2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Statistics Canada by Question 99. What are the language requirements of your position?

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	40	44	5	9	2	0	84	11	2287
2019	Unilingual English	41	45	4	7	3	0	86	10	610
2019	Unilingual French	53	33	8	3	3	0	86	6	34
2019	Either English or French	52	36	3	7	2	0	88	9	1031
2017	Bilingual	34	46	5	10	4	0	81	14	2486
2017	Unilingual English	36	48	3	9	5	0	84	13	619
2017	Unilingual French	53	44	0	0	0	3	100	0	34
2017	Either English or French	43	40	4	8	4	0	84	12	1063
2014	Bilingual	37	46	6	9	2	0	83	12	2327
2014	Unilingual English	33	48	4	12	3	0	82	15	514
2014	Unilingual French	27	64	0	9	0	0	91	9	33
2014	Either English or French	42	43	5	7	3	0	85	10	1043
2011	Bilingual	49	41	4	5	2	0	89	7	2731
2011	Unilingual English	42	41	5	9	3	0	84	11	540
2011	Unilingual French	36	33	15	16	0	0	69	16	35
2011	Either English or French	47	41	3	7	1	0	88	8	1142
2008	Bilingual	53	38	3	5	1	0	91	6	2944
2008	Unilingual English	45	41	4	8	3	0	86	11	568
2008	Unilingual French	52	37	4	7	0	0	89	7	46
2008	Either English or French	53	38	3	4	2	0	90	6	1265

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	Bilingual	52	26	8	10	3	0	79	13	2289
2019	Unilingual English	74	17	3	3	2	1	92	5	609
2019	Unilingual French	39	20	13	24	3	0	60	27	34
2019	Either English or French	74	17	3	4	1	0	91	6	1031
2017	Bilingual	51	27	8	10	4	0	78	14	2486
2017	Unilingual English	74	19	2	3	1	1	94	4	618
2017	Unilingual French	31	37	18	8	6	0	68	14	35
2017	Either English or French	73	17	4	5	1	0	90	6	1063
2014	Bilingual	47	29	9	12	4	0	76	15	2328
2014	Unilingual English	71	20	3	4	1	1	92	6	515
2014	Unilingual French	37	30	9	15	9	0	67	24	33
2014	Either English or French	67	21	5	5	2	1	88	7	1040
2011	Bilingual	50	26	9	12	3	0	76	15	2727
2011	Unilingual English	70	19	3	3	2	2	91	5	540
2011	Unilingual French	36	34	11	15	5	0	70	19	35
2011	Either English or French	66	21	4	6	2	1	88	8	1141
2008	Bilingual	53	23	8	11	4	0	76	16	2943
2008	Unilingual English	77	16	3	3	1	1	93	4	567
2008	Unilingual French	44	27	11	11	7	0	71	18	45
2008	Either English or French	69	20	3	5	2	0	90	7	1262

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	45	38	6	8	3	83	11	2289
2019	Unilingual English	51	32	7	7	4	83	11	609
2019	Unilingual French	51	38	0	8	3	89	11	34
2019	Either English or French	53	32	5	7	3	85	10	1028
2017	Bilingual	40	37	8	9	5	77	15	2487
2017	Unilingual English	42	39	6	9	4	81	13	619
2017	Unilingual French	54	40	3	3	0	94	3	35
2017	Either English or French	48	32	8	7	5	80	12	1062
2014	Bilingual	44	38	7	7	3	82	10	2326
2014	Unilingual English	46	32	6	11	4	78	16	514
2014	Unilingual French	36	49	9	0	6	85	6	33
2014	Either English or French	50	33	7	7	3	83	10	1041
2011	Bilingual	47	38	7	5	2	86	8	2722
2011	Unilingual English	42	40	7	7	3	82	10	533
2011	Unilingual French	42	33	16	2	7	75	9	35
2011	Either English or French	45	38	8	6	3	83	8	1140

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	Bilingual	30	42	12	11	4	0	1	73	15	2283
2019	Unilingual English	31	37	13	13	6	0	0	68	19	612
2019	Unilingual French	37	37	9	15	0	0	3	76	15	34
2019	Either English or French	32	41	13	8	5	1	0	74	13	1027
2017	Bilingual	31	43	11	11	4	0	0	74	14	2485
2017	Unilingual English	25	42	11	13	9	0	1	67	22	619
2017	Unilingual French	34	47	14	0	6	0	0	81	6	35
2017	Either English or French	34	37	12	11	5	0	1	72	17	1064
2014	Bilingual	31	42	13	9	3	0	0	74	13	2324
2014	Unilingual English	24	41	12	15	6	0	1	66	21	514
2014	Unilingual French	21	46	15	12	0	3	3	71	13	33
2014	Either English or French	32	39	12	10	5	0	1	73	15	1040
2011	Bilingual	34	42	13	7	3	0	1	77	10	2727
2011	Unilingual English	27	38	16	11	6	0	2	66	17	539
2011	Unilingual French	36	39	11	10	4	0	0	75	14	35
2011	Either English or French	34	37	13	9	5	0	3	73	14	1142
2008	Bilingual	31	42	14	9	3	0	2	74	12	2943
2008	Unilingual English	30	38	14	11	6	0	1	69	17	566
2008	Unilingual French	35	39	9	15	2	0	0	74	18	46
2008	Either English or French	33	40	13	9	5	0	1	74	14	1267

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	54	34	7	4	1	0	0	88	5	2281
2019	Unilingual English	52	34	6	5	2	1	0	87	7	605
2019	Unilingual French	53	34	7	3	3	0	0	87	6	34
2019	Either English or French	56	31	7	4	2	0	1	88	6	1029
2017	Bilingual	53	35	7	4	1	0	0	88	5	2479
2017	Unilingual English	51	35	7	5	2	0	0	86	7	618
2017	Unilingual French	57	35	8	0	0	0	0	92	0	35
2017	Either English or French	55	30	9	5	1	0	0	85	6	1063
2014	Bilingual	48	38	8	3	1	0	0	87	5	2327
2014	Unilingual English	46	35	11	5	2	1	0	82	8	515
2014	Unilingual French	27	45	18	6	0	0	3	75	6	33
2014	Either English or French	48	37	8	4	1	1	0	86	5	1040

Question 6. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	51	32	7	7	2	0	1	84	9	2286
2019	Unilingual English	53	29	8	5	4	0	0	83	9	611
2019	Unilingual French	51	28	6	10	6	0	0	78	16	32
2019	Either English or French	55	29	8	4	2	1	1	86	7	1028
2017	Bilingual	46	35	9	7	3	0	1	81	10	2487
2017	Unilingual English	49	31	9	6	4	1	0	81	10	618
2017	Unilingual French	47	31	14	3	3	0	3	80	6	35
2017	Either English or French	54	28	9	6	3	0	1	83	8	1062
2014	Bilingual	45	35	10	5	3	1	2	82	8	2327
2014	Unilingual English	39	34	13	6	5	1	1	74	12	515
2014	Unilingual French	28	47	12	3	3	3	3	80	7	32
2014	Either English or French	49	31	11	4	3	1	2	83	6	1039
2011	Bilingual	47	36	8	5	3	0	1	84	7	2731
2011	Unilingual English	45	33	11	6	4	1	1	78	10	538
2011	Unilingual French	37	41	20	0	0	0	2	79	0	35
2011	Either English or French	50	32	9	4	3	1	1	84	7	1141

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	37	42	11	6	3	0	80	9	2289
2019	Unilingual English	34	39	14	8	6	0	73	13	611
2019	Unilingual French	42	38	3	6	12	0	79	18	34
2019	Either English or French	37	40	13	7	3	0	77	10	1032
2017	Bilingual	36	45	10	6	2	0	82	9	2483
2017	Unilingual English	33	46	10	6	5	0	79	11	618
2017	Unilingual French	34	50	13	0	3	0	84	3	35
2017	Either English or French	34	45	11	6	4	0	79	10	1064
2014	Bilingual	31	47	12	7	3	0	78	10	2329
2014	Unilingual English	28	47	13	8	4	1	75	12	515
2014	Unilingual French	30	52	9	9	0	0	82	9	33
2014	Either English or French	28	47	13	8	4	0	75	12	1043
2011	Bilingual	36	44	12	6	3	0	80	8	2729
2011	Unilingual English	33	42	12	8	4	0	76	12	537
2011	Unilingual French	35	33	29	2	0	0	69	2	35
2011	Either English or French	32	42	14	7	5	0	74	12	1138
2008	Bilingual	38	42	11	6	3	0	80	10	2930
2008	Unilingual English	33	41	12	8	6	0	74	14	566
2008	Unilingual French	37	46	11	4	2	0	83	7	46
2008	Either English or French	31	42	14	8	6	0	73	13	1254

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	31	41	14	9	4	0	0	73	14	2288
2019	Unilingual English	32	38	12	12	7	0	0	69	19	612
2019	Unilingual French	37	26	20	8	9	0	0	63	17	34
2019	Either English or French	37	39	12	7	5	1	0	77	11	1032
2017	Bilingual	31	38	14	10	6	0	0	70	16	2482
2017	Unilingual English	31	38	15	9	7	0	0	69	16	618
2017	Unilingual French	44	24	25	5	3	0	0	67	8	35
2017	Either English or French	34	38	12	9	6	1	0	72	16	1064
2014	Bilingual	27	42	16	10	5	0	0	69	15	2330
2014	Unilingual English	23	39	16	12	9	1	0	63	21	515
2014	Unilingual French	31	44	6	12	3	0	3	78	16	32
2014	Either English or French	30	39	16	9	5	0	0	70	14	1041
2011	Bilingual	27	44	14	10	5	0	0	71	15	2732
2011	Unilingual English	22	44	13	12	7	1	0	67	20	539
2011	Unilingual French	34	23	25	15	4	0	0	57	18	35
2011	Either English or French	28	39	15	10	6	1	1	68	17	1138

Question 9. 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
2019	Bilingual	34	43	11	8	3	78	11	2286
2019	Unilingual English	33	43	12	8	4	76	12	609
2019	Unilingual French	36	47	5	9	3	83	12	34
2019	Either English or French	39	40	9	9	2	79	12	1028
2017	Bilingual	34	46	10	8	3	80	11	2485
2017	Unilingual English	36	40	11	8	4	77	12	615
2017	Unilingual French	50	41	6	0	3	91	3	35
2017	Either English or French	38	40	11	8	2	79	11	1062

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	Bilingual	45	41	8	4	2	0	86	6	2284
2019	Unilingual English	43	39	11	3	3	0	83	6	610
2019	Unilingual French	48	34	12	3	3	0	82	6	34
2019	Either English or French	46	39	9	4	2	1	85	6	1029
2017	Bilingual	46	41	7	3	2	0	88	5	2483
2017	Unilingual English	48	39	9	2	2	0	87	5	615
2017	Unilingual French	54	37	9	0	0	0	91	0	34
2017	Either English or French	46	41	7	4	2	0	87	6	1062
2014	Bilingual	44	43	8	3	1	0	88	4	2328
2014	Unilingual English	46	37	10	4	2	1	84	7	515
2014	Unilingual French	27	64	6	3	0	0	91	3	33
2014	Either English or French	42	42	11	3	1	1	85	4	1041
2011	Bilingual	43	42	9	3	1	1	86	4	2734
2011	Unilingual English	42	43	8	5	2	0	85	7	538
2011	Unilingual French	40	46	12	2	0	0	86	2	34
2011	Either English or French	43	43	8	4	2	1	87	5	1141
2008	Bilingual	47	39	8	3	2	1	87	5	2939
2008	Unilingual English	49	37	7	4	3	0	87	7	567
2008	Unilingual French	39	41	11	4	0	4	84	5	46
2008	Either English or French	43	43	8	4	2	1	86	6	1263

