2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Health Canada by Question 122. What is your sexual orientation?

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	Heterosexual	42	40	10	5	2	82	8	4113
2020	Gay or lesbian	43	33	12	7	4	77	11	140
2020	Bisexual	35	45	9	9	2	80	11	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	33	43	15	5	3	76	8	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	36	39	11	9	4	76	13	778
2019	Heterosexual	40	39	11	6	3	80	9	4140
2019	Gay or lesbian	39	36	9	10	5	75	16	145
2019	Bisexual	37	45	7	4	7	82	11	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	35	37	10	18	0	72	18	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	33	40	13	8	6	73	14	910
2018	Heterosexual	37	43	10	6	4	80	10	3266
2018	Gay or lesbian	37	40	9	7	6	77	14	117
2018	Bisexual	21	49	8	14	8	70	22	70
2018	Another sexual orientation	46	16	22	5	10	62	15	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	31	40	13	9	6	72	15	796

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	41	37	11	7	4	0	79	11	4089
2020	Gay or lesbian	46	32	8	9	5	0	78	14	139
2020	Bisexual	47	34	7	9	3	0	81	12	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	50	25	16	5	3	0	75	8	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	38	15	11	7	0	67	18	774
2019	Heterosexual	38	37	11	9	5	0	75	13	4134
2019	Gay or lesbian	38	35	6	15	6	1	73	21	144
2019	Bisexual	45	36	7	12	1	0	81	13	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	43	36	12	10	0	0	78	10	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	30	34	15	12	9	0	64	20	906
2018	Heterosexual	36	38	11	9	5	0	74	14	3278
2018	Gay or lesbian	41	38	9	5	6	0	79	12	118
2018	Bisexual	37	42	11	7	3	0	78	10	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	56	27	16	0	0	0	84	0	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	28	34	15	12	10	0	62	22	801

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	Heterosexual	55	33	8	2	1	88	3	4083
2020	Gay or lesbian	51	32	11	3	3	83	6	140
2020	Bisexual	50	42	5	2	1	92	3	91
2020	Another sexual orientation	56	23	17	3	0	80	3	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	49	34	11	5	2	83	6	773
2019	Heterosexual	54	32	9	3	1	86	5	4118
2019	Gay or lesbian	49	33	12	3	3	81	6	144
2019	Bisexual	52	35	8	4	1	87	5	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	54	33	10	3	0	87	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	50	33	11	4	2	84	6	907
2018	Heterosexual	51	36	9	3	1	86	4	3254
2018	Gay or lesbian	54	32	9	2	2	86	5	118
2018	Bisexual	30	44	16	9	1	74	10	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	59	16	15	6	5	75	11	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	49	33	12	3	2	82	6	800

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	47	37	8	5	2	0	85	6	4112
2020	Gay or lesbian	45	35	8	9	3	0	80	12	140
2020	Bisexual	46	39	7	5	2	0	86	7	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	53	40	4	0	3	0	93	3	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	42	37	11	6	3	0	79	9	779
2019	Heterosexual	46	38	10	5	2	0	84	7	4145
2019	Gay or lesbian	41	38	9	7	4	1	80	11	145
2019	Bisexual	41	44	5	8	1	0	86	9	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	47	36	10	7	0	0	84	7	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	38	40	12	7	3	0	78	11	911
2018	Heterosexual	42	41	10	5	3	0	83	7	3274
2018	Gay or lesbian	44	37	8	8	3	0	82	11	118
2018	Bisexual	30	41	15	7	3	4	74	10	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	60	10	15	10	5	0	69	15	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	34	41	12	8	4	0	76	12	802

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	Heterosexual	50	31	12	4	3	0	82	7	4099
2020	Gay or lesbian	43	37	13	5	2	0	80	7	139
2020	Bisexual	55	27	10	7	0	1	83	7	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	40	45	4	3	3	3	89	7	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	34	35	15	9	5	1	70	15	773
2019	Heterosexual	44	33	14	6	3	1	77	9	4132
2019	Gay or lesbian	44	32	11	7	6	0	76	13	144
2019	Bisexual	46	31	19	2	1	0	77	3	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	53	18	23	3	3	0	71	6	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	32	34	18	8	6	1	67	15	909
2018	Heterosexual	42	33	15	5	4	1	76	9	3267
2018	Gay or lesbian	45	34	11	4	6	0	79	10	117
2018	Bisexual	43	24	23	7	2	1	67	9	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	47	23	20	5	5	0	70	10	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	33	20	11	7	1	62	18	802

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	Heterosexual	49	34	10	4	2	0	83	7	4078
2020	Gay or lesbian	45	36	13	2	4	0	81	6	139
2020	Bisexual	52	33	7	8	0	0	85	8	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	54	28	11	3	3	0	82	7	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	33	36	17	9	4	1	69	14	774
2019	Heterosexual	42	36	13	6	3	0	78	9	4106
2019	Gay or lesbian	42	34	12	8	4	0	76	12	142
2019	Bisexual	45	37	13	3	1	1	83	4	82
2019	Another sexual orientation	47	31	23	0	0	0	77	0	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	30	37	19	8	5	1	67	14	907
2018	Heterosexual	40	37	13	7	3	0	77	9	3250
2018	Gay or lesbian	43	38	7	6	5	0	82	11	116
2018	Bisexual	41	33	13	9	3	0	74	12	68
2018	Another sexual orientation	52	18	20	5	5	0	70	10	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	35	18	11	6	1	64	17	797

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	Heterosexual	43	26	16	8	4	3	0	71	12	4110
2020	Gay or lesbian	43	28	14	6	7	2	0	73	13	139
2020	Bisexual	43	28	14	9	4	2	0	72	13	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	31	14	33	11	3	7	0	48	16	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	32	23	20	11	7	7	1	59	19	778
2019	Heterosexual	37	26	18	10	6	3	0	66	16	4145
2019	Gay or lesbian	34	25	14	13	9	3	1	62	23	145
2019	Bisexual	45	21	17	8	7	3	0	68	15	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	22	27	36	9	0	5	0	52	10	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	28	25	23	11	9	5	0	56	20	911
2018	Heterosexual	35	27	18	9	6	4	1	65	16	3278
2018	Gay or lesbian	37	30	12	10	8	3	0	69	19	117
2018	Bisexual	27	15	37	9	7	6	0	45	16	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	37	13	25	10	15	0	0	51	25	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	27	23	23	12	11	3	0	52	24	802

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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	Heterosexual	54	25	12	4	2	1	3	82	5	4106
2020	Gay or lesbian	60	20	9	4	2	3	2	84	7	140
2020	Bisexual	57	29	8	3	1	1	1	88	4	91
2020	Another sexual orientation	52	15	9	8	3	7	4	76	14	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	46	27	14	5	3	2	3	77	8	775
2019	Heterosexual	52	26	12	4	3	1	3	81	7	4140
2019	Gay or lesbian	56	23	10	2	4	0	4	83	7	145
2019	Bisexual	39	40	10	7	1	0	4	82	8	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	52	25	11	5	3	0	3	80	8	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	47	25	16	4	3	1	4	76	7	911

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	Heterosexual	54	29	8	5	2	0	0	84	8	4112
2020	Gay or lesbian	54	26	8	5	5	2	0	82	10	140
2020	Bisexual	61	25	5	8	0	1	0	87	8	91
2020	Another sexual orientation	63	21	9	7	0	0	0	84	7	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	45	30	10	8	6	1	0	76	14	775
2019	Heterosexual	51	29	9	7	3	1	1	81	10	4130
2019	Gay or lesbian	50	25	10	7	7	1	1	76	14	145
2019	Bisexual	47	34	6	10	3	0	0	81	13	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	51	34	3	11	0	0	0	85	11	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	44	29	11	10	5	1	0	74	15	905
2018	Heterosexual	49	31	8	7	3	1	0	81	11	3242
2018	Gay or lesbian	48	32	6	8	5	2	0	81	13	117
2018	Bisexual	48	39	2	6	3	2	0	89	9	69
2018	Another sexual orientation	60	35	5	0	0	0	0	95	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	40	31	13	9	6	2	1	72	14	793

Question 30. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	62	24	8	4	2	0	0	86	6	4121
2020	Gay or lesbian	56	25	5	9	4	0	1	82	13	140
2020	Bisexual	56	32	7	4	2	0	0	88	5	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	73	15	8	3	0	0	0	88	3	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	53	26	10	7	4	0	0	80	11	776
2019	Heterosexual	58	26	7	6	3	0	0	84	9	4143
2019	Gay or lesbian	54	26	8	5	7	1	1	80	12	145
2019	Bisexual	56	23	9	8	4	0	0	79	13	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	54	36	6	3	0	0	0	90	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	50	26	11	7	5	0	0	77	12	912
2018	Heterosexual	54	26	9	6	4	0	0	80	10	3262
2018	Gay or lesbian	59	24	5	6	7	0	0	82	12	117
2018	Bisexual	52	31	8	6	2	1	0	84	8	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	65	30	0	5	0	0	0	95	5	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	43	29	12	8	6	1	0	73	14	796

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	Heterosexual	44	30	12	5	3	7	0	80	8	4117
2020	Gay or lesbian	46	28	6	8	1	11	0	83	10	140
2020	Bisexual	52	24	6	8	1	9	0	83	10	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	41	32	11	3	3	9	0	80	8	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	33	30	14	7	6	11	0	70	14	778
2019	Heterosexual	35	33	13	8	4	6	0	73	13	4140
2019	Gay or lesbian	33	37	12	7	6	6	0	74	14	144
2019	Bisexual	37	35	16	6	2	4	0	75	8	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	30	22	24	6	3	14	0	61	11	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	28	30	17	9	7	9	0	64	17	909
2018	Heterosexual	33	31	15	8	5	8	1	70	13	3283
2018	Gay or lesbian	32	32	12	6	7	9	0	72	15	118
2018	Bisexual	42	23	8	9	10	8	0	70	20	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	33	12	11	14	5	24	0	60	26	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	26	27	19	11	7	9	0	58	21	803

Question 32. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	40	34	13	7	4	2	75	11	4103
2020	Gay or lesbian	42	31	11	12	1	3	75	14	140
2020	Bisexual	50	24	13	4	5	4	77	9	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	41	36	11	0	7	5	81	7	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	33	16	10	8	4	65	18	777
2019	Heterosexual	32	34	16	10	5	2	68	16	4131
2019	Gay or lesbian	27	38	15	13	6	1	66	18	144
2019	Bisexual	29	37	16	12	3	2	68	16	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	38	33	14	9	3	3	73	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	25	29	20	12	9	5	57	22	903
2018	Heterosexual	30	33	16	12	6	3	65	18	3275
2018	Gay or lesbian	33	30	15	10	6	6	67	17	118
2018	Bisexual	38	23	11	12	10	7	65	24	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	27	6	23	20	5	19	41	30	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	21	30	20	15	11	3	53	27	799

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	Heterosexual	28	36	17	10	4	4	0	67	16	4105
2020	Gay or lesbian	25	35	16	13	4	7	0	64	19	139
2020	Bisexual	31	35	9	15	6	4	0	69	22	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	13	52	11	0	7	16	0	78	8	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	21	29	19	14	9	8	0	55	25	775
2019	Heterosexual	23	32	19	14	6	5	0	58	22	4130
2019	Gay or lesbian	21	32	18	14	10	4	0	56	25	144
2019	Bisexual	19	40	13	15	9	5	0	62	24	82
2019	Another sexual orientation	30	30	13	19	0	7	0	65	21	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	27	23	15	10	8	0	48	27	903
2018	Heterosexual	21	31	19	15	7	7	1	56	23	3270
2018	Gay or lesbian	22	28	19	17	8	6	0	54	26	117
2018	Bisexual	23	34	13	13	11	7	0	61	25	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	46	13	5	25	10	0	0	60	35	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	15	27	21	17	11	7	0	46	31	801

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	Heterosexual	26	39	16	13	5	2	66	18	4116
2020	Gay or lesbian	29	27	18	17	6	2	57	24	140
2020	Bisexual	28	40	12	15	4	1	68	19	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	24	34	11	15	7	9	64	24	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	20	34	18	14	11	3	55	26	779
2019	Heterosexual	21	33	18	17	8	3	56	26	4139
2019	Gay or lesbian	17	35	14	19	13	2	53	33	142
2019	Bisexual	18	31	18	19	12	2	50	32	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	22	28	21	16	10	3	51	26	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	28	22	18	11	4	47	31	906
2018	Heterosexual	19	32	17	18	9	4	53	29	3280
2018	Gay or lesbian	23	31	16	18	6	5	58	25	118
2018	Bisexual	15	39	9	15	17	5	57	33	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	42	12	16	15	15	0	54	31	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	15	28	18	21	13	4	45	36	801

