2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Department of Justice by Question 106.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 106)

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	Executive	47	43	6	4	0	89	4	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	23	52	5	18	3	74	21	1842
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	43	46	3	7	1	88	8	746
2020	Administrative Support	38	46	6	9	1	84	11	272

Question 2. The material and tools provided for my work, including software and other automated tools, are available in the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	74	20	4	2	0	0	0	93	2	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	74	19	3	2	1	1	1	94	3	1833
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	76	17	2	2	2	0	0	94	3	745
2020	Administrative Support	82	16	1	1	0	0	0	98	1	271
2017	Executive	76	21	0	0	2	0	0	98	2	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	67	23	4	3	2	1	1	91	5	1796
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	69	23	3	3	1	0	1	94	3	761
2017	Administrative Support	72	21	3	3	1	0	1	94	4	382
2017	Other occupational category	89	5	2	2	0	0	2	96	2	57
2014	Executive	67	26	1	5	0	0	0	94	5	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	64	24	5	4	2	1	1	89	6	1594
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	69	21	5	4	1	0	1	91	5	730
2014	Administrative Support	69	25	2	2	1	0	1	95	3	407
2014	Other occupational category	78	14	3	0	4	0	0	93	4	29

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	Executive	32	53	13	2	0	0	85	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	25	43	10	17	5	0	68	22	1834
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	41	40	7	9	2	1	82	11	747
2020	Administrative Support	37	43	8	9	3	0	80	12	272
2019	Executive	62	33	0	5	0	0	95	5	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	42	38	6	10	5	0	80	14	1536
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	43	38	6	8	4	0	81	12	669
2019	Administrative Support	35	40	9	10	5	0	75	16	288
2017	Executive	66	26	0	2	6	0	91	9	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	41	38	6	10	5	0	79	15	1804
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	43	35	7	9	5	0	79	14	761
2017	Administrative Support	43	35	7	10	5	0	79	14	381
2017	Other occupational category	60	30	0	9	0	0	91	9	57
2014	Executive	52	35	5	5	3	0	87	8	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	42	37	7	9	6	0	78	15	1593
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	42	31	7	11	8	0	73	20	730
2014	Administrative Support	36	38	10	9	6	0	75	16	408
2014	Other occupational category	57	28	3	7	4	0	85	12	29

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	Executive	45	38	15	0	2	0	83	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	38	43	9	8	2	0	81	10	1821
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	36	9	7	2	1	82	9	742
2020	Administrative Support	44	37	10	7	2	0	81	9	272
2019	Executive	56	34	7	2	0	0	90	2	41
2019	Scientific and Professional	30	47	9	11	3	0	77	14	1522
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	34	40	11	10	4	1	75	14	670
2019	Administrative Support	26	42	14	12	6	1	69	17	286
2018	Executive	50	39	7	5	0	0	89	5	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	27	50	8	11	4	0	77	15	1573
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	31	43	10	12	4	1	74	16	601
2018	Administrative Support	26	48	8	12	6	0	74	18	289
2017	Executive	66	26	9	0	0	0	91	0	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	28	46	10	13	4	0	74	16	1802
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	36	38	11	9	6	0	74	15	762
2017	Administrative Support	29	41	10	12	7	0	71	20	382
2017	Other occupational category	39	35	12	11	0	2	76	12	57
2014	Executive	35	49	5	7	2	1	85	10	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	23	44	12	15	7	0	67	22	1594
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	33	36	12	10	7	0	70	18	730
2014	Administrative Support	27	39	14	14	6	1	66	20	408
2014	Other occupational category	51	31	4	3	11	0	82	15	29

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	57	32	9	2	0	0	0	89	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	38	37	10	12	2	0	0	75	14	1822
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	50	35	7	5	2	0	0	85	7	739
2020	Administrative Support	49	39	7	3	2	0	0	88	5	267
2019	Executive	73	28	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	40
2019	Scientific and Professional	38	41	10	7	3	0	0	80	10	1516
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	47	38	7	5	2	0	0	85	7	666
2019	Administrative Support	35	39	12	9	4	0	0	75	13	286
2017	Executive	75	19	4	2	0	0	0	94	2	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	43	39	8	7	2	0	0	83	9	1795
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	51	36	7	4	1	0	0	87	5	758
2017	Administrative Support	44	37	8	8	2	0	1	82	10	381
2017	Other occupational category	55	37	0	2	0	4	2	98	2	57
2014	Executive	54	33	5	5	2	0	0	88	7	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	35	40	12	9	3	0	1	76	12	1594
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	44	38	9	6	2	0	1	83	8	730
2014	Administrative Support	38	38	13	9	2	0	0	76	11	408
2014	Other occupational category	39	43	7	3	4	0	3	85	8	29

Question 6. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	34	38	6	17	4	0	0	72	21	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	29	36	13	15	7	0	0	65	22	1830
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	53	31	8	6	2	0	0	84	8	744
2020	Administrative Support	46	36	9	7	3	0	0	82	9	270
2019	Executive	55	36	5	0	5	0	0	90	5	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	32	37	10	13	7	0	0	69	21	1531
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	48	30	9	8	4	0	0	79	12	672
2019	Administrative Support	34	34	15	7	8	1	0	70	15	286
2018	Executive	45	36	2	14	2	0	0	81	17	42
2018	Scientific and Professional	30	39	11	13	6	0	0	70	19	1569
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	50	32	9	6	3	0	0	82	9	600
2018	Administrative Support	47	33	9	6	6	0	0	80	11	289
2017	Executive	28	50	6	9	7	0	0	78	16	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	32	37	10	13	8	0	0	69	21	1798
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	50	31	9	6	3	0	0	82	9	761
2017	Administrative Support	46	30	9	7	6	0	1	77	13	381
2017	Other occupational category	56	25	12	5	0	2	0	83	5	57
2014	Executive	32	33	9	14	11	0	0	65	26	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	29	38	11	13	9	0	0	68	21	1593
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	42	33	11	9	4	0	1	76	13	730
2014	Administrative Support	35	36	14	9	5	0	1	72	14	409
2014	Other occupational category	48	34	4	4	7	3	0	85	11	29

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	51	40	6	0	2	0	91	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	38	43	10	6	2	0	82	8	1837
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	38	8	6	3	0	83	9	747
2020	Administrative Support	39	37	11	8	4	0	76	13	271
2019	Executive	57	26	10	5	2	0	83	7	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	37	45	8	6	3	0	82	10	1531
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	37	42	10	7	4	0	79	11	672
2019	Administrative Support	29	39	20	6	6	0	68	12	287
2018	Executive	52	41	2	0	5	0	93	5	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	34	47	9	8	3	0	80	10	1556
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	32	46	12	5	4	0	78	10	597
2018	Administrative Support	32	39	15	8	5	0	71	14	283
2017	Executive	67	24	2	4	2	0	91	7	45
2017	Scientific and Professional	33	47	8	8	4	0	80	12	1802
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	36	42	12	6	4	0	78	10	760
2017	Administrative Support	32	42	12	8	4	1	75	12	379
2017	Other occupational category	44	44	8	4	1	0	87	5	57
2014	Executive	34	48	9	4	5	0	82	9	229
2014	Scientific and Professional	28	49	10	9	4	0	77	13	1595
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	28	45	13	9	5	0	73	13	729
2014	Administrative Support	26	46	13	11	5	0	72	15	408
2014	Other occupational category	44	41	8	0	7	0	85	7	29

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	Executive	55	32	5	7	2	0	0	86	9	44
2020	Scientific and Professional	29	41	11	12	6	0	0	70	18	1839
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	38	39	11	8	3	0	0	78	11	743
2020	Administrative Support	41	32	12	9	6	0	0	73	15	269
2019	Executive	60	19	5	14	2	0	0	79	17	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	23	39	12	15	11	0	0	62	26	1531
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	34	40	12	8	5	0	0	74	14	671
2019	Administrative Support	21	39	17	12	11	0	0	61	23	286
2018	Executive	45	34	5	7	7	2	0	81	14	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	21	34	15	18	12	0	0	55	30	1569
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	36	14	10	7	0	0	69	17	603
2018	Administrative Support	28	34	13	14	11	0	0	62	25	289
2017	Executive	51	33	4	2	9	0	0	84	11	44
2017	Scientific and Professional	20	37	13	17	13	0	0	57	30	1800
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	31	37	15	10	7	0	0	68	17	759
2017	Administrative Support	29	36	12	12	10	0	0	66	22	381
2017	Other occupational category	55	34	4	4	0	2	1	91	4	57
2014	Executive	25	36	11	19	9	0	0	61	28	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	17	36	14	18	14	0	0	53	32	1591
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	25	38	17	12	8	0	0	63	20	729
2014	Administrative Support	23	35	17	14	10	0	0	59	24	408
2014	Other occupational category	44	39	13	0	4	0	0	83	4	29

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	52	39	2	5	0	2	0	93	5	44
2020	Scientific and Professional	34	44	11	9	2	0	0	77	11	1831
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	39	43	10	6	2	0	0	82	8	745
2020	Administrative Support	41	44	12	1	2	0	0	85	3	270
2019	Executive	50	38	7	5	0	0	0	88	5	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	28	45	12	12	4	0	0	72	15	1525
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	34	43	10	8	4	0	0	77	12	665
2019	Administrative Support	33	43	16	6	2	0	1	76	8	286
2018	Executive	42	49	7	2	0	0	0	91	2	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	27	44	15	11	4	0	0	70	14	1571
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	41	13	8	4	0	0	74	13	601
2018	Administrative Support	38	43	9	8	2	1	0	81	10	289
2017	Executive	54	37	2	7	0	0	0	91	7	45
2017	Scientific and Professional	25	47	13	11	4	0	0	72	14	1802
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	33	41	11	10	5	0	0	74	14	759
2017	Administrative Support	36	42	10	7	4	0	0	79	11	381
2017	Other occupational category	38	45	7	9	0	0	0	84	9	57

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	70	27	0	2	0	0	98	2	44
2020	Scientific and Professional	45	40	9	4	1	0	86	5	1826
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	54	37	5	2	1	0	91	4	741
2020	Administrative Support	50	39	8	2	1	0	89	3	271
2019	Executive	69	26	2	0	2	0	95	2	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	38	42	12	7	2	0	79	9	1527
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	43	43	9	4	2	0	85	5	671
2019	Administrative Support	36	45	13	2	3	1	82	5	285
2018	Executive	75	23	0	2	0	0	98	2	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	38	43	10	7	2	0	80	9	1571
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	43	41	10	4	2	0	84	6	601
2018	Administrative Support	39	44	9	6	1	0	84	7	287
2017	Executive	78	20	0	0	2	0	98	2	45
2017	Scientific and Professional	33	43	12	8	4	1	76	11	1798
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	44	39	9	4	2	1	84	7	760
2017	Administrative Support	42	39	10	5	4	1	81	9	381
2017	Other occupational category	52	36	7	3	2	0	88	5	57
2014	Executive	44	36	12	5	3	0	80	8	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	28	43	15	10	4	1	71	14	1595
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	37	40	14	5	3	1	78	8	728
2014	Administrative Support	34	41	15	7	2	1	76	9	407
2014	Other occupational category	63	33	0	0	4	0	96	4	29

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	59	27	7	5	2	0	0	86	7	44
2020	Scientific and Professional	35	38	12	9	5	0	0	73	14	1829
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	43	38	10	7	3	0	0	80	10	743
2020	Administrative Support	39	34	12	10	4	0	0	73	14	270
2019	Executive	62	26	2	7	2	0	0	88	10	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	29	37	12	13	9	0	0	66	22	1524
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	37	39	12	6	6	0	0	76	12	671
2019	Administrative Support	23	39	16	13	9	0	1	62	22	287
2018	Executive	57	32	5	2	5	0	0	89	7	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	26	37	13	14	9	0	0	63	24	1569
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	34	41	11	9	5	0	0	75	14	602
2018	Administrative Support	28	36	14	10	11	0	0	65	21	286
2017	Executive	52	31	9	2	7	0	0	83	9	45
2017	Scientific and Professional	23	39	12	14	12	0	0	62	25	1798
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	33	39	13	9	6	0	0	72	15	758
2017	Administrative Support	31	35	12	11	11	0	0	66	22	380
2017	Other occupational category	41	44	7	6	0	2	0	87	6	57

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	75	20	2	2	0	0	95	2	44
2020	Scientific and Professional	54	36	8	2	1	0	89	3	1824
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	56	33	7	3	1	0	89	4	742
2020	Administrative Support	58	26	12	3	1	0	83	5	270
2019	Executive	66	22	7	2	2	0	88	5	41
2019	Scientific and Professional	51	37	8	2	1	0	88	3	1523
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	49	36	9	3	2	0	86	5	665
2019	Administrative Support	48	32	13	5	2	0	80	7	287
2018	Executive	65	28	5	2	0	0	93	2	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	47	41	8	3	1	0	88	4	1556
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	54	34	8	2	2	0	88	4	597
2018	Administrative Support	54	29	10	5	2	0	84	7	282
2017	Executive	70	26	4	0	0	0	96	0	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	52	37	6	4	1	0	89	5	1793
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	52	35	8	3	2	0	87	5	759
2017	Administrative Support	54	32	10	2	2	0	86	4	382
2017	Other occupational category	55	33	7	2	3	0	88	5	55
2014	Executive	58	33	6	2	1	0	91	3	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	55	34	7	2	1	0	89	3	1594
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	56	32	8	2	1	0	88	4	730
2014	Administrative Support	62	28	8	1	1	1	90	2	409
2014	Other occupational category	78	18	0	0	4	0	96	4	29

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	Executive	64	30	2	5	0	0	0	93	5	44
2020	Scientific and Professional	26	41	15	13	5	0	0	67	18	1825
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	41	39	9	8	3	0	0	80	11	741
2020	Administrative Support	32	35	16	10	7	0	1	67	17	269
2019	Executive	71	17	7	5	0	0	0	88	5	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	23	36	15	17	8	0	0	60	25	1519
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	34	44	10	7	5	0	0	78	12	669
2019	Administrative Support	19	31	25	16	9	1	0	50	25	286
2018	Executive	70	23	0	5	2	0	0	93	7	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	20	38	16	16	9	0	0	58	26	1562
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	31	42	14	8	5	0	0	73	13	599
2018	Administrative Support	22	33	20	16	8	0	0	56	24	285
2017	Executive	66	24	2	6	0	2	0	91	7	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	21	41	13	17	8	1	0	62	25	1790
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	35	40	12	8	5	0	0	75	13	760
2017	Administrative Support	20	42	13	12	12	1	1	63	23	382
2017	Other occupational category	47	26	12	13	0	0	1	74	13	55
2014	Executive	26	45	6	16	7	0	0	71	23	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	12	38	15	22	14	0	0	49	36	1594
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	25	43	12	11	8	0	0	68	19	730
2014	Administrative Support	17	40	15	16	12	0	1	57	28	408
2014	Other occupational category	39	38	3	4	11	4	0	81	16	29

