2018 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Canadian Institutes of Health Research by Question 78.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 78)

The results of the 2018 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. Positive answers and Negative answers are calculated by removing the "Don't know" and "Not applicable" responses from the total responses.

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Employee engagement

Question 5. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	60	40	0	0	0	100	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	46	9	6	3	82	9	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	38	40	15	4	2	79	6	52
2018	Technical	36	42	10	11	2	78	13	116
2018	Other	31	37	8	10	13	69	24	57
2017	Executive	60	20	10	0	10	80	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	28	50	9	11	2	77	13	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	62	13	6	3	78	10	31
2017	Technical	31	48	11	7	4	79	10	138
2017	Other	36	41	9	11	2	78	14	41
2014	Executive	64	31	0	5	0	95	5	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	42	51	3	3	0	94	3	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	28	51	6	11	4	78	15	45
2014	Technical	37	43	11	6	3	80	9	102
2014	Administrative Support	30	41	23	7	0	71	7	17
2014	Other	29	49	10	8	4	78	12	51

Question 9. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	70	20	10	0	0	90	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	28	47	13	8	4	76	12	49
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	23	54	10	6	8	77	13	52
2018	Technical	31	41	9	14	6	71	20	116
2018	Other	33	32	14	9	12	65	20	58
2017	Executive	20	40	20	10	10	60	20	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	30	43	14	7	7	73	13	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	26	42	22	10	0	68	10	31
2017	Technical	34	41	14	5	6	75	11	138
2017	Other	28	43	14	7	9	70	16	41

Question 10. I am proud of the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	90	10	0	0	0	100	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	53	34	6	7	0	88	7	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	48	44	6	2	0	92	2	52
2018	Technical	48	37	9	7	0	84	7	115
2018	Other	42	35	16	4	3	77	7	58
2017	Executive	50	40	0	10	0	90	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	59	25	13	0	2	84	2	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	38	52	10	0	0	90	0	31
2017	Technical	44	41	11	3	1	86	4	138
2017	Other	55	29	12	2	2	84	5	41
2014	Executive	74	26	0	0	0	100	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	85	15	0	0	0	100	0	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	72	20	6	0	2	92	2	45
2014	Technical	60	32	6	2	0	92	2	101
2014	Administrative Support	82	11	7	0	0	93	0	17
2014	Other	61	26	14	0	0	86	0	51

Question 14. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	42	42	8	8	0	0	84	8	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	38	44	13	4	0	0	83	4	52
2018	Technical	39	42	10	7	1	0	82	8	116
2018	Other	35	34	18	7	5	0	69	12	56
2017	Executive	40	40	10	0	10	0	80	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	45	39	13	0	2	0	84	2	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	29	61	6	0	3	0	90	3	31
2017	Technical	37	44	9	7	3	0	82	9	137
2017	Other	36	43	16	0	5	0	79	5	41
2014	Executive	58	42	0	0	0	0	100	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	58	36	3	3	0	0	94	3	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	35	43	13	4	4	0	78	9	45
2014	Technical	43	41	8	4	3	1	85	7	102
2014	Administrative Support	47	41	6	7	0	0	88	7	17
2014	Other	37	43	6	10	4	0	80	14	51

Question 43. 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	70	10	20	0	0	0	0	80	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	30	34	32	0	4	0	0	64	4	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	44	29	17	8	2	0	0	73	10	52
2018	Technical	30	37	20	10	3	0	0	67	12	113
2018	Other	37	31	13	12	6	0	0	68	18	56
2017	Executive	10	50	20	10	10	0	0	60	20	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	39	21	34	7	0	0	0	59	7	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	25	49	22	3	0	0	0	75	3	31
2017	Technical	41	30	15	7	6	0	1	72	12	138
2017	Other	32	36	7	14	11	0	0	67	25	41
2014	Executive	59	31	10	0	0	0	0	90	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	54	36	6	3	0	0	0	91	3	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	44	37	13	2	4	0	0	81	6	45
2014	Technical	52	28	15	0	3	2	0	82	3	102
2014	Administrative Support	48	34	18	0	0	0	0	82	0	17
2014	Other	33	32	16	8	10	2	0	66	18	51

Question 44. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	80	0	20	0	0	0	80	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	25	47	18	8	2	0	71	10	49
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	41	33	14	10	2	0	75	12	51
2018	Technical	31	35	18	12	3	0	67	15	114
2018	Other	36	26	15	17	6	0	62	23	56
2017	Executive	10	50	20	10	10	0	60	20	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	36	27	27	7	2	0	64	9	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	23	52	16	10	0	0	74	10	31
2017	Technical	38	34	16	8	4	0	72	12	136
2017	Other	24	44	14	11	7	0	67	18	41
2014	Executive	59	31	5	5	0	0	90	5	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	48	39	6	6	0	0	88	6	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	42	41	11	4	2	0	83	7	45
2014	Technical	47	39	12	2	1	0	85	3	101
2014	Administrative Support	48	34	18	0	0	0	82	0	17
2014	Other	31	32	18	12	6	2	64	18	51

Question 45. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	70	0	10	10	10	0	0	70	20	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	23	35	25	9	6	2	0	60	15	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	31	21	21	19	6	2	0	53	25	52
2018	Technical	33	23	23	10	9	3	0	57	19	114
2018	Other	27	20	29	8	11	6	0	50	20	56
2017	Executive	30	10	20	20	20	0	0	40	40	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	25	27	23	20	2	2	0	53	23	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	13	37	27	17	3	3	0	52	21	30
2017	Technical	38	23	19	12	7	1	0	61	20	138
2017	Other	30	25	21	16	5	4	0	57	22	41
2014	Executive	43	25	16	16	0	0	0	68	16	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	48	30	9	6	3	3	0	81	9	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	33	32	20	11	4	0	0	65	15	45
2014	Technical	41	28	20	4	3	4	1	72	7	102
2014	Administrative Support	53	23	11	0	0	12	0	87	0	17
2014	Other	29	36	14	4	16	2	0	66	20	51

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Leadership

Immediate supervisor

Question 23. I can count on my immediate supervisor to keep his or her promises.
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
2018	Scientific and Professional	45	29	17	6	3	0	0	74	9	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	45	35	12	6	2	0	0	80	8	51
2018	Technical	45	35	10	5	4	0	0	80	9	117
2018	Other	49	23	16	5	5	3	0	74	9	57
2017	Executive	10	50	30	10	0	0	0	60	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	57	23	9	4	2	2	2	83	7	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	36	42	13	3	0	6	0	83	3	31
2017	Technical	52	32	7	4	4	0	2	85	8	138
2017	Other	52	22	5	16	5	0	0	75	21	41
2014	Executive	69	21	10	0	0	0	0	90	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	52	39	6	0	3	0	0	91	3	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	50	34	11	2	2	0	0	84	4	45
2014	Technical	49	32	9	3	5	2	0	83	8	102
2014	Administrative Support	54	23	17	0	0	0	7	82	0	17
2014	Other	47	30	12	10	0	2	0	78	10	51

Question 24. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	44	30	12	11	0	0	2	76	12	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	49	25	14	10	2	0	0	75	12	51
2018	Technical	42	35	8	10	3	0	1	78	14	116
2018	Other	49	25	13	5	7	2	0	75	12	58
2017	Executive	10	80	0	0	10	0	0	90	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	52	25	9	13	0	0	0	77	13	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	29	52	13	6	0	0	0	81	6	31
2017	Technical	48	31	8	7	5	0	1	80	12	138
2017	Other	52	20	9	14	5	0	0	72	18	41
2014	Executive	69	21	10	0	0	0	0	90	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	52	45	0	3	0	0	0	97	3	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	55	26	11	2	6	0	0	80	9	45
2014	Technical	44	34	11	5	6	0	0	78	11	102
2014	Administrative Support	60	23	17	0	0	0	0	83	0	17
2014	Other	43	34	8	10	6	0	0	77	16	51

Question 26. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	46	30	15	6	3	0	0	76	9	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	41	33	18	6	2	0	0	75	8	51
2018	Technical	44	33	11	9	3	0	0	77	12	117
2018	Other	48	21	19	3	9	0	0	69	12	57
2017	Executive	30	30	10	10	20	0	0	60	30	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	52	27	7	7	4	0	2	82	11	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	42	45	3	10	0	0	0	87	10	31
2017	Technical	57	26	7	7	3	0	0	83	10	138
2017	Other	50	27	12	5	7	0	0	77	12	41
2014	Executive	64	15	5	16	0	0	0	79	16	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	67	27	3	3	0	0	0	94	3	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	55	25	11	4	4	0	0	80	9	45
2014	Technical	56	27	10	4	2	1	0	84	6	102
2014	Administrative Support	52	31	6	11	0	0	0	83	11	17
2014	Other	55	22	12	4	8	0	0	76	12	51

