2017 Public Service Employee Annual Survey Results for National Research Council Canada by Question 20.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 20)

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
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2017 Executive 47 40 7 4 2 0 0 87 6 84
2017 Scientific and Professional 42 34 13 6 2 3 0 78 8 706
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 49 31 11 5 1 3 0 83 6 366
2017 Technical 44 37 15 3 1 1 1 82 3 391
2017 Administrative Support 56 25 11 5 2 1 0 82 7 131
2017 Other 52 26 7 5 3 2 5 83 9 30

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
(%)		 Don't know
(%)		 Not applicable
(%)		 Positive answers
(%)		 Negative answers
(%)		 Total responses
2017 Executive 56 34 6 4 1 0 0 89 5 84
2017 Scientific and Professional 41 38 9 8 3 0 0 79 11 705
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 44 36 8 9 3 0 0 80 12 367
2017 Technical 37 41 10 8 3 0 0 79 12 391
2017 Administrative Support 50 30 6 8 5 0 0 80 14 132
2017 Other 70 23 0 4 2 0 2 94 6 30

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 Executive 43 42 7 5 4 0 0 84 8 84
2017 Scientific and Professional 38 33 14 10 5 0 0 71 15 704
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 39 35 11 10 4 0 0 74 14 365
2017 Technical 29 40 17 8 5 0 1 70 13 393
2017 Administrative Support 37 33 14 10 5 0 1 70 16 132
2017 Other 54 27 7 5 7 0 0 81 11 30

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 Executive 32 39 18 9 2 0 0 70 12 83
2017 Scientific and Professional 23 36 16 16 8 1 0 60 24 706
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 26 41 15 12 5 1 0 68 17 366
2017 Technical 18 46 18 12 5 1 0 65 17 389
2017 Administrative Support 29 40 11 14 7 0 0 68 21 132
2017 Other 44 22 13 7 7 2 5 71 15 30

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 Executive 34 28 13 17 8 0 0 62 25 84
2017 Scientific and Professional 35 36 13 10 5 1 1 72 15 703
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 40 37 7 10 6 0 0 77 16 367
2017 Technical 37 36 18 6 4 0 1 73 9 394
2017 Administrative Support 51 24 13 8 4 0 0 76 11 132
2017 Other 53 30 5 5 2 0 5 88 7 29

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 Executive 33 41 12 11 4 0 0 74 14 84
2017 Scientific and Professional 27 38 15 12 8 0 0 65 20 705
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 32 42 10 10 5 1 0 74 15 368
2017 Technical 24 41 16 14 5 0 0 65 19 394
2017 Administrative Support 40 36 11 8 5 0 0 76 12 132
2017 Other 39 55 5 0 0 0 0 95 0 30

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 Executive 54 30 8 6 1 0 0 84 7 83
2017 Scientific and Professional 42 39 10 6 2 0 0 81 8 705
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 43 40 8 7 2 0 0 83 10 367
2017 Technical 39 43 9 6 2 0 0 83 8 393
2017 Administrative Support 48 33 7 8 5 0 0 81 12 132
2017 Other 64 31 5 0 0 0 0 95 0 30
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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 Executive 52 32 10 1 5 0 0 84 6 84
2017 Scientific and Professional 52 27 9 7 6 0 0 79 12 705
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 57 22 6 8 6 0 0 80 14 368
2017 Technical 52 30 9 6 3 0 0 82 9 394
2017 Administrative Support 60 18 6 8 8 0 0 78 16 132
2017 Other 69 8 5 8 5 0 5 81 14 30

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 Executive 50 35 10 0 5 0 0 85 5 83
2017 Scientific and Professional 50 26 11 5 5 1 0 78 11 705
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 57 22 8 8 4 0 0 79 12 368
2017 Technical 52 28 10 5 4 1 0 81 9 393
2017 Administrative Support 58 26 5 5 6 0 0 85 11 132
2017 Other 75 12 7 0 5 2 0 88 5 30

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 Executive 39 35 16 5 6 0 0 74 11 84
2017 Scientific and Professional 30 33 13 16 8 0 0 63 24 704
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 32 32 11 14 9 1 0 65 24 367
2017 Technical 28 37 16 12 7 0 0 65 19 393
2017 Administrative Support 42 31 6 10 11 0 0 73 21 132
2017 Other 57 17 5 11 3 2 5 79 16 30

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 Executive 10 34 31 14 10 1 0 44 24 84
2017 Scientific and Professional 8 23 31 21 11 5 0 33 34 704
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 13 25 29 20 10 2 0 39 31 368
2017 Technical 9 26 35 17 10 3 0 36 28 392
2017 Administrative Support 19 34 19 13 11 4 0 55 25 132
2017 Other 21 20 19 25 7 5 5 45 34 30

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 Executive 0 8 40 32 18 1 0 8 51 84
2017 Scientific and Professional 2 15 42 31 10 1 0 17 41 702
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 3 14 43 27 11 1 0 18 39 364
2017 Technical 3 17 51 22 6 1 0 21 28 390
2017 Administrative Support 7 28 43 14 8 0 0 35 22 131
2017 Other 19 29 29 16 7 0 0 48 23 30

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 Executive 6 30 41 18 4 1 0 22 36 84
2017 Scientific and Professional 5 22 45 20 8 0 0 28 27 696
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 10 22 43 18 6 0 0 25 33 366
2017 Technical 5 15 47 25 8 0 1 33 20 393
2017 Administrative Support 6 18 39 28 8 0 2 36 24 131
2017 Other 5 16 26 29 24 0 0 53 21 30
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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 Executive 7 93 84
2017 Scientific and Professional 12 88 703
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 17 83 361
2017 Technical 11 89 392
2017 Administrative Support 16 84 130
2017 Other 12 88 30

Question 15a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year Demographic  
(%)		 Total responses
2017 Scientific and Professional 41 86
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 46 60
2017 Technical 58 43
2017 Administrative Support 57 21

Question 15b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year Demographic  
(%)		 Total responses
2017 Scientific and Professional 68 86
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 62 60
2017 Technical 53 43
2017 Administrative Support 48 21

Question 15c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year Demographic  
(%)		 Total responses
2017 Scientific and Professional 6 86
2017 Administrative Support 0 21

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 Scientific and Professional 0 86
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 0 60
2017 Technical 0 43
2017 Administrative Support 0 21

Question 15e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year Demographic  
(%)		 Total responses
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 13 60
2017 Technical 14 43

Question 15f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year Demographic  
(%)		 Total responses
2017 Scientific and Professional 6 86
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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 Executive 6 94 84
2017 Scientific and Professional 8 92 702
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 5 95 366
2017 Technical 5 95 390
2017 Administrative Support 8 92 131

Question 17a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year Demographic  
(%)		 Total responses
2017 Scientific and Professional 27 56
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 48 17
2017 Technical 56 20

Question 17b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year Demographic  
(%)		 Total responses
2017 Scientific and Professional 82 56

Question 17c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year Demographic  
(%)		 Total responses
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 0 17
2017 Technical 0 20

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 Scientific and Professional 0 56
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 0 17
2017 Technical 0 20
2017 Administrative Support 0 11

Question 17e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year Demographic  
(%)		 Total responses
2017 Scientific and Professional 10 56
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 0 17

Question 17f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year Demographic  
(%)		 Total responses
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 0 17
2017 Technical 0 20
2017 Administrative Support 0 11

Question 17g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year Demographic  
(%)		 Total responses
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 0 17
2017 Technical 0 20