2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Veterans Affairs Canada by Question 122. What is your sexual orientation?

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	48	42	2	7	1	90	8	1867
2020	Gay or lesbian	50	40	0	7	2	90	10	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	37	45	3	12	3	82	15	343

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	85	11	2	1	1	96	2	1858
2020	Gay or lesbian	79	15	0	5	1	94	6	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	80	15	1	2	2	95	4	341

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	42	39	7	9	2	0	81	12	1868
2020	Gay or lesbian	38	40	7	10	5	0	78	15	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	31	41	7	15	4	2	73	19	343
2019	Heterosexual	49	32	6	9	4	0	81	13	1617
2019	Gay or lesbian	41	30	12	12	5	0	71	17	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	39	32	7	16	6	0	71	22	388

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	Heterosexual	34	42	10	11	3	1	77	14	1855
2020	Gay or lesbian	29	42	8	15	5	1	71	21	72
2020	Prefer not to answer	21	38	12	19	8	1	60	27	342
2019	Heterosexual	24	40	11	15	10	0	64	25	1611
2019	Gay or lesbian	25	27	9	26	11	2	53	38	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	19	34	14	22	11	0	53	33	386
2018	Heterosexual	19	46	9	17	8	0	65	25	1164
2018	Gay or lesbian	8	53	8	17	13	0	62	30	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	47	7	22	11	0	60	33	265

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	47	38	6	7	2	0	85	9	1854
2020	Gay or lesbian	44	34	7	10	5	0	78	15	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	36	40	10	9	5	0	76	14	340
2019	Heterosexual	47	37	6	7	3	0	84	10	1604
2019	Gay or lesbian	52	31	3	7	7	0	83	14	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	37	35	13	10	5	1	72	15	385

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	55	29	8	6	2	84	8	1857
2020	Gay or lesbian	57	23	5	10	5	81	14	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	39	31	11	13	6	70	19	340
2019	Heterosexual	51	31	7	8	3	82	11	1610
2019	Gay or lesbian	52	22	10	12	3	75	15	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	40	31	8	12	8	72	20	389
2018	Heterosexual	44	31	10	8	6	76	14	1164
2018	Gay or lesbian	48	34	8	8	3	82	11	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	34	30	11	12	12	65	24	263

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	Heterosexual	47	36	10	5	2	83	7	1865
2020	Gay or lesbian	47	32	7	10	4	79	14	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	36	36	15	9	4	72	14	341
2019	Heterosexual	43	37	9	6	4	81	10	1620
2019	Gay or lesbian	36	37	15	7	5	73	12	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	33	38	14	9	6	72	14	387
2018	Heterosexual	36	44	10	7	4	80	10	1156
2018	Gay or lesbian	41	26	20	10	3	67	13	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	31	39	13	10	7	70	18	262

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	Heterosexual	39	37	11	8	4	0	1	77	12	1866
2020	Gay or lesbian	42	33	11	7	6	0	0	75	13	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	33	15	16	5	1	1	63	22	341
2019	Heterosexual	31	38	13	12	6	0	0	69	18	1618
2019	Gay or lesbian	41	25	10	13	10	0	0	66	23	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	24	34	15	15	11	0	0	59	26	387
2018	Heterosexual	24	33	16	16	10	0	0	58	26	1163
2018	Gay or lesbian	23	41	5	17	13	0	0	64	31	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	28	19	19	17	0	0	44	36	265

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	37	43	8	9	2	0	81	11	1858
2020	Gay or lesbian	28	53	11	7	1	0	80	9	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	31	40	11	13	4	1	71	17	343
2019	Heterosexual	31	43	11	11	3	0	75	14	1610
2019	Gay or lesbian	38	37	5	14	6	0	75	19	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	26	39	12	15	7	0	65	22	384
2018	Heterosexual	28	41	13	13	5	0	69	18	1165
2018	Gay or lesbian	36	38	5	5	16	0	74	21	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	21	41	16	14	7	0	63	22	265

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	54	36	6	3	1	90	4	1862
2020	Gay or lesbian	60	24	10	4	1	84	6	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	46	38	8	5	3	84	7	343
2019	Heterosexual	48	37	8	4	2	85	7	1616
2019	Gay or lesbian	47	36	12	3	2	83	5	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	36	41	12	7	3	78	10	385
2018	Heterosexual	45	42	7	4	1	87	6	1162
2018	Gay or lesbian	62	19	9	8	3	81	10	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	40	40	9	7	2	81	10	264

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	Heterosexual	42	37	11	7	3	0	79	11	1862
2020	Gay or lesbian	44	34	11	5	6	0	78	11	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	32	36	15	12	6	0	67	18	341
2019	Heterosexual	37	35	12	10	5	0	72	15	1621
2019	Gay or lesbian	42	30	12	7	8	0	73	15	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	23	34	17	14	12	0	57	26	387
2018	Heterosexual	30	36	13	13	8	0	66	21	1158
2018	Gay or lesbian	30	34	15	5	16	0	64	21	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	20	36	17	12	14	1	57	26	263

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	Heterosexual	60	29	7	2	1	90	3	1853
2020	Gay or lesbian	57	26	6	8	3	83	11	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	50	35	9	3	2	85	5	336
2019	Heterosexual	59	27	8	4	1	87	5	1607
2019	Gay or lesbian	54	33	9	3	1	87	4	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	47	36	10	4	2	83	7	385
2018	Heterosexual	51	34	10	3	1	86	4	1152
2018	Gay or lesbian	66	20	9	5	0	86	5	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	50	31	11	6	1	82	7	261

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	Heterosexual	37	36	12	10	4	0	1	74	14	1860
2020	Gay or lesbian	39	30	13	10	8	0	0	70	18	72
2020	Prefer not to answer	27	34	14	14	9	1	1	62	24	341
2019	Heterosexual	32	37	12	12	7	0	0	69	19	1614
2019	Gay or lesbian	33	34	13	14	6	0	0	67	20	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	23	34	13	17	13	0	0	57	30	384
2018	Heterosexual	25	38	13	13	10	0	0	63	24	1157
2018	Gay or lesbian	27	33	3	19	18	0	0	60	37	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	34	13	18	16	0	0	52	35	263

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	Heterosexual	40	33	15	7	4	0	74	11	1862
2020	Gay or lesbian	40	32	13	6	9	0	72	15	71
2020	Prefer not to answer	32	31	17	12	7	2	63	19	343
2019	Heterosexual	35	35	15	9	6	0	70	15	1619
2019	Gay or lesbian	38	26	18	8	9	0	64	18	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	26	31	17	14	12	0	57	26	387
2018	Heterosexual	28	34	17	12	9	0	62	21	1150
2018	Gay or lesbian	24	39	10	11	16	0	63	27	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	22	31	19	14	14	0	54	28	263

Question 15. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	42	38	10	8	2	0	0	80	10	1850
2020	Gay or lesbian	41	37	9	11	1	0	0	78	12	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	31	36	14	11	7	0	0	68	18	339
2019	Heterosexual	37	37	10	10	5	0	0	74	15	1601
2019	Gay or lesbian	29	48	7	9	5	1	0	79	14	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	25	39	15	12	8	0	0	65	20	384
2018	Heterosexual	28	38	14	12	7	0	0	67	19	1161
2018	Gay or lesbian	24	41	8	19	8	0	0	65	27	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	23	30	19	14	13	0	1	54	27	263

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	Heterosexual	53	35	6	4	2	0	88	6	1864
2020	Gay or lesbian	52	33	6	5	4	0	85	9	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	42	34	14	7	3	1	77	10	340
2019	Heterosexual	50	34	8	5	2	0	84	8	1616
2019	Gay or lesbian	43	42	5	7	3	0	85	10	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	41	33	13	9	3	1	74	13	387
2018	Heterosexual	41	40	11	6	2	0	80	9	1156
2018	Gay or lesbian	47	28	11	11	3	0	75	14	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	36	35	15	9	4	0	71	13	265

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	Heterosexual	38	28	17	9	7	1	1	67	16	1849
2020	Gay or lesbian	41	30	10	6	12	0	1	72	18	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	31	24	18	11	12	2	2	57	24	343
2019	Heterosexual	34	27	17	10	10	0	1	61	21	1618
2019	Gay or lesbian	25	39	12	14	8	0	1	65	22	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	26	27	22	13	11	0	1	53	25	385
2018	Heterosexual	30	25	19	12	13	0	1	56	25	1165
2018	Gay or lesbian	21	38	11	8	19	0	3	61	27	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	27	24	16	16	16	0	1	51	32	263