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	Executive	59	32	7	2	0	0	91	2	44
2020	Scientific and Professional	32	39	15	10	4	0	71	13	1834
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	49	35	9	5	2	0	84	7	744
2020	Administrative Support	38	36	12	8	4	0	75	13	269
2019	Executive	74	19	2	5	0	0	93	5	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	27	37	16	12	7	0	64	20	1530
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	43	34	13	6	4	0	78	9	670
2019	Administrative Support	23	35	23	11	6	1	59	17	286
2018	Executive	65	26	5	2	2	0	91	5	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	25	37	16	13	8	0	63	21	1560
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	38	40	11	7	4	0	78	11	599
2018	Administrative Support	33	35	17	8	7	0	68	15	284
2017	Executive	75	15	4	6	0	0	89	6	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	24	38	18	13	7	0	62	20	1794
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	43	33	12	8	3	0	77	11	755
2017	Administrative Support	30	39	16	7	7	1	69	14	380
2017	Other occupational category	46	32	8	11	1	1	79	13	55
2014	Executive	32	37	14	9	8	0	69	17	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	18	37	17	16	11	0	55	27	1596
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	32	38	13	10	6	0	70	17	730
2014	Administrative Support	26	39	15	11	8	0	65	20	407
2014	Other occupational category	48	37	7	0	7	0	85	7	29

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	Executive	53	38	6	2	0	0	0	91	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	29	44	11	11	4	0	0	74	15	1834
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	44	41	8	5	2	0	0	85	8	743
2020	Administrative Support	41	40	11	5	1	1	0	82	6	271
2019	Executive	64	31	5	0	0	0	0	95	0	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	26	41	14	13	6	0	0	68	19	1513
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	36	43	12	6	3	0	0	79	9	666
2019	Administrative Support	28	40	17	8	5	0	1	70	14	276
2019	Other occupational category	53	44	3	0	0	0	0	97	0	31
2018	Executive	61	23	9	7	0	0	0	84	7	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	23	38	15	15	9	0	0	61	25	1564
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	34	41	12	8	5	0	0	74	13	599
2018	Administrative Support	32	35	16	12	5	0	0	68	16	285
2017	Executive	50	35	4	4	4	0	2	87	9	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	23	40	14	14	8	0	0	64	22	1794
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	38	37	12	8	3	0	0	76	12	757
2017	Administrative Support	34	37	14	9	5	0	0	71	15	382
2017	Other occupational category	47	30	11	8	0	4	0	80	8	55
2014	Executive	27	45	8	12	8	0	0	72	20	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	20	38	16	16	9	0	0	59	26	1593
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	31	39	15	10	5	0	0	70	14	729
2014	Administrative Support	28	38	18	9	6	1	0	67	15	409
2014	Other occupational category	44	32	14	3	4	3	0	79	7	29

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	60	34	4	2	0	94	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	42	42	9	5	1	84	7	1835
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	52	35	6	4	2	87	6	744
2020	Administrative Support	50	33	8	7	2	84	8	272
2019	Executive	64	21	7	5	2	86	7	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	41	43	8	6	2	83	8	1532
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	43	41	9	5	2	84	7	673
2019	Administrative Support	38	41	12	6	3	79	9	287
2018	Executive	57	36	2	2	2	93	5	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	42	12	6	2	79	9	1568
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	41	41	10	7	2	81	9	600
2018	Administrative Support	40	38	12	6	4	78	10	287
2017	Executive	74	17	4	2	2	91	4	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	37	43	9	8	3	80	11	1786
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	43	40	10	5	3	83	8	759
2017	Administrative Support	39	37	13	7	4	77	11	382
2017	Other occupational category	59	31	5	4	1	90	5	55
2014	Executive	41	41	8	5	4	82	9	229
2014	Scientific and Professional	34	43	11	8	3	78	11	1594
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	38	40	12	7	3	78	10	729
2014	Administrative Support	37	42	13	5	4	79	8	409
2014	Other occupational category	62	31	3	0	4	93	4	29

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	9	32	19	21	19	0	40	40	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	15	30	24	18	14	0	45	31	1824
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	35	37	16	8	4	1	72	12	742
2020	Administrative Support	41	38	14	4	1	0	80	6	270
2019	Executive	17	24	26	21	12	0	40	33	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	18	31	25	15	11	0	49	27	1525
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	38	33	17	6	5	0	72	11	672
2019	Administrative Support	42	37	13	3	3	1	80	6	283
2018	Executive	9	27	36	18	9	0	36	27	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	18	30	24	16	12	0	48	28	1570
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	36	34	18	8	4	0	70	13	604
2018	Administrative Support	45	35	15	3	2	0	80	5	289
2017	Executive	13	19	24	25	16	2	33	42	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	18	37	23	14	8	0	55	22	1802
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	32	39	17	7	4	1	72	11	761
2017	Administrative Support	47	34	12	4	2	1	81	7	382
2017	Other occupational category	59	36	3	0	0	1	97	0	57
2014	Executive	9	25	20	23	21	1	35	45	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	18	36	26	11	8	0	54	19	1596
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	28	39	19	9	4	0	68	13	730
2014	Administrative Support	47	32	13	5	2	0	80	7	407
2014	Other occupational category	51	39	8	0	3	0	89	3	29

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	Executive	9	17	45	21	9	0	0	30	26	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	6	21	40	22	9	1	1	31	28	1832
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	7	23	37	23	7	0	1	31	31	744
2020	Administrative Support	3	18	41	20	17	1	1	37	21	271
2019	Executive	7	21	36	21	14	0	0	36	29	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	7	23	40	21	7	1	1	28	31	1534
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	9	26	35	22	7	0	1	29	35	675
2019	Administrative Support	6	16	43	18	12	2	3	32	23	289
2018	Executive	11	18	48	18	5	0	0	23	30	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	7	22	42	19	8	1	1	27	30	1572
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	10	23	39	20	6	0	1	26	34	601
2018	Administrative Support	5	21	35	23	11	1	3	36	28	287
2017	Executive	11	26	30	24	6	2	0	31	38	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	8	21	40	20	8	2	2	28	30	1793
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	10	25	40	15	7	1	2	23	37	756
2017	Administrative Support	7	21	34	21	10	1	5	33	30	376
2017	Other occupational category	0	18	29	23	22	1	7	49	19	57
2014	Executive	13	32	39	11	5	0	0	16	45	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	7	24	39	21	6	1	2	28	32	1591
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	12	30	36	14	5	0	2	19	43	729
2014	Administrative Support	4	25	37	19	9	1	4	29	32	407
2014	Other occupational category	3	13	24	27	15	4	15	51	20	29

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	Executive	0	9	11	63	15	2	0	80	9	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	3	9	25	39	20	2	1	62	13	1828
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	3	9	23	39	21	3	2	63	13	743
2020	Administrative Support	3	7	23	33	30	3	2	66	10	271
2019	Executive	5	2	21	43	26	0	2	71	7	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	6	13	27	34	15	3	2	52	20	1523
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	6	13	27	32	16	3	3	51	20	670
2019	Administrative Support	8	14	27	28	16	4	4	48	23	286
2018	Executive	5	11	27	36	20	0	0	57	16	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	7	16	30	30	14	2	1	46	23	1568
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	10	14	29	30	14	2	2	45	25	599
2018	Administrative Support	6	16	24	27	21	3	2	51	24	285
2017	Executive	4	11	26	37	18	4	0	57	16	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	7	15	29	28	15	4	2	46	24	1789
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	7	16	30	26	14	3	5	43	25	755
2017	Administrative Support	9	13	21	24	21	5	8	51	25	376
2017	Other occupational category	0	2	16	27	45	5	5	80	2	57
2014	Executive	12	17	35	25	9	1	0	35	30	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	8	18	30	27	12	2	3	41	27	1590
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	10	19	35	21	11	1	3	33	30	729
2014	Administrative Support	7	16	30	21	15	5	5	41	26	406
2014	Other occupational category	0	0	17	20	52	0	11	80	0	29

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	Executive	11	9	34	36	11	0	0	47	19	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	10	22	35	23	8	1	1	31	33	1832
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	9	22	34	22	9	2	2	33	31	743
2020	Administrative Support	4	16	33	22	18	3	6	43	21	268
2019	Executive	7	12	45	24	12	0	0	36	19	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	15	23	33	19	7	1	1	27	39	1530
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	12	27	33	17	7	2	2	25	41	673
2019	Administrative Support	16	17	27	20	12	4	5	34	36	285
2018	Executive	7	20	48	20	5	0	0	25	27	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	15	24	35	16	8	1	1	25	40	1569
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	16	26	33	15	7	1	2	23	43	600
2018	Administrative Support	11	19	30	19	15	3	2	36	31	286
2017	Executive	4	26	35	24	9	2	0	34	31	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	21	34	18	8	2	2	27	38	1793
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	19	27	30	14	7	1	3	22	47	756
2017	Administrative Support	14	18	27	19	11	4	8	34	36	377
2017	Other occupational category	5	9	22	18	31	9	5	58	17	57
2014	Executive	27	26	27	14	5	0	0	19	53	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	16	25	33	17	5	1	2	23	42	1592
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	28	24	27	11	6	1	3	17	54	730
2014	Administrative Support	16	29	26	13	7	3	6	22	50	407
2014	Other occupational category	6	10	20	26	22	4	11	57	19	29

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	Executive	13	23	38	23	2	0	0	26	36	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	12	24	40	19	5	0	1	23	37	1831
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	5	17	33	31	13	0	1	45	22	743
2020	Administrative Support	1	10	30	35	21	1	1	57	12	268
2019	Executive	10	24	33	26	7	0	0	33	33	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	11	24	41	18	5	1	1	23	35	1529
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	5	16	36	29	12	0	1	41	22	668
2019	Administrative Support	4	14	32	31	17	1	2	49	18	285
2018	Executive	14	25	32	27	2	0	0	30	39	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	11	24	41	17	6	0	1	23	35	1560
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	8	15	38	26	11	1	1	38	24	594
2018	Administrative Support	6	10	33	30	18	1	2	49	16	287
2017	Executive	17	17	43	13	7	2	0	20	36	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	23	40	20	6	0	1	26	33	1788
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	8	21	36	24	9	0	2	34	30	752
2017	Administrative Support	6	13	28	28	18	2	6	49	21	377
2017	Other occupational category	0	4	12	32	44	1	7	83	4	57
2014	Executive	20	33	34	10	3	0	0	13	53	229
2014	Scientific and Professional	9	21	42	21	5	0	1	27	30	1585
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	12	21	38	19	8	0	3	27	34	724
2014	Administrative Support	4	16	33	28	13	2	5	44	21	400
2014	Other occupational category	3	3	17	31	41	0	4	76	7	29

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	Executive	11	35	26	20	7	0	2	27	47	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	14	26	32	18	8	2	1	26	41	1834
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	10	21	27	25	14	2	1	40	32	743
2020	Administrative Support	7	14	25	30	20	1	2	52	22	271
2019	Executive	19	26	26	19	7	0	2	27	46	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	17	25	31	16	7	1	2	24	44	1529
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	11	22	31	23	10	2	1	34	34	673
2019	Administrative Support	11	16	27	22	17	2	4	42	29	288
2018	Executive	16	32	30	20	2	0	0	23	48	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	21	28	29	14	6	1	1	21	50	1568
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	17	26	28	19	9	1	1	28	44	603
2018	Administrative Support	11	23	25	17	18	2	2	37	37	287
2017	Executive	24	30	35	2	4	5	0	7	56	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	20	28	28	14	7	1	2	21	50	1789
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	27	28	16	9	0	3	26	44	752
2017	Administrative Support	13	20	23	20	16	2	6	39	36	377
2017	Other occupational category	0	2	23	20	44	5	6	72	2	56
2014	Executive	36	31	22	7	4	0	0	11	68	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	24	31	28	12	4	0	1	16	56	1590
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	22	29	25	13	7	1	3	20	53	729
2014	Administrative Support	18	25	30	13	8	2	4	23	45	406
2014	Other occupational category	3	8	19	18	30	4	18	62	14	29

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	Executive	4	13	28	43	13	0	0	55	17	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	5	13	31	30	16	2	2	49	19	1828
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	6	13	27	31	19	3	2	52	20	743
2020	Administrative Support	6	14	19	28	25	7	2	58	21	270
2019	Executive	10	15	32	24	17	0	2	43	25	41
2019	Scientific and Professional	10	19	32	25	10	2	2	36	31	1527
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	10	21	27	25	13	3	2	40	32	673
2019	Administrative Support	12	17	29	18	15	5	5	36	32	289
2018	Executive	19	26	30	21	5	0	0	26	44	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	13	20	32	21	11	2	2	33	34	1560
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	15	22	31	19	9	3	2	29	39	598
2018	Administrative Support	12	19	26	22	14	6	2	39	34	286
2017	Executive	2	22	42	17	12	5	0	31	25	45
2017	Scientific and Professional	10	19	29	24	13	2	3	39	30	1795
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	11	21	29	21	11	3	4	34	34	756
2017	Administrative Support	11	19	24	21	13	3	8	39	33	377
2017	Other occupational category	0	3	7	20	45	15	11	87	4	57
2014	Executive	8	12	35	33	10	0	2	43	21	229
2014	Scientific and Professional	9	14	34	27	12	2	3	40	24	1589
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	12	18	30	22	12	2	5	36	32	726
2014	Administrative Support	9	18	26	23	12	5	7	40	31	406
2014	Other occupational category	3	0	13	22	40	7	15	79	4	29

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	Executive	2	24	33	35	7	0	0	41	26	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	10	23	35	20	8	2	1	29	35	1835
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	6	18	36	25	12	1	1	38	25	742
2020	Administrative Support	3	15	37	16	22	4	2	41	19	267
2019	Executive	5	21	43	21	10	0	0	31	26	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	15	24	33	17	7	2	1	25	40	1526
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	9	23	39	18	9	1	1	28	33	668
2019	Administrative Support	13	14	31	22	13	3	3	37	29	288
2018	Executive	16	25	36	20	2	0	0	23	41	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	16	25	34	15	6	2	2	22	43	1571
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	13	22	36	19	7	2	2	26	36	603
2018	Administrative Support	11	19	34	19	10	6	1	32	32	287
2017	Executive	9	28	37	18	6	2	0	25	38	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	18	25	32	14	6	3	2	20	45	1790
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	12	24	35	14	9	2	3	25	38	757
2017	Administrative Support	12	20	29	16	13	4	7	32	36	377
2017	Other occupational category	2	7	27	17	35	7	6	59	10	57
2014	Executive	31	28	31	6	4	1	0	10	59	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	20	25	33	14	5	2	2	19	47	1589
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	19	25	31	12	6	2	3	20	47	729
2014	Administrative Support	14	24	32	14	6	5	5	22	42	406
2014	Other occupational category	3	7	30	18	30	0	11	55	11	29