Question 11. 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
2019	Bilingual	36	39	13	8	4	75	12	2289
2019	Unilingual English	33	40	11	9	7	73	16	610
2019	Unilingual French	33	33	16	12	6	66	18	34
2019	Either English or French	42	35	12	7	4	77	11	1029
2017	Bilingual	34	41	12	8	5	75	13	2478
2017	Unilingual English	34	40	12	7	7	74	14	617
2017	Unilingual French	35	35	27	3	0	70	3	35
2017	Either English or French	36	38	12	8	5	74	13	1064

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	49	37	10	3	1	86	5	2274
2019	Unilingual English	45	34	14	4	2	79	7	609
2019	Unilingual French	42	44	6	0	9	85	9	34
2019	Either English or French	47	35	12	4	2	82	6	1025
2017	Bilingual	51	38	7	3	1	89	4	2484
2017	Unilingual English	50	35	10	4	1	85	5	619
2017	Unilingual French	45	44	8	3	0	89	3	35
2017	Either English or French	50	37	9	3	1	87	4	1062
2014	Bilingual	55	35	8	2	1	90	2	2330
2014	Unilingual English	61	27	8	2	1	89	3	514
2014	Unilingual French	43	46	12	0	0	88	0	33
2014	Either English or French	52	34	11	2	1	86	3	1038
2011	Bilingual	56	34	8	2	1	90	2	2729
2011	Unilingual English	59	30	7	3	1	89	4	540
2011	Unilingual French	56	35	7	2	0	91	2	34
2011	Either English or French	55	33	8	2	2	88	4	1142

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	Bilingual	36	40	12	8	4	0	0	76	12	2287
2019	Unilingual English	30	40	13	10	6	0	0	71	16	609
2019	Unilingual French	33	35	11	6	15	0	0	68	21	34
2019	Either English or French	38	37	13	7	3	1	0	76	11	1031
2017	Bilingual	37	42	10	7	3	0	0	79	11	2482
2017	Unilingual English	34	37	12	10	6	1	1	73	15	620
2017	Unilingual French	35	41	19	0	5	0	0	76	5	35
2017	Either English or French	35	41	11	8	4	0	1	77	12	1063
2014	Bilingual	29	44	13	10	4	0	0	74	13	2329
2014	Unilingual English	23	44	16	9	6	1	1	68	16	513
2014	Unilingual French	12	60	12	9	3	3	0	75	13	33
2014	Either English or French	27	44	14	10	4	1	1	72	14	1042
2011	Bilingual	34	42	12	8	4	0	0	77	11	2730
2011	Unilingual English	27	45	13	8	5	1	1	73	13	541
2011	Unilingual French	35	29	22	7	2	0	5	67	10	34
2011	Either English or French	30	42	13	8	5	1	1	73	14	1133

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	45	35	12	5	3	0	0	80	8	2289
2019	Unilingual English	39	35	11	9	5	0	0	74	14	610
2019	Unilingual French	37	35	16	6	6	0	0	72	12	34
2019	Either English or French	43	33	14	6	3	0	0	76	9	1027
2017	Bilingual	43	37	10	6	3	0	0	80	9	2478
2017	Unilingual English	40	36	11	7	5	0	0	77	12	618
2017	Unilingual French	35	54	8	0	2	0	0	90	2	35
2017	Either English or French	41	36	13	6	4	1	0	77	10	1061
2014	Bilingual	37	40	13	7	3	0	0	77	10	2328
2014	Unilingual English	32	39	14	8	6	1	1	72	14	513
2014	Unilingual French	24	54	12	9	0	0	0	78	9	33
2014	Either English or French	35	38	14	8	3	0	0	74	11	1042

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	Bilingual	34	42	13	8	3	0	0	77	10	2254
2019	Unilingual English	35	41	12	7	4	0	0	76	11	605
2019	Unilingual French	35	51	5	6	3	0	0	86	9	32
2019	Either English or French	38	40	12	5	2	2	1	81	7	1027
2017	Bilingual	38	40	12	7	3	0	0	79	9	2478
2017	Unilingual English	38	37	11	7	5	0	0	76	12	619
2017	Unilingual French	44	45	11	0	0	0	0	89	0	35
2017	Either English or French	40	39	11	6	3	1	1	80	9	1061
2014	Bilingual	35	40	14	7	3	0	0	76	10	2330
2014	Unilingual English	31	42	12	8	5	1	1	74	13	514
2014	Unilingual French	21	52	21	6	0	0	0	73	6	33
2014	Either English or French	34	41	16	6	2	1	1	76	8	1042
2011	Bilingual	39	42	10	6	1	1	1	82	7	2724
2011	Unilingual English	38	39	13	5	3	1	2	78	8	536
2011	Unilingual French	41	36	12	2	0	7	2	85	2	35
2011	Either English or French	41	39	10	4	3	2	1	83	7	1139

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	41	41	11	5	2	82	7	2294
2019	Unilingual English	39	41	11	5	5	79	10	609
2019	Unilingual French	43	37	6	3	12	80	15	34
2019	Either English or French	46	36	11	5	2	82	7	1031
2017	Bilingual	42	41	10	5	2	84	7	2481
2017	Unilingual English	42	38	10	6	4	81	10	619
2017	Unilingual French	46	43	9	0	3	89	3	35
2017	Either English or French	43	40	9	5	3	83	8	1061
2014	Bilingual	37	45	11	5	2	82	7	2326
2014	Unilingual English	38	40	12	6	3	79	9	515
2014	Unilingual French	30	54	15	0	0	85	0	33
2014	Either English or French	38	40	13	6	2	79	8	1043
2011	Bilingual	41	44	9	4	1	86	5	2733
2011	Unilingual English	37	43	11	5	3	81	8	540
2011	Unilingual French	38	49	11	2	0	86	2	35
2011	Either English or French	38	43	10	5	4	81	9	1144
2008	Bilingual	43	42	8	5	2	85	7	2938
2008	Unilingual English	37	43	10	7	4	80	10	567
2008	Unilingual French	39	43	11	6	0	83	6	46
2008	Either English or French	38	43	9	6	3	81	9	1261

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	Bilingual	40	32	16	7	5	0	0	73	12	2277
2019	Unilingual English	50	29	13	4	2	0	0	80	6	611
2019	Unilingual French	62	26	9	0	3	0	0	88	3	34
2019	Either English or French	58	30	7	2	1	0	1	89	3	1032
2017	Bilingual	38	36	13	7	4	0	1	75	11	2489
2017	Unilingual English	51	33	9	4	1	0	1	85	6	620
2017	Unilingual French	65	27	0	3	3	3	0	94	6	35
2017	Either English or French	57	31	7	2	1	0	1	89	3	1065
2014	Bilingual	38	36	15	7	3	0	0	75	10	2329
2014	Unilingual English	44	34	15	3	3	1	0	79	6	515
2014	Unilingual French	55	36	6	0	0	0	3	94	0	33
2014	Either English or French	58	31	8	2	0	0	0	90	3	1043
2011	Bilingual	34	37	17	7	4	0	0	72	11	2729
2011	Unilingual English	41	37	13	6	2	0	0	79	8	540
2011	Unilingual French	58	23	13	4	2	0	0	81	7	35
2011	Either English or French	49	36	10	2	2	0	0	86	4	1142
2008	Bilingual	32	38	17	8	4	0	1	70	12	2943
2008	Unilingual English	37	39	16	5	1	0	1	77	6	568
2008	Unilingual French	59	33	6	2	0	0	0	91	2	46
2008	Either English or French	49	35	12	2	1	0	1	85	3	1262

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	Bilingual	9	25	36	20	9	0	1	29	35	2288
2019	Unilingual English	9	17	35	24	12	0	2	36	28	610
2019	Unilingual French	11	21	28	18	18	3	0	38	33	34
2019	Either English or French	5	15	35	27	16	1	2	44	21	1031
2017	Bilingual	7	21	38	22	10	1	2	33	29	2475
2017	Unilingual English	6	16	36	24	13	2	3	39	23	614
2017	Unilingual French	12	9	19	23	27	8	2	55	23	35
2017	Either English or French	6	13	30	26	17	2	6	47	21	1055
2014	Bilingual	6	24	39	21	7	1	2	29	31	2325
2014	Unilingual English	6	19	37	21	13	2	3	35	26	514
2014	Unilingual French	0	21	46	24	6	0	3	31	21	33
2014	Either English or French	5	15	34	28	12	1	4	43	21	1038
2011	Bilingual	8	24	36	20	8	1	2	30	33	2727
2011	Unilingual English	6	17	38	21	10	2	5	33	25	539
2011	Unilingual French	7	17	30	16	19	4	6	40	27	35
2011	Either English or French	6	18	33	23	14	1	4	40	25	1139
2008	Bilingual	6	21	37	24	9	1	2	34	28	2943
2008	Unilingual English	5	15	40	25	12	1	2	38	21	565
2008	Unilingual French	8	22	35	17	8	2	7	28	33	46
2008	Either English or French	4	16	33	26	14	2	5	43	22	1264

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	Bilingual	6	15	30	29	17	2	1	48	22	2280
2019	Unilingual English	5	12	23	32	23	2	3	58	18	610
2019	Unilingual French	6	12	23	18	41	0	0	59	18	33
2019	Either English or French	4	8	19	31	32	4	3	67	13	1029
2017	Bilingual	4	11	27	31	21	2	4	56	16	2467
2017	Unilingual English	6	9	23	30	22	4	6	57	17	612
2017	Unilingual French	9	5	18	11	34	9	14	58	19	34
2017	Either English or French	3	7	19	29	29	5	9	67	11	1051
2014	Bilingual	4	13	31	31	15	4	3	48	18	2315
2014	Unilingual English	6	14	28	25	19	4	5	48	22	511
2014	Unilingual French	0	12	30	27	9	12	9	46	16	33
2014	Either English or French	4	10	23	29	23	5	6	59	15	1039
2011	Bilingual	6	15	27	29	16	3	4	49	22	2721
2011	Unilingual English	7	14	22	28	17	3	8	51	24	540
2011	Unilingual French	0	19	14	33	22	4	8	62	21	35
2011	Either English or French	5	10	21	28	24	5	7	59	18	1134
2008	Bilingual	4	11	22	33	24	3	4	61	16	2935
2008	Unilingual English	5	11	23	30	23	3	5	57	18	564
2008	Unilingual French	2	9	22	37	21	0	9	64	12	46
2008	Either English or French	3	8	17	32	28	5	7	68	13	1260

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	Bilingual	11	23	35	19	8	2	2	28	35	2291
2019	Unilingual English	10	19	28	22	14	3	3	39	31	609
2019	Unilingual French	9	19	29	17	19	3	4	39	30	33
2019	Either English or French	7	15	26	25	19	5	3	48	24	1026
2017	Bilingual	9	21	34	20	10	1	4	31	32	2472
2017	Unilingual English	7	15	29	22	16	4	6	43	25	612
2017	Unilingual French	3	8	20	27	21	12	8	60	14	34
2017	Either English or French	7	12	27	21	19	6	9	47	22	1052
2014	Bilingual	14	26	33	16	7	1	2	24	41	2319
2014	Unilingual English	8	20	30	19	12	3	6	35	32	513
2014	Unilingual French	6	18	36	9	6	12	12	20	32	33
2014	Either English or French	9	16	28	21	15	4	7	40	28	1040
2011	Bilingual	13	24	32	16	9	2	4	26	40	2723
2011	Unilingual English	11	16	27	21	11	6	7	37	32	540
2011	Unilingual French	16	18	24	12	15	4	10	31	40	35
2011	Either English or French	9	16	28	22	15	4	7	42	27	1134
2008	Bilingual	8	19	34	22	10	3	4	35	29	2940
2008	Unilingual English	9	17	28	23	16	3	4	42	28	565
2008	Unilingual French	0	19	26	28	13	4	9	47	22	46
2008	Either English or French	6	13	27	25	17	4	7	48	21	1260