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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	Heterosexual	39	36	11	8	4	0	0	76	12	4109
2020	Gay or lesbian	42	35	9	10	4	0	0	77	14	140
2020	Bisexual	39	40	8	11	1	0	1	80	12	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	38	55	4	0	3	0	0	92	3	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	39	11	13	8	0	0	67	22	776
2019	Heterosexual	34	38	12	11	5	0	0	72	16	4141
2019	Gay or lesbian	38	36	7	10	8	1	0	74	18	145
2019	Bisexual	36	37	13	11	4	0	0	73	15	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	38	39	13	6	3	0	0	77	9	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	25	34	17	14	10	0	0	60	23	910
2018	Heterosexual	32	35	15	11	6	0	0	68	17	3278
2018	Gay or lesbian	40	29	19	10	2	0	0	69	12	117
2018	Bisexual	30	43	14	9	5	0	0	72	14	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	19	46	25	5	5	0	0	64	11	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	26	31	17	13	13	0	0	57	26	795

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	Heterosexual	41	41	9	7	2	0	82	9	4091
2020	Gay or lesbian	44	33	12	8	3	0	77	11	140
2020	Bisexual	31	48	10	11	1	0	78	12	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	54	35	7	3	0	0	89	3	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	34	42	9	10	5	0	76	15	774
2019	Heterosexual	39	42	9	8	3	0	80	10	4125
2019	Gay or lesbian	38	36	9	11	5	0	75	17	145
2019	Bisexual	36	40	12	6	5	0	76	12	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	31	32	16	18	3	0	63	21	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	32	42	11	9	5	0	75	14	902
2018	Heterosexual	37	40	11	9	3	0	77	12	3277
2018	Gay or lesbian	41	43	8	4	4	0	84	8	117
2018	Bisexual	29	45	5	16	5	0	74	21	70
2018	Another sexual orientation	62	16	5	11	5	0	78	16	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	31	40	12	10	6	1	72	16	798

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	Heterosexual	51	31	9	6	3	0	0	82	8	4102
2020	Gay or lesbian	53	25	11	5	5	0	1	79	10	140
2020	Bisexual	51	31	7	10	1	0	0	82	11	91
2020	Another sexual orientation	55	29	4	0	12	0	0	84	12	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	44	28	12	10	5	1	0	72	15	775
2019	Heterosexual	48	31	10	6	4	1	0	80	10	4143
2019	Gay or lesbian	49	26	11	6	7	0	1	76	13	145
2019	Bisexual	41	36	8	11	4	0	0	77	15	82
2019	Another sexual orientation	38	42	13	6	0	0	0	80	6	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	42	30	12	9	6	0	1	73	15	908
2018	Heterosexual	44	33	10	8	4	1	1	78	11	3262
2018	Gay or lesbian	41	36	11	7	4	0	0	77	11	117
2018	Bisexual	38	45	8	5	2	2	0	84	7	69
2018	Another sexual orientation	63	31	5	0	0	0	0	95	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	38	34	13	8	6	1	1	73	14	794

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	37	40	11	8	2	0	1	78	11	4091
2020	Gay or lesbian	42	29	12	12	1	0	2	73	14	140
2020	Bisexual	43	36	10	10	0	0	0	80	10	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	36	60	3	0	0	0	0	97	0	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	28	39	13	14	5	0	2	68	19	774
2019	Heterosexual	32	40	11	12	4	0	0	73	16	4134
2019	Gay or lesbian	32	36	14	12	5	1	0	68	17	145
2019	Bisexual	28	47	2	16	6	0	0	75	23	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	32	27	20	14	8	0	0	59	22	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	36	15	15	7	0	1	63	22	904
2018	Heterosexual	28	45	11	11	4	0	1	74	15	3277
2018	Gay or lesbian	32	38	10	13	8	0	0	70	20	117
2018	Bisexual	29	42	8	18	3	0	0	71	22	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	39	34	0	22	5	0	0	73	27	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	23	41	15	15	5	0	1	65	20	795

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	Heterosexual	56	24	10	5	3	1	1	82	8	4098
2020	Gay or lesbian	61	16	10	6	5	0	1	78	12	140
2020	Bisexual	61	25	7	3	3	1	0	87	6	90
2020	Another sexual orientation	61	8	15	0	8	7	0	75	9	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	44	25	13	7	7	3	2	72	14	775

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	Heterosexual	27	36	18	10	6	2	0	65	17	4097
2020	Gay or lesbian	30	35	15	12	8	0	1	65	20	140
2020	Bisexual	33	45	9	9	3	2	0	80	12	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	34	28	31	0	3	4	0	64	4	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	19	28	22	15	12	4	1	49	28	771
2019	Heterosexual	24	34	18	14	8	2	0	59	22	4136
2019	Gay or lesbian	27	28	15	18	11	1	0	55	30	145
2019	Bisexual	31	28	17	19	4	1	0	59	23	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	28	38	18	13	3	0	0	66	16	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	29	21	17	13	3	0	47	31	907
2018	Heterosexual	23	34	17	14	9	3	0	59	23	3267
2018	Gay or lesbian	32	33	13	11	10	1	0	66	21	117
2018	Bisexual	28	35	13	15	4	6	0	67	20	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	24	10	46	21	0	0	0	33	21	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	17	27	20	17	16	3	0	46	34	798

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	Heterosexual	25	29	16	14	12	3	2	56	27	4114
2020	Gay or lesbian	28	31	7	17	13	4	1	61	31	140
2020	Bisexual	36	29	16	13	3	1	2	67	16	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	28	21	24	9	7	12	0	55	18	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	17	23	16	20	20	3	3	42	41	778
2019	Heterosexual	22	28	17	15	15	3	2	52	31	4147
2019	Gay or lesbian	26	28	9	17	19	1	0	54	37	145
2019	Bisexual	30	33	7	20	7	3	1	65	28	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	33	28	3	24	6	0	5	64	32	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	14	25	16	18	23	3	1	41	42	909
2018	Heterosexual	19	30	15	15	15	3	2	52	32	3267
2018	Gay or lesbian	22	34	11	14	14	5	2	59	29	117
2018	Bisexual	21	28	20	11	9	3	7	55	23	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	14	24	15	18	10	0	19	47	34	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	24	16	17	24	3	2	39	44	799

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	Heterosexual	45	24	15	7	4	0	4	73	11	4120
2020	Gay or lesbian	57	26	5	3	5	0	4	86	8	140
2020	Bisexual	42	32	14	5	6	1	1	75	11	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	46	26	20	0	3	0	4	75	4	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	45	21	12	8	6	1	6	71	16	779
2019	Heterosexual	50	25	13	4	3	1	3	79	8	4136
2019	Gay or lesbian	59	15	14	5	2	1	4	78	7	145
2019	Bisexual	48	35	9	3	2	1	1	85	6	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	49	16	7	7	7	5	10	76	16	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	45	27	11	6	4	1	4	77	11	909

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	Heterosexual	47	26	14	6	3	1	3	76	9	4117
2020	Gay or lesbian	50	26	12	3	5	1	3	79	9	139
2020	Bisexual	43	32	8	8	5	1	3	78	14	91
2020	Another sexual orientation	45	21	27	3	0	0	4	68	4	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	38	24	20	8	5	1	4	66	13	779
2019	Heterosexual	46	26	15	6	3	1	3	74	10	4136
2019	Gay or lesbian	45	24	19	3	6	1	2	71	10	145
2019	Bisexual	43	27	20	6	1	0	3	72	8	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	43	31	7	14	0	0	5	78	15	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	36	27	18	6	7	2	4	67	14	909

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	Heterosexual	77	8	4	2	2	4	4	92	4	4106
2020	Gay or lesbian	79	7	2	1	1	7	3	95	2	139
2020	Bisexual	84	9	2	2	1	2	1	95	3	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	72	4	11	4	0	5	4	84	5	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	61	10	8	3	4	8	6	82	9	775
2019	Heterosexual	77	8	4	2	2	3	4	91	4	4127
2019	Gay or lesbian	74	10	4	2	3	3	3	90	6	144
2019	Bisexual	74	11	6	1	1	6	1	92	2	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	69	7	10	3	3	3	5	82	7	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	66	10	7	3	4	5	4	85	7	908

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	Heterosexual	75	11	3	1	1	1	7	94	2	4108
2020	Gay or lesbian	77	9	4	1	2	2	6	93	3	138
2020	Bisexual	71	12	5	3	2	3	4	90	5	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	54	29	4	4	5	0	5	87	9	24
2020	Prefer not to answer	60	14	7	2	3	3	11	87	6	777
2019	Heterosexual	79	7	2	1	1	1	9	95	2	4129
2019	Gay or lesbian	79	5	3	1	1	2	8	94	3	144
2019	Bisexual	78	11	2	3	2	1	2	92	6	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	67	0	15	3	3	0	12	75	7	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	71	9	3	2	2	2	10	91	5	908

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	39	39	11	7	4	0	0	78	11	4090
2020	Gay or lesbian	44	32	10	9	3	0	1	77	12	140
2020	Bisexual	38	43	10	6	4	0	0	80	10	91
2020	Another sexual orientation	33	53	8	4	3	0	0	85	7	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	41	13	11	6	0	0	70	17	770
2019	Heterosexual	35	40	12	9	4	0	0	76	13	4123
2019	Gay or lesbian	35	37	10	8	10	0	0	72	18	144
2019	Bisexual	29	47	10	7	6	1	0	77	13	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	33	37	10	13	3	5	0	73	17	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	38	15	11	8	0	0	67	19	902
2018	Heterosexual	33	41	12	9	4	0	0	74	13	3271
2018	Gay or lesbian	38	34	10	12	5	0	0	72	18	117
2018	Bisexual	18	43	28	4	6	0	0	62	10	70
2018	Another sexual orientation	28	46	10	16	0	0	0	74	16	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	26	39	13	13	8	0	0	65	21	797

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	42	35	13	7	3	0	0	77	10	4102
2020	Gay or lesbian	52	27	9	9	2	1	1	80	12	140
2020	Bisexual	48	33	7	8	2	1	0	83	10	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	46	35	16	0	3	0	0	80	3	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	33	34	17	10	6	0	0	67	16	776
2019	Heterosexual	39	35	14	7	4	0	0	74	11	4138
2019	Gay or lesbian	38	32	15	7	8	0	0	70	15	145
2019	Bisexual	41	32	15	6	5	1	0	73	11	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	52	20	15	10	3	0	0	73	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	32	34	17	9	6	0	0	67	16	906
2018	Heterosexual	37	35	14	9	4	0	0	72	14	3249
2018	Gay or lesbian	38	34	16	6	6	0	0	72	12	117
2018	Bisexual	28	39	20	5	7	0	0	68	13	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	46	34	5	15	0	0	0	80	15	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	31	18	12	9	1	0	61	21	797

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	Heterosexual	39	41	10	7	2	0	0	81	9	4097
2020	Gay or lesbian	41	39	12	3	4	1	0	81	8	140
2020	Bisexual	40	44	6	7	3	0	0	84	10	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	44	32	21	0	3	0	0	75	3	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	30	41	13	11	4	0	0	72	15	770
2019	Heterosexual	37	40	12	8	3	0	1	78	11	4086
2019	Gay or lesbian	35	35	13	11	6	0	0	71	17	144
2019	Bisexual	26	48	18	4	1	2	1	76	6	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	45	22	23	10	0	0	0	67	10	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	39	16	10	5	1	1	69	16	887
2018	Heterosexual	36	36	14	9	4	0	0	73	13	3269
2018	Gay or lesbian	33	42	14	6	4	0	1	76	10	118
2018	Bisexual	26	49	9	8	6	1	1	76	15	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	30	39	5	25	0	0	0	69	25	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	27	34	17	14	8	0	0	61	22	798

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	Heterosexual	25	44	17	7	2	4	1	73	9	4098
2020	Gay or lesbian	31	38	14	9	2	6	0	74	11	140
2020	Bisexual	30	46	12	8	1	3	0	78	9	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	38	28	19	0	7	8	0	72	8	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	18	42	19	10	5	5	1	64	16	778
2019	Heterosexual	22	43	18	9	3	4	1	69	12	4139
2019	Gay or lesbian	17	50	18	8	3	2	0	69	12	145
2019	Bisexual	24	44	10	16	5	1	0	69	22	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	30	44	10	7	9	0	0	74	16	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	16	38	24	11	5	5	1	57	17	908
2018	Heterosexual	22	39	21	8	5	4	0	64	14	3271
2018	Gay or lesbian	28	38	13	12	6	4	0	68	18	117
2018	Bisexual	18	43	21	13	3	3	0	62	16	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	23	15	47	9	0	6	0	40	10	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	29	27	13	9	4	0	49	22	802

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	Heterosexual	47	32	9	8	4	0	0	80	12	4097
2020	Gay or lesbian	46	34	10	8	3	0	0	80	10	140
2020	Bisexual	53	31	9	7	1	0	0	84	8	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	58	30	8	0	3	0	0	88	3	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	40	30	12	12	6	0	0	70	18	777
2019	Heterosexual	52	30	8	6	4	0	0	83	10	4138
2019	Gay or lesbian	46	28	10	9	5	1	1	75	15	145
2019	Bisexual	53	32	11	2	2	0	0	85	4	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	52	41	0	3	3	0	0	93	7	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	43	29	14	8	6	0	0	72	14	902
2018	Heterosexual	49	32	8	7	3	0	0	82	10	3274
2018	Gay or lesbian	49	35	9	4	4	0	0	84	7	117
2018	Bisexual	42	30	17	7	4	0	0	72	11	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	36	42	10	12	0	0	0	78	12	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	40	31	12	10	6	0	0	72	16	795