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	Heterosexual	9	21	33	21	12	2	2	34	31	1866
2020	Gay or lesbian	14	23	34	11	17	1	0	28	37	72
2020	Prefer not to answer	15	26	30	15	9	3	2	25	43	343
2019	Heterosexual	13	27	34	16	8	0	1	24	41	1615
2019	Gay or lesbian	15	21	37	15	10	1	0	26	36	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	20	27	32	13	7	1	1	20	48	388
2018	Heterosexual	13	30	34	14	7	1	1	22	44	1162
2018	Gay or lesbian	24	31	37	8	0	0	0	8	55	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	35	29	13	4	0	3	17	53	264

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	Heterosexual	6	12	24	30	23	3	2	55	19	1857
2020	Gay or lesbian	5	21	27	20	25	3	0	46	26	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	10	12	29	29	15	4	2	46	23	342
2019	Heterosexual	12	20	30	22	14	1	2	37	32	1610
2019	Gay or lesbian	5	26	32	30	6	1	0	36	32	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	15	24	27	22	8	2	2	31	40	384
2018	Heterosexual	11	24	31	22	10	2	1	32	35	1158
2018	Gay or lesbian	21	27	32	15	5	0	0	20	48	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	26	25	19	9	3	1	29	46	262

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	Heterosexual	8	18	30	24	15	3	2	41	28	1862
2020	Gay or lesbian	15	17	32	16	16	4	0	33	33	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	14	16	32	20	10	3	5	33	32	342
2019	Heterosexual	12	21	32	19	11	1	3	32	34	1610
2019	Gay or lesbian	19	18	26	29	7	0	1	36	37	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	24	32	15	8	2	3	24	42	386
2018	Heterosexual	14	25	31	19	9	1	1	28	39	1159
2018	Gay or lesbian	34	23	30	11	3	0	0	13	57	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	19	28	28	13	6	2	4	21	50	263

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	Heterosexual	6	13	28	28	21	2	2	51	20	1850
2020	Gay or lesbian	9	13	30	16	31	0	2	47	22	72
2020	Prefer not to answer	9	16	27	28	13	3	5	44	27	339
2019	Heterosexual	8	14	32	28	16	0	2	45	23	1605
2019	Gay or lesbian	13	25	29	23	10	0	0	33	38	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	13	19	30	21	12	1	3	35	34	384
2018	Heterosexual	9	17	34	25	13	1	2	38	27	1150
2018	Gay or lesbian	21	37	24	10	5	0	3	16	59	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	15	22	29	22	10	2	2	33	38	261

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	Heterosexual	11	15	26	25	19	3	2	46	27	1859
2020	Gay or lesbian	11	16	23	28	20	1	1	49	27	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	17	16	22	21	14	4	5	39	36	342
2019	Heterosexual	13	19	27	21	17	1	2	39	33	1612
2019	Gay or lesbian	13	12	34	27	11	2	1	39	26	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	19	18	26	19	12	2	4	33	40	385
2018	Heterosexual	18	26	29	16	9	1	2	26	45	1158
2018	Gay or lesbian	31	18	40	8	3	0	0	10	49	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	32	23	24	12	5	2	2	19	57	264

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	Heterosexual	7	16	27	24	19	6	2	47	25	1853
2020	Gay or lesbian	7	18	26	22	22	4	2	46	27	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	12	12	31	22	14	7	3	39	27	339
2019	Heterosexual	12	19	29	21	14	2	2	37	33	1603
2019	Gay or lesbian	10	17	35	23	12	0	3	36	28	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	15	24	24	18	11	3	4	32	42	386
2018	Heterosexual	14	22	29	20	10	2	2	32	38	1157
2018	Gay or lesbian	19	28	34	13	5	0	0	18	47	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	23	22	25	15	10	4	1	26	47	264

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	Heterosexual	11	19	34	19	13	2	2	33	32	1861
2020	Gay or lesbian	18	19	32	14	13	4	1	28	39	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	18	20	32	15	8	3	3	25	41	339
2019	Heterosexual	15	24	33	17	9	1	2	27	40	1616
2019	Gay or lesbian	23	19	45	9	3	0	0	12	43	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	20	22	31	15	6	3	1	23	45	387
2018	Heterosexual	17	26	35	14	6	1	1	20	44	1163
2018	Gay or lesbian	38	34	23	0	3	3	0	3	74	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	21	28	33	10	4	2	2	15	50	263

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	Heterosexual	5	14	38	26	14	1	1	42	20	1864
2020	Gay or lesbian	8	13	46	16	16	0	0	33	21	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	8	17	37	25	10	1	2	36	25	342
2019	Heterosexual	11	23	36	21	8	0	1	29	34	1617
2019	Gay or lesbian	14	23	42	15	6	0	0	22	37	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	16	25	33	16	8	1	1	24	42	387

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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	Heterosexual	33	28	16	6	4	9	5	71	11	1867
2020	Gay or lesbian	38	22	7	2	8	12	10	77	14	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	22	27	26	10	5	7	4	55	16	343
2019	Heterosexual	31	30	15	10	7	5	3	66	18	1616
2019	Gay or lesbian	37	29	6	3	12	8	4	76	17	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	23	26	17	13	10	8	3	55	26	386
2018	Heterosexual	21	31	19	13	9	4	3	56	24	1162
2018	Gay or lesbian	39	20	19	11	3	5	3	64	15	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	14	29	20	15	13	8	1	47	31	265

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	Heterosexual	57	25	6	6	3	1	84	10	1868
2020	Gay or lesbian	64	17	6	6	5	1	83	11	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	44	24	14	9	8	2	69	17	341
2019	Heterosexual	48	29	8	9	6	0	77	15	1620
2019	Gay or lesbian	47	30	10	10	3	0	77	13	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	40	22	15	12	11	1	62	23	387
2018	Heterosexual	36	32	9	13	9	1	69	22	1158
2018	Gay or lesbian	60	24	3	8	6	0	83	14	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	28	12	13	14	3	59	29	265

Question 21. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	65	26	3	3	2	0	91	5	1861
2020	Gay or lesbian	64	26	5	4	0	1	91	4	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	48	36	8	6	2	0	84	8	343
2019	Heterosexual	52	32	5	7	3	0	85	10	1613
2019	Gay or lesbian	56	25	2	14	3	0	81	17	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	41	36	7	12	4	0	77	16	386
2018	Heterosexual	43	36	7	10	3	0	80	13	1164
2018	Gay or lesbian	61	33	3	3	0	0	94	3	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	37	41	6	9	6	0	78	15	265

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	53	33	7	3	2	2	0	88	5	1849
2020	Gay or lesbian	55	29	10	1	1	4	0	88	2	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	36	37	16	6	3	2	0	75	9	341
2019	Heterosexual	46	38	9	4	2	1	0	85	7	1617
2019	Gay or lesbian	46	37	7	7	3	0	0	83	10	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	33	38	12	9	6	2	1	73	15	388
2018	Heterosexual	37	39	13	6	3	1	0	77	9	1163
2018	Gay or lesbian	55	33	3	3	3	3	0	91	6	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	36	18	7	6	3	1	68	13	264

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	Heterosexual	59	21	8	2	2	5	3	86	5	1864
2020	Gay or lesbian	66	15	5	0	2	10	3	92	3	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	44	26	11	4	3	10	2	79	8	343

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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	Heterosexual	55	22	12	2	3	2	4	82	5	1865
2020	Gay or lesbian	55	23	10	1	2	2	6	85	4	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	43	29	13	5	4	2	4	76	10	340
2019	Heterosexual	52	24	13	4	3	1	3	79	7	1618
2019	Gay or lesbian	53	18	17	2	5	1	3	75	7	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	39	28	16	5	5	1	7	72	11	388

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	Heterosexual	53	27	9	6	3	1	1	82	10	1865
2020	Gay or lesbian	47	37	8	7	1	0	0	83	9	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	45	27	13	9	5	1	1	73	14	342
2019	Heterosexual	43	30	12	8	6	1	0	74	14	1618
2019	Gay or lesbian	51	24	5	10	8	0	2	76	18	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	34	32	14	9	10	0	1	67	19	387
2018	Heterosexual	36	33	12	11	7	0	0	69	18	1159
2018	Gay or lesbian	47	20	11	10	10	0	0	68	21	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	26	32	17	11	11	1	2	60	22	262

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	Heterosexual	58	22	9	4	3	2	1	83	7	1864
2020	Gay or lesbian	60	19	12	2	4	1	1	82	6	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	49	20	14	7	6	3	2	72	14	340