Senior management

Question 29. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	40	40	10	10	0	0	0	80	10	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	24	37	27	0	2	9	0	68	3	49
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	29	27	25	8	4	8	0	60	13	52
2018	Technical	34	37	14	7	3	5	1	75	10	117
2018	Other	33	34	9	11	5	8	0	74	16	58
2017	Executive	20	40	20	10	10	0	0	60	20	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	27	41	14	13	2	2	0	70	16	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	29	29	29	10	3	0	0	58	13	31
2017	Technical	33	33	15	9	4	7	0	71	14	138
2017	Other	26	33	16	14	7	5	0	62	22	41
2014	Executive	43	48	5	0	0	5	0	95	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	24	54	12	9	0	0	0	79	9	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	33	35	17	6	0	8	0	74	7	45
2014	Technical	29	43	9	7	3	9	0	79	11	102
2014	Administrative Support	42	29	6	6	0	18	0	86	7	17
2014	Other	29	34	14	12	6	6	0	66	19	51

Question 30. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	50	20	10	20	0	0	70	20	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	20	38	27	4	6	4	61	11	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	19	35	21	15	4	6	57	20	52
2018	Technical	20	40	19	15	6	1	60	21	117
2018	Other	34	31	19	6	8	3	66	14	58
2017	Executive	10	40	10	30	10	0	50	40	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	43	14	25	2	0	59	27	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	22	26	32	13	3	3	50	17	31
2017	Technical	25	31	25	12	5	2	57	18	138
2017	Other	19	31	18	18	14	0	50	32	41
2014	Executive	53	37	5	0	0	5	95	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	30	45	3	18	0	3	78	19	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	29	39	17	11	2	2	69	13	45
2014	Technical	28	41	12	9	6	4	72	15	102
2014	Administrative Support	24	53	7	6	6	6	81	12	17
2014	Other	21	29	20	16	12	2	52	28	51

Question 31. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	30	40	20	10	0	0	70	10	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	10	35	26	19	7	2	47	27	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	15	31	19	21	4	10	51	28	52
2018	Technical	10	32	22	26	7	2	43	34	116
2018	Other	20	25	32	9	8	7	48	18	58
2017	Executive	10	10	30	30	20	0	20	50	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	25	25	30	9	2	35	40	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	19	16	29	29	3	3	37	34	31
2017	Technical	21	31	20	17	8	4	53	26	138
2017	Other	17	20	22	26	15	0	36	41	41
2014	Executive	48	26	16	0	5	5	78	6	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	9	57	12	15	3	3	69	19	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	20	43	19	15	0	2	65	15	45
2014	Technical	19	35	26	12	3	5	57	16	102
2014	Administrative Support	18	46	17	12	0	6	69	13	17
2014	Other	19	29	20	16	14	2	50	30	51

Question 32. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	30	50	10	10	0	0	80	10	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	7	33	20	27	8	4	42	37	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	12	33	23	23	6	4	46	30	52
2018	Technical	9	27	28	25	10	0	37	35	117
2018	Other	16	32	28	12	11	3	49	23	58
2017	Executive	10	50	10	30	0	0	60	30	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	2	32	23	34	7	2	35	42	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	23	20	27	10	3	41	38	30
2017	Technical	20	32	19	19	9	1	53	28	138
2017	Other	13	28	25	21	11	2	42	33	41
2014	Executive	43	37	5	16	0	0	79	16	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	15	57	3	18	3	3	75	22	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	16	49	7	22	6	0	65	28	45
2014	Technical	15	39	21	18	6	2	55	24	102
2014	Administrative Support	25	52	17	0	0	6	82	0	17
2014	Other	17	26	14	27	14	2	44	42	51

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Workforce

Performance management

Question 6. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	40	40	10	0	10	80	10	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	43	32	13	11	1	75	12	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	43	8	8	8	76	16	51
2018	Technical	34	33	15	11	7	67	18	116
2018	Other	26	35	15	10	14	61	24	57
2017	Executive	20	40	30	0	10	60	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	32	36	18	11	2	68	14	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	55	13	13	3	71	16	31
2017	Technical	37	43	9	7	4	80	11	138
2017	Other	41	27	12	14	7	68	20	41
2014	Executive	64	11	5	15	5	75	21	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	33	42	21	3	0	76	3	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	25	32	22	15	6	57	21	45
2014	Technical	33	49	9	9	0	82	9	100
2014	Administrative Support	41	36	6	11	6	77	17	17
2014	Other	31	33	6	20	10	65	30	51

Question 7. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	30	60	0	10	0	90	10	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	26	40	14	13	7	66	20	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	29	46	13	12	0	75	12	52
2018	Technical	32	46	11	10	1	78	11	114
2018	Other	29	31	16	13	11	61	24	57
2017	Executive	10	50	20	10	10	60	20	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	27	43	9	16	5	71	20	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	55	16	10	3	71	13	31
2017	Technical	30	44	12	11	4	73	15	138
2017	Other	28	38	14	16	5	66	21	41

Question 19. In my work unit, unsatisfactory employee performance is managed effectively.
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
2018	Executive	40	30	20	10	0	0	0	70	10	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	15	32	9	25	7	7	4	53	37	48
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	23	31	15	13	10	6	2	58	25	52
2018	Technical	13	19	15	18	8	25	2	44	35	117
2018	Other	15	25	16	12	9	24	0	52	27	58
2017	Executive	40	40	20	0	0	0	0	80	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	18	36	16	7	7	11	5	65	16	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	6	26	13	23	3	26	3	46	36	31
2017	Technical	15	20	14	17	7	24	4	49	32	138
2017	Other	19	22	18	9	9	18	5	54	23	41
2014	Executive	11	58	16	5	5	5	0	73	10	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	18	24	21	18	3	12	3	50	25	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	14	26	15	22	15	8	0	43	40	45
2014	Technical	14	21	21	13	3	24	5	49	22	102
2014	Administrative Support	23	17	6	11	6	37	0	63	27	17
2014	Other	19	20	20	14	14	10	4	45	32	51

Question 22. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	40	34	15	8	3	0	0	74	11	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	35	41	14	8	2	0	0	76	10	51
2018	Technical	40	38	9	9	3	1	0	79	12	117
2018	Other	40	29	14	8	8	2	0	71	15	58
2017	Executive	20	60	10	0	10	0	0	80	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	34	46	7	9	2	0	2	82	12	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	32	45	16	6	0	0	0	77	6	31
2017	Technical	47	36	4	7	5	0	1	84	12	138
2017	Other	45	25	9	19	2	0	0	70	21	41
2014	Executive	53	26	5	11	5	0	0	79	16	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	58	33	3	3	0	3	0	94	3	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	39	44	13	0	4	0	0	83	4	45
2014	Technical	45	38	9	4	4	0	0	83	8	102
2014	Administrative Support	54	35	11	0	0	0	0	89	0	17
2014	Other	43	31	14	6	6	0	0	74	12	51

Question 28. I receive the support I need from senior management to address unsatisfactory performance issues in my work unit. (for supervisors)
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
2018	Scientific and Professional	27	42	19	5	0	3	3	74	6	31
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	33	17	0	8	0	8	73	9	12
2018	Other	33	42	0	17	0	8	0	82	18	12
2017	Executive	20	60	20	0	0	0	0	80	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	29	36	9	6	0	3	16	80	8	31
2017	Technical	45	24	15	0	0	8	8	82	0	13
2017	Other	29	20	0	20	10	10	10	62	38	10
2014	Executive	48	32	10	0	5	5	0	84	5	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	14	52	19	0	0	0	14	78	0	21
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	27	46	9	0	0	9	9	89	0	11
2014	Other	45	15	32	0	0	0	8	65	0	13

