2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Health Canada by Question 106. Are you an Aboriginal person?

The results of the 2019 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented according to the numerical order of questions, grouped by section theme as they appeared in the questionnaire. Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison, or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100. Results have been adjusted for non-response to better represent the target population. Therefore, percentages should not be used to determine the number of respondents within a response category. Positive answers and Negative answers are calculated by removing the "Don't know" and "Not applicable" responses from the total responses.

Survey Themes

My Job
My Work Unit
My Immediate Supervisor
Senior Management
My Organization (Department or Agency)
Mobility and Retention
Collective Agreements and Terms and Conditions of Employment
Harassment
Discrimination
Stress and Well-Being
Duty to Accommodate
Compensation

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My Job

Question 1. I have the materials and equipment I need to do 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
2019	Aboriginal	46	40	2	10	2	0	86	12	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	42	44	3	9	2	0	85	11	5247
2017	Aboriginal	34	49	5	10	1	0	83	12	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	32	47	5	12	4	0	79	16	5568
2014	Aboriginal	31	43	4	13	7	1	75	21	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	29	49	5	12	4	0	78	17	6209
2011	Aboriginal	42	44	4	7	4	0	86	10	442
2011	Non-Aboriginal	36	48	4	10	3	0	83	13	6786
2008	Aboriginal	40	42	4	9	4	0	83	13	436
2008	Non-Aboriginal	41	45	3	9	3	0	85	11	6321

Question 2. When I prepare written materials, including emails, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	72	17	4	3	3	0	90	6	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	68	17	5	6	3	1	86	9	5237
2017	Aboriginal	64	20	6	6	1	2	86	8	408
2017	Non-Aboriginal	67	17	5	7	3	1	85	10	5559
2014	Aboriginal	69	18	5	2	3	2	90	5	394
2014	Non-Aboriginal	65	19	5	7	4	1	84	11	6205
2011	Aboriginal	72	15	4	4	3	1	89	7	442
2011	Non-Aboriginal	68	17	4	7	4	1	86	10	6783
2008	Aboriginal	75	12	5	3	3	2	89	6	435
2008	Non-Aboriginal	68	16	4	7	4	1	85	11	6311

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	50	29	7	9	4	0	80	13	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	44	34	6	10	5	0	79	15	5238
2017	Aboriginal	38	36	10	10	6	0	74	17	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	38	35	7	12	7	0	73	20	5566
2014	Aboriginal	41	30	6	15	8	0	71	24	394
2014	Non-Aboriginal	37	34	7	13	8	0	72	21	6203
2011	Aboriginal	41	35	9	9	5	1	77	14	442
2011	Non-Aboriginal	42	36	8	8	5	0	79	14	6780

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	33	35	11	16	3	2	0	69	20	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	31	40	12	13	4	0	0	71	17	5226
2018	Aboriginal	27	42	10	11	10	0	1	70	21	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	27	44	11	12	4	0	1	72	16	4174
2017	Aboriginal	27	39	10	14	9	0	0	66	23	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	27	39	12	14	7	0	0	67	21	5563
2014	Aboriginal	19	35	13	20	13	0	1	54	33	394
2014	Non-Aboriginal	23	39	13	17	8	0	0	62	24	6206
2011	Aboriginal	27	40	13	12	6	0	1	68	18	442
2011	Non-Aboriginal	27	40	12	13	6	0	1	68	20	6789
2008	Aboriginal	31	41	12	10	4	1	1	74	14	434
2008	Non-Aboriginal	29	42	12	11	5	0	1	72	16	6318

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	51	34	5	7	2	85	9	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	49	34	8	6	2	84	8	5212
2017	Aboriginal	45	38	8	7	3	83	9	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	46	37	8	7	2	83	9	5548
2014	Aboriginal	36	40	9	10	4	77	14	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	41	38	10	7	2	80	10	6206

Question 6. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	49	26	9	7	6	2	77	13	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	50	30	9	6	4	0	81	10	5231
2018	Aboriginal	46	36	9	3	7	0	81	10	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	47	32	9	7	4	0	80	11	4169
2017	Aboriginal	48	26	12	9	5	0	74	14	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	44	32	9	8	6	0	77	14	5556
2014	Aboriginal	37	32	11	8	10	1	70	19	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	38	35	11	9	6	0	74	15	6203
2011	Aboriginal	46	29	9	10	7	0	75	16	443
2011	Non-Aboriginal	42	35	9	8	5	0	78	13	6789

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	44	33	11	8	4	77	11	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	39	40	11	7	4	78	10	5240
2018	Aboriginal	43	37	10	7	4	79	11	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	36	42	11	7	4	78	11	4161
2017	Aboriginal	45	35	9	8	3	79	11	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	33	44	10	8	5	77	13	5565
2014	Aboriginal	40	38	8	9	5	78	15	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	29	45	11	10	6	74	15	6205
2011	Aboriginal	43	38	8	6	4	81	10	443
2011	Non-Aboriginal	34	41	12	8	5	75	13	6771
2008	Aboriginal	47	34	7	7	5	81	12	430
2008	Non-Aboriginal	36	40	11	8	4	76	12	6284

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	32	33	11	11	12	1	65	23	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	32	37	13	11	6	0	70	17	5241
2018	Aboriginal	27	38	15	11	8	1	65	20	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	31	35	15	11	7	0	67	18	4173
2017	Aboriginal	33	29	17	11	9	1	63	20	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	27	36	15	12	10	0	64	22	5566
2014	Aboriginal	24	36	15	12	12	1	61	24	394
2014	Non-Aboriginal	23	36	16	15	10	0	59	24	6207
2011	Aboriginal	27	36	14	12	10	0	63	23	443
2011	Non-Aboriginal	24	38	15	14	9	0	62	23	6790

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	43	32	12	7	6	0	0	75	12	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	37	42	10	8	3	0	0	79	11	5217
2018	Aboriginal	41	33	9	12	3	0	1	75	16	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	36	40	11	9	4	0	0	76	12	4173
2017	Aboriginal	38	37	11	8	4	1	0	76	12	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	33	42	10	10	5	0	0	75	14	5560

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	55	26	11	5	2	1	82	7	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	47	38	8	4	2	0	86	6	5219
2018	Aboriginal	49	39	6	2	2	2	90	4	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	48	38	7	4	2	0	87	6	4181
2017	Aboriginal	48	34	9	5	3	1	83	8	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	42	40	9	5	3	0	83	9	5558
2014	Aboriginal	42	39	10	3	5	1	81	9	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	38	41	11	6	3	0	80	9	6203
2011	Aboriginal	46	35	10	4	4	1	82	8	443
2011	Non-Aboriginal	39	41	10	6	3	1	81	9	6786
2008	Aboriginal	51	32	9	4	4	0	83	8	435
2008	Non-Aboriginal	43	39	9	5	3	0	82	9	6316

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	37	34	8	11	9	1	72	20	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	37	37	12	9	5	0	74	15	5229
2018	Aboriginal	35	37	9	11	6	2	73	17	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	35	37	12	9	6	0	72	15	4179
2017	Aboriginal	35	33	12	12	7	1	68	20	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	31	37	12	11	9	0	68	19	5554

Question 12. I am proud of the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	60	27	9	2	3	0	87	5	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	53	32	9	3	2	0	86	5	5218
2018	Aboriginal	56	29	10	4	1	0	85	5	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	50	35	10	3	2	0	85	5	4156
2017	Aboriginal	62	29	5	3	1	0	90	4	408
2017	Non-Aboriginal	51	35	9	3	2	0	86	5	5552
2014	Aboriginal	70	22	5	1	1	1	93	2	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	58	30	7	3	1	0	89	4	6202
2011	Aboriginal	68	24	6	1	1	0	92	2	443
2011	Non-Aboriginal	57	32	7	3	1	0	89	4	6788

