2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada by Question 116. Are you an Indigenous person?

The results of the 2020 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. The results for "Most positive or least negative answers" and "Least positive and most negative answers" are calculated by removing the "Don't know" and "Not applicable" responses from the total responses.

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My Job

Question 1. I have the tools, technology and equipment I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	39	43	2	15	2	0	0	81	17	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	38	44	4	11	3	0	0	82	14	5407

Question 2. The material and tools provided for my work, including software and other automated tools, are available in the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	79	12	4	2	3	1	92	5	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	78	15	2	2	1	1	94	3	5386
2017	Indigenous	66	24	4	3	1	2	92	5	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	72	20	3	3	1	0	93	4	4471
2014	Indigenous	69	22	5	1	2	0	91	3	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	74	20	3	2	1	0	94	3	4641

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	45	35	5	11	4	0	0	79	15	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	40	36	10	10	3	0	1	76	14	5395
2019	Indigenous	44	34	7	11	4	1	0	78	15	151
2019	Non-Indigenous	47	33	7	9	4	0	0	80	13	5184
2017	Indigenous	36	38	7	11	8	0	0	74	19	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	43	36	7	10	5	0	0	78	14	4471
2014	Indigenous	42	38	4	10	7	0	0	80	16	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	47	35	6	8	4	0	0	81	12	4643

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	40	40	10	6	2	0	2	81	8	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	36	40	10	10	3	0	0	76	13	5370
2019	Indigenous	31	39	10	14	5	1	1	70	19	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	32	40	11	12	5	0	0	72	17	5166
2018	Indigenous	36	42	10	8	4	0	0	78	13	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	29	45	9	13	4	0	0	74	17	4079
2017	Indigenous	26	44	8	14	7	1	0	70	22	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	29	39	11	14	7	0	0	69	20	4478
2014	Indigenous	31	33	16	14	5	0	0	64	20	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	30	39	10	14	6	0	0	69	20	4641

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	52	31	9	6	2	0	0	83	8	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	46	35	9	7	2	0	1	82	9	5351
2019	Indigenous	47	34	10	6	2	1	0	81	9	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	48	34	9	6	2	0	0	82	9	5142
2017	Indigenous	47	35	7	8	2	0	0	83	11	132
2017	Non-Indigenous	46	37	8	6	2	0	0	83	9	4460
2014	Indigenous	44	37	9	7	3	0	0	81	10	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	45	37	9	6	2	0	0	82	9	4638

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	47	31	13	5	4	0	0	78	9	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	44	31	11	9	5	0	0	75	14	5383
2019	Indigenous	52	25	13	6	2	1	0	79	8	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	45	30	10	8	5	0	0	76	14	5186
2018	Indigenous	45	27	11	8	9	0	0	72	17	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	43	32	11	8	5	0	0	76	13	4069
2017	Indigenous	41	36	7	8	8	0	0	77	16	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	43	32	11	8	5	0	0	75	13	4469
2014	Indigenous	37	33	14	10	5	0	0	70	16	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	39	34	12	8	5	1	1	74	14	4639

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	41	38	11	4	5	0	80	9	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	42	37	11	7	3	0	79	10	5406
2019	Indigenous	44	35	8	10	3	1	79	13	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	41	38	10	6	4	0	79	11	5190
2018	Indigenous	34	39	9	13	5	0	73	18	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	36	41	11	6	5	0	78	11	4054
2017	Indigenous	30	45	10	6	7	0	76	14	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	36	44	9	6	4	0	81	10	4472
2014	Indigenous	33	39	11	9	8	0	72	17	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	33	43	11	8	5	0	76	12	4641

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	33	32	19	8	8	0	0	65	16	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	36	36	12	10	6	0	0	72	15	5407
2019	Indigenous	32	35	15	15	3	1	0	67	18	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	33	36	14	10	6	0	0	69	17	5176
2018	Indigenous	32	33	12	17	6	0	0	65	23	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	29	35	16	12	8	0	0	64	20	4058
2017	Indigenous	22	40	13	14	11	0	1	62	25	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	29	37	15	11	7	0	0	67	19	4474
2014	Indigenous	26	31	15	16	11	1	0	57	28	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	27	36	16	13	8	0	0	63	22	4640

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	38	41	9	10	3	0	0	78	13	120
2020	Non-Indigenous	41	40	9	8	3	0	0	80	10	5382
2019	Indigenous	36	43	7	8	5	1	0	80	13	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	40	40	9	7	3	0	0	80	10	5152
2018	Indigenous	36	41	7	11	5	0	1	78	15	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	36	40	12	8	4	0	0	76	13	4065
2017	Indigenous	35	42	8	10	5	0	0	77	15	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	37	42	10	8	4	0	0	78	12	4472

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	49	35	10	4	2	0	0	84	6	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	53	35	7	3	2	0	0	88	5	5375
2019	Indigenous	49	38	3	9	1	0	0	87	11	152
2019	Non-Indigenous	51	36	7	4	2	0	0	87	6	5154
2018	Indigenous	53	35	7	3	1	2	0	89	4	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	50	37	7	4	2	0	0	87	6	4067
2017	Indigenous	43	42	8	4	3	0	0	85	7	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	49	37	7	4	2	0	0	86	7	4470
2014	Indigenous	43	40	9	4	3	1	1	84	7	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	46	38	9	4	2	0	0	85	7	4642

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	35	37	10	11	7	0	72	18	119
2020	Non-Indigenous	39	35	13	8	5	0	74	13	5390
2019	Indigenous	40	25	15	14	6	0	65	20	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	37	34	14	9	6	0	71	15	5166
2018	Indigenous	34	36	12	11	7	0	70	18	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	33	36	13	10	7	0	69	17	4054
2017	Indigenous	26	39	8	13	13	1	65	26	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	32	37	14	10	7	0	69	17	4473

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	54	30	10	3	3	84	6	120
2020	Non-Indigenous	56	30	9	3	2	86	5	5358
2019	Indigenous	54	33	8	3	1	87	5	152
2019	Non-Indigenous	57	30	9	3	2	86	5	5139
2018	Indigenous	58	23	14	2	2	82	4	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	52	34	8	4	2	86	6	4039
2017	Indigenous	56	29	8	4	3	85	7	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	55	33	8	2	2	88	4	4462
2014	Indigenous	59	31	6	1	3	90	4	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	61	28	7	2	1	89	4	4643

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	32	33	16	11	3	3	2	69	15	120
2020	Non-Indigenous	35	37	14	9	5	0	0	73	13	5375
2019	Indigenous	29	39	15	13	4	0	1	68	17	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	34	36	14	9	6	0	0	71	15	5156
2018	Indigenous	34	30	17	10	9	0	0	64	19	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	31	36	14	11	7	0	0	68	18	4046
2017	Indigenous	27	40	12	10	11	0	0	67	22	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	32	38	13	10	6	0	0	71	16	4457
2014	Indigenous	25	37	13	14	8	1	1	64	23	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	26	41	14	12	6	0	1	68	18	4641

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	33	36	14	11	5	0	1	69	16	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	40	33	14	7	4	0	0	74	12	5387
2019	Indigenous	37	30	14	12	5	1	1	69	17	151
2019	Non-Indigenous	39	33	15	8	5	0	0	72	13	5175
2018	Indigenous	33	30	17	14	7	0	0	62	21	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	36	33	16	9	6	0	0	70	15	4045
2017	Indigenous	28	41	11	11	9	0	0	69	20	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	37	35	14	8	5	0	0	72	14	4462
2014	Indigenous	34	33	18	9	5	0	1	68	14	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	32	37	15	9	6	0	0	70	15	4639

