2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Natural Resources 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	35	47	5	11	2	0	0	82	13	1418
2020	Female gender	39	45	3	11	2	0	0	84	13	1398

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	17	4	2	1	1	1	93	4	1411
2020	Female gender	79	15	2	1	1	1	0	95	2	1393
2017	Male gender	63	24	7	3	1	1	1	89	4	1377
2017	Female gender	72	20	4	2	1	0	1	93	3	1270
2014	Male gender	64	23	7	3	1	1	1	89	5	1576
2014	Female gender	71	20	4	3	1	0	1	92	4	1319

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	36	42	10	9	3	0	78	12	1410
2020	Female gender	36	43	7	11	2	1	79	13	1398
2019	Male gender	50	33	6	7	3	0	83	10	1412
2019	Female gender	52	32	5	8	3	0	84	11	1361
2019	Gender diverse	0	64	15	14	7	0	64	21	12
2017	Male gender	43	37	8	7	5	0	80	12	1384
2017	Female gender	47	37	4	8	3	0	85	11	1274
2014	Male gender	45	34	8	7	6	0	78	13	1577
2014	Female gender	48	33	5	9	5	0	81	14	1318

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	32	43	12	9	4	1	75	13	1411
2020	Female gender	37	38	10	9	3	2	77	13	1392
2019	Male gender	33	37	14	11	4	1	71	15	1410
2019	Female gender	34	39	11	12	4	1	73	15	1356
2019	Gender diverse	8	69	8	7	8	0	77	15	12
2018	Male gender	25	45	13	10	5	1	71	16	1323
2018	Female gender	29	45	11	12	3	1	74	15	1285
2018	Gender diverse	12	14	40	14	21	0	26	34	14
2017	Male gender	27	41	16	10	6	0	68	16	1384
2017	Female gender	33	41	11	10	5	1	75	15	1275
2014	Male gender	24	37	16	14	7	1	63	21	1576
2014	Female gender	29	39	12	13	7	1	68	20	1318

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	51	33	8	5	2	0	84	8	1406
2020	Female gender	50	34	7	6	1	1	85	8	1385
2019	Male gender	55	31	7	4	2	0	87	6	1408
2019	Female gender	55	31	7	5	2	0	86	7	1351
2019	Gender diverse	26	40	9	15	9	0	66	24	11
2017	Male gender	54	34	7	4	1	0	88	5	1381
2017	Female gender	58	29	6	5	1	0	88	6	1269
2014	Male gender	48	36	8	5	2	1	85	7	1577
2014	Female gender	49	36	7	5	3	0	85	8	1317

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	44	33	11	7	4	0	1	78	12	1409
2020	Female gender	48	31	8	9	4	0	0	80	13	1390
2019	Male gender	45	29	12	7	5	0	1	75	12	1408
2019	Female gender	49	30	7	7	5	0	0	80	12	1356
2019	Gender diverse	29	33	15	15	8	0	0	62	22	12
2018	Male gender	42	34	11	8	4	0	1	77	12	1320
2018	Female gender	46	33	8	8	5	0	0	79	13	1285
2018	Gender diverse	31	43	14	12	0	0	0	74	12	14
2017	Male gender	43	33	12	7	5	1	0	76	12	1383
2017	Female gender	47	31	8	8	5	0	1	79	14	1272
2014	Male gender	36	33	16	9	4	1	1	71	13	1578
2014	Female gender	42	34	10	8	5	0	1	77	13	1318

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	41	39	10	7	3	80	10	1417
2020	Female gender	41	40	11	6	2	81	8	1397
2019	Male gender	40	38	10	7	4	78	12	1413
2019	Female gender	41	36	11	8	4	77	12	1360
2019	Gender diverse	7	46	31	8	8	53	16	12
2018	Male gender	39	40	11	6	4	79	10	1314
2018	Female gender	36	43	11	7	3	79	10	1281
2018	Gender diverse	19	46	4	26	4	66	30	14
2017	Male gender	34	45	10	7	4	79	10	1384
2017	Female gender	37	44	9	7	3	80	10	1276
2014	Male gender	31	44	12	9	4	75	13	1579
2014	Female gender	31	45	11	9	4	76	13	1318

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	38	14	10	6	1	70	16	1415
2020	Female gender	38	37	11	9	4	0	75	13	1397
2019	Male gender	30	36	15	11	8	0	66	19	1413
2019	Female gender	34	35	12	14	5	0	69	19	1356
2019	Gender diverse	14	40	8	22	16	0	54	38	12
2018	Male gender	26	34	17	12	10	0	61	21	1323
2018	Female gender	32	35	13	13	7	0	67	20	1279
2018	Gender diverse	19	20	34	0	26	0	40	26	14
2017	Male gender	25	37	17	13	8	0	62	21	1382
2017	Female gender	33	35	13	11	7	0	69	18	1275
2014	Male gender	19	37	18	14	11	0	56	26	1578
2014	Female gender	26	36	14	14	9	0	62	23	1317

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
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	32	42	11	9	5	0	75	14	1407
2020	Female gender	38	40	9	10	3	0	78	13	1390
2019	Male gender	31	40	13	11	5	0	71	16	1408
2019	Female gender	32	39	11	13	4	0	71	17	1352
2019	Gender diverse	0	54	16	22	8	0	54	30	12
2018	Male gender	28	43	13	10	5	0	72	15	1326
2018	Female gender	31	39	11	14	5	0	70	19	1284
2018	Gender diverse	13	26	7	14	26	14	45	47	13
2017	Male gender	28	41	14	11	6	0	69	17	1381
2017	Female gender	33	40	10	11	6	0	74	16	1276

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	44	38	9	6	2	0	83	8	1410
2020	Female gender	47	38	8	4	2	0	86	6	1390
2019	Male gender	40	39	11	7	3	0	79	10	1409
2019	Female gender	41	40	9	7	2	0	81	9	1354
2019	Gender diverse	8	48	15	8	22	0	56	29	12
2018	Male gender	39	42	11	6	2	0	81	8	1324
2018	Female gender	43	41	9	5	1	0	85	6	1281
2018	Gender diverse	22	34	20	14	10	0	56	23	14
2017	Male gender	39	38	11	7	4	1	78	11	1384
2017	Female gender	43	39	9	6	3	1	83	9	1274
2014	Male gender	36	40	12	7	3	1	77	11	1579
2014	Female gender	40	40	11	5	3	1	81	8	1316

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
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	36	38	11	8	6	0	74	14	1413
2020	Female gender	40	36	10	9	4	0	77	13	1394
2019	Male gender	36	35	12	9	8	0	71	17	1403
2019	Female gender	38	33	12	11	5	0	71	16	1355
2019	Gender diverse	7	20	36	14	24	0	26	38	12
2018	Male gender	33	36	14	10	8	0	69	18	1323
2018	Female gender	34	39	12	10	6	0	72	16	1281
2018	Gender diverse	0	26	12	14	35	14	30	56	14
2017	Male gender	30	38	14	11	8	0	68	18	1383
2017	Female gender	35	37	11	10	6	0	72	17	1274

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	32	10	3	1	85	5	1404
2020	Female gender	54	34	8	3	1	88	4	1384
2019	Male gender	54	31	10	2	2	85	5	1405
2019	Female gender	52	32	10	4	2	84	6	1351
2019	Gender diverse	22	35	36	7	0	57	7	12
2018	Male gender	54	32	10	3	1	86	4	1315
2018	Female gender	49	37	9	3	2	86	5	1270
2018	Gender diverse	16	53	0	20	10	70	30	14
2017	Male gender	53	35	8	2	1	88	4	1381
2017	Female gender	52	35	9	3	1	87	4	1271
2014	Male gender	58	30	8	3	1	88	4	1579
2014	Female gender	59	31	7	2	1	90	3	1316

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	38	12	7	4	1	76	11	1407
2020	Female gender	38	39	11	8	5	0	77	13	1390
2019	Male gender	37	35	13	9	5	0	73	14	1407
2019	Female gender	35	36	12	11	5	0	72	16	1354
2019	Gender diverse	8	33	29	7	23	0	41	29	12
2018	Male gender	34	39	12	9	6	0	73	15	1319
2018	Female gender	31	39	14	12	5	0	70	16	1277
2018	Gender diverse	11	40	10	28	10	0	52	38	14
2017	Male gender	34	39	11	10	5	0	73	16	1378
2017	Female gender	33	42	11	9	5	0	75	14	1270
2014	Male gender	23	44	14	11	8	0	67	19	1577
2014	Female gender	25	42	12	13	8	0	67	21	1319

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	43	32	13	6	5	1	76	11	1416
2020	Female gender	46	32	11	7	4	0	79	10	1398
2019	Male gender	41	33	14	7	5	0	74	12	1408
2019	Female gender	44	32	12	7	4	0	76	11	1353
2019	Gender diverse	14	27	29	15	15	0	41	30	12
2018	Male gender	39	32	15	8	5	0	72	13	1319
2018	Female gender	40	37	13	7	3	0	76	11	1276
2018	Gender diverse	11	60	4	6	19	0	72	25	14
2017	Male gender	39	34	13	8	5	0	73	14	1380
2017	Female gender	42	37	10	7	4	0	79	11	1268
2014	Male gender	32	36	15	11	6	0	68	17	1578
2014	Female gender	35	37	11	11	5	0	72	17	1319

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	32	42	14	7	3	1	1	75	10	1416
2020	Female gender	37	39	11	8	3	0	1	78	11	1390
2019	Male gender	31	40	16	8	5	0	1	71	13	1396
2019	Female gender	34	39	12	10	4	0	1	73	14	1343
2019	Gender diverse	8	33	30	8	8	13	0	47	18	12
2018	Male gender	28	36	17	11	6	0	1	65	18	1320
2018	Female gender	30	37	15	11	5	0	1	68	16	1279
2018	Gender diverse	0	34	6	44	10	0	6	36	57	14
2017	Male gender	28	38	15	12	5	1	1	68	17	1382
2017	Female gender	35	37	13	10	5	0	1	72	15	1271
2014	Male gender	25	35	18	13	7	1	1	61	20	1576
2014	Female gender	31	37	13	12	6	1	1	69	18	1318

