2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Transport Canada by Question 115. What is your gender?

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	Male gender	39	45	5	8	2	0	0	85	11	2087
2020	Female gender	50	41	2	6	1	0	0	91	7	2079

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	Male gender	74	19	4	2	1	1	0	93	3	2074
2020	Female gender	81	14	2	1	1	0	0	96	2	2078
2017	Male gender	61	26	6	3	2	1	1	88	5	2032
2017	Female gender	71	22	3	2	1	0	1	93	3	1785
2014	Male gender	63	25	6	3	2	1	1	89	5	1849
2014	Female gender	73	21	3	2	1	0	1	95	2	1567

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	38	8	5	2	0	85	7	2084
2020	Female gender	50	37	5	5	2	1	88	7	2071
2019	Male gender	38	38	8	10	6	0	76	16	1914
2019	Female gender	48	34	6	10	3	0	82	13	1843
2019	Gender diverse	51	24	15	5	5	0	75	10	22
2017	Male gender	34	37	7	13	8	0	71	22	2036
2017	Female gender	46	35	6	9	4	0	81	13	1789
2014	Male gender	36	36	8	11	9	0	72	20	1851
2014	Female gender	47	34	6	8	4	0	81	13	1567

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	37	14	13	6	1	67	19	2079
2020	Female gender	40	36	10	10	3	1	77	13	2067
2019	Male gender	22	34	15	17	12	0	56	29	1912
2019	Female gender	30	38	11	14	6	0	68	20	1835
2019	Gender diverse	14	31	18	25	13	0	44	38	22
2018	Male gender	20	40	10	18	12	0	60	29	1786
2018	Female gender	27	43	10	13	6	0	71	19	1756
2018	Gender diverse	13	47	6	19	14	0	60	34	15
2017	Male gender	17	33	13	19	17	0	51	36	2038
2017	Female gender	27	38	11	15	9	0	66	24	1790
2014	Male gender	22	38	12	15	12	1	60	27	1852
2014	Female gender	35	38	10	12	5	1	74	17	1566

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	37	10	5	2	83	7	2071
2020	Female gender	56	31	7	4	2	87	6	2054
2019	Male gender	40	38	11	8	4	78	11	1900
2019	Female gender	48	35	9	6	2	83	9	1830
2019	Gender diverse	31	27	25	12	5	58	16	22
2017	Male gender	39	41	9	8	3	80	11	2035
2017	Female gender	47	37	8	6	2	84	8	1782
2014	Male gender	41	39	9	6	4	81	10	1848
2014	Female gender	46	39	7	5	2	86	7	1568

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	Male gender	48	32	10	7	3	0	0	80	10	2075
2020	Female gender	56	29	7	5	3	0	0	85	8	2070
2019	Male gender	48	31	9	6	5	0	0	80	11	1911
2019	Female gender	52	29	7	8	3	0	0	82	11	1840
2019	Gender diverse	30	32	17	12	9	0	0	62	21	22
2018	Male gender	45	35	10	6	3	0	0	81	10	1781
2018	Female gender	51	31	7	6	3	0	0	83	10	1753
2018	Gender diverse	54	20	8	6	12	0	0	74	18	15
2017	Male gender	43	35	11	6	5	0	0	78	11	2034
2017	Female gender	50	31	8	6	4	0	0	81	10	1784
2014	Male gender	37	36	12	9	6	0	1	74	15	1849
2014	Female gender	43	33	9	8	6	1	1	77	14	1565

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	41	12	6	3	78	10	2083
2020	Female gender	46	37	9	6	2	83	9	2076
2019	Male gender	32	40	13	8	6	73	14	1913
2019	Female gender	41	38	10	7	4	79	11	1843
2019	Gender diverse	9	38	30	10	13	47	23	22
2018	Male gender	31	43	13	8	6	74	13	1770
2018	Female gender	37	39	12	7	5	76	12	1751
2018	Gender diverse	14	48	14	19	6	61	25	15
2017	Male gender	30	46	11	7	6	76	13	2036
2017	Female gender	36	43	10	6	5	78	11	1788
2014	Male gender	29	42	12	9	7	72	17	1852
2014	Female gender	34	43	11	7	5	77	12	1566

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	37	15	10	6	0	68	16	2085
2020	Female gender	44	34	10	8	4	0	78	12	2077
2019	Male gender	26	39	17	10	7	0	65	18	1913
2019	Female gender	38	34	12	9	6	0	72	15	1840
2019	Gender diverse	20	30	15	17	13	5	53	31	22
2018	Male gender	25	36	20	10	9	0	61	19	1786
2018	Female gender	35	35	14	8	7	0	71	15	1751
2018	Gender diverse	20	36	12	21	12	0	55	33	15
2017	Male gender	23	39	17	11	8	0	62	20	2037
2017	Female gender	33	37	13	10	6	0	70	17	1790
2014	Male gender	21	35	19	13	11	1	57	24	1851
2014	Female gender	31	36	12	13	8	0	67	21	1568

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	42	14	10	4	72	14	2072
2020	Female gender	39	42	9	7	2	81	10	2066
2019	Male gender	26	42	15	11	5	69	16	1907
2019	Female gender	33	42	11	10	4	75	14	1831
2019	Gender diverse	35	27	20	10	9	62	19	22
2018	Male gender	26	39	16	12	7	65	19	1784
2018	Female gender	30	40	15	10	5	71	15	1752
2018	Gender diverse	26	46	9	12	7	72	19	15
2017	Male gender	24	41	16	12	7	65	19	2035
2017	Female gender	32	41	12	11	4	73	15	1787

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	45	38	10	5	3	0	82	8	2076
2020	Female gender	53	35	7	3	2	0	89	4	2075
2019	Male gender	38	40	12	6	4	0	78	10	1906
2019	Female gender	47	37	9	5	2	0	84	7	1832
2019	Gender diverse	38	26	22	9	0	5	67	9	22
2018	Male gender	37	44	11	5	3	0	81	8	1783
2018	Female gender	46	41	7	4	2	0	87	6	1754
2018	Gender diverse	28	39	28	0	6	0	67	6	15
2017	Male gender	34	41	12	8	5	0	76	12	2033
2017	Female gender	42	39	10	6	3	0	82	9	1789
2014	Male gender	35	39	14	7	4	1	74	12	1851
2014	Female gender	43	40	9	5	3	0	84	7	1568

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	37	15	8	6	72	13	2082
2020	Female gender	45	33	10	7	3	79	11	2075
2019	Male gender	30	38	16	9	7	68	16	1911
2019	Female gender	40	34	11	9	6	74	15	1834
2019	Gender diverse	24	22	24	11	18	47	29	22
2018	Male gender	28	39	16	9	8	68	16	1778
2018	Female gender	37	37	11	9	6	74	14	1747
2018	Gender diverse	13	36	20	14	18	48	32	15
2017	Male gender	27	38	15	11	9	65	20	2034
2017	Female gender	34	38	13	9	7	72	15	1787

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	33	9	4	2	86	5	2066
2020	Female gender	57	30	9	3	1	87	4	2063
2019	Male gender	48	35	11	4	2	83	6	1898
2019	Female gender	54	32	10	3	1	86	4	1828
2019	Gender diverse	39	33	14	13	0	73	13	22
2018	Male gender	49	36	9	4	2	85	6	1762
2018	Female gender	51	34	10	3	2	86	5	1743
2018	Gender diverse	36	28	18	12	6	65	17	15
2017	Male gender	50	35	9	3	2	85	6	2035
2017	Female gender	52	33	9	3	2	86	5	1785
2014	Male gender	57	29	9	3	2	86	5	1850
2014	Female gender	63	27	7	2	2	90	3	1567

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	39	12	8	4	75	12	2077
2020	Female gender	43	37	11	6	3	80	9	2063
2019	Male gender	31	40	13	10	6	71	16	1902
2019	Female gender	37	37	12	9	5	74	14	1828
2019	Gender diverse	26	29	31	9	5	56	14	22
2018	Male gender	30	39	15	9	6	70	15	1771
2018	Female gender	35	37	13	10	5	72	15	1746
2018	Gender diverse	14	45	18	6	18	59	24	15
2017	Male gender	26	44	12	10	7	71	17	2030
2017	Female gender	33	41	12	9	4	75	13	1784
2014	Male gender	24	42	12	13	8	66	21	1852
2014	Female gender	28	43	10	11	7	71	18	1568

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	35	15	7	5	0	72	13	2084
2020	Female gender	49	31	10	7	2	0	81	9	2068
2019	Male gender	32	35	16	10	8	0	67	17	1909
2019	Female gender	42	34	12	7	4	0	76	11	1836
2019	Gender diverse	24	36	13	9	14	5	62	24	21
2018	Male gender	31	34	18	9	8	0	65	18	1774
2018	Female gender	40	33	13	8	5	0	74	13	1743
2018	Gender diverse	25	39	7	18	12	0	63	29	15
2017	Male gender	29	35	17	11	7	0	64	18	2031
2017	Female gender	38	36	12	8	4	0	75	12	1781
2014	Male gender	27	34	16	12	11	1	61	22	1851
2014	Female gender	36	36	13	8	6	0	73	14	1568

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	Male gender	34	40	14	8	3	0	0	75	11	2069
2020	Female gender	43	38	9	6	2	0	0	82	9	2051
2019	Male gender	29	39	15	11	6	0	0	68	17	1879
2019	Female gender	36	41	11	9	4	0	0	77	12	1804
2019	Gender diverse	27	28	28	8	5	5	0	57	13	22
2018	Male gender	29	37	17	10	7	0	0	67	17	1776
2018	Female gender	37	34	13	10	5	0	1	72	15	1748
2018	Gender diverse	14	36	19	11	20	0	0	49	32	15
2017	Male gender	27	39	16	11	7	0	0	66	18	2034
2017	Female gender	37	37	13	9	4	0	0	74	13	1783
2014	Male gender	26	37	16	12	8	1	0	64	20	1851
2014	Female gender	37	38	12	8	5	0	0	75	13	1566