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	37	34	13	8	7	1	0	71	15	134
2019	Non-Aboriginal	34	40	12	9	5	0	0	74	14	5217
2018	Aboriginal	29	42	13	8	5	1	1	73	14	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	32	40	13	10	5	0	0	72	15	4168
2017	Aboriginal	38	36	13	7	6	0	0	74	13	406
2017	Non-Aboriginal	31	41	11	10	6	0	0	72	17	5549
2014	Aboriginal	24	42	12	12	9	0	1	66	22	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	22	43	13	14	8	0	0	65	22	6211
2011	Aboriginal	37	34	10	10	8	1	1	72	18	443
2011	Non-Aboriginal	31	41	11	10	6	0	0	73	16	6780

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	38	30	21	7	4	68	11	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	38	35	15	8	5	73	12	5235
2018	Aboriginal	37	40	17	3	3	77	6	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	36	34	15	10	5	70	15	4146
2017	Aboriginal	42	30	15	8	5	72	12	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	34	35	14	10	6	70	17	5558
2014	Aboriginal	34	37	12	10	7	71	17	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	29	37	15	12	7	65	19	6209

Question 15. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	42	30	11	10	5	1	1	73	16	134
2019	Non-Aboriginal	35	40	12	8	3	0	0	76	12	5164
2018	Aboriginal	35	36	15	10	4	1	0	71	14	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	34	36	14	10	5	0	1	71	15	4169
2017	Aboriginal	45	27	15	10	4	0	0	71	14	408
2017	Non-Aboriginal	33	37	13	10	6	0	0	71	16	5547
2014	Aboriginal	27	38	13	14	8	1	0	65	22	393
2014	Non-Aboriginal	28	39	15	11	7	0	0	67	18	6206
2011	Aboriginal	37	35	11	9	5	2	1	74	14	440
2011	Non-Aboriginal	35	41	12	7	4	1	1	77	11	6774

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	47	36	5	7	5	0	1	84	12	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	44	38	10	5	2	0	0	82	8	5246
2018	Aboriginal	45	37	11	3	4	0	0	82	7	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	40	41	10	5	3	0	0	81	8	4176
2017	Aboriginal	55	30	8	4	2	0	0	85	6	404
2017	Non-Aboriginal	39	40	11	6	4	0	0	79	9	5545
2014	Aboriginal	50	32	8	5	3	1	0	83	9	393
2014	Non-Aboriginal	38	40	11	7	4	0	0	78	11	6207
2011	Aboriginal	50	35	9	5	2	0	0	85	6	444
2011	Non-Aboriginal	40	41	9	6	3	0	0	81	10	6787
2008	Aboriginal	54	29	8	6	3	0	0	84	8	436
2008	Non-Aboriginal	42	41	8	7	3	0	0	83	9	6317

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	40	32	15	6	6	0	1	73	12	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	38	33	17	7	4	0	0	72	12	5212
2018	Aboriginal	36	37	9	12	5	1	0	74	17	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	38	33	17	8	5	0	1	71	13	4191
2017	Aboriginal	37	35	17	6	3	0	2	73	10	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	34	37	16	8	5	0	1	72	13	5567
2014	Aboriginal	33	31	20	7	7	0	2	65	15	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	33	37	18	7	5	0	1	70	12	6206
2011	Aboriginal	38	33	18	6	4	1	0	71	10	443
2011	Non-Aboriginal	34	35	18	7	5	0	0	69	12	6787
2008	Aboriginal	27	34	21	9	8	0	1	62	17	436
2008	Non-Aboriginal	27	34	21	10	6	0	0	62	17	6310

Question 18a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	12	22	33	19	12	2	0	31	35	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	9	23	37	21	9	1	1	31	32	5239
2018	Aboriginal	10	25	32	18	9	2	4	29	37	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	9	23	36	20	9	1	2	29	33	4178
2017	Aboriginal	9	19	36	20	11	1	5	33	29	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	11	24	37	17	7	1	3	26	36	5537
2014	Aboriginal	11	28	32	17	7	3	2	25	41	393
2014	Non-Aboriginal	11	28	38	16	6	1	2	22	39	6186
2011	Aboriginal	13	23	34	18	8	1	3	27	37	443
2011	Non-Aboriginal	11	26	36	17	6	1	2	24	39	6785
2008	Aboriginal	11	26	37	17	6	0	2	24	39	432
2008	Non-Aboriginal	11	27	37	16	6	1	2	22	40	6306

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	11	14	30	23	19	3	0	43	26	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	7	15	28	28	17	2	2	47	24	5220
2018	Aboriginal	12	20	32	17	13	3	4	31	34	126
2018	Non-Aboriginal	8	15	29	27	16	3	3	45	25	4157
2017	Aboriginal	11	14	25	23	18	2	6	45	28	404
2017	Non-Aboriginal	11	18	30	23	13	2	4	38	31	5528
2014	Aboriginal	17	23	28	14	12	3	2	28	42	393
2014	Non-Aboriginal	12	21	31	21	9	2	2	32	36	6180
2011	Aboriginal	13	18	28	19	14	4	5	36	33	442
2011	Non-Aboriginal	11	19	29	23	12	2	3	37	32	6761
2008	Aboriginal	14	20	28	24	10	2	3	35	35	431
2008	Non-Aboriginal	13	20	30	21	11	2	2	34	35	6298

Question 18c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	19	26	22	19	9	3	3	30	47	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	18	25	29	16	9	2	2	26	44	5224
2018	Aboriginal	21	26	30	9	9	1	4	19	49	123
2018	Non-Aboriginal	19	25	29	16	8	2	3	25	45	4165
2017	Aboriginal	17	21	34	11	11	3	3	24	40	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	21	25	28	14	7	2	3	22	49	5534
2014	Aboriginal	27	29	26	8	5	4	2	14	59	392
2014	Non-Aboriginal	27	28	25	11	5	1	2	17	57	6180
2011	Aboriginal	18	26	29	14	7	3	2	22	47	442
2011	Non-Aboriginal	20	26	29	14	6	1	3	21	49	6769
2008	Aboriginal	20	26	30	14	5	2	3	20	48	433
2008	Non-Aboriginal	19	26	30	14	7	2	3	22	46	6285

Question 18d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	9	13	31	28	16	2	2	45	23	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	8	16	33	25	15	1	2	41	25	5210
2018	Aboriginal	9	22	33	13	19	1	3	34	32	125
2018	Non-Aboriginal	10	17	32	25	13	1	2	39	28	4148
2017	Aboriginal	9	15	28	23	18	3	5	44	25	405
2017	Non-Aboriginal	11	18	33	24	11	1	3	36	30	5511
2014	Aboriginal	10	22	35	18	9	3	3	29	34	391
2014	Non-Aboriginal	10	20	35	24	8	1	2	33	31	6178
2011	Aboriginal	7	14	36	26	12	0	5	40	22	442
2011	Non-Aboriginal	10	19	34	24	10	1	3	36	29	6763
2008	Aboriginal	10	14	37	25	10	1	3	37	25	433
2008	Non-Aboriginal	10	20	34	24	10	1	2	35	30	6287

Question 18e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	16	20	25	22	14	1	2	37	37	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	13	21	27	21	14	1	2	37	35	5230
2018	Aboriginal	16	23	27	19	10	2	3	30	41	125
2018	Non-Aboriginal	14	23	28	19	11	2	3	31	39	4168
2017	Aboriginal	15	14	29	20	13	3	5	37	32	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	19	24	27	16	9	2	4	27	45	5535
2014	Aboriginal	25	26	22	11	10	3	3	22	55	394
2014	Non-Aboriginal	23	26	28	14	6	1	2	21	51	6185
2011	Aboriginal	16	22	29	17	11	2	3	30	40	442
2011	Non-Aboriginal	16	23	30	18	9	1	3	28	41	6768
2008	Aboriginal	19	22	28	17	10	1	3	28	43	433
2008	Non-Aboriginal	15	23	29	19	10	2	3	30	39	6293