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	36	10	4	2	1	83	6	1417
2020	Female gender	48	36	10	4	2	0	84	6	1397
2019	Male gender	46	37	9	5	2	0	83	8	1412
2019	Female gender	47	34	10	7	3	0	81	9	1357
2019	Gender diverse	8	54	31	7	0	0	62	7	12
2018	Male gender	43	37	11	5	2	0	81	8	1322
2018	Female gender	42	40	11	6	2	0	81	8	1281
2018	Gender diverse	12	40	23	14	10	0	52	25	14
2017	Male gender	42	40	10	5	3	0	82	8	1381
2017	Female gender	44	39	9	6	3	0	83	9	1268
2014	Male gender	38	41	11	7	3	0	79	10	1577
2014	Female gender	40	39	11	7	2	0	79	10	1318

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	30	36	17	10	5	1	68	15	1412
2020	Female gender	32	32	18	10	6	1	65	16	1390
2019	Male gender	34	34	18	9	5	1	68	14	1410
2019	Female gender	36	33	16	8	6	0	70	14	1353
2019	Gender diverse	28	50	0	15	8	0	78	22	12
2018	Male gender	30	36	18	10	5	1	67	15	1324
2018	Female gender	33	30	20	10	7	0	63	17	1287
2018	Gender diverse	38	44	18	0	0	0	82	0	14
2017	Male gender	31	36	17	9	5	2	68	14	1383
2017	Female gender	33	35	17	9	5	1	69	14	1277
2014	Male gender	26	37	18	11	6	1	64	17	1579
2014	Female gender	32	35	16	9	6	1	68	15	1319

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	6	20	40	24	8	1	1	33	27	1414
2020	Female gender	7	17	40	25	9	1	1	35	24	1396
2019	Male gender	8	21	36	25	8	1	1	33	30	1414
2019	Female gender	7	20	38	23	10	1	1	33	28	1358
2019	Gender diverse	8	49	43	0	0	0	0	0	57	12
2018	Male gender	8	22	39	22	7	1	1	30	31	1320
2018	Female gender	9	23	37	22	8	0	1	30	32	1280
2018	Gender diverse	6	28	21	41	4	0	0	45	34	14
2017	Male gender	9	24	38	19	8	0	3	27	34	1376
2017	Female gender	8	23	35	21	9	1	4	31	33	1267
2014	Male gender	11	28	36	17	6	1	1	23	40	1576
2014	Female gender	9	23	42	17	7	1	2	24	32	1313

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	5	13	24	34	19	3	2	56	19	1404
2020	Female gender	5	9	25	36	21	2	2	59	14	1391
2019	Male gender	7	15	24	31	19	2	2	52	23	1413
2019	Female gender	6	13	24	33	18	4	1	54	20	1353
2019	Gender diverse	16	23	22	13	14	13	0	30	45	12
2018	Male gender	7	18	27	31	14	2	2	46	25	1306
2018	Female gender	7	18	27	28	14	3	3	45	27	1280
2018	Gender diverse	15	19	12	30	18	6	0	51	36	14
2017	Male gender	8	19	28	24	15	2	4	42	29	1376
2017	Female gender	7	16	28	26	15	3	6	45	24	1263
2014	Male gender	11	22	31	22	9	3	2	33	34	1576
2014	Female gender	8	16	33	23	13	3	4	39	26	1306

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	13	24	33	19	7	2	2	27	39	1412
2020	Female gender	11	22	35	19	10	1	2	30	34	1390
2019	Male gender	17	26	29	16	9	1	2	26	44	1407
2019	Female gender	16	24	29	18	9	2	2	28	41	1354
2019	Gender diverse	36	35	16	7	7	0	0	14	70	12
2018	Male gender	20	27	29	15	6	1	1	22	48	1319
2018	Female gender	18	25	32	14	7	1	3	22	45	1274
2018	Gender diverse	12	24	21	11	13	19	0	30	44	14
2017	Male gender	20	27	28	12	7	2	4	20	50	1378
2017	Female gender	20	25	29	13	7	2	4	21	48	1269
2014	Male gender	32	29	23	9	4	1	2	13	63	1577
2014	Female gender	26	29	26	10	4	1	3	15	58	1310

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	5	14	33	32	14	1	1	47	20	1408
2020	Female gender	9	18	32	25	14	0	1	40	27	1388
2019	Male gender	6	15	30	29	17	1	2	48	21	1405
2019	Female gender	9	17	32	24	16	1	1	41	26	1354
2019	Gender diverse	0	28	37	20	15	0	0	35	28	12
2018	Male gender	7	17	30	31	12	1	2	44	25	1318
2018	Female gender	12	20	33	22	11	0	2	34	33	1275
2018	Gender diverse	6	14	41	30	10	0	0	40	19	14
2017	Male gender	7	15	33	27	14	1	3	42	23	1368
2017	Female gender	11	18	30	24	13	0	3	39	30	1263
2014	Male gender	8	18	35	27	9	1	2	38	26	1570
2014	Female gender	10	19	37	22	9	0	3	32	30	1309

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	20	28	22	12	2	2	36	35	1408
2020	Female gender	15	19	28	20	14	1	3	35	36	1395
2019	Male gender	14	21	28	21	13	1	2	35	36	1407
2019	Female gender	14	20	26	21	14	2	3	36	36	1358
2019	Gender diverse	24	13	14	28	0	8	13	35	48	12
2018	Male gender	17	25	27	18	9	1	3	28	44	1317
2018	Female gender	18	25	27	15	10	1	3	27	45	1279
2018	Gender diverse	0	16	34	20	24	6	0	47	17	14
2017	Male gender	18	23	28	16	11	1	3	28	43	1376
2017	Female gender	19	23	27	17	10	1	4	28	43	1269
2014	Male gender	22	28	27	13	6	2	2	19	52	1578
2014	Female gender	22	24	29	13	7	1	4	21	49	1311

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	11	23	33	21	4	3	58	17	1408
2020	Female gender	7	14	24	29	20	2	4	52	22	1393
2019	Male gender	7	14	25	26	22	3	3	51	22	1405
2019	Female gender	9	16	27	25	17	4	3	44	27	1349
2019	Gender diverse	29	15	22	26	8	0	0	34	44	12
2018	Male gender	6	15	28	27	17	3	4	47	23	1311
2018	Female gender	12	17	28	22	14	2	4	39	31	1277
2018	Gender diverse	6	17	10	25	30	12	0	62	26	14
2017	Male gender	9	15	24	26	18	4	5	48	26	1378
2017	Female gender	11	17	25	23	14	3	7	41	31	1269
2014	Male gender	7	14	26	31	15	3	5	49	22	1576
2014	Female gender	8	16	25	26	15	2	8	46	26	1312

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	13	22	32	19	9	3	3	30	36	1408
2020	Female gender	10	21	34	19	12	2	2	32	32	1394
2019	Male gender	15	25	29	17	10	2	2	28	42	1409
2019	Female gender	14	22	31	17	11	2	2	29	38	1354
2019	Gender diverse	16	13	31	26	0	0	13	30	34	12
2018	Male gender	19	27	30	13	7	2	2	20	48	1322
2018	Female gender	17	24	32	14	8	3	3	23	43	1279
2018	Gender diverse	6	38	32	14	4	6	0	19	47	14
2017	Male gender	19	26	30	12	7	3	3	20	48	1374
2017	Female gender	16	24	30	14	8	3	5	24	43	1266
2014	Male gender	27	29	25	11	5	1	2	16	58	1579
2014	Female gender	21	25	32	11	5	2	3	17	49	1313

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	4	13	36	30	14	1	1	46	17	1411
2020	Female gender	5	14	37	29	13	0	1	43	19	1396
2019	Male gender	7	15	32	29	14	1	2	44	23	1412
2019	Female gender	5	15	35	27	15	1	2	43	21	1358
2019	Gender diverse	8	30	14	41	7	0	0	48	38	12

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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	29	32	17	6	5	6	4	69	13	1416
2020	Female gender	30	28	16	9	5	8	4	66	16	1396
2019	Male gender	34	27	14	8	7	6	5	68	16	1411
2019	Female gender	30	26	14	12	7	7	5	63	22	1361
2019	Gender diverse	24	7	35	0	22	0	13	36	25	12
2018	Male gender	26	33	16	9	6	7	4	65	17	1320
2018	Female gender	23	33	17	11	7	6	4	61	20	1284
2018	Gender diverse	25	15	30	16	9	6	0	43	26	14
2017	Male gender	27	31	16	8	8	6	4	65	18	1382
2017	Female gender	26	30	13	11	7	6	5	64	21	1278
2014	Male gender	30	32	15	8	6	6	3	68	16	1579
2014	Female gender	31	28	13	10	10	5	3	64	22	1319

Question 20. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	27	8	7	4	1	0	80	11	1411
2020	Female gender	51	27	8	8	5	1	0	79	13	1394
2019	Male gender	48	27	10	8	6	1	0	76	14	1413
2019	Female gender	46	28	8	10	7	1	0	75	18	1358
2019	Gender diverse	23	22	21	13	8	13	0	51	24	12
2018	Male gender	43	30	10	9	6	1	1	75	15	1317
2018	Female gender	41	29	10	11	7	1	0	72	18	1284
2018	Gender diverse	32	14	6	36	13	0	0	46	48	14
2017	Male gender	42	32	10	8	6	1	0	75	15	1383
2017	Female gender	44	30	9	9	7	1	0	75	16	1275
2014	Male gender	42	31	10	9	7	1	0	74	16	1579
2014	Female gender	41	32	9	10	8	1	0	73	18	1319