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	33	32	18	9	7	0	0	66	16	4092
2020	Gay or lesbian	37	27	13	14	9	0	0	64	23	139
2020	Bisexual	35	43	13	4	5	0	0	78	9	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	32	33	19	12	3	0	0	65	16	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	28	34	19	11	8	0	0	62	18	772
2019	Heterosexual	39	33	16	7	4	0	0	72	12	4115
2019	Gay or lesbian	36	29	21	5	8	0	0	65	14	144
2019	Bisexual	47	34	14	2	2	0	0	81	5	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	48	23	26	0	3	0	0	71	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	35	34	17	9	4	0	1	70	13	908
2018	Heterosexual	38	33	16	8	5	0	1	72	12	3287
2018	Gay or lesbian	38	30	19	7	5	0	1	69	11	118
2018	Bisexual	46	34	12	5	4	0	0	80	9	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	41	34	21	0	0	5	0	78	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	33	32	19	9	6	0	1	65	16	802

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	Heterosexual	43	57	4115
2020	Gay or lesbian	26	74	140
2020	Bisexual	40	60	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	35	65	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	39	61	781

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	Heterosexual	60	17	6	2	1	4	9	90	3	4115
2020	Gay or lesbian	56	20	5	3	1	6	9	90	4	140
2020	Bisexual	58	13	7	1	2	6	13	88	4	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	43	21	7	3	0	11	13	86	5	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	56	18	8	3	1	5	9	86	5	776

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	Heterosexual	25	39	36	4116
2020	Gay or lesbian	27	39	34	140
2020	Bisexual	37	24	39	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	19	49	32	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	22	33	44	781
2019	Heterosexual	30	35	35	4150
2019	Gay or lesbian	40	32	28	145
2019	Bisexual	39	18	43	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	13	44	43	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	31	29	41	914
2018	Heterosexual	29	34	37	3285
2018	Gay or lesbian	42	28	29	118
2018	Bisexual	48	18	34	70
2018	Another sexual orientation	39	42	19	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	31	41	799

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	Heterosexual	12	42	30	3	8	5	1023
2020	Gay or lesbian	13	46	29	2	5	5	38
2020	Prefer not to answer	11	29	45	3	4	8	175
2019	Heterosexual	10	36	31	3	13	6	1222
2019	Gay or lesbian	9	34	41	3	9	3	58
2019	Prefer not to answer	6	36	39	1	7	11	278
2018	Heterosexual	12	34	32	3	13	5	930
2018	Gay or lesbian	8	32	48	4	3	6	51
2018	Prefer not to answer	14	29	40	5	6	6	221

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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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	53	36	7	3	1	90	4	4089
2020	Gay or lesbian	57	32	5	5	2	89	6	140
2020	Bisexual	52	38	4	6	0	90	6	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	72	15	9	0	4	87	4	24
2020	Prefer not to answer	47	38	9	4	3	85	6	772
2019	Heterosexual	48	38	8	4	1	86	6	4125
2019	Gay or lesbian	49	40	5	3	2	89	6	145
2019	Bisexual	52	34	10	1	2	87	3	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	52	29	0	19	0	81	19	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	42	40	9	6	3	82	9	904
2018	Heterosexual	49	39	7	4	1	88	5	3277
2018	Gay or lesbian	55	36	5	2	2	91	4	117
2018	Bisexual	44	37	7	9	3	81	12	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	64	20	16	0	0	84	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	43	39	9	6	3	83	9	804

Question 36. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	32	46	14	5	1	1	0	79	6	4115
2020	Gay or lesbian	37	39	18	3	2	1	0	76	5	138
2020	Bisexual	39	49	3	8	0	1	0	88	8	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	35	42	16	0	4	4	0	80	4	24
2020	Prefer not to answer	26	44	18	7	3	2	0	71	11	779
2019	Heterosexual	29	43	17	8	2	2	0	73	10	4143
2019	Gay or lesbian	29	40	14	11	4	1	1	70	16	145
2019	Bisexual	32	48	12	5	3	0	0	80	8	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	15	50	17	18	0	0	0	65	18	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	23	42	19	9	4	2	0	67	13	909
2018	Heterosexual	28	44	16	8	3	1	0	72	11	3266
2018	Gay or lesbian	31	43	14	9	2	1	0	74	12	118
2018	Bisexual	24	40	16	16	4	0	0	64	20	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	52	15	23	5	5	0	0	67	10	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	22	39	21	12	5	2	0	61	17	799

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	Heterosexual	8	22	37	21	9	1	1	31	31	4113
2020	Gay or lesbian	5	30	35	19	10	1	0	29	35	140
2020	Bisexual	6	25	39	19	11	1	0	30	31	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	11	9	30	28	19	3	0	48	21	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	13	23	38	18	6	1	1	24	37	778
2019	Heterosexual	8	22	37	21	10	0	1	31	31	4142
2019	Gay or lesbian	10	20	43	17	9	0	0	27	30	145
2019	Bisexual	9	20	29	30	8	2	2	40	30	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	3	22	26	28	20	0	0	48	25	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	24	35	18	8	1	1	27	37	910
2018	Heterosexual	8	23	37	20	9	1	2	30	32	3277
2018	Gay or lesbian	12	24	32	15	14	0	3	30	37	117
2018	Bisexual	4	21	32	24	15	4	0	41	26	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	6	17	37	25	15	0	0	40	23	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	26	35	17	6	1	2	24	40	802

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	Heterosexual	5	12	26	33	20	2	2	55	18	4098
2020	Gay or lesbian	5	19	27	21	26	1	1	48	25	140
2020	Bisexual	5	13	24	32	24	2	0	57	18	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	7	7	16	37	25	7	0	67	15	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	8	16	30	29	12	2	3	43	26	775
2019	Heterosexual	7	15	28	28	18	2	2	47	23	4123
2019	Gay or lesbian	8	16	30	28	16	1	0	45	25	145
2019	Bisexual	5	12	30	33	16	3	1	51	18	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	3	10	29	25	34	0	0	58	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	16	31	25	13	3	2	41	26	908
2018	Heterosexual	7	15	29	27	16	2	3	46	24	3259
2018	Gay or lesbian	5	16	34	24	13	4	4	40	23	117
2018	Bisexual	6	16	21	24	27	7	0	54	23	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	10	5	42	10	14	0	19	29	19	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	18	29	23	12	3	2	38	32	794

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	Heterosexual	13	22	33	18	11	2	2	30	37	4101
2020	Gay or lesbian	16	18	38	14	9	3	2	23	36	139
2020	Bisexual	8	19	46	15	10	1	1	26	27	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	3	15	28	25	26	3	0	53	19	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	20	20	30	18	8	2	2	27	41	776
2019	Heterosexual	18	25	29	16	9	2	2	26	44	4127
2019	Gay or lesbian	18	28	32	12	6	1	2	19	48	144
2019	Bisexual	21	31	21	13	11	0	2	25	54	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	13	20	44	13	5	5	0	19	35	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	19	23	30	15	8	3	2	24	44	908
2018	Heterosexual	18	25	29	16	8	2	3	25	45	3264
2018	Gay or lesbian	16	22	35	11	11	0	3	23	40	117
2018	Bisexual	22	21	25	12	16	5	0	30	45	68
2018	Another sexual orientation	6	23	16	25	10	0	21	45	35	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	22	23	29	15	6	2	3	22	48	799

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	Heterosexual	8	18	33	25	14	1	1	40	27	4091
2020	Gay or lesbian	8	25	32	20	14	1	0	34	34	138
2020	Bisexual	8	12	27	35	18	0	0	53	20	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	13	4	30	20	30	3	0	52	17	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	13	17	33	25	11	1	1	37	30	776
2019	Heterosexual	8	16	32	25	16	1	2	42	25	4121
2019	Gay or lesbian	9	19	33	26	13	0	0	40	27	144
2019	Bisexual	4	18	36	21	18	2	1	41	23	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	0	10	34	39	16	0	0	56	10	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	10	18	34	24	11	1	2	37	29	899
2018	Heterosexual	9	17	32	25	14	1	2	40	27	3254
2018	Gay or lesbian	12	18	25	26	16	1	3	43	31	117
2018	Bisexual	7	10	23	26	28	5	1	57	19	70
2018	Another sexual orientation	6	15	29	16	15	0	20	38	26	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	14	19	32	23	9	2	2	33	34	792

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	Heterosexual	11	20	29	23	14	1	2	39	32	4107
2020	Gay or lesbian	8	28	24	21	16	1	0	38	37	140
2020	Bisexual	12	19	20	29	16	4	1	47	32	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	8	4	27	35	18	8	0	58	13	24
2020	Prefer not to answer	17	20	31	18	8	2	3	28	39	778
2019	Heterosexual	12	21	28	21	15	1	2	37	34	4134
2019	Gay or lesbian	14	16	29	24	14	2	1	39	31	145
2019	Bisexual	14	21	21	27	14	0	4	42	36	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	10	24	14	21	24	0	7	49	36	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	16	22	28	19	11	2	3	31	40	906
2018	Heterosexual	13	22	29	19	11	2	3	32	37	3267
2018	Gay or lesbian	11	22	25	20	16	0	5	38	35	117
2018	Bisexual	10	22	26	17	13	9	2	34	36	70
2018	Another sexual orientation	21	26	11	14	9	0	19	28	59	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	21	25	24	18	8	2	2	27	48	798

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	Heterosexual	7	14	28	28	18	3	2	49	22	4084
2020	Gay or lesbian	7	17	26	23	24	1	2	48	25	140
2020	Bisexual	8	16	23	24	20	6	2	48	26	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	3	12	32	27	14	3	8	47	17	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	12	17	26	24	14	5	3	41	31	772
2019	Heterosexual	9	17	28	25	17	2	2	43	27	4126
2019	Gay or lesbian	15	10	29	24	20	3	0	45	26	144
2019	Bisexual	6	19	20	26	25	3	1	53	26	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	25	7	29	10	22	3	3	35	34	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	17	32	21	12	3	4	35	32	905
2018	Heterosexual	10	17	26	25	15	4	4	43	29	3261
2018	Gay or lesbian	11	15	25	21	23	0	4	46	28	117
2018	Bisexual	6	19	26	13	25	10	1	42	28	70
2018	Another sexual orientation	10	25	15	9	14	7	19	31	48	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	21	28	20	11	4	3	33	37	796

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	Heterosexual	10	20	33	22	12	2	2	35	31	4094
2020	Gay or lesbian	13	18	34	21	12	3	0	33	32	140
2020	Bisexual	9	17	30	24	15	4	1	40	28	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	7	15	23	27	23	3	0	52	23	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	16	21	30	18	9	4	2	29	39	772
2019	Heterosexual	13	22	32	18	11	2	2	30	36	4127
2019	Gay or lesbian	17	23	37	16	6	1	1	22	40	145
2019	Bisexual	18	21	28	18	14	0	2	33	39	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	20	31	14	12	18	5	0	31	54	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	16	22	32	17	7	3	3	26	41	904
2018	Heterosexual	14	22	32	16	10	3	3	28	39	3273
2018	Gay or lesbian	16	31	24	15	11	0	2	27	48	117
2018	Bisexual	18	14	38	14	6	7	2	22	36	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	15	26	12	9	18	0	19	34	51	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	21	33	16	6	3	3	23	42	799

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	Heterosexual	4	13	39	30	13	1	1	43	17	4107
2020	Gay or lesbian	5	15	40	25	13	1	1	38	21	140
2020	Bisexual	6	14	44	25	9	2	0	34	20	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	5	22	42	23	4	3	0	29	28	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	7	18	38	26	9	1	2	36	26	776
2019	Heterosexual	8	19	36	23	12	1	1	36	27	4136
2019	Gay or lesbian	13	18	37	24	7	1	0	32	31	142
2019	Bisexual	6	23	40	22	8	0	2	30	29	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	6	28	40	16	10	0	0	26	34	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	10	20	36	20	10	1	2	32	31	909

Question 37. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	22	40	20	12	3	3	0	64	16	4084
2020	Gay or lesbian	25	28	26	15	5	2	0	54	20	136
2020	Bisexual	22	38	13	13	7	7	0	64	21	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	17	28	37	11	3	3	0	47	15	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	17	36	20	14	7	5	1	56	23	770
2019	Heterosexual	16	36	22	16	6	4	0	55	22	4120
2019	Gay or lesbian	14	28	23	20	9	4	1	45	31	144
2019	Bisexual	15	33	20	23	8	2	0	49	31	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	18	39	23	16	3	0	0	57	19	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	31	25	19	8	5	0	46	28	907

