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

The results of the 2020 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented by key people management themes (i.e., employee engagement, leadership, workforce, workplace). 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.

Employee engagement
- Employee engagement
Leadership
- Immediate supervisor
- Senior management
Workforce
Workplace
Workplace well-being
Compensation
- Pay or other compensation issues
- Support to resolve pay or other compensation issues

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Employee engagement

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	40	12	6	3	79	9	1616
2020	Female gender	42	40	10	6	3	82	8	3503
2020	Gender diverse	27	30	14	14	14	58	28	14
2019	Male gender	38	39	13	6	3	77	10	1770
2019	Female gender	39	40	10	7	4	79	10	3548
2019	Gender diverse	42	24	17	17	0	66	17	11
2018	Male gender	35	43	12	6	4	78	10	1452
2018	Female gender	37	42	10	7	4	78	11	2799
2018	Gender diverse	9	42	24	5	20	51	25	16
2017	Male gender	33	43	11	8	4	76	12	1944
2017	Female gender	35	43	10	8	4	78	12	3940
2017	Gender diverse	17	34	9	24	16	51	40	12
2014	Male gender	27	44	12	10	7	72	17	2224
2014	Female gender	31	45	10	9	5	76	14	4322

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	35	13	8	4	76	12	1598
2020	Female gender	40	38	10	7	4	78	12	3490
2020	Gender diverse	30	37	14	12	7	67	19	14
2019	Male gender	37	37	13	9	5	74	14	1769
2019	Female gender	37	36	11	10	5	74	15	3537
2019	Gender diverse	29	28	9	8	25	57	34	11
2018	Male gender	36	37	13	8	5	74	13	1454
2018	Female gender	35	37	11	10	7	72	17	2816
2018	Gender diverse	0	28	18	6	48	28	54	15
2017	Male gender	32	37	13	10	7	69	18	1942
2017	Female gender	31	37	12	11	9	69	20	3934
2017	Gender diverse	22	16	40	14	9	38	23	12

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	52	33	10	3	2	85	5	1606
2020	Female gender	55	33	8	3	1	88	4	3475
2020	Gender diverse	38	47	8	0	7	86	7	14
2019	Male gender	53	32	10	4	1	85	5	1765
2019	Female gender	54	33	9	3	2	87	5	3527
2019	Gender diverse	58	25	0	8	9	83	17	11
2018	Male gender	51	34	10	3	1	85	5	1446
2018	Female gender	50	35	10	3	2	85	5	2799
2018	Gender diverse	29	45	5	6	15	74	21	16
2017	Male gender	52	33	10	3	2	85	5	1938
2017	Female gender	52	35	8	3	1	88	4	3933
2017	Gender diverse	44	21	27	7	0	65	7	12
2014	Male gender	55	31	9	3	2	86	5	2222
2014	Female gender	61	29	6	2	1	90	3	4323

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	46	36	9	6	2	83	8	1610
2020	Female gender	47	38	9	4	2	85	6	3508
2020	Gender diverse	27	46	8	4	14	73	19	14
2019	Male gender	44	38	11	5	2	82	8	1773
2019	Female gender	44	39	9	5	2	83	7	3551
2019	Gender diverse	40	17	9	25	9	57	34	11
2018	Male gender	41	40	11	5	3	81	8	1452
2018	Female gender	40	41	10	5	3	82	8	2814
2018	Gender diverse	6	21	36	11	27	27	37	16
2017	Male gender	39	40	12	5	3	79	9	1937
2017	Female gender	41	39	10	5	4	81	9	3923
2017	Gender diverse	30	31	23	7	9	61	16	12
2014	Male gender	36	40	12	8	4	75	12	2221
2014	Female gender	40	40	10	6	3	80	10	4325

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	45	31	14	6	3	1	77	9	1605
2020	Female gender	49	32	11	4	3	1	82	7	3493
2020	Gender diverse	23	37	15	11	7	7	65	19	14
2019	Male gender	42	33	15	6	4	1	75	10	1765
2019	Female gender	43	33	14	6	3	1	76	9	3541
2019	Gender diverse	0	50	33	0	17	0	50	17	11
2018	Male gender	41	31	16	6	4	1	73	10	1451
2018	Female gender	39	34	16	6	4	1	73	10	2807
2018	Gender diverse	24	16	17	6	37	0	41	43	16
2017	Male gender	35	33	17	8	6	1	69	14	1942
2017	Female gender	35	34	16	8	6	1	69	15	3931
2017	Gender diverse	17	33	33	0	16	0	51	16	12
2014	Male gender	25	37	19	10	8	1	63	19	2221
2014	Female gender	27	37	17	10	7	1	65	18	4325

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	45	33	13	6	3	0	78	9	1603
2020	Female gender	48	35	10	4	2	0	83	7	3476
2020	Gender diverse	37	21	25	11	7	0	58	18	14
2019	Male gender	39	36	14	7	4	0	75	11	1757
2019	Female gender	41	36	14	6	3	0	77	9	3515
2019	Gender diverse	13	37	33	0	17	0	50	17	11
2018	Male gender	39	35	14	7	3	1	75	11	1449
2018	Female gender	38	37	13	7	4	0	75	11	2785
2018	Gender diverse	19	21	11	11	32	5	43	45	16
2017	Male gender	34	36	15	8	5	0	71	14	1944
2017	Female gender	35	37	15	8	5	0	71	14	3939
2017	Gender diverse	17	41	16	10	16	0	58	26	12
2014	Male gender	24	39	18	11	8	0	63	19	2221
2014	Female gender	28	38	15	12	6	1	66	18	4325

Question 52. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	27	18	8	5	3	0	67	14	1611
2020	Female gender	43	24	16	8	4	3	0	71	13	3502
2020	Gender diverse	23	24	28	7	11	7	0	51	19	14
2019	Male gender	35	26	19	10	7	3	0	63	17	1771
2019	Female gender	37	26	18	10	6	3	0	65	16	3551
2019	Gender diverse	0	20	43	8	17	13	0	23	28	11
2018	Male gender	36	25	18	10	7	4	1	64	17	1455
2018	Female gender	33	27	19	10	7	4	0	63	17	2815
2018	Gender diverse	0	16	30	21	27	5	0	17	51	16
2017	Male gender	30	26	19	11	10	4	0	58	22	1942
2017	Female gender	31	26	17	12	9	5	0	60	22	3931
2017	Gender diverse	30	21	23	10	16	0	0	51	26	12
2014	Male gender	25	25	20	14	12	4	0	52	27	2223
2014	Female gender	26	27	19	13	10	5	0	56	25	4326

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Leadership

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	53	25	12	4	2	2	3	82	6	1603
2020	Female gender	53	25	12	4	2	1	3	82	6	3503
2020	Gender diverse	38	29	14	0	13	7	0	71	14	14
2019	Male gender	50	27	12	5	2	1	3	80	7	1770
2019	Female gender	52	25	12	4	3	1	3	80	7	3547
2019	Gender diverse	41	17	17	8	9	8	0	63	18	11

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	54	28	8	6	3	1	0	83	9	1609
2020	Female gender	52	30	9	6	3	0	0	83	9	3503
2020	Gender diverse	50	33	4	7	7	0	0	82	13	14
2019	Male gender	49	30	9	7	4	0	0	80	10	1768
2019	Female gender	50	28	9	7	4	1	1	80	11	3532
2019	Gender diverse	41	17	8	17	17	0	0	58	34	11
2018	Male gender	49	31	9	7	3	1	1	82	10	1441
2018	Female gender	48	30	9	8	4	1	0	79	12	2784
2018	Gender diverse	11	29	20	24	10	5	0	42	36	16
2017	Male gender	46	32	9	7	5	1	0	79	12	1942
2017	Female gender	45	31	8	9	5	1	1	77	14	3939
2017	Gender diverse	32	27	32	0	9	0	0	59	9	12
2014	Male gender	42	35	10	7	5	1	0	77	12	2222
2014	Female gender	42	32	9	10	6	1	0	75	16	4323

Question 30. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	60	25	9	4	2	0	85	6	1615
2020	Female gender	60	24	7	5	3	0	85	7	3508
2020	Gender diverse	43	33	13	4	7	0	76	11	14
2019	Male gender	56	26	8	5	3	0	83	9	1774
2019	Female gender	57	25	8	6	4	0	82	10	3547
2019	Gender diverse	21	38	0	25	17	0	58	42	11
2018	Male gender	55	26	10	5	3	0	81	9	1448
2018	Female gender	51	27	10	7	5	0	79	12	2802
2018	Gender diverse	19	27	20	24	10	0	46	34	16
2017	Male gender	52	27	10	6	4	0	79	10	1938
2017	Female gender	52	25	9	7	6	1	78	13	3935
2017	Gender diverse	25	27	9	17	23	0	52	39	12
2014	Male gender	48	30	11	7	5	0	78	12	2221
2014	Female gender	49	27	10	8	6	1	76	14	4322

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	41	29	12	5	3	10	0	77	9	1614
2020	Female gender	44	30	11	5	3	7	0	80	8	3507
2020	Gender diverse	38	21	24	7	4	7	0	63	12	14
2019	Male gender	35	30	14	8	4	8	0	71	14	1768
2019	Female gender	34	34	14	8	4	6	0	72	13	3545
2019	Gender diverse	13	16	46	8	17	0	0	29	25	11
2018	Male gender	34	28	18	7	4	9	0	68	12	1455
2018	Female gender	31	31	14	9	6	8	1	68	16	2820
2018	Gender diverse	11	10	27	15	13	25	0	28	36	16
2017	Male gender	27	32	16	8	6	10	1	66	16	1943
2017	Female gender	27	32	15	10	7	8	0	64	19	3944
2017	Gender diverse	9	35	40	0	9	7	0	47	9	12
2014	Male gender	24	32	19	8	6	10	0	63	16	2221
2014	Female gender	23	33	17	11	6	10	0	62	19	4321

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	35	35	15	8	4	2	0	72	12	1607
2020	Female gender	40	33	13	7	4	3	0	75	12	3498
2020	Gender diverse	45	14	24	0	11	7	0	63	12	14
2019	Male gender	31	33	17	10	6	2	0	66	17	1765
2019	Female gender	31	34	16	11	5	3	0	67	17	3532
2019	Gender diverse	0	51	25	0	25	0	0	51	25	11
2018	Male gender	31	30	17	12	7	4	0	63	19	1454
2018	Female gender	28	34	16	12	7	3	0	64	20	2810
2018	Gender diverse	0	21	11	31	17	19	0	26	60	16
2017	Male gender	24	30	19	14	9	3	1	57	24	1939
2017	Female gender	23	34	17	13	9	4	0	59	23	3942
2017	Gender diverse	9	45	16	14	9	7	0	58	25	12
2014	Male gender	20	31	22	14	10	3	0	52	25	2218
2014	Female gender	20	33	20	14	9	4	0	55	24	4317

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	26	33	19	11	5	6	0	63	17	1604
2020	Female gender	27	36	16	11	5	5	0	66	17	3500
2020	Gender diverse	30	24	14	0	11	21	0	68	14	14
2019	Male gender	21	32	21	12	7	6	0	57	21	1766
2019	Female gender	22	31	19	15	6	6	0	57	23	3528
2019	Gender diverse	13	8	45	17	17	0	0	21	34	11
2018	Male gender	22	28	20	14	9	7	0	54	24	1450
2018	Female gender	19	31	19	16	7	7	1	55	25	2809
2018	Gender diverse	0	11	15	32	17	25	0	14	66	16
2017	Male gender	16	28	22	16	10	6	1	48	29	1941
2017	Female gender	17	30	19	17	10	7	0	50	29	3938
2017	Gender diverse	9	25	36	14	16	0	0	33	30	12
2014	Male gender	13	27	23	18	12	7	0	43	32	2219
2014	Female gender	14	28	22	19	10	6	0	45	31	4323