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	45	38	10	5	2	83	7	2079
2020	Female gender	51	34	9	4	2	85	6	2069
2019	Male gender	38	42	12	5	3	80	9	1918
2019	Female gender	45	38	10	5	3	83	8	1845
2019	Gender diverse	13	46	18	23	0	60	23	22
2018	Male gender	40	40	12	6	3	80	9	1783
2018	Female gender	44	37	11	5	3	81	8	1752
2018	Gender diverse	21	34	21	12	12	55	24	15
2017	Male gender	37	41	12	6	4	78	10	2033
2017	Female gender	45	36	10	5	4	81	9	1782
2014	Male gender	37	40	13	6	4	77	10	1851
2014	Female gender	44	37	10	5	3	82	8	1566

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	37	15	8	5	0	72	13	2078
2020	Female gender	38	32	16	9	4	0	71	13	2068
2019	Male gender	31	35	19	8	5	1	67	13	1897
2019	Female gender	40	31	16	7	5	0	72	12	1829
2019	Gender diverse	42	32	16	5	5	0	74	10	22
2018	Male gender	30	36	19	9	6	0	66	14	1787
2018	Female gender	37	30	19	8	6	0	68	14	1759
2018	Gender diverse	33	22	16	15	14	0	55	29	14
2017	Male gender	31	37	18	8	5	0	69	13	2038
2017	Female gender	34	38	16	7	4	1	73	12	1790
2014	Male gender	24	37	21	10	8	1	61	18	1852
2014	Female gender	34	34	17	8	5	1	69	14	1567

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	Male gender	9	24	36	22	7	1	1	30	34	2080
2020	Female gender	7	20	37	23	11	0	1	35	28	2073
2019	Male gender	10	28	38	17	6	1	1	23	38	1911
2019	Female gender	8	23	37	20	9	1	1	30	32	1837
2019	Gender diverse	9	33	23	11	25	0	0	36	42	22
2018	Male gender	11	27	37	19	5	1	1	24	38	1778
2018	Female gender	10	24	37	19	7	1	2	27	35	1755
2018	Gender diverse	23	30	27	13	7	0	0	20	53	15
2017	Male gender	10	26	37	16	7	1	2	24	38	2033
2017	Female gender	10	23	36	18	9	1	3	28	34	1778
2014	Male gender	14	29	36	14	6	1	1	20	43	1847
2014	Female gender	10	25	36	19	7	1	3	27	36	1562

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	Male gender	6	13	25	33	20	2	1	55	19	2072
2020	Female gender	3	10	21	37	26	2	1	66	13	2066
2019	Male gender	11	19	28	25	14	2	1	41	31	1909
2019	Female gender	8	15	26	29	19	2	2	49	23	1832
2019	Gender diverse	12	21	35	13	15	4	0	29	35	22
2018	Male gender	12	21	28	24	11	2	1	36	35	1776
2018	Female gender	9	18	29	26	14	3	2	42	28	1752
2018	Gender diverse	16	30	40	6	7	0	0	14	46	15
2017	Male gender	10	20	30	21	12	3	3	35	32	2025
2017	Female gender	9	18	29	21	14	4	4	39	29	1772
2014	Male gender	13	22	29	20	11	2	2	33	37	1840
2014	Female gender	9	16	30	25	14	3	4	41	26	1560

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	Male gender	14	23	31	20	9	1	1	30	39	2076
2020	Female gender	9	19	35	22	11	1	2	35	29	2066
2019	Male gender	17	28	29	16	8	1	1	24	46	1908
2019	Female gender	13	22	35	18	9	2	2	27	37	1830
2019	Gender diverse	22	32	33	4	4	4	0	9	56	22
2018	Male gender	18	28	30	15	7	1	1	23	46	1777
2018	Female gender	14	25	32	17	8	2	2	26	40	1749
2018	Gender diverse	44	21	29	6	0	0	0	6	64	15
2017	Male gender	18	26	30	15	7	2	2	23	46	2031
2017	Female gender	13	25	32	15	9	2	4	25	40	1779
2014	Male gender	21	28	28	13	5	2	2	19	52	1840
2014	Female gender	18	27	31	14	6	2	4	20	47	1562

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	Male gender	7	13	31	31	16	1	1	48	20	2065
2020	Female gender	6	15	32	30	15	1	1	46	21	2064
2019	Male gender	6	16	32	31	13	1	1	44	23	1904
2019	Female gender	8	15	33	28	14	1	1	43	23	1831
2019	Gender diverse	4	31	22	17	18	9	0	38	38	22
2018	Male gender	7	15	33	31	13	1	1	44	23	1776
2018	Female gender	8	17	34	27	11	1	2	39	26	1752
2018	Gender diverse	12	26	34	6	21	0	0	28	38	15
2017	Male gender	7	16	32	29	13	1	2	43	24	2018
2017	Female gender	10	17	31	24	14	1	3	39	28	1769
2014	Male gender	10	18	32	27	9	2	2	38	29	1839
2014	Female gender	10	19	34	22	10	1	3	34	31	1555

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	Male gender	13	18	27	25	14	1	1	40	32	2074
2020	Female gender	10	17	29	25	17	1	2	43	28	2065
2019	Male gender	16	24	26	20	11	1	1	32	41	1913
2019	Female gender	14	19	27	21	15	2	3	37	35	1831
2019	Gender diverse	16	28	8	24	20	0	4	46	45	22
2018	Male gender	17	22	29	21	9	1	1	30	40	1780
2018	Female gender	14	21	30	18	11	2	3	31	38	1752
2018	Gender diverse	34	9	31	8	14	0	6	23	45	15
2017	Male gender	17	24	28	16	9	2	3	27	44	2028
2017	Female gender	17	23	27	16	10	2	5	29	42	1773
2014	Male gender	23	27	25	14	7	2	2	21	53	1848
2014	Female gender	17	24	29	16	9	1	4	26	43	1559

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	Male gender	5	10	24	31	25	3	2	59	16	2068
2020	Female gender	6	10	24	30	24	3	3	57	17	2063
2019	Male gender	9	16	26	27	17	3	2	46	27	1910
2019	Female gender	11	16	28	23	16	3	3	42	29	1830
2019	Gender diverse	22	19	17	18	20	4	0	39	43	22
2018	Male gender	10	17	27	26	15	3	2	44	28	1770
2018	Female gender	11	20	27	22	13	3	3	37	33	1746
2018	Gender diverse	6	22	30	23	19	0	0	42	28	15
2017	Male gender	10	17	26	24	16	4	4	43	29	2027
2017	Female gender	12	21	25	19	13	5	6	36	36	1779
2014	Male gender	9	16	27	26	15	3	4	44	27	1847
2014	Female gender	9	16	28	24	13	4	6	41	28	1560

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	Male gender	15	22	33	18	9	1	1	28	38	2067
2020	Female gender	8	17	37	22	13	2	1	36	26	2062
2019	Male gender	18	27	30	16	7	1	1	23	47	1912
2019	Female gender	12	20	36	17	10	2	2	28	34	1837
2019	Gender diverse	33	11	33	5	8	9	0	15	49	22
2018	Male gender	20	28	28	14	7	2	1	21	49	1785
2018	Female gender	13	23	34	17	8	3	2	27	37	1754
2018	Gender diverse	33	6	48	13	0	0	0	13	39	15
2017	Male gender	20	26	29	13	7	2	3	21	49	2033
2017	Female gender	12	23	34	15	9	3	4	25	38	1774
2014	Male gender	26	27	28	11	5	2	2	17	54	1848
2014	Female gender	13	26	33	15	7	2	4	23	42	1563

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	Male gender	8	17	36	27	11	0	1	38	25	2077
2020	Female gender	5	14	36	31	13	0	0	44	19	2075
2019	Male gender	11	21	32	24	10	1	1	35	32	1913
2019	Female gender	9	17	33	25	14	0	1	40	27	1839
2019	Gender diverse	8	20	34	28	11	0	0	39	28	22

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My Work Unit

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	Male gender	30	31	17	7	6	4	4	67	14	2083
2020	Female gender	32	29	16	8	5	6	4	69	14	2078
2019	Male gender	30	31	16	9	7	4	3	66	17	1917
2019	Female gender	30	29	15	10	8	5	4	64	19	1838
2019	Gender diverse	25	8	32	9	14	5	9	38	26	22
2018	Male gender	25	31	20	8	8	5	3	61	17	1777
2018	Female gender	25	31	17	10	6	6	4	63	18	1752
2018	Gender diverse	32	24	19	6	19	0	0	56	25	14
2017	Male gender	28	33	15	8	9	4	3	66	18	2035
2017	Female gender	28	30	14	10	7	5	5	65	19	1786
2014	Male gender	30	31	16	8	9	3	3	65	18	1850
2014	Female gender	31	29	13	9	8	4	4	66	19	1568

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	27	8	7	5	0	80	12	2076
2020	Female gender	56	25	8	6	4	1	82	10	2069
2019	Male gender	48	29	9	7	7	1	77	14	1914
2019	Female gender	48	29	7	9	6	1	77	16	1836
2019	Gender diverse	36	9	23	23	10	0	45	33	22
2018	Male gender	44	30	9	9	7	0	75	16	1768
2018	Female gender	45	29	8	10	7	1	75	16	1751
2018	Gender diverse	39	23	8	12	19	0	61	31	14
2017	Male gender	45	31	8	7	7	1	77	14	2035
2017	Female gender	45	29	9	9	7	1	75	16	1786
2014	Male gender	44	30	9	8	7	1	75	16	1852
2014	Female gender	45	29	9	8	8	1	75	16	1568

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	56	30	6	5	3	86	8	2075
2020	Female gender	61	27	5	4	2	89	6	2065
2019	Male gender	51	31	8	6	4	82	10	1913
2019	Female gender	50	32	7	8	4	82	11	1835
2019	Gender diverse	40	26	29	5	0	66	5	22
2018	Male gender	49	33	8	7	3	82	9	1772
2018	Female gender	49	33	7	7	3	83	10	1755
2018	Gender diverse	38	23	20	12	7	61	19	14
2017	Male gender	43	38	8	7	4	82	11	2035
2017	Female gender	47	35	7	7	3	82	10	1786
2014	Male gender	41	40	8	7	3	81	10	1850
2014	Female gender	44	37	8	7	4	82	10	1564