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	Heterosexual	58	26	7	5	3	1	1	85	8	1868
2020	Gay or lesbian	57	27	11	3	1	1	0	85	4	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	44	30	10	10	6	0	1	74	16	342
2019	Heterosexual	49	28	9	8	4	0	1	78	13	1610
2019	Gay or lesbian	57	24	8	2	7	2	0	83	8	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	38	29	13	12	7	0	1	67	20	384
2018	Heterosexual	42	30	12	9	6	0	0	72	16	1154
2018	Gay or lesbian	58	17	6	3	16	0	0	75	19	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	33	29	13	14	10	0	2	63	24	260

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	Heterosexual	42	58	1867
2020	Gay or lesbian	45	55	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	41	59	342

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	Heterosexual	59	14	7	2	1	5	11	87	4	1867
2020	Gay or lesbian	52	18	2	2	5	6	14	88	9	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	54	12	11	2	3	5	13	80	6	342

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	65	22	6	4	2	87	7	1864
2020	Gay or lesbian	69	15	7	5	4	84	8	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	55	23	11	7	4	78	11	341
2019	Heterosexual	56	26	8	7	4	82	10	1616
2019	Gay or lesbian	61	18	12	4	5	79	9	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	47	30	8	7	8	77	15	389
2018	Heterosexual	46	27	11	9	7	73	16	1159
2018	Gay or lesbian	59	16	5	8	11	76	19	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	42	23	14	11	10	65	21	262

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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	Heterosexual	49	27	9	4	2	8	0	83	7	1864
2020	Gay or lesbian	42	31	9	1	4	13	0	83	6	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	35	28	15	9	4	9	1	69	14	342
2019	Heterosexual	37	32	14	8	4	4	0	73	12	1613
2019	Gay or lesbian	33	39	10	7	3	9	0	79	11	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	24	30	20	11	6	9	1	59	19	386
2018	Heterosexual	30	31	17	11	5	6	0	65	17	1163
2018	Gay or lesbian	24	36	16	8	5	10	0	67	15	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	17	30	23	10	11	9	0	51	23	263

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	Heterosexual	44	33	11	6	4	3	0	79	10	1858
2020	Gay or lesbian	38	30	15	7	2	7	0	73	10	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	32	33	14	11	6	4	0	67	18	342
2019	Heterosexual	34	33	15	11	5	1	0	68	17	1614
2019	Gay or lesbian	25	39	18	10	5	4	0	66	15	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	21	29	23	13	9	4	1	52	24	386
2018	Heterosexual	24	34	16	15	9	2	0	59	25	1159
2018	Gay or lesbian	20	23	26	14	11	5	0	46	26	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	15	27	21	19	14	4	0	44	34	264

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	Heterosexual	34	33	15	9	5	5	0	71	14	1858
2020	Gay or lesbian	28	35	18	14	1	5	0	66	16	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	25	27	19	14	7	6	1	56	23	342
2019	Heterosexual	23	32	19	16	7	3	0	57	24	1611
2019	Gay or lesbian	17	33	24	14	7	6	0	53	22	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	13	24	24	20	12	7	1	40	35	385
2018	Heterosexual	16	28	20	19	12	4	0	46	33	1161
2018	Gay or lesbian	11	21	16	26	21	3	3	34	49	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	8	25	19	21	17	10	0	36	42	263

Question 34. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	31	38	13	11	5	2	70	17	1869
2020	Gay or lesbian	33	29	12	13	9	4	65	23	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	23	28	15	19	10	5	53	31	342
2019	Heterosexual	21	33	16	19	10	1	54	29	1614
2019	Gay or lesbian	21	25	15	21	13	6	49	36	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	27	21	22	15	3	40	39	385
2018	Heterosexual	15	28	19	21	15	2	43	37	1158
2018	Gay or lesbian	12	15	11	26	31	5	28	60	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	21	16	29	21	5	32	52	264

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	Heterosexual	51	24	10	4	1	8	1	83	6	1866
2020	Gay or lesbian	43	25	12	5	5	7	3	76	11	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	40	27	13	5	3	10	3	76	9	342
2019	Heterosexual	49	22	12	4	3	9	1	80	7	1616
2019	Gay or lesbian	48	17	15	4	2	12	3	76	7	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	42	21	14	5	4	12	2	74	10	386

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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	Heterosexual	42	42	10	4	2	1	0	84	6	1864
2020	Gay or lesbian	44	37	14	4	0	1	0	82	4	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	33	41	12	10	3	1	0	75	13	341
2019	Heterosexual	30	44	14	8	3	1	0	75	11	1618
2019	Gay or lesbian	29	53	11	2	5	0	0	82	7	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	21	41	21	12	4	1	1	63	16	385
2018	Heterosexual	26	45	15	10	4	1	0	71	14	1155
2018	Gay or lesbian	22	34	22	17	5	0	0	56	22	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	41	18	14	7	2	0	60	21	265

Question 37. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	27	38	15	13	5	2	0	66	19	1851
2020	Gay or lesbian	27	29	13	21	8	1	0	57	30	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	19	33	13	22	9	2	1	54	33	340
2019	Heterosexual	15	33	17	20	14	1	0	48	35	1613
2019	Gay or lesbian	7	33	19	26	14	2	0	40	40	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	10	24	17	29	17	2	1	35	47	385

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	Heterosexual	41	37	10	5	3	2	1	80	9	1860
2020	Gay or lesbian	38	39	8	6	6	2	0	79	13	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	35	33	13	12	4	3	0	70	17	343
2019	Heterosexual	32	34	14	11	6	2	1	67	18	1616
2019	Gay or lesbian	38	35	12	10	3	2	0	74	14	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	24	36	17	11	8	4	1	63	20	387
2018	Heterosexual	29	38	14	12	5	2	0	68	17	1155
2018	Gay or lesbian	26	55	5	8	3	3	0	84	11	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	20	44	11	10	11	4	0	67	22	265

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	Heterosexual	47	36	10	4	2	1	84	6	1854
2020	Gay or lesbian	50	33	10	1	7	0	82	8	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	37	36	15	10	2	1	73	12	343
2019	Heterosexual	33	38	18	7	4	1	71	11	1610
2019	Gay or lesbian	29	50	9	9	3	0	79	12	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	23	37	24	10	6	0	61	16	386
2018	Heterosexual	30	37	19	10	4	1	68	13	1150
2018	Gay or lesbian	27	38	11	17	3	5	68	20	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	21	33	27	8	8	3	55	17	264

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	Heterosexual	32	27	16	9	6	9	2	66	17	1863
2020	Gay or lesbian	32	23	11	12	11	8	2	62	26	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	20	24	19	12	13	10	1	50	28	341
2019	Heterosexual	22	23	21	12	11	9	2	51	26	1613
2019	Gay or lesbian	17	26	20	12	8	15	2	52	25	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	16	21	19	18	17	7	2	40	39	389
2018	Heterosexual	19	24	20	14	14	8	1	48	30	1157
2018	Gay or lesbian	19	12	22	20	19	3	5	34	43	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	18	22	14	22	11	2	33	41	265

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	Heterosexual	34	35	13	9	5	4	0	72	15	1862
2020	Gay or lesbian	35	32	10	9	11	3	0	68	21	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	24	29	18	15	8	4	1	56	25	343
2019	Heterosexual	26	33	16	14	9	3	0	61	23	1614
2019	Gay or lesbian	24	35	8	14	17	2	0	60	31	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	28	19	18	15	3	0	46	34	386
2018	Heterosexual	18	29	18	19	12	3	0	49	32	1153
2018	Gay or lesbian	14	22	10	16	37	0	0	36	53	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	26	19	23	17	4	0	39	42	263

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	Heterosexual	29	30	15	11	8	4	2	63	21	1867
2020	Gay or lesbian	26	26	12	19	11	4	1	55	32	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	20	23	18	18	13	6	2	47	33	342
2019	Heterosexual	25	29	14	14	13	3	2	57	28	1615
2019	Gay or lesbian	32	21	13	14	19	0	1	54	33	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	26	14	16	22	4	2	45	40	388
2018	Heterosexual	19	28	14	16	18	2	2	49	36	1158
2018	Gay or lesbian	15	23	8	16	33	0	5	40	52	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	25	14	21	24	3	2	38	47	264

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	Heterosexual	54	23	11	4	3	1	3	81	8	1867
2020	Gay or lesbian	48	25	16	4	6	0	1	74	10	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	51	18	15	5	4	2	3	74	10	343
2019	Heterosexual	54	24	11	3	3	1	5	82	6	1616
2019	Gay or lesbian	67	18	10	0	2	0	3	87	2	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	51	21	14	5	2	2	6	78	7	387

