2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Canadian Grain Commission by Question 94.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 94)

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	Scientific and Professional	43	55	0	3	0	0	98	3	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	36	49	4	11	0	0	85	11	114
2019	Technical	45	45	4	6	0	0	90	6	180
2019	Administrative Support	59	35	6	0	0	0	94	0	17
2017	Scientific and Professional	50	39	4	7	0	0	89	7	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	54	37	3	6	1	0	91	7	103
2017	Technical	44	45	3	6	2	0	89	8	156
2017	Administrative Support	58	42	0	0	0	0	100	0	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	44	47	6	3	0	0	91	3	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	52	39	2	5	2	0	91	7	88
2014	Technical	34	50	5	9	1	1	85	10	129
2014	Administrative Support	32	68	0	0	0	0	100	0	19

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	Scientific and Professional	90	8	0	0	0	3	100	0	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	79	11	3	1	4	3	92	5	114
2019	Technical	70	16	7	5	1	1	87	6	180
2019	Administrative Support	76	18	6	0	0	0	94	0	17
2017	Scientific and Professional	71	25	4	0	0	0	96	0	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	83	14	1	1	0	2	98	1	103
2017	Technical	75	11	4	5	2	3	89	7	156
2017	Administrative Support	84	11	0	5	0	0	95	5	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	73	18	0	3	0	6	97	3	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	82	12	1	2	0	2	97	2	88
2014	Technical	78	15	2	2	3	0	93	5	129
2014	Administrative Support	74	16	5	5	0	0	89	5	19

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Scientific and Professional	38	35	8	10	10	73	20	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	45	34	6	8	7	79	15	113
2019	Technical	36	41	9	13	1	77	14	179
2019	Administrative Support	47	47	0	0	6	94	6	17
2017	Scientific and Professional	39	44	7	4	6	83	10	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	50	31	4	10	6	81	15	103
2017	Technical	28	46	8	13	6	73	19	156
2017	Administrative Support	68	26	0	5	0	95	5	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	41	36	15	3	6	76	9	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	54	34	3	7	1	89	8	88
2014	Technical	36	40	12	9	3	76	13	128
2014	Administrative Support	42	32	11	11	5	74	16	19

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Scientific and Professional	33	56	3	3	3	3	92	5	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	31	48	3	17	2	0	79	18	114
2019	Technical	40	46	6	6	2	0	86	8	179
2019	Administrative Support	53	29	6	6	6	0	82	12	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	39	42	0	14	3	3	83	17	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	41	40	5	10	3	1	82	13	100
2018	Technical	43	44	4	8	2	0	87	10	143
2018	Administrative Support	28	56	11	6	0	0	83	6	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	54	32	7	0	7	0	86	7	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	56	27	7	8	2	0	83	10	103
2017	Technical	43	43	7	6	1	0	86	7	156
2017	Administrative Support	42	53	0	5	0	0	95	5	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	41	50	3	3	3	0	91	6	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	48	41	3	8	0	0	89	8	88
2014	Technical	30	43	17	8	2	0	73	10	129
2014	Administrative Support	11	53	26	11	0	0	63	11	19

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	Scientific and Professional	60	35	3	0	3	0	95	3	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	49	40	5	5	1	0	88	6	113
2019	Technical	49	38	6	6	1	1	88	6	178
2019	Administrative Support	65	24	6	6	0	0	88	6	17
2017	Scientific and Professional	68	28	0	4	0	0	96	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	75	20	2	3	0	0	95	3	103
2017	Technical	53	40	5	1	1	0	93	2	155
2017	Administrative Support	74	21	0	5	0	0	95	5	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	70	18	12	0	0	0	88	0	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	77	23	0	0	0	0	100	0	88
2014	Technical	44	44	5	5	2	0	88	6	129
2014	Administrative Support	37	42	16	5	0	0	79	5	19

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	Scientific and Professional	38	44	10	8	0	0	0	82	8	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	43	36	13	4	4	0	0	79	8	114
2019	Technical	35	31	17	12	4	0	1	67	16	178
2019	Administrative Support	71	29	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	42	25	19	14	0	0	0	67	14	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	59	29	7	2	3	0	0	88	5	100
2018	Technical	31	38	16	9	6	0	0	69	14	143
2018	Administrative Support	56	28	11	6	0	0	0	83	6	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	39	36	7	18	0	0	0	75	18	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	74	16	6	3	1	0	0	90	4	103
2017	Technical	34	35	16	8	7	0	0	69	15	156
2017	Administrative Support	63	32	5	0	0	0	0	95	0	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	50	32	12	6	0	0	0	82	6	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	52	36	6	6	0	1	0	88	6	88
2014	Technical	25	40	10	13	11	0	1	65	25	129
2014	Administrative Support	42	42	5	5	5	0	0	84	11	19

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	Scientific and Professional	40	45	8	5	3	85	8	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	31	51	9	3	7	82	10	114
2019	Technical	39	39	14	7	1	77	8	179
2019	Administrative Support	59	35	0	6	0	94	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	39	44	11	6	0	83	6	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	32	52	10	4	2	84	6	100
2018	Technical	38	44	11	4	2	83	6	141
2018	Administrative Support	39	44	6	11	0	83	11	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	51	42	4	0	4	93	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	47	42	5	6	1	89	7	103
2017	Technical	40	44	10	4	1	84	6	156
2017	Administrative Support	26	58	11	5	0	84	5	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	41	47	9	3	0	88	3	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	36	50	7	3	4	86	8	88
2014	Technical	26	54	15	2	3	80	5	129
2014	Administrative Support	16	68	16	0	0	84	0	19

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Scientific and Professional	33	25	15	23	3	3	0	59	26	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	30	38	12	13	6	1	0	68	20	112
2019	Technical	25	39	21	11	4	0	0	64	15	179
2019	Administrative Support	47	35	6	0	6	0	6	88	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	33	28	22	14	3	0	0	61	17	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	29	42	18	6	5	0	0	71	11	100
2018	Technical	26	39	18	13	5	0	0	65	18	142
2018	Administrative Support	39	44	6	6	6	0	0	83	11	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	33	39	18	11	0	0	0	71	11	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	37	37	9	10	4	2	0	76	15	103
2017	Technical	26	43	15	10	6	0	0	69	17	156
2017	Administrative Support	37	53	0	11	0	0	0	89	11	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	34	30	20	9	3	3	0	66	13	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	37	47	11	4	1	0	0	84	6	88
2014	Technical	15	46	21	11	7	0	0	61	18	129
2014	Administrative Support	16	37	16	16	16	0	0	53	32	19

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	Scientific and Professional	35	48	5	10	3	83	13	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	30	44	11	10	5	74	15	111
2019	Technical	41	41	7	9	1	82	10	179
2019	Administrative Support	53	24	6	18	0	76	18	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	39	11	11	3	75	14	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	29	44	11	11	5	73	16	100
2018	Technical	42	41	8	8	1	83	8	143
2018	Administrative Support	28	39	22	11	0	67	11	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	47	39	10	4	0	86	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	41	33	8	13	5	75	18	103
2017	Technical	43	38	11	5	3	81	8	155
2017	Administrative Support	21	58	16	0	5	79	5	19

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	Scientific and Professional	55	33	5	0	5	3	90	5	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	47	44	4	3	2	0	91	4	112
2019	Technical	52	39	7	1	1	0	91	2	178
2019	Administrative Support	65	24	6	6	0	0	88	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	44	50	6	0	0	0	94	0	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	48	39	8	3	1	1	88	4	100
2018	Technical	49	42	5	3	1	0	91	4	140
2018	Administrative Support	61	33	6	0	0	0	94	0	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	62	29	10	0	0	0	90	0	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	61	32	2	4	1	0	93	5	103
2017	Technical	55	36	6	3	1	0	91	3	156
2017	Administrative Support	58	26	16	0	0	0	84	0	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	59	35	3	3	0	0	94	3	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	60	32	4	3	1	0	91	4	88
2014	Technical	42	45	9	2	1	0	87	3	129
2014	Administrative Support	37	42	11	11	0	0	79	11	19

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	Scientific and Professional	45	30	8	13	3	3	77	15	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	33	41	10	9	7	0	74	16	110
2019	Technical	32	41	15	8	5	0	72	13	178
2019	Administrative Support	53	29	6	0	12	0	82	12	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	33	11	19	0	0	69	19	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	39	41	11	7	2	0	80	9	100
2018	Technical	33	42	10	10	4	0	75	15	141
2018	Administrative Support	39	44	6	6	6	0	83	11	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	40	47	3	7	4	0	87	11	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	46	36	4	12	3	0	82	15	103
2017	Technical	35	36	11	8	9	0	72	17	156
2017	Administrative Support	37	53	0	5	5	0	89	11	19

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	Scientific and Professional	71	26	3	0	0	97	0	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	59	32	6	2	1	91	3	111
2019	Technical	53	32	12	3	1	85	3	177
2019	Administrative Support	76	24	0	0	0	100	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	54	43	0	3	0	97	3	35
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	54	35	7	2	2	89	4	97
2018	Technical	54	36	9	0	1	91	1	140
2018	Administrative Support	72	17	11	0	0	89	0	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	71	25	0	0	4	96	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	74	19	2	4	1	93	5	103
2017	Technical	64	26	9	0	1	90	1	156
2017	Administrative Support	68	26	5	0	0	95	0	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	59	35	3	3	0	94	3	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	74	17	8	0	1	91	1	88
2014	Technical	61	31	8	0	0	92	0	129
2014	Administrative Support	63	32	5	0	0	95	0	19