Job fit and development

Question 1. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	40	50	0	0	0	0	10	100	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	23	50	12	7	8	0	0	73	15	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	37	17	12	2	0	0	69	13	52
2018	Technical	28	48	9	14	1	1	0	76	15	116
2018	Other	31	40	7	14	8	0	0	71	21	57
2017	Executive	50	40	10	0	0	0	0	90	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	34	39	7	11	9	0	0	73	20	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	30	43	13	10	3	0	0	73	13	30
2017	Technical	29	46	9	14	2	0	0	75	16	138
2017	Other	33	22	18	14	14	0	0	55	27	41
2014	Executive	37	48	10	5	0	0	0	85	5	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	39	36	12	12	0	0	0	76	12	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	29	41	13	15	2	0	0	70	17	45
2014	Technical	34	49	9	5	2	0	1	84	7	102
2014	Administrative Support	48	28	11	12	0	0	0	76	12	17
2014	Other	41	36	14	8	2	0	0	77	10	51

Question 2. My job is a good fit with my interests.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	90	10	0	0	0	100	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	49	39	7	5	0	88	5	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	40	44	6	8	2	85	10	52
2018	Technical	39	42	10	8	1	82	9	116
2018	Other	35	35	13	12	5	70	16	56
2017	Executive	60	30	10	0	0	90	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	44	47	5	2	2	91	5	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	29	52	10	10	0	81	10	31
2017	Technical	39	42	9	6	4	81	9	137
2017	Other	41	36	7	14	2	77	16	41
2014	Executive	58	42	0	0	0	100	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	57	36	3	3	0	94	3	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	22	55	13	9	2	76	11	45
2014	Technical	42	37	13	3	5	79	8	102
2014	Administrative Support	30	45	6	12	7	75	19	17
2014	Other	35	49	8	6	2	84	8	51

Question 3. My job is a good fit with my skills.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	80	20	0	0	0	100	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	58	38	1	3	0	96	3	49
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	47	45	4	4	0	92	4	51
2018	Technical	49	32	7	10	2	82	11	115
2018	Other	39	38	9	13	2	76	15	57
2017	Executive	80	20	0	0	0	100	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	53	40	5	0	2	93	2	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	45	39	10	6	0	84	6	31
2017	Technical	48	36	9	4	4	83	8	137
2017	Other	47	44	2	7	0	91	7	40
2014	Executive	80	20	0	0	0	100	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	70	27	3	0	0	97	0	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	29	50	13	6	2	78	8	45
2014	Technical	48	34	10	6	2	82	8	102
2014	Administrative Support	46	34	12	0	7	81	7	17
2014	Other	49	37	6	6	2	86	8	51

Question 37. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	60	20	10	10	0	0	80	10	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	20	39	21	11	7	2	61	18	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	18	35	20	20	4	2	54	25	49
2018	Technical	14	39	17	17	11	2	54	28	115
2018	Other	20	38	11	20	9	2	59	30	56
2017	Executive	30	40	20	0	10	0	70	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	25	32	14	18	9	2	58	28	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	29	23	19	22	3	3	54	26	31
2017	Technical	27	38	17	13	4	1	65	18	138
2017	Other	30	23	10	21	14	2	54	36	39
2014	Executive	31	54	10	5	0	0	85	5	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	37	24	18	9	6	6	65	16	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	27	45	13	11	4	0	72	15	45
2014	Technical	29	44	12	9	4	2	75	13	102
2014	Administrative Support	24	41	24	0	6	6	69	6	17
2014	Other	23	37	16	10	14	0	60	24	51

Question 38. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	70	0	0	10	10	0	10	78	22	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	20	45	17	8	10	0	0	65	18	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	18	14	26	22	18	0	2	33	41	50
2018	Technical	16	23	18	23	15	3	2	41	40	116
2018	Other	21	20	13	18	24	0	4	43	44	57
2017	Executive	30	10	20	10	20	0	10	45	33	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	18	29	18	25	9	0	0	48	34	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	36	23	16	10	0	0	52	25	31
2017	Technical	25	33	13	18	9	3	0	59	28	138
2017	Other	26	24	12	15	21	2	0	51	37	41
2014	Executive	16	5	16	21	22	10	11	26	54	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	18	36	9	24	6	3	3	58	32	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	4	40	20	17	15	0	4	46	34	45
2014	Technical	17	22	20	22	16	5	0	40	39	102
2014	Administrative Support	11	58	7	11	6	0	7	74	18	17
2014	Other	7	25	16	28	20	0	4	34	49	51

Empowerment

Question 11. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	60	40	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	28	49	15	8	0	0	0	77	8	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	55	12	6	0	2	0	82	6	51
2018	Technical	29	48	10	10	2	0	0	78	12	116
2018	Other	23	41	14	12	7	0	3	66	19	58
2017	Executive	30	60	0	10	0	0	0	90	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	37	50	6	5	2	0	0	87	7	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	71	6	6	0	0	0	87	6	31
2017	Technical	31	34	21	10	4	0	0	65	14	138
2017	Other	33	49	5	7	7	0	0	82	14	41
2014	Executive	58	37	5	0	0	0	0	95	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	33	45	12	6	3	0	0	79	9	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	20	36	22	19	2	0	0	57	22	45
2014	Technical	25	48	15	6	5	0	1	74	11	102
2014	Administrative Support	30	41	24	6	0	0	0	70	6	17
2014	Other	27	47	12	10	4	0	0	75	14	51

Question 12. 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	80	10	10	0	0	0	90	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	42	50	5	2	1	0	92	3	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	50	12	4	2	0	83	6	52
2018	Technical	41	28	15	12	4	0	69	16	117
2018	Other	33	40	10	8	9	0	74	16	58
2017	Executive	40	40	10	10	0	0	80	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	39	43	7	4	7	0	82	11	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	33	48	10	10	0	0	81	10	31
2017	Technical	40	32	17	6	4	1	72	10	138
2017	Other	37	38	14	7	5	0	75	11	41
2014	Executive	53	31	16	0	0	0	84	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	45	30	21	0	3	0	76	3	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	31	36	20	9	4	0	67	13	45
2014	Technical	35	43	12	7	2	1	79	9	102
2014	Administrative Support	41	23	19	11	6	0	64	17	17
2014	Other	39	37	16	4	4	0	76	8	51

Question 13. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	60	20	20	0	0	0	80	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	26	48	10	12	2	0	75	15	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	29	48	13	6	4	0	77	10	52
2018	Technical	27	39	14	15	3	1	67	19	117
2018	Other	33	32	20	5	9	2	66	13	58
2017	Executive	30	50	10	10	0	0	80	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	36	41	7	7	9	0	77	16	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	36	35	16	13	0	0	71	13	31
2017	Technical	36	43	12	7	2	0	79	9	138
2017	Other	32	41	12	7	9	0	73	16	41
2014	Executive	53	37	5	5	0	0	90	5	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	42	36	15	6	0	0	79	6	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	35	39	15	9	2	0	74	11	45
2014	Technical	43	38	14	2	2	1	82	4	102
2014	Administrative Support	41	42	11	6	0	0	83	6	17
2014	Other	35	37	16	6	6	0	72	12	51

Question 39. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	23	55	18	0	3	2	0	79	3	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	20	34	38	8	0	0	0	54	8	50
2018	Technical	20	40	23	10	4	3	0	61	15	117
2018	Other	17	35	27	6	9	3	3	55	16	57
2017	Executive	40	60	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	25	46	18	9	0	2	0	72	9	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	23	43	20	10	0	3	0	69	10	30
2017	Technical	31	38	17	8	4	2	0	70	13	138
2017	Other	37	36	18	5	2	2	0	75	7	41

Work-life balance and workload

Question 4. 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
2018	Executive	30	40	20	0	10	0	0	70	10	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	48	38	6	2	7	0	0	85	9	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	46	38	10	0	4	2	0	86	4	52
2018	Technical	50	37	4	7	2	0	0	87	9	115
2018	Other	38	41	7	12	2	0	0	79	14	57
2017	Executive	40	40	20	0	0	0	0	80	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	43	39	0	5	13	0	0	82	18	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	49	25	13	6	6	0	0	74	13	31
2017	Technical	52	31	7	8	3	0	0	83	11	137
2017	Other	43	25	5	16	12	0	0	68	28	41
2014	Executive	43	36	16	5	0	0	0	79	5	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	46	36	9	3	3	0	3	85	6	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	36	37	9	9	9	0	0	74	18	44
2014	Technical	56	28	10	6	0	0	1	84	6	101
2014	Administrative Support	65	24	6	5	0	0	0	89	5	17
2014	Other	49	28	8	12	2	0	2	78	14	51