Question 18f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	11	16	23	28	17	2	2	47	29	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	10	17	28	24	16	3	3	42	28	5218
2018	Aboriginal	15	19	26	16	17	3	4	35	36	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	10	18	26	24	14	4	4	41	30	4158
2017	Aboriginal	13	17	26	16	14	8	6	34	35	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	13	18	29	22	12	2	5	36	33	5534
2014	Aboriginal	17	18	23	19	16	4	3	38	37	393
2014	Non-Aboriginal	11	17	28	25	12	2	4	39	31	6183
2011	Aboriginal	16	16	25	22	14	2	6	39	34	443
2011	Non-Aboriginal	12	18	28	23	12	2	5	38	32	6766
2008	Aboriginal	21	21	24	19	8	2	5	29	44	435
2008	Non-Aboriginal	15	23	29	18	9	3	4	28	41	6300

Question 18g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	17	17	29	21	12	2	2	35	35	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	14	22	32	18	10	2	2	29	37	5219
2018	Aboriginal	13	23	32	16	9	3	4	27	39	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	15	22	32	16	9	3	3	27	39	4174
2017	Aboriginal	13	20	31	14	12	6	5	28	37	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	17	23	33	14	7	2	3	23	43	5541
2014	Aboriginal	24	26	25	10	9	3	3	20	53	392
2014	Non-Aboriginal	21	26	30	13	6	2	3	20	49	6188

Question 18h. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... Unreliable technology.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	9	18	33	23	13	2	3	37	29	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	8	19	36	23	12	1	2	35	28	5231

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My Work Unit

Question 19. During meetings in my work unit, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	73	12	4	5	4	0	1	87	9	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	70	15	6	5	3	0	1	86	8	5236
2017	Aboriginal	65	15	5	6	1	1	6	86	8	408
2017	Non-Aboriginal	70	14	6	4	3	0	2	87	7	5561
2014	Aboriginal	72	11	5	3	2	1	6	89	5	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	71	14	5	4	3	0	3	88	7	6205
2011	Aboriginal	70	11	7	3	4	1	5	85	7	443
2011	Non-Aboriginal	69	14	5	5	3	0	3	86	9	6775
2008	Aboriginal	63	11	9	3	4	1	10	83	7	435
2008	Non-Aboriginal	67	13	5	5	4	1	4	85	10	6310

Question 20. 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
2019	Aboriginal	31	26	14	11	10	3	4	61	23	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	31	28	15	9	6	6	4	66	17	5232
2018	Aboriginal	24	31	19	11	6	6	4	61	18	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	25	30	17	9	6	7	5	64	17	4172
2017	Aboriginal	24	28	15	16	9	5	3	56	28	408
2017	Non-Aboriginal	26	31	15	10	9	5	4	63	21	5560
2014	Aboriginal	26	33	14	13	9	3	2	62	23	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	29	31	14	10	9	4	3	64	21	6205

Question 21. 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
2019	Aboriginal	42	28	8	10	11	1	1	71	22	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	49	28	8	9	5	1	0	77	15	5230
2018	Aboriginal	40	31	9	10	10	0	0	72	20	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	46	30	8	9	6	1	0	77	15	4165
2017	Aboriginal	41	25	11	14	8	1	0	67	22	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	44	29	9	9	8	1	0	74	18	5563
2014	Aboriginal	41	24	9	15	10	1	0	66	25	394
2014	Non-Aboriginal	42	30	9	10	8	1	0	73	18	6206

Question 22. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	47	31	7	7	8	0	78	15	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	54	31	6	7	3	0	85	9	5224
2018	Aboriginal	47	37	8	7	2	0	84	9	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	53	31	7	6	3	0	84	9	4165
2017	Aboriginal	40	35	10	9	6	0	75	15	408
2017	Non-Aboriginal	45	36	7	8	4	0	81	11	5559
2014	Aboriginal	38	38	10	9	5	1	77	13	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	42	38	8	8	3	0	80	11	6204

Question 23. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	42	30	11	9	6	2	73	16	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	48	35	10	4	2	1	83	7	5232
2018	Aboriginal	40	39	11	5	2	3	82	7	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	45	37	10	5	3	1	83	7	4171

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My Immediate Supervisor

Question 24. My immediate supervisor encourages me to work collaboratively with others outside of my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	48	20	16	4	6	3	3	72	11	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	51	26	12	4	3	1	3	80	7	5240

Question 25. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	47	23	11	6	10	2	1	72	16	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	47	31	10	7	4	1	0	78	11	5237
2018	Aboriginal	46	31	7	8	6	1	1	79	14	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	43	34	11	7	4	1	1	78	11	4155
2017	Aboriginal	49	25	13	8	4	1	1	75	12	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	43	32	10	7	6	0	1	76	13	5565
2014	Aboriginal	46	27	8	12	5	1	1	75	17	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	40	35	11	8	5	1	0	75	14	6208
2011	Aboriginal	41	34	9	8	5	2	1	77	13	443
2011	Non-Aboriginal	36	35	12	10	7	0	0	71	17	6776
2008	Aboriginal	38	35	11	9	8	1	0	73	16	435
2008	Non-Aboriginal	33	35	12	11	8	1	1	68	19	6320

Question 26. 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
2019	Aboriginal	50	22	8	6	9	2	2	76	16	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	54	25	10	6	4	1	1	81	9	5240
2018	Aboriginal	47	27	11	4	6	2	1	77	11	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	50	29	11	5	4	2	0	80	9	4147
2017	Aboriginal	50	24	13	6	5	1	0	76	11	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	48	28	10	7	5	2	1	78	12	5560
2014	Aboriginal	49	21	11	9	7	3	1	72	17	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	44	30	12	7	5	2	0	76	12	6206
2011	Aboriginal	43	27	11	10	5	2	2	73	15	441
2011	Non-Aboriginal	42	31	12	8	6	2	0	74	14	6788
2008	Aboriginal	38	31	12	9	8	1	1	71	17	435
2008	Non-Aboriginal	40	30	12	9	7	2	0	72	16	6315

Question 27. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	51	19	11	7	8	2	1	72	16	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	50	29	9	7	4	1	1	80	11	5223
2018	Aboriginal	48	28	6	8	6	2	1	79	15	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	48	31	9	7	4	1	0	80	11	4132
2017	Aboriginal	50	26	11	7	5	1	0	77	11	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	45	32	8	8	6	1	1	77	14	5560
2014	Aboriginal	46	26	9	10	6	1	0	73	17	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	41	34	9	9	6	1	0	76	15	6204
2011	Aboriginal	42	30	10	8	7	1	1	74	16	441
2011	Non-Aboriginal	39	34	10	10	6	0	0	73	16	6780
2008	Aboriginal	40	32	9	8	9	1	0	73	17	435
2008	Non-Aboriginal	37	33	10	11	8	1	0	71	19	6315

Question 28. When I communicate with my immediate supervisor, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	80	11	4	1	2	1	1	93	3	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	81	10	4	2	1	0	2	93	3	5210
2017	Aboriginal	76	13	3	1	2	1	4	93	3	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	79	12	4	2	2	0	2	92	4	5558
2014	Aboriginal	78	8	4	1	3	0	5	92	4	392
2014	Non-Aboriginal	78	12	4	2	2	0	2	92	4	6207
2011	Aboriginal	76	10	5	2	2	1	5	91	4	444
2011	Non-Aboriginal	76	12	4	2	2	0	3	91	5	6779
2008	Aboriginal	73	8	5	1	2	1	9	90	4	435
2008	Non-Aboriginal	79	8	3	3	3	0	4	91	6	6306

