2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Global Affairs Canada by Question 115. What is your gender?

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	Male gender	30	47	6	14	3	0	0	77	17	1843
2020	Female gender	31	49	4	14	3	0	0	79	16	2643

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	69	21	5	3	2	1	0	90	5	1838
2020	Female gender	72	20	3	3	1	1	0	93	4	2629
2017	Male gender	61	27	5	4	2	0	0	89	6	1872
2017	Female gender	64	27	4	3	1	0	0	92	4	2388
2014	Male gender	61	27	5	4	1	0	1	90	5	1843
2014	Female gender	65	27	3	3	1	0	0	92	4	2188

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	38	12	16	4	1	68	20	1837
2020	Female gender	31	39	9	16	4	0	71	20	2638
2019	Male gender	36	35	8	12	8	0	72	20	1637
2019	Female gender	38	35	7	12	8	0	73	21	2181
2017	Male gender	36	38	8	11	7	0	74	18	1873
2017	Female gender	35	38	7	13	6	0	74	19	2394
2014	Male gender	36	37	10	10	6	0	73	17	1837
2014	Female gender	39	37	7	12	6	0	76	17	2187

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	26	40	16	13	4	1	66	18	1834
2020	Female gender	29	40	12	14	4	1	70	19	2636
2019	Male gender	25	41	15	13	5	1	67	19	1641
2019	Female gender	27	41	13	14	5	0	68	19	2174
2018	Male gender	21	44	15	14	5	1	66	19	1557
2018	Female gender	23	46	10	15	6	0	69	20	2027
2018	Gender diverse	0	25	54	21	0	0	25	21	13
2017	Male gender	21	40	15	15	8	0	62	23	1871
2017	Female gender	24	41	12	16	7	0	65	23	2393
2014	Male gender	21	38	17	16	7	1	60	24	1843
2014	Female gender	23	41	13	16	7	0	64	23	2189

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	41	12	9	2	0	77	11	1829
2020	Female gender	37	38	10	11	3	0	76	14	2623
2019	Male gender	38	39	12	7	3	1	78	10	1630
2019	Female gender	40	37	10	9	3	0	77	12	2175
2017	Male gender	38	43	8	8	3	0	81	10	1872
2017	Female gender	37	39	10	10	3	0	77	13	2385
2014	Male gender	39	41	11	7	2	1	80	9	1844
2014	Female gender	37	41	10	8	3	0	78	12	2184

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	Male gender	34	34	12	12	6	0	1	69	18	1839
2020	Female gender	36	33	11	12	7	0	0	69	19	2640
2019	Male gender	35	35	12	12	5	0	0	71	17	1643
2019	Female gender	37	32	11	11	7	0	0	70	19	2181
2018	Male gender	35	35	14	10	6	0	1	70	16	1552
2018	Female gender	36	34	11	12	7	0	1	70	19	2021
2018	Gender diverse	22	50	21	7	0	0	0	72	7	13
2017	Male gender	31	34	14	13	7	1	1	65	21	1874
2017	Female gender	33	34	11	13	8	0	0	68	21	2391
2014	Male gender	28	36	16	11	7	1	1	65	19	1844
2014	Female gender	31	35	13	13	7	0	1	67	20	2186

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	41	11	9	3	77	12	1841
2020	Female gender	39	41	11	7	3	80	10	2646
2019	Male gender	39	40	11	7	4	79	10	1645
2019	Female gender	41	39	9	7	3	80	10	2178
2018	Male gender	36	43	11	7	4	79	10	1551
2018	Female gender	38	43	9	6	4	81	10	2005
2018	Gender diverse	7	55	14	7	17	62	24	13
2017	Male gender	37	43	10	6	4	80	10	1875
2017	Female gender	40	42	9	6	3	82	9	2392
2014	Male gender	32	43	13	8	5	75	12	1845
2014	Female gender	32	45	11	9	4	76	13	2189

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	39	13	11	6	69	18	1842
2020	Female gender	32	38	12	11	6	71	17	2638
2019	Male gender	27	39	14	12	7	66	19	1639
2019	Female gender	29	39	12	12	7	68	19	2179
2018	Male gender	24	38	18	11	9	62	20	1554
2018	Female gender	26	38	15	13	8	64	21	2022
2018	Gender diverse	7	65	7	14	7	72	21	13
2017	Male gender	24	37	18	12	8	62	21	1873
2017	Female gender	26	39	14	14	7	65	20	2393
2014	Male gender	19	40	18	15	9	59	24	1843
2014	Female gender	22	37	17	15	8	60	24	2189

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
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	Male gender	28	43	14	11	3	72	14	1834
2020	Female gender	30	45	10	11	4	75	15	2620
2019	Male gender	27	44	14	11	5	71	16	1631
2019	Female gender	28	43	12	12	5	72	16	2166
2018	Male gender	25	43	16	10	6	68	16	1554
2018	Female gender	29	42	13	10	5	71	16	2023
2018	Gender diverse	7	44	28	21	0	51	21	13
2017	Male gender	25	44	15	12	5	69	17	1875
2017	Female gender	28	44	13	11	4	71	16	2392

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	45	40	9	4	2	85	7	1834
2020	Female gender	47	39	8	4	2	86	6	2631
2019	Male gender	41	43	8	5	2	85	7	1633
2019	Female gender	45	40	8	4	2	85	6	2171
2018	Male gender	45	42	7	4	2	87	6	1552
2018	Female gender	47	40	8	4	2	87	6	2022
2018	Gender diverse	25	39	14	15	7	64	23	13
2017	Male gender	40	42	10	4	3	83	8	1875
2017	Female gender	42	41	9	6	2	83	8	2393
2014	Male gender	37	42	11	7	3	79	10	1843
2014	Female gender	37	43	11	6	3	80	9	2188

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
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	Male gender	32	39	13	10	5	72	15	1839
2020	Female gender	35	36	13	10	5	71	15	2636
2019	Male gender	31	39	13	11	6	70	16	1636
2019	Female gender	31	39	13	10	6	71	16	2171
2018	Male gender	30	39	14	10	6	70	16	1545
2018	Female gender	28	41	12	12	7	69	19	2023
2018	Gender diverse	16	46	17	21	0	62	21	13
2017	Male gender	28	40	14	11	7	68	18	1875
2017	Female gender	29	39	13	11	7	69	18	2389

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	Male gender	50	36	9	4	1	86	5	1830
2020	Female gender	51	35	10	3	1	86	4	2620
2019	Male gender	52	34	8	3	2	87	5	1629
2019	Female gender	53	35	9	3	1	87	4	2165
2018	Male gender	51	34	9	3	2	86	5	1537
2018	Female gender	51	37	8	3	1	88	4	1996
2018	Gender diverse	14	48	7	21	10	62	31	13
2017	Male gender	53	35	8	3	2	88	4	1869
2017	Female gender	53	35	7	3	1	88	4	2384
2014	Male gender	56	31	9	2	1	87	3	1842
2014	Female gender	58	30	8	2	1	89	4	2185

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	42	11	8	4	0	78	12	1836
2020	Female gender	34	41	12	9	4	0	75	13	2626
2019	Male gender	32	42	13	9	4	0	75	12	1631
2019	Female gender	31	38	14	12	5	1	69	18	2170
2018	Male gender	32	40	14	9	4	0	73	14	1541
2018	Female gender	28	43	12	12	5	0	71	18	2009
2018	Gender diverse	7	62	0	25	7	0	69	31	13
2017	Male gender	32	42	12	9	5	0	75	13	1865
2017	Female gender	30	43	12	11	4	0	73	15	2386
2014	Male gender	24	44	13	12	6	0	69	18	1845
2014	Female gender	22	42	14	15	7	0	64	22	2188

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	38	13	9	5	73	14	1837
2020	Female gender	37	36	13	8	4	74	12	2634
2019	Male gender	33	38	15	9	5	71	13	1638
2019	Female gender	35	35	15	10	5	70	15	2176
2018	Male gender	33	36	16	9	6	70	15	1544
2018	Female gender	34	37	13	10	5	71	15	2011
2018	Gender diverse	15	47	14	17	7	62	24	13
2017	Male gender	32	38	14	10	6	70	16	1867
2017	Female gender	34	37	14	11	4	71	15	2387
2014	Male gender	27	38	15	13	6	65	19	1843
2014	Female gender	28	38	16	12	6	66	18	2188

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	Male gender	30	44	12	9	4	0	0	75	12	1836
2020	Female gender	32	41	12	9	4	0	0	74	13	2611
2019	Male gender	30	42	15	9	4	1	1	73	12	1622
2019	Female gender	30	40	13	11	4	1	0	71	16	2152
2018	Male gender	29	40	15	11	5	0	0	70	16	1544
2018	Female gender	29	39	13	12	6	0	0	69	18	2015
2018	Gender diverse	15	39	31	14	0	0	0	55	14	13
2017	Male gender	31	39	16	9	5	0	0	70	14	1869
2017	Female gender	31	39	14	11	4	0	0	70	15	2386
2014	Male gender	28	41	16	10	4	0	0	69	14	1844
2014	Female gender	28	38	16	11	5	0	1	67	17	2185