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	Heterosexual	51	22	14	5	3	2	3	77	9	1865
2020	Gay or lesbian	51	23	10	9	6	0	1	75	15	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	44	22	16	8	5	3	3	70	13	343
2019	Heterosexual	45	24	14	7	5	1	4	73	12	1610
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	22	24	6	10	3	3	57	17	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	38	21	15	10	9	1	6	64	20	386

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	Heterosexual	84	6	2	1	1	3	3	95	2	1863
2020	Gay or lesbian	80	9	1	3	4	1	2	92	7	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	79	6	3	3	2	4	3	91	6	340
2019	Heterosexual	80	7	2	1	2	3	5	95	3	1612
2019	Gay or lesbian	77	4	3	0	5	7	3	91	6	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	67	11	3	2	4	5	7	89	7	385

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	Heterosexual	80	9	3	1	1	2	5	95	2	1862
2020	Gay or lesbian	69	14	4	3	4	1	7	89	7	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	74	12	4	1	1	2	6	93	2	342
2019	Heterosexual	79	6	3	1	1	2	8	94	3	1605
2019	Gay or lesbian	78	7	2	0	5	0	8	93	5	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	68	8	4	2	3	3	12	89	6	383

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	Heterosexual	28	43	15	7	3	3	0	73	11	1857
2020	Gay or lesbian	32	34	23	4	6	1	0	67	10	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	19	39	23	11	5	3	0	60	16	342
2019	Heterosexual	20	45	16	11	5	2	0	67	17	1615
2019	Gay or lesbian	30	42	10	10	5	3	0	74	15	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	14	34	19	17	11	4	0	51	29	388
2018	Heterosexual	18	37	21	13	8	3	0	57	22	1159
2018	Gay or lesbian	13	27	28	19	14	0	0	39	33	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	33	26	16	11	4	1	45	29	264

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	Heterosexual	46	37	8	5	2	2	85	7	1849
2020	Gay or lesbian	44	39	6	6	5	0	83	11	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	34	37	13	9	4	3	73	13	340
2019	Heterosexual	39	39	11	7	3	1	79	10	1608
2019	Gay or lesbian	47	33	9	7	3	2	81	10	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	38	16	12	4	2	68	16	385
2018	Heterosexual	38	41	12	5	2	2	80	7	1156
2018	Gay or lesbian	35	42	8	13	0	3	78	14	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	26	40	17	6	7	4	68	14	264

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	Heterosexual	51	33	9	3	1	2	0	86	4	1862
2020	Gay or lesbian	39	39	13	5	1	3	0	80	6	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	39	32	15	5	3	5	1	76	8	342
2019	Heterosexual	47	34	11	4	1	3	0	83	5	1601
2019	Gay or lesbian	57	28	9	3	1	1	0	87	5	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	35	38	15	5	3	3	1	75	9	387
2018	Heterosexual	40	37	12	5	2	3	0	80	7	1158
2018	Gay or lesbian	34	39	14	8	5	0	0	73	13	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	32	36	18	5	4	5	0	71	10	264

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	Heterosexual	46	31	13	3	1	5	1	82	4	1862
2020	Gay or lesbian	34	37	16	6	0	7	0	77	6	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	35	34	15	5	3	7	1	75	9	342

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	Heterosexual	54	30	7	3	2	3	2	87	5	1860
2020	Gay or lesbian	60	29	0	4	2	6	0	94	6	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	41	32	11	5	3	5	2	79	9	341

Question 49. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	66	26	4	2	2	0	92	4	1863
2020	Gay or lesbian	60	31	4	4	1	0	91	5	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	49	32	10	6	3	0	82	9	342
2019	Heterosexual	52	35	7	5	2	0	87	6	1616
2019	Gay or lesbian	52	34	6	5	3	0	86	8	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	39	35	14	5	6	1	75	11	387
2018	Heterosexual	47	37	9	5	2	0	84	7	1161
2018	Gay or lesbian	51	32	6	5	5	0	84	10	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	30	43	12	9	6	0	73	15	261

Question 50. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	56	26	10	4	3	0	82	8	1857
2020	Gay or lesbian	46	28	13	7	5	1	75	12	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	36	33	16	8	6	0	69	14	342
2019	Heterosexual	43	32	12	8	5	0	75	13	1611
2019	Gay or lesbian	47	36	5	4	8	0	82	12	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	31	27	19	11	11	0	59	22	386
2018	Heterosexual	34	32	16	12	7	0	66	18	1157
2018	Gay or lesbian	29	39	16	8	8	0	68	16	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	28	27	19	14	12	0	55	26	263

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	Heterosexual	54	29	9	5	3	83	8	1853
2020	Gay or lesbian	46	32	13	6	4	77	10	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	37	34	14	10	5	71	15	340
2019	Heterosexual	41	35	11	8	5	76	13	1613
2019	Gay or lesbian	48	31	7	5	9	79	14	54
2019	Prefer not to answer	28	32	19	13	7	60	20	383
2018	Heterosexual	33	35	15	11	5	68	17	1150
2018	Gay or lesbian	23	42	16	11	8	65	19	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	24	33	21	12	10	57	22	260

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	Heterosexual	47	23	14	9	4	3	0	72	14	1864
2020	Gay or lesbian	43	18	11	11	13	4	0	64	24	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	33	23	16	14	10	4	0	58	25	341
2019	Heterosexual	38	23	17	11	7	3	0	63	19	1615
2019	Gay or lesbian	32	15	29	14	8	2	0	48	23	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	26	22	21	15	14	2	1	49	29	387
2018	Heterosexual	31	25	19	14	8	3	0	58	23	1160
2018	Gay or lesbian	25	23	17	13	17	5	0	50	32	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	25	22	19	15	15	4	1	49	31	264

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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	Heterosexual	21	45	34	1869
2020	Gay or lesbian	28	35	37	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	25	34	41	342
2019	Heterosexual	26	38	36	1621
2019	Gay or lesbian	46	34	20	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	28	29	43	389
2018	Heterosexual	27	38	35	1159
2018	Gay or lesbian	31	34	35	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	32	39	265

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	Heterosexual	20	34	22	3	16	3	392
2020	Gay or lesbian	3	48	26	4	13	5	23
2020	Prefer not to answer	6	32	36	8	11	7	84
2019	Heterosexual	19	29	23	5	17	7	392
2019	Gay or lesbian	15	19	30	4	19	12	24
2019	Prefer not to answer	19	27	36	6	3	9	105
2018	Heterosexual	16	34	31	5	11	3	304
2018	Gay or lesbian	25	36	34	5	0	0	12
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	38	19	8	5	11	77

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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	Heterosexual	7	93	1868
2020	Gay or lesbian	11	89	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	13	87	342
2019	Heterosexual	13	87	1617
2019	Gay or lesbian	13	87	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	83	388
2018	Heterosexual	15	85	1161
2018	Gay or lesbian	15	85	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	20	80	264

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	48	52	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	36	64	44
2019	Heterosexual	48	52	209
2019	Prefer not to answer	60	40	63
2018	Heterosexual	53	47	173
2018	Prefer not to answer	50	50	55

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	55	45	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	63	37	44
2019	Heterosexual	62	38	209
2019	Prefer not to answer	70	30	63
2018	Heterosexual	53	47	173
2018	Prefer not to answer	61	39	55

Question 56c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	6	94	142
2019	Heterosexual	6	94	209
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	173

Question 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Prefer not to answer	0	100	44
2019	Heterosexual	2	98	209

Question 56e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	4	96	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	0	100	44
2019	Heterosexual	3	97	209
2019	Prefer not to answer	0	100	63
2018	Heterosexual	3	97	173

Question 56f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	10	90	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	17	83	44
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	209
2019	Prefer not to answer	14	86	63
2018	Heterosexual	14	86	173
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	90	55

Question 56g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	4	96	142
2019	Heterosexual	4	96	209

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	40	60	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	35	65	44
2019	Heterosexual	41	59	208
2019	Prefer not to answer	45	55	63
2018	Heterosexual	39	61	173
2018	Prefer not to answer	30	70	55

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	40	60	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	43	57	44
2019	Heterosexual	41	59	208
2019	Prefer not to answer	56	44	63
2018	Heterosexual	31	69	173
2018	Prefer not to answer	46	54	55

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	45	55	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	34	66	44
2019	Heterosexual	48	52	208
2019	Prefer not to answer	57	43	63
2018	Heterosexual	40	60	173
2018	Prefer not to answer	55	45	55

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	37	63	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	45	55	44
2019	Heterosexual	50	50	208
2019	Prefer not to answer	62	38	63
2018	Heterosexual	38	62	173
2018	Prefer not to answer	39	61	55

