervisor	14	25	30	17	10	2	2	28	41	4407
2018	Supervisor	21	32	30	12	3	1	1	15	54	2100
2018	Non-supervisor	16	25	29	16	8	2	2	26	43	4635
2017	Supervisor	20	28	33	12	3	1	2	16	50	1735
2017	Non-supervisor	15	23	30	15	10	3	4	27	41	3937
2014	Supervisor	35	30	22	9	3	0	1	12	66	1868
2014	Non-supervisor	26	27	25	12	6	2	3	18	56	3810
2011	Supervisor	24	30	30	11	3	1	1	15	55	2418
2011	Non-supervisor	17	25	29	15	7	2	4	24	45	4968
2008	Supervisor	17	29	33	14	4	1	1	19	48	2121
2008	Non-supervisor	14	24	31	17	8	3	4	26	41	4276

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	Supervisor	10	21	37	23	7	0	1	31	32	1974
2019	Non-supervisor	4	12	30	32	18	1	3	52	17	4386
2018	Supervisor	12	23	37	21	6	0	1	27	35	2095
2018	Non-supervisor	5	13	31	32	15	2	2	49	19	4620
2017	Supervisor	10	21	37	22	6	0	3	29	32	1734
2017	Non-supervisor	6	10	30	29	18	1	6	50	18	3928
2014	Supervisor	13	23	35	22	5	0	2	28	36	1863
2014	Non-supervisor	8	16	31	28	13	1	3	43	24	3807
2011	Supervisor	13	23	38	19	5	0	1	25	37	2413
2011	Non-supervisor	7	14	33	28	13	1	4	43	22	4964
2008	Supervisor	10	24	38	20	6	0	1	27	35	2128
2008	Non-supervisor	6	16	33	27	13	1	4	42	22	4274

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	Supervisor	18	29	30	15	6	1	0	21	48	1978
2019	Non-supervisor	11	17	26	25	17	2	3	44	29	4407
2018	Supervisor	23	30	29	13	4	1	1	17	54	2106
2018	Non-supervisor	13	20	28	22	12	2	2	36	34	4639
2017	Supervisor	23	28	29	13	4	1	2	17	53	1734
2017	Non-supervisor	12	19	28	18	15	2	6	36	34	3940
2014	Supervisor	37	31	18	10	4	0	1	14	68	1869
2014	Non-supervisor	22	26	26	14	8	1	3	24	50	3817
2011	Supervisor	33	31	24	8	3	0	1	11	65	2418
2011	Non-supervisor	17	25	27	16	10	2	3	27	44	4972
2008	Supervisor	26	33	26	10	4	0	1	14	60	2130
2008	Non-supervisor	15	24	27	19	10	1	3	30	41	4281

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	Supervisor	18	25	29	19	7	1	1	26	44	1968
2019	Non-supervisor	11	19	26	22	17	3	3	41	32	4393
2018	Supervisor	19	26	30	17	6	1	1	23	46	2101
2018	Non-supervisor	13	20	26	21	14	3	3	38	35	4628
2017	Supervisor	20	25	30	17	6	1	1	23	47	1735
2017	Non-supervisor	11	18	26	20	15	4	6	39	32	3941
2014	Supervisor	19	24	31	19	6	0	1	26	43	1866
2014	Non-supervisor	14	20	27	22	11	3	4	35	36	3815
2011	Supervisor	14	24	32	19	8	1	2	28	39	2419
2011	Non-supervisor	11	18	26	22	13	3	6	39	33	4968
2008	Supervisor	15	27	32	18	6	0	2	24	43	2133
2008	Non-supervisor	13	21	25	21	13	2	5	37	36	4278

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	Supervisor	20	31	31	11	5	1	1	16	52	1975
2019	Non-supervisor	12	21	31	18	12	3	3	32	35	4397
2018	Supervisor	22	31	31	10	4	1	1	14	55	2103
2018	Non-supervisor	15	22	32	17	9	3	3	28	39	4641
2017	Supervisor	21	31	33	9	3	1	2	12	54	1736
2017	Non-supervisor	13	21	31	16	10	3	5	29	37	3947
2014	Supervisor	32	30	25	8	3	1	1	11	64	1869
2014	Non-supervisor	22	25	28	11	7	2	3	20	50	3817

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	Supervisor	11	22	36	23	8	0	0	31	33	1979
2019	Non-supervisor	8	15	32	27	15	1	1	43	24	4402

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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	Supervisor	73	13	5	3	2	0	3	89	6	1977
2019	Non-supervisor	73	13	6	3	2	1	4	89	5	4406
2017	Supervisor	68	15	6	3	3	1	3	88	6	1736
2017	Non-supervisor	70	14	6	3	2	0	5	89	5	3961
2014	Supervisor	73	12	5	3	2	0	4	89	6	1873
2014	Non-supervisor	70	14	6	2	2	0	5	89	5	3837
2011	Supervisor	71	13	5	3	2	0	5	89	6	2429
2011	Non-supervisor	72	12	5	3	2	1	5	89	5	5002
2008	Supervisor	68	11	5	3	3	0	9	88	7	2135
2008	Non-supervisor	69	10	4	3	3	0	10	89	6	4312

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	Supervisor	27	38	15	11	7	1	1	67	18	1978
2019	Non-supervisor	28	31	15	10	8	5	3	64	19	4407
2018	Supervisor	19	43	18	11	7	2	1	63	18	2105
2018	Non-supervisor	21	34	18	11	8	5	3	59	21	4670
2017	Supervisor	24	38	14	13	8	2	1	64	22	1735
2017	Non-supervisor	26	29	16	10	9	5	4	60	22	3963
2014	Supervisor	29	41	12	9	6	1	2	71	16	1872
2014	Non-supervisor	26	33	16	11	9	3	3	63	21	3837

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	Supervisor	47	32	9	8	4	0	0	79	12	1978
2019	Non-supervisor	43	30	10	11	6	1	0	74	17	4405
2018	Supervisor	42	37	8	9	4	0	0	80	13	2104
2018	Non-supervisor	37	33	10	11	7	1	0	71	19	4664
2017	Supervisor	42	33	9	10	5	0	0	76	15	1734
2017	Non-supervisor	39	30	11	10	8	1	1	70	19	3956
2014	Supervisor	46	33	9	7	3	0	1	80	11	1871
2014	Non-supervisor	36	32	11	12	8	1	0	69	21	3837

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	43	39	7	8	3	82	11	1969
2019	Non-supervisor	48	33	8	8	3	81	11	4398
2018	Supervisor	41	42	7	7	3	84	9	2103
2018	Non-supervisor	43	37	9	7	3	81	10	4665
2017	Supervisor	35	46	8	7	3	81	11	1733
2017	Non-supervisor	41	37	9	8	4	79	13	3954
2014	Supervisor	36	47	9	6	2	83	9	1873
2014	Non-supervisor	36	41	11	8	4	77	12	3836