Question 34. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	25	34	18	13	6	3	61	20	1612
2020	Female gender	26	39	15	13	6	2	66	19	3508
2020	Gender diverse	23	31	14	7	11	14	63	20	14
2019	Male gender	22	33	19	15	9	2	56	24	1766
2019	Female gender	20	32	18	18	9	3	54	28	3541
2019	Gender diverse	0	23	51	0	27	0	23	27	10
2018	Male gender	21	31	18	16	10	4	55	27	1454
2018	Female gender	17	32	17	19	10	4	51	31	2817
2018	Gender diverse	0	10	19	21	25	25	14	62	16
2017	Male gender	17	30	21	16	12	4	49	29	1940
2017	Female gender	16	32	17	18	13	4	50	33	3944
2017	Gender diverse	9	44	16	15	16	0	53	31	12
2014	Male gender	14	31	21	19	13	3	46	32	2217
2014	Female gender	15	30	18	20	13	4	47	35	4321

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Workforce

Performance management

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	37	13	8	5	0	0	74	13	1608
2020	Female gender	39	37	10	9	4	0	1	76	14	3503
2020	Gender diverse	30	37	14	8	11	0	0	67	19	14
2019	Male gender	32	37	14	10	6	0	0	69	17	1769
2019	Female gender	33	37	12	12	6	0	0	70	18	3550
2019	Gender diverse	29	29	8	8	25	0	0	58	33	11
2018	Male gender	31	34	17	10	6	0	0	66	17	1451
2018	Female gender	32	35	14	11	8	0	0	67	19	2811
2018	Gender diverse	0	51	17	7	19	5	0	54	28	16
2017	Male gender	27	34	18	12	8	0	0	62	20	1943
2017	Female gender	28	37	13	12	10	0	0	65	22	3943
2017	Gender diverse	8	39	23	14	16	0	0	47	30	12
2014	Male gender	21	35	19	14	10	0	0	57	24	2223
2014	Female gender	25	36	15	14	10	0	0	61	24	4324

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	41	11	7	2	0	79	10	1602
2020	Female gender	40	42	8	8	2	0	82	10	3488
2020	Gender diverse	21	37	24	12	7	0	58	18	14
2019	Male gender	37	40	12	8	3	0	77	12	1760
2019	Female gender	38	42	9	8	3	0	80	11	3534
2019	Gender diverse	34	8	17	16	25	0	42	42	11
2018	Male gender	38	39	13	8	3	0	77	11	1453
2018	Female gender	36	40	10	9	4	0	76	14	2810
2018	Gender diverse	5	23	22	21	24	5	30	48	16
2017	Male gender	32	42	12	9	4	1	75	13	1938
2017	Female gender	34	42	10	10	5	0	76	14	3940
2017	Gender diverse	17	58	9	7	9	0	75	16	12

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	50	30	10	6	3	0	0	80	9	1605
2020	Female gender	50	31	9	6	3	0	0	81	9	3497
2020	Gender diverse	29	46	7	4	13	0	0	75	18	14
2019	Male gender	46	32	10	7	5	0	0	78	11	1771
2019	Female gender	47	30	10	7	4	1	1	78	11	3543
2019	Gender diverse	33	34	0	24	9	0	0	67	33	11
2018	Male gender	44	34	11	6	3	1	1	79	10	1445
2018	Female gender	42	34	10	8	4	1	1	77	12	2802
2018	Gender diverse	17	28	30	15	10	0	0	46	25	16
2017	Male gender	43	34	10	7	5	1	0	78	12	1943
2017	Female gender	44	31	11	8	6	1	1	76	14	3942
2017	Gender diverse	17	38	22	0	23	0	0	55	23	12
2014	Male gender	38	36	13	8	5	0	0	75	12	2224
2014	Female gender	41	33	10	9	6	1	0	75	15	4325

Job fit and development

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	34	39	14	10	3	1	73	12	1603
2020	Female gender	37	40	10	9	2	1	78	12	3489
2020	Gender diverse	30	52	0	4	7	7	88	12	14
2019	Male gender	30	39	14	12	5	0	69	17	1765
2019	Female gender	32	40	10	13	4	0	72	17	3540
2019	Gender diverse	20	38	9	33	0	0	58	33	11
2018	Male gender	28	43	14	10	4	0	72	14	1455
2018	Female gender	27	45	10	13	4	1	73	18	2807
2018	Gender diverse	5	34	46	11	5	0	39	16	16
2017	Male gender	26	40	13	12	7	0	67	20	1941
2017	Female gender	28	39	11	15	7	0	67	21	3942
2017	Gender diverse	17	45	23	15	0	0	63	15	12
2014	Male gender	21	38	16	16	8	0	60	25	2222
2014	Female gender	23	39	12	17	8	0	63	25	4324

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	54	24	10	5	4	2	1	81	9	1601
2020	Female gender	55	24	10	5	4	1	1	80	9	3496
2020	Gender diverse	43	17	14	8	11	7	0	65	20	14

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	25	36	19	10	8	2	0	62	18	1603
2020	Female gender	27	35	18	11	6	3	0	64	18	3492
2020	Gender diverse	27	25	28	8	11	0	0	53	19	14
2019	Male gender	22	31	20	14	10	2	0	55	25	1767
2019	Female gender	23	34	18	15	8	3	0	58	24	3542
2019	Gender diverse	13	29	17	17	25	0	0	41	41	11
2018	Male gender	23	31	20	13	10	3	1	55	24	1449
2018	Female gender	22	33	17	15	9	3	0	58	25	2805
2018	Gender diverse	0	15	21	19	44	0	0	15	63	16
2017	Male gender	23	30	17	16	12	2	0	54	29	1943
2017	Female gender	23	34	15	15	11	3	0	58	27	3929
2017	Gender diverse	28	26	30	0	16	0	0	54	16	12
2014	Male gender	16	28	21	18	15	2	0	45	34	2223
2014	Female gender	18	29	17	19	14	3	1	49	34	4323

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	22	28	15	16	14	3	2	53	31	1611
2020	Female gender	25	28	15	14	12	3	2	56	28	3507
2020	Gender diverse	21	9	30	0	27	13	0	35	31	14
2019	Male gender	20	26	17	16	18	2	1	48	35	1772
2019	Female gender	21	28	16	15	15	3	1	52	32	3550
2019	Gender diverse	16	30	21	16	17	0	0	47	33	11
2018	Male gender	20	28	15	16	17	2	2	49	35	1446
2018	Female gender	18	30	16	15	16	3	2	51	33	2808
2018	Gender diverse	5	30	12	22	20	11	0	39	47	16
2017	Male gender	20	22	15	16	22	2	2	44	40	1939
2017	Female gender	18	26	14	17	19	4	2	46	39	3932
2017	Gender diverse	0	16	45	14	16	9	0	17	33	12
2014	Male gender	12	21	15	19	27	2	2	35	49	2222
2014	Female gender	13	23	15	20	24	3	3	38	47	4322

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	47	26	14	5	4	0	3	76	9	1613
2020	Female gender	45	23	14	7	5	1	4	72	13	3511
2020	Gender diverse	30	24	14	4	13	0	14	63	20	14
2019	Male gender	52	26	12	4	2	0	3	81	7	1770
2019	Female gender	49	25	13	5	4	1	4	77	9	3541
2019	Gender diverse	27	43	0	10	20	0	0	70	30	10

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	45	27	16	6	3	1	3	74	9	1613
2020	Female gender	47	25	15	6	3	1	3	75	10	3505
2020	Gender diverse	40	16	20	11	0	7	7	64	13	14
2019	Male gender	44	26	16	6	4	1	2	73	10	1761
2019	Female gender	44	26	16	6	4	1	3	73	10	3546
2019	Gender diverse	0	34	29	16	9	12	0	39	28	11

Question 43c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	74	9	5	2	2	4	4	90	5	1610
2020	Female gender	75	8	4	2	2	4	5	91	4	3495
2020	Gender diverse	75	4	7	0	0	7	7	92	0	14
2019	Male gender	74	8	5	2	3	4	3	89	6	1760
2019	Female gender	75	8	4	2	2	4	4	91	4	3537
2019	Gender diverse	42	17	24	0	9	8	0	64	10	11

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	74	12	4	1	1	1	7	93	2	1609
2020	Female gender	72	11	4	2	1	2	8	92	3	3497
2020	Gender diverse	45	42	0	0	0	7	7	100	0	14
2019	Male gender	79	7	2	1	1	2	8	95	2	1763
2019	Female gender	77	7	3	1	2	1	9	94	3	3538
2019	Gender diverse	65	8	17	0	9	0	0	74	9	11

Empowerment

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	39	12	7	3	77	10	1606
2020	Female gender	37	40	11	8	4	77	12	3479
2020	Gender diverse	37	21	38	4	0	58	4	14
2019	Male gender	36	39	12	8	5	75	13	1766
2019	Female gender	33	40	12	9	5	73	14	3526
2019	Gender diverse	34	8	25	16	17	42	33	11
2018	Male gender	34	38	14	9	4	72	14	1453
2018	Female gender	31	42	12	10	5	72	15	2803
2018	Gender diverse	0	27	10	29	34	27	63	16
2017	Male gender	32	41	11	9	5	74	15	1934
2017	Female gender	31	40	11	10	6	72	17	3932
2017	Gender diverse	9	35	49	0	7	43	7	12
2014	Male gender	23	43	14	12	8	66	20	2223
2014	Female gender	22	43	12	14	9	65	23	4328

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	33	16	8	4	0	73	12	1608
2020	Female gender	41	36	12	7	3	0	77	11	3495
2020	Gender diverse	45	7	38	11	0	0	51	11	14
2019	Male gender	36	34	17	8	5	0	70	13	1771
2019	Female gender	39	35	14	7	4	0	74	12	3541
2019	Gender diverse	34	0	33	8	25	0	34	33	11
2018	Male gender	34	34	17	10	5	0	68	15	1444
2018	Female gender	37	35	14	9	5	0	72	14	2792
2018	Gender diverse	11	11	23	15	34	5	24	52	16
2017	Male gender	33	34	16	10	6	0	68	16	1940
2017	Female gender	36	35	13	10	6	0	71	16	3936
2017	Gender diverse	30	17	29	7	16	0	47	23	12
2014	Male gender	29	34	17	12	8	0	63	20	2223
2014	Female gender	29	38	14	11	7	0	67	19	4327

Question 15. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	40	12	7	2	0	0	79	9	1602
2020	Female gender	39	42	10	7	3	0	0	81	10	3490
2020	Gender diverse	20	47	26	0	0	7	0	72	0	14
2019	Male gender	37	38	14	7	3	0	1	76	10	1755
2019	Female gender	35	40	12	9	3	0	0	76	12	3487
2019	Gender diverse	33	9	16	33	9	0	0	42	42	11
2018	Male gender	34	38	14	9	4	0	0	72	13	1451
2018	Female gender	34	35	14	11	5	0	0	70	15	2807
2018	Gender diverse	0	48	11	22	19	0	0	48	41	16
2017	Male gender	33	37	15	9	5	0	1	71	14	1935
2017	Female gender	34	36	12	11	6	0	0	71	16	3931
2017	Gender diverse	30	25	29	7	9	0	0	55	16	12
2014	Male gender	27	40	16	10	6	1	0	67	17	2222
2014	Female gender	28	39	14	12	7	0	0	67	19	4323

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	24	42	19	8	3	3	0	69	11	1609
2020	Female gender	24	44	17	7	2	5	1	72	10	3493
2020	Gender diverse	30	8	26	7	7	24	0	49	17	14
2019	Male gender	22	42	20	9	4	4	0	66	13	1766
2019	Female gender	21	43	18	9	3	5	1	67	13	3546
2019	Gender diverse	12	0	29	42	17	0	0	12	59	11
2018	Male gender	22	38	22	9	5	4	1	63	14	1452
2018	Female gender	22	37	22	10	6	4	0	61	16	2810
2018	Gender diverse	0	27	6	11	15	41	0	47	43	16
2017	Male gender	22	35	21	12	7	3	0	59	20	1940
2017	Female gender	19	37	20	11	7	6	1	60	19	3936
2017	Gender diverse	0	8	67	7	9	9	0	9	18	12