Question 15. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	10	10	30	40	10	0	0	20	50	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	20	37	21	8	14	0	0	57	22	49
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	39	31	18	4	8	0	0	71	12	51
2018	Technical	39	31	19	9	1	0	1	71	10	117
2018	Other	43	27	15	8	8	0	0	70	15	58
2017	Executive	20	30	10	20	20	0	0	50	40	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	45	14	11	14	0	0	61	25	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	39	29	16	16	0	0	0	68	16	31
2017	Technical	30	39	20	9	1	1	1	71	10	138
2017	Other	23	26	36	5	10	0	0	49	14	41
2014	Executive	11	16	15	16	21	0	21	35	46	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	25	21	33	15	6	0	0	46	21	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	33	40	20	6	0	0	0	74	6	45
2014	Technical	37	42	14	4	3	0	0	80	7	102
2014	Administrative Support	49	34	6	11	0	0	0	83	11	17
2014	Other	33	32	16	12	8	0	0	65	19	51

Mobility and retention

Question 46. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not Sure (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	22	28	50	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	27	38	35	52
2018	Technical	34	32	35	116
2018	Other	46	22	32	58
2017	Executive	40	20	40	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	38	46	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	22	62	31
2017	Technical	17	37	46	138
2017	Other	33	26	41	40
2014	Executive	32	43	25	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	33	36	30	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	24	36	40	45
2014	Technical	31	38	30	102
2014	Administrative Support	25	34	41	17
2014	Other	31	41	28	51

Question 47. 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
2018	Scientific and Professional	0	26	62	6	0	6	12
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	7	21	71	0	0	0	14
2018	Technical	3	38	44	5	3	8	39
2018	Other	3	7	43	9	38	0	25
2017	Technical	4	43	48	0	4	0	23
2017	Other	0	28	72	0	0	0	14
2014	Scientific and Professional	9	19	27	28	9999	18	11
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	9	27	47	9	9999	9	11
2014	Technical	13	37	38	3	9999	9	32
2014	Other	6	44	38	13	9999	0	16

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Organizational goals

Question 8. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	80	20	0	0	0	100	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	53	34	9	2	1	88	3	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	54	40	2	4	0	94	4	52
2018	Technical	48	45	3	3	0	93	3	117
2018	Other	43	41	11	3	2	84	5	58
2017	Executive	50	30	10	10	0	80	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	50	30	7	9	5	80	13	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	32	48	13	6	0	81	6	31
2017	Technical	40	43	7	7	3	83	10	138
2017	Other	41	41	11	5	2	82	7	41
2014	Executive	69	21	10	0	0	90	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	57	33	3	6	0	91	6	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	40	41	11	9	0	81	9	45
2014	Technical	48	44	5	2	1	92	3	102
2014	Administrative Support	66	23	11	0	0	89	0	17
2014	Other	39	41	10	4	6	80	10	51

Question 33. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	20	20	10	40	10	0	0	40	50	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	13	49	26	6	7	0	0	61	12	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	32	28	18	18	2	2	0	61	20	50
2018	Technical	16	55	19	9	2	0	0	70	11	116
2018	Other	27	50	11	5	6	2	0	78	11	57
2017	Executive	20	20	10	50	0	0	0	40	50	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	11	42	21	18	7	0	0	53	26	43
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	13	48	26	13	0	0	0	61	13	31
2017	Technical	28	39	15	14	2	1	0	68	17	138
2017	Other	32	33	12	12	9	2	0	67	21	41
2014	Executive	37	42	10	5	5	0	0	79	11	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	24	54	9	9	3	0	0	79	12	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	34	38	17	11	0	0	0	72	11	45
2014	Technical	33	47	14	4	2	0	0	80	6	102
2014	Administrative Support	35	42	11	6	0	0	6	82	6	17
2014	Other	25	39	18	14	4	0	0	64	18	51

Organizational performance

Question 16a. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	0	20	50	30	0	0	0	30	20	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	11	43	34	11	0	0	0	11	54	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	13	27	35	19	4	0	2	24	41	52
2018	Technical	11	27	39	18	3	2	1	22	39	117
2018	Other	16	21	30	22	6	3	3	29	39	58
2017	Executive	10	70	20	0	0	0	0	0	80	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	14	50	29	2	5	0	0	7	64	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	10	45	29	13	0	0	3	13	57	31
2017	Technical	15	29	37	10	7	0	2	17	44	136
2017	Other	27	46	21	0	0	0	6	0	77	40
2014	Executive	11	10	47	11	11	0	11	24	24	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	3	30	36	18	13	0	0	30	33	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	11	20	40	25	4	0	0	29	31	45
2014	Technical	6	31	34	18	8	0	3	26	38	102
2014	Administrative Support	6	17	35	35	7	0	0	42	23	17
2014	Other	4	38	37	12	10	0	0	21	42	51

Question 16b. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	10	20	50	10	10	0	0	20	30	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	17	33	20	27	2	0	0	30	50	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	19	35	29	12	4	0	2	16	55	52
2018	Technical	15	34	22	19	10	1	0	29	49	116
2018	Other	21	14	23	24	14	2	4	40	36	58
2017	Executive	20	60	20	0	0	0	0	0	80	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	46	25	5	7	2	0	11	63	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	23	23	38	10	3	0	3	13	47	31
2017	Technical	19	26	31	10	11	1	1	21	47	136
2017	Other	31	30	24	9	0	0	6	10	65	40
2014	Executive	15	16	21	26	11	0	11	41	35	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	6	30	21	30	12	0	0	43	36	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	9	24	34	19	14	0	0	33	32	45
2014	Technical	8	22	33	19	13	1	5	34	31	101
2014	Administrative Support	6	6	29	29	18	6	7	54	13	17
2014	Other	6	22	41	22	10	0	0	31	28	51

Question 16c. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	0	10	40	40	10	0	0	50	10	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	10	28	33	23	3	2	0	27	39	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	19	25	31	19	4	2	0	24	45	52
2018	Technical	12	29	34	18	3	2	2	22	43	115
2018	Other	21	12	33	22	9	0	3	32	34	58
2017	Executive	0	30	60	10	0	0	0	10	30	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	30	36	23	2	0	0	25	39	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	6	30	48	10	3	0	3	13	37	31
2017	Technical	12	26	33	21	7	1	1	28	38	136
2017	Other	24	18	32	20	0	6	0	21	46	41
2014	Executive	5	15	47	22	0	0	11	24	23	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	30	30	12	6	0	0	18	52	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	13	28	34	18	2	0	4	21	43	45
2014	Technical	7	24	39	18	6	2	4	26	33	100
2014	Administrative Support	6	23	42	11	0	0	18	14	35	17
2014	Other	6	26	27	20	20	2	0	40	32	51

Question 16d. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	10	30	30	30	0	0	0	30	40	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	1	35	42	17	4	0	0	22	36	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	13	17	38	23	8	0	0	31	31	52
2018	Technical	7	22	38	23	9	1	0	32	29	115
2018	Other	9	20	37	21	12	2	0	34	29	58
2017	Executive	0	30	60	10	0	0	0	10	30	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	7	27	43	14	9	0	0	23	34	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	13	19	49	13	3	0	3	16	33	31
2017	Technical	7	16	44	23	8	0	2	32	23	135
2017	Other	22	27	37	7	0	0	7	8	52	39
2014	Executive	5	21	36	16	11	0	11	30	29	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	9	12	42	33	3	0	0	36	21	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	2	17	37	32	12	0	0	44	19	45
2014	Technical	4	16	37	28	12	0	2	41	21	99
2014	Administrative Support	6	0	34	35	25	0	0	60	6	17
2014	Other	10	20	25	32	13	0	0	45	30	51

Question 16e. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	20	40	30	10	0	0	0	10	60	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	17	27	29	15	9	2	0	25	45	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	20	27	24	20	6	2	2	27	49	51
2018	Technical	10	27	32	21	7	1	3	28	38	117
2018	Other	16	23	22	13	20	0	6	36	41	56
2017	Executive	10	20	60	0	10	0	0	10	30	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	11	32	34	16	7	0	0	23	43	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	13	25	46	10	3	0	3	13	39	31
2017	Technical	12	19	33	19	12	1	6	32	32	138
2017	Other	21	27	34	9	0	6	2	10	53	40
2014	Executive	10	31	37	11	0	0	11	12	47	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	18	33	15	15	19	0	0	33	51	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	6	36	15	28	14	0	0	43	42	44
2014	Technical	8	21	41	17	12	0	2	29	29	101
2014	Administrative Support	11	6	35	23	19	0	6	45	18	17
2014	Other	6	27	35	24	8	0	0	31	33	51

Question 16f. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	14	23	31	22	9	2	0	32	37	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	19	25	19	8	0	4	28	46	52
2018	Technical	15	27	28	15	9	3	1	26	45	117
2018	Other	19	23	18	20	11	7	2	34	46	57
2017	Executive	10	30	40	10	10	0	0	20	40	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	5	25	39	16	14	2	0	30	30	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	13	29	39	13	4	0	3	17	43	31
2017	Technical	10	20	32	19	11	2	5	32	33	137
2017	Other	16	19	27	26	2	0	9	32	39	40
2014	Executive	0	5	36	43	5	0	11	53	6	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	3	15	39	18	21	0	3	41	19	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	6	15	28	28	20	2	0	49	22	45
2014	Technical	6	15	32	30	11	0	7	44	22	101
2014	Administrative Support	6	0	29	24	30	0	12	61	7	17
2014	Other	8	18	28	26	17	2	2	45	27	51

Question 16g. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	0	0	90	10	0	0	0	10	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	5	25	42	22	5	2	0	27	30	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	17	15	37	21	6	4	0	28	34	52
2018	Technical	9	23	39	20	6	2	2	27	32	117
2018	Other	10	27	24	23	11	2	3	36	39	57
2017	Executive	0	30	60	10	0	0	0	10	30	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	27	36	16	11	0	0	27	36	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	10	30	47	7	3	0	3	10	42	30
2017	Technical	10	18	39	18	12	1	2	31	29	136
2017	Other	29	22	24	14	0	5	6	16	57	40
2014	Executive	5	15	52	16	0	0	11	18	23	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	6	18	48	15	13	0	0	27	24	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	9	17	44	19	9	0	2	29	26	45
2014	Technical	4	22	40	18	10	2	5	30	28	101
2014	Administrative Support	6	17	35	24	6	5	7	34	26	17
2014	Other	4	22	34	25	11	2	2	38	27	51

Respectful workplace

Question 18. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	80	20	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	53	33	8	5	1	0	0	86	6	48
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	43	35	12	6	4	0	0	78	10	51
2018	Technical	51	23	8	12	5	2	0	75	17	117
2018	Other	46	24	10	13	6	0	0	71	19	58
2017	Executive	60	40	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	61	30	5	2	2	0	0	91	4	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	36	45	13	6	0	0	0	81	6	31
2017	Technical	49	29	8	8	4	1	0	79	12	138
2017	Other	53	34	5	2	7	0	0	86	9	41
2014	Executive	74	16	10	0	0	0	0	90	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	52	39	3	6	0	0	0	91	6	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	29	39	11	11	11	0	0	67	22	45
2014	Technical	53	27	9	2	6	2	1	83	8	102
2014	Administrative Support	64	12	24	0	0	0	0	76	0	17
2014	Other	45	30	6	14	4	2	0	76	18	51

Question 20. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	70	30	0	0	0	0	100	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	49	43	7	1	0	0	92	1	48
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	56	33	4	6	2	0	88	8	52
2018	Technical	53	34	9	3	1	1	88	3	117
2018	Other	60	29	6	3	2	0	89	5	57
2017	Executive	70	30	0	0	0	0	100	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	66	30	5	0	0	0	95	0	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	55	35	6	3	0	0	90	3	31
2017	Technical	54	34	6	4	2	0	88	6	138
2017	Other	64	23	4	5	4	0	87	9	41
2014	Executive	58	42	0	0	0	0	100	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	48	48	3	0	0	0	97	0	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	46	26	6	20	2	0	72	22	45
2014	Technical	57	35	3	2	3	0	92	5	102
2014	Administrative Support	58	35	0	7	0	0	93	7	17
2014	Other	49	39	4	8	0	0	88	8	51

Question 21. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	90	10	0	0	0	100	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	58	34	6	0	1	93	1	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	40	44	8	4	4	85	8	52
2018	Technical	49	34	12	4	0	84	4	117
2018	Other	47	34	12	5	3	81	8	58

Question 40. My department or agency implements activities and practicesthat 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	60	40	0	0	0	0	100	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	42	38	14	0	2	4	83	2	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	46	40	10	0	0	4	90	0	52
2018	Technical	45	36	13	2	2	2	83	4	114
2018	Other	42	33	9	7	6	2	77	14	56
2017	Executive	40	50	0	10	0	0	90	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	43	30	11	4	2	9	80	7	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	42	39	13	6	0	0	81	6	31
2017	Technical	44	38	11	2	2	3	84	4	138
2017	Other	44	35	14	5	2	0	80	7	41
2014	Executive	53	42	0	0	0	5	100	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	43	45	6	0	0	6	94	0	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	46	30	19	2	0	2	78	2	45
2014	Technical	55	22	14	5	0	5	80	5	102
2014	Administrative Support	52	24	17	0	0	7	82	0	17
2014	Other	43	26	22	4	0	6	73	4	51

Question 41. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	70	20	10	0	0	0	90	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	38	44	17	0	0	0	83	0	49
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	52	38	6	2	0	2	92	2	52
2018	Technical	48	36	11	3	3	0	84	5	114
2018	Other	39	42	7	3	8	0	82	11	56
2017	Executive	30	70	0	0	0	0	100	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	50	25	18	2	0	5	79	2	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	39	52	6	0	0	3	93	0	31
2017	Technical	47	39	7	3	2	1	88	5	138
2017	Other	48	27	9	9	7	0	75	16	41
2014	Executive	79	16	5	0	0	0	95	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	49	42	6	0	0	3	94	0	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	42	43	9	4	0	2	87	4	45
2014	Technical	55	27	13	1	2	2	84	3	102
2014	Administrative Support	51	37	6	0	0	6	94	0	17
2014	Other	47	24	22	4	2	2	72	6	51

Question 42. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	80	10	10	0	0	0	90	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	56	36	6	2	0	0	92	2	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	54	33	8	6	0	0	87	6	52
2018	Technical	57	32	6	4	1	0	89	5	114
2018	Other	41	46	3	3	6	0	87	9	56
2017	Executive	40	50	0	10	0	0	90	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	50	34	9	5	0	2	86	5	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	42	55	3	0	0	0	97	0	31
2017	Technical	51	35	8	4	1	0	86	6	137
2017	Other	54	28	9	4	5	0	82	9	41
2014	Executive	64	36	0	0	0	0	100	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	58	39	3	0	0	0	97	0	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	50	39	9	2	0	0	89	2	45
2014	Technical	63	27	7	2	1	0	90	3	102
2014	Administrative Support	64	36	0	0	0	0	100	0	17
2014	Other	45	38	14	2	2	0	82	4	51

Ethical workplace

Question 17. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	50	40	10	0	0	0	0	90	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	23	43	19	9	1	2	2	69	11	48
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	31	19	10	10	4	2	59	20	52
2018	Technical	26	31	10	9	5	9	9	70	18	117
2018	Other	28	27	19	2	12	7	6	63	15	58
2017	Executive	40	40	10	10	0	0	0	80	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	34	46	5	7	2	7	0	86	10	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	29	33	19	10	3	7	0	66	14	31
2017	Technical	36	32	12	5	6	6	4	75	12	138
2017	Other	36	33	11	9	9	0	2	70	18	41
2014	Executive	58	37	0	0	5	0	0	95	5	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	30	36	21	3	0	6	3	73	3	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	35	22	13	13	15	2	0	58	28	45
2014	Technical	41	28	11	10	2	5	3	75	13	102
2014	Administrative Support	38	18	12	13	6	7	6	64	22	16
2014	Other	33	29	14	10	8	2	4	67	19	51

Question 34. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	30	43	21	6	0	0	0	73	6	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	34	36	12	8	4	6	0	74	13	50
2018	Technical	30	37	14	10	5	2	2	69	16	115
2018	Other	29	36	7	12	12	3	2	68	25	57
2017	Executive	50	40	10	0	0	0	0	90	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	40	47	14	0	0	0	0	86	0	43
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	26	45	13	6	3	6	0	76	10	31
2017	Technical	33	37	9	10	5	4	2	74	16	138
2017	Other	42	43	7	5	4	0	0	84	9	41
2014	Executive	64	27	10	0	0	0	0	90	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	42	39	3	9	0	6	0	87	10	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	32	32	18	11	2	4	0	67	14	45
2014	Technical	34	40	7	11	2	5	1	79	14	102
2014	Administrative Support	34	47	0	6	6	7	0	88	12	17
2014	Other	37	22	23	8	10	0	0	59	18	51