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	41	44	9	4	2	1	86	6	1979
2019	Non-supervisor	39	38	13	6	3	1	78	9	4410
2018	Supervisor	39	44	9	5	2	0	84	7	2105
2018	Non-supervisor	35	42	13	6	3	1	78	9	4667

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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	Supervisor	52	28	12	3	3	1	2	82	6	1981
2019	Non-supervisor	42	30	15	5	3	1	4	76	8	4414

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	Supervisor	37	32	13	10	7	0	0	70	17	1982
2019	Non-supervisor	41	33	12	8	5	1	0	75	13	4410
2018	Supervisor	34	37	12	10	6	0	1	71	16	2091
2018	Non-supervisor	38	36	12	8	5	1	0	75	13	4652
2017	Supervisor	33	39	10	11	6	0	0	72	17	1738
2017	Non-supervisor	40	34	11	10	5	0	1	74	15	3963
2014	Supervisor	31	37	14	11	7	0	0	68	17	1870
2014	Non-supervisor	36	36	12	9	6	0	0	73	15	3839
2011	Supervisor	30	39	12	12	6	0	0	69	19	2428
2011	Non-supervisor	33	38	12	9	7	0	0	71	16	4999
2008	Supervisor	28	38	12	12	9	0	0	67	21	2133
2008	Non-supervisor	30	36	14	10	9	1	0	67	20	4314

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	Supervisor	44	31	12	7	5	1	0	76	12	1984
2019	Non-supervisor	49	30	10	5	4	1	0	80	9	4403
2018	Supervisor	43	32	13	6	4	1	1	76	11	2090
2018	Non-supervisor	46	31	11	6	4	2	1	79	10	4644
2017	Supervisor	44	31	11	7	5	1	0	76	12	1732
2017	Non-supervisor	46	29	11	7	4	2	1	77	11	3962
2014	Supervisor	38	34	14	7	5	1	1	73	13	1870
2014	Non-supervisor	43	30	13	7	4	2	1	75	12	3840
2011	Supervisor	37	34	13	9	6	1	0	73	15	2426
2011	Non-supervisor	40	32	13	8	5	2	1	73	13	5000
2008	Supervisor	37	34	13	8	6	1	0	72	15	2132
2008	Non-supervisor	37	33	13	8	7	2	1	71	15	4315

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	Supervisor	39	36	10	9	6	0	0	75	15	1975
2019	Non-supervisor	45	32	11	8	5	0	0	77	12	4398
2018	Supervisor	40	34	12	8	6	0	1	74	14	2084
2018	Non-supervisor	41	35	11	8	5	1	0	76	13	4640
2017	Supervisor	40	34	10	10	6	0	0	74	16	1736
2017	Non-supervisor	42	31	11	9	6	0	0	74	15	3957
2014	Supervisor	34	39	10	11	5	0	0	73	16	1872
2014	Non-supervisor	37	35	11	9	6	1	0	73	15	3839
2011	Supervisor	36	36	11	10	7	0	0	72	17	2429
2011	Non-supervisor	35	36	10	11	7	1	0	72	18	4994
2008	Supervisor	35	37	9	11	7	0	0	73	18	2133
2008	Non-supervisor	33	36	11	11	8	1	0	70	19	4315

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	Supervisor	81	9	3	1	2	0	4	94	3	1973
2019	Non-supervisor	82	9	4	1	1	0	3	94	2	4400
2017	Supervisor	77	10	5	1	2	1	4	91	4	1735
2017	Non-supervisor	80	11	4	1	2	0	3	94	3	3952
2014	Supervisor	78	10	4	1	1	0	5	93	3	1872
2014	Non-supervisor	76	12	4	2	1	0	5	93	3	3836
2011	Supervisor	77	11	4	1	2	0	5	93	3	2428
2011	Non-supervisor	77	11	4	2	2	0	5	92	3	5002
2008	Supervisor	77	8	3	1	2	0	9	94	3	2128
2008	Non-supervisor	77	8	3	1	2	1	8	93	4	4311

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	Supervisor	46	22	10	5	5	1	11	77	12	1982
2019	Non-supervisor	53	21	9	4	4	3	8	81	9	4419
2017	Supervisor	36	24	9	6	7	3	15	73	16	1735
2017	Non-supervisor	46	23	8	4	5	4	10	80	10	3948
2014	Supervisor	37	24	10	5	6	3	15	75	13	1870
2014	Non-supervisor	42	22	12	5	5	3	10	75	12	3834
2011	Supervisor	34	27	11	7	8	2	11	70	17	2424
2011	Non-supervisor	38	27	12	7	7	3	7	71	15	4989

Question 30. My immediate supervisor seems to care about me as a person.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	54	27	10	4	4	1	0	82	8	1984
2019	Non-supervisor	60	24	9	3	3	1	0	85	6	4420
2018	Supervisor	52	27	12	4	4	1	1	80	8	2089
2018	Non-supervisor	54	26	11	4	3	1	0	81	7	4649
2017	Supervisor	51	29	10	5	5	1	0	80	10	1735
2017	Non-supervisor	54	25	10	4	5	1	0	80	9	3958

Question 31. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	47	29	12	7	4	0	0	77	11	1982
2019	Non-supervisor	51	29	10	6	5	0	0	80	10	4418
2018	Supervisor	45	30	12	7	4	1	1	76	12	2092
2018	Non-supervisor	48	30	10	7	5	0	0	78	12	4652
2017	Supervisor	46	30	10	9	5	0	0	76	14	1735
2017	Non-supervisor	49	26	11	7	6	0	0	76	13	3956
2014	Supervisor	43	33	12	6	5	0	0	77	11	1869
2014	Non-supervisor	45	31	10	7	6	0	0	77	13	3835

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	Supervisor	16	42	16	15	9	2	1	59	24	1978

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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	Supervisor	25	38	15	13	6	3	0	65	19	1966
2019	Non-supervisor	31	31	16	8	7	6	0	67	16	4425
2018	Supervisor	28	34	17	11	7	3	0	64	18	2117
2018	Non-supervisor	28	32	18	8	7	7	0	65	16	4662
2017	Supervisor	23	37	17	14	7	2	0	61	21	1733
2017	Non-supervisor	29	32	15	10	8	7	0	65	19	3959
2014	Supervisor	21	31	21	14	9	4	0	55	24	1872
2014	Non-supervisor	21	30	20	11	9	8	0	56	22	3827
2011	Supervisor	18	34	19	14	10	5	0	55	25	2425
2011	Non-supervisor	18	30	20	12	12	7	1	52	26	4994