Work-life balance and workload

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	46	32	11	7	3	0	0	78	10	1604
2020	Female gender	46	32	9	9	4	0	0	79	13	3496
2020	Gender diverse	36	29	31	0	4	0	0	65	4	14
2019	Male gender	51	30	9	6	3	0	0	81	9	1766
2019	Female gender	50	30	9	6	4	0	0	81	11	3543
2019	Gender diverse	25	25	0	34	16	0	0	50	50	11
2018	Male gender	47	33	10	6	3	0	1	81	9	1453
2018	Female gender	48	31	9	8	4	0	0	79	12	2805
2018	Gender diverse	15	40	0	25	20	0	0	55	45	16
2017	Male gender	46	30	11	7	5	1	0	77	12	1942
2017	Female gender	44	32	8	9	6	0	0	77	15	3934
2017	Gender diverse	30	38	9	0	23	0	0	68	23	12
2014	Male gender	38	35	12	8	6	1	1	74	14	2223
2014	Female gender	39	35	10	9	7	0	0	74	16	4321

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	35	15	9	5	0	71	14	1599
2020	Female gender	31	32	19	10	8	0	63	17	3489
2020	Gender diverse	36	32	21	0	12	0	68	12	14
2019	Male gender	39	34	15	7	4	0	74	11	1760
2019	Female gender	38	33	17	7	4	0	71	12	3529
2019	Gender diverse	24	42	25	0	9	0	66	9	11
2018	Male gender	40	35	14	5	4	1	76	10	1458
2018	Female gender	36	32	17	9	5	0	68	14	2822
2018	Gender diverse	25	27	32	10	0	5	55	10	16
2017	Male gender	37	36	14	7	4	1	74	11	1943
2017	Female gender	33	37	17	8	4	1	70	13	3942
2017	Gender diverse	25	75	0	0	0	0	100	0	12
2014	Male gender	35	37	17	7	4	1	72	11	2224
2014	Female gender	32	36	18	8	5	0	69	13	4323

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	38	62	1613
2020	Female gender	43	57	3509
2020	Gender diverse	46	54	14

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	58	21	7	2	1	5	8	90	3	1616
2020	Female gender	60	16	6	2	1	4	10	89	3	3502
2020	Gender diverse	43	22	4	0	0	23	8	94	0	14

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	24	37	39	1613
2020	Female gender	25	38	36	3510
2020	Gender diverse	24	32	44	14
2019	Male gender	31	35	34	1775
2019	Female gender	30	33	37	3557
2019	Gender diverse	17	8	75	11
2018	Male gender	29	35	36	1454
2018	Female gender	30	33	37	2822
2018	Gender diverse	25	17	57	16
2017	Male gender	30	36	34	1942
2017	Female gender	31	34	35	3939
2017	Gender diverse	24	33	43	12
2014	Male gender	31	33	37	2224
2014	Female gender	29	36	35	4326

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	10	39	35	3	8	6	388
2020	Female gender	13	41	30	3	8	5	881
2019	Male gender	10	31	37	3	11	8	540
2019	Female gender	9	39	31	3	12	6	1056
2018	Male gender	12	28	40	3	13	5	405
2018	Female gender	12	35	30	4	14	5	826
2017	Male gender	10	32	42	6	5	5	598
2017	Female gender	13	32	32	7	8	8	1221
2014	Male gender	12	29	39	12	9999	9	689
2014	Female gender	11	31	39	8	9999	12	1257

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Organizational goals

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	52	36	8	3	2	0	88	4	1605
2020	Female gender	53	36	6	3	1	0	90	4	3484
2020	Gender diverse	39	41	20	0	0	0	80	0	13
2019	Male gender	48	37	9	5	1	0	85	6	1765
2019	Female gender	48	38	8	4	2	0	86	6	3531
2019	Gender diverse	42	24	8	17	9	0	65	26	11
2018	Male gender	50	38	7	3	2	0	88	5	1454
2018	Female gender	48	38	7	4	2	0	87	6	2817
2018	Gender diverse	15	35	16	10	5	19	61	19	16
2017	Male gender	43	39	9	5	4	1	82	9	1940
2017	Female gender	43	40	8	5	3	0	83	8	3938
2017	Gender diverse	9	51	32	0	9	0	59	9	12
2014	Male gender	38	40	13	5	3	0	78	9	2222
2014	Female gender	39	42	11	6	3	0	81	9	4322

Question 36. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	28	45	17	6	2	1	74	9	1613
2020	Female gender	33	46	14	5	1	1	80	6	3505
2020	Gender diverse	23	37	28	4	0	7	65	5	14
2019	Male gender	26	42	19	8	3	2	70	11	1768
2019	Female gender	29	43	16	8	2	1	74	10	3550
2019	Gender diverse	21	20	25	17	9	8	44	28	11
2018	Male gender	26	41	20	9	3	1	68	12	1448
2018	Female gender	28	43	16	9	3	1	72	12	2807
2018	Gender diverse	5	16	43	21	15	0	21	35	16
2017	Male gender	25	40	18	10	5	1	66	15	1941
2017	Female gender	27	42	16	8	4	2	70	13	3937
2017	Gender diverse	9	53	15	15	9	0	61	23	12
2014	Male gender	20	40	22	10	5	2	61	16	2222
2014	Female gender	25	43	17	9	4	2	69	13	4323

Organizational performance

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	8	22	38	21	9	1	1	30	31	1613
2020	Female gender	8	23	37	21	9	1	1	30	32	3505
2020	Gender diverse	7	14	41	15	9	7	8	28	25	14
2019	Male gender	8	22	37	23	9	1	1	32	30	1770
2019	Female gender	9	23	36	20	10	1	1	30	33	3546
2019	Gender diverse	0	25	45	21	9	0	0	30	25	11
2018	Male gender	9	22	36	20	10	1	2	30	32	1458
2018	Female gender	9	23	36	20	8	1	2	29	34	2810
2018	Gender diverse	16	37	31	10	0	5	0	10	57	16
2017	Male gender	10	23	37	18	8	1	3	27	35	1934
2017	Female gender	11	24	36	17	8	1	3	26	36	3923
2017	Gender diverse	29	7	21	16	17	9	0	37	40	12
2014	Male gender	10	29	38	16	5	1	1	22	40	2219
2014	Female gender	11	27	38	15	6	1	2	22	39	4307

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	6	15	26	31	19	1	2	52	22	1611
2020	Female gender	5	12	26	32	19	2	2	54	18	3487
2020	Gender diverse	7	11	37	15	16	7	8	36	21	14
2019	Male gender	7	16	28	28	17	2	2	47	24	1769
2019	Female gender	8	15	29	27	17	3	2	47	24	3529
2019	Gender diverse	8	17	46	20	9	0	0	29	24	11
2018	Male gender	7	16	29	26	16	3	3	45	25	1445
2018	Female gender	8	15	29	27	15	3	3	45	25	2798
2018	Gender diverse	26	36	27	10	0	0	0	10	63	16
2017	Male gender	10	18	29	23	14	2	3	39	30	1929
2017	Female gender	11	17	30	23	13	3	4	38	30	3915
2017	Gender diverse	23	21	14	16	17	9	0	37	48	12
2014	Male gender	13	22	30	21	9	2	2	32	37	2213
2014	Female gender	13	21	31	20	10	3	3	32	36	4307

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	15	23	32	17	10	2	2	28	40	1609
2020	Female gender	13	21	33	19	10	2	2	30	36	3493
2020	Gender diverse	7	14	39	17	8	7	8	29	25	13
2019	Male gender	18	25	28	16	8	2	2	25	45	1762
2019	Female gender	18	24	30	15	9	2	2	26	43	3538
2019	Gender diverse	16	24	26	12	9	0	13	24	46	11
2018	Male gender	18	25	27	15	10	2	2	27	45	1445
2018	Female gender	19	24	30	15	7	1	3	24	45	2804
2018	Gender diverse	29	16	17	38	0	0	0	38	45	16
2017	Male gender	21	24	29	14	8	2	3	23	47	1932
2017	Female gender	21	26	28	13	7	2	3	22	49	3922
2017	Gender diverse	23	7	51	9	10	0	0	18	30	12
2014	Male gender	28	27	25	11	5	2	2	17	57	2214
2014	Female gender	26	28	26	11	5	2	3	17	56	4304

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	7	18	31	28	14	0	1	43	25	1600
2020	Female gender	10	17	34	24	13	1	1	38	27	3489
2020	Gender diverse	0	18	45	9	14	7	8	27	21	14
2019	Male gender	6	16	32	28	16	1	2	45	23	1760
2019	Female gender	9	16	33	24	14	1	1	40	26	3525
2019	Gender diverse	0	16	46	17	21	0	0	38	16	11
2018	Male gender	7	16	31	26	17	1	2	44	23	1443
2018	Female gender	11	18	33	23	12	1	2	36	30	2791
2018	Gender diverse	39	10	16	30	0	5	0	32	52	16
2017	Male gender	9	16	32	26	13	1	3	40	26	1922
2017	Female gender	11	18	33	23	11	1	3	35	30	3907
2017	Gender diverse	7	22	0	44	9	17	0	64	36	12
2014	Male gender	10	18	35	26	9	1	2	36	29	2218
2014	Female gender	11	21	35	22	8	1	2	31	33	4298

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	11	19	30	24	14	1	1	39	31	1608
2020	Female gender	12	20	28	23	13	2	2	37	34	3502
2020	Gender diverse	12	17	26	24	7	7	8	36	33	14
2019	Male gender	11	21	28	23	15	1	2	38	33	1769
2019	Female gender	14	20	27	20	14	1	3	36	36	3538
2019	Gender diverse	8	24	26	20	22	0	0	42	33	11
2018	Male gender	12	21	28	21	13	2	3	35	35	1451
2018	Female gender	16	23	28	18	10	2	3	30	41	2804
2018	Gender diverse	44	35	21	0	0	0	0	0	79	16
2017	Male gender	17	22	27	19	10	2	3	30	41	1935
2017	Female gender	19	23	27	16	9	2	4	27	45	3920
2017	Gender diverse	31	20	15	15	18	0	0	33	51	12
2014	Male gender	22	25	29	14	6	1	2	21	49	2218
2014	Female gender	23	27	26	13	7	1	3	21	52	4307

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	7	15	27	27	19	3	3	49	23	1601
2020	Female gender	8	14	28	27	17	3	2	47	24	3480
2020	Gender diverse	7	27	18	9	15	7	17	32	45	14
2019	Male gender	9	17	28	26	17	2	2	45	26	1759
2019	Female gender	10	17	28	23	16	3	3	41	29	3537
2019	Gender diverse	8	16	46	8	21	0	0	29	25	11
2018	Male gender	8	17	25	25	17	4	4	46	27	1445
2018	Female gender	12	18	27	23	13	4	4	39	32	2801
2018	Gender diverse	15	22	18	14	25	5	0	42	39	16
2017	Male gender	10	17	31	22	14	2	4	38	29	1933
2017	Female gender	14	18	28	21	11	3	5	35	35	3922
2017	Gender diverse	37	7	25	14	17	0	0	31	44	12
2014	Male gender	10	16	29	26	14	2	3	43	27	2218
2014	Female gender	13	18	27	24	11	2	5	38	33	4305

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	12	21	31	21	11	2	1	34	34	1605
2020	Female gender	10	20	34	22	12	2	2	34	31	3486
2020	Gender diverse	7	22	32	17	7	7	8	29	34	14
2019	Male gender	14	23	30	19	10	2	2	30	38	1764
2019	Female gender	14	21	33	17	11	2	2	29	36	3532
2019	Gender diverse	24	37	30	0	9	0	0	9	61	11
2018	Male gender	14	22	30	16	11	4	3	29	39	1452
2018	Female gender	15	22	33	16	8	3	3	26	39	2810
2018	Gender diverse	33	22	30	9	0	5	0	10	59	16
2017	Male gender	16	23	32	15	8	2	3	24	42	1936
2017	Female gender	17	22	33	14	8	3	4	23	42	3924
2017	Gender diverse	15	14	63	0	0	9	0	0	31	12
2014	Male gender	22	25	29	13	7	2	2	21	50	2217
2014	Female gender	20	26	30	12	6	2	4	19	49	4309

