2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Canadian Heritage 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	44	42	6	8	1	0	86	8	341
2019	Female gender	50	41	2	6	1	0	91	7	806
2017	Male gender	39	47	6	6	2	0	86	8	398
2017	Female gender	44	44	3	7	2	0	88	9	862
2014	Male gender	28	51	8	10	2	1	80	12	427
2014	Female gender	39	49	4	7	2	0	88	8	923
2011	Male gender	43	43	6	6	1	0	86	8	408
2011	Female gender	49	38	4	7	1	0	87	9	887
2008	Male gender	49	39	5	6	2	0	88	7	461
2008	Female gender	54	38	2	5	1	0	92	6	999

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	61	25	5	6	2	0	87	8	338
2019	Female gender	61	28	4	5	1	0	89	7	805
2017	Male gender	54	29	7	6	3	1	83	9	398
2017	Female gender	56	32	6	5	1	0	88	6	862
2014	Male gender	51	29	6	10	4	1	80	14	427
2014	Female gender	52	31	6	9	2	0	83	11	923
2011	Male gender	56	22	8	10	4	1	79	13	408
2011	Female gender	57	27	6	8	2	1	84	10	886
2008	Male gender	52	28	6	9	3	0	81	13	461
2008	Female gender	57	28	6	8	1	0	85	9	997

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	48	33	10	7	2	1	81	9	339
2019	Female gender	55	34	4	6	1	0	89	7	804
2017	Male gender	43	42	6	7	2	0	85	9	398
2017	Female gender	53	34	5	6	1	0	87	7	861
2014	Male gender	39	39	10	7	4	1	78	11	427
2014	Female gender	47	39	6	6	2	0	85	8	924
2011	Male gender	46	41	5	4	4	0	88	8	409
2011	Female gender	48	34	8	8	2	0	82	10	883

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	35	39	14	8	3	0	1	75	11	340
2019	Female gender	39	42	9	7	2	0	1	82	9	801
2018	Male gender	32	41	13	10	2	0	1	75	12	355
2018	Female gender	32	48	9	9	2	0	0	80	11	841
2017	Male gender	30	46	12	8	3	1	0	77	11	398
2017	Female gender	37	42	9	9	2	0	1	80	11	862
2014	Male gender	25	40	17	11	5	0	1	65	17	426
2014	Female gender	34	42	11	9	3	0	1	77	12	923
2011	Male gender	27	40	16	12	3	0	2	69	15	406
2011	Female gender	33	38	14	10	4	0	1	72	14	884
2008	Male gender	28	41	14	12	4	1	1	70	16	460
2008	Female gender	37	42	10	7	3	0	1	80	9	998

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	50	37	8	3	2	0	0	87	5	339
2019	Female gender	53	36	6	4	1	0	0	89	5	800
2017	Male gender	54	37	6	2	1	0	0	91	3	397
2017	Female gender	53	37	5	3	2	0	0	91	4	859
2014	Male gender	43	40	9	4	2	0	1	85	6	426
2014	Female gender	49	39	6	4	1	1	0	89	5	923

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	54	34	6	4	2	0	1	88	6	340
2019	Female gender	53	33	6	6	2	0	1	87	8	801
2018	Male gender	48	36	8	4	2	1	0	86	6	355
2018	Female gender	51	32	6	6	3	0	0	84	10	841
2017	Male gender	46	36	8	6	3	0	1	83	9	398
2017	Female gender	49	33	7	7	4	0	1	83	11	860
2014	Male gender	37	40	11	6	3	1	1	79	9	427
2014	Female gender	46	33	9	7	3	0	1	80	11	924
2011	Male gender	43	35	13	4	2	1	1	80	6	408
2011	Female gender	46	34	10	5	3	0	2	81	8	886

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	34	43	11	9	2	0	77	11	341
2019	Female gender	44	41	8	4	2	0	85	7	805
2018	Male gender	33	46	10	7	4	0	79	10	353
2018	Female gender	42	41	8	7	3	0	83	9	832
2017	Male gender	34	46	10	5	4	0	80	10	398
2017	Female gender	38	44	8	7	3	0	82	10	860
2014	Male gender	26	48	14	7	4	1	74	12	427
2014	Female gender	32	46	11	7	3	0	78	10	924
2011	Male gender	33	42	12	7	6	0	75	13	408
2011	Female gender	35	41	12	8	4	0	76	12	883
2008	Male gender	37	42	12	6	2	0	79	9	461
2008	Female gender	38	39	11	8	4	0	77	12	992

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	35	37	14	10	4	0	72	14	341
2019	Female gender	39	41	9	8	3	1	80	10	803
2018	Male gender	32	41	14	9	4	0	74	12	352
2018	Female gender	38	36	12	8	4	0	75	13	841
2017	Male gender	31	40	15	10	4	0	71	14	398
2017	Female gender	37	37	13	8	5	0	74	13	859
2014	Male gender	26	38	19	11	4	1	65	16	427
2014	Female gender	33	39	13	10	5	0	72	15	924
2011	Male gender	31	40	14	10	4	0	71	14	409
2011	Female gender	30	40	15	10	5	0	70	14	885

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	31	48	10	7	3	79	10	341
2019	Female gender	36	43	11	7	3	80	9	798
2018	Male gender	32	44	12	8	3	76	12	355
2018	Female gender	34	41	12	9	3	75	13	840
2017	Male gender	30	45	12	9	4	75	13	397
2017	Female gender	35	41	11	9	4	76	13	860

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	45	42	10	2	2	0	0	87	3	340
2019	Female gender	47	40	8	3	1	0	0	87	4	799
2018	Male gender	49	40	8	2	1	0	0	89	3	354
2018	Female gender	45	42	8	3	1	0	0	88	4	846
2017	Male gender	43	41	8	5	2	1	0	84	7	398
2017	Female gender	43	42	8	4	2	0	0	86	6	859
2014	Male gender	35	43	14	5	3	0	1	78	8	427
2014	Female gender	40	44	9	5	1	0	0	84	7	924
2011	Male gender	36	44	11	6	3	0	0	80	9	409
2011	Female gender	37	43	11	6	2	0	0	81	8	887
2008	Male gender	45	38	9	7	1	0	0	83	8	461
2008	Female gender	44	41	8	4	2	0	0	85	7	994

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	36	40	13	7	4	0	76	11	339
2019	Female gender	40	40	11	6	2	0	80	9	801
2018	Male gender	37	45	9	6	4	0	82	10	351
2018	Female gender	40	37	12	8	4	0	76	12	847
2017	Male gender	32	43	13	6	5	1	76	11	397
2017	Female gender	38	38	10	8	6	0	76	14	858

Question 12. I am proud of the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	48	38	9	4	1	0	0	86	5	339
2019	Female gender	55	34	6	3	1	0	0	89	4	803
2018	Male gender	47	39	10	2	2	0	0	86	4	351
2018	Female gender	51	36	8	4	1	0	0	87	5	837
2017	Male gender	49	36	10	3	1	1	0	85	5	396
2017	Female gender	53	34	9	3	2	0	0	87	4	858
2014	Male gender	50	34	9	4	2	0	1	85	6	427
2014	Female gender	58	32	7	2	1	0	0	90	3	923
2011	Male gender	52	34	10	2	2	0	0	86	4	408
2011	Female gender	53	34	10	3	1	0	0	87	4	885

