2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Veterans Affairs Canada by Question 116. Are you an Indigenous person?

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	Indigenous	48	40	0	9	2	0	0	89	11	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	47	42	2	8	2	0	0	88	9	2248

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	Indigenous	87	8	1	3	0	0	96	3	95
2020	Non-Indigenous	84	12	2	2	1	0	96	3	2240
2017	Indigenous	75	20	0	5	0	0	95	5	68
2017	Non-Indigenous	76	18	2	2	1	1	95	3	1863
2014	Indigenous	71	26	1	0	0	1	99	0	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	76	18	2	3	1	0	94	3	1574

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	Indigenous	41	41	3	9	6	0	0	83	15	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	40	38	8	10	3	0	1	79	13	2250
2019	Indigenous	51	24	8	12	6	0	0	74	17	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	47	32	6	10	4	0	0	79	15	2036
2017	Indigenous	41	33	4	15	7	0	0	74	22	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	41	34	6	11	8	0	0	75	19	1869
2014	Indigenous	37	31	9	14	9	0	0	68	23	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	43	32	6	12	7	1	0	75	19	1571

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	31	36	10	17	3	3	69	21	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	32	42	10	12	4	1	74	16	2234
2019	Indigenous	23	36	13	16	12	0	60	27	80
2019	Non-Indigenous	23	38	11	17	10	0	62	27	2028
2018	Indigenous	22	40	7	19	13	0	62	32	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	17	46	9	19	8	0	64	27	1449
2017	Indigenous	19	44	8	17	10	1	64	27	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	20	42	11	19	9	0	62	28	1867
2014	Indigenous	21	25	16	23	15	1	46	38	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	19	37	11	20	13	0	56	33	1574

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	38	44	5	10	3	0	83	12	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	45	38	7	7	2	0	83	10	2231
2019	Indigenous	43	35	11	9	3	0	78	11	80
2019	Non-Indigenous	45	37	7	7	4	0	82	11	2021
2017	Indigenous	40	38	9	7	6	0	78	13	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	45	35	7	10	3	0	80	13	1867
2014	Indigenous	40	36	12	3	8	1	77	10	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	41	37	7	9	5	0	79	14	1573

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	Indigenous	49	26	11	11	3	0	0	75	14	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	53	29	8	7	3	0	0	82	10	2236
2019	Indigenous	46	29	9	9	7	0	0	75	16	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	49	30	7	9	4	0	0	80	13	2027
2018	Indigenous	45	33	7	9	5	2	0	79	14	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	42	32	10	9	7	0	0	74	16	1448
2017	Indigenous	44	29	10	10	7	0	0	72	17	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	42	32	8	9	7	0	0	75	17	1871
2014	Indigenous	38	23	15	12	11	0	0	62	23	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	37	30	11	12	9	1	1	68	21	1573

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	Indigenous	51	25	10	8	6	76	14	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	45	37	10	6	2	82	8	2245
2019	Indigenous	44	38	7	5	7	82	12	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	41	37	11	7	4	78	11	2036
2018	Indigenous	36	40	9	12	3	76	15	56
2018	Non-Indigenous	35	42	10	8	4	77	12	1441
2017	Indigenous	42	40	9	4	4	82	9	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	36	43	9	8	5	79	12	1871
2014	Indigenous	35	42	6	14	5	76	18	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	30	42	11	10	7	72	17	1574

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	Indigenous	40	30	12	10	7	1	1	71	17	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	37	37	12	9	4	0	1	75	13	2245
2019	Indigenous	23	34	18	20	4	0	0	58	25	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	30	37	14	12	7	0	0	67	19	2033
2018	Indigenous	25	14	27	16	16	2	0	40	33	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	23	33	16	16	11	0	0	56	27	1448
2017	Indigenous	29	23	17	13	17	0	0	52	31	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	25	35	16	13	10	0	0	60	24	1869
2014	Indigenous	23	31	13	19	13	0	0	55	32	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	21	35	17	14	13	0	0	55	27	1574

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	42	36	8	11	3	78	14	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	36	43	9	10	2	79	12	2239
2019	Indigenous	39	39	9	12	2	77	14	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	30	42	11	12	4	72	16	2025
2018	Indigenous	28	34	13	13	12	62	25	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	26	41	14	13	5	67	19	1451
2017	Indigenous	36	36	7	16	4	72	21	68
2017	Non-Indigenous	30	41	13	11	6	70	17	1870

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	58	31	2	5	3	0	1	90	8	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	52	36	6	4	1	0	0	89	5	2243
2019	Indigenous	51	35	10	4	0	0	0	86	4	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	45	38	9	5	2	0	0	83	7	2029
2018	Indigenous	39	43	6	7	0	4	0	86	7	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	44	41	8	5	2	0	0	86	7	1446
2017	Indigenous	48	33	4	10	4	0	0	82	14	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	43	41	9	4	3	0	0	84	7	1869
2014	Indigenous	42	38	9	4	6	0	0	81	10	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	36	37	14	8	5	1	0	73	13	1573

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	43	29	9	8	9	1	73	18	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	41	36	11	8	4	0	77	12	2240
2019	Indigenous	38	27	14	16	4	0	65	21	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	34	35	13	11	7	0	69	18	2037
2018	Indigenous	18	37	12	17	13	2	57	31	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	29	36	14	12	10	0	65	21	1440
2017	Indigenous	29	26	17	16	11	0	55	27	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	28	37	13	12	10	0	65	22	1870

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	Indigenous	64	22	10	5	0	86	5	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	58	31	7	3	1	89	4	2227
2019	Indigenous	65	21	10	3	2	85	5	78
2019	Non-Indigenous	56	30	9	4	1	86	5	2023
2018	Indigenous	60	29	9	0	2	89	2	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	51	33	10	4	1	84	5	1431
2017	Indigenous	68	22	5	5	0	90	5	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	55	33	7	3	1	89	4	1870
2014	Indigenous	73	15	4	4	3	88	7	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	60	26	8	3	2	87	6	1574

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	Indigenous	35	31	13	10	10	0	1	66	20	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	35	36	13	10	5	0	1	72	15	2239
2019	Indigenous	27	38	7	19	9	0	0	65	28	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	30	36	12	13	9	0	0	67	21	2027
2018	Indigenous	23	40	6	18	11	2	0	64	30	56
2018	Non-Indigenous	23	38	13	15	11	0	0	61	26	1441
2017	Indigenous	26	41	9	13	9	1	0	69	22	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	26	36	12	14	10	0	0	63	25	1868
2014	Indigenous	25	38	11	10	15	0	0	63	26	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	20	38	11	14	16	0	1	59	30	1573

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	36	26	18	7	12	1	63	19	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	39	33	15	8	4	0	73	12	2241
2019	Indigenous	34	29	23	9	5	0	63	14	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	33	34	15	10	8	0	67	18	2035
2018	Indigenous	25	28	18	15	14	0	53	29	54
2018	Non-Indigenous	26	34	17	12	10	0	60	23	1436
2017	Indigenous	29	36	16	7	12	0	65	19	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	29	34	15	12	10	0	64	22	1869
2014	Indigenous	38	27	8	10	17	0	65	27	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	25	33	16	13	13	0	58	26	1575