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	Scientific and Professional	40	33	10	10	8	0	73	18	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	36	39	8	13	4	0	75	17	112
2019	Technical	29	43	14	10	5	0	72	14	179
2019	Administrative Support	53	18	24	0	6	0	71	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	40	31	11	14	3	0	71	17	35
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	42	39	10	5	3	0	82	8	99
2018	Technical	27	42	14	12	5	0	68	18	138
2018	Administrative Support	22	56	11	6	6	0	78	11	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	44	46	4	7	0	0	89	7	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	41	47	3	7	3	0	87	10	102
2017	Technical	32	36	13	11	9	0	67	20	156
2017	Administrative Support	53	26	11	5	5	0	79	11	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	52	9	18	0	0	73	18	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	44	46	5	2	3	0	90	5	88
2014	Technical	24	38	15	17	6	0	62	23	129
2014	Administrative Support	26	26	26	11	5	5	56	17	19

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Scientific and Professional	40	40	13	3	5	80	8	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	42	27	13	10	8	69	18	112
2019	Technical	34	33	20	9	5	67	14	179
2019	Administrative Support	47	35	12	0	6	82	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	39	33	17	6	6	72	11	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	46	31	9	8	5	78	13	99
2018	Technical	34	38	15	8	6	72	14	139
2018	Administrative Support	28	56	6	11	0	83	11	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	46	40	4	4	7	86	11	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	53	32	11	1	3	85	4	103
2017	Technical	39	33	14	8	6	72	14	156
2017	Administrative Support	63	16	16	0	5	79	5	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	30	50	12	9	0	79	9	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	47	36	13	3	1	83	4	88
2014	Technical	32	36	15	14	3	68	17	129
2014	Administrative Support	37	21	26	16	0	58	16	19

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	Scientific and Professional	39	34	13	11	3	0	0	74	13	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	33	40	15	9	4	0	0	73	12	113
2019	Technical	36	42	16	5	0	0	0	78	6	179
2019	Administrative Support	65	18	6	12	0	0	0	82	12	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	39	36	17	6	3	0	0	75	8	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	37	39	11	9	4	0	0	76	13	100
2018	Technical	39	37	15	7	2	1	0	77	8	141
2018	Administrative Support	44	39	6	11	0	0	0	83	11	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	50	29	7	7	7	0	0	79	14	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	53	31	5	9	2	0	0	85	11	103
2017	Technical	45	34	13	4	3	0	0	80	8	156
2017	Administrative Support	53	26	11	5	0	0	5	83	6	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	32	50	12	6	0	0	0	82	6	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	55	33	8	3	1	0	0	88	4	88
2014	Technical	30	47	13	7	2	1	0	78	9	129
2014	Administrative Support	37	42	16	5	0	0	0	79	5	19

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Scientific and Professional	53	33	8	3	3	3	87	5	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	35	44	11	9	2	0	79	11	114
2019	Technical	45	36	12	4	2	0	81	6	180
2019	Administrative Support	65	29	0	6	0	0	94	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	50	39	6	6	0	0	89	6	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	34	50	10	5	1	0	84	6	100
2018	Technical	47	39	6	4	3	0	86	7	140
2018	Administrative Support	50	33	0	17	0	0	83	17	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	61	29	4	7	0	0	89	7	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	56	30	8	6	1	0	85	7	103
2017	Technical	49	35	11	3	3	0	84	5	156
2017	Administrative Support	58	32	0	5	5	0	89	11	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	52	39	6	3	0	0	91	3	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	54	36	4	3	2	0	90	5	88
2014	Technical	43	43	9	4	2	0	85	6	128
2014	Administrative Support	32	53	11	5	0	0	84	5	19

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	Scientific and Professional	23	36	31	8	3	0	0	59	10	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	29	32	23	12	4	0	0	61	17	114
2019	Technical	50	31	13	2	1	0	3	83	4	175
2019	Administrative Support	53	35	6	6	0	0	0	88	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	28	44	14	8	6	0	0	72	14	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	37	31	21	4	5	0	1	69	9	99
2018	Technical	49	34	7	5	2	0	3	86	7	143
2018	Administrative Support	67	6	17	11	0	0	0	72	11	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	29	38	29	0	4	0	0	68	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	38	32	19	11	0	0	1	70	11	103
2017	Technical	53	33	8	3	1	1	2	88	4	155
2017	Administrative Support	63	26	11	0	0	0	0	89	0	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	20	45	27	6	3	0	0	64	9	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	28	32	26	10	3	0	1	61	13	88
2014	Technical	42	37	14	4	1	0	2	81	5	129
2014	Administrative Support	26	42	16	11	5	0	0	68	16	19

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	Scientific and Professional	8	10	45	30	5	3	0	36	18	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	12	28	40	15	4	0	1	19	41	114
2019	Technical	5	14	38	29	13	1	0	42	19	178
2019	Administrative Support	6	29	24	29	12	0	0	41	35	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	6	14	47	19	14	0	0	33	19	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	5	34	39	13	7	0	2	20	40	100
2018	Technical	4	14	43	23	13	1	1	37	18	142
2018	Administrative Support	6	28	33	17	17	0	0	33	33	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	0	22	28	32	11	0	7	46	23	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	4	26	40	20	11	0	0	31	29	102
2017	Technical	3	15	37	24	17	1	4	43	19	156
2017	Administrative Support	0	32	26	32	5	0	5	39	33	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	6	17	48	23	6	0	0	29	23	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	9	27	48	9	8	0	0	17	36	88
2014	Technical	5	15	44	24	10	1	1	35	20	129
2014	Administrative Support	0	37	32	32	0	0	0	32	37	19

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	Scientific and Professional	3	15	25	33	20	3	3	55	18	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	4	20	32	32	10	2	1	42	25	114
2019	Technical	5	14	31	27	22	0	1	49	20	178
2019	Administrative Support	6	6	24	41	24	0	0	65	12	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	0	6	19	39	33	0	3	74	6	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	2	12	34	32	15	3	1	49	15	99
2018	Technical	3	11	28	34	20	2	1	56	15	141
2018	Administrative Support	6	6	24	41	24	0	0	65	12	17
2017	Scientific and Professional	0	4	32	22	35	0	7	61	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	4	7	29	39	20	0	1	59	12	102
2017	Technical	4	13	23	23	28	3	5	56	19	156
2017	Administrative Support	0	5	16	37	21	16	5	73	7	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	11	15	42	15	14	0	3	30	27	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	7	25	39	21	9	0	0	29	31	88
2014	Technical	7	27	31	14	18	2	2	33	35	128
2014	Administrative Support	5	0	47	32	11	5	0	44	6	19

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	Scientific and Professional	23	18	33	15	10	0	3	26	41	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	24	25	28	19	4	0	1	23	49	114
2019	Technical	9	15	27	24	21	1	2	46	25	179
2019	Administrative Support	6	6	35	41	12	0	0	53	12	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	9	18	32	21	18	3	0	39	27	34
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	22	24	37	12	4	0	0	16	46	99
2018	Technical	7	13	34	27	14	1	3	43	21	140
2018	Administrative Support	6	22	22	22	22	6	0	47	29	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	7	17	32	22	21	0	0	43	24	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	13	18	29	23	16	2	0	40	31	102
2017	Technical	5	14	28	21	20	4	8	46	22	156
2017	Administrative Support	0	16	11	32	37	0	5	72	17	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	12	21	30	24	11	0	3	36	33	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	6	19	37	23	13	0	1	37	25	88
2014	Technical	8	18	25	27	14	4	4	45	28	129
2014	Administrative Support	0	32	26	32	11	0	0	42	32	19

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	Scientific and Professional	3	5	38	40	13	3	0	54	8	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	4	13	39	31	10	1	1	42	18	112
2019	Technical	2	3	19	38	35	0	4	75	4	177
2019	Administrative Support	6	6	6	53	29	0	0	82	12	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	3	14	23	31	29	0	0	60	17	35
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	6	10	40	35	8	1	0	43	16	98
2018	Technical	2	4	19	43	28	1	4	75	6	140
2018	Administrative Support	0	17	22	22	33	6	0	59	18	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	0	4	43	21	32	0	0	53	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	0	9	32	33	25	0	1	59	9	101
2017	Technical	3	2	20	32	33	1	9	72	5	156
2017	Administrative Support	0	16	11	37	32	0	5	72	17	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	6	3	40	33	18	0	0	51	9	31
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	3	13	31	40	13	0	0	53	16	88
2014	Technical	1	5	20	41	28	0	4	72	7	128
2014	Administrative Support	0	16	53	26	5	0	0	32	16	19

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	Scientific and Professional	15	13	33	28	10	3	0	38	28	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	22	26	31	10	9	1	2	19	50	114
2019	Technical	3	17	28	28	22	1	2	52	20	177
2019	Administrative Support	6	12	12	41	24	0	6	69	19	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	6	26	29	17	23	0	0	40	31	35
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	10	25	32	24	8	0	1	32	35	100
2018	Technical	5	19	30	24	19	1	2	44	25	141
2018	Administrative Support	11	28	17	11	33	0	0	44	39	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	7	25	32	14	18	4	0	33	34	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	9	27	29	16	18	1	0	34	36	102
2017	Technical	8	9	25	24	26	2	5	54	19	156
2017	Administrative Support	5	16	21	21	21	5	11	50	25	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	15	38	20	6	0	0	26	36	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	23	27	36	11	3	0	0	14	50	88
2014	Technical	12	19	39	17	12	1	0	29	31	129
2014	Administrative Support	32	16	32	11	5	0	5	17	50	19

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	Scientific and Professional	5	13	23	28	26	5	0	57	19	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	9	18	32	21	16	4	2	39	28	114
2019	Technical	2	6	19	27	39	5	3	71	9	178
2019	Administrative Support	0	18	12	41	18	0	12	67	20	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	0	9	23	20	43	3	3	67	9	35
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	5	5	30	32	24	2	2	58	10	100
2018	Technical	4	6	16	36	28	3	7	71	11	139
2018	Administrative Support	6	11	28	22	33	0	0	56	17	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	4	7	14	39	29	0	7	73	12	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	1	8	16	41	30	3	0	73	10	101
2017	Technical	2	4	15	30	34	6	8	75	7	156
2017	Administrative Support	5	11	26	16	16	11	16	43	21	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	0	6	18	50	20	3	3	74	6	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	3	7	34	33	18	1	3	54	11	88
2014	Technical	3	13	24	29	22	3	6	57	17	129
2014	Administrative Support	11	5	26	32	16	5	5	53	18	19