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	Bilingual	6	15	36	28	13	1	1	42	21	2277
2019	Unilingual English	5	7	28	34	23	1	2	58	13	607
2019	Unilingual French	6	9	25	27	33	0	0	60	15	34
2019	Either English or French	3	5	22	32	35	2	2	69	8	1027
2017	Bilingual	5	14	36	28	14	1	2	44	19	2461
2017	Unilingual English	3	8	26	35	23	1	4	61	11	611
2017	Unilingual French	12	3	12	26	34	6	8	69	18	34
2017	Either English or French	2	6	24	32	29	2	6	66	8	1054
2014	Bilingual	5	15	37	29	11	1	2	41	21	2317
2014	Unilingual English	3	11	29	31	20	2	4	54	14	511
2014	Unilingual French	0	12	15	48	21	0	3	72	13	33
2014	Either English or French	3	6	25	34	26	2	5	64	9	1036
2011	Bilingual	5	14	35	29	12	1	3	42	21	2722
2011	Unilingual English	2	10	31	31	20	2	4	54	13	540
2011	Unilingual French	2	18	30	17	20	5	8	42	23	34
2011	Either English or French	3	7	25	33	25	2	5	62	10	1134
2008	Bilingual	4	13	36	29	14	1	2	45	18	2942
2008	Unilingual English	4	8	28	36	21	1	4	59	12	567
2008	Unilingual French	0	20	30	26	22	0	2	49	20	46
2008	Either English or French	2	6	25	34	27	2	5	65	9	1263

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	Bilingual	13	24	28	19	11	1	2	32	39	2287
2019	Unilingual English	10	14	26	26	19	1	3	48	25	609
2019	Unilingual French	6	23	17	22	31	0	0	54	29	34
2019	Either English or French	6	11	22	25	31	3	3	59	18	1029
2017	Bilingual	11	23	31	18	12	1	3	31	36	2473
2017	Unilingual English	9	17	26	21	19	3	4	44	28	612
2017	Unilingual French	12	6	11	14	43	3	11	66	21	34
2017	Either English or French	6	12	24	21	24	4	9	52	20	1052
2014	Bilingual	15	27	32	14	8	1	3	23	43	2322
2014	Unilingual English	14	20	28	18	14	3	4	34	36	511
2014	Unilingual French	6	9	24	33	15	3	9	56	17	33
2014	Either English or French	7	16	25	24	19	3	6	47	25	1039
2011	Bilingual	12	24	31	17	10	1	4	29	38	2722
2011	Unilingual English	10	21	25	21	13	2	7	37	35	539
2011	Unilingual French	4	12	32	30	13	4	4	47	18	35
2011	Either English or French	8	11	26	25	21	3	6	51	21	1134
2008	Bilingual	12	24	29	19	12	1	3	32	37	2936
2008	Unilingual English	10	18	28	22	16	2	5	41	29	565
2008	Unilingual French	4	19	21	26	19	2	7	50	26	46
2008	Either English or French	6	13	23	26	24	2	6	54	20	1260

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	Bilingual	7	18	31	26	14	2	2	42	26	2278
2019	Unilingual English	6	13	26	25	24	3	4	52	20	608
2019	Unilingual French	15	20	19	19	27	0	0	47	35	34
2019	Either English or French	4	10	21	27	30	6	4	62	15	1023
2017	Bilingual	8	16	30	25	14	2	4	42	26	2472
2017	Unilingual English	8	12	27	22	19	5	7	47	22	610
2017	Unilingual French	13	9	12	17	28	12	9	58	27	33
2017	Either English or French	5	11	22	22	24	6	10	55	19	1053
2014	Bilingual	7	17	32	26	12	2	4	41	25	2323
2014	Unilingual English	5	13	27	23	22	5	7	50	19	511
2014	Unilingual French	0	21	21	27	6	18	6	44	28	33
2014	Either English or French	4	11	22	28	20	6	8	56	18	1039
2011	Bilingual	8	18	31	23	11	3	6	38	28	2719
2011	Unilingual English	7	11	23	25	18	6	9	51	22	537
2011	Unilingual French	14	30	15	9	19	8	4	33	50	35
2011	Either English or French	6	12	22	24	20	6	10	52	22	1134
2008	Bilingual	11	22	29	20	11	3	4	33	36	2940
2008	Unilingual English	9	16	28	23	16	2	7	42	27	565
2008	Unilingual French	9	30	20	11	13	6	11	29	47	46
2008	Either English or French	5	14	24	22	20	6	9	50	22	1261

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	Bilingual	10	21	36	20	9	2	2	30	32	2285
2019	Unilingual English	9	18	30	21	16	2	3	39	29	606
2019	Unilingual French	6	18	23	31	19	0	4	52	24	34
2019	Either English or French	6	14	27	25	22	4	3	51	21	1025
2017	Bilingual	10	19	36	19	11	2	3	31	31	2475
2017	Unilingual English	9	17	29	20	16	3	6	40	28	612
2017	Unilingual French	6	6	12	19	36	9	11	70	15	34
2017	Either English or French	6	12	27	22	18	7	8	47	22	1057
2014	Bilingual	10	22	36	18	8	3	3	28	34	2325
2014	Unilingual English	8	20	29	19	15	5	4	37	31	514
2014	Unilingual French	3	12	30	30	6	9	9	45	19	33
2014	Either English or French	7	14	28	24	16	5	6	44	24	1040

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	Bilingual	8	18	36	25	11	1	1	36	27	2289
2019	Unilingual English	9	16	35	23	14	1	2	39	25	612
2019	Unilingual French	0	18	38	14	27	3	0	43	18	34
2019	Either English or French	6	13	26	31	21	1	2	53	19	1030

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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	Bilingual	58	24	7	8	3	0	1	82	11	2284
2019	Unilingual English	74	16	4	2	1	1	3	93	3	611
2019	Unilingual French	36	32	8	15	6	0	3	71	21	34
2019	Either English or French	74	16	4	4	1	0	1	92	5	1027
2017	Bilingual	58	25	6	7	3	0	1	83	10	2484
2017	Unilingual English	77	15	4	1	1	0	2	94	2	619
2017	Unilingual French	43	27	16	11	3	0	0	70	14	35
2017	Either English or French	73	18	3	3	1	0	1	92	5	1064
2014	Bilingual	60	23	6	7	4	0	0	83	11	2329
2014	Unilingual English	77	14	3	1	1	1	3	95	2	515
2014	Unilingual French	24	45	9	22	0	0	0	69	22	33
2014	Either English or French	74	17	5	3	1	0	1	91	4	1042
2011	Bilingual	56	24	7	8	3	0	1	81	11	2724
2011	Unilingual English	72	17	3	1	1	0	5	94	2	539
2011	Unilingual French	32	26	12	22	8	0	0	58	30	35
2011	Either English or French	68	20	4	6	1	0	2	89	7	1136
2008	Bilingual	58	21	6	9	5	0	1	80	14	2941
2008	Unilingual English	72	15	5	1	2	0	4	92	3	564
2008	Unilingual French	44	21	13	11	6	0	4	68	18	46
2008	Either English or French	69	18	4	4	3	0	2	90	6	1262

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	Bilingual	33	34	13	6	4	5	6	75	10	2292
2019	Unilingual English	34	29	15	8	4	5	6	70	13	609
2019	Unilingual French	30	34	17	8	3	3	4	69	12	34
2019	Either English or French	38	26	11	4	3	9	9	77	9	1028
2017	Bilingual	34	33	11	7	4	5	7	75	12	2485
2017	Unilingual English	34	27	12	7	7	5	7	70	17	618
2017	Unilingual French	33	33	23	6	0	2	3	70	6	34
2017	Either English or French	36	28	10	4	4	8	9	77	10	1063
2014	Bilingual	36	34	12	6	3	4	5	77	10	2328
2014	Unilingual English	37	25	11	8	8	5	5	70	17	514
2014	Unilingual French	15	36	19	12	0	12	6	62	15	33
2014	Either English or French	38	27	12	6	4	7	6	75	11	1043

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	54	30	7	4	3	1	85	7	2288
2019	Unilingual English	46	31	9	9	5	1	77	14	607
2019	Unilingual French	48	35	9	3	5	0	83	8	34
2019	Either English or French	56	25	8	7	3	2	83	10	1029
2017	Bilingual	53	30	6	5	3	1	85	9	2487
2017	Unilingual English	49	27	8	10	5	1	77	15	619
2017	Unilingual French	55	31	11	3	0	0	86	3	35
2017	Either English or French	54	26	7	7	4	2	81	12	1062
2014	Bilingual	54	31	7	4	2	1	86	7	2330
2014	Unilingual English	49	26	8	8	7	1	76	15	515
2014	Unilingual French	33	52	9	3	0	3	87	3	33
2014	Either English or French	51	29	8	7	3	2	81	10	1043

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	Bilingual	59	30	5	3	2	0	90	5	2293
2019	Unilingual English	55	30	7	6	2	0	85	8	609
2019	Unilingual French	61	28	9	0	3	0	88	3	33
2019	Either English or French	66	24	5	3	2	0	91	4	1030
2017	Bilingual	55	34	5	4	2	0	89	6	2483
2017	Unilingual English	53	32	6	5	3	0	86	8	617
2017	Unilingual French	53	37	8	3	0	0	89	3	34
2017	Either English or French	58	28	6	4	2	0	87	6	1064
2014	Bilingual	53	37	5	4	1	0	90	5	2329
2014	Unilingual English	48	33	9	5	3	1	83	8	513
2014	Unilingual French	30	60	6	0	0	3	94	0	33
2014	Either English or French	56	31	7	4	1	0	87	6	1042

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	51	35	8	3	1	1	0	87	4	2295
2019	Unilingual English	46	35	10	5	2	1	0	82	7	611
2019	Unilingual French	39	35	18	2	3	0	3	76	6	34
2019	Either English or French	55	30	9	3	2	1	0	86	5	1028

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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	Bilingual	55	27	10	3	2	1	3	85	4	2288
2019	Unilingual English	45	28	14	6	2	2	4	78	8	612
2019	Unilingual French	28	38	22	3	0	3	6	72	3	33
2019	Either English or French	42	28	15	5	2	1	7	76	8	1031

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	Bilingual	46	32	12	5	3	1	1	79	9	2290
2019	Unilingual English	46	30	13	6	4	1	1	77	10	611
2019	Unilingual French	43	28	21	9	0	0	0	70	9	34
2019	Either English or French	50	32	8	6	3	1	1	83	9	1031
2017	Bilingual	44	36	9	7	3	0	0	81	10	2484
2017	Unilingual English	47	32	8	6	5	1	0	80	12	619
2017	Unilingual French	54	38	5	3	0	0	0	92	3	35
2017	Either English or French	50	32	9	5	3	0	0	83	8	1061
2014	Bilingual	42	39	9	6	3	0	0	82	9	2332
2014	Unilingual English	47	32	10	7	3	1	0	80	10	515
2014	Unilingual French	30	57	12	0	0	0	0	88	0	33
2014	Either English or French	48	34	9	6	3	0	0	82	8	1043
2011	Bilingual	40	36	12	6	4	1	1	78	10	2726
2011	Unilingual English	40	38	9	6	5	1	1	80	11	540
2011	Unilingual French	44	30	15	8	4	0	0	74	11	35
2011	Either English or French	42	36	10	8	4	1	1	78	12	1141
2008	Bilingual	36	36	13	9	6	0	1	72	15	2942
2008	Unilingual English	39	33	11	10	6	0	1	73	16	567
2008	Unilingual French	39	32	15	7	7	0	0	71	13	46
2008	Either English or French	36	37	11	8	6	0	1	74	15	1268