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	Executive	4	6	62	17	11	0	0	28	11	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	7	27	42	18	5	0	0	23	35	1832
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	6	15	40	26	11	1	1	38	22	746
2020	Administrative Support	5	17	45	20	12	0	0	33	22	269
2019	Executive	10	19	45	19	7	0	0	26	29	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	12	25	38	17	7	0	1	24	38	1529
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	8	15	39	24	12	1	1	36	24	674
2019	Administrative Support	9	20	36	20	11	2	2	32	31	286

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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	Executive	43	36	15	2	2	2	0	80	4	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	22	25	20	11	5	13	5	57	19	1836
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	33	32	15	6	3	7	4	73	10	744
2020	Administrative Support	27	29	19	9	6	9	2	62	17	269
2019	Executive	45	36	7	5	5	2	0	83	10	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	22	28	18	12	7	10	3	57	22	1537
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	32	29	16	10	5	3	5	66	16	674
2019	Administrative Support	16	31	21	10	13	5	3	52	25	288
2018	Executive	23	49	9	9	5	2	2	76	15	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	15	29	20	15	10	10	3	50	28	1568
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	23	37	18	9	5	4	4	65	15	603
2018	Administrative Support	16	32	20	11	13	6	2	52	27	285
2018	Other occupational category	29	38	8	2	6	17	0	81	9	25
2017	Executive	47	38	4	4	2	4	0	89	7	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	18	29	17	14	10	8	4	54	27	1802
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	31	27	17	8	7	5	6	64	16	759
2017	Administrative Support	21	25	19	15	13	4	2	49	30	380
2017	Other occupational category	37	15	15	3	2	16	12	72	7	57
2014	Executive	43	41	7	3	2	3	1	87	6	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	24	27	17	13	9	7	3	57	25	1596
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	33	28	15	11	6	4	3	66	18	730
2014	Administrative Support	22	28	19	12	12	4	4	54	26	409
2014	Other occupational category	43	23	3	0	4	16	11	90	6	29

Question 20. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	74	21	0	2	2	0	0	96	4	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	39	33	10	10	5	2	0	73	16	1836
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	56	29	5	6	3	1	0	86	9	744
2020	Administrative Support	44	30	8	10	6	1	0	76	16	270
2019	Executive	69	21	7	2	0	0	0	90	2	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	34	35	10	11	8	2	0	70	20	1533
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	49	28	10	8	5	0	0	77	13	672
2019	Administrative Support	32	28	18	11	9	1	1	62	20	287
2018	Executive	63	30	2	5	0	0	0	93	5	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	29	33	12	14	10	2	0	63	24	1566
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	45	32	8	9	6	0	0	77	15	600
2018	Administrative Support	31	34	9	13	12	1	0	65	25	285
2017	Executive	72	19	2	2	2	2	0	93	4	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	30	34	13	11	9	2	0	66	21	1803
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	44	32	9	9	5	1	0	77	14	757
2017	Administrative Support	35	29	10	14	10	1	0	65	24	382
2017	Other occupational category	52	26	7	7	0	9	0	85	7	57
2014	Executive	62	28	4	4	2	0	0	90	6	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	34	33	10	12	9	2	0	68	21	1596
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	43	32	8	9	6	1	0	76	16	730
2014	Administrative Support	31	31	14	15	9	0	0	62	24	408
2014	Other occupational category	79	7	7	0	4	3	0	88	4	29

Question 21. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	74	22	2	0	2	0	0	96	2	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	49	37	7	5	1	0	0	86	6	1830
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	64	27	3	4	2	0	0	92	6	742
2020	Administrative Support	49	38	8	3	2	0	0	86	5	271
2019	Executive	63	35	0	3	0	0	0	98	3	40
2019	Scientific and Professional	42	39	7	9	3	0	0	81	11	1534
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	50	34	6	7	2	0	0	84	9	672
2019	Administrative Support	38	34	13	9	6	0	1	72	15	288
2018	Executive	56	35	0	9	0	0	0	91	9	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	40	40	9	8	4	0	0	80	11	1566
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	47	37	7	7	2	0	0	84	9	599
2018	Administrative Support	34	40	12	10	4	0	0	74	14	285
2017	Executive	77	19	0	2	2	0	0	96	4	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	40	42	7	8	3	0	0	82	11	1794
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	47	36	8	5	3	0	0	83	8	758
2017	Administrative Support	36	38	10	10	5	1	0	75	15	381
2017	Other occupational category	68	22	1	7	0	2	0	92	7	57
2014	Executive	48	45	4	1	2	0	0	93	3	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	40	42	8	8	2	0	0	82	10	1596
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	44	40	7	6	3	0	0	84	9	730
2014	Administrative Support	34	39	13	9	4	0	0	73	14	409
2014	Other occupational category	71	22	0	3	4	0	0	93	7	29

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	Executive	67	28	4	0	0	0	0	96	0	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	47	38	9	4	1	1	0	86	6	1828
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	54	33	6	4	2	1	0	87	6	738
2020	Administrative Support	40	41	11	3	3	2	0	83	6	266
2019	Executive	69	24	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	42	40	9	5	2	1	0	83	8	1535
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	45	37	10	5	2	1	0	83	7	672
2019	Administrative Support	28	41	19	7	3	1	1	71	10	288
2018	Executive	74	23	2	0	0	0	0	98	0	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	38	44	10	6	2	1	0	82	8	1567
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	42	40	11	5	1	1	0	82	6	599
2018	Administrative Support	31	44	15	5	4	0	0	75	9	285

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	Executive	70	19	2	0	2	4	2	95	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	42	26	10	7	4	8	3	77	12	1839
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	51	24	7	3	2	7	5	86	6	743
2020	Administrative Support	42	19	17	4	6	8	4	69	12	271

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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	Executive	83	15	2	0	0	0	0	98	0	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	49	27	13	4	2	2	3	80	6	1838
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	57	24	10	2	2	1	4	85	4	742
2020	Administrative Support	34	27	14	8	4	3	10	69	14	270
2019	Executive	81	10	7	0	0	0	2	93	0	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	44	27	16	4	3	2	4	76	7	1536
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	51	29	12	3	3	1	3	83	5	674
2019	Administrative Support	24	28	21	9	7	2	9	59	18	288

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	Executive	60	28	6	4	2	0	0	87	6	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	41	33	11	9	5	0	0	75	14	1837
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	51	30	10	5	3	1	0	82	8	743
2020	Administrative Support	47	30	13	6	4	0	1	77	10	271
2019	Executive	60	26	5	10	0	0	0	86	10	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	35	36	12	10	6	1	1	71	16	1537
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	46	31	11	6	5	0	0	78	11	673
2019	Administrative Support	33	30	16	7	10	1	3	65	18	289
2018	Executive	50	34	5	7	2	0	2	86	9	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	29	37	14	13	7	1	0	67	20	1569
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	42	35	9	7	5	1	1	79	13	600
2018	Administrative Support	40	31	16	9	4	0	0	71	13	287
2017	Executive	51	28	6	9	4	2	0	80	13	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	32	38	12	11	7	1	0	70	18	1799
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	42	38	10	5	4	0	1	81	9	759
2017	Administrative Support	39	36	12	7	6	1	1	75	13	380
2017	Other occupational category	39	40	10	9	2	0	0	79	11	57
2014	Executive	37	43	7	8	5	1	0	80	13	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	32	38	12	12	6	0	0	70	18	1596
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	41	34	12	7	5	1	1	76	12	730
2014	Administrative Support	38	36	12	7	5	0	1	75	13	409
2014	Other occupational category	65	17	4	3	7	0	3	85	11	29

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	Executive	64	23	6	0	4	2	0	89	4	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	49	26	11	7	5	2	0	77	12	1836
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	56	23	11	4	2	2	2	82	6	743
2020	Administrative Support	53	22	12	4	7	1	2	77	11	269

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	Executive	70	21	6	0	2	0	0	91	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	45	32	11	6	4	1	0	79	11	1841
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	56	28	9	4	3	0	0	84	7	743
2020	Administrative Support	52	24	11	5	6	0	2	78	11	270
2019	Executive	74	24	2	0	0	0	0	98	0	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	39	33	13	8	5	2	1	73	14	1526
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	49	34	7	6	3	0	0	84	10	671
2019	Administrative Support	35	35	12	7	8	1	2	72	16	287
2018	Executive	70	20	2	7	0	0	0	91	7	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	35	12	11	6	1	1	72	17	1563
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	48	31	9	7	4	0	1	80	11	599
2018	Administrative Support	41	29	14	7	7	1	0	71	15	287
2017	Executive	63	28	2	6	0	0	0	91	6	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	37	34	12	10	6	1	0	72	16	1799
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	46	36	9	6	3	0	0	83	9	760
2017	Administrative Support	43	29	11	9	6	1	1	74	15	381
2017	Other occupational category	52	28	9	5	2	2	1	83	7	57
2014	Executive	54	28	8	6	2	1	0	83	8	229
2014	Scientific and Professional	38	34	10	11	5	1	0	73	17	1594
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	41	35	9	8	6	1	0	77	14	730
2014	Administrative Support	38	32	16	8	4	0	1	71	13	408
2014	Other occupational category	66	17	7	0	7	0	3	85	8	29

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	Executive	34	66	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	36	64	1842
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	55	747
2020	Administrative Support	39	61	272

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	Executive	55	28	2	0	0	2	13	98	0	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	51	18	9	3	1	7	10	85	4	1840
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	62	17	6	2	1	3	10	90	3	744
2020	Administrative Support	45	24	11	2	3	7	9	82	5	271

Question 30. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	72	26	2	0	0	0	0	98	0	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	53	27	9	7	4	0	0	81	10	1840
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	65	22	6	3	2	0	1	88	6	745
2020	Administrative Support	58	23	8	5	5	0	0	81	10	271
2019	Executive	74	17	7	2	0	0	0	90	2	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	44	32	10	8	5	1	0	77	13	1536
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	56	27	8	5	3	0	0	84	8	673
2019	Administrative Support	49	25	12	6	7	0	1	75	13	286
2018	Executive	73	16	7	2	0	0	2	91	2	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	40	31	11	10	7	1	0	72	17	1570
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	54	26	9	5	5	1	1	80	10	601
2018	Administrative Support	48	25	14	7	6	0	0	73	13	285
2017	Executive	64	21	4	4	6	0	0	85	11	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	46	28	12	8	6	0	0	74	14	1793
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	54	30	8	4	3	0	0	85	7	754
2017	Administrative Support	54	21	11	7	7	0	0	75	14	379
2017	Other occupational category	58	36	3	2	2	0	0	93	4	57
2014	Executive	51	29	11	5	2	0	0	81	8	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	46	29	10	9	6	0	0	75	15	1594
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	49	29	9	7	4	1	0	79	12	729
2014	Administrative Support	43	32	12	8	4	0	0	76	13	408
2014	Other occupational category	69	14	7	3	4	0	3	85	8	29

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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	Executive	62	34	2	2	0	0	0	96	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	41	28	12	6	3	10	0	77	9	1842
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	48	30	10	4	2	6	0	82	7	744
2020	Administrative Support	47	33	7	3	3	6	1	86	6	272
2019	Executive	45	43	0	7	2	2	0	90	10	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	31	30	15	9	5	9	0	67	16	1532
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	34	37	13	8	3	5	0	75	12	675
2019	Administrative Support	34	33	14	5	7	6	1	72	12	286
2018	Executive	52	30	11	5	0	2	0	84	5	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	27	30	17	9	6	11	0	64	17	1575
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	30	35	14	9	5	7	0	70	15	604
2018	Administrative Support	37	29	17	6	5	6	1	71	11	289
2017	Executive	60	23	13	4	0	0	0	83	4	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	27	31	15	9	7	12	0	65	17	1799
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	28	36	16	7	4	8	0	70	13	760
2017	Administrative Support	41	25	14	7	6	8	0	72	13	380
2017	Other occupational category	58	24	10	0	0	8	0	89	0	57
2014	Executive	37	40	11	6	3	3	0	79	9	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	24	30	19	9	6	12	0	62	17	1594
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	24	39	14	10	5	7	0	68	17	730
2014	Administrative Support	30	33	19	8	3	7	0	68	11	408
2014	Other occupational category	60	29	3	0	7	0	0	89	7	29

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	Executive	66	28	6	0	0	0	0	94	0	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	34	33	14	12	5	3	0	68	17	1837
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	44	34	13	6	2	1	0	79	8	746
2020	Administrative Support	46	35	10	2	5	2	1	82	7	269
2019	Executive	48	40	5	5	2	0	0	88	7	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	24	31	18	16	9	2	0	57	25	1532
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	33	35	17	8	4	2	0	70	13	671
2019	Administrative Support	33	29	18	7	10	3	0	65	17	286
2018	Executive	56	30	7	5	2	0	0	86	7	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	20	31	19	16	11	3	0	53	28	1572
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	26	37	16	10	7	3	0	65	17	603
2018	Administrative Support	34	30	16	9	8	2	0	66	18	287
2017	Executive	53	34	6	4	0	2	0	89	4	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	20	31	17	16	13	3	0	53	30	1800
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	24	37	20	9	7	2	0	63	16	761
2017	Administrative Support	37	24	14	13	8	3	0	63	22	382
2017	Other occupational category	58	28	9	0	0	6	0	91	0	57
2014	Executive	25	35	11	19	10	0	0	59	29	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	16	30	20	19	13	2	0	46	33	1594
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	20	37	19	14	8	2	0	58	23	730
2014	Administrative Support	25	36	19	10	6	4	0	64	17	409
2014	Other occupational category	63	25	4	0	7	0	0	89	7	29

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	Executive	30	53	4	11	0	2	0	85	11	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	23	34	19	12	6	7	0	61	19	1834
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	33	35	17	8	3	4	0	71	12	746
2020	Administrative Support	39	31	16	4	3	6	1	75	8	270
2019	Executive	33	43	14	7	2	0	0	76	10	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	16	30	20	17	9	7	0	50	29	1526
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	22	36	19	12	6	5	0	61	19	670
2019	Administrative Support	25	28	19	9	11	8	1	58	22	286
2018	Executive	31	31	17	12	5	5	0	65	18	42
2018	Scientific and Professional	13	26	21	21	11	8	0	43	34	1568
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	16	37	22	11	7	6	0	57	20	603
2018	Administrative Support	25	31	18	10	8	7	0	61	20	288
2017	Executive	29	52	15	2	2	0	0	81	4	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	11	28	20	20	13	8	0	42	37	1800
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	19	34	21	12	7	6	0	57	21	757
2017	Administrative Support	28	24	19	13	9	7	0	56	24	381
2017	Other occupational category	41	25	14	2	0	18	0	81	2	57
2014	Executive	12	33	17	25	13	1	0	45	38	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	10	24	22	22	14	8	0	37	39	1593
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	13	31	22	18	11	4	0	46	31	727
2014	Administrative Support	19	32	20	14	7	7	1	55	23	408
2014	Other occupational category	44	27	7	7	7	7	0	77	15	29