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	54	27	8	6	3	1	82	10	4101
2020	Gay or lesbian	62	23	4	5	3	2	87	9	139
2020	Bisexual	52	29	6	10	2	1	81	13	91
2020	Another sexual orientation	61	23	5	7	3	0	84	11	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	44	29	9	9	7	2	75	16	778
2019	Heterosexual	50	28	7	9	5	1	79	14	4134
2019	Gay or lesbian	51	25	5	13	6	0	76	20	144
2019	Bisexual	41	37	6	10	6	0	78	16	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	60	23	11	3	3	0	83	6	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	42	26	11	11	8	1	69	19	908
2018	Heterosexual	47	30	8	8	6	1	78	14	3263
2018	Gay or lesbian	56	27	4	9	4	0	83	13	118
2018	Bisexual	45	35	9	5	2	5	84	7	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	54	31	6	5	5	0	85	9	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	37	29	10	12	10	1	67	23	799

Question 21. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	62	28	5	3	2	0	90	5	4084
2020	Gay or lesbian	66	26	3	3	1	1	94	4	140
2020	Bisexual	65	30	2	3	0	0	95	3	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	73	15	4	8	0	0	88	8	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	53	31	7	6	3	0	84	9	775
2019	Heterosexual	56	30	5	6	3	0	86	9	4131
2019	Gay or lesbian	53	31	7	4	5	0	84	9	144
2019	Bisexual	42	38	8	9	3	0	79	12	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	60	33	3	3	0	0	93	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	49	31	9	8	3	0	80	11	905
2018	Heterosexual	54	32	6	6	3	0	86	8	3261
2018	Gay or lesbian	60	30	3	4	3	0	90	7	118
2018	Bisexual	69	18	5	4	4	0	87	8	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	65	30	6	0	0	0	94	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	44	33	10	8	4	0	78	12	802

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	Heterosexual	53	33	8	3	2	1	0	87	5	4073
2020	Gay or lesbian	62	21	7	5	2	2	1	85	7	139
2020	Bisexual	54	36	8	2	0	0	0	90	2	91
2020	Another sexual orientation	49	35	5	7	4	0	0	84	11	24
2020	Prefer not to answer	41	35	12	6	3	2	0	78	10	773
2019	Heterosexual	50	34	9	4	2	1	0	85	6	4136
2019	Gay or lesbian	47	30	14	5	2	3	0	79	7	144
2019	Bisexual	39	46	12	1	2	0	0	85	3	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	52	29	13	3	0	0	3	83	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	40	37	12	7	4	1	0	77	10	909
2018	Heterosexual	46	37	9	4	2	1	0	84	7	3267
2018	Gay or lesbian	53	33	6	5	3	0	0	86	8	118
2018	Bisexual	44	39	14	1	2	0	0	83	3	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	64	31	5	0	0	0	0	95	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	35	38	13	7	4	2	0	75	12	799

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	Heterosexual	42	40	10	4	2	2	83	6	4091
2020	Gay or lesbian	47	30	14	6	1	1	79	7	138
2020	Bisexual	47	36	11	5	0	0	84	5	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	43	32	11	11	0	3	77	11	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	30	39	14	9	4	4	72	14	779
2019	Heterosexual	41	39	12	5	2	2	81	7	4124
2019	Gay or lesbian	41	37	11	7	3	2	79	10	145
2019	Bisexual	41	39	11	8	1	0	80	9	82
2019	Another sexual orientation	45	26	16	6	6	0	71	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	31	38	16	6	4	3	72	11	909
2018	Heterosexual	47	37	8	4	2	1	85	6	3270
2018	Gay or lesbian	48	37	8	4	3	0	85	7	117
2018	Bisexual	47	35	10	5	2	1	83	7	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	52	34	5	9	0	0	86	9	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	34	38	16	6	4	2	73	11	802

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	Heterosexual	44	35	11	3	1	5	0	83	5	4105
2020	Gay or lesbian	45	28	12	7	1	7	1	78	8	140
2020	Bisexual	48	32	10	5	1	4	0	84	6	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	23	36	22	12	3	3	0	61	16	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	35	35	16	5	3	6	1	74	9	775
2019	Heterosexual	48	32	12	3	1	3	0	83	4	4123
2019	Gay or lesbian	47	32	12	5	3	2	0	80	8	145
2019	Bisexual	43	33	14	6	3	0	0	77	9	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	35	32	17	3	3	7	3	74	7	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	37	36	13	5	3	5	1	77	9	899
2018	Heterosexual	47	34	11	3	2	3	0	84	5	3267
2018	Gay or lesbian	46	34	10	3	5	1	1	82	8	116
2018	Bisexual	23	53	9	5	0	10	0	84	6	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	61	21	18	0	0	0	0	82	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	38	36	14	3	4	4	0	78	8	802

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	Heterosexual	58	32	6	3	1	0	90	4	4103
2020	Gay or lesbian	59	29	6	4	1	1	88	5	138
2020	Bisexual	63	31	4	3	0	0	94	3	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	57	36	3	3	0	0	93	3	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	42	36	11	5	4	1	79	9	779
2019	Heterosexual	55	32	8	3	1	0	87	5	4141
2019	Gay or lesbian	56	31	6	3	3	1	87	6	144
2019	Bisexual	54	38	7	0	1	0	92	1	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	61	20	16	3	0	0	81	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	41	35	14	5	3	1	77	8	911
2018	Heterosexual	53	35	7	3	2	0	88	5	3252
2018	Gay or lesbian	57	32	4	3	3	0	90	7	116
2018	Bisexual	52	30	11	6	1	0	83	7	68
2018	Another sexual orientation	59	27	14	0	0	0	86	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	39	36	14	6	5	1	75	11	802

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	Heterosexual	51	23	10	3	3	6	4	82	7	4111
2020	Gay or lesbian	54	21	7	1	4	9	5	87	5	140
2020	Bisexual	55	21	2	7	1	8	6	88	9	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	52	11	16	4	3	9	5	73	8	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	39	21	15	6	6	9	5	70	13	777

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	Heterosexual	38	34	14	4	2	6	1	78	6	4117
2020	Gay or lesbian	34	28	19	5	2	10	1	70	8	140
2020	Bisexual	39	39	9	4	1	8	0	85	5	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	26	28	24	11	4	8	0	58	16	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	31	19	8	2	10	1	68	11	779

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	Heterosexual	44	31	11	5	3	5	2	81	8	4104
2020	Gay or lesbian	51	25	6	5	4	6	4	84	10	139
2020	Bisexual	57	30	2	7	1	2	2	90	8	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	45	32	7	7	0	4	5	84	8	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	31	29	15	9	6	6	4	66	17	778

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	Heterosexual	2	6	25	12	36	17	3	9	60	70
2020	Prefer not to answer	0	10	19	10	46	15	0	12	65	20

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	Heterosexual	30	30	16	7	3	8	5	69	12	4109
2020	Gay or lesbian	36	28	12	4	5	9	6	75	11	140
2020	Bisexual	34	24	7	7	5	16	8	76	15	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	24	32	19	4	3	8	9	68	9	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	23	28	20	10	5	9	5	59	17	777
2019	Heterosexual	33	29	15	8	6	6	4	68	16	4138
2019	Gay or lesbian	29	29	11	9	9	9	5	67	20	145
2019	Bisexual	29	28	12	12	8	6	6	64	22	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	40	15	17	10	6	7	5	63	18	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	26	28	17	12	7	5	6	60	21	905
2018	Heterosexual	26	31	17	8	6	7	5	65	16	3271
2018	Gay or lesbian	26	30	24	8	4	9	0	61	13	118
2018	Bisexual	26	28	10	4	8	24	1	71	16	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	49	26	5	16	0	5	0	79	16	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	20	29	18	12	10	5	5	55	25	799

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	Heterosexual	33	39	13	7	3	3	1	75	11	4108
2020	Gay or lesbian	36	33	11	11	3	4	2	73	15	139
2020	Bisexual	37	34	8	14	1	4	3	76	16	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	25	44	17	14	0	0	0	68	14	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	27	36	15	9	6	5	2	68	16	775
2019	Heterosexual	33	36	14	9	3	3	1	72	13	4136
2019	Gay or lesbian	33	35	10	9	6	4	2	73	17	144
2019	Bisexual	32	30	17	14	6	1	0	63	20	82
2019	Another sexual orientation	40	37	10	6	3	3	0	80	10	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	24	39	16	11	6	3	1	66	17	909
2018	Heterosexual	31	39	12	9	4	3	2	74	13	3271
2018	Gay or lesbian	34	34	15	5	6	4	2	72	12	117
2018	Bisexual	26	34	20	9	3	8	1	66	13	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	28	22	0	14	10	0	26	67	33	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	27	37	15	9	6	3	2	68	16	802

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	Heterosexual	37	39	16	4	2	1	0	77	6	4089
2020	Gay or lesbian	34	29	27	5	1	3	0	65	7	140
2020	Bisexual	47	38	10	5	0	0	0	85	5	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	30	41	15	11	0	3	0	73	11	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	36	22	6	4	2	1	67	10	774
2019	Heterosexual	32	39	17	7	2	2	0	73	9	4129
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	38	18	7	5	2	1	70	12	144
2019	Bisexual	27	39	29	4	1	0	0	66	5	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	36	30	18	10	3	4	0	69	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	25	36	23	8	5	3	0	62	14	910
2018	Heterosexual	33	40	17	5	3	2	1	74	9	3262
2018	Gay or lesbian	37	41	11	4	5	2	0	80	8	117
2018	Bisexual	27	36	29	8	1	0	0	63	9	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	52	28	16	0	5	0	0	80	5	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	26	36	23	7	6	2	0	63	14	798

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	Heterosexual	23	24	20	11	8	11	3	55	22	4107
2020	Gay or lesbian	24	21	13	12	8	18	4	57	26	139
2020	Bisexual	28	27	15	15	7	6	3	60	24	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	17	28	13	18	7	16	0	54	31	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	14	20	19	15	16	12	4	40	37	777
2019	Heterosexual	19	22	20	13	11	12	3	48	28	4131
2019	Gay or lesbian	15	25	16	15	12	14	3	49	32	144
2019	Bisexual	16	25	23	21	6	8	1	44	30	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	18	7	34	12	13	17	0	29	29	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	18	23	17	17	10	3	34	39	910
2018	Heterosexual	18	24	19	14	11	11	3	49	29	3267
2018	Gay or lesbian	16	23	25	14	10	8	5	45	27	117
2018	Bisexual	13	32	16	13	12	12	2	52	29	70
2018	Another sexual orientation	34	5	16	5	14	0	26	52	26	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	17	21	16	19	11	2	35	41	800

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	Heterosexual	39	46	4	9	2	86	11	4117
2020	Gay or lesbian	43	37	7	10	3	80	13	140
2020	Bisexual	33	49	1	10	6	83	16	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	34	49	5	12	0	83	12	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	32	48	3	13	3	81	16	779

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	38	39	9	11	3	0	1	77	14	4114
2020	Gay or lesbian	38	38	7	11	4	1	1	78	15	139
2020	Bisexual	38	32	11	13	4	0	1	71	17	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	45	26	12	14	0	4	0	74	14	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	43	8	15	5	0	0	72	19	776
2019	Heterosexual	46	34	6	10	4	0	0	80	14	4140
2019	Gay or lesbian	45	32	10	10	4	0	0	77	14	144
2019	Bisexual	39	35	4	17	5	0	0	74	22	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	37	36	11	16	0	0	0	73	16	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	40	36	7	11	7	0	0	75	18	910

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	Heterosexual	48	35	8	7	2	0	0	84	8	4076
2020	Gay or lesbian	53	24	11	8	1	1	1	79	9	138
2020	Bisexual	48	32	10	5	4	0	1	81	9	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	53	26	12	9	0	0	0	79	9	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	35	38	14	9	3	0	0	73	13	773
2019	Heterosexual	51	34	8	5	2	0	0	85	7	4123
2019	Gay or lesbian	48	38	6	6	2	0	0	86	8	141
2019	Bisexual	52	28	11	5	2	1	0	81	8	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	47	43	0	10	0	0	0	90	10	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	40	37	11	7	3	0	1	78	11	907

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	Heterosexual	77	16	2	2	1	1	1	94	3	4102
2020	Gay or lesbian	79	14	3	1	1	1	1	95	3	138
2020	Bisexual	90	7	2	1	0	0	0	97	1	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	73	20	0	7	0	0	0	93	7	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	73	17	4	3	2	1	1	91	5	775

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	Heterosexual	49	27	13	4	2	4	1	80	6	4111
2020	Gay or lesbian	45	29	16	4	2	4	0	77	6	139
2020	Bisexual	50	26	16	0	2	6	0	81	2	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	38	32	19	4	3	4	0	73	7	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	47	26	14	5	2	5	1	78	7	780
2019	Heterosexual	48	26	13	5	2	6	1	79	7	4146
2019	Gay or lesbian	42	28	15	6	3	5	1	74	10	145
2019	Bisexual	59	22	9	1	4	4	1	85	5	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	38	25	24	0	7	6	0	67	7	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	44	28	14	4	2	8	1	78	6	913