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	34	11	4	2	1	83	6	2072
2020	Female gender	54	32	9	4	1	1	86	5	2062
2019	Male gender	43	38	11	5	3	1	81	8	1917
2019	Female gender	46	36	10	5	3	1	83	8	1837
2019	Gender diverse	44	8	36	3	9	0	52	12	22
2018	Male gender	39	40	13	4	2	1	80	7	1777
2018	Female gender	44	37	11	5	2	1	82	8	1754
2018	Gender diverse	30	31	14	19	7	0	61	25	14

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	Male gender	57	21	10	3	3	4	3	83	6	2082
2020	Female gender	56	22	9	4	3	4	2	83	7	2071

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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	Male gender	52	26	13	4	2	1	1	80	6	2078
2020	Female gender	58	23	11	3	2	1	3	83	5	2070
2019	Male gender	49	28	13	5	3	1	1	79	8	1917
2019	Female gender	52	23	13	5	3	1	4	79	8	1841
2019	Gender diverse	39	35	17	0	5	0	4	78	5	22

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	Male gender	44	32	12	7	5	0	0	76	12	2080
2020	Female gender	52	28	10	6	3	0	0	81	10	2069
2019	Male gender	42	31	13	6	7	0	0	74	13	1919
2019	Female gender	48	28	10	8	4	0	1	77	13	1843
2019	Gender diverse	35	35	12	9	9	0	0	70	18	22
2018	Male gender	38	35	14	7	5	0	0	74	13	1777
2018	Female gender	45	33	10	7	4	1	0	78	11	1759
2018	Gender diverse	21	27	26	18	8	0	0	48	26	15
2017	Male gender	39	36	11	8	5	1	0	75	14	2037
2017	Female gender	44	32	10	8	4	1	1	77	12	1791
2014	Male gender	36	35	13	8	7	1	0	72	15	1851
2014	Female gender	43	32	11	8	5	1	1	76	14	1568

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	Male gender	49	25	13	5	5	2	2	77	10	2074
2020	Female gender	56	23	9	5	3	2	2	82	8	2069

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	Male gender	48	31	10	6	4	0	0	80	10	2084
2020	Female gender	55	27	7	6	3	0	0	83	9	2067
2019	Male gender	46	30	11	7	6	0	1	76	13	1910
2019	Female gender	48	29	9	8	5	0	1	78	13	1839
2019	Gender diverse	27	41	15	9	9	0	0	67	18	22
2018	Male gender	42	34	11	7	5	1	0	76	13	1769
2018	Female gender	46	31	9	8	4	1	0	78	13	1754
2018	Gender diverse	29	27	32	6	6	0	0	56	12	15
2017	Male gender	44	32	10	7	6	1	0	77	13	2037
2017	Female gender	47	31	9	8	4	1	1	79	12	1792
2014	Male gender	41	33	10	9	6	1	0	75	15	1851
2014	Female gender	44	31	9	8	6	1	0	76	15	1567

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	Male gender	40	60	2085
2020	Female gender	47	53	2077

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	Male gender	58	17	8	3	2	3	9	86	5	2082
2020	Female gender	64	14	6	2	1	4	9	90	4	2077

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	58	23	10	5	4	0	81	9	2085
2020	Female gender	66	20	7	4	2	0	86	7	2074
2019	Male gender	51	27	9	6	6	0	79	12	1919
2019	Female gender	56	25	8	6	4	0	81	11	1844
2019	Gender diverse	44	25	17	5	9	0	69	14	22
2018	Male gender	48	28	11	6	6	0	76	12	1776
2018	Female gender	52	27	10	6	4	0	79	11	1754
2018	Gender diverse	21	53	14	6	6	0	74	12	15
2017	Male gender	50	27	10	6	6	0	78	12	2030
2017	Female gender	56	25	9	6	4	0	81	10	1788
2014	Male gender	47	28	11	7	6	0	76	13	1852
2014	Female gender	52	25	11	6	5	1	78	11	1568

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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	Male gender	41	28	14	6	5	6	0	73	12	2085
2020	Female gender	49	29	9	5	3	6	0	82	8	2076
2019	Male gender	30	31	16	8	8	6	0	66	17	1918
2019	Female gender	34	33	15	7	5	6	0	72	12	1842
2019	Gender diverse	13	24	22	17	20	4	0	39	38	22
2018	Male gender	29	30	19	9	7	6	0	63	17	1784
2018	Female gender	34	32	15	8	5	6	0	71	13	1759
2018	Gender diverse	14	0	55	14	18	0	0	14	32	15
2017	Male gender	24	33	17	10	8	7	0	62	20	2038
2017	Female gender	29	36	16	7	5	6	1	70	13	1790
2014	Male gender	23	35	16	10	9	8	0	62	21	1852
2014	Female gender	28	36	16	8	6	7	0	69	15	1566

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	Male gender	35	31	15	10	7	2	0	68	17	2081
2020	Female gender	47	32	11	6	3	2	0	80	9	2068
2019	Male gender	25	32	18	13	10	2	0	59	23	1912
2019	Female gender	32	34	16	9	6	3	0	68	16	1841
2019	Gender diverse	13	24	30	13	14	6	0	39	28	22
2018	Male gender	25	28	21	13	11	2	0	54	25	1783
2018	Female gender	30	34	17	9	6	3	0	67	16	1749
2018	Gender diverse	14	0	35	6	46	0	0	14	52	15
2017	Male gender	19	31	20	15	12	3	0	52	28	2038
2017	Female gender	27	36	18	11	6	3	1	64	17	1789
2014	Male gender	19	31	19	14	14	2	0	51	29	1851
2014	Female gender	25	35	18	12	7	3	0	62	20	1567

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	Male gender	25	31	19	12	9	4	0	58	21	2080
2020	Female gender	36	35	14	7	3	4	0	75	11	2070
2019	Male gender	18	28	21	16	11	5	0	49	29	1911
2019	Female gender	23	33	20	12	7	6	0	59	20	1838
2019	Gender diverse	13	13	37	18	9	10	0	29	30	22
2018	Male gender	17	27	23	17	12	4	0	46	30	1782
2018	Female gender	22	31	19	14	7	6	0	57	22	1751
2018	Gender diverse	14	6	26	14	40	0	0	19	54	15
2017	Male gender	13	28	22	18	14	6	0	43	33	2035
2017	Female gender	19	33	20	14	7	7	1	57	22	1787
2014	Male gender	12	29	22	17	15	5	0	43	34	1850
2014	Female gender	18	34	19	16	7	6	0	56	25	1565

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	26	34	17	13	8	2	61	21	2083
2020	Female gender	35	37	12	11	4	2	73	14	2077
2019	Male gender	16	31	20	18	13	3	48	32	1917
2019	Female gender	20	32	18	17	9	3	54	27	1844
2019	Gender diverse	18	21	33	10	13	6	41	24	22
2018	Male gender	15	30	21	18	12	3	47	32	1776
2018	Female gender	19	33	16	19	10	3	54	29	1761
2018	Gender diverse	14	6	24	17	40	0	19	57	15
2017	Male gender	14	29	21	17	14	4	45	33	2033
2017	Female gender	17	34	19	16	9	4	54	27	1788
2014	Male gender	14	30	22	16	15	3	46	32	1849
2014	Female gender	17	35	17	17	11	3	54	29	1566

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	Male gender	40	25	14	5	3	8	4	74	10	2081
2020	Female gender	45	25	15	5	2	5	3	76	8	2074
2019	Male gender	38	23	13	5	4	13	3	73	11	1918
2019	Female gender	42	23	13	5	4	10	3	74	11	1846
2019	Gender diverse	52	20	15	0	0	13	0	83	0	22

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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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	25	43	18	9	4	1	69	13	2085
2020	Female gender	38	43	12	4	1	2	83	5	2074
2019	Male gender	18	41	21	12	6	2	61	18	1916
2019	Female gender	28	43	17	8	3	2	73	10	1841
2019	Gender diverse	31	35	17	17	0	0	66	17	22
2018	Male gender	20	38	22	13	6	1	59	19	1784
2018	Female gender	25	46	15	9	3	2	73	12	1757
2018	Gender diverse	6	26	32	28	8	0	31	36	15
2017	Male gender	18	39	21	14	7	2	58	21	2034
2017	Female gender	27	43	16	10	3	2	71	13	1786
2014	Male gender	18	40	19	13	8	2	59	22	1852
2014	Female gender	27	42	17	8	4	2	71	12	1567

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	19	38	21	12	7	2	59	20	2068
2020	Female gender	32	39	14	9	2	2	74	12	2066
2019	Male gender	12	32	23	18	12	3	45	31	1907
2019	Female gender	17	36	20	18	6	3	54	25	1838
2019	Gender diverse	9	26	34	14	9	9	38	25	22

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	Male gender	33	35	16	8	5	3	1	70	13	2081
2020	Female gender	38	35	11	8	4	3	1	76	12	2072
2019	Male gender	27	35	17	11	6	3	1	65	18	1911
2019	Female gender	32	36	13	11	4	2	1	70	16	1840
2019	Gender diverse	23	30	21	8	14	5	0	55	22	22
2018	Male gender	30	37	16	9	5	2	1	69	14	1785
2018	Female gender	33	39	13	8	4	2	1	74	13	1756
2018	Gender diverse	0	29	31	19	21	0	0	29	40	15
2017	Male gender	33	39	12	8	4	3	0	75	13	2028
2017	Female gender	36	37	11	8	4	3	1	76	12	1784
2014	Male gender	35	38	13	6	5	2	1	75	11	1851
2014	Female gender	39	37	9	7	4	3	1	79	12	1565

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	37	17	6	4	1	73	10	2078
2020	Female gender	44	35	13	4	2	2	80	6	2062
2019	Male gender	26	36	22	7	7	2	64	14	1912
2019	Female gender	30	35	21	8	4	2	66	12	1839
2019	Gender diverse	25	22	21	9	14	9	52	25	22
2018	Male gender	27	38	22	6	5	2	66	11	1777
2018	Female gender	29	39	20	8	3	2	69	11	1752
2018	Gender diverse	15	13	32	8	32	0	28	40	15