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	Supervisor	22	34	16	18	10	1	57	27	1959
2019	Non-supervisor	28	31	17	12	8	3	61	21	4420
2018	Supervisor	22	33	18	16	10	1	56	27	2113
2018	Non-supervisor	25	32	18	13	10	3	58	23	4659
2017	Supervisor	19	35	18	17	11	0	54	29	1735
2017	Non-supervisor	25	31	15	14	11	3	58	26	3961
2014	Supervisor	17	29	20	18	15	1	46	33	1872
2014	Non-supervisor	16	28	22	17	14	3	46	32	3822
2011	Supervisor	15	30	19	20	15	1	45	36	2425
2011	Non-supervisor	17	29	21	16	15	2	48	31	4988
2008	Supervisor	18	33	19	17	12	1	51	30	2133
2008	Non-supervisor	18	32	19	14	14	2	52	29	4308

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	Supervisor	12	32	19	23	13	1	44	37	1962
2019	Non-supervisor	20	29	20	16	10	4	51	27	4412
2018	Supervisor	13	30	20	22	14	1	43	37	2107
2018	Non-supervisor	17	29	21	16	11	5	49	29	4652
2017	Supervisor	10	31	20	23	15	1	41	38	1737
2017	Non-supervisor	18	28	19	18	12	5	48	32	3957
2014	Supervisor	8	27	20	25	19	1	35	45	1874
2014	Non-supervisor	11	24	22	22	16	5	37	40	3821
2011	Supervisor	6	28	20	26	18	2	35	45	2429
2011	Non-supervisor	10	28	20	21	15	5	40	39	4997
2008	Supervisor	7	32	20	24	15	2	40	40	2132
2008	Non-supervisor	10	29	21	21	15	5	41	37	4309

Question 37. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	11	32	18	23	15	1	0	43	38	1964
2019	Non-supervisor	17	29	19	19	13	3	0	48	33	4410
2018	Supervisor	11	31	19	22	15	1	0	43	38	2117
2018	Non-supervisor	14	30	19	20	14	3	0	46	35	4661
2017	Supervisor	12	30	18	22	16	1	0	43	39	1731
2017	Non-supervisor	17	30	16	18	15	3	1	48	34	3954
2014	Supervisor	10	29	20	21	19	1	0	39	41	1873
2014	Non-supervisor	11	26	21	22	17	3	0	38	41	3825
2011	Supervisor	9	31	19	25	15	1	0	41	40	2427
2011	Non-supervisor	11	29	18	22	16	3	0	41	40	4994
2008	Supervisor	13	37	18	21	10	1	0	51	31	2132
2008	Non-supervisor	11	33	18	21	13	4	0	46	35	4301

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	Supervisor	28	22	14	8	7	13	8	63	19	1980
2019	Non-supervisor	30	17	12	7	7	18	7	65	19	4412

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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	Supervisor	18	47	16	14	5	1	66	18	1982
2019	Non-supervisor	24	43	18	10	4	1	68	14	4415
2018	Supervisor	16	46	19	12	6	1	63	17	2109
2018	Non-supervisor	21	42	20	11	5	1	64	16	4670
2017	Supervisor	19	42	17	15	6	0	61	21	1735
2017	Non-supervisor	23	39	19	12	6	1	63	18	3960
2014	Supervisor	13	39	22	16	9	1	52	25	1873
2014	Non-supervisor	14	37	23	14	9	2	53	23	3832
2011	Supervisor	14	41	19	16	9	1	56	25	2430
2011	Non-supervisor	17	39	21	14	8	2	57	22	4999

Question 40. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	8	32	23	25	10	2	0	41	35	1973
2019	Non-supervisor	14	33	22	19	8	4	0	49	29	4403

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	Supervisor	29	42	12	11	5	0	0	72	16	1978
2019	Non-supervisor	28	36	15	11	6	3	1	67	17	4419
2018	Supervisor	35	40	11	9	3	1	0	76	12	2111
2018	Non-supervisor	27	39	14	11	5	3	1	68	17	4676
2017	Supervisor	39	38	11	6	5	1	0	78	11	1733
2017	Non-supervisor	33	35	12	9	6	3	1	71	16	3951
2014	Supervisor	43	40	8	5	3	1	0	84	8	1872
2014	Non-supervisor	31	38	13	8	5	3	1	72	14	3827
2011	Supervisor	41	37	10	6	3	2	1	80	10	2431
2011	Non-supervisor	32	37	12	8	5	4	1	73	15	4996
2008	Supervisor	36	39	11	7	4	2	1	77	12	2132
2008	Non-supervisor	28	35	13	11	7	4	1	67	19	4311

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	Supervisor	25	41	19	9	4	1	67	14	1976
2019	Non-supervisor	29	37	21	8	4	2	67	12	4405
2018	Supervisor	27	42	18	9	4	1	69	13	2109
2018	Non-supervisor	27	40	19	8	4	1	68	13	4664

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	Supervisor	19	27	19	16	12	5	2	50	30	1980
2019	Non-supervisor	20	27	18	14	12	8	2	52	28	4416
2018	Supervisor	20	29	19	15	11	5	2	52	28	2115
2018	Non-supervisor	18	28	19	14	13	7	1	50	29	4667
2017	Supervisor	18	32	16	17	11	4	2	53	30	1734
2017	Non-supervisor	19	26	16	14	14	9	1	51	31	3945
2014	Supervisor	21	29	16	15	13	4	2	53	29	1873
2014	Non-supervisor	15	25	18	18	16	7	1	43	37	3830
2011	Supervisor	18	29	16	16	13	6	2	51	32	2426
2011	Non-supervisor	13	25	18	17	17	8	2	43	37	4993

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	Supervisor	20	38	17	16	9	1	0	58	24	1978
2019	Non-supervisor	24	33	17	14	9	2	0	59	24	4413
2018	Supervisor	19	39	17	16	9	1	0	58	25	2111
2018	Non-supervisor	20	34	19	14	10	2	0	56	25	4672
2017	Supervisor	19	41	16	14	9	1	0	61	23	1734
2017	Non-supervisor	24	31	17	14	11	3	1	57	26	3957
2014	Supervisor	16	32	17	20	13	1	0	49	33	1869
2014	Non-supervisor	16	30	18	17	15	2	1	47	34	3831
2011	Supervisor	19	35	15	17	12	1	0	55	29	2430
2011	Non-supervisor	20	31	16	16	14	2	0	53	31	4999
2008	Supervisor	17	37	17	19	10	1	0	54	29	2135
2008	Non-supervisor	16	34	18	17	13	2	0	52	30	4310

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	Supervisor	28	37	13	12	9	1	1	65	21	1983
2019	Non-supervisor	23	30	16	15	12	3	2	56	28	4424
2018	Supervisor	27	37	13	12	10	1	1	65	22	2106
2018	Non-supervisor	20	32	16	14	13	2	1	55	29	4668
2017	Supervisor	27	37	11	12	10	1	1	66	23	1729
2017	Non-supervisor	22	30	14	14	15	2	2	54	31	3956
2014	Supervisor	22	34	14	14	14	1	2	57	29	1870
2014	Non-supervisor	14	26	16	17	22	2	3	42	41	3833
2011	Supervisor	21	34	13	16	14	1	1	56	30	2427
2011	Non-supervisor	16	28	16	17	21	2	2	45	39	5002
2008	Supervisor	22	37	13	13	12	1	1	60	26	2134
2008	Non-supervisor	16	31	16	15	18	2	2	49	34	4311