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	Indigenous	40	34	10	10	6	0	75	15	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	40	38	10	8	3	0	78	11	2227
2019	Indigenous	31	39	9	16	5	0	70	21	78
2019	Non-Indigenous	34	38	11	10	6	0	73	16	2016
2018	Indigenous	26	35	17	10	12	0	61	22	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	27	37	15	13	8	0	64	21	1443
2017	Indigenous	39	30	13	9	9	0	69	18	68
2017	Non-Indigenous	31	37	13	11	8	0	68	20	1871
2014	Indigenous	36	22	14	16	11	2	59	27	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	27	33	15	14	11	0	60	25	1572

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	47	31	11	7	3	1	79	10	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	51	35	7	4	2	0	86	6	2244
2019	Indigenous	56	24	6	7	7	0	80	14	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	48	34	9	6	3	0	82	9	2033
2018	Indigenous	39	40	13	8	0	0	80	8	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	40	38	12	7	3	0	78	10	1441
2017	Indigenous	47	34	10	6	3	0	81	9	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	41	39	10	6	4	0	81	10	1870
2014	Indigenous	53	26	7	7	7	0	79	14	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	41	36	10	9	4	0	77	13	1569

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	Indigenous	32	19	21	18	7	1	2	53	26	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	37	28	17	8	8	1	1	66	17	2233
2019	Indigenous	32	25	16	14	12	0	1	58	26	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	32	27	18	11	11	0	1	60	22	2031
2018	Indigenous	30	17	13	15	22	0	2	49	38	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	28	26	19	13	13	0	1	55	26	1448
2017	Indigenous	38	23	13	17	8	0	0	61	26	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	27	30	17	13	11	0	1	58	24	1868
2014	Indigenous	22	34	14	10	16	0	4	58	27	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	25	27	22	10	14	0	1	53	25	1574

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	Indigenous	10	28	31	19	9	2	1	29	39	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	10	21	33	20	12	2	2	33	33	2246
2019	Indigenous	14	25	37	15	9	0	0	24	39	80
2019	Non-Indigenous	15	27	34	16	7	1	1	23	42	2034
2018	Indigenous	12	33	30	12	12	0	2	24	45	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	14	31	34	14	6	1	1	20	46	1448
2017	Indigenous	21	26	31	6	11	0	6	18	50	68
2017	Non-Indigenous	16	27	33	15	7	0	2	22	44	1863
2014	Indigenous	18	31	33	12	3	0	3	15	51	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	20	30	31	12	5	1	1	17	51	1574

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	Indigenous	8	15	25	25	21	4	2	49	24	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	6	13	25	29	22	3	2	54	20	2238
2019	Indigenous	14	26	31	12	16	1	0	28	41	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	12	21	29	23	13	1	2	37	34	2024
2018	Indigenous	18	20	31	16	13	2	0	29	39	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	12	24	30	21	9	2	1	32	37	1442
2017	Indigenous	19	15	34	15	12	0	4	28	36	67
2017	Non-Indigenous	12	21	31	19	12	2	2	33	35	1861
2014	Indigenous	28	17	36	9	5	0	4	15	47	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	22	27	28	14	7	2	2	21	50	1567

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	Indigenous	7	18	31	26	12	5	1	40	26	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	9	18	30	23	15	3	2	40	29	2242
2019	Indigenous	13	29	35	8	15	0	0	23	42	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	13	22	32	19	10	1	3	31	36	2026
2018	Indigenous	18	23	32	16	11	0	0	27	41	56
2018	Non-Indigenous	15	25	30	18	8	1	2	27	42	1444
2017	Indigenous	16	26	28	10	11	3	6	23	47	68
2017	Non-Indigenous	15	23	32	16	9	1	3	26	41	1859
2014	Indigenous	26	24	29	11	4	0	7	16	53	64
2014	Non-Indigenous	26	23	26	13	8	2	3	21	51	1570

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	Indigenous	5	13	30	29	18	3	2	50	19	95
2020	Non-Indigenous	7	13	27	28	20	2	3	51	21	2226
2019	Indigenous	7	12	38	19	20	1	2	41	20	80
2019	Non-Indigenous	9	15	31	27	15	0	2	43	25	2021
2018	Indigenous	6	22	35	25	12	0	0	37	28	56
2018	Non-Indigenous	11	18	33	24	12	1	2	37	30	1434
2017	Indigenous	12	21	25	19	17	1	5	39	35	67
2017	Non-Indigenous	12	18	31	22	13	1	3	36	31	1853
2014	Indigenous	21	14	21	28	7	1	8	38	38	64
2014	Non-Indigenous	21	18	30	19	9	1	2	29	40	1562

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	Indigenous	10	23	25	20	16	3	2	39	35	95
2020	Non-Indigenous	12	15	25	24	19	3	3	46	28	2242
2019	Indigenous	27	14	18	19	20	1	2	40	42	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	14	19	27	21	16	1	2	38	34	2023
2018	Indigenous	23	29	18	19	10	0	2	29	53	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	21	25	28	14	8	2	2	23	48	1444
2017	Indigenous	26	16	25	15	12	1	5	28	45	68
2017	Non-Indigenous	21	24	25	13	11	2	3	26	48	1860
2014	Indigenous	32	22	23	12	4	2	6	17	58	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	32	25	24	9	7	1	2	17	59	1573

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	Indigenous	15	16	29	15	21	4	1	37	32	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	7	15	27	24	18	6	2	46	25	2232
2019	Indigenous	20	25	28	10	13	1	2	24	47	80
2019	Non-Indigenous	12	20	29	21	13	2	3	36	34	2020
2018	Indigenous	28	21	21	16	11	0	2	28	50	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	15	22	29	19	10	2	2	31	39	1441
2017	Indigenous	23	18	29	10	10	5	4	23	45	68
2017	Non-Indigenous	12	20	28	21	12	3	4	35	35	1859
2014	Indigenous	19	25	22	13	10	4	8	26	49	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	16	17	28	22	11	3	4	35	35	1569

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	Indigenous	13	25	27	17	12	4	2	31	40	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	13	19	33	18	12	2	2	32	33	2240
2019	Indigenous	24	23	32	14	6	1	0	20	47	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	16	24	32	17	8	1	2	26	41	2031
2018	Indigenous	24	15	48	8	5	0	0	13	40	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	18	27	34	14	5	1	1	19	46	1448
2017	Indigenous	21	26	35	7	9	0	2	17	48	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	18	26	33	13	7	2	2	20	46	1856
2014	Indigenous	24	17	20	24	7	0	8	34	45	64
2014	Non-Indigenous	22	27	30	12	6	1	2	19	50	1566