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	Male gender	26	26	18	10	8	10	2	59	20	2081
2020	Female gender	27	24	17	11	8	11	2	59	21	2072
2019	Male gender	21	25	19	12	11	11	2	52	26	1914
2019	Female gender	21	23	20	13	9	10	4	50	27	1835
2019	Gender diverse	14	13	14	10	30	15	4	34	49	22
2018	Male gender	21	26	21	10	11	10	1	53	24	1778
2018	Female gender	17	24	22	13	12	10	3	47	28	1756
2018	Gender diverse	14	0	21	35	26	5	0	15	63	15
2017	Male gender	19	27	18	13	11	10	3	53	27	2033
2017	Female gender	17	24	20	12	10	12	5	48	27	1785
2014	Male gender	17	26	19	12	14	9	2	49	29	1852
2014	Female gender	17	22	18	14	13	13	4	46	32	1567

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	Male gender	25	32	19	12	9	2	1	59	21	2081
2020	Female gender	34	33	16	10	4	2	0	69	15	2070
2019	Male gender	20	28	20	15	14	3	0	49	30	1915
2019	Female gender	26	33	17	12	8	3	0	61	21	1838
2019	Gender diverse	13	24	4	30	18	11	0	42	54	22
2018	Male gender	18	31	20	15	13	3	0	51	29	1779
2018	Female gender	26	34	16	13	8	3	0	62	22	1759
2018	Gender diverse	12	15	9	21	39	5	0	28	63	15
2017	Male gender	16	30	19	17	15	3	0	48	33	2035
2017	Female gender	25	32	16	15	8	4	1	60	24	1786
2014	Male gender	19	32	18	13	13	2	0	53	28	1850
2014	Female gender	28	34	14	12	8	4	1	65	20	1568

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	Male gender	21	28	18	13	14	2	3	52	29	2083
2020	Female gender	28	30	15	13	9	3	2	61	23	2073
2019	Male gender	19	28	17	15	18	2	2	48	34	1918
2019	Female gender	24	29	16	13	12	3	2	56	26	1843
2019	Gender diverse	13	20	17	16	27	6	0	35	46	22
2018	Male gender	18	29	19	13	18	2	1	49	32	1780
2018	Female gender	24	31	15	13	12	3	2	58	26	1752
2018	Gender diverse	6	9	19	8	58	0	0	15	66	15
2017	Male gender	15	28	18	16	18	3	2	45	36	2033
2017	Female gender	22	29	14	15	13	3	3	55	30	1787
2014	Male gender	16	25	18	14	21	3	2	44	37	1851
2014	Female gender	20	26	15	16	17	4	3	49	35	1567

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	Male gender	54	23	12	4	2	1	4	81	7	2085
2020	Female gender	51	22	13	6	4	1	4	77	10	2078
2019	Male gender	51	25	13	5	3	1	4	79	8	1911
2019	Female gender	54	23	11	4	2	0	4	81	7	1835
2019	Gender diverse	42	18	0	12	17	0	11	67	33	22

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	Male gender	42	26	15	7	5	1	3	71	13	2079
2020	Female gender	50	23	14	6	3	1	3	76	9	2074
2019	Male gender	37	24	17	9	8	2	3	65	18	1906
2019	Female gender	43	24	16	7	4	2	4	71	11	1832
2019	Gender diverse	26	14	9	15	26	4	6	45	45	22

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	Male gender	74	9	4	2	3	4	4	90	5	2071
2020	Female gender	77	8	4	2	2	3	5	91	5	2071
2019	Male gender	71	8	5	2	3	5	5	88	6	1909
2019	Female gender	73	9	5	2	2	3	5	90	5	1833
2019	Gender diverse	47	16	9	5	9	10	5	74	16	22

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	Male gender	76	9	4	1	1	2	7	93	2	2079
2020	Female gender	76	10	3	1	1	2	8	95	2	2073
2019	Male gender	75	7	3	1	1	3	9	93	3	1905
2019	Female gender	76	6	2	2	1	2	10	94	3	1824
2019	Gender diverse	59	13	5	5	0	4	14	88	6	22

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	Male gender	24	43	17	9	4	2	0	69	14	2078
2020	Female gender	31	43	15	6	2	3	1	77	8	2071
2019	Male gender	19	42	20	10	6	3	0	63	16	1914
2019	Female gender	23	42	19	8	3	4	0	69	12	1842
2019	Gender diverse	25	21	17	10	14	13	0	53	27	22
2018	Male gender	19	37	24	11	7	2	0	57	18	1781
2018	Female gender	26	38	20	8	4	4	1	66	12	1755
2018	Gender diverse	6	15	21	40	14	5	0	22	56	15
2017	Male gender	18	36	23	11	8	3	0	56	20	2034
2017	Female gender	24	39	18	9	4	4	1	67	15	1790

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	37	14	5	3	2	78	8	2074
2020	Female gender	45	36	10	5	2	2	82	7	2061
2019	Male gender	32	42	16	5	3	2	75	9	1912
2019	Female gender	39	39	12	5	3	2	79	8	1837
2019	Gender diverse	36	12	22	8	9	13	55	19	22
2018	Male gender	38	37	16	4	2	2	77	7	1778
2018	Female gender	43	38	10	4	2	3	83	6	1758
2018	Gender diverse	21	19	40	14	6	0	41	20	15
2017	Male gender	33	43	15	5	2	2	78	7	2036
2017	Female gender	39	41	11	4	2	3	82	6	1787
2014	Male gender	35	39	15	5	3	3	76	8	1852
2014	Female gender	41	37	12	4	3	3	80	8	1567

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	Male gender	42	34	14	4	2	4	1	79	6	2080
2020	Female gender	46	32	12	4	2	4	0	81	6	2059
2019	Male gender	37	36	16	3	3	4	1	77	6	1908
2019	Female gender	43	33	13	5	2	4	0	80	7	1833
2019	Gender diverse	31	27	30	5	4	4	0	60	9	22
2018	Male gender	37	34	18	4	2	5	0	74	6	1781
2018	Female gender	41	36	13	3	2	5	0	81	5	1752
2018	Gender diverse	27	15	39	6	0	0	13	49	7	15
2017	Male gender	32	36	19	4	3	6	1	73	7	2032
2017	Female gender	39	35	14	4	2	6	1	79	6	1787
2014	Male gender	36	35	17	3	2	6	1	76	6	1852
2014	Female gender	43	33	13	4	2	5	1	80	7	1567

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	Male gender	41	32	16	3	2	6	1	78	5	2085
2020	Female gender	45	33	12	3	2	4	1	82	5	2074

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	Male gender	47	29	11	4	3	4	2	80	8	2080
2020	Female gender	50	30	8	5	3	3	1	83	9	2066

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	56	30	7	4	3	0	86	7	2078
2020	Female gender	63	27	5	3	2	0	90	4	2075
2019	Male gender	47	34	10	5	4	1	81	9	1916
2019	Female gender	53	32	8	4	2	0	86	7	1840
2019	Gender diverse	35	25	22	9	4	5	64	13	22
2018	Male gender	46	36	11	5	3	0	81	8	1770
2018	Female gender	51	35	8	3	2	1	87	5	1749
2018	Gender diverse	14	44	19	6	18	0	58	24	15
2017	Male gender	41	39	10	6	4	0	81	9	2033
2017	Female gender	49	36	8	4	2	0	86	6	1789
2014	Male gender	42	38	10	5	5	0	81	9	1852
2014	Female gender	51	33	8	5	3	0	85	7	1567

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	31	12	6	4	0	78	10	2077
2020	Female gender	58	26	10	3	2	0	84	5	2066
2019	Male gender	37	31	16	8	7	1	69	15	1913
2019	Female gender	45	31	13	6	5	0	77	10	1841
2019	Gender diverse	26	25	14	17	13	5	53	32	22
2018	Male gender	35	32	18	8	7	0	68	15	1772
2018	Female gender	44	31	13	6	4	1	76	11	1756
2018	Gender diverse	14	20	33	16	18	0	33	34	15
2017	Male gender	30	34	17	10	8	0	65	18	2035
2017	Female gender	41	33	14	7	5	1	75	12	1786
2014	Male gender	29	34	17	11	8	1	64	19	1852
2014	Female gender	40	35	13	6	5	0	75	11	1567

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	33	12	7	3	0	77	11	2074
2020	Female gender	57	28	9	4	2	0	85	6	2060
2019	Male gender	34	34	15	10	6	0	68	17	1910
2019	Female gender	44	34	12	7	3	0	78	10	1828
2019	Gender diverse	22	29	14	31	4	0	51	35	22
2018	Male gender	32	35	16	9	7	0	68	16	1771
2018	Female gender	43	33	13	7	3	0	76	10	1746
2018	Gender diverse	7	29	19	26	19	0	36	45	14
2017	Male gender	28	37	17	11	7	1	65	18	2037
2017	Female gender	41	35	12	8	4	0	76	12	1788
2014	Male gender	27	36	16	11	8	1	64	20	1851
2014	Female gender	39	36	14	6	4	0	75	11	1568

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	Male gender	43	25	17	7	5	2	1	70	13	2080
2020	Female gender	51	23	12	7	4	3	0	76	11	2076
2019	Male gender	33	27	19	10	8	3	1	62	18	1918
2019	Female gender	40	24	16	10	6	3	1	66	17	1843
2019	Gender diverse	23	28	13	9	17	10	0	57	29	22
2018	Male gender	32	27	17	11	8	2	1	62	20	1780
2018	Female gender	37	26	17	10	6	3	1	65	17	1758
2018	Gender diverse	13	22	41	13	12	0	0	34	25	15
2017	Male gender	28	30	19	10	8	4	1	61	19	2036
2017	Female gender	35	27	17	10	7	3	1	65	17	1787
2014	Male gender	29	29	18	11	9	3	1	61	20	1852
2014	Female gender	37	26	16	9	7	4	1	66	17	1568

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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	Male gender	22	44	34	2086
2020	Female gender	26	37	38	2077
2019	Male gender	27	39	35	1917
2019	Female gender	31	33	37	1846
2019	Gender diverse	33	13	54	22
2018	Male gender	25	42	33	1781
2018	Female gender	27	33	40	1763
2018	Gender diverse	46	23	31	15
2017	Male gender	25	42	34	2034
2017	Female gender	31	34	35	1789
2014	Male gender	27	40	32	1851
2014	Female gender	30	34	35	1565

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	Male gender	22	30	29	6	8	4	465
2020	Female gender	14	36	35	2	6	6	551
2019	Male gender	18	22	32	11	10	7	518
2019	Female gender	10	30	37	4	12	7	568
2018	Male gender	19	24	31	12	6	9	455
2018	Female gender	12	31	36	3	11	8	484
2017	Male gender	24	26	29	8	7	6	495
2017	Female gender	15	33	33	2	11	7	548
2014	Male gender	21	30	26	14	9999	8	511
2014	Female gender	15	42	26	5	9999	12	478