Question 18h. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreliable technology.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	15	35	31	12	1	1	44	21	1608
2020	Female gender	4	13	40	28	12	1	1	41	18	3502
2020	Gender diverse	4	23	44	15	0	7	8	17	31	14
2019	Male gender	8	18	35	23	13	1	2	37	27	1768
2019	Female gender	9	19	36	22	11	1	2	35	28	3540
2019	Gender diverse	8	17	58	8	9	0	0	17	25	11

Question 37. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	19	38	23	12	4	3	59	17	1596
2020	Female gender	22	40	19	12	4	3	64	17	3480
2020	Gender diverse	14	27	21	11	7	21	51	23	14
2019	Male gender	16	36	24	15	6	4	53	22	1765
2019	Female gender	16	35	22	17	6	4	53	24	3529
2019	Gender diverse	0	32	40	9	18	0	32	27	10

Diversity and inclusion

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	55	27	7	6	3	1	0	84	9	1606
2020	Female gender	52	28	8	7	4	1	0	80	11	3497
2020	Gender diverse	36	22	17	0	11	7	8	68	13	14
2019	Male gender	50	28	8	8	5	1	0	79	13	1762
2019	Female gender	48	28	8	10	6	1	0	76	16	3545
2019	Gender diverse	33	33	9	8	17	0	0	66	25	11
2018	Male gender	48	31	7	7	5	1	0	80	12	1452
2018	Female gender	45	29	8	10	7	1	0	75	17	2803
2018	Gender diverse	5	22	23	11	39	0	0	27	50	16
2017	Male gender	48	29	8	8	6	1	0	78	14	1944
2017	Female gender	42	29	9	10	9	1	0	71	19	3938
2017	Gender diverse	32	43	9	0	16	0	0	75	16	12
2014	Male gender	45	30	9	8	6	1	0	76	14	2224
2014	Female gender	40	29	9	12	8	1	0	70	21	4322

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	62	28	5	3	2	90	5	1606
2020	Female gender	60	29	5	4	2	89	6	3480
2020	Gender diverse	60	34	0	7	0	93	7	14
2019	Male gender	56	30	7	4	2	87	7	1762
2019	Female gender	53	31	6	8	3	84	11	3539
2019	Gender diverse	8	50	9	17	17	58	34	11
2018	Male gender	56	31	7	4	2	87	6	1452
2018	Female gender	51	32	7	7	3	84	10	2803
2018	Gender diverse	5	27	29	5	35	32	39	16
2017	Male gender	49	34	8	6	2	83	8	1943
2017	Female gender	43	37	7	8	4	80	13	3934
2017	Gender diverse	32	34	9	10	16	66	26	12
2014	Male gender	45	39	8	6	2	84	9	2221
2014	Female gender	40	38	8	9	4	79	13	4324

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	53	32	9	3	2	1	0	86	5	1595
2020	Female gender	51	33	9	4	2	1	0	85	6	3474
2020	Gender diverse	39	36	4	13	0	0	8	81	14	14
2019	Male gender	49	35	9	4	2	1	0	85	6	1768
2019	Female gender	48	34	10	5	2	1	0	83	7	3542
2019	Gender diverse	25	34	24	0	17	0	0	59	17	11
2018	Male gender	47	34	11	4	2	2	0	83	6	1450
2018	Female gender	43	38	10	5	3	1	0	82	8	2808
2018	Gender diverse	5	37	6	10	37	5	0	44	49	16

Question 45. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	37	12	4	2	2	81	7	1607
2020	Female gender	39	40	11	5	2	2	82	8	3486
2020	Gender diverse	23	24	21	11	0	21	59	14	14
2019	Male gender	39	39	13	5	2	2	79	7	1767
2019	Female gender	40	38	12	5	2	2	80	8	3530
2019	Gender diverse	12	16	34	0	25	13	33	28	11
2018	Male gender	46	36	11	4	1	2	84	5	1453
2018	Female gender	44	38	9	5	3	1	83	8	2810
2018	Gender diverse	0	27	21	12	15	25	36	36	16
2017	Male gender	40	38	13	4	2	2	80	7	1942
2017	Female gender	40	40	10	6	3	2	81	9	3938
2017	Gender diverse	24	51	16	0	9	0	75	9	12
2014	Male gender	40	38	12	4	3	2	80	8	2222
2014	Female gender	41	38	11	5	2	2	81	8	4325

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	42	33	13	3	1	6	1	81	5	1612
2020	Female gender	43	35	12	4	1	4	0	82	6	3496
2020	Gender diverse	16	7	38	12	7	20	0	28	24	14
2019	Male gender	45	32	14	2	2	4	1	81	4	1764
2019	Female gender	46	33	12	4	2	3	0	82	6	3524
2019	Gender diverse	8	38	17	0	25	13	0	52	28	11
2018	Male gender	45	33	13	3	2	4	0	82	5	1451
2018	Female gender	45	36	11	3	2	3	0	83	6	2807
2018	Gender diverse	15	36	30	5	15	0	0	51	19	16
2017	Male gender	41	34	13	3	3	5	0	80	6	1942
2017	Female gender	41	35	14	3	3	4	1	80	6	3930
2017	Gender diverse	16	42	33	0	9	0	0	58	9	12
2014	Male gender	43	35	11	3	2	5	0	82	6	2223
2014	Female gender	45	35	12	3	2	3	0	83	5	4321

Question 49. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	31	8	3	2	0	87	5	1604
2020	Female gender	56	33	6	3	2	0	89	5	3503
2020	Gender diverse	37	38	19	0	0	7	80	0	14
2019	Male gender	52	33	9	3	2	0	85	5	1768
2019	Female gender	53	33	8	4	2	1	86	5	3550
2019	Gender diverse	20	22	33	8	17	0	42	25	11
2018	Male gender	53	33	8	3	2	0	86	5	1446
2018	Female gender	49	36	8	3	3	0	85	6	2794
2018	Gender diverse	0	32	36	5	22	5	34	28	16
2017	Male gender	46	36	10	4	3	1	82	8	1944
2017	Female gender	45	37	8	5	4	0	83	9	3935
2017	Gender diverse	38	38	9	7	9	0	75	16	12
2014	Male gender	44	36	10	6	3	0	81	9	2223
2014	Female gender	45	38	9	5	3	0	83	8	4323

Anti-racism

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	50	22	10	3	3	7	4	81	7	1612
2020	Female gender	49	23	11	4	3	7	4	80	8	3502
2020	Gender diverse	38	16	14	4	7	21	0	69	14	14

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	38	31	16	4	2	9	1	76	7	1615
2020	Female gender	37	35	15	5	2	6	1	77	7	3508
2020	Gender diverse	16	7	30	20	0	27	0	31	28	14

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	43	29	11	5	4	5	3	78	10	1609
2020	Female gender	42	32	11	5	3	5	3	79	9	3498
2020	Gender diverse	16	38	14	11	0	20	0	68	14	14

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

Question 69. I am satisfied with how concerns or complaints about racism in the workplace are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	6	34	15	29	16	0	7	52	33
2020	Female gender	2	5	13	10	44	22	4	10	73	55

Ethical workplace

Question 19. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	31	16	5	4	9	5	72	10	1610
2020	Female gender	28	30	17	8	4	8	6	67	14	3502
2020	Gender diverse	24	15	13	0	11	30	8	61	18	14
2019	Male gender	34	29	15	7	5	5	4	70	14	1766
2019	Female gender	30	28	15	10	6	5	5	65	18	3544
2019	Gender diverse	0	21	37	17	17	8	0	23	37	11
2018	Male gender	28	30	18	7	4	7	6	67	13	1452
2018	Female gender	24	31	16	10	7	7	5	62	19	2810
2018	Gender diverse	0	16	11	21	52	0	0	16	73	16
2017	Male gender	29	32	15	9	6	5	4	67	16	1941
2017	Female gender	25	30	14	12	10	5	4	61	24	3938
2017	Gender diverse	23	22	29	10	16	0	0	45	26	12
2014	Male gender	31	32	15	7	7	4	3	68	15	2224
2014	Female gender	27	31	13	12	10	3	3	63	24	4322

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	30	39	15	8	4	3	2	72	12	1610
2020	Female gender	33	38	13	7	3	4	1	75	11	3497
2020	Gender diverse	23	29	8	18	0	23	0	67	23	14
2019	Male gender	30	35	16	9	3	4	2	70	14	1765
2019	Female gender	31	37	14	10	4	3	1	71	14	3542
2019	Gender diverse	20	47	8	0	17	8	0	73	18	11
2018	Male gender	31	37	15	7	4	3	2	72	12	1450
2018	Female gender	30	39	12	10	4	3	2	73	15	2812
2018	Gender diverse	10	17	29	0	19	24	0	36	26	16
2017	Male gender	34	35	13	8	4	4	1	73	13	1940
2017	Female gender	35	38	10	8	5	3	1	75	14	3935
2017	Gender diverse	36	32	9	9	9	0	7	72	19	12
2014	Male gender	33	38	13	7	4	4	1	75	12	2221
2014	Female gender	33	38	11	9	5	3	1	75	14	4327

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	39	17	4	2	2	0	76	6	1604
2020	Female gender	37	38	17	4	2	1	0	76	7	3486
2020	Gender diverse	23	24	29	7	4	13	0	54	13	14
2019	Male gender	33	37	18	7	3	2	0	71	10	1767
2019	Female gender	30	38	19	7	3	2	0	70	10	3538
2019	Gender diverse	25	8	26	16	25	0	0	33	41	11
2018	Male gender	33	39	17	5	3	2	1	74	8	1451
2018	Female gender	31	39	18	6	4	2	0	71	10	2799
2018	Gender diverse	5	22	18	11	44	0	0	27	55	15

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	23	25	18	10	9	12	2	56	22	1605
2020	Female gender	21	23	21	12	9	11	3	52	24	3505
2020	Gender diverse	7	26	7	21	19	20	0	42	50	14
2019	Male gender	20	23	20	11	11	12	3	50	26	1771
2019	Female gender	16	21	21	15	12	11	3	44	32	3534
2019	Gender diverse	8	12	39	0	33	8	0	22	35	11
2018	Male gender	19	24	20	12	10	12	3	50	26	1449
2018	Female gender	16	22	19	15	14	11	4	45	33	2806
2018	Gender diverse	11	0	13	16	44	10	5	13	71	16
2017	Male gender	19	23	18	13	13	11	3	49	30	1940
2017	Female gender	16	21	17	16	17	11	3	42	38	3934
2017	Gender diverse	0	29	35	13	16	7	0	31	31	12
2014	Male gender	15	20	20	15	17	11	2	40	37	2220
2014	Female gender	13	20	18	18	19	10	2	37	42	4326

Physical environment and equipment

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	46	6	9	2	83	11	1613
2020	Female gender	39	46	3	10	2	85	12	3509
2020	Gender diverse	14	61	4	21	0	75	21	14

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	35	38	12	10	4	1	74	14	1611
2020	Female gender	37	40	8	12	3	1	78	15	3506
2020	Gender diverse	8	54	7	18	7	7	67	26	14
2019	Male gender	43	33	8	10	5	0	77	15	1770
2019	Female gender	45	35	5	10	4	0	80	15	3547
2019	Gender diverse	41	25	18	16	0	0	66	16	11
2017	Male gender	38	33	10	10	8	0	71	19	1943
2017	Female gender	39	36	6	13	7	0	74	19	3941
2017	Gender diverse	16	55	0	22	7	0	71	29	12
2014	Male gender	34	35	8	13	10	0	69	23	2220
2014	Female gender	39	33	7	13	7	0	73	21	4323

