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

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

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

Survey Themes

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

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My Job

Question 1. I have the materials and equipment I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	43	41	5	8	3	84	10	521
2019	Female gender	40	41	3	13	4	80	16	1566
2019	Gender diverse	10	43	16	8	23	53	31	12
2017	Male gender	34	48	5	9	4	81	14	492
2017	Female gender	34	47	4	11	3	82	14	1431
2014	Male gender	37	41	6	8	8	77	16	430
2014	Female gender	33	43	4	14	5	77	19	1185
2011	Male gender	37	44	5	10	3	82	13	804
2011	Female gender	39	44	4	10	3	83	13	2098
2008	Male gender	40	47	5	7	2	87	9	917
2008	Female gender	43	44	3	8	2	87	10	2404

Question 2. When I prepare written materials, including emails, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	74	16	4	3	2	1	91	5	521
2019	Female gender	73	16	4	4	1	1	90	6	1571
2019	Gender diverse	84	16	0	0	0	0	100	0	12
2017	Male gender	72	17	4	4	2	1	90	6	492
2017	Female gender	72	17	3	4	2	1	90	6	1429
2014	Male gender	66	19	9	4	1	1	86	5	429
2014	Female gender	68	19	3	6	2	1	88	9	1184
2011	Male gender	63	19	5	5	3	5	86	8	800
2011	Female gender	67	17	3	5	2	5	89	8	2092
2008	Male gender	66	18	3	7	2	5	88	9	915
2008	Female gender	72	15	3	5	2	4	90	7	2399

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	49	33	8	7	4	0	0	82	11	521
2019	Female gender	47	32	5	12	5	0	0	79	16	1572
2019	Gender diverse	25	26	8	23	18	0	0	51	41	12
2017	Male gender	46	34	7	9	5	0	0	79	14	492
2017	Female gender	40	34	5	12	9	0	0	74	21	1428
2014	Male gender	47	26	4	16	5	3	0	75	21	430
2014	Female gender	41	34	7	11	8	0	0	75	18	1183
2011	Male gender	41	38	9	7	5	0	0	80	12	799
2011	Female gender	43	36	7	9	5	0	1	79	14	2088

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	26	38	15	15	6	0	0	64	21	518
2019	Female gender	23	39	10	18	11	0	0	61	29	1565
2019	Gender diverse	8	26	8	43	14	0	0	35	57	12
2018	Male gender	18	48	11	15	8	1	0	66	23	369
2018	Female gender	17	46	9	19	9	0	0	63	28	1115
2017	Male gender	23	42	13	16	6	0	0	65	23	491
2017	Female gender	19	41	10	19	10	0	0	61	29	1427
2014	Male gender	24	37	13	14	12	0	0	61	26	430
2014	Female gender	17	36	11	22	13	0	0	53	35	1186
2011	Male gender	22	39	17	13	8	1	1	62	21	803
2011	Female gender	26	39	12	15	7	0	1	66	22	2098
2008	Male gender	26	41	13	12	6	0	1	68	19	918
2008	Female gender	26	44	11	13	5	0	1	71	19	2396

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	48	38	7	4	2	0	87	6	518
2019	Female gender	44	36	7	9	4	0	80	13	1558
2019	Gender diverse	8	41	24	10	8	8	54	20	12
2017	Male gender	50	35	7	6	3	0	85	8	493
2017	Female gender	43	35	8	11	4	0	78	14	1425
2014	Male gender	47	37	7	4	5	0	84	9	430
2014	Female gender	39	37	8	11	5	0	76	16	1185

Question 6. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	51	30	10	6	2	0	0	82	8	519
2019	Female gender	49	30	7	9	5	0	0	79	14	1565
2019	Gender diverse	45	8	8	39	0	0	0	53	39	12
2018	Male gender	44	31	11	7	5	1	0	76	13	371
2018	Female gender	42	31	9	10	7	0	0	74	17	1112
2017	Male gender	48	29	9	8	4	0	0	78	13	493
2017	Female gender	41	33	8	10	9	0	0	74	18	1429
2014	Male gender	45	25	12	9	7	0	1	71	17	430
2014	Female gender	34	32	11	14	9	1	1	66	23	1185
2011	Male gender	36	38	12	7	7	1	1	75	13	804
2011	Female gender	38	34	11	10	6	1	1	73	16	2094

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	42	36	12	6	4	79	9	523
2019	Female gender	41	37	10	7	4	79	11	1571
2019	Gender diverse	18	43	8	14	16	61	31	12
2018	Male gender	36	37	14	8	4	73	13	368
2018	Female gender	36	44	9	8	4	79	12	1106
2017	Male gender	34	45	10	7	5	78	12	492
2017	Female gender	37	42	8	7	4	80	12	1430
2014	Male gender	33	41	12	8	5	74	14	431
2014	Female gender	29	42	11	11	7	71	18	1185
2011	Male gender	36	37	13	8	5	73	13	803
2011	Female gender	40	37	10	8	5	78	13	2087
2008	Male gender	38	43	10	7	3	80	10	911
2008	Female gender	45	39	8	6	3	84	8	2391

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	Male gender	32	39	15	9	5	0	71	14	520
2019	Female gender	30	35	14	14	7	0	65	21	1572
2019	Gender diverse	18	35	16	16	14	0	53	31	12
2018	Male gender	22	34	18	15	10	1	56	25	371
2018	Female gender	23	32	16	17	11	0	56	28	1112
2017	Male gender	28	38	15	11	8	0	66	19	493
2017	Female gender	25	34	16	14	11	0	59	26	1427
2014	Male gender	26	33	20	9	11	0	60	20	431
2014	Female gender	19	36	16	16	14	0	54	30	1185
2011	Male gender	20	35	20	13	11	0	56	24	804
2011	Female gender	21	37	17	15	10	0	58	25	2098

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	31	46	13	9	2	0	76	10	520
2019	Female gender	31	41	10	14	5	0	72	18	1562
2019	Gender diverse	43	16	26	6	8	0	59	14	12
2018	Male gender	24	39	17	13	6	1	64	19	371
2018	Female gender	28	41	12	14	6	0	68	19	1115
2017	Male gender	28	42	14	11	5	0	70	16	492
2017	Female gender	30	40	12	12	6	0	71	17	1428

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	46	40	9	3	2	0	86	5	521
2019	Female gender	46	37	9	6	2	0	83	8	1566
2019	Gender diverse	51	16	18	6	8	0	68	14	12
2018	Male gender	44	40	9	6	1	1	85	7	370
2018	Female gender	45	42	7	4	2	0	87	6	1111
2017	Male gender	44	40	9	4	2	0	84	6	492
2017	Female gender	43	41	8	4	3	0	84	8	1428
2014	Male gender	42	34	11	6	6	0	76	12	430
2014	Female gender	34	38	15	8	5	1	72	13	1185
2011	Male gender	34	44	12	6	3	1	79	9	802
2011	Female gender	36	41	12	6	4	1	78	10	2097
2008	Male gender	43	41	8	4	2	0	85	7	917
2008	Female gender	50	36	7	3	2	1	87	5	2400

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	38	36	13	9	4	74	12	522
2019	Female gender	34	34	14	11	8	67	19	1573
2019	Gender diverse	18	43	8	16	14	61	31	12
2018	Male gender	30	35	16	10	8	65	19	368
2018	Female gender	28	36	13	13	10	64	23	1107
2017	Male gender	32	36	13	11	8	68	19	492
2017	Female gender	28	36	13	12	11	64	23	1429

Question 12. I am proud of the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	56	30	10	3	1	86	4	518
2019	Female gender	57	29	8	4	2	86	5	1560
2019	Gender diverse	36	33	23	0	8	69	8	12
2018	Male gender	49	34	12	3	2	83	5	366
2018	Female gender	53	33	9	4	1	85	5	1101
2017	Male gender	53	35	8	3	1	87	5	491
2017	Female gender	57	32	7	3	1	89	4	1430
2014	Male gender	64	24	6	4	3	88	6	431
2014	Female gender	59	27	8	4	2	86	6	1185
2011	Male gender	56	34	6	2	1	90	4	798
2011	Female gender	64	27	6	2	1	91	4	2095

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	36	37	14	7	5	0	74	13	519
2019	Female gender	28	36	11	15	10	0	64	25	1565
2019	Gender diverse	26	26	8	31	8	0	53	39	12
2018	Male gender	27	38	12	11	12	0	65	23	366
2018	Female gender	22	38	13	16	11	0	60	27	1109
2017	Male gender	31	38	12	11	8	0	69	19	490
2017	Female gender	24	36	13	15	11	0	61	26	1429
2014	Male gender	34	35	10	9	13	0	69	22	430
2014	Female gender	16	39	12	16	17	1	55	33	1185
2011	Male gender	26	39	15	12	7	1	66	19	797
2011	Female gender	26	38	13	13	9	1	65	22	2089