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	Heterosexual	7	93	4116
2020	Gay or lesbian	6	94	138
2020	Prefer not to answer	14	86	779
2019	Heterosexual	11	89	4140
2019	Gay or lesbian	18	82	145
2019	Bisexual	14	86	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	28	72	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	14	86	913
2018	Heterosexual	11	89	3285
2018	Gay or lesbian	17	83	117
2018	Prefer not to answer	15	85	802

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	43	57	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	46	54	112
2019	Heterosexual	50	50	436
2019	Gay or lesbian	51	49	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	46	54	129
2018	Heterosexual	47	53	371
2018	Prefer not to answer	44	56	124

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	67	33	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	64	36	112
2019	Heterosexual	60	40	436
2019	Gay or lesbian	65	35	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	70	30	129
2018	Heterosexual	65	35	370
2018	Gay or lesbian	70	30	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	73	27	124

Question 56c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	10	90	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	8	92	112
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	436
2019	Bisexual	0	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	129
2018	Heterosexual	5	95	370
2018	Prefer not to answer	5	95	124

Question 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	100	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	100	112
2019	Bisexual	100	12
2018	Gay or lesbian	100	20

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	Heterosexual	6	94	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	9	91	112
2019	Heterosexual	4	96	436
2019	Prefer not to answer	4	96	129
2018	Heterosexual	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
2020	Heterosexual	4	96	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	4	96	112
2019	Heterosexual	4	96	436
2019	Bisexual	0	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	5	95	129
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	370
2018	Gay or lesbian	0	100	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	5	95	124

Question 56g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	3	97	307
2019	Heterosexual	4	96	436
2019	Prefer not to answer	5	95	129
2018	Heterosexual	3	97	370
2018	Prefer not to answer	7	93	124

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	35	65	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	33	67	112
2019	Heterosexual	39	61	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	69	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	33	67	127
2018	Heterosexual	34	66	371
2018	Gay or lesbian	48	52	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	36	64	124

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	43	57	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	42	58	112
2019	Heterosexual	38	62	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	50	50	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	49	51	127
2018	Heterosexual	43	57	371
2018	Gay or lesbian	52	48	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	47	53	124

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	47	53	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	49	51	112
2019	Heterosexual	44	56	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	45	55	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	52	48	127
2018	Heterosexual	50	50	371
2018	Gay or lesbian	38	62	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	55	45	124

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	41	59	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	37	63	112
2019	Heterosexual	41	59	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	69	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	45	55	127
2018	Heterosexual	45	55	372
2018	Gay or lesbian	47	53	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	48	52	124

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	Heterosexual	35	65	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	35	65	112
2019	Heterosexual	31	69	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	18	82	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	34	66	127
2018	Heterosexual	34	66	371
2018	Gay or lesbian	39	61	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	36	64	124

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	47	53	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	41	59	112
2019	Heterosexual	52	48	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	50	50	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	55	45	127
2018	Heterosexual	56	44	373
2018	Gay or lesbian	47	53	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	51	49	124

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	30	70	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	20	80	112
2019	Heterosexual	29	71	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	35	65	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	32	68	127
2018	Heterosexual	38	62	371
2018	Gay or lesbian	33	67	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	36	64	124

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Prefer not to answer	100	112
2019	Bisexual	100	11
2019	Prefer not to answer	100	127

Question 57i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	2	98	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	7	93	112
2019	Heterosexual	7	93	430
2019	Prefer not to answer	8	92	127
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	372
2018	Gay or lesbian	0	100	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	5	95	124

Question 57j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	10	90	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	8	92	112
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	430
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	89	127
2018	Heterosexual	13	87	371
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	84	124

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	52	48	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	53	47	112
2019	Heterosexual	40	60	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	46	54	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	56	44	127
2018	Heterosexual	49	51	372
2018	Gay or lesbian	41	59	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	57	43	124

Question 57l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	23	77	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	15	85	112
2019	Heterosexual	25	75	430
2019	Bisexual	53	47	11
2019	Prefer not to answer	20	80	127
2018	Heterosexual	26	74	371
2018	Prefer not to answer	23	77	124

Question 57m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	17	83	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	13	87	112
2019	Heterosexual	14	86	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	22	78	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	21	79	127
2018	Heterosexual	14	86	371
2018	Prefer not to answer	19	81	124

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	Heterosexual	51	49	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	47	53	112
2019	Heterosexual	55	45	428
2019	Gay or lesbian	49	51	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	50	50	125
2018	Heterosexual	52	48	370
2018	Prefer not to answer	44	56	124

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	Heterosexual	25	75	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	21	79	112
2019	Heterosexual	23	77	428
2019	Gay or lesbian	23	77	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	73	125
2018	Heterosexual	25	75	371
2018	Gay or lesbian	39	61	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	14	86	124

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	Heterosexual	9	91	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	7	93	112
2019	Heterosexual	5	95	428
2019	Prefer not to answer	8	92	125
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	370
2018	Prefer not to answer	4	96	124

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	Heterosexual	17	83	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	13	87	112
2019	Heterosexual	12	88	428
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	83	125
2018	Heterosexual	16	84	370
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	84	124

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	Heterosexual	9	91	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	9	91	112
2019	Heterosexual	6	94	428
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	125
2018	Heterosexual	10	90	370
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	89	124

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	Heterosexual	5	95	307
2019	Heterosexual	3	97	428
2019	Bisexual	0	100	11
2019	Prefer not to answer	7	93	125
2018	Heterosexual	4	96	370
2018	Prefer not to answer	6	94	124

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	Heterosexual	7	93	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	12	88	112
2019	Heterosexual	12	88	428
2019	Prefer not to answer	6	94	125
2018	Heterosexual	8	92	371
2018	Gay or lesbian	33	67	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	90	124

Question 58h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	13	87	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	11	89	112
2019	Heterosexual	11	89	428
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	88	125
2018	Heterosexual	11	89	370
2018	Prefer not to answer	17	83	124

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	Heterosexual	30	70	307
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	71	112
2019	Heterosexual	28	72	428
2019	Gay or lesbian	32	68	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	71	125
2018	Heterosexual	32	68	371
2018	Prefer not to answer	34	66	124

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	Heterosexual	8	92	293
2019	Heterosexual	12	88	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	7	93	117
2018	Heterosexual	8	92	356
2018	Prefer not to answer	4	96	117

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	Heterosexual	23	77	293
2019	Heterosexual	27	73	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	82	117
2018	Heterosexual	24	76	355
2018	Gay or lesbian	30	70	19
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	89	117

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	Heterosexual	7	93	293
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	4	96	117
2018	Heterosexual	8	92	355

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	Heterosexual	4	96	293
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	411
2019	Bisexual	0	100	10
2019	Prefer not to answer	4	96	117
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	355
2018	Prefer not to answer	5	95	117

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	Heterosexual	10	90	293
2019	Heterosexual	14	86	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	8	92	117
2018	Heterosexual	10	90	355
2018	Gay or lesbian	38	62	19
2018	Prefer not to answer	7	93	117

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	Heterosexual	13	87	293
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	7	93	117
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	355
2018	Prefer not to answer	7	93	117

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	Heterosexual	14	86	293
2019	Heterosexual	14	86	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	15	85	117
2018	Heterosexual	15	85	355
2018	Gay or lesbian	40	60	19
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	88	117

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	Heterosexual	10	90	293
2019	Heterosexual	11	89	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	117
2018	Heterosexual	10	90	355
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	87	117

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	Heterosexual	15	85	293
2019	Heterosexual	12	88	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	83	117
2018	Heterosexual	11	89	356
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	87	117

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	Heterosexual	34	66	293
2019	Heterosexual	26	74	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	33	67	117
2018	Heterosexual	28	72	355
2018	Gay or lesbian	44	56	19
2018	Prefer not to answer	34	66	117

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	Heterosexual	8	92	293
2019	Heterosexual	7	93	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	117
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	355
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	90	117

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	Heterosexual	47	53	293
2019	Heterosexual	41	59	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	49	51	117
2018	Heterosexual	49	51	356
2018	Gay or lesbian	48	52	19
2018	Prefer not to answer	54	46	117

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	Heterosexual	2	98	293
2019	Prefer not to answer	0	100	117

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	Heterosexual	53	47	293
2019	Heterosexual	50	50	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	59	41	117
2018	Heterosexual	54	46	356
2018	Gay or lesbian	65	35	19
2018	Prefer not to answer	59	41	117

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	Heterosexual	4	96	293
2019	Heterosexual	4	96	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	0	100	117
2018	Heterosexual	5	95	355
2018	Gay or lesbian	0	100	19

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	Heterosexual	14	86	293
2019	Heterosexual	12	88	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	14	86	117
2018	Heterosexual	14	86	355
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	87	117

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	Heterosexual	18	15	17	4	3	33	10	58	12	4108
2020	Gay or lesbian	22	14	11	8	3	35	7	62	20	139
2020	Bisexual	17	18	7	6	5	43	5	66	21	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	13	11	17	15	3	31	9	41	31	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	11	12	20	6	6	37	9	42	22	778
2019	Heterosexual	17	15	19	7	5	28	9	51	19	4145
2019	Gay or lesbian	14	9	18	10	6	36	7	41	27	145
2019	Bisexual	10	16	18	7	14	25	10	41	32	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	21	13	13	3	13	37	0	54	26	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	15	12	18	8	8	30	9	44	26	911
2018	Heterosexual	16	16	18	5	4	31	9	53	16	3275
2018	Gay or lesbian	12	14	18	11	6	28	11	43	28	118
2018	Bisexual	15	8	11	11	4	40	11	47	30	70
2018	Another sexual orientation	24	5	18	0	5	38	10	56	9	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	15	22	8	8	27	8	41	25	801

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	Heterosexual	35	31	16	4	2	11	1	75	7	4106
2020	Gay or lesbian	36	24	15	8	2	14	0	71	11	139
2020	Bisexual	36	35	11	5	3	11	0	79	9	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	20	22	23	7	3	25	0	55	14	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	26	28	19	5	4	16	2	65	11	777
2019	Heterosexual	34	30	16	5	3	9	1	72	9	4146
2019	Gay or lesbian	30	36	15	6	4	9	0	72	11	145
2019	Bisexual	33	32	17	7	5	5	1	69	12	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	38	15	14	6	10	17	0	64	19	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	29	17	8	5	13	1	65	14	910
2018	Heterosexual	31	33	16	5	3	10	1	73	9	3276
2018	Gay or lesbian	34	38	11	4	3	9	1	80	8	117
2018	Bisexual	30	33	12	10	1	14	0	73	13	70
2018	Another sexual orientation	35	16	36	0	5	9	0	55	5	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	25	29	22	7	6	10	1	60	15	800

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	Heterosexual	5	95	4112
2020	Gay or lesbian	5	95	140
2020	Prefer not to answer	9	91	778
2019	Heterosexual	6	94	4146
2019	Gay or lesbian	10	90	145
2019	Prefer not to answer	10	90	907
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	3269
2018	Gay or lesbian	7	93	118
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	91	800

Question 63a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	30	70	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	33	67	75
2019	Heterosexual	39	61	246
2019	Prefer not to answer	40	60	90
2018	Heterosexual	31	69	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	27	73	80

Question 63b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	82	18	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	80	20	75
2019	Heterosexual	75	25	246
2019	Gay or lesbian	59	41	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	79	21	90
2018	Heterosexual	77	23	202
2018	Prefer not to answer	82	18	80

Question 63c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	3	97	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	7	93	75
2019	Heterosexual	4	96	246
2018	Heterosexual	3	97	202

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	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	100	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	100	75
2019	Prefer not to answer	100	90
2018	Prefer not to answer	100	80

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	Heterosexual	9	91	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	8	92	75
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	246
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	90
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	6	94	80

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	Heterosexual	5	95	217
2019	Heterosexual	3	97	246
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	0	100	90
2018	Heterosexual	5	95	202

Question 63g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	10	90	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	7	93	75
2019	Heterosexual	8	92	246
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	89	90
2018	Heterosexual	13	87	202
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	88	80

Question 64a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	32	68	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	26	74	75
2019	Heterosexual	26	74	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	71	86
2018	Heterosexual	26	74	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	30	70	79

Question 64b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	22	78	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	25	75	75
2019	Heterosexual	20	80	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	26	74	86
2018	Heterosexual	23	77	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	27	73	79

Question 64c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	17	83	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	17	83	75
2019	Heterosexual	15	85	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	20	80	86
2018	Heterosexual	14	86	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	21	79	79

Question 64d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	7	93	217
2019	Heterosexual	10	90	243
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	89	86
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	89	79

Question 64e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	25	75	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	25	75	75
2019	Heterosexual	30	70	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	73	86
2018	Heterosexual	24	76	204
2018	Prefer not to answer	28	72	79