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	34	10	6	2	0	1	82	8	1600
2020	Female gender	46	36	8	7	2	0	0	82	9	3476
2020	Gender diverse	0	71	5	8	0	7	8	84	10	13
2019	Male gender	49	34	9	5	2	0	0	84	7	1761
2019	Female gender	49	34	8	6	2	0	0	84	8	3532
2019	Gender diverse	28	38	8	25	0	0	0	67	25	11
2017	Male gender	46	36	9	6	2	0	0	83	8	1941
2017	Female gender	46	37	7	7	3	0	0	83	10	3925
2017	Gender diverse	25	43	32	0	0	0	0	68	0	12
2014	Male gender	42	37	10	7	2	0	0	80	9	2221
2014	Female gender	41	39	10	8	3	0	0	80	10	4326

Use of official languages

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	73	18	3	2	2	1	1	92	4	1610
2020	Female gender	79	15	2	2	1	1	1	94	3	3492
2020	Gender diverse	75	25	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	14
2017	Male gender	64	21	7	4	2	1	2	87	6	1943
2017	Female gender	70	21	4	3	1	1	1	92	4	3936
2017	Gender diverse	63	29	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	12
2014	Male gender	63	23	6	3	2	0	1	88	6	2223
2014	Female gender	69	21	4	3	2	1	1	91	5	4326

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	48	28	14	4	2	5	1	80	6	1613
2020	Female gender	49	27	13	4	2	4	1	80	6	3503
2020	Gender diverse	37	29	28	7	0	0	0	66	7	14
2019	Male gender	46	28	13	5	2	6	1	79	6	1773
2019	Female gender	48	26	13	4	2	6	1	79	7	3553
2019	Gender diverse	21	38	24	0	9	8	0	64	10	11

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	7	93	1612
2020	Female gender	9	91	3507
2019	Male gender	10	90	1772
2019	Female gender	12	88	3549
2019	Gender diverse	54	46	11
2018	Male gender	10	90	1455
2018	Female gender	13	87	2823
2018	Gender diverse	62	38	16

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	58	115
2020	Female gender	43	57	318
2019	Male gender	50	50	181
2019	Female gender	49	51	425
2018	Male gender	36	64	147
2018	Female gender	47	53	371

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	64	36	115
2020	Female gender	67	33	318
2019	Male gender	63	37	181
2019	Female gender	61	39	425
2018	Male gender	70	30	147
2018	Female gender	65	35	370

Question 56c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	89	115
2020	Female gender	8	92	318
2019	Male gender	10	90	181
2019	Female gender	8	92	425
2018	Male gender	8	92	147
2018	Female gender	5	95	370

Question 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	115
2020	Female gender	0	100	318

Question 56e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	91	115
2020	Female gender	6	94	318
2019	Male gender	4	96	181
2019	Female gender	4	96	425
2018	Male gender	6	94	147
2018	Female gender	5	95	370

Question 56f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	4	96	181
2019	Female gender	4	96	425
2018	Male gender	8	92	147
2018	Female gender	4	96	370

Question 56g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	4	96	181
2019	Female gender	4	96	425

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	61	115
2020	Female gender	34	66	318
2019	Male gender	37	63	177
2019	Female gender	37	63	419
2018	Male gender	37	63	147
2018	Female gender	33	67	372

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	56	115
2020	Female gender	43	57	318
2019	Male gender	45	55	177
2019	Female gender	38	62	419
2018	Male gender	50	50	147
2018	Female gender	40	60	372

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	54	115
2020	Female gender	48	52	318
2019	Male gender	50	50	177
2019	Female gender	45	55	419
2018	Male gender	48	52	147
2018	Female gender	50	50	372

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	61	115
2020	Female gender	42	58	318
2019	Male gender	41	59	177
2019	Female gender	41	59	419
2018	Male gender	43	57	147
2018	Female gender	46	54	373

Question 57e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work or withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	67	115
2020	Female gender	36	64	318
2019	Male gender	32	68	177
2019	Female gender	33	67	419
2018	Male gender	37	63	147
2018	Female gender	33	67	372

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	54	115
2020	Female gender	46	54	318
2019	Male gender	49	51	177
2019	Female gender	56	44	419
2018	Male gender	51	49	147
2018	Female gender	55	45	374

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	26	74	115
2020	Female gender	28	72	318
2019	Male gender	27	73	177
2019	Female gender	32	68	419
2018	Male gender	32	68	147
2018	Female gender	38	62	372

Question 57i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	5	95	177
2019	Female gender	9	91	419

Question 57j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	89	115
2020	Female gender	9	91	318
2019	Male gender	13	87	177
2019	Female gender	7	93	419
2018	Male gender	14	86	147
2018	Female gender	11	89	372

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	45	115
2020	Female gender	51	49	318
2019	Male gender	45	55	177
2019	Female gender	43	57	419
2018	Male gender	52	48	147
2018	Female gender	48	52	373

Question 57l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	20	80	115
2020	Female gender	20	80	318
2019	Male gender	22	78	177
2019	Female gender	25	75	419
2018	Male gender	22	78	147
2018	Female gender	24	76	372

Question 57m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	13	87	115
2020	Female gender	18	82	318
2019	Male gender	18	82	177
2019	Female gender	14	86	419
2018	Male gender	16	84	147
2018	Female gender	14	86	372

Question 58a. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	51	49	115
2020	Female gender	51	49	318
2019	Male gender	44	56	176
2019	Female gender	58	42	415
2018	Male gender	50	50	148
2018	Female gender	51	49	370

Question 58b. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	24	76	115
2020	Female gender	25	75	318
2019	Male gender	21	79	176
2019	Female gender	24	76	415
2018	Male gender	18	82	148
2018	Female gender	24	76	371

Question 58c. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	93	115
2020	Female gender	9	91	318
2019	Male gender	6	94	176
2019	Female gender	6	94	415
2018	Male gender	9	91	148
2018	Female gender	7	93	370

Question 58d. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	17	83	115
2020	Female gender	16	84	318
2019	Male gender	8	92	176
2019	Female gender	16	84	415
2018	Male gender	13	87	148
2018	Female gender	18	82	370

Question 58e. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	5	95	115
2020	Female gender	12	88	318
2019	Male gender	7	93	176
2019	Female gender	7	93	415
2018	Male gender	7	93	148
2018	Female gender	11	89	370

Question 58f. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	4	96	115
2020	Female gender	5	95	318
2019	Male gender	4	96	176
2019	Female gender	4	96	415
2018	Male gender	4	96	148
2018	Female gender	4	96	370

Question 58g. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	94	115
2020	Female gender	10	90	318
2019	Male gender	9	91	176
2019	Female gender	11	89	415
2018	Male gender	9	91	148
2018	Female gender	10	90	371

Question 58h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	88	115
2020	Female gender	14	86	318
2019	Male gender	8	92	176
2019	Female gender	13	87	415
2018	Male gender	12	88	148
2018	Female gender	13	87	370

Question 58i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	70	115
2020	Female gender	27	73	318
2019	Male gender	40	60	176
2019	Female gender	24	76	415
2018	Male gender	37	63	148
2018	Female gender	30	70	371

Question 59a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	8	92	110
2020	Female gender	8	92	301
2019	Male gender	11	89	169
2019	Female gender	11	89	394
2018	Male gender	7	93	141
2018	Female gender	8	92	358

Question 59b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	20	80	110
2020	Female gender	23	77	301
2019	Male gender	23	77	169
2019	Female gender	25	75	394
2018	Male gender	23	77	141
2018	Female gender	20	80	357

Question 59c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	89	110
2020	Female gender	4	96	301
2019	Male gender	6	94	169
2019	Female gender	9	91	394
2018	Male gender	5	95	141
2018	Female gender	8	92	357

Question 59d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	5	95	110
2020	Female gender	6	94	301
2019	Male gender	5	95	169
2019	Female gender	9	91	394
2018	Male gender	5	95	141
2018	Female gender	7	93	357

Question 59e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	10	90	110
2020	Female gender	10	90	301
2019	Male gender	10	90	169
2019	Female gender	15	85	394
2018	Male gender	14	86	141
2018	Female gender	10	90	357

Question 59f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	16	84	110
2020	Female gender	11	89	301
2019	Male gender	8	92	169
2019	Female gender	10	90	394
2018	Male gender	3	97	141
2018	Female gender	8	92	357

Question 59g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	93	110
2020	Female gender	15	85	301
2019	Male gender	10	90	169
2019	Female gender	16	84	394
2018	Male gender	16	84	141
2018	Female gender	16	84	357

Question 59h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	14	86	110
2020	Female gender	9	91	301
2019	Male gender	12	88	169
2019	Female gender	11	89	394
2018	Male gender	10	90	141
2018	Female gender	10	90	357

Question 59i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	88	110
2020	Female gender	15	85	301
2019	Male gender	11	89	169
2019	Female gender	15	85	394
2018	Male gender	10	90	141
2018	Female gender	13	87	358

Question 59j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	62	110
2020	Female gender	32	68	301
2019	Male gender	27	73	169
2019	Female gender	28	72	394
2018	Male gender	33	67	141
2018	Female gender	28	72	357

Question 59k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	88	110
2020	Female gender	9	91	301
2019	Male gender	8	92	169
2019	Female gender	6	94	394
2018	Male gender	10	90	141
2018	Female gender	7	93	357

Question 59l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	52	110
2020	Female gender	47	53	301
2019	Male gender	43	57	169
2019	Female gender	44	56	394
2018	Male gender	47	53	141
2018	Female gender	50	50	358

Question 59m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	110
2020	Female gender	2	98	301

Question 59n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	60	40	110
2020	Female gender	53	47	301
2019	Male gender	50	50	169
2019	Female gender	54	46	394
2018	Male gender	58	42	141
2018	Female gender	53	47	358

Question 59o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	94	110
2020	Female gender	3	97	301
2019	Male gender	4	96	169
2019	Female gender	3	97	394
2018	Male gender	6	94	141
2018	Female gender	3	97	357

Question 59p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	13	87	110
2020	Female gender	14	86	301
2019	Male gender	11	89	169
2019	Female gender	13	87	394
2018	Male gender	13	87	141
2018	Female gender	13	87	357

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	19	14	15	6	2	34	9	60	14	1613
2020	Female gender	16	14	18	4	3	34	10	54	14	3498
2020	Gender diverse	9	8	14	7	11	44	7	35	36	14
2019	Male gender	20	15	18	6	4	28	8	55	17	1773
2019	Female gender	14	14	19	8	6	29	10	47	23	3548
2019	Gender diverse	0	8	17	9	24	41	0	14	57	11
2018	Male gender	18	15	20	4	4	32	7	54	14	1450
2018	Female gender	14	15	18	7	5	30	10	49	21	2818
2018	Gender diverse	6	16	12	5	51	10	0	24	62	16
2017	Male gender	18	18	18	6	6	28	7	55	18	1944
2017	Female gender	14	16	18	8	9	27	8	46	26	3941
2017	Gender diverse	9	31	23	0	16	7	14	51	20	12
2014	Male gender	15	17	18	6	6	29	8	52	19	2222
2014	Female gender	12	16	19	8	8	28	8	45	25	4326

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	35	32	15	4	2	11	1	76	7	1608
2020	Female gender	33	30	17	4	3	12	1	72	8	3500
2020	Gender diverse	9	14	24	18	0	28	7	36	27	14
2019	Male gender	37	29	16	5	3	9	1	73	9	1773
2019	Female gender	31	31	17	6	4	10	1	70	11	3551
2019	Gender diverse	20	17	17	9	24	13	0	42	38	11
2018	Male gender	33	32	16	3	3	10	1	74	7	1451
2018	Female gender	29	33	17	6	4	10	1	69	12	2815
2018	Gender diverse	16	17	11	10	27	19	0	41	46	16
2017	Male gender	33	30	17	5	4	10	1	71	10	1943
2017	Female gender	27	31	17	7	7	10	1	65	16	3933
2017	Gender diverse	17	41	26	0	16	0	0	58	16	12
2014	Male gender	25	29	19	6	4	15	2	65	12	2222
2014	Female gender	21	28	20	8	6	16	2	59	17	4324

Discrimination

Discrimination means treating someone differently or unfairly because of a personal characteristic or distinction, which, whether intentional or not, has an effect that imposes disadvantages not imposed on others or that withholds or limits access that is given to others. There are 13 prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test), disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered).