Question 57e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work or withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	38	62	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	16	84	44
2019	Heterosexual	33	67	208
2019	Prefer not to answer	35	65	63
2018	Heterosexual	29	71	173
2018	Prefer not to answer	27	73	55

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	49	51	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	40	60	44
2019	Heterosexual	52	48	208
2019	Prefer not to answer	48	52	63
2018	Heterosexual	56	44	173
2018	Prefer not to answer	48	52	55

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	42	58	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	25	75	44
2019	Heterosexual	38	62	208
2019	Prefer not to answer	39	61	63
2018	Heterosexual	30	70	173
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	71	55

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Prefer not to answer	0	100	63
2018	Prefer not to answer	0	100	55

Question 57i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	7	93	142
2019	Heterosexual	7	93	208
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	173
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	91	55

Question 57j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	10	90	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	16	84	44
2019	Heterosexual	11	89	208
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	88	63
2018	Heterosexual	12	88	173
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	84	55

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	43	57	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	35	65	44
2019	Heterosexual	49	51	208
2019	Prefer not to answer	54	46	63
2018	Heterosexual	42	58	173
2018	Prefer not to answer	56	44	55

Question 57l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	24	76	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	27	73	44
2019	Heterosexual	28	72	208
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	73	63
2018	Heterosexual	22	78	173
2018	Prefer not to answer	19	81	55

Question 57m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	9	91	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	16	84	44
2019	Heterosexual	17	83	208
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	82	63
2018	Heterosexual	15	85	173
2018	Prefer not to answer	22	78	55

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	Heterosexual	57	43	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	42	58	44
2019	Heterosexual	58	42	207
2019	Prefer not to answer	51	49	63
2018	Heterosexual	55	45	172
2018	Prefer not to answer	49	51	55

Question 58b. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	36	64	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	19	81	44
2019	Heterosexual	29	71	207
2019	Prefer not to answer	32	68	63
2018	Heterosexual	26	74	172
2018	Prefer not to answer	24	76	55

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	Heterosexual	8	92	142
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	207
2019	Prefer not to answer	7	93	63
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	172

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	Heterosexual	22	78	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	25	75	44
2019	Heterosexual	24	76	207
2019	Prefer not to answer	32	68	63
2018	Heterosexual	20	80	172
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	71	55

Question 58e. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	10	90	142
2019	Heterosexual	10	90	207
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	63
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	172
2018	Prefer not to answer	0	100	55

Question 58f. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	8	92	142
2019	Heterosexual	6	94	207
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	63
2018	Heterosexual	5	95	172
2018	Prefer not to answer	8	92	55

Question 58g. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	11	89	142
2019	Heterosexual	14	86	207
2019	Prefer not to answer	13	87	63
2018	Heterosexual	11	89	172
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	84	55

Question 58h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	8	92	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	22	78	44
2019	Heterosexual	12	88	207
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	83	63
2018	Heterosexual	8	92	172
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	87	55

Question 58i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	27	73	142
2020	Prefer not to answer	25	75	44
2019	Heterosexual	24	76	207
2019	Prefer not to answer	24	76	63
2018	Heterosexual	26	74	172
2018	Prefer not to answer	31	69	55

Question 59a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	10	90	130
2019	Heterosexual	6	94	192
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	57
2018	Heterosexual	10	90	164

Question 59b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	26	74	130
2019	Heterosexual	12	88	192
2019	Prefer not to answer	20	80	57
2018	Heterosexual	23	77	164
2018	Prefer not to answer	19	81	50

Question 59c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	12	88	130
2019	Heterosexual	5	95	192
2019	Prefer not to answer	0	100	57
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	164

Question 59d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	9	91	130
2019	Heterosexual	7	93	192
2019	Prefer not to answer	0	100	57
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	164

Question 59e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	13	87	130
2019	Heterosexual	10	90	192
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	57
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	164
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	88	50

Question 59f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	10	90	130
2019	Heterosexual	10	90	192
2019	Prefer not to answer	14	86	57
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	164

Question 59g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	11	89	130
2019	Heterosexual	16	84	192
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	57
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	164
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	88	50

Question 59h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	12	88	130
2019	Heterosexual	13	87	192
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	82	57
2018	Heterosexual	11	89	164
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	84	50

Question 59i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	10	90	130
2019	Heterosexual	12	88	192
2019	Prefer not to answer	19	81	57
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	164

Question 59j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	28	72	130
2019	Heterosexual	36	64	192
2019	Prefer not to answer	45	55	57
2018	Heterosexual	28	72	164
2018	Prefer not to answer	28	72	50

Question 59k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	9	91	130
2019	Heterosexual	6	94	192
2019	Prefer not to answer	13	87	57
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	164
2018	Prefer not to answer	0	100	50

Question 59l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	46	54	130
2019	Heterosexual	54	46	192
2019	Prefer not to answer	66	34	57
2018	Heterosexual	41	59	164
2018	Prefer not to answer	55	45	50

Question 59m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	0	100	130

Question 59n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	51	49	130
2019	Heterosexual	60	40	192
2019	Prefer not to answer	61	39	57
2018	Heterosexual	49	51	164
2018	Prefer not to answer	74	26	50

Question 59o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	3	97	192
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	89	57
2018	Heterosexual	3	97	164

Question 59p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	15	85	130
2019	Heterosexual	13	87	192
2018	Heterosexual	18	82	164
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	88	50

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	Heterosexual	27	17	14	6	3	25	7	66	14	1863
2020	Gay or lesbian	26	7	14	5	8	30	9	54	22	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	18	15	22	8	6	25	6	48	20	342
2019	Heterosexual	18	17	20	7	6	24	8	51	19	1619
2019	Gay or lesbian	24	19	3	12	11	26	5	62	34	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	13	25	9	10	25	6	36	28	387
2018	Heterosexual	15	18	24	9	7	23	4	44	22	1163
2018	Gay or lesbian	18	19	16	8	8	28	3	54	23	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	8	14	26	10	11	25	4	33	31	264

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	Heterosexual	46	30	12	4	2	5	1	81	7	1860
2020	Gay or lesbian	40	28	16	3	7	5	1	72	11	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	37	27	17	6	4	7	1	70	11	342
2019	Heterosexual	37	30	15	7	4	7	1	73	11	1615
2019	Gay or lesbian	33	43	6	5	6	6	0	81	12	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	30	27	19	9	7	9	0	62	17	388
2018	Heterosexual	27	33	18	10	4	8	1	65	15	1164
2018	Gay or lesbian	40	29	13	10	3	3	3	73	13	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	17	30	21	13	8	9	1	53	23	262

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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	Heterosexual	3	97	1864
2020	Gay or lesbian	10	90	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	8	92	340
2019	Heterosexual	5	95	1620
2019	Prefer not to answer	6	94	388
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	1157
2018	Bisexual	32	68	23
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	90	265

Question 63a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	27	73	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	24	76	27
2019	Heterosexual	32	68	81
2019	Prefer not to answer	50	50	24
2018	Heterosexual	30	70	79
2018	Prefer not to answer	33	67	25

Question 63b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	86	14	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	77	23	27
2019	Heterosexual	76	24	81
2019	Prefer not to answer	78	22	24
2018	Heterosexual	79	21	79

Question 63c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	100	65
2019	Prefer not to answer	100	24
2018	Heterosexual	100	79
2018	Prefer not to answer	100	25

Question 63d. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	100	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	100	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	100	24
2018	Prefer not to answer	100	25

Question 63e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Prefer not to answer	0	100	25

Question 63f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	9	91	65
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	79
2018	Prefer not to answer	21	79	25

Question 63g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	9	91	65
2019	Heterosexual	10	90	81
2019	Prefer not to answer	0	100	24

Question 64a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	15	85	65
2019	Heterosexual	10	90	80
2018	Heterosexual	11	89	79

Question 64b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	16	84	65
2019	Heterosexual	10	90	80
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	79
2018	Prefer not to answer	23	77	26

Question 64c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	11	89	65
2019	Heterosexual	6	94	80

Question 64d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Prefer not to answer	0	100	24
2018	Prefer not to answer	0	100	26

Question 64e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	34	66	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	71	27
2019	Heterosexual	28	72	80
2019	Prefer not to answer	42	58	24
2018	Heterosexual	15	85	79
2018	Prefer not to answer	23	77	26

Question 64f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	21	79	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	21	79	27
2019	Heterosexual	32	68	80
2019	Prefer not to answer	22	78	24
2018	Heterosexual	26	74	79
2018	Prefer not to answer	20	80	26

Question 64g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sexual orientation
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	100	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	100	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	100	24
2018	Heterosexual	100	79

