2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Western Economic Diversification 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.

Top of page

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	62	33	2	2	2	0	0	94	4	128
2020	Female gender	52	44	1	3	0	0	0	95	3	175

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	90	6	2	2	0	0	1	97	2	128
2020	Female gender	89	8	1	1	0	1	1	98	1	175
2017	Male gender	86	9	1	2	0	2	0	97	2	113
2017	Female gender	88	8	1	1	1	0	2	98	1	153
2014	Male gender	78	14	3	1	0	1	2	96	1	97
2014	Female gender	79	12	2	0	1	2	4	97	1	147

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	50	33	6	8	2	2	84	10	129
2020	Female gender	47	40	8	5	1	0	87	6	174
2019	Male gender	62	27	3	6	2	0	90	8	107
2019	Female gender	62	27	3	6	2	0	89	8	134
2017	Male gender	54	29	4	10	3	0	83	14	113
2017	Female gender	57	29	7	5	2	0	86	7	153
2014	Male gender	60	31	4	1	4	0	91	5	97
2014	Female gender	69	23	2	3	3	0	92	6	147

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	45	41	7	7	0	0	86	7	129
2020	Female gender	47	42	6	6	0	0	89	6	175
2019	Male gender	46	44	6	2	2	0	90	4	107
2019	Female gender	39	36	14	9	1	1	76	10	134
2018	Male gender	46	45	7	1	1	0	91	2	99
2018	Female gender	36	47	6	9	3	0	83	11	121
2017	Male gender	46	32	10	9	2	0	78	11	113
2017	Female gender	39	37	9	12	4	0	76	15	153
2014	Male gender	28	44	10	10	7	0	72	17	97
2014	Female gender	33	47	7	10	3	0	80	14	147

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	60	25	8	6	0	1	87	6	127
2020	Female gender	56	31	8	5	0	0	87	5	173
2019	Male gender	68	24	4	2	1	1	93	3	107
2019	Female gender	64	26	5	5	0	0	90	5	134
2017	Male gender	68	25	4	2	1	0	94	3	113
2017	Female gender	68	27	1	2	1	0	95	4	152
2014	Male gender	50	45	4	0	0	0	96	0	97
2014	Female gender	61	27	7	5	1	0	87	6	148

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	59	25	6	6	4	0	1	84	10	129
2020	Female gender	54	30	4	7	4	0	0	85	11	174
2019	Male gender	69	23	4	4	0	1	0	92	4	108
2019	Female gender	60	30	4	5	0	0	0	90	5	135
2018	Male gender	54	32	10	3	1	0	0	86	4	98
2018	Female gender	57	27	10	6	1	0	0	84	6	121
2017	Male gender	57	25	9	4	2	2	0	84	6	112
2017	Female gender	52	31	10	7	1	0	0	83	7	152
2014	Male gender	43	43	6	5	2	0	0	87	7	97
2014	Female gender	45	31	9	10	4	0	1	77	14	147

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	35	8	3	2	0	88	5	129
2020	Female gender	53	38	6	3	0	0	91	3	175
2019	Male gender	58	35	3	3	1	0	93	4	108
2019	Female gender	57	29	9	2	3	0	86	5	135
2018	Male gender	50	37	8	4	1	0	87	5	99
2018	Female gender	38	46	10	4	2	0	84	6	121
2017	Male gender	39	46	7	4	3	1	85	8	113
2017	Female gender	43	45	5	5	2	0	87	7	153
2014	Male gender	32	48	3	8	8	0	80	16	97
2014	Female gender	40	41	7	7	5	0	81	12	148

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	57	31	9	1	2	0	88	3	129
2020	Female gender	56	33	6	5	1	0	88	6	175
2019	Male gender	52	34	9	0	5	0	86	5	109
2019	Female gender	51	36	5	7	1	0	87	8	135
2018	Male gender	47	36	10	4	3	0	83	7	99
2018	Female gender	39	38	15	6	1	1	78	7	120
2017	Male gender	41	38	12	8	1	0	80	9	113
2017	Female gender	38	39	11	10	2	0	77	12	153
2014	Male gender	36	37	14	7	5	0	73	12	97
2014	Female gender	43	32	11	9	5	0	75	14	148

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	46	33	13	7	1	79	8	127
2020	Female gender	42	45	7	6	0	87	6	173
2019	Male gender	36	44	10	7	3	80	10	107
2019	Female gender	42	41	9	8	1	83	8	135
2018	Male gender	37	44	10	6	3	81	10	99
2018	Female gender	35	48	8	7	2	83	9	121
2017	Male gender	40	41	9	9	1	81	10	113
2017	Female gender	38	44	9	8	1	82	9	153

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	67	24	5	2	1	1	92	3	128
2020	Female gender	61	33	4	2	0	0	94	2	174
2019	Male gender	60	29	5	5	1	0	89	6	108
2019	Female gender	62	29	6	2	1	0	91	3	135
2018	Male gender	55	35	7	2	1	0	90	3	98
2018	Female gender	55	37	5	2	1	0	92	3	121
2017	Male gender	54	32	10	3	1	0	85	4	113
2017	Female gender	50	39	5	6	0	0	89	6	153
2014	Male gender	43	44	7	2	3	0	88	5	97
2014	Female gender	57	33	7	2	1	0	90	3	148

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	57	31	5	5	1	0	89	6	129
2020	Female gender	60	31	3	3	2	1	91	5	175
2019	Male gender	55	36	5	3	2	0	90	5	107
2019	Female gender	56	33	3	5	2	0	90	7	135
2018	Male gender	51	38	5	3	3	0	89	6	98
2018	Female gender	45	38	10	6	1	0	83	6	121
2017	Male gender	45	38	9	5	3	0	83	8	113
2017	Female gender	44	38	8	6	3	1	82	9	153

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	64	27	6	2	1	91	3	125
2020	Female gender	64	29	6	1	0	93	1	174
2019	Male gender	64	24	7	4	1	88	5	108
2019	Female gender	74	18	5	1	2	92	3	133
2018	Male gender	64	27	8	0	1	91	1	98
2018	Female gender	61	28	7	3	1	90	3	118
2017	Male gender	56	33	7	3	1	90	3	113
2017	Female gender	59	33	5	4	0	92	4	152
2014	Male gender	58	29	5	5	3	87	8	97
2014	Female gender	64	26	6	3	1	90	4	148