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	Bilingual	55	26	8	4	3	2	1	84	7	2285
2019	Unilingual English	55	24	10	5	3	1	1	81	8	608
2019	Unilingual French	51	31	9	9	0	0	0	82	9	34
2019	Either English or French	62	22	8	3	2	2	1	87	4	1029
2017	Bilingual	53	30	9	4	3	2	1	84	7	2482
2017	Unilingual English	55	27	8	4	4	1	1	83	8	619
2017	Unilingual French	58	29	8	0	0	5	0	91	0	35
2017	Either English or French	59	24	8	4	2	2	1	86	6	1064
2014	Bilingual	52	31	9	4	2	2	1	85	6	2331
2014	Unilingual English	52	27	10	5	4	2	1	82	9	515
2014	Unilingual French	30	58	9	0	0	0	3	91	0	33
2014	Either English or French	57	26	9	4	1	2	1	86	5	1043
2011	Bilingual	48	31	10	5	3	2	1	82	8	2730
2011	Unilingual English	48	32	9	4	4	3	1	83	8	539
2011	Unilingual French	49	31	13	7	0	0	0	80	7	35
2011	Either English or French	51	27	10	6	3	3	1	81	9	1140
2008	Bilingual	46	31	11	5	4	2	1	79	10	2943
2008	Unilingual English	47	26	10	7	6	3	0	76	14	568
2008	Unilingual French	41	37	7	4	7	4	0	82	12	46
2008	Either English or French	49	29	9	5	4	3	1	81	10	1268

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	Bilingual	51	31	9	6	3	0	0	82	8	2288
2019	Unilingual English	50	30	7	8	4	0	1	81	12	610
2019	Unilingual French	52	20	22	6	0	0	0	72	6	32
2019	Either English or French	54	27	9	5	2	1	1	83	7	1029
2017	Bilingual	50	32	8	7	3	0	0	82	10	2481
2017	Unilingual English	52	29	8	5	5	1	0	81	10	620
2017	Unilingual French	67	23	11	0	0	0	0	89	0	35
2017	Either English or French	53	31	7	6	2	1	1	85	8	1064
2014	Bilingual	48	36	8	5	3	0	0	84	8	2330
2014	Unilingual English	49	31	9	6	5	1	0	80	11	515
2014	Unilingual French	39	48	9	3	0	0	0	88	3	33
2014	Either English or French	50	33	8	6	3	1	1	83	9	1043
2011	Bilingual	46	35	9	7	3	1	0	81	10	2724
2011	Unilingual English	44	32	10	7	6	1	1	78	13	539
2011	Unilingual French	50	29	8	14	0	0	0	79	14	35
2011	Either English or French	46	32	9	7	4	1	0	79	12	1140
2008	Bilingual	43	34	10	7	5	0	0	78	12	2945
2008	Unilingual English	41	31	9	10	7	1	1	74	17	568
2008	Unilingual French	41	33	17	2	7	0	0	74	9	46
2008	Either English or French	45	31	9	8	6	1	1	77	14	1266

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	Bilingual	79	13	3	3	1	0	0	92	4	2278
2019	Unilingual English	85	10	1	1	1	0	2	97	1	610
2019	Unilingual French	75	22	0	3	0	0	0	97	3	34
2019	Either English or French	84	10	3	1	1	0	1	95	2	1027
2017	Bilingual	78	14	3	3	1	0	0	92	4	2480
2017	Unilingual English	87	8	2	1	1	0	1	96	2	620
2017	Unilingual French	67	22	8	0	3	0	0	89	3	35
2017	Either English or French	85	10	2	1	1	0	0	96	2	1061
2014	Bilingual	78	14	3	3	2	0	0	92	5	2331
2014	Unilingual English	85	10	2	0	0	1	2	98	1	515
2014	Unilingual French	54	40	6	0	0	0	0	94	0	33
2014	Either English or French	85	11	2	1	0	0	1	96	2	1041
2011	Bilingual	77	14	4	3	2	0	0	91	5	2727
2011	Unilingual English	83	11	3	1	0	0	2	96	1	540
2011	Unilingual French	65	21	9	5	0	0	0	86	5	35
2011	Either English or French	82	12	2	1	1	0	1	95	3	1143
2008	Bilingual	79	11	3	4	3	0	0	90	6	2937
2008	Unilingual English	87	6	2	1	1	1	2	96	1	566
2008	Unilingual French	83	11	2	4	0	0	0	94	4	46
2008	Either English or French	86	8	1	2	1	1	1	96	3	1265

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	Bilingual	69	20	5	3	1	1	2	91	4	2282
2019	Unilingual English	66	20	5	3	3	1	2	89	6	610
2019	Unilingual French	56	20	12	3	3	3	3	81	6	34
2019	Either English or French	69	17	4	2	2	2	4	91	4	1033
2017	Bilingual	62	23	5	3	2	2	3	90	5	2484
2017	Unilingual English	60	19	5	5	4	4	4	86	9	618
2017	Unilingual French	48	38	2	0	3	3	6	95	3	35
2017	Either English or French	65	19	4	3	1	3	5	91	5	1055
2014	Bilingual	59	24	5	3	2	3	5	89	5	2330
2014	Unilingual English	60	19	6	3	4	3	5	86	7	514
2014	Unilingual French	36	46	6	3	0	3	6	90	3	33
2014	Either English or French	63	20	5	2	2	4	5	90	5	1043
2011	Bilingual	56	25	6	4	3	2	4	87	7	2729
2011	Unilingual English	51	27	8	3	4	2	4	84	8	538
2011	Unilingual French	61	26	8	2	0	0	4	89	3	35
2011	Either English or French	57	25	6	4	3	2	4	87	7	1141

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	Bilingual	65	21	8	2	2	1	0	88	4	2289
2019	Unilingual English	67	20	7	2	2	1	0	88	5	611
2019	Unilingual French	60	20	11	6	3	0	0	80	9	34
2019	Either English or French	67	20	8	2	1	1	1	88	3	1033
2017	Bilingual	60	24	9	3	2	1	0	85	6	2485
2017	Unilingual English	61	23	8	2	4	1	0	85	6	619
2017	Unilingual French	55	34	5	0	0	6	0	94	0	35
2017	Either English or French	63	22	8	3	2	2	0	87	5	1061

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	56	28	8	5	3	0	84	7	2281
2019	Unilingual English	57	25	9	6	3	0	82	9	610
2019	Unilingual French	48	32	12	9	0	0	79	9	34
2019	Either English or French	61	24	7	4	2	0	86	7	1030
2017	Bilingual	56	28	8	5	3	0	84	8	2481
2017	Unilingual English	57	26	6	5	5	0	83	11	617
2017	Unilingual French	63	29	8	0	0	0	92	0	34
2017	Either English or French	60	25	7	5	3	0	85	7	1059
2014	Bilingual	54	30	8	4	3	0	85	7	2331
2014	Unilingual English	55	26	8	5	6	1	82	11	514
2014	Unilingual French	37	47	10	6	0	0	84	6	32
2014	Either English or French	58	28	7	4	3	0	86	7	1042

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	Bilingual	17	47	14	11	3	3	4	69	16	1271
2019	Unilingual English	23	35	15	10	7	4	7	65	19	83

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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	Bilingual	34	35	14	7	4	7	0	74	11	2276
2019	Unilingual English	36	32	13	6	3	10	0	75	10	610
2019	Unilingual French	45	26	15	3	3	8	0	78	7	33
2019	Either English or French	44	25	11	4	2	13	1	80	7	1030
2017	Bilingual	36	35	13	6	3	7	0	76	10	2485
2017	Unilingual English	39	30	13	5	5	8	0	75	11	618
2017	Unilingual French	46	31	12	3	0	8	0	84	3	35
2017	Either English or French	41	29	10	5	2	11	1	80	8	1061
2014	Bilingual	31	39	14	5	2	9	0	78	7	2331
2014	Unilingual English	31	31	13	6	5	12	1	72	12	514
2014	Unilingual French	24	43	15	3	0	15	0	78	4	33
2014	Either English or French	37	29	13	6	2	13	1	76	9	1041
2011	Bilingual	28	33	18	6	3	10	0	69	11	2722
2011	Unilingual English	28	26	19	8	6	12	1	63	16	540
2011	Unilingual French	39	33	8	6	0	14	0	84	7	35
2011	Either English or French	29	29	16	5	4	15	1	70	10	1135

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	Bilingual	28	38	17	9	5	2	0	68	15	2278
2019	Unilingual English	32	32	16	10	7	4	0	66	17	609
2019	Unilingual French	46	27	20	3	3	0	0	73	6	32
2019	Either English or French	38	31	14	7	3	7	0	74	11	1029
2017	Bilingual	31	38	15	9	4	2	0	71	14	2482
2017	Unilingual English	38	29	14	9	6	4	0	70	16	619
2017	Unilingual French	46	31	18	0	0	6	0	81	0	35
2017	Either English or French	40	30	13	8	4	5	0	75	12	1062
2014	Bilingual	27	38	18	10	4	3	0	67	15	2328
2014	Unilingual English	29	33	16	11	7	4	0	65	19	514
2014	Unilingual French	24	43	30	0	3	0	0	67	3	33
2014	Either English or French	33	33	15	8	4	6	1	71	13	1043
2011	Bilingual	24	38	19	10	6	3	0	64	16	2725
2011	Unilingual English	25	30	18	14	7	5	1	59	22	537
2011	Unilingual French	31	39	8	10	8	4	0	73	18	34
2011	Either English or French	27	33	18	9	6	6	1	65	16	1133
2008	Bilingual	27	39	17	9	4	3	0	69	13	2941
2008	Unilingual English	28	35	15	9	7	5	1	67	17	567
2008	Unilingual French	30	37	22	4	4	2	0	69	9	46
2008	Either English or French	33	33	16	6	4	6	1	71	12	1269

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	Bilingual	19	35	21	13	6	5	0	57	20	2277
2019	Unilingual English	23	30	18	11	9	9	0	58	21	608
2019	Unilingual French	33	29	22	9	3	4	0	65	13	33
2019	Either English or French	29	29	16	8	4	13	0	67	14	1026
2017	Bilingual	21	37	19	11	5	6	0	63	17	2477
2017	Unilingual English	27	31	15	12	6	9	0	64	20	620
2017	Unilingual French	35	37	18	3	3	6	0	75	6	35
2017	Either English or French	30	31	14	9	4	11	1	69	15	1059
2014	Bilingual	19	36	22	12	4	7	0	59	17	2326
2014	Unilingual English	22	30	16	11	7	14	0	60	21	513
2014	Unilingual French	15	36	36	0	3	6	3	57	3	33
2014	Either English or French	24	31	17	8	5	14	1	65	15	1043
2011	Bilingual	15	38	20	12	6	9	0	59	20	2730
2011	Unilingual English	18	29	22	12	8	11	1	53	22	540
2011	Unilingual French	21	43	27	7	0	2	0	65	7	35
2011	Either English or French	19	32	19	11	5	15	0	60	18	1140
2008	Bilingual	15	40	20	11	4	8	0	61	17	2937
2008	Unilingual English	16	35	19	11	7	12	1	58	20	567
2008	Unilingual French	25	33	22	4	7	9	0	64	12	46
2008	Either English or French	19	34	17	10	4	15	1	63	17	1263