Question 34. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	40	49	4	4	0	2	0	91	4	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	24	38	16	14	6	2	0	64	20	1842
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	34	38	13	10	3	1	0	73	13	747
2020	Administrative Support	40	36	10	8	4	1	0	77	13	270
2019	Executive	45	38	10	5	2	0	0	83	7	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	14	32	20	21	11	2	0	47	32	1535
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	21	36	18	15	6	2	0	59	22	674
2019	Administrative Support	23	31	15	13	12	5	0	58	26	287
2018	Executive	30	43	11	11	2	2	0	74	14	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	12	29	20	23	13	3	0	42	37	1571
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	16	38	19	16	8	3	0	55	26	603
2018	Administrative Support	24	32	18	11	11	4	0	58	23	288
2017	Executive	28	40	15	15	2	0	0	68	17	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	12	28	19	22	14	4	0	42	38	1798
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	18	35	19	16	8	3	0	55	25	758
2017	Administrative Support	27	25	16	15	12	4	0	55	28	378
2017	Other occupational category	44	23	20	0	0	14	0	77	0	56
2014	Executive	15	27	14	27	16	0	0	42	43	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	10	26	20	24	17	4	0	37	42	1594
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	13	33	18	20	14	3	0	47	35	730
2014	Administrative Support	18	33	20	15	10	4	1	53	26	408
2014	Other occupational category	57	28	0	10	4	0	0	86	14	29

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	Executive	66	28	6	0	0	0	0	94	0	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	44	23	12	5	3	10	3	76	10	1838
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	57	23	11	2	2	4	2	84	4	746
2020	Administrative Support	45	16	9	4	4	16	7	78	10	271
2019	Executive	68	22	0	7	0	2	0	93	8	41
2019	Scientific and Professional	43	23	13	5	3	11	2	76	9	1539
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	52	25	12	4	1	6	1	82	5	674
2019	Administrative Support	36	18	13	6	7	17	2	67	16	287

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 36. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	40	43	13	2	0	2	85	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	24	46	19	7	2	1	71	9	1839
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	36	44	12	5	1	2	82	6	745
2020	Administrative Support	37	42	16	4	0	1	80	4	272
2019	Executive	48	40	5	5	2	0	88	7	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	19	44	20	12	3	2	64	15	1535
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	29	49	14	5	2	1	79	7	676
2019	Administrative Support	32	37	18	5	6	3	71	11	286
2018	Executive	41	48	9	2	0	0	89	2	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	17	42	22	14	4	1	60	18	1566
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	28	47	16	6	2	1	75	9	600
2018	Administrative Support	29	37	21	7	5	1	66	13	288
2017	Executive	44	40	6	5	4	0	85	9	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	17	41	19	15	6	1	59	21	1794
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	31	43	15	8	2	1	74	11	759
2017	Administrative Support	31	39	15	8	4	3	72	13	379
2017	Other occupational category	36	47	5	7	0	3	87	8	56
2014	Executive	16	39	16	17	12	1	55	29	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	12	36	24	18	8	3	50	26	1593
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	23	42	18	8	7	2	66	16	730
2014	Administrative Support	21	46	19	7	4	3	69	11	409
2014	Other occupational category	50	25	17	0	4	4	78	4	29

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	Executive	17	51	21	9	0	2	0	70	9	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	14	39	21	17	5	4	0	55	23	1828
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	26	41	17	11	3	3	0	69	14	740
2020	Administrative Support	29	41	17	9	2	3	0	71	11	271
2019	Executive	19	45	14	14	5	2	0	66	20	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	9	29	27	23	8	4	0	40	32	1527
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	16	39	23	16	3	3	0	57	20	672
2019	Administrative Support	20	35	20	12	8	4	1	58	21	287

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	Executive	60	32	2	6	0	0	0	91	6	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	34	36	12	10	4	2	1	73	15	1833
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	40	35	12	6	2	3	1	78	9	745
2020	Administrative Support	32	36	13	7	3	6	3	74	11	272
2019	Executive	64	33	0	2	0	0	0	98	2	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	32	38	13	10	5	2	1	72	15	1530
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	37	36	11	8	3	3	1	77	12	675
2019	Administrative Support	26	32	18	11	7	3	1	61	20	287
2018	Executive	70	28	2	0	0	0	0	98	0	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	33	39	12	10	3	2	0	73	14	1569
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	42	12	7	3	2	1	77	11	601
2018	Administrative Support	30	34	15	11	6	3	0	66	18	288
2017	Executive	72	26	0	0	0	3	0	100	0	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	37	38	10	8	4	2	0	77	13	1795
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	38	36	11	7	2	4	1	78	10	755
2017	Administrative Support	34	33	13	8	6	5	1	71	15	380
2017	Other occupational category	34	31	6	10	6	6	7	75	18	55
2014	Executive	63	25	6	4	2	0	0	89	5	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	38	37	10	8	4	2	0	78	13	1596
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	40	37	10	7	2	3	1	81	9	730
2014	Administrative Support	31	37	13	9	5	5	1	72	15	408
2014	Other occupational category	68	15	0	10	8	0	0	82	18	29

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	Executive	51	36	9	4	0	0	87	4	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	34	39	18	6	2	1	74	8	1829
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	44	37	13	3	1	1	82	5	746
2020	Administrative Support	41	37	14	3	3	2	80	6	272
2019	Executive	57	31	5	7	0	0	88	7	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	28	39	21	8	3	1	68	11	1527
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	35	42	15	5	2	1	77	7	667
2019	Administrative Support	31	33	21	6	6	4	66	12	286
2018	Executive	51	40	9	0	0	0	91	0	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	27	41	21	7	3	1	68	10	1562
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	32	44	16	5	2	1	77	7	601
2018	Administrative Support	35	33	19	4	6	3	71	10	287

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	Executive	20	33	22	2	2	11	11	67	6	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	14	19	18	15	16	15	3	40	38	1839
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	26	26	17	9	6	12	4	61	18	741
2020	Administrative Support	25	21	20	9	11	13	1	54	24	271
2019	Executive	29	29	10	17	5	5	5	65	24	41
2019	Scientific and Professional	12	16	19	18	21	13	2	32	46	1532
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	19	25	20	12	10	11	4	51	25	675
2019	Administrative Support	18	18	23	13	14	9	4	41	32	286
2018	Executive	23	32	18	9	5	5	9	63	16	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	10	17	20	19	20	12	2	31	45	1565
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	15	22	24	14	11	11	3	43	29	602
2018	Administrative Support	20	20	21	13	15	10	2	44	32	287
2017	Executive	30	20	11	13	6	14	6	63	24	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	10	16	18	17	22	14	3	32	47	1798
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	15	20	21	16	10	14	5	43	32	758
2017	Administrative Support	21	17	16	14	16	11	5	45	36	378
2017	Other occupational category	34	21	7	4	3	27	4	79	10	56
2014	Executive	25	20	20	14	11	4	7	50	28	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	9	16	16	19	23	15	2	30	51	1593
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	13	22	20	15	15	11	4	41	36	730
2014	Administrative Support	14	19	23	13	17	12	3	38	35	408
2014	Other occupational category	27	25	0	10	8	24	7	74	26	29

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	Executive	28	43	15	7	2	4	0	75	9	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	22	34	16	16	10	2	0	57	26	1835
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	31	42	13	7	4	2	1	75	11	744
2020	Administrative Support	32	32	17	9	6	3	0	67	15	272
2019	Executive	40	36	14	7	2	0	0	76	10	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	15	32	16	18	17	2	0	48	35	1533
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	25	37	18	10	8	2	0	63	18	673
2019	Administrative Support	23	29	19	11	13	5	0	55	25	285
2018	Executive	33	42	14	9	2	0	0	74	12	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	14	30	17	22	16	1	0	44	39	1565
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	24	35	18	12	7	3	0	62	20	601
2018	Administrative Support	24	34	17	10	11	3	0	61	22	286
2017	Executive	50	35	11	4	0	0	0	85	4	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	34	16	18	14	2	0	51	33	1795
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	29	35	14	12	6	3	0	67	19	753
2017	Administrative Support	29	33	12	13	9	3	0	64	23	381
2017	Other occupational category	48	28	5	5	0	12	2	89	6	57
2014	Executive	24	40	10	15	10	0	0	65	25	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	12	29	15	22	20	2	0	42	43	1592
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	23	38	15	12	9	3	0	63	21	730
2014	Administrative Support	22	33	17	12	10	3	1	58	24	408
2014	Other occupational category	52	15	7	15	4	7	0	72	20	28

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	Executive	23	32	21	9	11	2	2	58	20	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	18	28	14	18	19	2	1	47	38	1842
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	25	31	14	14	10	2	3	59	26	747
2020	Administrative Support	22	24	15	17	16	4	3	49	35	272
2019	Executive	26	29	7	19	10	2	7	61	32	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	15	25	13	19	26	2	1	41	46	1538
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	22	31	16	15	14	1	2	54	30	675
2019	Administrative Support	14	22	16	19	22	5	2	39	44	287
2018	Executive	25	30	14	16	9	0	7	59	27	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	11	24	13	22	27	2	1	36	51	1568
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	19	28	18	15	16	3	1	49	33	603
2018	Administrative Support	19	20	14	20	21	3	3	41	44	288
2017	Executive	31	32	9	13	11	0	4	67	25	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	12	20	11	20	34	3	1	33	56	1803
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	18	27	16	17	17	4	1	48	36	760
2017	Administrative Support	20	22	12	19	22	2	3	44	43	382
2017	Other occupational category	27	32	19	4	1	8	9	71	6	57
2014	Executive	18	32	8	20	18	2	2	51	40	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	6	13	9	23	47	1	0	19	72	1596
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	13	24	15	19	22	3	2	40	44	730
2014	Administrative Support	11	17	15	21	26	5	5	31	52	408
2014	Other occupational category	27	17	7	14	8	17	9	60	30	29

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	Executive	51	19	21	4	2	0	2	72	7	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	42	22	18	8	6	1	3	66	15	1843
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	51	23	12	5	4	1	4	78	9	747
2020	Administrative Support	56	25	8	2	3	1	5	86	5	272
2019	Executive	60	10	17	7	2	0	5	73	10	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	42	25	16	8	5	1	3	70	13	1533
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	54	23	12	4	2	1	5	82	6	675
2019	Administrative Support	54	25	10	2	2	2	5	84	4	289

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	Executive	64	26	6	0	2	0	2	91	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	58	22	11	4	2	1	2	83	6	1831
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	53	25	12	3	3	1	3	82	6	746
2020	Administrative Support	56	19	13	4	2	1	4	79	7	271
2019	Executive	79	14	0	2	0	0	5	98	3	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	54	23	12	4	2	1	3	81	7	1528
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	51	25	11	4	3	1	5	80	8	674
2019	Administrative Support	43	27	13	5	7	2	4	74	12	287

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	Executive	77	9	4	4	4	0	2	87	9	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	74	8	5	2	2	6	3	90	5	1835
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	79	8	3	1	2	3	4	94	3	744
2020	Administrative Support	73	8	4	2	3	4	6	89	6	272
2019	Executive	83	10	2	0	0	2	2	97	0	41
2019	Scientific and Professional	76	7	4	1	3	5	3	90	5	1526
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	74	10	3	2	3	3	6	92	5	670
2019	Administrative Support	66	9	6	4	5	5	5	83	10	288

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	Executive	83	9	2	0	0	0	6	98	0	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	74	9	4	2	1	2	8	92	3	1839
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	75	10	3	1	2	2	7	94	3	745
2020	Administrative Support	69	13	6	1	3	2	6	89	4	269
2019	Executive	88	2	0	0	0	0	10	100	0	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	81	5	2	1	1	2	8	95	2	1529
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	75	8	3	2	1	2	10	94	3	670
2019	Administrative Support	74	7	3	1	3	4	8	92	5	286

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	Executive	57	34	9	0	0	0	0	91	0	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	17	45	20	11	3	4	0	65	14	1837
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	29	45	16	6	2	3	0	76	8	745
2020	Administrative Support	23	41	20	6	3	6	1	69	10	272
2019	Executive	48	43	5	5	0	0	0	90	5	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	14	38	24	14	5	5	0	55	20	1536
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	23	45	17	9	2	4	0	71	11	669
2019	Administrative Support	16	31	26	11	8	7	1	51	21	287
2018	Executive	52	34	9	2	0	2	0	88	2	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	13	33	26	16	7	5	0	48	25	1569
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	21	41	23	7	4	3	0	64	12	603
2018	Administrative Support	19	27	30	9	9	6	1	49	20	286
2017	Executive	55	35	9	2	0	0	0	89	2	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	13	35	23	16	9	5	0	50	26	1797
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	22	38	22	9	4	5	0	63	13	759
2017	Administrative Support	22	27	21	11	9	9	2	55	22	380
2017	Other occupational category	29	34	14	3	0	17	2	78	4	57

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	Executive	49	43	6	0	2	0	91	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	24	43	15	11	4	3	69	16	1827
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	44	40	10	4	1	1	84	6	743
2020	Administrative Support	40	38	13	3	3	1	80	7	272
2019	Executive	45	40	10	5	0	0	86	5	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	21	43	17	12	5	2	66	16	1523
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	38	40	13	6	2	2	79	8	672
2019	Administrative Support	29	37	16	8	6	3	69	14	289
2018	Executive	52	39	7	2	0	0	91	2	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	29	42	14	8	4	3	72	13	1569
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	40	43	11	3	2	2	84	5	601
2018	Administrative Support	44	31	16	4	4	1	76	7	285
2017	Executive	52	41	2	4	0	0	94	4	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	26	43	15	9	5	3	71	14	1795
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	39	42	12	3	1	2	83	5	760
2017	Administrative Support	44	29	14	6	4	2	76	10	378
2017	Other occupational category	62	29	4	2	0	2	94	2	57
2014	Executive	50	34	7	6	2	1	86	8	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	29	39	15	9	4	3	71	13	1594
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	42	38	11	5	1	3	83	6	730
2014	Administrative Support	43	35	16	3	2	1	79	5	409
2014	Other occupational category	79	13	4	0	4	0	92	4	29