Question 62. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	5	95	1612
2020	Female gender	6	94	3503
2019	Male gender	7	93	1771
2019	Female gender	7	93	3549
2018	Male gender	7	93	1452
2018	Female gender	7	93	2808

Question 63a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	71	88
2020	Female gender	31	69	206
2019	Male gender	38	62	118
2019	Female gender	39	61	232
2018	Male gender	19	81	98
2018	Female gender	34	66	193

Question 63b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	83	17	88
2020	Female gender	81	19	206
2019	Male gender	74	26	118
2019	Female gender	77	23	232
2018	Male gender	76	24	98
2018	Female gender	78	22	192

Question 63c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	94	88
2020	Female gender	3	97	206
2019	Male gender	8	92	118
2019	Female gender	3	97	232

Question 63d. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	88
2020	Female gender	0	100	206

Question 63e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	13	87	88
2020	Female gender	8	92	206
2019	Male gender	10	90	118
2019	Female gender	7	93	232
2018	Male gender	14	86	98
2018	Female gender	6	94	193

Question 63f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	93	88
2020	Female gender	4	96	206
2018	Male gender	6	94	98
2018	Female gender	4	96	192

Question 63g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	93	88
2020	Female gender	10	90	206
2019	Male gender	8	92	118
2019	Female gender	8	92	232
2018	Male gender	18	82	98
2018	Female gender	10	90	192

Question 64a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	63	88
2020	Female gender	26	74	206
2019	Male gender	38	62	118
2019	Female gender	21	79	226
2018	Male gender	40	60	98
2018	Female gender	21	79	192

Question 64b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	60	88
2020	Female gender	17	83	206
2019	Male gender	29	71	118
2019	Female gender	18	82	226
2018	Male gender	23	77	98
2018	Female gender	22	78	192

Question 64c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	22	78	88
2020	Female gender	15	85	206
2019	Male gender	25	75	118
2019	Female gender	12	88	226
2018	Male gender	22	78	98
2018	Female gender	14	86	192

Question 64d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	91	88
2020	Female gender	6	94	206
2019	Male gender	12	88	118
2019	Female gender	8	92	226
2018	Male gender	10	90	98
2018	Female gender	6	94	192

Question 64e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	26	74	88
2020	Female gender	26	74	206
2019	Male gender	21	79	118
2019	Female gender	32	68	226
2018	Male gender	24	76	98
2018	Female gender	25	75	193

Question 64f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	10	90	88
2020	Female gender	19	81	206
2019	Male gender	18	82	118
2019	Female gender	23	77	226
2018	Male gender	22	78	98
2018	Female gender	22	78	192

Question 64i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	89	88
2020	Female gender	12	88	206
2019	Male gender	4	96	118
2019	Female gender	6	94	226
2018	Male gender	8	92	98
2018	Female gender	8	92	192

Question 64j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	17	83	88
2020	Female gender	26	74	206
2019	Male gender	7	93	118
2019	Female gender	19	81	226
2018	Male gender	13	87	98
2018	Female gender	20	80	192

Question 64k. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	88
2020	Female gender	0	100	206

Question 64l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	14	86	88
2020	Female gender	21	79	206
2019	Male gender	11	89	118
2019	Female gender	18	82	226
2018	Male gender	16	84	98
2018	Female gender	16	84	192

Question 64m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	88
2020	Female gender	100	206
2019	Male gender	100	118
2019	Female gender	100	226
2018	Male gender	100	98
2018	Female gender	100	192

Question 64n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	18	82	88
2020	Female gender	16	84	206
2019	Male gender	19	81	118
2019	Female gender	19	81	226
2018	Male gender	20	80	98
2018	Female gender	24	76	193

Question 65a. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	26	74	88
2020	Female gender	33	67	206
2019	Male gender	17	83	114
2019	Female gender	32	68	221
2018	Male gender	22	78	99
2018	Female gender	30	70	192

Question 65b. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	10	90	88
2020	Female gender	13	87	206
2019	Male gender	7	93	114
2019	Female gender	12	88	221
2018	Male gender	13	87	99
2018	Female gender	13	87	192

Question 65c. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	5	95	99
2018	Female gender	4	96	192

Question 65d. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	13	87	88
2020	Female gender	12	88	206
2019	Male gender	8	92	114
2019	Female gender	13	87	221
2018	Male gender	15	85	99
2018	Female gender	20	80	192

Question 65e. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	4	96	114
2019	Female gender	5	95	221

Question 65f. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	5	95	88
2020	Female gender	5	95	206
2018	Male gender	7	93	99
2018	Female gender	7	93	192

Question 65g. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	6	94	114
2019	Female gender	6	94	221
2018	Male gender	8	92	99
2018	Female gender	6	94	192

Question 65h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	93	88
2020	Female gender	11	89	206
2019	Male gender	6	94	114
2019	Female gender	9	91	221
2018	Male gender	10	90	99
2018	Female gender	10	90	192

Question 65i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	60	40	88
2020	Female gender	48	52	206
2019	Male gender	69	31	114
2019	Female gender	44	56	221
2018	Male gender	55	45	99
2018	Female gender	46	54	193

Question 66b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	18	82	83
2020	Female gender	18	82	195
2018	Male gender	9	91	92
2018	Female gender	14	86	179

Question 66g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	93	83
2020	Female gender	13	87	195
2018	Male gender	16	84	92
2018	Female gender	9	91	179

Question 66h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	13	87	83
2020	Female gender	12	88	195
2018	Male gender	9	91	92
2018	Female gender	12	88	179

Question 66i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	94	83
2020	Female gender	13	87	195
2018	Male gender	7	93	92
2018	Female gender	18	82	180

Question 66j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	69	83
2020	Female gender	24	76	195
2018	Male gender	21	79	92
2018	Female gender	33	67	180

Question 66k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	94	83
2020	Female gender	7	93	195
2018	Male gender	7	93	92
2018	Female gender	8	92	179

Question 66l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	54	83
2020	Female gender	41	59	195
2018	Male gender	40	60	92
2018	Female gender	49	51	180

Question 66n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	58	42	83
2020	Female gender	61	39	195
2018	Male gender	63	37	92
2018	Female gender	63	37	179

Question 66p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	13	87	83
2020	Female gender	14	86	195
2018	Male gender	13	87	92
2018	Female gender	12	88	178

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	20	15	15	3	2	37	7	64	9	1603
2020	Female gender	17	14	18	3	2	38	8	58	10	3496
2020	Gender diverse	9	8	14	11	7	51	0	35	36	14
2019	Male gender	22	14	19	3	3	31	8	59	10	1768
2019	Female gender	16	13	21	4	3	33	10	52	11	3545
2019	Gender diverse	0	8	17	0	33	33	8	14	57	11
2018	Male gender	18	15	20	2	2	34	8	57	8	1457
2018	Female gender	15	15	20	3	3	35	9	54	11	2807
2018	Gender diverse	0	6	44	5	10	35	0	9	24	15
2017	Male gender	20	17	20	3	3	31	7	58	9	1942
2017	Female gender	15	15	20	3	4	35	8	53	12	3936
2017	Gender diverse	30	0	25	0	0	31	14	55	0	12
2014	Male gender	15	16	20	3	3	35	8	56	10	2221
2014	Female gender	14	15	21	3	3	36	9	52	11	4320

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	37	31	15	3	2	11	1	78	5	1613
2020	Female gender	34	31	16	4	2	13	1	75	6	3505
2020	Gender diverse	9	14	21	14	7	35	0	36	31	14
2019	Male gender	39	27	16	3	3	11	1	75	6	1771
2019	Female gender	34	29	17	3	2	13	2	74	6	3540
2019	Gender diverse	20	8	17	0	33	21	0	36	42	11
2018	Male gender	34	30	18	3	3	11	2	74	6	1455
2018	Female gender	30	32	18	3	3	13	2	72	7	2812
2018	Gender diverse	16	22	11	10	10	32	0	56	29	16
2017	Male gender	35	31	17	3	3	10	1	74	7	1939
2017	Female gender	29	32	16	3	3	14	2	73	8	3929
2017	Gender diverse	30	28	25	10	0	7	0	63	10	12
2014	Male gender	27	29	18	3	2	18	2	70	7	2219
2014	Female gender	25	28	20	3	2	19	2	68	7	4326

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	10	90	1610
2020	Female gender	10	90	3492
2020	Gender diverse	0	100	14

Question 88. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, have you requested workplace accommodation measures in the last two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	89	1614
2020	Female gender	15	85	3501
2020	Gender diverse	21	79	14
2019	Male gender	16	84	1772
2019	Female gender	21	79	3551
2019	Gender diverse	17	83	11
2017	Male gender	17	83	1943
2017	Female gender	22	78	3930
2014	Male gender	13	87	2219
2014	Female gender	19	81	4312

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

A barrier means anything — including anything physical, architectural, technological or attitudinal, anything that is based on information or communications or anything that is the result of a policy or a practice — that hinders the full and equal participation in society of persons with an impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment or a functional limitation.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	53	178
2020	Female gender	51	49	514

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	79	21	179
2020	Female gender	83	17	515
2019	Male gender	75	25	270
2019	Female gender	87	13	737
2017	Male gender	81	19	322
2017	Female gender	82	18	868
2014	Male gender	69	31	291
2014	Female gender	83	17	819

Question 91. I am satisfied with the workplace accommodation measures that were implemented.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	53	26	11	7	2	1	0	80	9	141
2020	Female gender	51	31	7	9	2	0	0	81	11	425
2019	Male gender	57	30	5	4	2	1	0	88	7	195
2019	Female gender	50	34	4	8	4	1	0	85	11	625
2017	Male gender	48	34	9	6	4	0	0	82	9	260
2017	Female gender	52	32	5	8	3	0	1	84	10	718
2014	Male gender	54	31	5	5	2	1	1	87	8	206
2014	Female gender	50	33	6	7	3	0	1	84	9	691

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	50	30	8	5	2	3	3	85	7	1614
2020	Female gender	50	31	7	4	2	2	4	86	7	3509
2020	Gender diverse	36	29	18	17	0	0	0	65	17	14

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Workplace well-being

A safe and healthy workplace

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	34	14	8	4	3	73	12	1603
2020	Female gender	38	35	12	9	4	2	75	13	3487
2020	Gender diverse	29	20	21	16	4	9	55	22	14

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	43	11	6	2	1	82	8	1615
2020	Female gender	45	41	7	5	1	1	87	6	3508
2020	Gender diverse	36	39	11	0	0	14	87	0	14

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	41	11	6	2	1	81	8	1613
2020	Female gender	45	40	9	5	1	1	85	6	3495
2020	Gender diverse	23	38	4	7	0	28	85	9	14

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	31	37	20	6	3	1	2	70	9	1603
2020	Female gender	34	37	18	6	1	1	2	74	7	3489
2020	Gender diverse	16	28	38	4	0	14	0	51	5	14

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	43	36	14	3	1	2	1	82	4	1612
2020	Female gender	48	33	11	2	1	1	2	85	4	3501
2020	Gender diverse	36	32	11	0	0	21	0	86	0	14

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	70	18	5	4	1	94	1	1613
2020	Female gender	74	17	3	3	1	96	1	3499
2020	Gender diverse	65	14	7	14	0	92	0	14

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	35	8	2	1	2	89	3	1602
2020	Female gender	61	30	5	2	1	1	93	2	3494
2020	Gender diverse	44	24	18	8	0	7	73	8	14

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	52	30	8	6	4	1	1	83	9	1603
2020	Female gender	53	30	7	6	3	1	0	83	9	3496
2020	Gender diverse	30	21	14	28	0	7	0	55	30	14

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	53	32	9	3	1	1	0	86	5	1608
2020	Female gender	60	27	7	3	1	1	1	89	4	3500
2020	Gender diverse	30	36	7	14	7	7	0	71	22	14

Question 85. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, have you managed any employees who have been working remotely? (for supervisors)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	98	2	405
2020	Female gender	98	2	828

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	22	30	22	17	8	0	0	53	25	395
2020	Female gender	20	37	17	17	8	0	1	57	26	811

A psychologically healthy workplace

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	44	39	10	3	1	2	85	4	1606
2020	Female gender	49	37	8	3	1	1	88	4	3504
2020	Gender diverse	23	37	28	12	0	0	59	12	14
2019	Male gender	40	37	14	5	2	2	79	7	1767
2019	Female gender	39	41	10	6	2	1	81	8	3540
2019	Gender diverse	20	38	17	0	17	8	63	18	11
2018	Male gender	40	38	12	4	2	3	81	7	1453
2018	Female gender	38	40	11	5	3	2	80	8	2813
2018	Gender diverse	10	37	26	5	23	0	46	28	16
2017	Male gender	35	39	14	5	4	3	77	9	1938
2017	Female gender	33	40	12	7	6	2	75	13	3939
2017	Gender diverse	14	35	33	0	9	9	54	10	12

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	41	30	11	9	6	2	0	73	15	1612
2020	Female gender	40	30	10	11	7	1	1	72	18	3499
2020	Gender diverse	30	7	21	14	28	0	0	37	43	14

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	51	28	11	3	2	3	1	82	6	1597
2020	Female gender	52	27	11	4	2	3	1	82	7	3491
2020	Gender diverse	30	27	17	14	4	7	0	62	20	14

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	35	35	16	8	4	1	71	12	1609
2020	Female gender	37	35	14	8	4	2	73	13	3505
2020	Gender diverse	17	14	42	14	12	0	31	27	13
2019	Male gender	29	37	17	10	6	1	67	16	1771
2019	Female gender	28	37	16	12	6	1	65	18	3547
2019	Gender diverse	0	20	34	8	17	21	26	31	11
2018	Male gender	29	37	16	9	6	2	68	16	1457
2018	Female gender	26	37	15	13	7	2	65	20	2817
2018	Gender diverse	0	11	22	10	57	0	11	67	16
2017	Male gender	22	39	17	12	8	2	62	20	1938
2017	Female gender	20	40	14	14	10	2	61	25	3941
2017	Gender diverse	9	49	9	17	16	0	58	33	12

Question 84. I am equipped to support employees in my work unit who are experiencing mental health issues. (for supervisors)
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	24	46	15	11	3	1	0	71	14	406
2020	Female gender	25	50	10	12	3	0	0	75	15	827
2019	Male gender	25	46	14	9	3	1	2	74	12	462
2019	Female gender	26	48	11	10	4	1	1	76	13	795

Work-related stress

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	26	15	9	9	1	66	18	1615
2020	Female gender	40	24	17	8	8	3	66	17	3508
2020	Gender diverse	35	24	30	7	4	0	59	11	14

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	34	31	20	8	7	0	0	66	14	1608
2020	Female gender	34	32	18	9	6	0	1	67	15	3490
2020	Gender diverse	44	14	23	19	0	0	0	58	19	14
2019	Male gender	24	26	22	13	14	0	1	51	27	1773
2019	Female gender	22	29	21	13	14	0	1	52	27	3549
2019	Gender diverse	23	39	19	9	10	0	0	62	19	10
2018	Male gender	20	22	24	15	18	0	2	43	33	1455
2018	Female gender	16	26	23	14	18	1	2	43	33	2814
2018	Gender diverse	5	39	10	11	22	0	13	50	39	16
2017	Male gender	21	24	21	14	19	1	1	46	33	1937
2017	Female gender	16	24	20	15	22	0	2	41	38	3935
2017	Gender diverse	15	10	23	7	36	9	0	27	48	12

Question 70c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	15	27	29	17	12	0	0	42	29	1611
2020	Female gender	16	24	26	18	15	0	1	41	33	3505
2020	Gender diverse	30	14	45	0	12	0	0	44	12	14
2019	Male gender	18	32	26	15	8	0	0	50	23	1774
2019	Female gender	20	29	25	15	11	0	1	49	26	3551
2019	Gender diverse	8	9	37	37	9	0	0	17	46	11
2018	Male gender	15	28	31	16	8	0	1	44	24	1453
2018	Female gender	15	27	28	17	12	1	1	42	30	2811
2018	Gender diverse	13	30	26	11	22	0	0	42	32	16
2017	Male gender	16	29	27	16	11	0	1	46	27	1939
2017	Female gender	15	27	27	17	13	0	1	42	31	3931
2017	Gender diverse	0	38	55	7	0	0	0	38	7	12

Question 70d. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Unreasonable deadlines
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	24	31	23	13	8	0	1	56	21	1612
2020	Female gender	24	27	23	14	10	0	1	52	25	3500
2020	Gender diverse	37	16	35	7	4	0	0	53	12	14
2019	Male gender	27	33	21	12	6	0	1	61	18	1764
2019	Female gender	25	30	23	12	8	0	2	57	20	3537
2019	Gender diverse	22	27	23	18	10	0	0	49	28	10
2018	Male gender	23	29	26	12	8	1	2	54	20	1452
2018	Female gender	20	31	23	14	10	1	2	52	25	2805
2018	Gender diverse	25	16	28	5	27	0	0	41	32	16
2017	Male gender	22	30	23	13	9	1	2	54	22	1935
2017	Female gender	20	30	23	15	9	1	2	52	25	3927
2017	Gender diverse	8	52	25	15	0	0	0	60	15	12

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	21	27	24	16	10	1	1	49	27	1605
2020	Female gender	22	25	21	16	13	1	2	48	30	3494
2020	Gender diverse	37	29	16	14	4	0	0	66	18	14
2019	Male gender	24	26	25	14	10	0	1	51	24	1767
2019	Female gender	25	25	22	14	12	1	1	51	27	3533
2019	Gender diverse	9	18	45	9	19	0	0	27	28	10
2018	Male gender	20	26	25	16	11	1	1	47	27	1455
2018	Female gender	18	24	24	16	14	1	2	44	31	2804
2018	Gender diverse	5	40	12	20	22	0	0	45	43	16
2017	Male gender	18	25	24	17	14	1	1	44	31	1936
2017	Female gender	18	23	23	17	16	1	2	42	34	3934
2017	Gender diverse	9	16	38	0	31	7	0	26	33	12

Question 70f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Overtime or long work hours
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	28	16	7	6	0	2	69	14	1602
2020	Female gender	35	24	17	10	10	0	3	62	21	3492
2020	Gender diverse	61	13	7	4	7	0	8	80	13	14
2019	Male gender	50	26	11	5	3	0	4	80	9	1764
2019	Female gender	47	24	12	5	5	0	6	76	11	3537
2018	Male gender	45	27	13	6	2	1	6	77	9	1448
2018	Female gender	41	25	14	6	6	0	8	72	13	2799
2018	Gender diverse	35	23	27	5	0	0	11	65	5	16
2017	Male gender	42	24	15	5	4	1	8	73	10	1933
2017	Female gender	38	25	14	6	6	1	9	71	13	3922
2017	Gender diverse	56	14	9	15	0	0	7	75	16	12

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	25	28	22	13	11	0	0	53	24	1607
2020	Female gender	22	25	23	15	14	0	1	47	30	3503
2020	Gender diverse	28	33	7	8	25	0	0	61	33	14
2019	Male gender	34	32	19	9	5	0	1	66	15	1762
2019	Female gender	32	30	19	10	9	0	1	62	19	3542
2019	Gender diverse	9	41	19	0	32	0	0	49	32	10
2018	Male gender	34	28	20	11	6	1	1	63	17	1451
2018	Female gender	28	28	20	12	11	0	1	56	23	2808
2018	Gender diverse	5	38	25	6	26	0	0	43	31	16
2017	Male gender	30	31	21	10	6	0	1	62	16	1937
2017	Female gender	25	30	22	12	10	0	1	56	22	3923
2017	Gender diverse	40	0	30	7	15	0	9	44	23	12

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	23	17	11	9	9	59	22	1607
2020	Female gender	27	22	19	11	13	9	53	26	3493
2020	Gender diverse	44	14	14	0	18	9	65	20	14

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	32	35	20	7	3	0	1	69	10	1604
2020	Female gender	33	34	19	7	4	1	2	70	11	3485
2020	Gender diverse	37	31	7	11	7	7	0	73	19	14
2019	Male gender	28	37	20	9	4	1	1	67	13	1767
2019	Female gender	29	35	20	8	5	1	1	66	14	3534
2019	Gender diverse	27	18	36	9	10	0	0	45	19	10
2018	Male gender	25	36	23	10	5	1	1	62	15	1451
2018	Female gender	25	35	23	9	5	1	2	62	15	2805
2018	Gender diverse	0	16	40	29	15	0	0	16	44	16
2017	Male gender	26	33	23	11	5	1	1	60	17	1933
2017	Female gender	26	33	20	11	8	1	2	60	19	3923
2017	Gender diverse	37	16	23	9	15	0	0	54	23	12

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	36	23	11	5	0	1	61	16	1601
2020	Female gender	26	33	23	10	6	0	2	60	17	3493
2020	Gender diverse	38	30	13	11	7	0	0	69	18	14
2019	Male gender	26	34	22	11	6	0	1	60	18	1765
2019	Female gender	25	34	22	11	6	1	1	60	18	3529
2019	Gender diverse	0	54	36	0	10	0	0	54	10	10
2018	Male gender	23	31	27	12	5	1	1	55	17	1450
2018	Female gender	21	33	25	12	7	1	1	56	19	2808
2018	Gender diverse	5	21	23	16	36	0	0	26	52	16
2017	Male gender	21	32	24	14	7	1	1	54	21	1933
2017	Female gender	22	32	22	14	8	1	2	55	22	3916
2017	Gender diverse	17	29	23	16	7	0	7	50	25	12

Question 70k. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of clear expectations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	31	19	10	4	0	1	67	14	1604
2020	Female gender	34	32	18	9	5	0	1	67	14	3490
2020	Gender diverse	31	38	0	18	14	0	0	69	31	14
2019	Male gender	34	31	18	10	6	0	1	66	15	1762
2019	Female gender	32	31	20	10	6	0	1	64	16	3525
2019	Gender diverse	14	10	58	9	10	0	0	23	19	10
2018	Male gender	29	34	20	10	5	1	1	64	15	1444
2018	Female gender	26	33	21	11	7	1	1	60	19	2805
2018	Gender diverse	0	28	22	5	45	0	0	28	50	16
2017	Male gender	28	33	20	11	6	1	1	62	18	1933
2017	Female gender	26	32	20	11	9	1	2	60	20	3919
2017	Gender diverse	17	20	25	23	7	0	7	40	33	12

Question 70l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of recognition
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	25	14	7	5	0	1	74	12	1600
2020	Female gender	47	27	14	6	5	0	1	75	11	3485
2020	Gender diverse	46	25	22	7	0	0	0	71	7	13
2019	Male gender	44	28	13	8	6	0	1	73	14	1765
2019	Female gender	43	27	15	7	7	1	1	71	14	3523
2019	Gender diverse	34	0	25	16	25	0	0	34	42	11

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	26	32	24	11	6	0	58	17	1606
2020	Female gender	26	32	24	11	6	1	59	17	3494
2020	Gender diverse	14	51	21	7	7	0	65	14	14