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	37	34	15	7	7	0	0	71	14	522
2019	Female gender	32	34	15	11	8	0	0	66	19	1571
2019	Gender diverse	35	18	25	6	16	0	0	53	23	12
2018	Male gender	29	31	17	12	10	1	0	60	23	365
2018	Female gender	26	34	17	13	10	0	0	60	23	1103
2017	Male gender	33	32	14	11	9	0	1	66	20	491
2017	Female gender	28	35	15	12	10	0	0	63	22	1429
2014	Male gender	32	33	14	10	11	0	0	66	21	431
2014	Female gender	23	32	17	14	14	0	0	55	28	1186

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	38	39	12	8	3	1	77	10	520
2019	Female gender	33	37	10	12	7	0	71	19	1550
2019	Gender diverse	18	43	16	14	8	0	61	23	12
2018	Male gender	29	39	15	8	8	0	69	16	367
2018	Female gender	27	36	15	14	8	0	63	22	1111
2017	Male gender	36	32	16	10	6	0	69	16	492
2017	Female gender	29	38	12	12	9	0	67	21	1429
2014	Male gender	36	33	13	10	8	0	69	18	431
2014	Female gender	25	32	15	15	12	0	57	28	1183
2011	Male gender	33	41	12	9	4	0	74	14	800
2011	Female gender	32	39	12	10	6	0	72	16	2090

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	50	34	9	5	2	84	7	522
2019	Female gender	47	34	9	7	3	81	10	1568
2019	Gender diverse	18	51	6	16	8	69	25	12
2018	Male gender	39	37	15	6	3	76	9	368
2018	Female gender	40	39	11	7	3	79	10	1108
2017	Male gender	43	37	10	6	5	80	10	492
2017	Female gender	41	39	10	6	3	81	9	1429
2014	Male gender	45	32	12	9	3	77	11	429
2014	Female gender	40	38	10	9	5	77	13	1182
2011	Male gender	41	38	10	6	4	80	10	804
2011	Female gender	44	39	7	6	3	83	9	2099
2008	Male gender	45	40	9	4	2	85	6	918
2008	Female gender	50	38	6	4	2	88	6	2407

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	36	33	16	9	6	1	70	15	522
2019	Female gender	31	26	18	12	12	1	57	24	1569
2019	Gender diverse	9	19	46	0	26	0	28	26	11
2018	Male gender	29	35	16	9	10	1	65	19	371
2018	Female gender	29	22	19	14	14	1	51	29	1112
2017	Male gender	33	34	16	10	6	0	67	17	491
2017	Female gender	26	29	18	14	12	1	55	26	1428
2014	Male gender	29	33	16	8	12	1	63	20	431
2014	Female gender	24	25	24	11	15	1	50	26	1185
2011	Male gender	33	32	19	9	6	1	65	15	802
2011	Female gender	31	27	20	10	11	1	58	21	2090
2008	Male gender	33	34	19	9	5	1	67	14	918
2008	Female gender	28	30	22	11	8	1	58	19	2406

Question 18a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	11	26	35	19	7	1	1	27	38	521
2019	Female gender	16	27	34	14	8	0	1	22	43	1569
2019	Gender diverse	25	31	26	10	8	0	0	18	55	12
2018	Male gender	13	29	35	17	5	1	1	22	42	371
2018	Female gender	14	31	33	13	7	1	2	20	46	1112
2017	Male gender	14	24	34	16	10	0	2	26	39	489
2017	Female gender	17	28	33	14	6	1	2	20	46	1424
2014	Male gender	16	26	37	14	6	0	1	21	42	431
2014	Female gender	21	32	29	11	4	1	1	15	55	1185
2011	Male gender	17	30	30	15	5	1	3	21	48	798
2011	Female gender	19	30	29	12	7	1	2	20	50	2082
2008	Male gender	10	30	35	15	7	1	2	23	40	913
2008	Female gender	12	29	34	16	7	0	2	23	42	2385

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	8	20	28	25	16	2	1	42	29	521
2019	Female gender	14	21	29	21	12	1	2	34	36	1561
2019	Gender diverse	0	41	41	10	8	0	0	18	41	12
2018	Male gender	12	22	29	26	9	2	1	35	35	370
2018	Female gender	13	24	31	19	10	2	1	30	38	1107
2017	Male gender	10	19	31	21	14	1	3	37	31	488
2017	Female gender	12	22	31	19	11	3	2	31	36	1421
2014	Male gender	20	23	32	13	10	1	2	23	44	428
2014	Female gender	23	27	28	14	5	2	2	20	52	1182
2011	Male gender	17	21	27	16	11	4	3	29	41	799
2011	Female gender	16	22	28	17	11	3	3	29	41	2077
2008	Male gender	9	17	29	24	13	3	4	41	28	910
2008	Female gender	9	18	30	24	13	3	3	39	29	2379

Question 18c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	11	22	31	20	12	2	2	33	34	519
2019	Female gender	14	22	32	19	10	1	3	30	37	1564
2019	Gender diverse	25	25	24	18	0	8	0	20	54	12
2018	Male gender	14	23	35	17	8	2	1	26	38	369
2018	Female gender	16	25	29	18	9	1	2	27	42	1109
2017	Male gender	14	25	31	16	10	1	4	27	40	489
2017	Female gender	16	23	32	15	9	1	3	25	41	1420
2014	Male gender	29	27	21	10	10	1	1	21	58	427
2014	Female gender	23	22	29	13	7	3	3	21	48	1184
2011	Male gender	20	26	25	13	7	4	5	22	51	798
2011	Female gender	21	23	29	14	8	2	4	23	46	2079
2008	Male gender	16	25	29	15	8	3	4	25	44	909
2008	Female gender	15	24	29	17	8	3	4	27	42	2382

Question 18d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	7	15	29	27	20	1	1	48	23	519
2019	Female gender	9	15	32	27	14	0	3	42	25	1558
2019	Gender diverse	25	14	16	28	8	8	0	40	42	12
2018	Male gender	9	17	33	29	10	0	2	40	27	368
2018	Female gender	11	18	33	23	12	1	2	36	30	1100
2017	Male gender	10	14	32	25	16	1	2	42	25	486
2017	Female gender	12	20	31	20	12	1	4	34	34	1418
2014	Male gender	16	17	33	20	13	0	1	34	33	430
2014	Female gender	23	18	29	20	6	1	3	27	43	1173
2011	Male gender	14	20	29	20	11	2	4	33	36	797
2011	Female gender	15	19	32	19	10	2	4	30	36	2070
2008	Male gender	9	19	32	25	11	2	3	38	29	906
2008	Female gender	9	17	34	24	11	1	4	37	27	2379

Question 18e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	10	18	26	24	20	2	2	45	29	519
2019	Female gender	16	19	27	20	15	1	3	36	36	1562
2019	Gender diverse	10	31	35	8	8	8	0	18	44	12
2018	Male gender	17	21	34	18	8	1	1	26	39	371
2018	Female gender	22	27	25	14	8	2	2	23	50	1108
2017	Male gender	19	21	29	14	15	1	2	29	41	489
2017	Female gender	22	25	24	14	10	2	3	25	50	1421
2014	Male gender	27	23	27	12	10	1	1	22	50	431
2014	Female gender	35	25	23	9	5	1	2	15	62	1184
2011	Male gender	23	25	24	15	9	1	3	24	50	798
2011	Female gender	28	25	23	11	8	1	3	20	56	2079
2008	Male gender	13	24	30	19	10	1	3	30	39	911
2008	Female gender	17	24	29	16	9	1	3	27	43	2386

Question 18f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	8	17	31	24	17	2	2	42	26	520
2019	Female gender	14	21	28	19	12	2	3	33	37	1554
2019	Gender diverse	0	65	18	8	0	8	0	9	71	12
2018	Male gender	10	18	37	22	10	1	2	33	29	367
2018	Female gender	18	23	26	18	10	2	2	30	43	1109
2017	Male gender	9	19	30	21	15	4	2	38	30	490
2017	Female gender	13	21	28	20	11	3	4	33	37	1419
2014	Male gender	14	15	31	22	14	1	2	37	31	431
2014	Female gender	17	19	26	22	9	3	5	34	39	1180
2011	Male gender	10	21	26	24	12	2	5	39	33	797
2011	Female gender	13	19	28	21	12	2	4	35	35	2067
2008	Male gender	8	21	26	24	13	3	5	40	32	908
2008	Female gender	12	23	27	20	12	2	4	34	37	2381