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	51	28	11	8	2	0	79	10	128
2020	Female gender	53	36	6	5	0	0	89	5	174
2019	Male gender	49	35	9	6	2	0	84	8	107
2019	Female gender	51	35	8	4	2	0	86	6	135
2018	Male gender	49	33	8	5	4	1	83	9	98
2018	Female gender	45	40	10	5	0	0	85	5	121
2017	Male gender	42	35	15	6	3	0	76	9	113
2017	Female gender	38	42	9	9	1	2	81	10	152
2014	Male gender	28	45	10	11	5	0	73	16	97
2014	Female gender	33	40	10	11	6	0	73	17	148

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	30	8	4	2	0	1	86	6	128
2020	Female gender	59	31	6	2	1	0	0	90	3	175
2019	Male gender	57	31	5	6	1	0	0	88	7	108
2019	Female gender	61	28	5	3	2	0	0	89	5	135
2018	Male gender	49	37	8	5	1	0	0	86	6	98
2018	Female gender	55	34	6	3	2	0	0	89	5	120
2017	Male gender	45	34	11	9	2	0	0	78	11	113
2017	Female gender	51	34	8	6	1	1	0	85	7	152
2014	Male gender	34	42	8	9	6	0	0	76	15	97
2014	Female gender	42	35	9	8	6	0	0	77	14	148

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	58	35	3	2	1	0	94	3	127
2020	Female gender	56	34	4	5	1	0	90	6	174
2019	Male gender	56	32	5	6	1	0	88	7	106
2019	Female gender	53	35	5	4	2	1	88	7	133
2018	Male gender	50	35	8	5	2	0	85	7	98
2018	Female gender	52	34	6	7	1	0	87	8	121
2017	Male gender	51	33	11	4	1	0	84	4	113
2017	Female gender	43	42	7	7	1	0	85	8	151
2014	Male gender	42	35	7	9	6	0	77	15	97
2014	Female gender	45	30	13	7	5	0	74	13	148

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	60	28	8	5	0	88	5	128
2020	Female gender	60	32	6	2	0	92	2	175
2019	Male gender	62	30	4	1	3	92	4	109
2019	Female gender	64	24	7	1	2	89	4	135
2018	Male gender	56	33	8	3	1	88	4	98
2018	Female gender	55	32	9	2	2	87	4	120
2017	Male gender	52	35	5	5	3	87	8	113
2017	Female gender	49	39	7	4	1	88	5	151
2014	Male gender	47	32	6	10	4	80	14	97
2014	Female gender	49	36	6	6	3	85	9	148

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	37	15	8	8	0	0	69	16	128
2020	Female gender	28	35	18	13	6	0	0	63	19	173
2019	Male gender	45	32	18	3	3	0	0	76	5	108
2019	Female gender	34	40	18	6	1	1	0	75	8	134
2018	Male gender	37	37	14	11	1	0	0	74	12	98
2018	Female gender	43	32	18	5	1	0	0	75	7	122
2017	Male gender	40	40	15	3	2	0	0	79	6	113
2017	Female gender	34	45	14	4	3	1	0	79	7	152
2014	Male gender	33	35	21	8	1	1	1	70	9	97
2014	Female gender	38	40	13	7	2	0	1	78	9	148

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	12	20	30	23	15	0	0	38	32	129
2020	Female gender	11	17	44	18	10	0	0	28	28	175
2019	Male gender	7	20	37	22	13	0	1	35	28	109
2019	Female gender	7	19	41	22	10	1	0	32	26	135
2018	Male gender	14	18	34	20	12	0	1	32	33	98
2018	Female gender	6	25	37	19	11	2	1	31	31	121
2017	Male gender	12	21	38	17	10	1	1	28	34	112
2017	Female gender	11	20	39	18	9	1	2	28	32	153
2014	Male gender	15	26	38	12	9	0	0	22	40	97
2014	Female gender	10	19	43	16	8	1	3	25	30	148

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	1	5	17	38	39	0	0	77	6	129
2020	Female gender	1	7	17	36	37	1	2	75	8	174
2019	Male gender	3	9	13	29	42	1	3	74	13	108
2019	Female gender	0	5	18	41	34	2	0	77	5	135
2018	Male gender	3	10	22	30	33	0	2	64	14	96
2018	Female gender	3	8	23	30	33	1	3	65	11	121
2017	Male gender	3	16	32	24	21	3	1	47	20	113
2017	Female gender	6	6	26	29	28	1	4	60	12	153
2014	Male gender	11	13	34	25	15	2	0	41	24	96
2014	Female gender	5	13	25	34	17	3	5	54	19	147

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	9	16	33	25	17	0	0	42	25	128
2020	Female gender	12	20	32	24	10	1	1	35	33	173
2019	Male gender	11	18	33	18	20	0	0	38	29	108
2019	Female gender	13	23	29	21	13	0	0	35	36	135
2018	Male gender	9	22	30	22	15	1	1	38	32	96
2018	Female gender	13	16	45	15	9	0	2	25	29	121
2017	Male gender	17	30	17	19	15	1	0	34	48	112
2017	Female gender	16	21	35	15	10	1	1	26	39	153
2014	Male gender	26	21	28	16	6	1	2	23	48	97
2014	Female gender	19	20	30	17	8	1	4	27	41	148

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	14	19	26	22	19	0	0	41	33	129
2020	Female gender	13	21	30	22	13	0	1	36	35	174
2019	Male gender	7	15	31	25	20	0	1	46	22	109
2019	Female gender	7	15	40	28	10	1	0	38	22	135
2018	Male gender	7	13	39	25	14	0	1	40	21	96
2018	Female gender	3	13	43	28	11	1	1	39	17	121
2017	Male gender	8	17	35	24	15	1	0	39	25	113
2017	Female gender	9	16	41	22	11	0	1	33	26	153
2014	Male gender	7	23	42	17	12	0	0	28	30	96
2014	Female gender	8	19	41	19	10	1	2	30	27	147

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	15	18	21	22	24	1	0	46	33	129
2020	Female gender	9	19	31	20	19	0	1	40	28	174
2019	Male gender	6	13	34	24	20	1	2	46	20	109
2019	Female gender	11	16	33	23	14	2	0	39	28	135
2018	Male gender	12	17	34	17	18	0	2	35	30	97
2018	Female gender	9	22	30	25	11	0	3	37	32	122
2017	Male gender	12	23	29	19	15	2	1	35	36	112
2017	Female gender	12	25	32	16	10	1	4	27	39	153
2014	Male gender	23	27	33	9	7	1	0	17	50	97
2014	Female gender	20	30	28	14	4	1	3	19	52	148