Question 35. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	70	20	0	10	0	0	90	10	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	29	40	21	8	0	2	70	8	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	26	38	20	10	0	6	68	11	50
2018	Technical	27	50	13	7	3	1	78	10	117
2018	Other	22	44	18	3	11	2	68	14	56

Question 36. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	12	28	23	12	9	13	1	48	25	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	16	18	29	6	14	14	2	41	24	49
2018	Technical	14	22	17	10	12	18	6	48	30	116
2018	Other	6	16	28	7	20	19	4	29	35	57
2017	Executive	30	20	30	20	0	0	0	50	20	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	5	25	21	16	9	19	5	39	33	43
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	23	32	3	16	7	3	43	21	31
2017	Technical	14	21	19	13	11	15	7	45	31	138
2017	Other	17	13	27	7	18	16	2	37	30	41
2014	Executive	32	11	5	25	0	16	11	58	34	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	24	27	18	6	6	12	6	63	15	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	12	19	13	18	17	15	6	39	44	45
2014	Technical	13	24	15	14	16	16	4	45	37	102
2014	Administrative Support	12	17	6	12	23	24	6	42	50	17
2014	Other	23	10	18	24	20	4	2	35	46	51

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 48. 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
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	13	87	52
2018	Technical	13	87	116
2018	Other	15	85	56

Question 49a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	47	15

Question 49b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	67	15

Question 49c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	15

Question 49d. 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
2018	Technical	0	15

Question 49e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	15

Question 50b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	53	15

Question 50c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	40	15

Question 50f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	60	15

Question 50h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	15

Question 50k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	40	15

Question 51a. 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	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	47	15

Question 51b. 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	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	33	15

Question 51e. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	15

Question 51f. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	15

Question 51g. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	15

Question 51i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	33	15

Question 52j. 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	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	40	15

Question 52l. 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	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	53	15

Question 52m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	15

Question 52n. 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	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	53	15

Question 52o. 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	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	15

Question 53. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	15	8	30	7	0	29	11	39	12	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	16	12	20	20	4	24	6	39	33	51
2018	Technical	17	20	8	6	2	29	18	70	15	116
2018	Other	11	16	16	6	9	39	3	47	26	58
2017	Executive	10	60	10	0	10	10	0	78	11	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	14	14	20	5	2	36	9	50	13	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	19	23	13	7	0	29	10	68	11	31
2017	Technical	17	18	11	1	4	36	14	69	10	138
2017	Other	13	20	18	7	7	25	11	51	21	41
2014	Executive	27	33	5	5	0	25	5	85	8	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	12	21	12	6	0	43	6	65	12	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	8	13	19	11	6	36	6	37	30	45
2014	Technical	17	19	13	7	3	33	9	61	17	102
2014	Administrative Support	23	11	6	23	0	25	12	54	37	17
2014	Other	15	20	22	6	12	20	6	47	24	51

Question 54. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	60	20	10	10	0	0	0	80	10	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	26	42	21	2	0	9	0	75	2	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	24	43	10	12	4	6	2	72	17	51
2018	Technical	32	38	12	3	2	10	3	80	6	115
2018	Other	20	37	18	6	5	13	2	67	13	57
2017	Executive	20	60	10	10	0	0	0	80	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	32	39	20	2	2	5	0	74	5	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	29	32	19	3	0	13	3	73	4	31
2017	Technical	34	38	10	4	1	12	1	82	6	137
2017	Other	22	37	26	7	4	5	0	61	12	41
2014	Executive	37	53	10	0	0	0	0	90	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	42	9	3	0	24	0	84	4	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	23	39	18	9	2	6	2	68	12	45
2014	Technical	32	35	15	5	0	13	0	78	6	102
2014	Administrative Support	23	41	12	0	0	11	12	84	0	17
2014	Other	33	22	26	8	8	4	0	57	16	51

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 55. 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
2018	Executive	0	100	10
2018	Technical	9	91	117
2018	Other	9	91	58

Question 56d. 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
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 56e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 56f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 56g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 57d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 57g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sexual orientation
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 57h. 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	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 57k. 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	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 57m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 57n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 58a. 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	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 58c. 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	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 58d. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 58e. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 58f. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 58h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 59e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 59f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 59j. 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	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	45	11

Question 59m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 59o. 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	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 59p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Technical	0	11

Question 60. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	50	20	30	0	0	0	0	70	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	12	14	24	0	0	33	17	53	0	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	19	12	23	2	2	35	8	53	7	52
2018	Technical	21	17	7	5	1	36	12	74	12	116
2018	Other	11	12	19	3	5	46	5	47	15	58
2017	Executive	20	30	20	0	0	10	20	71	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	7	16	7	0	0	64	7	77	0	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	19	10	13	3	0	49	6	65	7	31
2017	Technical	16	10	12	2	2	42	15	61	10	138
2017	Other	13	20	14	2	5	36	9	61	13	39
2014	Executive	27	22	5	0	0	37	10	91	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	9	18	15	0	0	58	0	64	0	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	8	15	22	0	2	46	6	50	5	45
2014	Technical	13	10	13	1	1	52	11	60	5	102
2014	Administrative Support	11	11	17	0	0	36	24	57	0	17
2014	Other	17	16	22	4	0	38	4	57	7	51

Question 61. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	60	30	10	0	0	0	0	90	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	32	33	19	0	0	16	0	78	0	48
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	33	15	2	2	13	2	77	5	52
2018	Technical	34	34	10	3	1	16	3	83	5	116
2018	Other	25	29	22	5	3	14	3	64	9	58
2017	Executive	40	20	30	0	0	0	10	66	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	29	37	9	4	0	21	0	83	5	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	32	22	16	3	0	23	3	74	4	31
2017	Technical	30	30	11	4	1	20	4	80	6	138
2017	Other	17	40	21	7	4	11	0	64	13	41
2014	Executive	43	37	5	0	0	10	5	94	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	27	30	6	3	0	33	0	86	5	33
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	28	30	25	0	2	12	2	68	3	45
2014	Technical	31	29	10	1	1	24	3	84	3	102
2014	Administrative Support	23	18	18	0	0	29	11	69	0	17
2014	Other	28	22	22	2	0	22	4	68	3	50

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Workplace well-being

A psychologically healthy workplace

Question 25. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	63	26	6	3	1	0	90	5	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	51	27	16	4	2	0	78	6	51
2018	Technical	61	22	6	8	3	0	84	10	117
2018	Other	57	23	13	0	5	3	82	5	57
2017	Executive	20	40	20	20	0	0	60	20	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	66	18	9	2	2	2	86	4	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	59	32	6	0	0	3	93	0	31
2017	Technical	62	25	6	4	2	1	88	6	138
2017	Other	63	16	12	5	5	0	79	9	41

Question 65. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	60	20	20	0	0	0	80	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	37	48	12	4	0	0	85	4	49
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	53	27	16	2	0	2	82	2	51
2018	Technical	48	40	5	3	2	3	90	4	116
2018	Other	45	38	7	9	0	0	84	9	57
2017	Executive	70	20	10	0	0	0	90	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	48	32	9	7	2	2	82	9	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	49	26	25	0	0	0	75	0	31
2017	Technical	51	39	7	1	2	1	90	3	137
2017	Other	52	38	5	0	5	0	91	5	40

Question 66. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	10	70	10	10	0	0	80	10	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	16	44	20	11	9	0	60	20	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	24	39	24	12	0	2	64	12	51
2018	Technical	25	42	13	12	6	3	68	18	117
2018	Other	23	43	16	11	8	0	66	18	58
2017	Executive	10	30	20	20	20	0	40	40	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	20	30	14	18	16	2	51	35	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	39	16	16	6	6	59	24	31
2017	Technical	25	38	13	16	7	1	63	23	138
2017	Other	15	44	16	9	16	0	59	25	41

Work-related stress

Question 62a. 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	40	10	30	10	10	0	50	20	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	59	21	16	2	2	0	79	4	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	59	27	6	4	0	4	89	4	49
2018	Technical	47	31	13	4	3	1	79	8	116
2018	Other	30	31	23	8	6	3	62	14	58
2017	Executive	50	50	0	0	0	0	100	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	66	22	7	2	0	2	91	2	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	58	10	22	10	0	0	68	10	31
2017	Technical	55	28	9	3	4	2	84	7	137
2017	Other	51	27	9	7	5	2	79	12	41

Question 62b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	4	28	27	24	17	0	32	41	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	24	22	18	16	20	0	46	36	50
2018	Technical	10	23	33	23	10	0	34	34	116
2018	Other	12	16	43	18	9	2	29	28	58
2017	Executive	10	10	50	10	20	0	20	30	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	11	20	32	14	23	0	32	36	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	10	19	42	19	10	0	29	29	31
2017	Technical	17	33	20	18	12	0	49	31	138
2017	Other	19	14	25	18	25	0	32	43	41