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
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	Male gender	41	39	12	6	2	80	8	1841
2020	Female gender	45	38	10	5	2	83	7	2642
2019	Male gender	44	40	10	4	2	84	6	1642
2019	Female gender	44	38	10	5	2	82	8	2179
2018	Male gender	42	40	10	5	3	82	7	1551
2018	Female gender	43	40	9	5	2	83	8	2018
2018	Gender diverse	22	47	14	7	10	69	17	13
2017	Male gender	42	39	10	5	3	82	8	1868
2017	Female gender	43	41	9	5	2	84	8	2383
2014	Male gender	39	40	13	6	2	79	8	1843
2014	Female gender	37	42	11	6	3	80	9	2186

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	24	32	21	13	10	0	56	23	1822
2020	Female gender	26	28	19	14	12	0	54	26	2619
2019	Male gender	26	32	20	13	9	0	58	21	1643
2019	Female gender	28	31	19	12	10	0	59	22	2162
2018	Male gender	25	30	21	14	9	1	55	24	1559
2018	Female gender	27	30	18	13	10	0	58	24	2021
2018	Gender diverse	42	21	7	23	7	0	63	30	13
2017	Male gender	24	36	20	12	8	1	60	20	1875
2017	Female gender	25	34	19	13	8	1	60	21	2395
2014	Male gender	21	36	20	13	9	1	58	22	1845
2014	Female gender	25	32	21	12	10	0	58	22	2188

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	Male gender	7	24	40	21	6	0	1	27	32	1840
2020	Female gender	7	23	39	21	8	1	1	29	31	2644
2019	Male gender	8	26	39	19	6	1	1	25	35	1641
2019	Female gender	8	24	38	20	8	1	1	28	33	2176
2018	Male gender	10	27	39	18	5	1	1	23	38	1551
2018	Female gender	11	26	37	19	5	1	1	24	38	2013
2018	Gender diverse	8	7	53	32	0	0	0	32	15	13
2017	Male gender	11	26	39	16	6	1	2	23	38	1864
2017	Female gender	10	26	37	17	7	1	3	24	37	2381
2014	Male gender	14	33	34	14	4	0	1	19	47	1842
2014	Female gender	14	30	36	14	5	0	2	19	45	2181

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	Male gender	7	19	31	30	11	1	1	42	27	1834
2020	Female gender	6	15	28	30	16	2	2	48	23	2629
2019	Male gender	11	20	32	24	10	1	1	35	32	1641
2019	Female gender	9	20	30	24	12	3	2	38	30	2170
2018	Male gender	12	24	31	23	8	2	1	31	37	1551
2018	Female gender	9	21	33	23	9	2	3	33	32	2005
2018	Gender diverse	7	15	45	33	0	0	0	33	22	13
2017	Male gender	12	22	33	20	9	2	2	30	35	1865
2017	Female gender	10	21	31	22	10	3	4	34	33	2376
2014	Male gender	20	29	28	15	5	1	1	21	50	1845
2014	Female gender	18	29	28	15	6	1	2	23	49	2183

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	Male gender	17	26	32	17	7	1	1	24	44	1838
2020	Female gender	16	24	32	19	7	1	2	27	40	2639
2019	Male gender	20	29	28	15	6	1	1	22	49	1635
2019	Female gender	17	26	31	15	6	1	2	22	45	2171
2018	Male gender	23	27	28	14	5	1	2	20	52	1549
2018	Female gender	21	28	29	12	6	1	2	19	51	2005
2018	Gender diverse	7	21	62	0	10	0	0	10	28	13
2017	Male gender	25	28	28	12	5	1	1	17	54	1870
2017	Female gender	22	28	28	13	5	1	3	19	52	2383
2014	Male gender	31	30	24	11	3	0	1	14	62	1842
2014	Female gender	27	30	25	11	4	1	2	16	59	2182

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	Male gender	12	23	35	22	8	0	1	30	35	1832
2020	Female gender	14	25	32	18	9	1	1	27	39	2633
2019	Male gender	12	23	36	20	7	1	1	28	35	1638
2019	Female gender	12	26	34	18	8	1	2	27	39	2166
2018	Male gender	13	25	35	17	8	1	1	25	39	1554
2018	Female gender	15	27	34	15	6	1	2	21	43	2005
2018	Gender diverse	8	0	56	17	18	0	0	35	8	13
2017	Male gender	14	26	33	18	7	1	2	25	41	1864
2017	Female gender	13	26	35	16	6	1	2	23	41	2382
2014	Male gender	14	27	36	18	4	1	1	22	41	1838
2014	Female gender	15	29	35	15	5	1	1	20	45	2178

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	Male gender	14	24	31	21	8	1	1	30	39	1837
2020	Female gender	17	24	28	18	10	1	2	29	42	2639
2019	Male gender	16	24	30	18	9	1	1	28	42	1644
2019	Female gender	18	24	28	16	10	1	3	27	44	2173
2018	Male gender	19	29	29	13	7	2	1	21	49	1550
2018	Female gender	22	29	27	13	6	1	3	20	52	2012
2018	Gender diverse	21	8	53	10	8	0	0	18	29	13
2017	Male gender	24	29	26	12	6	2	2	19	54	1869
2017	Female gender	24	27	25	11	7	2	4	19	55	2388
2014	Male gender	28	30	25	10	4	1	2	14	60	1841
2014	Female gender	27	30	24	11	5	1	3	16	59	2188

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	Male gender	9	19	30	25	13	2	2	39	29	1834
2020	Female gender	10	17	28	25	14	3	3	41	29	2630
2019	Male gender	15	23	30	20	9	2	2	30	39	1639
2019	Female gender	16	23	28	19	8	3	3	29	42	2171
2018	Male gender	15	25	29	18	8	2	2	28	42	1540
2018	Female gender	16	27	29	17	7	2	3	25	45	2007
2018	Gender diverse	8	22	28	24	18	0	0	42	30	13
2017	Male gender	13	25	30	19	8	2	3	28	40	1861
2017	Female gender	17	24	29	15	8	2	5	24	44	2385
2014	Male gender	15	22	33	19	7	1	3	27	38	1839
2014	Female gender	16	25	30	16	7	1	4	25	43	2185

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	Male gender	19	25	32	16	6	1	1	22	45	1837
2020	Female gender	15	23	33	18	8	2	1	27	40	2638
2019	Male gender	22	28	29	13	5	1	1	19	51	1639
2019	Female gender	18	27	30	15	6	2	2	22	47	2170
2018	Male gender	24	28	29	12	5	1	1	17	53	1555
2018	Female gender	21	28	31	12	5	2	2	18	50	2011
2018	Gender diverse	14	15	46	26	0	0	0	26	29	13
2017	Male gender	23	28	29	12	4	1	1	17	53	1869
2017	Female gender	19	27	32	11	6	2	3	18	49	2389
2014	Male gender	27	29	29	9	4	1	2	14	57	1842
2014	Female gender	22	29	30	10	4	2	2	15	54	2182

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	Male gender	7	20	39	26	8	0	1	34	27	1842
2020	Female gender	7	21	40	22	9	0	1	32	28	2645
2019	Male gender	11	21	35	22	9	1	1	32	32	1642
2019	Female gender	11	22	35	22	8	1	1	31	33	2174

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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	Male gender	31	33	15	7	4	5	5	71	12	1838
2020	Female gender	25	31	16	10	6	7	6	64	18	2640
2019	Male gender	29	34	15	9	6	5	3	68	16	1636
2019	Female gender	25	29	16	12	9	6	4	60	22	2178
2018	Male gender	25	37	17	7	6	5	3	67	14	1554
2018	Female gender	20	32	19	11	8	6	3	58	21	2017
2018	Gender diverse	30	18	28	0	0	17	7	63	0	13
2017	Male gender	27	34	14	9	6	5	5	68	17	1875
2017	Female gender	23	32	14	11	8	5	6	63	21	2394
2014	Male gender	33	33	13	7	5	4	4	72	13	1845
2014	Female gender	29	30	15	10	7	5	5	65	19	2188

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	Male gender	53	29	7	6	3	1	0	83	9	1833
2020	Female gender	48	30	8	8	5	1	0	79	13	2639
2019	Male gender	49	30	7	8	5	1	0	79	13	1636
2019	Female gender	42	31	9	9	6	1	0	75	16	2174
2018	Male gender	44	32	9	8	5	1	0	78	13	1552
2018	Female gender	39	33	9	11	7	1	0	72	18	2010
2018	Gender diverse	23	38	15	15	0	0	7	67	17	12
2017	Male gender	45	33	8	8	5	1	0	79	13	1871
2017	Female gender	41	33	9	9	6	1	0	75	15	2392
2014	Male gender	46	33	8	7	4	1	0	80	12	1845
2014	Female gender	43	30	9	11	6	1	0	74	17	2186

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	60	30	4	4	2	0	90	5	1826
2020	Female gender	54	32	6	6	2	0	86	8	2625
2019	Male gender	54	33	6	5	2	0	87	7	1641
2019	Female gender	48	34	7	8	3	0	83	11	2162
2018	Male gender	54	32	7	5	2	0	86	7	1551
2018	Female gender	46	37	7	7	3	0	83	10	2017
2018	Gender diverse	43	29	21	7	0	0	72	7	13
2017	Male gender	49	37	7	5	2	1	86	7	1868
2017	Female gender	45	40	6	7	3	0	84	9	2389
2014	Male gender	48	40	6	4	1	0	88	5	1845
2014	Female gender	44	39	7	7	3	0	84	9	2185

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	51	33	9	4	2	1	85	6	1820
2020	Female gender	47	36	9	5	2	1	84	7	2626
2019	Male gender	49	36	8	4	1	1	86	6	1643
2019	Female gender	43	38	10	5	3	1	82	8	2178
2018	Male gender	45	39	10	3	2	1	85	5	1555
2018	Female gender	38	42	10	6	2	1	81	8	2017
2018	Gender diverse	32	23	31	14	0	0	55	14	13

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	Male gender	53	23	8	4	4	5	3	82	8	1839
2020	Female gender	48	26	9	5	4	5	3	80	11	2643

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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	Male gender	56	29	9	3	1	1	1	86	5	1842
2020	Female gender	53	28	10	3	2	1	2	84	6	2639
2019	Male gender	52	29	11	3	2	1	2	84	5	1638
2019	Female gender	51	27	12	5	2	1	3	81	7	2177

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	Male gender	42	34	11	8	4	0	1	76	12	1839
2020	Female gender	43	30	12	9	5	1	1	74	15	2637
2019	Male gender	38	33	13	9	5	1	1	73	14	1645
2019	Female gender	40	30	11	11	7	0	0	71	18	2183
2018	Male gender	34	36	13	10	6	1	1	71	16	1553
2018	Female gender	33	36	11	12	6	1	1	71	18	2002
2018	Gender diverse	24	30	17	28	0	0	0	55	28	13
2017	Male gender	32	37	13	10	6	1	1	71	16	1876
2017	Female gender	34	39	11	10	5	1	1	74	16	2395
2014	Male gender	30	39	14	10	5	1	1	71	15	1844
2014	Female gender	31	38	12	11	6	1	1	70	17	2187

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	Male gender	48	27	12	6	5	1	1	76	11	1837
2020	Female gender	49	24	12	6	5	2	1	75	12	2630

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	Male gender	48	31	10	7	3	0	0	80	10	1843
2020	Female gender	47	31	9	8	5	1	0	78	12	2642
2019	Male gender	43	34	11	7	4	1	1	78	11	1637
2019	Female gender	42	32	10	10	6	1	1	74	16	2173
2018	Male gender	40	34	12	7	5	1	0	75	12	1542
2018	Female gender	40	33	10	10	6	1	0	74	16	1997
2018	Gender diverse	42	23	14	21	0	0	0	65	21	13
2017	Male gender	39	36	10	8	5	1	0	76	13	1875
2017	Female gender	40	36	10	8	5	1	0	77	14	2395
2014	Male gender	37	37	11	9	4	1	1	76	12	1845
2014	Female gender	36	36	11	10	6	1	0	72	16	2187

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	Male gender	40	60	1841
2020	Female gender	41	59	2645

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	Male gender	55	24	7	2	1	4	8	89	4	1841
2020	Female gender	52	20	7	3	3	4	11	85	6	2646

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	Male gender	53	29	9	6	3	0	0	82	9	1842
2020	Female gender	51	27	9	7	5	0	0	79	12	2644
2019	Male gender	47	31	10	7	5	0	0	78	12	1644
2019	Female gender	46	28	10	9	6	0	0	75	15	2181
2018	Male gender	43	29	12	8	6	1	0	73	14	1553
2018	Female gender	43	30	10	9	6	1	0	74	16	2002
2018	Gender diverse	47	18	7	28	0	0	0	65	28	13
2017	Male gender	44	31	11	8	5	1	0	76	13	1866
2017	Female gender	46	28	11	8	5	1	0	75	13	2394
2014	Male gender	41	35	12	7	4	1	1	76	12	1842
2014	Female gender	40	31	13	9	5	1	0	72	14	2185

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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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	34	14	8	4	8	71	13	1843
2020	Female gender	34	35	13	8	4	6	73	12	2646
2019	Male gender	28	32	19	10	5	6	64	15	1640
2019	Female gender	29	35	16	10	5	5	67	16	2178
2018	Male gender	27	33	18	9	5	6	65	16	1557
2018	Female gender	26	36	16	11	5	6	66	17	2026
2018	Gender diverse	32	15	8	14	7	24	61	28	13
2017	Male gender	24	34	18	10	7	7	63	18	1873
2017	Female gender	26	36	16	11	5	6	66	16	2389
2014	Male gender	20	35	21	11	6	7	60	18	1843
2014	Female gender	20	36	20	10	6	8	61	17	2187

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	34	18	13	7	1	61	21	1839
2020	Female gender	31	36	15	11	6	2	68	17	2627
2019	Male gender	24	34	19	14	8	2	59	22	1636
2019	Female gender	26	34	18	13	6	2	62	20	2169
2018	Male gender	24	32	19	14	10	2	56	24	1560
2018	Female gender	23	35	19	14	7	2	59	21	2019
2018	Gender diverse	19	32	8	0	15	26	69	21	12
2017	Male gender	19	33	20	15	10	2	54	26	1876
2017	Female gender	22	37	21	12	6	2	61	18	2391
2014	Male gender	16	32	21	17	11	2	49	29	1844
2014	Female gender	16	32	23	17	9	3	49	27	2186

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	18	31	20	17	10	3	51	28	1835
2020	Female gender	21	34	18	16	7	4	58	23	2632
2019	Male gender	15	32	21	19	10	4	49	30	1636
2019	Female gender	19	30	21	18	8	4	51	28	2174
2018	Male gender	15	28	23	19	12	4	45	32	1558
2018	Female gender	16	29	23	20	9	4	46	30	2013
2018	Gender diverse	10	29	7	22	14	17	48	44	13
2017	Male gender	11	29	23	20	12	5	42	34	1873
2017	Female gender	15	30	23	18	8	5	48	28	2388
2014	Male gender	8	26	24	22	15	4	36	39	1842
2014	Female gender	9	27	24	22	14	4	38	37	2187

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	19	35	19	17	9	2	54	27	1841
2020	Female gender	21	36	17	17	7	2	59	24	2638
2019	Male gender	13	32	24	19	10	2	46	30	1639
2019	Female gender	15	32	18	20	12	2	48	33	2176
2018	Male gender	13	30	22	20	12	2	44	34	1560
2018	Female gender	13	30	19	23	12	2	44	36	2022
2018	Gender diverse	10	14	7	29	22	17	30	61	13
2017	Male gender	12	32	21	19	13	3	45	33	1877
2017	Female gender	14	33	18	21	11	3	49	32	2386
2014	Male gender	8	29	22	24	15	2	38	40	1842
2014	Female gender	9	28	18	27	16	2	37	44	2186

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	Male gender	38	30	18	8	4	2	0	69	12	1841
2020	Female gender	41	29	19	6	3	2	0	72	9	2642
2019	Male gender	40	30	18	5	2	4	1	73	8	1646
2019	Female gender	42	29	18	5	2	3	0	74	7	2183

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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	Male gender	19	46	18	12	4	1	65	16	1842
2020	Female gender	25	46	15	10	2	1	72	12	2638
2019	Male gender	16	48	19	13	4	1	64	17	1639
2019	Female gender	23	46	16	11	3	1	70	14	2182
2018	Male gender	15	44	21	13	6	1	60	19	1555
2018	Female gender	20	48	17	10	3	1	69	14	2013
2018	Gender diverse	8	49	14	7	22	0	57	29	13
2017	Male gender	16	43	20	12	6	1	60	19	1869
2017	Female gender	21	48	16	11	4	1	69	14	2390
2014	Male gender	12	39	22	17	9	1	51	27	1843
2014	Female gender	15	39	20	16	7	1	55	24	2187

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	Male gender	12	31	24	21	9	2	44	31	1825
2020	Female gender	15	34	20	20	9	3	50	29	2634
2019	Male gender	8	30	24	26	10	2	39	37	1635
2019	Female gender	11	28	22	24	12	2	41	37	2170

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	Male gender	31	38	13	10	4	3	1	72	14	1840
2020	Female gender	32	40	11	9	4	2	1	75	14	2640
2019	Male gender	30	41	14	8	4	2	1	73	12	1642
2019	Female gender	33	38	12	9	5	2	1	73	15	2176
2018	Male gender	31	40	14	8	5	2	1	73	13	1553
2018	Female gender	32	38	11	11	5	2	1	73	16	2017
2018	Gender diverse	25	15	14	21	15	0	10	44	41	13
2017	Male gender	33	39	11	8	5	3	1	75	14	1869
2017	Female gender	33	37	10	10	5	4	1	74	16	2393
2014	Male gender	38	36	11	9	3	3	1	76	12	1844
2014	Female gender	35	37	11	9	4	3	1	75	13	2189

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	Male gender	27	41	20	7	4	1	69	11	1838
2020	Female gender	28	39	20	7	4	2	69	11	2628
2019	Male gender	25	42	20	7	3	2	69	11	1640
2019	Female gender	26	38	20	9	4	2	66	14	2160
2018	Male gender	25	42	20	8	4	1	68	12	1553
2018	Female gender	25	39	20	9	4	1	66	14	2008
2018	Gender diverse	0	49	33	9	10	0	49	18	11

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	Male gender	17	23	19	15	12	13	2	47	31	1839
2020	Female gender	15	21	20	17	14	10	4	41	36	2634
2019	Male gender	15	22	20	14	14	11	3	43	33	1637
2019	Female gender	13	22	19	17	16	10	3	40	38	2181
2018	Male gender	16	22	19	15	14	12	2	43	34	1552
2018	Female gender	12	21	20	19	18	8	2	36	41	2013
2018	Gender diverse	18	29	8	28	0	17	0	57	34	13
2017	Male gender	14	21	18	15	17	11	4	41	38	1868
2017	Female gender	11	19	17	17	18	13	5	37	43	2388
2014	Male gender	13	22	20	17	16	11	2	39	38	1845
2014	Female gender	10	19	18	21	18	11	4	34	45	2187

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	15	24	19	20	21	1	40	41	1839
2020	Female gender	16	26	18	20	17	2	43	38	2637
2019	Male gender	12	27	18	20	21	1	40	42	1641
2019	Female gender	15	26	16	21	19	2	42	41	2173
2018	Male gender	13	24	18	20	23	2	37	44	1556
2018	Female gender	13	29	16	20	21	2	42	42	2014
2018	Gender diverse	0	35	30	7	28	0	35	34	13
2017	Male gender	13	28	17	20	19	2	42	40	1872
2017	Female gender	17	30	15	18	17	2	48	36	2392
2014	Male gender	10	29	20	20	18	2	41	39	1845
2014	Female gender	14	29	18	21	15	2	44	37	2189

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	Male gender	14	23	14	20	26	2	2	37	48	1841
2020	Female gender	15	24	15	20	22	3	1	41	44	2641
2019	Male gender	13	24	14	19	26	2	1	38	47	1645
2019	Female gender	15	25	14	19	24	2	1	41	44	2184
2018	Male gender	12	20	14	19	31	1	2	33	52	1554
2018	Female gender	12	23	15	19	29	1	2	36	49	2019
2018	Gender diverse	0	15	7	28	39	0	10	17	75	13
2017	Male gender	12	21	13	18	32	2	3	34	52	1870
2017	Female gender	12	23	12	19	29	2	2	37	51	2393
2014	Male gender	11	23	16	20	27	1	1	35	49	1843
2014	Female gender	10	22	13	24	27	2	2	34	53	2189

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	Male gender	41	25	17	8	5	1	4	69	13	1841
2020	Female gender	41	24	17	8	6	1	3	67	15	2643
2019	Male gender	44	26	16	6	4	1	4	73	10	1644
2019	Female gender	45	24	15	6	5	1	5	73	11	2178

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	Male gender	39	30	18	7	3	1	2	71	10	1843
2020	Female gender	41	27	18	7	4	1	3	71	11	2639
2019	Male gender	42	26	17	7	3	1	3	71	11	1643
2019	Female gender	43	25	16	8	4	1	4	71	12	2174

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	Male gender	66	11	8	4	4	4	4	83	8	1838
2020	Female gender	66	13	7	4	3	4	4	85	7	2636
2019	Male gender	71	9	6	2	3	4	4	87	6	1642
2019	Female gender	69	12	5	2	3	3	5	88	6	2160

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	Male gender	70	10	5	2	1	2	9	91	3	1838
2020	Female gender	68	12	5	2	1	2	9	90	4	2637
2019	Male gender	78	5	3	1	1	2	10	94	3	1640
2019	Female gender	74	6	4	1	1	2	12	92	3	2167

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	Male gender	17	45	20	10	4	2	0	64	15	1835
2020	Female gender	19	44	20	10	3	4	0	65	14	2639
2019	Male gender	17	45	21	11	3	3	0	64	14	1640
2019	Female gender	15	42	22	12	4	5	0	60	17	2177
2018	Male gender	14	36	27	13	6	3	0	51	20	1553
2018	Female gender	14	34	28	12	7	4	1	51	20	2020
2018	Gender diverse	0	55	32	7	7	0	0	55	14	13
2017	Male gender	13	37	25	14	8	3	0	52	22	1874
2017	Female gender	14	36	26	13	5	5	0	53	19	2385

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	28	42	14	11	4	1	71	15	1836
2020	Female gender	28	39	15	12	4	2	68	17	2630
2019	Male gender	29	43	15	9	3	2	73	12	1633
2019	Female gender	28	40	15	11	4	2	69	15	2171
2018	Male gender	32	41	16	6	3	2	75	9	1551
2018	Female gender	31	41	14	9	4	1	73	13	2009
2018	Gender diverse	0	40	21	22	17	0	40	39	13
2017	Male gender	30	44	14	7	3	2	75	11	1869
2017	Female gender	30	44	12	9	3	1	76	12	2393
2014	Male gender	32	43	14	6	2	2	77	9	1844
2014	Female gender	34	40	14	8	3	2	75	11	2188

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	Male gender	32	39	15	7	4	4	0	74	11	1838
2020	Female gender	29	37	15	10	5	4	0	69	15	2635
2019	Male gender	34	42	14	4	2	3	0	79	6	1641
2019	Female gender	34	39	13	7	3	3	0	76	10	2171
2018	Male gender	34	39	15	5	2	4	0	77	7	1550
2018	Female gender	32	41	14	6	3	3	0	75	10	2021
2018	Gender diverse	0	14	36	8	10	24	7	21	26	13
2017	Male gender	32	39	16	4	3	5	1	75	8	1873
2017	Female gender	31	40	16	5	3	4	0	74	9	2390
2014	Male gender	36	38	15	4	2	5	0	78	6	1844
2014	Female gender	38	39	12	4	2	5	0	81	6	2185

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	Male gender	33	38	16	4	3	5	1	75	8	1841
2020	Female gender	29	38	16	8	4	5	1	71	12	2640

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	Male gender	40	32	10	7	5	4	3	77	12	1833
2020	Female gender	36	35	10	8	4	4	3	76	13	2625

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	34	12	9	4	76	13	1833
2020	Female gender	40	39	10	8	3	79	12	2627
2019	Male gender	37	38	14	8	3	75	11	1639
2019	Female gender	39	38	11	7	4	77	11	2182
2018	Male gender	37	37	15	8	3	74	11	1554
2018	Female gender	36	41	12	7	4	77	11	2009
2018	Gender diverse	8	50	16	8	19	58	26	12
2017	Male gender	34	40	13	8	5	75	12	1873
2017	Female gender	36	43	11	7	3	79	10	2389
2014	Male gender	31	41	14	8	5	73	13	1845
2014	Female gender	34	42	13	7	4	76	11	2186

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	32	19	12	6	0	62	19	1832
2020	Female gender	30	34	18	12	5	0	64	18	2624
2019	Male gender	29	35	20	10	5	1	64	16	1642
2019	Female gender	29	34	17	13	6	1	64	19	2175
2018	Male gender	27	32	22	13	6	0	59	19	1547
2018	Female gender	27	32	21	13	6	1	60	19	2015
2018	Gender diverse	18	21	36	0	17	7	42	18	13
2017	Male gender	26	33	22	11	7	1	60	18	1869
2017	Female gender	27	34	20	12	5	1	63	17	2388
2014	Male gender	20	38	22	14	6	0	58	20	1845
2014	Female gender	20	38	20	14	7	1	59	21	2184

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	35	17	12	7	64	19	1829
2020	Female gender	30	36	16	12	5	66	17	2619
2019	Male gender	26	38	18	11	6	65	17	1632
2019	Female gender	28	35	18	12	5	64	18	2169
2018	Male gender	26	35	20	12	7	60	20	1550
2018	Female gender	27	34	20	13	5	62	18	1997
2018	Gender diverse	18	14	43	7	17	33	24	13
2017	Male gender	24	38	19	12	7	62	19	1874
2017	Female gender	27	39	18	12	5	66	16	2390
2014	Male gender	19	38	20	15	7	57	23	1845
2014	Female gender	20	38	19	15	7	58	22	2186

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	Male gender	38	29	16	9	5	2	1	69	15	1839
2020	Female gender	39	28	15	9	6	2	1	69	15	2632
2019	Male gender	37	30	17	7	6	2	1	69	13	1646
2019	Female gender	38	30	13	10	5	3	1	70	16	2184
2018	Male gender	35	29	19	8	7	2	1	66	15	1553
2018	Female gender	35	28	16	11	7	2	1	65	18	2018
2018	Gender diverse	29	0	21	15	10	14	10	38	34	13
2017	Male gender	34	30	15	9	7	3	1	68	17	1869
2017	Female gender	34	32	15	9	6	3	1	69	15	2388
2014	Male gender	32	30	18	10	6	3	1	65	16	1844
2014	Female gender	31	29	15	12	7	4	1	63	21	2185

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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	Male gender	38	33	29	1844
2020	Female gender	37	33	30	2645
2019	Male gender	40	33	27	1646
2019	Female gender	43	31	27	2182
2018	Male gender	38	35	27	1560
2018	Female gender	38	33	29	2026
2018	Gender diverse	63	0	37	13
2017	Male gender	37	36	27	1874
2017	Female gender	36	35	29	2396
2014	Male gender	38	35	27	1845
2014	Female gender	37	31	31	2188

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	Male gender	12	54	18	6	5	5	707
2020	Female gender	8	56	20	3	7	6	991
2019	Male gender	12	54	17	6	7	5	662
2019	Female gender	8	54	15	5	12	5	925
2018	Male gender	9	49	23	6	8	5	590
2018	Female gender	8	53	20	5	8	7	761
2017	Male gender	11	47	21	7	8	6	693
2017	Female gender	10	47	21	5	10	8	866
2014	Male gender	10	56	17	12	9999	6	709
2014	Female gender	10	51	22	8	9999	9	813

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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	Male gender	9	91	1843
2020	Female gender	12	88	2638
2019	Male gender	10	90	1644
2019	Female gender	16	84	2182
2018	Male gender	10	90	1560
2018	Female gender	15	85	2026

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	63	169
2020	Female gender	39	61	318
2019	Male gender	34	66	159
2019	Female gender	41	59	344
2018	Male gender	33	67	156
2018	Female gender	44	56	310

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	70	30	169
2020	Female gender	65	35	318
2019	Male gender	73	27	159
2019	Female gender	67	33	344
2018	Male gender	75	25	156
2018	Female gender	65	35	311

Question 56c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	4	96	169
2020	Female gender	8	92	318
2019	Male gender	8	92	159
2019	Female gender	7	93	344
2018	Male gender	9	91	156
2018	Female gender	8	92	310

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	Male gender	100	169
2020	Female gender	100	318
2019	Male gender	100	159
2019	Female gender	100	344

Question 56e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	94	169
2020	Female gender	4	96	318
2019	Male gender	4	96	159
2019	Female gender	5	95	344
2018	Male gender	5	95	156
2018	Female gender	2	98	310

Question 56f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	94	169
2020	Female gender	7	93	318
2019	Male gender	3	97	159
2019	Female gender	4	96	344
2018	Male gender	6	94	156
2018	Female gender	4	96	310

Question 56g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	4	96	169
2020	Female gender	5	95	318
2019	Male gender	5	95	159
2019	Female gender	3	97	344
2018	Male gender	4	96	156
2018	Female gender	3	97	310

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	57	169
2020	Female gender	42	58	318
2019	Male gender	41	59	157
2019	Female gender	41	59	340
2018	Male gender	43	57	154
2018	Female gender	41	59	311

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	52	169
2020	Female gender	42	58	318
2019	Male gender	38	62	157
2019	Female gender	41	59	340
2018	Male gender	50	50	154
2018	Female gender	40	60	310

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	57	169
2020	Female gender	50	50	318
2019	Male gender	45	55	157
2019	Female gender	49	51	340
2018	Male gender	48	52	154
2018	Female gender	45	55	311

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	54	169
2020	Female gender	46	54	318
2019	Male gender	45	55	157
2019	Female gender	43	57	340
2018	Male gender	47	53	154
2018	Female gender	45	55	311

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	Male gender	37	63	169
2020	Female gender	40	60	318
2019	Male gender	30	70	157
2019	Female gender	31	69	340
2018	Male gender	36	64	154
2018	Female gender	35	65	311

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	51	169
2020	Female gender	49	51	318
2019	Male gender	56	44	157
2019	Female gender	52	48	340
2018	Male gender	48	52	154
2018	Female gender	55	45	311

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	68	169
2020	Female gender	36	64	318
2019	Male gender	36	64	157
2019	Female gender	28	72	340
2018	Male gender	34	66	154
2018	Female gender	33	67	310

Question 57i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	4	96	169
2020	Female gender	8	92	318
2019	Male gender	6	94	157
2019	Female gender	10	90	340

Question 57j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	89	169
2020	Female gender	13	87	318
2019	Male gender	14	86	157
2019	Female gender	11	89	340
2018	Male gender	16	84	154
2018	Female gender	13	87	311

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	57	43	169
2020	Female gender	49	51	318
2019	Male gender	50	50	157
2019	Female gender	45	55	340
2018	Male gender	58	42	154
2018	Female gender	44	56	311

Question 57l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	26	74	169
2020	Female gender	23	77	318
2019	Male gender	23	77	157
2019	Female gender	24	76	340
2018	Male gender	33	67	154
2018	Female gender	31	69	311

Question 57m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	16	84	169
2020	Female gender	15	85	318
2019	Male gender	14	86	157
2019	Female gender	16	84	340
2018	Male gender	14	86	154
2018	Female gender	10	90	310

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	Male gender	47	53	169
2020	Female gender	55	45	318
2019	Male gender	43	57	157
2019	Female gender	54	46	340
2018	Male gender	46	54	156
2018	Female gender	60	40	311

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
2020	Male gender	26	74	169
2020	Female gender	28	72	318
2019	Male gender	22	78	157
2019	Female gender	30	70	340
2018	Male gender	27	73	156
2018	Female gender	33	67	310

Question 58c. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	88	169
2020	Female gender	12	88	318
2019	Male gender	14	86	157
2019	Female gender	14	86	340
2018	Male gender	15	85	156
2018	Female gender	15	85	311

Question 58d. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	15	85	169
2020	Female gender	14	86	318
2019	Male gender	12	88	157
2019	Female gender	13	87	340
2018	Male gender	16	84	156
2018	Female gender	10	90	310

Question 58e. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	89	169
2020	Female gender	11	89	318
2019	Male gender	10	90	157
2019	Female gender	12	88	340
2018	Male gender	11	89	156
2018	Female gender	11	89	310

Question 58f. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	94	169
2020	Female gender	5	95	318
2019	Male gender	3	97	157
2019	Female gender	5	95	340
2018	Male gender	6	94	156
2018	Female gender	5	95	311

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
2020	Male gender	12	88	169
2020	Female gender	12	88	318
2019	Male gender	11	89	157
2019	Female gender	12	88	340
2018	Male gender	17	83	156
2018	Female gender	12	88	310

Question 58h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	91	169
2020	Female gender	16	84	318
2019	Male gender	12	88	157
2019	Female gender	16	84	340
2018	Male gender	15	85	156
2018	Female gender	15	85	310

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	Male gender	28	72	169
2020	Female gender	25	75	318
2019	Male gender	28	72	157
2019	Female gender	26	74	340
2018	Male gender	30	70	156
2018	Female gender	20	80	310

Question 59a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	89	158
2020	Female gender	8	92	302
2019	Male gender	7	93	151
2019	Female gender	6	94	324
2018	Male gender	6	94	146
2018	Female gender	11	89	297

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
2020	Male gender	16	84	158
2020	Female gender	21	79	302
2019	Male gender	14	86	151
2019	Female gender	25	75	324
2018	Male gender	17	83	146
2018	Female gender	19	81	297

Question 59c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	10	90	158
2020	Female gender	8	92	302
2019	Male gender	6	94	151
2019	Female gender	9	91	324
2018	Male gender	5	95	146
2018	Female gender	10	90	297

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
2020	Male gender	6	94	158
2020	Female gender	5	95	302
2019	Male gender	8	92	151
2019	Female gender	4	96	324
2018	Male gender	4	96	146
2018	Female gender	10	90	297

Question 59e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	5	95	158
2020	Female gender	9	91	302
2019	Male gender	10	90	151
2019	Female gender	10	90	324
2018	Male gender	5	95	146
2018	Female gender	12	88	297

Question 59f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	91	158
2020	Female gender	14	86	302
2019	Male gender	9	91	151
2019	Female gender	11	89	324
2018	Male gender	14	86	146
2018	Female gender	13	87	297

Question 59g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	89	158
2020	Female gender	17	83	302
2019	Male gender	10	90	151
2019	Female gender	15	85	324
2018	Male gender	12	88	146
2018	Female gender	13	87	297

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
2020	Male gender	11	89	158
2020	Female gender	13	87	302
2019	Male gender	11	89	151
2019	Female gender	12	88	324
2018	Male gender	12	88	146
2018	Female gender	8	92	297

Question 59i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	14	86	158
2020	Female gender	15	85	302
2019	Male gender	12	88	151
2019	Female gender	10	90	324
2018	Male gender	11	89	146
2018	Female gender	11	89	297

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
2020	Male gender	42	58	158
2020	Female gender	39	61	302
2019	Male gender	40	60	151
2019	Female gender	38	62	324
2018	Male gender	37	63	146
2018	Female gender	29	71	297

Question 59k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	16	84	158
2020	Female gender	16	84	302
2019	Male gender	12	88	151
2019	Female gender	13	87	324
2018	Male gender	12	88	146
2018	Female gender	11	89	297

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
2020	Male gender	54	46	158
2020	Female gender	57	43	302
2019	Male gender	53	47	151
2019	Female gender	53	47	324
2018	Male gender	52	48	146
2018	Female gender	49	51	297

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
2020	Male gender	58	42	158
2020	Female gender	58	42	302
2019	Male gender	56	44	151
2019	Female gender	56	44	324
2018	Male gender	59	41	146
2018	Female gender	53	47	297

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
2019	Male gender	6	94	151
2019	Female gender	3	97	324

Question 59p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	10	90	158
2020	Female gender	10	90	302
2019	Male gender	8	92	151
2019	Female gender	10	90	324
2018	Male gender	9	91	146
2018	Female gender	12	88	297

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	Male gender	14	19	16	8	7	32	5	51	23	1838
2020	Female gender	12	14	17	10	7	32	7	42	30	2640
2019	Male gender	13	18	20	9	7	27	6	47	23	1643
2019	Female gender	10	15	20	10	10	28	7	38	31	2185
2018	Male gender	12	19	21	8	7	27	6	47	22	1545
2018	Female gender	9	16	21	11	10	27	6	37	31	2025
2018	Gender diverse	0	14	23	7	0	41	14	32	16	13
2017	Male gender	12	18	19	8	8	27	9	46	24	1874
2017	Female gender	9	14	18	9	9	31	11	39	30	2391
2014	Male gender	12	18	22	6	6	29	8	46	20	1845
2014	Female gender	8	14	20	9	8	32	9	38	29	2186