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	Executive	49	45	4	0	2	0	0	94	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	31	40	15	6	3	5	0	75	10	1835
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	48	34	10	3	1	3	1	86	4	745
2020	Administrative Support	47	29	14	3	2	5	0	81	5	272
2019	Executive	57	31	10	2	0	0	0	88	2	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	32	40	15	6	2	4	0	75	9	1522
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	43	38	10	3	2	4	0	84	5	673
2019	Administrative Support	36	36	13	6	5	5	0	76	11	285
2018	Executive	55	41	5	0	0	0	0	95	0	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	34	38	16	4	4	5	0	75	9	1567
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	45	36	11	3	2	3	0	83	5	602
2018	Administrative Support	44	32	14	4	4	2	0	78	8	285
2017	Executive	69	19	7	2	0	3	0	91	2	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	30	40	15	6	4	5	0	74	11	1798
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	39	37	15	3	2	4	0	80	4	760
2017	Administrative Support	45	28	17	5	3	3	0	75	8	380
2017	Other occupational category	59	25	9	1	0	5	0	89	1	57
2014	Executive	50	35	6	4	1	3	0	88	6	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	31	38	16	5	4	6	0	74	9	1593
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	43	36	11	3	2	5	1	83	5	729
2014	Administrative Support	43	35	15	3	2	2	0	80	5	409
2014	Other occupational category	67	18	10	0	4	0	0	85	4	29

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	Executive	45	40	13	0	0	2	0	87	0	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	31	39	16	6	2	6	0	74	9	1837
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	46	33	13	2	0	5	1	84	3	743
2020	Administrative Support	46	27	14	2	2	8	1	80	5	271

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	Executive	57	32	9	0	2	0	0	89	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	36	32	12	8	5	5	3	73	14	1838
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	46	31	11	4	1	5	2	82	6	742
2020	Administrative Support	46	28	12	4	4	5	1	79	9	268

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	Executive	72	26	2	0	0	0	98	0	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	47	35	9	7	2	0	82	9	1835
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	60	31	6	1	2	0	91	3	742
2020	Administrative Support	57	29	7	3	2	0	87	5	268
2019	Executive	74	26	0	0	0	0	100	0	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	38	39	11	8	4	0	77	12	1534
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	52	36	7	2	2	0	89	5	672
2019	Administrative Support	46	35	8	6	5	0	82	11	288
2018	Executive	64	27	5	2	2	0	91	5	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	38	13	9	4	0	74	13	1570
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	49	39	7	3	2	0	88	5	602
2018	Administrative Support	49	31	11	4	4	0	80	8	282
2017	Executive	68	28	2	2	0	0	96	2	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	34	41	11	9	5	0	75	14	1799
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	47	39	9	2	2	0	86	4	761
2017	Administrative Support	50	28	10	7	4	0	79	11	379
2017	Other occupational category	70	27	2	1	0	0	97	1	56
2014	Executive	46	28	9	11	5	0	74	17	228
2014	Scientific and Professional	33	40	12	9	5	0	74	14	1593
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	45	39	8	5	2	1	85	7	730
2014	Administrative Support	47	36	11	3	2	0	83	5	409
2014	Other occupational category	85	7	4	0	4	0	92	4	29

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	Executive	57	30	13	0	0	0	87	0	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	38	35	15	8	4	0	73	12	1834
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	50	32	12	4	3	0	81	7	741
2020	Administrative Support	50	29	13	3	4	0	80	7	270
2019	Executive	76	10	7	7	0	0	86	7	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	31	34	18	11	5	0	65	17	1532
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	42	35	14	5	4	0	77	9	673
2019	Administrative Support	37	29	16	7	9	1	68	17	289
2018	Executive	55	30	9	2	5	0	84	7	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	27	34	19	12	7	0	61	20	1570
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	37	35	17	6	5	1	72	10	600
2018	Administrative Support	37	32	17	7	6	0	69	14	284
2017	Executive	52	39	6	0	0	2	93	0	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	25	35	18	13	8	1	61	21	1799
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	37	32	19	7	4	1	70	11	760
2017	Administrative Support	40	29	15	10	6	0	69	16	379
2017	Other occupational category	65	27	5	2	0	1	93	2	57
2014	Executive	26	35	17	15	7	1	61	22	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	17	37	19	16	10	1	55	26	1594
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	27	38	18	10	6	1	65	17	730
2014	Administrative Support	31	36	19	8	5	1	68	13	409
2014	Other occupational category	75	18	0	3	4	0	93	7	29

Question 51. I am satisfied with my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	64	30	6	0	0	0	94	0	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	36	37	13	9	4	0	74	13	1829
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	50	35	10	3	2	0	85	5	737
2020	Administrative Support	49	30	13	4	3	1	80	8	267
2019	Executive	71	17	7	5	0	0	88	5	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	29	36	16	12	5	0	66	18	1525
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	43	36	12	6	4	0	79	9	667
2019	Administrative Support	34	33	17	7	7	0	68	15	285
2018	Executive	59	23	9	7	2	0	82	9	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	24	38	17	14	7	0	62	21	1562
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	37	38	15	7	3	1	75	10	600
2018	Administrative Support	39	31	17	9	5	0	69	13	285
2017	Executive	54	39	2	2	0	2	96	2	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	25	38	15	15	8	0	63	22	1798
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	38	36	16	7	4	0	74	10	760
2017	Administrative Support	39	30	15	10	5	0	70	15	381
2017	Other occupational category	56	36	6	2	0	0	92	2	57
2014	Executive	26	35	15	18	6	0	61	24	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	16	38	19	15	11	1	55	26	1595
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	26	41	17	11	5	0	67	16	729
2014	Administrative Support	32	36	18	10	4	1	68	14	409
2014	Other occupational category	67	22	4	3	4	0	89	7	29

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	Executive	57	21	13	4	2	2	0	80	7	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	37	26	17	11	5	4	1	66	17	1838
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	46	25	16	6	4	3	0	73	10	745
2020	Administrative Support	40	25	14	9	7	4	0	68	17	270
2019	Executive	63	12	10	5	5	2	2	79	10	41
2019	Scientific and Professional	30	25	18	13	8	3	2	59	22	1534
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	39	27	16	9	6	3	1	68	15	672
2019	Administrative Support	27	23	22	12	11	3	2	52	24	289
2018	Executive	50	25	11	11	2	0	0	75	14	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	26	26	21	13	8	4	1	55	23	1571
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	34	29	17	11	7	2	0	64	19	600
2018	Administrative Support	34	21	17	16	9	4	0	57	26	286
2017	Executive	46	29	15	9	0	2	0	76	9	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	25	27	17	13	10	6	2	56	25	1801
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	32	25	21	11	7	4	0	60	19	758
2017	Administrative Support	32	21	16	12	10	8	0	58	25	379
2017	Other occupational category	43	30	14	5	0	3	6	79	5	57
2014	Executive	27	30	16	14	7	3	3	61	22	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	24	27	18	13	10	6	2	55	25	1596
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	28	25	19	14	10	5	0	55	25	730
2014	Administrative Support	25	26	19	14	10	6	0	55	25	409
2014	Other occupational category	45	16	18	13	4	0	3	63	18	29

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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	Executive	36	30	34	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	16	48	36	1844
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	24	35	41	745
2020	Administrative Support	22	41	37	271
2019	Executive	40	36	24	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	18	42	40	1542
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	29	36	35	676
2019	Administrative Support	25	36	39	289
2018	Executive	45	34	20	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	19	41	40	1571
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	29	34	37	603
2018	Administrative Support	24	41	35	288
2017	Executive	39	32	29	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	21	43	36	1798
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	30	32	38	761
2017	Administrative Support	23	35	42	382
2017	Other occupational category	31	33	36	57
2014	Executive	29	34	37	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	17	45	38	1595
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	34	29	37	730
2014	Administrative Support	22	41	37	409
2014	Other occupational category	20	29	51	29

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	Executive	12	24	47	6	0	12	17
2020	Scientific and Professional	22	39	22	8	3	5	306
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	17	33	37	1	5	7	179
2020	Administrative Support	15	32	40	5	0	8	60
2019	Scientific and Professional	17	38	25	12	1	7	281
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	15	27	38	4	6	10	199
2019	Administrative Support	11	29	41	4	9	6	73
2018	Executive	15	25	55	0	0	5	20
2018	Scientific and Professional	15	39	21	18	2	6	305
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	13	26	46	3	5	8	180
2018	Administrative Support	13	28	32	6	9	12	68
2017	Executive	11	33	49	0	0	7	18
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	32	25	20	2	5	375
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	18	54	3	5	4	227
2017	Administrative Support	12	26	39	6	9	8	88
2017	Other occupational category	0	0	3	6	84	6	17
2014	Executive	22	38	26	6	9999	7	69
2014	Scientific and Professional	12	37	21	22	9999	8	276
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	14	24	44	5	9999	13	245
2014	Administrative Support	11	22	44	10	9999	13	89

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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	Executive	11	89	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	9	91	1836
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	7	93	745
2020	Administrative Support	8	92	272
2019	Executive	12	88	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	13	87	1538
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	10	90	675
2019	Administrative Support	13	87	289
2018	Executive	14	86	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	14	86	1568
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	11	89	600
2018	Administrative Support	18	82	289

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	52	48	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	48	52	52
2020	Administrative Support	24	76	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	51	49	203
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	55	45	64
2019	Administrative Support	68	32	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	47	53	217
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	56	44	66

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	54	46	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	60	40	52
2019	Scientific and Professional	54	46	203
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	55	45	64
2019	Administrative Support	61	39	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	62	38	217
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	61	39	66

Question 56c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	5	95	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	10	90	52
2020	Administrative Support	0	100	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	7	93	203
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	11	89	64
2018	Scientific and Professional	5	95	217

Question 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	100	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	100	52
2020	Administrative Support	100	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	100	203
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	100	64
2019	Administrative Support	100	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	100	217
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	100	66

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	Scientific and Professional	14	86	166
2020	Administrative Support	0	100	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	12	88	203
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	7	93	64
2018	Scientific and Professional	11	89	217

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	Scientific and Professional	4	96	166
2020	Administrative Support	0	100	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	6	94	203
2018	Scientific and Professional	5	95	217

Question 56g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	5	95	166
2019	Scientific and Professional	3	97	203
2018	Scientific and Professional	2	98	217

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	39	61	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	35	65	52
2020	Administrative Support	52	48	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	50	50	203
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	43	57	64
2019	Administrative Support	50	50	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	43	57	216
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	35	65	66

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	35	65	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	55	52
2020	Administrative Support	71	29	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	33	67	203
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	45	55	64
2019	Administrative Support	32	68	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	38	62	216
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	41	59	66

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	43	57	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	48	52	52
2020	Administrative Support	52	48	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	49	51	203
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	40	60	64
2019	Administrative Support	68	32	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	43	57	216
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	38	62	66

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	44	56	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	55	52
2020	Administrative Support	48	52	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	41	59	203
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	43	57	64
2019	Administrative Support	45	55	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	44	56	216
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	34	66	66

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	Scientific and Professional	31	69	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	35	65	52
2020	Administrative Support	24	76	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	31	69	203
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	36	64	64
2019	Administrative Support	34	66	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	31	69	216
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	34	66	66

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	56	44	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	41	59	52
2020	Administrative Support	48	52	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	56	44	203
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	46	54	64
2019	Administrative Support	63	37	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	51	49	216
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	54	46	66

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	35	65	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	31	69	52
2020	Administrative Support	43	57	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	36	64	203
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	34	66	64
2019	Administrative Support	39	61	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	35	65	216
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	32	68	66

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	100	52
2020	Administrative Support	100	21
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	100	64
2019	Administrative Support	100	38
2018	Administrative Support	100	52

Question 57i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	10	90	166
2019	Scientific and Professional	6	94	203
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	8	92	64
2018	Scientific and Professional	6	94	216
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	8	92	66

Question 57j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	6	94	166
2019	Scientific and Professional	9	91	203
2019	Administrative Support	13	87	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	12	88	216
2018	Administrative Support	12	88	52

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	44	56	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	58	42	52
2020	Administrative Support	67	33	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	49	51	203
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	47	53	64
2019	Administrative Support	47	53	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	50	50	216
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	45	55	66

Question 57l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	18	82	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	24	76	52
2019	Scientific and Professional	29	71	203
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	23	77	64
2019	Administrative Support	37	63	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	23	77	216
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	32	68	66

Question 57m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	14	86	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	10	90	52
2019	Scientific and Professional	12	88	203
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	13	87	64
2019	Administrative Support	13	87	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	16	84	216
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	11	89	66

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	Scientific and Professional	52	48	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	63	37	52
2020	Administrative Support	57	43	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	48	52	202
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	69	31	64
2019	Administrative Support	61	39	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	44	56	217
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	61	39	66

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	Scientific and Professional	21	79	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	23	77	52
2020	Administrative Support	43	57	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	26	74	202
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	33	67	64
2019	Administrative Support	24	76	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	25	75	217
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	75	66

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	Scientific and Professional	5	95	166
2019	Scientific and Professional	5	95	202
2018	Scientific and Professional	4	96	217

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	Scientific and Professional	9	91	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	20	80	52
2020	Administrative Support	33	67	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	7	93	202
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	17	83	64
2019	Administrative Support	16	84	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	12	88	217
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	7	93	66

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	Scientific and Professional	7	93	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	10	90	52
2019	Scientific and Professional	8	92	202
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	9	91	64
2018	Scientific and Professional	5	95	217

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	Administration and Foreign Services	14	86	52
2018	Scientific and Professional	2	98	217

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	Scientific and Professional	7	93	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	18	82	52
2020	Administrative Support	0	100	21
2019	Scientific and Professional	13	87	202
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	14	86	64
2018	Scientific and Professional	12	88	217
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	12	88	66

Question 58h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	8	92	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	14	86	52
2019	Scientific and Professional	15	85	202
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	12	88	64
2018	Scientific and Professional	10	90	217

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	Scientific and Professional	34	66	166
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	19	81	52
2019	Scientific and Professional	32	68	202
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	19	81	64
2019	Administrative Support	26	74	38
2018	Scientific and Professional	37	63	217
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	28	72	66

Question 59a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	13	87	212
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	8	92	64

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	Administration and Foreign Services	17	83	45
2018	Scientific and Professional	20	80	212
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	16	84	64

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
2018	Scientific and Professional	10	90	212

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
2018	Scientific and Professional	8	92	212
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	8	92	64

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
2018	Scientific and Professional	10	90	212
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	9	91	64

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	Administration and Foreign Services	16	84	45
2018	Scientific and Professional	7	93	212
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	11	89	64

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	Administration and Foreign Services	13	87	45
2018	Scientific and Professional	9	91	212
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	16	84	64

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	Administration and Foreign Services	12	88	45
2018	Scientific and Professional	9	91	212
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	9	91	64

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	Administration and Foreign Services	18	82	45
2018	Scientific and Professional	14	86	212
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	9	91	64

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	Administration and Foreign Services	29	71	45
2018	Scientific and Professional	31	69	212
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	22	78	64

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
2018	Scientific and Professional	13	87	212
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	14	86	64

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	Administration and Foreign Services	47	53	45
2018	Scientific and Professional	57	43	212
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	45	55	64

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	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	45
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	64

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	Administration and Foreign Services	64	36	45
2018	Scientific and Professional	62	38	212
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	45	55	64

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	Administration and Foreign Services	25	75	45
2018	Scientific and Professional	16	84	212
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	12	88	64