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	35	38	15	7	3	1	0	74	11	338
2019	Female gender	36	41	12	8	3	0	0	77	11	802
2018	Male gender	35	41	12	7	5	0	1	77	12	353
2018	Female gender	35	40	11	8	5	0	0	76	13	840
2017	Male gender	35	41	10	9	4	0	0	77	13	396
2017	Female gender	35	39	11	9	4	1	0	75	13	858
2014	Male gender	24	42	14	14	4	0	1	67	19	427
2014	Female gender	27	42	15	11	4	0	1	70	15	924
2011	Male gender	33	41	11	10	4	0	0	75	14	408
2011	Female gender	30	41	12	11	5	0	0	71	16	886

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	37	37	14	8	4	0	74	12	341
2019	Female gender	43	37	11	7	3	0	80	9	800
2018	Male gender	40	35	10	8	5	0	76	13	353
2018	Female gender	42	35	12	8	3	0	77	11	840
2017	Male gender	39	37	11	8	4	0	77	12	396
2017	Female gender	42	37	10	6	4	0	79	11	859
2014	Male gender	25	39	17	10	8	1	65	18	427
2014	Female gender	32	40	14	9	4	0	72	13	922

Question 15. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	37	41	11	6	4	0	1	79	10	337
2019	Female gender	40	42	10	5	1	0	0	83	6	792
2018	Male gender	37	38	15	5	4	1	0	76	9	354
2018	Female gender	36	40	12	8	3	0	0	77	11	842
2017	Male gender	33	45	11	7	3	1	0	78	10	396
2017	Female gender	37	42	9	7	3	1	1	80	11	858
2014	Male gender	27	43	17	10	2	0	1	71	12	427
2014	Female gender	36	39	16	6	2	0	0	75	9	922
2011	Male gender	38	41	10	8	2	1	0	80	10	409
2011	Female gender	35	42	11	8	2	0	1	79	10	884

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	40	42	12	5	2	0	0	82	6	341
2019	Female gender	48	41	6	3	1	0	0	90	4	807
2018	Male gender	38	44	10	4	3	0	0	82	7	352
2018	Female gender	47	39	7	4	2	0	0	86	6	846
2017	Male gender	44	37	10	6	2	1	0	81	9	396
2017	Female gender	45	38	10	5	3	0	0	83	7	858
2014	Male gender	33	44	13	6	2	0	1	78	9	427
2014	Female gender	41	41	12	4	2	0	0	82	7	922
2011	Male gender	40	43	8	5	3	0	0	83	9	408
2011	Female gender	39	43	9	6	3	0	0	82	9	885
2008	Male gender	44	40	9	5	1	0	0	84	7	461
2008	Female gender	44	39	7	7	3	0	0	83	10	996

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	42	35	13	7	3	0	0	77	10	339
2019	Female gender	40	33	17	6	3	0	0	73	10	801
2018	Male gender	45	29	14	8	4	0	0	74	12	356
2018	Female gender	40	30	17	8	4	0	0	70	12	847
2017	Male gender	42	35	13	6	4	0	0	77	10	398
2017	Female gender	37	38	14	6	4	0	0	76	10	862
2014	Male gender	35	40	15	7	2	0	1	75	10	427
2014	Female gender	38	38	14	6	3	0	0	76	10	924
2011	Male gender	36	37	16	7	3	0	1	73	10	409
2011	Female gender	31	37	18	8	4	0	0	69	13	886
2008	Male gender	24	42	18	9	6	1	0	66	16	460
2008	Female gender	26	37	20	10	6	0	0	64	16	996

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	7	26	39	20	8	0	1	28	33	340
2019	Female gender	9	25	37	20	7	0	2	27	35	808
2018	Male gender	7	24	37	22	7	1	1	30	32	354
2018	Female gender	8	26	40	19	5	1	1	24	35	843
2017	Male gender	6	23	40	20	6	1	3	28	31	396
2017	Female gender	10	24	36	18	9	1	2	28	35	857
2014	Male gender	7	32	39	14	6	0	2	20	40	425
2014	Female gender	8	27	40	15	8	1	2	24	35	921
2011	Male gender	11	30	36	14	5	0	2	20	43	409
2011	Female gender	14	32	35	13	4	1	2	17	47	885
2008	Male gender	8	32	37	15	6	1	2	21	41	461
2008	Female gender	10	32	36	16	4	1	1	20	43	997

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	5	20	28	30	14	2	1	46	25	340
2019	Female gender	5	10	29	33	17	3	3	53	16	803
2018	Male gender	5	13	35	28	16	2	1	46	19	351
2018	Female gender	4	15	32	30	14	3	2	46	20	840
2017	Male gender	4	15	28	30	15	4	3	49	21	397
2017	Female gender	5	11	26	27	20	6	4	53	18	856
2014	Male gender	6	20	29	29	10	2	3	41	28	426
2014	Female gender	6	15	32	27	13	4	4	43	22	920
2011	Male gender	14	23	31	18	9	3	2	29	38	409
2011	Female gender	10	23	36	16	9	3	3	26	35	882
2008	Male gender	7	17	33	27	11	2	3	40	25	459
2008	Female gender	7	18	32	23	13	4	3	39	27	996

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	15	31	36	12	5	0	1	17	47	341
2019	Female gender	17	26	33	13	9	1	2	22	44	806
2018	Male gender	15	27	30	18	7	2	0	26	43	353
2018	Female gender	16	28	33	14	5	2	2	20	46	838
2017	Male gender	17	26	33	14	7	1	2	22	44	397
2017	Female gender	16	27	33	13	6	2	2	20	45	858
2014	Male gender	25	33	28	6	5	1	2	11	60	426
2014	Female gender	25	27	28	10	6	1	3	16	55	921
2011	Male gender	24	32	23	11	7	2	2	18	58	409
2011	Female gender	24	30	29	8	4	2	3	12	57	886
2008	Male gender	19	30	30	12	5	1	3	18	50	461
2008	Female gender	18	30	32	11	4	2	2	16	50	997

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	8	20	36	25	10	1	0	36	27	341
2019	Female gender	9	22	35	22	10	1	2	33	31	802
2018	Male gender	9	21	32	25	12	1	1	37	31	351
2018	Female gender	7	23	38	22	9	1	1	31	31	838
2017	Male gender	11	19	35	22	10	1	2	33	31	395
2017	Female gender	9	21	35	20	12	1	2	33	31	856
2014	Male gender	6	27	35	22	8	0	2	31	33	425
2014	Female gender	9	22	39	20	8	1	2	29	31	921
2011	Male gender	12	19	38	21	9	1	2	30	31	407
2011	Female gender	14	25	35	16	6	1	3	23	41	884
2008	Male gender	7	26	38	22	6	0	1	28	34	461
2008	Female gender	9	27	37	18	6	1	2	25	37	999