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	37	41	12	3	7	0	1	79	9	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	38	39	12	7	3	0	0	78	10	5372
2019	Indigenous	37	40	11	10	2	1	0	77	12	149
2019	Non-Indigenous	37	39	12	7	4	0	0	77	11	5134
2018	Indigenous	34	34	13	12	7	0	0	68	19	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	35	36	15	9	5	0	0	71	14	4038
2017	Indigenous	29	38	15	15	4	0	0	66	18	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	36	38	13	8	4	0	0	74	12	4463
2014	Indigenous	34	39	12	11	5	0	0	72	15	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	33	39	13	9	5	0	0	73	14	4641

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	51	28	10	9	2	0	80	10	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	49	35	9	5	2	0	84	7	5400
2019	Indigenous	48	34	9	5	3	1	82	8	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	48	34	10	5	3	0	83	7	5195
2018	Indigenous	42	35	10	8	4	0	77	12	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	44	37	11	5	3	0	81	8	4065
2017	Indigenous	43	37	9	7	4	0	80	11	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	43	38	10	5	3	0	82	8	4455
2014	Indigenous	42	34	12	6	5	0	77	11	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	44	36	11	6	3	0	80	9	4641

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	42	36	15	6	1	0	0	78	7	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	39	31	17	8	5	0	1	70	13	5385
2019	Indigenous	42	37	13	6	1	1	0	80	7	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	44	30	16	6	3	0	0	74	10	5152
2018	Indigenous	50	24	13	5	6	0	1	75	12	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	42	31	15	7	4	0	1	74	11	4084
2017	Indigenous	44	31	14	10	1	0	0	75	11	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	40	36	15	6	3	0	1	77	9	4480
2014	Indigenous	43	24	16	9	7	0	1	67	16	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	37	34	17	7	5	0	1	71	12	4642

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	13	23	32	18	11	0	3	29	37	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	11	24	33	20	10	1	1	30	36	5394
2019	Indigenous	11	16	33	24	13	2	1	38	28	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	10	24	33	19	11	1	2	31	35	5178
2018	Indigenous	10	18	35	14	17	3	2	33	30	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	11	26	34	18	9	1	2	28	38	4063
2017	Indigenous	10	18	36	20	11	1	4	32	29	132
2017	Non-Indigenous	11	25	34	16	9	1	4	26	38	4449
2014	Indigenous	11	24	38	14	8	2	3	23	37	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	11	27	35	15	8	1	3	24	39	4631

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	7	15	22	30	23	1	1	54	23	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	7	13	25	30	21	3	2	53	21	5371
2019	Indigenous	12	15	20	27	21	2	3	50	28	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	8	16	26	26	19	2	3	47	25	5157
2018	Indigenous	9	22	20	18	20	7	4	42	35	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	10	17	28	25	16	3	2	43	28	4049
2017	Indigenous	11	18	18	22	22	1	7	49	31	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	9	17	27	22	17	3	5	42	28	4431
2014	Indigenous	12	14	33	20	16	2	3	37	28	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	11	19	29	21	13	3	4	37	32	4624

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	8	17	28	22	18	4	2	43	27	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	9	18	31	23	14	3	3	39	28	5378
2019	Indigenous	10	18	22	22	19	3	5	45	31	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	10	19	30	20	14	3	4	37	31	5158
2018	Indigenous	13	21	19	25	13	6	4	42	37	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	10	20	31	20	12	3	4	34	33	4047
2017	Indigenous	18	17	25	16	18	2	5	36	37	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	11	19	29	18	12	3	7	34	33	4440
2014	Indigenous	14	18	26	17	13	6	6	34	36	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	12	19	29	18	11	3	6	33	35	4621

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	9	15	25	29	19	1	2	50	24	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	9	15	28	26	18	1	3	46	25	5365
2019	Indigenous	5	14	33	23	22	1	1	46	19	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	7	15	29	25	19	1	3	46	23	5145
2018	Indigenous	11	12	25	25	22	3	3	49	24	109
2018	Non-Indigenous	9	15	32	25	15	2	3	42	25	4045
2017	Indigenous	8	15	25	26	20	0	7	50	24	132
2017	Non-Indigenous	8	16	30	23	16	1	6	42	26	4433
2014	Indigenous	8	17	29	24	15	1	6	42	27	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	10	16	31	23	14	1	5	40	28	4612

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	13	14	26	25	19	1	4	45	28	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	11	18	26	22	18	1	3	42	30	5379
2019	Indigenous	12	21	15	23	25	2	2	50	34	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	12	18	25	21	19	2	4	42	31	5155
2018	Indigenous	16	17	18	25	19	2	3	46	35	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	13	20	27	21	14	2	3	36	35	4050
2017	Indigenous	16	16	25	17	21	1	4	41	34	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	13	20	26	18	15	2	6	35	36	4438
2014	Indigenous	13	22	24	18	18	2	4	38	37	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	15	22	27	17	13	2	5	32	39	4626

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	7	15	23	28	25	0	2	54	23	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	8	13	25	27	19	5	3	50	23	5368
2019	Indigenous	14	16	19	24	21	2	4	48	32	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	12	18	26	21	16	4	3	40	32	5154
2018	Indigenous	14	19	25	18	16	6	2	37	36	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	13	20	27	21	13	4	3	36	35	4037
2017	Indigenous	14	19	30	14	15	3	5	31	36	132
2017	Non-Indigenous	12	20	27	18	13	3	6	34	36	4448
2014	Indigenous	15	19	26	17	15	5	3	34	38	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	13	19	26	20	13	4	5	36	36	4626

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	9	26	27	16	18	4	1	36	36	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	8	17	30	23	15	3	3	41	27	5369
2019	Indigenous	15	14	27	23	18	3	1	42	30	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	9	17	32	21	16	3	3	39	27	5149
2018	Indigenous	11	22	26	17	16	5	4	35	36	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	10	19	33	19	13	3	3	34	31	4063
2017	Indigenous	13	14	37	12	18	1	4	32	29	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	10	18	32	18	12	3	5	34	31	4441
2014	Indigenous	12	19	30	15	20	2	2	36	32	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	11	20	32	18	11	3	5	31	34	4623

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	8	26	35	17	14	0	0	31	34	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	8	21	36	21	12	1	1	34	30	5391
2019	Indigenous	10	20	31	19	18	1	1	38	30	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	9	16	33	24	15	1	2	40	26	5167

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My Work Unit

Question 19. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	27	34	12	8	7	7	6	70	17	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	32	28	18	6	4	7	5	68	12	5392
2019	Indigenous	29	34	13	9	7	6	3	69	17	152
2019	Non-Indigenous	34	29	15	8	5	6	3	69	15	5175
2018	Indigenous	30	22	18	10	10	8	4	58	22	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	25	33	18	8	6	6	3	64	16	4057
2017	Indigenous	25	36	9	10	9	5	7	68	21	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	31	31	15	8	6	5	4	68	16	4476
2014	Indigenous	34	27	15	9	5	4	5	68	16	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	35	30	13	8	5	5	4	71	14	4643

Question 20. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	52	20	12	7	8	2	0	72	15	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	54	27	8	6	3	1	0	82	10	5381
2019	Indigenous	52	23	11	10	3	1	1	76	13	152
2019	Non-Indigenous	52	27	8	7	5	1	0	80	12	5180
2018	Indigenous	48	19	9	14	9	1	0	68	23	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	47	30	9	7	6	1	0	78	13	4052
2017	Indigenous	45	29	7	13	7	0	0	74	20	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	49	29	8	7	6	1	0	79	13	4478
2014	Indigenous	52	27	5	9	6	0	0	79	16	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	51	29	7	7	5	1	0	80	12	4640

Question 21. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	56	26	7	5	3	2	0	84	8	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	61	28	6	3	2	0	0	89	5	5364
2019	Indigenous	52	35	5	5	2	1	0	87	8	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	55	31	6	5	3	0	0	87	8	5172
2018	Indigenous	59	23	6	7	6	0	0	82	12	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	53	34	6	5	2	0	0	87	7	4048
2017	Indigenous	49	32	8	9	1	1	0	82	10	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	50	35	7	6	2	0	0	85	8	4470
2014	Indigenous	49	38	7	3	2	0	1	88	5	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	49	36	7	5	2	0	0	86	8	4637

Question 22. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	46	29	14	7	2	2	1	76	10	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	50	32	11	3	2	2	1	84	5	5351
2019	Indigenous	44	36	11	4	3	1	1	81	7	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	48	33	11	4	2	1	0	83	6	5190
2018	Indigenous	40	32	13	7	3	2	2	75	11	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	43	36	11	5	3	2	0	81	7	4052

Question 23. In my work unit, I would feel free to speak about racism in the workplace without fear of reprisal.

Racism refers to any individual action or institutional practice which treats people differently because of their colour or ethnicity.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	40	26	15	5	6	6	2	72	12	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	49	23	12	5	4	5	3	78	9	5398

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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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	48	18	14	11	2	2	5	71	14	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	47	25	14	4	3	1	5	77	7	5392
2019	Indigenous	40	26	15	3	4	3	8	74	8	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	48	24	15	4	3	1	5	76	8	5188

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	49	24	11	9	5	0	1	74	14	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	49	30	10	7	4	0	1	79	11	5397
2019	Indigenous	44	31	12	9	3	1	0	76	12	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	46	30	12	7	4	0	0	77	11	5187
2018	Indigenous	41	31	12	14	2	0	0	72	16	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	41	34	12	7	5	1	0	76	12	4036
2017	Indigenous	43	30	10	11	4	0	1	74	16	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	43	34	11	7	5	0	1	77	12	4481
2014	Indigenous	39	33	13	9	6	0	0	72	16	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	42	35	11	7	4	1	1	77	12	4643

Question 26. I feel that my immediate supervisor supports my career goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	54	19	13	6	5	1	2	76	11	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	52	24	12	5	4	2	1	78	9	5388

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	50	23	11	9	4	0	3	75	14	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	52	28	9	5	4	1	1	81	9	5403
2019	Indigenous	44	34	11	5	4	2	0	80	9	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	51	29	10	6	3	1	1	81	9	5170
2018	Indigenous	48	22	12	11	3	3	0	73	15	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	48	30	10	7	4	1	0	79	11	4026
2017	Indigenous	48	25	8	12	8	0	0	73	19	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	47	34	8	7	4	1	0	81	11	4475
2014	Indigenous	43	29	12	9	5	1	1	74	15	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	46	33	9	7	4	1	0	80	11	4644

Question 28. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, have you requested flexible work hours, either formally or informally?

Flexible work hours mean that an employee is able to vary the start and end times of their workday.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	36	64	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	35	65	5409

Question 29. During the COVID-19 pandemic, my immediate supervisor supported the use of flexible work hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	46	13	18	4	2	2	16	72	7	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	47	17	10	3	3	6	14	80	7	5403

Question 30. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	64	15	9	9	3	0	0	79	12	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	57	25	9	5	3	0	0	83	8	5408
2019	Indigenous	53	25	11	5	4	1	0	79	10	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	56	26	9	5	3	0	0	82	9	5196
2018	Indigenous	59	17	9	12	3	0	0	76	15	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	50	28	11	6	5	1	0	78	11	4029
2017	Indigenous	53	27	7	6	7	0	0	80	13	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	53	27	9	6	4	0	0	81	10	4471
2014	Indigenous	53	25	10	4	5	1	1	80	10	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	52	29	10	5	4	0	0	81	9	4642

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Senior Management

Question 31. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	39	22	19	6	6	7	1	67	13	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	40	29	12	6	4	8	0	76	10	5407
2019	Indigenous	31	25	18	10	8	8	1	62	19	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	35	32	15	7	4	7	0	72	12	5191
2018	Indigenous	44	22	11	8	8	8	0	71	17	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	33	30	15	8	6	7	0	69	15	4052
2017	Indigenous	34	33	10	8	6	9	0	73	15	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	32	32	15	8	5	7	1	69	15	4479
2014	Indigenous	35	37	9	8	5	4	0	76	14	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	33	33	14	7	4	9	0	72	12	4636

Question 32. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	38	28	15	11	6	3	0	68	17	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	38	32	14	7	5	3	0	72	13	5389
2019	Indigenous	31	26	16	12	9	4	1	60	23	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	34	32	16	10	6	3	0	68	16	5180
2018	Indigenous	38	25	13	14	6	4	0	65	21	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	30	32	16	11	8	3	0	64	19	4041
2017	Indigenous	33	33	12	12	6	3	1	69	19	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	31	33	17	10	7	3	0	65	17	4476
2014	Indigenous	36	34	11	8	7	4	0	73	15	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	30	33	18	10	6	4	0	65	16	4639

Question 33. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	29	29	22	9	6	4	1	61	16	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	29	32	18	10	5	5	0	65	16	5390
2019	Indigenous	19	28	22	17	8	5	1	51	26	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	25	31	20	12	6	6	0	60	19	5175
2018	Indigenous	27	29	18	12	6	8	0	61	20	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	22	31	19	14	8	6	0	56	23	4041
2017	Indigenous	23	34	16	10	9	9	0	63	20	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	22	32	20	12	7	6	0	58	21	4468
2014	Indigenous	22	35	12	17	7	7	0	61	26	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	21	31	20	14	7	7	1	56	22	4638

Question 34. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	28	27	22	13	9	2	0	56	22	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	28	35	15	13	7	2	0	64	20	5404
2019	Indigenous	15	38	17	17	8	3	1	55	26	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	24	32	17	15	9	3	0	58	25	5186
2018	Indigenous	29	33	10	15	9	4	0	64	26	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	21	32	17	16	10	3	0	55	27	4047
2017	Indigenous	25	29	13	17	14	2	0	55	31	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	22	33	18	14	9	4	0	57	25	4472
2014	Indigenous	23	29	23	10	12	4	0	54	23	146
2014	Non-Indigenous	21	33	18	15	9	4	0	57	25	4632

Question 35. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	43	24	15	4	2	11	0	76	7	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	46	24	14	5	3	8	2	77	8	5403
2019	Indigenous	42	22	14	4	3	15	1	76	8	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	47	22	13	5	3	9	1	76	9	5193

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 36. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	32	43	17	6	2	0	75	8	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	34	43	13	6	2	1	78	8	5399
2019	Indigenous	33	39	13	9	4	3	74	13	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	32	44	14	7	2	1	77	9	5184
2018	Indigenous	37	37	14	9	3	1	74	12	108
2018	Non-Indigenous	29	44	15	7	3	1	74	10	4055
2017	Indigenous	33	43	9	8	5	2	78	13	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	31	42	14	8	4	1	74	12	4468
2014	Indigenous	35	35	15	8	4	2	72	12	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	30	42	15	8	3	2	73	11	4640

Question 37. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	23	43	14	16	4	0	66	21	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	25	39	17	12	4	2	65	17	5381
2019	Indigenous	19	33	17	18	10	3	54	29	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	21	36	20	15	6	2	59	21	5163

Question 38. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	43	29	8	11	5	3	2	75	16	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	38	36	11	7	3	3	1	77	11	5395
2019	Indigenous	44	31	12	7	3	3	0	77	11	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	37	36	12	8	4	2	1	75	12	5183
2018	Indigenous	46	32	12	6	3	2	0	79	9	109
2018	Non-Indigenous	38	37	11	6	4	2	1	78	11	4064
2017	Indigenous	50	30	9	5	3	1	1	83	8	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	42	36	10	6	4	2	1	80	10	4460
2014	Indigenous	49	30	10	5	3	3	1	82	8	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	42	37	9	6	3	2	1	82	9	4639

Question 39. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	45	25	20	8	3	0	69	11	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	41	36	14	5	2	1	79	7	5384
2019	Indigenous	40	27	17	8	5	2	69	14	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	37	36	17	5	3	2	74	9	5168
2018	Indigenous	40	36	13	6	3	2	78	9	109
2018	Non-Indigenous	36	37	17	6	4	1	73	9	4051

Question 40. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	21	23	19	18	10	7	2	48	31	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	26	23	18	11	9	11	2	56	23	5378
2019	Indigenous	22	17	20	14	15	10	3	44	33	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	24	23	20	13	9	10	2	53	25	5174
2018	Indigenous	26	21	20	10	13	10	0	52	25	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	20	24	20	13	12	9	2	50	27	4053
2017	Indigenous	24	22	12	14	13	11	4	54	31	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	20	24	17	13	13	10	3	51	30	4469
2014	Indigenous	23	21	17	14	16	7	3	49	32	146
2014	Non-Indigenous	20	23	18	14	13	10	3	49	31	4638

Question 41. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	27	31	17	12	9	4	1	61	22	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	29	34	17	12	6	2	0	64	18	5389
2019	Indigenous	28	31	17	14	8	1	0	60	23	152
2019	Non-Indigenous	27	34	17	11	9	2	0	63	20	5177
2018	Indigenous	31	30	17	9	11	2	0	62	21	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	24	33	17	13	10	2	0	59	23	4056
2017	Indigenous	26	27	16	12	15	4	1	56	28	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	26	33	17	12	9	3	0	61	22	4472
2014	Indigenous	22	35	10	16	13	5	0	60	30	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	22	32	18	14	10	4	1	56	25	4639

Question 42. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	29	25	14	12	16	3	1	57	29	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	28	31	15	13	10	3	2	61	24	5407
2019	Indigenous	28	26	17	10	16	2	1	56	27	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	27	31	15	12	11	2	1	60	24	5194
2018	Indigenous	29	29	10	14	16	1	1	60	30	109
2018	Non-Indigenous	24	29	15	13	14	3	1	56	28	4057
2017	Indigenous	20	23	13	13	27	3	1	45	41	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	24	28	15	15	13	3	2	55	30	4464
2014	Indigenous	21	21	12	20	22	3	1	44	44	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	20	25	15	16	19	3	2	47	37	4639

Question 43a. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	50	24	14	3	5	0	4	76	9	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	49	23	14	6	4	1	4	75	11	5408
2019	Indigenous	53	24	14	4	2	1	2	79	6	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	50	24	13	5	3	1	4	77	9	5184

Question 43b. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	59	16	14	4	3	0	3	78	8	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	48	24	14	6	4	2	3	76	10	5402
2019	Indigenous	53	19	12	5	5	3	3	77	10	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	45	24	16	7	4	2	3	72	12	5166

Question 43c. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	78	6	3	3	1	4	5	93	4	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	73	10	5	2	2	4	4	89	5	5382
2019	Indigenous	81	6	6	1	1	2	3	92	2	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	74	9	6	2	3	4	4	89	5	5163

Question 43d. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	64	13	8	3	0	2	11	88	3	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	70	12	5	2	1	2	7	90	4	5388
2019	Indigenous	79	7	3	1	2	2	6	94	3	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	76	8	4	1	1	2	8	93	3	5164

Question 44. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	26	40	16	11	1	4	2	70	12	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	25	42	17	7	3	4	1	71	11	5387
2019	Indigenous	20	37	25	10	3	5	1	60	13	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	23	41	19	8	4	4	1	68	12	5180
2018	Indigenous	31	31	16	12	8	1	0	63	21	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	24	36	21	9	6	4	0	63	15	4066
2017	Indigenous	22	40	15	10	8	4	1	65	20	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	23	38	20	9	5	5	0	64	15	4474

Question 45. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	39	36	13	10	2	0	0	75	11	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	42	37	12	5	3	2	0	80	8	5379
2019	Indigenous	43	34	10	6	4	2	0	79	11	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	44	36	11	5	3	1	0	81	8	5157
2018	Indigenous	51	33	8	2	5	0	0	84	8	109
2018	Non-Indigenous	48	35	9	4	2	1	0	84	6	4059
2017	Indigenous	44	32	13	7	1	2	1	78	9	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	45	38	9	5	2	1	0	84	7	4478
2014	Indigenous	49	31	11	3	3	1	0	82	7	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	50	33	9	4	2	2	0	85	6	4643

Question 46. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	48	29	12	6	2	2	1	79	9	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	45	34	11	4	2	3	0	82	6	5387
2019	Indigenous	49	30	13	3	2	2	1	81	5	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	50	31	11	3	2	2	0	84	5	5165
2018	Indigenous	49	27	9	10	1	4	1	80	11	109
2018	Non-Indigenous	48	33	11	3	2	3	0	84	5	4051
2017	Indigenous	47	29	15	5	1	2	1	78	7	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	45	34	13	3	2	3	1	81	5	4465
2014	Indigenous	53	30	8	3	3	2	1	85	6	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	51	30	10	3	2	4	0	85	5	4634

Question 47. My department or agency implements initiatives that promote anti-racism in the workplace.
Anti-racism may be promoted by providing access to anti-racism training, and promoting awareness of resources and self-directed learning on anti-racism.

Anti-racism is an active and consistent process of change to eliminate individual, institutional and systemic racism.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	51	24	15	6	3	1	0	76	9	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	48	33	11	3	2	3	0	84	5	5401

Question 48. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns about issues related to racism in the workplace with a person of authority (e.g., immediate supervisor, senior manager, ombudsman, human resources advisor).

Racism refers to any individual action or institutional practice which treats people differently because of their colour or ethnicity.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	44	24	11	11	5	3	2	71	17	120
2020	Non-Indigenous	45	30	10	6	4	4	2	79	10	5389

Question 49. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	58	28	7	6	1	0	1	86	6	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	58	29	7	3	2	0	0	88	5	5395
2019	Indigenous	55	31	6	6	2	1	0	86	8	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	55	31	8	3	2	0	0	87	6	5182
2018	Indigenous	56	31	7	3	3	0	0	87	6	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	52	33	8	4	3	0	0	85	6	4053
2017	Indigenous	50	32	7	7	2	0	1	83	10	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	50	35	8	4	3	0	0	86	7	4468
2014	Indigenous	56	29	7	5	3	1	0	86	7	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	54	32	8	4	2	0	0	87	6	4636

Question 50. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	52	29	11	4	4	0	0	81	8	119
2020	Non-Indigenous	51	29	12	5	3	0	0	81	8	5383
2019	Indigenous	48	27	11	8	4	1	0	76	13	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	48	30	12	5	4	0	0	78	9	5172
2018	Indigenous	47	29	14	6	4	0	0	76	10	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	44	32	14	5	5	0	0	76	10	4051
2017	Indigenous	46	27	13	8	5	1	0	73	14	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	43	32	15	6	4	1	0	75	11	4468
2014	Indigenous	43	29	15	6	6	0	1	73	13	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	37	36	15	7	4	1	0	73	11	4640

Question 51. I am satisfied with my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	48	33	11	3	5	0	0	81	8	119
2020	Non-Indigenous	49	31	11	5	3	0	0	80	8	5378
2019	Indigenous	45	28	11	10	5	2	0	74	15	152
2019	Non-Indigenous	46	32	12	6	4	0	0	79	10	5161
2018	Indigenous	44	35	9	8	3	0	0	79	12	109
2018	Non-Indigenous	42	34	13	6	4	0	0	76	10	4032
2017	Indigenous	42	34	10	9	4	0	0	76	13	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	40	35	13	7	4	0	0	75	11	4465
2014	Indigenous	45	30	12	6	7	0	1	75	13	146
2014	Non-Indigenous	37	36	15	8	4	0	0	73	12	4639

Question 52. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	47	21	15	9	6	2	0	69	15	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	44	25	16	7	5	3	0	71	13	5406
2019	Indigenous	36	24	17	8	9	5	0	64	18	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	41	24	16	9	7	3	1	67	16	5188
2018	Indigenous	39	23	15	11	10	2	0	63	21	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	38	26	17	8	8	3	0	66	17	4062
2017	Indigenous	37	23	15	7	10	8	1	65	19	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	37	26	16	9	7	3	1	66	17	4474
2014	Indigenous	37	17	19	13	10	4	0	56	24	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	34	26	17	11	7	4	1	63	19	4642

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Mobility and Retention

Question 53. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	26	40	34	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	27	37	36	5410
2019	Indigenous	35	32	33	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	31	33	36	5202
2018	Indigenous	33	33	33	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	30	34	36	4082
2017	Indigenous	26	39	35	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	30	37	33	4477
2014	Indigenous	27	43	31	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	29	35	35	4641

Question 54. 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
2020	Indigenous	4	49	33	3	0	12	31
2020	Non-Indigenous	8	50	27	3	6	6	1459
2019	Indigenous	6	31	23	4	23	13	53
2019	Non-Indigenous	7	44	26	5	12	6	1624
2018	Indigenous	4	43	26	9	9	10	38
2018	Non-Indigenous	8	42	30	5	8	8	1236
2017	Indigenous	6	35	36	9	3	12	35
2017	Non-Indigenous	9	40	29	6	9	7	1330
2014	Indigenous	5	34	33	13	9999	16	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	11	35	32	8	9999	14	1353

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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 55. 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
2020	Indigenous	13	87	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	9	91	5407
2019	Indigenous	12	88	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	10	90	5186
2018	Indigenous	19	81	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	11	89	4076

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	43	57	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	46	54	469
2019	Indigenous	76	24	19
2019	Non-Indigenous	52	48	540
2018	Indigenous	49	51	23
2018	Non-Indigenous	51	49	452

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	61	39	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	62	38	469
2019	Indigenous	45	55	19
2019	Non-Indigenous	62	38	540
2018	Indigenous	55	45	23
2018	Non-Indigenous	60	40	452

Question 56c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	0	100	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	7	93	469
2019	Indigenous	0	100	19
2019	Non-Indigenous	6	94	540

Question 56d. 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
2020	Indigenous	100	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	100	469
2019	Indigenous	100	19
2019	Non-Indigenous	100	540

Question 56e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	19
2019	Non-Indigenous	3	97	540

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	38	62	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	37	63	469
2019	Indigenous	46	54	17
2019	Non-Indigenous	31	69	528
2018	Indigenous	44	56	23
2018	Non-Indigenous	37	63	451

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	57	43	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	35	65	469
2019	Indigenous	53	47	17
2019	Non-Indigenous	37	63	528
2018	Indigenous	46	54	23
2018	Non-Indigenous	37	63	451

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	33	67	17
2019	Non-Indigenous	45	55	528
2018	Indigenous	47	53	23
2018	Non-Indigenous	45	55	451

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	68	32	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	45	55	469
2019	Indigenous	34	66	17
2019	Non-Indigenous	44	56	528
2018	Indigenous	46	54	23
2018	Non-Indigenous	44	56	451

Question 57e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work or withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	33	67	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	28	72	469
2019	Indigenous	40	60	17
2019	Non-Indigenous	28	72	528
2018	Indigenous	35	65	23
2018	Non-Indigenous	30	70	451

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	65	35	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	52	48	469
2019	Indigenous	52	48	17
2019	Non-Indigenous	52	48	528
2018	Indigenous	55	45	23
2018	Non-Indigenous	51	49	451

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	29	71	17
2019	Non-Indigenous	31	69	528
2018	Indigenous	47	53	23
2018	Non-Indigenous	31	69	451

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	0	100	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	1	99	469
2019	Indigenous	0	100	17
2019	Non-Indigenous	1	99	528

Question 57i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	0	100	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	7	93	469

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	51	49	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	49	51	469
2019	Indigenous	56	44	17
2019	Non-Indigenous	48	52	528
2018	Indigenous	54	46	23
2018	Non-Indigenous	47	53	451

Question 57l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Indigenous	24	76	23
2018	Non-Indigenous	22	78	451

Question 57m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	33	67	17
2019	Non-Indigenous	16	84	528
2018	Indigenous	25	75	23
2018	Non-Indigenous	12	88	451

Question 58a. 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
2020	Indigenous	39	61	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	50	50	469
2019	Indigenous	48	52	17
2019	Non-Indigenous	53	47	527
2018	Indigenous	60	40	22
2018	Non-Indigenous	52	48	452

Question 58b. 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
2018	Indigenous	24	76	22
2018	Non-Indigenous	23	77	452

Question 58g. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Indigenous	22	78	22
2018	Non-Indigenous	11	89	452

Question 58i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	49	51	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	28	72	469
2019	Indigenous	28	72	17
2019	Non-Indigenous	29	71	527

Question 59b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Indigenous	25	75	21
2018	Non-Indigenous	18	82	434

Question 59d. 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
2018	Indigenous	0	100	21
2018	Non-Indigenous	8	92	434

Question 59h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Indigenous	0	100	21
2018	Non-Indigenous	14	86	434

Question 59j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Indigenous	38	62	21
2018	Non-Indigenous	29	71	434

Question 59l. 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
2018	Indigenous	54	46	21
2018	Non-Indigenous	50	50	434

Question 59n. 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
2018	Indigenous	63	37	21
2018	Non-Indigenous	52	48	434

Question 59o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Indigenous	0	100	21
2018	Non-Indigenous	3	97	434

Question 60. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	26	13	18	8	9	21	6	52	23	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	22	15	16	5	3	30	8	61	13	5397
2019	Indigenous	23	14	22	10	6	22	3	49	21	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	20	15	19	5	5	27	9	55	16	5193
2018	Indigenous	19	13	20	9	9	25	6	47	25	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	19	17	21	5	5	27	7	53	15	4064
2017	Indigenous	22	13	17	5	4	26	12	58	14	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	19	17	18	5	5	26	9	56	16	4470
2014	Indigenous	23	10	21	7	8	23	8	49	21	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	19	16	18	6	5	27	9	56	17	4643

Question 61. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	38	23	15	11	6	6	1	65	18	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	38	27	15	4	3	12	1	74	8	5406
2019	Indigenous	36	27	15	7	6	9	1	69	14	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	36	26	16	5	4	12	1	71	10	5188
2018	Indigenous	33	30	14	7	7	9	0	69	16	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	32	29	18	5	4	12	1	70	10	4063
2017	Indigenous	31	27	21	4	2	13	2	68	8	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	31	28	18	5	4	12	2	69	10	4468
2014	Indigenous	36	18	22	6	5	13	1	63	12	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	31	27	17	5	4	15	2	69	10	4641

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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 62. 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
2020	Indigenous	7	93	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	7	93	5398
2019	Indigenous	6	94	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	7	93	5179
2018	Indigenous	7	93	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	7	93	4066

Question 63b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	47	53	10
2019	Non-Indigenous	77	23	371

Question 63c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	10
2019	Non-Indigenous	4	96	371

Question 63e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	10
2019	Non-Indigenous	6	94	371

Question 63f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	10
2019	Non-Indigenous	7	93	371

Question 64g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sexual orientation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	10
2019	Non-Indigenous	5	95	371

Question 64h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	10
2019	Non-Indigenous	2	98	371

Question 64i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	10
2019	Non-Indigenous	9	91	371

Question 67. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	26	14	21	3	6	25	3	57	13	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	23	16	17	3	3	31	6	63	10	5393
2019	Indigenous	27	12	27	2	2	26	3	56	6	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	22	14	19	3	3	29	8	59	10	5181
2018	Indigenous	22	18	22	4	4	23	8	58	10	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	21	17	21	3	3	30	6	58	9	4064
2017	Indigenous	23	17	15	1	2	31	11	68	6	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	20	17	18	3	3	31	8	61	8	4470
2014	Indigenous	26	12	20	3	3	28	8	60	9	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	20	15	18	3	2	33	9	61	9	4635

Question 68. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	38	23	21	6	4	8	1	66	11	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	39	29	15	4	3	10	1	76	7	5403
2019	Indigenous	41	24	17	3	2	13	1	75	6	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	39	25	17	4	3	13	2	74	7	5183
2018	Indigenous	39	31	14	3	4	7	2	77	8	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	35	28	17	3	3	12	1	73	7	4067
2017	Indigenous	38	25	17	4	2	14	1	73	7	131
2017	Non-Indigenous	34	29	16	2	2	13	2	75	6	4464
2014	Indigenous	39	22	19	3	2	13	1	71	6	147
2014	Non-Indigenous	34	26	16	3	2	17	2	74	6	4635

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Stress and Well-Being

Question 70a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Risk of exposure to COVID-19
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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	31	18	16	13	19	0	3	51	32	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	35	22	17	11	13	0	2	58	24	5407

Question 70b. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	26	32	18	10	13	0	1	58	24	120
2020	Non-Indigenous	30	28	21	11	9	0	1	59	20	5391
2019	Indigenous	17	28	20	16	18	0	1	45	35	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	20	26	22	14	16	0	1	47	30	5193
2018	Indigenous	17	25	19	16	21	0	1	43	38	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	15	22	24	16	21	0	1	38	37	4074
2017	Indigenous	15	22	18	15	29	2	0	38	44	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	14	19	21	18	26	0	2	34	45	4474

Question 70c. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	26	22	29	17	6	0	0	48	23	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	21	26	25	16	12	0	0	47	27	5402
2019	Indigenous	26	30	16	15	11	1	1	57	26	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	25	26	25	14	9	0	1	52	23	5188
2018	Indigenous	24	26	26	12	11	0	1	51	23	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	19	26	27	16	10	0	1	46	26	4075
2017	Indigenous	28	27	20	13	12	1	0	56	24	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	19	27	28	16	9	0	1	47	25	4478

Question 70d. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	31	25	26	12	5	0	2	56	18	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	29	26	21	12	9	0	2	57	22	5387
2019	Indigenous	36	27	17	11	8	1	1	63	20	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	32	28	21	11	6	1	2	61	17	5164
2018	Indigenous	34	22	21	13	8	0	2	57	22	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	25	27	24	13	8	0	2	54	21	4056
2017	Indigenous	34	23	22	12	8	2	0	58	20	132
2017	Non-Indigenous	25	29	22	13	7	1	3	56	21	4465

Question 70e. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	29	27	24	8	8	2	1	58	17	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	28	25	20	13	11	2	1	55	24	5386
2019	Indigenous	33	24	15	12	13	1	1	58	26	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	27	24	22	14	10	1	1	53	25	5173
2018	Indigenous	27	23	24	12	13	0	1	51	25	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	24	23	23	15	11	1	1	48	28	4059
2017	Indigenous	30	24	16	11	15	2	2	56	27	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	22	25	23	15	11	1	2	50	27	4468

Question 70f. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	53	25	12	5	1	0	3	81	6	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	48	22	13	7	5	0	4	74	13	5376
2019	Indigenous	61	20	9	3	1	1	4	86	4	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	53	22	12	5	3	1	5	79	8	5166
2018	Indigenous	54	21	13	3	5	0	5	78	8	108
2018	Non-Indigenous	48	24	14	5	4	1	5	76	10	4054
2017	Indigenous	56	20	7	5	3	2	7	83	9	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	46	24	13	5	3	1	8	76	9	4470

Question 70g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	38	21	21	9	9	2	61	18	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	30	26	20	12	11	0	56	23	5396
2019	Indigenous	38	24	20	10	7	1	62	17	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	34	28	19	10	8	1	63	18	5182
2018	Indigenous	33	26	13	12	13	2	61	26	109
2018	Non-Indigenous	30	26	21	12	9	1	57	21	4071
2017	Indigenous	37	18	23	11	9	2	56	20	132
2017	Non-Indigenous	30	29	21	10	8	1	60	18	4460

Question 70h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and caregiving responsibilities (e.g., children, elderly, family member(s)) during the COVID-19 pandemic
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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	39	19	12	11	10	0	9	64	23	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	33	22	18	11	10	0	7	59	22	5386

Question 70i. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	38	24	19	13	3	2	2	65	16	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	36	32	19	7	4	1	2	69	11	5368
2019	Indigenous	42	28	14	8	6	1	1	71	14	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	33	34	19	7	4	1	2	69	11	5172
2018	Indigenous	34	34	20	5	6	1	0	69	11	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	27	33	23	8	5	1	1	62	14	4050
2017	Indigenous	37	25	18	12	4	2	1	64	17	132
2017	Non-Indigenous	31	33	19	10	5	1	2	65	15	4459

Question 70j. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	32	27	22	12	7	0	1	59	19	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	28	31	21	12	7	0	1	59	19	5367
2019	Indigenous	33	28	23	9	7	1	0	61	16	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	28	31	22	11	6	0	1	61	17	5169
2018	Indigenous	34	28	18	9	10	0	1	63	19	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	23	30	25	13	7	1	1	55	20	4056
2017	Indigenous	29	23	26	13	7	1	1	53	21	132
2017	Non-Indigenous	25	30	23	13	6	1	2	56	20	4457

Question 70k. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	42	23	20	8	5	1	2	67	13	119
2020	Non-Indigenous	35	29	19	9	6	1	1	65	15	5378
2019	Indigenous	38	26	17	12	6	1	0	64	19	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	35	31	18	9	5	1	1	67	14	5167
2018	Indigenous	35	28	17	10	10	0	1	64	20	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	29	30	23	10	6	1	1	60	17	4037
2017	Indigenous	34	27	22	9	5	2	2	63	15	132
2017	Non-Indigenous	31	30	20	10	6	1	2	63	17	4460

Question 70l. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	47	23	16	10	4	0	0	70	14	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	45	26	15	7	5	1	1	72	13	5368
2019	Indigenous	46	23	14	7	9	1	0	70	16	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	44	26	15	8	6	1	1	71	14	5159

Question 70m. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Feeling disconnected from colleagues
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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	30	30	23	8	8	0	1	60	16	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	29	30	22	11	6	0	1	60	18	5381

Question 70n. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	27	32	19	12	7	2	1	61	20	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	27	29	22	13	8	0	0	57	21	5375
2019	Indigenous	38	31	14	9	8	1	0	69	17	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	35	30	19	9	6	1	1	66	15	5157
2018	Indigenous	32	30	22	8	6	0	1	63	14	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	29	30	22	11	7	1	1	59	18	4038
2017	Indigenous	34	28	18	10	8	2	1	63	19	131
2017	Non-Indigenous	28	31	20	11	7	0	2	61	18	4448

Question 70o. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	51	23	16	5	4	0	1	75	9	120
2020	Non-Indigenous	47	27	15	5	4	0	2	75	9	5377
2019	Indigenous	63	16	10	5	5	1	0	79	10	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	55	24	10	5	4	0	2	81	9	5148
2018	Indigenous	59	17	11	4	6	0	2	78	10	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	52	24	13	4	4	0	3	78	8	4032
2017	Indigenous	53	24	13	4	3	0	3	79	8	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	54	24	12	4	3	0	2	80	8	4467

Question 70p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Difficulty accessing my work tools or network (e.g., work email, work device, ergonomic equipment)
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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	37	30	15	11	8	0	0	66	18	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	28	33	22	11	6	0	1	62	17	5379

Question 70q. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	68	16	7	4	1	1	4	88	5	120
2020	Non-Indigenous	63	19	8	3	2	1	5	87	5	5378
2019	Indigenous	74	8	6	3	6	1	3	85	9	152
2019	Non-Indigenous	71	14	5	2	2	1	6	90	4	5153
2018	Indigenous	65	16	6	3	6	1	3	84	10	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	67	15	7	2	3	1	5	87	5	4042

Question 70r. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	70	16	5	3	3	0	3	88	7	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	77	9	4	2	2	1	3	91	5	5390
2019	Indigenous	80	6	3	5	4	0	1	87	10	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	73	11	5	3	4	1	3	87	7	5176
2018	Indigenous	63	12	9	7	8	0	1	75	16	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	71	11	6	3	4	1	4	87	7	4047
2017	Indigenous	71	8	10	2	4	0	4	83	6	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	73	12	5	3	3	1	4	89	6	4472

Question 70s. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with my co-worker(s)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	73	17	6	3	0	1	91	3	120
2020	Non-Indigenous	72	17	5	2	1	2	91	3	5376
2019	Indigenous	52	28	12	5	3	0	80	8	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	61	24	8	3	2	2	87	5	5152
2018	Indigenous	60	24	9	3	2	2	86	5	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	58	24	9	4	2	2	84	6	4044
2017	Indigenous	57	24	10	4	2	3	83	6	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	60	24	8	3	2	3	87	5	4469

Question 70t. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	68	12	7	5	5	2	81	11	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	68	15	7	4	4	2	85	8	5371
2019	Indigenous	57	24	9	5	6	0	80	11	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	63	18	8	4	4	2	83	9	5155
2018	Indigenous	56	17	10	4	11	2	74	15	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	57	20	10	5	5	2	79	10	4033
2017	Indigenous	57	18	10	7	5	3	78	12	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	62	18	8	5	4	3	83	9	4462

Question 70u. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	64	9	2	1	0	23	96	1	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	62	10	4	1	1	21	92	3	5383
2019	Indigenous	66	8	6	1	2	18	89	4	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	61	11	4	1	1	20	92	3	5138
2018	Indigenous	58	13	2	1	0	26	96	1	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	56	11	5	2	1	25	89	4	4014
2017	Indigenous	60	9	2	3	2	24	91	7	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	58	12	5	2	1	23	91	3	4465

Question 70v. 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	77	12	3	3	2	3	91	5	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	74	14	5	1	1	4	92	3	5395
2019	Indigenous	70	19	5	2	1	3	92	3	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	72	14	5	1	1	6	92	2	5149
2018	Indigenous	71	16	8	0	1	5	91	1	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	67	16	7	2	1	7	90	3	4025
2017	Indigenous	71	13	3	4	1	8	91	6	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	69	15	5	2	1	8	92	3	4450

Question 70w. 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	65	11	11	6	4	3	79	10	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	63	16	9	4	5	2	81	10	5397
2019	Indigenous	66	13	6	4	10	1	80	14	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	64	13	8	5	7	3	79	13	5174
2018	Indigenous	63	12	9	6	10	1	75	16	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	58	14	9	6	9	3	75	16	4042
2017	Indigenous	56	13	8	10	7	5	74	18	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	56	15	9	7	9	4	74	17	4474

Question 70x. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	47	28	17	5	2	0	1	75	7	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	44	29	16	6	3	0	1	75	9	5401
2019	Indigenous	42	29	17	7	4	1	1	72	11	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	53	26	12	4	2	0	2	81	7	5161
2018	Indigenous	43	34	14	6	3	0	1	77	9	111
2018	Non-Indigenous	48	27	14	5	3	0	2	77	8	4042
2017	Indigenous	46	27	13	7	6	0	1	74	13	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	52	26	13	4	2	0	3	80	6	4464

Question 71. To what extent is stress from the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacting your ability to carry out day-to-day work responsibilities?
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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	31	34	24	8	4	0	0	64	12	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	27	39	23	7	4	0	0	66	11	5400

Question 72. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	21	29	28	14	6	1	51	21	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	15	32	34	13	5	0	47	18	5409
2019	Indigenous	18	39	28	10	4	0	58	14	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	18	33	34	11	4	0	51	15	5191
2018	Indigenous	16	35	28	14	7	0	50	21	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	14	32	35	13	5	0	46	18	4089
2017	Indigenous	12	26	42	12	7	0	38	19	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	13	30	38	13	5	0	44	19	4478

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	15	21	37	16	12	0	28	35	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	11	19	37	22	10	0	32	30	5395
2019	Indigenous	12	17	34	25	12	1	37	29	153
2019	Non-Indigenous	9	17	38	23	12	0	36	26	5133
2018	Indigenous	17	14	35	21	13	0	34	31	108
2018	Non-Indigenous	10	18	38	23	10	0	34	28	4019
2017	Indigenous	11	19	35	27	8	0	35	30	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	7	18	40	22	11	1	34	26	4469

Question 74. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	40	40	11	5	3	0	0	80	9	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	39	40	12	5	2	2	0	80	7	5406
2019	Indigenous	23	40	19	10	5	3	0	65	15	152
2019	Non-Indigenous	27	38	17	9	4	4	0	68	14	5172
2018	Indigenous	27	34	21	12	4	1	0	62	17	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	28	39	17	8	5	3	0	69	13	4064
2017	Indigenous	21	37	18	13	6	5	0	61	20	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	17	36	19	12	8	7	1	58	21	4476

Question 75. I believe senior managers in my department or agency take adequate steps to support the mental health of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	32	33	15	10	6	3	0	67	17	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	35	32	14	11	5	3	0	69	17	5382

Question 76. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my mental health.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	35	31	13	13	7	1	0	67	20	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	39	28	12	11	7	1	1	68	19	5395

Question 77. My immediate supervisor supports my mental health and well-being.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	44	27	15	4	3	5	1	76	8	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	48	27	13	4	3	3	1	79	8	5382