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	Executive	26	30	11	4	2	22	4	76	9	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	10	12	17	7	5	44	6	43	24	1836
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	20	17	18	4	3	32	8	60	11	743
2020	Administrative Support	19	16	13	6	5	31	10	60	18	271
2019	Executive	21	33	5	10	5	17	10	74	19	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	9	14	19	8	7	37	7	39	27	1538
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	15	16	22	5	5	27	10	48	16	674
2019	Administrative Support	15	15	22	6	8	26	8	45	22	287
2018	Executive	18	27	18	9	5	16	7	59	18	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	8	12	24	8	8	34	6	33	27	1566
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	14	17	22	6	5	29	6	48	18	599
2018	Administrative Support	18	15	22	8	9	23	5	46	24	287
2017	Executive	19	15	11	2	4	42	6	67	12	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	12	19	8	8	38	6	38	29	1803
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	15	14	22	5	5	31	9	48	16	762
2017	Administrative Support	18	14	21	7	9	24	7	46	24	381
2017	Other occupational category	19	3	7	4	0	49	18	65	13	57
2014	Executive	26	23	14	7	4	23	4	67	14	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	7	10	18	8	7	42	7	35	30	1595
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	14	16	19	5	5	32	10	50	17	729
2014	Administrative Support	15	16	23	7	5	27	7	47	18	408
2014	Other occupational category	13	9	8	0	4	48	18	65	12	29

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	Executive	46	37	2	4	2	9	0	90	7	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	25	31	18	7	4	14	1	66	13	1837
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	35	32	17	3	2	11	1	75	6	739
2020	Administrative Support	40	24	15	5	4	11	1	72	11	272
2019	Executive	43	36	12	2	2	5	0	83	5	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	25	30	20	9	5	11	1	62	15	1535
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	31	29	19	5	3	11	2	69	10	675
2019	Administrative Support	28	24	21	6	6	14	2	61	14	289
2018	Executive	39	27	20	9	0	5	0	69	10	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	19	31	22	8	7	13	0	58	17	1570
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	28	34	18	6	4	9	1	69	11	601
2018	Administrative Support	31	27	18	6	8	9	1	65	16	287
2017	Executive	55	30	6	4	2	3	0	87	7	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	19	29	20	9	7	16	1	57	19	1797
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	28	29	19	5	4	13	1	67	11	759
2017	Administrative Support	31	22	19	6	6	13	1	63	15	380
2017	Other occupational category	37	13	7	0	0	39	4	87	0	56
2014	Executive	40	35	12	3	2	7	0	82	6	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	17	26	20	8	5	23	1	56	17	1595
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	26	29	20	4	3	16	2	67	9	730
2014	Administrative Support	25	25	21	8	3	15	2	60	14	407
2014	Other occupational category	40	18	10	3	4	24	0	76	10	29

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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	Scientific and Professional	7	93	1832
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	3	97	744
2020	Administrative Support	6	94	272
2019	Scientific and Professional	8	92	1538
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	5	95	675
2019	Administrative Support	9	91	287
2018	Executive	0	100	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	7	93	1568
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	6	94	603
2018	Administrative Support	8	92	288

Question 63a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	26	74	122
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	52	48	25
2020	Administrative Support	29	71	17
2019	Scientific and Professional	31	69	115
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	40	60	33
2019	Administrative Support	52	48	27
2018	Scientific and Professional	26	74	115
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	50	50	37

Question 63b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	85	15	122
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	72	28	25
2019	Scientific and Professional	76	24	115
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	66	34	33
2019	Administrative Support	74	26	27
2018	Scientific and Professional	86	14	115
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	72	28	37

Question 63c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administrative Support	0	100	17
2019	Administrative Support	0	100	27

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	Scientific and Professional	100	122
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	100	25
2020	Administrative Support	100	17
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	100	33
2019	Administrative Support	100	27
2018	Administrative Support	100	22

Question 63e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	8	92	122
2019	Scientific and Professional	11	89	115
2018	Scientific and Professional	9	91	115

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	Scientific and Professional	4	96	122
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	25
2020	Administrative Support	0	100	17
2019	Scientific and Professional	5	95	115

Question 63g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	7	93	122
2019	Scientific and Professional	12	88	115
2018	Scientific and Professional	7	93	115

Question 64a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	38	62	122
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	29	71	25
2019	Scientific and Professional	22	78	115
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	21	79	33
2019	Administrative Support	37	63	27
2018	Scientific and Professional	19	81	115
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	22	78	37

Question 64b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	20	80	122
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	21	79	25
2019	Scientific and Professional	16	84	115
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	21	79	33
2018	Scientific and Professional	11	89	115
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	17	83	37

Question 64c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	15	85	122
2019	Scientific and Professional	8	92	115
2019	Administrative Support	30	70	27
2018	Scientific and Professional	6	94	115
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	14	86	37

Question 64d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	4	96	122
2020	Administrative Support	0	100	17
2019	Scientific and Professional	5	95	115

Question 64e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	23	77	122
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	24	76	25
2019	Scientific and Professional	22	78	115
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	34	66	33
2019	Administrative Support	33	67	27
2018	Scientific and Professional	24	76	115
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	38	62	37

Question 64f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	30	70	122
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	20	80	25
2019	Scientific and Professional	38	62	115
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	27	73	33
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	64	115
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	19	81	37

Question 64g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sexual orientation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	25
2020	Administrative Support	0	100	17
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	33
2018	Scientific and Professional	4	96	115

Question 64h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	4	96	122
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	25
2020	Administrative Support	0	100	17
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	33
2019	Administrative Support	0	100	27
2018	Administrative Support	0	100	22

Question 64i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	6	94	122
2019	Scientific and Professional	5	95	115
2018	Scientific and Professional	9	91	115

Question 64j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	27	73	122
2019	Scientific and Professional	28	72	115
2019	Administrative Support	19	81	27
2018	Scientific and Professional	20	80	115
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	15	85	37

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	Scientific and Professional	100	122
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	100	25
2020	Administrative Support	100	17
2019	Scientific and Professional	100	115
2019	Administrative Support	100	27
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	100	37
2018	Administrative Support	100	22

Question 64l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	14	86	122
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	24	76	25
2019	Scientific and Professional	20	80	115
2019	Administrative Support	26	74	27
2018	Scientific and Professional	16	84	115
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	17	83	37

Question 64m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	100	122
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	100	25
2020	Administrative Support	100	17
2019	Scientific and Professional	100	115
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	100	33
2019	Administrative Support	100	27
2018	Scientific and Professional	100	115
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	100	37

Question 64n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	11	89	122
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	24	76	25
2020	Administrative Support	29	71	17
2019	Scientific and Professional	9	91	115
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	24	76	33
2019	Administrative Support	22	78	27
2018	Scientific and Professional	12	88	115
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	19	81	37

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	Scientific and Professional	21	79	122
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	41	59	25
2019	Scientific and Professional	21	79	114
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	29	71	33
2019	Administrative Support	26	74	27
2018	Scientific and Professional	29	71	115
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	41	59	37

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	Scientific and Professional	14	86	122
2019	Scientific and Professional	11	89	114
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	15	85	33
2018	Scientific and Professional	9	91	115

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	Administrative Support	0	100	17
2018	Administrative Support	0	100	22

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	Scientific and Professional	11	89	122
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	33	67	25
2020	Administrative Support	41	59	17
2019	Scientific and Professional	7	93	114
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	14	86	33
2018	Scientific and Professional	11	89	115
2018	Administrative Support	27	73	22

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	Scientific and Professional	5	95	122

Question 65g. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	6	94	122
2020	Administrative Support	0	100	17
2019	Scientific and Professional	8	92	114
2018	Scientific and Professional	6	94	115
2018	Administrative Support	0	100	22

Question 65h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	5	95	122
2020	Administrative Support	0	100	17
2019	Scientific and Professional	9	91	114
2018	Scientific and Professional	10	90	115

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	Scientific and Professional	62	38	122
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	27	73	25
2020	Administrative Support	59	41	17
2019	Scientific and Professional	60	40	114
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	37	63	33
2019	Administrative Support	59	41	27
2018	Scientific and Professional	57	43	115
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	40	60	37

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	Scientific and Professional	4	96	114
2018	Administrative Support	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
2018	Scientific and Professional	11	89	114
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	28	72	36

Question 66d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Administrative Support	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
2018	Administrative Support	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	Scientific and Professional	4	96	114

Question 66h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	9	91	114

Question 66i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	8	92	114

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
2018	Scientific and Professional	32	68	114
2018	Administrative Support	43	57	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
2018	Scientific and Professional	8	92	114

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
2018	Scientific and Professional	54	46	114
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	24	76	36

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
2018	Scientific and Professional	0	100	114
2018	Administrative Support	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
2018	Scientific and Professional	72	28	114
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	49	51	36

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
2018	Scientific and Professional	13	87	114

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	Executive	23	19	21	0	2	32	2	65	3	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	11	12	17	4	3	47	5	49	16	1836
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	21	17	17	1	1	35	7	66	4	744
2020	Administrative Support	23	14	17	3	3	31	9	62	10	272
2019	Executive	26	17	7	2	2	33	12	78	9	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	11	12	21	5	3	41	6	44	16	1536
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	16	16	23	3	2	32	9	53	9	674
2019	Administrative Support	18	14	22	3	5	29	8	51	13	287
2018	Executive	21	33	16	2	0	21	7	74	3	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	9	12	26	4	3	41	5	39	13	1570
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	15	17	24	3	2	32	7	53	9	602
2018	Administrative Support	18	16	25	3	5	26	6	51	11	287
2017	Executive	16	15	13	2	2	44	9	64	9	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	10	12	19	4	4	45	6	45	16	1796
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	15	14	21	2	2	39	7	54	6	760
2017	Administrative Support	20	14	25	3	3	27	8	52	9	378
2017	Other occupational category	24	3	9	0	0	47	16	75	0	56
2014	Executive	25	17	18	4	1	31	4	65	7	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	7	10	19	4	3	49	7	39	17	1595
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	14	16	19	2	1	39	9	56	7	730
2014	Administrative Support	14	16	22	4	2	35	6	52	10	408
2014	Other occupational category	22	0	7	0	4	48	18	67	12	29

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	Executive	43	36	11	2	2	6	0	84	5	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	27	32	18	5	3	15	1	69	10	1831
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	39	30	15	2	1	12	1	79	4	747
2020	Administrative Support	43	24	13	3	4	11	2	77	8	270
2019	Executive	46	34	7	5	2	5	0	85	8	41
2019	Scientific and Professional	28	30	20	5	3	13	2	68	9	1534
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	33	29	19	2	2	13	2	73	5	675
2019	Administrative Support	32	24	17	3	5	17	2	69	10	287
2018	Executive	40	40	7	2	0	10	0	89	3	42
2018	Scientific and Professional	24	31	21	5	4	15	1	65	10	1570
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	31	34	17	4	2	12	0	74	6	601
2018	Administrative Support	30	26	19	6	3	13	2	67	11	288
2017	Executive	48	24	13	2	2	9	2	81	5	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	24	31	18	5	4	18	1	68	11	1789
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	30	30	18	2	2	16	2	73	5	760
2017	Administrative Support	38	20	20	5	3	12	3	68	9	381
2017	Other occupational category	41	14	7	0	0	34	4	88	0	56
2014	Executive	42	34	13	3	0	8	0	83	3	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	20	27	19	5	3	25	2	64	10	1593
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	27	29	19	3	1	20	2	71	5	730
2014	Administrative Support	27	29	18	4	2	18	1	70	7	408
2014	Other occupational category	58	7	0	0	4	27	4	94	6	29

Of those who indicated that they were a victim of race-based discrimination:

Question 69. I am satisfied with how concerns or complaints about racism in the workplace are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	0	4	15	22	44	15	0	5	77	46

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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	Executive	47	28	15	9	0	2	76	9	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	31	27	19	10	9	2	60	20	1836
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	33	23	20	11	11	2	57	22	745
2020	Administrative Support	18	25	21	14	20	1	44	35	272

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	Executive	33	30	26	9	2	0	0	63	11	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	24	29	24	12	10	0	1	54	22	1835
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	27	28	23	11	10	0	1	56	21	745
2020	Administrative Support	27	28	20	12	11	0	1	56	23	270
2019	Executive	7	31	29	14	19	0	0	38	33	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	13	28	24	15	20	0	1	41	35	1538
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	17	29	22	14	17	0	2	47	31	674
2019	Administrative Support	22	22	22	14	18	0	1	45	32	288
2018	Executive	16	34	18	23	9	0	0	50	32	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	11	22	27	16	23	0	1	33	40	1572
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	16	23	26	14	17	1	3	41	32	605
2018	Administrative Support	25	22	22	11	17	1	2	48	29	288
2017	Executive	17	27	22	7	25	2	0	45	33	45
2017	Scientific and Professional	13	24	25	15	21	0	2	38	37	1795
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	14	22	22	14	26	0	2	36	41	762
2017	Administrative Support	20	24	18	15	21	1	1	45	37	380
2017	Other occupational category	18	18	18	19	28	0	0	35	46	57

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	Executive	9	13	28	30	21	0	0	21	51	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	5	16	31	24	24	0	0	21	48	1841
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	15	28	29	18	9	0	1	44	27	747
2020	Administrative Support	19	28	30	15	8	0	0	47	23	269
2019	Executive	7	19	31	33	10	0	0	26	43	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	7	18	30	24	20	0	0	26	44	1535
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	19	30	28	14	9	0	1	50	23	675
2019	Administrative Support	22	27	27	14	9	1	1	50	23	288
2018	Executive	5	9	39	30	18	0	0	14	48	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	5	15	31	26	21	0	0	21	47	1574
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	13	29	29	18	10	0	1	43	28	601
2018	Administrative Support	18	29	25	16	10	0	2	48	27	288
2017	Executive	15	10	15	35	22	2	0	26	58	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	7	19	30	26	17	0	0	26	44	1798
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	15	27	30	17	9	0	1	43	26	760
2017	Administrative Support	18	28	28	14	11	0	1	47	25	380
2017	Other occupational category	39	22	35	4	0	0	0	61	4	57

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	Executive	9	32	26	17	17	0	0	40	34	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	9	24	30	19	17	0	0	34	36	1836
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	23	35	20	13	7	0	1	59	20	745
2020	Administrative Support	31	33	23	9	3	0	1	64	13	270
2019	Executive	19	21	33	19	7	0	0	40	26	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	11	26	29	19	13	0	1	38	33	1533
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	25	32	27	9	5	0	1	58	14	668
2019	Administrative Support	31	29	22	9	7	1	1	62	16	286
2018	Executive	9	20	41	20	9	0	0	30	30	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	9	24	33	20	14	0	1	33	34	1567
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	20	34	26	11	8	0	1	54	19	604
2018	Administrative Support	26	32	21	10	8	1	2	60	18	285
2017	Executive	9	26	32	20	11	2	0	35	32	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	10	28	30	19	12	0	1	38	32	1796
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	19	29	25	17	8	0	2	49	25	755
2017	Administrative Support	27	32	22	9	7	0	2	61	17	379
2017	Other occupational category	59	20	15	4	0	0	2	80	4	56