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	Bilingual	17	39	17	16	9	2	0	57	25	2274
2019	Unilingual English	22	33	15	15	10	5	0	57	27	608
2019	Unilingual French	37	39	12	9	3	0	0	76	12	33
2019	Either English or French	29	30	17	11	6	6	0	64	18	1029
2017	Bilingual	22	39	16	14	7	3	0	63	21	2482
2017	Unilingual English	23	35	12	15	9	5	0	61	25	619
2017	Unilingual French	41	45	12	0	0	3	0	88	0	35
2017	Either English or French	30	30	14	12	6	8	1	65	20	1061
2014	Bilingual	20	39	19	13	6	3	0	61	19	2328
2014	Unilingual English	19	32	19	15	8	7	0	54	25	514
2014	Unilingual French	15	55	18	3	3	6	0	74	7	33
2014	Either English or French	23	33	19	11	6	7	1	60	19	1040
2011	Bilingual	17	41	17	15	6	3	0	60	23	2725
2011	Unilingual English	18	32	18	17	8	6	0	53	27	541
2011	Unilingual French	22	47	17	10	0	5	0	72	10	34
2011	Either English or French	20	36	17	14	7	6	0	59	22	1140
2008	Bilingual	19	44	15	14	6	3	0	64	20	2944
2008	Unilingual English	19	35	17	16	7	5	1	58	25	567
2008	Unilingual French	38	31	20	11	0	0	0	69	11	45
2008	Either English or French	23	37	15	13	7	5	0	64	20	1266

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	Bilingual	60	25	9	2	1	3	0	88	3	2279
2019	Unilingual English	56	23	7	2	1	9	2	89	3	611
2019	Unilingual French	50	32	8	6	0	4	0	85	6	34
2019	Either English or French	66	19	7	1	0	6	0	91	2	1032

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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	Bilingual	33	45	12	7	3	1	0	79	9	2286
2019	Unilingual English	33	43	13	5	3	2	0	78	9	606
2019	Unilingual French	46	33	15	3	0	4	0	82	3	33
2019	Either English or French	39	42	10	5	1	2	0	83	6	1030
2017	Bilingual	33	46	12	7	2	1	0	79	8	2480
2017	Unilingual English	35	43	11	6	2	2	0	80	8	620
2017	Unilingual French	46	46	8	0	0	0	0	92	0	35
2017	Either English or French	40	38	13	5	1	2	0	80	6	1060
2014	Bilingual	33	45	14	6	2	1	0	79	7	2329
2014	Unilingual English	31	40	17	7	3	2	0	73	10	516
2014	Unilingual French	21	58	15	3	0	3	0	81	3	33
2014	Either English or French	34	41	14	6	1	3	0	78	7	1043
2011	Bilingual	28	44	15	7	3	2	0	74	11	2721
2011	Unilingual English	26	37	22	9	2	3	1	65	12	540
2011	Unilingual French	33	49	14	0	0	4	0	86	0	35
2011	Either English or French	32	41	15	5	3	4	0	76	9	1136

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	15	37	21	19	7	1	53	26	2279
2019	Unilingual English	20	37	18	14	8	3	59	23	611
2019	Unilingual French	32	32	17	6	9	4	67	15	34
2019	Either English or French	25	34	19	12	4	6	63	17	1026

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	Bilingual	30	41	14	8	3	2	1	74	12	2287
2019	Unilingual English	32	32	15	11	4	4	2	68	16	611
2019	Unilingual French	39	40	5	4	12	0	0	79	16	34
2019	Either English or French	32	31	15	9	4	5	3	69	15	1029
2017	Bilingual	39	37	11	6	3	3	1	79	9	2478
2017	Unilingual English	38	33	11	7	5	4	2	76	13	620
2017	Unilingual French	29	59	3	9	0	0	0	89	9	35
2017	Either English or French	34	37	11	7	3	5	3	77	11	1058
2014	Bilingual	37	41	11	5	2	2	1	81	8	2330
2014	Unilingual English	38	35	11	6	3	5	2	79	10	515
2014	Unilingual French	15	49	15	12	3	3	3	68	16	33
2014	Either English or French	35	36	12	6	3	6	2	77	10	1044
2011	Bilingual	40	37	10	6	2	3	1	80	9	2724
2011	Unilingual English	36	35	12	5	4	5	3	77	10	537
2011	Unilingual French	36	26	16	16	6	0	0	62	22	35
2011	Either English or French	37	35	10	8	3	6	2	78	12	1137
2008	Bilingual	37	35	11	7	4	3	1	76	12	2946
2008	Unilingual English	32	33	13	9	5	4	3	70	15	566
2008	Unilingual French	22	39	13	4	9	13	0	70	15	46
2008	Either English or French	28	35	12	10	6	7	2	70	17	1269

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	38	40	14	5	2	2	0	79	7	2284
2019	Unilingual English	35	37	17	5	3	3	0	75	8	611
2019	Unilingual French	54	26	17	0	3	0	0	80	3	34
2019	Either English or French	41	36	15	3	2	3	1	80	5	1027

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	Bilingual	18	25	20	12	10	11	3	50	26	2290
2019	Unilingual English	21	22	18	12	11	13	3	52	27	609
2019	Unilingual French	25	32	21	6	12	6	0	60	19	34
2019	Either English or French	27	22	16	9	7	16	4	60	20	1030
2017	Bilingual	16	22	19	14	12	12	4	46	31	2482
2017	Unilingual English	19	20	15	14	13	15	3	49	33	619
2017	Unilingual French	15	38	17	3	3	21	3	70	8	34
2017	Either English or French	19	25	15	12	9	16	4	56	26	1061
2014	Bilingual	13	22	20	15	12	14	4	43	33	2331
2014	Unilingual English	16	25	18	13	13	12	3	48	31	515
2014	Unilingual French	9	27	18	21	6	18	0	44	33	33
2014	Either English or French	17	22	17	13	11	17	4	49	30	1041
2011	Bilingual	15	22	19	14	12	14	4	45	31	2722
2011	Unilingual English	16	21	18	12	13	15	5	46	31	538
2011	Unilingual French	17	29	21	4	11	8	10	56	18	35
2011	Either English or French	16	22	18	11	12	16	4	48	29	1140

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	Bilingual	25	38	19	12	5	2	0	64	17	2283
2019	Unilingual English	22	33	19	14	9	3	0	57	23	607
2019	Unilingual French	30	40	18	9	3	0	0	70	12	34
2019	Either English or French	33	33	16	10	5	3	0	68	15	1029
2017	Bilingual	30	41	13	9	4	2	0	73	14	2481
2017	Unilingual English	28	36	12	11	10	3	0	66	22	617
2017	Unilingual French	41	35	9	6	3	6	0	81	9	34
2017	Either English or French	33	33	13	11	6	3	1	69	18	1058
2014	Bilingual	29	39	16	10	4	1	0	69	14	2329
2014	Unilingual English	26	31	14	12	11	5	1	60	25	516
2014	Unilingual French	27	46	18	6	0	3	0	75	6	33
2014	Either English or French	29	35	14	12	5	5	1	68	17	1043
2011	Bilingual	32	39	14	8	5	2	1	73	13	2725
2011	Unilingual English	25	31	18	13	10	3	1	58	23	540
2011	Unilingual French	27	36	7	12	7	10	0	70	22	35
2011	Either English or French	32	32	13	9	9	3	1	68	19	1141
2008	Bilingual	33	40	13	8	4	2	0	75	12	2942
2008	Unilingual English	25	34	17	12	10	2	1	60	22	566
2008	Unilingual French	26	41	22	4	7	0	0	67	11	46
2008	Either English or French	30	38	13	9	7	2	1	70	16	1264

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	Bilingual	25	36	14	12	9	1	2	64	22	2288
2019	Unilingual English	20	30	14	15	15	4	2	53	32	611
2019	Unilingual French	24	34	17	9	12	4	0	61	21	34
2019	Either English or French	28	30	15	12	9	4	3	61	23	1032
2017	Bilingual	28	33	13	12	10	2	2	63	23	2480
2017	Unilingual English	23	28	13	14	17	4	2	54	33	617
2017	Unilingual French	26	32	19	11	9	3	0	60	21	35
2017	Either English or French	28	28	12	14	12	3	3	59	28	1061
2014	Bilingual	22	32	15	17	11	2	2	56	29	2330
2014	Unilingual English	17	24	15	16	21	5	2	44	40	516
2014	Unilingual French	15	27	27	12	6	6	6	48	21	33
2014	Either English or French	19	28	14	15	16	3	5	51	34	1044
2011	Bilingual	21	32	15	16	13	1	2	55	30	2728
2011	Unilingual English	15	22	16	17	22	4	3	40	42	539
2011	Unilingual French	22	20	17	18	16	2	4	45	37	35
2011	Either English or French	18	23	16	16	21	3	3	44	39	1138
2008	Bilingual	23	34	13	15	11	1	2	59	27	2939
2008	Unilingual English	14	28	11	20	23	2	2	44	44	564
2008	Unilingual French	24	31	22	15	7	2	0	55	22	46
2008	Either English or French	21	32	14	14	15	2	2	55	31	1262

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	Bilingual	53	24	11	5	3	1	4	81	8	2290
2019	Unilingual English	52	24	10	5	2	1	5	81	8	611
2019	Unilingual French	49	21	3	14	3	0	11	77	19	34
2019	Either English or French	59	20	7	4	2	1	7	86	6	1030

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	Bilingual	64	11	7	3	3	1	11	85	7	2289
2019	Unilingual English	43	16	13	9	8	2	9	67	18	610
2019	Unilingual French	48	17	15	3	6	3	8	73	10	34
2019	Either English or French	49	18	11	4	4	2	10	77	10	1030

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	Bilingual	50	24	14	5	3	1	4	78	8	2283
2019	Unilingual English	38	27	16	9	4	2	4	69	14	610
2019	Unilingual French	42	18	18	6	9	0	8	64	16	34
2019	Either English or French	46	24	15	5	3	2	5	76	8	1026

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	Bilingual	50	21	13	5	3	3	5	77	9	2285
2019	Unilingual English	39	23	16	9	5	3	5	68	15	607
2019	Unilingual French	42	18	21	6	6	0	8	64	13	34
2019	Either English or French	49	20	13	5	3	5	6	77	9	1022

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	Bilingual	64	13	7	3	3	3	7	85	7	2286
2019	Unilingual English	48	13	13	7	9	4	7	68	18	609
2019	Unilingual French	51	9	12	3	15	0	11	67	20	34
2019	Either English or French	59	14	7	4	3	6	8	84	8	1024

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	Bilingual	74	11	5	2	1	1	5	91	4	2285
2019	Unilingual English	63	15	8	3	2	2	5	85	6	611
2019	Unilingual French	51	15	12	0	6	6	11	79	7	34
2019	Either English or French	67	14	5	2	2	4	6	90	4	1027

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	Bilingual	78	8	4	1	2	3	4	92	3	2283
2019	Unilingual English	72	10	4	3	2	5	4	90	6	609
2019	Unilingual French	67	17	2	0	3	0	11	94	3	34
2019	Either English or French	75	7	4	1	1	6	6	93	3	1025

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	Bilingual	81	4	2	1	1	2	10	96	2	2283
2019	Unilingual English	75	7	2	1	2	2	10	94	3	608
2019	Unilingual French	72	9	3	0	3	3	11	93	3	34
2019	Either English or French	76	5	2	1	1	3	13	96	2	1022