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	Indigenous	7	24	31	26	11	1	1	38	31	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	6	14	39	26	14	1	1	40	20	2244
2019	Indigenous	23	24	30	19	4	0	0	23	47	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	12	23	36	19	8	0	1	28	35	2032

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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	Indigenous	35	23	9	6	10	8	9	70	19	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	32	28	17	7	4	9	5	68	12	2250
2019	Indigenous	30	30	13	10	9	6	2	66	20	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	30	29	15	10	7	5	3	65	19	2028
2018	Indigenous	18	20	23	23	12	3	2	40	36	56
2018	Non-Indigenous	21	30	19	13	10	4	3	55	24	1449
2017	Indigenous	32	28	10	12	12	6	0	64	25	68
2017	Non-Indigenous	26	29	15	11	11	5	3	60	23	1870
2014	Indigenous	21	29	14	11	21	2	1	53	33	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	27	28	18	10	10	4	4	59	21	1572

Question 20. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	56	20	9	7	7	1	77	14	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	55	25	8	7	4	1	82	11	2247
2019	Indigenous	48	24	10	11	8	0	72	19	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	46	27	9	10	6	0	74	16	2036
2018	Indigenous	30	30	10	16	11	2	61	28	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	35	31	9	13	10	1	68	23	1444
2017	Indigenous	44	20	9	14	12	0	64	27	68
2017	Non-Indigenous	41	30	9	11	9	1	71	20	1872
2014	Indigenous	43	27	7	13	11	0	70	23	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	38	31	9	10	9	1	71	20	1573

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	Indigenous	65	23	5	4	3	88	7	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	63	27	4	4	2	90	6	2241
2019	Indigenous	55	27	3	10	5	82	14	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	50	33	6	8	3	83	11	2027
2018	Indigenous	42	33	14	7	5	74	12	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	43	37	7	10	4	80	13	1449
2017	Indigenous	46	22	15	12	6	67	18	68
2017	Non-Indigenous	43	36	8	8	4	80	12	1867
2014	Indigenous	30	34	4	14	17	64	31	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	40	37	9	10	3	78	13	1573

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	48	32	10	3	5	2	82	8	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	50	33	9	4	2	2	86	5	2227
2019	Indigenous	46	34	7	8	2	3	82	11	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	43	38	9	5	3	1	82	8	2034
2018	Indigenous	38	44	6	3	7	2	83	10	56
2018	Non-Indigenous	36	38	14	6	4	2	75	10	1448

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	Indigenous	53	25	7	2	5	7	2	85	8	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	57	21	9	3	2	6	3	85	6	2246

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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	Indigenous	48	22	9	5	6	3	7	77	12	95
2020	Non-Indigenous	53	23	12	3	3	2	4	81	6	2247
2019	Indigenous	52	21	15	7	1	0	4	75	9	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	49	24	14	4	3	1	4	77	8	2035

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	Indigenous	56	14	11	7	9	3	0	72	16	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	51	28	9	7	3	1	1	81	10	2246
2019	Indigenous	55	16	12	8	7	0	1	72	16	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	41	31	12	8	7	1	1	73	15	2034
2018	Indigenous	39	26	15	3	17	0	0	66	20	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	34	32	13	11	8	1	1	67	19	1440
2017	Indigenous	42	29	7	9	13	0	0	71	22	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	38	33	11	10	8	0	0	71	17	1871
2014	Indigenous	53	31	6	4	7	0	0	83	11	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	41	31	10	9	7	1	0	73	16	1575

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	Indigenous	59	12	13	3	9	3	1	74	12	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	57	22	10	4	3	2	1	82	8	2243

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	Indigenous	52	23	8	6	7	3	1	78	14	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	56	27	8	5	3	1	0	84	9	2249
2019	Indigenous	57	14	15	7	6	0	1	72	14	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	47	29	9	9	5	0	1	76	14	2022
2018	Indigenous	55	16	12	9	7	2	0	72	16	56
2018	Non-Indigenous	40	30	12	11	7	0	0	71	18	1433
2017	Indigenous	42	28	9	12	9	0	0	70	21	68
2017	Non-Indigenous	42	32	9	9	7	0	0	74	16	1869
2014	Indigenous	55	23	4	8	8	0	2	79	16	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	45	28	11	9	7	0	0	73	16	1575

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	Indigenous	46	54	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	42	58	2248

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	Indigenous	57	10	10	5	4	4	10	78	10	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	58	14	8	2	2	5	11	86	5	2249

Question 30. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	66	17	5	2	9	1	1	84	11	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	63	22	7	5	2	0	0	86	7	2246
2019	Indigenous	54	25	7	8	6	0	0	79	14	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	54	26	8	7	5	0	0	81	11	2034
2018	Indigenous	46	26	12	7	8	2	0	73	15	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	45	26	11	10	7	0	0	71	17	1440
2017	Indigenous	51	26	2	9	13	0	0	76	22	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	51	24	9	8	7	0	0	76	15	1862
2014	Indigenous	59	16	7	12	5	0	0	75	17	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	53	23	10	7	7	0	0	76	14	1572

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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	Indigenous	52	21	8	5	6	7	1	79	12	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	46	27	11	5	2	8	0	80	8	2246
2019	Indigenous	43	25	13	9	4	6	0	73	13	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	34	32	15	8	4	5	0	70	13	2029
2018	Indigenous	30	28	19	7	8	8	0	63	16	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	27	31	18	11	6	7	0	62	18	1447
2017	Indigenous	35	20	11	16	10	8	0	59	29	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	29	32	16	8	6	8	0	67	16	1870
2014	Indigenous	18	21	22	11	20	8	0	43	34	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	19	26	21	13	13	8	0	49	28	1575

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	Indigenous	49	24	9	6	8	3	1	76	14	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	42	33	11	7	4	3	0	77	11	2238
2019	Indigenous	35	31	17	12	5	1	0	66	17	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	31	33	17	12	6	2	0	65	18	2029
2018	Indigenous	20	36	8	18	13	5	0	59	33	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	23	32	18	15	10	2	0	56	26	1443
2017	Indigenous	26	29	13	16	13	3	0	57	30	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	24	32	17	15	9	2	0	58	25	1869
2014	Indigenous	16	22	17	14	30	1	0	38	45	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	14	23	20	19	20	3	1	39	41	1574

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	Indigenous	32	32	12	9	8	5	2	69	18	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	32	32	16	10	5	6	0	68	15	2240
2019	Indigenous	24	26	24	19	4	2	0	52	24	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	21	31	19	17	8	4	0	54	26	2025
2018	Indigenous	13	29	20	13	20	5	0	44	35	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	14	27	20	20	13	6	0	44	35	1444
2017	Indigenous	19	25	15	19	19	3	0	45	40	68
2017	Non-Indigenous	16	27	19	20	12	6	1	46	34	1869
2014	Indigenous	15	16	17	14	35	3	0	32	51	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	11	19	20	22	23	5	0	31	48	1573