Question 21. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	58	30	6	3	2	0	0	89	6	1407
2020	Female gender	59	26	6	6	2	1	0	85	8	1391
2019	Male gender	55	29	7	5	3	0	0	84	8	1413
2019	Female gender	51	33	6	8	2	0	0	84	11	1356
2019	Gender diverse	35	35	22	0	8	0	0	70	8	12
2018	Male gender	50	34	7	5	3	1	1	85	9	1318
2018	Female gender	48	34	7	7	4	0	0	82	10	1282
2018	Gender diverse	38	26	4	24	9	0	0	64	32	14
2017	Male gender	48	35	8	6	3	0	0	83	9	1379
2017	Female gender	47	35	7	8	3	0	0	82	11	1276
2014	Male gender	43	40	9	5	2	0	0	84	7	1578
2014	Female gender	43	37	8	7	4	0	0	81	11	1319

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	51	34	8	4	2	1	0	86	6	1405
2020	Female gender	52	33	8	5	2	1	0	85	7	1382
2019	Male gender	49	32	11	5	2	1	0	82	7	1413
2019	Female gender	50	31	10	6	2	1	0	82	8	1361
2019	Gender diverse	23	40	15	15	8	0	0	62	22	12
2018	Male gender	43	39	9	5	2	1	1	84	7	1317
2018	Female gender	43	38	10	5	2	1	0	83	7	1285
2018	Gender diverse	31	34	12	14	9	0	0	66	22	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	52	22	8	3	3	7	4	84	7	1412
2020	Female gender	52	23	8	4	3	6	4	83	8	1397

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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	54	26	10	3	3	1	2	83	7	1417
2020	Female gender	56	23	10	4	2	1	3	83	6	1396
2019	Male gender	51	26	13	4	3	1	2	79	7	1408
2019	Female gender	53	25	11	4	2	1	3	82	7	1361
2019	Gender diverse	22	30	42	7	0	0	0	51	7	12

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	13	6	4	1	1	77	10	1416
2020	Female gender	50	29	10	6	4	0	0	79	10	1396
2019	Male gender	40	32	14	8	5	0	0	73	13	1408
2019	Female gender	43	31	10	9	5	1	1	76	15	1358
2019	Gender diverse	28	41	8	7	16	0	0	69	23	12
2018	Male gender	37	36	13	8	5	0	0	74	13	1315
2018	Female gender	40	34	11	9	5	0	1	75	14	1279
2018	Gender diverse	39	18	12	25	6	0	0	57	31	14
2017	Male gender	36	37	12	8	6	1	0	73	14	1381
2017	Female gender	43	33	10	9	4	0	1	77	13	1275
2014	Male gender	36	38	11	8	6	0	0	74	15	1579
2014	Female gender	43	32	11	8	6	0	0	76	13	1318

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	14	4	5	1	1	77	9	1414
2020	Female gender	56	22	10	5	4	1	1	80	9	1396

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	5	4	1	0	80	9	1417
2020	Female gender	53	27	9	6	4	1	0	81	10	1398
2019	Male gender	45	32	11	7	5	0	0	78	12	1407
2019	Female gender	46	29	10	10	4	1	0	77	14	1350
2019	Gender diverse	35	26	17	7	16	0	0	61	23	12
2018	Male gender	41	36	12	7	4	0	0	77	11	1310
2018	Female gender	43	31	11	10	5	1	0	74	15	1271
2018	Gender diverse	51	12	0	27	10	0	0	63	37	14
2017	Male gender	41	33	12	8	6	1	0	74	13	1379
2017	Female gender	46	32	9	8	4	1	1	79	12	1276
2014	Male gender	38	35	11	8	6	1	0	75	14	1578
2014	Female gender	45	31	9	9	5	1	0	76	14	1318

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	37	63	1417
2020	Female gender	42	58	1401

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	57	19	7	2	1	5	9	89	3	1416
2020	Female gender	62	14	6	2	1	4	11	89	4	1398

Question 30. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	57	26	9	5	3	0	0	83	7	1417
2020	Female gender	62	23	6	6	3	0	1	85	9	1399
2019	Male gender	50	29	11	7	3	0	0	79	10	1414
2019	Female gender	53	28	10	5	4	0	0	81	10	1361
2019	Gender diverse	28	41	23	8	0	0	0	69	8	12
2018	Male gender	48	28	11	8	5	0	0	76	12	1315
2018	Female gender	47	28	11	8	5	1	0	76	13	1279
2018	Gender diverse	53	13	6	24	4	0	0	66	28	13
2017	Male gender	47	29	11	7	6	0	0	76	13	1381
2017	Female gender	52	27	8	7	5	0	0	80	12	1276
2014	Male gender	45	31	11	7	5	1	0	77	13	1579
2014	Female gender	51	27	11	6	5	0	0	78	11	1318

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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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	29	13	6	4	12	74	11	1415
2020	Female gender	42	30	11	6	3	9	78	10	1397
2019	Male gender	30	30	16	8	6	9	66	16	1413
2019	Female gender	33	31	15	9	5	7	69	15	1362
2019	Gender diverse	0	29	20	30	8	14	34	44	12
2018	Male gender	28	30	19	8	6	8	64	15	1321
2018	Female gender	29	32	15	11	6	7	65	18	1282
2018	Gender diverse	6	32	0	0	38	24	50	50	14
2017	Male gender	25	31	18	10	6	9	62	18	1384
2017	Female gender	26	36	14	9	6	9	68	17	1277
2014	Male gender	22	32	18	9	6	12	63	17	1579
2014	Female gender	24	34	16	11	5	10	64	18	1318

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	33	16	9	6	3	68	15	1417
2020	Female gender	38	34	13	8	4	2	74	13	1395
2019	Male gender	27	30	18	12	9	4	59	22	1410
2019	Female gender	29	34	16	12	6	4	65	18	1357
2019	Gender diverse	0	28	20	23	22	7	30	49	12
2018	Male gender	23	33	19	13	10	3	57	23	1324
2018	Female gender	25	35	16	14	7	3	62	22	1279
2018	Gender diverse	6	30	0	20	32	12	41	59	14
2017	Male gender	21	32	18	13	10	4	56	25	1383
2017	Female gender	22	36	17	13	7	4	61	21	1273
2014	Male gender	18	30	21	17	11	3	50	29	1579
2014	Female gender	21	34	19	14	8	4	56	24	1317

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	22	33	19	12	6	7	59	20	1413
2020	Female gender	27	35	15	12	5	5	66	18	1394
2019	Male gender	18	28	21	14	10	7	50	27	1405
2019	Female gender	20	30	19	15	8	7	54	25	1355
2019	Gender diverse	0	16	7	38	24	14	19	73	11
2018	Male gender	16	29	22	17	11	5	47	30	1321
2018	Female gender	16	30	20	19	9	7	49	29	1281
2018	Gender diverse	0	14	16	22	31	18	17	64	14
2017	Male gender	15	27	21	16	12	8	46	31	1384
2017	Female gender	17	32	18	16	9	9	54	27	1274
2014	Male gender	11	27	23	18	14	7	40	35	1578
2014	Female gender	14	30	20	19	10	7	47	31	1318

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	22	38	17	13	7	3	62	21	1418
2020	Female gender	27	38	12	14	7	2	66	21	1395
2019	Male gender	18	30	20	17	11	4	50	29	1412
2019	Female gender	18	30	16	20	12	4	50	33	1356
2019	Gender diverse	0	21	21	23	22	13	25	51	12
2018	Male gender	15	29	22	19	12	3	45	32	1323
2018	Female gender	15	29	17	22	13	3	46	36	1283
2018	Gender diverse	0	20	0	34	35	12	22	78	14
2017	Male gender	16	31	20	17	11	4	49	30	1385
2017	Female gender	17	31	17	21	10	5	50	32	1276
2014	Male gender	12	31	21	20	13	4	44	34	1578
2014	Female gender	14	31	17	21	14	2	47	36	1318

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	41	27	17	5	2	7	2	75	7	1417
2020	Female gender	44	25	16	6	3	5	1	74	10	1401
2019	Male gender	37	24	17	6	4	10	2	69	11	1412
2019	Female gender	36	28	17	6	3	9	1	71	9	1362
2019	Gender diverse	39	20	13	8	7	13	0	68	17	12

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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	22	45	19	9	3	1	68	13	1416
2020	Female gender	27	47	14	7	3	1	76	10	1398
2019	Male gender	19	41	21	13	5	2	61	18	1412
2019	Female gender	21	45	17	11	3	2	68	14	1357
2019	Gender diverse	7	35	29	22	7	0	42	29	12
2018	Male gender	18	42	21	13	5	1	61	18	1321
2018	Female gender	21	44	19	11	4	1	66	15	1286
2018	Gender diverse	27	22	11	13	28	0	49	40	13
2017	Male gender	18	41	21	13	5	2	61	18	1379
2017	Female gender	24	43	18	9	4	2	68	13	1275
2014	Male gender	19	40	21	13	5	1	60	19	1578
2014	Female gender	25	45	17	7	4	2	71	12	1319

Question 37. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	16	37	23	13	5	5	1	56	19	1410
2020	Female gender	20	41	18	12	4	4	0	64	17	1382
2019	Male gender	13	32	25	17	8	6	0	47	26	1409
2019	Female gender	15	32	22	18	6	5	1	50	26	1348
2019	Gender diverse	0	15	20	39	13	13	0	18	60	12

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	27	37	16	10	5	3	1	67	16	1413
2020	Female gender	29	36	14	12	5	3	2	68	17	1397
2019	Male gender	27	36	15	11	6	4	2	67	17	1411
2019	Female gender	29	36	13	12	5	3	2	68	18	1361
2019	Gender diverse	7	31	8	22	20	13	0	44	48	12
2018	Male gender	27	39	17	9	4	3	2	68	14	1321
2018	Female gender	28	38	14	12	4	2	1	69	17	1284
2018	Gender diverse	0	24	18	12	35	12	0	27	53	14
2017	Male gender	28	38	13	11	5	4	1	70	16	1377
2017	Female gender	33	38	11	9	4	3	1	75	14	1272
2014	Male gender	33	37	12	9	4	4	1	74	13	1577
2014	Female gender	35	40	9	8	4	3	1	79	12	1316

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	40	17	5	3	2	0	74	9	1414
2020	Female gender	33	36	20	7	3	2	0	70	9	1390
2019	Male gender	30	36	19	7	5	2	0	68	12	1406
2019	Female gender	28	36	19	10	3	3	0	67	13	1358
2019	Gender diverse	8	35	35	7	8	0	8	46	16	12
2018	Male gender	27	40	20	7	4	2	0	69	10	1319
2018	Female gender	26	40	21	9	3	1	0	67	12	1279
2018	Gender diverse	27	25	16	19	13	0	0	52	32	14

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	25	23	18	10	8	12	3	57	22	1414
2020	Female gender	21	23	19	13	9	12	3	52	26	1394
2019	Male gender	23	21	19	11	11	13	3	52	26	1411
2019	Female gender	18	23	20	14	11	12	3	48	29	1357
2019	Gender diverse	0	21	0	14	52	13	0	24	76	12
2018	Male gender	19	26	19	11	11	11	2	52	26	1323
2018	Female gender	16	23	20	15	13	10	3	45	32	1283
2018	Gender diverse	15	6	27	0	34	18	0	25	41	14
2017	Male gender	17	25	16	13	13	14	2	49	31	1380
2017	Female gender	16	21	17	15	12	13	5	46	33	1271
2014	Male gender	16	22	19	14	14	13	2	44	34	1578
2014	Female gender	14	21	17	17	17	12	3	40	40	1317

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	21	34	19	13	9	3	0	58	23	1413
2020	Female gender	27	33	17	12	7	4	1	63	20	1397
2019	Male gender	22	30	20	13	12	3	0	53	26	1412
2019	Female gender	22	33	16	16	9	4	0	57	26	1358
2019	Gender diverse	7	13	15	30	22	13	0	23	60	12
2018	Male gender	16	32	20	15	13	2	0	50	29	1318
2018	Female gender	20	35	17	16	9	3	0	57	26	1285
2018	Gender diverse	6	39	0	9	40	6	0	48	52	14
2017	Male gender	18	33	19	15	12	3	0	53	28	1381
2017	Female gender	22	34	15	14	10	4	1	59	26	1273
2014	Male gender	15	30	18	19	15	2	0	47	35	1579
2014	Female gender	19	32	17	17	12	3	1	53	30	1318

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	20	25	18	17	15	3	3	47	34	1417
2020	Female gender	23	27	16	15	13	3	3	54	30	1397
2019	Male gender	20	25	15	15	20	2	4	48	37	1413
2019	Female gender	22	27	15	15	16	3	3	52	33	1361
2019	Gender diverse	7	8	15	0	44	26	0	21	59	12
2018	Male gender	18	24	15	16	22	3	2	44	40	1323
2018	Female gender	18	29	14	16	18	2	3	49	36	1285
2018	Gender diverse	12	33	0	4	45	6	0	48	52	14
2017	Male gender	15	24	15	18	22	3	3	42	42	1381
2017	Female gender	18	24	14	18	19	3	3	45	39	1275
2014	Male gender	14	20	15	18	28	3	3	35	49	1577
2014	Female gender	11	23	13	22	25	3	3	37	49	1316

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	50	26	13	4	3	1	3	79	7	1418
2020	Female gender	50	23	14	5	4	1	4	76	10	1400
2019	Male gender	53	24	12	4	2	1	4	80	6	1414
2019	Female gender	49	24	13	5	3	1	5	78	8	1360
2019	Gender diverse	53	17	10	10	10	0	0	70	20	10

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	46	29	13	5	3	1	2	78	9	1417
2020	Female gender	48	24	14	6	4	1	4	76	10	1398
2019	Male gender	45	24	15	5	5	2	4	73	11	1407
2019	Female gender	48	24	14	6	3	2	4	76	9	1354
2019	Gender diverse	52	18	16	7	0	0	8	75	8	11

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	77	7	4	2	3	4	4	91	5	1410
2020	Female gender	77	8	4	3	2	3	4	91	5	1398
2019	Male gender	77	6	4	2	3	4	4	90	6	1405
2019	Female gender	74	10	4	3	1	3	5	91	4	1357
2019	Gender diverse	36	8	0	15	8	32	0	66	34	11

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	11	4	1	1	3	6	95	1	1414
2020	Female gender	74	10	4	1	1	2	8	93	3	1396
2019	Male gender	80	6	2	1	1	3	8	96	2	1405
2019	Female gender	79	5	2	1	1	2	11	95	2	1354
2019	Gender diverse	54	19	8	0	0	19	0	90	0	10

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	45	16	7	4	4	0	72	11	1416
2020	Female gender	23	45	17	6	3	5	1	72	10	1401
2019	Male gender	22	42	20	9	5	2	0	66	14	1413
2019	Female gender	21	44	19	9	3	5	1	68	12	1356
2019	Gender diverse	0	33	8	43	15	0	0	33	58	12
2018	Male gender	21	40	21	9	6	3	0	62	16	1326
2018	Female gender	22	41	21	7	4	5	0	66	12	1287
2018	Gender diverse	6	34	30	13	4	14	0	47	19	14
2017	Male gender	21	38	19	11	6	5	1	62	18	1380
2017	Female gender	21	40	19	10	5	5	1	65	15	1276

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	39	39	12	4	3	3	81	7	1414
2020	Female gender	38	40	11	6	3	2	80	9	1394
2019	Male gender	39	37	14	5	3	2	77	9	1406
2019	Female gender	36	39	13	7	3	3	77	10	1343
2019	Gender diverse	21	17	34	29	0	0	37	29	12
2018	Male gender	40	41	12	3	2	2	82	6	1317
2018	Female gender	38	41	12	5	2	2	81	7	1277
2018	Gender diverse	26	46	24	0	4	0	72	4	14
2017	Male gender	38	40	13	3	2	3	81	6	1384
2017	Female gender	39	40	11	5	2	3	82	7	1276
2014	Male gender	39	38	12	4	2	3	80	7	1578
2014	Female gender	41	37	12	4	3	3	81	7	1316

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	39	36	12	3	2	7	1	81	6	1412
2020	Female gender	40	36	11	6	2	4	0	80	9	1396
2019	Male gender	43	34	13	3	2	5	0	81	6	1402
2019	Female gender	39	38	12	5	2	4	0	80	7	1355
2019	Gender diverse	17	34	33	9	0	8	0	55	10	11
2018	Male gender	38	39	13	3	2	5	0	82	5	1317
2018	Female gender	39	37	15	4	2	3	0	79	6	1282
2018	Gender diverse	32	19	39	6	4	0	0	51	10	14
2017	Male gender	35	36	16	3	2	7	0	76	6	1379
2017	Female gender	39	37	12	4	2	6	0	81	6	1275
2014	Male gender	38	36	14	3	2	7	0	80	5	1578
2014	Female gender	43	35	11	3	2	6	0	84	5	1318

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	33	33	16	4	2	10	2	74	8	1418
2020	Female gender	32	30	17	7	3	10	0	70	12	1399

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	46	29	10	4	3	6	2	82	7	1411
2020	Female gender	41	33	10	6	3	4	2	80	10	1395

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	54	31	7	4	3	1	86	7	1413
2020	Female gender	57	31	7	3	2	1	89	5	1394
2019	Male gender	50	31	10	5	4	0	81	9	1409
2019	Female gender	51	35	8	4	1	1	87	6	1358
2019	Gender diverse	0	55	23	15	8	0	55	22	12
2018	Male gender	46	37	10	4	3	0	83	7	1317
2018	Female gender	48	38	9	3	2	0	86	5	1283
2018	Gender diverse	32	14	41	0	13	0	46	13	14
2017	Male gender	43	38	10	6	3	0	81	9	1383
2017	Female gender	47	37	9	4	2	0	85	6	1277
2014	Male gender	42	36	12	6	4	1	79	9	1577
2014	Female gender	47	36	10	4	2	0	83	6	1315

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	43	32	14	7	3	1	75	10	1411
2020	Female gender	48	32	12	5	3	1	80	8	1393
2019	Male gender	39	32	15	8	5	1	72	13	1413
2019	Female gender	41	33	14	8	4	1	74	11	1353
2019	Gender diverse	8	47	13	16	15	0	55	31	12
2018	Male gender	35	33	17	8	5	0	69	14	1321
2018	Female gender	39	33	16	7	4	1	73	11	1279
2018	Gender diverse	32	15	35	9	10	0	46	18	14
2017	Male gender	33	34	17	10	5	1	67	15	1382
2017	Female gender	38	35	15	7	5	1	74	12	1277
2014	Male gender	25	35	19	13	7	1	61	20	1579
2014	Female gender	33	37	16	8	5	1	71	13	1318

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	40	35	15	6	3	1	76	9	1398
2020	Female gender	46	34	11	5	3	0	81	8	1384
2019	Male gender	37	34	15	9	5	0	71	14	1407
2019	Female gender	39	36	13	8	3	0	75	11	1353
2019	Gender diverse	8	39	13	24	15	0	48	39	12
2018	Male gender	33	38	15	8	5	0	71	14	1310
2018	Female gender	37	36	16	7	3	0	73	10	1278
2018	Gender diverse	32	34	16	9	10	0	66	18	14
2017	Male gender	31	36	17	10	5	0	68	15	1385
2017	Female gender	38	38	14	6	4	0	76	10	1275
2014	Male gender	24	36	19	13	7	1	60	21	1578
2014	Female gender	32	39	17	8	4	0	71	13	1317

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	39	26	17	9	5	3	1	68	14	1414
2020	Female gender	41	24	16	9	5	4	1	69	14	1397
2019	Male gender	36	25	20	10	7	2	1	63	17	1412
2019	Female gender	34	25	18	12	6	4	1	62	19	1359
2019	Gender diverse	8	7	34	15	8	21	7	21	32	12
2018	Male gender	31	30	19	10	7	2	1	63	17	1315
2018	Female gender	33	26	18	12	6	3	1	62	19	1282
2018	Gender diverse	26	25	6	18	18	6	0	55	39	14
2017	Male gender	30	26	20	11	7	5	1	60	20	1383
2017	Female gender	34	28	16	11	6	5	1	65	18	1274
2014	Male gender	28	27	21	11	8	4	1	58	20	1577
2014	Female gender	29	27	19	11	8	5	1	60	20	1317

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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	24	43	33	1417
2020	Female gender	28	38	33	1399
2019	Male gender	26	40	34	1414
2019	Female gender	34	34	31	1363
2019	Gender diverse	27	36	37	12
2018	Male gender	24	45	32	1326
2018	Female gender	31	36	33	1290
2018	Gender diverse	53	22	26	14
2017	Male gender	26	42	32	1384
2017	Female gender	28	39	33	1277
2014	Male gender	25	43	32	1577
2014	Female gender	29	36	35	1318

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	26	18	31	6	13	5	335
2020	Female gender	14	26	39	3	12	7	391
2019	Male gender	22	15	29	10	19	7	357
2019	Female gender	12	25	33	8	16	5	460
2018	Male gender	24	19	33	8	11	5	312
2018	Female gender	16	23	34	3	17	7	402
2017	Male gender	20	13	34	8	20	5	351
2017	Female gender	16	22	37	4	14	7	353
2014	Male gender	22	21	32	13	9999	12	407
2014	Female gender	14	24	39	10	9999	14	381

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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	6	94	1417
2020	Female gender	11	89	1394
2019	Male gender	10	90	1407
2019	Female gender	12	88	1358
2018	Male gender	10	90	1320
2018	Female gender	15	85	1286

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	52	93
2020	Female gender	48	52	148
2019	Male gender	41	59	140
2019	Female gender	50	50	164
2018	Male gender	40	60	127
2018	Female gender	52	48	197

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	64	36	93
2020	Female gender	63	37	148
2019	Male gender	69	31	140
2019	Female gender	56	44	164
2018	Male gender	69	31	127
2018	Female gender	59	41	197

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	9	91	93
2020	Female gender	11	89	148
2019	Male gender	8	92	140
2019	Female gender	6	94	164
2018	Male gender	14	86	127
2018	Female gender	10	90	197

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	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	93
2020	Female gender	100	148
2019	Male gender	100	140
2019	Female gender	100	164

Question 56e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	7	93	140
2019	Female gender	4	96	164
2018	Male gender	7	93	127
2018	Female gender	6	94	197

Question 56g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	5	95	93
2020	Female gender	6	94	148
2019	Male gender	4	96	140
2019	Female gender	5	95	164

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	58	93
2020	Female gender	41	59	148
2019	Male gender	38	62	139
2019	Female gender	33	67	163
2018	Male gender	37	63	127
2018	Female gender	41	59	197

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	67	93
2020	Female gender	44	56	148
2019	Male gender	41	59	139
2019	Female gender	35	65	163
2018	Male gender	43	57	127
2018	Female gender	43	57	197

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	61	39	93
2020	Female gender	44	56	148
2019	Male gender	45	55	139
2019	Female gender	46	54	163
2018	Male gender	52	48	127
2018	Female gender	42	58	197

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	59	93
2020	Female gender	47	53	148
2019	Male gender	45	55	139
2019	Female gender	41	59	163
2018	Male gender	41	59	127
2018	Female gender	39	61	197

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	44	56	93
2020	Female gender	34	66	148
2019	Male gender	34	66	139
2019	Female gender	33	67	163
2018	Male gender	45	55	127
2018	Female gender	33	67	197

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	52	93
2020	Female gender	49	51	148
2019	Male gender	44	56	139
2019	Female gender	57	43	163
2018	Male gender	48	52	127
2018	Female gender	45	55	197

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	65	93
2020	Female gender	33	67	148
2019	Male gender	36	64	139
2019	Female gender	27	73	163
2018	Male gender	27	73	127
2018	Female gender	30	70	197

Question 57j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	21	79	93
2020	Female gender	9	91	148
2019	Male gender	13	87	139
2019	Female gender	8	92	163
2018	Male gender	12	88	127
2018	Female gender	12	88	197

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	93
2020	Female gender	47	53	148
2019	Male gender	49	51	139
2019	Female gender	43	57	163
2018	Male gender	53	47	127
2018	Female gender	37	63	197

Question 57l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	24	76	93
2020	Female gender	27	73	148
2019	Male gender	24	76	139
2019	Female gender	16	84	163
2018	Male gender	22	78	127
2018	Female gender	20	80	197

Question 57m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	88	93
2020	Female gender	15	85	148
2019	Male gender	5	95	139
2019	Female gender	16	84	163
2018	Male gender	14	86	127
2018	Female gender	11	89	197

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	43	57	93
2020	Female gender	59	41	148
2019	Male gender	56	44	139
2019	Female gender	61	39	163
2018	Male gender	49	51	125
2018	Female gender	63	37	197

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	15	85	93
2020	Female gender	30	70	148
2019	Male gender	23	77	139
2019	Female gender	24	76	163
2018	Male gender	26	74	125
2018	Female gender	24	76	197

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	6	94	93
2020	Female gender	12	88	148
2019	Male gender	8	92	139
2019	Female gender	10	90	163
2018	Male gender	8	92	125
2018	Female gender	7	93	197

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	23	77	93
2020	Female gender	22	78	148
2019	Male gender	27	73	139
2019	Female gender	19	81	163
2018	Male gender	24	76	125
2018	Female gender	15	85	197

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	9	91	93
2020	Female gender	12	88	148
2019	Male gender	13	87	139
2019	Female gender	11	89	163
2018	Male gender	11	89	125
2018	Female gender	5	95	197

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	10	90	93
2020	Female gender	9	91	148
2019	Male gender	12	88	139
2019	Female gender	7	93	163
2018	Male gender	6	94	125
2018	Female gender	5	95	197

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	8	92	93
2020	Female gender	8	92	148
2019	Male gender	7	93	139
2019	Female gender	12	88	163
2018	Male gender	15	85	125
2018	Female gender	12	88	197

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	8	92	93
2020	Female gender	15	85	148
2019	Male gender	8	92	139
2019	Female gender	9	91	163
2018	Male gender	6	94	125
2018	Female gender	10	90	197

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	35	65	93
2020	Female gender	25	75	148
2019	Male gender	29	71	139
2019	Female gender	19	81	163
2018	Male gender	28	72	125
2018	Female gender	20	80	197

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	7	93	83
2020	Female gender	9	91	135
2019	Male gender	6	94	123
2019	Female gender	10	90	151
2018	Male gender	6	94	121
2018	Female gender	14	86	187

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	21	79	83
2020	Female gender	18	82	135
2019	Male gender	15	85	123
2019	Female gender	22	78	151
2018	Male gender	15	85	121
2018	Female gender	20	80	187

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	9	91	83
2020	Female gender	11	89	135
2019	Male gender	5	95	123
2019	Female gender	14	86	151
2018	Male gender	10	90	121
2018	Female gender	13	87	187

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	83
2020	Female gender	8	92	135
2019	Male gender	7	93	123
2019	Female gender	7	93	151
2018	Male gender	8	92	121
2018	Female gender	8	92	187

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	9	91	83
2020	Female gender	12	88	135
2019	Male gender	9	91	123
2019	Female gender	15	85	151
2018	Male gender	5	95	121
2018	Female gender	14	86	187

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	8	92	83
2020	Female gender	13	87	135
2019	Male gender	5	95	123
2019	Female gender	9	91	151
2018	Male gender	9	91	121
2018	Female gender	9	91	187

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	7	93	83
2020	Female gender	14	86	135
2019	Male gender	8	92	123
2019	Female gender	6	94	151
2018	Male gender	6	94	121
2018	Female gender	10	90	187

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	15	85	83
2020	Female gender	13	87	135
2019	Male gender	9	91	123
2019	Female gender	11	89	151
2018	Male gender	10	90	121
2018	Female gender	12	88	187

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	10	90	83
2020	Female gender	13	87	135
2019	Male gender	8	92	123
2019	Female gender	12	88	151
2018	Male gender	7	93	121
2018	Female gender	11	89	187

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	39	61	83
2020	Female gender	32	68	135
2019	Male gender	31	69	123
2019	Female gender	26	74	151
2018	Male gender	35	65	121
2018	Female gender	28	72	187

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	13	87	83
2020	Female gender	12	88	135
2019	Male gender	11	89	123
2019	Female gender	9	91	151
2018	Male gender	8	92	121
2018	Female gender	10	90	187

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	55	45	83
2020	Female gender	50	50	135
2019	Male gender	59	41	123
2019	Female gender	37	63	151
2018	Male gender	50	50	121
2018	Female gender	42	58	187

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	69	31	83
2020	Female gender	55	45	135
2019	Male gender	59	41	123
2019	Female gender	49	51	151
2018	Male gender	58	42	121
2018	Female gender	52	48	187

Question 59o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	91	83
2020	Female gender	5	95	135
2019	Male gender	7	93	123
2019	Female gender	3	97	151

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	12	88	83
2020	Female gender	8	92	135
2019	Male gender	8	92	123
2019	Female gender	12	88	151
2018	Male gender	12	88	121
2018	Female gender	9	91	187

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	18	16	15	5	3	34	8	59	14	1417
2020	Female gender	17	12	15	7	4	36	8	53	21	1397
2019	Male gender	19	13	17	6	6	31	9	53	19	1411
2019	Female gender	15	15	17	8	6	31	8	49	23	1360
2019	Gender diverse	8	8	22	21	14	26	0	22	47	12
2018	Male gender	16	16	19	6	5	32	5	51	18	1320
2018	Female gender	13	15	21	7	6	30	7	45	22	1285
2018	Gender diverse	20	6	10	0	14	50	0	52	28	14
2017	Male gender	16	19	18	5	6	30	7	54	17	1381
2017	Female gender	12	15	19	7	8	32	8	45	24	1276
2014	Male gender	17	18	18	5	4	30	7	56	15	1578
2014	Female gender	14	16	16	8	7	30	9	49	25	1319

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	35	34	13	4	3	10	1	77	8	1416
2020	Female gender	31	30	16	7	3	12	1	71	11	1396
2019	Male gender	35	31	15	5	4	9	1	73	10	1414
2019	Female gender	29	29	18	8	4	12	1	66	13	1358
2019	Gender diverse	8	31	28	7	14	13	0	45	24	12
2018	Male gender	30	36	16	5	4	8	0	73	10	1317
2018	Female gender	26	31	21	7	4	10	1	64	12	1283
2018	Gender diverse	32	0	24	11	9	24	0	42	26	14
2017	Male gender	32	34	15	5	5	9	1	72	11	1384
2017	Female gender	27	32	16	7	6	11	2	67	14	1273
2014	Male gender	29	32	17	4	4	14	1	70	10	1578
2014	Female gender	26	28	19	7	5	13	2	64	14	1315

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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	5	95	1419
2020	Female gender	7	93	1396
2019	Male gender	5	95	1410
2019	Female gender	7	93	1358
2018	Male gender	5	95	1318
2018	Female gender	8	92	1289

Question 63a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	65	77
2020	Female gender	42	58	92
2019	Male gender	38	62	71
2019	Female gender	47	53	95
2018	Male gender	45	55	74
2018	Female gender	49	51	109

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	75	25	77
2020	Female gender	74	26	92
2019	Male gender	79	21	71
2019	Female gender	78	22	95
2018	Male gender	77	23	74
2018	Female gender	77	23	109

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	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	77
2020	Female gender	100	92
2019	Male gender	100	71
2019	Female gender	100	95
2018	Male gender	100	74
2018	Female gender	100	109

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	11	89	77
2020	Female gender	9	91	92
2018	Male gender	7	93	74
2018	Female gender	6	94	109

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
2019	Male gender	10	90	71
2019	Female gender	0	100	95

Question 63g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	8	92	77
2020	Female gender	6	94	92

Question 64a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	73	77
2020	Female gender	20	80	92
2019	Male gender	28	72	69
2019	Female gender	12	88	95
2018	Male gender	29	71	73
2018	Female gender	10	90	108

Question 64b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	71	77
2020	Female gender	12	88	92
2019	Male gender	34	66	69
2019	Female gender	13	87	95
2018	Male gender	41	59	73
2018	Female gender	14	86	108

Question 64c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	19	81	77
2020	Female gender	9	91	92
2019	Male gender	25	75	69
2019	Female gender	9	91	95

Question 64d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	88	77
2020	Female gender	0	100	92
2019	Male gender	10	90	69
2019	Female gender	7	93	95

Question 64e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	65	77
2020	Female gender	33	67	92
2019	Male gender	29	71	69
2019	Female gender	31	69	95
2018	Male gender	23	77	73
2018	Female gender	23	77	108

Question 64f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	17	83	77
2020	Female gender	41	59	92
2019	Male gender	20	80	69
2019	Female gender	42	58	95
2018	Male gender	21	79	73
2018	Female gender	44	56	108

Question 64g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sexual orientation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	93	77
2020	Female gender	6	94	92
2018	Male gender	6	94	73
2018	Female gender	0	100	108

Question 64i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	8	92	77
2020	Female gender	11	89	92
2019	Male gender	7	93	69
2019	Female gender	5	95	95
2018	Male gender	8	92	73
2018	Female gender	7	93	108

Question 64j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	17	83	77
2020	Female gender	27	73	92
2019	Male gender	8	92	69
2019	Female gender	12	88	95
2018	Male gender	12	88	73
2018	Female gender	19	81	108

Question 64l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	13	87	77
2020	Female gender	11	89	92
2019	Male gender	17	83	69
2019	Female gender	18	82	95
2018	Male gender	14	86	73
2018	Female gender	19	81	108

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	77
2020	Female gender	100	92
2019	Male gender	100	69
2019	Female gender	100	95
2018	Male gender	100	73
2018	Female gender	100	108

Question 64n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	16	84	77
2020	Female gender	11	89	92
2019	Male gender	18	82	69
2019	Female gender	9	91	95
2018	Male gender	20	80	73
2018	Female gender	9	91	108

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	25	75	77
2020	Female gender	33	67	92
2019	Male gender	29	71	67
2019	Female gender	23	77	95
2018	Male gender	34	66	74
2018	Female gender	31	69	109

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	13	87	77
2020	Female gender	19	81	92
2018	Male gender	17	83	74
2018	Female gender	15	85	109

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	14	86	77
2020	Female gender	23	77	92
2019	Male gender	23	77	67
2019	Female gender	13	87	95
2018	Male gender	16	84	74
2018	Female gender	12	88	109

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	8	92	77
2020	Female gender	7	93	92

Question 65g. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	94	77
2020	Female gender	6	94	92

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	12	88	77
2020	Female gender	8	92	92
2019	Male gender	9	91	67
2019	Female gender	10	90	95

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	50	50	77
2020	Female gender	52	48	92
2019	Male gender	54	46	67
2019	Female gender	53	47	95
2018	Male gender	50	50	74
2018	Female gender	53	47	109

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	14	86	70
2020	Female gender	13	87	85
2018	Male gender	8	92	70
2018	Female gender	21	79	102

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
2018	Male gender	12	88	70
2018	Female gender	15	85	102

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
2018	Male gender	10	90	70
2018	Female gender	11	89	102

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	29	71	70
2020	Female gender	30	70	85
2018	Male gender	34	66	70
2018	Female gender	27	73	102

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	10	90	70
2020	Female gender	12	88	85
2018	Male gender	8	92	70
2018	Female gender	5	95	102

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	50	50	70
2020	Female gender	46	54	85
2018	Male gender	58	42	70
2018	Female gender	47	53	102

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	61	39	70
2020	Female gender	76	24	85
2018	Male gender	61	39	70
2018	Female gender	65	35	102

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	7	93	70
2020	Female gender	14	86	85
2018	Male gender	8	92	70
2018	Female gender	7	93	102

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	19	15	17	2	2	39	6	61	8	1412
2020	Female gender	17	11	17	4	3	40	8	54	13	1392
2019	Male gender	21	13	18	3	4	35	7	58	12	1409
2019	Female gender	16	13	21	4	2	35	8	52	11	1360
2019	Gender diverse	10	9	26	25	8	23	0	25	42	11
2018	Male gender	17	16	21	3	3	35	5	55	10	1320
2018	Female gender	15	13	23	4	3	35	7	48	12	1283
2018	Gender diverse	26	6	18	14	0	30	6	50	21	14
2017	Male gender	16	17	18	3	3	37	7	59	10	1383
2017	Female gender	14	14	19	3	3	39	7	52	11	1275
2014	Male gender	16	16	18	3	2	39	7	58	9	1579
2014	Female gender	15	13	18	4	2	40	8	53	12	1318

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	34	34	14	3	2	12	1	78	6	1415
2020	Female gender	33	28	17	4	3	13	1	71	8	1395
2019	Male gender	37	28	15	4	3	11	1	75	8	1409
2019	Female gender	30	29	18	4	2	15	1	70	8	1353
2019	Gender diverse	10	27	25	16	0	23	0	48	20	11
2018	Male gender	31	34	17	3	3	11	1	74	6	1321
2018	Female gender	28	29	21	4	2	14	1	67	7	1283
2018	Gender diverse	32	0	18	19	0	30	0	46	28	14
2017	Male gender	32	32	17	3	2	13	1	75	6	1381
2017	Female gender	30	30	17	3	3	16	2	73	7	1272
2014	Male gender	29	32	17	2	2	17	1	74	5	1578
2014	Female gender	26	29	19	3	2	19	2	70	7	1317

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	0	4	9	29	31	26	0	6	82	22
2020	Female gender	8	6	18	5	58	6	0	15	66	17

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Stress and Well-Being

Question 70a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Risk of exposure to COVID-19
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	30	16	7	6	0	1	71	13	1414
2020	Female gender	43	23	16	8	7	0	3	68	15	1397

Question 70b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Pay or other compensation-related issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	30	19	8	7	1	1	66	15	1414
2020	Female gender	33	28	20	10	8	0	1	61	19	1396
2019	Male gender	26	28	20	12	13	1	1	54	25	1414
2019	Female gender	23	29	21	11	15	0	1	53	26	1359
2019	Gender diverse	0	36	7	35	22	0	0	36	57	12
2018	Male gender	21	28	23	12	13	1	1	51	26	1326
2018	Female gender	21	29	21	12	15	0	2	50	28	1285
2018	Gender diverse	15	6	31	10	25	0	14	24	40	14
2017	Male gender	27	26	21	12	12	0	2	54	25	1377
2017	Female gender	25	26	21	12	13	0	2	53	26	1274

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	17	29	28	16	8	1	47	24	1415
2020	Female gender	19	23	29	16	12	0	42	29	1398
2019	Male gender	19	33	26	14	7	0	52	22	1410
2019	Female gender	20	29	24	15	11	1	50	26	1356
2019	Gender diverse	25	9	32	34	0	0	34	34	10
2018	Male gender	15	30	28	17	10	1	45	27	1321
2018	Female gender	16	26	27	18	13	0	41	31	1288
2018	Gender diverse	10	33	57	0	0	0	43	0	14
2017	Male gender	19	28	27	15	10	1	48	25	1378
2017	Female gender	18	25	25	18	12	1	44	30	1276

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	27	35	20	10	6	1	1	63	16	1408
2020	Female gender	27	29	23	12	8	0	1	56	20	1393
2019	Male gender	31	32	21	9	5	0	1	64	15	1404
2019	Female gender	27	32	20	12	7	0	1	61	19	1357
2019	Gender diverse	9	30	21	30	9	0	0	39	39	11
2018	Male gender	22	35	23	11	7	0	1	58	19	1321
2018	Female gender	20	31	23	15	10	0	1	52	25	1276
2018	Gender diverse	10	19	40	26	0	6	0	30	27	14
2017	Male gender	26	31	21	13	7	1	2	58	20	1378
2017	Female gender	24	28	23	14	9	0	2	54	23	1271

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	20	27	22	17	12	1	2	48	29	1404
2020	Female gender	23	23	23	16	13	1	2	47	30	1391
2019	Male gender	21	26	23	17	12	1	1	48	29	1408
2019	Female gender	23	27	21	15	12	1	2	50	28	1343
2019	Gender diverse	8	16	7	7	47	14	0	28	63	11
2018	Male gender	15	24	27	19	13	1	1	39	33	1319
2018	Female gender	18	23	25	19	14	1	2	42	33	1282
2018	Gender diverse	50	15	23	6	6	0	0	65	12	14
2017	Male gender	16	24	24	18	15	0	2	41	34	1379
2017	Female gender	19	20	25	18	16	1	2	40	34	1275

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	42	27	15	8	5	0	3	71	13	1405
2020	Female gender	37	25	18	9	7	1	3	65	17	1393
2019	Male gender	47	26	15	6	2	1	3	76	8	1407
2019	Female gender	46	26	12	7	5	0	4	75	12	1352
2019	Gender diverse	54	29	8	9	0	0	0	83	9	11
2018	Male gender	42	26	16	8	3	1	4	72	12	1318
2018	Female gender	40	23	16	8	6	0	6	68	15	1283
2018	Gender diverse	31	26	36	0	0	0	7	61	0	13
2017	Male gender	41	26	15	7	4	0	7	72	12	1377
2017	Female gender	38	25	14	8	5	1	9	70	15	1274

Question 70g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	29	24	11	8	0	1	56	19	1412
2020	Female gender	25	25	23	12	13	0	0	51	26	1390
2019	Male gender	32	30	20	10	6	1	0	63	17	1408
2019	Female gender	32	30	19	10	9	0	1	62	19	1352
2019	Gender diverse	23	22	29	18	8	0	0	45	26	11
2018	Male gender	30	30	22	11	7	0	0	60	18	1318
2018	Female gender	28	27	22	11	12	0	1	55	23	1282
2018	Gender diverse	23	33	31	0	12	0	0	56	12	14
2017	Male gender	30	29	23	11	5	0	1	60	16	1380
2017	Female gender	29	28	22	13	9	0	0	57	22	1271

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	35	24	17	8	7	1	8	65	16	1415
2020	Female gender	32	22	15	11	11	0	9	59	24	1397

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	32	37	18	8	4	1	1	70	12	1415
2020	Female gender	34	35	19	7	3	0	1	70	10	1394
2019	Male gender	27	36	21	9	5	1	0	64	14	1411
2019	Female gender	28	36	21	8	5	1	2	65	14	1353
2019	Gender diverse	15	27	21	20	16	0	0	43	36	12
2018	Male gender	21	36	26	9	6	1	1	59	15	1316
2018	Female gender	25	34	25	10	4	1	2	60	14	1279
2018	Gender diverse	33	25	14	15	10	4	0	60	26	14
2017	Male gender	26	31	22	13	6	0	1	58	19	1376
2017	Female gender	30	32	21	11	4	1	1	63	16	1270

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	28	36	20	10	4	1	1	65	14	1415
2020	Female gender	30	34	23	7	5	0	1	65	12	1394
2019	Male gender	25	34	23	11	6	1	1	60	17	1410
2019	Female gender	26	35	23	11	4	0	1	62	15	1355
2019	Gender diverse	0	36	28	15	21	0	0	36	36	12
2018	Male gender	19	35	25	13	6	0	1	55	20	1318
2018	Female gender	22	33	25	13	5	0	1	56	19	1280
2018	Gender diverse	10	38	19	29	0	4	0	50	30	14
2017	Male gender	22	31	23	15	7	1	1	54	22	1377
2017	Female gender	26	31	23	12	6	1	1	59	18	1270

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	31	35	19	9	5	1	1	67	14	1412
2020	Female gender	34	34	19	8	5	0	0	68	13	1390
2019	Male gender	29	33	20	11	7	0	1	62	17	1403
2019	Female gender	28	33	22	12	5	0	1	61	17	1351
2019	Gender diverse	8	21	41	7	23	0	0	29	30	12
2018	Male gender	23	32	27	11	7	1	1	56	17	1317
2018	Female gender	26	32	22	13	6	0	1	58	19	1281
2018	Gender diverse	21	26	14	20	16	4	0	48	37	14
2017	Male gender	26	30	23	13	6	1	1	58	19	1379
2017	Female gender	30	29	22	11	6	1	1	60	18	1272

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	43	28	15	7	6	1	0	72	13	1406
2020	Female gender	48	28	13	6	5	0	0	76	11	1393
2019	Male gender	43	24	16	9	6	1	1	68	16	1408
2019	Female gender	45	26	15	8	5	0	1	72	13	1352
2019	Gender diverse	27	30	13	13	16	0	0	58	29	12

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	29	31	23	12	5	0	0	60	17	1413
2020	Female gender	25	30	26	10	8	0	0	55	19	1393

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	36	22	9	4	0	1	64	14	1411
2020	Female gender	29	33	22	11	4	0	0	63	15	1390
2019	Male gender	34	34	19	8	4	0	1	69	12	1396
2019	Female gender	37	32	17	9	4	0	1	70	13	1349
2019	Gender diverse	8	59	7	25	0	0	0	67	25	11
2018	Male gender	24	34	23	11	6	0	1	59	17	1308
2018	Female gender	31	32	21	10	4	0	1	64	15	1277
2018	Gender diverse	31	53	0	6	6	4	0	88	12	14
2017	Male gender	29	33	20	10	6	1	1	64	16	1377
2017	Female gender	32	32	18	10	5	1	2	65	16	1269

Question 70o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Physical work environment
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	31	14	4	2	0	1	80	6	1406
2020	Female gender	43	31	16	6	2	0	2	76	8	1389
2019	Male gender	57	25	11	4	3	0	1	83	6	1402
2019	Female gender	58	22	10	5	2	1	1	82	7	1345
2019	Gender diverse	34	7	37	15	8	0	0	41	22	12
2018	Male gender	53	25	12	5	3	0	2	79	9	1308
2018	Female gender	51	25	12	5	4	0	2	78	9	1274
2018	Gender diverse	41	26	20	0	10	4	0	69	10	14
2017	Male gender	59	22	12	4	2	0	1	82	5	1383
2017	Female gender	57	23	11	4	2	0	2	82	7	1276

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	28	39	23	6	4	0	0	67	10	1409
2020	Female gender	29	37	20	9	4	0	0	66	13	1390

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	70	18	5	2	1	1	4	93	2	1409
2020	Female gender	69	16	5	2	1	0	6	91	3	1390
2019	Male gender	78	8	5	1	1	1	5	93	2	1404
2019	Female gender	76	10	4	1	1	1	7	93	3	1345
2019	Gender diverse	60	8	23	0	0	0	9	74	0	11
2018	Male gender	72	15	6	2	1	1	4	91	3	1312
2018	Female gender	72	12	5	1	2	1	7	92	3	1279
2018	Gender diverse	65	26	0	6	0	4	0	94	6	14

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	80	8	4	2	3	1	3	92	4	1400
2020	Female gender	78	10	4	2	2	1	3	91	5	1392
2019	Male gender	76	10	5	3	3	1	2	88	6	1407
2019	Female gender	72	13	6	4	3	0	3	87	7	1353
2019	Gender diverse	65	7	7	15	7	0	0	71	22	12
2018	Male gender	72	14	4	3	4	1	3	89	7	1317
2018	Female gender	67	15	7	3	4	1	3	85	7	1277
2018	Gender diverse	42	18	31	0	9	0	0	60	9	14
2017	Male gender	74	11	5	4	4	1	2	88	8	1382
2017	Female gender	70	13	7	3	4	0	3	87	7	1274

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	68	19	6	3	1	1	89	5	1407
2020	Female gender	65	22	7	3	1	1	89	4	1386
2019	Male gender	61	25	10	2	2	1	86	4	1407
2019	Female gender	55	27	11	4	2	1	83	6	1351
2019	Gender diverse	57	28	8	0	0	7	92	0	12
2018	Male gender	54	29	10	4	2	1	84	6	1318
2018	Female gender	54	27	11	4	3	2	82	7	1285
2018	Gender diverse	30	41	22	0	6	0	72	6	14
2017	Male gender	57	28	8	4	2	1	86	6	1381
2017	Female gender	55	28	9	4	3	2	84	7	1278

Question 70t. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	65	18	7	5	3	0	1	85	8	1407
2020	Female gender	69	15	8	3	3	0	1	86	6	1390
2019	Male gender	61	19	9	6	4	1	1	81	10	1406
2019	Female gender	60	20	10	5	4	0	1	81	9	1345
2019	Gender diverse	20	0	29	36	7	8	0	21	47	12
2018	Male gender	52	23	12	6	5	0	1	76	11	1314
2018	Female gender	55	20	12	7	4	0	1	76	11	1277
2018	Gender diverse	25	18	42	12	4	0	0	42	16	14
2017	Male gender	57	20	9	7	5	1	1	78	12	1382
2017	Female gender	61	18	10	5	4	0	2	81	9	1276

Question 70u. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	66	14	5	2	1	0	13	91	3	1414
2020	Female gender	62	10	4	1	1	1	21	92	3	1391
2019	Male gender	65	12	6	1	1	0	15	91	3	1401
2019	Female gender	59	12	6	2	1	0	20	90	3	1339
2019	Gender diverse	29	8	15	0	0	0	48	72	0	12
2018	Male gender	56	16	6	2	1	0	18	89	3	1304
2018	Female gender	53	11	6	2	1	0	26	87	4	1273
2018	Gender diverse	51	18	14	0	0	0	18	84	0	14
2017	Male gender	60	16	5	2	1	1	15	91	3	1378
2017	Female gender	52	13	4	1	1	0	28	91	4	1274

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	73	17	4	2	1	0	3	93	2	1413
2020	Female gender	75	14	5	1	0	0	4	93	1	1398
2019	Male gender	76	13	5	1	1	1	3	93	2	1407
2019	Female gender	75	14	4	1	1	0	5	94	2	1348
2019	Gender diverse	80	7	0	0	0	0	14	100	0	12
2018	Male gender	69	18	6	2	1	1	4	92	3	1314
2018	Female gender	71	15	5	1	0	0	7	93	2	1276
2018	Gender diverse	76	10	14	0	0	0	0	86	0	14
2017	Male gender	71	17	4	2	1	1	5	93	3	1376
2017	Female gender	74	11	4	1	1	0	9	94	2	1270

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	70	16	6	2	3	0	2	88	6	1416
2020	Female gender	68	16	6	4	4	0	2	86	7	1393
2019	Male gender	73	13	5	3	4	0	2	88	7	1410
2019	Female gender	73	12	5	3	3	0	3	88	7	1356
2019	Gender diverse	47	21	16	8	8	0	0	68	16	12
2018	Male gender	67	16	7	4	4	0	2	85	8	1312
2018	Female gender	70	12	6	3	5	1	4	86	8	1282
2018	Gender diverse	40	6	9	0	28	4	14	55	34	14
2017	Male gender	66	16	7	3	4	0	3	85	8	1384
2017	Female gender	67	14	6	4	4	1	5	86	8	1277

Question 70x. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Personal issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	50	29	14	4	2	0	1	80	6	1419
2020	Female gender	46	30	14	5	4	0	2	76	9	1393
2019	Male gender	57	26	11	3	1	1	2	84	4	1406
2019	Female gender	56	26	12	3	1	0	2	83	5	1351
2019	Gender diverse	57	14	14	0	16	0	0	71	16	12
2018	Male gender	50	30	13	3	1	1	2	82	4	1315
2018	Female gender	49	28	15	4	2	0	2	78	7	1279
2018	Gender diverse	27	12	51	6	4	0	0	39	10	14
2017	Male gender	53	29	12	3	1	1	2	84	4	1382
2017	Female gender	49	30	12	3	2	0	3	82	6	1275

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	25	43	22	6	2	0	0	69	9	1417
2020	Female gender	27	42	23	5	3	0	0	69	8	1399

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	14	36	33	12	4	50	16	1417
2020	Female gender	12	32	38	14	4	44	18	1393
2019	Male gender	17	37	32	10	4	54	14	1415
2019	Female gender	15	37	33	11	3	52	15	1360
2019	Gender diverse	8	20	34	22	16	28	38	12
2018	Male gender	13	35	34	14	3	49	18	1319
2018	Female gender	12	30	40	13	5	43	18	1291
2018	Gender diverse	26	6	51	13	4	32	16	14
2017	Male gender	12	31	37	13	6	43	19	1386
2017	Female gender	13	31	37	14	5	44	19	1278

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	8	20	37	25	10	1	35	28	1407
2020	Female gender	12	20	40	21	7	0	28	32	1392
2019	Male gender	6	15	37	28	12	0	41	22	1400
2019	Female gender	8	20	39	24	10	0	34	28	1353
2019	Gender diverse	16	35	28	8	13	0	21	51	12
2018	Male gender	6	17	39	25	12	0	38	23	1312
2018	Female gender	9	21	38	22	10	0	31	30	1274
2018	Gender diverse	10	34	25	32	0	0	32	43	14
2017	Male gender	6	18	37	26	13	0	39	24	1382
2017	Female gender	7	20	39	24	10	0	34	28	1273

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	44	12	3	2	3	83	5	1415
2020	Female gender	41	41	10	6	1	1	82	7	1400
2019	Male gender	30	44	13	6	3	4	77	10	1408
2019	Female gender	29	43	15	7	3	3	74	10	1358
2019	Gender diverse	24	15	26	34	0	0	39	34	12
2018	Male gender	25	46	16	7	3	3	74	10	1322
2018	Female gender	28	43	15	8	3	2	72	12	1286
2018	Gender diverse	26	12	15	19	18	10	42	42	14
2017	Male gender	20	42	18	9	5	5	66	15	1386
2017	Female gender	26	42	15	9	4	4	71	13	1272

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	36	36	14	6	4	4	0	75	10	1412
2020	Female gender	37	34	13	9	4	3	0	73	14	1395

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	30	11	10	7	2	0	71	17	1413
2020	Female gender	41	29	9	11	7	2	1	71	19	1396

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	49	27	12	3	3	4	1	81	7	1413
2020	Female gender	53	26	10	4	3	3	1	83	7	1394

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	33	38	14	7	5	2	73	12	1417
2020	Female gender	39	33	13	9	4	1	74	13	1397
2019	Male gender	29	35	16	11	7	2	65	19	1412
2019	Female gender	26	36	18	13	5	2	63	19	1357
2019	Gender diverse	8	28	19	23	22	0	36	45	12
2018	Male gender	24	38	18	13	6	2	63	19	1320
2018	Female gender	23	37	17	14	7	2	61	21	1286
2018	Gender diverse	20	12	31	15	13	10	35	30	14
2017	Male gender	19	40	16	13	8	2	61	22	1386
2017	Female gender	21	40	15	15	8	3	62	23	1272

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	37	45	9	6	2	1	0	83	8	1418
2020	Female gender	48	40	7	4	1	0	0	88	6	1400

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	39	42	11	5	2	1	0	82	7	1412
2020	Female gender	51	36	7	5	1	1	0	87	6	1395

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	32	39	19	6	2	1	1	72	9	1411
2020	Female gender	38	38	15	6	1	1	2	77	7	1392

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	36	10	2	2	1	2	85	4	1412
2020	Female gender	53	30	9	3	1	1	2	86	4	1396

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	69	17	4	1	0	6	2	95	1	1413
2020	Female gender	76	15	3	0	0	4	2	96	1	1396

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	48	36	9	3	1	3	0	86	5	1416
2020	Female gender	59	29	5	3	1	2	0	90	4	1392

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	53	28	10	5	3	1	0	82	8	1410
2020	Female gender	56	28	7	6	3	1	0	85	9	1392

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	56	30	8	3	2	2	1	88	4	1417
2020	Female gender	63	25	5	3	1	1	1	90	4	1398

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	18	49	15	10	3	2	1	70	14	474
2020	Female gender	25	49	13	12	0	0	0	74	12	375
2019	Male gender	18	45	14	11	5	4	3	68	17	463
2019	Female gender	20	43	17	12	3	3	3	66	16	366

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	95	5	474
2020	Female gender	98	2	376

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	20	35	22	14	6	2	1	56	21	452
2020	Female gender	23	39	16	17	5	1	1	63	22	369

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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	8	92	1405
2020	Female gender	7	93	1388

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	7	93	1410
2020	Female gender	12	88	1393
2019	Male gender	9	91	1412
2019	Female gender	15	85	1360
2019	Gender diverse	14	86	12
2017	Male gender	11	89	1384
2017	Female gender	17	83	1276
2014	Male gender	8	92	1577
2014	Female gender	16	84	1316

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	34	66	102
2020	Female gender	46	54	162

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	76	24	102
2020	Female gender	85	15	162
2019	Male gender	77	23	129
2019	Female gender	86	14	201
2017	Male gender	76	24	152
2017	Female gender	80	20	216
2014	Male gender	73	27	118
2014	Female gender	83	17	219

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	45	39	8	8	0	0	1	84	8	78
2020	Female gender	54	33	4	2	4	1	1	89	7	137
2019	Male gender	57	25	10	7	1	0	0	82	8	99
2019	Female gender	59	32	2	5	3	0	0	91	8	173
2017	Male gender	51	36	5	3	2	1	1	89	5	116
2017	Female gender	59	25	7	5	3	1	1	85	8	172
2014	Male gender	48	32	7	8	2	2	0	82	10	86
2014	Female gender	57	32	2	5	3	0	0	89	9	182

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	29	9	3	2	4	4	84	6	1418
2020	Female gender	53	29	6	4	2	3	3	87	7	1395

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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	30	47	21	2	61	39	1419
2020	Female gender	35	48	16	1	58	42	1401

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	37	63	433
2020	Female gender	30	70	489

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	7	16	16	25	31	2	2	25	59	432
2020	Female gender	7	19	13	24	32	1	3	27	59	489

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	14	16	22	41	1	2	19	64	433
2020	Female gender	5	16	10	22	45	1	2	21	69	488

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	48	17	12	6	5	2	11	74	12	1414
2020	Female gender	42	18	11	7	6	2	14	71	16	1396
2019	Male gender	46	18	14	6	7	1	8	70	15	1404
2019	Female gender	40	17	12	10	10	1	10	64	22	1336
2019	Gender diverse	7	24	0	29	8	13	20	46	54	12
2018	Male gender	48	17	11	6	8	1	9	72	16	1324
2018	Female gender	40	16	13	9	9	2	12	64	21	1276
2018	Gender diverse	46	6	6	21	4	14	4	63	30	14

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2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Natural Resources 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 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

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