2017 Public Service Employee Annual Survey Results for Shared Services Canada by Question 19. What is your current employee status?

The results of the 2017 Public Service Employee Annual Survey (PSEAS) are presented according to the numerical order of questions, grouped by section theme as they appeared in the questionnaire. Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison, or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100. Results have been adjusted for non-response to better represent the target population. Therefore, percentages should not be used to determine the number of respondents within a response category.

Survey Themes

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My Workplace

Question 1. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workplace.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
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Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 34 31 16 5 4 9 1 72 10 2507
2017 Term 43 31 10 8 3 6 0 78 11 143
2017 Casual 63 26 2 2 2 4 2 94 4 115
2017 Student 61 27 3 3 0 6 0 93 3 33
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 32 32 18 3 4 10 1 72 8 3877
2014 Term 39 35 15 2 3 7 0 79 5 162
2014 Casual 53 26 13 1 0 6 1 85 1 76
2014 Student 55 36 6 0 0 3 0 94 0 33

Question 2. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
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Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 27 38 14 13 8 0 0 65 21 2505
2017 Term 42 36 8 7 6 0 0 78 13 145
2017 Casual 68 24 6 1 1 0 0 92 3 115
2017 Student 58 42 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 33
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 34 37 15 7 5 1 0 72 12 3875
2014 Term 50 29 10 7 3 1 0 80 10 162
2014 Casual 69 27 3 1 0 0 0 96 1 76
2014 Student 79 21 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 33

Question 3. 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
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 25 35 16 13 10 0 0 61 23 2504
2017 Term 42 34 13 5 6 0 0 75 11 145
2017 Casual 50 35 11 0 3 1 1 86 3 115
2017 Student 40 30 24 3 3 0 0 69 6 33
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 24 36 17 12 11 0 0 60 23 3876
2014 Term 35 39 14 6 5 0 1 75 11 161
2014 Casual 37 37 21 5 0 0 0 74 5 76
2014 Student 37 33 21 6 3 0 0 70 9 33

Question 4. I believe I would be supported if I proposed a new idea, even though it might not work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 21 34 18 15 12 1 0 55 27 2508
2017 Term 34 40 11 5 9 1 0 75 14 143
2017 Casual 48 27 11 7 3 3 1 78 11 115
2017 Student 43 31 17 6 3 0 0 73 9 33

Question 5. 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
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 37 34 13 9 6 0 0 72 16 2507
2017 Term 44 35 9 6 5 1 1 80 11 145
2017 Casual 64 21 7 3 3 0 3 87 6 115
2017 Student 61 27 12 0 0 0 0 88 0 33
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 35 34 14 9 6 0 1 70 16 3876
2014 Term 43 29 15 7 4 1 1 73 12 162
2014 Casual 54 33 8 2 1 1 0 88 4 76
2014 Student 52 36 6 0 0 3 3 94 0 33

Question 6. I am satisfied with my department or agency.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 15 28 18 17 22 0 0 44 39 2513
2017 Term 32 33 11 17 6 0 0 66 24 145
2017 Casual 49 35 10 3 3 0 0 84 6 115
2017 Student 64 21 12 0 3 0 0 85 3 33
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 13 28 21 19 18 0 0 41 38 3878
2014 Term 22 38 15 16 7 1 0 61 24 162
2014 Casual 42 37 11 8 1 0 0 80 9 75
2014 Student 45 43 0 9 3 0 0 88 12 33

Question 7. Overall, I like my job.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 26 39 13 13 9 0 0 65 21 2507
2017 Term 48 30 11 8 2 0 0 79 10 145
2017 Casual 59 30 5 3 3 1 0 89 5 114
2017 Student 55 27 15 3 0 0 0 82 3 33
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 28 41 15 10 6 0 0 69 16 3878
2014 Term 46 34 10 7 3 0 0 80 10 161
2014 Casual 46 41 9 4 0 0 0 87 4 76
2014 Student 31 48 21 0 0 0 0 79 0 33
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Workplace Well-Being

Question 8. My immediate supervisor creates an environment where I feel free to discuss with him or her matters that affect my well-being at work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 53 26 8 6 5 1 0 80 11 2508
2017 Term 61 21 6 5 8 0 0 82 12 145
2017 Casual 76 17 1 3 2 0 1 94 5 115
2017 Student 58 33 3 6 0 0 0 91 6 33