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	Indigenous	34	29	17	8	9	2	1	65	17	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	30	36	13	12	6	3	0	68	19	2249
2019	Indigenous	28	28	11	21	11	1	0	57	32	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	19	32	17	19	11	2	0	51	31	2029
2018	Indigenous	12	27	12	23	22	5	0	41	46	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	14	26	19	23	16	2	0	41	40	1443
2017	Indigenous	22	20	19	15	22	1	0	42	38	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	16	30	16	21	13	3	0	48	35	1865
2014	Indigenous	16	16	14	16	36	1	0	33	53	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	10	21	16	23	25	4	0	33	50	1571

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	Indigenous	44	30	8	7	2	9	1	81	10	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	49	24	11	4	2	9	2	82	6	2247
2019	Indigenous	44	16	13	3	6	17	1	73	11	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	48	22	12	4	3	9	2	79	8	2031

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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	Indigenous	42	37	10	9	1	0	1	80	10	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	41	41	10	5	2	1	0	83	7	2244
2019	Indigenous	30	45	12	10	2	0	0	75	13	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	28	43	16	8	3	1	0	72	12	2032
2018	Indigenous	25	46	15	9	3	2	0	72	12	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	24	44	16	11	5	1	0	69	15	1438
2017	Indigenous	29	42	15	6	7	2	0	72	13	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	30	42	14	9	4	1	0	72	13	1872
2014	Indigenous	21	27	23	17	10	2	0	49	27	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	16	31	20	18	12	3	1	49	31	1574

Question 37. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	24	30	15	18	11	3	55	29	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	25	38	14	14	6	2	65	21	2230
2019	Indigenous	16	24	11	27	22	0	40	49	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	14	31	17	22	14	1	45	37	2026

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	Indigenous	38	35	6	8	8	2	3	76	17	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	40	36	11	6	3	2	1	79	10	2241
2019	Indigenous	33	36	11	11	8	0	1	70	20	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	30	34	15	11	6	2	1	66	18	2031
2018	Indigenous	21	49	13	10	3	3	0	73	14	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	28	39	14	11	6	2	0	68	18	1438
2017	Indigenous	35	34	10	15	3	2	2	71	18	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	35	35	12	9	6	2	1	72	16	1867
2014	Indigenous	40	29	9	4	15	2	0	71	20	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	35	36	14	7	5	2	1	73	12	1574

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	Indigenous	46	30	11	6	5	1	77	11	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	45	36	11	5	2	1	82	7	2237
2019	Indigenous	36	34	17	6	7	1	70	13	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	31	38	19	8	4	1	69	12	2024
2018	Indigenous	22	40	19	10	5	5	65	16	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	28	37	20	9	5	1	65	14	1432

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	Indigenous	30	30	12	11	12	4	1	63	24	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	31	26	16	9	7	9	1	63	19	2243
2019	Indigenous	25	26	14	13	22	1	0	51	35	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	21	23	21	13	11	9	2	49	28	2031
2018	Indigenous	18	22	16	13	20	10	0	45	37	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	18	22	21	14	15	8	1	44	33	1440
2017	Indigenous	18	21	17	19	16	9	0	43	38	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	19	23	17	17	13	9	2	47	34	1870
2014	Indigenous	22	22	17	11	22	4	2	47	35	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	15	24	16	18	14	9	4	45	36	1572

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	Indigenous	30	28	9	13	14	4	1	62	29	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	33	34	14	10	6	4	0	70	16	2243
2019	Indigenous	31	19	12	23	11	4	0	52	36	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	24	32	17	14	10	3	0	58	25	2030
2018	Indigenous	12	23	18	14	27	5	0	37	44	56
2018	Non-Indigenous	17	28	19	20	13	3	0	47	34	1435
2017	Indigenous	19	20	18	21	13	9	0	43	38	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	19	30	17	18	13	3	0	51	32	1871
2014	Indigenous	13	25	17	20	21	3	0	39	43	64
2014	Non-Indigenous	13	24	19	20	18	4	2	39	40	1574

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	Indigenous	30	19	8	14	20	4	5	53	38	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	28	30	16	13	9	4	2	61	22	2248
2019	Indigenous	28	19	13	19	16	4	1	50	36	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	24	29	14	14	15	3	2	55	30	2032
2018	Indigenous	18	13	6	24	34	5	0	33	61	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	17	28	15	17	19	2	2	47	38	1440
2017	Indigenous	18	14	14	19	25	7	3	36	48	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	17	25	15	17	19	3	2	45	39	1868
2014	Indigenous	10	22	17	22	27	0	3	33	50	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	11	20	18	19	24	5	4	34	47	1574

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	Indigenous	47	23	12	4	7	3	4	75	12	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	54	22	12	4	4	1	3	79	8	2249
2019	Indigenous	63	15	13	4	1	2	1	81	6	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	53	23	11	4	3	1	6	81	7	2032

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	Indigenous	40	19	21	9	5	3	3	63	15	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	50	22	14	6	4	2	3	76	10	2247
2019	Indigenous	44	14	17	10	8	5	1	62	20	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	43	24	15	7	5	1	4	71	13	2026

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	Indigenous	73	5	3	2	7	6	4	87	10	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	83	6	2	1	1	3	3	94	3	2242
2019	Indigenous	74	14	1	0	3	6	2	95	4	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	78	8	2	1	2	3	5	93	4	2026

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	Indigenous	73	8	5	4	2	2	6	88	6	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	78	9	3	1	1	2	5	94	3	2243
2019	Indigenous	74	8	2	2	1	6	6	93	4	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	77	6	3	1	2	2	9	93	3	2018

Question 44. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	25	41	11	11	9	2	1	68	20	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	26	42	17	8	3	3	0	71	11	2238
2019	Indigenous	26	29	18	16	9	1	0	56	26	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	19	43	17	12	6	3	0	64	19	2032
2018	Indigenous	12	32	22	16	14	3	0	46	30	55
2018	Non-Indigenous	16	36	21	14	9	3	0	54	24	1443
2017	Indigenous	21	29	18	17	10	6	0	52	29	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	18	33	20	15	9	4	0	54	25	1871

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	Indigenous	41	35	7	8	9	0	76	17	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	44	38	9	5	2	2	83	8	2227
2019	Indigenous	35	31	20	7	6	1	67	13	80
2019	Non-Indigenous	37	39	11	8	3	1	78	11	2024
2018	Indigenous	33	40	8	5	10	3	76	16	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	36	41	13	6	3	2	78	9	1441
2017	Indigenous	35	34	14	11	3	3	71	14	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	38	38	12	7	3	2	78	10	1871
2014	Indigenous	34	33	16	2	13	2	69	15	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	36	38	13	7	3	2	76	11	1575

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	Indigenous	45	32	11	4	7	2	0	78	11	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	49	33	11	3	2	3	0	84	5	2242
2019	Indigenous	51	22	16	3	4	5	0	77	6	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	44	35	12	4	2	3	0	82	6	2016
2018	Indigenous	34	44	7	5	7	3	0	81	12	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	38	37	14	5	3	3	0	78	8	1443
2017	Indigenous	39	31	15	4	6	4	0	74	11	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	37	35	16	5	3	4	1	75	8	1865
2014	Indigenous	33	30	22	7	6	3	0	64	13	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	36	34	18	4	2	6	1	75	6	1572