Question 64h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	100	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	100	27
2019	Heterosexual	100	80
2019	Prefer not to answer	100	24
2018	Heterosexual	100	79

Question 64i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	10	90	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	19	81	27
2018	Heterosexual	8	92	79

Question 64j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	26	74	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	71	27
2019	Heterosexual	15	85	80
2019	Prefer not to answer	22	78	24
2018	Heterosexual	15	85	79
2018	Prefer not to answer	31	69	26

Question 64k. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	100	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	100	27
2019	Heterosexual	100	80
2019	Prefer not to answer	100	24
2018	Heterosexual	100	79

Question 64l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	31	69	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	21	79	27
2019	Heterosexual	30	70	80
2019	Prefer not to answer	42	58	24
2018	Heterosexual	36	64	79
2018	Prefer not to answer	39	61	26

Question 64m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	100	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	100	27
2019	Heterosexual	100	80
2019	Prefer not to answer	100	24
2018	Prefer not to answer	100	26

Question 64n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	13	87	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	22	78	27
2019	Heterosexual	26	74	80
2019	Prefer not to answer	20	80	24
2018	Heterosexual	13	87	79
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	82	26

Question 65a. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	34	66	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	32	68	27
2019	Heterosexual	46	54	80
2019	Prefer not to answer	41	59	24
2018	Heterosexual	31	69	79
2018	Prefer not to answer	42	58	26

Question 65b. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	23	77	65
2019	Heterosexual	22	78	80
2019	Prefer not to answer	20	80	24
2018	Heterosexual	18	82	79
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	82	26

Question 65c. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	8	92	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	0	100	27
2019	Heterosexual	7	93	80

Question 65d. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	29	71	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	25	75	27
2019	Heterosexual	27	73	80
2019	Prefer not to answer	20	80	24
2018	Heterosexual	27	73	79
2018	Prefer not to answer	38	62	26

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
2020	Prefer not to answer	0	100	27
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	80
2018	Prefer not to answer	0	100	26

Question 65f. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	9	91	65
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	80
2018	Heterosexual	11	89	79
2018	Prefer not to answer	19	81	26

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	Heterosexual	6	94	80
2018	Heterosexual	11	89	79

Question 65h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	6	94	80
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	79

Question 65i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	48	52	65
2020	Prefer not to answer	34	66	27
2019	Heterosexual	37	63	80
2019	Prefer not to answer	51	49	24
2018	Heterosexual	46	54	79
2018	Prefer not to answer	39	61	26

Question 66a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	70
2018	Prefer not to answer	0	100	21

Question 66b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	10	90	59
2019	Heterosexual	26	74	71
2018	Heterosexual	17	83	70

Question 66c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	0	100	59

Question 66d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	0	100	59
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	70
2018	Prefer not to answer	0	100	21

Question 66e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	0	100	59

Question 66f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Prefer not to answer	0	100	21

Question 66g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Prefer not to answer	0	100	21

Question 66h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	14	86	59
2019	Heterosexual	16	84	71
2018	Heterosexual	16	84	70

Question 66i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	12	88	59
2019	Heterosexual	14	86	71
2018	Heterosexual	11	89	70
2018	Prefer not to answer	25	75	21

Question 66j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	30	70	59
2019	Heterosexual	39	61	71
2018	Heterosexual	31	69	70
2018	Prefer not to answer	33	67	21

Question 66k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	14	86	71

Question 66l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	47	53	59
2019	Heterosexual	64	36	71
2018	Heterosexual	54	46	70
2018	Prefer not to answer	61	39	21

Question 66m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	0	100	59
2018	Prefer not to answer	0	100	21

Question 66n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	68	32	59
2019	Heterosexual	58	42	71
2018	Heterosexual	57	43	70
2018	Prefer not to answer	70	30	21

Question 66o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	70

Question 66p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	14	86	59
2019	Heterosexual	8	92	71
2018	Heterosexual	15	85	70
2018	Prefer not to answer	20	80	21

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	Heterosexual	29	17	16	3	2	27	6	69	7	1863
2020	Gay or lesbian	28	10	16	1	5	33	7	64	10	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	22	16	22	5	3	27	6	55	12	340
2019	Heterosexual	23	15	20	3	3	29	8	60	9	1616
2019	Gay or lesbian	24	24	13	3	3	27	6	71	9	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	15	9	27	5	6	31	7	39	17	385
2018	Heterosexual	17	18	25	4	3	28	4	52	11	1163
2018	Gay or lesbian	21	18	26	2	3	28	3	56	6	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	14	29	6	6	32	4	37	18	264

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	Heterosexual	47	30	12	3	2	5	1	82	5	1863
2020	Gay or lesbian	44	30	15	2	4	5	0	78	6	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	37	29	16	6	2	8	2	73	9	341
2019	Heterosexual	41	28	16	4	2	9	1	77	6	1618
2019	Gay or lesbian	41	35	12	5	1	6	0	81	7	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	32	25	21	5	4	13	2	66	10	387
2018	Heterosexual	30	32	19	5	3	10	1	70	9	1160
2018	Gay or lesbian	45	19	24	4	0	5	3	69	4	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	19	27	27	8	6	11	2	53	16	264

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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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	53	22	12	6	6	1	76	12	1866
2020	Gay or lesbian	53	21	7	11	7	1	75	19	72
2020	Prefer not to answer	41	19	16	11	11	1	61	22	342

Question 70b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Pay or other compensation-related issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	36	29	21	7	6	0	0	66	13	1863
2020	Gay or lesbian	33	29	15	14	9	0	0	62	23	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	32	27	17	11	11	1	1	60	23	343
2019	Heterosexual	23	29	22	11	14	0	0	52	26	1621
2019	Gay or lesbian	25	25	14	10	26	0	0	50	37	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	28	22	14	18	1	1	46	32	386
2018	Heterosexual	19	26	22	14	18	0	1	45	32	1162
2018	Gay or lesbian	18	30	12	8	32	0	0	47	40	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	28	17	13	25	0	0	44	38	265

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	Heterosexual	22	27	25	13	11	1	0	49	25	1867
2020	Gay or lesbian	27	21	24	10	17	0	1	48	27	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	22	21	20	15	20	1	0	44	36	341
2019	Heterosexual	19	27	24	13	15	0	0	47	29	1619
2019	Gay or lesbian	23	20	23	21	13	0	0	43	34	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	23	25	16	18	0	0	40	35	388
2018	Heterosexual	13	25	27	17	17	0	0	38	34	1162
2018	Gay or lesbian	7	30	26	12	24	0	0	37	36	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	25	24	20	22	0	0	34	42	264

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	Heterosexual	35	29	19	9	6	1	1	65	15	1860
2020	Gay or lesbian	32	32	16	8	11	0	0	64	20	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	32	20	23	11	11	2	2	54	23	342
2019	Heterosexual	30	29	21	11	8	0	1	60	19	1613
2019	Gay or lesbian	27	26	19	16	12	0	0	53	29	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	26	24	22	12	13	0	2	51	26	385
2018	Heterosexual	20	30	26	14	9	0	1	51	23	1154
2018	Gay or lesbian	11	23	20	17	27	3	0	35	45	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	24	28	16	14	1	2	41	30	263

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	Heterosexual	28	26	19	13	10	2	1	56	24	1852
2020	Gay or lesbian	30	29	17	10	15	0	0	58	25	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	26	16	20	14	20	3	1	44	36	340
2019	Heterosexual	22	26	20	15	15	0	1	49	31	1615
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	18	18	17	15	0	0	49	32	55
2019	Prefer not to answer	19	23	19	15	22	2	1	43	37	386
2018	Heterosexual	15	24	24	18	20	0	0	38	38	1156
2018	Gay or lesbian	8	27	14	16	35	0	0	35	51	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	18	21	16	31	0	1	31	48	262

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	Heterosexual	59	20	10	4	2	1	4	83	6	1854
2020	Gay or lesbian	67	12	8	6	4	0	4	82	10	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	54	17	10	7	5	2	6	76	13	342
2019	Heterosexual	58	21	9	3	3	0	5	84	6	1613
2019	Gay or lesbian	61	30	6	0	3	0	0	91	3	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	48	22	15	3	5	0	7	76	9	385
2018	Heterosexual	51	23	11	5	3	0	7	80	8	1151
2018	Gay or lesbian	43	28	11	3	3	0	13	81	6	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	43	20	12	6	7	0	13	72	14	265