Question 62c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Unreasonable deadlines
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	10	30	20	30	10	0	40	40	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	4	29	41	17	9	0	33	26	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	22	30	16	16	14	2	53	31	50
2018	Technical	14	33	25	20	7	1	47	28	114
2018	Other	14	26	36	14	8	2	41	22	57
2017	Executive	10	20	40	20	10	0	30	30	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	11	28	36	16	9	0	39	25	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	13	23	39	16	10	0	36	25	31
2017	Technical	18	37	26	12	7	0	55	19	138
2017	Other	21	21	15	30	13	0	41	43	41

Question 62d. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	10	10	30	30	20	0	0	20	50	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	8	31	21	20	20	0	0	39	40	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	20	34	12	10	24	0	0	54	34	50
2018	Technical	16	20	26	26	10	1	2	36	37	116
2018	Other	13	26	27	18	14	2	2	40	32	58
2017	Executive	10	30	30	20	10	0	0	40	30	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	7	30	34	13	16	0	0	36	29	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	10	26	26	22	16	0	0	36	38	31
2017	Technical	23	27	21	15	14	0	0	50	29	137
2017	Other	16	20	25	23	16	0	0	36	39	41

Question 62e. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	10	10	30	50	0	0	0	20	50	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	18	32	28	11	11	0	0	49	23	49
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	30	26	28	6	4	0	6	60	11	50
2018	Technical	40	26	18	7	6	0	3	68	13	116
2018	Other	39	22	18	13	5	0	4	63	18	58
2017	Executive	20	10	50	10	10	0	0	30	20	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	18	39	18	13	11	0	0	57	25	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	25	23	29	13	3	0	6	52	17	31
2017	Technical	37	30	17	9	4	1	2	69	13	138
2017	Other	36	22	7	23	9	0	2	60	33	41

Question 62f. 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	10	20	20	40	10	0	30	50	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	18	25	27	17	12	0	43	30	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	41	24	18	10	6	0	65	16	49
2018	Technical	26	31	22	9	10	2	59	19	115
2018	Other	27	25	20	19	10	0	52	29	58
2017	Executive	10	30	40	20	0	0	40	20	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	18	23	27	16	16	0	41	32	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	22	23	29	16	10	0	46	26	31
2017	Technical	35	30	22	7	7	0	64	13	138
2017	Other	37	14	19	19	12	0	51	31	40

Question 62g. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	50	20	30	0	0	0	0	70	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	18	32	37	11	1	0	0	50	13	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	29	37	6	2	0	2	55	8	52
2018	Technical	21	36	28	9	4	0	1	58	14	117
2018	Other	19	36	14	12	10	3	5	60	25	57
2017	Executive	0	50	30	20	0	0	0	50	20	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	13	44	20	16	7	0	0	57	23	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	19	36	26	19	0	0	0	55	19	31
2017	Technical	29	40	18	8	4	0	0	69	12	138
2017	Other	33	25	25	7	7	0	2	60	15	40

Question 62h. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	10	40	30	10	10	0	0	50	20	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	6	33	27	27	7	0	0	39	34	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	17	31	25	21	6	0	0	48	27	52
2018	Technical	17	31	27	15	9	1	1	49	24	117
2018	Other	17	22	28	13	17	0	3	40	31	57
2017	Executive	0	30	30	20	20	0	0	30	40	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	14	28	34	16	0	0	23	50	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	6	32	25	16	19	0	0	39	36	31
2017	Technical	13	37	17	22	10	1	0	50	32	138
2017	Other	17	17	28	21	16	0	0	35	38	40

Question 62i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of clear expectations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	30	50	0	10	10	0	80	20	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	13	24	31	27	4	0	37	32	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	31	27	13	4	0	56	17	52
2018	Technical	21	40	20	15	3	1	62	18	116
2018	Other	19	28	29	9	15	0	47	24	57
2017	Executive	0	20	50	20	10	0	20	30	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	13	21	29	27	9	0	34	36	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	13	26	22	26	13	0	39	39	31
2017	Technical	22	36	22	13	6	1	58	19	138
2017	Other	24	24	24	21	7	0	48	28	40

Question 62j. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	20	20	50	0	10	0	0	40	10	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	33	33	16	13	4	0	0	66	18	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	31	29	24	14	2	0	0	61	16	51
2018	Technical	36	39	15	8	3	0	0	75	10	117
2018	Other	20	42	27	6	2	0	3	64	8	57
2017	Executive	30	30	30	10	0	0	0	60	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	41	30	9	13	7	0	0	71	20	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	36	13	22	13	0	0	52	35	31
2017	Technical	34	34	19	7	4	1	1	70	11	137
2017	Other	38	25	20	12	4	0	0	63	17	40

Question 62k. 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	80	10	0	10	0	0	90	10	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	60	33	7	0	0	0	93	0	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	73	13	10	2	0	2	88	2	52
2018	Technical	70	17	3	7	2	1	88	9	115
2018	Other	47	33	13	2	2	3	83	3	57
2017	Executive	70	10	20	0	0	0	80	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	75	14	9	2	0	0	89	2	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	58	26	10	0	0	6	89	0	31
2017	Technical	69	18	7	1	1	3	90	3	138
2017	Other	60	16	15	5	2	2	78	7	41

Question 62l. 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	90	10	0	0	0	100	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	81	12	6	0	1	94	0	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	83	12	2	0	4	98	0	52
2018	Technical	83	8	2	1	7	97	1	117
2018	Other	62	25	6	0	8	94	0	57

Question 62m. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	70	30	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	81	9	1	0	4	0	4	94	5	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	62	17	8	8	2	0	4	82	10	52
2018	Technical	79	6	4	4	2	0	4	89	6	117
2018	Other	63	12	8	5	8	0	4	78	14	57
2017	Executive	80	0	10	0	10	0	0	80	10	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	80	13	0	7	0	0	0	93	7	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	68	22	3	0	0	0	6	97	0	31
2017	Technical	81	9	4	0	2	1	2	93	2	138
2017	Other	62	11	5	13	2	2	5	79	16	41

Question 62n. 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	70	20	10	0	0	0	90	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	46	38	4	5	3	3	87	9	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	62	29	6	2	2	0	90	4	52
2018	Technical	53	28	12	2	4	2	82	6	116
2018	Other	56	19	19	3	0	3	77	3	58
2017	Executive	30	50	20	0	0	0	80	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	66	23	7	2	2	0	89	5	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	48	36	16	0	0	0	84	0	31
2017	Technical	63	22	12	0	1	2	87	1	138
2017	Other	55	24	12	5	2	2	81	7	40

Question 62o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individuals 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	60	30	10	0	0	0	90	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	56	26	11	3	2	1	83	6	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	61	18	8	6	8	0	78	14	51
2018	Technical	52	24	9	8	5	2	77	13	116
2018	Other	58	9	12	13	4	4	69	18	58
2017	Executive	10	60	10	0	20	0	70	20	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	63	19	5	11	2	0	82	14	43
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	59	25	6	6	3	0	84	10	31
2017	Technical	69	18	7	1	3	1	88	4	138
2017	Other	52	14	20	5	7	2	68	12	41

Question 62p. 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	60	30	10	0	0	0	90	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	31	42	4	6	0	17	88	7	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	59	16	0	0	0	25	100	0	51
2018	Technical	42	8	3	0	1	47	93	2	116
2018	Other	46	12	7	4	0	31	84	6	58
2017	Executive	30	50	20	0	0	0	80	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	52	25	13	2	2	4	81	5	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	52	20	3	0	0	25	96	0	31
2017	Technical	64	9	2	0	0	25	97	0	138
2017	Other	63	5	11	0	0	22	86	0	41

Question 62q. 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	60	20	20	0	0	0	80	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	62	25	5	6	0	3	89	6	48
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	77	19	4	0	0	0	96	0	52
2018	Technical	67	17	6	3	0	6	90	4	116
2018	Other	55	21	6	3	3	13	87	6	58
2017	Executive	50	50	0	0	0	0	100	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	75	11	14	0	0	0	86	0	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	68	23	10	0	0	0	90	0	31
2017	Technical	75	10	7	1	1	7	91	2	138
2017	Other	70	12	11	0	0	7	88	0	39