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	3	6	13	35	42	0	1	78	10	126
2020	Female gender	1	2	25	36	33	3	1	71	3	173
2019	Male gender	3	7	20	28	36	4	2	68	10	109
2019	Female gender	2	7	28	35	25	3	1	63	9	133
2018	Male gender	1	6	25	35	28	1	3	66	8	97
2018	Female gender	4	13	26	32	23	1	1	57	17	120
2017	Male gender	0	9	20	40	28	3	1	70	9	112
2017	Female gender	5	9	22	38	17	4	5	60	16	153
2014	Male gender	3	10	28	29	22	3	4	55	15	96
2014	Female gender	6	12	29	31	11	1	9	47	20	148

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	8	15	26	29	20	2	0	50	23	128
2020	Female gender	7	15	32	24	19	2	1	45	22	174
2019	Male gender	7	10	30	28	21	2	0	51	18	108
2019	Female gender	7	15	37	24	15	1	1	40	22	134
2018	Male gender	5	17	41	17	19	0	1	36	22	97
2018	Female gender	8	17	44	20	9	0	2	30	25	122
2017	Male gender	13	19	38	14	15	1	0	30	32	113
2017	Female gender	12	24	33	17	8	3	2	26	39	153
2014	Male gender	18	21	36	16	9	0	0	26	38	97
2014	Female gender	15	25	35	12	7	1	5	21	42	148

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	2	6	29	36	27	0	63	8	129
2020	Female gender	1	5	30	39	26	0	65	5	175
2019	Male gender	1	6	29	33	32	0	64	6	108
2019	Female gender	3	4	27	39	26	1	65	7	134

Top of page

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	57	23	9	1	1	3	6	89	2	129
2020	Female gender	48	23	13	5	1	6	5	80	6	175
2019	Male gender	58	22	11	1	0	3	5	87	1	109
2019	Female gender	45	24	16	3	4	5	2	75	7	134
2018	Male gender	48	30	10	4	2	2	4	83	6	99
2018	Female gender	37	39	12	4	2	3	2	80	7	121
2017	Male gender	52	22	6	6	2	6	5	84	9	113
2017	Female gender	40	30	9	6	5	5	5	77	12	150
2014	Male gender	44	31	9	8	1	5	1	80	10	97
2014	Female gender	38	32	11	6	5	5	3	76	12	148

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	81	14	2	3	0	0	0	95	3	129
2020	Female gender	63	25	5	6	1	1	0	88	7	174
2019	Male gender	69	27	4	1	0	0	0	95	1	108
2019	Female gender	58	28	6	5	2	1	0	87	7	135
2018	Male gender	67	21	5	6	1	0	0	88	7	99
2018	Female gender	52	29	10	7	2	0	0	81	9	119
2017	Male gender	65	22	6	3	3	1	0	88	6	113
2017	Female gender	51	32	5	9	3	0	1	83	12	152
2014	Male gender	65	21	3	6	4	1	0	87	10	97
2014	Female gender	57	17	8	9	6	1	1	76	16	148

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	85	11	2	1	1	0	96	1	129
2020	Female gender	77	17	3	2	1	0	94	2	174
2019	Male gender	78	19	2	1	0	0	97	1	107
2019	Female gender	69	22	1	7	0	0	91	7	135
2018	Male gender	75	21	3	0	1	0	96	1	99
2018	Female gender	67	27	3	2	1	0	93	3	121
2017	Male gender	74	22	2	3	0	0	95	3	113
2017	Female gender	57	31	4	6	2	0	89	8	151
2014	Male gender	66	32	1	1	0	0	98	1	97
2014	Female gender	56	31	6	3	4	1	87	7	148

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	73	18	6	2	1	91	2	128
2020	Female gender	68	25	4	2	1	93	3	174
2019	Male gender	68	26	6	0	0	94	0	108
2019	Female gender	65	24	6	5	0	89	5	135
2018	Male gender	64	30	3	2	1	94	3	99
2018	Female gender	57	37	3	1	2	94	3	119

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	66	18	6	2	0	2	6	91	2	129
2020	Female gender	58	19	8	3	1	6	5	87	5	175

Top of page

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	67	23	7	2	0	0	1	91	2	129
2020	Female gender	69	21	6	2	0	0	1	91	2	173
2019	Male gender	74	21	3	1	0	1	0	96	1	109
2019	Female gender	62	29	3	3	1	0	1	93	4	134

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	65	21	7	5	2	0	1	87	6	128
2020	Female gender	61	29	6	4	1	0	1	90	4	175
2019	Male gender	62	29	6	1	1	0	1	91	2	108
2019	Female gender	57	27	4	8	3	0	1	84	11	135
2018	Male gender	57	32	5	4	2	0	0	89	6	97
2018	Female gender	60	31	7	1	0	0	1	92	1	121
2017	Male gender	56	30	6	6	1	0	0	87	7	113
2017	Female gender	49	35	4	10	1	1	1	85	11	153
2014	Male gender	48	40	6	3	2	0	0	89	5	97
2014	Female gender	59	26	7	3	3	0	1	86	7	148

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	66	14	15	1	3	0	2	82	3	129
2020	Female gender	67	20	6	3	1	2	1	89	4	175

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	68	19	8	4	0	0	1	88	4	129
2020	Female gender	64	27	5	3	1	1	0	91	4	175
2019	Male gender	68	22	5	4	0	1	1	91	4	108
2019	Female gender	59	24	7	6	3	0	1	83	9	135
2018	Male gender	59	32	6	2	1	0	0	91	3	96
2018	Female gender	63	26	9	2	0	0	0	89	2	121
2017	Male gender	60	29	6	1	4	1	0	89	4	113
2017	Female gender	53	29	4	10	1	2	1	85	11	153
2014	Male gender	58	34	2	5	1	0	0	92	6	97
2014	Female gender	59	27	5	4	5	0	0	86	9	148

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	44	56	129
2020	Female gender	45	55	175

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	72	14	5	1	0	1	7	93	1	128
2020	Female gender	69	11	4	1	0	5	10	94	1	174

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	70	18	6	4	1	1	89	5	129
2020	Female gender	74	18	4	4	0	0	92	4	174
2019	Male gender	71	25	4	1	0	0	95	1	109
2019	Female gender	69	17	7	3	4	0	87	7	133
2018	Male gender	70	24	1	2	2	0	95	4	96
2018	Female gender	68	23	5	4	0	0	91	4	120
2017	Male gender	63	23	6	6	3	0	86	8	113
2017	Female gender	63	21	9	5	2	1	85	7	152
2014	Male gender	53	36	6	3	2	0	89	5	97
2014	Female gender	66	16	7	7	4	0	82	11	147

Top of page

Senior Management

Question 31. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	66	22	5	1	2	3	1	92	3	129
2020	Female gender	61	28	4	4	0	3	0	92	4	175
2019	Male gender	61	27	7	2	2	2	0	89	4	109
2019	Female gender	53	36	5	5	1	0	0	89	6	134
2018	Male gender	52	32	11	2	2	1	0	85	4	99
2018	Female gender	47	39	8	5	1	0	0	86	6	122
2017	Male gender	42	41	6	6	2	3	0	86	8	113
2017	Female gender	40	39	9	9	1	3	0	81	10	152
2014	Male gender	39	34	11	6	4	5	0	77	11	97
2014	Female gender	33	39	8	13	4	3	1	75	17	148

Question 32. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	63	24	6	3	3	0	1	88	6	129
2020	Female gender	57	33	6	2	1	0	0	91	3	175
2019	Male gender	58	31	4	5	3	0	0	89	8	108
2019	Female gender	55	36	6	2	1	0	0	91	3	134
2018	Male gender	55	30	6	7	2	0	0	85	9	99
2018	Female gender	44	39	11	7	0	0	0	83	7	122
2017	Male gender	48	33	7	9	3	0	0	80	13	113
2017	Female gender	43	40	8	6	2	1	0	84	8	152
2014	Male gender	37	33	11	10	8	0	0	70	19	97
2014	Female gender	30	40	15	10	3	1	1	71	14	148

Question 33. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	30	8	9	4	2	1	79	13	128
2020	Female gender	42	36	10	10	1	1	0	79	11	173
2019	Male gender	42	39	11	5	4	0	0	81	8	108
2019	Female gender	41	47	7	3	2	0	0	89	5	133
2018	Male gender	34	38	6	12	6	2	1	75	19	98
2018	Female gender	32	40	9	14	2	3	1	75	16	121
2017	Male gender	30	32	14	11	8	4	0	65	20	111
2017	Female gender	28	38	10	14	5	5	0	70	20	152
2014	Male gender	29	37	11	13	7	3	0	68	20	97
2014	Female gender	22	37	15	17	5	4	1	62	23	148

Question 34. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	39	10	6	2	0	1	82	9	129
2020	Female gender	38	37	11	13	1	1	0	75	14	174
2019	Male gender	31	42	12	10	4	0	0	74	14	109
2019	Female gender	36	44	6	13	2	0	0	80	14	134
2018	Male gender	37	42	9	8	3	1	0	80	11	99
2018	Female gender	34	43	6	14	2	2	0	79	15	122
2017	Male gender	30	38	18	9	5	1	0	68	14	113
2017	Female gender	26	39	10	14	7	3	1	68	22	151
2014	Male gender	21	48	13	10	6	2	0	70	17	97
2014	Female gender	28	38	14	12	6	1	1	67	19	148

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	25	30	21	9	2	7	6	64	12	128
2020	Female gender	23	28	21	7	6	9	6	60	15	175
2019	Male gender	34	24	22	5	3	11	2	66	8	109
2019	Female gender	27	31	22	11	1	6	2	63	13	135

Top of page

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	39	8	3	0	0	0	88	3	129
2020	Female gender	48	42	5	4	0	0	0	91	4	175
2019	Male gender	55	35	7	2	1	0	1	90	3	109
2019	Female gender	52	39	4	2	3	0	0	92	5	135
2018	Male gender	48	34	7	5	4	1	0	83	10	96
2018	Female gender	45	40	10	5	0	0	0	85	5	121
2017	Male gender	34	50	10	6	0	0	0	84	6	112
2017	Female gender	45	38	8	8	1	1	0	83	9	151
2014	Male gender	40	36	15	5	4	0	0	76	9	97
2014	Female gender	48	38	5	5	3	1	0	87	8	148

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	38	7	9	2	2	0	82	11	129
2020	Female gender	40	39	10	8	1	2	1	81	9	175
2019	Male gender	42	38	9	7	2	1	0	81	9	109
2019	Female gender	40	42	11	4	2	2	0	83	6	135

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	53	30	9	3	2	2	0	86	5	129
2020	Female gender	48	33	9	5	1	1	2	84	7	175
2019	Male gender	66	19	8	3	2	2	0	87	5	109
2019	Female gender	54	27	9	8	0	2	0	82	9	135
2018	Male gender	59	25	9	3	1	2	0	86	4	95
2018	Female gender	52	33	9	3	1	1	0	86	4	122
2017	Male gender	49	40	5	4	1	2	0	90	5	113
2017	Female gender	48	35	6	4	1	5	1	88	6	152
2014	Male gender	49	35	7	4	1	3	0	87	5	96
2014	Female gender	65	22	6	3	2	1	1	89	5	147

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	66	23	8	0	2	1	89	2	128
2020	Female gender	54	34	9	3	0	1	88	3	175
2019	Male gender	59	28	9	1	1	2	89	2	109
2019	Female gender	51	33	11	4	1	0	84	5	133
2018	Male gender	63	23	9	4	1	0	85	5	96
2018	Female gender	53	32	9	5	0	0	86	5	122

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	50	23	9	6	3	9	1	80	9	128
2020	Female gender	38	21	14	8	3	13	4	71	13	175
2019	Male gender	41	18	15	4	4	12	5	72	9	108
2019	Female gender	36	22	16	9	4	11	2	66	15	134
2018	Male gender	39	23	15	5	11	6	1	67	17	95
2018	Female gender	35	27	16	10	5	7	1	68	15	122
2017	Male gender	31	30	15	6	7	11	0	68	15	112
2017	Female gender	21	22	18	15	12	10	2	49	31	151
2014	Male gender	24	26	12	14	14	8	1	56	31	97
2014	Female gender	27	22	17	12	9	9	3	55	25	148

Question 41. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	50	30	9	4	3	3	0	83	8	126
2020	Female gender	48	32	8	7	1	4	0	83	8	175
2019	Male gender	49	31	12	3	4	1	0	81	7	108
2019	Female gender	48	30	12	8	2	0	0	78	10	135
2018	Male gender	46	28	15	8	3	1	0	74	11	96
2018	Female gender	43	35	15	7	1	0	0	78	7	122
2017	Male gender	39	34	11	11	3	2	0	74	14	113
2017	Female gender	39	36	8	11	3	2	1	78	14	152
2014	Male gender	25	41	13	14	6	1	0	67	20	97
2014	Female gender	33	35	17	9	5	1	0	69	14	148

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	31	26	14	12	10	5	3	61	24	129
2020	Female gender	26	33	14	13	5	5	4	65	19	173
2019	Male gender	35	25	15	11	11	3	1	62	22	109
2019	Female gender	32	22	14	18	11	0	3	56	30	135
2018	Male gender	31	21	15	17	9	5	2	56	28	96
2018	Female gender	26	31	16	18	7	1	2	59	25	122
2017	Male gender	22	35	10	13	15	3	2	59	30	113
2017	Female gender	17	29	9	22	14	6	4	51	39	151
2014	Male gender	24	22	12	22	20	0	1	46	42	97
2014	Female gender	16	25	13	21	18	4	3	44	42	148