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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	Male gender	10	90	2083
2020	Female gender	9	91	2075
2019	Male gender	12	88	1913
2019	Female gender	15	85	1843
2019	Gender diverse	26	74	22
2018	Male gender	13	87	1786
2018	Female gender	16	84	1763
2018	Gender diverse	32	68	15

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	57	195
2020	Female gender	49	51	190
2019	Male gender	48	52	234
2019	Female gender	60	40	269
2018	Male gender	48	52	226
2018	Female gender	56	44	276

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	66	34	195
2020	Female gender	55	45	190
2019	Male gender	65	35	234
2019	Female gender	53	47	269
2018	Male gender	61	39	226
2018	Female gender	55	45	276

Question 56c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	8	92	195
2020	Female gender	8	92	190
2019	Male gender	7	93	234
2019	Female gender	9	91	269
2018	Male gender	7	93	226
2018	Female gender	6	94	276

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	Male gender	0	100	195
2020	Female gender	0	100	190

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	Male gender	8	92	195
2020	Female gender	6	94	190
2019	Male gender	7	93	234
2019	Female gender	4	96	269
2018	Male gender	6	94	226
2018	Female gender	6	94	276

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	Male gender	8	92	195
2020	Female gender	6	94	190
2019	Male gender	11	89	234
2019	Female gender	5	95	269
2018	Male gender	13	87	226
2018	Female gender	5	95	276

Question 56g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	94	195
2020	Female gender	3	97	190
2019	Male gender	3	97	234
2019	Female gender	4	96	269
2018	Male gender	6	94	226
2018	Female gender	4	96	276

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	60	195
2020	Female gender	40	60	190
2019	Male gender	40	60	231
2019	Female gender	37	63	267
2018	Male gender	41	59	225
2018	Female gender	33	67	275

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	60	195
2020	Female gender	36	64	190
2019	Male gender	46	54	231
2019	Female gender	38	62	267
2018	Male gender	48	52	225
2018	Female gender	35	65	275

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	52	195
2020	Female gender	46	54	190
2019	Male gender	42	58	231
2019	Female gender	49	51	267
2018	Male gender	50	50	225
2018	Female gender	51	49	275

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	60	195
2020	Female gender	39	61	190
2019	Male gender	46	54	231
2019	Female gender	40	60	267
2018	Male gender	40	60	225
2018	Female gender	39	61	275

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	Male gender	37	63	195
2020	Female gender	38	62	190
2019	Male gender	40	60	231
2019	Female gender	35	65	267
2018	Male gender	40	60	225
2018	Female gender	35	65	275

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	53	47	195
2020	Female gender	52	48	190
2019	Male gender	54	46	231
2019	Female gender	57	43	267
2018	Male gender	53	47	225
2018	Female gender	57	43	275

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	61	195
2020	Female gender	38	62	190
2019	Male gender	39	61	231
2019	Female gender	30	70	267
2018	Male gender	37	63	225
2018	Female gender	24	76	275

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	3	97	225
2018	Female gender	0	100	275

Question 57i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	5	95	231
2019	Female gender	14	86	267
2018	Male gender	3	97	225
2018	Female gender	15	85	275

Question 57j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	13	87	195
2020	Female gender	5	95	190
2019	Male gender	11	89	231
2019	Female gender	6	94	267
2018	Male gender	14	86	225
2018	Female gender	4	96	275

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	46	195
2020	Female gender	34	66	190
2019	Male gender	49	51	231
2019	Female gender	46	54	267
2018	Male gender	45	55	225
2018	Female gender	43	57	275

Question 57l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	25	75	195
2020	Female gender	22	78	190
2019	Male gender	23	77	231
2019	Female gender	21	79	267
2018	Male gender	25	75	225
2018	Female gender	22	78	275

Question 57m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	14	86	195
2020	Female gender	18	82	190
2019	Male gender	13	87	231
2019	Female gender	15	85	267
2018	Male gender	14	86	225
2018	Female gender	12	88	275

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	Male gender	49	51	195
2020	Female gender	54	46	190
2019	Male gender	48	52	229
2019	Female gender	60	40	265
2018	Male gender	54	46	226
2018	Female gender	61	39	275

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	Male gender	24	76	195
2020	Female gender	29	71	190
2019	Male gender	28	72	229
2019	Female gender	30	70	265
2018	Male gender	23	77	226
2018	Female gender	28	72	275

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	Male gender	11	89	195
2020	Female gender	13	87	190
2019	Male gender	10	90	229
2019	Female gender	13	87	265
2018	Male gender	11	89	226
2018	Female gender	8	92	275

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	Male gender	20	80	195
2020	Female gender	19	81	190
2019	Male gender	26	74	229
2019	Female gender	20	80	265
2018	Male gender	20	80	226
2018	Female gender	14	86	275

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	Male gender	7	93	195
2020	Female gender	9	91	190
2019	Male gender	7	93	229
2019	Female gender	8	92	265
2018	Male gender	7	93	226
2018	Female gender	6	94	275

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	Male gender	9	91	195
2020	Female gender	6	94	190
2019	Male gender	11	89	229
2019	Female gender	6	94	265
2018	Male gender	8	92	226
2018	Female gender	5	95	275

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	Male gender	13	87	195
2020	Female gender	12	88	190
2019	Male gender	10	90	229
2019	Female gender	13	87	265
2018	Male gender	15	85	226
2018	Female gender	14	86	275

Question 58h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	13	87	195
2020	Female gender	10	90	190
2019	Male gender	11	89	229
2019	Female gender	13	87	265
2018	Male gender	12	88	226
2018	Female gender	13	87	275

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	Male gender	28	72	195
2020	Female gender	25	75	190
2019	Male gender	31	69	229
2019	Female gender	17	83	265
2018	Male gender	26	74	226
2018	Female gender	21	79	275

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	Male gender	6	94	178
2020	Female gender	9	91	179
2019	Male gender	6	94	206
2019	Female gender	12	88	249
2018	Male gender	12	88	208
2018	Female gender	8	92	260

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	Male gender	17	83	178
2020	Female gender	19	81	179
2019	Male gender	19	81	206
2019	Female gender	25	75	249
2018	Male gender	12	88	208
2018	Female gender	25	75	260

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	Male gender	7	93	178
2020	Female gender	9	91	179
2019	Male gender	10	90	206
2019	Female gender	6	94	249
2018	Male gender	5	95	208
2018	Female gender	8	92	260

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	Male gender	6	94	178
2020	Female gender	10	90	179
2019	Male gender	6	94	206
2019	Female gender	7	93	249
2018	Male gender	7	93	208
2018	Female gender	10	90	260

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	Male gender	10	90	178
2020	Female gender	14	86	179
2019	Male gender	9	91	206
2019	Female gender	13	87	249
2018	Male gender	10	90	208
2018	Female gender	12	88	260

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	Male gender	6	94	178
2020	Female gender	9	91	179
2019	Male gender	8	92	206
2019	Female gender	11	89	249
2018	Male gender	7	93	208
2018	Female gender	9	91	260

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	Male gender	8	92	178
2020	Female gender	9	91	179
2019	Male gender	6	94	206
2019	Female gender	13	87	249
2018	Male gender	8	92	208
2018	Female gender	18	82	260

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	Male gender	10	90	178
2020	Female gender	10	90	179
2019	Male gender	9	91	206
2019	Female gender	8	92	249
2018	Male gender	11	89	208
2018	Female gender	9	91	260

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	Male gender	11	89	178
2020	Female gender	11	89	179
2019	Male gender	8	92	206
2019	Female gender	11	89	249
2018	Male gender	7	93	208
2018	Female gender	9	91	260

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	Male gender	34	66	178
2020	Female gender	29	71	179
2019	Male gender	31	69	206
2019	Female gender	28	72	249
2018	Male gender	33	67	208
2018	Female gender	27	73	260

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	Male gender	9	91	178
2020	Female gender	12	88	179
2019	Male gender	10	90	206
2019	Female gender	7	93	249
2018	Male gender	10	90	208
2018	Female gender	8	92	260

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	Male gender	49	51	178
2020	Female gender	43	57	179
2019	Male gender	48	52	206
2019	Female gender	43	57	249
2018	Male gender	45	55	208
2018	Female gender	44	56	260

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	Male gender	58	42	178
2020	Female gender	57	43	179
2019	Male gender	64	36	206
2019	Female gender	51	49	249
2018	Male gender	54	46	208
2018	Female gender	51	49	260

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
2019	Male gender	9	91	206
2019	Female gender	2	98	249

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	Male gender	11	89	178
2020	Female gender	16	84	179
2019	Male gender	11	89	206
2019	Female gender	15	85	249
2018	Male gender	13	87	208
2018	Female gender	13	87	260

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	Male gender	21	17	18	5	5	27	6	57	15	2079
2020	Female gender	21	19	16	5	4	28	8	62	14	2072
2019	Male gender	17	17	20	6	7	25	7	51	19	1916
2019	Female gender	17	14	20	8	6	27	8	48	21	1841
2019	Gender diverse	16	4	12	5	22	30	11	34	45	22
2018	Male gender	18	19	22	5	7	23	5	52	18	1781
2018	Female gender	15	17	24	7	5	26	6	47	18	1753
2018	Gender diverse	14	8	29	14	24	12	0	24	42	15
2017	Male gender	16	21	20	6	7	24	7	53	19	2034
2017	Female gender	15	16	19	7	7	28	9	49	21	1790
2014	Male gender	16	18	20	6	8	26	7	50	20	1852
2014	Female gender	15	17	20	7	8	26	8	48	22	1566

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	Male gender	36	31	15	5	4	8	1	74	10	2081
2020	Female gender	38	30	15	4	3	9	1	76	8	2073
2019	Male gender	32	31	17	6	5	8	1	69	12	1918
2019	Female gender	33	27	17	7	5	10	1	68	13	1839
2019	Gender diverse	20	25	17	9	17	12	0	51	29	22
2018	Male gender	30	31	19	6	5	7	1	67	12	1777
2018	Female gender	29	32	18	6	4	10	1	68	11	1757
2018	Gender diverse	21	15	6	22	24	12	0	41	52	15
2017	Male gender	27	33	18	6	6	9	1	67	13	2032
2017	Female gender	26	30	18	7	5	12	1	65	14	1786
2014	Male gender	25	30	21	6	6	11	1	63	13	1850
2014	Female gender	25	29	20	7	5	14	2	63	14	1567