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	Indigenous	39	29	15	6	5	3	3	73	11	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	45	31	14	3	2	5	1	80	5	2244

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	Indigenous	50	30	7	5	5	2	2	83	10	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	52	30	8	3	2	3	2	86	6	2240

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	63	23	5	5	5	85	10	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	63	27	5	3	2	90	4	2242
2019	Indigenous	48	32	12	4	4	80	7	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	50	35	8	5	2	85	7	2030
2018	Indigenous	32	45	9	7	8	77	15	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	45	37	10	5	3	82	9	1443
2017	Indigenous	43	32	9	13	3	75	16	68
2017	Non-Indigenous	45	36	9	7	3	81	10	1869
2014	Indigenous	43	29	11	12	5	72	18	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	37	39	11	8	6	76	14	1572

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	55	21	8	7	8	76	16	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	52	27	11	5	4	80	9	2237
2019	Indigenous	38	25	14	15	7	64	22	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	41	31	13	8	6	72	14	2025
2018	Indigenous	23	39	15	10	13	62	23	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	33	30	17	12	8	64	20	1441
2017	Indigenous	31	26	16	16	11	57	27	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	32	32	17	11	8	65	19	1870
2014	Indigenous	25	25	17	17	15	50	32	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	21	30	19	15	15	51	30	1575

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	Indigenous	50	26	8	8	8	76	16	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	51	30	10	6	3	81	9	2233
2019	Indigenous	39	30	10	17	5	69	21	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	39	34	12	9	6	73	15	2023
2018	Indigenous	19	40	19	12	10	59	22	55
2018	Non-Indigenous	31	35	16	11	6	66	18	1434
2017	Indigenous	29	26	17	18	10	55	27	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	31	35	16	11	6	67	18	1873
2014	Indigenous	27	24	16	16	17	51	32	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	21	30	19	16	14	52	30	1575

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	Indigenous	44	14	17	10	13	1	1	59	24	95
2020	Non-Indigenous	44	23	15	10	5	3	0	70	15	2245
2019	Indigenous	34	15	12	20	14	5	0	51	36	80
2019	Non-Indigenous	36	23	18	12	8	3	0	61	21	2031
2018	Indigenous	22	18	32	10	15	3	0	41	26	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	30	25	18	15	10	3	0	56	25	1444
2017	Indigenous	31	21	16	22	8	1	0	53	31	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	31	24	18	13	10	4	0	57	24	1870
2014	Indigenous	29	20	19	19	13	0	0	49	32	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	25	23	19	14	13	6	1	51	28	1575

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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	Indigenous	26	33	41	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	22	44	34	2250
2019	Indigenous	31	33	36	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	27	37	36	2040
2018	Indigenous	27	25	47	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	27	37	36	1444
2017	Indigenous	21	38	41	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	25	38	37	1873
2014	Indigenous	23	33	44	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	26	38	37	1573

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	Indigenous	19	27	32	10	12	0	26
2020	Non-Indigenous	17	35	24	4	16	5	487
2019	Indigenous	12	28	49	4	0	8	26
2019	Non-Indigenous	18	28	25	5	16	7	515
2018	Indigenous	20	18	36	15	11	0	16
2018	Non-Indigenous	16	34	29	5	11	5	385
2017	Indigenous	14	27	33	6	14	7	15
2017	Non-Indigenous	19	27	25	6	18	5	453
2014	Indigenous	36	24	29	11	9999	0	17
2014	Non-Indigenous	21	22	22	15	9999	20	381

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Harassment

Harassment is normally a series of incidents, but it can be one severe incident that has a lasting impact on the individual. Harassment is any improper conduct by an individual that is directed at and offensive to another individual in the workplace, including at any event or any location related to work, and that the individual knew or ought reasonably to have known would cause offence or harm. It comprises objectionable act(s), comment(s) or display(s) that demean, belittle, or cause personal humiliation or embarrassment, and any act of intimidation or threat. It also includes harassment within the meaning of the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test), disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered).

Question 55. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	14	86	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	8	92	2249
2019	Indigenous	16	84	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	13	87	2034
2018	Indigenous	24	76	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	16	84	1446

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	34	66	14
2020	Non-Indigenous	44	56	190
2018	Indigenous	56	44	14
2018	Non-Indigenous	51	49	231

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	54	46	13
2019	Non-Indigenous	64	36	275

Question 56c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	0	100	14
2020	Non-Indigenous	6	94	190
2019	Indigenous	0	100	13
2019	Non-Indigenous	5	95	275

Question 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	13
2019	Non-Indigenous	2	98	275

Question 56e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	13
2019	Non-Indigenous	3	97	275
2018	Indigenous	0	100	14
2018	Non-Indigenous	4	96	231

Question 56g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	13
2019	Non-Indigenous	3	97	275
2018	Indigenous	0	100	14
2018	Non-Indigenous	4	96	231

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	44	56	13
2019	Non-Indigenous	42	58	274

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	44	56	14
2020	Non-Indigenous	42	58	190
2019	Indigenous	54	46	13
2019	Non-Indigenous	44	56	274
2018	Indigenous	49	51	14
2018	Non-Indigenous	36	64	231

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	54	46	13
2019	Non-Indigenous	50	50	274

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	56	44	14
2020	Non-Indigenous	39	61	190
2019	Indigenous	44	56	13
2019	Non-Indigenous	53	47	274
2018	Indigenous	49	51	14
2018	Non-Indigenous	38	62	231

Question 57e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work or withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	41	59	13
2019	Non-Indigenous	33	67	274

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	48	52	14
2020	Non-Indigenous	48	52	190
2019	Indigenous	37	63	13
2019	Non-Indigenous	49	51	274

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	63	37	14
2020	Non-Indigenous	41	59	190
2019	Indigenous	39	61	13
2019	Non-Indigenous	51	49	274
2018	Indigenous	56	44	14
2018	Non-Indigenous	46	54	231

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	Indigenous	49	51	14
2020	Non-Indigenous	54	46	190
2019	Indigenous	64	36	13
2019	Non-Indigenous	55	45	273
2018	Indigenous	56	44	14
2018	Non-Indigenous	52	48	230

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
2019	Indigenous	41	59	13
2019	Non-Indigenous	29	71	273

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	Indigenous	0	100	14
2020	Non-Indigenous	8	92	190

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	Indigenous	55	45	14
2020	Non-Indigenous	22	78	190
2018	Indigenous	34	66	14
2018	Non-Indigenous	21	79	230

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
2018	Indigenous	0	100	14
2018	Non-Indigenous	6	94	230

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
2018	Indigenous	35	65	14
2018	Non-Indigenous	5	95	230