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	54	18	15	6	4	0	2	74	10	129
2020	Female gender	59	20	9	7	2	1	2	82	9	175
2019	Male gender	54	26	11	6	2	0	1	81	8	109
2019	Female gender	63	21	9	2	2	1	2	86	5	135

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	66	20	7	3	0	1	2	89	3	129
2020	Female gender	71	16	8	2	0	0	2	89	2	174
2019	Male gender	67	23	6	1	1	1	1	92	2	108
2019	Female gender	53	28	11	4	0	2	3	84	4	135

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 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	91	4	1	0	2	3	99	0	127
2020	Female gender	86	5	2	1	3	3	97	1	174
2019	Male gender	86	7	4	0	2	2	96	0	109
2019	Female gender	85	5	3	1	4	3	96	1	133

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	84	5	4	1	1	0	6	94	2	128
2020	Female gender	87	3	3	0	0	2	5	96	0	174
2019	Male gender	92	2	1	0	0	1	4	99	0	108
2019	Female gender	85	3	1	0	1	2	9	98	1	133

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	48	31	12	6	1	2	1	81	7	129
2020	Female gender	41	47	6	3	0	2	0	90	4	173
2019	Male gender	47	42	7	3	1	1	0	90	4	109
2019	Female gender	46	48	3	3	0	0	0	94	3	135
2018	Male gender	44	35	11	6	3	1	0	80	9	96
2018	Female gender	43	44	9	3	1	1	0	87	4	121
2017	Male gender	37	41	14	5	3	2	0	79	7	113
2017	Female gender	34	45	9	8	3	2	0	81	11	152

Question 45. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	69	20	5	2	1	2	0	91	4	128
2020	Female gender	55	35	4	6	0	1	0	90	6	174
2019	Male gender	70	21	6	2	1	0	0	91	3	109
2019	Female gender	59	32	7	2	1	0	0	91	2	135
2018	Male gender	66	23	8	2	1	0	0	89	3	98
2018	Female gender	67	24	6	3	1	0	0	90	4	122
2017	Male gender	54	36	7	3	0	0	0	90	3	113
2017	Female gender	44	42	7	5	1	1	1	87	5	152
2014	Male gender	46	38	9	3	0	3	0	87	3	97
2014	Female gender	48	38	6	5	3	1	0	86	8	148

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	64	23	8	2	0	2	0	89	2	129
2020	Female gender	56	26	10	4	0	4	0	86	4	175
2019	Male gender	72	19	5	1	0	3	0	94	1	108
2019	Female gender	61	25	5	5	1	2	0	88	6	134
2018	Male gender	64	20	9	2	1	3	1	87	3	99
2018	Female gender	62	27	8	1	0	2	0	91	1	122
2017	Male gender	60	27	8	1	1	3	0	89	2	113
2017	Female gender	48	38	7	1	2	3	0	89	3	151
2014	Male gender	49	36	12	0	1	2	0	86	1	97
2014	Female gender	54	28	9	3	1	5	0	86	5	148

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	54	24	13	5	1	4	1	81	6	129
2020	Female gender	41	29	14	5	2	8	1	77	8	174

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	66	17	6	4	1	4	2	89	5	129
2020	Female gender	54	28	6	2	2	5	3	89	4	175

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	74	19	5	0	1	94	1	129
2020	Female gender	77	19	3	1	0	96	1	175
2019	Male gender	75	21	4	1	0	95	1	108
2019	Female gender	75	22	1	1	1	97	2	135
2018	Male gender	70	23	4	2	1	93	3	98
2018	Female gender	74	21	3	2	0	94	2	122
2017	Male gender	62	33	3	2	0	95	2	113
2017	Female gender	67	30	3	1	0	97	1	152
2014	Male gender	63	24	9	2	2	87	4	97
2014	Female gender	57	33	5	4	1	90	5	147

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	74	17	5	3	1	0	91	3	129
2020	Female gender	73	22	3	2	0	0	94	2	174
2019	Male gender	75	17	6	2	1	0	92	3	109
2019	Female gender	79	14	4	2	1	0	93	2	135
2018	Male gender	68	23	6	1	2	0	91	3	99
2018	Female gender	68	22	8	2	0	0	90	2	121
2017	Male gender	57	32	5	4	2	0	89	6	113
2017	Female gender	61	25	7	4	1	2	88	5	152
2014	Male gender	45	29	11	8	6	0	74	14	97
2014	Female gender	44	35	13	5	3	1	79	8	148

Question 51. I am satisfied with my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	65	25	8	2	1	0	90	2	127
2020	Female gender	70	23	5	2	0	0	92	2	174
2019	Male gender	69	19	6	5	0	0	89	5	109
2019	Female gender	76	17	4	2	1	0	93	3	133
2018	Male gender	65	27	4	2	2	0	92	4	99
2018	Female gender	65	27	5	2	0	0	93	2	121
2017	Male gender	54	35	7	1	3	0	89	4	113
2017	Female gender	56	31	5	6	1	1	88	6	152
2014	Male gender	46	27	15	6	6	0	73	12	97
2014	Female gender	46	34	10	6	3	1	80	10	148

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	63	17	13	3	2	2	0	82	5	129
2020	Female gender	61	19	10	6	0	3	1	83	6	175
2019	Male gender	63	16	9	5	1	7	0	84	6	109
2019	Female gender	59	20	7	9	3	2	0	80	12	135
2018	Male gender	58	20	11	8	2	1	0	78	11	99
2018	Female gender	50	26	11	9	2	2	0	78	11	122
2017	Male gender	47	28	13	5	5	2	0	76	11	113
2017	Female gender	44	28	14	9	3	2	0	74	12	152
2014	Male gender	39	16	13	11	15	3	1	58	28	97
2014	Female gender	33	29	14	12	7	5	1	66	20	148

Top of page

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	26	36	37	129
2020	Female gender	20	44	36	175
2019	Male gender	29	41	31	109
2019	Female gender	28	41	31	135
2018	Male gender	23	43	34	99
2018	Female gender	28	32	40	122
2017	Male gender	28	40	31	113
2017	Female gender	27	37	37	153
2014	Male gender	33	36	31	97
2014	Female gender	28	36	36	148

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	18	21	29	6	17	9	34
2020	Female gender	24	18	29	6	17	5	34
2019	Male gender	21	19	26	6	24	3	31
2019	Female gender	16	19	30	10	21	5	38
2018	Male gender	29	9	14	25	14	9	23
2018	Female gender	21	7	42	6	16	8	34
2017	Male gender	12	6	28	22	29	3	31
2017	Female gender	21	11	38	10	15	5	41
2014	Male gender	22	15	35	22	9999	6	32
2014	Female gender	14	7	38	12	9999	29	42

Top of page

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	6	94	129
2020	Female gender	3	97	175
2019	Male gender	6	94	109
2019	Female gender	5	95	135
2018	Male gender	5	95	99
2018	Female gender	10	90	122

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	40	12	10	1	1	30	6	81	3	129
2020	Female gender	19	15	14	2	1	41	9	67	6	174
2019	Male gender	35	13	15	4	1	22	10	70	8	109
2019	Female gender	32	11	17	2	2	29	6	66	7	135
2018	Male gender	40	13	16	2	2	19	7	72	5	99
2018	Female gender	29	13	20	4	1	28	5	63	7	122
2017	Male gender	35	19	13	3	1	23	7	76	5	113
2017	Female gender	25	19	17	3	2	28	7	67	7	151
2014	Male gender	29	10	16	3	1	33	7	66	7	97
2014	Female gender	21	17	14	5	5	32	5	60	17	148

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	66	19	5	0	1	9	1	93	2	129
2020	Female gender	46	25	17	1	1	11	1	80	1	175
2019	Male gender	70	13	7	4	0	6	0	88	4	108
2019	Female gender	61	16	10	1	2	9	0	84	4	135
2018	Male gender	58	16	9	2	2	9	3	85	5	97
2018	Female gender	50	28	12	4	1	6	0	82	5	121
2017	Male gender	50	30	9	1	1	9	1	88	2	113
2017	Female gender	46	25	8	6	0	13	0	83	8	152
2014	Male gender	46	23	15	3	2	10	0	77	6	97
2014	Female gender	38	30	14	7	3	7	0	74	11	148

Top of page

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 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	39	12	10	1	1	33	5	80	4	129
2020	Female gender	19	12	13	1	0	46	8	68	3	172
2019	Male gender	41	13	13	0	0	22	12	81	0	108
2019	Female gender	30	6	16	0	1	36	11	69	2	135
2018	Male gender	43	11	15	1	1	27	3	76	3	99
2018	Female gender	26	13	18	2	1	35	5	65	4	121
2017	Male gender	34	13	11	3	0	34	5	78	5	113
2017	Female gender	20	13	19	2	1	39	6	60	6	153
2014	Male gender	31	8	20	1	0	34	6	66	2	97
2014	Female gender	26	13	12	1	3	41	4	72	6	147

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	63	20	5	1	0	9	1	92	2	129
2020	Female gender	47	24	15	1	0	11	1	81	1	175
2019	Male gender	74	13	6	1	0	6	0	93	1	109
2019	Female gender	61	17	12	1	1	8	1	85	2	135
2018	Male gender	58	15	13	0	1	11	1	84	1	99
2018	Female gender	48	32	12	1	1	6	1	86	2	122
2017	Male gender	54	27	6	2	0	11	1	91	2	113
2017	Female gender	46	27	8	2	1	16	0	86	4	152
2014	Male gender	47	25	15	2	0	9	1	81	2	97
2014	Female gender	45	29	11	1	2	11	1	84	4	148

Top of page

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	49	25	9	8	9	1	0	74	17	129
2020	Female gender	43	26	18	10	3	1	0	70	13	175

Question 70b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Pay or other compensation-related issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	62	26	10	1	1	1	0	88	2	129
2020	Female gender	60	24	12	1	2	1	0	85	3	175
2019	Male gender	56	30	10	2	2	0	0	86	4	109
2019	Female gender	74	19	5	1	2	0	0	92	3	134
2018	Male gender	55	27	12	2	4	0	0	82	6	99
2018	Female gender	59	22	9	7	3	0	1	82	9	122
2017	Male gender	53	28	13	4	3	0	0	81	7	113
2017	Female gender	55	26	12	3	4	0	0	81	7	153

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	21	22	22	17	17	0	43	35	128
2020	Female gender	17	23	28	17	15	0	40	32	175
2019	Male gender	14	40	27	10	9	0	54	19	109
2019	Female gender	23	32	28	15	3	0	55	17	134
2018	Male gender	17	28	26	17	11	0	46	28	98
2018	Female gender	15	34	35	11	4	1	49	16	122
2017	Male gender	21	33	22	17	7	0	54	24	111
2017	Female gender	21	29	23	19	7	1	51	26	153

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	26	30	14	11	18	1	56	30	128
2020	Female gender	22	23	26	16	12	1	46	28	174
2019	Male gender	18	37	27	11	6	0	55	18	108
2019	Female gender	28	32	22	16	2	0	60	18	134
2018	Male gender	25	23	28	15	9	0	48	24	99
2018	Female gender	25	36	28	6	3	2	62	10	122
2017	Male gender	20	37	21	13	9	0	57	22	113
2017	Female gender	24	27	26	15	7	1	52	22	153

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	32	23	14	15	15	0	1	56	30	128
2020	Female gender	29	25	23	13	10	1	0	54	23	174
2019	Male gender	24	32	25	12	6	1	0	57	19	109
2019	Female gender	35	29	20	13	4	0	0	64	17	135
2018	Male gender	25	29	24	19	4	0	0	53	23	99
2018	Female gender	21	30	35	9	5	0	1	51	14	122
2017	Male gender	25	33	18	17	8	0	0	58	25	113
2017	Female gender	22	30	21	16	10	1	1	53	26	152

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	30	14	10	7	1	69	17	128
2020	Female gender	37	25	14	14	10	1	62	24	175
2019	Male gender	52	35	9	2	3	0	87	4	107
2019	Female gender	56	21	15	5	1	2	78	6	134
2018	Male gender	45	29	14	9	1	2	75	10	99
2018	Female gender	47	26	21	2	1	3	76	3	122
2017	Male gender	50	27	12	5	2	4	80	7	113
2017	Female gender	44	26	12	8	4	5	74	13	151

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	35	11	15	10	64	25	128
2020	Female gender	22	33	21	12	12	55	24	173
2019	Male gender	36	34	19	7	4	69	12	109
2019	Female gender	41	32	14	11	1	73	12	134
2018	Male gender	36	20	27	12	6	55	18	99
2018	Female gender	40	29	23	5	3	69	8	120
2017	Male gender	32	27	21	14	6	59	20	113
2017	Female gender	27	35	22	9	7	62	17	151

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	43	24	9	13	9	0	2	68	22	129
2020	Female gender	36	25	19	8	10	0	2	63	18	175

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	40	35	15	5	4	0	1	76	9	128
2020	Female gender	40	38	17	5	2	0	0	77	6	175
2019	Male gender	33	41	22	1	4	0	0	74	5	109
2019	Female gender	43	38	12	4	3	0	0	81	7	135
2018	Male gender	33	34	20	7	5	0	0	68	12	98
2018	Female gender	32	46	16	5	0	0	1	79	5	122
2017	Male gender	34	26	22	12	5	0	0	61	17	113
2017	Female gender	26	36	22	9	6	1	1	63	14	151

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	24	31	29	9	8	0	0	55	17	129
2020	Female gender	29	29	23	12	6	0	0	58	18	175
2019	Male gender	18	38	24	13	6	0	0	56	20	109
2019	Female gender	28	41	23	7	2	0	0	68	9	135
2018	Male gender	19	37	29	8	7	0	0	56	15	99
2018	Female gender	25	40	23	8	3	0	1	66	12	120
2017	Male gender	20	31	26	17	6	0	0	51	23	113
2017	Female gender	21	32	20	14	11	1	0	54	25	150

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	38	15	6	5	1	74	11	129
2020	Female gender	40	31	17	10	2	0	71	12	175
2019	Male gender	36	29	14	13	7	0	65	21	109
2019	Female gender	33	37	22	6	2	0	70	8	135
2018	Male gender	31	39	17	8	4	1	70	12	99
2018	Female gender	29	33	26	9	2	0	63	12	122
2017	Male gender	26	37	20	13	4	0	63	17	113
2017	Female gender	24	33	23	11	9	0	57	20	151

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	58	25	11	4	2	1	84	5	129
2020	Female gender	58	27	8	5	1	0	85	6	174
2019	Male gender	56	26	9	5	3	1	83	8	109
2019	Female gender	63	22	10	4	2	0	85	5	135

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	36	25	22	9	6	1	0	62	16	129
2020	Female gender	31	34	23	10	3	0	0	64	13	175

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	29	28	18	18	7	0	1	57	25	129
2020	Female gender	28	36	24	10	2	0	0	64	13	175
2019	Male gender	32	33	25	5	4	0	0	65	10	109
2019	Female gender	34	38	18	9	2	0	0	71	11	134
2018	Male gender	23	39	21	13	4	0	0	62	17	99
2018	Female gender	28	40	22	7	1	0	1	69	8	121
2017	Male gender	24	40	20	11	4	0	0	64	16	113
2017	Female gender	23	38	18	12	6	1	1	63	19	151

Question 70o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Physical work environment
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	59	22	12	5	2	0	0	81	7	126
2020	Female gender	56	27	12	5	1	0	0	83	5	174
2019	Male gender	66	25	6	3	1	0	0	91	4	108
2019	Female gender	62	25	9	3	2	0	0	87	4	135
2018	Male gender	55	26	13	3	3	0	0	81	6	98
2018	Female gender	53	25	16	3	3	0	0	78	6	122
2017	Male gender	70	17	8	1	3	1	0	88	4	113
2017	Female gender	59	23	10	6	2	1	1	83	8	153

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	42	41	9	7	1	0	0	83	8	126
2020	Female gender	44	35	15	6	1	0	0	78	6	175

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	81	13	2	0	2	1	2	97	2	127
2020	Female gender	77	13	6	1	0	0	3	93	1	174
2019	Male gender	86	4	4	0	1	0	5	95	1	109
2019	Female gender	88	6	2	0	0	0	4	98	0	132
2018	Male gender	80	17	2	0	0	0	1	98	0	97
2018	Female gender	80	13	2	1	1	1	2	96	2	122

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	90	3	2	1	1	2	2	96	2	128
2020	Female gender	90	5	2	1	1	1	2	97	1	173
2019	Male gender	86	8	3	1	0	0	2	96	1	109
2019	Female gender	90	6	2	1	1	0	1	96	2	133
2018	Male gender	91	5	2	0	1	0	1	97	1	99
2018	Female gender	79	15	1	2	2	0	2	95	3	121
2017	Male gender	85	7	4	3	0	0	1	93	3	113
2017	Female gender	80	8	4	3	2	2	1	91	5	151

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	83	11	4	2	0	0	1	95	2	126
2020	Female gender	75	17	5	2	0	0	1	93	2	175
2019	Male gender	72	21	4	2	0	0	0	94	2	109
2019	Female gender	67	25	4	2	1	0	1	93	3	134
2018	Male gender	71	26	3	0	0	0	0	97	0	98
2018	Female gender	62	23	8	3	1	0	3	88	4	122
2017	Male gender	66	27	6	1	0	0	1	93	1	113
2017	Female gender	62	25	7	3	1	1	2	89	3	153

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	73	15	6	2	3	1	1	89	5	127
2020	Female gender	72	18	7	1	1	0	1	91	2	174
2019	Male gender	75	16	7	1	1	0	0	91	2	108
2019	Female gender	68	24	5	1	2	0	0	92	3	133
2018	Male gender	63	27	6	3	1	0	0	90	4	99
2018	Female gender	62	23	9	1	2	0	3	88	3	122
2017	Male gender	62	22	8	6	2	0	0	84	8	113
2017	Female gender	63	17	9	7	2	0	2	81	9	153

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	77	5	4	0	0	1	14	96	0	127
2020	Female gender	70	7	3	2	0	1	17	94	2	175
2019	Male gender	79	9	1	2	0	0	9	97	2	109
2019	Female gender	60	11	1	0	1	0	27	97	1	135
2018	Male gender	66	15	3	1	1	0	14	94	2	99
2018	Female gender	56	9	3	2	0	0	31	94	2	120
2017	Male gender	61	19	3	1	1	0	16	95	2	113
2017	Female gender	53	9	4	1	1	0	33	93	2	153

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	67	22	6	2	0	1	2	91	2	128
2020	Female gender	69	21	6	2	0	0	2	91	2	175
2019	Male gender	73	20	7	0	0	1	0	93	0	109
2019	Female gender	80	15	2	0	1	0	1	97	1	134
2018	Male gender	69	21	4	2	2	0	2	92	4	99
2018	Female gender	75	19	2	1	0	0	3	97	1	122
2017	Male gender	72	21	2	1	1	0	3	96	2	113
2017	Female gender	70	16	2	2	0	1	9	95	3	153

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	70	12	7	5	6	0	1	82	11	129
2020	Female gender	71	11	11	4	2	1	0	83	7	175
2019	Male gender	73	15	7	2	2	0	1	90	4	108
2019	Female gender	77	10	6	2	3	0	1	88	5	135
2018	Male gender	68	18	5	5	3	0	0	86	9	99
2018	Female gender	66	18	5	3	3	0	4	88	7	122
2017	Male gender	63	22	11	3	2	0	0	84	5	113
2017	Female gender	67	16	10	2	1	1	2	85	4	153

Question 70x. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Personal issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	26	12	6	1	1	1	81	7	129
2020	Female gender	51	31	14	3	0	0	1	83	3	175
2019	Male gender	60	21	15	3	0	0	1	83	3	109
2019	Female gender	63	24	10	2	2	0	0	87	3	134
2018	Male gender	53	34	9	3	1	0	1	87	4	98
2018	Female gender	58	29	7	4	1	0	2	88	5	122
2017	Male gender	46	33	14	3	3	2	0	80	5	113
2017	Female gender	48	31	13	5	1	0	1	81	6	152

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	31	42	19	6	2	0	0	73	8	129
2020	Female gender	34	43	19	3	0	0	0	77	3	175

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	18	30	31	13	8	0	49	20	129
2020	Female gender	15	36	36	10	3	0	51	13	175
2019	Male gender	27	34	31	4	4	0	61	8	109
2019	Female gender	25	36	33	4	2	0	62	5	135
2018	Male gender	17	37	33	9	2	1	55	11	98
2018	Female gender	20	43	31	6	0	0	63	6	122
2017	Male gender	12	38	34	11	3	1	51	15	113
2017	Female gender	15	36	38	10	1	0	51	11	153

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
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	11	18	33	23	15	0	0	38	29	129
2020	Female gender	12	18	38	23	9	0	0	32	29	175
2019	Male gender	7	13	37	29	14	0	0	43	20	109
2019	Female gender	8	13	39	30	11	0	0	41	20	134
2018	Male gender	5	14	35	35	11	0	0	46	19	99
2018	Female gender	3	15	45	25	12	0	0	36	19	121
2017	Male gender	9	13	41	26	10	1	1	37	22	112
2017	Female gender	7	13	47	25	7	0	0	32	20	152

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	56	35	6	1	0	2	93	1	129
2020	Female gender	56	34	7	2	0	2	91	2	174
2019	Male gender	50	36	9	1	0	4	89	1	109
2019	Female gender	45	39	9	3	2	2	86	5	135
2018	Male gender	44	34	10	5	1	6	82	7	99
2018	Female gender	51	39	6	3	0	2	92	3	122
2017	Male gender	49	34	10	4	1	2	85	5	113
2017	Female gender	43	42	4	7	1	3	88	8	151

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	57	23	12	5	1	2	1	82	6	129
2020	Female gender	49	37	5	6	1	2	0	87	7	172

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	53	23	13	7	3	1	0	77	10	128
2020	Female gender	49	28	11	10	2	0	1	77	12	175

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	67	18	12	0	1	2	1	87	1	128
2020	Female gender	61	27	5	6	0	1	0	89	6	173

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	57	25	10	3	3	1	83	6	129
2020	Female gender	52	30	10	7	0	2	83	7	174
2019	Male gender	57	32	5	5	1	1	90	5	109
2019	Female gender	51	35	10	2	1	1	87	3	134
2018	Male gender	51	30	12	2	4	1	82	6	99
2018	Female gender	49	37	10	3	0	1	87	3	122
2017	Male gender	47	33	13	3	5	0	80	7	113
2017	Female gender	40	39	6	12	1	2	81	14	153

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	64	24	6	1	2	1	2	91	2	127
2020	Female gender	65	30	4	1	0	0	0	96	1	174

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	67	21	7	1	1	1	2	91	2	129
2020	Female gender	62	31	5	2	0	0	0	93	2	175

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	58	21	12	4	0	2	3	83	4	127
2020	Female gender	57	32	8	2	0	0	1	90	2	170

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	67	20	6	0	1	2	4	93	1	129
2020	Female gender	70	24	6	1	0	0	0	94	1	175

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	56	15	5	3	1	17	4	89	5	128
2020	Female gender	67	14	5	2	1	8	3	91	3	174

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	65	22	8	3	0	2	0	89	3	129
2020	Female gender	68	27	3	2	1	0	0	95	2	172

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	66	23	5	4	1	0	1	90	5	129
2020	Female gender	66	28	4	1	0	1	0	94	1	173

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	74	16	7	0	2	1	0	91	2	129
2020	Female gender	76	20	2	2	1	0	0	96	2	172

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	46	5	5	89	5	37
2020	Female gender	31	53	8	8	84	8	38
2019	Male gender	57	37	3	3	94	3	37
2019	Female gender	37	53	3	6	90	6	30

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	100	0	37
2020	Female gender	100	0	38

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	42	42	11	3	0	0	2	86	3	37
2020	Female gender	32	42	16	10	0	0	0	74	10	38

Top of page

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	129
2020	Female gender	9	91	175

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	4	96	129
2020	Female gender	4	96	175
2019	Male gender	10	90	109
2019	Female gender	11	89	133
2017	Male gender	10	90	113
2017	Female gender	18	82	152
2014	Male gender	8	92	97
2014	Female gender	15	85	147

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	90	10	10
2019	Female gender	86	14	14
2017	Male gender	69	31	12
2017	Female gender	93	7	27
2014	Female gender	77	23	22

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
2017	Female gender	46	44	7	4	0	0	0	89	4	25
2014	Female gender	53	29	6	6	6	0	0	82	12	17

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	66	23	5	1	0	1	5	93	1	129
2020	Female gender	61	27	5	5	1	0	1	89	6	175

Top of page

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	6	75	14	4	92	8	129
2020	Female gender	13	71	12	4	85	15	175

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	63	19	5	3	0	1	10	92	3	129
2020	Female gender	62	9	5	5	5	1	13	83	11	175
2019	Male gender	72	11	6	4	1	1	6	89	5	109
2019	Female gender	61	14	8	8	5	1	4	78	14	134
2018	Male gender	70	13	3	2	2	2	7	92	4	99
2018	Female gender	65	11	9	2	5	1	8	83	7	122

Report a problem on this page

Date modified:: 2019-03-01

2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Western Economic Diversification 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 60. I am satisfied with how matters related to harassment are resolved in my department or agency.

Question 61. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents harassment.

Question 67. I am satisfied with how matters related to discrimination are resolved in my department or agency.

Question 68. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents discrimination.

Question 70a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Risk of exposure to COVID-19

Question 70b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Pay or other compensation-related issues

Question 70c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload

Question 70d. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Unreasonable deadlines

Question 70e. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Not enough employees to do the work

Question 70f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Overtime or long work hours

Question 70g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life

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

Question 70i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of control or input in decision-making

Question 70j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Competing or constantly changing priorities