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	Executive	4	26	32	28	11	0	0	30	38	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	12	22	27	19	17	1	1	35	37	1834
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	22	27	23	17	9	1	1	50	27	744
2020	Administrative Support	28	22	26	14	9	1	1	51	23	272
2019	Executive	12	14	38	24	12	0	0	26	36	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	12	22	28	21	17	1	1	34	38	1524
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	21	29	24	12	12	0	2	51	25	668
2019	Administrative Support	26	24	22	15	10	1	1	51	26	287
2018	Executive	5	23	27	39	7	0	0	27	45	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	10	19	28	22	20	1	1	29	43	1570
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	15	28	21	18	15	1	2	44	34	604
2018	Administrative Support	20	26	18	18	14	1	2	48	33	288
2017	Executive	13	15	33	15	24	0	0	28	39	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	12	21	27	20	18	1	1	33	39	1794
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	24	24	19	14	1	2	42	34	761
2017	Administrative Support	20	26	22	14	14	1	3	48	30	378
2017	Other occupational category	56	16	19	0	3	2	3	77	3	57

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	Executive	11	30	21	23	15	0	0	40	38	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	14	23	24	18	20	0	1	38	38	1830
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	42	26	17	9	3	0	3	70	12	744
2020	Administrative Support	48	23	17	6	1	0	4	75	8	269
2019	Executive	22	29	32	12	5	0	0	51	17	41
2019	Scientific and Professional	18	27	24	15	13	0	1	46	29	1532
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	49	27	11	4	3	0	6	82	7	670
2019	Administrative Support	53	23	9	4	2	0	9	83	7	284
2018	Executive	9	16	51	21	2	0	0	26	23	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	17	23	26	17	14	0	2	41	32	1567
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	44	25	15	5	3	0	7	75	9	603
2018	Administrative Support	53	22	13	2	2	0	8	81	5	286
2017	Executive	22	16	26	22	11	0	4	39	34	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	26	26	16	14	1	2	43	30	1797
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	42	25	15	5	3	0	10	75	9	758
2017	Administrative Support	48	23	7	4	2	1	15	84	7	378
2017	Other occupational category	61	19	9	3	0	0	8	87	4	57

Question 70g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	9	24	27	24	16	0	0	33	40	45
2020	Scientific and Professional	11	21	27	19	21	0	0	32	40	1833
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	28	31	22	12	7	0	1	59	19	742
2020	Administrative Support	35	24	23	11	4	0	1	60	16	270
2019	Executive	26	19	33	17	5	0	0	45	21	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	14	26	28	17	16	0	0	39	32	1538
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	33	31	17	9	8	0	1	66	17	673
2019	Administrative Support	35	29	18	9	7	1	1	66	16	289
2018	Executive	5	30	36	20	9	0	0	34	30	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	11	24	28	20	16	0	0	35	37	1573
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	30	32	20	9	7	0	1	64	16	605
2018	Administrative Support	35	28	19	8	6	1	2	65	15	289
2017	Executive	9	20	39	26	6	0	0	28	33	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	12	26	29	19	13	0	0	38	33	1797
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	30	31	22	11	5	0	1	62	16	756
2017	Administrative Support	38	22	21	11	5	0	2	62	17	378
2017	Other occupational category	41	33	19	3	4	0	0	74	7	57

Question 70h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and caregiving responsibilities (e.g., children, elderly, family member(s)) during the COVID-19 pandemic
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	17	30	26	13	9	0	6	50	23	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	23	21	20	14	15	0	6	47	31	1838
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	29	25	18	11	8	1	9	59	21	746
2020	Administrative Support	30	23	20	12	6	0	9	58	20	272

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	Executive	40	40	15	2	2	0	0	81	4	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	25	35	25	10	5	0	1	60	14	1835
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	37	36	16	6	3	2	1	75	9	746
2020	Administrative Support	37	34	18	6	3	1	1	73	9	271
2019	Executive	43	43	7	5	2	0	0	86	7	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	19	36	26	11	6	1	0	56	18	1531
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	31	37	20	8	3	1	1	69	11	673
2019	Administrative Support	30	35	17	7	6	1	4	69	14	287
2018	Executive	30	41	23	2	2	0	2	72	5	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	16	33	29	13	7	0	0	50	21	1571
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	28	35	21	9	5	0	2	64	14	599
2018	Administrative Support	33	34	17	8	4	1	4	70	13	284
2017	Executive	39	31	19	4	4	2	0	72	9	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	17	31	26	15	8	1	1	49	24	1796
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	27	35	22	10	5	1	2	63	15	757
2017	Administrative Support	34	30	16	10	6	1	3	67	16	380
2017	Other occupational category	46	30	19	3	0	0	3	78	3	57

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	Executive	21	32	28	13	6	0	0	53	19	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	22	36	25	11	5	0	0	59	17	1831
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	27	38	22	9	4	1	1	65	13	743
2020	Administrative Support	31	35	22	8	3	1	0	67	11	272
2019	Executive	29	38	21	2	10	0	0	67	12	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	19	34	28	12	6	1	1	53	19	1531
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	25	36	25	8	5	0	1	62	13	671
2019	Administrative Support	28	37	20	9	3	1	2	67	12	288
2018	Executive	18	43	20	9	9	0	0	61	18	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	14	36	28	15	6	1	1	50	22	1566
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	20	37	24	13	5	0	2	57	18	598
2018	Administrative Support	29	30	23	11	5	1	2	60	16	286
2017	Executive	19	40	18	15	6	2	0	60	22	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	17	33	26	15	7	1	1	51	23	1797
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	20	32	25	14	7	1	1	53	21	756
2017	Administrative Support	29	30	24	10	5	0	2	61	15	378
2017	Other occupational category	47	34	11	6	0	0	3	83	6	57

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	Executive	40	34	17	6	2	0	0	74	9	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	31	36	20	9	3	0	1	68	12	1833
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	36	34	18	7	4	0	1	71	11	745
2020	Administrative Support	41	29	19	8	2	0	0	71	10	268
2019	Executive	45	31	12	7	5	0	0	76	12	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	28	38	19	9	5	1	1	67	14	1526
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	32	33	19	10	5	0	1	66	15	673
2019	Administrative Support	31	32	22	8	4	0	2	65	13	287
2018	Executive	34	41	11	11	2	0	0	75	14	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	23	36	24	11	6	0	1	59	17	1568
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	26	35	20	11	6	0	2	62	17	599
2018	Administrative Support	36	29	19	9	5	0	2	66	14	284
2017	Executive	28	34	20	9	4	2	2	66	13	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	25	37	21	9	5	1	1	63	15	1796
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	24	31	22	14	6	1	2	57	21	758
2017	Administrative Support	36	31	17	7	7	1	1	68	14	380
2017	Other occupational category	38	31	21	5	5	0	0	69	10	57

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	Executive	59	20	15	4	2	0	0	78	7	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	38	28	18	9	6	0	1	66	16	1819
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	48	29	14	5	4	0	1	78	9	741
2020	Administrative Support	47	23	16	9	5	0	0	70	14	271
2019	Executive	52	24	10	7	5	0	2	78	12	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	33	29	17	10	10	1	0	62	20	1529
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	46	29	14	5	5	0	1	76	10	669
2019	Administrative Support	33	25	21	11	9	0	1	59	20	285

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	Executive	36	34	19	9	2	0	70	11	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	20	29	27	17	8	0	49	24	1836
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	29	34	22	9	5	0	64	14	748
2020	Administrative Support	31	31	20	12	6	1	62	18	271

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	Executive	15	30	34	17	4	0	0	45	21	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	17	29	29	15	9	0	0	47	24	1833
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	26	36	19	12	6	0	1	63	18	745
2020	Administrative Support	30	35	22	8	4	0	0	66	12	270
2019	Executive	33	21	36	5	5	0	0	55	10	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	25	31	25	11	6	0	1	57	18	1527
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	36	31	19	9	3	0	1	68	12	667
2019	Administrative Support	30	35	22	6	5	1	1	67	10	286
2018	Executive	23	27	30	18	2	0	0	50	20	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	21	32	26	14	6	0	1	54	20	1561
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	27	34	23	8	6	0	1	62	14	594
2018	Administrative Support	31	34	19	11	2	0	2	67	14	285
2017	Executive	18	33	30	13	4	2	0	51	17	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	22	29	26	13	7	1	1	53	21	1791
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	28	34	18	12	5	1	2	64	18	755
2017	Administrative Support	34	31	19	9	5	1	2	67	14	376
2017	Other occupational category	42	22	21	10	2	4	0	66	12	57

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	Executive	47	30	19	2	0	0	2	78	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	36	30	21	7	4	0	1	67	12	1831
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	48	31	13	5	1	0	2	81	6	742
2020	Administrative Support	40	30	19	6	5	0	0	70	11	271
2019	Executive	71	17	12	0	0	0	0	88	0	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	46	28	15	6	4	0	0	75	10	1522
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	55	23	11	5	4	0	2	80	9	668
2019	Administrative Support	43	30	14	4	6	0	1	75	10	286
2018	Executive	69	14	12	0	5	0	0	83	5	42
2018	Scientific and Professional	44	29	15	7	4	0	1	73	12	1561
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	52	24	11	6	3	0	3	79	9	600
2018	Administrative Support	49	23	13	6	3	1	4	76	10	286
2017	Executive	76	18	2	2	2	0	0	94	4	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	51	27	14	5	2	0	1	78	8	1800
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	57	22	12	4	3	1	2	81	7	759
2017	Administrative Support	53	25	11	5	4	0	2	80	9	379
2017	Other occupational category	68	22	8	0	2	0	0	90	2	57

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	21	43	32	4	0	0	64	4	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	14	32	31	15	8	0	46	23	1832
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	28	41	18	9	4	1	69	12	740
2020	Administrative Support	26	38	23	8	6	0	63	14	271

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	Executive	68	26	2	0	0	0	4	98	0	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	64	17	7	3	1	1	7	87	5	1823
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	67	18	8	2	0	0	4	89	2	743
2020	Administrative Support	61	20	8	4	2	0	4	85	7	271
2019	Executive	86	5	5	0	0	0	5	95	0	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	73	12	5	2	2	1	6	91	4	1521
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	70	14	6	2	2	1	6	90	4	672
2019	Administrative Support	68	12	8	4	3	1	6	85	7	286
2018	Executive	89	7	2	0	2	0	0	95	2	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	70	14	5	2	2	1	5	90	4	1566
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	69	14	7	2	2	0	6	88	4	599
2018	Administrative Support	67	15	6	2	3	0	8	89	5	281

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	Executive	83	6	2	2	2	0	4	93	4	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	77	9	5	2	2	1	4	90	4	1828
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	80	9	3	2	2	1	4	93	4	743
2020	Administrative Support	74	9	5	3	4	1	4	88	7	270
2019	Executive	80	0	7	2	5	0	5	85	8	41
2019	Scientific and Professional	71	12	7	3	4	1	2	85	7	1534
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	73	10	5	4	3	1	5	88	7	672
2019	Administrative Support	68	13	7	2	5	1	4	85	8	285
2018	Executive	73	16	9	2	0	0	0	89	2	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	67	15	6	5	4	1	3	85	9	1562
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	69	13	7	3	3	1	5	87	6	597
2018	Administrative Support	63	14	7	5	4	1	5	83	9	284
2017	Executive	79	11	4	0	2	0	4	93	2	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	68	14	7	4	4	1	3	85	8	1801
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	72	12	6	3	2	1	5	88	5	758
2017	Administrative Support	67	12	6	7	4	1	4	83	11	381
2017	Other occupational category	88	7	2	1	0	0	2	97	1	57

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	Executive	65	30	2	0	0	0	2	98	0	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	62	24	8	2	1	0	2	88	4	1829
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	67	22	5	2	1	0	2	91	4	741
2020	Administrative Support	63	20	9	6	1	0	2	85	7	267
2019	Executive	44	41	5	7	0	0	2	88	8	41
2019	Scientific and Professional	52	31	10	3	2	0	1	84	6	1529
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	55	25	10	4	3	0	3	83	7	670
2019	Administrative Support	44	34	13	2	4	0	2	80	7	285
2018	Executive	65	21	7	5	2	0	0	86	7	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	50	30	13	5	2	0	1	80	6	1564
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	56	26	11	2	3	0	1	83	5	597
2018	Administrative Support	49	23	16	6	4	0	1	73	10	288
2017	Executive	58	27	11	4	0	0	0	85	4	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	49	32	11	4	2	0	2	83	6	1795
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	56	25	10	3	2	1	4	84	5	759
2017	Administrative Support	47	29	12	6	4	1	2	78	10	380
2017	Other occupational category	72	21	4	3	0	0	0	93	3	57

Question 70t. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	83	9	6	2	0	0	91	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	64	19	8	4	3	2	84	7	1828
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	71	15	5	4	3	1	88	7	740
2020	Administrative Support	62	21	6	4	5	1	84	9	269
2019	Executive	62	29	0	5	2	2	93	7	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	57	20	11	6	4	1	79	10	1529
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	61	21	8	4	3	3	84	8	671
2019	Administrative Support	55	24	8	5	5	3	82	10	286
2018	Executive	62	26	10	2	0	0	88	2	42
2018	Scientific and Professional	49	24	13	7	6	1	74	13	1555
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	56	23	10	4	5	2	81	9	597
2018	Administrative Support	57	18	11	6	7	1	76	13	288
2017	Executive	66	19	6	4	4	0	85	9	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	54	22	11	6	4	2	78	11	1802
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	61	17	10	5	3	4	81	9	759
2017	Administrative Support	59	17	9	6	6	3	78	12	380
2017	Other occupational category	85	10	2	3	0	0	95	3	57

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	Executive	38	51	4	2	4	0	0	89	6	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	60	15	5	1	0	0	19	93	2	1825
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	63	12	3	1	1	0	20	93	3	743
2020	Administrative Support	59	6	2	1	0	0	31	95	2	271
2019	Executive	33	50	5	5	5	0	2	85	10	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	56	15	6	2	1	0	20	89	3	1521
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	54	14	5	2	1	0	24	89	4	671
2019	Administrative Support	61	4	2	1	0	0	31	95	2	285
2018	Executive	33	29	24	10	5	0	0	62	14	42
2018	Scientific and Professional	49	19	8	2	1	0	22	87	3	1551
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	51	14	6	1	2	0	24	87	4	595
2018	Administrative Support	57	6	1	1	0	1	34	96	2	285
2017	Executive	40	30	24	4	2	0	0	70	7	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	53	17	7	2	1	0	21	88	3	1798
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	53	14	5	2	1	0	26	90	4	759
2017	Administrative Support	59	6	2	0	1	0	31	95	1	379
2017	Other occupational category	70	4	2	1	0	0	23	96	1	56