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	17	27	26	17	11	1	1	29	45	340
2019	Female gender	13	24	27	20	11	2	4	33	39	805
2018	Male gender	14	24	30	19	10	1	2	30	39	353
2018	Female gender	15	26	28	18	10	2	2	29	43	837
2017	Male gender	16	27	28	13	12	2	2	26	45	396
2017	Female gender	16	25	27	17	8	2	5	27	44	856
2014	Male gender	19	33	27	13	5	1	2	18	54	425
2014	Female gender	18	30	28	12	8	1	3	21	50	921
2011	Male gender	18	29	29	16	5	1	2	22	49	408
2011	Female gender	20	27	31	12	6	1	4	19	49	886
2008	Male gender	8	24	32	21	10	2	2	32	34	460
2008	Female gender	10	21	34	21	9	1	4	32	33	998

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	10	20	29	25	13	2	1	39	31	339
2019	Female gender	7	18	29	26	16	2	3	44	26	805
2018	Male gender	7	22	31	24	12	1	2	38	31	354
2018	Female gender	8	22	27	25	12	3	2	39	32	838
2017	Male gender	6	22	26	25	16	2	3	43	30	396
2017	Female gender	9	19	27	22	15	4	5	40	30	855
2014	Male gender	5	23	31	26	9	3	4	37	30	426
2014	Female gender	9	19	29	24	13	2	5	39	29	921
2011	Male gender	10	21	32	22	8	2	5	32	33	409
2011	Female gender	13	24	32	17	7	3	4	26	40	885
2008	Male gender	10	26	31	18	8	3	4	28	39	461
2008	Female gender	14	25	31	16	7	3	4	25	43	996

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	15	30	33	14	6	1	1	20	46	338
2019	Female gender	11	24	37	15	8	1	3	25	36	804
2018	Male gender	11	29	36	16	7	1	0	23	40	354
2018	Female gender	14	22	36	15	8	4	1	25	37	843
2017	Male gender	14	29	31	15	8	2	2	24	44	396
2017	Female gender	15	23	31	15	9	4	4	26	41	857
2014	Male gender	18	28	33	12	5	2	2	18	48	426
2014	Female gender	15	26	35	13	7	1	3	21	42	921

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	10	18	33	26	11	1	0	38	28	340
2019	Female gender	8	19	37	22	12	1	2	35	27	807

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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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	69	18	6	4	1	1	89	5	340
2019	Female gender	74	18	3	3	1	1	93	4	806
2017	Male gender	67	23	5	4	1	0	90	5	398
2017	Female gender	71	23	3	2	1	1	94	3	859
2014	Male gender	65	24	5	4	1	1	89	5	427
2014	Female gender	73	21	2	2	1	0	94	3	923
2011	Male gender	69	20	6	3	3	1	89	5	409
2011	Female gender	72	21	3	2	1	1	94	3	886
2008	Male gender	70	17	4	5	2	1	88	8	461
2008	Female gender	73	18	3	3	2	1	92	5	998

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	35	33	12	5	4	6	5	77	10	339
2019	Female gender	35	30	13	8	5	5	5	72	14	806
2018	Male gender	29	39	11	6	6	5	3	74	14	356
2018	Female gender	27	35	14	9	5	7	4	69	15	844
2017	Male gender	31	35	12	4	6	8	4	75	12	398
2017	Female gender	31	30	13	9	6	5	6	68	17	856
2014	Male gender	31	36	11	8	5	6	4	74	14	426
2014	Female gender	32	31	15	9	5	3	5	68	16	924

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	56	28	6	7	3	0	0	84	10	339
2019	Female gender	53	32	6	7	3	0	0	85	10	802
2018	Male gender	52	33	4	5	5	0	0	86	11	355
2018	Female gender	51	33	6	6	4	0	0	84	10	846
2017	Male gender	56	26	8	6	3	1	0	83	9	397
2017	Female gender	51	30	7	7	4	0	0	82	11	859
2014	Male gender	46	33	10	5	4	1	1	81	9	426
2014	Female gender	51	30	10	6	3	1	0	81	9	922

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	61	29	3	5	2	0	91	6	341
2019	Female gender	59	28	6	6	1	0	87	7	801
2018	Male gender	58	32	6	4	1	0	90	5	356
2018	Female gender	57	33	6	4	1	0	90	5	842
2017	Male gender	51	37	6	3	2	0	88	5	397
2017	Female gender	52	34	7	5	3	0	86	7	858
2014	Male gender	49	39	8	3	2	1	88	4	427
2014	Female gender	48	37	8	5	2	0	85	6	924

Question 23. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	52	33	8	4	2	1	87	5	341
2019	Female gender	53	34	7	4	1	0	88	5	804
2018	Male gender	49	40	5	3	1	1	90	5	354
2018	Female gender	48	39	7	4	1	1	88	5	844

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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	50	32	10	3	2	2	2	85	5	340
2019	Female gender	54	26	10	4	1	1	3	84	6	807

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	36	11	8	3	1	0	78	11	340
2019	Female gender	48	32	9	7	2	1	1	81	9	805
2018	Male gender	45	35	10	3	5	0	1	81	8	352
2018	Female gender	44	33	11	8	3	0	0	77	12	846
2017	Male gender	40	41	9	6	1	1	0	83	8	397
2017	Female gender	45	34	10	8	3	0	0	80	11	861
2014	Male gender	38	38	14	7	2	0	1	76	10	427
2014	Female gender	42	37	10	6	3	1	1	80	9	923
2011	Male gender	41	37	11	6	4	1	0	79	10	409
2011	Female gender	39	35	12	9	4	1	1	76	13	883
2008	Male gender	32	39	13	11	5	0	0	71	16	460
2008	Female gender	40	32	12	9	6	1	1	73	15	999

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	53	29	9	5	3	1	1	82	8	338
2019	Female gender	55	28	8	6	1	1	1	84	7	805
2018	Male gender	56	28	5	3	3	4	1	88	6	352
2018	Female gender	51	31	9	4	2	2	1	84	7	843
2017	Male gender	52	32	11	3	1	1	0	85	4	396
2017	Female gender	52	31	8	4	2	2	0	85	7	860
2014	Male gender	47	33	13	3	1	2	2	83	4	427
2014	Female gender	47	32	12	3	2	2	0	82	6	924
2011	Male gender	48	34	10	4	2	2	0	84	6	409
2011	Female gender	46	30	12	6	3	3	0	78	9	886
2008	Male gender	43	35	8	7	5	2	0	80	12	460
2008	Female gender	46	30	11	6	4	2	1	78	11	998