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	Indigenous	25	14	12	6	11	25	7	57	25	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	26	17	15	6	4	25	7	63	15	2244
2019	Indigenous	15	15	30	5	8	16	11	42	18	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	17	16	20	7	7	24	8	49	21	2036
2018	Indigenous	15	19	22	14	16	12	2	40	35	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	14	17	25	8	8	24	4	43	23	1448
2017	Indigenous	19	13	23	12	9	20	4	42	27	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	14	15	21	7	8	27	8	45	24	1871
2014	Indigenous	12	22	15	6	20	19	6	45	34	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	13	16	24	7	7	28	5	43	21	1573

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	Indigenous	43	28	10	6	7	6	1	75	14	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	44	30	13	4	3	5	1	79	8	2241
2019	Indigenous	36	31	13	9	3	4	4	72	13	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	35	30	16	7	4	7	1	71	12	2032
2018	Indigenous	27	29	18	10	12	3	0	58	23	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	26	32	19	10	5	8	1	63	17	1446
2017	Indigenous	25	22	26	4	12	12	0	52	18	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	27	28	19	7	6	12	1	63	15	1869
2014	Indigenous	22	23	17	10	19	8	2	50	32	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	21	27	21	9	6	15	1	58	17	1571

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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	Indigenous	9	91	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	4	96	2243
2019	Indigenous	12	88	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	5	95	2038
2018	Indigenous	18	82	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	7	93	1440

Question 63f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Indigenous	0	100	11
2018	Non-Indigenous	11	89	104

Question 63g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Indigenous	0	100	11
2018	Non-Indigenous	7	93	104

Question 64b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Indigenous	0	100	11
2018	Non-Indigenous	11	89	105

Question 64c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	10
2019	Non-Indigenous	7	93	104
2018	Indigenous	0	100	11
2018	Non-Indigenous	6	94	105

Question 64e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	10
2019	Non-Indigenous	33	67	104

Question 64h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	10
2019	Non-Indigenous	0	100	104

Question 64k. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	10
2019	Non-Indigenous	0	100	104

Question 64m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	10
2019	Non-Indigenous	0	100	104

Question 65c. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	10
2019	Non-Indigenous	7	93	104

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
2018	Indigenous	45	55	11
2018	Non-Indigenous	27	73	105

Question 65e. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Indigenous	0	100	11
2018	Non-Indigenous	5	95	105

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
2018	Indigenous	45	55	11
2018	Non-Indigenous	11	89	105

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
2019	Indigenous	0	100	10
2019	Non-Indigenous	7	93	104
2018	Indigenous	0	100	11
2018	Non-Indigenous	12	88	105

Question 65h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Indigenous	0	100	10
2019	Non-Indigenous	8	92	104

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	Indigenous	25	14	13	4	8	24	12	61	19	95
2020	Non-Indigenous	28	17	17	3	2	28	6	67	7	2242
2019	Indigenous	20	15	22	7	5	23	8	51	18	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	21	15	21	3	3	29	8	56	11	2032
2018	Indigenous	20	18	27	4	15	15	0	45	23	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	16	18	26	5	3	29	4	50	12	1447
2017	Indigenous	18	17	26	6	3	22	9	50	13	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	16	15	22	3	3	33	7	53	10	1872
2014	Indigenous	19	21	20	5	3	27	4	58	12	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	15	15	25	2	3	34	6	49	9	1573

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	Indigenous	46	26	12	5	6	4	1	76	11	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	45	30	13	3	2	6	1	81	6	2243
2019	Indigenous	39	25	12	6	5	10	4	74	12	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	39	28	17	4	2	9	1	75	7	2035
2018	Indigenous	27	31	24	8	10	0	0	58	18	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	28	31	21	5	3	11	1	67	9	1444
2017	Indigenous	29	22	23	8	3	13	2	59	13	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	31	29	17	4	3	14	2	71	8	1871
2014	Indigenous	27	33	18	8	0	13	2	70	9	64
2014	Non-Indigenous	24	26	25	3	3	17	2	62	7	1569

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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	Indigenous	52	18	7	5	17	0	0	70	23	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	51	22	13	7	7	0	1	73	14	2245

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	Indigenous	36	22	22	9	10	1	59	19	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	35	30	20	8	7	0	65	15	2246
2019	Indigenous	28	19	19	17	17	0	47	34	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	21	29	22	12	15	0	51	27	2036
2018	Indigenous	20	19	21	16	22	2	40	39	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	19	26	21	13	20	0	45	33	1448
2017	Indigenous	22	17	19	13	29	0	39	42	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	18	22	20	17	22	1	40	40	1867

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	Indigenous	22	15	25	18	17	2	2	38	36	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	22	26	24	13	13	1	0	49	27	2247
2019	Indigenous	19	27	24	10	19	0	0	47	29	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	19	26	24	15	15	0	0	46	30	2036
2018	Indigenous	16	20	21	21	21	0	0	36	43	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	12	25	26	17	19	0	0	37	36	1447
2017	Indigenous	28	18	24	15	14	0	0	47	29	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	15	23	26	17	19	0	1	39	36	1865

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	Indigenous	36	15	28	10	7	2	2	53	17	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	34	28	19	9	7	1	1	64	17	2240
2019	Indigenous	37	23	23	12	5	0	1	61	16	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	29	28	21	11	9	0	1	59	20	2026
2018	Indigenous	20	28	24	18	8	0	2	50	26	56
2018	Non-Indigenous	19	28	26	15	11	0	1	48	26	1438
2017	Indigenous	30	22	22	12	10	1	3	54	23	68
2017	Non-Indigenous	22	26	23	14	11	0	3	50	26	1860

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	Indigenous	24	20	17	16	19	2	2	46	37	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	28	25	19	13	12	2	1	55	26	2231
2019	Indigenous	18	27	15	18	23	0	0	44	41	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	22	25	20	15	16	1	1	48	32	2029
2018	Indigenous	12	15	20	22	31	0	0	27	53	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	14	23	23	18	22	0	0	37	40	1437
2017	Indigenous	15	29	10	16	27	1	2	45	44	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	15	23	22	18	21	0	1	38	40	1867

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	Indigenous	60	12	12	3	3	5	5	80	7	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	59	19	10	5	3	1	5	82	8	2234
2019	Indigenous	57	25	10	1	0	0	6	88	1	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	56	22	10	4	3	0	5	82	7	2028
2018	Indigenous	50	27	7	2	2	2	10	88	4	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	49	23	11	5	4	0	8	78	10	1436
2017	Indigenous	55	20	12	3	1	0	9	82	5	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	48	22	11	4	3	0	11	79	9	1863

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	Indigenous	32	28	15	12	11	1	0	61	24	95
2020	Non-Indigenous	35	28	18	10	8	0	0	64	18	2239
2019	Indigenous	36	26	20	13	5	0	0	62	17	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	37	30	18	8	7	0	0	67	15	2032
2018	Indigenous	23	25	22	14	13	0	2	50	27	56
2018	Non-Indigenous	29	26	22	10	11	0	1	56	22	1444
2017	Indigenous	37	25	22	10	7	0	0	61	17	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	28	30	21	11	9	0	0	58	20	1860

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	Indigenous	35	26	11	9	13	0	6	65	24	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	34	26	17	10	9	0	4	63	19	2245

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	Indigenous	33	34	12	9	8	3	0	70	18	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	39	32	17	7	3	1	1	73	10	2240
2019	Indigenous	33	29	23	10	5	0	1	63	14	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	28	36	20	9	6	0	1	65	16	2030
2018	Indigenous	24	36	19	17	4	0	0	60	21	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	20	39	21	10	7	1	1	60	18	1440
2017	Indigenous	29	31	20	14	4	0	2	60	19	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	25	33	22	11	7	0	1	60	18	1863

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	Indigenous	26	28	22	14	9	2	0	55	23	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	31	31	20	12	5	1	1	63	17	2241
2019	Indigenous	24	27	17	20	10	1	0	52	31	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	22	29	23	14	11	0	0	52	25	2034
2018	Indigenous	15	35	29	13	8	0	0	50	21	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	15	31	27	17	10	0	1	46	27	1442
2017	Indigenous	22	17	27	21	10	0	3	41	32	68
2017	Non-Indigenous	19	29	25	15	11	1	1	49	26	1860

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	Indigenous	36	28	13	11	9	2	2	67	20	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	36	32	18	9	5	0	1	69	13	2237
2019	Indigenous	29	29	21	12	9	0	0	57	21	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	26	32	20	13	9	0	0	58	22	2035
2018	Indigenous	23	30	31	11	5	0	0	53	16	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	24	29	25	13	8	0	1	53	21	1441
2017	Indigenous	32	27	17	16	6	0	2	60	22	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	24	31	23	12	8	1	1	55	21	1860

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	Indigenous	55	15	12	4	11	2	1	73	15	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	53	24	12	5	4	1	1	78	10	2236
2019	Indigenous	45	28	8	9	9	0	0	74	18	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	43	27	14	8	6	0	0	71	15	2029

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	Indigenous	27	35	22	9	6	0	1	62	15	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	26	31	23	12	8	0	0	57	20	2241

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	Indigenous	15	23	25	18	18	0	38	36	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	22	31	21	14	11	0	53	26	2238
2019	Indigenous	15	29	24	10	23	0	44	32	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	25	30	19	13	13	0	55	26	2024
2018	Indigenous	22	22	25	20	11	0	44	31	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	19	29	25	14	12	1	49	26	1441
2017	Indigenous	22	26	18	26	9	0	48	34	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	22	29	22	14	11	1	52	26	1855

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	Indigenous	51	27	9	4	7	1	1	79	11	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	53	27	12	5	2	0	1	81	7	2228
2019	Indigenous	54	20	14	6	6	0	0	74	12	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	54	24	11	6	4	0	1	79	10	2020
2018	Indigenous	44	22	13	10	8	0	2	67	19	56
2018	Non-Indigenous	48	25	12	7	6	0	1	74	13	1440
2017	Indigenous	52	20	12	6	9	0	2	73	15	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	52	23	13	6	4	0	1	76	11	1869

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	Indigenous	33	35	21	6	6	0	0	67	12	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	39	37	16	5	3	0	0	76	8	2226

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	Indigenous	68	15	5	4	4	1	4	87	8	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	73	16	5	1	1	0	3	92	3	2234
2019	Indigenous	77	9	6	0	2	0	5	91	2	79
2019	Non-Indigenous	75	12	4	2	2	0	5	92	4	2027
2018	Indigenous	62	12	3	8	9	0	6	79	17	55
2018	Non-Indigenous	67	14	8	3	3	0	4	85	7	1433

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	Indigenous	79	8	1	3	7	1	1	89	10	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	85	7	3	1	2	0	2	94	3	2231
2019	Indigenous	66	14	7	1	7	0	4	84	9	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	74	11	5	3	4	0	2	88	7	2036
2018	Indigenous	51	22	5	5	12	0	5	77	18	56
2018	Non-Indigenous	67	14	8	3	4	1	2	84	7	1437
2017	Indigenous	64	16	11	8	2	0	0	79	10	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	72	13	6	3	3	1	3	88	6	1868

Question 70s. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with my co-worker(s)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	75	16	4	2	2	1	0	92	4	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	77	16	4	1	1	0	1	94	2	2217
2019	Indigenous	59	25	10	2	4	0	0	84	6	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	60	26	9	2	2	0	1	87	4	2031
2018	Indigenous	55	31	9	2	2	0	0	87	4	56
2018	Non-Indigenous	54	26	12	4	2	0	1	81	6	1445
2017	Indigenous	49	25	13	10	3	0	0	74	13	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	55	29	9	3	2	0	2	86	5	1866

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	Indigenous	74	12	3	2	9	1	0	86	11	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	75	13	5	3	2	1	1	90	5	2231
2019	Indigenous	68	16	5	3	6	0	1	85	10	80
2019	Non-Indigenous	66	17	8	4	4	0	1	83	9	2026
2018	Indigenous	52	21	16	8	3	0	0	73	11	56
2018	Non-Indigenous	55	21	11	6	7	0	1	77	13	1436
2017	Indigenous	63	16	10	8	3	0	0	79	11	68
2017	Non-Indigenous	62	19	8	5	4	0	2	83	9	1859

Question 70u. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	60	9	5	0	1	24	92	1	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	65	8	3	1	1	21	94	2	2232
2019	Indigenous	68	4	1	0	0	27	98	0	79
2019	Non-Indigenous	62	9	3	1	1	24	93	2	2016
2018	Indigenous	50	7	2	0	0	41	97	0	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	50	11	5	2	0	32	89	3	1433
2017	Indigenous	54	6	4	3	0	33	89	4	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	53	10	4	2	1	30	91	4	1866

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	Indigenous	63	19	10	3	4	1	0	83	7	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	71	17	6	2	1	0	2	90	4	2242
2019	Indigenous	71	15	3	4	5	1	1	88	8	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	66	17	8	3	2	0	4	86	5	2027
2018	Indigenous	65	15	10	0	5	0	5	84	5	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	59	21	10	4	2	0	4	84	6	1438
2017	Indigenous	78	8	9	0	4	1	0	87	4	67
2017	Non-Indigenous	61	20	8	3	2	0	6	86	6	1859

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	Indigenous	57	21	12	2	8	0	0	78	10	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	65	16	8	4	6	0	1	82	10	2247
2019	Indigenous	74	13	5	3	6	0	0	87	9	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	68	14	6	3	5	1	2	85	8	2030
2018	Indigenous	72	15	3	3	5	0	2	89	8	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	69	15	6	3	4	0	3	86	8	1443
2017	Indigenous	62	22	4	7	4	0	0	84	12	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	62	17	7	4	5	1	4	83	9	1871

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	Indigenous	44	37	8	7	3	1	82	10	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	50	29	12	5	2	1	81	7	2245
2019	Indigenous	54	30	11	2	3	0	84	6	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	55	28	11	2	2	1	85	4	2023
2018	Indigenous	50	28	13	2	7	0	78	8	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	48	32	13	4	2	2	82	5	1441
2017	Indigenous	58	20	7	9	4	2	79	13	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	51	29	11	4	2	2	83	6	1868

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	Indigenous	28	51	12	6	3	0	0	79	9	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	34	41	18	4	2	0	0	76	6	2249

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	Indigenous	13	33	33	14	7	46	21	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	18	36	32	9	5	54	14	2245
2019	Indigenous	17	36	17	16	14	53	30	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	17	35	29	13	5	52	19	2036
2018	Indigenous	11	26	41	13	9	37	22	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	13	31	33	15	8	44	23	1449
2017	Indigenous	9	28	33	25	6	36	30	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	12	29	37	14	8	40	22	1869

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	17	23	26	20	12	2	33	41	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	11	20	37	22	10	0	33	30	2235
2019	Indigenous	22	20	25	22	11	0	33	42	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	11	21	36	21	10	0	31	33	2030
2018	Indigenous	18	27	35	11	9	0	20	45	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	15	23	36	19	7	0	26	38	1434
2017	Indigenous	17	25	32	13	13	0	26	42	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	12	25	37	18	8	0	26	37	1863

Question 74. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	54	35	5	4	2	0	89	6	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	54	35	6	3	1	1	90	4	2238
2019	Indigenous	45	39	7	5	1	3	86	6	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	49	36	8	4	2	0	86	6	2028
2018	Indigenous	34	56	3	3	3	0	90	7	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	46	38	9	4	3	1	84	7	1440
2017	Indigenous	35	43	15	3	5	0	78	7	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	44	39	8	5	3	1	83	8	1870

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	Indigenous	44	28	9	11	5	3	0	74	16	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	48	31	10	6	3	2	0	81	9	2242

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	Indigenous	43	25	8	8	16	0	0	68	24	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	46	26	10	10	7	1	0	73	17	2243

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	Indigenous	53	20	9	3	10	5	0	77	14	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	58	23	11	3	2	3	0	83	6	2234

Question 78. I would describe my workplace as being psychologically healthy.

A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	45	26	8	13	7	1	1	72	20	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	44	32	12	7	4	1	0	77	11	2249
2019	Indigenous	30	28	13	17	11	1	0	59	27	82
2019	Non-Indigenous	30	36	13	12	8	1	0	66	21	2035
2018	Indigenous	31	32	13	14	11	0	0	62	25	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	26	34	14	14	11	1	0	60	26	1448
2017	Indigenous	16	37	13	18	13	3	0	55	31	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	20	39	13	14	12	1	0	60	26	1868

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	Indigenous	51	36	5	6	1	1	0	88	7	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	52	35	7	4	1	0	0	87	5	2250

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	Indigenous	51	30	9	9	1	1	0	81	10	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	51	34	8	5	1	0	0	86	6	2239

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	Indigenous	49	31	12	5	1	2	0	82	6	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	46	35	14	4	1	0	1	81	5	2232

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	Indigenous	53	28	10	2	3	3	1	84	5	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	57	29	9	2	1	1	1	88	3	2232

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	Indigenous	78	7	1	1	2	8	3	95	3	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	76	14	3	1	0	5	1	96	1	2241

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	Indigenous	57	26	11	5	0	0	0	83	5	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	60	29	5	3	1	2	0	91	4	2241

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	Indigenous	51	26	6	6	11	1	0	77	17	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	59	25	7	5	3	1	0	84	9	2236

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	Indigenous	65	20	10	3	2	0	0	85	5	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	69	22	5	2	1	0	0	92	3	2245

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	Indigenous	26	50	13	12	0	0	0	75	12	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	31	47	10	9	2	0	1	79	11	433
2019	Indigenous	8	67	8	17	0	0	0	75	17	11
2019	Non-Indigenous	23	49	17	8	2	1	1	73	10	358

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	Indigenous	100	0	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	98	2	432

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	Indigenous	6	38	31	12	12	0	0	44	24	16
2020	Non-Indigenous	24	34	19	17	6	0	0	58	22	423

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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	Indigenous	9	91	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	8	92	2243

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	Indigenous	21	79	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	14	86	2240
2019	Indigenous	32	68	80
2019	Non-Indigenous	18	82	2037
2017	Indigenous	45	55	69
2017	Non-Indigenous	24	76	1868
2014	Indigenous	38	62	65
2014	Non-Indigenous	18	82	1573

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	Indigenous	51	49	21
2020	Non-Indigenous	61	39	329

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	73	27	21
2020	Non-Indigenous	81	19	329
2019	Indigenous	73	27	27
2019	Non-Indigenous	87	13	392
2017	Indigenous	90	10	31
2017	Non-Indigenous	79	21	443
2014	Indigenous	86	14	26
2014	Non-Indigenous	79	21	296

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	28	46	13	13	0	0	74	13	15
2020	Non-Indigenous	53	30	6	7	3	0	84	10	267
2019	Indigenous	45	29	6	19	0	0	75	19	20
2019	Non-Indigenous	50	28	5	11	5	0	78	16	337
2017	Indigenous	43	24	3	14	15	0	67	29	28
2017	Non-Indigenous	40	39	5	12	2	1	81	14	350
2014	Indigenous	70	19	0	11	0	0	89	11	22
2014	Non-Indigenous	49	30	6	11	4	0	79	15	237

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	Indigenous	60	24	3	2	8	1	2	87	10	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	57	28	6	4	1	2	2	88	6	2244

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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	Indigenous	33	51	12	3	60	40	97
2020	Non-Indigenous	31	50	17	2	61	39	2249

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	Indigenous	39	61	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	44	56	699

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	Indigenous	18	24	19	12	21	3	3	46	35	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	13	28	16	18	19	1	4	44	39	700

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	Indigenous	9	6	19	22	39	6	0	16	64	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	9	22	13	22	30	1	3	33	53	699

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	Indigenous	48	22	7	6	4	0	13	80	12	96
2020	Non-Indigenous	45	19	12	6	5	2	11	73	13	2247
2019	Indigenous	48	13	9	9	17	0	4	63	28	81
2019	Non-Indigenous	43	19	14	8	8	0	8	68	17	2012
2018	Indigenous	39	15	9	12	19	0	8	58	33	57
2018	Non-Indigenous	39	18	16	9	11	1	7	61	21	1442

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01

2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Veterans Affairs Canada by Question 116. Are you an Indigenous person?

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

Question 2. The material and tools provided for my work, including software and other automated tools, are available in the official language of my choice.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

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

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

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

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

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

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

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 38. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.

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

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

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

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

Question 43a. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Conflict between my work obligations and my family or personal obligations

Question 43b. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to learning opportunities

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

Question 43d. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Accessibility or accommodation issues

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 52. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.

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

Question 54. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

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

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

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

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

Question 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.