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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	Male gender	6	94	2080
2020	Female gender	6	94	2075
2019	Male gender	7	93	1919
2019	Female gender	8	92	1845
2018	Male gender	6	94	1783
2018	Female gender	7	93	1757

Question 63a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	73	123
2020	Female gender	39	61	136
2019	Male gender	34	66	127
2019	Female gender	47	53	132
2018	Male gender	34	66	108
2018	Female gender	48	52	120

Question 63b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	66	34	123
2020	Female gender	75	25	136
2019	Male gender	71	29	127
2019	Female gender	70	30	132
2018	Male gender	78	22	108
2018	Female gender	74	26	120

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	Male gender	0	100	123
2020	Female gender	0	100	136

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	Male gender	7	93	123
2020	Female gender	7	93	136
2019	Male gender	11	89	127
2019	Female gender	7	93	132
2018	Male gender	4	96	108
2018	Female gender	9	91	120

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	Male gender	8	92	123
2020	Female gender	8	92	136
2019	Male gender	11	89	127
2019	Female gender	6	94	132
2018	Male gender	4	96	108
2018	Female gender	6	94	120

Question 63g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	15	85	123
2020	Female gender	10	90	136
2019	Male gender	10	90	127
2019	Female gender	8	92	132
2018	Male gender	10	90	108
2018	Female gender	6	94	120

Question 64a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	22	78	123
2020	Female gender	22	78	136
2019	Male gender	29	71	124
2019	Female gender	21	79	130
2018	Male gender	16	84	108
2018	Female gender	12	88	119

Question 64b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	28	72	123
2020	Female gender	15	85	136
2019	Male gender	25	75	124
2019	Female gender	14	86	130
2018	Male gender	25	75	108
2018	Female gender	15	85	119

Question 64c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	89	123
2020	Female gender	12	88	136
2019	Male gender	21	79	124
2019	Female gender	9	91	130
2018	Male gender	9	91	108
2018	Female gender	5	95	119

Question 64d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	8	92	124
2019	Female gender	5	95	130

Question 64e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	25	75	123
2020	Female gender	26	74	136
2019	Male gender	27	73	124
2019	Female gender	25	75	130
2018	Male gender	29	71	108
2018	Female gender	32	68	119

Question 64f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	16	84	123
2020	Female gender	39	61	136
2019	Male gender	24	76	124
2019	Female gender	40	60	130
2018	Male gender	12	88	108
2018	Female gender	47	53	119

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	Male gender	4	96	124
2019	Female gender	4	96	130

Question 64i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	5	95	123
2020	Female gender	9	91	136
2019	Male gender	4	96	124
2019	Female gender	11	89	130
2018	Male gender	5	95	108
2018	Female gender	8	92	119

Question 64j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	8	92	123
2020	Female gender	25	75	136
2019	Male gender	8	92	124
2019	Female gender	18	82	130
2018	Male gender	9	91	108
2018	Female gender	19	81	119

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	Male gender	0	100	123
2020	Female gender	0	100	136

Question 64l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	91	123
2020	Female gender	9	91	136
2019	Male gender	9	91	124
2019	Female gender	16	84	130
2018	Male gender	9	91	108
2018	Female gender	12	88	119

Question 64m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	123
2020	Female gender	100	136
2019	Male gender	100	124
2019	Female gender	100	130

Question 64n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	28	72	123
2020	Female gender	12	88	136
2019	Male gender	25	75	124
2019	Female gender	17	83	130
2018	Male gender	32	68	108
2018	Female gender	18	82	119

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	Male gender	27	73	123
2020	Female gender	34	66	136
2019	Male gender	21	79	120
2019	Female gender	40	60	128
2018	Male gender	30	70	108
2018	Female gender	45	55	120

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	Male gender	18	82	123
2020	Female gender	18	82	136
2019	Male gender	15	85	120
2019	Female gender	19	81	128
2018	Male gender	11	89	108
2018	Female gender	22	78	120

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	Male gender	6	94	123
2020	Female gender	8	92	136
2019	Male gender	5	95	120
2019	Female gender	5	95	128
2018	Male gender	6	94	108
2018	Female gender	6	94	120

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	Male gender	20	80	123
2020	Female gender	16	84	136
2019	Male gender	14	86	120
2019	Female gender	18	82	128
2018	Male gender	22	78	108
2018	Female gender	17	83	120

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	Male gender	5	95	123
2020	Female gender	9	91	136
2019	Male gender	7	93	120
2019	Female gender	7	93	128
2018	Male gender	11	89	108
2018	Female gender	8	92	120

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	Male gender	8	92	123
2020	Female gender	8	92	136
2019	Male gender	7	93	120
2019	Female gender	6	94	128

Question 65h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	93	123
2020	Female gender	9	91	136
2019	Male gender	9	91	120
2019	Female gender	8	92	128
2018	Male gender	14	86	108
2018	Female gender	8	92	120

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	Male gender	46	54	123
2020	Female gender	47	53	136
2019	Male gender	57	43	120
2019	Female gender	41	59	128
2018	Male gender	52	48	108
2018	Female gender	31	69	120

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	Male gender	16	84	116
2020	Female gender	10	90	124
2019	Male gender	9	91	102
2019	Female gender	24	76	111
2018	Male gender	9	91	96
2018	Female gender	17	83	110

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
2020	Male gender	5	95	116
2020	Female gender	4	96	124

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
2020	Male gender	4	96	116
2020	Female gender	6	94	124
2018	Male gender	5	95	96
2018	Female gender	11	89	110

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	Male gender	11	89	116
2020	Female gender	10	90	124
2019	Male gender	7	93	102
2019	Female gender	9	91	111

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	Male gender	10	90	116
2020	Female gender	8	92	124
2019	Male gender	7	93	102
2019	Female gender	9	91	111
2018	Male gender	10	90	96
2018	Female gender	7	93	110

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	Male gender	27	73	116
2020	Female gender	27	73	124
2019	Male gender	22	78	102
2019	Female gender	24	76	111
2018	Male gender	29	71	96
2018	Female gender	19	81	110

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	Male gender	6	94	116
2020	Female gender	10	90	124
2019	Male gender	5	95	102
2019	Female gender	7	93	111
2018	Male gender	9	91	96
2018	Female gender	5	95	110

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	Male gender	46	54	116
2020	Female gender	46	54	124
2019	Male gender	36	64	102
2019	Female gender	39	61	111
2018	Male gender	41	59	96
2018	Female gender	36	64	110

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	Male gender	63	37	116
2020	Female gender	60	40	124
2019	Male gender	69	31	102
2019	Female gender	57	43	111
2018	Male gender	64	36	96
2018	Female gender	57	43	110

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	Male gender	8	92	116
2020	Female gender	15	85	124
2019	Male gender	15	85	102
2019	Female gender	11	89	111
2018	Male gender	11	89	96
2018	Female gender	16	84	110

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	Male gender	23	18	18	3	3	29	6	63	9	2080
2020	Female gender	24	18	16	3	3	30	6	66	9	2075
2019	Male gender	18	16	22	3	4	30	7	54	11	1916
2019	Female gender	18	13	21	3	3	33	9	53	12	1842
2019	Gender diverse	24	9	12	4	17	23	11	50	32	22
2018	Male gender	19	17	25	3	4	27	5	53	10	1777
2018	Female gender	17	16	25	3	3	30	6	53	8	1758
2018	Gender diverse	21	6	21	20	6	18	9	37	35	15
2017	Male gender	16	19	22	3	2	31	7	56	8	2036
2017	Female gender	16	16	20	3	3	34	9	55	9	1792
2014	Male gender	16	17	22	2	4	32	7	53	11	1849
2014	Female gender	16	13	20	3	3	36	9	54	11	1566

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	Male gender	39	29	16	3	3	8	1	75	6	2084
2020	Female gender	40	30	15	2	3	9	1	78	5	2070
2019	Male gender	34	29	18	4	3	11	1	71	9	1913
2019	Female gender	33	27	18	4	3	14	1	71	8	1839
2019	Gender diverse	28	20	14	5	15	17	0	59	24	22
2018	Male gender	31	30	21	4	4	10	1	68	8	1778
2018	Female gender	30	28	20	4	2	14	1	69	7	1755
2018	Gender diverse	21	12	6	28	6	18	9	45	47	15
2017	Male gender	28	32	19	3	2	13	2	71	6	2032
2017	Female gender	28	29	18	4	2	16	3	71	7	1790
2014	Male gender	26	29	21	4	4	14	2	67	9	1849
2014	Female gender	28	27	18	3	3	19	2	70	7	1565

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	Male gender	3	3	30	21	36	7	0	7	61	29
2020	Female gender	0	7	18	11	45	16	3	8	69	30

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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	Male gender	30	28	20	11	10	0	1	59	21	2087
2020	Female gender	34	26	18	12	9	0	1	61	21	2078

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	28	19	11	11	1	59	22	2079
2020	Female gender	32	25	19	11	11	1	58	22	2071
2019	Male gender	21	27	20	13	18	1	49	31	1918
2019	Female gender	23	26	20	12	17	1	51	29	1842
2019	Gender diverse	24	12	23	15	26	0	36	41	22
2018	Male gender	20	26	22	14	17	1	47	32	1784
2018	Female gender	22	24	24	13	16	2	46	30	1755
2018	Gender diverse	7	6	31	27	30	0	13	56	15
2017	Male gender	29	27	20	11	11	1	57	23	2029
2017	Female gender	27	26	19	13	12	4	55	25	1784

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	Male gender	19	29	26	16	9	0	0	48	25	2083
2020	Female gender	21	28	26	15	10	0	0	49	25	2075
2019	Male gender	18	31	26	16	9	0	0	49	25	1918
2019	Female gender	23	29	24	12	11	0	1	52	23	1837
2019	Gender diverse	26	23	30	11	10	0	0	49	21	22
2018	Male gender	15	29	28	16	11	0	0	44	27	1783
2018	Female gender	16	27	28	16	11	0	1	44	28	1761
2018	Gender diverse	19	34	5	28	14	0	0	53	42	15
2017	Male gender	17	29	27	16	11	1	1	46	27	2029
2017	Female gender	18	27	26	17	11	0	1	45	28	1788