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	27	39	13	15	7	1	0	66	22	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	36	32	17	9	4	2	0	69	13	5398
2019	Indigenous	23	37	20	7	8	4	0	63	16	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	26	35	18	12	6	2	0	63	19	5186
2018	Indigenous	29	32	18	13	8	0	0	61	21	112
2018	Non-Indigenous	25	35	18	11	8	2	0	62	19	4069
2017	Indigenous	26	38	10	17	9	0	1	64	26	133
2017	Non-Indigenous	19	38	18	14	8	3	1	59	22	4478

Question 79a. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Clear and easy to understand.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	39	35	16	7	3	1	0	74	11	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	41	40	10	6	2	0	0	82	8	5410

Question 79b. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Provided in a timely manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	40	27	17	11	5	1	0	67	16	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	40	37	12	7	3	1	0	78	10	5380

Question 79c. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Relevant to the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	37	33	20	6	1	1	3	73	7	120
2020	Non-Indigenous	37	37	17	6	2	1	1	75	8	5368

Question 79d. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Consistent with the information provided to me by my immediate supervisor.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	43	34	14	4	2	2	1	79	6	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	47	34	11	3	2	1	2	84	5	5382

Question 79e. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Available in both official languages.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	71	13	7	1	1	6	2	91	2	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	67	20	5	1	1	5	1	93	2	5390

Question 80. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, my department or agency has clearly communicated the mental health services and resources that are available to me.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	52	31	6	3	5	2	0	86	8	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	49	34	9	5	1	2	0	85	6	5396

Question 81. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my physical health and safety.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	49	33	7	5	5	1	0	82	11	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	50	29	9	7	4	1	1	80	11	5381

Question 82. I am satisfied with the measures my department or agency is taking to protect my physical health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	47	27	14	6	5	1	0	75	11	121
2020	Non-Indigenous	54	28	9	5	3	1	1	83	8	5393

Question 84. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	32	47	8	0	4	4	5	87	4	23
2020	Non-Indigenous	18	49	13	16	3	1	0	67	20	1150
2019	Indigenous	18	44	4	30	4	0	0	62	34	24
2019	Non-Indigenous	17	45	16	14	4	2	1	64	19	1017

Question 85. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, have you managed any employees who have been working remotely? (for supervisors)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	92	8	24
2020	Non-Indigenous	96	4	1150

Question 86. My department or agency has provided me with adequate training and/or resources to manage a remote team during the COVID-19 pandemic. (for supervisors who manage employees who have been working remotely)
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	24	37	27	4	8	0	0	61	12	22
2020	Non-Indigenous	18	37	18	19	7	0	0	56	26	1102

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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.

Please note that the questions about duty to accommodate do not apply to employees who asked for office equipment to work remotely, unless their requests pertain to specific accommodation measures that help to reduce barriers to work, as per the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Question 87. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, did you have workplace accommodation measures in place before the COVID-19 pandemic which are no longer being met?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	8	92	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	9	91	5366

Question 88. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, have you requested workplace accommodation measures in the last two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	13	87	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	12	88	5378
2019	Indigenous	20	80	154
2019	Non-Indigenous	15	85	5182
2017	Indigenous	29	71	134
2017	Non-Indigenous	17	83	4475
2014	Indigenous	18	82	146
2014	Non-Indigenous	14	86	4628

Question 89. Were the requests for workplace accommodation measures related to a disability?
A disability means any impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment — or a functional limitation — whether permanent, temporary or episodic in nature, or evident or not, that, in interaction with a barrier, hinders a person’s full and equal participation in society.

A barrier means anything — including anything physical, architectural, technological or attitudinal, anything that is based on information or communications or anything that is the result of a policy or a practice — that hinders the full and equal participation in society of persons with an impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment or a functional limitation.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	43	57	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	45	55	658

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	73	27	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	75	25	657
2019	Indigenous	84	16	32
2019	Non-Indigenous	80	20	787
2017	Indigenous	90	10	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	77	23	746
2014	Indigenous	81	19	26
2014	Non-Indigenous	77	23	645

Question 91. I am satisfied with the workplace accommodation measures that were implemented.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	74	0	8	18	0	0	0	74	18	12
2020	Non-Indigenous	46	35	8	6	2	1	1	83	9	496
2019	Indigenous	26	54	4	8	8	0	0	80	16	26
2019	Non-Indigenous	50	33	6	7	3	0	0	83	11	623
2017	Indigenous	44	28	9	11	6	0	3	74	17	36
2017	Non-Indigenous	47	36	4	8	3	0	1	84	12	579
2014	Indigenous	58	23	4	9	5	0	0	81	15	21
2014	Non-Indigenous	54	33	5	4	2	0	1	88	6	502

Question 92. I would feel comfortable requesting workplace accommodation measures from my immediate supervisor.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	53	25	9	4	2	4	2	83	7	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	49	30	9	4	2	2	3	84	6	5400

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Compensation

Question 93. In the last 12 months, has your pay or other compensation been affected by issues with the Phoenix pay system?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	30	49	19	1	62	38	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	33	45	21	2	57	43	5414

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected:

Question 94. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	29	71	37
2020	Non-Indigenous	32	68	1797

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected:

Question 95. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	8	20	14	25	33	0	0	28	58	37
2020	Non-Indigenous	11	19	18	19	27	1	5	32	49	1795

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected:

Question 96. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	2	14	14	27	43	0	0	16	71	37
2020	Non-Indigenous	7	15	16	22	37	1	2	22	61	1798

Question 97. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	37	21	15	11	9	1	7	62	21	122
2020	Non-Indigenous	40	20	14	7	7	2	9	68	16	5401
2019	Indigenous	35	17	20	8	13	1	6	56	23	152
2019	Non-Indigenous	38	20	15	9	10	1	7	63	21	5153
2018	Indigenous	37	19	18	9	13	0	5	58	23	110
2018	Non-Indigenous	35	19	16	10	12	2	7	59	24	4064

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01

2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada by Question 116. Are you an Indigenous person?

Question 1. I have the tools, technology and equipment I need to do my job.

Question 2. The material and tools provided for my work, including software and other automated tools, are available in 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.

Question 19. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.

Question 20. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.

Question 21. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.

Question 23. In my work unit, I would feel free to speak about racism in the workplace without fear of reprisal.

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 feel that my immediate supervisor supports my career goals.

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

Question 28. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, have you requested flexible work hours, either formally or informally?

Question 29. During the COVID-19 pandemic, my immediate supervisor supported the use of flexible work hours.

Question 30. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.

Question 31. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.

Question 32. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.

Question 33. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.

Question 34. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.

Question 35. Senior managers in my department or agency use both official languages in their interactions with employees.

Question 36. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.

Question 37. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.

Question 38. 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 39. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.

Question 40. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.

Question 41. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.

Question 42. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.

Question 43a. 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 43b. 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 43c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination

Question 43d. 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 44. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.

Question 45. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).

Question 46. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workplace.

Question 47. My department or agency implements initiatives that promote anti-racism in the workplace.

Question 48. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns about issues related to racism in the workplace with a person of authority (e.g., immediate supervisor, senior manager, ombudsman, human resources advisor).

Question 49. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.

Question 50. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.

Question 51. I am satisfied with my department or agency.

Question 52. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.

Question 53. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?

Question 54. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

Question 55. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me

Question 56c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me

Question 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)

Question 56e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation

Question 57e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work or withholding resources

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence

Question 57i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture