2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Veterans Affairs 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	51	39	4	6	1	0	0	89	7	542
2020	Female gender	46	43	2	8	2	0	0	89	9	1769

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	82	14	1	2	0	0	96	2	538
2020	Female gender	84	11	2	2	1	0	95	3	1763
2017	Male gender	75	19	2	2	0	1	95	2	490
2017	Female gender	77	17	2	3	1	1	95	3	1423
2014	Male gender	76	17	3	3	1	1	94	3	430
2014	Female gender	76	19	2	2	1	0	95	3	1186

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	38	9	9	3	0	1	80	12	542
2020	Female gender	40	39	7	10	3	0	0	80	13	1771
2019	Male gender	49	33	8	7	4	0	0	82	11	521
2019	Female gender	47	32	5	12	5	0	0	79	16	1572
2019	Gender diverse	25	26	8	23	18	0	0	51	41	12
2017	Male gender	46	34	7	9	5	0	0	79	14	492
2017	Female gender	40	34	5	12	9	0	0	74	21	1428
2014	Male gender	47	26	4	16	5	3	0	75	21	430
2014	Female gender	41	34	7	11	8	0	0	75	18	1183

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	39	13	12	3	0	1	72	15	538
2020	Female gender	32	42	10	12	4	0	1	75	15	1759
2019	Male gender	26	38	15	15	6	0	0	64	21	518
2019	Female gender	23	39	10	18	11	0	0	61	29	1565
2019	Gender diverse	8	26	8	43	14	0	0	35	57	12
2018	Male gender	18	48	11	15	8	1	0	66	23	369
2018	Female gender	17	46	9	19	9	0	0	63	28	1115
2017	Male gender	23	42	13	16	6	0	0	65	23	491
2017	Female gender	19	41	10	19	10	0	0	61	29	1427
2014	Male gender	24	37	13	14	12	0	0	61	26	430
2014	Female gender	17	36	11	22	13	0	0	53	35	1186

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	45	38	8	7	2	0	83	9	537
2020	Female gender	45	38	6	7	3	0	84	10	1758
2019	Male gender	48	38	7	4	2	0	87	6	518
2019	Female gender	44	36	7	9	4	0	80	13	1558
2019	Gender diverse	8	41	24	10	8	8	54	20	12
2017	Male gender	50	35	7	6	3	0	85	8	493
2017	Female gender	43	35	8	11	4	0	78	14	1425
2014	Male gender	47	37	7	4	5	0	84	9	430
2014	Female gender	39	37	8	11	5	0	76	16	1185

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	54	29	10	5	2	0	0	82	7	538
2020	Female gender	53	29	7	7	3	0	0	82	11	1761
2019	Male gender	51	30	10	6	2	0	0	82	8	519
2019	Female gender	49	30	7	9	5	0	0	79	14	1565
2019	Gender diverse	45	8	8	39	0	0	0	53	39	12
2018	Male gender	44	31	11	7	5	1	0	76	13	371
2018	Female gender	42	31	9	10	7	0	0	74	17	1112
2017	Male gender	48	29	9	8	4	0	0	78	13	493
2017	Female gender	41	33	8	10	9	0	0	74	18	1429
2014	Male gender	45	25	12	9	7	0	1	71	17	430
2014	Female gender	34	32	11	14	9	1	1	66	23	1185

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	44	36	13	5	2	80	7	539
2020	Female gender	46	36	9	6	3	82	9	1769
2019	Male gender	42	36	12	6	4	79	9	523
2019	Female gender	41	37	10	7	4	79	11	1571
2019	Gender diverse	18	43	8	14	16	61	31	12
2018	Male gender	36	37	14	8	4	73	13	368
2018	Female gender	36	44	9	8	4	79	12	1106
2017	Male gender	34	45	10	7	5	78	12	492
2017	Female gender	37	42	8	7	4	80	12	1430
2014	Male gender	33	41	12	8	5	74	14	431
2014	Female gender	29	42	11	11	7	71	18	1185

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	39	13	7	3	1	0	76	10	540
2020	Female gender	38	36	11	10	4	0	1	75	14	1769
2019	Male gender	32	39	15	9	5	0	0	71	14	520
2019	Female gender	30	35	14	14	7	0	0	65	21	1572
2019	Gender diverse	18	35	16	16	14	0	0	53	31	12
2018	Male gender	22	34	18	15	10	1	0	56	25	371
2018	Female gender	23	32	16	17	11	0	0	56	28	1112
2017	Male gender	28	38	15	11	8	0	0	66	19	493
2017	Female gender	25	34	16	14	11	0	0	59	26	1427
2014	Male gender	26	33	20	9	11	0	0	60	20	431
2014	Female gender	19	36	16	16	14	0	0	54	30	1185

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	45	11	9	2	0	79	10	541
2020	Female gender	37	42	8	10	2	0	80	12	1761
2019	Male gender	31	46	13	9	2	0	76	10	520
2019	Female gender	31	41	10	14	5	0	72	18	1562
2019	Gender diverse	43	16	26	6	8	0	59	14	12
2018	Male gender	24	39	17	13	6	1	64	19	371
2018	Female gender	28	41	12	14	6	0	68	19	1115
2017	Male gender	28	42	14	11	5	0	70	16	492
2017	Female gender	30	40	12	12	6	0	71	17	1428

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	52	36	8	3	1	0	88	4	540
2020	Female gender	53	36	5	4	2	0	89	5	1766
2019	Male gender	46	40	9	3	2	0	86	5	521
2019	Female gender	46	37	9	6	2	0	83	8	1566
2019	Gender diverse	51	16	18	6	8	0	68	14	12
2018	Male gender	44	40	9	6	1	1	85	7	370
2018	Female gender	45	42	7	4	2	0	87	6	1111
2017	Male gender	44	40	9	4	2	0	84	6	492
2017	Female gender	43	41	8	4	3	0	84	8	1428
2014	Male gender	42	34	11	6	6	0	76	12	430
2014	Female gender	34	38	15	8	5	1	72	13	1185

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	38	11	7	3	79	10	540
2020	Female gender	41	36	11	8	4	77	12	1764
2019	Male gender	38	36	13	9	4	74	12	522
2019	Female gender	34	34	14	11	8	67	19	1573
2019	Gender diverse	18	43	8	16	14	61	31	12
2018	Male gender	30	35	16	10	8	65	19	368
2018	Female gender	28	36	13	13	10	64	23	1107
2017	Male gender	32	36	13	11	8	68	19	492
2017	Female gender	28	36	13	12	11	64	23	1429

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	59	29	8	2	1	89	3	536
2020	Female gender	59	30	7	3	1	89	4	1753
2019	Male gender	56	30	10	3	1	86	4	518
2019	Female gender	57	29	8	4	2	86	5	1560
2019	Gender diverse	36	33	23	0	8	69	8	12
2018	Male gender	49	34	12	3	2	83	5	366
2018	Female gender	53	33	9	4	1	85	5	1101
2017	Male gender	53	35	8	3	1	87	5	491
2017	Female gender	57	32	7	3	1	89	4	1430
2014	Male gender	64	24	6	4	3	88	6	431
2014	Female gender	59	27	8	4	2	86	6	1185

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	37	12	8	3	1	0	78	10	541
2020	Female gender	34	35	13	11	5	0	1	70	17	1760
2019	Male gender	36	37	14	7	5	0	0	74	13	519
2019	Female gender	28	36	11	15	10	0	0	64	25	1565
2019	Gender diverse	26	26	8	31	8	0	0	53	39	12
2018	Male gender	27	38	12	11	12	0	0	65	23	366
2018	Female gender	22	38	13	16	11	0	0	60	27	1109
2017	Male gender	31	38	12	11	8	0	0	69	19	490
2017	Female gender	24	36	13	15	11	0	0	61	26	1429
2014	Male gender	34	35	10	9	13	0	0	69	22	430
2014	Female gender	16	39	12	16	17	0	1	55	33	1185

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	32	16	7	3	0	0	73	10	539
2020	Female gender	39	33	15	8	5	0	0	72	13	1765
2019	Male gender	37	34	15	7	7	0	0	71	14	522
2019	Female gender	32	34	15	11	8	0	0	66	19	1571
2019	Gender diverse	35	18	25	6	16	0	0	53	23	12
2018	Male gender	29	31	17	12	10	1	0	60	23	365
2018	Female gender	26	34	17	13	10	0	0	60	23	1103
2017	Male gender	33	32	14	11	9	0	1	66	20	491
2017	Female gender	28	35	15	12	10	0	0	63	22	1429
2014	Male gender	32	33	14	10	11	0	0	66	21	431
2014	Female gender	23	32	17	14	14	0	0	55	28	1186

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	36	12	6	2	0	81	8	536
2020	Female gender	39	38	10	9	3	0	78	12	1754
2019	Male gender	38	39	12	8	3	1	77	10	520
2019	Female gender	33	37	10	12	7	0	71	19	1550
2019	Gender diverse	18	43	16	14	8	0	61	23	12
2018	Male gender	29	39	15	8	8	0	69	16	367
2018	Female gender	27	36	15	14	8	0	63	22	1111
2017	Male gender	36	32	16	10	6	0	69	16	492
2017	Female gender	29	38	12	12	9	0	67	21	1429
2014	Male gender	36	33	13	10	8	0	69	18	431
2014	Female gender	25	32	15	15	12	0	57	28	1183

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	37	8	4	2	87	5	540
2020	Female gender	52	34	7	4	2	86	7	1766
2019	Male gender	50	34	9	5	2	84	7	522
2019	Female gender	47	34	9	7	3	81	10	1568
2019	Gender diverse	18	51	6	16	8	69	25	12
2018	Male gender	39	37	15	6	3	76	9	368
2018	Female gender	40	39	11	7	3	79	10	1108
2017	Male gender	43	37	10	6	5	80	10	492
2017	Female gender	41	39	10	6	3	81	9	1429
2014	Male gender	45	32	12	9	3	77	11	429
2014	Female gender	40	38	10	9	5	77	13	1182

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	32	15	7	6	0	1	71	13	539
2020	Female gender	37	26	18	9	8	1	1	64	18	1755
2019	Male gender	36	33	16	9	6	0	1	70	15	522
2019	Female gender	31	26	18	12	12	0	1	57	24	1569
2019	Gender diverse	9	19	46	0	26	0	0	28	26	11
2018	Male gender	29	35	16	9	10	0	1	65	19	371
2018	Female gender	29	22	19	14	14	0	1	51	29	1112
2017	Male gender	33	34	16	10	6	0	0	67	17	491
2017	Female gender	26	29	18	14	12	0	1	55	26	1428
2014	Male gender	29	33	16	8	12	0	1	63	20	431
2014	Female gender	24	25	24	11	15	0	1	50	26	1185

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	8	23	34	20	13	1	1	34	32	540
2020	Female gender	11	21	32	19	12	2	2	33	33	1769
2019	Male gender	11	26	35	19	7	1	1	27	38	521
2019	Female gender	16	27	34	14	8	0	1	22	43	1569
2019	Gender diverse	25	31	26	10	8	0	0	18	55	12
2018	Male gender	13	29	35	17	5	1	1	22	42	371
2018	Female gender	14	31	33	13	7	1	2	20	46	1112
2017	Male gender	14	24	34	16	10	0	2	26	39	489
2017	Female gender	17	28	33	14	6	1	2	20	46	1424
2014	Male gender	16	26	37	14	6	0	1	21	42	431
2014	Female gender	21	32	29	11	4	1	1	15	55	1185

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	12	26	31	21	3	1	54	18	541
2020	Female gender	6	13	25	29	22	4	2	54	20	1760
2019	Male gender	8	20	28	25	16	2	1	42	29	521
2019	Female gender	14	21	29	21	12	1	2	34	36	1561
2019	Gender diverse	0	41	41	10	8	0	0	18	41	12
2018	Male gender	12	22	29	26	9	2	1	35	35	370
2018	Female gender	13	24	31	19	10	2	1	30	38	1107
2017	Male gender	10	19	31	21	14	1	3	37	31	488
2017	Female gender	12	22	31	19	11	3	2	31	36	1421
2014	Male gender	20	23	32	13	10	1	2	23	44	428
2014	Female gender	23	27	28	14	5	2	2	20	52	1182

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	9	17	28	27	14	3	2	43	27	540
2020	Female gender	9	18	31	22	15	3	2	39	29	1765
2019	Male gender	11	22	31	20	12	2	2	33	34	519
2019	Female gender	14	22	32	19	10	1	3	30	37	1564
2019	Gender diverse	25	25	24	18	0	8	0	20	54	12
2018	Male gender	14	23	35	17	8	2	1	26	38	369
2018	Female gender	16	25	29	18	9	1	2	27	42	1109
2017	Male gender	14	25	31	16	10	1	4	27	40	489
2017	Female gender	16	23	32	15	9	1	3	25	41	1420
2014	Male gender	29	27	21	10	10	1	1	21	58	427
2014	Female gender	23	22	29	13	7	3	3	21	48	1184

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	6	12	28	30	21	1	2	52	19	533
2020	Female gender	7	13	27	27	21	3	3	51	21	1755
2019	Male gender	7	15	29	27	20	1	1	48	23	519
2019	Female gender	9	15	32	27	14	0	3	42	25	1558
2019	Gender diverse	25	14	16	28	8	8	0	40	42	12
2018	Male gender	9	17	33	29	10	0	2	40	27	368
2018	Female gender	11	18	33	23	12	1	2	36	30	1100
2017	Male gender	10	14	32	25	16	1	2	42	25	486
2017	Female gender	12	20	31	20	12	1	4	34	34	1418
2014	Male gender	16	17	33	20	13	0	1	34	33	430
2014	Female gender	23	18	29	20	6	1	3	27	43	1173

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	10	16	24	26	21	2	2	48	27	542
2020	Female gender	12	15	25	24	19	3	3	45	28	1761
2019	Male gender	10	18	26	24	20	2	2	45	29	519
2019	Female gender	16	19	27	20	15	1	3	36	36	1562
2019	Gender diverse	10	31	35	8	8	8	0	18	44	12
2018	Male gender	17	21	34	18	8	1	1	26	39	371
2018	Female gender	22	27	25	14	8	2	2	23	50	1108
2017	Male gender	19	21	29	14	15	1	2	29	41	489
2017	Female gender	22	25	24	14	10	2	3	25	50	1421
2014	Male gender	27	23	27	12	10	1	1	22	50	431
2014	Female gender	35	25	23	9	5	1	2	15	62	1184

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	15	28	25	20	6	1	49	21	539
2020	Female gender	8	15	27	23	18	6	2	45	26	1755
2019	Male gender	8	17	31	24	17	2	2	42	26	520
2019	Female gender	14	21	28	19	12	2	3	33	37	1554
2019	Gender diverse	0	65	18	8	0	8	0	9	71	12
2018	Male gender	10	18	37	22	10	1	2	33	29	367
2018	Female gender	18	23	26	18	10	2	2	30	43	1109
2017	Male gender	9	19	30	21	15	4	2	38	30	490
2017	Female gender	13	21	28	20	11	3	4	33	37	1419
2014	Male gender	14	15	31	22	14	1	2	37	31	431
2014	Female gender	17	19	26	22	9	3	5	34	39	1180

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	11	19	34	20	12	2	1	34	31	540
2020	Female gender	13	20	33	18	12	3	2	31	34	1762
2019	Male gender	14	24	32	19	9	1	1	29	39	521
2019	Female gender	17	23	32	16	8	1	2	25	42	1569
2019	Gender diverse	25	32	18	8	0	8	8	10	68	12
2018	Male gender	15	27	38	15	3	1	0	18	43	370
2018	Female gender	20	26	33	13	6	1	1	20	46	1113
2017	Male gender	17	25	33	13	8	2	2	22	43	486
2017	Female gender	19	26	33	12	6	1	2	19	46	1421
2014	Male gender	19	29	28	13	9	1	1	22	50	430
2014	Female gender	22	26	30	12	5	1	3	18	50	1177

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	6	12	38	30	14	0	0	44	18	540
2020	Female gender	6	16	38	25	14	1	1	39	22	1768
2019	Male gender	9	18	37	25	10	1	1	35	27	520
2019	Female gender	13	25	35	18	8	0	1	26	39	1570
2019	Gender diverse	16	42	16	16	0	8	0	18	64	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	38	30	15	4	2	9	2	76	7	542
2020	Female gender	30	27	17	7	4	8	6	66	14	1770
2019	Male gender	34	33	13	5	5	7	2	74	12	519
2019	Female gender	29	28	15	12	8	5	3	62	22	1568
2019	Gender diverse	20	29	9	0	33	9	0	53	37	11
2018	Male gender	25	33	21	9	6	4	2	62	16	371
2018	Female gender	19	29	19	15	11	4	3	52	28	1112
2017	Male gender	31	29	16	7	8	5	4	66	17	492
2017	Female gender	25	29	15	12	12	5	2	58	26	1428
2014	Male gender	34	25	21	6	7	3	5	63	14	429
2014	Female gender	24	29	17	12	11	5	3	57	24	1186

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	58	25	8	5	3	1	0	84	8	542
2020	Female gender	55	25	7	7	4	1	0	81	11	1769
2019	Male gender	51	27	10	8	4	0	0	79	12	521
2019	Female gender	45	27	9	11	7	0	0	73	18	1572
2019	Gender diverse	51	18	8	8	14	0	0	69	23	12
2018	Male gender	43	30	9	11	6	1	0	74	17	369
2018	Female gender	33	32	9	14	11	1	0	66	25	1110
2017	Male gender	44	32	8	8	7	0	1	77	15	492
2017	Female gender	40	29	9	11	10	1	0	70	21	1430
2014	Male gender	45	34	8	7	6	1	1	79	13	431
2014	Female gender	36	30	10	12	10	1	0	67	23	1184

Question 21. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	66	27	4	2	1	93	3	541
2020	Female gender	62	27	4	4	2	90	6	1763
2019	Male gender	54	34	4	6	2	89	7	520
2019	Female gender	50	32	6	9	3	81	13	1566
2019	Gender diverse	38	38	0	18	7	75	25	11
2018	Male gender	48	34	6	9	2	83	11	370
2018	Female gender	40	37	8	10	4	78	14	1114
2017	Male gender	49	35	7	6	3	85	8	492
2017	Female gender	42	36	9	9	5	78	14	1425
2014	Male gender	44	40	9	5	1	84	7	431
2014	Female gender	38	36	8	12	5	75	17	1184

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	52	33	9	3	1	2	0	87	4	535
2020	Female gender	51	33	8	4	2	2	1	86	6	1755
2019	Male gender	48	35	9	4	2	1	0	84	7	521
2019	Female gender	42	38	9	6	3	1	0	82	9	1571
2019	Gender diverse	35	51	8	6	0	0	0	86	6	12
2018	Male gender	38	36	14	5	5	2	1	76	10	370
2018	Female gender	35	39	14	6	4	2	0	76	10	1113

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	58	22	6	2	3	5	3	87	6	542
2020	Female gender	57	21	9	3	2	6	3	85	5	1767

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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	56	22	12	2	2	2	3	82	5	542
2020	Female gender	52	23	12	3	3	2	5	81	6	1765
2019	Male gender	52	25	13	3	3	1	3	80	7	523
2019	Female gender	49	23	15	5	3	1	4	76	9	1569
2019	Gender diverse	35	51	14	0	0	0	0	86	0	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	54	28	8	5	3	1	1	83	9	541
2020	Female gender	51	27	10	7	3	1	1	80	10	1768
2019	Male gender	42	34	12	7	5	1	0	76	12	523
2019	Female gender	42	29	12	9	7	1	1	72	16	1570
2019	Gender diverse	26	33	26	8	6	0	0	59	14	12
2018	Male gender	33	33	14	10	8	1	1	67	18	368
2018	Female gender	35	32	13	11	8	0	1	68	19	1108
2017	Male gender	40	34	10	9	6	1	0	74	16	492
2017	Female gender	37	33	12	10	8	0	0	70	18	1430
2014	Male gender	46	27	12	6	7	2	1	75	13	431
2014	Female gender	40	33	10	10	7	1	0	74	16	1186

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	59	21	9	4	4	2	1	83	8	541
2020	Female gender	57	22	10	4	3	2	2	82	8	1765

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	59	26	6	5	3	1	1	86	8	542
2020	Female gender	55	26	8	6	4	1	1	83	9	1770
2019	Male gender	50	29	11	6	3	0	1	80	10	517
2019	Female gender	47	28	9	9	6	0	1	75	16	1564
2019	Gender diverse	9	48	9	34	0	0	0	57	34	11
2018	Male gender	43	33	10	8	6	0	0	76	14	366
2018	Female gender	40	29	12	11	8	1	0	69	19	1102
2017	Male gender	49	31	9	7	4	0	0	81	10	492
2017	Female gender	40	32	10	11	8	1	0	72	18	1427
2014	Male gender	53	24	10	5	6	0	1	78	12	431
2014	Female gender	42	29	11	10	7	0	0	72	17	1186

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	35	65	540
2020	Female gender	44	56	1771

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	59	16	7	2	1	5	10	88	3	541
2020	Female gender	58	13	8	2	2	5	12	85	5	1770

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	66	21	6	4	3	0	87	7	541
2020	Female gender	63	22	7	5	3	0	86	8	1766
2019	Male gender	57	27	7	5	4	0	84	9	522
2019	Female gender	54	26	8	7	5	0	80	12	1570
2019	Gender diverse	53	16	16	6	8	0	69	14	12
2018	Male gender	46	27	12	8	6	0	74	14	367
2018	Female gender	45	26	11	10	8	0	71	18	1109
2017	Male gender	56	24	7	7	5	0	80	12	490
2017	Female gender	50	25	9	8	8	0	75	16	1423
2014	Male gender	55	22	9	5	6	1	79	12	431
2014	Female gender	53	22	10	7	7	0	76	14	1183

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Senior Management

Question 31. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	29	11	3	3	7	0	81	7	541
2020	Female gender	47	26	10	5	3	8	0	81	8	1767
2019	Male gender	37	34	13	7	3	6	0	76	10	523
2019	Female gender	34	31	16	9	4	5	0	69	14	1565
2019	Gender diverse	35	35	23	0	8	0	0	69	8	12
2018	Male gender	30	30	19	8	7	7	0	64	16	370
2018	Female gender	27	31	18	11	6	7	0	62	19	1113
2017	Male gender	34	31	14	8	5	7	0	70	15	493
2017	Female gender	28	32	16	9	7	9	0	66	17	1428
2014	Male gender	25	26	19	12	11	7	0	54	25	431
2014	Female gender	16	26	22	13	15	8	1	46	30	1186

Question 32. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	34	10	7	5	2	0	78	12	539
2020	Female gender	43	32	11	7	4	3	0	77	11	1762
2019	Male gender	38	30	17	9	5	2	0	69	14	522
2019	Female gender	29	33	17	13	6	2	0	64	19	1565
2019	Gender diverse	26	49	16	0	8	0	0	75	8	12
2018	Male gender	26	31	16	15	10	1	0	57	26	364
2018	Female gender	21	33	18	16	10	3	0	56	26	1115
2017	Male gender	28	33	13	15	8	2	0	63	23	493
2017	Female gender	23	32	18	15	9	2	0	57	25	1427
2014	Male gender	19	22	25	15	17	2	0	42	32	430
2014	Female gender	13	23	18	21	22	4	1	37	44	1186

Question 33. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	35	17	10	5	5	0	68	15	542
2020	Female gender	33	32	15	9	5	6	0	69	15	1760
2019	Male gender	23	35	18	13	6	4	0	61	20	523
2019	Female gender	21	29	20	18	9	3	0	52	28	1561
2019	Gender diverse	16	18	33	25	8	0	0	35	33	12
2018	Male gender	16	30	17	18	14	5	0	49	33	369
2018	Female gender	14	27	21	21	13	6	0	43	35	1112
2017	Male gender	18	28	19	20	10	4	1	48	32	493
2017	Female gender	15	27	19	20	13	6	0	45	35	1426
2014	Male gender	15	18	26	18	20	3	0	35	39	431
2014	Female gender	9	19	17	24	25	6	1	30	52	1184

Question 34. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	37	15	11	6	2	0	68	17	541
2020	Female gender	30	36	13	12	6	3	0	68	19	1771
2019	Male gender	20	39	16	15	8	2	0	61	23	521
2019	Female gender	19	29	17	21	12	1	0	49	34	1566
2019	Gender diverse	10	18	41	23	8	0	0	28	31	12
2018	Male gender	18	27	20	18	15	2	0	46	34	370
2018	Female gender	12	26	18	25	16	3	0	39	42	1109
2017	Male gender	20	32	15	19	10	3	0	54	30	492
2017	Female gender	15	29	16	21	15	3	0	46	37	1424
2014	Male gender	15	25	17	23	19	2	0	40	43	428
2014	Female gender	9	20	16	23	28	4	1	30	54	1185

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	45	27	12	4	1	9	1	80	6	542
2020	Female gender	51	23	10	4	2	8	2	83	6	1768
2019	Male gender	45	26	13	4	1	9	2	79	6	523
2019	Female gender	49	21	11	4	3	10	2	79	8	1566
2019	Gender diverse	18	26	8	8	14	16	8	59	30	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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	44	13	5	1	1	0	81	7	540
2020	Female gender	43	40	9	5	2	1	0	84	7	1768
2019	Male gender	26	48	18	5	3	1	1	75	7	524
2019	Female gender	29	42	15	10	3	1	0	72	13	1567
2019	Gender diverse	8	59	14	10	8	0	0	68	18	12
2018	Male gender	22	44	19	9	5	1	0	67	14	369
2018	Female gender	25	44	15	11	4	1	0	69	16	1104
2017	Male gender	30	44	14	8	4	1	0	74	12	493
2017	Female gender	30	41	15	10	4	1	0	71	14	1430
2014	Male gender	19	27	19	21	12	1	0	47	34	431
2014	Female gender	15	33	20	16	12	3	1	50	29	1185

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	25	39	18	12	5	1	0	65	17	536
2020	Female gender	26	37	13	15	6	3	0	65	21	1758
2019	Male gender	14	33	20	19	11	2	1	49	31	523
2019	Female gender	14	30	16	23	16	1	0	44	40	1562
2019	Gender diverse	0	16	26	41	16	0	0	16	57	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	38	40	11	5	3	2	1	81	8	539
2020	Female gender	41	35	11	7	3	2	1	79	11	1766
2019	Male gender	34	34	15	10	3	2	0	70	14	522
2019	Female gender	29	35	14	12	7	2	1	66	20	1568
2019	Gender diverse	26	26	8	25	14	0	0	53	39	12
2018	Male gender	29	37	16	9	5	3	0	68	15	367
2018	Female gender	27	40	13	12	7	2	0	68	19	1106
2017	Male gender	36	34	14	7	5	3	1	73	13	493
2017	Female gender	35	35	11	10	6	2	1	72	17	1425
2014	Male gender	37	34	19	4	4	1	0	72	8	430
2014	Female gender	34	36	12	7	6	3	1	74	14	1186

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	37	12	4	1	1	83	5	541
2020	Female gender	46	35	11	5	2	1	82	7	1757
2019	Male gender	37	35	18	7	2	1	73	9	522
2019	Female gender	29	38	19	8	4	1	68	13	1561
2019	Gender diverse	26	26	16	16	14	0	53	31	12
2018	Male gender	32	36	19	8	4	1	68	12	365
2018	Female gender	27	37	20	10	5	1	65	15	1103

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	34	26	16	9	5	9	1	67	15	541
2020	Female gender	30	26	16	9	8	9	2	63	19	1764
2019	Male gender	27	23	19	10	10	11	1	56	22	523
2019	Female gender	20	23	21	14	12	8	2	47	30	1566
2019	Gender diverse	18	26	8	16	22	8	0	49	42	12
2018	Male gender	20	24	21	11	13	9	1	49	28	370
2018	Female gender	18	22	20	15	16	8	1	43	34	1105
2017	Male gender	23	25	14	15	11	9	3	54	30	492
2017	Female gender	17	22	18	18	14	9	2	44	35	1429
2014	Male gender	21	24	15	18	10	9	2	51	32	431
2014	Female gender	14	24	17	17	15	8	5	43	37	1183

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	34	36	14	8	5	2	0	72	14	541
2020	Female gender	33	33	14	10	6	4	0	69	17	1765
2019	Male gender	28	34	15	11	9	3	0	63	21	523
2019	Female gender	23	32	17	15	10	3	0	56	26	1567
2019	Gender diverse	36	16	16	22	8	0	0	53	31	12
2018	Male gender	19	29	21	17	12	2	0	49	30	369
2018	Female gender	17	28	18	20	14	3	0	46	36	1101
2017	Male gender	19	33	17	16	11	3	0	54	29	493
2017	Female gender	20	28	16	18	13	4	1	50	33	1429
2014	Male gender	17	22	21	15	18	5	1	42	35	431
2014	Female gender	12	24	19	22	18	4	2	38	42	1184

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	28	30	16	12	8	3	3	62	21	542
2020	Female gender	28	29	15	13	9	4	2	61	23	1769
2019	Male gender	27	30	13	12	13	3	3	60	26	522
2019	Female gender	23	28	15	15	15	3	1	53	32	1570
2019	Gender diverse	10	26	25	14	25	0	0	36	39	12
2018	Male gender	21	28	13	15	19	3	2	51	35	369
2018	Female gender	16	27	15	18	19	3	2	45	39	1106
2017	Male gender	18	26	14	17	19	4	3	47	38	492
2017	Female gender	17	25	15	17	20	3	2	44	39	1426
2014	Male gender	14	20	21	16	22	6	2	37	41	431
2014	Female gender	10	20	17	20	25	4	5	33	49	1185

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	56	22	14	3	3	0	2	80	6	541
2020	Female gender	53	22	12	4	4	1	4	79	8	1771
2019	Male gender	52	25	13	3	1	1	5	82	4	521
2019	Female gender	54	22	10	4	3	1	5	81	7	1570
2019	Gender diverse	36	14	25	16	0	0	8	55	18	12

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	55	19	13	6	4	1	2	75	11	541
2020	Female gender	49	23	14	6	4	2	3	76	10	1769
2019	Male gender	47	23	12	8	4	1	5	74	13	520
2019	Female gender	42	24	16	7	6	1	4	69	14	1564
2019	Gender diverse	18	16	51	6	0	8	0	38	7	12

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	84	6	3	1	2	3	3	94	3	540
2020	Female gender	82	6	2	2	2	3	4	94	3	1765
2019	Male gender	79	8	1	2	2	3	5	94	4	523
2019	Female gender	78	8	3	1	2	3	5	93	4	1562
2019	Gender diverse	61	16	0	6	0	0	16	93	7	12

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	81	8	3	1	1	2	4	94	3	541
2020	Female gender	77	10	3	2	1	2	6	94	3	1765
2019	Male gender	79	5	4	1	1	1	9	94	2	521
2019	Female gender	77	6	3	1	2	2	9	93	3	1556
2019	Gender diverse	59	8	8	8	0	0	16	80	10	12

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	28	46	16	5	3	2	75	8	537
2020	Female gender	26	41	17	8	4	4	70	13	1764
2019	Male gender	23	46	14	10	4	2	71	15	523
2019	Female gender	18	41	18	13	7	3	62	20	1567
2019	Gender diverse	20	33	16	16	14	0	53	31	12
2018	Male gender	21	36	19	13	8	3	59	21	369
2018	Female gender	15	35	22	14	9	3	52	25	1107
2017	Male gender	22	34	18	14	9	2	58	24	493
2017	Female gender	17	33	21	15	9	5	53	25	1429

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	46	38	9	4	1	1	86	5	540
2020	Female gender	44	37	8	6	3	2	83	9	1748
2019	Male gender	42	38	11	6	2	1	81	9	521
2019	Female gender	36	39	11	8	3	2	76	12	1559
2019	Gender diverse	36	16	25	14	8	0	53	22	12
2018	Male gender	39	41	12	4	3	1	81	7	368
2018	Female gender	35	41	13	6	3	2	78	9	1108
2017	Male gender	39	42	10	6	2	2	82	8	493
2017	Female gender	38	37	13	7	3	2	76	11	1428
2014	Male gender	37	41	11	4	4	2	80	9	431
2014	Female gender	36	37	14	8	3	2	75	11	1186

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	48	32	13	2	1	2	0	83	3	541
2020	Female gender	49	33	9	4	2	3	0	85	6	1764
2019	Male gender	45	35	11	4	1	3	0	83	5	519
2019	Female gender	44	34	12	4	2	3	0	81	6	1553
2019	Gender diverse	45	33	6	8	8	0	0	78	16	12
2018	Male gender	37	40	14	4	3	2	0	79	7	368
2018	Female gender	39	36	13	5	3	3	0	78	9	1110
2017	Male gender	33	42	14	3	3	3	1	79	7	491
2017	Female gender	39	32	16	5	4	4	0	74	9	1425
2014	Male gender	35	33	20	3	2	5	0	73	6	431
2014	Female gender	36	34	17	4	2	5	1	75	7	1183

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	44	31	15	3	1	6	0	79	4	542
2020	Female gender	45	31	13	3	2	5	1	81	6	1764

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	55	28	6	3	2	4	2	88	5	537
2020	Female gender	51	30	8	3	2	3	2	86	6	1766

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	62	29	4	3	1	1	92	4	541
2020	Female gender	64	27	5	2	2	0	91	4	1764
2019	Male gender	52	35	7	3	2	0	87	5	521
2019	Female gender	49	35	9	5	3	0	84	8	1567
2019	Gender diverse	61	25	0	6	8	0	86	14	12
2018	Male gender	47	32	11	6	4	0	80	9	370
2018	Female gender	43	39	9	5	3	0	83	8	1109
2017	Male gender	48	33	9	7	3	0	82	10	492
2017	Female gender	44	36	9	8	3	0	80	11	1427
2014	Male gender	37	42	10	5	5	0	80	11	431
2014	Female gender	37	37	11	9	6	0	74	15	1183

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	51	29	11	4	3	1	81	7	536
2020	Female gender	53	27	11	5	4	0	80	9	1763
2019	Male gender	44	33	12	6	5	0	77	11	521
2019	Female gender	40	31	13	9	7	0	71	16	1563
2019	Gender diverse	20	33	25	8	14	0	53	23	12
2018	Male gender	36	32	15	8	9	0	68	17	370
2018	Female gender	32	30	17	12	8	0	63	20	1107
2017	Male gender	35	32	17	9	7	0	67	16	493
2017	Female gender	32	32	17	11	9	0	63	20	1427
2014	Male gender	23	28	23	14	11	0	51	26	431
2014	Female gender	21	31	17	15	16	0	52	31	1186

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	33	10	4	3	82	8	540
2020	Female gender	52	29	10	6	3	81	9	1755
2019	Male gender	42	36	11	7	4	79	11	519
2019	Female gender	38	33	12	10	6	71	16	1560
2019	Gender diverse	18	35	39	0	8	53	8	12
2018	Male gender	33	34	16	9	7	68	16	369
2018	Female gender	30	35	16	12	6	66	18	1099
2017	Male gender	34	36	14	11	6	69	16	493
2017	Female gender	31	34	16	12	6	65	18	1430
2014	Male gender	23	26	25	14	12	49	26	431
2014	Female gender	21	33	16	16	14	54	30	1186

Question 52. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	26	16	8	6	1	0	70	14	540
2020	Female gender	45	22	14	10	5	4	0	70	16	1766
2019	Male gender	38	24	20	9	7	2	0	63	17	524
2019	Female gender	35	22	17	12	9	3	0	60	22	1564
2019	Gender diverse	28	8	25	25	14	0	0	36	39	12
2018	Male gender	29	26	21	12	10	2	0	56	23	369
2018	Female gender	30	24	18	15	10	3	0	56	25	1110
2017	Male gender	32	23	17	12	12	4	1	57	25	491
2017	Female gender	31	24	18	14	9	4	0	57	24	1430
2014	Male gender	26	25	20	12	12	4	1	54	25	431
2014	Female gender	25	22	19	15	12	6	2	50	29	1186

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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	23	43	35	541
2020	Female gender	22	44	35	1772
2019	Male gender	29	35	36	524
2019	Female gender	27	37	36	1574
2019	Gender diverse	31	28	41	12
2018	Male gender	30	37	33	371
2018	Female gender	26	37	37	1109
2017	Male gender	27	38	34	493
2017	Female gender	24	39	38	1431
2014	Male gender	28	41	30	430
2014	Female gender	24	37	39	1186

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	13	36	27	5	15	4	124
2020	Female gender	18	34	23	3	16	5	378
2019	Male gender	16	30	31	3	11	8	152
2019	Female gender	19	28	23	6	17	7	384
2018	Male gender	17	30	30	5	12	6	110
2018	Female gender	15	35	29	6	11	4	281
2017	Male gender	23	21	31	6	14	6	136
2017	Female gender	17	29	23	7	20	4	327
2014	Male gender	18	29	25	10	9999	17	127
2014	Female gender	24	19	21	17	9999	18	264

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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	5	95	541
2020	Female gender	9	91	1770
2019	Male gender	11	89	524
2019	Female gender	14	86	1568
2018	Male gender	14	86	371
2018	Female gender	17	83	1110

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	58	29
2020	Female gender	45	55	167
2019	Male gender	46	54	63
2019	Female gender	50	50	220
2018	Male gender	55	45	52
2018	Female gender	52	48	190

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	55	45	29
2020	Female gender	58	42	167
2019	Male gender	56	44	63
2019	Female gender	65	35	220
2018	Male gender	54	46	52
2018	Female gender	56	44	190

Question 56c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	8	92	63
2019	Female gender	4	96	220
2018	Male gender	10	90	52
2018	Female gender	5	95	190

Question 56f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	12	88	63
2019	Female gender	10	90	220
2018	Male gender	16	84	52
2018	Female gender	13	87	190

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	52	29
2020	Female gender	38	62	167
2019	Male gender	42	58	63
2019	Female gender	42	58	219
2018	Male gender	48	52	52
2018	Female gender	36	64	190

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	57	29
2020	Female gender	42	58	167
2019	Male gender	41	59	63
2019	Female gender	45	55	219
2018	Male gender	41	59	52
2018	Female gender	34	66	190

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	31	69	29
2020	Female gender	44	56	167
2019	Male gender	37	63	63
2019	Female gender	53	47	219
2018	Male gender	45	55	52
2018	Female gender	45	55	190

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	62	29
2020	Female gender	40	60	167
2019	Male gender	46	54	63
2019	Female gender	54	46	219
2018	Male gender	46	54	52
2018	Female gender	37	63	190

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	33	67	29
2020	Female gender	33	67	167
2019	Male gender	21	79	63
2019	Female gender	36	64	219
2018	Male gender	37	63	52
2018	Female gender	29	71	190

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	61	29
2020	Female gender	50	50	167
2019	Male gender	40	60	63
2019	Female gender	52	48	219
2018	Male gender	50	50	52
2018	Female gender	55	45	190

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	56	29
2020	Female gender	38	62	167
2019	Male gender	35	65	63
2019	Female gender	39	61	219
2018	Male gender	37	63	52
2018	Female gender	28	72	190

Question 57j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	9	91	63
2019	Female gender	12	88	219
2018	Male gender	19	81	52
2018	Female gender	11	89	190

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	59	29
2020	Female gender	43	57	167
2019	Male gender	42	58	63
2019	Female gender	52	48	219
2018	Male gender	53	47	52
2018	Female gender	46	54	190

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	29
2020	Female gender	26	74	167
2019	Male gender	31	69	63
2019	Female gender	27	73	219
2018	Male gender	30	70	52
2018	Female gender	19	81	190

Question 57m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	13	87	63
2019	Female gender	19	81	219
2018	Male gender	26	74	52
2018	Female gender	13	87	190

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	66	34	29
2020	Female gender	51	49	167
2019	Male gender	56	44	63
2019	Female gender	55	45	218
2018	Male gender	54	46	52
2018	Female gender	54	46	189

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	20	80	29
2020	Female gender	33	67	167
2019	Male gender	30	70	63
2019	Female gender	30	70	218
2018	Male gender	27	73	52
2018	Female gender	25	75	189

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	21	79	29
2020	Female gender	4	96	167
2019	Male gender	9	91	63
2019	Female gender	8	92	218
2018	Male gender	13	87	52
2018	Female gender	4	96	189

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	27	73	29
2020	Female gender	22	78	167
2019	Male gender	27	73	63
2019	Female gender	26	74	218
2018	Male gender	28	72	52
2018	Female gender	20	80	189

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	21	79	29
2020	Female gender	7	93	167

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
2019	Male gender	8	92	63
2019	Female gender	7	93	218
2018	Male gender	11	89	52
2018	Female gender	6	94	189

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
2019	Male gender	14	86	63
2019	Female gender	13	87	218
2018	Male gender	9	91	52
2018	Female gender	12	88	189

Question 58h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	14	86	63
2019	Female gender	13	87	218

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	21	79	29
2020	Female gender	28	72	167
2019	Male gender	18	82	63
2019	Female gender	25	75	218
2018	Male gender	27	73	52
2018	Female gender	29	71	189

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
2018	Male gender	15	85	46
2018	Female gender	9	91	178

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
2018	Male gender	15	85	46
2018	Female gender	24	76	178

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
2019	Male gender	8	92	57
2019	Female gender	2	98	200
2018	Male gender	11	89	46
2018	Female gender	8	92	178

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
2019	Male gender	8	92	57
2019	Female gender	5	95	200

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
2019	Male gender	9	91	57
2019	Female gender	11	89	200
2018	Male gender	11	89	46
2018	Female gender	8	92	178

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
2019	Male gender	9	91	57
2019	Female gender	12	88	200

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
2018	Male gender	14	86	46
2018	Female gender	6	94	178

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
2019	Male gender	12	88	57
2019	Female gender	14	86	200
2018	Male gender	17	83	46
2018	Female gender	10	90	178

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
2019	Male gender	13	87	57
2019	Female gender	13	87	200

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
2019	Male gender	28	72	57
2019	Female gender	39	61	200
2018	Male gender	30	70	46
2018	Female gender	28	72	178

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
2019	Male gender	46	54	57
2019	Female gender	58	42	200
2018	Male gender	49	51	46
2018	Female gender	45	55	178

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
2019	Male gender	57	43	57
2019	Female gender	62	38	200
2018	Male gender	61	39	46
2018	Female gender	53	47	178

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
2019	Male gender	17	83	57
2019	Female gender	10	90	200
2018	Male gender	12	88	46
2018	Female gender	17	83	178

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	31	17	14	4	3	25	6	69	10	540
2020	Female gender	24	17	15	7	4	25	7	61	17	1768
2019	Male gender	22	18	19	5	6	22	9	57	15	522
2019	Female gender	16	16	21	8	7	24	8	46	23	1573
2019	Gender diverse	28	8	8	8	22	25	0	48	41	12
2018	Male gender	15	19	22	7	7	26	4	49	19	371
2018	Female gender	13	17	25	9	9	23	4	41	25	1112
2017	Male gender	15	18	19	6	6	27	9	52	18	492
2017	Female gender	14	14	21	8	9	26	8	42	25	1430
2014	Male gender	18	15	27	3	7	26	4	47	14	431
2014	Female gender	10	17	22	9	8	28	6	41	25	1184

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	48	31	12	3	2	4	1	83	5	540
2020	Female gender	44	29	13	5	3	6	1	78	9	1765
2019	Male gender	41	28	15	4	4	7	0	75	8	523
2019	Female gender	34	30	16	8	5	7	1	69	13	1567
2019	Gender diverse	36	25	8	14	8	8	0	67	24	12
2018	Male gender	30	32	16	9	4	8	1	68	15	371
2018	Female gender	24	32	20	11	5	8	1	61	17	1112
2017	Male gender	32	29	19	6	4	8	2	68	12	492
2017	Female gender	25	27	20	7	7	13	1	61	16	1428
2014	Male gender	28	24	24	6	5	11	1	60	13	429
2014	Female gender	19	29	19	10	7	15	2	57	20	1184

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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	4	96	537
2020	Female gender	4	96	1769
2019	Male gender	6	94	523
2019	Female gender	5	95	1573
2018	Male gender	8	92	369
2018	Female gender	8	92	1109

Question 63a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	59	22
2020	Female gender	20	80	78
2019	Male gender	44	56	32
2019	Female gender	30	70	81
2018	Male gender	47	53	28
2018	Female gender	31	69	88

Question 63b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	71	29	32
2019	Female gender	78	22	81
2018	Male gender	78	22	28
2018	Female gender	78	22	88

Question 63d. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	22
2020	Female gender	0	100	78

Question 63g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	22
2020	Female gender	12	88	78

Question 64a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	73	22
2020	Female gender	10	90	78
2018	Male gender	17	83	28
2018	Female gender	12	88	89

Question 64b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	21	79	22
2020	Female gender	11	89	78
2019	Male gender	14	86	32
2019	Female gender	9	91	80
2018	Male gender	16	84	28
2018	Female gender	8	92	89

Question 64e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	68	22
2020	Female gender	33	67	78
2019	Male gender	32	68	32
2019	Female gender	29	71	80
2018	Male gender	39	61	28
2018	Female gender	13	87	89

Question 64f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	22	78	22
2020	Female gender	20	80	78
2019	Male gender	28	72	32
2019	Female gender	29	71	80
2018	Male gender	27	73	28
2018	Female gender	25	75	89

Question 64h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	22
2020	Female gender	100	78
2019	Male gender	100	32
2019	Female gender	100	80

Question 64k. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	22
2020	Female gender	100	78
2019	Male gender	100	32
2019	Female gender	100	80

Question 64l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	68	22
2020	Female gender	27	73	78
2019	Male gender	44	56	32
2019	Female gender	30	70	80
2018	Male gender	38	62	28
2018	Female gender	41	59	89

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	22
2020	Female gender	100	78
2019	Male gender	100	32
2019	Female gender	100	80

Question 64n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	22	78	32
2019	Female gender	23	77	80

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	44	56	22
2020	Female gender	31	69	78
2019	Male gender	38	62	32
2019	Female gender	44	56	80
2018	Male gender	33	67	28
2018	Female gender	32	68	89

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
2018	Male gender	17	83	28
2018	Female gender	19	81	89

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	39	61	22
2020	Female gender	27	73	78
2019	Male gender	23	77	32
2019	Female gender	26	74	80
2018	Male gender	26	74	28
2018	Female gender	29	71	89

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
2019	Male gender	14	86	32
2019	Female gender	9	91	80
2018	Male gender	19	81	28
2018	Female gender	12	88	89

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	0	100	22
2020	Female gender	8	92	78

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	39	61	22
2020	Female gender	46	54	78
2019	Male gender	50	50	32
2019	Female gender	40	60	80
2018	Male gender	46	54	28
2018	Female gender	45	55	89

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
2019	Male gender	25	75	26
2019	Female gender	20	80	71

Question 66d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	22
2018	Female gender	6	94	77

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	26	74	22
2018	Female gender	15	85	77

Question 66i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	18	82	26
2019	Female gender	9	91	71

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
2019	Male gender	48	52	26
2019	Female gender	32	68	71
2018	Male gender	32	68	22
2018	Female gender	30	70	77

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
2019	Male gender	61	39	26
2019	Female gender	65	35	71
2018	Male gender	55	45	22
2018	Female gender	54	46	77

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
2019	Male gender	48	52	26
2019	Female gender	62	38	71
2018	Male gender	57	43	22
2018	Female gender	62	38	77

Question 67. I am satisfied with how matters related to discrimination are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	19	16	2	2	24	6	72	5	540
2020	Female gender	27	16	17	3	2	28	6	66	8	1765
2019	Male gender	26	16	18	3	3	26	8	63	10	521
2019	Female gender	19	14	22	4	3	29	8	54	11	1568
2019	Gender diverse	28	0	16	8	14	33	0	42	34	12
2018	Male gender	19	20	22	3	3	29	4	58	10	371
2018	Female gender	15	17	27	5	4	28	4	47	13	1112
2017	Male gender	18	17	22	2	2	31	7	57	8	493
2017	Female gender	16	15	23	3	3	33	7	51	11	1430
2014	Male gender	16	16	26	2	4	33	4	50	8	431
2014	Female gender	14	15	25	3	3	33	7	49	9	1185

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	48	30	12	3	1	5	1	83	4	539
2020	Female gender	45	30	13	3	2	6	1	80	6	1768
2019	Male gender	43	27	15	4	2	8	1	78	6	523
2019	Female gender	37	28	17	4	2	10	1	74	7	1570
2019	Gender diverse	45	8	16	23	8	0	0	53	31	12
2018	Male gender	34	32	17	5	3	8	1	73	9	369
2018	Female gender	26	30	22	6	3	11	1	65	10	1112
2017	Male gender	35	31	16	4	2	10	1	75	7	493
2017	Female gender	29	29	18	4	3	16	2	70	8	1429
2014	Male gender	30	24	22	3	3	16	1	65	7	431
2014	Female gender	23	28	25	3	3	16	2	62	7	1180

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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	52	24	10	7	6	0	1	77	13	541
2020	Female gender	51	21	13	7	7	0	1	72	15	1767

Question 70b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Pay or other compensation-related issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	26	21	9	5	0	64	15	540
2020	Female gender	34	30	20	8	7	0	65	15	1768
2019	Male gender	25	28	24	11	13	0	53	24	524
2019	Female gender	21	29	21	13	16	0	50	29	1571
2019	Gender diverse	18	16	23	18	25	0	35	43	12
2018	Male gender	22	24	21	12	21	0	46	33	370
2018	Female gender	17	27	22	14	20	1	45	34	1113
2017	Male gender	20	24	18	17	19	1	45	36	490
2017	Female gender	17	21	20	17	23	1	38	41	1428

Question 70c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	22	30	25	14	9	0	0	52	23	542
2020	Female gender	23	24	24	13	14	1	1	48	28	1768
2019	Male gender	22	28	24	14	11	0	0	50	25	523
2019	Female gender	18	26	24	14	17	0	1	44	32	1570
2019	Gender diverse	18	8	25	26	14	8	0	29	44	12
2018	Male gender	15	28	27	16	13	0	0	43	29	370
2018	Female gender	11	24	26	18	20	0	0	35	38	1112
2017	Male gender	17	28	24	17	13	0	0	46	30	490
2017	Female gender	15	22	26	16	20	0	1	37	37	1426

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	31	33	19	8	6	1	1	66	15	538
2020	Female gender	36	26	19	9	7	1	1	64	17	1765
2019	Male gender	31	31	20	10	7	0	1	63	17	519
2019	Female gender	29	27	21	11	9	0	2	57	21	1566
2019	Gender diverse	36	8	8	25	14	8	0	49	42	12
2018	Male gender	22	31	26	13	7	0	1	53	20	369
2018	Female gender	19	28	25	15	11	0	1	47	27	1104
2017	Male gender	24	30	22	12	10	0	2	55	22	490
2017	Female gender	22	25	23	14	12	0	3	49	27	1421

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	29	28	21	14	8	1	0	57	22	533
2020	Female gender	29	24	19	13	13	2	1	54	27	1760
2019	Male gender	22	27	22	16	12	0	0	50	29	522
2019	Female gender	22	25	19	15	18	1	1	48	33	1567
2019	Gender diverse	26	0	25	41	8	0	0	26	49	12
2018	Male gender	17	27	25	15	16	0	0	44	31	366
2018	Female gender	13	22	22	19	24	0	0	35	43	1106
2017	Male gender	17	26	20	19	17	0	1	43	37	492
2017	Female gender	14	22	22	18	22	1	1	37	41	1426

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	60	21	9	4	2	1	3	84	6	541
2020	Female gender	58	18	10	4	3	1	5	81	8	1756
2019	Male gender	54	28	10	2	3	0	3	85	5	522
2019	Female gender	57	20	10	4	3	0	6	82	7	1564
2019	Gender diverse	69	8	14	8	0	0	0	77	8	12
2018	Male gender	49	27	12	4	3	0	5	80	7	368
2018	Female gender	49	22	11	5	4	0	9	78	10	1104
2017	Male gender	53	24	10	3	3	0	8	83	6	492
2017	Female gender	47	22	11	5	3	1	12	78	9	1422

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	43	25	17	9	6	0	1	68	15	536
2020	Female gender	33	30	18	10	9	0	0	63	19	1763
2019	Male gender	38	33	19	6	5	0	0	71	11	523
2019	Female gender	36	29	18	8	8	0	0	66	16	1566
2019	Gender diverse	28	16	31	0	16	8	0	49	18	12
2018	Male gender	33	31	19	9	8	0	0	64	17	367
2018	Female gender	28	25	23	11	12	0	1	53	23	1112
2017	Male gender	36	29	20	10	6	0	0	65	16	487
2017	Female gender	26	30	22	12	10	0	0	56	22	1425

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	42	24	14	8	6	0	6	70	15	539
2020	Female gender	32	26	17	10	9	0	4	61	21	1768

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	41	35	12	6	3	1	2	78	10	539
2020	Female gender	39	32	18	6	3	1	1	72	10	1762
2019	Male gender	31	41	15	8	3	0	1	73	12	522
2019	Female gender	28	34	21	9	7	0	1	62	17	1564
2019	Gender diverse	36	8	25	6	16	8	0	49	25	12
2018	Male gender	24	39	18	11	7	0	0	63	18	368
2018	Female gender	20	39	22	10	7	1	1	60	18	1108
2017	Male gender	27	34	23	9	5	0	2	62	15	489
2017	Female gender	25	33	22	11	7	0	1	59	19	1426

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	31	32	21	11	4	1	0	64	15	540
2020	Female gender	31	31	20	12	5	1	1	62	17	1764
2019	Male gender	24	30	23	15	6	1	1	55	21	523
2019	Female gender	21	29	23	14	12	0	0	51	26	1569
2019	Gender diverse	28	0	16	31	25	0	0	28	55	12
2018	Male gender	16	32	24	17	10	0	0	48	27	368
2018	Female gender	14	31	27	17	9	0	1	47	26	1110
2017	Male gender	22	29	25	13	10	1	1	51	23	489
2017	Female gender	18	29	25	15	11	1	1	48	27	1422

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	36	34	19	8	3	0	0	70	11	535
2020	Female gender	36	32	17	9	5	0	1	69	14	1764
2019	Male gender	29	31	24	12	4	0	0	60	16	524
2019	Female gender	26	31	19	13	10	0	0	58	24	1569
2019	Gender diverse	28	25	16	14	16	0	0	53	31	12
2018	Male gender	24	30	25	12	8	0	0	55	20	367
2018	Female gender	24	29	25	12	9	0	1	53	21	1110
2017	Male gender	26	31	21	13	7	1	1	58	20	489
2017	Female gender	23	31	23	12	9	0	1	55	21	1423

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	55	25	10	5	4	1	0	81	9	536
2020	Female gender	53	23	13	5	4	1	1	77	10	1761
2019	Male gender	45	28	12	9	5	0	0	74	14	523
2019	Female gender	42	27	15	8	7	0	0	70	15	1563
2019	Gender diverse	45	25	16	6	8	0	0	69	14	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	32	31	21	9	7	0	0	63	16	539
2020	Female gender	24	31	24	12	8	0	0	55	21	1763

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	25	34	21	12	9	0	59	21	538
2020	Female gender	21	30	22	15	12	0	51	27	1764
2019	Male gender	29	33	18	11	9	0	61	20	518
2019	Female gender	23	29	20	13	15	0	52	28	1564
2019	Gender diverse	10	23	43	8	16	0	33	25	12
2018	Male gender	21	35	23	10	11	0	56	21	367
2018	Female gender	19	26	26	16	12	1	46	27	1110
2017	Male gender	23	32	23	13	8	2	55	21	487
2017	Female gender	22	28	22	15	12	1	50	27	1420

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	53	25	12	5	3	1	1	80	8	541
2020	Female gender	52	28	12	4	2	0	1	81	6	1749
2019	Male gender	59	25	9	4	2	0	0	85	6	520
2019	Female gender	53	23	12	7	4	0	1	77	11	1556
2019	Gender diverse	35	8	33	8	8	8	0	47	18	12
2018	Male gender	56	24	10	4	4	0	2	81	8	366
2018	Female gender	45	25	14	8	7	0	1	72	15	1110
2017	Male gender	63	18	11	4	4	0	1	82	7	492
2017	Female gender	48	24	14	7	5	0	1	73	12	1429

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	41	36	13	6	3	0	0	78	9	539
2020	Female gender	38	37	17	5	3	0	0	75	8	1749

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	74	15	4	2	2	0	2	91	5	540
2020	Female gender	73	16	6	1	1	1	3	91	3	1756
2019	Male gender	80	11	2	1	2	0	4	95	3	520
2019	Female gender	73	13	5	2	2	0	5	91	4	1561
2019	Gender diverse	57	16	10	0	8	0	8	80	9	12
2018	Male gender	71	14	7	2	2	1	3	89	4	367
2018	Female gender	65	14	8	4	4	0	5	84	8	1101

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	87	6	3	1	1	1	1	95	2	540
2020	Female gender	84	8	3	1	2	0	2	94	3	1754
2019	Male gender	79	9	4	2	3	0	2	90	6	523
2019	Female gender	72	12	6	3	4	0	3	87	7	1571
2019	Gender diverse	77	8	6	8	0	0	0	86	8	12
2018	Male gender	72	11	8	4	3	0	1	85	7	368
2018	Female gender	65	16	8	3	5	1	2	84	8	1104
2017	Male gender	77	10	6	2	3	1	2	89	5	493
2017	Female gender	70	14	6	3	3	0	3	87	7	1427

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	77	16	4	1	1	0	94	2	537
2020	Female gender	77	16	4	1	1	1	94	2	1740
2019	Male gender	64	24	8	2	1	0	89	3	520
2019	Female gender	59	26	9	2	2	1	86	5	1569
2019	Gender diverse	69	16	14	0	0	0	86	0	12
2018	Male gender	56	26	12	4	1	1	83	5	368
2018	Female gender	54	27	13	3	3	1	81	6	1112
2017	Male gender	62	26	7	2	2	1	88	4	492
2017	Female gender	52	30	10	3	3	2	84	6	1427

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	75	14	6	2	2	1	1	90	4	540
2020	Female gender	76	13	5	2	3	1	1	90	5	1753
2019	Male gender	72	14	6	3	4	0	1	87	7	517
2019	Female gender	64	17	8	4	5	0	1	82	9	1565
2019	Gender diverse	45	25	8	23	0	0	0	69	23	12
2018	Male gender	58	23	8	6	5	0	0	81	11	366
2018	Female gender	54	20	12	6	7	0	1	75	13	1106
2017	Male gender	65	17	8	5	3	0	1	84	8	488
2017	Female gender	61	20	8	5	5	0	2	82	10	1421

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	64	12	4	1	1	0	19	94	2	540
2020	Female gender	65	7	3	1	1	0	23	94	2	1754
2019	Male gender	65	10	2	1	1	1	21	95	2	518
2019	Female gender	61	8	4	1	1	0	25	93	2	1553
2019	Gender diverse	77	8	0	0	0	0	14	100	0	12
2018	Male gender	51	16	6	2	0	0	25	89	2	366
2018	Female gender	50	9	5	2	0	0	34	89	3	1103
2017	Male gender	57	13	4	2	0	0	24	92	3	491
2017	Female gender	52	9	4	2	1	0	32	90	4	1427

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	68	17	7	3	2	1	2	87	5	540
2020	Female gender	71	17	6	2	1	0	2	90	3	1765
2019	Male gender	67	19	7	1	3	0	2	88	4	520
2019	Female gender	66	17	9	4	2	0	4	86	5	1564
2019	Gender diverse	84	16	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	12
2018	Male gender	58	21	12	3	2	0	3	82	6	367
2018	Female gender	60	21	9	3	2	0	5	85	6	1107
2017	Male gender	65	19	8	3	2	0	3	87	5	488
2017	Female gender	60	19	8	3	2	1	7	85	6	1422

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	67	14	8	4	6	0	1	82	10	542
2020	Female gender	64	17	8	4	6	0	1	82	11	1768
2019	Male gender	71	13	7	3	3	1	1	86	7	520
2019	Female gender	68	15	6	3	5	0	2	85	9	1568
2019	Gender diverse	51	23	0	8	18	0	0	74	26	12
2018	Male gender	68	18	5	3	5	0	1	87	8	368
2018	Female gender	69	14	7	3	4	0	4	86	7	1111
2017	Male gender	61	18	10	4	5	1	2	81	9	492
2017	Female gender	63	17	6	4	5	1	4	83	10	1431

Question 70x. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Personal issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	24	12	6	3	1	79	9	542
2020	Female gender	49	32	12	5	2	1	81	6	1765
2019	Male gender	58	26	13	2	1	0	84	3	518
2019	Female gender	54	29	11	2	2	2	85	4	1563
2019	Gender diverse	53	36	0	11	0	0	89	11	11
2018	Male gender	51	28	15	4	2	1	80	6	369
2018	Female gender	47	33	12	3	2	2	82	5	1108
2017	Male gender	56	26	12	4	1	2	83	5	492
2017	Female gender	50	31	11	4	2	2	83	6	1428

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	38	38	17	3	4	0	0	76	7	541
2020	Female gender	33	43	18	4	2	0	0	76	6	1770

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	19	38	30	8	4	57	12	538
2020	Female gender	18	36	32	10	5	54	14	1768
2019	Male gender	21	34	29	12	4	55	16	524
2019	Female gender	16	35	29	14	6	51	20	1570
2019	Gender diverse	0	0	69	25	6	0	31	12
2018	Male gender	15	34	30	14	7	49	21	370
2018	Female gender	13	30	34	15	8	42	23	1114
2017	Male gender	15	30	35	14	7	45	21	493
2017	Female gender	11	28	38	14	9	39	23	1426

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	8	17	38	24	13	37	25	538
2020	Female gender	11	20	37	22	10	32	32	1758
2019	Male gender	8	20	35	23	14	37	28	522
2019	Female gender	13	22	37	21	8	29	34	1566
2019	Gender diverse	25	31	35	10	0	10	55	12
2018	Male gender	10	21	35	25	10	35	31	367
2018	Female gender	17	23	37	17	6	23	40	1102
2017	Male gender	9	23	35	20	13	33	31	492
2017	Female gender	13	26	38	17	6	23	39	1421

Question 74. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	35	8	3	1	1	0	88	4	539
2020	Female gender	55	35	6	3	1	1	0	91	3	1763
2019	Male gender	49	38	9	2	1	0	1	87	3	519
2019	Female gender	49	36	8	5	1	0	0	85	7	1567
2019	Gender diverse	53	16	8	14	8	0	0	69	22	12
2018	Male gender	48	34	11	4	2	1	0	83	6	370
2018	Female gender	45	40	8	4	3	0	0	85	7	1107
2017	Male gender	43	40	9	5	2	1	0	84	7	493
2017	Female gender	44	38	9	6	3	0	0	82	9	1428

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	47	32	10	5	2	2	0	82	8	540
2020	Female gender	48	30	9	6	3	2	0	81	10	1765

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	45	27	11	9	6	2	0	74	15	542
2020	Female gender	47	25	10	9	7	1	0	73	17	1764

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	57	26	10	3	2	2	0	85	5	538
2020	Female gender	58	22	10	3	3	3	0	83	6	1759

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	43	35	11	5	5	1	79	10	541
2020	Female gender	45	31	12	7	4	1	76	11	1770
2019	Male gender	32	37	16	8	6	1	70	14	524
2019	Female gender	29	35	13	14	9	0	64	23	1569
2019	Gender diverse	36	33	0	14	16	0	69	31	12
2018	Male gender	29	34	14	14	9	1	63	24	371
2018	Female gender	25	35	14	14	12	0	60	26	1113
2017	Male gender	22	41	13	13	9	2	64	23	493
2017	Female gender	19	39	13	15	12	1	59	27	1426

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	49	36	9	5	1	0	0	85	6	542
2020	Female gender	53	34	7	4	1	0	0	88	5	1771

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	50	33	10	5	1	1	0	84	6	540
2020	Female gender	52	34	8	5	1	0	0	86	6	1761

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	46	31	16	4	1	0	1	78	6	534
2020	Female gender	46	36	12	4	1	0	1	83	5	1760

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	57	27	10	2	1	1	1	86	3	541
2020	Female gender	58	29	8	2	1	1	1	89	3	1753

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	75	14	4	1	1	5	1	94	2	540
2020	Female gender	77	13	3	1	0	5	1	96	1	1763

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	56	31	6	3	2	2	0	88	5	541
2020	Female gender	61	28	5	3	1	2	0	91	4	1762

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	58	26	8	4	3	1	0	85	7	539
2020	Female gender	59	24	7	5	4	1	0	84	9	1761

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	65	25	6	3	1	0	0	90	4	540
2020	Female gender	71	21	5	2	1	0	0	92	3	1768

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	33	45	14	6	1	0	1	79	7	143
2020	Female gender	29	49	9	11	2	0	1	78	13	303
2019	Male gender	22	52	21	4	1	0	1	75	5	117
2019	Female gender	22	49	15	10	2	1	1	73	12	247

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	98	2	142
2020	Female gender	98	2	302

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	30	32	23	9	5	0	0	62	14	140
2020	Female gender	20	36	18	20	5	0	1	56	25	295

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Duty to Accommodate

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

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

Question 87. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, did you have workplace accommodation measures in place before the COVID-19 pandemic which are no longer being met?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	91	542
2020	Female gender	8	92	1764

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	12	88	540
2020	Female gender	16	84	1762
2019	Male gender	12	88	524
2019	Female gender	21	79	1569
2019	Gender diverse	39	61	12
2017	Male gender	19	81	492
2017	Female gender	26	74	1427
2014	Male gender	14	86	431
2014	Female gender	21	79	1184

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	68	32	62
2020	Female gender	58	42	282

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	84	16	62
2020	Female gender	81	19	282
2019	Male gender	88	12	67
2019	Female gender	86	14	345
2017	Male gender	78	22	93
2017	Female gender	80	20	378
2014	Male gender	79	21	63
2014	Female gender	79	21	253

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	53	36	0	9	0	2	0	91	9	52
2020	Female gender	52	29	8	7	4	0	0	81	11	227
2019	Male gender	53	24	11	5	7	0	0	77	12	59
2019	Female gender	50	28	4	13	4	0	0	78	17	292
2017	Male gender	39	40	4	14	3	0	1	79	17	72
2017	Female gender	42	37	5	12	3	0	1	80	15	303
2014	Male gender	49	21	10	14	5	0	0	71	19	48
2014	Female gender	50	32	5	9	4	0	0	82	13	207

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	62	26	5	3	1	2	2	90	5	542
2020	Female gender	56	28	6	4	2	2	2	88	6	1765

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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	33	49	16	1	60	40	542
2020	Female gender	30	50	17	2	62	38	1769

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	42	58	178
2020	Female gender	46	54	541

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	13	36	18	14	16	1	2	50	32	179
2020	Female gender	13	27	15	19	19	1	5	43	41	541

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	9	25	14	17	30	2	2	36	49	179
2020	Female gender	9	21	14	24	30	1	2	31	55	540

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	47	20	11	6	5	2	8	75	12	540
2020	Female gender	45	18	11	6	5	2	13	74	13	1769
2019	Male gender	46	20	14	6	7	1	7	72	13	520
2019	Female gender	43	18	13	9	9	0	8	67	19	1549
2019	Gender diverse	40	16	9	18	9	0	9	61	29	11
2018	Male gender	41	19	16	6	12	1	4	63	19	370
2018	Female gender	38	17	16	10	10	1	8	61	22	1108

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01

2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Veterans Affairs 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 56f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)

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

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

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