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	Scientific and Professional	20	15	30	18	10	3	5	30	38	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	18	27	28	13	11	3	0	25	46	113
2019	Technical	5	15	25	26	23	2	4	52	21	178
2019	Administrative Support	0	24	29	12	29	0	6	44	25	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	11	14	28	28	19	0	0	47	25	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	20	18	38	17	7	0	0	24	38	100
2018	Technical	6	9	25	32	22	6	1	58	16	140
2018	Administrative Support	11	11	22	17	33	6	0	53	24	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	11	28	21	15	22	4	0	38	40	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	10	17	33	18	21	0	1	39	28	102
2017	Technical	5	8	26	23	26	5	7	55	15	155
2017	Administrative Support	0	5	47	11	21	5	11	38	6	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	12	23	30	20	6	0	9	29	39	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	6	17	41	25	9	0	2	34	24	88
2014	Technical	7	14	32	23	18	2	4	43	23	129
2014	Administrative Support	0	0	42	32	21	5	0	56	0	19

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	Scientific and Professional	5	8	38	38	13	0	0	50	13	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	7	15	23	38	17	0	0	55	22	113
2019	Technical	7	14	29	27	21	0	2	50	21	177
2019	Administrative Support	0	18	24	47	6	6	0	56	19	17

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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	Scientific and Professional	78	15	3	0	0	3	3	97	0	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	75	9	7	1	4	0	4	88	5	113
2019	Technical	71	13	4	6	0	0	6	89	7	179
2019	Administrative Support	59	29	12	0	0	0	0	88	0	17
2017	Scientific and Professional	75	18	4	0	0	0	4	96	0	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	78	10	6	3	0	0	4	91	3	103
2017	Technical	71	12	8	2	3	1	4	87	5	155
2017	Administrative Support	84	5	5	5	0	0	0	89	5	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	79	6	0	3	3	0	9	93	7	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	79	3	8	4	0	1	5	87	4	88
2014	Technical	78	12	3	3	1	1	2	92	4	129
2014	Administrative Support	68	11	11	5	0	0	5	83	6	19

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	Scientific and Professional	25	53	8	13	0	0	3	79	13	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	34	25	18	11	8	2	3	61	19	114
2019	Technical	24	31	21	12	7	3	3	58	20	179
2019	Administrative Support	41	29	6	6	12	6	0	75	19	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	28	44	14	11	3	0	0	72	14	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	27	33	23	10	4	2	1	62	14	100
2018	Technical	22	38	21	7	8	3	1	63	15	140
2018	Administrative Support	28	33	17	17	6	0	0	61	22	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	32	44	10	4	4	7	0	82	8	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	32	43	9	10	3	2	1	78	13	103
2017	Technical	27	34	21	8	7	2	1	63	15	155
2017	Administrative Support	37	32	16	16	0	0	0	68	16	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	35	59	3	3	0	0	0	94	3	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	40	35	11	8	6	0	0	75	14	88
2014	Technical	26	41	25	4	3	1	1	68	7	128
2014	Administrative Support	5	32	16	42	5	0	0	37	47	19

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	Scientific and Professional	55	28	5	10	3	0	0	83	13	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	46	29	10	11	4	0	0	75	15	114
2019	Technical	37	32	11	14	4	0	1	70	19	178
2019	Administrative Support	65	24	0	0	12	0	0	88	12	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	50	25	11	8	6	0	0	75	14	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	46	33	6	7	7	0	1	80	14	100
2018	Technical	40	30	11	12	7	1	0	71	19	141
2018	Administrative Support	50	28	0	17	6	0	0	78	22	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	54	29	4	10	4	0	0	83	13	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	57	30	3	6	4	0	0	87	10	102
2017	Technical	36	35	11	10	8	1	0	71	18	155
2017	Administrative Support	37	26	16	16	5	0	0	63	21	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	55	33	9	3	0	0	0	88	3	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	51	28	7	9	5	0	0	79	14	88
2014	Technical	37	36	10	13	2	1	1	75	14	129
2014	Administrative Support	26	21	11	26	16	0	0	47	42	19

Question 22. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Scientific and Professional	63	26	3	8	0	0	0	89	8	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	47	32	6	10	5	0	0	79	15	114
2019	Technical	42	34	9	10	4	0	1	77	13	178
2019	Administrative Support	65	24	0	6	6	0	0	88	12	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	44	36	8	8	3	0	0	81	11	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	47	33	8	9	3	0	0	80	12	100
2018	Technical	44	38	7	8	2	1	0	83	10	140
2018	Administrative Support	67	22	6	0	6	0	0	89	6	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	61	28	11	0	0	0	0	89	0	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	53	34	6	6	2	0	0	86	8	103
2017	Technical	45	39	5	8	3	0	0	84	12	156
2017	Administrative Support	63	26	0	5	5	0	0	89	11	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	50	47	3	0	0	0	0	97	0	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	44	44	9	2	1	0	0	87	3	88
2014	Technical	32	49	11	5	2	1	0	82	7	129
2014	Administrative Support	16	47	26	5	5	0	0	63	11	19

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	Scientific and Professional	48	43	0	5	3	3	0	92	8	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	45	40	9	3	4	0	0	85	6	114
2019	Technical	35	39	14	6	3	1	1	76	10	179
2019	Administrative Support	65	24	6	0	6	0	0	88	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	42	42	11	6	0	0	0	83	6	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	46	37	10	4	3	0	0	83	7	100
2018	Technical	36	38	14	6	4	1	0	76	10	141
2018	Administrative Support	50	33	6	6	6	0	0	83	11	18

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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	Scientific and Professional	43	23	25	3	5	0	3	67	8	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	56	28	9	3	3	2	0	86	5	113
2019	Technical	37	24	20	7	1	2	9	68	9	180
2019	Administrative Support	53	35	0	0	6	6	0	94	6	17

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	Scientific and Professional	40	38	8	13	3	0	0	78	15	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	46	31	8	9	4	2	1	78	14	114
2019	Technical	37	35	17	8	3	0	1	72	11	180
2019	Administrative Support	59	24	6	12	0	0	0	82	12	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	39	8	17	0	0	0	75	17	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	50	29	11	6	4	0	0	79	10	100
2018	Technical	41	41	8	7	3	0	0	82	10	143
2018	Administrative Support	67	17	0	17	0	0	0	83	17	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	40	35	14	4	7	0	0	75	11	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	52	30	5	7	5	0	0	83	12	103
2017	Technical	45	36	10	5	4	0	1	81	10	156
2017	Administrative Support	32	53	11	5	0	0	0	84	5	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	38	35	18	6	3	0	0	73	9	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	48	38	8	3	2	0	0	87	5	88
2014	Technical	36	39	14	8	1	0	1	77	9	129
2014	Administrative Support	21	37	32	11	0	0	0	58	11	19

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	Scientific and Professional	50	30	8	8	5	0	0	80	13	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	49	24	14	4	5	3	1	75	10	114
2019	Technical	44	30	14	7	2	0	3	76	9	180
2019	Administrative Support	59	12	12	6	6	6	0	75	13	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	49	37	9	6	0	0	0	86	6	35
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	58	23	12	3	4	0	0	81	7	100
2018	Technical	46	31	13	8	2	0	0	77	10	143
2018	Administrative Support	61	17	11	11	0	0	0	78	11	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	54	24	11	11	0	0	0	79	11	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	58	26	5	7	2	1	1	86	9	102
2017	Technical	50	30	12	4	3	0	1	82	6	156
2017	Administrative Support	53	32	5	5	5	0	0	84	11	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	53	35	6	3	3	0	0	88	6	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	49	34	8	8	1	0	0	83	9	88
2014	Technical	38	43	8	7	2	1	1	83	9	129
2014	Administrative Support	37	37	16	5	5	0	0	74	11	19

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	Scientific and Professional	41	33	8	10	5	3	0	76	16	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	47	27	12	4	8	1	1	76	13	113
2019	Technical	44	32	11	10	2	0	1	77	12	178
2019	Administrative Support	53	29	0	6	6	6	0	88	13	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	44	6	14	0	0	0	81	14	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	53	27	10	7	3	0	0	80	10	99
2018	Technical	40	41	6	11	4	0	0	80	14	143
2018	Administrative Support	67	11	6	17	0	0	0	78	17	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	39	33	17	11	0	0	0	72	11	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	57	28	4	8	3	1	0	85	11	103
2017	Technical	46	36	7	6	4	1	1	83	10	156
2017	Administrative Support	58	21	11	5	5	0	0	79	11	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	44	41	9	6	0	0	0	85	6	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	52	31	4	9	4	0	0	83	13	88
2014	Technical	38	36	12	8	2	2	1	77	11	129
2014	Administrative Support	32	47	5	16	0	0	0	79	16	19

Question 28. When I communicate with my immediate supervisor, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Scientific and Professional	82	10	3	0	0	0	5	97	0	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	76	7	7	1	3	1	5	89	4	113
2019	Technical	77	12	4	1	1	0	5	94	2	178
2019	Administrative Support	75	13	13	0	0	0	0	88	0	16
2017	Scientific and Professional	78	15	4	0	0	0	4	96	0	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	82	5	4	2	1	0	7	93	3	103
2017	Technical	82	8	3	2	1	0	3	93	3	156
2017	Administrative Support	95	0	5	0	0	0	0	95	0	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	67	18	0	0	3	3	9	97	3	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	79	4	6	2	2	1	5	89	5	88
2014	Technical	80	15	3	0	0	1	2	97	0	129
2014	Administrative Support	74	16	5	0	0	0	5	94	0	19