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	49	35	7	4	3	1	1	85	8	341
2019	Female gender	52	32	8	6	1	0	1	84	7	805
2018	Male gender	49	36	5	4	3	1	1	87	8	351
2018	Female gender	48	33	8	6	4	0	0	82	10	840
2017	Male gender	46	40	8	3	3	0	0	85	6	398
2017	Female gender	49	36	7	5	3	0	0	85	8	861
2014	Male gender	44	33	15	6	1	0	2	78	7	427
2014	Female gender	48	34	10	5	3	1	0	83	8	923
2011	Male gender	43	37	10	6	3	1	0	81	9	409
2011	Female gender	43	35	11	7	3	1	0	78	11	884
2008	Male gender	39	35	11	9	5	1	0	75	14	460
2008	Female gender	45	31	10	8	4	0	0	78	12	999

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	11	2	1	1	0	95	3	339
2019	Female gender	87	10	1	1	0	0	98	1	802
2017	Male gender	82	15	2	0	1	0	97	1	396
2017	Female gender	82	14	1	1	1	1	97	2	860
2014	Male gender	79	17	3	0	1	1	97	1	427
2014	Female gender	81	15	2	1	1	0	96	2	924
2011	Male gender	80	15	2	1	1	1	96	2	409
2011	Female gender	83	13	2	1	1	0	96	2	887
2008	Male gender	81	12	3	2	2	1	94	3	461
2008	Female gender	85	10	1	2	2	1	96	3	996

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	65	23	5	3	2	1	1	90	5	340
2019	Female gender	66	19	5	5	2	1	3	88	7	805
2017	Male gender	50	28	8	5	3	3	5	83	8	397
2017	Female gender	56	24	7	5	3	2	3	84	9	860
2014	Male gender	46	25	9	5	3	3	9	80	9	427
2014	Female gender	48	26	8	5	4	3	6	81	10	923
2011	Male gender	43	31	8	5	2	4	6	83	8	408
2011	Female gender	43	27	8	7	5	4	5	78	13	886

Question 30. My immediate supervisor seems to care about me as a person.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	63	24	7	3	3	1	0	88	6	340
2019	Female gender	70	19	7	3	1	0	0	89	4	808
2018	Male gender	61	27	4	2	3	2	1	90	5	352
2018	Female gender	63	24	7	3	3	1	0	87	6	845
2017	Male gender	60	25	9	3	3	1	0	85	6	398
2017	Female gender	61	23	8	3	4	1	0	85	7	860

Question 31. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	52	31	8	4	4	0	0	83	8	340
2019	Female gender	58	26	7	6	2	0	0	85	8	804
2018	Male gender	54	29	8	3	5	1	1	84	9	354
2018	Female gender	53	28	9	7	3	0	0	81	10	844
2017	Male gender	59	26	8	4	3	0	0	84	7	398
2017	Female gender	56	26	9	5	4	0	0	82	9	861
2014	Male gender	48	30	12	5	3	1	1	80	8	427
2014	Female gender	50	33	9	5	3	1	0	83	8	923

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	31	51	6	8	1	1	2	85	9	117
2019	Female gender	21	53	13	11	0	1	2	75	11	237

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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	31	38	12	9	1	9	0	76	11	337
2019	Female gender	34	41	12	5	2	6	0	80	8	801
2018	Male gender	36	35	14	5	3	7	0	77	8	354
2018	Female gender	35	39	12	5	2	6	0	79	8	844
2017	Male gender	33	39	14	4	4	6	0	76	9	398
2017	Female gender	30	38	14	7	4	7	0	73	11	859
2014	Male gender	25	38	19	7	3	7	1	69	10	427
2014	Female gender	25	38	17	8	3	8	0	69	12	923
2011	Male gender	26	30	20	8	5	10	0	63	15	409
2011	Female gender	24	35	20	9	5	7	0	64	15	886

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	26	38	21	7	5	3	0	66	12	334
2019	Female gender	32	42	15	7	2	2	0	75	10	801
2018	Male gender	30	42	15	6	4	2	0	73	11	354
2018	Female gender	31	41	16	7	3	2	0	73	10	844
2017	Male gender	27	39	19	6	7	3	0	67	13	397
2017	Female gender	27	39	16	9	5	3	0	69	14	861
2014	Male gender	21	39	21	11	4	3	1	62	16	427
2014	Female gender	24	38	21	10	4	3	0	64	15	923
2011	Male gender	18	30	21	19	9	3	0	50	29	409
2011	Female gender	18	36	24	11	7	3	0	55	19	885
2008	Male gender	26	35	18	11	7	3	0	62	19	461
2008	Female gender	26	40	18	8	6	3	0	68	14	996

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	18	36	22	10	5	9	0	59	17	336
2019	Female gender	24	40	18	9	3	6	0	68	13	796
2018	Male gender	20	41	21	7	5	6	0	65	13	355
2018	Female gender	22	40	20	9	3	7	0	66	13	840
2017	Male gender	19	35	23	10	6	7	0	59	17	398
2017	Female gender	17	40	20	11	4	7	0	62	16	859
2014	Male gender	14	34	26	15	5	6	1	51	21	427
2014	Female gender	17	36	23	11	5	7	0	57	17	924
2011	Male gender	9	32	25	20	7	6	0	44	29	409
2011	Female gender	11	34	26	15	6	8	0	50	23	885
2008	Male gender	12	36	24	17	5	6	0	51	23	458
2008	Female gender	15	40	23	11	5	7	0	59	17	997

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	18	37	23	13	7	3	0	56	20	338
2019	Female gender	24	41	15	13	4	3	0	67	17	801
2018	Male gender	18	41	18	13	7	3	0	61	20	355
2018	Female gender	22	43	14	14	4	3	0	66	19	844
2017	Male gender	19	40	19	11	7	3	0	62	18	398
2017	Female gender	22	42	15	12	5	3	0	66	18	859
2014	Male gender	18	37	21	16	5	3	1	57	22	426
2014	Female gender	20	41	17	11	7	3	0	63	19	922
2011	Male gender	15	36	19	19	8	2	0	52	28	409
2011	Female gender	16	40	17	17	7	2	0	58	24	885
2008	Male gender	16	42	19	16	6	2	0	58	22	460
2008	Female gender	20	38	18	15	7	2	0	59	22	997

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	63	25	8	1	0	2	0	90	1	341
2019	Female gender	67	23	6	1	1	2	0	92	2	805

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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	24	46	19	8	2	1	0	71	10	339
2019	Female gender	32	48	12	5	1	1	0	82	6	807
2018	Male gender	27	47	15	8	2	1	0	75	10	354
2018	Female gender	32	50	11	5	1	1	0	82	6	846
2017	Male gender	26	44	17	10	2	2	0	71	12	397
2017	Female gender	33	46	11	7	2	1	0	80	9	859
2014	Male gender	23	43	20	9	2	2	1	68	11	427
2014	Female gender	33	45	14	5	1	2	0	79	7	924
2011	Male gender	20	39	20	14	5	2	0	60	19	409
2011	Female gender	23	46	17	9	3	2	0	70	13	883

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	12	38	24	18	5	4	0	52	24	338
2019	Female gender	20	43	18	11	4	3	0	65	16	799