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	Bilingual	25	45	17	7	3	3	1	73	10	2288
2019	Unilingual English	22	44	15	9	4	4	1	70	14	610
2019	Unilingual French	16	45	28	3	3	6	0	64	6	34
2019	Either English or French	27	41	17	8	2	6	1	72	10	1029
2017	Bilingual	28	40	16	8	4	4	1	71	12	2478
2017	Unilingual English	27	36	17	8	6	5	0	67	15	620
2017	Unilingual French	29	50	16	3	0	3	0	81	3	35
2017	Either English or French	26	38	17	7	4	6	1	69	12	1061

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	Bilingual	41	42	10	4	2	2	0	84	6	2274
2019	Unilingual English	40	40	9	5	3	3	0	82	8	607
2019	Unilingual French	47	39	9	3	3	0	0	85	6	33
2019	Either English or French	49	34	9	4	1	2	1	86	5	1026
2017	Bilingual	48	37	9	3	1	2	0	87	4	2479
2017	Unilingual English	48	35	9	4	2	2	0	85	6	617
2017	Unilingual French	55	39	0	0	0	6	0	100	0	35
2017	Either English or French	51	34	8	3	1	2	0	87	4	1060
2014	Bilingual	48	38	9	3	1	2	0	87	4	2331
2014	Unilingual English	45	36	10	4	3	3	0	84	6	514
2014	Unilingual French	21	61	12	0	0	6	0	87	0	33
2014	Either English or French	50	32	11	3	1	3	1	84	4	1042
2011	Bilingual	40	42	11	3	2	3	0	84	5	2727
2011	Unilingual English	36	38	15	5	3	4	0	76	8	540
2011	Unilingual French	35	44	8	8	0	5	0	83	8	35
2011	Either English or French	42	36	11	5	2	5	0	81	7	1140

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	Bilingual	48	37	8	2	1	3	0	88	3	2277
2019	Unilingual English	45	34	11	3	1	4	0	83	5	608
2019	Unilingual French	51	38	8	0	3	0	0	89	3	34
2019	Either English or French	54	31	8	2	1	4	1	89	3	1030
2017	Bilingual	48	36	10	2	1	3	0	87	3	2481
2017	Unilingual English	44	33	12	3	3	5	1	81	6	619
2017	Unilingual French	48	40	9	0	0	3	0	90	0	34
2017	Either English or French	49	32	9	2	2	5	1	86	4	1060
2014	Bilingual	51	36	8	1	1	3	0	90	2	2329
2014	Unilingual English	49	30	11	3	2	5	0	83	5	514
2014	Unilingual French	21	64	12	0	0	3	0	88	0	33
2014	Either English or French	53	29	9	2	1	5	0	88	3	1042

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	54	34	6	3	2	0	89	5	2284
2019	Unilingual English	53	32	9	4	2	1	86	5	610
2019	Unilingual French	60	38	0	0	3	0	97	3	34
2019	Either English or French	61	29	6	2	1	1	91	3	1028
2017	Bilingual	54	35	7	2	2	0	89	4	2481
2017	Unilingual English	55	31	8	2	3	0	87	5	619
2017	Unilingual French	55	39	6	0	0	0	94	0	35
2017	Either English or French	58	31	6	3	1	0	90	4	1062
2014	Bilingual	52	36	8	2	1	0	89	4	2331
2014	Unilingual English	49	34	11	3	2	1	85	5	515
2014	Unilingual French	33	55	9	0	0	3	91	0	33
2014	Either English or French	55	33	8	2	1	1	89	3	1040
2011	Bilingual	46	39	10	3	2	0	85	5	2720
2011	Unilingual English	41	39	11	5	3	1	80	9	540
2011	Unilingual French	37	44	10	8	0	0	81	8	33
2011	Either English or French	47	35	10	4	3	1	83	7	1140
2008	Bilingual	44	39	10	4	2	0	84	6	2944
2008	Unilingual English	39	42	9	5	4	1	81	10	566
2008	Unilingual French	45	41	13	0	0	0	87	0	46
2008	Either English or French	44	37	10	5	3	1	82	8	1266

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	47	34	12	4	3	0	81	7	2288
2019	Unilingual English	41	36	12	5	5	1	78	10	608
2019	Unilingual French	60	28	9	0	3	0	88	3	34
2019	Either English or French	53	29	11	4	2	1	82	6	1029
2017	Bilingual	48	33	11	4	2	0	82	7	2479
2017	Unilingual English	46	30	12	7	4	1	77	11	619
2017	Unilingual French	49	42	3	3	0	3	94	3	35
2017	Either English or French	51	30	10	6	3	1	82	9	1063
2014	Bilingual	39	39	14	6	2	0	78	8	2330
2014	Unilingual English	37	35	14	8	5	1	72	13	516
2014	Unilingual French	21	64	12	0	0	3	88	0	33
2014	Either English or French	42	35	14	6	3	0	77	9	1044
2011	Bilingual	43	35	13	5	3	1	79	8	2727
2011	Unilingual English	37	33	18	9	3	1	71	11	537
2011	Unilingual French	34	39	22	0	0	4	77	0	35
2011	Either English or French	40	35	14	5	4	1	76	9	1140

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	44	36	11	5	3	0	80	8	2275
2019	Unilingual English	40	38	10	7	5	0	78	12	609
2019	Unilingual French	53	35	9	0	3	0	88	3	33
2019	Either English or French	50	31	12	5	2	0	81	7	1027
2017	Bilingual	46	36	11	5	2	0	82	6	2483
2017	Unilingual English	42	35	12	7	4	0	77	11	618
2017	Unilingual French	46	42	12	0	0	0	88	0	35
2017	Either English or French	49	34	9	4	3	0	83	8	1060
2014	Bilingual	38	39	14	6	2	0	78	8	2331
2014	Unilingual English	37	37	13	8	4	1	74	13	516
2014	Unilingual French	24	61	9	3	0	3	88	3	33
2014	Either English or French	40	37	14	6	3	0	78	8	1043
2011	Bilingual	40	39	12	6	3	0	80	8	2719
2011	Unilingual English	35	37	16	9	2	1	72	12	539
2011	Unilingual French	32	42	22	0	0	4	77	0	35
2011	Either English or French	39	37	14	5	4	1	76	10	1139
2008	Bilingual	44	39	10	5	2	0	83	7	2937
2008	Unilingual English	36	39	12	9	4	1	75	13	567
2008	Unilingual French	41	48	9	2	0	0	89	2	46
2008	Either English or French	42	38	10	7	3	0	80	10	1265

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	Bilingual	41	28	16	7	5	3	0	71	12	2288
2019	Unilingual English	37	26	14	11	9	3	0	66	20	611
2019	Unilingual French	44	28	16	0	9	3	0	75	9	34
2019	Either English or French	40	26	18	9	4	3	1	67	14	1032
2017	Bilingual	42	27	14	8	4	4	0	72	13	2482
2017	Unilingual English	38	23	16	11	7	6	0	64	19	617
2017	Unilingual French	38	32	15	9	3	3	0	72	12	35
2017	Either English or French	39	24	17	9	6	5	1	67	15	1061
2014	Bilingual	37	29	17	9	4	3	0	69	13	2330
2014	Unilingual English	32	25	17	13	9	4	1	60	23	516
2014	Unilingual French	30	48	12	6	0	3	0	81	6	33
2014	Either English or French	34	26	18	11	6	4	1	63	18	1044
2011	Bilingual	41	27	16	7	5	4	0	70	13	2722
2011	Unilingual English	36	26	14	11	7	5	0	66	20	539
2011	Unilingual French	31	24	19	4	0	15	7	71	6	35
2011	Either English or French	36	24	14	10	8	7	1	65	20	1140
2008	Bilingual	40	27	15	8	5	4	0	70	14	2934
2008	Unilingual English	32	27	15	11	10	4	1	62	22	567
2008	Unilingual French	37	28	20	7	0	9	0	71	7	46
2008	Either English or French	35	27	15	11	7	4	1	66	19	1267

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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	Bilingual	25	41	34	2293
2019	Unilingual English	30	34	36	612
2019	Unilingual French	31	48	21	33
2019	Either English or French	29	36	35	1028
2017	Bilingual	24	46	30	2484
2017	Unilingual English	24	39	37	618
2017	Unilingual French	15	57	28	35
2017	Either English or French	24	40	36	1065
2014	Bilingual	23	44	33	2331
2014	Unilingual English	26	37	36	516
2014	Unilingual French	18	64	18	33
2014	Either English or French	24	42	34	1044
2011	Bilingual	25	47	28	2727
2011	Unilingual English	26	40	35	541
2011	Unilingual French	27	45	28	35
2011	Either English or French	25	40	35	1142

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	Bilingual	20	40	26	4	5	5	570
2019	Unilingual English	5	39	29	8	14	5	182
2019	Unilingual French	30	10	50	0	0	10	10
2019	Either English or French	6	32	20	4	33	6	288
2017	Bilingual	15	47	24	3	4	7	598
2017	Unilingual English	11	46	23	4	14	2	153
2017	Either English or French	9	43	22	4	15	8	262
2014	Bilingual	18	50	19	6	9999	7	532
2014	Unilingual English	8	40	30	9	9999	13	131
2014	Either English or French	7	39	26	12	9999	16	237
2011	Bilingual	19	45	21	5	9999	9	675
2011	Unilingual English	17	36	24	10	9999	13	137
2011	Unilingual French	22	24	8	8	9999	38	10
2011	Either English or French	10	33	31	5	9999	22	278

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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	Bilingual	37	47	8	4	1	1	2	86	6	2279
2019	Unilingual English	34	46	9	9	2	0	1	80	11	608
2019	Unilingual French	30	35	12	15	0	4	4	71	16	33
2019	Either English or French	30	45	11	7	3	3	1	78	11	1030

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	Bilingual	61	25	6	1	1	4	2	92	2	2289
2019	Unilingual English	58	23	9	2	1	5	1	87	3	606
2019	Unilingual French	52	25	12	0	0	7	4	87	0	34
2019	Either English or French	59	22	6	1	1	9	1	90	2	1029

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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	Bilingual	8	92	2285
2019	Either English or French	5	95	1032

Question 59a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	40	60	175
2019	Either English or French	37	63	57

Question 59b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	60	40	175
2019	Either English or French	70	30	57

Question 59c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	10	90	175

Question 59d. 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	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	0	100	175
2019	Either English or French	0	100	57

Question 59e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	5	95	175

Question 59g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	6	94	175

Question 60a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	40	60	173
2019	Either English or French	34	66	56

Question 60b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	44	56	173
2019	Either English or French	46	54	56

Question 60c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	44	56	173
2019	Either English or French	41	59	56

Question 60d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	43	57	173
2019	Either English or French	39	61	56

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	Bilingual	31	69	173
2019	Either English or French	36	64	56

Question 60f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	55	45	173
2019	Either English or French	54	46	56

Question 60g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	27	73	173
2019	Either English or French	39	61	56

Question 60i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	6	94	173

Question 60j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	13	87	173
2019	Either English or French	11	89	56

Question 60k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	42	58	173
2019	Either English or French	44	56	56

Question 60l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	20	80	173
2019	Either English or French	15	85	56

Question 60m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	14	86	173
2019	Either English or French	18	82	56

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	Bilingual	60	40	172
2019	Either English or French	48	52	55

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	Bilingual	33	67	172
2019	Either English or French	27	73	55

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	Bilingual	12	88	172
2019	Either English or French	16	84	55

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	Bilingual	12	88	172
2019	Either English or French	23	77	55

Question 61e. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	13	87	172
2019	Either English or French	11	89	55

Question 61f. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	6	94	172

Question 61g. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	18	82	172

Question 61h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	13	87	172
2019	Either English or French	11	89	55

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	Bilingual	20	80	172
2019	Either English or French	38	62	55

Question 62a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	14	86	162

Question 62b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	24	76	162

Question 62c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	12	88	162

Question 62d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	5	95	162

Question 62e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	14	86	162

Question 62f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	12	88	162

Question 62g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	15	85	162

Question 62h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	9	91	162

Question 62i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	10	90	162

Question 62j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	28	72	162

Question 62k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	9	91	162

Question 62l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	46	54	162

Question 62n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	45	55	162

Question 62o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	3	97	162

Question 62p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	11	89	162

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	Bilingual	11	89	2284
2019	Either English or French	7	93	1031

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	Bilingual	20	19	16	5	3	28	8	61	14	2285
2019	Unilingual English	20	14	17	4	6	28	11	56	16	611
2019	Unilingual French	24	17	12	6	3	23	16	66	14	34
2019	Either English or French	22	12	11	4	3	32	15	66	13	1029
2017	Bilingual	22	20	15	4	3	29	7	65	11	2482
2017	Unilingual English	21	17	16	4	5	27	11	61	14	617
2017	Unilingual French	29	28	6	0	3	22	12	87	5	35
2017	Either English or French	21	14	14	3	3	33	11	63	12	1059
2014	Bilingual	20	21	15	4	2	30	8	66	11	2331
2014	Unilingual English	17	18	17	4	5	27	11	57	15	514
2014	Unilingual French	6	24	21	3	3	39	3	53	10	33
2014	Either English or French	17	14	14	3	2	37	12	61	11	1041

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	Bilingual	41	34	12	4	2	6	1	81	6	2291
2019	Unilingual English	36	28	15	5	3	10	2	73	10	612
2019	Unilingual French	48	43	3	3	3	0	0	91	6	34
2019	Either English or French	44	27	11	3	2	12	2	83	5	1030
2017	Bilingual	39	35	12	3	2	7	1	81	6	2477
2017	Unilingual English	35	32	11	5	4	12	2	77	10	620
2017	Unilingual French	40	48	0	3	0	8	0	97	3	35
2017	Either English or French	39	30	11	3	3	13	2	81	6	1056
2014	Bilingual	34	37	14	3	1	10	1	80	4	2330
2014	Unilingual English	33	29	14	4	3	14	3	75	8	512
2014	Unilingual French	9	61	15	3	3	9	0	77	7	33
2014	Either English or French	34	28	14	4	1	17	3	77	6	1042
2011	Bilingual	45	38	8	3	2	4	0	87	5	2723
2011	Unilingual English	44	32	10	5	2	7	1	83	7	540
2011	Unilingual French	41	27	22	4	0	7	0	73	4	35
2011	Either English or French	43	35	11	2	1	8	0	84	4	1137

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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	Bilingual	4	96	2281
2019	Either English or French	3	97	1028

Question 67a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	34	66	94

Question 67b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	79	21	94

Question 67c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Either English or French	0	100	29

Question 67d. 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	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	0	100	94

Question 67g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	6	94	94

Question 68a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	20	80	92

Question 68b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	24	76	92

Question 68c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	12	88	92

Question 68d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	6	94	92

Question 68e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	34	66	92

Question 68f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	25	75	92

Question 68h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	0	100	92

Question 68j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	13	87	92

Question 68l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	16	84	92

Question 68m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	0	100	92

Question 68n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	23	77	92

Question 69a. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	30	70	91

Question 69b. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	9	91	91

Question 69c. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	9	91	91

Question 69d. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	10	90	91
2019	Either English or French	38	62	29

Question 69e. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	5	95	91

Question 69f. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Either English or French	17	83	29

Question 69g. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	8	92	91

Question 69h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	10	90	91

Question 69i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	54	46	91

Question 70d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Either English or French	0	100	22

Question 70f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Either English or French	0	100	22

Question 70m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Either English or French	0	100	22

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	Bilingual	5	95	2282
2019	Either English or French	5	95	1032

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	Bilingual	22	17	16	3	2	33	8	65	8	2288
2019	Unilingual English	22	13	17	3	4	30	11	59	11	608
2019	Unilingual French	27	23	12	2	3	24	10	74	8	34
2019	Either English or French	23	13	13	2	1	34	14	69	6	1029
2017	Bilingual	22	19	14	2	2	35	6	69	6	2479
2017	Unilingual English	21	18	14	3	3	32	9	67	9	619
2017	Unilingual French	23	31	11	3	0	25	6	79	5	35
2017	Either English or French	22	14	14	2	2	36	10	66	7	1061
2014	Bilingual	20	20	14	2	1	37	7	71	4	2329
2014	Unilingual English	21	16	18	2	3	32	9	62	7	514
2014	Unilingual French	6	24	12	0	3	49	6	66	7	33
2014	Either English or French	18	16	14	2	1	38	10	66	6	1042

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	Bilingual	42	33	12	2	2	8	1	82	4	2290
2019	Unilingual English	40	24	14	4	3	13	3	75	8	607
2019	Unilingual French	46	37	11	0	3	3	0	85	3	34
2019	Either English or French	44	25	11	2	1	14	3	83	3	1027
2017	Bilingual	41	34	11	2	1	10	1	84	4	2478
2017	Unilingual English	39	28	12	3	2	15	2	80	6	617
2017	Unilingual French	38	42	6	0	0	14	0	93	0	35
2017	Either English or French	40	28	11	2	1	15	2	82	4	1061
2014	Bilingual	35	37	13	2	1	12	1	83	3	2330
2014	Unilingual English	34	29	14	2	2	17	2	77	5	513
2014	Unilingual French	15	55	15	0	0	15	0	82	0	33
2014	Either English or French	36	29	12	2	1	18	3	81	3	1042
2011	Bilingual	47	36	8	2	1	5	0	88	3	2726
2011	Unilingual English	45	31	11	3	2	8	1	83	5	539
2011	Unilingual French	41	43	8	0	0	8	0	91	0	35
2011	Either English or French	44	34	10	2	1	9	0	86	3	1138

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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	Bilingual	50	29	11	5	4	0	1	80	8	2289
2019	Unilingual English	46	27	14	6	6	0	1	74	12	608
2019	Unilingual French	45	31	9	7	9	0	0	76	16	34
2019	Either English or French	45	29	12	6	5	1	2	76	12	1031
2017	Bilingual	42	26	16	7	6	0	2	70	14	2478
2017	Unilingual English	39	27	16	8	7	1	3	68	15	620
2017	Unilingual French	37	23	23	3	3	3	9	67	7	35
2017	Either English or French	35	29	17	9	7	1	2	66	16	1060

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	Bilingual	18	30	26	15	11	0	0	48	25	2289
2019	Unilingual English	29	32	22	10	6	0	0	61	16	607
2019	Unilingual French	26	30	26	6	12	0	0	56	18	34
2019	Either English or French	36	31	21	7	4	1	1	68	11	1028
2017	Bilingual	17	29	28	15	10	0	1	46	26	2482
2017	Unilingual English	25	35	22	10	6	1	1	61	16	618
2017	Unilingual French	40	22	21	3	9	0	6	65	12	35
2017	Either English or French	30	33	22	9	4	0	2	63	14	1062

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	Bilingual	26	32	22	11	7	0	1	59	19	2282
2019	Unilingual English	41	31	15	6	6	0	1	73	12	607
2019	Unilingual French	35	33	17	6	6	0	3	70	12	34
2019	Either English or French	49	27	13	5	3	1	2	78	9	1027
2017	Bilingual	23	31	24	13	7	0	2	55	20	2471
2017	Unilingual English	33	37	17	7	3	1	3	72	11	618
2017	Unilingual French	40	26	15	6	6	0	8	71	13	35
2017	Either English or French	42	28	16	9	3	0	3	72	12	1057

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	Bilingual	21	28	24	15	11	1	1	49	27	2280
2019	Unilingual English	32	25	20	12	9	1	2	58	21	608
2019	Unilingual French	34	38	6	6	12	3	0	74	19	32
2019	Either English or French	40	27	16	8	5	1	2	70	14	1026
2017	Bilingual	20	26	25	16	10	0	3	48	26	2480
2017	Unilingual English	28	28	17	13	7	2	4	60	22	618
2017	Unilingual French	37	23	20	0	12	0	8	66	13	35
2017	Either English or French	37	26	18	10	5	1	3	65	16	1061

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	Bilingual	50	24	11	6	4	0	5	78	10	2280
2019	Unilingual English	65	19	6	3	2	0	6	88	5	608
2019	Unilingual French	64	12	6	3	0	0	15	90	3	34
2019	Either English or French	71	12	7	2	2	1	6	89	4	1025
2017	Bilingual	42	26	13	6	4	0	9	75	11	2476
2017	Unilingual English	51	23	7	5	1	1	12	85	7	617
2017	Unilingual French	55	15	3	6	0	0	21	89	8	35
2017	Either English or French	59	20	6	3	2	1	10	89	5	1059

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	Bilingual	32	31	19	9	7	0	1	64	16	2286
2019	Unilingual English	41	27	18	9	4	0	1	69	13	608
2019	Unilingual French	47	23	21	3	6	0	0	70	9	34
2019	Either English or French	44	28	16	6	4	0	1	73	10	1026
2017	Bilingual	29	32	22	10	6	0	1	62	16	2477
2017	Unilingual English	33	34	17	8	6	1	1	69	14	617
2017	Unilingual French	52	14	20	0	11	0	3	68	11	35
2017	Either English or French	42	29	15	7	5	0	1	72	12	1054

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	Bilingual	30	38	21	7	4	0	1	68	11	2280
2019	Unilingual English	36	32	18	7	5	1	2	69	12	609
2019	Unilingual French	36	34	18	3	9	0	0	70	12	33
2019	Either English or French	41	34	15	6	3	1	1	76	9	1025
2017	Bilingual	29	35	20	9	4	0	1	66	13	2474
2017	Unilingual English	31	34	19	7	6	1	2	67	13	618
2017	Unilingual French	37	36	8	5	3	3	9	82	9	35
2017	Either English or French	38	31	18	7	3	1	2	71	10	1054

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	Bilingual	23	33	24	12	7	0	1	57	19	2288
2019	Unilingual English	32	32	18	10	7	0	1	65	17	610
2019	Unilingual French	39	31	18	9	3	0	0	70	12	33
2019	Either English or French	38	31	18	8	4	1	1	70	12	1023
2017	Bilingual	22	36	22	12	6	0	1	60	18	2479
2017	Unilingual English	30	33	21	9	5	1	2	64	15	618
2017	Unilingual French	42	37	0	9	3	3	6	87	13	35
2017	Either English or French	36	32	18	7	5	1	2	70	12	1053

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	Bilingual	29	34	21	9	6	0	1	64	15	2287
2019	Unilingual English	36	30	19	8	7	0	1	66	15	610
2019	Unilingual French	45	34	15	0	6	0	0	79	6	33
2019	Either English or French	39	30	16	8	5	1	1	70	13	1022
2017	Bilingual	31	34	19	9	5	0	1	66	15	2474
2017	Unilingual English	32	34	16	9	7	1	1	68	16	618
2017	Unilingual French	43	29	17	0	3	0	9	79	3	35
2017	Either English or French	36	30	19	10	4	0	2	67	14	1055

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	Bilingual	46	28	13	7	4	0	1	75	11	2288
2019	Unilingual English	46	25	13	8	6	0	1	72	15	608
2019	Unilingual French	45	21	13	15	6	0	0	66	21	33
2019	Either English or French	53	24	11	5	5	1	2	79	10	1023

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	Bilingual	36	31	19	10	4	0	1	68	14	2288
2019	Unilingual English	38	31	18	7	5	0	1	70	11	610
2019	Unilingual French	48	18	25	3	6	0	0	66	9	33
2019	Either English or French	43	30	16	6	3	1	1	75	9	1020
2017	Bilingual	32	34	19	9	4	0	2	67	14	2469
2017	Unilingual English	33	34	17	9	4	1	2	70	13	617
2017	Unilingual French	40	35	14	0	0	0	12	84	0	35
2017	Either English or French	39	33	16	6	3	1	2	74	10	1051

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	Bilingual	59	22	10	4	3	0	2	83	7	2282
2019	Unilingual English	59	24	8	5	3	0	1	84	8	609
2019	Unilingual French	57	28	3	3	6	0	3	88	9	33
2019	Either English or French	61	21	9	3	2	1	3	85	6	1023
2017	Bilingual	55	24	11	5	4	0	2	80	9	2475
2017	Unilingual English	53	23	13	4	3	1	3	79	7	620
2017	Unilingual French	65	21	6	3	0	0	6	91	3	35
2017	Either English or French	57	22	11	5	2	0	3	81	8	1060

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	Bilingual	77	10	3	1	1	1	7	95	2	2284
2019	Unilingual English	74	11	5	2	1	1	6	92	3	610
2019	Unilingual French	63	22	3	3	6	0	3	87	9	33
2019	Either English or French	77	8	3	1	1	1	9	94	2	1024
2017	Bilingual	76	11	4	2	3	0	4	91	5	2476
2017	Unilingual English	74	12	4	2	2	2	4	91	5	616
2017	Unilingual French	67	12	3	6	0	6	6	89	7	35
2017	Either English or French	76	11	3	3	3	1	4	91	6	1058

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	Bilingual	77	10	4	2	3	0	3	90	5	2285
2019	Unilingual English	75	12	4	2	3	1	2	90	6	610
2019	Unilingual French	68	9	11	0	6	0	6	82	6	34
2019	Either English or French	80	8	3	2	2	1	3	93	4	1026
2017	Bilingual	59	24	9	3	2	0	2	86	5	2480
2017	Unilingual English	61	23	6	3	2	1	3	88	6	618
2017	Unilingual French	65	3	17	6	3	3	3	72	10	35
2017	Either English or French	65	21	6	3	1	0	3	90	4	1057

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	Bilingual	61	24	8	3	2	0	1	87	5	2281
2019	Unilingual English	63	24	7	2	2	0	1	88	4	610
2019	Unilingual French	61	22	6	3	6	0	3	85	9	34
2019	Either English or French	71	17	5	3	1	1	2	91	4	1019
2017	Bilingual	63	18	8	4	4	0	2	83	8	2480
2017	Unilingual English	60	19	9	3	5	1	3	83	9	618
2017	Unilingual French	62	23	6	0	3	0	6	91	3	35
2017	Either English or French	65	17	7	3	3	0	4	86	7	1060

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	Bilingual	64	19	8	4	4	0	2	84	8	2281
2019	Unilingual English	63	21	8	2	5	0	1	85	7	608
2019	Unilingual French	69	13	9	3	3	0	3	85	6	33
2019	Either English or French	71	13	7	3	3	1	2	87	6	1020
2017	Bilingual	54	19	7	3	1	0	16	87	5	2470
2017	Unilingual English	57	11	4	1	1	1	25	91	4	616
2017	Unilingual French	52	12	3	3	0	0	30	91	5	34
2017	Either English or French	61	7	2	1	0	0	28	95	2	1057

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	Bilingual	56	18	8	3	2	0	13	86	5	2278
2019	Unilingual English	63	7	3	1	1	0	25	94	3	607
2019	Unilingual French	85	3	0	0	0	0	12	100	0	33
2019	Either English or French	67	4	1	1	1	1	25	96	2	1019
2017	Bilingual	71	15	5	1	1	0	8	92	2	2460
2017	Unilingual English	69	15	5	1	0	1	9	93	1	617
2017	Unilingual French	65	11	9	0	0	3	12	90	0	35
2017	Either English or French	74	10	3	1	1	1	12	96	2	1056

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	Bilingual	75	14	5	1	1	0	4	94	1	2281
2019	Unilingual English	73	15	3	1	1	0	6	95	2	608
2019	Unilingual French	80	9	3	0	0	0	9	97	0	34
2019	Either English or French	78	10	3	1	0	1	7	95	1	1023
2017	Bilingual	75	13	3	2	2	0	3	92	5	2474
2017	Unilingual English	57	21	8	4	5	1	4	82	10	619
2017	Unilingual French	73	9	6	0	6	0	6	87	6	35
2017	Either English or French	61	16	8	4	6	1	5	81	10	1062

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	Bilingual	78	12	3	2	2	0	3	93	4	2288
2019	Unilingual English	68	15	6	3	5	0	3	86	8	609
2019	Unilingual French	75	7	0	4	6	0	9	89	11	34
2019	Either English or French	69	15	6	3	4	1	3	87	7	1025
2017	Bilingual	52	28	11	4	2	0	2	83	6	2473
2017	Unilingual English	48	30	11	4	3	1	3	81	7	618
2017	Unilingual French	68	12	9	9	0	0	3	82	9	35
2017	Either English or French	48	29	13	5	3	0	2	78	8	1061

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	Bilingual	54	27	11	4	2	0	2	83	6	2281
2019	Unilingual English	51	26	14	5	1	0	2	79	7	609
2019	Unilingual French	56	14	18	3	3	0	6	74	6	34
2019	Either English or French	53	26	12	4	2	1	2	81	7	1024

Question 75. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	17	33	35	11	4	0	50	15	2286
2019	Unilingual English	22	36	30	8	4	0	59	12	609
2019	Unilingual French	32	26	27	9	6	0	58	15	34
2019	Either English or French	30	38	22	6	3	1	69	8	1030
2017	Bilingual	12	32	38	12	5	0	44	17	2487
2017	Unilingual English	16	35	34	9	5	1	52	14	618
2017	Unilingual French	31	40	24	0	6	0	71	6	35
2017	Either English or French	20	37	30	9	3	1	58	12	1062

Question 76. 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
2019	Bilingual	8	19	36	25	11	0	0	36	27	2278
2019	Unilingual English	6	16	39	26	12	0	0	39	22	605
2019	Unilingual French	12	24	17	24	23	0	0	48	35	34
2019	Either English or French	5	11	34	31	18	0	1	49	17	1026
2017	Bilingual	6	18	39	25	11	0	0	36	25	2482
2017	Unilingual English	6	12	38	28	13	1	1	42	19	618
2017	Unilingual French	6	3	26	46	14	5	0	63	9	35
2017	Either English or French	5	14	34	27	18	0	1	46	19	1063

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	36	44	12	4	2	2	0	82	6	2285
2019	Unilingual English	30	41	18	6	2	4	0	74	8	608
2019	Unilingual French	42	36	15	4	3	0	0	79	7	34
2019	Either English or French	36	38	14	6	2	4	1	77	8	1024
2017	Bilingual	26	45	15	6	3	4	0	74	10	2482
2017	Unilingual English	22	41	17	7	6	7	0	68	14	620
2017	Unilingual French	38	45	11	0	3	3	0	85	3	35
2017	Either English or French	25	39	15	8	4	8	0	70	13	1062

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	Bilingual	30	41	16	8	4	1	72	13	2290
2019	Unilingual English	30	37	14	10	5	3	70	15	609
2019	Unilingual French	39	36	19	3	3	0	75	6	34
2019	Either English or French	34	39	14	7	3	3	75	10	1032
2017	Bilingual	23	45	17	9	4	2	69	14	2483
2017	Unilingual English	25	41	14	8	8	4	69	16	620
2017	Unilingual French	27	47	15	6	0	6	78	6	35
2017	Either English or French	29	37	15	8	5	4	70	14	1063

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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	Bilingual	12	88	2287
2019	Unilingual English	14	86	612
2019	Unilingual French	14	86	34
2019	Either English or French	11	89	1029
2017	Bilingual	13	87	2476
2017	Unilingual English	14	86	617
2017	Unilingual French	18	82	35
2017	Either English or French	12	88	1063
2014	Bilingual	10	90	2327
2014	Unilingual English	12	88	514
2014	Either English or French	10	90	1041

Question 80. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bilingual	87	13	268
2019	Either English or French	88	12	113
2017	Bilingual	83	17	316
2017	Unilingual English	83	17	88
2017	Either English or French	76	24	127
2014	Bilingual	86	14	232
2014	Unilingual English	76	24	63
2014	Either English or French	82	18	104

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	Bilingual	50	32	5	8	4	0	0	83	12	232
2019	Either English or French	41	40	6	9	4	0	0	81	13	98
2017	Bilingual	50	35	3	6	5	0	0	86	11	261
2017	Unilingual English	55	34	2	3	5	0	0	89	8	73
2017	Either English or French	46	38	8	3	3	0	1	85	6	96
2014	Bilingual	53	32	5	7	3	0	0	85	10	200
2014	Unilingual English	48	40	4	6	2	0	0	88	8	47
2014	Either English or French	60	29	4	5	1	1	0	90	6	86

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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	Bilingual	51	31	9	3	2	3	1	53	47	2275
2019	Unilingual English	51	30	8	3	3	3	2	54	46	610
2019	Unilingual French	44	32	12	6	6	0	0	44	56	34
2019	Either English or French	53	28	7	3	2	5	2	57	43	1029
2017	Bilingual	54	22	11	4	3	6	1	57	43	2487
2017	Unilingual English	48	21	11	4	7	6	2	52	48	620
2017	Unilingual French	50	24	12	3	0	9	3	56	44	35
2017	Either English or French	50	22	11	5	4	7	2	55	45	1064

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	Bilingual	37	63	1035
2019	Unilingual English	37	63	266
2019	Unilingual French	23	77	19
2019	Either English or French	40	60	414

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	Bilingual	79	21	1025
2019	Unilingual English	76	24	258
2019	Unilingual French	78	22	18
2019	Either English or French	78	22	414

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	Bilingual	29	29	15	9	6	2	11	66	17	1023
2019	Unilingual English	25	28	13	9	12	2	10	61	25	264
2019	Unilingual French	30	28	5	20	6	0	11	65	29	17
2019	Either English or French	24	30	15	11	6	3	11	63	20	411
2017	Bilingual	16	26	14	16	11	3	13	50	32	991
2017	Unilingual English	20	27	15	13	14	2	9	54	30	275
2017	Unilingual French	22	22	20	0	7	8	21	62	10	14
2017	Either English or French	15	27	16	17	10	4	10	49	32	437

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	Bilingual	17	19	14	10	10	4	26	52	28	1021
2019	Unilingual English	17	21	13	12	15	3	19	49	35	263
2019	Unilingual French	24	18	21	20	6	0	11	47	29	17
2019	Either English or French	17	23	14	12	9	6	19	54	28	410
2017	Bilingual	8	15	14	14	17	5	27	33	45	988
2017	Unilingual English	10	15	14	13	21	5	22	35	47	275
2017	Unilingual French	6	15	28	7	14	16	15	30	30	14
2017	Either English or French	7	17	15	18	16	7	20	33	46	437

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	Bilingual	52	18	11	6	5	1	7	76	12	2275
2019	Unilingual English	58	14	9	4	3	2	9	82	8	608
2019	Unilingual French	58	15	3	6	12	0	6	77	20	33
2019	Either English or French	59	15	7	4	3	2	10	84	8	1023

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2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Statistics Canada by Question 99. What are the language requirements of your position?

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