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	Male gender	30	31	21	11	6	0	1	61	18	2075
2020	Female gender	29	31	21	11	6	0	1	61	18	2072
2019	Male gender	28	33	21	11	7	0	1	61	17	1911
2019	Female gender	29	32	22	10	7	0	1	61	17	1833
2019	Gender diverse	33	29	21	4	13	0	0	62	17	22
2018	Male gender	23	33	25	12	7	0	1	56	19	1777
2018	Female gender	23	29	25	13	8	0	2	53	21	1752
2018	Gender diverse	21	26	25	21	6	0	0	48	27	15
2017	Male gender	24	31	23	12	7	1	1	56	20	2025
2017	Female gender	22	30	22	14	8	1	2	54	23	1787

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	Male gender	26	26	19	15	12	1	1	53	27	2075
2020	Female gender	30	27	20	11	10	1	1	58	22	2068
2019	Male gender	20	26	22	15	14	1	1	48	30	1908
2019	Female gender	27	26	21	12	12	1	1	53	25	1834
2019	Gender diverse	30	13	19	20	18	0	0	43	38	21
2018	Male gender	18	27	24	16	13	1	0	45	30	1777
2018	Female gender	22	25	23	16	12	1	2	48	28	1757
2018	Gender diverse	13	32	33	16	0	0	6	48	17	14
2017	Male gender	19	24	21	18	15	1	1	44	34	2028
2017	Female gender	20	23	22	18	14	1	3	45	32	1789

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	Male gender	49	26	12	6	4	0	3	78	10	2070
2020	Female gender	45	25	14	7	5	0	4	73	12	2063
2019	Male gender	50	27	11	5	3	0	3	80	8	1913
2019	Female gender	52	24	11	5	4	0	4	80	9	1835
2019	Gender diverse	62	22	13	3	0	0	0	83	3	21
2018	Male gender	45	29	15	5	3	0	4	77	8	1775
2018	Female gender	47	24	13	6	3	1	7	76	10	1752
2018	Gender diverse	47	17	14	12	0	0	11	71	14	15
2017	Male gender	44	29	13	4	3	1	5	78	8	2022
2017	Female gender	42	25	12	6	4	1	11	76	11	1783

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	29	19	11	7	0	63	18	2078
2020	Female gender	30	27	21	12	9	1	58	21	2074
2019	Male gender	34	32	17	8	7	1	67	15	1915
2019	Female gender	35	28	20	9	7	1	63	16	1838
2019	Gender diverse	46	15	0	17	22	0	61	39	22
2018	Male gender	32	31	20	9	6	0	64	16	1780
2018	Female gender	32	28	21	10	7	1	61	18	1761
2018	Gender diverse	33	33	14	6	14	0	66	20	15
2017	Male gender	32	34	18	10	5	1	66	15	2029
2017	Female gender	30	29	21	12	7	1	60	19	1787

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	Male gender	34	25	17	8	8	0	7	64	17	2075
2020	Female gender	29	24	19	10	10	0	8	58	22	2067

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	Male gender	31	37	19	8	4	1	0	69	12	2074
2020	Female gender	39	35	16	5	2	1	1	75	8	2070
2019	Male gender	27	39	18	9	6	0	1	67	16	1911
2019	Female gender	32	36	20	7	4	1	1	69	12	1832
2019	Gender diverse	23	39	15	14	9	0	0	62	23	21
2018	Male gender	23	37	23	10	5	1	1	61	15	1783
2018	Female gender	26	36	22	9	4	1	2	63	14	1752
2018	Gender diverse	13	49	27	6	6	0	0	61	12	15
2017	Male gender	26	34	21	12	6	1	1	61	18	2025
2017	Female gender	30	35	21	9	3	1	2	66	13	1785

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	Male gender	26	34	21	13	6	0	1	61	18	2075
2020	Female gender	30	36	19	9	4	0	1	68	13	2065
2019	Male gender	20	35	23	13	8	0	1	55	21	1911
2019	Female gender	25	34	22	12	5	1	1	60	17	1835
2019	Gender diverse	33	24	8	21	14	0	0	57	35	22
2018	Male gender	19	32	26	15	7	1	0	52	22	1784
2018	Female gender	21	34	24	12	6	1	2	57	19	1756
2018	Gender diverse	14	23	27	19	17	0	0	36	36	15
2017	Male gender	19	33	24	15	8	1	1	52	24	2027
2017	Female gender	24	32	24	12	6	1	2	57	18	1784

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	Male gender	30	33	19	11	6	0	1	63	17	2072
2020	Female gender	35	35	16	9	4	0	1	71	13	2069
2019	Male gender	26	33	21	12	8	0	1	59	20	1912
2019	Female gender	29	33	20	11	7	0	1	62	18	1831
2019	Gender diverse	32	28	4	17	18	0	0	61	35	22
2018	Male gender	22	33	22	14	8	0	0	56	22	1780
2018	Female gender	24	34	22	11	6	1	1	60	18	1750
2018	Gender diverse	14	29	20	26	12	0	0	42	38	15
2017	Male gender	24	33	20	13	9	1	1	57	22	2030
2017	Female gender	26	34	22	11	6	1	1	61	17	1786

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	Male gender	44	28	14	7	5	0	1	73	12	2064
2020	Female gender	51	25	12	7	4	1	1	77	11	2059
2019	Male gender	43	29	12	8	6	0	1	73	14	1908
2019	Female gender	47	25	14	8	5	0	1	73	13	1831
2019	Gender diverse	39	22	18	4	17	0	0	61	21	22

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	Male gender	30	33	21	10	5	0	0	63	16	2068
2020	Female gender	30	33	22	10	5	0	0	63	15	2063

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	Male gender	28	32	20	12	7	0	0	60	19	2076
2020	Female gender	30	34	21	9	5	0	1	65	14	2067
2019	Male gender	28	32	20	11	8	0	1	61	19	1907
2019	Female gender	35	33	19	8	4	0	1	69	12	1826
2019	Gender diverse	38	4	23	30	5	0	0	42	35	22
2018	Male gender	23	30	24	15	8	0	0	53	23	1771
2018	Female gender	27	32	23	11	6	1	1	60	16	1752
2018	Gender diverse	24	20	36	0	20	0	0	44	20	15
2017	Male gender	24	32	23	12	8	1	1	57	20	2027
2017	Female gender	28	34	20	11	4	1	2	64	16	1782

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	28	11	4	2	1	84	5	2068
2020	Female gender	56	26	11	4	1	1	83	6	2049
2019	Male gender	52	26	13	5	3	1	78	8	1904
2019	Female gender	56	25	11	5	2	1	81	7	1831
2019	Gender diverse	79	9	5	7	0	0	88	7	22
2018	Male gender	51	27	12	4	4	2	79	8	1771
2018	Female gender	53	24	12	4	3	2	80	8	1744
2018	Gender diverse	39	31	8	6	17	0	70	22	15
2017	Male gender	52	27	11	5	4	1	80	9	2030
2017	Female gender	55	23	12	5	2	3	80	7	1791

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	Male gender	33	34	20	8	4	0	0	68	12	2071
2020	Female gender	35	38	18	6	3	0	0	73	8	2061

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	Male gender	72	16	5	2	1	0	3	92	3	2069
2020	Female gender	72	17	4	1	1	1	5	93	2	2065
2019	Male gender	72	13	5	2	2	1	5	91	4	1909
2019	Female gender	72	12	5	2	2	0	6	90	4	1826
2019	Gender diverse	70	9	5	12	0	0	4	83	12	22
2018	Male gender	69	17	6	2	2	0	4	90	4	1776
2018	Female gender	67	15	7	3	2	1	6	88	5	1747
2018	Gender diverse	62	6	0	12	7	0	13	78	22	15

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	Male gender	78	10	4	2	2	1	2	91	4	2072
2020	Female gender	79	9	4	2	2	1	3	92	4	2052
2019	Male gender	73	11	6	3	4	1	2	87	8	1910
2019	Female gender	70	12	5	4	5	1	3	86	9	1841
2019	Gender diverse	55	12	5	5	13	0	10	74	20	21
2018	Male gender	70	14	6	3	4	1	2	87	7	1777
2018	Female gender	67	15	7	3	3	1	4	86	7	1750
2018	Gender diverse	41	8	14	6	18	0	13	56	27	15
2017	Male gender	71	13	6	3	3	1	2	87	6	2030
2017	Female gender	69	13	7	4	3	0	4	86	7	1790

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	69	21	6	2	2	1	90	4	2057
2020	Female gender	68	21	6	2	1	2	91	3	2051
2019	Male gender	56	27	10	3	2	1	84	5	1904
2019	Female gender	54	25	11	4	3	2	81	7	1831
2019	Gender diverse	53	13	21	5	8	0	66	12	22
2018	Male gender	55	28	10	4	2	1	84	6	1785
2018	Female gender	52	26	12	4	4	2	80	8	1758
2018	Gender diverse	51	27	0	0	22	0	78	22	15
2017	Male gender	56	28	9	3	2	1	85	5	2029
2017	Female gender	55	26	10	4	2	2	83	7	1786

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	66	17	8	4	4	1	84	8	2074
2020	Female gender	70	15	7	3	3	2	86	6	2058
2019	Male gender	61	18	9	6	5	1	80	11	1900
2019	Female gender	62	17	9	5	6	2	81	10	1834
2019	Gender diverse	57	16	14	5	9	0	73	14	22
2018	Male gender	55	22	12	5	5	1	78	10	1777
2018	Female gender	58	19	11	6	5	2	78	10	1752
2018	Gender diverse	45	22	6	22	6	0	66	28	15
2017	Male gender	59	21	8	5	5	1	82	10	2030
2017	Female gender	61	18	9	5	4	2	82	9	1788