Question 29. Subject to operational requirements, my immediate supervisor supports the use of flexible work arrangements (e.g., flexible hours, compressed workweeks, telework).
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
2019	Aboriginal	63	15	4	6	8	2	1	81	15	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	63	19	7	4	4	2	2	85	8	5239
2017	Aboriginal	47	22	11	6	5	4	4	75	12	408
2017	Non-Aboriginal	51	25	8	5	5	3	4	81	11	5550
2014	Aboriginal	47	18	11	5	9	6	4	72	16	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	49	23	8	6	6	3	4	78	13	6208
2011	Aboriginal	47	20	12	7	11	1	2	69	19	444
2011	Non-Aboriginal	46	26	8	7	7	2	3	76	15	6790

Question 30. My immediate supervisor seems to care about me as a person.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	65	20	3	5	7	1	0	85	12	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	65	20	8	3	3	1	0	86	6	5249
2018	Aboriginal	58	24	8	4	6	0	1	82	10	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	59	23	9	4	4	1	0	83	8	4145
2017	Aboriginal	56	21	13	3	5	2	0	78	8	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	56	23	9	4	5	2	0	81	9	5558

Question 31. 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
2019	Aboriginal	64	17	4	4	9	1	0	82	13	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	56	26	8	6	4	0	0	82	9	5245
2018	Aboriginal	56	21	10	8	5	0	1	77	13	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	52	27	10	6	4	0	0	79	11	4158
2017	Aboriginal	54	22	12	6	5	0	0	76	11	406
2017	Non-Aboriginal	52	26	9	7	5	0	0	78	13	5555
2014	Aboriginal	54	22	9	8	7	1	0	76	15	393
2014	Non-Aboriginal	48	28	10	7	6	0	0	77	13	6204

Question 33. I am equipped to support employees in my work unit who are experiencing mental health issues. (for supervisors)
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	38	42	16	0	4	0	0	80	4	29
2019	Non-Aboriginal	25	48	12	9	3	1	1	75	13	1239

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Senior Management

Question 34. 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
2019	Aboriginal	37	28	16	8	6	5	0	69	15	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	34	33	14	8	4	7	0	71	13	5237
2018	Aboriginal	28	36	16	10	4	5	0	68	15	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	32	30	15	8	5	9	0	68	15	4185
2017	Aboriginal	33	29	13	8	7	9	2	70	16	408
2017	Non-Aboriginal	26	32	16	10	7	9	0	64	19	5567
2014	Aboriginal	24	33	15	12	6	11	0	64	20	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	23	32	18	10	6	10	0	62	18	6202
2011	Aboriginal	27	28	15	10	12	7	1	60	23	443
2011	Non-Aboriginal	24	31	18	11	9	8	1	59	22	6777

Question 35. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	34	30	13	16	4	3	0	66	20	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	30	34	17	11	6	3	0	66	17	5221
2018	Aboriginal	28	36	15	14	6	1	0	64	20	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	29	32	17	12	7	3	0	63	20	4173
2017	Aboriginal	33	29	14	11	6	5	1	67	18	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	22	33	18	13	10	3	0	57	24	5560
2014	Aboriginal	22	29	19	15	11	4	0	53	27	391
2014	Non-Aboriginal	20	32	21	14	9	3	0	54	24	6199
2011	Aboriginal	29	28	15	14	11	3	1	59	25	440
2011	Non-Aboriginal	19	33	19	14	11	3	0	54	26	6775
2008	Aboriginal	29	32	12	11	13	3	0	63	25	434
2008	Non-Aboriginal	23	35	17	12	10	3	0	60	22	6316

Question 36. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	23	32	14	18	8	5	0	58	28	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	22	31	20	14	7	6	0	56	22	5219
2018	Aboriginal	19	41	18	14	5	4	0	62	19	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	20	30	19	15	8	7	1	54	25	4168
2017	Aboriginal	24	27	17	14	6	11	0	58	23	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	16	30	20	17	11	6	0	49	30	5560
2014	Aboriginal	18	26	16	17	15	7	0	48	35	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	13	28	23	19	11	6	0	44	32	6202
2011	Aboriginal	19	33	19	15	10	4	1	54	26	442
2011	Non-Aboriginal	12	33	21	18	11	6	0	47	31	6777
2008	Aboriginal	15	37	14	15	13	5	0	55	30	433
2008	Non-Aboriginal	12	33	19	18	10	7	0	49	30	6310

Question 37. 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	24	30	16	15	11	3	0	56	27	134
2019	Non-Aboriginal	20	33	18	17	9	3	0	54	27	5232
2018	Aboriginal	18	40	12	18	9	3	0	60	28	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	19	31	17	18	10	4	0	52	30	4181
2017	Aboriginal	21	31	14	15	10	9	0	57	28	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	16	31	18	18	13	4	0	49	32	5563
2014	Aboriginal	17	28	18	17	15	4	0	47	34	394
2014	Non-Aboriginal	14	31	19	20	13	3	0	46	34	6199
2011	Aboriginal	19	33	15	18	12	2	1	53	31	442
2011	Non-Aboriginal	12	32	18	22	13	3	0	45	36	6768
2008	Aboriginal	14	35	12	21	13	4	0	52	36	435
2008	Non-Aboriginal	14	35	15	21	12	3	0	50	34	6312

Question 38. Senior managers in my department or agency use both official languages in their interactions with employees.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	47	30	10	3	3	5	3	83	6	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	47	26	13	4	2	6	1	79	7	5248

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 39. 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
2019	Aboriginal	28	45	14	6	4	3	0	75	10	134
2019	Non-Aboriginal	28	43	17	8	2	2	0	72	11	5243
2018	Aboriginal	35	32	17	10	5	2	0	68	15	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	27	43	18	9	3	1	0	70	12	4168
2017	Aboriginal	35	35	13	9	6	3	0	72	15	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	25	42	17	9	5	2	0	69	14	5556
2014	Aboriginal	27	39	13	11	7	4	0	68	18	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	23	42	19	9	4	2	0	66	14	6206
2011	Aboriginal	29	36	18	8	7	1	1	67	15	439
2011	Non-Aboriginal	23	43	17	10	5	1	0	68	15	6780

Question 40. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	15	41	15	17	9	3	0	58	27	134
2019	Non-Aboriginal	16	35	23	17	6	4	0	53	24	5218

Question 41. 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
2019	Aboriginal	36	36	10	7	6	5	0	75	14	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	31	37	15	10	4	3	1	71	14	5231
2018	Aboriginal	35	33	16	8	5	1	2	70	14	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	31	38	13	9	4	3	2	73	14	4173
2017	Aboriginal	37	35	11	7	4	5	1	76	12	408
2017	Non-Aboriginal	34	37	11	8	5	3	1	74	14	5556
2014	Aboriginal	35	37	10	8	4	6	0	77	13	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	33	38	12	8	4	4	1	74	13	6208
2011	Aboriginal	36	34	11	7	7	4	2	74	14	440
2011	Non-Aboriginal	31	34	12	10	6	5	1	69	18	6773
2008	Aboriginal	32	34	10	9	10	5	1	70	19	432
2008	Non-Aboriginal	30	35	12	11	7	5	1	69	19	6313

Question 42. 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
2019	Aboriginal	34	38	15	9	4	1	73	13	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	31	38	19	7	3	2	70	10	5228
2018	Aboriginal	35	35	19	7	4	1	70	10	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	32	39	18	6	4	2	72	10	4160

Question 43. 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
2019	Aboriginal	19	20	18	17	14	10	2	44	35	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	17	22	21	14	12	11	3	46	30	5229
2018	Aboriginal	22	22	23	17	13	1	2	45	31	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	17	23	19	14	13	11	3	47	31	4166
2017	Aboriginal	22	26	17	11	16	7	2	52	29	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	16	21	17	15	16	11	3	43	36	5554
2014	Aboriginal	16	23	18	12	22	9	0	43	37	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	13	19	19	17	18	11	2	37	41	6206
2011	Aboriginal	20	20	18	12	16	10	3	47	32	443
2011	Non-Aboriginal	12	18	18	17	18	14	3	36	41	6785