Question 9. My immediate supervisor seems to care about me as a person.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 53 27 9 5 5 1 0 81 10 2506
2017 Term 59 21 9 4 5 0 0 81 9 144
2017 Casual 70 22 4 1 2 2 0 94 3 114
2017 Student 67 18 5 3 3 3 0 88 6 33

Question 10. I would describe my workplace as being psychologically healthy.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 24 30 16 15 14 1 0 55 29 2507
2017 Term 42 23 16 11 8 0 0 66 18 145
2017 Casual 59 23 10 5 2 1 1 83 7 115
2017 Student 46 33 15 6 0 0 0 79 6 33

Question 11. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 15 28 28 14 10 5 0 45 25 2501
2017 Term 23 21 29 13 7 5 2 48 21 145
2017 Casual 29 34 22 6 5 5 0 66 11 114
2017 Student 31 31 24 3 6 6 0 65 10 33

Question 12. Overall, my level of work-related stress is…

Survey year Demographic Very low
(%)
Low
(%)
Moderate
(%)
High
(%)
Very High
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 3 14 41 26 15 0 0 18 42 2497
2017 Term 6 31 48 12 3 0 0 37 15 144
2017 Casual 13 42 32 10 3 0 0 55 13 115
2017 Student 28 40 24 6 0 3 0 69 6 33

Question 13. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.

Survey year Demographic Always/ Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/ Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 12 26 38 17 6 0 0 23 39 2491
2017 Term 6 12 46 26 10 0 1 36 18 143
2017 Casual 4 10 32 30 20 2 3 52 14 113
2017 Student 0 3 18 48 31 0 0 79 3 33
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Harassment

Harassment is normally a series of incidents, but it can be one severe incident that has a lasting impact on the individual.
Harassment is any improper conduct by an individual that is directed at and offensive to another individual in the workplace, including at any event or any location related to work, and that the individual knew or ought reasonably to have known would cause offence or harm. It comprises objectionable act(s), comment(s) or display(s) that demean, belittle, or cause personal humiliation or embarrassment, and any act of intimidation or threat. It also includes harassment within the meaning of the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, and pardoned conviction or suspended record).

Question 14. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past two years?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 17 83 2485
2017 Term 17 83 140
2017 Casual 6 94 114
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 14 86 3872
2014 Term 10 90 162
2014 Casual 13 87 76

Question 15a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers

Survey year Demographic  
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 44 434
2017 Term 49 23
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 45 559
2014 Term 64 16
2014 Casual 68 10

Question 15b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me

Survey year Demographic  
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 61 434
2017 Term 69 23
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 67 559
2014 Term 75 16

Question 15c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me

Survey year Demographic  
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 5 434
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 7 559
2014 Term 0 16

Question 15d. 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  
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 0 434
2017 Term 0 23
2014 Term 0 16

Question 15e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies

Survey year Demographic  
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 19 434
2017 Term 23 23
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 10 559
2014 Casual 0 10

Question 15f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)

Survey year Demographic  
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 4 434
2017 Term 0 23
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 2 559
2014 Casual 0 10

Question 15g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other

Survey year Demographic  
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 6 434
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 4 559
2014 Term 0 16
2014 Casual 0 10
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Discrimination

Discrimination means treating someone differently or unfairly because of a personal characteristic or distinction, which, whether intentional or not, has an effect that imposes disadvantages not imposed on others, or that withholds or limits access that is given to others. There are 11 prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act: race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, and pardoned conviction or suspended record.

Question 16. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past two years?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 12 88 2500
2017 Term 8 92 142
2017 Casual 7 93 114
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 7 93 3870
2014 Term 5 95 162

Question 17a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers

Survey year Demographic  
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 34 287
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 32 282

Question 17b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me

Survey year Demographic  
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 77 287
2017 Term 55 11
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 80 282

Question 17c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me

Survey year Demographic  
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 4 287
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 3 282

Question 17d. 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  
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 0 287
2017 Term 0 11
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 0 282

Question 17e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies

Survey year Demographic  
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 16 287
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 12 282

Question 17f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)

Survey year Demographic  
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 5 287
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 3 282

Question 17g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other

Survey year Demographic  
(%)
Total responses
2017 Indeterminate (permanent) 14 287
2014 Indeterminate (permanent) 14 282