Question 62r. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	90	0	0	10	0	0	0	90	10	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	64	22	8	0	3	0	2	88	4	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	71	19	4	4	2	0	0	90	6	52
2018	Technical	64	17	8	5	3	1	2	84	9	116
2018	Other	40	23	15	11	3	0	7	68	15	58
2017	Executive	70	20	10	0	0	0	0	90	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	66	23	4	2	2	0	2	91	5	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	54	33	6	3	0	0	3	90	3	31
2017	Technical	65	16	9	6	4	0	0	81	9	138
2017	Other	63	9	13	10	2	0	2	74	13	41

Question 62s. 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	43	39	10	6	1	0	82	7	49
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	60	27	13	0	0	0	87	0	52
2018	Technical	51	28	13	6	1	1	80	7	116
2018	Other	44	24	17	5	6	4	72	11	58
2017	Executive	60	40	0	0	0	0	100	0	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	61	18	16	2	2	0	80	5	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	51	33	10	6	0	0	84	6	31
2017	Technical	57	24	14	2	2	1	82	4	138
2017	Other	67	20	7	2	0	4	91	2	41

Question 63. Overall, my level of work-related stress is…
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very high (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	20	20	50	10	0	0	40	10	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	4	32	38	15	11	0	36	26	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	18	31	33	12	6	0	49	18	51
2018	Technical	9	39	41	9	2	0	49	10	117
2018	Other	10	25	41	20	3	0	35	23	58
2017	Executive	0	10	60	30	0	0	10	30	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	7	27	37	20	9	0	34	29	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	6	29	39	22	3	0	35	25	31
2017	Technical	13	35	34	15	3	1	48	18	138
2017	Other	13	11	37	30	9	0	23	39	41

Question 64. 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
2018	Executive	10	40	30	10	10	0	0	20	50	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	16	28	45	2	9	0	0	11	44	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	10	19	37	23	10	0	2	33	29	52
2018	Technical	8	15	49	21	6	1	0	28	22	117
2018	Other	12	24	39	13	12	0	0	25	36	57
2017	Executive	10	30	50	10	0	0	0	10	40	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	7	43	34	14	2	0	0	16	50	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	3	29	36	19	13	0	0	32	32	31
2017	Technical	7	14	38	28	12	0	0	40	21	136
2017	Other	18	34	14	26	2	6	0	30	56	41

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Compensation

Pay or other compensation issues

Question 67. To what extent has your pay or other compensation been affected by issues with the Phoenix pay system?
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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	50	30	20	0	0	0	0	50	50	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	74	20	1	2	0	0	2	76	24	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	69	21	6	0	0	2	2	72	28	52
2018	Technical	64	23	8	2	2	1	1	65	35	116
2018	Other	52	26	10	6	2	4	2	55	45	58
2017	Executive	50	40	0	10	0	0	0	50	50	10
2017	Scientific and Professional	73	23	4	0	0	0	0	73	27	44
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	68	20	6	3	0	0	3	70	30	31
2017	Technical	60	26	8	1	1	0	3	62	38	138
2017	Other	55	31	7	0	2	4	0	57	43	41

Question 68a. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Missing regular pay
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	24	12
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	36	14
2018	Technical	30	40
2018	Other	57	23
2017	Scientific and Professional	17	12
2017	Technical	31	51
2017	Other	39	18

Question 68b. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Underpayment of regular pay
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	0	12
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	14	14
2018	Technical	38	40
2018	Other	24	23
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	12
2017	Technical	29	51
2017	Other	23	18

Question 68c. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Overpayment of regular pay
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	0	12
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	14	14
2018	Technical	28	40
2018	Other	35	23
2017	Scientific and Professional	17	12
2017	Technical	16	51
2017	Other	5	18

Question 68d. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Incorrect or missing acting pay, overtime pay or other related extra duty pay
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	43	12
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	21	14
2018	Technical	33	40
2018	Other	28	23
2017	Scientific and Professional	33	12
2017	Technical	33	51
2017	Other	34	18

Question 68e. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Incorrect or missing pay relating to a disability, maternity, or parental leave
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	9	12
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	7	14
2018	Technical	0	40
2018	Other	0	23
2017	Scientific and Professional	17	12
2017	Technical	12	51
2017	Other	0	18

Question 68f. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Incorrect or missing retroactive pay
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	28	12
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	14	14
2018	Technical	30	40
2018	Other	30	23

Question 68g. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	48	12
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	29	14
2018	Technical	20	40
2018	Other	7	23
2017	Scientific and Professional	24	12
2017	Technical	29	51
2017	Other	27	18

Question 69. Please estimate the number of hours you have spent, at work or outside of work, attempting to resolve your pay or other compensation issue(s).
Survey year	Demographic	0 hours (%)	1 to 9 hours (%)	10 to 19 hours (%)	20 to 29 hours (%)	30 to 39 hours (%)	40 hours or more (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	15	61	15	0	0	9	12
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	8	85	0	0	0	8	13
2018	Technical	13	63	11	11	0	3	38
2018	Other	4	68	11	0	6	11	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	33	59	8	0	0	0	12
2017	Technical	12	74	12	2	0	0	50
2017	Other	17	72	6	0	6	0	18

Question 70. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	67	33	12
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	79	21	14
2018	Technical	78	23	40
2018	Other	77	23	23

Question 73. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	70	10	10	0	0	0	10	89	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	66	9	5	3	4	2	11	86	8	50
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	55	18	2	6	4	2	14	86	12	51
2018	Technical	55	15	12	3	3	1	10	79	8	117
2018	Other	53	21	5	2	10	0	10	81	13	57

Support to resolve pay or other compensation issues

Question 71. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	57	19	9	9	0	0	5	80	10	12
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	43	14	14	7	14	7	0	62	23	14
2018	Technical	43	35	10	5	5	0	3	79	10	40
2018	Other	37	29	13	7	13	0	0	66	20	23
2017	Scientific and Professional	49	26	8	0	0	8	8	90	0	12
2017	Technical	49	24	10	10	2	0	6	77	13	51
2017	Other	56	17	11	11	0	0	5	77	12	18

Question 72. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	11	0	9	0	19	0	61	27	48	12
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	21	14	21	7	0	0	36	56	11	14
2018	Technical	5	5	10	8	18	0	55	22	56	40
2018	Other	10	10	30	0	14	4	32	31	21	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	8	0	8	0	0	25	59	50	0	12
2017	Technical	12	4	10	12	6	10	47	36	41	51
2017	Other	0	17	11	5	12	17	38	37	39	18

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2018 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Canadian Institutes of Health Research by Question 78.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 78)

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Employee engagement

Question 5. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.

Question 9. Overall, I feel valued at work.

Question 10. I am proud of the work that I do.

Question 14. Overall, I like my job.

Question 43. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.

Question 44. I am satisfied with my department or agency.

Question 45. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.

Leadership

Immediate supervisor

Question 23. I can count on my immediate supervisor to keep his or her promises.

Question 24. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.

Question 26. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.

Senior management

Question 29. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.

Question 30. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.

Question 31. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.

Question 32. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.

Workforce

Performance management

Question 6. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.

Question 7. I have clear work objectives.

Question 19. In my work unit, unsatisfactory employee performance is managed effectively.

Question 22. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.

Question 28. I receive the support I need from senior management to address unsatisfactory performance issues in my work unit. (for supervisors)

Job fit and development

Question 1. I get the training I need to do my job.

Question 2. My job is a good fit with my interests.

Question 3. My job is a good fit with my skills.

Question 37. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.

Question 38. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.

Empowerment

Question 11. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.

Question 12. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.

Question 13. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.

Question 39. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.

Work-life balance and workload

Question 4. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.

Question 15. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.

Mobility and retention

Question 46. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?

Question 47. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

Workplace

Organizational goals

Question 8. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department’s or agency’s goals.

Question 33. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.

Organizational performance

Question 16a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.

Question 16b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.

Question 16c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.

Question 16d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.

Question 16e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.

Question 16f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.

Question 16g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.

Respectful workplace

Question 18. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.

Question 20. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.

Question 21. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.

Question 40. My department or agency implements activities and practicesthat support a diverse workplace.

Question 41. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas).

Question 42. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.

Ethical workplace

Question 17. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.

Question 34. 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 35. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.

Question 36. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.

Harassment

Question 48. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?

Question 49a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers

Question 49b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me

Question 49c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me

Question 49d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)

Question 49e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies

Question 50b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control

Question 50c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored

Question 50f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark

Question 50h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence

Question 50k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment