2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Transport Canada by Question 106.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 106)

The results of the 2020 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. The results for "Most positive or least negative answers" and "Least positive and most negative answers" are calculated by removing the "Don't know" and "Not applicable" responses from the total responses.

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My Job

Question 1. I have the tools, technology and equipment I need to do my job.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 63 31 3 2 2 0 0 94 3 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 43 46 3 7 1 0 0 89 8 924
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 53 36 3 6 2 0 0 89 8 1642
2020 Technical 30 53 5 9 3 0 0 83 12 1146
2020 Administrative Support 46 48 1 4 1 0 0 94 5 242
2020 Operational 32 41 5 18 5 0 0 73 23 22
2020 Other occupational category 54 36 1 7 2 0 0 90 9 69

Question 2. The material and tools provided for my work, including software and other automated tools, are available in 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 78 16 3 1 1 1 0 95 2 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 81 13 2 2 1 1 0 95 3 919
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 78 16 2 2 2 0 0 95 3 1639
2020 Technical 73 20 4 1 1 0 0 94 2 1144
2020 Administrative Support 77 18 3 0 1 0 1 96 2 239
2020 Operational 71 29 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 21
2020 Other occupational category 85 13 1 1 1 0 0 98 1 69
2017 Executive 73 22 2 2 1 0 0 95 3 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 67 23 5 2 1 1 1 92 3 680
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 69 23 4 2 1 0 0 93 3 1310
2017 Technical 58 27 8 4 2 1 2 86 6 1165
2017 Administrative Support 72 19 4 2 1 1 0 92 4 288
2017 Operational 58 38 0 0 4 0 0 96 4 27
2017 Other occupational category 76 17 3 3 1 0 1 93 3 119
2014 Executive 74 20 4 1 1 1 0 94 2 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 67 21 8 3 1 0 1 89 3 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 73 21 3 2 1 0 1 94 3 1228
2014 Technical 59 27 6 3 1 1 1 89 5 1028
2014 Administrative Support 71 22 3 1 2 1 1 94 3 316
2014 Operational 56 29 5 5 5 0 0 85 10 21
2014 Other occupational category 81 15 0 3 0 0 0 97 3 64

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
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 52 36 7 3 1 0 1 89 3 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 44 39 9 6 2 0 1 83 8 922
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 51 35 5 6 2 0 1 87 8 1636
2020 Technical 47 39 8 5 2 0 0 85 7 1144
2020 Administrative Support 49 41 6 2 2 0 0 90 4 239
2020 Operational 41 36 5 5 14 0 0 77 18 22
2020 Other occupational category 41 46 8 4 0 2 0 88 4 68
2019 Executive 58 33 3 5 1 0 0 91 6 153
2019 Scientific and Professional 39 39 6 12 4 0 0 78 16 800
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 48 34 6 8 4 0 0 82 12 1462
2019 Technical 32 40 9 12 8 0 0 72 19 1008
2019 Administrative Support 50 30 10 8 3 0 0 80 11 244
2019 Operational 34 33 5 22 5 0 0 67 27 19
2019 Other occupational category 63 30 2 3 1 0 0 94 5 119
2017 Executive 58 32 4 3 3 0 0 91 6 143
2017 Scientific and Professional 39 35 7 14 6 0 0 74 19 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 44 37 5 9 5 0 0 81 14 1312
2017 Technical 29 38 9 14 10 0 0 66 25 1169
2017 Administrative Support 44 38 5 10 3 0 0 82 13 288
2017 Operational 37 37 6 12 8 0 0 74 19 27
2017 Other occupational category 60 27 5 6 2 0 1 87 8 119
2014 Executive 60 28 6 5 1 0 0 88 5 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 39 36 8 11 6 0 0 75 17 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 47 34 6 8 5 0 0 82 12 1228
2014 Technical 30 37 9 13 11 0 0 68 24 1030
2014 Administrative Support 47 34 5 8 7 0 0 81 14 316
2014 Operational 48 29 4 10 10 0 0 77 19 21
2014 Other occupational category 58 27 7 1 7 0 0 85 8 64

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 51 37 6 3 2 0 1 89 5 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 36 38 12 10 3 0 1 76 12 918
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 39 36 11 10 4 0 1 75 13 1632
2020 Technical 22 37 16 16 9 0 0 59 25 1145
2020 Administrative Support 40 38 12 7 3 0 0 78 10 239
2020 Operational 23 23 18 27 5 0 5 48 33 22
2020 Other occupational category 48 32 10 8 0 0 2 82 8 69
2019 Executive 42 43 10 3 2 0 0 84 5 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 28 38 13 14 7 0 0 66 21 796
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 29 37 12 14 6 0 1 67 21 1457
2019 Technical 16 30 15 21 18 0 0 46 39 1006
2019 Administrative Support 30 40 15 12 4 0 0 70 16 244
2019 Operational 29 27 11 22 11 0 0 56 33 19
2019 Other occupational category 32 40 16 6 5 0 0 72 12 119
2018 Executive 44 45 4 3 3 0 1 90 6 136
2018 Scientific and Professional 23 48 10 13 5 1 0 72 18 747
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 27 43 10 13 7 0 1 70 19 1325
2018 Technical 14 37 9 23 18 0 0 51 40 976
2018 Administrative Support 27 44 11 14 5 0 0 71 19 241
2018 Operational 38 31 13 13 4 0 0 69 18 23
2018 Other occupational category 32 42 18 5 2 0 0 75 7 93
2017 Executive 37 43 12 4 3 0 1 81 7 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 22 36 13 20 9 1 0 59 29 682
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 26 38 11 15 9 0 0 64 25 1314
2017 Technical 12 29 13 23 23 0 0 41 46 1169
2017 Administrative Support 27 44 12 9 8 0 0 71 17 289
2017 Operational 41 26 4 12 18 0 0 67 29 27
2017 Other occupational category 37 37 12 7 7 0 0 74 14 119
2014 Executive 50 33 12 4 2 0 0 83 5 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 27 43 13 12 4 0 1 71 15 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 37 39 9 10 4 0 0 77 14 1227
2014 Technical 13 34 12 21 19 0 0 48 40 1031
2014 Administrative Support 32 39 11 10 7 0 1 72 17 316
2014 Operational 9 43 10 19 15 0 5 54 36 21
2014 Other occupational category 35 34 11 16 2 0 1 70 18 64

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 64 28 5 2 1 0 1 92 3 172
2020 Scientific and Professional 53 32 8 4 1 0 1 86 6 918
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 54 32 8 4 2 0 0 86 6 1626
2020 Technical 41 39 11 7 2 0 0 80 9 1137
2020 Administrative Support 53 37 6 2 1 0 1 91 3 234
2020 Operational 23 36 18 18 5 0 0 59 23 22
2020 Other occupational category 58 30 9 1 2 0 0 88 2 68
2019 Executive 57 35 5 2 1 0 1 92 3 152
2019 Scientific and Professional 44 36 9 7 3 0 0 81 11 789
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 49 36 7 5 2 0 0 86 7 1455
2019 Technical 31 39 14 11 5 0 0 70 16 1003
2019 Administrative Support 46 36 11 5 1 0 0 82 7 243
2019 Operational 42 35 12 6 6 0 0 77 12 18
2019 Other occupational category 55 28 10 5 1 1 0 84 6 118
2017 Executive 68 26 2 2 1 0 1 95 3 142
2017 Scientific and Professional 46 37 11 5 1 0 1 84 6 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 46 39 8 5 2 0 0 85 7 1309
2017 Technical 31 43 10 12 4 0 0 74 16 1166
2017 Administrative Support 43 38 10 6 3 0 0 81 9 288
2017 Operational 29 48 4 15 4 0 0 77 19 27
2017 Other occupational category 59 28 6 5 1 0 1 88 6 119
2014 Executive 66 29 4 1 1 0 0 95 2 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 44 39 9 6 2 0 0 83 7 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 48 39 8 3 2 0 0 88 4 1228
2014 Technical 34 42 10 9 5 0 0 76 14 1029
2014 Administrative Support 44 37 9 6 3 1 0 82 10 315
2014 Operational 38 47 5 5 5 0 0 85 10 21
2014 Other occupational category 57 33 7 2 0 0 1 91 2 64

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 33 37 12 10 9 0 0 70 18 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 50 33 7 7 2 0 0 83 9 919
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 55 28 8 5 3 0 0 83 9 1635
2020 Technical 49 32 10 6 3 0 0 82 8 1141
2020 Administrative Support 57 26 10 4 3 0 0 84 7 238
2020 Operational 23 36 9 18 9 0 5 62 29 22
2020 Other occupational category 71 20 5 4 1 0 0 90 4 69
2019 Executive 37 33 13 14 3 0 0 70 17 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 49 31 8 9 4 0 0 79 13 799
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 52 31 7 6 3 0 0 83 9 1459
2019 Technical 47 32 9 6 6 0 0 79 12 1007
2019 Administrative Support 53 25 10 8 4 0 0 78 12 243
2019 Operational 48 23 6 6 17 0 0 71 23 18
2019 Other occupational category 59 25 6 4 3 1 2 87 7 119
2018 Executive 33 42 10 9 6 0 0 74 15 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 51 33 7 6 3 0 0 84 9 748
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 50 32 8 7 3 0 0 82 10 1321
2018 Technical 46 35 9 7 4 0 0 80 11 972
2018 Administrative Support 48 30 13 4 4 0 0 79 8 241
2018 Operational 44 37 9 5 5 0 0 81 9 22
2018 Other occupational category 56 31 7 3 0 0 4 90 3 91
2017 Executive 34 32 18 9 7 0 0 66 16 142
2017 Scientific and Professional 47 33 9 7 4 0 0 80 11 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 48 33 8 7 4 0 0 81 11 1311
2017 Technical 42 35 10 7 5 0 0 77 12 1165
2017 Administrative Support 50 30 11 4 3 0 0 81 8 288
2017 Operational 38 33 15 4 11 0 0 71 15 27
2017 Other occupational category 60 24 7 2 2 2 4 89 3 119
2014 Executive 23 34 12 21 9 0 0 57 30 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 40 35 9 10 5 1 0 76 15 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 43 35 9 7 5 0 1 79 12 1227
2014 Technical 34 37 12 10 7 0 1 72 16 1030
2014 Administrative Support 46 29 11 5 6 1 2 77 11 314
2014 Operational 33 24 14 19 10 0 0 57 29 21
2014 Other occupational category 57 22 7 3 5 0 6 84 9 63

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
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 58 31 5 3 2 0 0 90 5 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 40 42 8 7 3 0 0 82 10 922
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 43 37 11 6 3 0 0 80 9 1637
2020 Technical 35 41 13 7 4 0 0 76 11 1146
2020 Administrative Support 45 35 14 4 2 0 0 80 6 240
2020 Operational 41 41 9 5 5 0 0 82 9 22
2020 Other occupational category 50 34 5 4 2 4 0 88 6 69
2019 Executive 61 29 5 4 2 0 0 90 6 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 36 40 11 8 5 0 0 76 13 799
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 38 41 10 6 5 0 0 79 11 1462
2019 Technical 30 40 15 9 6 0 0 70 15 1007
2019 Administrative Support 38 38 14 9 2 0 0 76 11 245
2019 Operational 62 16 0 5 16 0 0 78 22 19
2019 Other occupational category 36 34 12 10 7 0 0 71 17 118
2018 Executive 59 34 4 2 1 0 0 93 3 135
2018 Scientific and Professional 34 43 12 7 3 0 0 77 11 746
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 36 40 11 8 5 0 0 76 13 1318
2018 Technical 29 42 14 8 7 0 0 71 15 971
2018 Administrative Support 34 36 16 6 8 0 0 70 14 237
2018 Operational 49 31 13 6 0 0 0 80 6 23
2018 Other occupational category 35 49 10 4 2 0 0 84 7 92
2017 Executive 53 40 4 3 0 0 0 93 3 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 34 46 9 7 4 0 0 80 11 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 33 44 11 6 6 0 0 77 12 1313
2017 Technical 28 45 11 9 7 0 0 73 16 1168
2017 Administrative Support 33 41 13 8 6 0 0 74 13 289
2017 Operational 36 46 12 0 7 0 0 82 7 26
2017 Other occupational category 36 43 14 4 4 0 0 79 7 119
2014 Executive 45 43 5 5 2 0 0 88 6 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 28 48 13 10 2 0 0 75 12 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 35 45 10 6 5 0 0 79 11 1228
2014 Technical 26 40 12 11 10 0 0 67 21 1030
2014 Administrative Support 37 34 13 8 7 0 0 71 15 316
2014 Operational 43 28 10 15 5 0 0 71 19 21
2014 Other occupational category 39 45 6 8 2 0 0 84 10 64

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 51 34 10 2 3 0 0 85 5 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 39 39 9 8 4 0 0 78 12 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 40 36 10 9 5 0 0 76 14 1639
2020 Technical 27 36 19 11 7 0 0 63 17 1147
2020 Administrative Support 43 29 15 10 3 0 0 72 13 241
2020 Operational 23 23 18 5 27 0 5 48 33 22
2020 Other occupational category 65 20 7 7 1 0 0 86 8 69
2019 Executive 46 36 7 7 3 0 0 83 10 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 32 37 13 11 5 0 0 70 17 798
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 35 37 12 9 5 1 0 73 14 1462
2019 Technical 22 36 21 12 9 0 0 58 21 1003
2019 Administrative Support 36 31 18 7 7 0 0 68 14 245
2019 Operational 29 27 11 16 16 0 0 56 33 19
2019 Other occupational category 40 45 3 7 5 0 0 84 12 119
2018 Executive 46 31 14 6 3 0 0 77 9 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 30 39 15 9 7 1 0 70 15 748
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 32 38 14 8 7 0 0 70 15 1321
2018 Technical 21 33 23 12 11 0 0 54 23 976
2018 Administrative Support 32 32 17 12 7 0 0 64 20 241
2018 Operational 37 25 19 9 9 0 0 63 19 22
2018 Other occupational category 51 29 12 4 1 0 2 82 5 92
2017 Executive 39 40 8 10 4 0 0 78 14 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 27 43 14 10 5 1 0 70 16 684
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 29 38 13 11 7 1 0 68 18 1313
2017 Technical 20 38 20 12 10 0 0 58 22 1169
2017 Administrative Support 31 32 15 12 9 0 0 64 22 289
2017 Operational 28 30 15 18 8 0 0 58 26 26
2017 Other occupational category 49 34 10 5 1 0 1 84 7 118
2014 Executive 25 44 14 10 7 0 0 69 17 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 24 39 16 12 8 0 0 64 20 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 31 37 14 11 7 0 0 68 18 1228
2014 Technical 16 35 19 15 15 1 0 51 30 1031
2014 Administrative Support 33 29 15 11 11 1 0 62 22 316
2014 Operational 23 24 14 15 24 0 0 48 39 21
2014 Other occupational category 47 35 9 6 2 1 0 83 8 64

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 50 43 3 3 1 0 0 92 5 173
2020 Scientific and Professional 33 44 11 8 3 0 0 77 12 917
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 37 40 11 8 3 0 0 77 12 1629
2020 Technical 27 43 16 10 4 0 0 70 14 1141
2020 Administrative Support 41 39 11 8 2 0 0 80 9 240
2020 Operational 27 41 5 0 27 0 0 68 27 22
2020 Other occupational category 37 52 5 4 2 0 0 89 6 69
2019 Executive 45 45 2 7 1 0 0 90 8 152
2019 Scientific and Professional 26 43 13 12 6 0 0 69 18 795
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 33 41 11 10 5 0 0 74 15 1455
2019 Technical 22 43 17 12 5 0 0 66 17 1005
2019 Administrative Support 36 41 13 7 3 0 0 77 10 242
2019 Operational 54 17 6 6 17 0 0 71 23 18
2019 Other occupational category 33 39 14 9 5 0 0 71 15 118
2018 Executive 45 42 9 5 0 0 0 86 5 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 41 15 11 5 0 0 69 16 747
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 40 15 11 5 0 0 69 16 1322
2018 Technical 21 39 17 14 8 0 0 61 22 974
2018 Administrative Support 34 39 18 6 4 0 0 72 10 241
2018 Operational 45 24 13 9 9 0 0 69 18 23
2018 Other occupational category 45 34 8 8 4 0 0 80 13 91
2017 Executive 40 45 6 8 1 0 0 85 9 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 27 42 13 12 7 0 0 69 18 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 29 41 14 11 5 0 0 70 16 1312
2017 Technical 21 41 17 14 7 0 0 62 21 1165
2017 Administrative Support 31 44 13 8 3 0 0 75 12 289
2017 Operational 39 38 0 7 16 0 0 78 22 26
2017 Other occupational category 46 31 13 9 2 0 0 77 10 119

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
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 74 23 1 1 1 0 0 98 2 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 52 37 5 4 2 0 0 89 6 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 52 36 7 3 2 0 0 87 6 1636
2020 Technical 39 39 13 6 3 0 0 78 8 1141
2020 Administrative Support 50 36 11 1 2 0 0 86 3 241
2020 Operational 38 38 5 10 10 0 0 76 19 21
2020 Other occupational category 50 40 5 2 2 0 0 91 4 69
2019 Executive 74 25 0 0 1 0 0 99 1 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 44 39 8 6 3 0 0 82 10 795
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 46 38 9 4 2 0 0 85 7 1454
2019 Technical 31 42 16 7 4 0 0 73 11 1001
2019 Administrative Support 47 38 11 1 2 0 0 85 4 244
2019 Operational 40 38 0 11 11 0 0 78 22 19
2019 Other occupational category 47 36 7 4 5 0 0 84 9 119
2018 Executive 76 21 1 1 0 0 0 97 1 136
2018 Scientific and Professional 47 39 7 6 1 0 0 86 7 748
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 44 43 8 3 2 0 0 87 5 1327
2018 Technical 30 45 14 7 4 0 0 76 11 971
2018 Administrative Support 41 47 8 3 1 0 0 88 5 239
2018 Operational 40 38 13 4 4 0 0 78 9 23
2018 Other occupational category 42 47 6 4 1 0 0 90 4 91
2017 Executive 60 34 3 1 1 0 0 94 2 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 42 40 9 6 3 0 0 82 9 684
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 40 40 10 6 3 1 0 81 9 1312
2017 Technical 27 42 15 9 6 1 0 70 16 1164
2017 Administrative Support 38 43 9 6 4 0 0 81 10 288
2017 Operational 46 35 11 0 8 0 0 81 8 26
2017 Other occupational category 49 36 6 7 2 0 0 85 9 119
2014 Executive 64 31 2 2 1 0 0 95 2 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 40 42 11 4 2 0 0 82 7 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 45 39 10 3 3 0 0 84 6 1228
2014 Technical 26 40 16 11 6 1 0 67 17 1031
2014 Administrative Support 40 40 11 6 3 0 0 80 9 316
2014 Operational 48 28 10 10 5 0 0 76 15 21
2014 Other occupational category 50 42 5 3 0 0 0 92 3 64

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 58 33 2 4 3 0 0 91 7 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 43 36 10 6 4 0 0 80 10 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 43 33 12 7 4 0 0 77 11 1638
2020 Technical 28 39 17 10 6 0 0 67 16 1145
2020 Administrative Support 45 30 15 6 3 0 0 75 10 240
2020 Operational 27 18 23 9 23 0 0 45 32 22
2020 Other occupational category 59 26 7 4 2 2 0 87 6 69
2019 Executive 55 32 5 4 4 0 0 88 8 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 37 37 10 8 7 0 0 74 15 797
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 38 35 12 9 5 0 0 74 14 1457
2019 Technical 24 37 18 11 9 0 0 62 20 1004
2019 Administrative Support 35 36 15 8 6 0 0 72 14 243
2019 Operational 40 27 5 5 22 0 0 67 27 19
2019 Other occupational category 39 37 12 7 5 0 0 76 12 119
2018 Executive 57 29 7 5 1 0 0 86 7 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 36 40 13 7 5 0 0 75 12 743
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 35 39 12 8 6 0 0 74 14 1320
2018 Technical 23 38 18 11 10 0 0 61 21 971
2018 Administrative Support 32 36 15 10 7 0 0 68 17 240
2018 Operational 36 27 11 9 13 4 0 65 23 23
2018 Other occupational category 46 40 8 4 1 1 0 87 5 92
2017 Executive 48 37 6 8 1 0 0 85 10 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 33 39 13 9 5 0 0 73 14 684
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 31 39 13 10 7 0 0 70 17 1311
2017 Technical 23 37 17 12 11 0 0 60 23 1165
2017 Administrative Support 31 37 13 8 11 0 0 68 19 288
2017 Operational 39 22 16 7 16 0 0 62 22 26
2017 Other occupational category 43 37 15 5 0 0 0 80 5 119

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 69 26 2 2 1 0 0 95 2 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 51 34 10 3 2 0 0 85 5 918
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 56 30 9 3 2 0 0 87 5 1631
2020 Technical 51 34 10 4 2 0 0 85 5 1133
2020 Administrative Support 58 29 9 3 1 0 0 87 3 237
2020 Operational 59 27 5 5 5 0 0 86 9 22
2020 Other occupational category 57 39 1 4 0 0 0 96 4 67
2019 Executive 71 23 3 2 0 0 0 95 2 150
2019 Scientific and Professional 48 36 11 4 1 0 0 84 5 793
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 52 32 10 3 2 0 0 85 5 1454
2019 Technical 49 35 10 4 2 0 0 84 6 997
2019 Administrative Support 51 34 12 2 1 0 0 85 3 241
2019 Operational 73 16 0 0 11 0 0 89 11 19
2019 Other occupational category 46 30 15 7 1 0 0 76 8 119
2018 Executive 73 23 4 0 0 0 0 96 0 135
2018 Scientific and Professional 47 37 10 4 1 0 0 85 5 743
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 50 36 9 4 2 0 0 86 5 1310
2018 Technical 49 35 9 4 3 0 0 84 6 963
2018 Administrative Support 49 32 14 3 3 0 0 81 5 240
2018 Operational 80 13 6 0 0 0 0 94 0 23
2018 Other occupational category 41 46 10 2 1 0 0 87 3 91
2017 Executive 66 29 4 0 1 0 1 95 1 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 49 37 8 4 2 0 0 86 6 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 52 34 9 3 2 0 0 86 5 1309
2017 Technical 49 34 11 4 3 0 0 83 6 1165
2017 Administrative Support 48 34 11 4 2 0 0 82 7 289
2017 Operational 83 11 4 3 0 0 0 93 3 27
2017 Other occupational category 47 39 9 4 1 0 1 86 4 119
2014 Executive 80 15 4 2 0 0 0 95 2 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 52 36 9 2 1 0 0 88 3 563
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 64 27 7 2 2 0 0 90 3 1228
2014 Technical 56 27 9 4 3 0 0 83 7 1030
2014 Administrative Support 62 28 7 1 2 0 0 90 3 316
2014 Operational 85 10 0 5 0 0 0 95 5 21
2014 Other occupational category 61 28 7 3 0 0 0 90 3 64

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 65 30 3 1 1 0 0 95 2 172
2020 Scientific and Professional 40 41 10 6 3 0 0 81 9 917
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 44 36 9 7 3 0 0 80 10 1630
2020 Technical 29 40 16 10 5 0 0 70 14 1144
2020 Administrative Support 38 35 16 7 3 0 1 74 10 239
2020 Operational 23 45 9 5 18 0 0 68 23 22
2020 Other occupational category 45 42 11 2 0 0 0 87 2 69
2019 Executive 65 26 3 5 1 0 0 91 6 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 34 39 12 10 5 0 0 73 15 791
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 37 40 11 7 4 0 0 77 12 1454
2019 Technical 25 41 14 13 7 0 0 66 20 998
2019 Administrative Support 32 35 19 7 7 0 0 67 14 243
2019 Operational 51 22 0 5 22 0 0 73 27 19
2019 Other occupational category 35 32 14 11 8 0 0 67 19 118
2018 Executive 60 32 5 4 0 0 0 92 4 133
2018 Scientific and Professional 35 40 13 8 4 0 0 75 12 742
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 36 38 12 8 5 0 0 75 13 1318
2018 Technical 23 39 17 12 8 0 0 62 21 967
2018 Administrative Support 29 36 18 10 8 0 0 65 18 240
2018 Operational 31 36 18 11 4 0 0 67 15 23
2018 Other occupational category 36 43 12 4 2 1 1 81 6 92
2017 Executive 53 38 3 3 1 0 0 92 5 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 31 47 11 7 3 1 0 79 11 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 33 43 11 8 5 0 0 76 13 1308
2017 Technical 21 43 14 12 9 0 0 64 21 1160
2017 Administrative Support 29 34 16 14 5 1 1 64 20 289
2017 Operational 26 49 10 11 4 0 0 75 15 27
2017 Other occupational category 31 42 14 4 4 3 2 76 9 119
2014 Executive 51 39 5 4 1 0 0 90 5 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 25 47 11 11 5 0 0 73 16 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 31 44 10 10 5 0 0 75 15 1229
2014 Technical 17 41 13 16 11 0 0 59 28 1031
2014 Administrative Support 25 37 13 10 13 0 1 63 24 316
2014 Operational 28 43 10 5 15 0 0 71 19 21
2014 Other occupational category 39 41 14 3 3 0 0 80 6 64

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 63 30 3 1 2 0 0 93 3 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 44 33 12 8 4 0 0 77 11 924
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 48 32 11 6 3 0 0 80 9 1634
2020 Technical 31 36 17 9 6 0 0 67 15 1144
2020 Administrative Support 47 28 15 8 2 0 0 75 10 237
2020 Operational 36 32 14 9 9 0 0 68 18 22
2020 Other occupational category 49 39 7 1 4 0 0 89 4 69
2019 Executive 58 30 6 4 2 0 0 88 6 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 33 37 14 8 7 0 0 70 15 795
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 44 34 10 7 4 0 0 79 11 1458
2019 Technical 25 36 20 11 8 0 0 61 19 1002
2019 Administrative Support 36 32 16 10 4 0 1 69 14 245
2019 Operational 51 22 5 0 22 0 0 73 22 19
2019 Other occupational category 44 31 14 6 5 0 0 75 11 118
2018 Executive 61 22 11 4 1 0 0 84 5 135
2018 Scientific and Professional 35 37 15 7 5 0 0 72 12 739
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 41 34 12 6 5 0 0 76 12 1318
2018 Technical 24 33 19 13 11 0 0 57 24 973
2018 Administrative Support 37 30 18 8 6 0 0 67 14 238
2018 Operational 45 13 29 4 9 0 0 58 13 23
2018 Other occupational category 44 36 9 8 1 0 1 81 10 92
2017 Executive 51 35 9 4 1 0 0 85 6 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 34 36 16 10 4 0 0 70 14 682
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 39 36 12 8 4 0 0 75 12 1309
2017 Technical 23 35 19 13 11 0 0 58 23 1163
2017 Administrative Support 35 32 16 10 5 0 1 69 15 287
2017 Operational 45 27 10 15 4 0 0 71 19 27
2017 Other occupational category 41 33 15 7 2 0 2 76 8 118
2014 Executive 49 30 11 6 5 0 0 78 11 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 28 41 14 11 6 0 0 69 16 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 38 36 14 7 5 0 0 75 11 1229
2014 Technical 21 32 17 14 15 0 0 54 29 1030
2014 Administrative Support 33 33 17 8 9 0 1 66 17 316
2014 Operational 28 43 15 5 10 0 0 71 15 21
2014 Other occupational category 51 33 8 3 3 0 1 85 6 64

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 53 37 6 3 1 0 0 90 4 173
2020 Scientific and Professional 38 40 12 6 2 0 1 79 9 916
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 42 39 10 7 3 0 0 81 9 1619
2020 Technical 30 41 16 9 4 0 0 71 13 1134
2020 Administrative Support 44 38 10 5 3 0 0 82 8 239
2020 Operational 23 36 23 9 9 0 0 59 18 22
2020 Other occupational category 60 29 1 4 2 2 2 92 6 68
2019 Executive 52 32 7 7 1 0 0 84 8 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 30 42 14 8 4 0 1 74 13 789
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 35 41 11 9 4 0 0 77 12 1439
2019 Technical 24 38 17 14 7 0 0 62 21 979
2019 Administrative Support 37 36 12 9 5 0 0 74 14 236
2019 Operational 44 28 0 11 17 0 0 72 28 18
2019 Other occupational category 38 45 10 5 2 0 0 83 7 118
2018 Executive 50 36 7 5 1 0 0 87 7 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 33 38 14 8 5 1 1 72 14 747
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 38 35 13 9 5 0 0 73 14 1314
2018 Technical 23 34 20 13 9 0 0 58 22 971
2018 Administrative Support 35 37 13 10 5 0 0 72 15 239
2018 Operational 45 18 18 15 4 0 0 62 20 23
2018 Other occupational category 46 35 9 4 0 2 4 86 4 92
2017 Executive 48 29 12 8 3 0 0 77 11 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 32 39 14 10 4 0 1 72 14 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 35 38 13 9 4 0 0 74 14 1307
2017 Technical 21 38 18 13 9 0 0 60 23 1164
2017 Administrative Support 36 37 14 7 5 0 0 74 12 289
2017 Operational 38 26 14 12 11 0 0 64 23 27
2017 Other occupational category 49 34 9 5 1 1 1 85 6 119
2014 Executive 43 40 11 3 2 0 0 83 6 127
2014 Scientific and Professional 28 44 13 9 4 0 1 73 14 563
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 38 38 11 8 4 0 0 77 12 1228
2014 Technical 21 33 18 15 12 1 0 55 27 1031
2014 Administrative Support 36 37 13 8 5 0 1 74 12 316
2014 Operational 23 24 28 15 10 0 0 48 24 21
2014 Other occupational category 45 42 7 3 1 0 1 89 5 64

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 58 32 7 2 1 0 0 90 3 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 47 37 9 5 2 0 0 84 7 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 48 35 10 5 2 0 0 83 7 1635
2020 Technical 45 39 10 5 2 0 0 84 6 1143
2020 Administrative Support 53 31 11 5 1 0 0 84 6 238
2020 Operational 38 48 0 10 5 0 0 86 14 21
2020 Other occupational category 65 30 3 2 0 0 0 95 2 68
2019 Executive 63 29 5 3 0 0 0 92 3 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 38 42 11 6 3 0 0 80 9 800
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 41 41 9 5 3 0 0 82 8 1467
2019 Technical 37 42 13 5 3 0 0 79 8 1008
2019 Administrative Support 47 34 12 5 3 0 0 80 7 243
2019 Operational 51 22 5 11 11 0 0 73 22 19
2019 Other occupational category 48 32 8 8 4 0 0 80 12 119
2018 Executive 66 27 4 2 0 0 0 93 2 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 39 42 10 7 2 1 0 81 9 746
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 42 38 11 5 3 0 0 80 8 1324
2018 Technical 39 39 13 6 3 0 0 78 9 972
2018 Administrative Support 42 35 13 6 4 0 0 78 10 241
2018 Operational 54 24 18 4 0 0 0 78 4 23
2018 Other occupational category 45 43 9 2 1 0 0 88 3 91
2017 Executive 55 31 9 4 1 0 0 86 5 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 39 42 10 5 4 0 0 81 9 680
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 40 38 11 6 4 0 0 79 10 1309
2017 Technical 37 41 12 6 4 0 0 78 10 1163
2017 Administrative Support 42 38 9 6 6 0 0 80 12 289
2017 Operational 56 22 19 0 3 0 0 78 3 27
2017 Other occupational category 49 31 13 7 1 0 0 79 7 119
2014 Executive 51 39 8 1 2 0 0 90 2 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 35 46 12 6 2 0 0 81 7 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 43 39 10 6 3 0 0 82 8 1229
2014 Technical 37 38 14 7 5 0 0 75 12 1030
2014 Administrative Support 43 32 15 4 5 1 1 76 9 315
2014 Operational 48 38 5 5 5 0 0 85 10 21
2014 Other occupational category 46 40 8 6 0 0 0 86 6 63

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 7 16 26 25 26 0 1 23 51 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 31 36 19 9 5 0 0 67 14 920
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 37 32 16 10 4 0 0 70 14 1633
2020 Technical 36 38 14 7 4 0 0 75 11 1139
2020 Administrative Support 49 38 11 2 0 0 0 86 2 242
2020 Operational 41 32 18 9 0 0 0 73 9 22
2020 Other occupational category 55 36 5 1 1 0 2 93 2 68
2019 Executive 5 28 22 20 25 0 1 32 46 152
2019 Scientific and Professional 34 38 15 8 6 0 0 72 13 798
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 39 32 18 7 4 0 0 71 11 1446
2019 Technical 28 34 24 9 5 0 1 62 14 996
2019 Administrative Support 49 31 14 4 1 0 0 81 5 245
2019 Operational 13 55 11 11 11 0 0 67 22 19
2019 Other occupational category 65 26 4 1 2 1 1 92 4 118
2018 Executive 5 24 22 23 25 0 1 29 49 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 32 37 16 9 5 0 0 69 15 751
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 35 32 19 8 5 0 0 68 13 1326
2018 Technical 26 36 22 9 6 0 0 62 15 973
2018 Administrative Support 44 31 16 5 4 0 0 76 8 240
2018 Operational 58 27 15 0 0 0 0 85 0 23
2018 Other occupational category 69 20 10 0 1 0 0 89 1 93
2017 Executive 4 28 21 23 23 0 1 33 46 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 33 40 16 6 4 1 0 74 10 684
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 34 37 17 7 4 0 1 72 11 1313
2017 Technical 28 36 22 9 5 0 0 65 14 1169
2017 Administrative Support 42 40 10 5 2 1 1 83 7 288
2017 Operational 31 44 25 0 0 0 0 75 0 27
2017 Other occupational category 52 44 3 1 0 0 1 96 1 119
2014 Executive 4 19 22 21 32 0 2 23 54 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 28 40 16 9 5 0 1 69 14 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 33 35 19 8 4 0 0 69 12 1229
2014 Technical 20 36 23 12 8 1 1 57 20 1031
2014 Administrative Support 42 35 13 5 3 1 2 78 8 315
2014 Operational 28 43 10 10 10 0 0 71 19 21
2014 Other occupational category 51 37 6 0 7 0 0 88 7 64

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 7 25 44 22 2 0 0 24 32 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 6 21 39 23 10 0 1 33 27 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 9 25 34 21 9 1 1 31 35 1635
2020 Technical 9 22 38 22 7 1 1 29 32 1144
2020 Administrative Support 6 15 34 28 17 0 0 45 21 241
2020 Operational 14 24 38 19 5 0 0 24 38 21
2020 Other occupational category 5 9 33 28 20 2 2 51 14 68
2019 Executive 6 20 51 20 2 0 1 22 27 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 8 22 41 22 7 1 0 29 30 797
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 10 29 37 15 7 1 1 23 39 1457
2019 Technical 11 28 39 15 5 1 1 21 40 1005
2019 Administrative Support 4 20 32 27 12 2 3 41 25 245
2019 Operational 22 22 11 34 11 0 0 45 44 19
2019 Other occupational category 7 11 30 28 22 2 0 51 18 118
2018 Executive 5 28 49 15 2 0 1 18 34 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 21 43 21 5 2 1 27 29 748
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 28 36 18 6 0 1 24 39 1320
2018 Technical 13 30 35 16 5 1 1 22 43 972
2018 Administrative Support 8 20 36 21 12 1 3 34 29 239
2018 Operational 13 18 22 29 18 0 0 46 31 23
2018 Other occupational category 6 11 32 30 16 0 5 48 19 93
2017 Executive 9 19 52 15 4 0 1 20 28 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 7 23 40 17 8 2 2 27 32 679
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 11 27 36 16 6 1 3 23 39 1308
2017 Technical 11 27 37 14 7 1 2 22 40 1166
2017 Administrative Support 8 17 32 21 14 3 5 38 28 285
2017 Operational 8 19 32 18 19 0 4 39 28 27
2017 Other occupational category 6 12 28 29 17 0 8 50 20 119
2014 Executive 14 20 49 15 2 0 1 17 34 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 9 26 37 19 7 1 1 26 36 560
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 10 27 38 16 6 1 2 22 39 1226
2014 Technical 15 30 34 13 5 1 1 18 47 1028
2014 Administrative Support 8 22 32 21 10 2 4 33 33 315
2014 Operational 33 24 24 0 5 0 14 6 66 21
2014 Other occupational category 3 19 23 25 22 4 3 51 24 64

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 1 5 24 51 20 0 0 70 6 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 3 9 20 39 26 2 1 67 12 918
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 4 11 22 35 24 2 2 61 16 1627
2020 Technical 6 15 28 32 17 1 1 50 21 1140
2020 Administrative Support 2 11 19 29 36 3 0 67 13 241
2020 Operational 18 27 23 14 9 5 5 25 50 22
2020 Other occupational category 1 6 7 45 34 4 2 85 8 69
2019 Executive 3 11 30 45 11 0 1 56 14 152
2019 Scientific and Professional 6 11 27 37 17 1 1 55 17 797
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 10 19 27 25 16 3 2 42 29 1453
2019 Technical 13 23 29 22 11 1 1 34 36 1004
2019 Administrative Support 7 16 21 25 24 4 3 53 25 245
2019 Operational 11 11 33 29 16 0 0 45 22 19
2019 Other occupational category 2 8 15 25 44 4 2 74 10 119
2018 Executive 6 14 37 36 8 0 0 43 20 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 7 17 30 29 14 2 1 45 24 745
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 9 19 30 26 11 3 2 39 29 1322
2018 Technical 17 26 29 19 8 1 1 27 44 970
2018 Administrative Support 8 17 24 26 19 4 3 47 27 237
2018 Operational 19 5 28 21 19 9 0 43 26 22
2018 Other occupational category 4 8 11 33 37 1 6 76 12 92
2017 Executive 4 19 41 26 8 1 1 35 23 143
2017 Scientific and Professional 6 16 31 24 15 5 3 42 24 680
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 10 19 31 21 12 4 4 36 31 1305
2017 Technical 12 24 29 20 10 2 2 31 38 1159
2017 Administrative Support 13 15 27 19 18 3 6 40 31 281
2017 Operational 12 18 14 34 15 4 4 53 32 27
2017 Other occupational category 5 7 15 20 37 5 10 67 15 119
2014 Executive 5 15 40 28 12 0 0 40 20 127
2014 Scientific and Professional 8 17 27 30 13 2 2 45 26 561
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 7 17 30 25 14 3 4 43 26 1223
2014 Technical 18 26 31 14 8 2 2 23 45 1024
2014 Administrative Support 9 15 27 22 15 4 7 42 28 313
2014 Operational 19 23 19 15 10 10 4 28 49 21
2014 Other occupational category 3 7 24 22 33 4 7 62 11 64

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 9 21 39 25 6 0 1 31 29 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 9 20 35 24 10 1 1 35 30 915
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 12 22 32 21 10 1 2 31 36 1632
2020 Technical 14 24 34 19 7 1 1 26 39 1142
2020 Administrative Support 7 12 34 24 19 2 3 45 19 240
2020 Operational 27 23 23 9 14 5 0 24 52 22
2020 Other occupational category 7 14 21 20 23 7 7 51 25 69
2019 Executive 8 28 35 19 9 0 0 28 37 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 12 26 35 19 7 1 0 27 38 795
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 18 25 30 15 9 2 2 25 44 1449
2019 Technical 18 29 31 14 5 1 1 20 48 1007
2019 Administrative Support 9 17 32 23 12 2 4 38 28 242
2019 Operational 22 16 38 5 13 5 0 19 40 19
2019 Other occupational category 9 14 30 20 23 3 1 45 24 118
2018 Executive 11 27 40 18 4 0 0 22 38 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 25 34 21 6 1 1 28 37 744
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 26 31 14 7 2 2 22 46 1318
2018 Technical 19 30 30 13 6 1 1 19 50 969
2018 Administrative Support 10 18 32 20 13 3 3 35 30 240
2018 Operational 18 9 45 15 13 0 0 29 27 23
2018 Other occupational category 6 27 26 20 15 1 5 37 36 92
2017 Executive 8 27 42 17 5 1 0 22 35 143
2017 Scientific and Professional 14 24 34 17 7 3 1 24 40 682
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 16 28 30 13 7 1 4 21 47 1305
2017 Technical 19 27 30 15 6 1 2 22 47 1167
2017 Administrative Support 13 17 27 20 13 4 6 37 33 285
2017 Operational 11 30 22 30 8 0 0 37 41 27
2017 Other occupational category 9 15 25 21 17 5 8 43 28 119
2014 Executive 23 34 31 10 2 1 0 12 57 127
2014 Scientific and Professional 18 30 30 13 6 1 2 20 50 562
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 18 28 32 12 6 1 3 18 48 1222
2014 Technical 24 29 28 13 4 2 1 17 54 1023
2014 Administrative Support 13 20 28 19 9 4 7 32 37 316
2014 Operational 24 38 24 5 9 0 0 14 62 21
2014 Other occupational category 21 12 19 21 10 9 8 38 39 64

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 20 28 40 10 3 0 0 13 48 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 8 16 38 27 10 0 0 38 24 917
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 8 16 33 27 14 1 1 42 25 1627
2020 Technical 4 11 30 37 15 1 1 53 16 1133
2020 Administrative Support 2 4 20 43 30 0 1 74 6 241
2020 Operational 14 14 19 29 24 0 0 52 29 21
2020 Other occupational category 2 2 12 34 47 4 0 84 4 69
2019 Executive 9 35 38 16 3 0 0 18 44 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 9 17 37 28 8 1 0 36 26 795
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 9 18 35 25 11 1 1 37 28 1455
2019 Technical 5 14 32 34 13 0 1 48 20 997
2019 Administrative Support 3 7 27 33 26 0 4 61 10 243
2019 Operational 0 16 27 44 13 0 0 56 16 19
2019 Other occupational category 5 6 12 35 41 1 1 77 10 119
2018 Executive 15 32 40 10 2 0 0 12 47 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 9 19 35 28 7 1 1 36 29 746
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 19 36 23 10 0 1 34 30 1320
2018 Technical 6 14 34 33 12 1 1 45 20 968
2018 Administrative Support 2 7 27 39 20 2 3 62 9 239
2018 Operational 0 4 27 46 18 4 0 67 5 23
2018 Other occupational category 1 5 13 32 41 1 7 79 7 92
2017 Executive 9 35 42 11 2 1 0 13 44 143
2017 Scientific and Professional 9 20 33 24 10 2 1 36 30 678
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 11 20 34 22 9 1 3 33 32 1298
2017 Technical 7 13 32 32 13 1 2 47 20 1159
2017 Administrative Support 4 7 26 29 25 2 6 59 13 283
2017 Operational 0 18 30 29 23 0 0 52 18 27
2017 Other occupational category 3 2 10 32 41 3 9 83 6 119
2014 Executive 18 34 40 7 1 0 0 8 52 127
2014 Scientific and Professional 12 24 32 24 5 1 1 30 37 561
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 11 20 36 21 9 1 2 31 32 1220
2014 Technical 9 16 33 29 9 2 1 39 26 1022
2014 Administrative Support 5 12 23 34 16 2 7 56 19 314
2014 Operational 15 25 14 15 20 5 5 39 45 20
2014 Other occupational category 5 3 18 29 35 4 5 71 9 64

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 17 34 30 15 3 0 1 18 51 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 10 18 30 25 14 2 1 40 29 914
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 12 19 28 22 15 1 2 39 32 1631
2020 Technical 13 17 29 28 12 1 1 40 31 1144
2020 Administrative Support 6 11 23 27 31 1 0 59 18 238
2020 Operational 27 9 27 14 18 0 5 33 38 22
2020 Other occupational category 5 7 13 32 39 4 0 74 13 69
2019 Executive 13 34 30 17 4 0 1 22 48 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 10 20 30 25 12 2 2 37 31 795
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 16 24 26 18 13 2 2 32 41 1452
2019 Technical 20 24 28 17 9 1 1 26 45 1007
2019 Administrative Support 10 14 21 23 25 2 4 52 26 245
2019 Operational 11 33 5 44 7 0 0 51 44 19
2019 Other occupational category 7 3 13 33 34 6 3 74 12 119
2018 Executive 14 28 40 14 3 1 0 18 42 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 22 30 24 8 3 3 34 35 744
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 23 30 17 10 2 2 28 42 1320
2018 Technical 21 22 30 18 7 1 1 25 44 971
2018 Administrative Support 9 17 29 24 16 3 3 42 27 240
2018 Operational 4 22 27 18 24 4 0 44 28 23
2018 Other occupational category 3 10 19 21 36 4 7 64 15 92
2017 Executive 16 22 42 14 4 0 1 18 39 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 13 20 30 18 9 5 3 31 37 678
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 18 28 26 15 8 1 4 24 49 1304
2017 Technical 20 24 29 16 8 1 2 25 46 1165
2017 Administrative Support 16 16 25 16 18 4 7 37 35 282
2017 Operational 15 39 15 15 15 0 0 30 55 27
2017 Other occupational category 4 5 18 26 28 7 12 66 11 119
2014 Executive 17 29 38 12 3 0 2 15 47 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 17 27 28 15 8 2 3 24 46 562
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 18 27 28 15 8 1 4 24 47 1224
2014 Technical 29 27 23 13 5 3 1 18 58 1026
2014 Administrative Support 12 18 33 18 11 2 6 32 33 315
2014 Operational 34 23 24 5 10 0 4 15 60 21
2014 Other occupational category 9 5 15 24 31 6 10 66 16 64

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 4 10 38 37 9 1 1 47 14 171
2020 Scientific and Professional 5 9 22 35 24 3 2 63 15 915
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 8 12 28 28 20 2 2 50 21 1628
2020 Technical 4 9 24 32 28 2 3 63 13 1139
2020 Administrative Support 6 6 20 28 35 2 2 66 13 241
2020 Operational 19 5 10 24 29 0 14 61 28 21
2020 Other occupational category 4 6 3 25 39 18 4 83 13 69
2019 Executive 7 19 40 24 10 0 0 34 26 152
2019 Scientific and Professional 7 13 30 30 18 3 1 49 20 795
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 13 20 28 21 13 2 2 36 35 1454
2019 Technical 9 16 26 28 16 2 2 47 26 1003
2019 Administrative Support 12 15 20 22 21 4 6 48 30 245
2019 Operational 11 11 5 51 16 0 5 71 23 19
2019 Other occupational category 4 7 12 23 36 9 8 72 13 119
2018 Executive 6 17 43 26 8 0 0 34 23 135
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 18 28 26 14 4 3 43 27 745
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 21 30 20 12 2 3 33 35 1319
2018 Technical 11 17 25 28 14 3 2 45 30 962
2018 Administrative Support 9 19 24 23 16 4 5 42 31 238
2018 Operational 9 13 18 13 33 9 4 54 26 23
2018 Other occupational category 6 11 16 24 30 6 8 63 19 93
2017 Executive 6 25 34 27 7 0 1 34 32 142
2017 Scientific and Professional 10 19 26 21 14 4 4 39 32 681
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 13 23 27 19 10 3 5 31 39 1305
2017 Technical 8 14 25 26 19 3 3 49 24 1164
2017 Administrative Support 18 15 19 16 19 6 7 39 39 286
2017 Operational 11 23 12 36 15 0 4 53 35 27
2017 Other occupational category 6 6 15 16 23 20 15 60 17 119
2014 Executive 4 19 40 26 10 0 1 36 23 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 7 13 30 29 14 2 6 46 22 560
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 9 16 29 25 13 3 5 41 27 1225
2014 Technical 11 16 26 25 14 4 3 42 30 1027
2014 Administrative Support 12 17 22 23 14 4 8 42 33 315
2014 Operational 10 18 10 15 28 5 15 53 35 21
2014 Other occupational category 6 10 10 18 34 9 13 67 21 64

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 11 25 45 17 2 0 1 19 36 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 9 20 36 22 10 2 1 33 30 917
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 11 18 35 22 12 1 1 35 29 1629
2020 Technical 17 25 34 15 6 1 1 22 43 1135
2020 Administrative Support 5 11 32 23 25 3 1 50 16 238
2020 Operational 27 5 36 14 18 0 0 32 32 22
2020 Other occupational category 4 12 23 30 24 6 1 58 17 67
2019 Executive 10 27 43 17 3 0 0 21 37 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 12 25 34 19 8 1 1 28 38 798
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 15 21 36 16 9 2 2 25 37 1459
2019 Technical 23 30 29 11 4 1 1 16 54 1002
2019 Administrative Support 9 16 28 23 17 5 3 43 27 244
2019 Operational 11 22 22 33 13 0 0 45 33 19
2019 Other occupational category 5 19 31 18 21 5 1 41 26 119
2018 Executive 12 33 39 12 4 1 0 15 45 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 23 36 17 8 3 2 26 36 746
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 14 25 34 17 7 2 2 24 41 1323
2018 Technical 26 31 25 12 4 2 1 16 58 974
2018 Administrative Support 10 17 32 21 13 5 3 36 29 241
2018 Operational 13 20 27 9 22 4 4 34 36 23
2018 Other occupational category 5 16 26 25 15 6 6 45 25 93
2017 Executive 12 32 41 11 3 0 1 15 44 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 14 22 36 14 8 4 3 23 39 679
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 13 26 33 15 7 3 3 23 42 1309
2017 Technical 26 27 28 10 5 2 2 15 55 1165
2017 Administrative Support 11 16 27 20 16 4 7 40 30 282
2017 Operational 21 12 14 26 15 0 12 47 37 27
2017 Other occupational category 7 12 23 25 18 6 9 50 23 119
2014 Executive 18 34 39 8 2 0 0 9 52 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 16 27 34 15 4 1 3 20 45 562
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 13 26 36 14 6 2 3 21 41 1225
2014 Technical 34 29 22 8 4 2 1 12 65 1028
2014 Administrative Support 10 20 28 21 11 3 8 36 33 316
2014 Operational 10 38 29 5 9 5 5 15 53 21
2014 Other occupational category 12 9 25 19 22 7 5 47 24 64

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 1 9 39 39 12 0 0 51 10 173
2020 Scientific and Professional 4 13 40 30 12 0 0 42 18 919
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 6 13 33 33 14 0 1 48 19 1638
2020 Technical 10 21 38 22 8 0 1 30 32 1144
2020 Administrative Support 5 15 35 27 17 1 0 44 20 241
2020 Operational 14 19 38 19 5 0 5 25 35 21
2020 Other occupational category 8 21 26 27 14 2 2 43 31 69
2019 Executive 6 22 40 27 6 0 0 32 28 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 9 18 35 26 11 1 1 37 28 797
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 8 16 33 27 14 0 2 42 25 1460
2019 Technical 14 23 34 20 7 1 1 28 38 1005
2019 Administrative Support 9 18 23 24 22 1 2 48 28 245
2019 Operational 0 22 33 27 18 0 0 45 22 19
2019 Other occupational category 7 20 26 30 15 1 0 46 27 119
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Question 19. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 47 39 8 2 1 1 2 89 3 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 30 30 14 8 4 8 6 69 15 923
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 33 29 16 7 5 6 4 70 12 1641
2020 Technical 27 30 21 9 8 3 2 60 18 1146
2020 Administrative Support 35 26 20 6 6 3 3 66 13 239
2020 Operational 9 32 14 9 32 0 5 43 43 22
2020 Other occupational category 37 36 4 4 4 8 7 87 9 69
2019 Executive 45 36 9 5 3 0 3 83 8 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 29 29 13 10 7 7 5 66 19 800
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 31 30 14 8 6 6 5 68 16 1457
2019 Technical 24 31 20 11 10 2 2 58 22 1006
2019 Administrative Support 29 29 16 11 8 4 2 63 20 246
2019 Operational 34 27 5 5 27 0 0 62 33 19
2019 Other occupational category 41 25 13 6 3 7 6 75 10 119
2018 Executive 50 37 4 4 4 0 0 87 9 136
2018 Scientific and Professional 24 30 18 10 6 8 5 62 18 746
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 27 32 18 8 5 6 4 66 15 1318
2018 Technical 21 30 22 11 11 4 2 54 23 974
2018 Administrative Support 24 32 23 8 7 7 1 60 16 238
2018 Operational 27 22 20 13 18 0 0 49 31 23
2018 Other occupational category 31 31 4 7 2 11 14 82 12 93
2017 Executive 44 40 6 4 3 2 1 87 7 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 30 30 14 9 5 7 6 68 16 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 27 34 14 9 8 4 5 66 18 1312
2017 Technical 24 31 18 11 11 2 2 58 23 1166
2017 Administrative Support 27 32 15 9 8 4 5 65 19 289
2017 Operational 35 44 7 3 12 0 0 78 15 27
2017 Other occupational category 38 19 9 6 3 10 15 77 11 119
2014 Executive 45 37 5 5 2 2 4 88 7 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 33 30 13 8 5 5 5 70 15 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 32 29 15 8 8 4 3 66 17 1229
2014 Technical 26 32 15 11 12 3 2 61 24 1029
2014 Administrative Support 29 30 15 8 9 4 4 65 19 316
2014 Operational 14 19 28 15 19 0 5 35 36 21
2014 Other occupational category 54 20 1 6 6 3 9 85 14 64

Question 20. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 70 25 2 2 2 0 0 94 3 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 53 27 7 8 3 1 0 81 12 922
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 58 25 7 6 3 1 0 84 9 1632
2020 Technical 48 28 10 7 7 0 0 76 14 1140
2020 Administrative Support 53 26 10 7 4 1 0 79 11 239
2020 Operational 23 41 0 0 36 0 0 64 36 22
2020 Other occupational category 76 17 4 2 0 1 0 94 2 68
2019 Executive 68 23 1 6 1 0 0 92 7 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 47 28 9 9 6 1 0 76 16 795
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 51 28 8 8 5 1 0 79 13 1462
2019 Technical 40 32 9 8 10 1 0 73 18 1004
2019 Administrative Support 45 29 9 6 9 2 0 75 15 245
2019 Operational 56 5 5 22 11 0 0 62 33 19
2019 Other occupational category 61 22 5 6 5 1 0 84 11 119
2018 Executive 68 21 4 5 1 0 0 90 6 136
2018 Scientific and Professional 46 31 9 8 6 0 0 77 14 743
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 48 28 8 9 6 0 0 77 15 1315
2018 Technical 38 31 10 12 9 1 0 69 21 970
2018 Administrative Support 38 33 10 12 8 0 0 71 19 239
2018 Operational 40 24 4 18 13 0 0 64 31 23
2018 Other occupational category 64 24 4 5 2 1 0 90 7 92
2017 Executive 70 22 1 2 4 1 0 92 6 143
2017 Scientific and Professional 45 31 9 8 6 1 0 78 14 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 46 31 9 7 6 1 0 78 13 1312
2017 Technical 39 32 10 10 9 1 0 71 19 1166
2017 Administrative Support 40 29 11 11 8 1 0 70 19 289
2017 Operational 53 22 3 3 15 4 0 78 19 27
2017 Other occupational category 68 15 6 6 2 0 3 86 8 119
2014 Executive 64 28 2 3 2 1 0 93 6 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 46 30 10 7 6 1 0 77 13 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 47 29 9 7 7 1 0 77 14 1229
2014 Technical 39 31 9 9 10 1 0 71 20 1031
2014 Administrative Support 44 29 8 8 10 1 0 74 18 316
2014 Operational 33 24 18 15 10 0 0 57 24 21
2014 Other occupational category 69 16 4 8 3 0 0 85 11 64

Question 21. 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
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 69 27 1 2 0 0 0 96 2 170
2020 Scientific and Professional 61 26 5 5 1 0 0 88 7 920
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 61 28 5 4 2 0 0 90 6 1630
2020 Technical 51 31 8 7 3 0 0 82 10 1141
2020 Administrative Support 57 32 5 5 1 0 0 88 6 241
2020 Operational 18 45 9 0 27 0 0 64 27 22
2020 Other occupational category 82 15 1 2 0 0 0 97 2 69
2019 Executive 56 36 1 4 3 0 0 92 7 153
2019 Scientific and Professional 53 29 8 7 3 0 0 82 10 797
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 53 32 7 5 2 0 0 85 8 1458
2019 Technical 43 33 10 9 5 0 0 76 14 1005
2019 Administrative Support 50 30 6 10 4 0 0 80 14 246
2019 Operational 39 22 11 11 17 0 0 61 28 18
2019 Other occupational category 64 28 3 4 1 0 0 92 5 119
2018 Executive 65 25 3 5 2 0 0 90 7 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 53 32 6 5 3 0 0 85 8 745
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 52 33 7 6 2 0 0 85 8 1320
2018 Technical 40 37 10 8 4 0 0 78 12 968
2018 Administrative Support 48 32 8 8 3 1 0 80 11 240
2018 Operational 40 24 22 4 9 0 0 64 13 23
2018 Other occupational category 74 18 1 6 0 1 0 93 6 93
2017 Executive 55 40 2 1 2 0 0 95 3 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 50 33 8 6 2 0 0 84 8 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 47 36 7 6 3 0 0 84 10 1310
2017 Technical 36 40 10 10 5 0 0 76 15 1164
2017 Administrative Support 40 39 8 9 3 0 0 80 12 289
2017 Operational 45 38 7 3 8 0 0 82 11 27
2017 Other occupational category 66 22 5 3 2 0 1 89 5 119
2014 Executive 62 30 5 2 0 0 0 92 2 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 47 37 8 6 2 0 0 85 8 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 44 40 7 5 3 0 0 84 9 1225
2014 Technical 35 42 9 9 5 1 0 78 13 1029
2014 Administrative Support 42 37 10 6 4 0 0 80 11 316
2014 Operational 23 29 23 15 10 0 0 53 24 21
2014 Other occupational category 66 20 6 6 2 0 0 87 7 64

Question 22. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 69 26 3 1 1 0 0 95 2 173
2020 Scientific and Professional 53 34 8 4 2 1 0 87 6 914
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 54 32 8 4 2 1 0 87 5 1628
2020 Technical 43 36 14 4 2 1 0 80 6 1143
2020 Administrative Support 49 32 14 3 2 0 1 82 4 239
2020 Operational 18 41 18 5 18 0 0 59 23 22
2020 Other occupational category 69 22 5 4 0 0 0 91 4 68
2019 Executive 62 32 3 1 1 0 0 94 3 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 49 34 8 5 3 1 0 84 8 799
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 47 36 10 4 2 1 0 84 7 1458
2019 Technical 36 40 13 6 3 1 0 77 9 1006
2019 Administrative Support 42 34 15 6 2 1 0 77 8 246
2019 Operational 29 38 5 16 11 0 0 67 27 19
2019 Other occupational category 49 36 7 4 3 1 0 86 7 119
2018 Executive 65 29 5 1 0 0 0 94 1 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 47 37 9 4 2 1 0 85 6 746
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 45 37 11 5 2 1 0 82 7 1320
2018 Technical 32 43 15 6 3 2 0 76 9 973
2018 Administrative Support 33 40 16 6 2 3 0 75 8 239
2018 Operational 22 36 24 4 13 0 0 58 18 23
2018 Other occupational category 55 36 3 2 1 1 1 94 3 93

Question 23. In my work unit, I would feel free to speak about racism in the workplace without fear of reprisal.

Racism refers to any individual action or institutional practice which treats people differently because of their colour or ethnicity.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 74 18 3 2 1 1 1 94 3 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 55 22 9 4 3 6 2 84 7 923
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 59 20 8 3 3 4 3 85 6 1634
2020 Technical 53 23 12 3 3 3 2 80 7 1143
2020 Administrative Support 52 25 12 3 3 3 3 81 7 240
2020 Operational 41 14 18 9 5 0 14 63 16 22
2020 Other occupational category 67 10 3 6 4 10 0 86 10 69
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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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 85 9 3 1 2 0 0 94 2 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 60 24 10 3 1 1 1 85 5 918
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 57 24 11 3 2 1 3 84 5 1635
2020 Technical 48 29 14 5 2 1 1 78 7 1143
2020 Administrative Support 48 22 19 5 1 1 4 74 6 240
2020 Operational 23 27 23 5 18 0 5 52 24 22
2020 Other occupational category 54 16 12 2 9 1 6 75 12 69
2019 Executive 81 14 2 1 1 0 0 95 3 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 56 26 9 5 3 0 1 83 8 800
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 54 25 12 4 2 1 3 81 7 1464
2019 Technical 45 28 16 5 3 1 2 75 9 1007
2019 Administrative Support 40 24 21 5 3 2 5 68 9 243
2019 Operational 45 22 5 0 27 0 0 67 27 19
2019 Other occupational category 42 25 17 6 2 2 6 74 8 119

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 62 26 6 3 2 0 0 89 5 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 47 30 9 9 4 0 0 78 13 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 50 31 9 6 3 0 0 81 10 1635
2020 Technical 42 31 14 6 5 0 0 74 12 1141
2020 Administrative Support 53 25 12 6 3 0 2 79 9 240
2020 Operational 27 32 5 14 23 0 0 59 36 22
2020 Other occupational category 61 23 7 2 8 0 0 83 10 68
2019 Executive 58 29 6 3 4 0 0 86 7 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 43 31 10 9 6 0 1 75 15 801
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 47 29 12 7 4 0 1 77 12 1465
2019 Technical 41 31 14 7 7 0 0 72 14 1008
2019 Administrative Support 45 30 12 8 5 0 1 75 13 245
2019 Operational 51 11 11 0 27 0 0 62 27 19
2019 Other occupational category 44 27 13 8 6 0 1 72 15 119
2018 Executive 57 28 8 6 2 0 0 84 8 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 39 36 10 8 5 1 1 76 14 750
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 42 34 11 7 4 1 0 77 11 1324
2018 Technical 36 33 15 8 6 0 0 70 15 967
2018 Administrative Support 46 33 13 5 1 1 0 81 6 241
2018 Operational 49 9 24 4 13 0 0 58 18 23
2018 Other occupational category 52 38 4 5 1 0 0 90 6 93
2017 Executive 50 34 5 6 5 1 0 84 11 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 38 35 11 9 5 1 1 74 15 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 44 32 10 8 4 1 1 77 13 1313
2017 Technical 37 37 12 8 6 1 0 74 14 1170
2017 Administrative Support 40 33 13 8 3 1 3 75 12 288
2017 Operational 46 32 8 0 14 0 0 78 14 27
2017 Other occupational category 57 25 8 7 1 0 3 84 9 119
2014 Executive 47 34 8 7 4 0 0 81 11 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 35 39 12 9 4 1 0 75 12 563
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 44 32 11 7 5 1 0 77 12 1229
2014 Technical 32 34 13 10 9 1 1 67 19 1031
2014 Administrative Support 44 30 12 8 5 1 0 75 13 316
2014 Operational 33 33 0 15 19 0 0 66 34 21
2014 Other occupational category 59 27 1 9 2 0 2 88 11 64

Question 26. I feel that my immediate supervisor supports my career goals.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 69 18 8 1 3 1 1 89 4 173
2020 Scientific and Professional 52 25 10 6 4 2 2 79 10 920
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 54 24 10 5 4 2 1 81 8 1634
2020 Technical 47 25 14 5 5 2 2 75 10 1138
2020 Administrative Support 51 26 12 6 3 0 3 79 9 240
2020 Operational 23 27 5 14 27 0 5 52 43 22
2020 Other occupational category 77 11 4 4 4 0 0 88 7 69

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 69 23 3 1 3 1 0 93 4 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 54 28 7 7 3 0 0 82 10 923
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 54 28 8 6 4 0 0 82 9 1634
2020 Technical 44 32 12 7 4 1 0 77 11 1141
2020 Administrative Support 51 31 12 5 2 0 0 82 6 240
2020 Operational 36 18 0 14 27 0 5 57 43 22
2020 Other occupational category 66 22 3 3 4 1 2 90 7 69
2019 Executive 61 30 4 4 2 0 0 90 6 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 46 30 9 8 6 1 1 77 14 797
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 48 29 10 8 5 1 0 78 13 1462
2019 Technical 43 30 12 8 6 0 0 74 14 1004
2019 Administrative Support 45 32 13 4 5 0 1 78 9 244
2019 Operational 51 16 0 5 27 0 0 67 33 19
2019 Other occupational category 53 27 3 8 7 0 2 82 14 117
2018 Executive 60 30 5 4 1 0 0 90 5 136
2018 Scientific and Professional 45 33 7 8 5 1 0 79 14 747
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 44 33 10 8 4 1 0 77 13 1320
2018 Technical 39 32 13 9 6 0 0 71 16 965
2018 Administrative Support 46 32 13 5 2 2 1 80 7 241
2018 Operational 40 20 18 4 18 0 0 60 22 23
2018 Other occupational category 57 32 4 4 1 1 1 91 5 92
2017 Executive 65 24 2 5 3 0 0 90 8 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 44 34 8 8 5 1 1 78 13 684
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 45 33 9 8 4 0 0 79 12 1314
2017 Technical 41 32 12 7 7 1 0 74 14 1168
2017 Administrative Support 43 30 14 6 4 0 1 75 11 289
2017 Operational 53 33 0 10 4 0 0 86 14 27
2017 Other occupational category 58 24 6 6 1 2 3 87 7 119
2014 Executive 53 34 5 5 2 0 0 87 8 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 40 32 11 12 4 0 0 72 17 563
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 46 31 9 7 6 0 0 78 13 1228
2014 Technical 36 33 11 11 7 1 0 70 19 1031
2014 Administrative Support 48 30 11 4 6 1 1 79 10 316
2014 Operational 33 28 15 5 19 0 0 61 24 21
2014 Other occupational category 61 25 3 7 2 1 0 88 9 64

Question 28. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, have you requested flexible work hours, either formally or informally?

Flexible work hours mean that an employee is able to vary the start and end times of their workday.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 31 69 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 45 55 924
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 44 56 1638
2020 Technical 42 58 1146
2020 Administrative Support 49 51 241
2020 Operational 9 91 22
2020 Other occupational category 50 50 69

Question 29. During the COVID-19 pandemic, my immediate supervisor supported the use of flexible work hours.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 72 11 5 2 1 2 7 91 3 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 63 16 5 2 1 4 8 91 3 924
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 62 15 5 2 2 4 10 89 4 1635
2020 Technical 56 18 9 3 2 3 9 84 6 1146
2020 Administrative Support 57 15 10 3 2 3 10 83 6 242
2020 Operational 32 14 18 5 9 5 18 59 18 22
2020 Other occupational category 71 5 7 2 0 4 12 90 2 69

Question 30. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 79 11 6 2 2 0 1 91 3 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 61 21 7 6 4 0 0 83 10 922
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 65 20 8 4 2 0 0 85 6 1641
2020 Technical 55 24 11 4 4 0 0 80 9 1145
2020 Administrative Support 61 23 10 3 3 0 0 84 6 238
2020 Operational 32 32 9 9 18 0 0 64 27 22
2020 Other occupational category 73 17 3 4 2 1 1 91 6 69
2019 Executive 67 23 5 3 3 0 0 90 5 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 49 30 9 6 5 0 0 79 12 801
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 56 25 8 7 4 0 0 81 11 1465
2019 Technical 48 27 11 7 6 0 0 76 13 1008
2019 Administrative Support 57 24 10 5 4 0 0 81 9 245
2019 Operational 51 16 0 5 27 0 0 67 33 19
2019 Other occupational category 62 25 4 4 5 0 0 87 9 119
2018 Executive 66 20 7 4 3 0 0 86 7 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 49 29 9 6 6 1 0 79 12 748
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 50 28 10 7 5 0 0 78 12 1323
2018 Technical 45 28 13 7 7 0 0 73 14 967
2018 Administrative Support 48 33 13 4 2 0 0 81 6 240
2018 Operational 51 14 7 5 19 5 0 69 24 22
2018 Other occupational category 66 25 3 5 1 0 0 91 6 92
2017 Executive 62 23 6 4 4 0 0 85 8 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 50 28 9 7 5 0 0 79 12 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 54 26 10 6 4 0 0 80 10 1311
2017 Technical 49 27 11 7 7 0 0 76 13 1162
2017 Administrative Support 52 25 12 4 6 1 0 78 10 288
2017 Operational 57 18 7 7 11 0 0 75 18 27
2017 Other occupational category 67 21 9 3 0 0 0 88 3 119
2014 Executive 59 27 8 3 3 0 0 85 6 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 43 32 12 7 4 1 0 76 11 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 53 25 10 6 5 1 0 79 11 1229
2014 Technical 44 28 12 9 7 0 0 72 16 1031
2014 Administrative Support 54 25 12 3 5 1 1 80 8 316
2014 Operational 38 24 9 10 19 0 0 62 29 21
2014 Other occupational category 66 24 4 6 0 0 0 89 6 64
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Senior Management

Question 31. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 59 34 4 1 2 1 0 94 2 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 45 29 10 6 3 7 0 80 9 924
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 48 28 11 4 3 6 0 81 7 1640
2020 Technical 34 28 17 8 7 6 0 66 16 1144
2020 Administrative Support 49 30 9 4 3 5 0 83 7 240
2020 Operational 41 9 14 5 32 0 0 50 36 22
2020 Other occupational category 69 20 3 5 1 3 0 91 6 69
2019 Executive 51 37 5 4 3 1 0 88 6 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 33 33 14 6 5 8 0 73 12 797
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 33 36 15 7 4 6 0 73 12 1466
2019 Technical 23 30 21 10 11 5 0 56 23 1009
2019 Administrative Support 41 26 17 5 6 5 0 71 11 244
2019 Operational 40 22 11 16 5 0 5 65 23 19
2019 Other occupational category 52 21 4 4 2 15 2 89 7 119
2018 Executive 51 37 8 1 2 1 0 88 4 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 32 31 15 8 5 9 0 69 14 749
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 33 33 16 7 5 6 0 70 13 1325
2018 Technical 21 30 22 11 10 6 0 54 22 973
2018 Administrative Support 38 29 18 7 4 3 0 69 12 241
2018 Operational 45 24 13 9 4 4 0 72 14 23
2018 Other occupational category 56 26 5 1 1 11 0 92 2 92
2017 Executive 46 40 6 4 3 1 0 87 7 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 26 34 17 8 4 11 0 67 14 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 26 38 16 9 5 6 0 68 15 1313
2017 Technical 19 33 19 12 11 6 0 55 24 1170
2017 Administrative Support 31 31 16 6 6 10 1 69 13 288
2017 Operational 30 44 12 0 11 4 0 76 12 27
2017 Other occupational category 61 19 6 3 1 9 0 88 5 119
2014 Executive 47 36 9 4 2 1 0 84 6 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 24 38 17 8 5 8 0 67 15 563
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 27 39 15 7 6 7 0 71 13 1229
2014 Technical 18 32 18 12 12 8 0 54 27 1031
2014 Administrative Support 27 36 18 7 5 7 1 68 13 315
2014 Operational 15 34 18 15 10 9 0 53 27 21
2014 Other occupational category 55 22 2 7 3 11 0 87 11 64

Question 32. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 66 30 2 2 1 0 0 95 2 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 43 35 10 6 4 1 0 80 10 920
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 45 32 12 7 3 2 0 78 10 1632
2020 Technical 27 30 19 13 9 2 0 58 22 1142
2020 Administrative Support 47 29 11 6 3 4 0 79 9 241
2020 Operational 32 14 18 9 27 0 0 45 36 22
2020 Other occupational category 63 25 4 3 2 3 0 91 6 69
2019 Executive 51 39 4 3 3 0 0 90 6 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 28 36 16 11 6 3 0 66 17 799
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 29 36 17 10 5 3 0 67 15 1460
2019 Technical 18 29 21 15 15 1 0 48 31 1005
2019 Administrative Support 38 29 15 8 7 2 1 69 16 245
2019 Operational 34 22 11 16 11 0 5 60 29 19
2019 Other occupational category 53 25 4 5 5 8 1 86 10 119
2018 Executive 49 39 6 4 2 0 0 88 6 136
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 33 19 12 6 3 0 62 19 750
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 34 18 8 7 3 0 65 16 1317
2018 Technical 15 26 23 17 15 2 0 43 33 973
2018 Administrative Support 34 32 16 10 6 3 0 67 16 240
2018 Operational 45 13 9 20 13 0 0 58 33 23
2018 Other occupational category 59 26 7 1 2 5 0 90 2 92
2017 Executive 42 41 4 10 3 0 0 83 13 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 21 37 18 11 7 4 0 61 20 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 24 36 19 12 6 2 0 62 19 1311
2017 Technical 13 29 23 17 16 2 0 43 34 1170
2017 Administrative Support 28 32 17 9 9 4 0 64 19 289
2017 Operational 23 36 15 7 15 4 0 61 23 27
2017 Other occupational category 58 21 6 5 3 7 0 85 9 119
2014 Executive 46 31 14 6 2 0 0 77 9 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 20 37 20 12 9 2 0 58 21 563
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 26 37 17 10 6 3 0 65 17 1229
2014 Technical 12 28 20 19 20 2 0 40 39 1030
2014 Administrative Support 28 31 21 10 8 2 1 60 18 316
2014 Operational 19 24 23 10 15 9 0 48 27 21
2014 Other occupational category 56 25 6 6 3 4 0 84 9 64

Question 33. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 44 43 9 3 1 0 0 87 3 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 30 40 13 9 4 4 0 73 13 920
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 35 34 15 9 3 4 0 72 13 1635
2020 Technical 19 27 24 14 12 4 0 49 27 1142
2020 Administrative Support 39 30 15 6 4 6 0 74 10 239
2020 Operational 23 14 14 23 27 0 0 36 50 22
2020 Other occupational category 53 28 4 5 3 7 0 87 9 69
2019 Executive 36 44 12 4 3 0 0 81 7 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 18 34 21 15 7 5 0 55 23 792
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 21 33 20 14 6 6 0 57 21 1462
2019 Technical 13 23 25 20 16 3 0 37 37 1008
2019 Administrative Support 29 31 20 4 8 7 1 65 13 245
2019 Operational 34 27 11 5 11 5 5 69 18 19
2019 Other occupational category 41 24 7 6 6 16 1 78 15 118
2018 Executive 35 43 10 8 4 0 0 78 12 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 19 31 21 16 7 7 0 53 24 749
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 22 32 21 12 8 5 0 57 21 1319
2018 Technical 10 23 24 22 16 5 0 34 40 972
2018 Administrative Support 26 30 21 11 6 6 0 60 18 241
2018 Operational 27 22 22 20 4 4 0 51 25 23
2018 Other occupational category 39 35 10 4 1 11 0 83 6 91
2017 Executive 28 46 12 8 4 2 0 76 12 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 14 32 21 14 9 10 0 52 25 682
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 18 34 20 16 7 5 0 55 24 1311
2017 Technical 8 24 25 21 19 4 0 33 41 1167
2017 Administrative Support 22 28 22 12 7 8 1 55 21 289
2017 Operational 28 33 20 3 16 0 0 61 19 26
2017 Other occupational category 43 28 6 6 2 15 0 83 10 119
2014 Executive 27 41 19 11 2 0 0 68 13 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 12 34 21 20 9 4 0 49 30 562
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 17 37 19 13 7 6 0 59 22 1229
2014 Technical 8 23 23 20 22 5 0 32 44 1030
2014 Administrative Support 23 29 21 13 7 6 1 55 22 315
2014 Operational 10 24 23 15 15 9 5 39 34 21
2014 Other occupational category 40 29 9 7 4 11 0 78 12 63

Question 34. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 44 46 4 5 2 0 0 90 6 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 28 41 14 11 4 1 0 70 16 922
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 34 36 13 11 5 2 0 71 16 1642
2020 Technical 19 32 20 17 10 2 0 52 27 1146
2020 Administrative Support 40 31 15 8 3 4 0 74 11 238
2020 Operational 9 41 5 14 27 5 0 52 43 22
2020 Other occupational category 58 29 3 4 3 2 0 90 7 69
2019 Executive 29 47 13 8 3 0 0 76 11 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 15 32 19 20 11 4 0 48 32 798
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 19 34 19 16 8 3 0 55 25 1466
2019 Technical 12 25 22 22 17 2 0 38 40 1009
2019 Administrative Support 27 33 18 9 8 4 0 63 18 245
2019 Operational 18 38 11 11 16 0 5 60 29 19
2019 Other occupational category 33 29 8 10 9 8 2 70 21 118
2018 Executive 35 41 14 9 1 0 0 76 10 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 35 17 21 9 4 0 51 31 750
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 33 18 18 10 2 0 54 28 1324
2018 Technical 9 24 23 23 17 3 0 35 41 969
2018 Administrative Support 21 38 16 14 8 3 0 61 23 240
2018 Operational 36 20 13 18 9 4 0 58 28 23
2018 Other occupational category 42 32 12 6 4 4 0 77 10 92
2017 Executive 24 45 15 11 4 0 0 69 16 142
2017 Scientific and Professional 13 30 21 21 11 4 0 45 33 681
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 16 36 18 16 10 3 0 54 27 1312
2017 Technical 9 27 24 19 17 4 0 37 38 1167
2017 Administrative Support 22 31 21 11 8 7 0 57 20 289
2017 Operational 31 22 25 3 11 8 0 57 15 27
2017 Other occupational category 44 23 10 5 5 11 1 77 12 119
2014 Executive 26 48 12 11 3 0 0 74 14 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 12 35 20 18 13 2 0 48 32 561
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 19 37 18 15 9 3 0 57 25 1228
2014 Technical 9 25 23 19 20 3 0 35 41 1030
2014 Administrative Support 20 33 17 12 12 4 1 56 26 316
2014 Operational 19 14 24 19 15 5 5 36 38 21
2014 Other occupational category 39 32 8 6 3 12 0 81 10 64

Question 35. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 30 42 21 7 0 1 1 72 7 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 39 29 18 6 2 5 1 73 8 922
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 49 24 15 5 2 4 2 77 7 1638
2020 Technical 37 24 12 5 4 12 7 75 10 1140
2020 Administrative Support 50 20 8 5 5 9 3 79 12 242
2020 Operational 45 9 18 0 9 5 14 67 11 22
2020 Other occupational category 42 26 9 6 6 8 3 76 13 69
2019 Executive 48 28 17 3 2 1 1 78 5 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 39 27 16 4 3 9 1 74 8 801
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 47 25 13 5 2 7 1 78 8 1467
2019 Technical 32 21 12 5 7 18 5 69 16 1009
2019 Administrative Support 41 16 11 7 5 14 5 71 15 244
2019 Operational 24 16 11 5 22 16 5 51 35 19
2019 Other occupational category 43 19 8 8 4 14 5 76 14 118
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My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 36. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 37 50 7 5 1 0 0 87 6 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 32 47 13 5 2 2 0 80 7 924
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 37 43 11 5 1 2 0 82 7 1637
2020 Technical 19 41 23 10 5 1 0 61 15 1145
2020 Administrative Support 41 38 14 4 1 1 0 80 5 240
2020 Operational 18 41 14 14 14 0 0 59 27 22
2020 Other occupational category 46 34 8 3 6 2 0 83 9 69
2019 Executive 30 54 12 5 1 0 0 83 5 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 23 44 16 10 5 2 0 68 16 796
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 28 45 16 7 2 2 0 74 10 1465
2019 Technical 13 37 26 14 8 2 0 51 23 1008
2019 Administrative Support 31 41 17 7 2 2 0 74 8 244
2019 Operational 29 38 16 0 11 5 0 71 12 19
2019 Other occupational category 34 41 11 9 0 4 0 79 10 119
2018 Executive 43 43 7 5 1 0 0 87 6 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 45 18 10 4 1 0 68 14 751
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 26 46 16 8 2 2 0 73 10 1324
2018 Technical 13 35 25 18 7 2 0 48 26 972
2018 Administrative Support 28 42 19 6 3 3 0 72 9 240
2018 Operational 36 24 18 13 4 4 0 63 19 23
2018 Other occupational category 39 44 9 5 0 4 0 85 5 93
2017 Executive 34 44 12 9 1 0 0 78 10 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 21 45 17 11 4 2 0 67 15 682
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 25 44 17 9 3 2 0 70 12 1312
2017 Technical 13 36 23 18 8 2 0 50 27 1167
2017 Administrative Support 28 39 18 8 3 4 0 70 12 287
2017 Operational 27 37 14 15 4 4 0 66 19 27
2017 Other occupational category 43 34 9 11 2 1 0 77 13 118
2014 Executive 33 48 12 5 2 0 0 82 6 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 22 43 19 9 5 2 0 66 15 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 28 45 15 7 3 2 0 75 10 1228
2014 Technical 11 35 23 17 12 2 0 47 30 1031
2014 Administrative Support 29 37 20 6 5 2 1 68 11 316
2014 Operational 14 43 15 19 5 5 0 59 25 21
2014 Other occupational category 42 44 9 6 0 0 0 85 6 64

Question 37. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 30 50 11 7 2 0 0 79 9 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 27 41 17 7 3 3 0 71 11 918
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 30 41 15 9 4 2 0 72 13 1632
2020 Technical 15 35 24 17 8 1 0 50 26 1132
2020 Administrative Support 36 37 13 10 2 1 0 75 12 236
2020 Operational 9 36 18 14 18 5 0 48 33 22
2020 Other occupational category 37 33 15 6 2 6 0 75 9 69
2019 Executive 16 48 14 19 3 0 0 64 22 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 12 32 24 18 8 6 0 47 27 794
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 16 36 23 16 6 3 0 54 22 1461
2019 Technical 7 28 23 24 16 1 0 36 40 1004
2019 Administrative Support 23 38 17 13 6 3 1 63 19 244
2019 Operational 24 27 27 0 16 5 0 54 17 19
2019 Other occupational category 34 29 10 14 6 6 1 68 21 118

Question 38. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 59 31 4 4 0 1 1 92 4 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 29 36 15 11 4 4 1 69 16 920
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 40 34 11 8 3 3 1 77 11 1637
2020 Technical 31 36 16 8 6 2 1 69 15 1144
2020 Administrative Support 35 35 16 5 4 3 2 74 10 240
2020 Operational 27 18 32 5 18 0 0 45 23 22
2020 Other occupational category 48 28 8 9 4 4 0 79 13 68
2019 Executive 48 38 7 5 2 1 0 86 6 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 24 38 14 13 6 4 1 65 20 797
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 31 37 15 11 3 2 1 70 15 1461
2019 Technical 26 36 18 11 7 2 0 63 19 1004
2019 Administrative Support 35 31 15 10 6 2 1 68 16 246
2019 Operational 40 16 16 22 5 0 0 56 27 19
2019 Other occupational category 32 33 15 10 5 4 2 69 16 118
2018 Executive 64 25 5 5 0 1 1 90 5 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 26 40 14 10 5 3 0 69 16 747
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 33 39 12 8 4 2 1 75 12 1323
2018 Technical 26 38 18 9 6 2 1 66 16 976
2018 Administrative Support 33 39 16 6 3 3 1 74 9 240
2018 Operational 36 29 18 9 9 0 0 64 18 23
2018 Other occupational category 41 31 10 14 2 1 2 73 16 93
2017 Executive 55 38 3 3 1 0 0 93 4 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 32 40 11 7 4 4 1 76 12 680
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 37 38 10 8 4 2 1 77 12 1307
2017 Technical 29 40 15 9 5 2 0 71 14 1165
2017 Administrative Support 34 33 18 8 3 5 0 70 11 287
2017 Operational 38 43 7 4 0 8 0 88 4 27
2017 Other occupational category 41 30 5 9 5 5 4 79 15 118
2014 Executive 68 20 5 4 2 1 0 89 6 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 33 41 13 6 4 3 1 77 10 563
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 40 38 9 6 4 3 1 80 11 1228
2014 Technical 31 39 13 7 6 2 1 72 14 1030
2014 Administrative Support 38 34 9 8 5 5 1 77 13 316
2014 Operational 28 33 29 5 0 0 5 64 5 21
2014 Other occupational category 54 23 5 6 3 5 3 84 11 63

Question 39. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 56 33 10 1 0 0 0 89 1 171
2020 Scientific and Professional 37 38 14 6 3 2 0 77 9 917
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 43 36 13 4 2 2 0 81 6 1631
2020 Technical 32 36 19 8 5 1 0 69 12 1144
2020 Administrative Support 45 32 15 4 3 2 1 79 6 240
2020 Operational 23 27 18 14 18 0 0 50 32 22
2020 Other occupational category 47 35 12 3 2 1 0 82 5 68
2019 Executive 36 47 12 5 1 0 0 82 6 152
2019 Scientific and Professional 25 35 25 8 5 3 0 62 13 795
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 28 37 22 6 4 2 0 67 10 1460
2019 Technical 24 34 23 9 9 1 0 59 18 1009
2019 Administrative Support 37 33 15 8 4 2 0 71 13 246
2019 Operational 29 27 16 11 16 0 0 56 27 19
2019 Other occupational category 38 36 12 7 1 5 1 79 9 119
2018 Executive 46 38 13 2 1 0 0 85 3 136
2018 Scientific and Professional 24 38 22 9 5 3 0 64 14 745
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 31 38 20 7 2 2 0 70 9 1324
2018 Technical 22 38 24 8 6 1 0 61 14 972
2018 Administrative Support 31 38 18 7 3 2 0 71 10 239
2018 Operational 40 29 18 9 4 0 0 69 13 23
2018 Other occupational category 42 38 15 2 0 4 0 83 2 90

Question 40. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 37 25 14 5 5 7 7 72 12 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 21 22 18 12 9 17 2 52 26 924
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 27 25 18 10 6 11 2 61 19 1635
2020 Technical 25 28 18 10 11 6 2 57 23 1142
2020 Administrative Support 30 25 21 9 8 7 1 60 18 239
2020 Operational 18 27 14 14 23 0 5 48 38 22
2020 Other occupational category 43 20 9 7 6 14 1 75 14 68
2019 Executive 34 20 12 9 6 7 12 67 18 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 17 19 19 15 10 17 3 45 31 798
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 20 25 21 12 10 10 3 51 25 1459
2019 Technical 18 26 20 14 13 8 1 48 30 1005
2019 Administrative Support 27 22 21 9 9 10 2 56 19 245
2019 Operational 36 23 12 6 23 0 0 60 29 18
2019 Other occupational category 33 23 13 5 6 13 7 70 13 118
2018 Executive 38 21 11 7 7 7 9 71 16 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 16 20 22 12 11 16 2 45 28 748
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 24 22 14 10 10 2 47 28 1326
2018 Technical 17 29 21 11 14 7 1 50 27 967
2018 Administrative Support 21 25 24 8 13 9 1 50 23 240
2018 Operational 36 24 31 0 4 4 0 63 5 23
2018 Other occupational category 44 14 10 6 8 12 7 71 17 93
2017 Executive 24 21 12 6 6 7 24 65 17 143
2017 Scientific and Professional 14 21 18 14 13 17 4 44 33 682
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 16 22 22 14 11 11 4 45 29 1312
2017 Technical 18 31 18 13 11 7 1 54 26 1167
2017 Administrative Support 20 27 21 11 8 10 3 54 22 286
2017 Operational 38 36 8 10 8 0 0 75 18 27
2017 Other occupational category 28 21 13 6 5 14 12 67 15 118
2014 Executive 28 18 13 9 6 4 22 62 21 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 13 19 21 13 15 16 3 39 35 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 17 24 18 13 13 13 3 48 31 1228
2014 Technical 17 29 19 13 15 7 1 49 30 1031
2014 Administrative Support 18 23 23 11 13 10 2 47 27 316
2014 Operational 15 24 15 10 23 14 0 45 38 21
2014 Other occupational category 32 22 9 6 5 13 12 72 15 64

Question 41. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 41 44 12 1 3 0 0 84 4 172
2020 Scientific and Professional 26 35 17 12 7 2 0 63 20 923
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 34 33 17 10 4 2 0 68 14 1636
2020 Technical 22 30 22 14 9 2 1 53 24 1143
2020 Administrative Support 38 28 18 8 5 2 1 67 14 239
2020 Operational 27 18 5 9 32 9 0 50 45 22
2020 Other occupational category 49 29 7 4 6 2 2 82 11 69
2019 Executive 34 45 13 4 3 0 0 80 7 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 20 33 17 17 10 3 0 55 28 799
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 24 34 19 13 8 3 0 60 21 1458
2019 Technical 15 23 23 18 18 2 0 39 37 1009
2019 Administrative Support 32 27 16 11 9 6 0 62 21 245
2019 Operational 31 29 6 6 23 6 0 63 31 18
2019 Other occupational category 44 28 13 2 6 8 0 78 8 118
2018 Executive 45 35 9 9 2 0 0 80 11 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 35 17 13 10 4 0 58 24 749
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 24 34 17 13 9 3 0 60 22 1324
2018 Technical 13 28 22 19 16 3 0 42 36 972
2018 Administrative Support 27 34 14 12 10 3 0 63 23 239
2018 Operational 36 24 18 13 9 0 0 60 22 23
2018 Other occupational category 45 26 12 6 1 9 0 78 8 92
2017 Executive 37 33 13 13 4 1 0 71 16 143
2017 Scientific and Professional 19 30 18 18 10 4 0 52 29 684
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 23 33 17 14 10 3 0 58 25 1310
2017 Technical 11 29 21 19 17 4 0 41 37 1169
2017 Administrative Support 25 29 16 14 9 5 2 58 25 287
2017 Operational 23 38 10 7 19 4 0 63 27 27
2017 Other occupational category 49 23 10 2 4 10 2 82 7 119
2014 Executive 38 45 8 6 2 1 0 84 9 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 21 36 18 15 8 2 1 59 23 563
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 29 35 14 10 7 4 1 67 18 1229
2014 Technical 13 29 20 16 18 3 0 44 35 1030
2014 Administrative Support 29 30 17 11 10 2 1 61 22 316
2014 Operational 23 33 5 10 24 5 0 59 36 21
2014 Other occupational category 47 27 9 5 0 6 5 84 5 64

Question 42. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 39 37 13 4 2 1 3 80 7 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 23 31 16 15 11 3 1 56 27 922
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 29 29 16 13 10 2 2 60 24 1637
2020 Technical 17 26 20 15 16 2 3 46 32 1145
2020 Administrative Support 27 26 17 13 14 3 2 55 28 239
2020 Operational 18 36 5 5 32 0 5 57 38 22
2020 Other occupational category 25 28 10 7 8 9 13 68 20 69
2019 Executive 46 26 14 6 4 0 3 75 11 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 21 30 15 16 15 3 1 53 32 799
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 24 31 15 14 13 2 1 57 28 1464
2019 Technical 13 27 20 15 22 2 1 41 38 1008
2019 Administrative Support 21 24 19 12 16 6 2 49 30 246
2019 Operational 40 11 16 5 27 0 0 51 33 19
2019 Other occupational category 36 25 12 5 5 7 10 74 12 119
2018 Executive 49 32 7 6 3 0 2 83 9 136
2018 Scientific and Professional 22 30 18 12 15 3 0 54 28 748
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 23 31 14 15 13 3 2 56 29 1321
2018 Technical 13 29 20 15 20 2 1 43 36 971
2018 Administrative Support 19 29 20 10 17 4 1 50 29 239
2018 Operational 40 6 22 4 22 0 4 49 28 23
2018 Other occupational category 42 24 11 4 4 5 10 78 9 93
2017 Executive 40 26 11 14 6 0 4 69 20 142
2017 Scientific and Professional 15 31 16 19 13 5 1 50 34 684
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 21 28 16 14 16 3 2 51 32 1310
2017 Technical 12 29 19 17 19 2 2 43 37 1170
2017 Administrative Support 20 23 14 19 19 2 5 45 40 284
2017 Operational 23 40 8 11 15 4 0 66 26 27
2017 Other occupational category 32 24 12 4 5 9 15 73 12 119
2014 Executive 40 27 14 9 7 1 2 69 17 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 15 28 17 17 17 4 2 46 36 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 21 26 15 16 17 3 1 50 35 1228
2014 Technical 12 25 19 13 23 3 3 40 39 1031
2014 Administrative Support 17 19 16 16 24 4 4 39 44 316
2014 Operational 23 33 0 15 24 0 5 59 41 21
2014 Other occupational category 31 34 10 2 5 6 13 80 8 63

Question 43a. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 42 27 18 5 5 1 2 72 10 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 46 24 16 6 4 1 3 73 11 924
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 53 22 12 5 3 0 5 78 9 1642
2020 Technical 55 24 10 4 2 1 5 83 6 1144
2020 Administrative Support 60 22 10 5 2 0 2 83 7 240
2020 Operational 55 9 23 5 5 5 0 67 10 22
2020 Other occupational category 58 13 17 3 2 4 4 77 5 69
2019 Executive 46 30 15 6 2 0 1 76 8 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 48 26 13 6 4 1 3 76 10 798
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 55 22 13 4 3 1 3 80 7 1461
2019 Technical 50 26 13 4 3 1 4 79 7 1000
2019 Administrative Support 62 21 7 2 2 0 5 88 4 242
2019 Operational 62 16 5 5 5 0 5 83 12 19
2019 Other occupational category 61 16 7 3 1 0 11 87 5 119

Question 43b. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 70 21 5 1 1 1 2 93 2 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 46 26 15 7 4 1 2 74 11 922
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 50 23 14 5 3 2 4 77 8 1637
2020 Technical 37 26 17 9 6 1 4 67 15 1143
2020 Administrative Support 47 25 16 7 2 2 1 75 9 239
2020 Operational 41 14 18 14 9 0 5 57 24 22
2020 Other occupational category 48 24 10 8 1 2 6 79 9 69
2019 Executive 73 14 9 3 0 0 1 89 3 152
2019 Scientific and Professional 44 25 16 6 4 1 3 73 11 796
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 44 25 16 6 4 2 3 72 11 1455
2019 Technical 27 25 20 12 12 2 4 54 25 1002
2019 Administrative Support 40 21 16 10 4 5 4 67 15 244
2019 Operational 62 11 5 0 16 0 5 77 17 19
2019 Other occupational category 49 24 7 3 3 1 13 85 7 118

Question 43c. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 87 6 3 1 1 1 1 95 2 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 77 7 4 2 3 4 4 91 5 920
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 77 8 4 2 2 3 5 92 4 1635
2020 Technical 71 10 5 3 3 4 4 88 7 1137
2020 Administrative Support 77 8 3 3 3 5 3 92 5 239
2020 Operational 64 14 0 0 18 0 5 81 19 22
2020 Other occupational category 72 10 3 3 0 6 6 93 3 69
2019 Executive 88 6 3 0 1 1 2 97 1 153
2019 Scientific and Professional 76 8 4 2 2 5 4 91 4 796
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 75 8 5 2 2 4 5 91 4 1456
2019 Technical 65 11 6 3 4 5 6 85 8 1003
2019 Administrative Support 66 10 6 3 5 5 5 85 9 244
2019 Operational 73 5 0 0 16 0 5 83 17 19
2019 Other occupational category 82 6 2 0 0 1 9 96 1 119

Question 43d. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 89 6 1 1 0 0 5 99 1 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 77 9 3 1 1 1 7 95 2 918
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 76 9 3 1 1 1 8 95 2 1640
2020 Technical 74 10 4 1 2 2 8 92 3 1142
2020 Administrative Support 74 11 7 2 0 3 3 91 2 239
2020 Operational 62 5 10 0 10 5 10 78 11 21
2020 Other occupational category 71 8 6 1 0 4 11 92 1 69
2019 Executive 90 3 1 0 0 0 5 99 0 153
2019 Scientific and Professional 79 5 3 2 1 1 9 94 3 795
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 77 7 2 1 1 2 10 95 2 1454
2019 Technical 71 8 4 1 2 4 10 92 4 996
2019 Administrative Support 71 10 2 3 2 3 9 92 6 241
2019 Operational 84 0 0 5 5 5 0 88 12 19
2019 Other occupational category 74 6 3 1 0 0 14 94 2 119

Question 44. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 47 45 5 2 1 1 0 92 3 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 25 47 15 7 3 3 0 74 10 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 31 42 14 6 2 3 0 76 9 1631
2020 Technical 20 41 21 11 5 2 0 62 17 1145
2020 Administrative Support 32 38 19 5 3 1 2 72 8 240
2020 Operational 18 41 18 14 9 0 0 59 23 22
2020 Other occupational category 33 48 9 5 0 5 0 86 5 69
2019 Executive 46 41 8 3 1 0 0 88 5 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 17 48 18 9 4 3 0 67 14 799
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 24 44 17 7 3 4 0 71 11 1462
2019 Technical 15 40 24 12 7 2 0 56 19 1006
2019 Administrative Support 24 36 22 7 5 5 2 64 12 246
2019 Operational 24 49 5 5 16 0 0 73 22 19
2019 Other occupational category 33 34 17 7 5 4 0 70 13 118
2018 Executive 56 31 9 3 1 0 0 87 4 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 43 20 9 5 3 0 65 14 747
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 25 39 20 7 5 3 1 67 13 1323
2018 Technical 13 34 28 14 8 2 0 49 23 974
2018 Administrative Support 24 35 22 10 3 5 1 62 14 237
2018 Operational 36 13 31 6 9 4 0 51 16 23
2018 Other occupational category 38 39 12 8 0 4 0 79 8 93
2017 Executive 42 43 8 6 1 1 0 85 7 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 20 39 22 11 4 5 0 62 15 682
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 23 41 19 9 5 3 1 66 15 1312
2017 Technical 13 34 26 14 11 2 0 48 26 1167
2017 Administrative Support 24 32 22 9 6 5 1 60 16 289
2017 Operational 27 37 17 3 8 8 0 69 12 27
2017 Other occupational category 34 32 12 8 2 10 3 75 11 119

Question 45. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 53 35 7 3 2 0 0 88 5 173
2020 Scientific and Professional 37 41 12 7 2 2 0 79 9 918
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 49 34 10 4 2 2 0 84 6 1630
2020 Technical 35 37 16 6 4 2 0 74 10 1138
2020 Administrative Support 45 35 11 5 2 1 0 82 8 237
2020 Operational 23 50 5 5 14 5 0 76 19 22
2020 Other occupational category 49 37 12 1 1 1 0 86 1 69
2019 Executive 47 43 6 1 1 1 0 91 3 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 30 44 13 7 3 2 0 77 10 797
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 39 41 12 4 2 2 0 81 6 1461
2019 Technical 27 39 21 7 4 2 0 67 11 1002
2019 Administrative Support 46 32 11 4 5 2 0 80 9 246
2019 Operational 45 38 0 0 16 0 0 84 16 19
2019 Other occupational category 53 34 7 2 2 3 0 89 4 118
2018 Executive 63 31 6 0 0 1 0 94 0 136
2018 Scientific and Professional 37 39 13 6 2 2 0 78 8 749
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 44 38 10 4 1 2 0 84 5 1322
2018 Technical 32 39 17 5 3 3 0 73 9 973
2018 Administrative Support 43 33 14 5 2 3 0 79 7 242
2018 Operational 49 15 31 0 0 4 0 67 0 23
2018 Other occupational category 62 32 5 0 0 1 0 95 0 91
2017 Executive 50 39 7 2 2 0 0 89 4 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 34 41 12 6 2 4 0 78 9 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 38 43 11 4 2 2 0 82 6 1309
2017 Technical 29 43 18 5 3 2 0 74 8 1168
2017 Administrative Support 39 39 14 3 2 2 0 80 6 289
2017 Operational 41 45 4 7 0 4 0 88 8 27
2017 Other occupational category 60 30 5 3 1 1 0 91 4 119
2014 Executive 54 31 12 1 2 1 0 86 2 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 35 39 15 4 2 4 1 77 7 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 42 37 12 4 2 3 0 81 7 1229
2014 Technical 29 40 17 6 4 4 0 72 10 1030
2014 Administrative Support 43 37 9 5 2 3 0 83 7 316
2014 Operational 28 39 10 14 10 0 0 67 23 21
2014 Other occupational category 59 32 6 2 2 0 0 91 4 64

Question 46. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 61 31 6 2 0 0 0 92 2 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 39 36 13 5 3 5 0 78 8 920
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 49 31 11 3 1 4 1 84 5 1626
2020 Technical 38 33 17 4 2 5 0 75 7 1141
2020 Administrative Support 47 32 13 3 3 3 0 81 5 237
2020 Operational 32 23 18 5 9 9 5 63 16 22
2020 Other occupational category 40 42 6 6 3 2 0 85 9 69
2019 Executive 49 41 6 2 0 1 0 91 2 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 33 39 16 4 2 5 1 77 7 798
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 44 34 13 3 2 4 0 82 5 1454
2019 Technical 33 35 18 5 3 4 1 72 8 1004
2019 Administrative Support 48 25 18 4 2 3 1 76 6 243
2019 Operational 51 27 5 5 11 0 0 78 16 19
2019 Other occupational category 49 28 9 2 1 8 2 86 4 118
2018 Executive 59 32 7 1 0 1 0 92 1 135
2018 Scientific and Professional 34 35 17 3 2 8 1 75 6 750
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 43 36 12 3 2 5 0 83 5 1320
2018 Technical 32 35 21 5 3 4 0 70 8 972
2018 Administrative Support 40 34 17 5 1 3 1 77 6 241
2018 Operational 45 20 22 4 0 4 4 71 5 23
2018 Other occupational category 55 24 10 4 1 6 0 84 5 92
2017 Executive 48 37 8 3 1 2 0 87 5 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 32 34 16 4 2 11 1 74 7 681
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 38 36 14 3 2 5 1 79 5 1312
2017 Technical 29 37 22 4 4 5 1 69 8 1165
2017 Administrative Support 40 32 15 4 3 5 1 76 8 289
2017 Operational 38 27 23 0 0 8 4 74 0 26
2017 Other occupational category 49 26 13 3 2 7 1 82 5 119
2014 Executive 54 31 9 2 1 2 0 87 3 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 36 33 16 4 1 8 1 77 6 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 44 33 13 3 2 4 1 81 5 1229
2014 Technical 29 38 18 4 3 7 1 72 8 1030
2014 Administrative Support 44 30 15 3 3 4 1 78 7 316
2014 Operational 23 43 19 5 10 0 0 66 15 21
2014 Other occupational category 58 25 9 5 0 3 0 86 5 64

Question 47. My department or agency implements initiatives that promote anti-racism in the workplace.

Anti-racism may be promoted by providing access to anti-racism training, and promoting awareness of resources and self-directed learning on anti-racism.

Anti-racism is an active and consistent process of change to eliminate individual, institutional and systemic racism.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 61 33 5 1 1 0 0 94 1 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 36 36 13 5 2 7 0 78 8 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 48 31 12 3 1 5 1 83 4 1639
2020 Technical 39 33 16 3 2 5 1 77 6 1145
2020 Administrative Support 46 30 15 2 3 3 1 80 5 240
2020 Operational 32 23 23 0 9 5 9 63 11 22
2020 Other occupational category 31 34 16 9 0 10 0 72 10 69

Question 48. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns about issues related to racism in the workplace with a person of authority (e.g., immediate supervisor, senior manager, ombudsman, human resources advisor).

Racism refers to any individual action or institutional practice which treats people differently because of their colour or ethnicity.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 71 21 4 2 1 0 0 93 3 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 46 29 10 5 4 4 1 80 10 922
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 51 29 8 4 3 3 2 84 7 1632
2020 Technical 44 30 12 5 4 3 1 77 10 1140
2020 Administrative Support 46 32 12 3 3 4 1 81 6 238
2020 Operational 36 32 14 5 9 0 5 71 14 22
2020 Other occupational category 51 25 6 5 7 4 2 81 12 69

Question 49. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 76 22 1 1 1 0 0 98 2 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 59 30 5 3 2 0 0 89 5 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 62 28 6 2 1 0 0 90 4 1637
2020 Technical 51 30 9 6 3 0 0 82 9 1141
2020 Administrative Support 63 24 7 3 3 0 0 87 6 240
2020 Operational 36 27 9 14 14 0 0 64 27 22
2020 Other occupational category 72 24 1 1 2 0 0 96 2 69
2019 Executive 71 23 3 0 3 0 0 94 3 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 48 36 9 3 2 0 0 85 6 797
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 51 34 9 4 1 0 0 85 6 1464
2019 Technical 41 34 11 8 5 1 0 75 13 1007
2019 Administrative Support 57 28 7 3 5 0 1 85 8 246
2019 Operational 40 33 5 5 16 0 0 73 22 19
2019 Other occupational category 68 25 4 1 2 0 0 93 3 119
2018 Executive 72 23 2 2 1 0 0 95 3 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 48 36 9 3 3 0 0 85 6 748
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 51 37 8 3 2 0 0 88 4 1318
2018 Technical 37 39 13 7 4 0 0 76 11 965
2018 Administrative Support 51 33 12 3 1 1 0 84 4 239
2018 Operational 49 33 4 4 4 4 0 86 9 23
2018 Other occupational category 80 17 2 0 0 0 0 98 0 91
2017 Executive 60 34 1 3 1 0 0 94 5 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 43 42 9 3 3 0 0 85 6 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 47 39 8 4 2 0 0 86 6 1306
2017 Technical 37 39 11 7 5 0 0 77 12 1170
2017 Administrative Support 49 33 9 6 3 0 0 82 9 289
2017 Operational 48 29 8 7 8 0 0 77 15 27
2017 Other occupational category 70 21 5 3 0 1 0 92 3 119
2014 Executive 64 30 5 0 2 0 0 94 2 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 46 36 10 6 2 1 0 83 8 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 52 35 7 3 2 0 0 87 5 1229
2014 Technical 35 39 12 6 7 1 0 75 13 1030
2014 Administrative Support 51 33 8 5 3 1 0 84 8 316
2014 Operational 33 34 9 10 15 0 0 67 24 21
2014 Other occupational category 80 15 3 0 2 0 0 95 2 64

Question 50. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 76 18 3 2 1 0 0 94 3 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 54 29 10 3 3 0 0 83 7 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 55 28 11 3 2 0 0 84 5 1629
2020 Technical 41 31 14 8 5 1 0 73 13 1139
2020 Administrative Support 59 23 12 4 3 0 0 82 6 240
2020 Operational 41 18 9 18 14 0 0 59 32 22
2020 Other occupational category 62 26 6 5 1 0 0 89 5 69
2019 Executive 62 27 5 3 3 0 0 89 6 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 39 35 15 6 5 0 0 74 11 799
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 43 31 15 6 4 1 0 75 10 1461
2019 Technical 30 32 20 10 9 1 0 62 19 1006
2019 Administrative Support 51 27 11 4 6 1 0 79 10 245
2019 Operational 45 16 5 11 22 0 0 62 33 19
2019 Other occupational category 58 26 9 2 5 0 0 85 6 119
2018 Executive 68 24 3 4 1 0 0 93 4 136
2018 Scientific and Professional 40 34 14 6 5 1 0 75 11 750
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 42 32 15 7 4 0 0 75 10 1322
2018 Technical 29 31 21 10 9 0 0 60 19 967
2018 Administrative Support 43 31 13 5 6 2 0 75 11 240
2018 Operational 45 22 9 11 13 0 0 67 24 23
2018 Other occupational category 68 21 8 2 1 0 0 89 3 91
2017 Executive 54 29 9 4 3 0 0 84 7 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 33 38 16 8 5 1 0 71 13 684
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 37 34 16 7 5 1 0 72 12 1310
2017 Technical 26 34 19 11 9 0 0 60 21 1167
2017 Administrative Support 42 30 11 9 7 1 0 73 16 287
2017 Operational 42 30 4 12 8 4 0 76 20 26
2017 Other occupational category 61 24 10 5 1 0 0 84 6 119
2014 Executive 52 34 9 4 2 0 0 86 5 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 30 42 15 8 4 0 0 73 12 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 42 34 13 5 5 0 0 77 10 1229
2014 Technical 21 33 18 15 12 1 0 55 27 1031
2014 Administrative Support 39 31 16 8 5 1 0 70 13 315
2014 Operational 23 39 23 5 10 0 0 62 15 21
2014 Other occupational category 54 35 7 3 2 0 0 89 5 64

Question 51. I am satisfied with my department or agency.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 73 22 2 2 1 0 0 95 3 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 52 32 8 5 2 0 0 85 7 918
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 53 31 10 4 2 0 0 84 6 1628
2020 Technical 37 33 16 9 4 0 0 71 13 1137
2020 Administrative Support 58 25 9 5 2 0 0 84 7 238
2020 Operational 36 27 0 14 23 0 0 64 36 22
2020 Other occupational category 67 25 6 2 1 0 0 91 2 68
2019 Executive 61 29 3 5 3 0 0 90 8 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 38 38 13 7 4 0 0 76 11 794
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 42 33 14 7 3 0 0 76 11 1455
2019 Technical 26 34 18 14 7 0 0 61 21 1003
2019 Administrative Support 49 30 11 6 4 0 0 79 10 242
2019 Operational 45 16 11 5 22 0 0 62 27 19
2019 Other occupational category 57 30 7 1 5 0 0 87 6 119
2018 Executive 68 23 4 4 1 0 0 91 5 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 37 39 13 6 5 0 0 76 11 749
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 41 34 14 7 4 0 0 75 10 1313
2018 Technical 25 34 20 13 8 0 0 59 21 966
2018 Administrative Support 40 33 14 7 4 1 0 74 11 240
2018 Operational 42 23 9 11 14 0 0 65 25 22
2018 Other occupational category 67 23 9 2 0 0 0 89 2 90
2017 Executive 53 33 8 5 1 0 0 85 6 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 32 41 14 9 4 0 0 73 13 682
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 37 35 15 8 4 0 0 73 12 1311
2017 Technical 22 37 18 13 9 0 0 60 22 1170
2017 Administrative Support 41 32 11 8 7 1 0 74 15 289
2017 Operational 38 32 7 11 8 4 0 73 20 27
2017 Other occupational category 56 28 8 5 2 1 0 85 6 118
2014 Executive 52 33 11 2 2 0 0 85 4 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 30 42 18 7 3 0 0 72 10 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 41 36 12 6 4 0 0 78 10 1229
2014 Technical 19 35 17 16 12 1 0 54 28 1030
2014 Administrative Support 40 32 16 7 4 1 0 72 11 316
2014 Operational 23 39 23 5 10 0 0 62 15 21
2014 Other occupational category 56 33 7 3 2 0 0 89 5 64

Question 52. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 66 17 12 3 2 1 0 83 5 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 42 27 15 7 5 3 1 72 12 923
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 50 24 12 7 4 2 0 76 11 1638
2020 Technical 42 25 16 8 5 3 1 70 14 1141
2020 Administrative Support 51 22 14 6 5 2 0 75 11 240
2020 Operational 32 27 18 0 23 0 0 59 23 22
2020 Other occupational category 47 13 23 8 4 5 0 63 13 69
2019 Executive 51 27 14 5 3 1 0 79 7 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 32 28 19 10 8 2 1 62 19 800
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 38 25 17 10 7 3 0 66 17 1464
2019 Technical 30 27 20 12 7 3 1 59 20 1009
2019 Administrative Support 44 23 15 8 6 3 1 70 15 245
2019 Operational 40 16 16 5 22 0 0 56 27 19
2019 Other occupational category 42 18 14 10 6 8 1 67 17 119
2018 Executive 58 23 10 7 1 0 1 82 8 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 31 30 19 10 7 2 1 63 17 750
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 37 26 16 10 7 3 0 66 18 1323
2018 Technical 28 28 20 12 8 3 1 59 21 973
2018 Administrative Support 35 24 18 11 8 4 1 62 20 240
2018 Operational 45 20 9 13 13 0 0 64 27 23
2018 Other occupational category 45 19 16 14 4 2 0 65 18 92
2017 Executive 47 24 12 9 4 3 1 74 14 143
2017 Scientific and Professional 28 29 20 9 8 5 1 60 19 682
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 34 30 16 10 7 3 0 66 18 1310
2017 Technical 26 29 22 10 9 3 1 58 19 1169
2017 Administrative Support 34 28 16 9 10 3 0 64 20 288
2017 Operational 52 18 11 7 8 4 0 73 16 27
2017 Other occupational category 39 19 24 9 3 3 3 62 13 119
2014 Executive 49 22 16 6 5 2 1 73 11 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 26 33 21 10 6 3 1 62 17 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 39 26 15 9 7 3 0 68 16 1229
2014 Technical 26 28 18 12 10 4 2 57 24 1031
2014 Administrative Support 35 24 17 10 7 5 1 63 18 316
2014 Operational 34 34 9 10 10 0 4 71 20 21
2014 Other occupational category 39 21 17 15 3 3 1 62 19 64
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Mobility and Retention

Question 53. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Not sure
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 39 39 23 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 29 37 34 924
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 27 35 39 1641
2020 Technical 15 54 31 1144
2020 Administrative Support 24 37 40 242
2020 Operational 23 41 36 22
2020 Other occupational category 27 15 58 69
2019 Executive 41 32 27 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 30 33 37 801
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 32 30 38 1467
2019 Technical 19 46 35 1007
2019 Administrative Support 29 35 36 245
2019 Operational 16 45 38 19
2019 Other occupational category 52 16 32 119
2018 Executive 36 36 28 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 36 35 750
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 30 34 36 1326
2018 Technical 17 47 36 972
2018 Administrative Support 28 30 41 241
2018 Operational 31 51 18 23
2018 Other occupational category 45 17 38 93
2017 Executive 41 35 24 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 31 33 36 684
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 32 33 35 1314
2017 Technical 16 51 34 1164
2017 Administrative Support 31 30 39 287
2017 Operational 15 48 37 27
2017 Other occupational category 47 22 31 119
2014 Executive 46 25 29 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 33 29 38 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 32 34 34 1227
2014 Technical 20 48 32 1030
2014 Administrative Support 28 36 36 315
2014 Operational 24 43 33 21
2014 Other occupational category 37 32 31 64

Question 54. 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
2020 Executive 33 36 24 0 0 7 67
2020 Scientific and Professional 8 33 46 4 3 6 269
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 14 37 36 2 5 6 443
2020 Technical 41 26 19 9 0 5 171
2020 Administrative Support 16 42 25 2 14 2 57
2019 Executive 22 33 36 3 0 6 64
2019 Scientific and Professional 4 28 47 8 3 9 248
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 11 30 43 4 4 7 471
2019 Technical 33 22 22 15 1 6 184
2019 Administrative Support 17 29 29 3 15 7 72
2018 Executive 28 28 38 2 0 4 50
2018 Scientific and Professional 6 32 46 5 2 8 222
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 14 32 36 3 4 10 398
2018 Technical 34 15 22 19 3 7 165
2018 Administrative Support 7 36 36 1 10 9 67
2017 Executive 27 34 29 3 0 7 59
2017 Scientific and Professional 11 33 43 5 3 5 215
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 15 39 34 2 3 6 423
2017 Technical 40 16 21 12 1 10 183
2017 Administrative Support 13 32 33 1 13 7 90
2017 Other occupational category 2 4 2 3 86 3 55
2014 Executive 20 49 25 2 9999 3 59
2014 Scientific and Professional 8 42 29 10 9999 11 190
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 16 42 30 6 9999 7 394
2014 Technical 33 24 15 22 9999 6 204
2014 Administrative Support 19 25 35 2 9999 18 88
2014 Other occupational category 0 0 29 8 9999 63 24
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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 55. 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
2020 Executive 5 95 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 8 92 922
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 1637
2020 Technical 12 88 1144
2020 Administrative Support 12 88 242
2019 Executive 9 91 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 13 87 799
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 13 87 1463
2019 Technical 16 84 1005
2019 Administrative Support 17 83 246
2018 Executive 7 93 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 13 87 752
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 14 86 1327
2018 Technical 17 83 974
2018 Administrative Support 12 88 242
2018 Operational 27 73 23
2018 Other occupational category 6 94 93

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 49 51 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 40 60 138
2020 Technical 48 52 135
2020 Administrative Support 64 36 28
2019 Scientific and Professional 50 50 107
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 48 52 184
2019 Technical 57 43 166
2019 Administrative Support 67 33 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 38 62 101
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 51 49 188
2018 Technical 52 48 170
2018 Administrative Support 73 27 30

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 62 38 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 61 39 138
2020 Technical 65 35 135
2020 Administrative Support 39 61 28
2019 Executive 36 64 14
2019 Scientific and Professional 60 40 107
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 61 39 184
2019 Technical 59 41 166
2019 Administrative Support 53 47 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 70 30 101
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 58 42 188
2018 Technical 56 44 170
2018 Administrative Support 53 47 30

Question 56c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 7 93 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 138
2020 Technical 6 94 135
2019 Executive 50 50 14
2019 Scientific and Professional 6 94 107
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 184
2019 Technical 7 93 166
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 92 101
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 188
2018 Technical 4 96 170
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 30

Question 56d. 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
2020 Scientific and Professional 0 100 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 0 100 138
2020 Technical 0 100 135
2020 Administrative Support 0 100 28
2019 Executive 0 100 14
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 0 100 184
2019 Technical 0 100 166
2019 Administrative Support 0 100 43
2018 Technical 0 100 170
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 30

Question 56e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 138
2020 Technical 8 92 135
2019 Executive 0 100 14
2019 Scientific and Professional 6 94 107
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 184
2019 Technical 7 93 166
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 188
2018 Technical 9 91 170

Question 56f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 3 97 138
2020 Technical 16 84 135
2020 Administrative Support 0 100 28
2019 Executive 0 100 14
2019 Scientific and Professional 9 91 107
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 184
2019 Technical 13 87 166
2018 Scientific and Professional 9 91 101
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 5 95 188
2018 Technical 14 86 170
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 30

Question 56g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 5 95 138
2020 Technical 4 96 135
2020 Administrative Support 0 100 28
2019 Executive 0 100 14
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 184
2018 Scientific and Professional 4 96 101
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 188
2018 Technical 7 93 170

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 37 63 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 40 60 138
2020 Technical 40 60 135
2020 Administrative Support 39 61 28
2019 Scientific and Professional 39 61 105
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 40 60 182
2019 Technical 39 61 164
2019 Administrative Support 35 65 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 39 61 99
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 36 64 188
2018 Technical 36 64 170
2018 Administrative Support 33 67 30

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 39 61 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 39 61 138
2020 Technical 38 62 135
2020 Administrative Support 36 64 28
2019 Executive 36 64 14
2019 Scientific and Professional 41 59 105
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 39 61 182
2019 Technical 48 52 164
2019 Administrative Support 35 65 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 52 48 99
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 37 63 188
2018 Technical 41 59 170
2018 Administrative Support 37 63 30

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 45 55 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 50 50 138
2020 Technical 48 52 135
2020 Administrative Support 36 64 28
2019 Executive 50 50 14
2019 Scientific and Professional 40 60 105
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 47 53 182
2019 Technical 45 55 164
2019 Administrative Support 53 47 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 50 50 99
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 46 54 188
2018 Technical 49 51 170
2018 Administrative Support 63 37 30

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 53 47 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 42 58 138
2020 Technical 39 61 135
2020 Administrative Support 18 82 28
2019 Executive 43 57 14
2019 Scientific and Professional 52 48 105
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 43 57 182
2019 Technical 39 61 164
2019 Administrative Support 33 67 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 48 52 99
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 36 64 188
2018 Technical 35 65 170
2018 Administrative Support 50 50 30

Question 57e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work or withholding resources

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 41 59 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 35 65 138
2020 Technical 40 60 135
2020 Administrative Support 39 61 28
2019 Executive 43 57 14
2019 Scientific and Professional 32 68 105
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 37 63 182
2019 Technical 36 64 164
2019 Administrative Support 44 56 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 40 60 99
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 32 68 188
2018 Technical 43 57 170
2018 Administrative Support 33 67 30

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 62 38 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 49 51 138
2020 Technical 56 44 135
2020 Administrative Support 32 68 28
2019 Executive 36 64 14
2019 Scientific and Professional 61 39 105
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 56 44 182
2019 Technical 51 49 164
2019 Administrative Support 58 42 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 62 38 99
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 54 46 188
2018 Technical 52 48 170
2018 Administrative Support 47 53 30

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 37 63 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 37 63 138
2020 Technical 40 60 135
2020 Administrative Support 25 75 28
2019 Scientific and Professional 32 68 105
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 31 69 182
2019 Technical 40 60 164
2019 Administrative Support 26 74 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 33 67 99
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 72 188
2018 Technical 32 68 170
2018 Administrative Support 23 77 30

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 0 100 78
2020 Administrative Support 0 100 28
2019 Executive 0 100 14
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 0 100 182
2019 Technical 3 97 164
2019 Administrative Support 0 100 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 0 100 188

Question 57i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 6 94 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 138
2020 Technical 3 97 135
2019 Scientific and Professional 8 92 105
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 182
2019 Technical 8 92 164
2019 Administrative Support 12 88 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 12 88 99
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 188
2018 Technical 8 92 170
2018 Administrative Support 17 83 30

Question 57j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 6 94 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 138
2020 Technical 13 87 135
2019 Executive 0 100 14
2019 Scientific and Professional 9 91 105
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 182
2019 Technical 12 88 164
2018 Scientific and Professional 13 87 99
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 188
2018 Technical 13 87 170
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 30

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 46 54 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 42 58 138
2020 Technical 51 49 135
2020 Administrative Support 18 82 28
2019 Executive 36 64 14
2019 Scientific and Professional 47 53 105
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 49 51 182
2019 Technical 47 53 164
2019 Administrative Support 51 49 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 46 54 99
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 39 61 188
2018 Technical 49 51 170
2018 Administrative Support 40 60 30

Question 57l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 23 77 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 27 73 138
2020 Technical 18 82 135
2020 Administrative Support 18 82 28
2019 Scientific and Professional 23 77 105
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 24 76 182
2019 Technical 22 78 164
2019 Administrative Support 12 88 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 73 99
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 24 76 188
2018 Technical 20 80 170
2018 Administrative Support 23 77 30

Question 57m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 14 86 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 14 86 138
2020 Technical 14 86 135
2020 Administrative Support 32 68 28
2019 Scientific and Professional 14 86 105
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 15 85 182
2019 Technical 13 87 164
2019 Administrative Support 14 86 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 9 91 99
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 188
2018 Technical 17 83 170
2018 Administrative Support 17 83 30

Question 58a. 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
2020 Scientific and Professional 53 47 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 57 43 138
2020 Technical 48 52 135
2020 Administrative Support 39 61 28
2019 Executive 57 43 14
2019 Scientific and Professional 43 57 103
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 61 39 180
2019 Technical 50 50 164
2019 Administrative Support 56 44 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 54 46 101
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 56 44 187
2018 Technical 56 44 170
2018 Administrative Support 67 33 30

Question 58b. 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
2020 Scientific and Professional 23 77 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 28 72 138
2020 Technical 24 76 135
2020 Administrative Support 29 71 28
2019 Executive 36 64 14
2019 Scientific and Professional 22 78 103
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 31 69 180
2019 Technical 27 73 164
2019 Administrative Support 30 70 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 18 82 101
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 72 187
2018 Technical 23 77 170
2018 Administrative Support 20 80 30

Question 58c. 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
2020 Scientific and Professional 9 91 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 138
2020 Technical 13 87 135
2019 Executive 43 57 14
2019 Scientific and Professional 11 89 103
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 180
2019 Technical 11 89 164
2018 Scientific and Professional 10 90 101
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 187
2018 Technical 9 91 170

Question 58d. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted my union representative.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 14 86 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 17 83 138
2020 Technical 26 74 135
2020 Administrative Support 21 79 28
2019 Executive 0 100 14
2019 Scientific and Professional 19 81 103
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 18 82 180
2019 Technical 28 72 164
2019 Administrative Support 30 70 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 86 101
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 87 187
2018 Technical 24 76 170
2018 Administrative Support 17 83 30

Question 58e. 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
2020 Scientific and Professional 9 91 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 138
2020 Technical 8 92 135
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 180
2019 Technical 8 92 164
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 92 101
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 5 95 187
2018 Technical 8 92 170
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 30

Question 58f. 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
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 138
2020 Technical 11 89 135
2019 Executive 0 100 14
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 180
2019 Technical 11 89 164
2018 Scientific and Professional 7 93 101
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 3 97 187
2018 Technical 10 90 170
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 30

Question 58g. 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
2020 Scientific and Professional 11 89 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 15 85 138
2020 Technical 12 88 135
2019 Scientific and Professional 11 89 103
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 12 88 180
2019 Technical 9 91 164
2019 Administrative Support 12 88 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 10 90 101
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 15 85 187
2018 Technical 16 84 170

Question 58h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 11 89 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 138
2020 Technical 13 87 135
2020 Administrative Support 0 100 28
2019 Scientific and Professional 11 89 103
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 180
2019 Technical 13 87 164
2018 Scientific and Professional 15 85 101
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 187
2018 Technical 15 85 170

Question 58i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 28 72 78
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 24 76 138
2020 Technical 29 71 135
2020 Administrative Support 25 75 28
2019 Scientific and Professional 31 69 103
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 23 77 180
2019 Technical 27 73 164
2019 Administrative Support 14 86 43
2018 Scientific and Professional 22 78 101
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 24 76 187
2018 Technical 25 75 170
2018 Administrative Support 23 77 30

Question 59a. 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
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 132
2020 Technical 5 95 120
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 168
2019 Technical 7 93 144
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 89 94
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 181
2018 Technical 9 91 152
2018 Administrative Support 17 83 30

Question 59b. 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
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 17 83 132
2020 Technical 16 84 120
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 23 77 168
2019 Technical 13 87 144
2018 Scientific and Professional 17 83 94
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 22 78 181
2018 Technical 14 86 152
2018 Administrative Support 33 67 30

Question 59c. 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
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 132
2020 Technical 7 93 120
2019 Executive 0 100 14
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 168
2019 Technical 7 93 144
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 181
2018 Technical 5 95 152

Question 59d. 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
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 132
2020 Technical 5 95 120
2019 Executive 0 100 14
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 168
2019 Technical 5 95 144
2018 Scientific and Professional 6 94 94
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 181
2018 Technical 5 95 152

Question 59e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Management intervened.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 14 86 132
2020 Technical 4 96 120
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 15 85 168
2019 Technical 8 92 144
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 92 94
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 88 181
2018 Technical 11 89 152

Question 59f. 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
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 132
2020 Technical 5 95 120
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 13 87 168
2019 Technical 5 95 144
2018 Scientific and Professional 5 95 94
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 181
2018 Technical 6 94 152

Question 59g. 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
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 16 84 132
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 16 84 168
2018 Scientific and Professional 22 78 94
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 81 181
2018 Technical 5 95 152

Question 59h. 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
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 15 85 132
2020 Technical 8 92 120
2019 Executive 0 100 14
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 168
2019 Technical 7 93 144
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 89 94
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 88 181
2018 Technical 7 93 152

Question 59i. 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
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 13 87 132
2020 Technical 10 90 120
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 13 87 168
2019 Technical 7 93 144
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 92 94
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 181
2018 Technical 7 93 152
2018 Administrative Support 20 80 30

Question 59j. 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
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 34 66 132
2020 Technical 34 66 120
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 25 75 168
2019 Technical 30 70 144
2018 Scientific and Professional 29 71 94
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 72 181
2018 Technical 35 65 152
2018 Administrative Support 20 80 30

Question 59k. 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
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 132
2020 Technical 11 89 120
2019 Executive 0 100 14
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 168
2019 Technical 11 89 144
2018 Scientific and Professional 6 94 94
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 181
2018 Technical 12 88 152

Question 59l. 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
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 51 49 132
2020 Technical 45 55 120
2019 Executive 36 64 14
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 49 51 168
2019 Technical 46 54 144
2018 Scientific and Professional 55 45 94
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 43 57 181
2018 Technical 42 58 152
2018 Administrative Support 47 53 30

Question 59m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Someone threatened me.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 0 100 14
2019 Technical 4 96 144

Question 59n. 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
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 56 44 132
2020 Technical 60 40 120
2019 Executive 36 64 14
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 56 44 168
2019 Technical 63 37 144
2018 Scientific and Professional 53 47 94
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 52 48 181
2018 Technical 55 45 152
2018 Administrative Support 47 53 30

Question 59o. 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
2020 Technical 5 95 120
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 4 96 168
2019 Technical 5 95 144
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 100 94
2018 Technical 7 93 152
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 30

Question 59p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 132
2020 Technical 15 85 120
2019 Executive 36 64 14
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 14 86 168
2019 Technical 14 86 144
2018 Scientific and Professional 15 85 94
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 88 181
2018 Technical 16 84 152

Question 60. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 34 32 13 5 2 13 1 77 8 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 14 15 16 4 4 40 7 54 16 923
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 23 20 16 4 4 27 7 65 11 1636
2020 Technical 19 18 21 8 7 22 6 50 21 1141
2020 Administrative Support 27 20 18 2 3 22 8 67 8 239
2020 Operational 24 24 10 10 24 10 0 53 37 21
2020 Other occupational category 27 4 13 3 3 33 16 62 12 69
2019 Executive 31 31 14 6 3 13 3 74 10 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 12 13 20 7 6 34 8 43 23 799
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 19 15 21 6 6 27 7 50 18 1464
2019 Technical 13 18 22 9 10 22 6 44 26 1007
2019 Administrative Support 24 15 17 7 5 23 9 57 18 245
2019 Operational 51 11 22 5 11 0 0 62 16 19
2019 Other occupational category 22 14 7 1 2 32 22 78 6 119
2018 Executive 33 35 14 7 1 9 1 75 10 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 12 11 20 6 6 39 6 42 22 748
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 18 18 23 6 4 24 6 52 15 1319
2018 Technical 14 20 26 7 10 19 5 44 22 973
2018 Administrative Support 22 17 26 6 6 19 5 51 15 240
2018 Operational 31 13 33 0 22 0 0 45 22 23
2018 Other occupational category 19 15 12 2 0 39 13 71 5 92
2017 Executive 36 22 14 6 2 16 4 73 10 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 9 15 18 6 6 37 9 45 22 681
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 16 20 20 6 6 26 7 53 18 1315
2017 Technical 14 19 23 8 10 20 6 45 24 1167
2017 Administrative Support 16 20 19 6 7 23 9 53 19 287
2017 Operational 27 36 11 0 19 8 0 68 20 27
2017 Other occupational category 22 9 8 4 1 35 22 70 12 119
2014 Executive 36 23 11 5 3 16 5 75 11 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 10 13 19 5 4 38 10 44 18 563
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 17 18 19 5 6 27 8 53 17 1229
2014 Technical 13 17 21 8 12 24 5 42 29 1030
2014 Administrative Support 19 21 23 5 8 17 7 52 18 316
2014 Operational 14 34 18 15 15 5 0 50 31 21
2014 Other occupational category 26 10 13 0 3 27 21 69 6 64

Question 61. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 56 33 7 2 1 1 0 91 2 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 29 34 16 5 4 12 1 72 10 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 41 30 13 3 2 10 1 79 6 1637
2020 Technical 34 31 17 8 5 5 1 68 13 1145
2020 Administrative Support 44 27 15 3 2 7 2 78 5 241
2020 Operational 32 26 11 11 16 5 0 61 28 19
2020 Other occupational category 41 25 13 1 5 11 4 78 6 69
2019 Executive 47 35 11 4 1 1 1 84 5 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 25 29 19 7 5 14 1 63 14 800
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 33 30 18 5 4 9 1 70 10 1462
2019 Technical 28 30 19 8 7 6 1 63 17 1007
2019 Administrative Support 43 23 13 7 4 8 2 73 12 245
2019 Operational 51 22 16 0 11 0 0 73 11 19
2019 Other occupational category 40 25 8 2 1 21 4 85 4 119
2018 Executive 49 37 10 3 1 0 0 86 4 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 24 27 21 7 5 15 0 61 14 748
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 31 33 18 5 3 9 1 71 9 1322
2018 Technical 25 33 20 8 8 5 1 62 16 970
2018 Administrative Support 35 29 18 6 4 9 0 69 11 240
2018 Operational 36 20 22 4 18 0 0 55 22 23
2018 Other occupational category 39 26 8 3 0 21 2 85 4 92
2017 Executive 49 33 7 3 2 4 1 87 5 141
2017 Scientific and Professional 21 33 16 9 5 16 1 65 16 682
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 26 32 19 6 4 12 1 66 12 1313
2017 Technical 25 32 22 7 8 6 1 61 16 1168
2017 Administrative Support 29 32 15 6 5 12 1 70 13 284
2017 Operational 37 41 4 7 8 4 0 80 16 27
2017 Other occupational category 34 26 10 4 1 20 4 80 7 119
2014 Executive 42 34 15 2 2 5 0 80 4 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 20 30 22 5 3 18 2 62 10 563
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 28 30 18 5 4 13 1 68 11 1229
2014 Technical 21 28 23 8 9 10 1 55 19 1029
2014 Administrative Support 29 30 19 6 5 9 2 66 12 316
2014 Operational 14 38 24 10 10 5 0 54 20 21
2014 Other occupational category 37 21 9 4 2 23 5 80 7 64
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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 62. 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
2020 Scientific and Professional 7 93 920
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 5 95 1639
2020 Technical 8 92 1142
2020 Administrative Support 4 96 241
2020 Operational 27 73 22
2019 Scientific and Professional 7 93 800
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 1466
2019 Technical 9 91 1009
2019 Administrative Support 12 88 246
2019 Other occupational category 5 95 119
2018 Scientific and Professional 6 94 748
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 1325
2018 Technical 9 91 970
2018 Administrative Support 6 94 241

Question 63a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 26 74 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 30 70 85
2020 Technical 39 61 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 41 59 56
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 36 64 77
2019 Technical 39 61 93
2019 Administrative Support 48 52 29
2018 Scientific and Professional 33 67 48
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 47 53 76
2018 Technical 34 66 92
2018 Administrative Support 40 60 15

Question 63b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 76 24 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 73 27 85
2020 Technical 71 29 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 76 24 56
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 79 21 77
2019 Technical 74 26 93
2019 Administrative Support 59 41 29
2018 Scientific and Professional 86 14 48
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 75 25 76
2018 Technical 69 31 92

Question 63c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administrative Support 0 100 29
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 76

Question 63d. 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
2020 Scientific and Professional 0 100 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 0 100 85
2020 Technical 0 100 97
2019 Technical 0 100 93
2019 Administrative Support 0 100 29
2018 Technical 0 100 92
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 15

Question 63e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 8 92 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 85
2020 Technical 6 94 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 11 89 56
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 77
2019 Technical 11 89 93
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 76
2018 Technical 6 94 92
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 15

Question 63f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 85
2020 Technical 12 88 97
2019 Technical 11 89 93
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 89 48
2018 Technical 5 95 92

Question 63g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 10 90 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 85
2020 Technical 13 87 97
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 77
2019 Technical 7 93 93
2019 Administrative Support 17 83 29
2018 Technical 10 90 92

Question 64a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 22 78 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 31 69 85
2020 Technical 17 83 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 33 67 55
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 21 79 76
2019 Technical 20 80 90
2019 Administrative Support 34 66 29
2018 Scientific and Professional 24 76 48
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 16 84 76
2018 Technical 7 93 92

Question 64b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 19 81 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 19 81 85
2020 Technical 23 77 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 21 79 55
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 20 80 76
2019 Technical 19 81 90
2019 Administrative Support 17 83 29
2018 Scientific and Professional 31 69 48
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 83 76
2018 Technical 18 82 92

Question 64c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 13 87 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 19 81 85
2020 Technical 9 91 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 17 83 55
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 20 80 76
2019 Technical 15 85 90
2018 Scientific and Professional 16 84 48
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 76
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 15

Question 64d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 85
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 76
2019 Technical 6 94 90
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 76
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 15

Question 64e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 28 72 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 25 75 85
2020 Technical 25 75 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 37 63 55
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 24 76 76
2019 Technical 26 74 90
2019 Administrative Support 28 72 29
2018 Scientific and Professional 37 63 48
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 71 76
2018 Technical 29 71 92

Question 64f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 29 71 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 17 83 85
2020 Technical 43 57 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 32 68 55
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 31 69 76
2019 Technical 36 64 90
2019 Administrative Support 28 72 29
2018 Scientific and Professional 32 68 48
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 71 76
2018 Technical 34 66 92

Question 64g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sexual orientation

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Technical 6 94 97
2018 Technical 0 100 92
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 15

Question 64h. 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 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 76
2018 Technical 0 100 92

Question 64i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 13 87 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 85
2020 Technical 6 94 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 17 83 55
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 76
2018 Scientific and Professional 18 82 48
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 76

Question 64j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 24 76 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 24 76 85
2020 Technical 10 90 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 21 79 55
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 13 87 76
2019 Technical 11 89 90
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 72 48
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 14 86 76
2018 Technical 10 90 92

Question 64k. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test)

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 0 100 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 0 100 85
2020 Technical 0 100 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 0 100 55
2019 Administrative Support 0 100 29
2018 Technical 0 100 92
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 15

Question 64l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 11 89 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 85
2020 Technical 9 91 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 10 90 55
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 23 77 76
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 90 76
2018 Technical 11 89 92

Question 64m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 0 100 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 0 100 85
2020 Technical 0 100 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 0 100 55
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 0 100 76
2019 Technical 0 100 90
2019 Administrative Support 0 100 29
2018 Technical 0 100 92
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 15

Question 64n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 22 78 85
2020 Technical 21 79 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 15 85 55
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 24 76 76
2019 Technical 22 78 90
2019 Administrative Support 24 76 29
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 89 48
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 22 78 76
2018 Technical 27 73 92
2018 Administrative Support 47 53 15

Question 65a. 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
2020 Scientific and Professional 25 75 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 32 68 85
2020 Technical 34 66 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 24 76 55
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 29 71 75
2019 Technical 31 69 88
2019 Administrative Support 44 56 27
2018 Scientific and Professional 29 71 48
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 33 67 77
2018 Technical 35 65 92
2018 Administrative Support 67 33 15

Question 65b. 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
2020 Scientific and Professional 13 87 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 18 82 85
2020 Technical 17 83 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 11 89 55
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 18 82 75
2019 Technical 15 85 88
2019 Administrative Support 26 74 27
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 80 48
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 15 85 77
2018 Technical 15 85 92

Question 65c. 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
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 85
2020 Technical 8 92 97
2019 Technical 9 91 88
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 94 77
2018 Technical 6 94 92
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 15

Question 65d. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted my union representative.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 12 88 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 18 82 85
2020 Technical 22 78 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 10 90 55
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 15 85 75
2019 Technical 22 78 88
2019 Administrative Support 22 78 27
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 86 48
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 87 77
2018 Technical 26 74 92

Question 65e. 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
2018 Technical 5 95 92
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 15

Question 65f. 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
2020 Technical 13 87 97
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 75
2019 Technical 9 91 88
2018 Technical 15 85 92

Question 65g. 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
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 12 88 85
2020 Technical 5 95 97
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 75
2018 Scientific and Professional 12 88 48
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 77
2018 Technical 8 92 92

Question 65h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 8 92 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 85
2020 Technical 7 93 97
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 75
2019 Technical 11 89 88
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 86 48
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 77
2018 Technical 12 88 92

Question 65i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I took no action.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Scientific and Professional 56 44 62
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 43 57 85
2020 Technical 49 51 97
2019 Scientific and Professional 58 42 55
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 49 51 75
2019 Technical 43 57 88
2019 Administrative Support 41 59 27
2018 Scientific and Professional 49 51 48
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 43 57 77
2018 Technical 40 60 92

Question 66a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The issue was resolved.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Technical 0 100 83
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 64
2019 Technical 0 100 71

Question 66b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Technical 14 86 83
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 22 78 64
2019 Technical 10 90 71
2018 Scientific and Professional 16 84 44
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 16 84 74
2018 Technical 9 91 77

Question 66c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The behaviour stopped.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 100 44
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 74
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 14

Question 66d. 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 Technical 0 100 71
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 100 44
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 14

Question 66e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Management intervened.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Technical 0 100 71
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 100 44

Question 66f. 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 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 64
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 74

Question 66g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I changed jobs.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 8 92 64
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 79 44
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 74
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 14

Question 66h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Technical 14 86 83
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 12 88 64
2019 Technical 8 92 71
2018 Technical 9 91 77

Question 66i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was too distraught.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Technical 7 93 83
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 64
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 74
2018 Technical 9 91 77

Question 66j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Technical 23 77 83
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 19 81 64
2019 Technical 31 69 71
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 73 44
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 81 74
2018 Technical 31 69 77

Question 66k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Technical 9 91 83
2019 Technical 9 91 71
2018 Technical 12 88 77
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 14

Question 66l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Technical 46 54 83
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 34 66 64
2019 Technical 43 57 71
2018 Scientific and Professional 41 59 44
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 37 63 74
2018 Technical 44 56 77

Question 66m. 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
2020 Technical 0 100 83
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 0 100 64
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 100 44
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 0 100 74

Question 66n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Technical 66 34 83
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 62 38 64
2019 Technical 73 27 71
2018 Scientific and Professional 59 41 44
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 61 39 74
2018 Technical 63 37 77
2018 Administrative Support 57 43 14

Question 66o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2018 Technical 7 93 77
2018 Administrative Support 0 100 14

Question 66p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Technical 8 92 83
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 16 84 64
2019 Technical 11 89 71
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 74
2018 Technical 19 81 77

Question 67. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 41 26 12 2 1 17 2 82 4 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 16 15 16 3 3 40 6 58 12 920
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 26 20 15 3 2 28 6 70 7 1638
2020 Technical 20 19 22 4 5 26 5 55 13 1143
2020 Administrative Support 30 20 17 3 2 22 6 70 6 240
2020 Operational 23 32 27 0 14 5 0 57 14 22
2020 Other occupational category 31 2 13 1 2 40 12 67 5 69
2019 Executive 34 25 14 4 1 18 5 76 6 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 12 11 21 4 3 40 8 45 13 799
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 19 15 22 3 2 33 7 56 8 1463
2019 Technical 15 16 25 5 6 27 6 46 16 1008
2019 Administrative Support 25 13 18 3 6 24 11 59 13 246
2019 Operational 45 22 5 5 16 5 0 71 23 19
2019 Other occupational category 23 11 11 0 1 36 18 74 2 118
2018 Executive 41 27 18 1 0 11 2 78 1 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 13 11 22 3 3 44 5 46 12 750
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 19 22 3 2 29 6 58 8 1325
2018 Technical 15 18 29 4 6 23 5 45 14 968
2018 Administrative Support 24 17 29 2 2 21 5 55 6 240
2018 Operational 45 4 42 0 4 4 0 51 5 23
2018 Other occupational category 24 10 13 0 0 38 14 72 0 91
2017 Executive 41 18 9 2 1 25 4 83 4 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 10 12 19 3 2 46 8 47 11 684
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 16 18 22 2 2 33 8 57 7 1314
2017 Technical 14 19 26 3 4 27 6 50 11 1168
2017 Administrative Support 20 21 20 4 3 24 8 60 12 289
2017 Operational 31 33 8 3 4 15 7 81 9 27
2017 Other occupational category 24 7 10 3 0 34 21 71 7 119
2014 Executive 31 19 13 1 2 27 9 77 4 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 12 11 19 2 1 45 9 50 8 562
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 17 14 20 2 3 36 8 56 9 1228
2014 Technical 12 16 25 3 7 31 6 45 16 1029
2014 Administrative Support 20 20 18 4 4 27 7 60 12 316
2014 Operational 19 34 38 5 5 0 0 53 10 21
2014 Other occupational category 32 10 7 1 0 31 19 82 3 64

Question 68. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 62 30 7 0 1 1 0 93 1 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 31 31 18 3 4 12 1 71 8 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 43 30 13 2 2 10 1 81 4 1639
2020 Technical 37 30 19 4 4 5 1 71 9 1143
2020 Administrative Support 45 30 14 1 2 6 1 81 4 238
2020 Operational 38 24 19 0 14 5 0 65 15 21
2020 Other occupational category 48 16 13 1 2 16 4 80 4 69
2019 Executive 53 33 11 2 0 1 1 87 2 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 27 27 19 5 3 19 1 67 9 799
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 34 29 17 3 2 14 1 74 5 1463
2019 Technical 30 29 21 6 5 8 1 65 12 1005
2019 Administrative Support 40 23 15 4 4 10 3 73 9 243
2019 Operational 45 22 11 5 11 5 0 71 17 19
2019 Other occupational category 43 23 8 1 1 18 6 87 3 119
2018 Executive 58 30 9 0 0 1 1 90 0 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 26 26 22 4 3 18 0 64 9 749
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 31 30 19 4 2 12 2 71 7 1318
2018 Technical 25 32 23 6 5 8 1 63 12 971
2018 Administrative Support 36 25 22 2 2 12 1 70 5 242
2018 Operational 49 11 31 0 4 4 0 63 5 23
2018 Other occupational category 40 24 9 2 0 20 4 85 3 91
2017 Executive 54 32 6 1 1 4 1 92 2 142
2017 Scientific and Professional 24 29 18 4 2 22 1 69 8 684
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 29 31 19 3 2 14 2 71 6 1310
2017 Technical 25 33 22 4 4 11 2 67 8 1167
2017 Administrative Support 30 33 17 3 3 12 1 73 8 289
2017 Operational 38 37 11 0 4 8 3 83 4 27
2017 Other occupational category 34 24 13 1 1 17 11 80 2 119
2014 Executive 45 28 16 2 2 7 1 79 3 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 22 30 19 3 1 22 2 69 6 562
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 31 27 19 2 2 18 2 71 5 1227
2014 Technical 22 28 23 4 6 14 2 60 12 1029
2014 Administrative Support 30 29 17 4 3 15 2 71 8 316
2014 Operational 19 47 19 5 10 0 0 66 15 21
2014 Other occupational category 51 17 9 0 0 17 6 88 0 64

Of those who indicated that they were a victim of race-based discrimination:

Question 69. I am satisfied with how concerns or complaints about racism in the workplace 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 0 8 20 12 38 18 3 11 64 26
2020 Technical 0 5 23 22 38 12 0 6 68 17
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Stress and Well-Being

Question 70a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Risk of exposure to COVID-19

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 45 35 14 3 2 0 0 81 6 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 39 25 17 11 7 0 2 65 18 924
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 37 26 16 10 10 0 1 64 20 1640
2020 Technical 21 30 24 13 11 0 0 52 25 1146
2020 Administrative Support 19 25 21 19 15 0 1 44 35 242
2020 Operational 27 23 18 14 18 0 0 50 32 22
2020 Other occupational category 58 18 13 4 5 0 2 78 9 69

Question 70b. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 51 26 12 6 4 0 1 78 10 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 33 27 18 12 9 0 1 60 22 923
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 30 24 20 11 14 0 1 55 25 1633
2020 Technical 29 30 19 11 11 0 0 60 22 1140
2020 Administrative Support 31 24 25 10 8 1 2 56 18 241
2020 Operational 24 10 24 19 24 0 0 33 43 21
2020 Other occupational category 37 25 24 4 6 2 2 65 10 69
2019 Executive 24 35 22 8 10 0 1 59 19 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 23 30 17 12 18 0 1 53 30 799
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 24 24 20 12 18 0 1 49 30 1464
2019 Technical 18 26 21 16 19 0 0 44 35 1008
2019 Administrative Support 25 28 24 8 12 0 3 55 21 246
2019 Operational 11 16 27 18 27 0 0 27 45 19
2019 Other occupational category 34 26 19 8 12 0 1 61 20 119
2018 Executive 28 27 23 15 8 0 0 55 23 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 22 28 20 13 16 0 1 51 29 752
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 23 23 21 12 19 0 2 47 32 1323
2018 Technical 16 25 25 16 18 0 1 41 34 970
2018 Administrative Support 23 24 26 14 11 0 2 48 25 238
2018 Operational 33 13 4 22 27 0 0 46 49 23
2018 Other occupational category 27 26 27 10 8 1 1 54 18 93
2017 Executive 37 27 19 9 7 0 2 65 15 143
2017 Scientific and Professional 28 28 19 11 13 0 1 56 24 681
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 25 24 22 13 13 0 3 51 27 1306
2017 Technical 28 29 19 11 11 0 1 58 22 1165
2017 Administrative Support 30 28 17 12 8 1 5 61 21 288
2017 Operational 19 22 27 4 27 0 0 42 31 26
2017 Other occupational category 35 25 15 10 10 1 4 63 22 119

Question 70c. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 2 22 30 22 24 0 0 23 46 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 15 26 31 18 11 0 0 40 29 922
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 18 27 27 18 10 0 0 45 28 1638
2020 Technical 21 31 26 13 9 0 0 52 22 1145
2020 Administrative Support 27 40 18 9 5 0 0 67 14 240
2020 Operational 45 14 18 14 9 0 0 59 23 22
2020 Other occupational category 43 33 17 4 2 2 0 77 5 69
2019 Executive 5 24 32 24 15 0 0 28 39 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 16 31 29 13 10 0 0 47 23 798
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 19 28 26 16 11 0 0 47 27 1463
2019 Technical 17 32 26 14 11 0 0 49 25 1005
2019 Administrative Support 33 33 18 7 7 0 2 67 14 246
2019 Operational 45 11 16 16 11 0 0 56 27 19
2019 Other occupational category 52 26 10 6 5 0 2 79 10 118
2018 Executive 4 17 31 29 19 0 0 21 48 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 26 30 18 11 0 0 41 29 752
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 14 28 28 17 12 0 1 42 29 1326
2018 Technical 15 28 27 17 12 0 0 44 29 970
2018 Administrative Support 23 28 28 13 6 0 2 52 19 240
2018 Operational 38 40 9 9 4 0 0 78 13 23
2018 Other occupational category 28 36 25 5 3 1 2 66 9 93
2017 Executive 3 19 34 23 20 0 0 23 44 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 14 30 27 19 10 0 0 44 29 681
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 15 27 26 19 11 1 1 43 30 1312
2017 Technical 16 28 27 15 12 0 1 45 28 1166
2017 Administrative Support 30 23 26 13 6 0 2 55 19 285
2017 Operational 31 31 31 4 0 4 0 64 4 27
2017 Other occupational category 33 38 18 4 3 1 4 75 7 118

Question 70d. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 6 28 30 20 16 0 0 34 36 173
2020 Scientific and Professional 22 30 25 14 7 0 1 52 22 918
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 26 30 22 13 8 0 1 57 21 1633
2020 Technical 33 34 18 9 5 0 1 68 13 1145
2020 Administrative Support 45 32 15 3 2 0 3 79 6 241
2020 Operational 55 27 9 0 9 0 0 82 9 22
2020 Other occupational category 60 25 5 3 1 2 4 90 4 68
2019 Executive 6 32 27 23 12 0 0 38 35 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 21 33 25 11 9 0 1 54 20 799
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 25 32 23 12 7 0 1 57 19 1452
2019 Technical 29 35 20 9 5 0 1 65 15 1006
2019 Administrative Support 45 30 14 5 3 0 3 77 8 244
2019 Operational 51 33 5 5 5 0 0 84 11 19
2019 Other occupational category 56 22 11 4 4 0 2 80 9 118
2018 Executive 4 21 29 30 15 0 0 26 46 136
2018 Scientific and Professional 17 33 27 13 9 0 0 50 22 747
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 29 27 14 9 0 1 49 23 1322
2018 Technical 25 32 25 11 6 1 1 57 18 965
2018 Administrative Support 33 33 19 7 3 0 4 69 11 241
2018 Operational 46 45 9 0 0 0 0 91 0 23
2018 Other occupational category 45 31 14 5 2 1 2 78 7 93
2017 Executive 6 23 40 19 12 0 0 29 31 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 19 30 23 17 10 1 1 50 27 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 17 30 26 15 9 1 2 49 24 1311
2017 Technical 26 34 19 12 7 1 1 61 19 1159
2017 Administrative Support 40 29 16 7 3 0 4 73 11 285
2017 Operational 45 28 19 0 8 0 0 73 8 27
2017 Other occupational category 52 22 14 3 3 2 3 78 7 119

Question 70e. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 9 24 26 28 11 0 1 34 40 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 25 28 22 13 10 1 1 54 24 918
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 26 26 21 14 12 1 1 53 26 1634
2020 Technical 28 27 18 13 12 1 1 56 26 1141
2020 Administrative Support 38 32 17 5 6 0 3 72 11 239
2020 Operational 19 24 29 14 14 0 0 43 29 21
2020 Other occupational category 54 19 4 9 5 4 4 80 16 69
2019 Executive 6 28 34 21 10 0 1 35 31 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 23 28 23 14 10 1 1 51 25 791
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 22 26 22 15 14 0 1 49 29 1458
2019 Technical 19 25 23 15 16 1 1 45 32 1003
2019 Administrative Support 36 25 15 10 11 0 3 63 22 246
2019 Operational 34 33 5 11 16 0 0 67 27 19
2019 Other occupational category 56 19 9 6 4 2 3 79 11 118
2018 Executive 9 23 34 21 13 0 0 32 34 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 18 30 25 15 10 1 1 49 25 745
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 25 23 18 13 1 1 45 32 1324
2018 Technical 17 26 25 15 15 1 0 44 31 968
2018 Administrative Support 24 29 18 13 10 1 5 56 25 241
2018 Operational 42 22 0 18 18 0 0 64 36 23
2018 Other occupational category 40 23 19 9 2 2 5 68 11 92
2017 Executive 9 22 29 29 11 0 0 31 40 142
2017 Scientific and Professional 20 27 23 17 12 1 1 47 30 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 16 24 22 19 14 1 2 42 35 1312
2017 Technical 20 23 20 18 17 1 1 44 36 1165
2017 Administrative Support 28 21 17 14 15 1 3 51 30 285
2017 Operational 26 15 24 12 15 4 4 45 29 27
2017 Other occupational category 41 21 16 9 8 3 3 66 17 119