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	Male gender	26	32	17	9	5	10	1	65	16	1837
2020	Female gender	20	26	20	12	7	14	1	54	22	2635
2019	Male gender	23	33	19	8	5	11	1	63	15	1646
2019	Female gender	19	30	19	11	7	13	1	57	21	2181
2018	Male gender	21	30	23	8	6	12	1	58	16	1547
2018	Female gender	17	28	22	11	8	12	1	53	22	2023
2018	Gender diverse	0	30	22	0	7	34	7	50	12	13
2017	Male gender	18	30	20	8	6	15	2	59	17	1872
2017	Female gender	17	26	21	9	7	17	3	54	20	2392
2014	Male gender	18	30	23	7	5	16	1	58	15	1843
2014	Female gender	14	25	22	10	7	21	2	50	21	2186

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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	Male gender	9	91	1839
2020	Female gender	10	90	2637
2019	Male gender	8	92	1644
2019	Female gender	10	90	2175
2018	Male gender	8	92	1547
2018	Female gender	9	91	2020

Question 63a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	28	72	171
2020	Female gender	35	65	274
2019	Male gender	35	65	131
2019	Female gender	38	62	217
2018	Male gender	21	79	132
2018	Female gender	42	58	196

Question 63b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	73	27	171
2020	Female gender	77	23	274
2019	Male gender	71	29	131
2019	Female gender	78	22	217
2018	Male gender	83	17	132
2018	Female gender	78	22	196

Question 63c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	3	97	171
2020	Female gender	5	95	274
2019	Male gender	4	96	131
2019	Female gender	8	92	217

Question 63d. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	131
2019	Female gender	0	100	217

Question 63e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	8	92	171
2020	Female gender	7	93	274
2019	Male gender	8	92	131
2019	Female gender	8	92	217
2018	Male gender	4	96	132
2018	Female gender	6	94	196

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
2020	Male gender	7	93	171
2020	Female gender	8	92	274
2019	Male gender	8	92	131
2019	Female gender	7	93	217
2018	Male gender	4	96	132
2018	Female gender	8	92	196

Question 63g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	18	82	171
2020	Female gender	14	86	274
2019	Male gender	15	85	131
2019	Female gender	6	94	217
2018	Male gender	14	86	132
2018	Female gender	8	92	196

Question 64a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	69	171
2020	Female gender	29	71	274
2019	Male gender	25	75	129
2019	Female gender	18	82	217
2018	Male gender	22	78	129
2018	Female gender	17	83	196

Question 64b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	73	171
2020	Female gender	27	73	274
2019	Male gender	23	77	129
2019	Female gender	18	82	217
2018	Male gender	22	78	129
2018	Female gender	19	81	196

Question 64c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	18	82	171
2020	Female gender	13	87	274
2019	Male gender	12	88	129
2019	Female gender	11	89	217
2018	Male gender	13	87	129
2018	Female gender	7	93	196

Question 64d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	91	171
2020	Female gender	6	94	274
2019	Male gender	6	94	129
2019	Female gender	3	97	217
2018	Male gender	7	93	129
2018	Female gender	5	95	196

Question 64e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	22	78	171
2020	Female gender	33	67	274
2019	Male gender	22	78	129
2019	Female gender	40	60	217
2018	Male gender	27	73	129
2018	Female gender	34	66	196

Question 64f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	24	76	171
2020	Female gender	41	59	274
2019	Male gender	31	69	129
2019	Female gender	45	55	217
2018	Male gender	31	69	129
2018	Female gender	45	55	196

Question 64g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sexual orientation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	9	91	129
2019	Female gender	0	100	217

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
2020	Male gender	3	97	171
2020	Female gender	2	98	274

Question 64i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	94	171
2020	Female gender	14	86	274
2019	Male gender	8	92	129
2019	Female gender	12	88	217
2018	Male gender	9	91	129
2018	Female gender	11	89	196

Question 64j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	89	171
2020	Female gender	25	75	274
2019	Male gender	12	88	129
2019	Female gender	22	78	217
2018	Male gender	14	86	129
2018	Female gender	17	83	196

Question 64l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	88	171
2020	Female gender	13	87	274
2019	Male gender	13	87	129
2019	Female gender	11	89	217
2018	Male gender	12	88	129
2018	Female gender	10	90	196

Question 64m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	100	129
2019	Female gender	100	217
2018	Male gender	100	129
2018	Female gender	100	196

Question 64n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	20	80	171
2020	Female gender	14	86	274
2019	Male gender	12	88	129
2019	Female gender	15	85	217
2018	Male gender	20	80	129
2018	Female gender	19	81	196

Question 65a. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	24	76	171
2020	Female gender	27	73	274
2019	Male gender	21	79	128
2019	Female gender	27	73	214
2018	Male gender	29	71	131
2018	Female gender	28	72	197

Question 65b. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	93	171
2020	Female gender	16	84	274
2019	Male gender	11	89	128
2019	Female gender	15	85	214
2018	Male gender	12	88	131
2018	Female gender	15	85	197

Question 65c. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	93	171
2020	Female gender	11	89	274
2019	Male gender	7	93	128
2019	Female gender	9	91	214
2018	Male gender	9	91	131
2018	Female gender	15	85	197

Question 65d. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	88	171
2020	Female gender	12	88	274
2019	Male gender	5	95	128
2019	Female gender	13	87	214
2018	Male gender	13	87	131
2018	Female gender	13	87	197

Question 65e. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	3	97	171
2020	Female gender	5	95	274
2019	Male gender	4	96	128
2019	Female gender	4	96	214
2018	Male gender	6	94	131
2018	Female gender	6	94	197

Question 65g. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	94	171
2020	Female gender	10	90	274
2019	Male gender	7	93	128
2019	Female gender	7	93	214
2018	Male gender	6	94	131
2018	Female gender	7	93	197

Question 65h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	3	97	171
2020	Female gender	9	91	274
2019	Male gender	5	95	128
2019	Female gender	11	89	214
2018	Male gender	8	92	131
2018	Female gender	8	92	197

Question 65i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	60	40	171
2020	Female gender	52	48	274
2019	Male gender	62	38	128
2019	Female gender	52	48	214
2018	Male gender	53	47	131
2018	Female gender	51	49	197

Question 66b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	6	94	127
2018	Female gender	21	79	185

Question 66e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	127
2018	Female gender	3	97	185

Question 66g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	4	96	127
2018	Female gender	10	90	185

Question 66h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	11	89	127
2018	Female gender	14	86	185

Question 66i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	4	96	127
2018	Female gender	9	91	185

Question 66j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	32	68	127
2018	Female gender	28	72	185

Question 66k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	11	89	127
2018	Female gender	11	89	185

Question 66l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	46	54	127
2018	Female gender	49	51	185

Question 66n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	66	34	127
2018	Female gender	65	35	185

Question 66p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	12	88	127
2018	Female gender	14	86	185

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	Male gender	14	19	19	5	5	34	4	54	16	1839
2020	Female gender	12	15	19	8	6	35	6	45	23	2633
2019	Male gender	15	18	20	6	4	34	5	52	15	1641
2019	Female gender	11	16	21	7	5	34	7	45	20	2182
2018	Male gender	14	20	23	4	4	30	5	52	13	1552
2018	Female gender	10	16	24	6	5	34	5	42	18	2018
2018	Gender diverse	0	14	23	0	10	38	14	30	22	13
2017	Male gender	12	18	20	4	3	36	6	53	12	1874
2017	Female gender	10	14	19	4	4	39	9	47	17	2392
2014	Male gender	12	18	21	4	3	37	6	52	12	1844
2014	Female gender	9	14	21	4	3	41	8	46	14	2188

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	Male gender	26	34	18	7	4	11	1	68	12	1841
2020	Female gender	21	29	20	9	6	14	1	59	18	2640
2019	Male gender	27	31	18	5	4	14	1	68	10	1641
2019	Female gender	21	31	20	7	4	16	2	62	14	2177
2018	Male gender	23	32	22	5	4	13	1	65	10	1554
2018	Female gender	17	30	23	7	5	16	1	58	14	2014
2018	Gender diverse	0	22	22	15	10	24	7	32	36	13
2017	Male gender	22	33	19	4	3	17	2	68	9	1871
2017	Female gender	19	30	19	5	4	20	3	64	12	2391
2014	Male gender	22	30	20	4	3	19	2	66	9	1842
2014	Female gender	17	28	21	5	3	25	2	61	11	2184

Of those who indicated that they were a victim of race-based discrimination:

Question 69. I am satisfied with how concerns or complaints about racism in the workplace 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	Male gender	2	4	12	19	45	17	0	8	77	53
2020	Female gender	0	5	13	18	51	10	3	6	79	79

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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	Male gender	24	28	22	13	12	0	1	53	25	1843
2020	Female gender	24	26	21	13	13	0	2	51	27	2639

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	30	23	12	8	0	58	19	1838
2020	Female gender	29	29	21	12	8	1	59	20	2636
2019	Male gender	22	27	24	13	14	0	49	28	1644
2019	Female gender	21	26	24	13	15	1	48	28	2176
2018	Male gender	18	23	23	15	19	1	42	34	1554
2018	Female gender	19	23	25	14	17	1	43	32	2026
2018	Gender diverse	8	57	21	0	14	0	65	14	13
2017	Male gender	19	24	21	14	21	1	43	35	1870
2017	Female gender	16	21	21	17	22	3	39	40	2387