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	41	33	13	7	3	1	1	76	11	340
2019	Female gender	44	39	8	4	2	1	1	85	7	806
2018	Male gender	43	39	8	5	4	2	0	83	8	355
2018	Female gender	47	36	6	5	2	2	1	86	8	844
2017	Male gender	43	37	10	5	2	3	0	82	8	398
2017	Female gender	46	36	7	5	2	2	1	85	8	859
2014	Male gender	42	38	9	5	3	3	1	83	8	427
2014	Female gender	48	39	5	3	2	2	1	89	6	924
2011	Male gender	45	34	8	4	4	4	1	82	9	408
2011	Female gender	48	34	8	5	2	2	1	85	8	885
2008	Male gender	43	36	8	7	3	3	0	82	10	459
2008	Female gender	47	34	8	5	3	2	1	83	8	999

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	44	34	16	3	2	1	79	5	340
2019	Female gender	46	38	11	3	1	1	85	4	800
2018	Male gender	39	44	13	2	1	1	84	3	349
2018	Female gender	46	38	10	3	2	1	85	5	840

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	20	25	20	12	8	12	3	52	24	340
2019	Female gender	21	25	19	12	8	11	4	54	23	802
2018	Male gender	21	29	17	8	11	11	2	58	22	354
2018	Female gender	20	24	21	14	7	12	2	51	25	844
2017	Male gender	18	22	21	12	10	13	4	48	27	396
2017	Female gender	17	21	19	12	11	14	5	47	29	858
2014	Male gender	14	24	23	12	10	13	5	46	27	427
2014	Female gender	16	22	20	14	11	14	4	46	31	923
2011	Male gender	15	19	22	10	11	18	5	44	28	409
2011	Female gender	14	21	19	14	10	15	6	45	31	886

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	20	34	20	15	8	1	1	55	24	340
2019	Female gender	28	38	14	11	5	3	0	69	16	801
2018	Male gender	18	39	21	13	7	2	0	58	20	355
2018	Female gender	26	41	16	11	4	3	0	68	15	844
2017	Male gender	23	41	15	12	4	4	1	67	17	397
2017	Female gender	32	38	13	8	4	5	0	73	13	859
2014	Male gender	20	35	26	11	6	2	1	56	17	427
2014	Female gender	26	41	14	11	5	2	1	69	17	922
2011	Male gender	18	35	21	15	7	3	1	55	23	406
2011	Female gender	25	37	18	11	6	3	1	64	18	884
2008	Male gender	23	39	19	11	5	2	1	64	16	458
2008	Female gender	28	40	15	10	4	3	0	70	14	998

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	20	25	19	18	16	2	1	46	35	340
2019	Female gender	22	33	16	13	10	3	2	58	25	804
2018	Male gender	19	29	17	18	12	2	3	51	31	355
2018	Female gender	25	30	17	15	9	3	2	57	24	845
2017	Male gender	18	25	15	20	13	5	4	48	36	397
2017	Female gender	21	32	15	15	10	4	3	57	27	859
2014	Male gender	15	23	20	22	16	2	2	39	40	427
2014	Female gender	15	30	16	19	12	4	3	48	34	924
2011	Male gender	11	27	21	19	17	3	2	40	38	406
2011	Female gender	16	29	19	17	15	2	2	47	34	885
2008	Male gender	19	31	16	16	13	2	3	53	30	460
2008	Female gender	20	37	11	16	11	2	2	59	29	998

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	57	25	9	5	2	1	2	84	7	337
2019	Female gender	54	22	13	3	3	0	4	80	7	807

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	66	10	5	4	4	1	10	86	8	339
2019	Female gender	65	9	6	3	3	1	14	87	6	805

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	52	22	17	3	2	1	2	77	5	340
2019	Female gender	56	21	11	3	3	1	5	82	7	805

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	47	20	13	8	6	3	3	71	15	338
2019	Female gender	49	18	14	5	4	3	7	75	9	801

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	52	14	8	9	6	3	8	74	17	335
2019	Female gender	57	12	8	6	6	2	10	78	13	802

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	69	13	7	3	1	2	4	87	5	340
2019	Female gender	72	11	5	3	2	1	6	89	5	802

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	76	8	3	3	3	4	3	91	6	340
2019	Female gender	78	7	4	1	1	3	6	94	3	803

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	83	7	2	0	1	1	6	97	1	337
2019	Female gender	81	4	1	1	1	0	12	97	2	798

Question 47. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	21	44	19	10	4	2	0	67	14	341
2019	Female gender	25	48	15	6	1	5	0	77	7	802
2018	Male gender	26	39	20	6	5	3	0	68	11	355
2018	Female gender	28	43	17	6	2	3	0	74	9	845
2017	Male gender	24	41	20	8	4	3	0	67	12	396
2017	Female gender	25	42	18	6	3	5	1	72	9	856

Question 48. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	41	38	15	5	1	0	0	79	6	339
2019	Female gender	46	42	7	4	1	1	0	88	5	799
2018	Male gender	45	38	9	3	2	2	0	85	6	353
2018	Female gender	47	40	6	4	1	1	0	89	5	841
2017	Male gender	41	43	11	3	1	1	0	85	4	395
2017	Female gender	45	42	7	4	2	1	0	88	5	861
2014	Male gender	41	36	15	2	2	3	1	80	4	427
2014	Female gender	42	42	9	3	1	2	0	85	5	924
2011	Male gender	34	40	14	6	3	4	0	77	9	408
2011	Female gender	35	42	12	5	3	3	0	80	8	886

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	46	33	14	3	2	3	0	81	5	339
2019	Female gender	52	37	7	2	1	2	0	91	2	803
2018	Male gender	43	38	10	4	1	3	0	84	6	352
2018	Female gender	48	38	7	4	1	3	0	88	5	840
2017	Male gender	43	34	14	3	2	4	0	81	5	394
2017	Female gender	42	38	9	3	2	6	0	85	5	861
2014	Male gender	36	37	16	3	1	6	1	78	5	426
2014	Female gender	44	38	11	2	1	4	0	86	3	923

Question 50. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	54	33	8	3	1	0	0	87	5	340
2019	Female gender	60	33	4	2	1	0	0	93	2	803
2018	Male gender	52	35	9	2	1	1	0	88	3	352
2018	Female gender	59	33	5	2	1	0	0	92	3	842
2017	Male gender	50	37	8	2	2	1	0	87	4	398
2017	Female gender	53	38	5	3	1	0	0	91	4	861
2014	Male gender	45	41	10	2	2	0	1	86	3	426
2014	Female gender	50	40	7	2	1	0	0	91	2	922
2011	Male gender	39	44	10	3	2	1	0	84	6	408
2011	Female gender	41	41	12	3	2	0	0	83	6	884
2008	Male gender	45	38	9	4	3	1	0	84	7	461
2008	Female gender	42	42	9	4	2	0	0	85	6	996