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	63	11	4	1	1	20	93	2	2077
2020	Female gender	61	10	3	2	1	23	92	3	2063
2019	Male gender	58	13	5	2	1	21	89	4	1892
2019	Female gender	55	11	4	2	1	26	90	4	1824
2019	Gender diverse	64	4	0	0	0	31	100	0	21
2018	Male gender	53	13	6	2	1	24	88	4	1771
2018	Female gender	50	10	5	2	1	31	88	4	1742
2018	Gender diverse	62	8	0	0	0	30	100	0	15
2017	Male gender	54	14	6	2	1	23	88	4	2032
2017	Female gender	52	11	4	2	1	29	90	5	1785

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	Male gender	62	24	7	2	2	0	2	89	4	2079
2020	Female gender	73	16	5	1	1	0	3	92	2	2071
2019	Male gender	61	23	9	2	1	0	3	87	4	1904
2019	Female gender	70	17	6	2	1	0	4	91	3	1831
2019	Gender diverse	71	19	0	0	5	0	5	95	5	21
2018	Male gender	57	25	10	3	2	0	4	85	5	1773
2018	Female gender	64	18	7	2	1	0	7	89	3	1750
2018	Gender diverse	57	19	0	0	6	0	18	93	7	15
2017	Male gender	59	22	9	3	1	1	4	86	4	2019
2017	Female gender	67	17	5	2	1	0	7	92	3	1780

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	Male gender	66	20	7	2	3	1	1	88	5	2084
2020	Female gender	69	15	7	3	3	1	2	87	6	2073
2019	Male gender	74	16	4	2	2	0	2	92	4	1913
2019	Female gender	72	13	5	3	3	0	3	89	6	1832
2019	Gender diverse	73	14	9	4	0	0	0	87	4	21
2018	Male gender	69	18	6	3	2	1	2	89	5	1781
2018	Female gender	69	14	6	3	4	0	4	87	7	1755
2018	Gender diverse	76	0	8	6	0	0	11	85	6	15
2017	Male gender	70	18	5	2	2	1	2	90	4	2029
2017	Female gender	67	15	7	3	3	0	5	87	6	1789

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	30	14	4	2	1	80	6	2079
2020	Female gender	43	31	16	6	2	1	76	8	2078
2019	Male gender	54	28	11	3	2	2	84	5	1910
2019	Female gender	53	26	13	4	2	2	82	5	1835
2019	Gender diverse	42	28	9	8	13	0	69	21	21
2018	Male gender	48	32	11	5	2	2	82	7	1778
2018	Female gender	48	29	14	4	2	3	80	6	1753
2018	Gender diverse	39	42	8	0	6	5	86	6	15
2017	Male gender	54	29	11	2	1	2	85	4	2030
2017	Female gender	50	28	12	4	2	2	81	6	1788

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	Male gender	28	42	21	6	3	0	0	70	9	2081
2020	Female gender	31	43	19	4	2	0	0	74	6	2076

Question 72. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	15	38	33	10	3	53	14	2081
2020	Female gender	15	37	33	11	3	52	14	2076
2019	Male gender	15	37	33	11	4	51	16	1920
2019	Female gender	17	37	31	10	4	54	14	1842
2019	Gender diverse	24	20	26	17	14	44	30	22
2018	Male gender	14	34	37	12	4	47	16	1785
2018	Female gender	13	34	37	11	4	48	15	1764
2018	Gender diverse	25	14	28	15	18	39	33	15
2017	Male gender	11	33	38	12	4	45	17	2036
2017	Female gender	13	33	38	12	5	45	17	1793

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	8	17	38	26	11	0	37	25	2080
2020	Female gender	10	18	40	23	9	0	32	28	2071
2019	Male gender	8	16	38	25	12	0	37	24	1898
2019	Female gender	8	18	38	24	11	0	35	27	1828
2019	Gender diverse	31	13	15	25	15	0	40	45	22
2018	Male gender	8	18	37	25	12	0	37	26	1772
2018	Female gender	9	18	39	23	10	1	33	28	1752
2018	Gender diverse	13	21	31	21	14	0	35	34	14
2017	Male gender	6	17	40	24	12	0	36	24	2033
2017	Female gender	8	19	39	23	11	0	34	27	1784

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	Male gender	41	39	13	4	2	2	0	81	6	2079
2020	Female gender	52	35	8	3	1	1	0	88	4	2074
2019	Male gender	23	37	20	10	5	4	0	63	16	1909
2019	Female gender	29	39	16	8	4	4	0	71	13	1836
2019	Gender diverse	31	18	21	13	8	9	0	54	23	22
2018	Male gender	21	38	23	9	5	4	0	61	15	1777
2018	Female gender	27	40	18	8	4	4	0	70	12	1759
2018	Gender diverse	23	29	19	18	6	5	0	55	25	14
2017	Male gender	15	33	24	11	8	9	0	52	22	2034
2017	Female gender	18	35	20	11	6	9	1	58	19	1791

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	Male gender	38	34	14	8	4	2	0	74	12	2073
2020	Female gender	46	33	11	7	2	2	0	80	9	2066

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	Male gender	40	29	12	10	8	1	0	70	18	2075
2020	Female gender	49	26	9	10	6	1	0	75	16	2067

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	Male gender	50	27	13	4	3	3	1	80	7	2076
2020	Female gender	59	24	8	4	3	2	0	85	6	2065

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	35	15	8	4	1	73	12	2082
2020	Female gender	45	32	11	7	3	1	78	11	2072
2019	Male gender	23	36	19	13	7	2	60	21	1918
2019	Female gender	26	36	18	11	7	2	64	18	1838
2019	Gender diverse	31	13	21	18	14	5	45	33	22
2018	Male gender	21	37	21	11	8	2	59	19	1784
2018	Female gender	26	37	17	11	6	3	64	18	1758
2018	Gender diverse	7	24	17	23	25	5	32	50	14
2017	Male gender	17	37	21	14	9	3	55	23	2028
2017	Female gender	18	41	18	13	7	3	61	21	1790

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	Male gender	38	40	11	8	3	0	0	79	11	2086
2020	Female gender	56	35	5	3	1	0	0	91	4	2077

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	Male gender	40	39	12	6	3	1	0	80	9	2068
2020	Female gender	56	33	6	4	1	0	0	89	4	2065

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	Male gender	37	36	15	7	3	1	1	75	10	2067
2020	Female gender	48	32	13	3	1	1	2	83	4	2065

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	Male gender	46	35	11	4	3	1	0	81	8	2076
2020	Female gender	58	28	8	2	1	1	1	88	3	2070

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	Male gender	64	19	6	0	1	7	3	92	1	2082
2020	Female gender	73	17	4	1	0	4	2	95	1	2074

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	Male gender	50	35	8	4	2	2	0	86	5	2076
2020	Female gender	65	26	5	2	0	1	0	92	3	2064

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	Male gender	52	29	9	5	5	1	0	81	10	2078
2020	Female gender	58	26	6	7	3	1	0	84	10	2070

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	Male gender	54	28	8	4	4	1	0	84	8	2079
2020	Female gender	67	23	6	2	1	0	0	90	4	2068

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	Male gender	21	47	14	13	3	1	1	69	16	541
2020	Female gender	28	44	13	12	2	0	1	73	14	528
2019	Male gender	15	43	20	12	6	3	2	60	19	507
2019	Female gender	19	46	12	14	4	3	2	69	18	450

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	Male gender	93	7	540
2020	Female gender	97	3	528

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	Male gender	26	35	17	14	7	0	0	62	21	507
2020	Female gender	29	34	16	15	5	0	0	64	20	512

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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	Male gender	9	91	2078
2020	Female gender	6	94	2064

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	Male gender	9	91	2082
2020	Female gender	11	89	2065
2019	Male gender	13	87	1918
2019	Female gender	17	83	1842
2019	Gender diverse	28	72	22
2017	Male gender	12	88	2032
2017	Female gender	17	83	1789
2014	Male gender	10	90	1848
2014	Female gender	17	83	1566

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	Male gender	39	61	194
2020	Female gender	45	55	228

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	74	26	194
2020	Female gender	83	17	229
2019	Male gender	71	29	241
2019	Female gender	84	16	316
2017	Male gender	67	33	239
2017	Female gender	84	16	309
2014	Male gender	63	37	192
2014	Female gender	79	21	263

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	Male gender	50	30	12	7	1	0	1	80	7	142
2020	Female gender	57	29	6	6	1	0	1	86	7	189
2019	Male gender	41	32	9	11	6	1	1	74	17	171
2019	Female gender	47	34	6	9	2	1	1	83	11	265
2017	Male gender	50	35	6	8	1	1	0	85	9	161
2017	Female gender	50	33	6	8	2	1	0	84	10	259
2014	Male gender	41	34	10	7	3	2	3	80	10	122
2014	Female gender	58	31	5	3	1	0	1	91	5	209

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	Male gender	48	30	10	4	3	3	3	82	7	2079
2020	Female gender	55	26	8	4	2	2	3	86	6	2070

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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	Male gender	37	41	21	1	52	48	2088
2020	Female gender	41	44	13	2	52	48	2078

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	Male gender	32	68	789
2020	Female gender	35	65	855

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	Male gender	6	15	17	19	38	1	3	23	60	788
2020	Female gender	8	16	13	21	35	1	5	26	60	856

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	Male gender	5	11	15	19	42	2	5	18	66	790
2020	Female gender	5	13	11	21	41	1	8	20	68	856

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	Male gender	44	16	12	8	8	3	10	69	18	2088
2020	Female gender	37	17	13	9	10	2	13	62	22	2074
2019	Male gender	43	18	13	8	10	1	7	66	20	1901
2019	Female gender	36	16	15	12	12	1	8	57	27	1820
2019	Gender diverse	38	5	18	14	26	0	0	42	39	21
2018	Male gender	46	15	13	8	9	2	7	66	19	1778
2018	Female gender	38	17	15	11	11	1	8	59	24	1761
2018	Gender diverse	35	0	7	14	40	0	5	37	56	15

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2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Transport Canada by Question 115. What is your gender?

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

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

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

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

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

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

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

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 19. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.

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

Question 21. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 31. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.

Question 32. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.

Question 33. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.

Question 34. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.

Question 35. Senior managers in my department or agency use both official languages in their interactions with employees.

Question 36. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.

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

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.

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.

Question 40. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.

Question 41. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.

Question 42. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.

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

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

Question 43c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination

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

Question 44. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.

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

Question 46. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workplace.

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

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).

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

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

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

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.

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

Question 54. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

Question 55. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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