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	24	30	20	13	0	37	34	1835
2020	Female gender	12	22	27	21	18	1	34	39	2639
2019	Male gender	14	26	29	18	12	0	40	30	1641
2019	Female gender	15	24	26	18	16	1	40	34	2179
2018	Male gender	10	23	32	22	12	0	34	34	1551
2018	Female gender	11	22	28	22	17	0	34	38	2021
2018	Gender diverse	18	17	51	0	14	0	35	14	13
2017	Male gender	12	24	30	21	13	0	36	34	1870
2017	Female gender	11	21	31	20	16	1	33	36	2391

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	16	29	26	17	10	1	46	28	1837
2020	Female gender	17	25	25	19	14	1	42	33	2638
2019	Male gender	17	30	26	16	10	0	48	25	1632
2019	Female gender	18	28	26	17	10	1	46	27	2170
2018	Male gender	13	27	29	18	12	1	41	30	1548
2018	Female gender	13	25	29	21	12	1	38	33	2015
2018	Gender diverse	8	24	53	0	15	0	32	15	13
2017	Male gender	14	28	26	19	12	1	42	31	1872
2017	Female gender	13	25	27	19	13	2	39	33	2388

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	Male gender	16	27	25	18	12	0	1	44	31	1832
2020	Female gender	19	22	22	19	16	1	1	42	35	2631
2019	Male gender	16	25	25	19	14	0	1	42	33	1632
2019	Female gender	17	22	23	19	18	1	1	40	37	2170
2018	Male gender	13	23	28	21	14	1	1	36	36	1543
2018	Female gender	13	22	25	19	19	1	1	36	38	2024
2018	Gender diverse	8	17	39	22	14	0	0	25	36	13
2017	Male gender	13	24	25	21	16	1	1	37	38	1869
2017	Female gender	13	21	24	21	19	1	2	34	41	2388

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	Male gender	29	29	20	11	8	0	2	60	19	1833
2020	Female gender	27	24	20	14	12	0	2	53	27	2640
2019	Male gender	33	28	19	11	6	0	2	62	18	1635
2019	Female gender	31	27	18	11	10	0	3	60	22	2172
2018	Male gender	28	28	21	12	7	1	3	59	20	1547
2018	Female gender	29	25	20	13	10	0	3	55	24	2006
2018	Gender diverse	18	28	21	10	14	0	8	50	27	13
2017	Male gender	28	28	20	12	8	1	4	59	21	1870
2017	Female gender	27	25	19	12	10	1	6	56	24	2383

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	Male gender	20	27	24	17	12	0	47	29	1837
2020	Female gender	19	23	24	18	16	0	42	34	2639
2019	Male gender	22	30	23	14	9	0	53	23	1643
2019	Female gender	24	26	22	14	13	1	50	27	2174
2018	Male gender	21	27	25	15	10	1	49	26	1552
2018	Female gender	20	24	25	15	15	1	44	31	2024
2018	Gender diverse	17	14	44	7	17	0	32	24	13
2017	Male gender	19	30	26	15	8	1	50	23	1870
2017	Female gender	20	25	24	16	14	1	45	30	2388

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	Male gender	26	24	18	12	9	0	10	56	24	1838
2020	Female gender	25	21	17	13	12	0	11	52	29	2633

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	Male gender	25	36	24	9	4	1	1	62	14	1832
2020	Female gender	25	35	21	11	4	1	2	62	16	2631
2019	Male gender	24	38	23	10	5	0	1	62	15	1633
2019	Female gender	23	34	24	11	6	1	1	58	18	2169
2018	Male gender	18	38	26	12	5	0	1	57	17	1546
2018	Female gender	19	33	26	12	7	1	1	54	19	2022
2018	Gender diverse	0	55	7	24	14	0	0	55	38	13
2017	Male gender	21	34	25	13	7	1	1	55	20	1869
2017	Female gender	22	31	24	13	7	1	2	55	20	2386

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	Male gender	20	36	26	12	6	0	1	56	18	1835
2020	Female gender	23	33	24	13	6	0	1	57	19	2629
2019	Male gender	19	33	26	13	7	0	1	53	20	1635
2019	Female gender	22	33	26	12	6	1	1	55	19	2165
2018	Male gender	16	34	25	16	7	0	0	51	23	1543
2018	Female gender	17	31	28	15	7	1	1	49	23	2021
2018	Gender diverse	15	35	29	15	7	0	0	49	22	13
2017	Male gender	17	32	27	15	8	0	1	49	24	1871
2017	Female gender	17	33	27	14	8	1	1	51	22	2384

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	Male gender	26	33	24	11	5	0	0	60	16	1833
2020	Female gender	26	32	21	12	7	0	1	59	19	2628
2019	Male gender	23	32	24	13	6	0	0	56	20	1634
2019	Female gender	24	31	24	12	8	0	1	55	21	2166
2018	Male gender	19	34	25	14	7	0	0	54	21	1548
2018	Female gender	19	32	26	14	7	1	1	52	22	2015
2018	Gender diverse	0	46	16	24	14	0	0	46	38	13
2017	Male gender	21	33	23	15	7	0	1	55	22	1868
2017	Female gender	21	32	24	13	8	0	1	54	21	2385

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	Male gender	37	29	18	9	7	0	0	66	16	1835
2020	Female gender	38	27	16	9	7	1	1	67	17	2627
2019	Male gender	36	28	18	10	7	0	1	65	17	1632
2019	Female gender	34	28	17	11	8	1	1	63	19	2162

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	Male gender	23	30	26	14	6	0	1	53	21	1837
2020	Female gender	22	31	25	15	7	0	1	53	22	2622

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	Male gender	22	29	26	14	8	0	1	51	22	1833
2020	Female gender	23	28	26	15	8	0	1	51	23	2624
2019	Male gender	26	29	24	14	6	0	0	56	20	1633
2019	Female gender	28	30	22	11	7	1	1	59	19	2161
2018	Male gender	21	30	25	15	8	0	1	51	23	1539
2018	Female gender	22	29	28	13	7	1	1	51	21	2013
2018	Gender diverse	32	21	25	15	7	0	0	53	22	13
2017	Male gender	22	30	24	14	8	0	1	53	22	1863
2017	Female gender	24	30	25	13	6	1	2	55	20	2380

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	30	19	7	3	1	71	10	1825
2020	Female gender	38	30	19	7	3	2	69	11	2626
2019	Male gender	45	28	14	8	4	1	73	12	1632
2019	Female gender	44	25	15	8	6	2	70	14	2161
2018	Male gender	44	28	15	7	5	1	73	12	1536
2018	Female gender	44	27	16	7	4	2	72	12	2010
2018	Gender diverse	8	8	46	27	10	0	16	38	13
2017	Male gender	51	26	13	5	3	1	78	9	1870
2017	Female gender	47	24	15	7	4	2	73	12	2389

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	Male gender	25	35	25	11	5	0	0	60	16	1821
2020	Female gender	24	34	24	12	6	0	0	57	18	2626

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	Male gender	65	17	8	2	1	1	6	88	4	1828
2020	Female gender	61	18	8	3	2	1	7	86	5	2621
2019	Male gender	71	13	4	2	2	1	7	91	4	1635
2019	Female gender	66	12	6	3	2	1	10	87	6	2161
2018	Male gender	66	17	6	2	2	1	6	89	4	1539
2018	Female gender	63	17	8	3	2	1	6	86	5	2014
2018	Gender diverse	29	10	39	7	0	8	7	46	8	13

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	Male gender	74	11	5	2	3	1	3	89	6	1833
2020	Female gender	70	13	6	3	3	1	4	88	6	2622
2019	Male gender	73	12	6	3	3	1	2	87	7	1640
2019	Female gender	65	13	8	4	6	1	4	82	10	2167
2018	Male gender	70	12	6	3	4	1	4	86	7	1540
2018	Female gender	61	16	8	4	5	1	5	82	10	2012
2018	Gender diverse	52	18	7	7	0	0	15	83	8	13
2017	Male gender	73	12	5	4	3	1	2	88	7	1870
2017	Female gender	68	12	6	5	4	1	5	85	9	2389

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	66	22	6	2	1	0	2	90	4	1822
2020	Female gender	63	22	8	3	2	0	2	87	5	2630
2019	Male gender	58	26	10	3	2	0	1	85	5	1632
2019	Female gender	52	27	12	4	3	0	2	81	7	2162
2018	Male gender	56	28	10	3	2	0	1	85	5	1545
2018	Female gender	50	28	12	5	3	0	2	79	8	2014
2018	Gender diverse	64	7	21	0	0	0	8	77	0	13
2017	Male gender	58	27	9	3	2	1	1	86	5	1870
2017	Female gender	54	26	10	5	3	0	3	82	8	2389

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	Male gender	64	17	9	5	4	1	82	9	1835
2020	Female gender	62	17	9	5	5	2	81	10	2630
2019	Male gender	56	21	11	7	5	1	78	12	1622
2019	Female gender	54	19	10	7	7	2	75	15	2150
2018	Male gender	52	23	11	7	6	1	76	12	1541
2018	Female gender	47	23	14	8	6	2	71	15	2008
2018	Gender diverse	49	30	7	7	0	8	85	7	13
2017	Male gender	56	20	11	6	4	1	78	11	1868
2017	Female gender	56	20	9	7	5	3	79	12	2386

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	Male gender	59	16	6	2	1	15	89	3	1832
2020	Female gender	55	13	6	3	1	22	88	5	2632
2019	Male gender	54	18	7	3	1	16	86	5	1635
2019	Female gender	50	15	8	3	2	22	84	6	2144
2018	Male gender	49	19	8	3	2	18	83	6	1537
2018	Female gender	47	14	8	3	1	27	84	5	2000
2018	Gender diverse	52	7	7	0	0	33	90	0	13
2017	Male gender	53	19	7	3	1	17	87	4	1870
2017	Female gender	51	13	6	3	1	25	86	5	2380

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	69	19	6	2	1	0	3	91	3	1838
2020	Female gender	71	16	5	2	1	0	5	92	3	2638
2019	Male gender	69	19	6	2	1	0	4	91	3	1633
2019	Female gender	68	17	7	2	1	0	6	90	2	2158
2018	Male gender	63	22	8	2	1	0	4	89	3	1543
2018	Female gender	64	19	7	1	1	0	7	90	2	2000
2018	Gender diverse	49	22	14	0	0	0	15	84	0	13
2017	Male gender	66	22	6	2	1	0	4	91	2	1861
2017	Female gender	67	17	6	1	1	1	8	91	2	2378

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	72	13	6	2	5	0	2	87	7	1837
2020	Female gender	68	11	4	4	7	1	4	83	12	2639
2019	Male gender	75	11	4	3	4	1	3	88	7	1637
2019	Female gender	71	9	4	4	7	0	5	84	12	2159
2018	Male gender	70	12	6	4	4	0	3	85	9	1547
2018	Female gender	67	11	5	4	6	0	5	83	11	2013
2018	Gender diverse	52	18	15	0	7	0	8	76	8	13
2017	Male gender	70	12	6	4	5	1	3	85	9	1873
2017	Female gender	67	11	5	5	5	1	6	84	11	2391

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	27	16	5	3	1	76	8	1841
2020	Female gender	42	30	16	6	3	2	74	9	2638
2019	Male gender	57	26	11	3	2	2	84	5	1640
2019	Female gender	55	26	11	3	1	3	83	5	2158
2018	Male gender	54	26	12	4	2	2	81	7	1547
2018	Female gender	50	29	12	4	2	3	81	6	2013
2018	Gender diverse	49	8	25	0	10	8	61	11	13
2017	Male gender	56	25	11	4	1	3	83	5	1867
2017	Female gender	53	26	12	4	2	4	82	6	2383

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	Male gender	22	40	27	8	4	0	0	62	11	1843
2020	Female gender	21	42	26	8	3	0	1	63	11	2636

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	Male gender	9	30	41	16	5	0	38	21	1840
2020	Female gender	9	26	40	19	6	0	35	25	2637
2019	Male gender	12	32	38	14	4	0	44	19	1646
2019	Female gender	11	29	38	17	5	0	40	22	2184
2018	Male gender	10	27	41	17	5	0	37	22	1559
2018	Female gender	8	28	38	19	6	0	36	25	2031
2018	Gender diverse	14	46	22	10	7	0	61	17	13
2017	Male gender	8	28	41	17	6	1	35	23	1876
2017	Female gender	8	22	44	18	8	0	30	26	2393

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	Male gender	9	23	40	21	7	0	28	32	1828
2020	Female gender	15	24	38	18	5	0	23	39	2632
2019	Male gender	8	18	42	23	9	0	32	26	1636
2019	Female gender	12	22	39	21	7	0	27	34	2171
2018	Male gender	8	21	41	23	6	0	30	29	1547
2018	Female gender	11	25	39	18	7	0	25	36	1999
2018	Gender diverse	24	8	21	32	14	0	46	33	13
2017	Male gender	7	19	41	22	10	0	32	27	1870
2017	Female gender	10	22	41	19	7	1	27	32	2386

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	45	13	8	4	1	75	11	1840
2020	Female gender	31	44	12	8	3	1	77	11	2637
2019	Male gender	20	41	19	12	5	5	63	17	1642
2019	Female gender	19	43	17	13	5	2	64	19	2175
2018	Male gender	18	38	21	11	6	4	59	18	1552
2018	Female gender	19	43	19	11	5	2	63	17	2017
2018	Gender diverse	0	21	30	32	0	17	25	38	13
2017	Male gender	13	35	21	13	10	8	53	25	1874
2017	Female gender	15	39	18	13	8	7	58	22	2388

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	Male gender	25	33	15	15	9	2	0	59	25	1833
2020	Female gender	24	32	15	16	10	2	0	58	27	2630

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	Male gender	32	30	13	14	9	1	1	64	23	1835
2020	Female gender	33	30	12	15	9	1	0	63	24	2634

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	Male gender	42	32	14	5	4	3	1	76	9	1831
2020	Female gender	43	32	13	5	4	3	1	77	10	2625

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	24	36	18	13	7	1	61	21	1843
2020	Female gender	25	34	17	14	8	1	60	23	2637
2019	Male gender	16	34	22	16	9	2	51	26	1644
2019	Female gender	17	30	20	19	12	2	48	31	2180
2018	Male gender	14	35	22	17	9	2	51	27	1555
2018	Female gender	16	32	21	18	11	2	48	30	2025
2018	Gender diverse	7	17	15	43	10	7	26	58	13
2017	Male gender	11	35	21	19	11	3	48	31	1875
2017	Female gender	11	35	21	19	11	2	47	31	2389

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	Male gender	28	45	14	10	3	0	0	73	13	1838
2020	Female gender	33	46	11	8	2	0	0	80	10	2638

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	Male gender	28	42	15	10	4	0	0	70	15	1828
2020	Female gender	33	43	12	8	3	1	0	77	11	2625

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	Male gender	25	39	22	9	4	1	1	65	13	1815
2020	Female gender	29	40	19	9	2	1	1	70	11	2610

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	Male gender	35	41	14	4	1	2	2	80	6	1829
2020	Female gender	39	39	13	4	2	2	2	81	6	2634

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	Male gender	65	24	5	1	1	3	1	93	2	1835
2020	Female gender	68	23	4	1	1	2	0	94	2	2628

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	Male gender	37	41	11	6	2	2	0	81	8	1837
2020	Female gender	44	39	8	5	1	2	0	85	7	2628

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	Male gender	45	33	9	7	4	0	1	79	12	1828
2020	Female gender	44	33	9	9	5	1	0	78	13	2633

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	Male gender	39	36	12	7	5	1	0	76	12	1841
2020	Female gender	42	35	11	7	3	1	1	78	10	2636

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	Male gender	14	49	15	17	4	1	0	64	21	831
2020	Female gender	13	47	12	22	4	1	1	61	26	876
2019	Male gender	14	45	18	14	5	3	2	61	20	723
2019	Female gender	12	43	14	18	6	3	3	59	26	750

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	Male gender	98	2	831
2020	Female gender	97	3	876

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	Male gender	11	31	21	25	12	0	0	42	37	812
2020	Female gender	11	28	20	27	14	1	0	39	41	850

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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	Male gender	9	91	1832
2020	Female gender	9	91	2615

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	Male gender	11	89	1835
2020	Female gender	13	87	2624
2019	Male gender	11	89	1645
2019	Female gender	18	82	2184
2017	Male gender	11	89	1866
2017	Female gender	17	83	2388
2014	Male gender	8	92	1842
2014	Female gender	14	86	2181

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	Male gender	33	67	200
2020	Female gender	42	58	351

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	79	21	200
2020	Female gender	78	22	351
2019	Male gender	73	27	184
2019	Female gender	75	25	398
2017	Male gender	67	33	210
2017	Female gender	75	25	415
2014	Male gender	67	33	154
2014	Female gender	73	27	316

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	Male gender	48	33	9	6	4	0	0	81	10	158
2020	Female gender	42	39	9	6	3	1	1	82	9	274
2019	Male gender	50	29	6	8	3	1	2	82	12	133
2019	Female gender	45	33	6	13	2	0	1	79	15	297
2017	Male gender	45	36	6	9	2	2	0	83	11	142
2017	Female gender	42	39	7	6	6	0	1	82	12	308
2014	Male gender	34	41	7	10	4	0	4	78	15	104
2014	Female gender	54	32	6	6	1	1	0	86	7	231

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	Male gender	43	34	9	5	2	3	4	83	7	1839
2020	Female gender	42	35	8	6	2	3	4	83	9	2634

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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	Male gender	34	43	23	1	56	44	1841
2020	Female gender	33	44	22	1	57	43	2643

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	Male gender	38	62	627
2020	Female gender	33	67	874

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	Male gender	9	20	16	20	30	1	4	30	53	627
2020	Female gender	8	18	16	22	30	1	5	27	56	874

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	Male gender	7	15	14	22	38	1	2	23	63	625
2020	Female gender	6	14	13	25	37	1	3	21	65	875

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	Male gender	47	16	14	7	6	2	10	71	14	1843
2020	Female gender	42	17	13	7	6	2	14	70	15	2634
2019	Male gender	45	16	15	8	8	1	8	66	18	1627
2019	Female gender	41	16	13	9	9	1	11	65	20	2155
2018	Male gender	45	15	14	8	9	2	8	66	18	1522
2018	Female gender	40	16	15	8	10	1	11	63	20	2007
2018	Gender diverse	58	14	7	0	7	7	7	83	8	13

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01

2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Global Affairs Canada by Question 115. What is your gender?

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 56f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)

Question 56g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other

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