Question 51. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	49	33	13	2	3	0	0	83	4	339
2019	Female gender	60	29	7	2	1	0	0	90	3	802
2018	Male gender	50	34	9	4	2	1	0	85	6	352
2018	Female gender	59	29	9	2	1	0	0	88	4	840
2017	Male gender	48	33	11	4	3	0	0	81	7	398
2017	Female gender	53	32	9	3	2	1	0	85	5	854
2014	Male gender	32	43	17	6	1	0	1	75	7	427
2014	Female gender	43	39	12	4	1	1	0	83	5	924
2011	Male gender	25	43	20	8	4	1	0	68	12	408
2011	Female gender	34	38	16	8	3	1	0	72	11	884

Question 52. I am satisfied with my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	43	37	13	4	2	0	0	81	6	340
2019	Female gender	58	31	6	4	2	0	0	89	5	795
2018	Male gender	44	40	9	4	2	1	0	84	7	355
2018	Female gender	54	33	8	3	1	0	0	87	5	839
2017	Male gender	43	38	12	4	3	0	0	81	7	397
2017	Female gender	50	35	8	5	2	0	0	86	6	861
2014	Male gender	30	45	17	5	2	0	1	76	8	426
2014	Female gender	42	42	10	4	2	1	0	84	6	923
2011	Male gender	21	48	17	10	3	0	0	70	13	409
2011	Female gender	32	41	16	8	3	0	0	74	11	886
2008	Male gender	37	38	14	8	2	0	0	76	11	461
2008	Female gender	44	38	9	5	3	0	0	82	8	998

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	46	26	13	8	4	3	0	75	12	340
2019	Female gender	54	23	10	7	3	3	1	80	10	806
2018	Male gender	45	29	13	7	4	0	1	75	11	354
2018	Female gender	53	23	13	6	3	2	0	77	9	842
2017	Male gender	39	28	17	7	6	3	1	70	13	395
2017	Female gender	45	26	13	7	4	5	0	75	12	856
2014	Male gender	31	31	21	10	4	3	1	64	14	426
2014	Female gender	42	28	15	7	4	4	1	74	11	924
2011	Male gender	30	33	17	11	6	4	0	65	18	409
2011	Female gender	37	27	15	10	6	4	1	67	18	884
2008	Male gender	33	28	17	10	5	5	0	66	16	459
2008	Female gender	40	26	14	9	5	5	1	70	15	998

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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	36	33	31	341
2019	Female gender	35	33	32	807
2018	Male gender	35	35	30	355
2018	Female gender	33	39	28	847
2017	Male gender	37	34	29	397
2017	Female gender	32	38	31	861
2014	Male gender	37	32	31	427
2014	Female gender	32	34	33	922
2011	Male gender	40	32	28	409
2011	Female gender	38	32	29	885

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	32	37	4	4	7	125
2019	Female gender	15	36	27	3	14	5	275
2018	Male gender	16	32	32	6	6	9	125
2018	Female gender	13	38	26	4	12	7	276
2017	Male gender	14	27	35	3	10	10	151
2017	Female gender	8	31	28	6	17	10	271
2014	Male gender	8	32	39	10	9999	11	157
2014	Female gender	15	37	31	4	9999	12	298
2011	Male gender	18	26	45	6	9999	5	165
2011	Female gender	16	33	36	5	9999	10	334

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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	44	10	9	4	1	1	78	13	335
2019	Female gender	33	45	9	8	1	0	4	82	9	803

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	54	28	8	1	1	6	2	89	2	335
2019	Female gender	56	26	6	2	0	5	5	90	3	800

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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	9	91	341
2019	Female gender	11	89	805
2018	Male gender	8	92	355
2018	Female gender	10	90	846

Question 59a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	53	47	32
2019	Female gender	48	52	92
2018	Male gender	35	65	31
2018	Female gender	51	49	88

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	59	41	32
2019	Female gender	59	41	92
2018	Male gender	77	23	31
2018	Female gender	66	34	88

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	0	100	32
2019	Female gender	10	90	92

Question 59d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	100	32
2019	Female gender	100	92
2018	Male gender	100	31
2018	Female gender	100	88

Question 60a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	35	65	31
2019	Female gender	38	62	91
2018	Male gender	28	72	31
2018	Female gender	33	67	88

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	31
2019	Female gender	36	64	91
2018	Male gender	48	52	31
2018	Female gender	36	64	88

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	34	66	31
2019	Female gender	38	62	91
2018	Male gender	39	61	31
2018	Female gender	46	54	88

Question 60d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	30	70	31
2019	Female gender	44	56	91
2018	Male gender	41	59	31
2018	Female gender	34	66	88

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	19	81	31
2019	Female gender	23	77	91
2018	Male gender	22	78	31
2018	Female gender	25	75	88

Question 60f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	67	33	31
2019	Female gender	54	46	91
2018	Male gender	59	41	31
2018	Female gender	66	34	88

Question 60g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	26	74	31
2019	Female gender	34	66	91
2018	Male gender	18	82	31
2018	Female gender	30	70	88

Question 60h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	31
2019	Female gender	0	100	91

Question 60k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	52	48	31
2019	Female gender	38	62	91
2018	Male gender	37	63	31
2018	Female gender	40	60	88

Question 60l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	26	74	31
2019	Female gender	29	71	91
2018	Male gender	17	83	31
2018	Female gender	17	83	88

Question 60m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	23	77	31
2019	Female gender	12	88	91
2018	Male gender	22	78	31
2018	Female gender	16	84	88

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	42	58	31
2019	Female gender	62	38	90
2018	Male gender	50	50	31
2018	Female gender	52	48	88

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	17	83	31
2019	Female gender	15	85	90
2018	Male gender	15	85	31
2018	Female gender	11	89	88

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	19	81	31
2019	Female gender	19	81	90

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	39	61	31
2019	Female gender	18	82	90
2018	Male gender	20	80	31
2018	Female gender	26	74	88

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	10	90	340
2019	Female gender	13	87	802

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	19	17	20	5	4	30	6	56	13	341
2019	Female gender	17	17	17	6	4	29	9	56	17	804
2018	Male gender	16	15	20	5	3	37	5	53	13	353
2018	Female gender	16	16	17	6	3	35	8	54	16	843
2017	Male gender	14	20	18	4	5	30	9	55	14	397
2017	Female gender	13	16	15	6	4	37	9	54	18	860
2014	Male gender	15	17	19	4	4	34	7	55	14	427
2014	Female gender	14	16	16	6	5	34	10	53	18	921

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	42	30	16	4	2	6	0	76	7	340
2019	Female gender	37	36	13	4	2	7	1	79	7	806
2018	Male gender	34	37	13	4	1	9	2	80	6	353
2018	Female gender	33	35	15	4	2	10	1	77	6	844
2017	Male gender	31	35	17	5	3	10	0	74	8	396
2017	Female gender	29	34	15	4	3	14	1	74	9	859
2014	Male gender	28	32	19	3	2	14	2	71	7	427
2014	Female gender	28	30	18	4	3	16	1	70	8	921
2011	Male gender	30	34	16	4	2	12	1	74	7	409
2011	Female gender	30	37	15	7	3	9	0	74	10	885

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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	7	93	341
2019	Female gender	6	94	804
2018	Male gender	4	96	355
2018	Female gender	5	95	839

Question 67a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	35	65	25
2019	Female gender	46	54	45
2018	Male gender	35	65	17
2018	Female gender	33	67	47

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	80	20	25
2019	Female gender	72	28	45

Question 67d. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	100	25
2019	Female gender	100	45
2018	Male gender	100	17
2018	Female gender	100	47

Question 67f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	25
2019	Female gender	0	100	45

Question 68a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	25	75	25
2019	Female gender	32	68	41
2018	Male gender	30	70	17
2018	Female gender	19	81	47

Question 68f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	24	76	25
2019	Female gender	16	84	41

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	25
2019	Female gender	0	100	41

Question 68l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	19	81	25
2019	Female gender	12	88	41

Question 68m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	100	25
2019	Female gender	100	41
2018	Male gender	100	17
2018	Female gender	100	47

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	35	65	25
2019	Female gender	33	67	41
2018	Male gender	28	72	17
2018	Female gender	38	62	47

Question 69e. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	25
2019	Female gender	14	86	41

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	56	44	25
2019	Female gender	48	52	41
2018	Male gender	42	58	17
2018	Female gender	42	58	47

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	340
2019	Female gender	5	95	802

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	20	16	21	2	3	34	4	58	8	339
2019	Female gender	18	16	17	2	2	35	10	62	8	805
2018	Male gender	16	17	15	4	2	40	6	62	11	354
2018	Female gender	17	15	17	3	2	39	7	60	9	839
2017	Male gender	16	19	21	2	2	34	7	58	7	398
2017	Female gender	14	17	14	2	2	41	9	63	8	860
2014	Male gender	16	16	20	1	1	41	7	59	4	427
2014	Female gender	14	13	19	2	1	42	10	54	7	923

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	41	30	17	3	3	7	0	76	6	340
2019	Female gender	41	33	12	2	1	9	1	83	4	805
2018	Male gender	35	34	14	2	1	11	3	80	4	354
2018	Female gender	33	33	15	3	1	13	1	78	5	840
2017	Male gender	31	39	14	2	2	11	1	79	5	396
2017	Female gender	32	34	12	2	2	16	2	81	4	859
2014	Male gender	28	33	17	2	1	17	2	75	4	427
2014	Female gender	28	32	15	2	1	20	2	77	4	923
2011	Male gender	34	35	13	2	1	14	1	81	3	409
2011	Female gender	34	38	11	4	1	11	0	81	6	886

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Stress and Well-Being

Question 74a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Pay or other compensation-related issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	27	30	22	9	12	0	0	57	21	341
2019	Female gender	21	30	23	11	14	0	1	51	25	807
2018	Male gender	19	29	22	13	15	0	3	49	29	355
2018	Female gender	20	23	25	15	14	0	2	45	30	845
2017	Male gender	25	20	23	14	16	0	2	46	31	397
2017	Female gender	18	20	21	16	22	1	2	39	39	859

Question 74b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	19	31	28	14	7	0	51	21	340
2019	Female gender	19	30	26	15	10	0	49	25	807
2018	Male gender	16	27	33	15	8	0	43	23	355
2018	Female gender	15	25	30	18	11	0	40	29	842
2017	Male gender	13	30	29	17	10	1	44	27	398
2017	Female gender	17	26	29	16	13	0	43	29	861

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	24	30	27	11	7	0	54	19	335
2019	Female gender	24	32	24	12	8	1	56	20	802
2018	Male gender	19	32	24	16	8	1	52	24	356
2018	Female gender	18	30	27	16	8	1	49	24	842
2017	Male gender	16	29	25	18	10	2	47	28	397
2017	Female gender	23	26	24	15	10	1	50	26	858

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	24	26	17	11	0	0	46	28	339
2019	Female gender	23	26	25	12	11	0	1	50	24	802
2018	Male gender	16	28	22	19	13	0	1	45	33	355
2018	Female gender	20	26	26	16	11	1	1	47	27	843
2017	Male gender	17	24	27	19	10	0	3	42	30	397
2017	Female gender	21	24	24	15	14	1	1	46	30	862

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	51	23	13	8	2	0	2	76	11	338
2019	Female gender	48	26	11	6	4	0	5	78	11	806
2018	Male gender	41	30	12	7	5	0	4	75	13	351
2018	Female gender	43	25	15	8	5	0	5	71	13	840
2017	Male gender	38	29	16	5	4	0	7	72	10	398
2017	Female gender	40	22	15	7	6	1	9	69	14	859

Question 74f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	37	32	18	7	5	1	70	12	340
2019	Female gender	33	31	19	8	8	1	65	16	802
2018	Male gender	29	29	23	10	8	1	59	18	353
2018	Female gender	29	27	22	11	10	1	58	20	842
2017	Male gender	28	32	24	11	4	1	61	15	398
2017	Female gender	29	27	22	12	9	1	57	22	858

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	24	38	24	10	3	1	1	63	13	341
2019	Female gender	32	34	19	8	5	0	1	68	13	805
2018	Male gender	25	33	25	13	3	0	0	59	16	353
2018	Female gender	27	36	22	9	4	1	1	64	14	845
2017	Male gender	25	34	22	13	4	1	2	60	17	398
2017	Female gender	31	30	20	10	5	1	2	63	16	857

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	20	38	26	11	5	0	1	58	16	341
2019	Female gender	26	35	21	12	4	0	1	62	17	803
2018	Male gender	19	35	32	11	4	1	0	54	14	353
2018	Female gender	22	35	26	11	5	1	1	58	16	845
2017	Male gender	20	32	27	13	6	1	1	53	19	397
2017	Female gender	25	32	20	13	8	1	1	59	21	856

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	27	33	24	9	6	0	1	60	15	340
2019	Female gender	31	33	19	10	6	0	1	65	16	805
2018	Male gender	22	35	24	12	5	0	1	58	17	354
2018	Female gender	27	32	23	12	5	1	1	59	18	842
2017	Male gender	25	31	23	13	7	0	1	57	20	398
2017	Female gender	28	29	21	13	6	0	2	58	20	858

Question 74j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of recognition
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	44	26	16	8	5	0	1	71	13	341
2019	Female gender	51	25	12	6	4	0	1	78	10	801

Question 74k. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Information overload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	31	34	21	9	4	0	1	66	13	340
2019	Female gender	36	32	19	8	3	0	1	69	12	797
2018	Male gender	26	35	23	10	5	0	1	62	14	349
2018	Female gender	31	30	22	10	4	0	2	63	15	840
2017	Male gender	25	35	23	10	4	0	1	61	15	397
2017	Female gender	34	30	19	8	6	1	2	66	14	856

Question 74l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Physical work environment
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	57	25	11	4	2	1	83	6	340
2019	Female gender	63	22	8	4	2	1	86	6	799
2018	Male gender	53	31	10	2	2	2	86	4	353
2018	Female gender	53	25	13	4	2	3	80	7	842
2017	Male gender	57	27	11	2	1	2	85	4	398
2017	Female gender	57	23	11	5	2	2	82	7	860

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	75	13	4	1	1	1	5	94	2	339
2019	Female gender	80	7	2	1	1	1	7	95	2	802
2018	Male gender	74	14	4	1	1	0	6	94	2	351
2018	Female gender	72	13	6	1	1	0	6	91	3	845

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	76	10	5	3	4	0	2	88	7	338
2019	Female gender	75	11	6	2	3	1	2	88	5	796
2018	Male gender	75	8	5	3	2	2	4	89	6	351
2018	Female gender	74	12	5	2	3	1	4	89	5	843
2017	Male gender	75	12	4	2	2	1	4	91	4	396
2017	Female gender	76	9	5	3	3	0	4	89	6	860

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	57	27	8	3	3	2	86	6	339
2019	Female gender	59	25	10	3	2	2	86	5	797
2018	Male gender	61	24	10	3	1	1	86	4	353
2018	Female gender	59	25	9	3	2	2	86	5	844
2017	Male gender	59	25	10	3	1	3	86	3	397
2017	Female gender	58	25	9	3	2	3	86	5	861

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	60	20	9	4	5	2	82	9	338
2019	Female gender	67	16	8	4	4	2	84	8	793
2018	Male gender	60	17	10	6	5	1	79	11	352
2018	Female gender	60	18	10	7	3	2	79	10	842
2017	Male gender	60	20	8	5	4	3	83	9	395
2017	Female gender	61	17	9	5	4	3	81	9	858

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	58	17	6	3	1	15	88	4	337
2019	Female gender	59	10	4	2	2	23	90	4	795
2018	Male gender	55	16	5	2	0	22	90	3	350
2018	Female gender	53	12	6	2	1	26	88	4	840
2017	Male gender	54	18	3	2	0	23	94	3	397
2017	Female gender	57	10	4	2	1	26	90	5	857

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	2	1	0	3	89	3	337
2019	Female gender	79	13	4	0	0	0	5	96	0	796
2018	Male gender	66	20	6	2	1	0	5	90	3	352
2018	Female gender	73	15	5	1	1	0	5	93	2	840
2017	Male gender	68	20	5	1	0	1	5	93	1	397
2017	Female gender	69	15	6	1	0	0	8	92	2	853

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	12	7	4	4	0	2	85	8	341
2019	Female gender	77	10	5	3	3	0	3	89	6	799
2018	Male gender	69	15	5	1	5	0	4	88	7	354
2018	Female gender	72	12	5	3	4	1	3	87	7	844
2017	Male gender	66	16	5	5	4	0	3	85	9	398
2017	Female gender	66	13	7	5	4	0	6	83	9	861

Question 74t. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Personal issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	50	26	16	4	2	1	1	77	6	341
2019	Female gender	51	29	14	3	2	0	1	81	5	799
2018	Male gender	44	26	18	6	2	0	3	73	9	352
2018	Female gender	45	28	16	6	3	0	2	74	9	840
2017	Male gender	48	30	12	5	3	0	2	80	7	394
2017	Female gender	51	25	15	4	2	0	3	78	7	857

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	20	35	33	9	3	55	11	341
2019	Female gender	17	34	37	9	2	52	12	805
2018	Male gender	14	35	33	13	5	49	18	355
2018	Female gender	13	33	38	13	3	46	16	848
2017	Male gender	9	34	39	13	5	43	18	397
2017	Female gender	10	32	39	12	6	42	18	861

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	6	16	36	30	12	42	22	338
2019	Female gender	5	19	38	26	12	38	24	796
2018	Male gender	6	17	40	25	12	37	23	349
2018	Female gender	7	19	39	24	11	35	26	839
2017	Male gender	6	20	38	25	12	37	25	398
2017	Female gender	7	18	40	22	11	33	26	859

Question 77. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	43	44	8	3	2	1	87	5	339
2019	Female gender	48	40	8	3	1	1	89	4	799
2018	Male gender	43	45	8	2	1	1	89	3	353
2018	Female gender	49	39	7	3	1	1	89	4	840
2017	Male gender	36	44	10	3	2	5	84	6	397
2017	Female gender	41	44	8	3	2	2	87	5	857

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	29	43	16	6	5	1	73	11	341
2019	Female gender	37	41	11	7	3	0	79	10	803
2018	Male gender	31	41	14	10	3	1	73	12	354
2018	Female gender	37	40	12	7	3	1	78	9	847
2017	Male gender	19	49	16	9	5	2	69	15	396
2017	Female gender	26	47	12	9	4	2	74	13	862

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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	14	86	338
2019	Female gender	14	86	807
2017	Male gender	13	87	396
2017	Female gender	15	85	862
2014	Male gender	9	91	427
2014	Female gender	14	86	922

Question 80. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	73	27	49
2019	Female gender	89	11	114
2017	Male gender	85	15	53
2017	Female gender	86	14	137
2014	Male gender	88	12	40
2014	Female gender	80	20	131

Question 81. I am satisfied with the measures that were taken to accommodate my needs.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	62	28	3	2	6	0	0	90	7	34
2019	Female gender	60	28	6	5	0	0	0	89	5	98
2017	Male gender	53	28	12	4	2	0	0	81	7	44
2017	Female gender	49	37	7	3	3	1	0	87	6	118
2014	Male gender	47	40	3	4	3	3	0	90	7	35
2014	Female gender	62	27	2	7	0	0	2	91	7	106

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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	31	29	19	10	9	2	0	32	68	337
2019	Female gender	25	30	21	10	11	2	1	26	74	803
2018	Male gender	29	30	21	9	8	4	0	30	70	355
2018	Female gender	28	26	21	14	10	1	1	28	72	846
2017	Male gender	31	25	20	7	11	4	2	33	67	398
2017	Female gender	28	22	20	13	13	2	1	29	71	861

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	52	48	228
2019	Female gender	64	36	589

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	44	56	224
2019	Female gender	32	68	571
2018	Male gender	37	63	235
2018	Female gender	31	69	598

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	18	31	16	13	14	2	6	53	29	224
2019	Female gender	21	29	17	17	10	1	5	53	29	572
2018	Male gender	22	26	23	10	9	1	9	54	21	238
2018	Female gender	21	30	17	13	8	1	10	56	24	599
2017	Male gender	16	28	19	17	11	3	7	48	31	252
2017	Female gender	20	24	13	16	13	2	12	51	34	583

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	5	14	19	19	34	2	7	21	58	223
2019	Female gender	6	15	14	24	34	2	6	23	63	574
2018	Male gender	5	9	22	22	34	1	7	15	61	238
2018	Female gender	5	11	11	26	39	1	6	18	70	599
2017	Male gender	5	9	14	22	44	2	5	14	71	252
2017	Female gender	4	6	9	18	51	2	9	11	79	583

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	39	19	15	12	11	0	4	61	24	336
2019	Female gender	33	20	14	12	13	0	8	58	27	786
2018	Male gender	39	16	15	11	10	1	7	60	23	352
2018	Female gender	32	16	18	12	12	1	9	54	26	844

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2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Canadian Heritage 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