Question 70g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	36	30	17	10	7	0	66	17	1855
2020	Gay or lesbian	46	17	17	11	9	0	63	20	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	24	21	13	12	1	54	25	342
2019	Heterosexual	37	31	17	8	6	0	69	14	1615
2019	Gay or lesbian	44	25	20	5	7	0	69	11	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	33	28	22	8	9	0	61	17	387
2018	Heterosexual	30	26	23	10	10	1	57	20	1157
2018	Gay or lesbian	32	25	8	14	21	0	57	35	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	22	27	21	11	16	2	50	28	265

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	35	26	17	10	8	4	64	19	1864
2020	Gay or lesbian	54	21	13	4	4	5	79	8	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	25	18	12	11	5	57	24	341

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	Heterosexual	40	33	16	6	3	1	1	75	9	1859
2020	Gay or lesbian	41	29	16	6	7	1	0	71	13	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	32	28	20	12	5	1	1	62	17	340
2019	Heterosexual	30	36	19	8	6	0	1	67	14	1611
2019	Gay or lesbian	37	32	15	9	7	0	0	70	15	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	21	33	23	13	9	0	1	54	22	388
2018	Heterosexual	22	40	20	10	6	0	1	63	16	1157
2018	Gay or lesbian	17	33	18	13	20	0	0	49	33	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	14	36	27	11	9	2	1	51	21	265

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	Heterosexual	31	32	21	10	4	1	1	64	15	1861
2020	Gay or lesbian	37	29	14	11	10	0	0	66	21	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	28	25	19	18	9	1	0	54	27	341
2019	Heterosexual	23	31	23	13	10	0	0	53	23	1617
2019	Gay or lesbian	27	24	19	17	13	1	0	51	30	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	28	22	17	13	0	1	47	31	388
2018	Heterosexual	16	31	28	16	8	0	1	48	24	1159
2018	Gay or lesbian	5	30	22	17	25	0	0	36	42	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	31	25	18	13	1	2	42	32	265

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	Heterosexual	37	33	17	8	4	0	1	71	12	1857
2020	Gay or lesbian	34	32	21	7	5	0	1	67	12	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	30	29	20	13	7	0	1	60	20	341
2019	Heterosexual	28	32	19	12	8	0	0	60	20	1617
2019	Gay or lesbian	37	20	14	12	16	0	2	58	28	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	21	30	22	16	10	0	1	52	26	389
2018	Heterosexual	25	30	26	11	7	0	1	55	19	1160
2018	Gay or lesbian	26	24	22	11	17	0	0	49	28	36
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	29	22	17	12	1	0	48	30	265

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	Heterosexual	54	25	11	5	4	1	1	80	9	1854
2020	Gay or lesbian	56	16	15	4	8	0	0	72	12	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	46	22	16	9	7	1	1	68	16	341
2019	Heterosexual	45	28	13	7	6	0	0	74	13	1614
2019	Gay or lesbian	48	14	12	18	5	0	3	64	23	54
2019	Prefer not to answer	34	29	15	12	10	0	1	63	22	387

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	25	32	23	12	7	0	58	19	1860
2020	Gay or lesbian	28	33	20	5	14	0	61	19	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	28	26	23	12	10	1	55	22	340

Question 70n. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Information overload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	22	32	21	14	10	0	0	54	25	1858
2020	Gay or lesbian	22	34	18	8	16	0	1	57	24	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	20	24	22	17	17	0	1	44	34	342
2019	Heterosexual	24	31	19	12	13	0	0	55	25	1612
2019	Gay or lesbian	30	23	17	14	17	0	0	53	30	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	22	28	22	13	15	0	1	50	28	383
2018	Heterosexual	21	29	25	15	10	0	1	50	25	1158
2018	Gay or lesbian	10	16	37	9	28	0	0	26	36	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	25	27	16	15	1	0	41	32	265

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	Heterosexual	53	27	12	4	2	0	1	81	6	1852
2020	Gay or lesbian	59	24	5	4	9	0	0	83	12	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	49	28	13	5	2	1	2	79	7	338
2019	Heterosexual	56	24	11	5	3	0	1	81	8	1605
2019	Gay or lesbian	50	23	5	15	7	0	0	72	22	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	47	25	14	8	6	1	1	73	14	384
2018	Heterosexual	49	25	13	6	5	0	2	75	12	1159
2018	Gay or lesbian	57	20	3	5	14	0	0	78	20	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	44	25	14	7	8	0	2	70	16	262

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	40	37	16	4	3	77	7	1852
2020	Gay or lesbian	40	32	14	8	6	72	14	72
2020	Prefer not to answer	34	35	19	8	4	69	12	336

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	Heterosexual	74	16	5	1	1	0	2	92	2	1857
2020	Gay or lesbian	76	9	5	3	7	0	1	85	10	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	71	15	5	3	2	1	3	90	5	337
2019	Heterosexual	76	13	4	2	2	0	4	93	4	1606
2019	Gay or lesbian	84	10	0	0	5	0	2	95	5	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	69	12	6	2	4	0	8	87	6	388
2018	Heterosexual	69	15	7	3	2	0	4	87	6	1151
2018	Gay or lesbian	69	10	9	9	3	0	0	79	12	36
2018	Prefer not to answer	58	13	11	4	7	1	5	77	12	263

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	Heterosexual	86	7	3	1	2	0	1	95	3	1855
2020	Gay or lesbian	85	4	4	4	4	0	0	89	7	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	82	7	3	2	3	2	1	91	6	338
2019	Heterosexual	75	12	5	2	4	0	2	89	6	1618
2019	Gay or lesbian	80	9	0	3	6	0	2	90	10	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	66	10	9	4	5	1	4	80	10	388
2018	Heterosexual	69	15	8	2	4	1	2	86	6	1153
2018	Gay or lesbian	76	13	3	5	3	0	0	89	8	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	59	16	9	5	7	1	2	77	13	265

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	Heterosexual	78	15	4	1	1	0	1	94	2	1843
2020	Gay or lesbian	76	19	3	0	1	0	1	96	1	72
2020	Prefer not to answer	69	22	6	2	1	1	1	91	3	336
2019	Heterosexual	62	25	8	2	2	0	1	87	4	1615
2019	Gay or lesbian	62	28	8	2	0	0	0	90	2	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	52	30	12	2	3	0	1	83	5	387
2018	Heterosexual	56	26	12	3	2	0	1	83	5	1162
2018	Gay or lesbian	55	36	3	3	3	0	0	91	7	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	47	30	14	5	3	0	0	77	9	263

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	Heterosexual	77	12	4	2	2	0	1	91	5	1859
2020	Gay or lesbian	76	7	9	1	5	0	1	85	6	72
2020	Prefer not to answer	65	18	8	3	3	2	0	85	6	334
2019	Heterosexual	67	17	7	4	4	0	1	85	8	1608
2019	Gay or lesbian	78	9	2	5	5	0	2	89	10	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	59	17	10	5	7	1	0	78	12	387
2018	Heterosexual	57	20	10	6	6	0	1	78	11	1158
2018	Gay or lesbian	50	27	5	8	9	0	0	78	17	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	47	24	14	6	9	0	0	70	15	260

Question 70u. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	66	9	3	1	0	0	21	95	1	1856
2020	Gay or lesbian	59	7	2	2	1	0	28	92	5	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	62	8	4	2	2	1	21	90	5	336
2019	Heterosexual	63	9	3	1	1	0	23	94	3	1600
2019	Gay or lesbian	58	10	7	0	0	0	26	91	0	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	56	10	4	0	1	1	28	94	1	385
2018	Heterosexual	51	11	5	2	0	0	31	89	3	1154
2018	Gay or lesbian	38	22	0	3	0	0	37	95	5	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	47	10	5	2	0	0	37	90	2	262

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	Heterosexual	72	17	6	2	1	0	2	90	3	1862
2020	Gay or lesbian	64	21	10	1	2	0	2	86	4	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	66	17	7	2	3	1	3	87	5	341
2019	Heterosexual	67	18	8	3	2	0	3	87	5	1610
2019	Gay or lesbian	70	16	7	2	3	0	3	88	5	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	61	18	8	4	2	1	6	85	7	388
2018	Heterosexual	61	21	8	3	2	0	4	85	6	1158
2018	Gay or lesbian	49	22	13	5	5	0	5	75	11	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	50	23	14	3	3	0	7	79	6	260

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	Heterosexual	65	17	8	4	6	0	1	82	10	1866
2020	Gay or lesbian	53	20	9	4	13	0	1	74	17	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	66	13	8	4	7	0	2	81	11	342
2019	Heterosexual	69	15	6	4	4	0	2	85	8	1613
2019	Gay or lesbian	67	11	6	0	13	0	3	81	14	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	67	15	7	2	6	1	3	85	8	387
2018	Heterosexual	70	14	6	3	4	0	3	86	7	1161
2018	Gay or lesbian	72	14	3	0	5	0	5	92	6	37
2018	Prefer not to answer	65	17	7	4	5	0	2	84	9	263

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	Heterosexual	51	30	12	4	2	1	82	6	1864
2020	Gay or lesbian	47	27	14	8	2	1	75	10	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	48	30	11	8	2	1	79	11	341
2019	Heterosexual	56	29	10	2	1	1	86	3	1607
2019	Gay or lesbian	61	21	10	6	0	3	84	6	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	53	25	15	2	2	3	81	4	386
2018	Heterosexual	49	32	12	3	2	1	82	5	1159
2018	Gay or lesbian	58	14	14	3	6	5	76	9	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	47	32	15	2	2	1	80	4	262

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	35	43	16	4	2	0	78	6	1867
2020	Gay or lesbian	35	37	20	4	4	1	73	7	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	41	21	6	3	0	70	9	342

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	Heterosexual	18	38	31	8	4	56	12	1863
2020	Gay or lesbian	20	34	25	15	6	54	21	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	16	27	35	14	8	43	22	342
2019	Heterosexual	18	36	28	13	5	54	18	1618
2019	Gay or lesbian	16	27	38	12	6	43	18	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	15	31	31	16	8	45	24	389
2018	Heterosexual	14	32	33	14	7	46	21	1164
2018	Gay or lesbian	15	27	26	14	19	42	33	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	8	25	36	19	11	33	30	264

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	10	18	38	23	11	34	28	1855
2020	Gay or lesbian	12	16	25	38	8	46	28	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	16	29	30	17	8	25	45	339
2019	Heterosexual	10	21	36	22	10	33	31	1618
2019	Gay or lesbian	12	16	40	22	11	33	27	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	22	36	20	6	26	39	385
2018	Heterosexual	14	22	37	20	7	27	36	1150
2018	Gay or lesbian	21	22	25	22	10	32	43	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	22	25	33	14	6	20	47	264

Question 74. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	55	36	6	2	0	1	0	92	3	1858
2020	Gay or lesbian	54	30	9	2	5	0	0	84	7	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	50	36	8	4	2	1	0	87	5	343
2019	Heterosexual	51	35	7	4	1	0	0	87	6	1613
2019	Gay or lesbian	52	39	5	0	3	0	0	92	3	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	42	40	9	5	2	0	1	83	8	385
2018	Heterosexual	47	38	8	4	2	0	0	86	6	1158
2018	Gay or lesbian	52	40	5	0	3	0	0	92	3	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	40	39	12	4	4	1	0	80	8	262

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	50	31	9	6	3	2	82	9	1861
2020	Gay or lesbian	44	37	12	4	4	0	80	7	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	40	32	12	7	5	3	75	12	342

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	48	26	10	8	6	1	75	15	1862
2020	Gay or lesbian	51	29	10	6	5	0	80	11	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	37	23	11	14	13	1	61	28	343

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	Heterosexual	59	23	10	3	2	3	0	85	5	1854
2020	Gay or lesbian	62	19	8	4	7	0	0	81	11	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	47	24	15	5	4	4	1	75	10	340

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

A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	46	32	11	6	4	1	79	10	1867
2020	Gay or lesbian	35	34	14	2	12	2	71	15	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	36	29	14	11	8	2	67	19	342
2019	Heterosexual	32	37	12	12	7	0	69	19	1619
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	37	13	9	10	0	69	18	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	23	29	20	15	12	1	52	28	387
2018	Heterosexual	27	34	13	14	10	0	62	24	1164
2018	Gay or lesbian	32	27	7	14	17	3	61	32	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	20	34	18	13	14	1	55	27	264

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	54	34	6	4	1	89	5	1868
2020	Gay or lesbian	49	32	13	4	2	81	6	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	42	39	12	6	0	81	7	343

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	53	34	7	4	1	87	6	1859
2020	Gay or lesbian	51	26	13	8	2	76	11	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	45	35	13	6	1	80	7	341

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	Heterosexual	47	34	13	4	1	0	1	83	5	1853
2020	Gay or lesbian	48	26	19	5	2	0	0	74	7	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	38	37	18	4	1	1	0	77	5	339

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	Heterosexual	58	29	7	2	1	1	1	89	3	1857
2020	Gay or lesbian	59	16	14	6	1	0	4	78	8	72
2020	Prefer not to answer	50	30	13	3	1	2	1	83	4	338

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	Heterosexual	77	13	3	1	0	5	1	96	1	1860
2020	Gay or lesbian	74	15	3	0	2	2	3	94	3	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	70	17	4	1	0	6	1	94	1	341

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	61	28	5	3	1	2	91	4	1860
2020	Gay or lesbian	61	19	9	5	5	1	82	10	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	55	32	6	3	1	3	90	4	341

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	60	25	6	5	3	1	86	8	1860
2020	Gay or lesbian	65	21	5	6	4	0	86	9	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	51	26	9	7	7	1	77	14	340

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	71	22	5	2	1	92	3	1864
2020	Gay or lesbian	66	17	6	9	2	83	11	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	64	25	7	3	1	89	4	342

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	Heterosexual	30	50	10	8	1	0	0	81	9	365
2020	Gay or lesbian	32	38	0	23	7	0	0	70	30	12
2020	Prefer not to answer	29	38	16	11	3	0	3	69	14	72
2019	Heterosexual	24	49	15	8	2	0	1	75	10	295
2019	Prefer not to answer	14	51	23	11	0	2	0	66	11	60

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	Heterosexual	98	2	363
2020	Gay or lesbian	100	0	12
2020	Prefer not to answer	100	0	72

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	25	35	20	16	4	1	60	20	354
2020	Gay or lesbian	22	25	23	22	7	0	47	30	12
2020	Prefer not to answer	17	31	20	19	13	0	48	32	72

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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	Heterosexual	7	93	1862
2020	Gay or lesbian	7	93	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	12	88	342

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	Heterosexual	14	86	1858
2020	Gay or lesbian	15	85	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	16	84	342
2019	Heterosexual	17	83	1618
2019	Gay or lesbian	18	82	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	73	388

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	Heterosexual	58	42	266
2020	Gay or lesbian	75	25	12
2020	Prefer not to answer	60	40	58

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	83	17	265
2020	Gay or lesbian	75	25	12
2020	Prefer not to answer	73	27	58
2019	Heterosexual	87	13	285
2019	Prefer not to answer	85	15	105

Question 91. I am satisfied with the workplace accommodation measures that were implemented.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Heterosexual	52	31	7	6	3	1	84	10	218
2020	Prefer not to answer	46	37	2	9	5	0	83	14	42
2019	Heterosexual	52	27	5	12	5	0	79	17	245
2019	Prefer not to answer	44	34	6	11	4	1	79	15	88

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	Heterosexual	59	27	5	4	2	2	2	89	5	1863
2020	Gay or lesbian	63	24	6	0	2	1	4	92	2	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	46	32	8	7	2	2	2	82	9	342

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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	Heterosexual	31	50	16	2	61	39	1867
2020	Gay or lesbian	32	51	16	0	61	39	74
2020	Prefer not to answer	30	49	19	2	62	38	342

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	Heterosexual	46	54	586
2020	Gay or lesbian	59	41	22
2020	Prefer not to answer	30	70	103

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	Heterosexual	14	31	15	17	18	1	4	47	37	587
2020	Gay or lesbian	7	32	21	22	18	0	0	39	40	22
2020	Prefer not to answer	11	19	17	21	25	3	4	33	49	103

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	Heterosexual	9	22	13	22	29	2	3	33	53	586
2020	Gay or lesbian	4	24	11	22	36	0	3	29	59	22
2020	Prefer not to answer	8	15	17	25	31	2	2	24	59	103

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	Heterosexual	46	20	11	6	5	1	12	76	12	1865
2020	Gay or lesbian	43	8	15	13	9	0	12	58	25	73
2020	Prefer not to answer	39	19	12	7	8	3	12	68	17	343
2019	Heterosexual	44	19	13	7	7	0	8	69	16	1599
2019	Gay or lesbian	39	23	5	13	14	0	7	67	28	56
2019	Prefer not to answer	41	18	13	9	12	1	6	63	23	382
2018	Heterosexual	41	18	16	9	9	1	6	64	19	1159
2018	Gay or lesbian	26	10	29	5	22	0	8	39	29	38
2018	Prefer not to answer	30	17	15	11	18	2	7	52	32	263

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2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Veterans Affairs Canada by Question 122. What is your sexual orientation?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

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

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

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

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

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

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

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 54. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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