Question 44. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	28	29	13	19	9	2	0	58	29	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	22	33	19	14	9	2	0	57	24	5233
2018	Aboriginal	26	32	16	13	10	3	0	60	24	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	22	32	18	14	10	3	0	57	25	4166
2017	Aboriginal	26	40	12	12	8	2	1	67	21	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	22	32	16	16	12	2	0	55	28	5552
2014	Aboriginal	18	26	14	17	18	5	1	47	38	393
2014	Non-Aboriginal	17	29	18	19	14	2	0	47	34	6208
2011	Aboriginal	25	31	14	16	9	4	1	59	26	442
2011	Non-Aboriginal	21	33	16	15	12	2	1	56	28	6793
2008	Aboriginal	30	36	10	11	11	2	0	68	23	435
2008	Non-Aboriginal	24	37	16	13	8	2	0	63	21	6315

Question 45. 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
2019	Aboriginal	25	28	8	13	23	4	0	55	37	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	21	27	16	16	16	2	1	50	33	5245
2018	Aboriginal	19	27	15	15	23	1	1	46	38	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	18	29	15	15	17	3	2	50	34	4165
2017	Aboriginal	23	26	16	12	19	2	1	52	32	406
2017	Non-Aboriginal	18	24	14	17	21	3	2	45	40	5553
2014	Aboriginal	14	21	17	18	24	3	2	37	45	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	13	22	15	20	25	3	2	37	48	6205
2011	Aboriginal	15	26	16	17	19	3	3	43	39	444
2011	Non-Aboriginal	14	27	15	18	21	2	2	43	41	6787
2008	Aboriginal	17	32	11	16	19	3	1	51	37	434
2008	Non-Aboriginal	18	33	14	16	15	2	2	53	32	6306

Question 46a. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Conflict between my work obligations and my family or personal obligations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	48	32	9	2	5	1	3	84	7	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	50	25	13	5	3	1	4	78	8	5235

Question 46b. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to language training in my second official language
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
2019	Aboriginal	51	8	11	6	12	1	11	67	21	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	49	13	10	6	9	1	11	72	17	5230

Question 46c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to learning opportunities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	45	23	20	4	4	2	2	71	8	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	44	26	16	6	4	1	3	73	11	5231

Question 46d. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to developmental programs
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
2019	Aboriginal	44	16	18	6	8	3	5	65	15	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	40	21	16	8	6	3	4	66	16	5209

Question 46e. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of opportunities in my region
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
2019	Aboriginal	48	16	9	10	10	3	4	69	21	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	50	15	11	7	7	3	6	72	16	5215

Question 46f. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Level of education
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
2019	Aboriginal	56	19	10	5	4	3	2	79	10	133
2019	Non-Aboriginal	69	14	7	2	2	2	5	88	4	5221

Question 46g. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	68	11	9	4	4	1	2	82	8	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	75	8	4	2	3	4	4	90	5	5219

Question 46h. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	77	8	4	2	5	1	4	89	7	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	78	7	3	1	1	2	9	94	3	5226

Question 47. 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
2019	Aboriginal	21	38	15	13	4	7	1	64	19	134
2019	Non-Aboriginal	21	42	19	9	3	4	1	67	13	5237
2018	Aboriginal	22	40	20	10	7	2	0	63	17	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	22	37	22	9	5	4	0	62	15	4174
2017	Aboriginal	27	30	17	11	8	7	0	62	20	408
2017	Non-Aboriginal	19	36	21	12	7	5	0	59	20	5555

Question 48. 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	40	29	14	9	4	5	0	72	13	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	39	39	13	5	2	2	0	80	8	5219
2018	Aboriginal	47	32	12	5	4	0	0	79	9	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	45	37	10	5	2	1	0	83	7	4173
2017	Aboriginal	49	30	10	6	4	1	0	80	10	408
2017	Non-Aboriginal	39	40	11	5	3	2	0	81	8	5560
2014	Aboriginal	39	38	9	8	4	3	0	79	12	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	41	38	12	5	3	2	0	80	7	6207
2011	Aboriginal	37	34	11	10	5	2	1	73	15	443
2011	Non-Aboriginal	35	39	13	7	4	3	0	76	11	6774

Question 49. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workplace.
A diverse workplace includes everyone, regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, religion, age, language, culture, background, interests, views or other dimensions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	49	33	7	5	3	3	0	85	8	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	46	33	12	3	2	4	0	82	5	5211
2018	Aboriginal	51	29	11	3	3	2	2	83	6	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	45	35	12	3	2	3	0	83	5	4168
2017	Aboriginal	45	26	14	5	4	5	0	75	9	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	41	36	14	3	3	4	0	80	6	5552
2014	Aboriginal	44	32	11	5	3	5	0	81	8	393
2014	Non-Aboriginal	44	35	12	3	2	4	0	83	5	6206

Question 50. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	56	28	6	5	5	0	0	83	10	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	52	33	9	4	2	1	0	86	5	5241
2018	Aboriginal	50	41	5	3	1	0	0	91	4	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	50	34	9	4	3	0	0	85	6	4149
2017	Aboriginal	54	28	8	6	3	0	0	82	9	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	44	38	9	5	4	0	0	82	9	5560
2014	Aboriginal	45	35	8	7	4	0	0	81	11	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	45	38	9	5	3	0	0	83	8	6206
2011	Aboriginal	42	33	11	7	5	1	1	76	13	443
2011	Non-Aboriginal	40	37	12	6	4	1	0	78	10	6775
2008	Aboriginal	38	36	11	7	6	1	0	75	13	435
2008	Non-Aboriginal	38	39	12	7	4	1	0	77	12	6313

Question 51. 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
2019	Aboriginal	42	32	11	10	4	0	0	74	15	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	42	33	15	6	4	1	0	75	10	5229
2018	Aboriginal	43	32	13	6	6	0	0	75	12	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	40	33	16	6	4	1	0	73	10	4168
2017	Aboriginal	46	28	13	8	6	0	0	74	14	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	34	34	17	8	6	1	0	68	15	5554
2014	Aboriginal	30	31	17	11	9	1	0	62	21	393
2014	Non-Aboriginal	26	37	18	10	7	1	0	64	18	6208
2011	Aboriginal	35	30	17	9	7	2	1	66	17	443
2011	Non-Aboriginal	29	35	19	9	7	1	0	65	16	6783

Question 52. I am satisfied with my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	44	31	12	9	4	0	0	75	13	134
2019	Non-Aboriginal	40	36	14	6	3	0	0	76	10	5196
2018	Aboriginal	44	32	11	9	3	0	0	76	12	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	38	36	14	7	4	0	0	75	11	4143
2017	Aboriginal	46	31	11	8	4	0	0	77	12	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	33	37	16	9	6	0	0	70	14	5565
2014	Aboriginal	30	34	15	12	8	1	0	64	21	393
2014	Non-Aboriginal	26	39	16	12	7	0	0	65	18	6208
2011	Aboriginal	36	30	16	10	7	1	1	67	17	442
2011	Non-Aboriginal	28	39	16	10	6	0	0	67	16	6782
2008	Aboriginal	34	34	12	10	9	0	0	68	19	435
2008	Non-Aboriginal	30	40	14	10	6	0	0	70	16	6309

Question 53. 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
2019	Aboriginal	39	20	17	10	10	4	0	62	20	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	36	26	19	10	6	3	0	64	17	5245
2018	Aboriginal	41	23	18	9	8	0	0	65	17	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	34	26	19	10	7	4	0	63	17	4179
2017	Aboriginal	43	19	14	9	7	8	0	67	18	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	29	26	19	12	10	4	0	58	22	5555
2014	Aboriginal	29	25	18	13	10	5	0	56	24	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	25	26	19	14	11	4	0	54	26	6209
2011	Aboriginal	36	20	17	12	9	4	1	60	22	442
2011	Non-Aboriginal	27	26	19	14	10	4	0	55	25	6782
2008	Aboriginal	28	28	14	13	12	5	1	59	26	436
2008	Non-Aboriginal	28	27	17	13	9	5	1	58	23	6313

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Mobility and Retention

Question 54. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	32	29	39	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	30	33	36	5256
2018	Aboriginal	31	27	42	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	30	34	37	4185
2017	Aboriginal	26	38	36	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	31	34	34	5564
2014	Aboriginal	27	40	33	394
2014	Non-Aboriginal	30	34	36	6211
2011	Aboriginal	24	39	37	444
2011	Non-Aboriginal	33	33	33	6787

Question 55. 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
2019	Aboriginal	6	43	36	5	8	2	43
2019	Non-Aboriginal	10	36	33	3	11	7	1563
2018	Aboriginal	10	23	42	6	6	13	40
2018	Non-Aboriginal	12	33	33	4	13	5	1203
2017	Aboriginal	16	28	29	10	8	8	128
2017	Non-Aboriginal	12	32	36	7	7	8	1726
2014	Aboriginal	9	27	29	16	9999	19	114
2014	Non-Aboriginal	11	30	39	9	9999	10	1858
2011	Aboriginal	13	26	34	11	9999	16	112
2011	Non-Aboriginal	12	32	39	8	9999	10	2289

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Collective Agreements and Terms and Conditions of Employment

Question 56. I am familiar with the provisions of my collective agreement or my terms and conditions of employment.
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
2019	Aboriginal	38	42	7	8	1	2	2	83	10	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	34	46	8	7	2	1	2	83	9	5238

Question 57. My immediate supervisor respects the provisions of my collective agreement or my terms and conditions of employment.
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
2019	Aboriginal	58	17	10	2	4	8	2	83	6	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	57	24	9	2	1	5	2	87	4	5229

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Harassment

Harassment is normally a series of incidents, but it can be one severe incident that has a lasting impact on the individual.
Harassment is any improper conduct by an individual that is directed at and offensive to another individual in the workplace, including at any event or any location related to work, and that the individual knew or ought reasonably to have known would cause offence or harm. It comprises objectionable act(s), comment(s) or display(s) that demean, belittle, or cause personal humiliation or embarrassment, and any act of intimidation or threat. It also includes harassment within the meaning of the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, 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 58. 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
2019	Aboriginal	21	79	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	11	89	5243
2018	Aboriginal	22	78	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	12	88	4187

Question 59a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	45	55	29
2019	Non-Aboriginal	50	50	591
2018	Aboriginal	46	54	25
2018	Non-Aboriginal	44	56	506

Question 59b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	75	25	29
2019	Non-Aboriginal	61	39	591
2018	Aboriginal	68	32	24
2018	Non-Aboriginal	68	32	506

Question 59c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	19	81	29
2019	Non-Aboriginal	8	92	591

Question 60a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	44	56	28
2019	Non-Aboriginal	37	63	582
2018	Aboriginal	36	64	25
2018	Non-Aboriginal	35	65	507

Question 60b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	48	52	28
2019	Non-Aboriginal	40	60	582
2018	Aboriginal	51	49	25
2018	Non-Aboriginal	43	57	507

Question 60c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	48	52	28
2019	Non-Aboriginal	46	54	582
2018	Aboriginal	55	45	25
2018	Non-Aboriginal	50	50	507

Question 60d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	47	53	28
2019	Non-Aboriginal	41	59	582
2018	Aboriginal	56	44	26
2018	Non-Aboriginal	46	54	507

Question 60e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work or withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	30	70	28
2019	Non-Aboriginal	32	68	582
2018	Aboriginal	33	67	25
2018	Non-Aboriginal	34	66	507

Question 60f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	61	39	28
2019	Non-Aboriginal	53	47	582
2018	Aboriginal	57	43	27
2018	Non-Aboriginal	54	46	507

Question 60g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	42	58	28
2019	Non-Aboriginal	30	70	582
2018	Aboriginal	59	41	25
2018	Non-Aboriginal	36	64	507

Question 60k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	47	53	28
2019	Non-Aboriginal	43	57	582
2018	Aboriginal	59	41	26
2018	Non-Aboriginal	50	50	507

Question 60l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	29	71	28
2019	Non-Aboriginal	24	76	582

Question 61a. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	46	54	28
2019	Non-Aboriginal	54	46	578
2018	Aboriginal	58	42	25
2018	Non-Aboriginal	50	50	506

Question 61b. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	24	76	28
2019	Non-Aboriginal	23	77	578
2018	Aboriginal	26	74	26
2018	Non-Aboriginal	22	78	506

Question 61c. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	0	100	28
2019	Non-Aboriginal	6	94	578

Question 61d. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	24	76	28
2019	Non-Aboriginal	13	87	578
2018	Aboriginal	29	71	25
2018	Non-Aboriginal	16	84	506

Question 61i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	33	67	28
2019	Non-Aboriginal	28	72	578
2018	Aboriginal	21	79	26
2018	Non-Aboriginal	33	67	506

Question 63. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you directly witnessed harassment on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	21	79	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	15	85	5227

Question 64. 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
2019	Aboriginal	17	12	22	12	7	20	10	41	27	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	16	15	18	7	6	29	9	50	21	5244
2018	Aboriginal	23	18	18	10	7	18	6	54	22	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	15	15	19	6	5	31	9	50	18	4178
2017	Aboriginal	19	18	18	8	10	21	6	50	25	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	15	17	18	7	8	28	8	49	23	5567
2014	Aboriginal	16	19	18	9	9	25	3	49	26	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	13	16	19	7	7	29	8	47	23	6208

Question 65. 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
2019	Aboriginal	33	30	14	11	3	8	1	69	15	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	33	30	17	6	3	10	1	71	10	5246
2018	Aboriginal	39	28	15	8	4	5	0	71	13	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	30	33	17	5	4	10	1	71	10	4175
2017	Aboriginal	33	25	15	8	9	7	3	65	19	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	28	31	17	6	6	10	1	67	14	5558
2014	Aboriginal	23	27	22	9	6	12	0	58	17	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	22	28	20	7	5	16	2	61	15	6206
2011	Aboriginal	34	28	16	11	7	4	0	64	19	442
2011	Non-Aboriginal	28	32	17	7	5	10	0	67	13	6784

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Discrimination

Discrimination means treating someone differently or unfairly because of a personal characteristic or distinction,which, whether intentional or not, has an effect that imposes disadvantages not imposed on others or that withholds or limits access that is given to others. There are 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 66. 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
2019	Aboriginal	6	94	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	7	93	5243
2018	Aboriginal	13	87	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	7	93	4170

Question 71. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you directly witnessed discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	8	92	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	8	92	5234

Question 72. 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
2019	Aboriginal	21	15	26	4	4	22	9	51	13	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	18	13	20	3	3	33	10	54	11	5235
2018	Aboriginal	26	16	19	7	3	22	7	59	14	126
2018	Non-Aboriginal	16	15	20	3	3	35	8	54	10	4173
2017	Aboriginal	27	12	20	5	6	25	5	56	16	408
2017	Non-Aboriginal	15	16	20	3	3	35	8	55	10	5559
2014	Aboriginal	21	18	23	4	5	26	3	55	12	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	14	15	20	3	3	36	9	52	10	6201

Question 73. 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
2019	Aboriginal	38	27	16	4	4	11	1	73	9	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	36	28	17	3	2	12	2	74	7	5231
2018	Aboriginal	41	22	16	8	2	9	1	71	11	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	31	31	18	3	3	13	1	73	7	4176
2017	Aboriginal	37	25	17	3	5	11	1	71	10	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	30	32	16	3	3	13	2	74	7	5550
2014	Aboriginal	33	26	19	5	3	12	0	69	10	395
2014	Non-Aboriginal	25	28	19	3	2	19	2	68	7	6205
2011	Aboriginal	44	26	13	7	3	7	0	75	11	442
2011	Non-Aboriginal	35	34	15	3	3	10	0	77	7	6771