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	Supervisor	36	30	17	9	5	0	2	68	15	1980
2019	Non-supervisor	47	25	15	5	3	1	4	76	8	4410

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	Supervisor	60	9	8	4	4	2	13	81	10	1978
2019	Non-supervisor	57	11	7	5	4	2	14	81	10	4405

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	Supervisor	45	27	16	6	3	1	2	74	10	1971
2019	Non-supervisor	42	26	16	7	4	2	4	71	12	4406

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	Supervisor	44	25	16	6	4	2	3	72	11	1973
2019	Non-supervisor	40	23	16	8	5	3	4	68	15	4386

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	Supervisor	41	23	15	9	8	1	3	67	18	1976
2019	Non-supervisor	40	21	16	9	8	3	4	65	18	4400

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	Supervisor	70	16	7	2	1	1	3	90	3	1977
2019	Non-supervisor	62	18	8	3	2	2	5	86	5	4405

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	Supervisor	75	10	5	2	2	2	3	90	4	1968
2019	Non-supervisor	74	9	5	2	2	3	4	90	5	4404

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	Supervisor	80	6	3	2	1	1	7	93	3	1969
2019	Non-supervisor	76	8	3	1	2	2	8	93	3	4400

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	Supervisor	19	47	17	10	5	1	0	67	15	1981
2019	Non-supervisor	19	42	19	11	5	3	1	63	17	4411
2018	Supervisor	23	43	20	10	3	1	0	67	13	2117
2018	Non-supervisor	18	37	24	10	6	4	0	58	17	4673
2017	Supervisor	22	44	17	12	4	2	0	67	16	1734
2017	Non-supervisor	20	37	19	13	6	4	1	60	20	3954

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	Supervisor	29	45	15	7	3	1	0	75	10	1973
2019	Non-supervisor	34	39	15	7	3	2	0	74	11	4396
2018	Supervisor	33	43	15	6	2	1	0	77	8	2106
2018	Non-supervisor	34	41	14	5	3	2	0	77	8	4665
2017	Supervisor	29	47	13	6	4	1	0	77	10	1734
2017	Non-supervisor	36	38	14	5	3	3	1	77	9	3958
2014	Supervisor	33	41	15	6	3	2	0	76	9	1867
2014	Non-supervisor	30	39	17	7	3	4	0	71	11	3826
2011	Supervisor	26	41	18	7	5	3	0	69	12	2426
2011	Non-supervisor	26	39	17	8	6	4	0	68	14	4999

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	Supervisor	35	39	14	6	2	3	0	77	8	1974
2019	Non-supervisor	39	34	15	5	2	4	1	76	7	4397
2018	Supervisor	35	40	17	4	2	3	1	77	6	2106
2018	Non-supervisor	35	37	17	4	3	4	1	75	7	4667
2017	Supervisor	31	39	18	5	3	4	1	73	7	1730
2017	Non-supervisor	35	34	16	5	4	5	2	74	9	3955
2014	Supervisor	35	39	17	4	2	4	1	77	6	1867
2014	Non-supervisor	31	36	17	6	3	6	1	72	9	3823

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	Supervisor	42	40	8	6	4	0	81	10	1979
2019	Non-supervisor	47	35	9	5	3	0	82	9	4407
2018	Supervisor	40	39	11	6	3	0	80	9	2103
2018	Non-supervisor	42	39	10	5	3	0	82	9	4662
2017	Supervisor	39	39	11	6	5	0	77	11	1737
2017	Non-supervisor	43	35	12	7	4	0	78	10	3958
2014	Supervisor	37	40	10	8	5	0	77	13	1870
2014	Non-supervisor	36	39	13	8	4	0	75	12	3828
2011	Supervisor	32	42	12	8	5	1	74	13	2423
2011	Non-supervisor	34	39	13	8	6	1	73	14	4999
2008	Supervisor	31	44	13	8	5	0	75	12	2131
2008	Non-supervisor	29	42	14	9	6	1	71	15	4307

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	Supervisor	36	35	14	9	5	0	72	14	1974
2019	Non-supervisor	41	32	15	7	4	1	73	12	4410
2018	Supervisor	31	36	17	10	5	0	68	15	2105
2018	Non-supervisor	36	35	15	8	5	1	71	13	4659
2017	Supervisor	28	36	18	12	6	0	64	18	1733
2017	Non-supervisor	35	32	17	9	6	1	68	15	3957
2014	Supervisor	20	35	18	16	10	0	56	26	1869
2014	Non-supervisor	24	34	20	12	8	1	59	21	3831
2011	Supervisor	25	36	19	13	7	1	61	20	2430
2011	Non-supervisor	27	37	18	11	7	1	64	18	4999

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	Supervisor	33	37	14	11	5	0	70	16	1974
2019	Non-supervisor	38	34	15	9	4	0	72	13	4397
2018	Supervisor	28	39	16	12	5	0	68	17	2103
2018	Non-supervisor	33	37	16	9	5	1	70	14	4655
2017	Supervisor	28	37	17	12	6	0	65	18	1734
2017	Non-supervisor	34	34	16	10	6	0	69	15	3956
2014	Supervisor	19	36	17	17	10	0	55	28	1869
2014	Non-supervisor	22	36	19	15	8	1	58	23	3828
2011	Supervisor	21	38	18	15	8	0	59	23	2426
2011	Non-supervisor	24	39	17	11	8	0	63	20	4996
2008	Supervisor	27	40	16	13	5	0	67	18	2130
2008	Non-supervisor	26	40	16	11	7	0	66	18	4306

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	Supervisor	38	27	18	9	6	2	1	66	15	1979
2019	Non-supervisor	37	26	17	10	6	3	1	66	16	4414
2018	Supervisor	35	30	18	10	5	2	1	66	15	2113
2018	Non-supervisor	34	28	18	10	6	4	1	65	17	4669
2017	Supervisor	33	32	17	10	6	2	1	66	17	1737
2017	Non-supervisor	32	29	19	10	6	3	0	63	17	3958
2014	Supervisor	27	27	20	13	8	3	2	57	22	1868
2014	Non-supervisor	27	27	20	12	9	4	1	57	22	3829
2011	Supervisor	30	29	18	11	7	3	1	62	19	2430
2011	Non-supervisor	29	28	18	12	8	5	1	61	21	4999
2008	Supervisor	32	33	17	9	5	4	1	68	15	2130
2008	Non-supervisor	28	30	18	11	8	5	1	61	20	4303

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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	Supervisor	26	43	31	1982
2019	Non-supervisor	25	42	33	4417
2018	Supervisor	27	43	30	2108
2018	Non-supervisor	23	44	34	4657
2017	Supervisor	23	45	32	1734
2017	Non-supervisor	21	45	34	3965
2014	Supervisor	27	44	29	1868
2014	Non-supervisor	23	44	32	3830
2011	Supervisor	25	49	26	2429
2011	Non-supervisor	24	49	27	5002

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	Supervisor	23	35	18	10	6	7	499
2019	Non-supervisor	14	31	21	8	19	5	1081
2018	Supervisor	29	35	18	11	0	7	543
2018	Non-supervisor	18	37	21	9	10	6	1088
2017	Supervisor	28	36	19	8	1	8	432
2017	Non-supervisor	20	32	19	6	14	9	900
2014	Supervisor	34	28	19	12	9999	7	511
2014	Non-supervisor	23	32	20	12	9999	14	920
2011	Supervisor	39	28	16	12	9999	5	598
2011	Non-supervisor	25	31	24	9	9999	12	1199

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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	Supervisor	40	46	6	4	1	0	2	88	5	1976
2019	Non-supervisor	29	48	9	9	3	1	1	78	12	4402

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	Supervisor	52	32	5	4	2	2	2	88	7	1979
2019	Non-supervisor	51	28	9	4	2	5	1	84	6	4400

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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	Supervisor	15	85	1977
2019	Non-supervisor	14	86	4414
2018	Supervisor	15	85	2116
2018	Non-supervisor	15	85	4667

Question 59a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	46	54	270
2019	Non-supervisor	53	47	571
2018	Supervisor	44	56	309
2018	Non-supervisor	56	44	641

Question 59b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	53	47	270
2019	Non-supervisor	62	38	571
2018	Supervisor	57	43	310
2018	Non-supervisor	62	38	638

Question 59c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	26	74	270
2019	Non-supervisor	3	97	571
2018	Supervisor	28	72	307
2018	Non-supervisor	3	97	633

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	Supervisor	5	95	270
2019	Non-supervisor	5	95	571
2018	Supervisor	7	93	307
2018	Non-supervisor	5	95	633

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	Supervisor	10	90	270
2019	Non-supervisor	8	92	571
2018	Supervisor	12	88	307
2018	Non-supervisor	10	90	635

Question 59g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	3	97	270
2019	Non-supervisor	3	97	571
2018	Supervisor	2	98	307
2018	Non-supervisor	3	97	634

Question 60a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	43	57	268
2019	Non-supervisor	41	59	565
2018	Supervisor	43	57	307
2018	Non-supervisor	41	59	638

Question 60b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	34	66	268
2019	Non-supervisor	41	59	565
2018	Supervisor	40	60	308
2018	Non-supervisor	41	59	638

Question 60c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	46	54	268
2019	Non-supervisor	45	55	565
2018	Supervisor	39	61	306
2018	Non-supervisor	46	54	638

Question 60d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	37	63	268
2019	Non-supervisor	38	62	565
2018	Supervisor	33	67	308
2018	Non-supervisor	40	60	638

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	Supervisor	35	65	268
2019	Non-supervisor	33	67	565
2018	Supervisor	31	69	306
2018	Non-supervisor	33	67	635

Question 60f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	58	42	268
2019	Non-supervisor	59	41	565
2018	Supervisor	54	46	307
2018	Non-supervisor	60	40	645

Question 60g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	39	61	268
2019	Non-supervisor	37	63	565
2018	Supervisor	35	65	309
2018	Non-supervisor	33	67	640

Question 60i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	7	93	268
2019	Non-supervisor	13	87	565
2018	Supervisor	10	90	306
2018	Non-supervisor	10	90	635

Question 60j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	13	87	268
2019	Non-supervisor	10	90	565
2018	Supervisor	14	86	308
2018	Non-supervisor	13	87	635

Question 60k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	47	53	268
2019	Non-supervisor	48	52	565
2018	Supervisor	41	59	307
2018	Non-supervisor	44	56	636

Question 60l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	32	68	268
2019	Non-supervisor	30	70	565
2018	Supervisor	34	66	307
2018	Non-supervisor	35	65	638

Question 60m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	12	88	268
2019	Non-supervisor	13	87	565
2018	Supervisor	11	89	306
2018	Non-supervisor	14	86	635

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	Supervisor	60	40	268
2019	Non-supervisor	54	46	564
2018	Supervisor	58	42	307
2018	Non-supervisor	48	52	635

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	Supervisor	38	62	268
2019	Non-supervisor	33	67	564
2018	Supervisor	33	67	307
2018	Non-supervisor	30	70	636

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	Supervisor	12	88	268
2019	Non-supervisor	7	93	564
2018	Supervisor	14	86	306
2018	Non-supervisor	6	94	635

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	Supervisor	16	84	268
2019	Non-supervisor	17	83	564
2018	Supervisor	13	87	309
2018	Non-supervisor	14	86	635

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	Supervisor	12	88	268
2019	Non-supervisor	11	89	564
2018	Supervisor	12	88	307
2018	Non-supervisor	9	91	635

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	Supervisor	5	95	268
2019	Non-supervisor	7	93	564
2018	Supervisor	3	97	306
2018	Non-supervisor	5	95	635

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	Supervisor	16	84	268
2019	Non-supervisor	19	81	564
2018	Supervisor	21	79	307
2018	Non-supervisor	20	80	636

Question 61h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	13	87	268
2019	Non-supervisor	11	89	564
2018	Supervisor	11	89	306
2018	Non-supervisor	11	89	635

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	Supervisor	20	80	268
2019	Non-supervisor	28	72	564
2018	Supervisor	27	73	306
2018	Non-supervisor	30	70	641

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	Supervisor	11	89	255
2019	Non-supervisor	10	90	520
2018	Supervisor	13	87	297
2018	Non-supervisor	10	90	598

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	Supervisor	22	78	255
2019	Non-supervisor	22	78	520
2018	Supervisor	19	81	296
2018	Non-supervisor	24	76	596

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	Supervisor	10	90	255
2019	Non-supervisor	11	89	520
2018	Supervisor	6	94	296
2018	Non-supervisor	9	91	596

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	Supervisor	8	92	255
2019	Non-supervisor	8	92	520
2018	Supervisor	11	89	296
2018	Non-supervisor	7	93	596

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	Supervisor	11	89	255
2019	Non-supervisor	12	88	520
2018	Supervisor	10	90	296
2018	Non-supervisor	10	90	596

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	Supervisor	4	96	255
2019	Non-supervisor	10	90	520
2018	Supervisor	10	90	297
2018	Non-supervisor	11	89	596

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	Supervisor	13	87	255
2019	Non-supervisor	10	90	520
2018	Supervisor	10	90	296
2018	Non-supervisor	11	89	597

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	Supervisor	11	89	255
2019	Non-supervisor	15	85	520
2018	Supervisor	9	91	296
2018	Non-supervisor	12	88	598

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	Supervisor	10	90	255
2019	Non-supervisor	12	88	520
2018	Supervisor	9	91	296
2018	Non-supervisor	9	91	597

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	Supervisor	27	73	255
2019	Non-supervisor	31	69	520
2018	Supervisor	24	76	297
2018	Non-supervisor	28	72	598

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	Supervisor	10	90	255
2019	Non-supervisor	11	89	520
2018	Supervisor	8	92	296
2018	Non-supervisor	6	94	595

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	Supervisor	42	58	255
2019	Non-supervisor	49	51	520
2018	Supervisor	38	62	299
2018	Non-supervisor	44	56	599

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	Supervisor	52	48	255
2019	Non-supervisor	57	43	520
2018	Supervisor	60	40	298
2018	Non-supervisor	57	43	602

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	Supervisor	3	97	255
2019	Non-supervisor	3	97	520
2018	Supervisor	3	97	296
2018	Non-supervisor	3	97	598

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	Supervisor	14	86	255
2019	Non-supervisor	11	89	520
2018	Supervisor	17	83	296
2018	Non-supervisor	10	90	597

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	Supervisor	24	76	1973
2019	Non-supervisor	20	80	4410

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	Supervisor	16	26	20	12	8	15	4	51	24	1979
2019	Non-supervisor	17	18	19	9	8	22	7	49	24	4408
2018	Supervisor	15	27	23	10	8	15	3	51	21	2102
2018	Non-supervisor	15	20	22	8	7	23	5	48	21	4662
2017	Supervisor	16	25	22	12	9	14	4	49	25	1737
2017	Non-supervisor	16	18	21	8	9	22	6	48	23	3959
2014	Supervisor	16	29	20	10	7	14	3	55	21	1867
2014	Non-supervisor	13	20	21	9	9	23	5	47	24	3822

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	Supervisor	30	37	16	9	5	4	0	70	14	1979
2019	Non-supervisor	32	31	16	8	5	7	1	68	14	4408
2018	Supervisor	29	38	17	8	5	4	0	70	13	2104
2018	Non-supervisor	27	34	19	7	5	7	1	67	13	4657
2017	Supervisor	25	36	18	10	5	5	1	65	16	1732
2017	Non-supervisor	27	29	20	8	6	9	1	63	15	3955
2014	Supervisor	28	37	18	7	5	4	0	68	13	1869
2014	Non-supervisor	22	30	21	9	6	10	1	59	18	3822
2011	Supervisor	31	43	14	7	3	3	0	76	10	2425
2011	Non-supervisor	28	38	17	8	4	5	0	70	12	4985

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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	Supervisor	7	93	1979
2019	Non-supervisor	7	93	4407
2018	Supervisor	7	93	2113
2018	Non-supervisor	6	94	4664

Question 67a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	31	69	113
2019	Non-supervisor	45	55	304
2018	Supervisor	31	69	131
2018	Non-supervisor	42	58	269

Question 67b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	69	31	113
2019	Non-supervisor	76	24	304
2018	Supervisor	72	28	134
2018	Non-supervisor	71	29	272

Question 67c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	6	94	113
2019	Non-supervisor	4	96	304
2018	Supervisor	19	81	130
2018	Non-supervisor	3	97	269

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	Supervisor	9	91	113
2019	Non-supervisor	9	91	304
2018	Supervisor	8	92	130
2018	Non-supervisor	8	92	269

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	Supervisor	11	89	113
2019	Non-supervisor	10	90	304
2018	Supervisor	16	84	130
2018	Non-supervisor	11	89	269

Question 67g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	9	91	113
2019	Non-supervisor	5	95	304
2018	Supervisor	6	94	130
2018	Non-supervisor	6	94	270

Question 68a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	13	87	111
2019	Non-supervisor	12	88	304
2018	Supervisor	16	84	132
2018	Non-supervisor	16	84	268

Question 68b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	9	91	111
2019	Non-supervisor	10	90	304
2018	Supervisor	16	84	132
2018	Non-supervisor	12	88	269

Question 68c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	8	92	111
2019	Non-supervisor	4	96	304
2018	Supervisor	10	90	132
2018	Non-supervisor	8	92	269

Question 68e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	28	72	111
2019	Non-supervisor	29	71	304
2018	Supervisor	22	78	132
2018	Non-supervisor	22	78	268

Question 68f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	46	54	111
2019	Non-supervisor	38	62	304
2018	Supervisor	42	58	133
2018	Non-supervisor	36	64	270

Question 68i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	8	92	111
2019	Non-supervisor	12	88	304
2018	Supervisor	8	92	133
2018	Non-supervisor	8	92	269

Question 68j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	17	83	111
2019	Non-supervisor	18	82	304
2018	Supervisor	16	84	133
2018	Non-supervisor	17	83	270

Question 68l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	10	90	111
2019	Non-supervisor	10	90	304
2018	Supervisor	7	93	132
2018	Non-supervisor	18	82	268

Question 68m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	0	100	111
2019	Non-supervisor	0	100	304

Question 68n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	16	84	111
2019	Non-supervisor	20	80	304
2018	Supervisor	16	84	134
2018	Non-supervisor	21	79	269

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	Supervisor	28	72	111
2019	Non-supervisor	30	70	299
2018	Supervisor	32	68	134
2018	Non-supervisor	33	67	270

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	Supervisor	19	81	111
2019	Non-supervisor	16	84	299
2018	Supervisor	20	80	133
2018	Non-supervisor	19	81	269

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	Supervisor	9	91	111
2019	Non-supervisor	15	85	299
2018	Supervisor	10	90	134
2018	Non-supervisor	17	83	271

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	Supervisor	7	93	111
2019	Non-supervisor	10	90	299
2018	Supervisor	8	92	132
2018	Non-supervisor	8	92	269

Question 69h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	4	96	111
2019	Non-supervisor	7	93	299
2018	Supervisor	13	87	132
2018	Non-supervisor	8	92	268

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	Supervisor	60	40	111
2019	Non-supervisor	50	50	299
2018	Supervisor	50	50	134
2018	Non-supervisor	44	56	269

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	Supervisor	11	89	1978
2019	Non-supervisor	9	91	4408

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	Supervisor	19	22	23	6	4	22	5	56	13	1975
2019	Non-supervisor	20	17	21	5	3	27	7	56	12	4399
2018	Supervisor	18	26	25	4	3	21	3	58	9	2101
2018	Non-supervisor	16	19	25	4	3	27	5	52	11	4660
2017	Supervisor	18	24	23	4	3	23	4	58	10	1736
2017	Non-supervisor	18	18	22	4	4	28	6	55	12	3958
2014	Supervisor	18	25	23	4	3	21	4	59	10	1863
2014	Non-supervisor	13	19	23	5	4	31	5	51	13	3820

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	Supervisor	33	35	18	5	4	6	0	72	9	1972
2019	Non-supervisor	34	29	18	5	3	9	1	71	9	4392
2018	Supervisor	30	37	19	5	2	7	0	72	8	2095
2018	Non-supervisor	28	34	20	4	3	10	1	69	8	4646
2017	Supervisor	29	35	20	4	4	8	1	70	9	1726
2017	Non-supervisor	30	31	17	5	3	13	2	71	10	3954
2014	Supervisor	30	35	20	4	3	8	0	71	7	1864
2014	Non-supervisor	23	30	20	6	3	16	1	64	12	3815
2011	Supervisor	34	41	14	4	2	4	0	78	7	2423
2011	Non-supervisor	31	37	17	5	3	7	0	73	9	4985

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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	Supervisor	11	26	22	17	24	0	0	37	42	1982
2019	Non-supervisor	16	25	23	16	20	0	1	41	36	4415
2018	Supervisor	8	19	21	19	32	0	0	27	51	2110
2018	Non-supervisor	12	20	23	18	26	1	1	32	45	4670
2017	Supervisor	9	17	18	19	36	0	1	26	56	1725
2017	Non-supervisor	13	20	22	17	27	0	1	33	44	3960

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	Supervisor	10	23	32	19	16	0	34	35	1979
2019	Non-supervisor	26	32	24	11	7	0	59	18	4414
2018	Supervisor	8	21	31	23	17	0	29	40	2104
2018	Non-supervisor	21	32	27	12	7	0	53	19	4663
2017	Supervisor	7	24	31	22	16	0	31	38	1735
2017	Non-supervisor	25	30	26	12	6	1	55	18	3955

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	Supervisor	18	30	26	15	10	0	1	49	25	1976
2019	Non-supervisor	36	32	17	8	4	0	2	70	12	4402
2018	Supervisor	13	30	29	16	11	0	1	44	27	2104
2018	Non-supervisor	31	32	21	9	4	1	2	65	13	4641
2017	Supervisor	16	32	25	17	8	0	2	49	26	1732
2017	Non-supervisor	33	31	20	8	4	1	3	67	12	3948

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	Supervisor	13	22	27	21	17	0	0	36	38	1974
2019	Non-supervisor	30	25	21	13	11	0	1	55	24	4397
2018	Supervisor	10	21	26	22	20	0	1	31	42	2097
2018	Non-supervisor	25	27	22	13	11	1	1	53	24	4659
2017	Supervisor	10	22	27	20	20	0	1	32	40	1735
2017	Non-supervisor	26	24	22	14	10	1	2	52	25	3952

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	Supervisor	30	29	20	12	8	0	1	60	20	1976
2019	Non-supervisor	51	27	12	5	3	0	2	80	8	4396
2018	Supervisor	25	29	23	13	9	0	1	54	22	2108
2018	Non-supervisor	46	27	14	5	4	1	3	77	9	4650
2017	Supervisor	25	32	21	12	8	0	2	58	21	1730
2017	Non-supervisor	47	26	13	5	3	1	6	77	9	3947

Question 74f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	18	27	26	15	14	0	0	44	29	1979
2019	Non-supervisor	32	29	20	10	8	0	0	62	18	4411
2018	Supervisor	14	24	29	18	14	0	1	38	33	2108
2018	Non-supervisor	28	29	21	12	9	1	1	58	21	4660
2017	Supervisor	14	27	31	18	11	0	0	41	28	1722
2017	Non-supervisor	27	31	22	10	9	0	1	59	20	3941

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	Supervisor	23	38	24	10	5	0	0	61	15	1974
2019	Non-supervisor	32	34	19	9	4	1	1	67	13	4405
2018	Supervisor	18	39	26	13	4	0	1	57	17	2105
2018	Non-supervisor	28	35	23	9	4	1	1	64	13	4656
2017	Supervisor	21	38	24	12	5	0	0	60	16	1723
2017	Non-supervisor	30	31	21	10	6	1	1	63	16	3931

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	Supervisor	17	36	26	15	6	0	0	53	21	1980
2019	Non-supervisor	29	34	20	11	5	1	1	64	16	4403
2018	Supervisor	13	35	27	15	9	0	1	48	24	2104
2018	Non-supervisor	25	34	23	10	5	1	1	60	16	4658
2017	Supervisor	13	35	28	16	6	0	1	49	23	1721
2017	Non-supervisor	27	33	21	11	5	1	1	62	17	3937

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	Supervisor	26	35	23	10	6	0	0	61	16	1976
2019	Non-supervisor	33	32	19	10	5	0	1	65	15	4396
2018	Supervisor	24	35	24	11	5	0	0	60	16	2103
2018	Non-supervisor	29	34	20	10	5	1	1	64	16	4655
2017	Supervisor	23	35	24	12	5	0	0	59	17	1721
2017	Non-supervisor	32	31	18	11	5	1	1	65	17	3937

Question 74j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of recognition
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	40	29	16	9	6	0	0	69	15	1975
2019	Non-supervisor	44	27	14	8	5	0	1	73	13	4394

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	Supervisor	27	34	21	12	6	0	0	61	17	1973
2019	Non-supervisor	39	33	16	7	3	0	1	73	11	4381
2018	Supervisor	21	31	27	14	7	0	0	52	21	2103
2018	Non-supervisor	33	34	20	8	4	1	1	67	12	4640
2017	Supervisor	23	31	26	13	7	0	1	54	20	1720
2017	Non-supervisor	35	32	19	7	3	1	2	70	11	3927

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	48	28	15	6	3	0	76	9	1969
2019	Non-supervisor	53	25	13	5	3	1	79	8	4395
2018	Supervisor	44	28	17	6	4	1	72	11	2102
2018	Non-supervisor	50	26	13	5	3	1	78	9	4647
2017	Supervisor	47	27	15	6	4	0	74	10	1736
2017	Non-supervisor	52	24	13	5	4	1	78	9	3955

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	Supervisor	73	14	5	2	1	0	5	92	3	1965
2019	Non-supervisor	72	13	5	2	2	1	4	91	4	4383
2018	Supervisor	70	15	6	3	1	1	4	90	4	2100
2018	Non-supervisor	67	18	7	2	1	1	4	89	4	4639

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	Supervisor	70	14	7	4	3	0	1	85	7	1981
2019	Non-supervisor	72	13	6	4	3	0	1	87	7	4402
2018	Supervisor	68	16	8	4	2	0	2	86	6	2101
2018	Non-supervisor	68	16	7	3	3	1	2	86	7	4647
2017	Supervisor	70	16	6	3	3	1	1	88	6	1735
2017	Non-supervisor	71	13	7	4	2	1	2	86	7	3951

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	47	33	12	4	3	0	80	7	1976
2019	Non-supervisor	55	27	10	3	3	1	83	6	4391
2018	Supervisor	45	34	15	4	2	1	79	6	2109
2018	Non-supervisor	51	28	12	4	3	1	81	7	4674
2017	Supervisor	45	34	14	4	2	0	80	6	1735
2017	Non-supervisor	53	29	11	4	2	1	83	6	3953

Question 74p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	54	24	12	5	5	0	1	78	10	1974
2019	Non-supervisor	59	21	10	5	4	0	1	80	9	4382
2018	Supervisor	49	28	12	6	4	0	0	78	11	2108
2018	Non-supervisor	53	23	12	6	4	1	1	77	11	4659
2017	Supervisor	55	24	12	5	3	0	1	79	8	1733
2017	Non-supervisor	56	22	10	6	4	1	1	79	11	3955

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	Supervisor	42	32	16	6	3	0	0	74	10	1970
2019	Non-supervisor	65	6	2	1	0	0	25	96	1	4366
2018	Supervisor	39	33	18	6	3	0	0	73	9	2103
2018	Non-supervisor	58	9	3	1	0	1	29	95	1	4640
2017	Supervisor	39	35	18	5	3	0	0	74	8	1731
2017	Non-supervisor	60	8	2	0	0	1	28	96	1	3951

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	Supervisor	59	26	9	3	2	0	1	85	5	1971
2019	Non-supervisor	68	18	7	1	1	0	4	90	3	4381
2018	Supervisor	54	28	12	3	1	0	1	83	4	2107
2018	Non-supervisor	63	21	7	2	1	1	5	89	3	4654
2017	Supervisor	56	29	9	3	1	0	3	87	4	1717
2017	Non-supervisor	65	19	7	1	1	1	6	91	2	3932

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	Supervisor	77	15	4	1	2	0	1	93	3	1979
2019	Non-supervisor	64	16	7	5	6	0	2	82	11	4399
2018	Supervisor	75	14	5	3	2	0	1	90	5	2111
2018	Non-supervisor	59	17	8	5	7	1	3	79	13	4668
2017	Supervisor	70	17	6	3	2	0	1	89	5	1736
2017	Non-supervisor	58	18	9	6	5	0	4	79	12	3953

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	Supervisor	54	30	12	3	1	0	0	84	5	1973
2019	Non-supervisor	52	28	12	4	2	0	1	82	6	4386
2018	Supervisor	48	32	13	4	1	0	1	81	5	2106
2018	Non-supervisor	46	31	15	4	2	0	2	78	7	4656
2017	Supervisor	49	33	13	3	1	0	1	83	5	1732
2017	Non-supervisor	47	31	14	4	2	1	2	80	6	3951

Question 75. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	8	30	38	18	7	38	24	1983
2019	Non-supervisor	18	39	29	10	4	57	14	4421
2018	Supervisor	7	25	40	20	8	32	27	2113
2018	Non-supervisor	14	37	34	11	3	51	14	4681
2017	Supervisor	6	23	42	19	11	29	29	1739
2017	Non-supervisor	15	32	35	12	5	47	17	3963

Question 76. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	12	23	41	18	6	0	24	35	1970
2019	Non-supervisor	7	15	37	27	14	0	41	22	4400
2018	Supervisor	13	22	39	19	6	0	25	35	2100
2018	Non-supervisor	7	15	38	27	13	0	40	22	4642
2017	Supervisor	10	22	45	15	7	0	22	32	1728
2017	Non-supervisor	5	16	39	25	14	1	39	22	3951

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	28	44	14	9	4	1	72	13	1978
2019	Non-supervisor	31	38	16	7	4	3	71	12	4419
2018	Supervisor	27	44	14	9	4	1	72	14	2109
2018	Non-supervisor	27	39	16	9	5	3	69	14	4660
2017	Supervisor	21	44	18	10	4	2	67	15	1735
2017	Non-supervisor	21	38	18	11	7	5	62	19	3958

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	Supervisor	20	37	19	15	8	1	58	23	1981
2019	Non-supervisor	27	37	17	12	6	1	64	18	4416
2018	Supervisor	18	39	19	16	7	1	58	23	2110
2018	Non-supervisor	22	38	19	12	7	2	61	20	4667
2017	Supervisor	12	41	18	17	11	1	54	28	1735
2017	Non-supervisor	20	37	18	13	10	2	58	24	3954

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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	Supervisor	10	90	1982
2019	Non-supervisor	12	88	4413
2017	Supervisor	11	89	1735
2017	Non-supervisor	13	87	3958
2014	Supervisor	9	91	1868
2014	Non-supervisor	14	86	3796

Question 80. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	75	25	186
2019	Non-supervisor	77	23	566
2017	Supervisor	79	21	193
2017	Non-supervisor	71	29	550
2014	Supervisor	67	33	170
2014	Non-supervisor	72	28	545

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Supervisor	52	27	9	9	3	0	79	12	150
2019	Non-supervisor	51	30	8	7	4	1	81	11	447
2017	Supervisor	56	32	5	2	4	2	90	6	151
2017	Non-supervisor	49	36	6	5	4	1	85	9	437
2014	Supervisor	62	25	5	5	2	1	88	7	119
2014	Non-supervisor	53	29	5	7	4	1	83	12	405

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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	Supervisor	9	27	27	18	18	1	0	10	90	1984
2019	Non-supervisor	17	29	24	14	13	2	1	18	82	4403
2018	Supervisor	12	22	27	18	19	1	0	12	88	2110
2018	Non-supervisor	17	24	25	16	15	2	1	18	82	4670
2017	Supervisor	13	20	23	17	25	2	0	13	87	1739
2017	Non-supervisor	17	23	23	17	16	2	1	18	82	3958

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	Supervisor	67	33	1748
2019	Non-supervisor	65	35	3510

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	Supervisor	26	74	1728
2019	Non-supervisor	38	62	3471
2018	Supervisor	18	82	1783
2018	Non-supervisor	26	74	3667

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	Supervisor	8	26	17	21	23	1	4	36	47	1729
2019	Non-supervisor	13	26	18	19	19	1	4	41	40	3488
2018	Supervisor	8	24	18	22	24	1	3	33	48	1784
2018	Non-supervisor	10	24	19	20	22	2	3	36	44	3676
2017	Supervisor	8	21	13	23	29	2	4	32	55	1396
2017	Non-supervisor	11	22	17	20	22	1	6	36	46	3008

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	Supervisor	4	14	16	23	38	2	3	19	64	1725
2019	Non-supervisor	6	19	17	22	29	2	5	27	54	3488
2018	Supervisor	2	10	15	21	48	1	4	13	72	1784
2018	Non-supervisor	5	14	15	21	40	2	3	19	64	3682
2017	Supervisor	2	6	10	19	56	2	4	9	80	1396
2017	Non-supervisor	4	11	12	20	45	2	6	17	70	3009

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	Supervisor	36	21	16	10	13	0	4	60	23	1958
2019	Non-supervisor	36	20	15	9	11	1	7	61	22	4381
2018	Supervisor	35	17	17	12	13	1	5	55	26	2117
2018	Non-supervisor	34	18	16	11	11	2	8	58	25	4666

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2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Fisheries and Oceans Canada by Question 32. Are you a supervisor?

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