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	Scientific and Professional	50	23	15	8	0	3	3	76	8	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	57	17	8	10	5	3	1	76	15	114
2019	Technical	34	25	14	6	7	2	11	68	15	179
2019	Administrative Support	53	18	0	6	6	0	18	86	14	17
2017	Scientific and Professional	64	18	11	0	0	4	4	88	0	27
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	73	14	2	4	3	1	2	91	7	103
2017	Technical	36	21	8	6	10	5	13	70	19	154
2017	Administrative Support	63	16	5	5	0	11	0	88	6	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	50	20	15	6	0	0	9	77	7	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	68	14	8	6	3	1	0	83	9	88
2014	Technical	35	18	10	11	14	2	9	60	29	129
2014	Administrative Support	37	16	26	5	5	0	11	59	12	19

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	Scientific and Professional	46	31	13	3	5	3	0	79	8	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	60	21	8	4	6	2	0	82	10	114
2019	Technical	47	30	15	4	2	1	1	78	6	180
2019	Administrative Support	65	29	0	0	6	0	0	94	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	53	33	6	6	3	0	0	86	8	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	66	20	8	3	3	0	0	86	6	100
2018	Technical	49	33	10	6	2	0	0	82	8	143
2018	Administrative Support	67	22	11	0	0	0	0	89	0	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	58	17	14	4	4	4	0	78	7	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	64	22	5	1	6	2	0	88	7	103
2017	Technical	53	28	6	6	4	1	1	83	10	156
2017	Administrative Support	79	21	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	19

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	Scientific and Professional	45	33	10	8	5	0	0	78	13	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	51	25	11	6	6	1	0	77	12	114
2019	Technical	44	30	16	7	2	1	1	75	9	179
2019	Administrative Support	53	41	0	6	0	0	0	94	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	50	28	11	8	3	0	0	78	11	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	55	26	11	3	5	0	0	81	8	100
2018	Technical	40	37	12	6	5	0	0	77	11	143
2018	Administrative Support	61	28	6	6	0	0	0	89	6	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	48	31	7	7	7	0	0	79	14	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	63	19	5	8	6	0	0	82	14	103
2017	Technical	50	28	12	5	3	1	1	80	9	156
2017	Administrative Support	74	16	5	5	0	0	0	89	5	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	49	27	15	6	3	0	0	76	9	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	56	31	7	3	2	0	0	88	5	88
2014	Technical	40	32	17	5	3	1	2	74	8	128
2014	Administrative Support	37	32	16	11	5	0	0	68	16	19

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	Scientific and Professional	10	62	14	5	0	5	5	79	5	21
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	18	56	13	9	2	2	0	75	11	45
2019	Technical	30	34	12	24	0	0	0	64	24	33

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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	Scientific and Professional	40	23	20	5	8	5	0	66	13	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	32	30	16	11	9	3	0	64	20	113
2019	Technical	38	27	19	4	6	5	1	69	11	179
2019	Administrative Support	47	24	24	0	0	6	0	75	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	22	39	19	8	3	8	0	67	12	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	29	36	21	7	6	1	0	66	13	100
2018	Technical	35	34	17	7	3	5	0	72	11	142
2018	Administrative Support	28	56	17	0	0	0	0	83	0	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	43	40	11	6	0	0	0	83	6	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	42	37	10	7	1	3	0	82	8	103
2017	Technical	35	38	10	10	3	5	0	76	14	155
2017	Administrative Support	67	11	17	0	6	0	0	78	6	18
2014	Scientific and Professional	44	32	21	0	0	3	0	78	0	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	46	38	6	2	3	4	0	88	6	88
2014	Technical	24	42	17	3	6	7	0	71	10	129
2014	Administrative Support	21	58	5	5	5	5	0	83	11	19

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	Scientific and Professional	28	28	20	13	8	5	0	58	21	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	23	29	19	16	11	2	0	53	27	113
2019	Technical	30	25	23	11	7	3	1	57	19	179
2019	Administrative Support	47	18	24	6	0	6	0	69	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	25	39	11	11	8	6	0	68	21	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	20	38	18	16	7	1	0	59	23	100
2018	Technical	31	37	11	14	4	1	1	70	18	142
2018	Administrative Support	33	39	28	0	0	0	0	72	0	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	44	32	20	4	0	0	0	76	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	37	40	15	5	1	3	0	79	6	103
2017	Technical	33	37	12	10	7	2	0	72	16	156
2017	Administrative Support	47	26	11	5	5	5	0	78	11	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	58	15	6	0	0	0	79	6	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	51	34	7	2	4	2	0	86	7	88
2014	Technical	24	31	25	14	5	0	1	56	19	129
2014	Administrative Support	21	47	11	11	5	5	0	72	17	19

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	Scientific and Professional	15	35	18	8	18	8	0	54	27	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	13	32	19	14	18	4	0	46	34	114
2019	Technical	23	24	26	10	11	6	1	50	22	177
2019	Administrative Support	35	24	18	18	0	6	0	63	19	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	17	22	19	28	6	8	0	42	36	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	14	32	21	23	9	1	0	46	32	100
2018	Technical	24	28	23	16	6	3	1	54	22	143
2018	Administrative Support	18	41	24	12	0	6	0	63	13	17
2017	Scientific and Professional	32	33	20	4	4	7	0	70	8	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	26	42	16	10	2	5	0	71	13	103
2017	Technical	23	36	17	13	8	3	0	61	22	156
2017	Administrative Support	42	32	21	0	5	0	0	74	5	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	12	49	24	9	0	6	0	65	10	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	32	45	11	7	3	2	0	79	10	88
2014	Technical	18	33	25	13	7	3	1	53	21	129
2014	Administrative Support	16	63	0	5	5	11	0	88	12	19

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	Scientific and Professional	20	23	25	10	20	3	0	44	31	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	12	32	21	18	13	4	0	46	32	114
2019	Technical	22	28	22	14	11	2	1	51	26	179
2019	Administrative Support	35	41	12	6	0	6	0	81	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	19	22	28	22	6	3	0	43	29	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	10	39	16	27	6	2	0	50	34	100
2018	Technical	21	38	15	16	8	1	0	60	25	142
2018	Administrative Support	22	50	6	22	0	0	0	72	22	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	36	25	18	13	7	0	0	62	21	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	25	50	10	12	2	1	0	75	15	103
2017	Technical	29	34	14	14	7	3	0	64	21	156
2017	Administrative Support	37	37	11	11	5	0	0	74	16	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	15	55	15	12	3	0	0	70	15	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	32	50	8	4	6	1	0	82	10	88
2014	Technical	20	37	17	21	5	1	0	57	26	129
2014	Administrative Support	5	53	21	5	11	5	0	61	17	19

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	Scientific and Professional	40	13	23	3	0	18	5	68	3	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	32	30	19	5	4	9	2	69	10	114
2019	Technical	29	20	14	6	7	17	7	64	18	179
2019	Administrative Support	41	41	6	6	0	0	6	88	6	17

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Scientific and Professional	25	55	15	5	0	0	80	5	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	20	52	11	11	4	2	73	15	114
2019	Technical	28	43	17	10	2	0	71	11	180
2019	Administrative Support	41	35	18	0	0	6	81	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	31	33	14	19	3	0	64	22	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	28	42	19	10	1	0	70	11	100
2018	Technical	37	43	12	4	1	2	81	6	141
2018	Administrative Support	22	56	17	6	0	0	78	6	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	40	53	4	0	4	0	93	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	50	40	4	5	1	0	90	6	103
2017	Technical	42	41	10	6	1	0	83	7	155
2017	Administrative Support	37	47	5	0	5	5	89	6	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	41	41	9	9	0	0	82	9	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	67	22	3	1	5	1	90	7	88
2014	Technical	36	45	12	5	2	1	82	6	129
2014	Administrative Support	32	63	5	0	0	0	95	0	19

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	Scientific and Professional	10	41	23	18	8	0	0	51	26	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	7	34	26	23	9	1	0	41	32	112
2019	Technical	17	36	25	14	7	1	1	54	21	178
2019	Administrative Support	41	35	6	12	0	6	0	81	13	17

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	Scientific and Professional	44	31	18	3	3	0	3	76	5	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	44	43	7	3	3	0	0	88	5	113
2019	Technical	32	43	13	8	2	1	0	76	11	180
2019	Administrative Support	47	41	0	0	6	6	0	94	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	28	44	14	3	3	3	6	79	6	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	52	31	8	5	3	1	0	84	8	100
2018	Technical	45	35	11	7	1	0	1	81	9	142
2018	Administrative Support	50	28	17	6	0	0	0	78	6	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	61	24	11	0	0	0	4	89	0	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	69	22	7	1	1	0	1	91	2	103
2017	Technical	44	37	10	6	2	1	0	82	8	154
2017	Administrative Support	42	47	11	0	0	0	0	89	0	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	58	36	3	0	0	0	3	97	0	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	68	27	3	0	0	1	0	97	0	88
2014	Technical	41	44	7	4	2	2	0	87	6	129
2014	Administrative Support	16	47	26	11	0	0	0	63	11	19

Question 42. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Scientific and Professional	40	40	13	5	0	0	3	82	5	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	35	50	12	3	1	0	0	85	4	113
2019	Technical	40	34	15	6	3	1	0	75	9	179
2019	Administrative Support	35	47	0	12	0	6	0	88	13	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	39	17	6	0	0	3	77	6	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	42	40	11	5	0	1	0	84	5	99
2018	Technical	41	38	16	4	2	0	0	79	6	141
2018	Administrative Support	22	56	17	6	0	0	0	78	6	18

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	Scientific and Professional	20	28	20	20	5	5	3	51	27	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	22	28	22	12	9	6	1	54	22	112
2019	Technical	23	30	19	13	9	6	0	56	24	179
2019	Administrative Support	29	47	6	0	12	6	0	81	13	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	19	28	28	8	8	6	3	52	18	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	27	28	19	8	11	6	0	59	20	99
2018	Technical	30	31	16	9	8	3	1	65	18	142
2018	Administrative Support	11	61	11	11	6	0	0	72	17	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	26	28	28	4	4	4	7	60	8	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	37	27	10	10	6	7	4	71	18	103
2017	Technical	24	39	12	10	8	6	1	68	19	155
2017	Administrative Support	32	26	16	5	5	11	5	69	13	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	25	24	24	12	3	9	3	56	17	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	34	31	18	8	3	4	2	69	12	88
2014	Technical	24	36	19	13	5	3	0	62	18	129
2014	Administrative Support	5	37	26	16	16	0	0	42	32	19

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	Scientific and Professional	15	45	18	15	8	0	0	60	23	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	19	37	18	14	11	2	0	57	25	113
2019	Technical	24	31	20	16	7	1	0	56	24	180
2019	Administrative Support	35	41	6	12	6	0	0	76	18	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	25	25	6	6	3	0	63	11	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	27	36	20	11	4	1	0	64	15	99
2018	Technical	30	32	19	13	6	1	1	62	18	142
2018	Administrative Support	22	39	11	17	6	6	0	65	24	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	46	40	4	7	4	0	0	85	11	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	50	31	10	7	1	2	0	82	8	103
2017	Technical	34	34	13	11	7	1	0	69	18	155
2017	Administrative Support	37	42	16	5	0	0	0	79	5	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	27	41	24	9	0	0	0	67	9	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	38	45	10	5	2	0	0	82	8	88
2014	Technical	21	39	19	14	6	1	0	61	21	129
2014	Administrative Support	11	32	32	26	0	0	0	42	26	19

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	Scientific and Professional	13	28	20	5	33	0	3	41	38	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	12	27	12	24	22	2	2	40	48	113
2019	Technical	26	25	17	17	14	2	0	52	31	179
2019	Administrative Support	18	41	6	6	12	12	6	71	21	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	19	19	22	8	25	6	0	41	35	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	18	28	15	21	16	0	2	47	38	100
2018	Technical	26	24	21	14	14	1	1	51	28	142
2018	Administrative Support	17	17	33	11	17	0	6	35	29	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	28	28	18	11	14	0	0	57	25	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	27	26	18	20	7	2	1	54	27	102
2017	Technical	28	22	12	15	17	3	3	53	34	155
2017	Administrative Support	21	32	16	21	0	11	0	59	24	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	26	21	18	12	3	0	48	30	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	20	34	20	15	9	2	1	55	25	88
2014	Technical	22	35	16	11	11	2	1	60	24	128
2014	Administrative Support	0	16	5	47	32	0	0	16	79	19

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	Scientific and Professional	45	35	10	0	5	0	5	84	5	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	57	27	10	3	3	0	1	85	5	114
2019	Technical	38	33	15	8	3	1	2	73	12	178
2019	Administrative Support	53	18	18	0	0	6	6	80	0	17

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	Scientific and Professional	54	13	8	10	8	0	8	72	19	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	59	7	7	6	5	1	14	78	14	113
2019	Technical	62	9	7	3	4	3	13	84	8	177
2019	Administrative Support	24	18	6	0	12	12	29	70	20	17

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	Scientific and Professional	38	35	18	8	0	0	3	74	8	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	46	29	11	7	4	1	2	77	12	113
2019	Technical	40	29	20	4	4	1	3	71	8	177
2019	Administrative Support	18	35	18	0	12	12	6	64	14	17

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	Scientific and Professional	35	30	18	8	8	0	3	67	15	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	44	19	16	7	9	3	2	67	17	113
2019	Technical	38	26	23	5	4	1	3	67	9	175
2019	Administrative Support	24	24	24	0	12	0	18	57	14	17

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	Scientific and Professional	30	20	8	15	15	5	8	57	34	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	28	20	16	13	17	3	3	51	32	113
2019	Technical	34	21	19	12	9	2	3	58	22	177
2019	Administrative Support	18	41	12	0	12	0	18	71	14	17

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	Scientific and Professional	68	18	5	0	5	3	3	89	5	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	65	18	4	4	5	3	0	85	10	112
2019	Technical	61	21	10	3	1	2	3	86	4	177
2019	Administrative Support	53	24	12	0	0	6	6	87	0	17

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	Scientific and Professional	59	13	15	0	0	10	3	82	0	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	84	6	3	3	1	4	0	94	4	113
2019	Technical	73	14	4	1	1	4	3	94	2	177
2019	Administrative Support	65	24	6	0	0	0	6	94	0	17

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	Scientific and Professional	78	15	0	0	0	0	8	100	0	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	88	3	1	1	1	0	6	97	2	113
2019	Technical	74	10	4	2	2	3	6	92	4	176
2019	Administrative Support	59	18	12	0	0	0	12	87	0	17

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	Scientific and Professional	18	43	25	0	5	8	3	67	6	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	19	57	11	8	5	1	0	76	13	113
2019	Technical	22	34	27	10	4	4	1	58	15	180
2019	Administrative Support	35	47	12	6	0	0	0	82	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	14	50	25	0	6	6	0	68	6	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	29	40	18	10	2	1	0	70	12	100
2018	Technical	25	35	23	11	6	1	0	60	16	142
2018	Administrative Support	17	61	11	6	6	0	0	78	11	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	36	32	14	7	7	4	0	70	15	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	35	45	13	6	1	1	0	80	7	103
2017	Technical	28	36	19	11	4	2	0	66	15	156
2017	Administrative Support	37	42	0	0	11	11	0	88	12	19

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	Scientific and Professional	40	40	10	5	0	3	3	84	5	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	33	42	11	9	6	0	0	74	15	113
2019	Technical	33	39	17	6	4	2	0	73	10	178
2019	Administrative Support	47	53	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	50	36	8	6	0	0	0	86	6	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	48	41	9	2	0	0	0	89	2	100
2018	Technical	45	30	15	7	1	2	0	77	7	141
2018	Administrative Support	28	61	11	0	0	0	0	89	0	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	58	24	11	7	0	0	0	82	7	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	66	25	6	3	0	0	0	91	3	103
2017	Technical	42	40	10	3	3	2	0	84	6	156
2017	Administrative Support	53	26	21	0	0	0	0	79	0	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	64	27	9	0	0	0	0	91	0	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	61	33	2	2	1	0	0	95	3	88
2014	Technical	38	45	11	3	1	2	1	85	4	129
2014	Administrative Support	44	44	11	0	0	0	0	89	0	18

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	Scientific and Professional	48	40	10	0	0	0	3	90	0	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	41	44	13	1	1	0	0	85	2	113
2019	Technical	45	34	15	3	1	3	0	81	4	180
2019	Administrative Support	71	29	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	44	33	14	0	3	6	0	82	3	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	59	32	8	0	0	1	0	92	0	100
2018	Technical	51	30	13	3	1	3	0	83	4	141
2018	Administrative Support	33	61	6	0	0	0	0	94	0	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	64	21	7	4	4	0	0	86	7	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	67	22	8	1	0	2	0	91	1	103
2017	Technical	44	34	14	1	3	3	0	81	5	155
2017	Administrative Support	58	16	21	5	0	0	0	74	5	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	64	27	9	0	0	0	0	91	0	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	65	30	3	0	1	1	0	96	1	88
2014	Technical	46	33	14	3	2	2	0	81	5	129
2014	Administrative Support	44	39	17	0	0	0	0	83	0	18

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	Scientific and Professional	46	33	15	3	3	0	79	5	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	46	37	11	3	4	0	83	6	113
2019	Technical	49	35	12	3	1	0	84	4	179
2019	Administrative Support	71	29	0	0	0	0	100	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	56	36	3	6	0	0	92	6	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	56	35	6	3	0	0	91	3	99
2018	Technical	51	30	14	4	1	0	81	5	140
2018	Administrative Support	56	28	11	6	0	0	83	6	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	58	28	14	0	0	0	86	0	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	69	25	3	3	0	0	94	3	103
2017	Technical	46	40	5	4	4	1	87	8	156
2017	Administrative Support	74	16	5	0	5	0	89	5	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	67	27	6	0	0	0	94	0	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	72	23	3	0	1	0	95	1	87
2014	Technical	45	41	9	4	1	0	86	5	129
2014	Administrative Support	50	39	0	6	6	0	89	11	18

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	Scientific and Professional	38	33	20	8	3	0	0	70	10	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	31	40	16	7	6	0	0	71	13	113
2019	Technical	35	34	19	10	2	0	0	69	12	180
2019	Administrative Support	65	35	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	50	19	19	8	3	0	0	69	11	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	48	33	10	8	1	0	0	81	9	100
2018	Technical	44	31	16	6	3	1	0	75	9	141
2018	Administrative Support	50	28	17	6	0	0	0	78	6	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	54	28	14	4	0	0	0	82	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	62	24	9	3	1	1	0	87	4	103
2017	Technical	38	34	15	7	4	1	0	73	11	156
2017	Administrative Support	63	21	11	0	5	0	0	84	5	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	43	36	18	3	0	0	0	79	3	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	50	35	5	5	5	0	0	85	10	88
2014	Technical	27	34	21	12	5	1	1	62	17	129
2014	Administrative Support	37	42	5	11	5	0	0	79	16	19

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	Scientific and Professional	38	33	20	8	3	0	70	10	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	31	36	19	9	5	0	67	14	113
2019	Technical	33	37	18	8	4	0	70	12	175
2019	Administrative Support	65	29	6	0	0	0	94	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	53	25	11	11	0	0	78	11	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	40	41	11	5	3	0	81	8	98
2018	Technical	42	37	11	6	4	0	79	10	139
2018	Administrative Support	50	33	11	6	0	0	83	6	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	51	31	14	4	0	0	82	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	60	30	5	4	1	1	90	5	103
2017	Technical	43	32	12	9	5	0	74	14	156
2017	Administrative Support	58	32	11	0	0	0	89	0	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	41	38	18	3	0	0	79	3	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	53	33	5	4	5	0	85	10	88
2014	Technical	32	32	22	10	4	0	64	14	129
2014	Administrative Support	32	47	5	16	0	0	79	16	19

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	Scientific and Professional	30	28	23	10	5	5	0	61	16	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	28	21	21	15	13	2	0	50	29	112
2019	Technical	35	24	19	12	6	3	1	62	19	180
2019	Administrative Support	71	18	0	6	6	0	0	88	12	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	31	19	33	14	0	3	0	51	14	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	34	30	15	15	4	2	0	65	19	100
2018	Technical	36	26	19	10	8	1	0	63	18	141
2018	Administrative Support	50	28	0	22	0	0	0	78	22	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	43	32	14	7	0	4	0	78	8	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	48	20	15	9	4	3	1	71	13	103
2017	Technical	38	22	17	14	6	1	1	62	21	156
2017	Administrative Support	58	16	11	11	0	5	0	78	11	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	47	15	30	6	0	3	0	64	6	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	47	26	13	6	5	2	0	75	12	88
2014	Technical	28	28	17	14	8	2	1	58	24	129
2014	Administrative Support	37	21	26	5	5	5	0	61	11	19

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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	Scientific and Professional	20	45	35	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	32	27	41	114
2019	Technical	14	55	31	180
2019	Administrative Support	29	59	12	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	6	64	31	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	23	34	43	100
2018	Technical	13	53	34	143
2018	Administrative Support	33	39	28	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	11	78	11	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	14	41	45	103
2017	Technical	16	54	29	156
2017	Administrative Support	21	47	32	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	15	58	27	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	26	47	27	88
2014	Technical	12	57	30	129
2014	Administrative Support	16	26	58	19

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	Administration and Foreign Services	14	11	47	6	11	11	36
2019	Technical	12	23	35	0	11	19	26
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	26	13	30	9	4	17	23
2018	Technical	12	16	48	6	19	0	19
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	40	0	22	0	23	14	14
2017	Technical	43	24	33	0	0	0	25
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	29	22	21	12	9999	16	24
2014	Technical	32	24	25	12	9999	7	16

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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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Scientific and Professional	28	56	8	8	0	0	85	8	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	54	39	4	1	1	1	94	2	114
2019	Technical	31	52	10	6	1	0	83	7	180
2019	Administrative Support	35	41	6	18	0	0	76	18	17

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	Scientific and Professional	43	35	18	0	0	5	0	82	0	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	71	20	4	4	1	0	1	92	4	114
2019	Technical	45	40	7	4	2	4	0	87	6	180
2019	Administrative Support	53	29	6	6	0	6	0	88	6	17

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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	Administration and Foreign Services	14	86	113
2019	Technical	18	82	177
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	7	93	100
2018	Technical	12	88	142

Question 59a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	63	38	16
2019	Technical	49	51	32
2018	Technical	59	41	17

Question 59b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	50	50	16
2019	Technical	51	49	32
2018	Technical	59	41	17

Question 59c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Technical	19	81	32
2018	Technical	0	100	17

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	Administration and Foreign Services	100	16
2019	Technical	100	32
2018	Technical	100	17

Question 59e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	16

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	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	16
2018	Technical	0	100	17

Question 59g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Technical	0	100	32

Question 60a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	56	44	16
2019	Technical	43	57	32
2018	Technical	51	49	17

Question 60b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	50	50	16
2019	Technical	43	57	32
2018	Technical	53	47	17

Question 60c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	44	56	16
2019	Technical	49	51	32
2018	Technical	41	59	17

Question 60d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	31	69	16
2019	Technical	45	55	32
2018	Technical	36	64	17

Question 60f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	69	31	16
2019	Technical	46	54	32
2018	Technical	43	57	17

Question 60g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Technical	38	62	32
2018	Technical	54	46	17

Question 60h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	16
2018	Technical	0	100	17

Question 60i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	16
2019	Technical	16	84	32
2018	Technical	0	100	17

Question 60k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	31	69	16
2019	Technical	36	64	32

Question 60l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	31	69	16
2019	Technical	30	70	32
2018	Technical	33	67	17

Question 60m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Technical	18	82	32
2018	Technical	29	71	17

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	Administration and Foreign Services	56	44	16
2019	Technical	54	46	31
2018	Technical	58	42	17

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	Administration and Foreign Services	44	56	16
2019	Technical	39	61	31
2018	Technical	58	42	17

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	Technical	18	82	31

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	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	16
2019	Technical	17	83	31
2018	Technical	30	70	17

Question 61e. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Technical	18	82	31
2018	Technical	28	72	17

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	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	16

Question 61h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	16
2019	Technical	17	83	31

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	Technical	26	74	31

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	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	16

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	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	16

Question 62g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	16

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	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	16
2018	Technical	0	100	15

Question 62k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	16
2018	Technical	0	100	15

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	Administration and Foreign Services	44	56	16
2018	Technical	38	62	15

Question 62m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	16
2018	Technical	0	100	15

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	Administration and Foreign Services	63	38	16
2018	Technical	47	53	15

Question 63. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you directly witnessed harassment on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Scientific and Professional	0	100	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	23	77	114
2019	Technical	26	74	177

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	Scientific and Professional	23	21	23	3	3	28	0	61	7	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	24	22	17	10	9	18	2	57	23	114
2019	Technical	22	25	18	11	5	15	4	58	20	179
2019	Administrative Support	18	18	18	6	12	24	6	50	25	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	28	11	33	3	0	17	8	52	4	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	18	24	16	11	2	23	5	59	18	99
2018	Technical	24	19	22	6	6	20	2	55	16	143
2018	Administrative Support	17	17	11	6	11	33	6	55	27	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	22	25	14	3	4	29	4	70	9	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	24	20	15	7	4	24	5	63	15	103
2017	Technical	26	23	15	7	7	18	5	62	18	156
2017	Administrative Support	26	5	21	5	5	32	5	50	17	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	29	27	15	6	0	23	0	73	8	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	34	23	17	1	3	17	5	73	6	88
2014	Technical	21	30	21	6	2	16	5	64	11	129
2014	Administrative Support	5	16	32	21	11	16	0	25	38	19

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	Scientific and Professional	45	33	18	0	3	3	0	79	3	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	32	39	13	6	4	4	0	75	11	114
2019	Technical	38	35	15	7	3	3	0	75	10	180
2019	Administrative Support	53	24	12	6	6	0	0	76	12	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	25	22	3	0	11	3	71	3	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	35	31	18	7	1	7	0	72	9	99
2018	Technical	38	33	16	5	4	5	0	75	9	143
2018	Administrative Support	33	39	6	17	0	6	0	76	18	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	47	39	7	0	4	4	0	89	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	48	29	8	5	2	8	0	84	7	103
2017	Technical	39	33	13	4	6	5	0	76	10	156
2017	Administrative Support	47	32	16	0	5	0	0	79	5	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	55	36	9	0	0	0	0	91	0	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	56	23	12	2	3	3	0	81	6	88
2014	Technical	37	38	17	2	2	3	1	78	4	129
2014	Administrative Support	11	42	26	11	0	11	0	59	12	19

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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	Technical	4	96	179
2018	Technical	5	95	142

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	Technical	9	91	179

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	Scientific and Professional	23	18	25	5	0	30	0	57	7	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	27	21	24	0	1	25	3	66	1	114
2019	Technical	27	20	22	3	2	19	8	64	7	180
2019	Administrative Support	24	18	18	6	6	24	6	58	17	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	22	17	19	3	0	31	8	64	5	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	20	23	19	2	1	28	6	66	5	99
2018	Technical	25	22	21	3	3	23	3	64	7	142
2018	Administrative Support	17	17	28	6	0	33	0	50	8	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	22	18	11	0	4	43	3	74	7	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	23	18	12	1	1	35	11	74	3	103
2017	Technical	32	17	18	5	4	21	4	65	11	155
2017	Administrative Support	26	5	21	0	0	37	11	60	0	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	28	30	12	0	0	17	12	83	0	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	33	17	17	1	1	24	7	72	3	88
2014	Technical	20	31	21	2	2	20	5	67	4	129
2014	Administrative Support	11	37	21	5	0	26	0	64	7	19

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	Scientific and Professional	45	28	15	5	0	8	0	78	5	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	42	34	16	2	1	5	0	81	3	114
2019	Technical	44	29	17	2	2	5	0	78	4	180
2019	Administrative Support	47	29	12	6	0	6	0	81	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	39	25	19	3	0	11	3	74	3	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	40	31	17	2	1	7	1	78	3	99
2018	Technical	40	32	15	2	2	7	1	79	5	142
2018	Administrative Support	28	39	17	6	0	11	0	75	6	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	47	35	7	0	4	7	0	88	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	62	24	6	2	0	7	0	92	2	103
2017	Technical	47	29	10	4	3	7	0	82	7	156
2017	Administrative Support	47	21	21	0	0	5	5	76	0	19
2014	Scientific and Professional	52	39	6	0	0	3	0	94	0	32
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	61	27	3	3	0	6	0	93	3	88
2014	Technical	36	38	18	1	1	5	1	79	2	129
2014	Administrative Support	26	42	21	0	0	11	0	76	0	19

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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	Scientific and Professional	40	38	13	8	3	0	0	78	10	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	28	39	17	7	8	1	0	68	15	113
2019	Technical	19	33	24	13	11	0	0	51	24	180
2019	Administrative Support	29	24	29	6	6	0	6	56	13	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	39	25	22	8	6	0	0	64	14	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	30	31	15	10	12	0	1	62	22	99
2018	Technical	16	25	31	16	13	1	0	41	28	143
2018	Administrative Support	39	44	6	0	11	0	0	83	11	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	29	62	6	4	0	0	0	90	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	31	34	16	5	13	0	1	66	19	102
2017	Technical	20	28	21	11	19	0	1	48	31	156
2017	Administrative Support	26	37	21	11	5	0	0	63	16	19