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Stress and Well-Being

Question 74a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Pay or other compensation-related issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	23	25	23	12	15	0	1	49	28	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	23	28	21	13	14	0	1	51	27	5246
2018	Aboriginal	16	25	21	12	22	2	2	43	36	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	17	24	23	14	18	0	2	43	33	4178
2017	Aboriginal	19	21	23	12	23	1	1	41	36	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	18	24	20	15	21	1	2	43	37	5552

Question 74b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	23	28	22	15	11	1	0	52	26	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	19	30	25	15	10	0	1	49	25	5248
2018	Aboriginal	15	22	33	15	13	1	1	38	29	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	15	27	29	17	11	0	1	43	28	4175
2017	Aboriginal	24	28	26	11	10	0	1	53	22	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	15	27	27	17	13	0	1	42	31	5551

Question 74c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Unreasonable deadlines
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	29	32	21	8	10	1	0	62	18	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	26	31	22	12	7	0	2	58	19	5224
2018	Aboriginal	24	25	20	17	11	1	3	50	29	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	21	30	24	13	9	1	2	52	23	4167
2017	Aboriginal	37	27	16	11	6	2	2	66	18	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	20	30	24	14	9	1	2	51	24	5544

Question 74d. 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
2019	Aboriginal	25	21	22	15	16	1	1	46	32	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	24	26	23	14	11	1	1	51	26	5224
2018	Aboriginal	18	19	22	21	17	1	3	38	39	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	19	25	25	16	13	1	2	45	29	4171
2017	Aboriginal	28	20	19	14	17	1	1	49	32	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	17	24	24	17	15	1	2	42	34	5552

Question 74e. 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
2019	Aboriginal	59	15	11	6	4	2	4	78	10	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	48	25	12	5	4	0	5	77	10	5221
2018	Aboriginal	48	18	12	6	5	0	10	74	12	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	42	26	14	6	5	1	7	73	12	4163
2017	Aboriginal	52	20	12	3	5	0	8	79	8	406
2017	Non-Aboriginal	38	25	15	6	5	1	9	71	13	5541

Question 74f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	33	29	24	5	8	0	1	63	13	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	32	31	18	10	8	0	1	64	18	5227
2018	Aboriginal	30	24	25	10	10	0	1	55	20	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	29	28	20	12	9	1	1	59	21	4170
2017	Aboriginal	36	27	21	8	7	0	1	63	15	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	26	31	22	12	9	0	1	58	21	5541

Question 74g. 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
2019	Aboriginal	32	28	21	13	5	0	1	60	18	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	29	36	20	8	5	1	1	66	13	5222
2018	Aboriginal	33	32	20	13	2	0	1	65	15	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	25	35	23	9	5	1	2	61	15	4169
2017	Aboriginal	33	29	18	10	6	1	2	64	17	408
2017	Non-Aboriginal	25	33	21	12	7	1	1	59	19	5537

Question 74h. 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
2019	Aboriginal	33	26	24	13	4	0	1	59	17	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	25	34	22	11	6	1	1	60	18	5216
2018	Aboriginal	23	33	23	16	4	0	1	57	21	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	21	33	26	12	6	1	1	55	19	4171
2017	Aboriginal	30	31	20	12	5	2	1	63	17	405
2017	Non-Aboriginal	20	32	23	14	8	1	2	53	23	5533

Question 74i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of clear expectations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	33	30	20	10	6	0	1	63	17	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	32	32	19	10	6	0	1	64	16	5209
2018	Aboriginal	33	24	19	15	5	1	3	59	21	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	27	34	21	11	6	1	1	61	18	4161
2017	Aboriginal	35	33	16	8	6	1	2	69	14	408
2017	Non-Aboriginal	25	32	20	11	8	1	2	59	20	5533

Question 74j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of recognition
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	44	19	17	11	7	1	1	64	18	137
2019	Non-Aboriginal	43	28	14	7	7	0	1	72	14	5211

Question 74k. 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
2019	Aboriginal	30	37	13	12	7	0	0	67	19	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	35	32	19	8	4	0	1	68	12	5213
2018	Aboriginal	28	30	20	10	8	1	3	60	19	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	28	33	22	10	5	1	1	62	16	4147
2017	Aboriginal	33	29	20	9	5	1	1	64	15	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	28	32	21	10	6	1	2	62	16	5521

Question 74l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Physical work environment
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	55	20	11	6	7	0	1	76	13	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	52	24	12	5	4	0	2	78	9	5206
2018	Aboriginal	54	18	12	5	6	1	3	76	12	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	49	24	13	6	5	1	2	76	11	4157
2017	Aboriginal	56	24	11	4	3	1	1	82	7	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	48	26	13	6	5	0	2	75	11	5559

Question 74m. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	72	13	4	4	3	0	5	89	7	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	72	12	4	2	2	1	7	91	4	5206
2018	Aboriginal	66	17	3	5	3	4	2	88	8	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	67	15	6	3	2	1	6	88	6	4172

Question 74n. 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
2019	Aboriginal	66	14	7	4	7	1	1	82	12	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	73	11	6	3	3	1	3	87	7	5210
2018	Aboriginal	60	18	9	4	5	2	2	81	9	126
2018	Non-Aboriginal	69	12	6	4	4	1	4	86	8	4159
2017	Aboriginal	66	14	7	4	3	2	3	85	8	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	68	13	6	4	4	1	4	85	8	5558

Question 74o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with my co-worker(s)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	55	25	11	2	5	0	1	82	8	134
2019	Non-Aboriginal	58	26	9	3	2	0	2	85	6	5198
2018	Aboriginal	54	27	11	2	6	0	1	82	7	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	56	26	10	4	2	1	1	84	6	4167
2017	Aboriginal	47	27	13	6	4	1	3	76	11	409
2017	Non-Aboriginal	53	28	10	4	2	0	3	83	6	5557

Question 74p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	62	14	9	6	7	0	1	78	13	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	60	19	9	5	4	0	2	81	9	5196
2018	Aboriginal	54	19	11	8	6	1	1	75	14	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	56	21	10	6	5	1	2	78	11	4162
2017	Aboriginal	59	19	8	6	4	0	3	81	10	406
2017	Non-Aboriginal	56	21	10	6	5	0	3	79	11	5554

Question 74q. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	64	10	3	2	4	0	17	89	7	134
2019	Non-Aboriginal	55	12	5	2	1	0	26	90	4	5177
2018	Aboriginal	48	8	3	3	2	2	34	87	8	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	51	12	5	2	1	1	29	88	5	4147
2017	Aboriginal	58	12	5	3	1	1	20	88	6	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	50	13	5	2	1	0	28	89	5	5552

Question 74r. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with other individual(s) (e.g., members of the public, individuals from other departments or agencies)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	67	21	8	1	1	0	2	89	2	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	69	17	6	2	1	0	6	91	3	5196
2018	Aboriginal	59	20	9	2	1	1	7	86	4	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	64	19	7	2	1	1	7	90	3	4150
2017	Aboriginal	59	21	11	2	2	1	4	84	5	405
2017	Non-Aboriginal	62	20	7	2	1	1	7	89	4	5526

Question 74s. 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
2019	Aboriginal	73	12	6	3	4	0	2	87	7	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	70	14	5	3	4	1	3	88	7	5215
2018	Aboriginal	63	15	7	3	2	1	8	86	6	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	66	15	6	3	4	1	5	86	8	4170
2017	Aboriginal	62	15	7	3	6	2	5	82	10	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	61	18	8	4	4	1	4	84	8	5559

Question 74t. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Personal issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	51	29	12	6	3	0	0	79	9	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	52	27	12	4	2	0	2	82	6	5205
2018	Aboriginal	46	32	13	4	4	0	2	79	8	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	47	29	14	4	2	1	3	79	7	4165
2017	Aboriginal	51	26	12	6	2	0	2	79	9	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	49	30	12	4	2	0	3	82	6	5548