Question 70f. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 10 25 27 19 20 0 0 34 39 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 36 30 17 9 5 0 2 68 15 918
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 44 26 15 7 4 0 4 73 11 1627
2020 Technical 56 26 9 4 3 0 3 84 6 1138
2020 Administrative Support 61 19 5 3 2 0 9 88 6 238
2020 Operational 55 32 5 5 5 0 0 86 9 22
2020 Other occupational category 77 5 10 1 0 2 6 89 1 68
2019 Executive 10 30 22 25 12 0 1 41 37 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 43 29 13 6 5 0 3 75 12 797
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 51 25 12 5 3 0 4 79 8 1460
2019 Technical 50 29 11 3 3 0 3 82 6 1003
2019 Administrative Support 72 13 4 2 1 0 8 92 3 245
2019 Operational 45 38 11 0 5 0 0 84 5 19
2019 Other occupational category 80 12 1 2 0 0 5 96 3 118
2018 Executive 8 26 30 21 15 0 0 34 36 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 39 30 15 7 5 1 3 72 13 750
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 44 26 15 5 4 0 5 75 9 1317
2018 Technical 48 29 14 4 2 0 3 79 6 965
2018 Administrative Support 62 17 3 1 0 1 15 94 2 240
2018 Operational 55 22 13 0 0 4 4 85 0 23
2018 Other occupational category 59 20 8 3 0 1 9 87 3 92
2017 Executive 10 32 23 19 15 0 1 42 34 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 36 31 17 7 5 1 4 70 12 681
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 41 28 12 6 4 1 10 76 11 1307
2017 Technical 49 30 12 2 2 0 4 83 5 1163
2017 Administrative Support 57 16 5 1 0 1 20 92 1 283
2017 Operational 49 21 11 12 8 0 0 70 19 27
2017 Other occupational category 56 15 7 2 3 3 16 87 5 118

Question 70g. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 9 22 29 23 18 0 0 31 41 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 24 29 22 14 10 0 0 53 24 920
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 31 26 20 13 9 0 1 57 22 1635
2020 Technical 37 32 17 8 6 0 0 69 14 1144
2020 Administrative Support 42 26 20 5 5 0 2 69 10 240
2020 Operational 36 36 9 9 9 0 0 73 18 22
2020 Other occupational category 45 28 20 5 1 0 0 73 7 69
2019 Executive 9 30 28 19 14 0 0 39 33 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 25 33 21 11 10 0 0 58 21 798
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 35 30 19 8 7 0 1 65 15 1462
2019 Technical 36 32 17 8 6 0 1 68 14 1007
2019 Administrative Support 51 22 14 7 4 0 2 75 11 243
2019 Operational 34 27 11 22 5 0 0 62 27 19
2019 Other occupational category 47 28 15 5 2 0 2 77 7 118
2018 Executive 7 22 30 26 14 0 0 29 41 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 26 32 22 11 8 0 0 58 19 749
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 32 28 22 11 6 0 1 61 17 1326
2018 Technical 33 31 21 8 6 0 0 65 15 971
2018 Administrative Support 43 27 15 6 5 1 2 72 12 241
2018 Operational 49 27 2 13 9 0 0 76 22 23
2018 Other occupational category 40 29 18 4 5 0 3 71 10 92
2017 Executive 10 23 35 17 15 0 0 33 32 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 27 29 23 14 6 1 1 56 20 682
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 29 31 21 12 6 0 1 61 18 1312
2017 Technical 32 36 17 9 4 0 1 69 13 1164
2017 Administrative Support 43 30 11 7 7 0 2 74 14 285
2017 Operational 42 21 23 7 8 0 0 62 15 27
2017 Other occupational category 44 26 16 7 4 0 3 72 12 119

Question 70h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and caregiving responsibilities (e.g., children, elderly, family member(s)) during the COVID-19 pandemic

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 26 28 26 9 7 0 4 56 17 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 27 22 18 12 12 0 9 54 26 919
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 31 23 19 10 9 0 7 59 21 1632
2020 Technical 32 29 17 8 7 0 6 66 16 1142
2020 Administrative Support 38 26 16 7 5 0 8 70 13 241
2020 Operational 40 20 20 5 10 0 5 63 16 20
2020 Other occupational category 51 9 12 2 2 0 23 79 6 68

Question 70i. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 41 39 16 2 2 0 0 80 4 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 30 40 18 8 3 0 0 71 11 920
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 38 34 18 6 3 1 1 73 9 1633
2020 Technical 29 39 19 8 4 1 1 68 13 1141
2020 Administrative Support 43 31 15 5 2 0 3 77 8 239
2020 Operational 14 33 24 14 14 0 0 48 29 21
2020 Other occupational category 51 25 17 4 1 2 0 77 5 68
2019 Executive 34 43 17 4 3 0 0 76 7 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 25 39 21 9 6 0 0 64 15 797
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 30 37 19 8 5 0 1 67 13 1457
2019 Technical 24 39 19 11 6 0 1 64 17 1003
2019 Administrative Support 37 37 14 5 4 0 2 76 10 244
2019 Operational 45 22 16 0 16 0 0 67 16 19
2019 Other occupational category 51 28 10 5 4 1 1 81 9 116
2018 Executive 28 42 21 6 2 0 1 71 8 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 42 22 11 4 1 1 62 15 749
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 26 36 22 9 5 1 1 63 14 1319
2018 Technical 19 36 25 12 7 1 1 56 19 972
2018 Administrative Support 31 30 23 6 3 3 4 66 9 240
2018 Operational 45 22 20 9 4 0 0 67 13 23
2018 Other occupational category 45 31 16 3 2 1 2 78 5 92
2017 Executive 34 36 23 5 2 0 0 70 7 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 24 37 23 11 4 1 1 61 16 682
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 29 34 21 9 5 1 2 65 14 1310
2017 Technical 22 35 22 14 6 1 1 58 20 1163
2017 Administrative Support 39 30 16 7 5 1 3 71 12 284
2017 Operational 38 25 17 7 8 4 0 66 16 27
2017 Other occupational category 43 27 16 6 3 1 4 74 9 118

Question 70j. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 21 38 24 13 4 0 0 59 17 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 25 37 21 12 4 0 0 63 16 918
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 28 33 21 11 5 1 1 62 17 1632
2020 Technical 25 37 20 10 6 0 1 63 17 1140
2020 Administrative Support 40 35 16 7 1 0 2 75 8 240
2020 Operational 38 24 10 19 10 0 0 62 29 21
2020 Other occupational category 46 37 12 2 1 0 2 85 3 68
2019 Executive 18 37 26 16 3 0 0 55 19 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 20 37 24 12 6 0 0 57 19 795
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 22 33 24 13 7 0 1 56 20 1460
2019 Technical 17 35 23 14 9 0 1 53 23 1004
2019 Administrative Support 37 32 17 7 5 0 1 70 13 244
2019 Operational 34 33 11 11 11 0 0 67 22 19
2019 Other occupational category 45 31 12 7 4 1 0 76 11 118
2018 Executive 12 39 24 20 4 0 0 51 25 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 17 36 26 13 6 1 1 54 20 750
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 20 32 27 14 6 0 1 52 20 1323
2018 Technical 15 33 25 17 9 1 1 49 26 972
2018 Administrative Support 30 33 19 8 3 2 4 68 12 240
2018 Operational 40 33 13 9 4 0 0 73 13 23
2018 Other occupational category 35 31 23 6 3 0 1 68 9 92
2017 Executive 12 42 28 13 5 0 0 53 18 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 19 33 23 15 8 1 0 53 24 681
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 19 33 25 13 8 1 1 53 21 1309
2017 Technical 17 32 25 15 9 1 1 50 25 1163
2017 Administrative Support 37 27 18 10 4 2 3 67 14 285
2017 Operational 42 18 19 14 4 4 0 62 19 27
2017 Other occupational category 45 26 17 6 2 2 4 75 7 119

Question 70k. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 39 33 20 6 2 0 0 72 8 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 29 34 22 10 4 0 1 64 14 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 35 32 17 10 5 0 1 68 16 1633
2020 Technical 30 34 18 12 6 0 1 64 18 1136
2020 Administrative Support 40 33 15 8 1 0 2 74 10 240
2020 Operational 24 29 19 14 14 0 0 52 29 21
2020 Other occupational category 39 43 11 1 6 0 0 83 7 69
2019 Executive 34 32 22 8 4 0 0 66 12 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 24 33 21 13 9 0 0 57 22 795
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 28 33 21 11 7 0 1 61 18 1457
2019 Technical 22 34 22 13 8 0 1 57 21 1004
2019 Administrative Support 38 34 13 7 7 0 1 73 14 244
2019 Operational 45 22 5 5 22 0 0 67 27 19
2019 Other occupational category 34 29 19 11 7 0 0 63 18 118
2018 Executive 25 42 26 4 3 0 0 66 7 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 34 25 12 7 1 1 55 20 748
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 24 33 21 14 7 0 1 58 21 1318
2018 Technical 19 33 23 16 9 0 1 52 25 970
2018 Administrative Support 33 34 19 8 3 2 2 69 11 240
2018 Operational 46 22 13 9 9 0 0 69 18 23
2018 Other occupational category 38 29 19 10 4 0 0 67 14 91
2017 Executive 32 35 21 6 6 0 0 67 13 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 22 34 22 14 8 1 0 56 22 682
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 24 33 22 12 7 1 2 59 19 1311
2017 Technical 21 33 21 14 9 1 1 55 24 1165
2017 Administrative Support 37 30 19 4 5 2 3 71 9 286
2017 Operational 45 11 15 8 18 4 0 58 27 27
2017 Other occupational category 35 31 20 7 5 0 2 67 12 119

Question 70l. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 58 27 12 1 2 0 0 85 3 173
2020 Scientific and Professional 46 30 13 6 4 0 1 77 10 911
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 48 25 14 8 4 1 1 74 12 1629
2020 Technical 45 28 14 7 5 0 1 73 13 1136
2020 Administrative Support 49 24 14 7 5 0 1 74 12 238
2020 Operational 29 24 10 5 29 0 5 55 35 21
2020 Other occupational category 68 16 6 6 2 0 2 86 8 68
2019 Executive 59 25 8 3 5 0 0 84 8 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 45 29 13 8 5 0 0 74 13 795
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 46 26 14 7 5 0 1 73 12 1454
2019 Technical 40 29 14 9 7 0 1 70 16 1004
2019 Administrative Support 48 22 14 10 5 0 1 71 15 243
2019 Operational 40 16 11 11 22 0 0 56 33 19
2019 Other occupational category 58 25 8 4 5 0 0 83 9 118

Question 70m. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Feeling disconnected from colleagues

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 33 35 21 9 1 0 0 68 10 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 23 35 26 11 5 0 0 58 16 916
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 31 33 21 10 6 0 0 64 15 1630
2020 Technical 31 33 19 11 5 0 0 65 16 1135
2020 Administrative Support 37 31 20 6 5 0 1 69 11 240
2020 Operational 52 14 5 10 14 0 5 70 25 21
2020 Other occupational category 31 25 24 13 5 0 2 57 18 68

Question 70n. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 19 37 24 12 7 0 0 57 19 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 30 33 22 9 5 1 0 64 14 919
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 31 34 20 11 5 0 0 65 15 1633
2020 Technical 24 31 22 14 8 0 1 56 22 1140
2020 Administrative Support 37 34 18 6 4 0 1 71 11 240
2020 Operational 45 35 5 0 15 0 0 80 15 20
2020 Other occupational category 41 32 19 7 0 1 0 74 7 69
2019 Executive 23 37 20 14 6 0 0 60 20 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 32 33 22 8 4 0 0 65 13 794
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 33 33 19 9 4 0 1 67 14 1451
2019 Technical 23 32 21 14 10 0 1 55 24 1001
2019 Administrative Support 40 32 16 6 4 0 2 74 10 244
2019 Operational 56 27 0 5 11 0 0 84 16 19
2019 Other occupational category 55 25 11 6 4 0 0 80 10 118
2018 Executive 18 26 27 26 4 0 0 43 30 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 31 25 11 4 0 1 60 15 747
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 25 31 25 11 7 0 1 56 18 1318
2018 Technical 19 30 23 16 11 0 1 50 27 962
2018 Administrative Support 31 32 20 8 4 2 3 67 13 241
2018 Operational 49 31 4 6 4 0 4 84 11 23
2018 Other occupational category 34 36 14 11 5 0 0 70 16 92
2017 Executive 17 33 32 11 7 1 0 50 18 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 26 34 24 9 5 1 1 62 14 680
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 27 33 21 10 5 1 2 62 16 1308
2017 Technical 19 32 23 15 9 1 1 52 25 1165
2017 Administrative Support 36 31 14 7 5 2 5 72 13 285
2017 Operational 46 25 7 8 11 4 0 74 19 27
2017 Other occupational category 37 34 16 6 4 1 2 74 10 119

Question 70o. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 60 28 9 2 1 0 0 88 3 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 52 29 12 4 2 0 1 82 5 914
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 58 24 11 4 2 0 2 83 5 1618
2020 Technical 55 29 10 4 1 0 0 84 6 1133
2020 Administrative Support 56 25 11 4 2 0 1 82 6 240
2020 Operational 57 19 0 19 5 0 0 76 24 21
2020 Other occupational category 54 26 15 1 2 0 2 82 2 69
2019 Executive 65 25 6 3 1 0 1 90 4 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 50 26 14 6 3 0 1 77 10 792
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 59 23 11 4 2 0 1 83 6 1453
2019 Technical 44 30 14 7 3 0 1 75 11 1002
2019 Administrative Support 64 18 9 2 4 0 3 84 6 244
2019 Operational 24 44 22 0 11 0 0 67 11 19
2019 Other occupational category 70 21 6 3 0 0 0 90 4 118
2018 Executive 61 29 7 1 1 0 0 91 2 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 50 27 13 5 4 0 1 78 8 747
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 54 24 12 5 3 0 3 81 8 1314
2018 Technical 46 29 14 5 4 0 2 76 10 966
2018 Administrative Support 62 17 11 3 3 1 3 82 6 236
2018 Operational 51 27 9 4 9 0 0 78 13 23
2018 Other occupational category 63 19 12 1 2 0 2 84 3 89
2017 Executive 64 26 9 1 0 1 0 91 1 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 52 25 12 6 4 0 1 77 10 681
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 56 24 11 5 2 0 3 82 7 1312
2017 Technical 48 29 12 6 4 0 1 78 10 1167
2017 Administrative Support 60 17 13 3 2 0 5 81 5 286
2017 Operational 46 31 15 0 8 0 0 77 8 27
2017 Other occupational category 64 16 11 4 2 0 4 83 6 119

Question 70p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Difficulty accessing my work tools or network (e.g., work email, work device, ergonomic equipment)

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 46 38 12 4 0 0 0 84 4 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 29 39 23 6 3 0 0 68 9 915
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 38 34 18 6 3 0 0 73 9 1632
2020 Technical 28 36 21 9 4 0 0 65 14 1136
2020 Administrative Support 39 41 14 4 1 0 1 80 5 236
2020 Operational 52 29 0 10 10 0 0 81 19 21
2020 Other occupational category 32 24 28 12 4 0 0 56 16 69

Question 70q. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 84 12 0 0 0 1 3 100 0 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 74 14 5 2 0 1 4 93 2 915
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 72 16 5 2 1 1 4 92 3 1632
2020 Technical 70 19 5 2 1 0 4 92 3 1137
2020 Administrative Support 67 22 5 1 0 1 3 93 1 237
2020 Operational 71 14 5 0 10 0 0 86 10 21
2020 Other occupational category 71 10 7 0 2 0 10 90 2 69
2019 Executive 82 7 3 1 1 0 6 95 1 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 71 12 6 2 1 1 7 90 4 794
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 73 12 5 2 2 1 6 91 4 1452
2019 Technical 70 14 6 2 2 0 6 90 4 1002
2019 Administrative Support 71 14 5 3 1 1 6 91 4 244
2019 Operational 67 22 5 0 5 0 0 89 5 19
2019 Other occupational category 83 4 5 3 1 0 4 90 4 118
2018 Executive 82 10 5 1 1 0 1 93 2 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 68 16 7 2 2 1 4 89 4 747
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 67 16 6 3 2 1 5 89 5 1317
2018 Technical 67 18 6 2 3 0 4 89 5 967
2018 Administrative Support 69 12 8 3 1 2 6 88 4 239
2018 Operational 64 18 0 9 4 4 0 86 14 23
2018 Other occupational category 68 14 7 4 0 1 6 89 4 91

Question 70r. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 90 3 1 1 1 1 3 97 2 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 80 9 4 2 2 1 3 92 4 915
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 80 9 3 2 2 1 3 93 4 1619
2020 Technical 75 11 6 3 2 1 2 88 5 1138
2020 Administrative Support 80 9 5 1 2 1 2 91 3 238
2020 Operational 67 5 10 0 19 0 0 71 19 21
2020 Other occupational category 82 7 1 0 2 1 7 97 2 69
2019 Executive 78 13 4 2 1 0 1 93 3 153
2019 Scientific and Professional 72 12 5 2 5 1 3 87 7 798
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 74 11 5 4 4 1 3 87 8 1461
2019 Technical 67 13 7 5 6 1 2 82 11 1006
2019 Administrative Support 69 14 3 4 6 0 3 86 11 245
2019 Operational 71 12 0 0 17 0 0 83 17 18
2019 Other occupational category 90 3 4 0 1 0 2 94 2 118
2018 Executive 82 10 4 2 1 0 0 92 4 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 72 14 4 3 2 1 4 90 5 748
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 70 14 5 4 3 1 4 88 7 1316
2018 Technical 63 16 8 4 5 1 2 82 10 971
2018 Administrative Support 61 17 10 2 3 3 3 83 6 239
2018 Operational 67 19 5 0 9 0 0 86 9 22
2018 Other occupational category 84 4 5 1 0 1 4 94 1 91
2017 Executive 82 10 5 2 1 0 0 91 4 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 74 11 6 3 3 1 2 87 7 681
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 70 13 7 4 3 0 4 86 7 1307
2017 Technical 66 16 8 4 3 1 2 84 8 1167
2017 Administrative Support 67 13 7 3 4 1 6 85 7 288
2017 Operational 63 22 0 3 8 4 0 88 12 27
2017 Other occupational category 84 6 3 3 1 0 4 93 4 119

Question 70s. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 69 25 4 1 0 0 1 95 1 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 69 20 7 2 1 0 1 90 3 908
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 69 19 7 2 1 0 2 90 3 1622
2020 Technical 66 23 5 3 2 0 1 90 5 1128
2020 Administrative Support 68 23 4 2 2 0 2 93 3 238
2020 Operational 43 24 24 0 10 0 0 67 10 21
2020 Other occupational category 88 7 2 0 2 0 1 96 2 69
2019 Executive 64 24 7 1 3 0 1 89 4 153
2019 Scientific and Professional 55 28 10 4 2 0 1 84 6 797
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 57 25 10 4 2 0 2 84 6 1456
2019 Technical 51 29 12 4 3 0 1 81 7 999
2019 Administrative Support 51 21 16 5 5 1 2 74 10 243
2019 Operational 42 29 6 0 23 0 0 71 23 18
2019 Other occupational category 69 20 9 0 2 0 0 89 2 118
2018 Executive 60 26 11 1 1 0 0 86 3 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 57 26 10 3 2 0 2 85 5 752
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 55 25 11 3 3 0 2 82 7 1321
2018 Technical 50 32 10 5 3 0 0 82 8 974
2018 Administrative Support 45 27 13 7 3 2 3 75 11 241
2018 Operational 49 23 19 0 9 0 0 72 9 22
2018 Other occupational category 75 12 9 2 2 0 1 88 4 93
2017 Executive 66 28 5 1 1 0 0 94 1 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 59 25 9 2 2 1 1 86 4 682
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 55 26 10 4 2 0 2 83 7 1309
2017 Technical 51 30 11 3 3 0 1 83 6 1163
2017 Administrative Support 52 28 9 5 3 0 4 83 8 286
2017 Operational 61 15 13 0 12 0 0 75 12 27
2017 Other occupational category 72 15 6 2 2 0 4 90 4 118

Question 70t. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 76 15 3 2 2 0 1 92 4 173
2020 Scientific and Professional 68 15 7 4 3 0 1 85 8 913
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 70 14 7 4 3 0 2 86 7 1630
2020 Technical 61 20 10 4 5 0 1 82 9 1138
2020 Administrative Support 69 19 6 3 2 0 1 89 5 239
2020 Operational 52 10 5 10 24 0 0 62 33 21
2020 Other occupational category 92 4 0 0 2 1 2 98 2 69
2019 Executive 70 19 4 3 5 0 0 89 7 152
2019 Scientific and Professional 60 20 9 4 6 0 1 81 10 795
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 62 17 9 5 5 0 1 81 10 1457
2019 Technical 57 20 10 7 6 0 1 77 13 1000
2019 Administrative Support 63 14 9 6 5 1 3 80 11 243
2019 Operational 65 6 0 6 23 0 0 71 29 18
2019 Other occupational category 77 10 5 2 6 0 0 87 8 118
2018 Executive 64 22 9 1 4 0 0 85 5 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 55 22 11 6 4 1 2 78 10 748
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 58 18 12 5 4 0 1 78 10 1319
2018 Technical 51 24 12 6 6 0 1 76 12 970
2018 Administrative Support 58 21 8 5 4 1 3 82 9 238
2018 Operational 67 15 4 4 9 0 0 82 13 23
2018 Other occupational category 78 7 5 6 2 0 2 87 8 92
2017 Executive 74 15 6 2 3 0 0 89 6 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 60 20 9 4 5 0 1 82 9 680
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 61 19 9 5 4 0 2 82 9 1311
2017 Technical 55 24 9 6 5 0 1 80 11 1166
2017 Administrative Support 60 17 8 6 5 1 4 81 11 287
2017 Operational 75 11 3 4 7 0 0 86 11 27
2017 Other occupational category 78 7 5 3 2 1 4 90 5 118

Question 70u. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 43 35 13 7 1 0 1 79 8 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 61 11 4 1 1 0 22 93 2 918
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 63 11 4 1 1 0 19 92 3 1633
2020 Technical 60 9 3 1 1 0 26 93 3 1140
2020 Administrative Support 66 5 1 0 0 0 26 98 1 238
2020 Operational 67 19 5 0 0 0 10 95 0 21
2020 Other occupational category 80 1 0 0 1 0 19 99 1 67
2019 Executive 34 39 19 7 2 0 0 72 9 152
2019 Scientific and Professional 56 12 5 1 1 0 24 90 3 792
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 57 13 4 3 1 1 21 89 5 1447
2019 Technical 53 12 4 2 1 0 28 90 4 993
2019 Administrative Support 61 5 2 0 0 0 31 96 1 245
2019 Operational 65 12 12 0 6 0 6 82 6 18
2019 Other occupational category 77 2 1 0 0 0 20 98 1 116
2018 Executive 34 42 17 4 3 0 0 76 7 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 47 14 7 1 0 0 30 87 3 748
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 53 11 7 2 1 0 25 86 4 1312
2018 Technical 51 12 4 2 1 0 30 91 4 964
2018 Administrative Support 53 2 3 1 0 1 40 94 2 238
2018 Operational 69 0 4 13 0 0 13 79 15 23
2018 Other occupational category 70 0 2 1 0 0 27 96 2 91
2017 Executive 43 34 15 5 3 0 0 77 8 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 53 12 5 1 1 0 27 90 3 678
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 53 13 5 2 1 0 26 88 5 1309
2017 Technical 51 12 5 2 1 0 28 88 5 1167
2017 Administrative Support 57 7 1 1 0 0 34 96 2 288
2017 Operational 85 3 8 0 0 0 4 92 0 27
2017 Other occupational category 73 4 1 0 1 0 21 98 1 118

Question 70v. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 67 22 3 3 2 0 2 91 6 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 67 20 7 2 1 0 3 90 3 920
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 74 15 4 1 1 1 4 93 2 1638
2020 Technical 55 30 9 3 2 0 1 87 4 1141
2020 Administrative Support 72 15 5 2 3 0 3 90 4 239
2020 Operational 68 14 9 0 5 0 5 86 5 22
2020 Other occupational category 89 5 0 2 1 0 4 97 3 68
2019 Executive 64 27 8 1 1 0 0 91 1 153
2019 Scientific and Professional 64 20 9 2 1 1 3 88 3 796
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 74 15 5 2 1 1 4 92 2 1455
2019 Technical 53 28 11 3 2 0 3 84 5 996
2019 Administrative Support 66 18 6 1 1 0 7 92 2 244
2019 Operational 71 17 0 0 6 0 6 94 6 18
2019 Other occupational category 86 9 3 0 0 0 2 97 0 119
2018 Executive 59 28 10 1 1 0 0 88 2 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 59 22 9 2 2 0 5 86 4 747
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 68 17 6 1 1 0 6 90 3 1318
2018 Technical 50 28 12 4 2 0 3 82 6 966
2018 Administrative Support 60 20 7 1 1 0 10 89 3 239
2018 Operational 72 19 0 0 0 0 9 100 0 22
2018 Other occupational category 76 9 6 2 1 0 6 91 3 93
2017 Executive 65 21 9 4 0 0 1 87 4 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 63 20 7 2 1 1 6 89 4 677
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 68 15 6 2 1 0 8 91 3 1308
2017 Technical 54 27 10 3 1 1 4 84 5 1156
2017 Administrative Support 66 19 3 1 1 1 10 95 2 284
2017 Operational 82 11 3 0 4 0 0 93 4 27
2017 Other occupational category 76 9 7 1 1 1 5 91 2 118

Question 70w. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 83 10 4 2 1 0 1 93 3 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 67 18 8 2 3 0 2 87 5 924
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 71 14 7 2 4 1 2 87 6 1639
2020 Technical 67 22 5 2 2 0 1 91 4 1140
2020 Administrative Support 55 21 11 6 3 2 2 79 10 240
2020 Operational 73 18 5 0 5 0 0 91 5 22
2020 Other occupational category 45 23 9 2 15 3 2 72 18 69
2019 Executive 85 13 1 0 0 0 1 99 0 153
2019 Scientific and Professional 76 15 3 2 2 0 3 93 3 797
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 76 12 4 2 2 0 3 91 5 1458
2019 Technical 73 16 5 2 1 0 2 92 3 1003
2019 Administrative Support 59 19 9 3 5 0 4 82 9 245
2019 Operational 64 12 8 0 12 0 6 80 12 18
2019 Other occupational category 66 13 8 7 5 0 1 80 12 119
2018 Executive 86 9 3 1 1 0 0 94 3 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 72 16 4 2 1 0 4 92 4 751
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 71 15 5 3 3 0 4 89 5 1320
2018 Technical 69 18 6 2 1 1 2 90 4 970
2018 Administrative Support 59 15 10 2 9 2 3 79 11 239
2018 Operational 69 13 9 0 0 4 4 90 0 23
2018 Other occupational category 53 10 8 15 10 0 5 66 26 93
2017 Executive 83 12 1 2 1 0 0 96 3 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 71 16 5 3 2 0 3 90 5 680
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 68 15 6 3 2 0 4 88 6 1309
2017 Technical 69 20 5 2 1 1 3 92 3 1166
2017 Administrative Support 60 15 10 3 4 1 7 81 8 287
2017 Operational 75 7 4 7 4 0 4 84 12 27
2017 Other occupational category 58 11 15 7 4 2 4 73 12 119

Question 70x. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 54 30 11 3 1 0 1 85 3 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 44 31 16 5 2 0 1 76 8 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 44 31 16 6 2 0 1 76 8 1640
2020 Technical 51 30 13 3 2 0 1 82 5 1144
2020 Administrative Support 45 29 17 5 1 0 2 76 6 240
2020 Operational 64 18 9 0 9 0 0 82 9 22
2020 Other occupational category 36 28 23 7 0 0 6 68 7 69
2019 Executive 63 25 9 1 1 0 1 88 3 153
2019 Scientific and Professional 50 28 14 3 2 0 2 80 6 798
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 52 26 13 5 2 0 1 80 7 1460
2019 Technical 54 30 9 3 1 1 2 87 5 1001
2019 Administrative Support 55 25 11 3 1 0 5 84 4 244
2019 Operational 71 6 12 0 6 0 6 82 6 18
2019 Other occupational category 56 28 13 2 1 0 0 84 4 119
2018 Executive 62 27 8 2 1 0 0 88 4 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 45 33 12 5 3 0 2 79 8 747
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 47 30 14 4 2 0 3 80 6 1319
2018 Technical 48 33 12 3 2 0 2 83 5 970
2018 Administrative Support 43 32 15 5 2 0 4 77 7 241
2018 Operational 63 19 9 5 5 0 0 81 9 22
2018 Other occupational category 51 25 14 5 3 0 3 78 8 93
2017 Executive 63 26 7 3 1 0 0 89 4 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 52 28 12 3 2 0 2 82 5 682
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 48 30 13 4 2 0 2 80 6 1311
2017 Technical 53 31 10 2 1 1 2 86 3 1162
2017 Administrative Support 51 25 11 3 4 1 5 81 8 286
2017 Operational 71 18 7 0 4 0 0 89 4 27
2017 Other occupational category 60 20 10 4 2 1 4 84 6 119

Question 71. To what extent is stress from the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacting your ability to carry out day-to-day work responsibilities?

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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 34 43 18 3 1 1 0 78 4 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 27 42 24 5 2 0 0 70 7 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 34 40 19 5 2 0 0 74 7 1639
2020 Technical 25 43 21 7 4 0 0 68 11 1143
2020 Administrative Support 31 47 16 3 2 0 0 79 5 241
2020 Operational 36 36 14 5 9 0 0 73 14 22
2020 Other occupational category 36 40 15 4 4 0 2 77 7 69

Question 72. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...

Survey year Demographic Very low
(%)
Low
(%)
Moderate
(%)
High
(%)
Very High
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 5 27 43 21 5 0 0 32 26 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 11 35 38 13 3 0 0 46 16 923
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 16 34 35 11 4 0 0 50 15 1637
2020 Technical 14 42 31 9 3 0 0 56 13 1143
2020 Administrative Support 25 40 25 7 2 0 1 66 8 242
2020 Operational 27 27 14 14 18 0 0 55 32 22
2020 Other occupational category 25 48 19 7 1 0 0 73 7 69
2019 Executive 7 23 44 20 6 0 0 30 26 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 12 37 33 13 4 0 0 50 17 799
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 14 38 33 11 4 0 0 52 15 1468
2019 Technical 14 36 33 12 5 0 0 51 16 1007
2019 Administrative Support 26 39 25 7 2 1 0 66 8 244
2019 Operational 40 16 22 16 5 0 0 56 22 19
2019 Other occupational category 31 40 23 4 2 0 0 71 6 119
2018 Executive 5 20 50 21 4 0 0 25 25 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 10 36 38 12 4 0 0 46 16 752
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 32 38 12 4 0 0 45 17 1328
2018 Technical 13 34 36 12 5 0 0 47 17 975
2018 Administrative Support 19 36 35 7 2 0 1 55 9 241
2018 Operational 36 29 18 13 4 0 0 64 18 23
2018 Other occupational category 34 36 25 5 0 0 0 70 5 92
2017 Executive 4 23 47 21 4 0 0 28 25 143
2017 Scientific and Professional 11 33 40 12 4 0 0 43 16 684
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 11 31 40 13 5 0 0 42 18 1315
2017 Technical 10 33 38 13 5 0 0 44 17 1169
2017 Administrative Support 18 38 29 8 4 1 1 58 12 288
2017 Operational 18 48 22 0 8 0 4 70 8 27
2017 Other occupational category 26 46 21 6 0 0 1 73 6 119

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.

Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 18 28 35 16 3 0 0 19 46 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 9 20 40 23 8 0 0 31 29 917
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 9 19 41 22 8 0 0 30 29 1636
2020 Technical 8 16 37 28 11 0 0 39 24 1143
2020 Administrative Support 8 11 36 27 17 0 0 45 19 242
2020 Operational 32 0 23 27 18 0 0 45 32 22
2020 Other occupational category 5 7 30 38 18 2 0 57 12 68
2019 Executive 10 33 37 18 3 0 0 20 42 153
2019 Scientific and Professional 8 16 42 23 11 0 0 34 25 795
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 9 19 38 24 10 0 0 34 28 1456
2019 Technical 9 17 38 25 12 0 0 37 25 991
2019 Administrative Support 5 16 33 27 19 0 1 46 21 244
2019 Operational 12 12 29 29 19 0 0 48 23 18
2019 Other occupational category 6 10 39 25 21 0 0 46 15 119
2018 Executive 11 32 42 12 4 0 0 15 43 137
2018 Scientific and Professional 9 18 39 23 11 0 0 34 27 744
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 9 21 38 23 9 0 0 32 30 1316
2018 Technical 8 18 39 23 12 0 0 36 26 966
2018 Administrative Support 7 12 38 29 13 0 1 42 19 242
2018 Operational 18 4 22 33 22 0 0 55 22 23
2018 Other occupational category 4 9 30 33 24 0 0 57 13 93
2017 Executive 7 26 50 13 4 0 0 17 33 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 6 20 38 24 12 1 0 36 26 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 9 19 42 21 9 0 0 29 28 1308
2017 Technical 6 18 40 25 11 0 0 36 24 1166
2017 Administrative Support 7 13 33 31 17 0 1 48 19 286
2017 Operational 4 8 37 32 15 4 0 49 12 27
2017 Other occupational category 4 7 31 29 26 2 1 57 11 119

Question 74. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 63 30 5 2 1 0 0 93 2 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 40 42 10 5 2 1 0 84 7 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 51 35 9 3 2 1 0 87 4 1634
2020 Technical 40 39 14 4 1 1 0 80 6 1143
2020 Administrative Support 57 31 8 2 1 1 0 89 3 242
2020 Operational 14 50 23 0 9 5 0 67 10 22
2020 Other occupational category 46 31 14 2 2 5 0 81 5 68
2019 Executive 36 47 11 6 1 0 0 83 7 152
2019 Scientific and Professional 20 39 19 11 6 4 0 61 18 795
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 28 39 18 7 4 4 0 70 11 1464
2019 Technical 22 38 21 10 6 3 0 62 17 1001
2019 Administrative Support 34 35 15 8 3 5 0 72 12 244
2019 Operational 40 22 22 11 5 0 0 62 16 19
2019 Other occupational category 30 27 16 13 3 11 0 64 18 119
2018 Executive 34 49 8 8 1 0 0 83 9 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 37 22 10 5 6 0 61 16 748
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 40 18 7 3 4 0 71 10 1320
2018 Technical 19 38 25 10 6 3 0 59 16 971
2018 Administrative Support 30 37 18 7 4 3 0 69 12 241
2018 Operational 27 20 40 9 0 4 0 49 9 23
2018 Other occupational category 20 34 19 12 2 12 0 61 17 93
2017 Executive 20 52 18 6 1 2 0 74 8 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 11 31 21 17 8 13 0 48 28 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 17 35 22 10 7 8 0 58 19 1314
2017 Technical 14 33 25 11 10 8 0 51 22 1167
2017 Administrative Support 26 31 20 7 6 9 0 63 15 287
2017 Operational 15 26 43 8 4 4 0 43 12 27
2017 Other occupational category 17 28 17 15 7 15 1 53 27 119

Question 75. I believe senior managers in my department or agency take adequate steps to support the mental health of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 50 33 9 8 1 0 0 83 9 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 35 38 13 8 4 2 0 75 12 918
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 46 32 10 7 3 2 0 80 10 1630
2020 Technical 35 36 15 8 4 2 0 72 12 1136
2020 Administrative Support 53 25 14 5 1 1 0 80 6 241
2020 Operational 27 27 18 9 9 9 0 60 20 22
2020 Other occupational category 53 28 9 2 2 5 0 85 5 69

Question 76. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my mental health.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 49 28 9 9 4 0 0 78 14 170
2020 Scientific and Professional 43 28 10 12 7 1 0 71 19 920
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 49 27 9 9 6 1 0 76 15 1635
2020 Technical 37 29 13 11 10 1 0 66 21 1140
2020 Administrative Support 50 26 9 8 5 1 0 77 13 238
2020 Operational 19 43 5 5 29 0 0 62 33 21
2020 Other occupational category 57 19 8 13 2 1 1 77 15 68

Question 77. My immediate supervisor supports my mental health and well-being.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 65 20 10 2 2 1 0 85 5 172
2020 Scientific and Professional 54 26 11 4 3 2 0 82 6 918
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 57 25 9 4 2 2 1 85 6 1631
2020 Technical 48 27 13 5 4 3 0 78 8 1140
2020 Administrative Support 55 26 11 3 2 3 0 84 5 240
2020 Operational 36 23 14 5 18 5 0 62 24 22
2020 Other occupational category 69 21 1 6 0 2 1 92 6 69

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
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 44 39 8 7 2 0 0 83 9 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 37 37 12 8 4 1 0 75 13 920
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 44 32 13 6 3 1 0 77 10 1636
2020 Technical 34 33 16 9 6 1 0 69 15 1143
2020 Administrative Support 51 29 10 8 2 1 0 80 10 241
2020 Operational 23 36 9 14 18 0 0 59 32 22
2020 Other occupational category 48 33 14 4 0 1 0 82 4 69
2019 Executive 35 39 13 8 5 0 0 74 13 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 21 35 20 13 8 3 0 58 21 801
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 25 39 19 10 5 2 0 65 16 1460
2019 Technical 20 33 20 15 10 2 0 54 26 1006
2019 Administrative Support 33 33 16 9 6 2 0 68 16 245
2019 Operational 34 27 11 11 16 0 0 62 27 19
2019 Other occupational category 31 41 15 10 0 3 0 74 11 119
2018 Executive 35 39 13 10 3 0 0 74 13 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 40 17 12 6 3 0 63 20 749
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 26 39 18 9 6 2 0 66 15 1322
2018 Technical 18 34 22 14 11 2 0 53 25 974
2018 Administrative Support 26 34 22 11 4 3 0 62 15 241
2018 Operational 40 20 22 4 13 0 0 60 18 23
2018 Other occupational category 38 32 16 5 2 7 0 75 8 93
2017 Executive 25 45 16 8 4 1 0 71 13 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 14 42 19 14 7 4 0 59 22 682
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 16 42 18 13 7 3 0 60 21 1310
2017 Technical 16 34 22 15 11 2 0 50 27 1165
2017 Administrative Support 22 37 17 14 6 3 1 61 21 289
2017 Operational 27 39 18 3 12 0 0 66 15 26
2017 Other occupational category 29 37 18 10 2 4 0 69 13 119

Question 79a. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Clear and easy to understand.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 57 34 7 1 1 0 0 91 1 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 49 39 6 5 1 1 0 88 6 924
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 55 34 6 3 1 0 0 90 4 1641
2020 Technical 31 42 12 11 3 0 0 74 14 1145
2020 Administrative Support 49 39 7 3 2 0 0 88 5 241
2020 Operational 41 27 9 5 18 0 0 68 23 22
2020 Other occupational category 58 28 6 6 2 0 0 85 9 69

Question 79b. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Provided in a timely manner.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 57 33 8 2 0 0 0 90 2 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 48 39 7 4 1 1 0 88 5 916
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 56 32 7 4 1 1 0 89 5 1629
2020 Technical 34 41 14 8 3 1 0 75 11 1140
2020 Administrative Support 49 36 10 3 1 0 0 85 5 236
2020 Operational 36 27 5 14 18 0 0 64 32 22
2020 Other occupational category 57 34 5 0 4 0 0 91 4 69

Question 79c. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Relevant to the work that I do.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 61 28 6 4 0 0 0 90 4 172
2020 Scientific and Professional 44 36 13 4 2 1 1 81 6 912
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 49 31 14 3 1 1 2 81 4 1632
2020 Technical 32 38 17 9 3 1 0 71 12 1136
2020 Administrative Support 43 37 15 3 1 1 2 82 3 240
2020 Operational 41 23 5 9 23 0 0 64 32 22
2020 Other occupational category 42 34 12 6 2 1 2 79 9 69

Question 79d. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Consistent with the information provided to me by my immediate supervisor.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 69 22 5 3 0 0 1 91 3 173
2020 Scientific and Professional 54 31 8 2 2 1 1 87 4 920
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 57 29 8 2 1 1 1 88 3 1637
2020 Technical 40 37 13 6 4 1 0 78 9 1137
2020 Administrative Support 52 31 11 3 2 0 2 84 5 239
2020 Operational 36 23 9 9 23 0 0 59 32 22
2020 Other occupational category 65 20 6 4 1 2 2 89 5 69

Question 79e. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Available in both official languages.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 81 16 2 0 1 1 0 98 1 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 72 18 3 1 0 5 1 96 1 924
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 74 17 4 1 0 3 1 95 1 1640
2020 Technical 57 19 7 0 1 10 6 90 1 1143
2020 Administrative Support 63 23 7 0 0 4 2 92 1 240
2020 Operational 55 14 14 0 9 5 5 75 10 22
2020 Other occupational category 77 9 5 0 0 8 2 95 0 66

Question 80. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, my department or agency has clearly communicated the mental health services and resources that are available to me.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 73 23 2 0 1 1 0 97 1 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 53 34 6 4 1 2 0 89 5 917
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 64 27 5 2 1 1 0 92 3 1628
2020 Technical 49 36 9 3 1 1 0 86 5 1139
2020 Administrative Support 63 28 6 1 1 0 1 92 2 241
2020 Operational 36 23 14 0 18 5 5 65 20 22
2020 Other occupational category 56 24 7 8 1 2 2 83 9 69

Question 81. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my physical health and safety.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 65 26 5 3 2 0 0 91 5 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 55 26 8 7 3 1 0 83 9 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 58 27 6 5 3 1 0 86 8 1634
2020 Technical 47 29 10 7 5 1 0 77 13 1138
2020 Administrative Support 52 28 10 5 4 0 0 81 9 241
2020 Operational 32 27 9 0 27 5 0 62 29 22
2020 Other occupational category 68 22 2 5 2 1 0 91 7 69

Question 82. I am satisfied with the measures my department or agency is taking to protect my physical health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 75 22 1 0 1 0 0 98 1 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 63 25 7 2 1 1 1 90 3 923
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 66 23 6 2 1 1 0 90 4 1631
2020 Technical 47 31 10 7 5 0 0 78 12 1142
2020 Administrative Support 62 24 9 3 2 0 0 86 5 239
2020 Operational 38 19 14 5 19 5 0 60 25 21
2020 Other occupational category 70 19 4 2 1 4 0 92 4 69

Question 84. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 25 55 11 7 2 1 0 80 9 172
2020 Scientific and Professional 21 44 13 16 4 1 2 67 20 243
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 28 45 14 11 2 0 1 74 13 466
2020 Technical 21 41 18 15 4 1 1 63 19 188
2019 Executive 20 56 11 9 3 1 0 77 12 151
2019 Scientific and Professional 13 34 18 18 7 7 4 52 27 212
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 21 44 15 11 4 3 1 68 16 418
2019 Technical 10 42 23 14 6 1 3 54 21 171

Question 85. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, have you managed any employees who have been working remotely? (for supervisors)

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 100 0 172
2020 Scientific and Professional 97 3 242
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 96 4 466
2020 Technical 93 7 188

Question 86. My department or agency has provided me with adequate training and/or resources to manage a remote team during the COVID-19 pandemic. (for supervisors who manage employees who have been working remotely)

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 29 35 22 11 4 0 0 63 15 171
2020 Scientific and Professional 22 35 17 17 9 0 0 57 26 235
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 33 33 14 14 5 0 1 66 19 444
2020 Technical 20 40 17 14 7 2 0 61 22 176
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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.

Please note that the questions about duty to accommodate do not apply to employees who asked for office equipment to work remotely, unless their requests pertain to specific accommodation measures that help to reduce barriers to work, as per the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Question 87. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, did you have workplace accommodation measures in place before the COVID-19 pandemic which are no longer being met?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 5 95 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 5 95 922
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 9 91 1627
2020 Technical 8 92 1139
2020 Administrative Support 7 93 241
2020 Operational 23 77 22
2020 Other occupational category 7 93 68

Question 88. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, have you requested workplace accommodation measures in the last two years?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 7 93 174
2020 Scientific and Professional 9 91 922
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 11 89 1629
2020 Technical 11 89 1142
2020 Administrative Support 9 91 242
2020 Operational 9 91 22
2020 Other occupational category 4 96 68
2019 Executive 9 91 155
2019 Scientific and Professional 14 86 800
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 16 84 1466
2019 Technical 15 85 1008
2019 Administrative Support 18 82 244
2019 Operational 22 78 19
2019 Other occupational category 10 90 116
2017 Executive 8 92 144
2017 Scientific and Professional 13 87 683
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 16 84 1311
2017 Technical 13 87 1164
2017 Administrative Support 19 81 289
2017 Operational 23 77 27
2017 Other occupational category 8 92 119
2014 Executive 6 94 128
2014 Scientific and Professional 12 88 564
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 15 85 1225
2014 Technical 12 88 1028
2014 Administrative Support 17 83 316
2014 Other occupational category 13 87 64

Question 89. Were the requests for workplace accommodation measures related to a disability?

A disability means any impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment — or a functional limitation — whether permanent, temporary or episodic in nature, or evident or not, that, in interaction with a barrier, hinders a person’s full and equal participation in society.

A barrier means anything — including anything physical, architectural, technological or attitudinal, anything that is based on information or communications or anything that is the result of a policy or a practice — that hinders the full and equal participation in society of persons with an impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment or a functional limitation.

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 33 67 12
2020 Scientific and Professional 42 58 85
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 38 62 171
2020 Technical 44 56 133
2020 Administrative Support 57 43 21

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 92 8 12
2020 Scientific and Professional 77 23 84
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 77 23 173
2020 Technical 78 22 133
2020 Administrative Support 76 24 21
2019 Executive 93 7 14
2019 Scientific and Professional 74 26 110
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 88 12 235
2019 Technical 66 34 152
2019 Administrative Support 81 19 43
2017 Executive 82 18 11
2017 Scientific and Professional 76 24 87
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 84 16 212
2017 Technical 65 35 154
2017 Administrative Support 87 13 55
2014 Scientific and Professional 80 20 66
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 74 26 185
2014 Technical 63 37 122
2014 Administrative Support 76 24 55

Question 91. I am satisfied with the workplace accommodation measures that were implemented.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 64 36 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 11
2020 Scientific and Professional 44 39 9 6 0 0 2 84 6 65
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 61 23 10 3 1 0 1 85 4 133
2020 Technical 48 33 9 8 2 0 0 81 10 103
2020 Administrative Support 56 19 13 13 0 0 0 75 13 16
2019 Executive 54 31 8 8 0 0 0 85 8 13
2019 Scientific and Professional 49 31 6 10 2 0 2 81 13 81
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 43 37 6 8 5 0 0 80 14 203
2019 Technical 42 29 11 10 6 2 1 73 16 100
2019 Administrative Support 46 34 6 11 0 3 0 82 12 35
2017 Scientific and Professional 46 37 7 4 5 0 0 83 9 66
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 54 31 5 8 1 1 0 86 9 179
2017 Technical 42 39 6 11 1 1 0 82 12 100
2017 Administrative Support 42 40 8 10 0 0 0 81 10 48
2014 Scientific and Professional 56 31 6 4 4 0 0 87 8 53
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 57 30 6 4 0 1 2 90 4 138
2014 Technical 40 33 10 6 4 3 3 78 11 77
2014 Administrative Support 57 33 0 7 0 0 2 93 7 42

Question 92. I would feel comfortable requesting workplace accommodation measures from my immediate supervisor.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 69 23 5 1 1 1 1 93 2 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 50 29 9 4 2 3 3 84 7 921
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 57 26 8 3 2 2 2 87 5 1633
2020 Technical 43 31 11 5 3 3 4 80 9 1142
2020 Administrative Support 53 27 12 3 2 2 2 82 5 240
2020 Operational 18 45 14 5 14 0 5 67 19 22
2020 Other occupational category 55 22 3 5 4 4 7 86 10 69
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Compensation

Question 93. In the last 12 months, has your pay or other compensation been affected by issues with the Phoenix pay system?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Not sure
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 28 59 12 1 68 32 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 40 42 17 1 52 48 924
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 43 42 13 1 49 51 1641
2020 Technical 37 39 23 1 51 49 1146
2020 Administrative Support 29 51 19 2 64 36 242
2020 Operational 64 9 23 5 13 88 22
2020 Other occupational category 29 43 18 10 59 41 69

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected:

Question 94. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 59 41 49
2020 Scientific and Professional 31 69 368
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 32 68 715
2020 Technical 32 68 430
2020 Administrative Support 48 52 69
2020 Operational 29 71 14
2020 Other occupational category 50 50 20

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected:

Question 95. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 6 17 15 33 21 0 8 25 59 48
2020 Scientific and Professional 4 14 10 24 43 2 3 19 71 368
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 8 14 15 21 37 0 6 23 61 717
2020 Technical 6 17 20 19 33 1 3 24 55 429
2020 Administrative Support 16 30 14 12 25 1 1 48 37 69
2020 Operational 14 7 7 14 50 7 0 23 69 14
2020 Other occupational category 25 19 0 21 35 0 0 44 56 20

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected:

Question 96. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 2 10 12 20 39 0 16 15 71 49
2020 Scientific and Professional 4 9 10 22 45 2 8 14 75 369
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 5 11 13 19 42 1 9 18 68 716
2020 Technical 6 13 18 20 38 2 3 20 61 430
2020 Administrative Support 10 28 10 17 33 0 1 38 51 69
2020 Operational 7 7 7 14 50 7 7 17 75 14
2020 Other occupational category 13 6 0 33 41 6 0 20 80 20

Question 97. 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
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2020 Executive 50 17 12 5 5 1 11 75 11 175
2020 Scientific and Professional 39 15 14 10 10 1 11 62 23 923
2020 Administration and Foreign Services 36 18 14 11 11 1 10 60 25 1639
2020 Technical 48 16 12 6 6 2 10 73 14 1147
2020 Administrative Support 35 18 10 6 8 3 20 68 18 240
2020 Operational 27 9 32 9 14 0 9 40 25 22
2020 Other occupational category 44 9 5 1 5 10 25 83 9 69
2019 Executive 49 23 8 8 6 1 5 76 16 154
2019 Scientific and Professional 37 17 14 12 13 1 6 58 27 791
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 34 17 16 12 15 1 5 55 29 1452
2019 Technical 44 18 13 8 9 2 8 68 18 995
2019 Administrative Support 44 11 13 10 10 1 12 63 22 241
2019 Operational 40 22 11 16 11 0 0 62 27 19
2019 Other occupational category 51 17 10 1 3 0 17 83 5 118
2018 Executive 58 19 11 6 5 0 1 78 11 138
2018 Scientific and Professional 42 14 15 8 11 1 8 62 21 747
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 37 16 15 12 13 0 6 57 27 1327
2018 Technical 45 14 13 9 8 2 8 67 19 971
2018 Administrative Support 40 18 11 8 10 2 10 66 21 240
2018 Operational 44 14 28 0 9 0 5 61 10 22
2018 Other occupational category 46 15 9 4 6 6 14 77 12 93
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