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	Scientific and Professional	15	30	30	13	10	3	0	46	23	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	15	22	32	21	8	1	1	38	29	114
2019	Technical	25	38	23	7	4	1	1	65	11	179
2019	Administrative Support	29	41	18	0	6	0	6	75	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	17	40	11	26	6	0	0	57	31	35
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	12	35	27	19	6	0	0	47	25	99
2018	Technical	22	35	28	8	6	0	1	57	15	143
2018	Administrative Support	22	33	17	17	11	0	0	56	28	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	15	21	32	25	7	0	0	36	32	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	20	28	30	15	5	0	1	48	21	103
2017	Technical	26	36	24	10	4	0	1	62	14	156
2017	Administrative Support	26	16	32	21	5	0	0	42	26	19

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	Scientific and Professional	26	49	15	5	0	3	3	78	5	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	21	35	29	8	4	1	1	58	13	113
2019	Technical	51	27	12	7	0	0	2	81	7	179
2019	Administrative Support	41	41	6	0	6	0	6	88	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	29	29	23	11	6	0	3	59	18	35
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	26	41	20	6	6	0	1	67	12	98
2018	Technical	43	37	10	4	3	1	2	83	7	142
2018	Administrative Support	44	22	17	11	6	0	0	67	17	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	36	36	15	14	0	0	0	71	14	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	32	42	15	8	2	0	1	75	10	103
2017	Technical	48	28	15	4	1	1	4	79	5	156
2017	Administrative Support	42	21	16	11	11	0	0	63	21	19

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	Scientific and Professional	20	35	20	13	10	3	0	56	23	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	12	27	19	23	16	1	2	41	40	113
2019	Technical	38	25	17	11	8	0	1	64	19	178
2019	Administrative Support	29	53	0	6	6	0	6	88	13	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	33	33	17	6	11	0	0	67	17	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	17	30	23	13	16	0	0	47	29	99
2018	Technical	28	28	18	14	10	0	1	57	25	142
2018	Administrative Support	22	33	11	17	17	0	0	56	33	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	29	28	4	18	21	0	0	57	40	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	27	26	24	9	11	0	3	55	21	103
2017	Technical	26	28	25	12	9	1	1	54	21	156
2017	Administrative Support	37	11	26	11	16	0	0	47	26	19

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	Scientific and Professional	49	26	10	13	0	3	0	76	13	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	55	20	9	8	4	1	4	79	12	113
2019	Technical	43	25	14	10	7	0	1	69	17	178
2019	Administrative Support	71	12	0	0	0	0	18	100	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	57	9	14	9	6	0	6	70	15	35
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	61	21	14	2	1	0	1	83	3	99
2018	Technical	44	22	16	9	10	0	0	66	19	143
2018	Administrative Support	67	17	0	0	0	0	17	100	0	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	44	38	11	4	4	0	0	82	7	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	62	16	11	2	1	0	7	85	3	103
2017	Technical	37	32	10	7	10	0	3	72	18	156
2017	Administrative Support	63	11	5	11	0	0	11	82	12	19

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	Scientific and Professional	26	38	18	10	5	0	3	66	16	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	34	31	22	7	5	1	0	65	12	114
2019	Technical	23	33	22	11	11	0	0	56	22	179
2019	Administrative Support	53	35	6	0	0	0	6	94	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	39	11	28	14	8	0	0	50	22	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	38	29	19	9	5	0	0	66	14	98
2018	Technical	23	30	19	15	12	0	0	54	27	142
2018	Administrative Support	28	50	11	11	0	0	0	78	11	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	40	28	25	7	0	0	0	68	7	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	37	38	13	10	3	0	0	75	13	103
2017	Technical	22	33	21	13	11	0	0	55	24	156
2017	Administrative Support	37	42	5	16	0	0	0	79	16	19

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	Scientific and Professional	20	40	25	5	5	3	3	63	11	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	22	41	22	5	8	2	0	64	14	113
2019	Technical	34	36	17	9	2	1	2	72	11	179
2019	Administrative Support	53	29	6	6	6	0	0	82	12	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	31	31	19	8	8	0	3	63	17	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	18	44	23	9	5	0	0	63	14	99
2018	Technical	25	46	16	7	4	2	1	73	11	140
2018	Administrative Support	50	22	22	6	0	0	0	72	6	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	40	31	25	4	0	0	0	71	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	34	37	17	8	3	0	1	71	11	103
2017	Technical	28	42	15	9	4	1	0	72	13	156
2017	Administrative Support	47	21	16	0	11	0	5	72	11	19

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	Scientific and Professional	10	48	20	18	3	3	0	59	21	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	12	35	24	20	8	1	0	47	29	113
2019	Technical	35	36	18	7	2	1	2	72	9	178
2019	Administrative Support	41	18	29	0	12	0	0	59	12	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	22	42	25	8	3	0	0	64	11	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	12	42	25	13	7	0	0	55	20	99
2018	Technical	36	34	20	6	3	1	1	71	9	139
2018	Administrative Support	41	24	24	0	12	0	0	65	12	17
2017	Scientific and Professional	47	22	21	11	0	0	0	69	11	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	23	35	21	13	6	1	1	59	19	103
2017	Technical	32	36	20	5	5	1	2	70	9	156
2017	Administrative Support	26	26	32	0	11	0	5	56	11	19

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	Scientific and Professional	23	38	23	10	5	3	0	62	15	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	25	29	28	9	9	0	0	54	18	113
2019	Technical	41	33	12	10	2	1	1	76	12	178
2019	Administrative Support	53	12	29	0	6	0	0	65	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	31	28	14	22	6	0	0	58	28	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	20	39	24	9	7	0	0	60	16	99
2018	Technical	35	38	15	10	2	1	0	73	12	140
2018	Administrative Support	33	22	28	6	6	0	6	59	12	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	47	25	21	7	0	0	0	72	7	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	38	26	22	7	4	1	2	65	12	103
2017	Technical	36	36	15	7	3	1	1	74	10	156
2017	Administrative Support	47	26	21	0	5	0	0	74	5	19

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	Scientific and Professional	35	28	18	8	8	3	3	66	16	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	40	24	23	5	6	2	0	65	12	114
2019	Technical	44	26	18	6	4	1	0	71	10	178
2019	Administrative Support	59	24	6	6	6	0	0	82	12	17

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	Scientific and Professional	31	31	23	10	3	3	0	63	13	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	26	32	23	10	7	1	2	59	17	114
2019	Technical	46	36	14	4	1	0	1	82	4	176
2019	Administrative Support	53	29	12	0	6	0	0	82	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	25	19	11	8	0	0	61	19	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	26	41	20	5	8	0	0	66	13	98
2018	Technical	44	33	17	3	3	0	0	77	6	138
2018	Administrative Support	28	39	17	11	6	0	0	67	17	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	47	21	18	11	4	0	0	68	14	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	26	37	15	14	7	1	0	64	21	103
2017	Technical	41	37	15	4	2	1	1	79	6	156
2017	Administrative Support	32	47	11	11	0	0	0	79	11	19

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	Scientific and Professional	45	28	13	5	8	3	0	74	13	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	52	26	14	4	4	0	0	78	8	114
2019	Technical	44	33	17	3	1	1	0	78	5	176
2019	Administrative Support	65	18	12	0	0	0	6	88	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	72	11	6	6	6	0	0	83	11	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	54	29	9	7	1	0	0	83	8	99
2018	Technical	49	30	15	4	2	0	0	79	6	139
2018	Administrative Support	61	28	0	11	0	0	0	89	11	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	57	25	18	0	0	0	0	82	0	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	55	26	11	7	0	0	2	82	7	103
2017	Technical	40	31	17	8	4	0	0	71	12	156
2017	Administrative Support	68	11	16	5	0	0	0	79	5	19

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	Scientific and Professional	73	18	5	0	0	3	3	95	0	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	78	11	3	2	1	0	6	94	3	113
2019	Technical	67	15	8	2	3	1	5	87	5	177
2019	Administrative Support	59	24	6	0	0	0	12	93	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	83	6	0	6	3	0	3	91	9	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	80	13	6	0	0	0	1	94	0	99
2018	Technical	61	22	10	3	3	1	0	84	6	141
2018	Administrative Support	83	11	0	0	0	6	0	100	0	18

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	Scientific and Professional	73	15	3	0	5	3	3	92	5	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	73	12	6	5	3	0	1	86	8	113
2019	Technical	65	19	6	4	5	1	1	85	9	177
2019	Administrative Support	71	6	0	12	6	0	6	81	19	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	83	9	6	0	3	0	0	91	3	35
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	76	15	7	1	1	0	0	91	2	99
2018	Technical	69	16	4	5	4	1	1	86	9	141
2018	Administrative Support	83	6	0	11	0	0	0	89	11	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	72	14	6	4	0	4	0	90	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	76	14	4	3	2	0	1	91	5	103
2017	Technical	69	17	5	5	4	0	1	86	9	155
2017	Administrative Support	68	16	5	0	5	5	0	89	6	19

Question 74o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with my co-worker(s)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Scientific and Professional	60	23	8	3	5	0	3	85	8	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	46	33	12	6	2	1	0	80	8	112
2019	Technical	54	26	12	4	3	0	1	81	7	177
2019	Administrative Support	65	18	0	6	12	0	0	82	18	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	61	36	0	0	3	0	0	97	3	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	44	40	13	2	1	0	0	84	3	100
2018	Technical	50	31	13	4	3	0	0	81	6	144
2018	Administrative Support	78	6	6	6	6	0	0	83	11	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	72	15	10	0	4	0	0	87	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	52	35	9	3	1	0	0	87	4	103
2017	Technical	45	33	10	9	3	1	0	79	12	156
2017	Administrative Support	58	26	0	16	0	0	0	84	16	19

Question 74p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Scientific and Professional	50	28	10	5	5	0	3	79	10	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	53	24	8	8	5	0	1	78	14	111
2019	Technical	48	29	14	2	6	0	1	78	8	176
2019	Administrative Support	65	12	6	12	0	0	6	81	13	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	47	17	19	6	8	0	3	66	14	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	57	23	12	2	5	1	0	81	7	100
2018	Technical	47	26	18	5	4	0	0	73	9	144
2018	Administrative Support	61	17	6	11	6	0	0	78	17	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	43	22	21	14	0	0	0	65	14	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	59	28	8	5	1	0	0	87	6	103
2017	Technical	53	25	12	5	4	1	0	79	9	156
2017	Administrative Support	68	11	11	11	0	0	0	79	11	19