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	Executive	70	26	4	0	0	0	0	96	0	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	58	26	9	3	1	0	3	86	4	1834
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	74	17	4	0	1	0	4	95	1	745
2020	Administrative Support	76	14	3	1	0	1	4	95	2	271
2019	Executive	71	19	5	0	0	0	5	95	0	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	56	24	12	2	2	0	4	84	4	1522
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	72	15	5	2	1	0	5	92	3	667
2019	Administrative Support	72	13	2	2	1	1	8	94	3	286
2018	Executive	79	21	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	53	25	12	4	1	0	5	82	5	1554
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	68	17	6	1	1	0	7	92	2	593
2018	Administrative Support	68	13	5	1	0	1	11	93	2	287
2017	Executive	72	15	11	0	3	0	0	87	3	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	55	23	12	3	1	1	5	83	5	1786
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	70	15	5	1	1	0	8	93	2	752
2017	Administrative Support	70	10	4	1	1	1	13	93	2	378
2017	Other occupational category	78	14	3	1	0	0	4	95	1	57

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	Executive	91	4	0	4	0	0	0	96	4	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	77	13	4	2	1	0	3	93	3	1833
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	71	16	6	2	2	1	3	90	4	748
2020	Administrative Support	64	17	7	3	6	0	2	83	9	272
2019	Executive	95	0	0	0	0	0	5	100	0	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	79	10	4	2	2	0	3	92	3	1530
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	73	13	4	2	3	1	4	91	5	673
2019	Administrative Support	62	13	8	4	6	1	6	80	11	285
2018	Executive	91	5	0	0	2	0	2	98	2	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	75	12	4	1	3	0	4	91	4	1561
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	73	13	4	4	3	1	3	89	7	596
2018	Administrative Support	63	14	10	3	3	0	6	82	7	288
2017	Executive	89	9	0	0	2	0	0	98	2	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	71	13	6	3	3	1	5	89	5	1801
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	66	16	6	2	4	1	5	86	7	761
2017	Administrative Support	52	17	11	5	9	0	6	74	15	381
2017	Other occupational category	51	17	18	6	7	0	2	69	13	57

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	Executive	60	17	17	4	0	2	78	4	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	44	32	15	6	3	1	76	8	1836
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	43	29	17	4	4	2	74	8	746
2020	Administrative Support	42	32	18	5	3	1	74	8	272
2019	Executive	64	24	10	0	0	2	90	0	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	52	28	13	4	2	1	81	6	1528
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	48	28	14	5	2	3	79	7	670
2019	Administrative Support	46	28	16	3	2	5	78	6	283
2018	Executive	51	30	12	5	0	2	83	5	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	47	31	15	3	2	2	80	5	1561
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	47	31	13	4	3	2	79	7	595
2018	Administrative Support	44	30	13	6	3	4	77	10	287
2017	Executive	70	15	15	0	0	0	85	0	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	50	29	13	3	2	3	81	5	1797
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	48	30	13	4	2	3	80	7	760
2017	Administrative Support	45	32	14	3	2	3	80	5	377
2017	Other occupational category	48	34	11	3	4	1	82	7	57

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	34	45	17	2	2	79	4	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	20	43	27	7	3	63	10	1839
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	28	43	20	5	3	72	8	747
2020	Administrative Support	26	40	23	8	3	67	10	272

Question 72. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	6	19	55	13	6	0	0	26	19	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	4	21	44	23	9	0	0	25	31	1838
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	12	36	38	10	4	0	0	48	14	743
2020	Administrative Support	17	31	37	12	3	0	0	48	15	270
2019	Executive	5	24	55	14	2	0	0	29	17	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	6	23	42	22	7	0	0	29	29	1535
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	16	35	35	10	4	0	0	52	13	675
2019	Administrative Support	13	36	35	11	5	0	0	49	16	289
2018	Executive	0	25	45	25	5	0	0	25	30	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	4	20	43	24	9	0	0	24	33	1571
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	13	33	37	13	4	0	0	46	17	604
2018	Administrative Support	12	32	41	10	5	0	0	44	15	288
2017	Executive	0	13	48	28	11	0	0	13	39	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	3	19	44	23	10	0	0	23	33	1801
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	10	33	40	12	5	0	0	43	17	762
2017	Administrative Support	14	32	38	11	4	1	1	47	15	381
2017	Other occupational category	20	43	29	8	0	0	0	63	8	57

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
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	Executive	19	23	38	19	0	0	0	19	43	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	15	28	38	14	4	0	0	19	43	1833
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	10	19	41	22	7	0	1	29	29	746
2020	Administrative Support	6	18	41	28	8	0	0	36	24	271
2019	Executive	10	29	29	31	2	0	0	33	38	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	12	25	41	17	4	0	0	22	37	1527
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	7	18	41	24	11	0	0	34	25	670
2019	Administrative Support	12	20	39	18	9	1	0	28	33	284
2018	Executive	7	33	48	10	2	0	0	12	40	42
2018	Scientific and Professional	12	29	40	15	4	0	0	19	41	1550
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	8	20	38	24	9	0	0	33	29	595
2018	Administrative Support	7	19	40	21	12	0	0	34	26	286
2017	Executive	13	37	33	15	2	0	0	17	50	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	26	44	16	4	0	0	20	35	1796
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	7	18	41	25	9	0	0	34	26	755
2017	Administrative Support	6	18	41	22	11	1	2	34	24	380
2017	Other occupational category	5	11	42	26	14	0	2	41	17	57

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	Executive	62	34	2	0	0	2	0	98	0	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	38	44	11	5	2	1	0	82	6	1836
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	52	36	7	2	1	2	0	89	3	741
2020	Administrative Support	50	35	8	3	0	3	0	88	3	272
2019	Executive	55	36	5	5	0	0	0	90	5	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	31	44	12	8	3	1	0	76	11	1532
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	40	40	12	4	2	2	0	81	6	672
2019	Administrative Support	31	43	13	4	5	3	1	77	9	287
2018	Executive	55	40	5	0	0	0	0	95	0	42
2018	Scientific and Professional	30	44	13	8	3	1	0	76	11	1573
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	40	43	10	3	2	2	0	85	5	603
2018	Administrative Support	42	35	13	5	3	1	0	78	9	288
2017	Executive	67	26	2	3	2	0	0	93	5	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	31	45	13	7	4	1	0	76	11	1801
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	41	40	11	3	2	3	0	83	6	761
2017	Administrative Support	39	35	13	7	3	2	0	76	11	380
2017	Other occupational category	35	29	12	13	1	7	2	70	16	57

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	Executive	46	41	9	2	0	2	89	2	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	28	34	16	13	6	3	64	19	1832
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	46	34	11	5	2	2	81	7	741
2020	Administrative Support	49	30	11	6	1	4	82	7	271

Question 76. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my mental health.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	40	34	17	6	2	0	0	74	9	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	30	30	11	16	10	1	0	62	27	1835
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	46	28	11	8	5	2	1	76	13	742
2020	Administrative Support	42	25	9	13	9	2	1	69	22	271

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	Executive	61	30	7	0	2	0	0	91	2	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	41	31	15	5	4	3	0	75	10	1821
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	58	26	9	2	2	2	1	86	4	743
2020	Administrative Support	51	24	12	2	5	4	2	80	7	272

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

A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	38	49	6	2	2	2	0	89	4	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	26	36	18	13	6	2	0	62	19	1833
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	42	35	13	6	3	2	0	78	9	744
2020	Administrative Support	39	30	13	8	5	4	0	72	14	272
2019	Executive	48	33	5	12	2	0	0	81	14	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	18	34	18	17	11	1	0	53	29	1537
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	28	41	16	9	5	2	0	70	14	674
2019	Administrative Support	22	35	20	11	9	2	1	59	21	285
2018	Executive	28	47	12	7	5	2	0	76	12	43
2018	Scientific and Professional	18	34	16	18	12	1	0	52	31	1574
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	43	17	9	5	1	0	69	14	602
2018	Administrative Support	27	35	13	16	8	2	0	63	24	289
2017	Executive	32	35	15	11	4	3	0	69	15	46
2017	Scientific and Professional	15	37	16	18	12	2	0	53	31	1799
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	22	42	18	11	4	2	0	66	15	761
2017	Administrative Support	25	35	16	11	10	1	0	61	22	382
2017	Other occupational category	35	38	13	7	2	5	0	77	9	57

Question 79a. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Clear and easy to understand.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	57	34	6	2	0	0	91	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	33	47	9	9	1	0	81	10	1839
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	52	38	6	4	0	0	90	4	747
2020	Administrative Support	49	39	8	3	0	1	89	4	272

Question 79b. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Provided in a timely manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	49	43	4	2	2	0	91	4	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	36	45	11	6	1	0	81	8	1834
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	52	36	7	4	0	1	89	4	746
2020	Administrative Support	52	35	8	4	1	1	88	4	271

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	Executive	49	36	13	0	2	0	0	85	2	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	29	43	17	9	2	1	1	73	11	1820
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	44	34	15	4	1	1	1	79	5	744
2020	Administrative Support	42	38	16	3	1	1	0	80	4	272

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	Executive	66	32	2	0	0	0	0	98	0	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	43	39	10	3	1	1	2	84	5	1835
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	57	29	8	2	1	1	2	88	3	746
2020	Administrative Support	49	32	12	2	1	2	1	84	4	270

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	87	13	0	0	0	0	100	0	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	67	18	4	1	8	2	95	1	1836
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	79	14	3	1	2	1	96	1	742
2020	Administrative Support	68	17	5	1	7	2	93	1	270

Question 80. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, my department or agency has clearly communicated the mental health services and resources that are available to me.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	70	24	2	0	0	2	2	98	0	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	43	41	9	5	1	2	0	85	5	1835
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	61	28	6	2	1	2	0	91	3	745
2020	Administrative Support	56	31	7	2	0	3	1	90	3	270

Question 81. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my physical health and safety.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	70	26	2	0	2	0	0	96	2	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	45	32	8	9	4	1	0	78	14	1833
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	57	27	7	5	3	1	0	86	7	746
2020	Administrative Support	49	27	11	5	7	1	1	77	12	270

Question 82. I am satisfied with the measures my department or agency is taking to protect my physical health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	76	22	2	0	0	0	0	98	0	46
2020	Scientific and Professional	51	31	9	5	2	1	1	84	7	1839
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	64	26	6	3	1	1	0	90	4	744
2020	Administrative Support	51	31	9	4	3	1	0	84	7	271

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	Scientific and Professional	14	53	14	13	4	1	1	69	17	265
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	28	53	10	6	2	0	1	82	8	219
2019	Executive	34	41	2	15	5	0	2	78	20	41
2019	Scientific and Professional	15	55	12	12	4	0	1	71	17	218
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	21	46	16	8	4	2	4	71	12	206

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	Scientific and Professional	98	2	265
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	97	3	217

Question 86. My department or agency has provided me with adequate training and/or resources to manage a remote team during the COVID-19 pandemic. (for supervisors who manage employees who have been working remotely)
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	24	41	15	16	3	0	0	66	19	259
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	36	44	10	8	1	0	0	82	8	211

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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	Executive	9	91	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	7	93	1833
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	10	90	745
2020	Administrative Support	10	90	269

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	Executive	15	85	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	13	87	1833
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	12	88	745
2020	Administrative Support	14	86	270
2019	Executive	12	88	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	16	84	1537
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	15	85	672
2019	Administrative Support	17	83	289
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	84	1797
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	19	81	759
2017	Administrative Support	20	80	380
2017	Other occupational category	13	87	57
2014	Executive	9	91	230
2014	Scientific and Professional	16	84	1592
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	14	86	729
2014	Administrative Support	18	82	408

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	Scientific and Professional	55	45	232
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	41	59	86

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	82	18	230
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	86	14	86
2019	Scientific and Professional	88	12	244
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	80	20	102
2019	Administrative Support	72	28	50
2017	Scientific and Professional	85	15	294
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	86	14	140
2017	Administrative Support	85	15	77
2014	Executive	82	18	20
2014	Scientific and Professional	85	15	256
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	79	21	103
2014	Administrative Support	81	19	73

Question 91. I am satisfied with the workplace accommodation measures that were implemented.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Scientific and Professional	39	41	5	12	3	1	0	80	15	190
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	57	35	6	3	0	0	0	92	3	73
2019	Scientific and Professional	40	34	7	15	3	1	0	75	18	212
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	59	29	4	8	0	1	0	88	8	82
2019	Administrative Support	47	36	6	11	0	0	0	83	11	36
2017	Scientific and Professional	48	33	7	9	2	0	0	82	11	250
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	54	37	4	3	2	1	0	91	5	120
2017	Administrative Support	56	33	0	5	3	3	0	92	8	64
2014	Executive	75	25	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	16
2014	Scientific and Professional	50	31	7	7	4	1	0	82	11	218
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	45	45	6	3	0	0	1	91	3	80
2014	Administrative Support	47	26	15	7	3	0	2	74	10	59

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	Executive	64	19	6	2	2	0	6	89	5	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	40	35	9	7	2	4	4	80	10	1835
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	55	30	6	4	1	2	2	89	5	743
2020	Administrative Support	50	27	7	6	3	4	3	83	10	270

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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	Executive	47	47	6	0	50	50	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	41	37	21	0	48	52	1840
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	37	47	15	1	56	44	747
2020	Administrative Support	28	48	22	2	63	37	270

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	Executive	36	64	22
2020	Scientific and Professional	30	70	752
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	28	72	277
2020	Administrative Support	43	57	74

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	Executive	24	24	10	19	19	0	5	50	40	21
2020	Scientific and Professional	5	14	13	22	41	1	3	20	66	751
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	9	20	18	21	24	1	6	32	48	275
2020	Administrative Support	9	17	17	21	27	1	7	29	52	75

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	Executive	9	14	0	27	32	0	18	28	72	22
2020	Scientific and Professional	3	9	11	21	55	1	2	12	77	749
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	4	18	12	26	36	2	2	23	65	277
2020	Administrative Support	3	17	21	19	37	0	3	21	58	75

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	Executive	51	15	13	9	4	0	9	72	14	47
2020	Scientific and Professional	41	18	13	6	6	2	14	70	14	1838
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	33	22	15	12	9	1	8	60	23	747
2020	Administrative Support	39	19	10	10	7	3	12	68	20	272
2019	Executive	38	14	17	12	10	0	10	58	24	42
2019	Scientific and Professional	39	18	13	9	10	1	10	64	21	1524
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	27	20	20	12	14	0	6	50	28	670
2019	Administrative Support	37	15	11	13	14	2	8	58	29	287
2018	Executive	45	11	14	9	14	0	7	61	24	44
2018	Scientific and Professional	37	16	15	9	10	2	12	61	22	1572
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	32	15	17	14	14	1	6	51	31	601
2018	Administrative Support	36	15	15	7	14	1	11	58	24	287

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01

2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Department of Justice by Question 106.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 106)

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