Question 75. 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
2019	Aboriginal	20	28	28	19	4	0	48	23	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	15	35	35	11	4	0	51	15	5251
2018	Aboriginal	16	28	39	10	7	0	44	17	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	14	34	35	12	4	0	48	17	4195
2017	Aboriginal	18	28	33	11	7	2	47	19	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	10	31	38	13	7	0	41	20	5559

Question 76. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	20	17	33	22	8	0	30	37	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	9	16	40	24	10	0	35	25	5212
2018	Aboriginal	14	17	40	19	10	0	29	31	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	9	18	39	23	10	0	33	27	4142
2017	Aboriginal	10	19	39	23	9	0	32	29	407
2017	Non-Aboriginal	9	19	41	21	8	1	30	29	5558

Question 77. 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
2019	Aboriginal	45	33	10	5	4	2	80	10	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	39	40	12	6	2	2	80	8	5229
2018	Aboriginal	46	31	9	8	4	1	78	13	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	38	40	12	5	3	2	80	8	4177
2017	Aboriginal	26	34	21	8	8	4	62	17	406
2017	Non-Aboriginal	34	40	12	6	5	2	77	11	5562

Question 78. I would describe my workplace as being psychologically healthy.
A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	32	27	17	13	9	2	60	23	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	28	37	16	11	6	1	66	18	5241
2018	Aboriginal	32	26	14	13	13	1	59	27	128
2018	Non-Aboriginal	27	37	15	12	7	2	66	19	4184
2017	Aboriginal	24	35	15	12	11	3	61	24	410
2017	Non-Aboriginal	20	40	15	14	10	1	61	24	5559

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Duty to Accommodate

The duty to accommodate refers to the employer’s obligation to eliminate disadvantages to employees, prospective employees or clients that result from a rule, practice or physical barrier that has or that may have an adverse impact on individuals or groups protected under the Canadian Human Rights Act or identified as a designated group under the Employment Equity Act. It applies to all grounds of discrimination covered by the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy and childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test), disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered). Employers must provide accommodation up to the point of undue hardship, taking into account essential job requirements.

Question 79. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, have you requested measures to accommodate your needs in the workplace in the last two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	27	73	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	19	81	5246
2017	Aboriginal	23	77	405
2017	Non-Aboriginal	20	80	5557
2014	Aboriginal	22	78	392
2014	Non-Aboriginal	17	83	6193

Question 80. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	87	13	37
2019	Non-Aboriginal	83	17	987
2017	Aboriginal	72	28	98
2017	Non-Aboriginal	83	17	1112
2014	Aboriginal	79	21	92
2014	Non-Aboriginal	80	20	1030

Question 81. I am satisfied with the measures that were taken to accommodate my needs.
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
2019	Aboriginal	54	36	3	3	5	0	0	89	8	31
2019	Non-Aboriginal	51	33	4	7	3	1	0	85	11	804
2017	Aboriginal	43	33	18	6	1	0	0	75	7	72
2017	Non-Aboriginal	51	32	5	7	3	0	0	84	11	921
2014	Aboriginal	37	37	10	9	4	3	1	77	13	75
2014	Non-Aboriginal	52	32	6	6	2	0	1	85	9	832

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Compensation

Question 82. 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
2019	Aboriginal	17	32	28	11	10	1	1	18	82	135
2019	Non-Aboriginal	23	31	22	11	10	2	1	24	76	5220
2018	Aboriginal	24	26	16	12	19	1	2	24	76	129
2018	Non-Aboriginal	26	25	22	12	12	3	1	27	73	4187
2017	Aboriginal	23	24	16	11	20	4	1	24	76	410
2017	Non-Aboriginal	26	23	20	13	14	3	1	27	73	5570

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected from "a small extent" to "a very large extent":
Question 83. Have you experienced any new pay or other compensation issues over the last 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	62	38	109
2019	Non-Aboriginal	57	43	3890

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected from "a small extent" to "a very large extent":
Question 84. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Aboriginal	44	56	109
2019	Non-Aboriginal	40	60	3811
2018	Aboriginal	33	67	92
2018	Non-Aboriginal	28	72	3004

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected from "a small extent" to "a very large extent":
Question 85. 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
2019	Aboriginal	10	25	17	17	24	1	5	37	44	110
2019	Non-Aboriginal	12	24	18	18	19	2	7	39	41	3808
2018	Aboriginal	14	22	14	19	23	4	6	39	46	94
2018	Non-Aboriginal	11	22	18	19	22	2	6	36	44	3012
2017	Aboriginal	9	21	15	18	21	9	7	35	47	285
2017	Non-Aboriginal	10	21	16	18	26	2	8	35	48	3882

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected from "a small extent" to "a very large extent":
Question 86. 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
2019	Aboriginal	11	15	17	22	32	1	3	27	56	110
2019	Non-Aboriginal	5	15	16	21	34	2	6	23	60	3812
2018	Aboriginal	8	9	10	16	47	3	7	19	70	94
2018	Non-Aboriginal	3	11	15	19	45	2	5	15	69	3008
2017	Aboriginal	3	13	11	19	46	4	4	18	71	285
2017	Non-Aboriginal	2	8	10	18	53	3	6	11	77	3878

Question 87. 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
2019	Aboriginal	29	21	17	13	14	0	5	53	29	136
2019	Non-Aboriginal	38	19	15	9	11	1	7	62	22	5149
2018	Aboriginal	30	15	18	12	14	2	9	51	29	127
2018	Non-Aboriginal	34	18	15	10	11	1	10	58	25	4181

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01

2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Health Canada by Question 106. Are you an Aboriginal person?

Survey Themes

My Job

Question 1. I have the materials and equipment I need to do my job.

Question 2. When I prepare written materials, including emails, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.

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

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

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

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

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

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

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

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

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

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.

Question 15. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

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

Question 18a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.

Question 18c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.

Question 18d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.

Question 18e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.

Question 18f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.

Question 18g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.

Question 18h. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... Unreliable technology.

My Work Unit

Question 19. During meetings in my work unit, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.

Question 20. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.

Question 21. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.

Question 22. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.

Question 23. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.

My Immediate Supervisor

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

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

Question 26. I can count on my immediate supervisor to keep his or her promises.

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

Question 28. When I communicate with my immediate supervisor, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.

Question 29. Subject to operational requirements, my immediate supervisor supports the use of flexible work arrangements (e.g., flexible hours, compressed workweeks, telework).

Question 30. My immediate supervisor seems to care about me as a person.

Question 31. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.

Question 33. I am equipped to support employees in my work unit who are experiencing mental health issues. (for supervisors)

Senior Management

Question 34. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.

Question 35. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.

Question 36. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.

Question 37. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.

Question 38. Senior managers in my department or agency use both official languages in their interactions with employees.

My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.

Question 40. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.

Question 41. 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 42. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.

Question 43. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.

Question 44. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.

Question 45. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.

Question 46a. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Conflict between my work obligations and my family or personal obligations

Question 46b. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to language training in my second official language

Question 46c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to learning opportunities

Question 46d. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to developmental programs

Question 46e. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of opportunities in my region

Question 46f. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Level of education

Question 46g. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination

Question 46h. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Accessibility or accommodation issues

Question 47. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.

Question 48. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas).

Question 49. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workplace.

Question 50. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.

Question 51. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.

Question 52. I am satisfied with my department or agency.

Question 53. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.

Mobility and Retention

Question 54. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?

Question 55. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

Collective Agreements and Terms and Conditions of Employment

Question 56. I am familiar with the provisions of my collective agreement or my terms and conditions of employment.

Question 57. My immediate supervisor respects the provisions of my collective agreement or my terms and conditions of employment.

Harassment