Question 18g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	14	24	32	19	9	1	1	29	39	521
2019	Female gender	17	23	32	16	8	1	2	25	42	1569
2019	Gender diverse	25	32	18	8	0	8	8	10	68	12
2018	Male gender	15	27	38	15	3	1	0	18	43	370
2018	Female gender	20	26	33	13	6	1	1	20	46	1113
2017	Male gender	17	25	33	13	8	2	2	22	43	486
2017	Female gender	19	26	33	12	6	1	2	19	46	1421
2014	Male gender	19	29	28	13	9	1	1	22	50	430
2014	Female gender	22	26	30	12	5	1	3	18	50	1177

Question 18h. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... Unreliable technology.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	9	18	37	25	10	1	1	35	27	520
2019	Female gender	13	25	35	18	8	0	1	26	39	1570
2019	Gender diverse	16	42	16	16	0	8	0	18	64	12

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My Work Unit

Question 19. During meetings in my work unit, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	74	12	5	3	3	1	3	89	6	522
2019	Female gender	75	11	5	4	2	0	2	89	6	1569
2019	Gender diverse	84	16	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	12
2017	Male gender	74	14	5	2	1	0	4	92	4	492
2017	Female gender	76	11	5	3	2	0	3	90	5	1428
2014	Male gender	67	19	6	4	2	0	2	88	6	431
2014	Female gender	74	13	5	3	3	0	3	89	6	1186
2011	Male gender	66	18	5	5	3	1	3	87	8	802
2011	Female gender	74	13	4	2	2	1	3	90	5	2092
2008	Male gender	68	14	6	3	3	0	5	87	7	918
2008	Female gender	74	12	4	3	3	0	5	90	5	2400

Question 20. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	34	33	13	5	5	7	2	74	12	519
2019	Female gender	29	28	15	12	8	5	3	62	22	1568
2019	Gender diverse	20	29	9	0	33	9	0	53	37	11
2018	Male gender	25	33	21	9	6	4	2	62	16	371
2018	Female gender	19	29	19	15	11	4	3	52	28	1112
2017	Male gender	31	29	16	7	8	5	4	66	17	492
2017	Female gender	25	29	15	12	12	5	2	58	26	1428
2014	Male gender	34	25	21	6	7	3	5	63	14	429
2014	Female gender	24	29	17	12	11	5	3	57	24	1186

Question 21. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	51	27	10	8	4	0	0	79	12	521
2019	Female gender	45	27	9	11	7	0	0	73	18	1572
2019	Gender diverse	51	18	8	8	14	0	0	69	23	12
2018	Male gender	43	30	9	11	6	1	0	74	17	369
2018	Female gender	33	32	9	14	11	1	0	66	25	1110
2017	Male gender	44	32	8	8	7	0	1	77	15	492
2017	Female gender	40	29	9	11	10	1	0	70	21	1430
2014	Male gender	45	34	8	7	6	1	1	79	13	431
2014	Female gender	36	30	10	12	10	1	0	67	23	1184

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	Male gender	54	34	4	6	2	89	7	520
2019	Female gender	50	32	6	9	3	81	13	1566
2019	Gender diverse	38	38	0	18	7	75	25	11
2018	Male gender	48	34	6	9	2	83	11	370
2018	Female gender	40	37	8	10	4	78	14	1114
2017	Male gender	49	35	7	6	3	85	8	492
2017	Female gender	42	36	9	9	5	78	14	1425
2014	Male gender	44	40	9	5	1	84	7	431
2014	Female gender	38	36	8	12	5	75	17	1184

Question 23. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	48	35	9	4	2	1	0	84	7	521
2019	Female gender	42	38	9	6	3	1	0	82	9	1571
2019	Gender diverse	35	51	8	6	0	0	0	86	6	12
2018	Male gender	38	36	14	5	5	2	1	76	10	370
2018	Female gender	35	39	14	6	4	2	0	76	10	1113

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My Immediate Supervisor

Question 24. My immediate supervisor encourages me to work collaboratively with others outside of my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	52	25	13	3	3	1	3	80	7	523
2019	Female gender	49	23	15	5	3	1	4	76	9	1569
2019	Gender diverse	35	51	14	0	0	0	0	86	0	12

Question 25. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	42	34	12	7	5	1	0	76	12	523
2019	Female gender	42	29	12	9	7	1	1	72	16	1570
2019	Gender diverse	26	33	26	8	6	0	0	59	14	12
2018	Male gender	33	33	14	10	8	1	1	67	18	368
2018	Female gender	35	32	13	11	8	0	1	68	19	1108
2017	Male gender	40	34	10	9	6	1	0	74	16	492
2017	Female gender	37	33	12	10	8	0	0	70	18	1430
2014	Male gender	46	27	12	6	7	2	1	75	13	431
2014	Female gender	40	33	10	10	7	1	0	74	16	1186
2011	Male gender	30	39	15	8	7	0	1	70	15	803
2011	Female gender	35	35	14	10	6	0	0	70	16	2098
2008	Male gender	31	37	14	10	7	0	0	69	17	917
2008	Female gender	35	35	12	10	7	1	0	71	17	2406

Question 26. I can count on my immediate supervisor to keep his or her promises.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	56	26	9	4	3	2	1	84	7	521
2019	Female gender	53	24	10	7	4	2	1	79	11	1566
2019	Gender diverse	35	43	0	6	8	8	0	84	16	12
2018	Male gender	46	33	9	6	5	1	0	80	11	365
2018	Female gender	43	28	14	7	6	1	1	72	13	1105
2017	Male gender	51	28	10	5	4	2	1	81	9	493
2017	Female gender	45	28	11	8	6	2	1	74	15	1429
2014	Male gender	56	23	10	4	5	1	2	81	9	431
2014	Female gender	47	27	10	7	7	2	1	76	14	1184
2011	Male gender	39	35	12	7	4	2	0	77	11	801
2011	Female gender	41	32	13	8	5	2	0	74	13	2096
2008	Male gender	42	32	12	7	5	2	0	75	12	915
2008	Female gender	41	32	12	8	5	3	1	75	13	2409

Question 27. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	50	29	11	6	3	0	1	80	10	517
2019	Female gender	47	28	9	9	6	0	1	75	16	1564
2019	Gender diverse	9	48	9	34	0	0	0	57	34	11
2018	Male gender	43	33	10	8	6	0	0	76	14	366
2018	Female gender	40	29	12	11	8	1	0	69	19	1102
2017	Male gender	49	31	9	7	4	0	0	81	10	492
2017	Female gender	40	32	10	11	8	1	0	72	18	1427
2014	Male gender	53	24	10	5	6	0	1	78	12	431
2014	Female gender	42	29	11	10	7	0	0	72	17	1186
2011	Male gender	37	40	10	7	6	0	1	77	13	801
2011	Female gender	37	36	10	9	7	1	0	74	16	2092
2008	Male gender	40	35	11	8	6	1	0	75	13	917
2008	Female gender	40	35	9	10	6	1	0	75	16	2406

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	83	9	2	1	1	3	95	2	520
2019	Female gender	84	7	3	1	1	3	94	3	1558
2019	Gender diverse	84	8	0	0	0	8	100	0	12
2017	Male gender	84	9	3	1	1	3	95	2	493
2017	Female gender	83	8	4	1	2	2	93	3	1428
2014	Male gender	79	10	5	1	1	4	93	2	431
2014	Female gender	82	8	3	2	3	2	92	5	1183
2011	Male gender	75	14	4	2	2	3	92	4	802
2011	Female gender	81	11	3	1	2	2	94	3	2088
2008	Male gender	78	10	3	1	3	5	92	4	916
2008	Female gender	83	7	2	2	2	4	94	4	2405

Question 29. Subject to operational requirements, my immediate supervisor supports the use of flexible work arrangements (e.g., flexible hours, compressed workweeks, telework).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	63	22	5	2	2	2	4	90	5	523
2019	Female gender	64	18	6	5	4	1	2	85	9	1568
2019	Gender diverse	53	23	8	16	0	0	0	75	16	12
2017	Male gender	57	23	5	5	4	3	3	85	9	492
2017	Female gender	54	24	6	6	5	3	3	82	12	1425
2014	Male gender	56	20	7	2	8	3	4	82	10	431
2014	Female gender	58	18	6	7	6	2	4	81	13	1186
2011	Male gender	44	27	10	7	4	3	5	77	12	799
2011	Female gender	49	25	7	6	6	2	5	80	12	2090

Question 30. My immediate supervisor seems to care about me as a person.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	65	22	7	2	3	1	88	5	521
2019	Female gender	62	22	8	3	4	1	85	7	1569
2019	Gender diverse	61	16	0	14	8	0	78	22	12
2018	Male gender	55	27	8	5	3	1	83	8	367
2018	Female gender	54	25	10	5	6	0	79	11	1104
2017	Male gender	62	20	10	3	3	1	84	6	492
2017	Female gender	56	23	10	5	5	1	79	11	1428

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	57	27	7	5	4	0	84	9	522
2019	Female gender	54	26	8	7	5	0	80	12	1570
2019	Gender diverse	53	16	16	6	8	0	69	14	12
2018	Male gender	46	27	12	8	6	0	74	14	367
2018	Female gender	45	26	11	10	8	0	71	18	1109
2017	Male gender	56	24	7	7	5	0	80	12	490
2017	Female gender	50	25	9	8	8	0	75	16	1423
2014	Male gender	55	22	9	5	6	1	79	12	431
2014	Female gender	53	22	10	7	7	0	76	14	1183

Question 33. I am equipped to support employees in my work unit who are experiencing mental health issues. (for supervisors)
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	22	52	21	4	1	0	1	75	5	117
2019	Female gender	22	49	15	10	2	1	1	73	12	247

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Senior Management

Question 34. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	37	34	13	7	3	6	0	76	10	523
2019	Female gender	34	31	16	9	4	5	0	69	14	1565
2019	Gender diverse	35	35	23	0	8	0	0	69	8	12
2018	Male gender	30	30	19	8	7	7	0	64	16	370
2018	Female gender	27	31	18	11	6	7	0	62	19	1113
2017	Male gender	34	31	14	8	5	7	0	70	15	493
2017	Female gender	28	32	16	9	7	9	0	66	17	1428
2014	Male gender	25	26	19	12	11	7	0	54	25	431
2014	Female gender	16	26	22	13	15	8	1	46	30	1186
2011	Male gender	18	32	22	11	9	7	1	54	22	801
2011	Female gender	19	30	23	12	9	7	1	53	23	2092

Question 35. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	38	30	17	9	5	2	0	69	14	522
2019	Female gender	29	33	17	13	6	2	0	64	19	1565
2019	Gender diverse	26	49	16	0	8	0	0	75	8	12
2018	Male gender	26	31	16	15	10	1	0	57	26	364
2018	Female gender	21	33	18	16	10	3	0	56	26	1115
2017	Male gender	28	33	13	15	8	2	0	63	23	493
2017	Female gender	23	32	18	15	9	2	0	57	25	1427
2014	Male gender	19	22	25	15	17	2	0	42	32	430
2014	Female gender	13	23	18	21	22	4	1	37	44	1186
2011	Male gender	17	28	22	16	14	3	0	47	31	797
2011	Female gender	16	29	21	18	14	2	0	46	32	2086
2008	Male gender	23	35	18	12	9	3	0	59	22	913
2008	Female gender	24	35	16	13	8	4	0	62	21	2399

Question 36. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	23	35	18	13	6	4	0	61	20	523
2019	Female gender	21	29	20	18	9	3	0	52	28	1561
2019	Gender diverse	16	18	33	25	8	0	0	35	33	12
2018	Male gender	16	30	17	18	14	5	0	49	33	369
2018	Female gender	14	27	21	21	13	6	0	43	35	1112
2017	Male gender	18	28	19	20	10	4	1	48	32	493
2017	Female gender	15	27	19	20	13	6	0	45	35	1426
2014	Male gender	15	18	26	18	20	3	0	35	39	431
2014	Female gender	9	19	17	24	25	6	1	30	52	1184
2011	Male gender	10	26	25	17	14	6	1	39	34	803
2011	Female gender	9	27	22	22	13	7	0	39	38	2086
2008	Male gender	12	35	21	16	10	6	0	50	28	914
2008	Female gender	13	34	19	19	9	7	0	50	30	2403

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	Male gender	20	39	16	15	8	2	0	61	23	521
2019	Female gender	19	29	17	21	12	1	0	49	34	1566
2019	Gender diverse	10	18	41	23	8	0	0	28	31	12
2018	Male gender	18	27	20	18	15	2	0	46	34	370
2018	Female gender	12	26	18	25	16	3	0	39	42	1109
2017	Male gender	20	32	15	19	10	3	0	54	30	492
2017	Female gender	15	29	16	21	15	3	0	46	37	1424
2014	Male gender	15	25	17	23	19	2	0	40	43	428
2014	Female gender	9	20	16	23	28	4	1	30	54	1185
2011	Male gender	13	33	17	21	13	3	0	48	35	802
2011	Female gender	11	30	17	22	16	3	0	43	40	2087
2008	Male gender	16	40	16	17	7	3	0	59	24	916
2008	Female gender	17	38	13	20	9	3	0	57	29	2402

Question 38. Senior managers in my department or agency use both official languages in their interactions with employees.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	45	26	13	4	1	9	2	79	6	523
2019	Female gender	49	21	11	4	3	10	2	79	8	1566
2019	Gender diverse	18	26	8	8	14	16	8	59	30	12

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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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	26	48	18	5	3	1	1	75	7	524
2019	Female gender	29	42	15	10	3	1	0	72	13	1567
2019	Gender diverse	8	59	14	10	8	0	0	68	18	12
2018	Male gender	22	44	19	9	5	1	0	67	14	369
2018	Female gender	25	44	15	11	4	1	0	69	16	1104
2017	Male gender	30	44	14	8	4	1	0	74	12	493
2017	Female gender	30	41	15	10	4	1	0	71	14	1430
2014	Male gender	19	27	19	21	12	1	0	47	34	431
2014	Female gender	15	33	20	16	12	3	1	50	29	1185
2011	Male gender	19	41	20	12	6	2	1	62	18	802
2011	Female gender	25	42	16	10	5	2	0	68	16	2089

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	Male gender	14	33	20	19	11	2	1	49	31	523
2019	Female gender	14	30	16	23	16	1	0	44	40	1562
2019	Gender diverse	0	16	26	41	16	0	0	16	57	12

Question 41. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	34	34	15	10	3	2	0	70	14	522
2019	Female gender	29	35	14	12	7	2	1	66	20	1568
2019	Gender diverse	26	26	8	25	14	0	0	53	39	12
2018	Male gender	29	37	16	9	5	3	0	68	15	367
2018	Female gender	27	40	13	12	7	2	0	68	19	1106
2017	Male gender	36	34	14	7	5	3	1	73	13	493
2017	Female gender	35	35	11	10	6	2	1	72	17	1425
2014	Male gender	37	34	19	4	4	1	0	72	8	430
2014	Female gender	34	36	12	7	6	3	1	74	14	1186
2011	Male gender	32	37	13	9	5	4	1	72	14	802
2011	Female gender	35	36	11	9	5	4	1	74	14	2086
2008	Male gender	31	40	12	9	4	3	1	74	13	914
2008	Female gender	35	34	11	9	4	5	1	74	14	2404

Question 42. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	37	35	18	7	2	1	73	9	522
2019	Female gender	29	38	19	8	4	1	68	13	1561
2019	Gender diverse	26	26	16	16	14	0	53	31	12
2018	Male gender	32	36	19	8	4	1	68	12	365
2018	Female gender	27	37	20	10	5	1	65	15	1103

Question 43. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	27	23	19	10	10	11	1	56	22	523
2019	Female gender	20	23	21	14	12	8	2	47	30	1566
2019	Gender diverse	18	26	8	16	22	8	0	49	42	12
2018	Male gender	20	24	21	11	13	9	1	49	28	370
2018	Female gender	18	22	20	15	16	8	1	43	34	1105
2017	Male gender	23	25	14	15	11	9	3	54	30	492
2017	Female gender	17	22	18	18	14	9	2	44	35	1429
2014	Male gender	21	24	15	18	10	9	2	51	32	431
2014	Female gender	14	24	17	17	15	8	5	43	37	1183
2011	Male gender	17	28	20	14	11	7	2	50	29	801
2011	Female gender	16	23	20	17	12	9	2	44	33	2092

Question 44. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	28	34	15	11	9	3	0	63	21	523
2019	Female gender	23	32	17	15	10	3	0	56	26	1567
2019	Gender diverse	36	16	16	22	8	0	0	53	31	12
2018	Male gender	19	29	21	17	12	2	0	49	30	369
2018	Female gender	17	28	18	20	14	3	0	46	36	1101
2017	Male gender	19	33	17	16	11	3	0	54	29	493
2017	Female gender	20	28	16	18	13	4	1	50	33	1429
2014	Male gender	17	22	21	15	18	5	1	42	35	431
2014	Female gender	12	24	19	22	18	4	2	38	42	1184
2011	Male gender	17	31	20	15	15	2	1	49	31	803
2011	Female gender	19	31	18	16	13	3	1	52	30	2091
2008	Male gender	19	39	15	15	10	2	0	59	26	919
2008	Female gender	22	36	17	15	8	2	1	59	23	2403

Question 45. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	27	30	13	12	13	3	3	60	26	522
2019	Female gender	23	28	15	15	15	3	1	53	32	1570
2019	Gender diverse	10	26	25	14	25	0	0	36	39	12
2018	Male gender	21	28	13	15	19	3	2	51	35	369
2018	Female gender	16	27	15	18	19	3	2	45	39	1106
2017	Male gender	18	26	14	17	19	4	3	47	38	492
2017	Female gender	17	25	15	17	20	3	2	44	39	1426
2014	Male gender	14	20	21	16	22	6	2	37	41	431
2014	Female gender	10	20	17	20	25	4	5	33	49	1185
2011	Male gender	10	23	20	17	23	2	6	36	43	803
2011	Female gender	12	23	16	18	23	3	5	38	44	2097
2008	Male gender	16	29	16	18	15	2	4	47	35	917
2008	Female gender	17	30	15	18	15	2	4	49	35	2404

Question 46a. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Conflict between my work obligations and my family or personal obligations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	52	25	13	3	1	1	5	82	4	521
2019	Female gender	54	22	10	4	3	1	5	81	7	1570
2019	Gender diverse	36	14	25	16	0	0	8	55	18	12

Question 46b. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to language training in my second official language
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	54	10	10	5	6	2	12	75	13	520
2019	Female gender	55	10	8	6	6	2	13	76	14	1567
2019	Gender diverse	28	16	8	8	8	0	31	64	24	12

Question 46c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to learning opportunities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	47	23	12	8	4	1	5	74	13	520
2019	Female gender	42	24	16	7	6	1	4	69	14	1564
2019	Gender diverse	18	16	51	6	0	8	0	38	7	12

Question 46d. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to developmental programs
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	44	22	14	8	6	2	4	70	15	519
2019	Female gender	39	22	16	9	7	3	5	66	17	1561
2019	Gender diverse	18	8	51	14	0	8	0	29	16	12

Question 46e. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of opportunities in my region
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	39	19	15	10	10	2	5	63	22	523
2019	Female gender	38	20	13	10	12	3	4	62	23	1563
2019	Gender diverse	18	24	25	8	16	8	0	46	27	12

Question 46f. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Level of education
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	63	18	9	2	2	1	6	86	4	522
2019	Female gender	64	15	8	3	3	2	6	85	6	1567
2019	Gender diverse	41	32	8	10	0	0	8	80	11	12

Question 46g. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	79	8	1	2	2	3	5	94	4	523
2019	Female gender	78	8	3	1	2	3	5	93	4	1562
2019	Gender diverse	61	16	0	6	0	0	16	93	7	12

Question 46h. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	79	5	4	1	1	1	9	94	2	521
2019	Female gender	77	6	3	1	2	2	9	93	3	1556
2019	Gender diverse	59	8	8	8	0	0	16	80	10	12

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	23	46	14	10	4	2	71	15	523
2019	Female gender	18	41	18	13	7	3	62	20	1567
2019	Gender diverse	20	33	16	16	14	0	53	31	12
2018	Male gender	21	36	19	13	8	3	59	21	369
2018	Female gender	15	35	22	14	9	3	52	25	1107
2017	Male gender	22	34	18	14	9	2	58	24	493
2017	Female gender	17	33	21	15	9	5	53	25	1429

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	42	38	11	6	2	1	81	9	521
2019	Female gender	36	39	11	8	3	2	76	12	1559
2019	Gender diverse	36	16	25	14	8	0	53	22	12
2018	Male gender	39	41	12	4	3	1	81	7	368
2018	Female gender	35	41	13	6	3	2	78	9	1108
2017	Male gender	39	42	10	6	2	2	82	8	493
2017	Female gender	38	37	13	7	3	2	76	11	1428
2014	Male gender	37	41	11	4	4	2	80	9	431
2014	Female gender	36	37	14	8	3	2	75	11	1186
2011	Male gender	27	42	20	6	4	2	70	10	801
2011	Female gender	28	40	17	7	4	3	70	12	2086

Question 49. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workplace.
A diverse workplace includes everyone, regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, religion, age, language, culture, background, interests, views or other dimensions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	45	35	11	4	1	3	0	83	5	519
2019	Female gender	44	34	12	4	2	3	0	81	6	1553
2019	Gender diverse	45	33	6	8	8	0	0	78	16	12
2018	Male gender	37	40	14	4	3	2	0	79	7	368
2018	Female gender	39	36	13	5	3	3	0	78	9	1110
2017	Male gender	33	42	14	3	3	3	1	79	7	491
2017	Female gender	39	32	16	5	4	4	0	74	9	1425
2014	Male gender	35	33	20	3	2	5	0	73	6	431
2014	Female gender	36	34	17	4	2	5	1	75	7	1183

Question 50. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	52	35	7	3	2	0	87	5	521
2019	Female gender	49	35	9	5	3	0	84	8	1567
2019	Gender diverse	61	25	0	6	8	0	86	14	12
2018	Male gender	47	32	11	6	4	0	80	9	370
2018	Female gender	43	39	9	5	3	0	83	8	1109
2017	Male gender	48	33	9	7	3	0	82	10	492
2017	Female gender	44	36	9	8	3	0	80	11	1427
2014	Male gender	37	42	10	5	5	0	80	11	431
2014	Female gender	37	37	11	9	6	0	74	15	1183
2011	Male gender	34	41	15	6	5	0	74	11	793
2011	Female gender	35	40	13	8	5	1	75	12	2084
2008	Male gender	36	43	10	8	3	0	79	10	918
2008	Female gender	38	41	11	6	3	1	80	9	2400

Question 51. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	44	33	12	6	5	0	77	11	521
2019	Female gender	40	31	13	9	7	0	71	16	1563
2019	Gender diverse	20	33	25	8	14	0	53	23	12
2018	Male gender	36	32	15	8	9	0	68	17	370
2018	Female gender	32	30	17	12	8	0	63	20	1107
2017	Male gender	35	32	17	9	7	0	67	16	493
2017	Female gender	32	32	17	11	9	0	63	20	1427
2014	Male gender	23	28	23	14	11	0	51	26	431
2014	Female gender	21	31	17	15	16	0	52	31	1186
2011	Male gender	24	35	20	13	7	1	60	20	802
2011	Female gender	28	33	18	12	8	1	62	20	2087

Question 52. I am satisfied with my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	42	36	11	7	4	0	79	11	519
2019	Female gender	38	33	12	10	6	0	71	16	1560
2019	Gender diverse	18	35	39	0	8	0	53	8	12
2018	Male gender	33	34	16	9	7	0	68	16	369
2018	Female gender	30	35	16	12	6	0	66	18	1099
2017	Male gender	34	36	14	11	6	0	69	16	493
2017	Female gender	31	34	16	12	6	0	65	18	1430
2014	Male gender	23	26	25	14	12	0	49	26	431
2014	Female gender	21	33	16	16	14	0	54	30	1186
2011	Male gender	23	38	18	13	7	1	61	20	799
2011	Female gender	26	37	16	13	7	0	64	20	2086
2008	Male gender	35	38	14	9	4	0	74	13	918
2008	Female gender	37	41	10	8	3	1	79	11	2405

Question 53. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	38	24	20	9	7	2	0	63	17	524
2019	Female gender	35	22	17	12	9	3	0	60	22	1564
2019	Gender diverse	28	8	25	25	14	0	0	36	39	12
2018	Male gender	29	26	21	12	10	2	0	56	23	369
2018	Female gender	30	24	18	15	10	3	0	56	25	1110
2017	Male gender	32	23	17	12	12	4	1	57	25	491
2017	Female gender	31	24	18	14	9	4	0	57	24	1430
2014	Male gender	26	25	20	12	12	4	1	54	25	431
2014	Female gender	25	22	19	15	12	6	2	50	29	1186
2011	Male gender	28	26	16	14	11	5	1	57	26	797
2011	Female gender	31	25	15	13	10	5	1	59	25	2089
2008	Male gender	32	30	16	10	7	4	1	66	17	915
2008	Female gender	35	28	15	10	6	5	0	66	17	2406

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Mobility and Retention

Question 54. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	29	35	36	524
2019	Female gender	27	37	36	1574
2019	Gender diverse	31	28	41	12
2018	Male gender	30	37	33	371
2018	Female gender	26	37	37	1109
2017	Male gender	27	38	34	493
2017	Female gender	24	39	38	1431
2014	Male gender	28	41	30	430
2014	Female gender	24	37	39	1186
2011	Male gender	25	46	29	802
2011	Female gender	21	48	31	2092

Question 55. Please indicate your reason for leaving.
Survey year	Demographic	To retire (%)	To pursue another position within my department or agency (%)	To pursue a position in another department or agency (%)	To pursue a position outside the federal public service (%)	End of my term, casual or student employment (%)	Other (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	16	30	31	3	11	8	152
2019	Female gender	19	28	23	6	17	7	384
2018	Male gender	17	30	30	5	12	6	110
2018	Female gender	15	35	29	6	11	4	281
2017	Male gender	23	21	31	6	14	6	136
2017	Female gender	17	29	23	7	20	4	327
2014	Male gender	18	29	25	10	9999	17	127
2014	Female gender	24	19	21	17	9999	18	264
2011	Male gender	30	17	34	10	9999	9	199
2011	Female gender	28	21	33	7	9999	10	438

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Collective Agreements and Terms and Conditions of Employment

Question 56. I am familiar with the provisions of my collective agreement or my terms and conditions of employment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	31	50	10	5	1	0	2	82	7	521
2019	Female gender	36	45	7	6	3	1	2	84	9	1566
2019	Gender diverse	39	61	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	12

Question 57. My immediate supervisor respects the provisions of my collective agreement or my terms and conditions of employment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	56	28	8	2	1	4	2	89	3	522
2019	Female gender	56	26	8	2	1	5	2	87	4	1565
2019	Gender diverse	66	26	0	8	0	0	0	92	8	12

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Harassment

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

Question 58. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	11	89	524
2019	Female gender	14	86	1568
2018	Male gender	14	86	371
2018	Female gender	17	83	1110

Question 59a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	46	54	63
2019	Female gender	50	50	220
2018	Male gender	55	45	52
2018	Female gender	52	48	190

Question 59b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	56	44	63
2019	Female gender	65	35	220
2018	Male gender	54	46	52
2018	Female gender	56	44	190

Question 59c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	8	92	63
2019	Female gender	4	96	220
2018	Male gender	10	90	52
2018	Female gender	5	95	190

Question 59f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	12	88	63
2019	Female gender	10	90	220
2018	Male gender	16	84	52
2018	Female gender	13	87	190

Question 60a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	42	58	63
2019	Female gender	42	58	219
2018	Male gender	48	52	52
2018	Female gender	36	64	190

Question 60b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	41	59	63
2019	Female gender	45	55	219
2018	Male gender	41	59	52
2018	Female gender	34	66	190

Question 60c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	37	63	63
2019	Female gender	53	47	219
2018	Male gender	45	55	52
2018	Female gender	45	55	190

Question 60d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	46	54	63
2019	Female gender	54	46	219
2018	Male gender	46	54	52
2018	Female gender	37	63	190

Question 60e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work or withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	21	79	63
2019	Female gender	36	64	219
2018	Male gender	37	63	52
2018	Female gender	29	71	190

Question 60f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	40	60	63
2019	Female gender	52	48	219
2018	Male gender	50	50	52
2018	Female gender	55	45	190

Question 60g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	35	65	63
2019	Female gender	39	61	219
2018	Male gender	37	63	52
2018	Female gender	28	72	190

Question 60j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	9	91	63
2019	Female gender	12	88	219
2018	Male gender	19	81	52
2018	Female gender	11	89	190

Question 60k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	42	58	63
2019	Female gender	52	48	219
2018	Male gender	53	47	52
2018	Female gender	46	54	190

Question 60l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	31	69	63
2019	Female gender	27	73	219
2018	Male gender	30	70	52
2018	Female gender	19	81	190

Question 60m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	13	87	63
2019	Female gender	19	81	219
2018	Male gender	26	74	52
2018	Female gender	13	87	190

Question 61a. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	56	44	63
2019	Female gender	55	45	218
2018	Male gender	54	46	52
2018	Female gender	54	46	189

Question 61b. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	30	70	63
2019	Female gender	30	70	218
2018	Male gender	27	73	52
2018	Female gender	25	75	189

Question 61c. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	9	91	63
2019	Female gender	8	92	218
2018	Male gender	13	87	52
2018	Female gender	4	96	189

Question 61d. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	27	73	63
2019	Female gender	26	74	218
2018	Male gender	28	72	52
2018	Female gender	20	80	189

Question 61f. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	8	92	63
2019	Female gender	7	93	218
2018	Male gender	11	89	52
2018	Female gender	6	94	189

Question 61g. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	14	86	63
2019	Female gender	13	87	218
2018	Male gender	9	91	52
2018	Female gender	12	88	189

Question 61h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	14	86	63
2019	Female gender	13	87	218

Question 61i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	18	82	63
2019	Female gender	25	75	218
2018	Male gender	27	73	52
2018	Female gender	29	71	189

Question 62c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	8	92	57
2019	Female gender	2	98	200
2018	Male gender	11	89	46
2018	Female gender	8	92	178

Question 62d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	8	92	57
2019	Female gender	5	95	200

Question 62e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	9	91	57
2019	Female gender	11	89	200
2018	Male gender	11	89	46
2018	Female gender	8	92	178

Question 62f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	9	91	57
2019	Female gender	12	88	200

Question 62h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	12	88	57
2019	Female gender	14	86	200
2018	Male gender	17	83	46
2018	Female gender	10	90	178

Question 62i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	13	87	57
2019	Female gender	13	87	200

Question 62j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	28	72	57
2019	Female gender	39	61	200
2018	Male gender	30	70	46
2018	Female gender	28	72	178

Question 62l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	46	54	57
2019	Female gender	58	42	200
2018	Male gender	49	51	46
2018	Female gender	45	55	178

Question 62n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	57	43	57
2019	Female gender	62	38	200
2018	Male gender	61	39	46
2018	Female gender	53	47	178

Question 62p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	17	83	57
2019	Female gender	10	90	200
2018	Male gender	12	88	46
2018	Female gender	17	83	178

Question 63. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you directly witnessed harassment on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	14	86	524
2019	Female gender	19	81	1567

Question 64. I am satisfied with how matters related to harassment are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	22	18	19	5	6	22	9	57	15	522
2019	Female gender	16	16	21	8	7	24	8	46	23	1573
2019	Gender diverse	28	8	8	8	22	25	0	48	41	12
2018	Male gender	15	19	22	7	7	26	4	49	19	371
2018	Female gender	13	17	25	9	9	23	4	41	25	1112
2017	Male gender	15	18	19	6	6	27	9	52	18	492
2017	Female gender	14	14	21	8	9	26	8	42	25	1430
2014	Male gender	18	15	27	3	7	26	4	47	14	431
2014	Female gender	10	17	22	9	8	28	6	41	25	1184

Question 65. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	41	28	15	4	4	7	0	75	8	523
2019	Female gender	34	30	16	8	5	7	1	69	13	1567
2019	Gender diverse	36	25	8	14	8	8	0	67	24	12
2018	Male gender	30	32	16	9	4	8	1	68	15	371
2018	Female gender	24	32	20	11	5	8	1	61	17	1112
2017	Male gender	32	29	19	6	4	8	2	68	12	492
2017	Female gender	25	27	20	7	7	13	1	61	16	1428
2014	Male gender	28	24	24	6	5	11	1	60	13	429
2014	Female gender	19	29	19	10	7	15	2	57	20	1184
2011	Male gender	31	37	17	7	3	5	0	72	11	794
2011	Female gender	30	36	17	8	4	6	0	70	12	2082

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Discrimination

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

Question 66. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	6	94	523
2019	Female gender	5	95	1573
2018	Male gender	8	92	369
2018	Female gender	8	92	1109

Question 67a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	44	56	32
2019	Female gender	30	70	81
2018	Male gender	47	53	28
2018	Female gender	31	69	88

Question 67b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	71	29	32
2019	Female gender	78	22	81
2018	Male gender	78	22	28
2018	Female gender	78	22	88

Question 68b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	14	86	32
2019	Female gender	9	91	80
2018	Male gender	16	84	28
2018	Female gender	8	92	89

Question 68e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	32	68	32
2019	Female gender	29	71	80
2018	Male gender	39	61	28
2018	Female gender	13	87	89

Question 68f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	28	72	32
2019	Female gender	29	71	80
2018	Male gender	27	73	28
2018	Female gender	25	75	89

Question 68h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	32
2019	Female gender	0	100	80

Question 68k. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	32
2019	Female gender	0	100	80

Question 68l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	44	56	32
2019	Female gender	30	70	80
2018	Male gender	38	62	28
2018	Female gender	41	59	89

Question 68m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	32
2019	Female gender	0	100	80

Question 68n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	22	78	32
2019	Female gender	23	77	80

Question 69a. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	38	62	32
2019	Female gender	44	56	80
2018	Male gender	33	67	28
2018	Female gender	32	68	89

Question 69d. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	23	77	32
2019	Female gender	26	74	80
2018	Male gender	26	74	28
2018	Female gender	29	71	89

Question 69f. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	14	86	32
2019	Female gender	9	91	80
2018	Male gender	19	81	28
2018	Female gender	12	88	89

Question 69i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	50	50	32
2019	Female gender	40	60	80
2018	Male gender	46	54	28
2018	Female gender	45	55	89

Question 70b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	25	75	26
2019	Female gender	20	80	71

Question 70i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	18	82	26
2019	Female gender	9	91	71

Question 70j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	48	52	26
2019	Female gender	32	68	71
2018	Male gender	32	68	22
2018	Female gender	30	70	77

Question 70l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	61	39	26
2019	Female gender	65	35	71
2018	Male gender	55	45	22
2018	Female gender	54	46	77

Question 70n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	48	52	26
2019	Female gender	62	38	71
2018	Male gender	57	43	22
2018	Female gender	62	38	77

Question 71. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you directly witnessed discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	6	94	523
2019	Female gender	7	93	1570

Question 72. I am satisfied with how matters related to discrimination are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	26	16	18	3	3	26	8	63	10	521
2019	Female gender	19	14	22	4	3	29	8	54	11	1568
2019	Gender diverse	28	0	16	8	14	33	0	42	34	12
2018	Male gender	19	20	22	3	3	29	4	58	10	371
2018	Female gender	15	17	27	5	4	28	4	47	13	1112
2017	Male gender	18	17	22	2	2	31	7	57	8	493
2017	Female gender	16	15	23	3	3	33	7	51	11	1430
2014	Male gender	16	16	26	2	4	33	4	50	8	431
2014	Female gender	14	15	25	3	3	33	7	49	9	1185

Question 73. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	43	27	15	4	2	8	1	78	6	523
2019	Female gender	37	28	17	4	2	10	1	74	7	1570
2019	Gender diverse	45	8	16	23	8	0	0	53	31	12
2018	Male gender	34	32	17	5	3	8	1	73	9	369
2018	Female gender	26	30	22	6	3	11	1	65	10	1112
2017	Male gender	35	31	16	4	2	10	1	75	7	493
2017	Female gender	29	29	18	4	3	16	2	70	8	1429
2014	Male gender	30	24	22	3	3	16	1	65	7	431
2014	Female gender	23	28	25	3	3	16	2	62	7	1180
2011	Male gender	33	39	14	5	1	6	1	78	7	797
2011	Female gender	36	38	13	4	1	7	0	80	6	2087

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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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	25	28	24	11	13	0	53	24	524
2019	Female gender	21	29	21	13	16	0	50	29	1571
2019	Gender diverse	18	16	23	18	25	0	35	43	12
2018	Male gender	22	24	21	12	21	0	46	33	370
2018	Female gender	17	27	22	14	20	1	45	34	1113
2017	Male gender	20	24	18	17	19	1	45	36	490
2017	Female gender	17	21	20	17	23	1	38	41	1428

Question 74b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	22	28	24	14	11	0	0	50	25	523
2019	Female gender	18	26	24	14	17	0	1	44	32	1570
2019	Gender diverse	18	8	25	26	14	8	0	29	44	12
2018	Male gender	15	28	27	16	13	0	0	43	29	370
2018	Female gender	11	24	26	18	20	0	0	35	38	1112
2017	Male gender	17	28	24	17	13	0	0	46	30	490
2017	Female gender	15	22	26	16	20	0	1	37	37	1426

Question 74c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Unreasonable deadlines
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	31	31	20	10	7	0	1	63	17	519
2019	Female gender	29	27	21	11	9	0	2	57	21	1566
2019	Gender diverse	36	8	8	25	14	8	0	49	42	12
2018	Male gender	22	31	26	13	7	0	1	53	20	369
2018	Female gender	19	28	25	15	11	0	1	47	27	1104
2017	Male gender	24	30	22	12	10	0	2	55	22	490
2017	Female gender	22	25	23	14	12	0	3	49	27	1421

Question 74d. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Not enough employees to do the work
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	22	27	22	16	12	0	0	50	29	522
2019	Female gender	22	25	19	15	18	1	1	48	33	1567
2019	Gender diverse	26	0	25	41	8	0	0	26	49	12
2018	Male gender	17	27	25	15	16	0	0	44	31	366
2018	Female gender	13	22	22	19	24	0	0	35	43	1106
2017	Male gender	17	26	20	19	17	0	1	43	37	492
2017	Female gender	14	22	22	18	22	1	1	37	41	1426

Question 74e. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Overtime or long work hours
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	54	28	10	2	3	0	3	85	5	522
2019	Female gender	57	20	10	4	3	0	6	82	7	1564
2019	Gender diverse	69	8	14	8	0	0	0	77	8	12
2018	Male gender	49	27	12	4	3	0	5	80	7	368
2018	Female gender	49	22	11	5	4	0	9	78	10	1104
2017	Male gender	53	24	10	3	3	0	8	83	6	492
2017	Female gender	47	22	11	5	3	1	12	78	9	1422

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	Male gender	38	33	19	6	5	0	0	71	11	523
2019	Female gender	36	29	18	8	8	0	0	66	16	1566
2019	Gender diverse	28	16	31	0	16	8	0	49	18	12
2018	Male gender	33	31	19	9	8	0	0	64	17	367
2018	Female gender	28	25	23	11	12	0	1	53	23	1112
2017	Male gender	36	29	20	10	6	0	0	65	16	487
2017	Female gender	26	30	22	12	10	0	0	56	22	1425

Question 74g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of control or input in decision-making
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	31	41	15	8	3	0	1	73	12	522
2019	Female gender	28	34	21	9	7	0	1	62	17	1564
2019	Gender diverse	36	8	25	6	16	8	0	49	25	12
2018	Male gender	24	39	18	11	7	0	0	63	18	368
2018	Female gender	20	39	22	10	7	1	1	60	18	1108
2017	Male gender	27	34	23	9	5	0	2	62	15	489
2017	Female gender	25	33	22	11	7	0	1	59	19	1426

Question 74h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Competing or constantly changing priorities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	24	30	23	15	6	1	1	55	21	523
2019	Female gender	21	29	23	14	12	0	0	51	26	1569
2019	Gender diverse	28	0	16	31	25	0	0	28	55	12
2018	Male gender	16	32	24	17	10	0	0	48	27	368
2018	Female gender	14	31	27	17	9	0	1	47	26	1110
2017	Male gender	22	29	25	13	10	1	1	51	23	489
2017	Female gender	18	29	25	15	11	1	1	48	27	1422

Question 74i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of clear expectations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	29	31	24	12	4	0	0	60	16	524
2019	Female gender	26	31	19	13	10	0	0	58	24	1569
2019	Gender diverse	28	25	16	14	16	0	0	53	31	12
2018	Male gender	24	30	25	12	8	0	0	55	20	367
2018	Female gender	24	29	25	12	9	0	1	53	21	1110
2017	Male gender	26	31	21	13	7	1	1	58	20	489
2017	Female gender	23	31	23	12	9	0	1	55	21	1423

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	45	28	12	9	5	74	14	523
2019	Female gender	42	27	15	8	7	70	15	1563
2019	Gender diverse	45	25	16	6	8	69	14	12

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	29	33	18	11	9	0	61	20	518
2019	Female gender	23	29	20	13	15	0	52	28	1564
2019	Gender diverse	10	23	43	8	16	0	33	25	12
2018	Male gender	21	35	23	10	11	0	56	21	367
2018	Female gender	19	26	26	16	12	1	46	27	1110
2017	Male gender	23	32	23	13	8	2	55	21	487
2017	Female gender	22	28	22	15	12	1	50	27	1420

Question 74l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Physical work environment
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	59	25	9	4	2	0	0	85	6	520
2019	Female gender	53	23	12	7	4	0	1	77	11	1556
2019	Gender diverse	35	8	33	8	8	8	0	47	18	12
2018	Male gender	56	24	10	4	4	0	2	81	8	366
2018	Female gender	45	25	14	8	7	0	1	72	15	1110
2017	Male gender	63	18	11	4	4	0	1	82	7	492
2017	Female gender	48	24	14	7	5	0	1	73	12	1429

Question 74m. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	80	11	2	1	2	0	4	95	3	520
2019	Female gender	73	13	5	2	2	0	5	91	4	1561
2019	Gender diverse	57	16	10	0	8	0	8	80	9	12
2018	Male gender	71	14	7	2	2	1	3	89	4	367
2018	Female gender	65	14	8	4	4	0	5	84	8	1101

Question 74n. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Harassment or discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	79	9	4	2	3	0	2	90	6	523
2019	Female gender	72	12	6	3	4	0	3	87	7	1571
2019	Gender diverse	77	8	6	8	0	0	0	86	8	12
2018	Male gender	72	11	8	4	3	0	1	85	7	368
2018	Female gender	65	16	8	3	5	1	2	84	8	1104
2017	Male gender	77	10	6	2	3	1	2	89	5	493
2017	Female gender	70	14	6	3	3	0	3	87	7	1427

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	Male gender	64	24	8	2	1	0	89	3	520
2019	Female gender	59	26	9	2	2	1	86	5	1569
2019	Gender diverse	69	16	14	0	0	0	86	0	12
2018	Male gender	56	26	12	4	1	1	83	5	368
2018	Female gender	54	27	13	3	3	1	81	6	1112
2017	Male gender	62	26	7	2	2	1	88	4	492
2017	Female gender	52	30	10	3	3	2	84	6	1427

Question 74p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	72	14	6	3	4	1	87	7	517
2019	Female gender	64	17	8	4	5	1	82	9	1565
2019	Gender diverse	45	25	8	23	0	0	69	23	12
2018	Male gender	58	23	8	6	5	0	81	11	366
2018	Female gender	54	20	12	6	7	1	75	13	1106
2017	Male gender	65	17	8	5	3	1	84	8	488
2017	Female gender	61	20	8	5	5	2	82	10	1421

Question 74q. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	65	10	2	1	1	1	21	95	2	518
2019	Female gender	61	8	4	1	1	0	25	93	2	1553
2019	Gender diverse	77	8	0	0	0	0	14	100	0	12
2018	Male gender	51	16	6	2	0	0	25	89	2	366
2018	Female gender	50	9	5	2	0	0	34	89	3	1103
2017	Male gender	57	13	4	2	0	0	24	92	3	491
2017	Female gender	52	9	4	2	1	0	32	90	4	1427

Question 74r. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with other individual(s) (e.g., members of the public, individuals from other departments or agencies)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	67	19	7	1	3	0	2	88	4	520
2019	Female gender	66	17	9	4	2	0	4	86	5	1564
2019	Gender diverse	84	16	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	12
2018	Male gender	58	21	12	3	2	0	3	82	6	367
2018	Female gender	60	21	9	3	2	0	5	85	6	1107
2017	Male gender	65	19	8	3	2	0	3	87	5	488
2017	Female gender	60	19	8	3	2	1	7	85	6	1422

Question 74s. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of job security
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	71	13	7	3	3	1	1	86	7	520
2019	Female gender	68	15	6	3	5	0	2	85	9	1568
2019	Gender diverse	51	23	0	8	18	0	0	74	26	12
2018	Male gender	68	18	5	3	5	0	1	87	8	368
2018	Female gender	69	14	7	3	4	0	4	86	7	1111
2017	Male gender	61	18	10	4	5	1	2	81	9	492
2017	Female gender	63	17	6	4	5	1	4	83	10	1431

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	58	26	13	2	1	0	84	3	518
2019	Female gender	54	29	11	2	2	2	85	4	1563
2019	Gender diverse	53	36	0	11	0	0	89	11	11
2018	Male gender	51	28	15	4	2	1	80	6	369
2018	Female gender	47	33	12	3	2	2	82	5	1108
2017	Male gender	56	26	12	4	1	2	83	5	492
2017	Female gender	50	31	11	4	2	2	83	6	1428

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	Male gender	21	34	29	12	4	55	16	524
2019	Female gender	16	35	29	14	6	51	20	1570
2019	Gender diverse	0	0	69	25	6	0	31	12
2018	Male gender	15	34	30	14	7	49	21	370
2018	Female gender	13	30	34	15	8	42	23	1114
2017	Male gender	15	30	35	14	7	45	21	493
2017	Female gender	11	28	38	14	9	39	23	1426

Question 76. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	8	20	35	23	14	37	28	522
2019	Female gender	13	22	37	21	8	29	34	1566
2019	Gender diverse	25	31	35	10	0	10	55	12
2018	Male gender	10	21	35	25	10	35	31	367
2018	Female gender	17	23	37	17	6	23	40	1102
2017	Male gender	9	23	35	20	13	33	31	492
2017	Female gender	13	26	38	17	6	23	39	1421

Question 77. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	49	38	9	2	1	0	1	87	3	519
2019	Female gender	49	36	8	5	1	0	0	85	7	1567
2019	Gender diverse	53	16	8	14	8	0	0	69	22	12
2018	Male gender	48	34	11	4	2	1	0	83	6	370
2018	Female gender	45	40	8	4	3	0	0	85	7	1107
2017	Male gender	43	40	9	5	2	1	0	84	7	493
2017	Female gender	44	38	9	6	3	0	0	82	9	1428

Question 78. I would describe my workplace as being psychologically healthy.
A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	32	37	16	8	6	1	70	14	524
2019	Female gender	29	35	13	14	9	0	64	23	1569
2019	Gender diverse	36	33	0	14	16	0	69	31	12
2018	Male gender	29	34	14	14	9	1	63	24	371
2018	Female gender	25	35	14	14	12	0	60	26	1113
2017	Male gender	22	41	13	13	9	2	64	23	493
2017	Female gender	19	39	13	15	12	1	59	27	1426

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Duty to Accommodate

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

Question 79. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, have you requested measures to accommodate your needs in the workplace in the last two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	12	88	524
2019	Female gender	21	79	1569
2019	Gender diverse	39	61	12
2017	Male gender	19	81	492
2017	Female gender	26	74	1427
2014	Male gender	14	86	431
2014	Female gender	21	79	1184

Question 80. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	88	12	67
2019	Female gender	86	14	345
2017	Male gender	78	22	93
2017	Female gender	80	20	378
2014	Male gender	79	21	63
2014	Female gender	79	21	253

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	Male gender	53	24	11	5	7	0	77	12	59
2019	Female gender	50	28	4	13	4	0	78	17	292
2017	Male gender	39	40	4	14	3	1	79	17	72
2017	Female gender	42	37	5	12	3	1	80	15	303
2014	Male gender	49	21	10	14	5	0	71	19	48
2014	Female gender	50	32	5	9	4	0	82	13	207

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Compensation

Question 82. To what extent has your pay or other compensation been affected by issues with the Phoenix pay system?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	25	31	22	11	10	1	0	25	75	524
2019	Female gender	21	33	22	12	11	1	0	21	79	1564
2019	Gender diverse	18	23	35	8	16	0	0	18	82	12
2018	Male gender	28	22	24	10	15	2	0	28	72	369
2018	Female gender	25	27	22	12	13	1	0	26	74	1112
2017	Male gender	24	21	21	13	17	3	1	25	75	493
2017	Female gender	24	23	20	13	17	2	0	25	75	1428

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected from "a small extent" to "a very large extent":
Question 83. Have you experienced any new pay or other compensation issues over the last 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	64	36	390
2019	Female gender	62	38	1221
2019	Gender diverse	68	32	10

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected from "a small extent" to "a very large extent":
Question 84. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	46	54	384
2019	Female gender	42	58	1208
2018	Male gender	40	60	258
2018	Female gender	29	71	819

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected from "a small extent" to "a very large extent":
Question 85. I am satisfied with the support (e.g., regular information, follow-up, making enquiries on my behalf, offering emergency or priority pay) I received from my department or agency to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	16	23	18	17	17	2	6	43	37	385
2019	Female gender	13	22	18	19	20	1	7	38	43	1209
2018	Male gender	9	22	20	23	23	1	2	33	47	259
2018	Female gender	10	21	17	18	27	1	5	33	49	816
2017	Male gender	10	24	12	20	26	2	6	36	50	358
2017	Female gender	11	22	12	17	30	2	7	35	51	1052

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected from "a small extent" to "a very large extent":
Question 86. I am satisfied with the support I received from the Pay Centre to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	10	20	18	13	32	1	6	32	49	383
2019	Female gender	6	17	16	19	32	2	7	26	56	1205
2018	Male gender	4	13	15	20	44	1	3	17	67	260
2018	Female gender	3	12	14	19	47	1	4	16	70	817
2017	Male gender	4	10	10	21	48	2	6	15	75	358
2017	Female gender	3	8	10	17	54	2	6	12	77	1051

Question 87. To what extent have issues with the Phoenix pay system affected your decision to seek or accept another position (e.g., deployment, promotion, secondment, assignment, acting assignment) within your organization or the federal public service?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	46	20	14	6	7	1	7	72	13	520
2019	Female gender	43	18	13	9	9	0	8	67	19	1549
2019	Gender diverse	40	16	9	18	9	0	9	61	29	11
2018	Male gender	41	19	16	6	12	1	4	63	19	370
2018	Female gender	38	17	16	10	10	1	8	61	22	1108

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01

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

Survey Themes

My Job

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

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

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

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

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

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

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

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

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

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

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

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

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

Question 18e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.

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

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

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

My Work Unit

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

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

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

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

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

My Immediate Supervisor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Senior Management

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

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

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

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

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

My Organization (Department or Agency)

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

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

Question 41. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 46h. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Accessibility or accommodation issues

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 53. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.

Mobility and Retention

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

Question 55. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

Collective Agreements and Terms and Conditions of Employment

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

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

Harassment