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	26	33	22	12	6	0	0	59	18	1603
2020	Female gender	24	33	24	12	7	0	1	57	19	3495
2020	Gender diverse	21	37	27	8	7	0	0	58	15	14
2019	Male gender	33	33	20	8	5	0	1	67	13	1762
2019	Female gender	36	32	19	8	4	0	1	69	12	3527
2019	Gender diverse	8	37	17	8	29	0	0	45	38	11
2018	Male gender	29	30	23	11	5	1	1	61	15	1440
2018	Female gender	27	34	21	10	5	1	1	63	16	2795
2018	Gender diverse	0	47	17	15	21	0	0	47	36	16
2017	Male gender	29	31	23	10	4	1	2	62	15	1932
2017	Female gender	28	33	20	9	7	1	2	63	17	3908
2017	Gender diverse	14	40	16	0	7	0	23	69	10	12

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	45	31	15	5	3	0	1	77	7	1602
2020	Female gender	45	29	16	6	3	0	2	75	9	3478
2020	Gender diverse	31	27	19	16	0	7	0	62	17	14
2019	Male gender	53	24	12	5	4	0	1	79	9	1762
2019	Female gender	52	24	12	5	4	0	2	78	9	3522
2019	Gender diverse	36	17	28	9	10	0	0	53	18	10
2018	Male gender	52	23	12	5	4	1	2	78	10	1446
2018	Female gender	48	25	13	6	5	1	3	75	11	2800
2018	Gender diverse	10	21	30	18	16	5	0	33	35	16
2017	Male gender	51	25	13	5	4	1	2	78	9	1940
2017	Female gender	48	26	13	7	4	0	2	75	11	3939
2017	Gender diverse	37	29	7	9	8	9	0	73	19	11

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	35	20	7	4	0	68	11	1601
2020	Female gender	33	38	18	7	3	1	71	11	3484
2020	Gender diverse	24	35	16	18	7	0	59	24	14

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	68	18	6	2	1	0	4	90	3	1598
2020	Female gender	67	16	6	2	2	1	6	89	4	3484
2020	Gender diverse	52	21	16	4	0	7	0	78	5	14
2019	Male gender	74	13	4	2	1	1	6	93	3	1761
2019	Female gender	71	12	5	2	2	0	7	90	5	3522
2019	Gender diverse	48	0	19	9	10	0	13	56	22	10
2018	Male gender	69	15	6	2	2	1	5	89	4	1448
2018	Female gender	66	15	6	3	3	1	6	88	6	2811
2018	Gender diverse	45	29	0	5	15	0	5	79	21	16

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	81	8	4	2	2	1	2	92	4	1601
2020	Female gender	78	9	4	2	2	1	4	92	4	3473
2020	Gender diverse	82	7	11	0	0	0	0	89	0	14
2019	Male gender	76	10	6	3	3	1	2	88	6	1762
2019	Female gender	72	12	5	3	4	1	3	87	8	3524
2019	Gender diverse	29	30	17	16	9	0	0	59	25	11
2018	Male gender	72	12	5	4	3	2	3	88	7	1447
2018	Female gender	67	13	6	4	4	1	5	85	8	2798
2018	Gender diverse	17	17	16	24	27	0	0	34	51	16
2017	Male gender	71	12	5	4	3	1	3	88	7	1939
2017	Female gender	66	14	6	4	4	1	4	85	9	3937
2017	Gender diverse	52	10	0	16	0	9	14	79	21	12

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	72	19	6	2	1	0	1	92	2	1599
2020	Female gender	69	19	6	2	1	0	3	90	3	3480
2020	Gender diverse	79	8	7	0	7	0	0	87	7	14
2019	Male gender	60	25	9	3	2	0	1	86	5	1755
2019	Female gender	57	26	9	3	2	0	2	85	6	3518
2019	Gender diverse	41	8	34	8	9	0	0	49	17	11
2018	Male gender	58	26	9	4	1	1	1	86	5	1451
2018	Female gender	55	26	10	4	3	0	2	83	7	2806
2018	Gender diverse	10	37	0	11	37	5	0	50	50	16
2017	Male gender	56	26	9	4	2	0	2	85	6	1938
2017	Female gender	51	29	11	4	3	0	3	82	7	3938
2017	Gender diverse	30	39	7	9	0	9	7	81	10	12

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	69	16	7	3	3	0	1	86	6	1603
2020	Female gender	68	17	6	4	3	0	3	87	7	3486
2020	Gender diverse	54	16	13	4	13	0	0	69	18	14
2019	Male gender	62	18	9	5	4	0	1	82	9	1756
2019	Female gender	60	20	9	4	5	0	2	81	10	3516
2019	Gender diverse	21	17	45	8	9	0	0	38	17	11
2018	Male gender	57	21	11	6	4	1	1	80	10	1451
2018	Female gender	55	21	10	6	5	1	2	78	12	2800
2018	Gender diverse	11	34	10	35	10	0	0	45	44	16
2017	Male gender	57	21	10	5	4	1	2	80	10	1938
2017	Female gender	56	21	9	6	5	0	3	79	11	3933
2017	Gender diverse	30	22	7	18	7	9	7	62	30	12

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	59	12	5	2	1	0	22	91	3	1600
2020	Female gender	60	10	3	1	1	0	24	93	3	3485
2020	Gender diverse	68	7	7	0	0	0	19	92	0	14
2019	Male gender	58	15	5	2	1	0	20	91	3	1756
2019	Female gender	54	11	4	2	1	0	28	90	4	3498
2019	Gender diverse	37	0	17	0	9	0	36	59	14	11
2018	Male gender	51	13	6	2	1	1	26	88	4	1447
2018	Female gender	50	11	5	2	1	1	31	88	5	2789
2018	Gender diverse	42	16	0	0	0	0	41	100	0	16
2017	Male gender	54	15	5	2	1	0	22	89	4	1932
2017	Female gender	50	12	5	2	1	0	29	88	5	3937
2017	Gender diverse	41	21	0	0	7	9	22	89	11	12

Question 70v. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with other individual(s) (e.g., members of the public, individuals from other departments or agencies)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	69	20	5	2	1	1	3	93	2	1610
2020	Female gender	71	17	5	2	1	0	5	93	3	3499
2020	Gender diverse	65	21	0	0	0	0	14	100	0	14
2019	Male gender	68	17	6	2	1	1	5	90	3	1753
2019	Female gender	69	17	6	1	1	0	6	92	2	3518
2019	Gender diverse	36	30	17	0	9	0	8	72	10	11
2018	Male gender	64	19	8	2	1	1	5	89	3	1449
2018	Female gender	64	19	7	2	1	1	7	90	3	2789
2018	Gender diverse	45	10	6	9	7	0	22	71	21	16
2017	Male gender	64	19	8	2	1	1	6	88	4	1928
2017	Female gender	61	20	7	2	1	1	8	89	4	3915
2017	Gender diverse	42	13	7	7	7	9	15	72	18	12

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	64	20	7	4	3	0	2	86	7	1605
2020	Female gender	66	17	6	4	4	0	3	85	8	3497
2020	Gender diverse	38	51	4	0	7	0	0	89	7	14
2019	Male gender	70	15	6	3	3	1	2	87	6	1760
2019	Female gender	71	13	5	3	4	0	4	88	7	3530
2019	Gender diverse	53	30	9	0	9	0	0	82	9	11
2018	Male gender	65	17	7	3	4	1	3	86	7	1450
2018	Female gender	66	15	6	3	4	1	6	86	7	2809
2018	Gender diverse	37	26	6	20	6	6	0	67	27	15
2017	Male gender	60	19	8	4	4	1	3	82	9	1939
2017	Female gender	62	18	7	3	4	1	5	84	8	3937
2017	Gender diverse	46	30	0	0	0	9	15	100	0	12

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	45	30	16	5	2	0	1	76	8	1610
2020	Female gender	42	30	17	6	3	0	2	74	10	3505
2020	Gender diverse	37	14	18	0	32	0	0	51	32	14
2019	Male gender	53	27	12	4	2	0	2	82	6	1756
2019	Female gender	52	27	12	4	2	0	2	82	6	3524
2019	Gender diverse	24	37	9	0	30	0	0	62	30	11
2018	Male gender	50	28	13	4	2	1	1	80	7	1450
2018	Female gender	46	30	14	4	2	0	3	79	7	2805
2018	Gender diverse	41	21	21	6	0	0	11	70	7	16
2017	Male gender	51	29	11	4	2	1	2	82	6	1936
2017	Female gender	48	31	12	4	2	0	3	81	6	3930
2017	Gender diverse	38	7	22	10	0	9	15	59	13	12

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	26	42	22	7	3	68	10	1612
2020	Female gender	27	43	22	6	3	70	8	3508
2020	Gender diverse	21	31	37	11	0	52	11	14

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	12	35	34	14	5	0	47	18	1611
2020	Female gender	11	32	36	14	6	0	44	20	3505
2020	Gender diverse	21	16	38	20	4	0	37	25	14
2019	Male gender	16	37	33	10	3	0	53	13	1774
2019	Female gender	15	34	35	11	4	0	50	15	3554
2019	Gender diverse	0	33	50	8	9	0	33	17	11
2018	Male gender	15	37	34	11	3	0	52	14	1458
2018	Female gender	13	32	37	13	5	0	45	18	2826
2018	Gender diverse	0	21	41	19	19	0	21	38	16
2017	Male gender	11	34	37	13	5	0	45	18	1940
2017	Female gender	11	30	38	13	7	1	41	21	3937
2017	Gender diverse	0	37	40	15	9	0	37	23	12

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	19	42	22	9	0	30	28	1605
2020	Female gender	13	21	38	20	8	0	27	35	3499
2020	Gender diverse	11	17	44	20	0	8	22	31	14
2019	Male gender	7	14	40	27	11	0	38	22	1760
2019	Female gender	10	17	40	23	9	0	33	27	3529
2019	Gender diverse	9	13	59	9	10	0	18	22	10
2018	Male gender	6	16	39	27	12	0	39	22	1438
2018	Female gender	10	19	40	21	9	0	30	30	2793
2018	Gender diverse	27	25	48	0	0	0	0	52	15
2017	Male gender	8	16	40	25	10	1	35	24	1942
2017	Female gender	10	21	41	20	7	0	28	31	3933
2017	Gender diverse	16	24	35	16	9	0	24	41	12

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Pay or other compensation issues

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	26	51	22	1	66	34	1616
2020	Female gender	28	51	20	1	65	35	3508
2020	Gender diverse	48	45	7	0	49	51	14

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

Question 94. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	61	430
2020	Female gender	32	68	991

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	45	20	12	6	6	2	10	73	13	1614
2020	Female gender	42	20	12	7	6	1	11	71	16	3503
2020	Gender diverse	34	17	14	21	0	0	14	59	24	14
2019	Male gender	39	19	15	9	10	1	6	63	20	1738
2019	Female gender	37	20	15	10	12	1	7	61	23	3487
2019	Gender diverse	20	25	25	8	9	0	12	52	20	11
2018	Male gender	36	19	15	9	10	1	9	61	21	1455
2018	Female gender	32	17	15	11	12	2	11	56	26	2815
2018	Gender diverse	20	19	35	0	16	5	5	43	18	16

Support to resolve pay or other compensation issues

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

Question 95. I am satisfied with the support (e.g., regular information, follow-up, making enquiries on my behalf, offering emergency or priority pay) I received from my department or agency to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	22	20	21	23	1	5	32	47	430
2020	Female gender	13	21	17	21	22	2	5	37	45	989

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

Question 96. I am satisfied with the support I received from the Pay Centre to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	17	21	19	35	1	2	23	55	430
2020	Female gender	6	16	14	24	35	1	3	24	62	991

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01

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

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

Question 12. I am proud of the work that I do.

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

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 24. My immediate supervisor encourages me to work collaboratively with others outside of my work unit.

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

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 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

Question 25. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.

Question 26. I feel that my immediate supervisor supports my career goals.

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

Question 6. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.

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

Question 54. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.

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

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

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

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

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 69. I am satisfied with how concerns or complaints about racism in the workplace are resolved in my department or agency.

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

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

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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