Question 64f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	18	82	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	17	83	75
2019	Heterosexual	22	78	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	19	81	86
2018	Heterosexual	23	77	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	20	80	79

Question 64h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	0	100	86

Question 64i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	11	89	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	10	90	75
2019	Heterosexual	5	95	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	7	93	86
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	8	92	79

Question 64j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	25	75	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	12	88	75
2019	Heterosexual	17	83	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	89	86
2018	Heterosexual	20	80	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	84	79

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	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	100	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	100	75
2019	Gay or lesbian	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	100	86
2018	Prefer not to answer	100	79

Question 64l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	17	83	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	19	81	75
2019	Heterosexual	14	86	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	82	86
2018	Heterosexual	15	85	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	21	79	79

Question 64m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	100	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	100	75
2019	Heterosexual	100	243
2019	Gay or lesbian	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	100	86
2018	Heterosexual	100	203

Question 64n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	14	86	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	21	79	75
2019	Heterosexual	16	84	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	73	86
2018	Heterosexual	24	76	204
2018	Prefer not to answer	19	81	79

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	Heterosexual	32	68	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	22	78	75
2019	Heterosexual	30	70	240
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	82	83
2018	Heterosexual	27	73	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	25	75	80

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	Heterosexual	13	87	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	7	93	75
2019	Heterosexual	11	89	240
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	88	83
2018	Heterosexual	14	86	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	90	80

Question 65c. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	4	96	217
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	8	92	83
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	203

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	Heterosexual	10	90	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	16	84	75
2019	Heterosexual	11	89	240
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	89	83
2018	Heterosexual	18	82	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	82	80

Question 65e. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	4	96	217
2019	Heterosexual	3	97	240
2019	Prefer not to answer	7	93	83
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	6	94	80

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	Heterosexual	6	94	217
2019	Heterosexual	3	97	240
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	12
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	203

Question 65g. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	5	95	217
2019	Heterosexual	7	93	240
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	12
2018	Heterosexual	5	95	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	6	94	80

Question 65h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	9	91	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	10	90	75
2019	Heterosexual	8	92	240
2019	Prefer not to answer	6	94	83
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	15	85	80

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	Heterosexual	52	48	217
2020	Prefer not to answer	58	42	75
2019	Heterosexual	52	48	240
2019	Gay or lesbian	41	59	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	58	42	83
2018	Heterosexual	50	50	204
2018	Prefer not to answer	47	53	80

Question 66a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	5	95	217
2018	Heterosexual	3	97	187

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	Heterosexual	21	79	204
2019	Heterosexual	18	82	217
2018	Heterosexual	14	86	187
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	91	76

Question 66c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	2	98	204
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	10
2018	Heterosexual	4	96	187

Question 66d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	3	97	217
2018	Heterosexual	3	97	187

Question 66e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	3	97	204
2019	Heterosexual	7	93	217
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	10
2018	Heterosexual	4	96	187

Question 66f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	3	97	204
2019	Heterosexual	4	96	217
2018	Heterosexual	4	96	187

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	Heterosexual	12	88	204
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	217
2018	Heterosexual	11	89	187
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	91	76

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	Heterosexual	11	89	204
2019	Heterosexual	10	90	217
2018	Heterosexual	10	90	187
2018	Prefer not to answer	14	86	76

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	Heterosexual	11	89	204
2019	Heterosexual	10	90	217
2018	Heterosexual	14	86	188
2018	Prefer not to answer	14	86	76

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	Heterosexual	25	75	204
2019	Heterosexual	22	78	217
2018	Heterosexual	30	70	188
2018	Prefer not to answer	33	67	76

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	Heterosexual	7	93	204
2019	Heterosexual	6	94	217
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	187
2018	Prefer not to answer	14	86	76

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	Heterosexual	43	57	204
2019	Heterosexual	42	58	217
2018	Heterosexual	49	51	188
2018	Prefer not to answer	48	52	76

Question 66m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Prefer not to answer	0	100	76

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	Heterosexual	58	42	204
2019	Heterosexual	60	40	217
2018	Heterosexual	67	33	187
2018	Prefer not to answer	63	37	76

Question 66o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination 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	Heterosexual	2	98	204
2019	Heterosexual	3	97	217
2018	Heterosexual	4	96	187

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	Heterosexual	13	87	204
2019	Heterosexual	10	90	217
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	10
2018	Heterosexual	13	87	186
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	89	76

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	Heterosexual	19	15	17	3	2	36	8	62	8	4101
2020	Gay or lesbian	19	14	9	5	3	46	5	67	16	138
2020	Bisexual	17	19	11	4	1	45	3	70	9	91
2020	Another sexual orientation	13	8	12	11	0	52	5	47	25	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	12	12	21	4	4	40	7	46	15	775
2019	Heterosexual	19	13	20	3	2	32	10	55	10	4136
2019	Gay or lesbian	18	9	21	3	3	40	6	50	10	145
2019	Bisexual	19	14	19	4	4	28	12	54	15	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	18	10	11	3	7	43	8	58	20	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	15	13	20	4	4	35	9	48	16	911
2018	Heterosexual	17	16	19	3	2	35	8	57	9	3275
2018	Gay or lesbian	15	12	19	3	3	37	10	51	13	118
2018	Bisexual	13	11	15	5	3	45	8	51	17	69
2018	Another sexual orientation	18	12	15	5	0	39	10	61	9	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	14	24	4	5	32	7	45	14	797

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	Heterosexual	36	32	15	3	2	11	1	78	5	4114
2020	Gay or lesbian	39	25	15	4	2	13	1	75	7	138
2020	Bisexual	40	37	12	2	2	7	0	83	5	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	20	38	8	7	3	24	0	76	14	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	26	27	20	5	4	17	1	65	11	780
2019	Heterosexual	37	29	16	3	2	11	2	75	6	4135
2019	Gay or lesbian	35	32	20	2	3	7	1	73	5	144
2019	Bisexual	45	25	15	4	3	7	1	75	8	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	39	18	15	3	7	17	0	70	12	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	26	18	5	4	16	1	67	10	908
2018	Heterosexual	33	32	17	3	2	12	1	75	6	3275
2018	Gay or lesbian	40	31	12	4	2	10	0	79	7	117
2018	Bisexual	29	33	13	5	3	17	0	75	10	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	29	25	31	9	0	5	0	57	10	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	23	30	23	4	4	14	2	63	10	799

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	Heterosexual	9	91	4100
2020	Gay or lesbian	8	92	140
2020	Bisexual	13	87	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	13	87	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	11	89	777

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	Heterosexual	13	87	4112
2020	Gay or lesbian	13	87	140
2020	Bisexual	16	84	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	34	66	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	18	82	779
2019	Heterosexual	18	82	4144
2019	Gay or lesbian	12	88	145
2019	Bisexual	25	75	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	49	51	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	24	76	911

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	Heterosexual	48	52	518
2020	Gay or lesbian	61	39	18
2020	Prefer not to answer	54	46	136

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	83	17	519
2020	Gay or lesbian	78	22	18
2020	Prefer not to answer	74	26	137
2019	Heterosexual	85	15	741
2019	Gay or lesbian	84	16	18
2019	Bisexual	81	19	21
2019	Another sexual orientation	76	24	13
2019	Prefer not to answer	77	23	220

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	52	30	7	9	2	0	82	11	430
2020	Gay or lesbian	58	20	8	14	0	0	78	14	14
2020	Prefer not to answer	43	34	11	7	5	0	77	12	102
2019	Heterosexual	51	33	4	7	4	1	85	11	621
2019	Gay or lesbian	78	7	7	8	0	0	85	8	14
2019	Bisexual	20	59	7	15	0	0	78	15	14
2019	Another sexual orientation	78	8	13	0	0	0	87	0	10
2019	Prefer not to answer	51	34	5	6	2	2	86	9	169

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	Heterosexual	51	31	7	4	2	2	4	87	6	4118
2020	Gay or lesbian	57	26	7	5	1	3	2	87	6	140
2020	Bisexual	54	31	2	7	3	2	1	87	10	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	61	28	11	0	0	0	0	89	0	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	42	30	9	7	4	4	4	78	12	780

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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	Heterosexual	39	35	12	8	3	2	76	12	4086
2020	Gay or lesbian	35	29	14	12	6	3	67	19	139
2020	Bisexual	39	37	9	8	0	6	82	8	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	29	44	15	9	3	0	73	12	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	31	31	16	11	7	4	65	18	777

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	Heterosexual	44	42	8	5	1	0	86	6	4117
2020	Gay or lesbian	40	36	9	7	4	3	79	11	140
2020	Bisexual	50	33	8	8	1	0	83	9	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	50	43	3	3	0	0	93	3	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	35	44	12	7	2	1	80	9	779

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	Heterosexual	44	40	9	5	1	1	85	6	4102
2020	Gay or lesbian	42	37	10	5	4	3	81	9	140
2020	Bisexual	55	30	8	6	2	0	85	7	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	54	36	0	7	0	3	93	7	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	36	41	13	6	2	1	78	9	779

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	Heterosexual	35	37	18	6	1	1	2	74	7	4096
2020	Gay or lesbian	32	33	18	8	4	1	3	68	13	140
2020	Bisexual	34	35	22	9	1	0	0	69	10	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	29	38	26	3	0	0	4	69	4	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	25	38	24	7	3	1	3	65	10	771

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	Heterosexual	48	34	12	2	1	1	2	85	3	4107
2020	Gay or lesbian	45	35	8	3	2	4	2	86	5	140
2020	Bisexual	57	32	7	3	1	0	0	89	4	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	49	33	7	3	0	4	4	89	4	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	38	36	15	4	2	2	3	78	6	779

Question 79e. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Available in both official languages.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	74	18	3	0	0	3	1	96	1	4105
2020	Gay or lesbian	79	10	5	1	0	4	1	94	1	140
2020	Bisexual	80	15	2	1	0	1	1	97	1	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	66	16	3	4	3	7	0	88	8	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	65	21	7	0	1	5	1	92	1	780

Question 80. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, my department or agency has clearly communicated the mental health services and resources that are available to me.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	60	31	5	1	1	1	0	92	2	4095
2020	Gay or lesbian	52	32	6	6	1	3	1	87	7	140
2020	Bisexual	65	32	2	2	0	0	0	96	2	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	48	28	16	8	0	0	0	76	8	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	51	35	8	3	1	2	0	87	5	775

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	Heterosexual	54	30	7	5	3	1	0	84	8	4099
2020	Gay or lesbian	61	21	5	7	3	1	1	85	10	140
2020	Bisexual	60	25	6	4	4	0	0	86	8	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	51	29	8	12	0	0	0	81	12	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	41	30	9	11	6	1	1	73	18	774

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	Heterosexual	59	28	7	3	1	1	1	89	4	4105
2020	Gay or lesbian	55	32	7	3	1	2	0	88	4	140
2020	Bisexual	70	22	4	4	1	0	0	91	5	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	51	38	7	3	0	0	0	89	3	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	49	30	11	5	2	2	1	81	8	777

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	Heterosexual	98	2	1017
2020	Gay or lesbian	95	5	41
2020	Prefer not to answer	98	2	157

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	Heterosexual	22	34	19	16	7	0	1	57	24	997
2020	Gay or lesbian	18	31	13	33	5	0	0	49	38	39
2020	Prefer not to answer	14	33	18	19	12	1	2	49	32	154

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	Heterosexual	50	37	8	3	1	1	88	4	4103
2020	Gay or lesbian	45	35	10	5	3	2	82	8	140
2020	Bisexual	40	50	5	1	2	2	92	3	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	33	45	19	0	3	0	78	3	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	39	39	12	5	3	2	80	8	780
2019	Heterosexual	41	39	11	6	2	1	82	8	4131
2019	Gay or lesbian	37	37	12	5	5	3	77	11	143
2019	Bisexual	33	43	15	5	3	0	76	8	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	45	39	7	9	0	0	84	9	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	34	40	15	6	3	3	76	9	910
2018	Heterosexual	40	40	11	4	2	2	82	7	3281
2018	Gay or lesbian	41	36	10	6	3	3	80	10	114
2018	Bisexual	32	45	10	10	3	1	77	13	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	40	32	5	5	0	19	89	6	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	33	40	15	6	5	1	74	11	798

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	Heterosexual	42	31	10	10	6	1	0	74	15	4106
2020	Gay or lesbian	43	33	6	10	7	0	1	77	17	140
2020	Bisexual	42	25	7	14	9	2	0	69	24	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	44	19	25	12	0	0	0	63	12	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	32	27	11	16	11	2	1	61	28	780

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	Heterosexual	53	28	10	3	2	3	1	84	6	4095
2020	Gay or lesbian	53	27	10	6	3	1	0	80	9	137
2020	Bisexual	53	28	13	4	1	2	0	82	5	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	53	27	8	8	3	0	0	81	12	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	43	26	15	6	3	6	1	74	10	772

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	Heterosexual	38	35	14	8	4	1	74	12	4111
2020	Gay or lesbian	35	34	16	12	2	1	70	14	140
2020	Bisexual	39	36	16	7	2	0	75	9	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	30	43	20	3	3	0	73	7	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	27	34	18	11	8	3	62	19	778
2019	Heterosexual	30	37	16	10	6	1	68	16	4143
2019	Gay or lesbian	27	30	18	15	8	2	58	23	145
2019	Bisexual	17	36	22	19	6	1	53	25	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	39	16	35	10	0	0	55	10	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	22	34	18	13	9	2	58	23	909
2018	Heterosexual	28	38	15	11	6	2	68	17	3284
2018	Gay or lesbian	32	37	13	11	5	1	70	16	117
2018	Bisexual	17	46	15	15	6	2	63	21	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	17	10	25	19	10	19	33	35	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	20	32	19	15	11	3	54	27	801

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	Heterosexual	25	48	12	11	3	1	1	74	14	1018
2020	Gay or lesbian	27	52	5	15	2	0	0	78	17	41
2020	Prefer not to answer	20	49	14	15	2	0	0	69	17	156
2019	Heterosexual	27	48	11	9	3	1	1	76	12	1013
2019	Gay or lesbian	26	48	9	7	5	3	2	78	12	42
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	48	15	11	4	1	2	69	16	195

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	Heterosexual	41	25	16	8	8	2	68	16	4119
2020	Gay or lesbian	41	28	16	8	6	1	69	14	140
2020	Bisexual	43	29	15	7	3	3	74	11	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	48	37	11	3	0	0	85	3	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	36	20	17	11	13	2	57	25	777

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	Heterosexual	35	32	18	8	6	0	1	68	14	4096
2020	Gay or lesbian	42	29	13	11	5	0	0	71	16	140
2020	Bisexual	32	32	20	8	8	0	0	64	16	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	42	36	15	4	3	0	0	78	7	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	30	20	10	10	1	1	60	20	775
2019	Heterosexual	22	29	22	13	13	0	1	52	26	4147
2019	Gay or lesbian	24	24	22	14	16	0	0	48	30	145
2019	Bisexual	22	25	23	14	14	1	0	48	29	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	31	32	18	6	12	0	0	63	18	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	23	27	18	12	18	0	1	51	31	908
2018	Heterosexual	18	25	24	14	17	0	2	44	32	3278
2018	Gay or lesbian	20	30	17	16	15	0	1	51	32	118
2018	Bisexual	13	24	23	20	18	0	1	38	38	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	40	10	5	5	41	0	0	49	46	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	14	22	23	14	23	1	3	38	38	799

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	Heterosexual	16	25	27	18	13	0	0	41	31	4115
2020	Gay or lesbian	16	20	31	14	19	0	0	36	33	140
2020	Bisexual	13	40	23	10	13	0	0	53	24	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	36	22	11	11	20	0	0	58	31	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	14	22	26	18	19	1	1	36	38	777
2019	Heterosexual	19	30	26	15	9	0	1	49	25	4146
2019	Gay or lesbian	19	29	28	12	12	0	0	48	24	145
2019	Bisexual	28	32	17	16	6	0	0	60	23	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	28	33	24	10	5	0	0	61	15	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	29	23	15	13	0	1	48	28	913
2018	Heterosexual	15	28	29	17	10	0	1	44	27	3274
2018	Gay or lesbian	15	30	27	19	8	0	0	45	27	118
2018	Bisexual	28	25	26	13	7	0	1	54	20	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	44	5	21	6	24	0	0	49	30	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	24	30	18	15	1	1	36	33	799

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	Heterosexual	24	28	23	14	9	0	1	54	23	4107
2020	Gay or lesbian	23	25	28	15	10	0	0	47	24	140
2020	Bisexual	32	30	21	10	8	0	0	62	18	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	42	20	18	11	8	0	0	62	20	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	19	30	21	14	14	1	1	50	29	780
2019	Heterosexual	27	31	23	12	7	0	1	58	19	4133
2019	Gay or lesbian	22	32	26	12	8	0	0	54	20	144
2019	Bisexual	34	28	21	12	5	0	0	62	17	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	42	41	10	6	0	0	0	83	6	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	23	31	21	13	10	1	2	55	23	903
2018	Heterosexual	21	31	24	13	8	1	2	54	22	3268
2018	Gay or lesbian	28	20	27	14	9	0	1	49	24	118
2018	Bisexual	35	33	18	8	5	0	1	69	13	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	25	16	20	5	15	0	19	51	25	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	27	25	15	12	1	1	46	28	798

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	Heterosexual	22	26	22	16	11	1	1	49	28	4102
2020	Gay or lesbian	25	22	24	16	12	0	0	48	28	140
2020	Bisexual	28	25	18	10	17	0	1	54	27	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	42	19	12	7	16	4	0	64	24	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	18	23	20	15	18	2	3	44	35	773
2019	Heterosexual	25	26	23	14	11	0	1	52	25	4129
2019	Gay or lesbian	23	24	20	20	11	1	1	48	32	145
2019	Bisexual	26	27	23	13	12	0	0	53	25	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	34	25	30	7	4	0	0	59	11	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	22	24	22	14	16	1	1	47	31	904
2018	Heterosexual	19	25	26	16	12	1	2	45	28	3269
2018	Gay or lesbian	28	17	26	15	11	0	1	47	27	118
2018	Bisexual	33	23	21	16	6	0	1	56	23	70
2018	Another sexual orientation	25	11	5	14	26	0	19	45	50	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	24	21	18	18	2	1	41	37	801

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	Heterosexual	37	26	17	9	8	0	3	64	18	4094
2020	Gay or lesbian	47	18	17	7	9	0	1	67	16	139
2020	Bisexual	46	25	16	6	4	0	3	73	11	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	50	24	12	0	7	0	8	79	8	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	31	25	17	11	11	1	4	59	23	776
2019	Heterosexual	49	25	12	6	4	0	5	78	10	4133
2019	Gay or lesbian	50	19	17	7	4	0	3	71	12	144
2019	Bisexual	59	25	9	2	1	1	3	87	3	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	56	26	18	0	0	0	0	82	0	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	44	25	12	5	7	1	6	75	13	902
2018	Heterosexual	43	26	13	6	4	0	7	75	11	3265
2018	Gay or lesbian	49	20	16	6	3	1	5	74	9	118
2018	Bisexual	59	19	11	7	2	0	2	80	9	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	41	34	16	5	5	0	0	75	10	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	34	26	16	7	7	1	9	67	16	793

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	Heterosexual	23	26	24	15	13	0	0	49	28	4105
2020	Gay or lesbian	32	27	18	12	11	0	0	59	23	140
2020	Bisexual	23	31	24	16	7	0	0	53	23	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	47	12	18	11	12	0	0	59	23	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	19	26	20	15	17	1	1	46	33	779
2019	Heterosexual	33	30	19	10	7	0	1	64	17	4128
2019	Gay or lesbian	36	35	14	8	7	0	1	71	15	145
2019	Bisexual	39	33	16	5	7	0	0	72	11	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	33	31	25	0	12	0	0	63	12	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	28	30	20	10	10	1	1	60	20	908
2018	Heterosexual	31	27	21	11	9	0	1	59	20	3271
2018	Gay or lesbian	37	29	22	6	7	0	0	66	12	115
2018	Bisexual	39	36	10	7	6	0	1	76	14	70
2018	Another sexual orientation	30	35	15	10	10	0	0	64	21	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	22	30	19	15	12	1	2	53	27	801

Question 70h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and caregiving responsibilities (e.g., children, elderly, family member(s)) during the COVID-19 pandemic
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	27	23	19	11	11	0	8	54	24	4098
2020	Gay or lesbian	51	19	9	3	3	1	15	83	7	140
2020	Bisexual	32	18	10	11	5	0	22	65	21	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	45	15	16	3	16	0	4	62	21	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	27	22	15	12	15	0	9	54	29	776

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	Heterosexual	34	35	19	6	3	1	2	71	10	4088
2020	Gay or lesbian	36	33	19	8	2	1	1	70	11	140
2020	Bisexual	37	42	11	5	5	0	0	78	10	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	59	16	15	7	3	0	0	74	11	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	24	31	23	10	6	2	3	58	17	777
2019	Heterosexual	30	36	20	8	4	1	1	67	12	4135
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	30	21	11	7	0	0	61	18	145
2019	Bisexual	29	28	24	9	10	0	0	57	18	82
2019	Another sexual orientation	26	43	25	7	0	0	0	69	7	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	22	38	22	10	7	1	1	61	17	903
2018	Heterosexual	27	36	22	9	5	1	1	64	14	3267
2018	Gay or lesbian	24	36	23	9	7	0	1	61	16	117
2018	Bisexual	23	35	32	4	4	0	2	59	8	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	54	15	26	5	0	0	0	69	5	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	17	31	27	13	8	3	1	50	22	798

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	Heterosexual	26	34	23	11	5	0	1	61	16	4097
2020	Gay or lesbian	25	33	24	9	9	0	1	58	18	138
2020	Bisexual	24	34	30	7	5	0	0	58	12	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	46	32	11	7	3	0	0	78	11	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	20	31	23	13	9	1	2	53	23	775
2019	Heterosexual	26	35	22	11	5	0	1	61	17	4127
2019	Gay or lesbian	24	29	23	15	9	1	0	53	24	145
2019	Bisexual	33	30	20	8	8	0	0	64	16	82
2019	Another sexual orientation	26	49	15	7	0	4	0	78	7	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	21	33	21	13	9	1	2	56	22	904
2018	Heterosexual	22	33	25	11	6	0	1	57	17	3270
2018	Gay or lesbian	23	35	22	11	8	0	0	58	19	117
2018	Bisexual	30	42	13	9	3	0	2	74	13	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	44	16	10	21	10	0	0	60	31	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	27	30	15	8	2	1	45	24	798

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	Heterosexual	36	32	19	9	4	0	1	68	13	4097
2020	Gay or lesbian	36	25	22	11	6	0	0	61	17	140
2020	Bisexual	30	34	15	13	7	0	0	65	20	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	52	23	4	15	3	4	0	77	19	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	26	33	18	12	8	1	2	61	21	771
2019	Heterosexual	33	32	19	10	5	0	1	66	15	4124
2019	Gay or lesbian	30	31	20	13	7	0	0	60	20	144
2019	Bisexual	37	23	17	12	9	1	0	61	21	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	34	18	33	9	3	3	0	53	12	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	30	20	13	8	0	1	58	21	901
2018	Heterosexual	27	34	21	11	6	0	1	62	17	3260
2018	Gay or lesbian	34	35	16	8	7	0	0	69	15	117
2018	Bisexual	32	32	10	19	7	0	1	64	26	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	30	11	30	5	5	0	19	51	12	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	22	32	22	13	8	2	1	55	22	799

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	Heterosexual	49	26	14	6	4	0	1	76	11	4085
2020	Gay or lesbian	51	25	15	6	4	0	0	75	10	139
2020	Bisexual	46	30	13	5	5	0	1	77	10	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	57	16	11	12	3	0	0	73	16	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	37	27	15	10	8	1	2	66	18	775
2019	Heterosexual	44	27	14	7	6	0	1	73	13	4124
2019	Gay or lesbian	48	23	11	9	9	1	0	71	18	145
2019	Bisexual	41	33	13	9	4	0	0	74	13	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	47	29	11	13	0	0	0	76	13	24
2019	Prefer not to answer	36	26	18	8	10	1	1	64	18	905

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	Heterosexual	27	33	24	10	6	0	60	16	4098
2020	Gay or lesbian	25	30	22	15	8	0	55	24	139
2020	Bisexual	18	26	32	15	9	0	44	24	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	26	47	14	4	9	0	73	12	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	23	30	24	13	8	1	54	22	777

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	Heterosexual	25	33	23	12	6	0	1	59	18	4099
2020	Gay or lesbian	23	29	25	14	8	1	0	52	23	140
2020	Bisexual	21	37	23	13	7	0	0	58	20	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	26	48	7	11	7	0	0	75	18	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	23	29	23	14	9	1	2	53	24	775
2019	Heterosexual	36	33	19	7	4	0	1	70	11	4126
2019	Gay or lesbian	34	27	18	14	8	0	0	60	22	144
2019	Bisexual	41	26	20	8	6	0	0	67	13	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	24	40	29	4	4	0	0	64	7	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	30	31	20	10	7	1	1	63	17	901
2018	Heterosexual	28	34	22	10	4	0	1	64	14	3251
2018	Gay or lesbian	27	29	21	11	10	0	1	58	21	117
2018	Bisexual	38	31	17	9	5	0	1	69	14	70
2018	Another sexual orientation	25	24	21	14	15	0	0	49	29	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	24	29	21	13	7	3	3	56	21	795

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	Heterosexual	46	30	15	5	2	0	1	77	8	4085
2020	Gay or lesbian	46	27	15	7	3	2	0	75	10	136
2020	Bisexual	45	22	22	5	5	0	1	68	9	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	57	22	16	0	0	0	4	83	0	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	39	29	19	5	5	1	2	70	11	773
2019	Heterosexual	54	24	12	5	4	0	2	80	8	4121
2019	Gay or lesbian	56	19	12	8	5	0	1	75	13	145
2019	Bisexual	51	16	15	9	10	0	0	67	19	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	45	27	14	7	7	0	0	72	14	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	46	26	14	6	6	0	3	74	12	899
2018	Heterosexual	51	24	12	6	4	1	2	77	10	3257
2018	Gay or lesbian	49	26	11	3	7	0	3	78	11	117
2018	Bisexual	50	24	17	4	4	0	1	75	8	70
2018	Another sexual orientation	49	21	6	14	10	0	0	70	24	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	41	25	16	7	6	2	4	69	14	798

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	Heterosexual	34	37	19	7	3	1	71	10	4085
2020	Gay or lesbian	31	33	24	5	7	0	64	12	136
2020	Bisexual	24	45	24	2	6	0	69	7	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	28	36	9	19	3	4	67	24	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	25	37	20	10	6	1	63	17	778

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	Heterosexual	69	17	6	2	1	0	5	90	3	4089
2020	Gay or lesbian	73	11	4	1	1	3	7	93	2	137
2020	Bisexual	67	15	7	1	4	0	7	87	5	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	64	20	11	0	0	0	4	89	0	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	61	18	7	4	3	1	7	85	7	772
2019	Heterosexual	74	12	4	2	1	0	7	92	4	4121
2019	Gay or lesbian	72	9	5	1	2	1	9	91	4	143
2019	Bisexual	78	13	1	1	7	0	0	91	8	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	58	15	13	11	0	0	4	76	11	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	64	15	6	3	2	1	8	87	6	902
2018	Heterosexual	69	14	5	3	2	1	6	89	5	3270
2018	Gay or lesbian	66	16	5	2	4	0	6	88	6	117
2018	Bisexual	70	21	4	3	1	0	1	92	4	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	45	15	5	5	10	0	19	75	19	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	56	18	8	4	3	2	7	83	8	799

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	Heterosexual	81	8	3	2	2	1	3	93	4	4075
2020	Gay or lesbian	83	6	4	1	2	1	4	93	3	138
2020	Bisexual	77	8	3	3	3	1	5	91	6	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	81	7	7	0	0	0	4	93	0	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	68	13	7	3	3	1	5	87	6	776
2019	Heterosexual	74	10	5	3	3	1	3	88	6	4119
2019	Gay or lesbian	65	14	8	6	6	0	2	81	12	144
2019	Bisexual	70	19	7	3	1	0	0	89	5	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	66	10	15	0	6	0	3	78	7	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	66	13	6	6	4	1	3	83	11	904
2018	Heterosexual	71	12	5	4	3	1	4	87	7	3258
2018	Gay or lesbian	68	17	3	4	4	1	2	88	8	117
2018	Bisexual	72	13	9	5	1	0	1	85	6	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	55	16	5	0	0	0	24	94	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	58	14	7	5	6	3	6	80	12	796

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	Heterosexual	71	18	5	2	1	0	2	91	3	4079
2020	Gay or lesbian	69	21	4	2	0	1	3	94	2	137
2020	Bisexual	64	17	10	3	2	0	3	84	5	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	70	15	7	0	4	0	4	89	4	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	63	21	9	2	1	1	3	87	3	777
2019	Heterosexual	58	26	9	3	2	0	2	86	5	4109
2019	Gay or lesbian	58	28	7	4	3	0	0	86	6	142
2019	Bisexual	60	27	10	3	0	0	0	87	3	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	53	31	13	0	3	0	0	84	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	55	26	10	4	2	1	2	83	7	902
2018	Heterosexual	57	26	10	4	2	0	1	84	6	3268
2018	Gay or lesbian	54	24	11	6	3	0	1	79	9	117
2018	Bisexual	64	27	2	3	3	0	1	92	6	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	35	31	10	0	0	0	24	87	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	53	26	11	4	3	1	1	82	7	798

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	Heterosexual	70	16	6	3	3	0	2	88	6	4088
2020	Gay or lesbian	64	21	7	3	3	0	1	86	6	138
2020	Bisexual	63	23	8	3	4	0	0	86	7	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	61	15	12	3	4	0	4	80	7	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	60	19	7	6	5	1	2	81	11	778
2019	Heterosexual	62	19	9	4	4	0	2	82	9	4110
2019	Gay or lesbian	60	16	12	4	8	0	0	76	13	143
2019	Bisexual	62	22	7	2	7	0	0	85	9	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	68	10	16	0	6	0	0	77	6	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	55	21	12	6	5	1	1	77	11	898
2018	Heterosexual	57	21	10	6	4	0	1	80	10	3265
2018	Gay or lesbian	59	16	9	8	5	1	1	77	14	116
2018	Bisexual	70	15	7	6	2	0	1	85	8	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	36	21	14	0	5	0	24	74	7	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	49	20	13	9	7	2	1	70	16	796

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	Heterosexual	61	11	4	1	1	0	22	92	3	4087
2020	Gay or lesbian	54	15	2	1	2	2	24	93	4	137
2020	Bisexual	63	7	0	3	0	0	27	96	4	91
2020	Another sexual orientation	53	8	11	0	0	0	28	85	0	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	56	10	3	1	1	1	27	92	3	777
2019	Heterosexual	55	13	5	2	1	0	25	90	4	4090
2019	Gay or lesbian	51	12	7	1	5	0	23	82	9	144
2019	Bisexual	72	4	2	1	0	0	20	96	1	82
2019	Another sexual orientation	58	0	15	0	0	0	27	80	0	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	53	11	5	2	1	1	28	89	4	902
2018	Heterosexual	51	12	5	2	1	0	29	89	4	3255
2018	Gay or lesbian	41	12	5	2	2	0	39	85	7	117
2018	Bisexual	73	4	1	2	1	0	18	95	4	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	35	16	0	0	0	0	49	100	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	46	12	7	3	1	2	29	84	6	791

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	Heterosexual	72	17	5	2	1	0	4	93	2	4109
2020	Gay or lesbian	72	18	6	1	1	1	1	92	1	139
2020	Bisexual	67	22	3	2	1	0	6	94	3	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	70	18	0	4	0	0	8	96	4	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	65	19	6	2	1	1	6	89	4	776
2019	Heterosexual	70	17	6	1	1	0	5	92	2	4109
2019	Gay or lesbian	68	14	7	5	1	0	6	86	7	143
2019	Bisexual	76	17	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	83
2019	Another sexual orientation	66	14	13	0	3	0	3	83	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	63	19	7	2	1	1	7	89	4	902
2018	Heterosexual	64	20	7	2	1	0	6	90	3	3255
2018	Gay or lesbian	64	17	5	1	3	3	8	90	4	117
2018	Bisexual	77	13	3	1	0	1	5	96	1	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	41	9	16	5	0	0	28	70	7	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	61	18	9	2	1	2	8	87	3	794

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	Heterosexual	66	18	7	4	3	0	2	86	7	4102
2020	Gay or lesbian	72	14	5	4	3	1	1	88	7	138
2020	Bisexual	59	18	7	4	9	0	2	80	14	92
2020	Another sexual orientation	66	18	8	0	8	0	0	84	8	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	60	18	7	6	4	1	4	82	11	778
2019	Heterosexual	72	14	5	3	3	0	3	89	6	4121
2019	Gay or lesbian	74	10	6	1	7	0	1	85	9	143
2019	Bisexual	66	12	5	9	7	0	0	78	16	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	68	6	12	3	10	0	0	75	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	65	15	7	4	4	1	4	84	8	905
2018	Heterosexual	67	15	6	3	4	0	4	86	8	3269
2018	Gay or lesbian	66	11	5	3	6	3	6	85	10	117
2018	Bisexual	69	12	7	2	9	0	2	82	11	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	45	36	0	0	0	0	19	100	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	61	18	6	2	4	3	5	86	7	798

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	Heterosexual	43	31	16	6	3	0	2	75	8	4111
2020	Gay or lesbian	46	24	21	4	5	0	1	70	9	140
2020	Bisexual	31	35	23	3	6	0	2	67	10	91
2020	Another sexual orientation	32	33	11	11	7	0	4	69	19	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	41	29	16	8	4	0	3	72	12	779
2019	Heterosexual	53	28	12	4	2	0	2	82	6	4116
2019	Gay or lesbian	51	28	14	3	3	0	1	80	6	143
2019	Bisexual	42	31	15	7	5	0	0	73	12	82
2019	Another sexual orientation	37	26	23	6	7	0	0	64	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	51	26	11	4	3	1	4	81	7	903
2018	Heterosexual	47	30	14	4	2	0	2	79	6	3266
2018	Gay or lesbian	49	31	10	5	3	0	2	81	9	117
2018	Bisexual	48	32	9	7	2	0	1	81	10	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	50	15	9	6	0	0	19	81	7	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	46	28	12	5	2	2	4	79	8	797

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	27	43	21	6	2	0	70	8	4115
2020	Gay or lesbian	26	47	20	5	2	0	72	7	140
2020	Bisexual	17	49	28	6	1	0	65	7	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	24	54	11	11	0	0	78	11	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	24	38	25	7	5	1	63	12	779

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	Heterosexual	12	33	36	13	5	0	46	18	4111
2020	Gay or lesbian	12	34	33	17	5	0	45	22	139
2020	Bisexual	12	40	32	11	4	0	52	16	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	21	33	23	20	3	0	54	23	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	7	29	36	19	7	0	37	27	780
2019	Heterosexual	16	36	34	11	3	0	52	14	4149
2019	Gay or lesbian	13	32	38	11	5	0	46	16	145
2019	Bisexual	18	29	44	7	3	0	47	10	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	10	50	28	10	0	3	61	10	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	33	36	12	6	1	45	19	912
2018	Heterosexual	14	35	35	11	4	0	49	15	3290
2018	Gay or lesbian	14	34	40	9	3	0	48	12	118
2018	Bisexual	22	35	31	9	3	0	57	12	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	44	16	15	20	5	0	60	25	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	28	39	16	7	0	38	23	803

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	Heterosexual	11	20	39	21	8	0	29	32	4103
2020	Gay or lesbian	13	17	41	22	7	0	29	30	139
2020	Bisexual	9	19	45	19	8	0	27	28	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	8	23	26	29	13	0	42	31	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	17	22	39	15	5	1	21	40	776
2019	Heterosexual	9	16	39	26	11	0	36	24	4117
2019	Gay or lesbian	9	16	45	20	10	0	30	25	144
2019	Bisexual	7	16	44	25	8	1	33	24	84
2019	Another sexual orientation	15	22	29	25	10	0	34	37	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	17	42	20	7	1	27	30	904
2018	Heterosexual	8	17	40	23	11	0	34	25	3252
2018	Gay or lesbian	10	12	39	27	12	0	39	21	115
2018	Bisexual	9	17	37	28	8	0	36	27	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	16	9	21	19	35	0	54	25	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	23	38	20	6	1	26	35	788

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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	Heterosexual	27	52	20	1	66	34	4119
2020	Gay or lesbian	28	57	15	1	67	33	140
2020	Bisexual	32	46	20	2	58	42	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	15	45	41	0	75	25	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	45	24	2	60	40	779

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	Heterosexual	34	66	1134
2020	Gay or lesbian	43	57	40
2020	Prefer not to answer	30	70	233

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	Heterosexual	44	20	12	7	6	1	11	72	14	4117
2020	Gay or lesbian	44	25	11	5	5	1	9	76	11	140
2020	Bisexual	42	10	15	12	5	2	12	61	21	93
2020	Another sexual orientation	48	13	15	11	5	0	8	66	17	25
2020	Prefer not to answer	38	18	13	8	9	2	12	65	20	774
2019	Heterosexual	39	19	15	9	10	1	7	63	21	4077
2019	Gay or lesbian	37	18	15	13	11	1	4	58	26	141
2019	Bisexual	28	23	26	2	11	0	10	56	15	82
2019	Another sexual orientation	33	38	14	10	3	0	3	73	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	33	20	14	11	15	1	6	57	28	894
2018	Heterosexual	35	18	16	10	10	1	10	59	23	3283
2018	Gay or lesbian	31	22	15	13	10	0	8	58	25	118
2018	Bisexual	28	20	8	13	13	4	14	58	32	71
2018	Another sexual orientation	34	18	5	0	20	19	5	67	26	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	17	15	11	16	2	8	52	31	796

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	Heterosexual	12	22	19	19	21	2	5	37	43	1132
2020	Gay or lesbian	10	12	8	28	24	5	13	27	64	40
2020	Prefer not to answer	8	19	12	24	33	0	5	28	60	233

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	Heterosexual	6	17	17	22	33	1	3	25	58	1134
2020	Gay or lesbian	7	10	18	25	37	0	3	18	64	40
2020	Prefer not to answer	6	10	13	25	43	1	2	16	70	233

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01

2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Health Canada by Question 122. What is your sexual orientation?

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