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	Scientific and Professional	49	28	8	5	0	0	10	86	6	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	53	18	5	1	4	0	20	88	6	112
2019	Technical	60	12	8	2	2	0	18	87	4	177
2019	Administrative Support	41	6	0	0	0	0	53	100	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	46	20	6	0	3	0	26	88	4	35
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	49	17	8	1	0	1	23	88	1	99
2018	Technical	60	14	5	2	2	1	17	90	4	142
2018	Administrative Support	61	6	0	0	0	0	33	100	0	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	58	29	4	4	4	0	3	89	7	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	45	21	4	3	1	0	27	90	5	102
2017	Technical	53	19	3	5	1	1	19	89	8	156
2017	Administrative Support	68	11	0	5	0	0	16	94	6	19

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	Scientific and Professional	70	20	3	0	0	0	8	97	0	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	74	19	3	1	0	0	4	96	1	112
2019	Technical	65	20	8	2	1	1	4	88	3	176
2019	Administrative Support	65	24	0	0	0	0	12	100	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	67	25	3	0	0	3	3	97	0	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	69	18	7	1	0	0	5	92	1	100
2018	Technical	68	18	7	2	2	1	3	89	4	144
2018	Administrative Support	67	28	6	0	0	0	0	94	0	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	69	27	0	0	0	0	4	100	0	27
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	69	19	4	2	2	0	4	92	4	103
2017	Technical	62	20	9	2	1	1	5	87	3	156
2017	Administrative Support	79	11	0	5	5	0	0	89	11	19

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	Scientific and Professional	55	20	13	5	3	3	3	79	8	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	61	20	11	2	6	0	0	81	8	110
2019	Technical	33	31	16	6	12	0	2	66	18	179
2019	Administrative Support	59	24	6	0	12	0	0	82	12	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	61	28	6	3	0	3	0	91	3	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	71	18	4	5	1	0	1	90	6	100
2018	Technical	55	23	11	4	6	0	1	78	10	144
2018	Administrative Support	44	22	11	17	6	0	0	67	22	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	68	24	4	4	0	0	0	93	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	65	18	10	3	2	1	2	85	5	103
2017	Technical	54	23	13	4	4	0	2	78	8	155
2017	Administrative Support	68	16	11	5	0	0	0	84	5	19

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	Scientific and Professional	58	20	13	3	3	0	5	82	5	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	42	41	12	2	2	2	0	85	4	112
2019	Technical	47	33	12	2	2	1	3	83	4	177
2019	Administrative Support	59	35	6	0	0	0	0	94	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	47	36	14	0	0	0	3	86	0	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	45	32	16	5	1	0	1	78	6	100
2018	Technical	44	34	11	8	2	0	1	79	10	143
2018	Administrative Support	67	22	6	0	0	0	6	94	0	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	51	43	4	3	0	0	0	94	3	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	44	37	12	4	2	1	0	82	6	103
2017	Technical	44	37	10	6	1	0	1	83	7	154
2017	Administrative Support	53	32	11	5	0	0	0	84	5	19

Question 75. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Scientific and Professional	13	25	45	18	0	0	0	38	18	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	14	25	41	16	4	0	0	39	20	113
2019	Technical	20	31	36	10	2	0	0	52	12	179
2019	Administrative Support	47	35	6	6	6	0	0	82	12	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	17	25	47	8	3	0	0	42	11	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	14	28	41	14	2	1	0	42	16	100
2018	Technical	20	42	26	7	5	0	0	62	12	144
2018	Administrative Support	17	22	44	6	11	0	0	39	17	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	7	44	38	11	0	0	0	51	11	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	13	37	37	10	2	0	0	51	12	103
2017	Technical	14	39	36	7	3	0	1	54	10	156
2017	Administrative Support	26	42	26	5	0	0	0	68	5	19

Question 76. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Scientific and Professional	8	15	55	18	5	0	23	23	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	14	24	38	18	6	0	24	38	113
2019	Technical	5	13	38	31	12	1	43	18	176
2019	Administrative Support	6	0	38	25	31	0	56	6	16
2018	Scientific and Professional	9	14	51	14	11	0	26	23	35
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	10	19	44	20	6	0	26	29	99
2018	Technical	4	12	39	32	12	0	45	17	142
2018	Administrative Support	12	24	29	24	12	0	35	35	17
2017	Scientific and Professional	0	11	42	36	11	0	47	11	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	6	19	43	25	8	0	32	25	103
2017	Technical	4	10	41	30	13	1	43	15	155
2017	Administrative Support	0	11	32	32	26	0	58	11	19

Question 77. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Scientific and Professional	25	60	8	3	0	5	89	3	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	46	40	7	4	1	2	87	5	113
2019	Technical	31	43	14	9	1	2	75	10	180
2019	Administrative Support	35	59	6	0	0	0	94	0	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	39	44	11	6	0	0	83	6	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	35	51	10	3	0	1	87	3	99
2018	Technical	28	49	14	4	4	2	77	8	143
2018	Administrative Support	39	56	6	0	0	0	94	0	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	29	43	17	7	0	4	75	7	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	47	40	7	6	0	1	87	6	103
2017	Technical	26	45	15	8	4	2	73	12	156
2017	Administrative Support	21	42	11	11	0	16	75	13	19

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	Scientific and Professional	25	40	23	8	5	0	65	13	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	23	41	16	11	7	2	65	19	114
2019	Technical	21	35	21	16	5	2	58	21	180
2019	Administrative Support	41	41	12	6	0	0	82	6	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	28	44	19	8	0	0	72	8	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	49	13	9	2	1	76	11	99
2018	Technical	28	38	16	11	7	1	66	18	143
2018	Administrative Support	33	44	6	11	6	0	78	17	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	29	47	21	4	0	0	76	4	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	33	51	7	6	2	1	85	8	103
2017	Technical	21	45	17	10	5	2	67	16	156
2017	Administrative Support	26	47	11	5	0	11	82	6	19

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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	Scientific and Professional	10	90	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	12	88	114
2019	Technical	14	86	179
2019	Administrative Support	18	82	17
2017	Scientific and Professional	18	82	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	13	87	103
2017	Technical	20	80	156
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	9	91	87
2014	Technical	19	81	128

Question 80. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	71	29	14
2019	Technical	73	27	23
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	92	8	14
2017	Technical	87	13	31
2014	Technical	91	9	23

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	30	60	10	0	0	90	0	10
2019	Technical	71	18	0	11	0	89	11	17
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	54	46	0	0	0	100	0	13
2017	Technical	56	26	4	11	4	82	14	27
2014	Technical	55	14	6	14	11	69	25	21

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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	Scientific and Professional	38	38	20	5	0	0	0	38	63	40
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	22	47	15	12	3	1	1	23	77	113
2019	Technical	12	36	28	11	10	2	0	13	87	179
2019	Administrative Support	47	29	18	0	6	0	0	47	53	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	42	19	22	8	8	0	0	42	58	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	27	45	16	5	6	1	0	27	73	100
2018	Technical	13	30	28	13	12	1	1	14	86	143
2018	Administrative Support	33	33	11	11	6	6	0	35	65	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	25	50	15	6	0	4	0	26	74	28
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	28	40	16	6	6	3	0	29	71	103
2017	Technical	17	21	30	16	15	2	0	17	83	156
2017	Administrative Support	26	37	11	21	0	5	0	28	72	19

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	Scientific and Professional	28	72	25
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	47	53	86
2019	Technical	59	41	153

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	Scientific and Professional	46	54	24
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	53	47	86
2019	Technical	44	56	152
2018	Scientific and Professional	38	62	21
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	53	47	72
2018	Technical	41	59	119
2018	Administrative Support	60	40	10

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	Scientific and Professional	25	42	8	21	4	0	0	67	25	24
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	44	29	10	7	2	1	6	79	10	86
2019	Technical	17	39	23	11	7	1	3	58	18	151
2018	Scientific and Professional	10	38	24	14	14	0	0	48	29	21
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	42	31	10	7	7	0	4	75	14	72
2018	Technical	14	36	15	22	6	3	4	54	30	119
2018	Administrative Support	36	18	18	9	9	0	9	60	20	11
2017	Scientific and Professional	24	41	25	5	0	5	0	68	5	20
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	45	32	4	8	7	0	3	80	16	71
2017	Technical	11	23	15	28	17	2	3	36	48	127
2017	Administrative Support	38	15	15	15	0	15	0	64	18	13

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	Scientific and Professional	21	29	13	13	17	4	4	55	32	24
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	11	15	21	14	20	2	16	32	42	85
2019	Technical	15	26	22	17	13	3	4	44	32	151
2018	Scientific and Professional	0	19	43	19	19	0	0	19	38	21
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	8	14	17	19	29	3	10	25	56	72
2018	Technical	10	25	22	19	18	3	4	37	39	119
2018	Administrative Support	9	36	9	0	27	0	18	56	33	11
2017	Scientific and Professional	0	21	25	5	19	10	20	30	34	20
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	10	12	17	11	37	4	10	25	56	71
2017	Technical	2	13	18	27	33	5	2	16	65	127
2017	Administrative Support	8	8	23	15	31	15	0	18	55	13

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	Scientific and Professional	64	15	3	3	3	5	8	91	6	39
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	56	21	10	7	2	0	4	81	9	114
2019	Technical	56	21	7	4	2	2	8	86	7	178
2019	Administrative Support	53	12	12	6	6	0	12	73	13	17
2018	Scientific and Professional	69	14	11	0	3	0	3	86	3	36
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	43	25	10	11	4	1	5	73	16	99
2018	Technical	60	13	9	5	0	2	11	85	5	143
2018	Administrative Support	41	24	6	6	0	0	24	85	8	17

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2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Canadian Grain Commission by Question 94.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 94)

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