2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Privy Council Office by Question 115. What is your gender?

The results of the 2020 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented according to the numerical order of questions, grouped by section theme as they appeared in the questionnaire. Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison, or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100. Results have been adjusted for non-response to better represent the target population. Therefore, percentages should not be used to determine the number of respondents within a response category. The results for "Most positive or least negative answers" and "Least positive and most negative answers" are calculated by removing the "Don't know" and "Not applicable" responses from the total responses.

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My Job

Question 1. I have the tools, technology and equipment I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	42	5	11	4	0	0	81	15	327
2020	Female gender	41	42	3	12	2	0	1	84	13	418

Question 2. The material and tools provided for my work, including software and other automated tools, are available in the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	73	16	5	2	2	1	0	91	4	325
2020	Female gender	79	13	4	1	1	1	0	94	2	417
2017	Male gender	64	25	6	2	1	1	1	91	3	285
2017	Female gender	74	19	2	4	1	0	0	93	4	408
2014	Male gender	68	23	4	4	1	1	0	91	4	268
2014	Female gender	70	23	3	3	1	0	0	93	4	355

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	36	7	9	5	1	79	14	327
2020	Female gender	38	42	6	10	4	1	81	13	416
2019	Male gender	43	39	5	8	5	0	82	13	374
2019	Female gender	43	33	7	12	4	0	77	16	470
2017	Male gender	36	40	8	8	7	0	77	15	286
2017	Female gender	40	37	5	11	7	0	77	18	409
2014	Male gender	50	34	7	6	2	0	85	9	267
2014	Female gender	58	30	4	5	2	0	89	8	354

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	33	16	11	2	0	1	71	13	325
2020	Female gender	39	35	12	10	3	0	1	75	13	414
2019	Male gender	34	40	12	10	3	0	1	75	13	370
2019	Female gender	35	38	12	11	3	0	0	74	14	466
2018	Male gender	29	42	13	11	3	0	2	72	14	255
2018	Female gender	31	42	9	12	4	0	2	75	16	377
2017	Male gender	30	35	15	13	6	0	1	65	19	287
2017	Female gender	36	36	13	10	3	0	1	74	14	409
2014	Male gender	34	40	10	10	5	0	1	75	15	268
2014	Female gender	34	42	12	9	3	1	0	76	12	355

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	Male gender	48	28	11	8	4	0	1	77	12	325
2020	Female gender	48	33	8	8	2	0	1	82	10	410
2019	Male gender	53	34	7	4	2	0	0	87	6	372
2019	Female gender	54	32	7	5	1	1	0	87	6	468
2017	Male gender	53	30	9	6	2	0	0	83	8	287
2017	Female gender	52	33	7	5	1	0	0	86	7	408
2014	Male gender	48	42	6	4	0	0	1	90	4	267
2014	Female gender	53	34	7	5	1	0	0	87	6	355

Question 6. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	24	11	14	7	1	1	69	20	326
2020	Female gender	46	30	9	8	6	0	0	76	15	417
2019	Male gender	46	31	13	6	3	0	0	77	10	374
2019	Female gender	49	30	8	10	3	0	1	79	13	470
2018	Male gender	38	32	14	12	4	0	0	70	16	254
2018	Female gender	48	31	7	8	5	0	1	80	13	377
2017	Male gender	36	33	9	13	8	0	1	70	21	287
2017	Female gender	41	33	10	12	4	0	0	74	16	409
2014	Male gender	36	34	15	9	4	0	1	71	13	268
2014	Female gender	37	34	12	11	5	1	0	72	16	355

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	34	10	5	4	82	9	327
2020	Female gender	44	39	7	7	3	83	10	417
2019	Male gender	53	31	11	4	1	84	5	374
2019	Female gender	49	36	8	5	1	85	7	472
2018	Male gender	42	44	7	6	1	87	7	253
2018	Female gender	47	37	9	5	2	84	7	375
2017	Male gender	47	36	10	5	2	83	7	287
2017	Female gender	46	42	6	3	2	89	5	409
2014	Male gender	42	40	8	7	3	82	10	268
2014	Female gender	43	38	8	7	4	82	11	355

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	35	14	10	5	0	0	72	14	327
2020	Female gender	48	30	11	8	3	0	0	78	11	416
2019	Male gender	36	39	13	8	4	0	0	75	12	374
2019	Female gender	44	33	12	8	3	0	0	77	11	472
2018	Male gender	36	34	13	10	6	0	0	71	17	254
2018	Female gender	40	37	10	8	3	1	1	78	11	377
2017	Male gender	34	36	13	9	7	0	1	70	17	287
2017	Female gender	43	34	11	8	3	0	1	78	11	409
2014	Male gender	33	38	13	8	7	0	0	72	15	268
2014	Female gender	35	35	13	10	6	1	0	71	16	355

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	36	11	11	4	74	14	326
2020	Female gender	42	36	11	8	3	78	10	411
2019	Male gender	38	38	14	7	3	76	10	373
2019	Female gender	38	38	11	10	2	77	12	467
2018	Male gender	35	38	13	10	4	74	13	254
2018	Female gender	36	43	9	7	4	79	12	377
2017	Male gender	32	39	11	11	6	72	17	287
2017	Female gender	32	46	11	8	3	79	11	409

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	31	7	5	2	86	7	327
2020	Female gender	57	32	5	4	2	89	6	416
2019	Male gender	56	32	6	4	1	89	5	373
2019	Female gender	55	33	7	4	1	88	5	470
2018	Male gender	56	34	5	4	1	91	4	255
2018	Female gender	62	30	4	2	1	92	4	377
2017	Male gender	52	35	7	4	2	87	6	286
2017	Female gender	55	36	5	3	1	91	4	409
2014	Male gender	53	33	7	5	1	86	7	268
2014	Female gender	56	31	9	2	2	87	3	354

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	32	12	9	4	1	75	13	327
2020	Female gender	47	31	10	9	3	0	78	12	416
2019	Male gender	45	35	10	6	4	0	80	10	373
2019	Female gender	45	34	11	7	3	0	79	10	470
2018	Male gender	43	36	8	10	3	0	79	13	254
2018	Female gender	42	39	11	6	3	0	81	8	376
2017	Male gender	42	36	11	5	6	0	78	11	287
2017	Female gender	45	37	8	6	5	0	81	11	405

Question 12. I am proud of the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	62	27	7	2	2	89	4	325
2020	Female gender	60	28	8	2	2	88	4	416
2019	Male gender	62	30	5	3	0	92	3	369
2019	Female gender	58	31	6	3	1	90	4	466
2018	Male gender	63	28	6	3	0	90	3	255
2018	Female gender	62	30	6	1	1	92	2	377
2017	Male gender	60	30	7	2	1	90	3	286
2017	Female gender	58	34	5	1	1	93	2	407
2014	Male gender	66	24	8	1	1	90	2	268
2014	Female gender	72	21	5	1	1	93	2	355

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	37	9	6	6	0	79	12	323
2020	Female gender	44	33	11	7	4	1	78	11	416
2019	Male gender	46	34	12	6	2	0	80	8	373
2019	Female gender	42	38	10	8	2	0	79	11	470
2018	Male gender	42	36	9	9	3	0	79	12	255
2018	Female gender	43	33	10	10	2	1	77	13	375
2017	Male gender	41	30	11	13	4	1	72	17	285
2017	Female gender	41	41	7	8	2	1	83	10	408
2014	Male gender	37	42	11	5	5	0	79	10	268
2014	Female gender	35	42	12	9	3	0	77	12	355

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	32	12	7	5	0	0	76	12	326
2020	Female gender	48	32	12	4	4	0	0	80	8	416
2019	Male gender	44	36	13	4	2	0	0	81	6	374
2019	Female gender	52	31	9	6	2	0	1	83	8	469
2018	Male gender	45	33	11	8	2	0	0	78	11	255
2018	Female gender	48	32	12	6	2	0	0	81	8	374
2017	Male gender	43	32	12	7	4	0	0	76	12	286
2017	Female gender	50	30	13	5	2	0	0	80	7	407
2014	Male gender	38	42	9	5	6	1	0	80	11	268
2014	Female gender	37	40	11	8	4	0	1	77	12	354

Question 15. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	35	9	6	3	0	1	82	9	324
2020	Female gender	49	33	10	6	2	0	0	82	8	414
2019	Male gender	47	38	10	3	1	0	0	86	4	370
2019	Female gender	47	37	9	4	2	0	0	84	6	469
2018	Male gender	46	32	10	11	2	0	0	77	13	254
2018	Female gender	45	38	7	6	4	0	0	83	10	377
2017	Male gender	42	36	13	4	4	0	1	79	8	286
2017	Female gender	47	34	10	6	2	0	2	83	7	408
2014	Male gender	41	41	10	4	2	1	1	83	6	268
2014	Female gender	42	40	10	5	2	0	0	82	7	355

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	50	37	7	4	2	0	88	6	326
2020	Female gender	52	33	8	3	3	0	86	6	415
2019	Male gender	55	34	6	3	2	0	90	5	374
2019	Female gender	54	34	6	5	1	0	88	6	470
2018	Male gender	53	33	8	5	2	0	85	7	255
2018	Female gender	56	32	6	4	3	0	87	6	378
2017	Male gender	49	36	7	5	2	0	86	7	284
2017	Female gender	54	34	6	4	2	0	88	6	407
2014	Male gender	51	36	8	3	2	0	87	5	268
2014	Female gender	50	34	6	5	4	1	85	9	354

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	28	17	15	11	1	57	26	326
2020	Female gender	26	32	22	13	7	0	58	20	417
2019	Male gender	32	39	15	7	7	0	71	14	373
2019	Female gender	33	32	20	10	6	0	65	16	471
2018	Male gender	28	31	20	12	8	1	60	20	257
2018	Female gender	28	27	23	13	9	0	55	23	378
2017	Male gender	29	35	18	10	7	1	65	17	285
2017	Female gender	28	33	21	10	6	1	62	17	409
2014	Male gender	28	38	16	9	7	2	67	17	268
2014	Female gender	27	34	19	12	7	1	62	19	355

Question 18a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	27	29	19	11	1	1	31	40	326
2020	Female gender	8	24	35	22	8	0	3	32	33	416
2019	Male gender	10	21	36	22	10	1	1	33	31	374
2019	Female gender	8	22	36	20	11	0	2	32	31	469
2018	Male gender	10	24	36	20	8	0	1	28	35	256
2018	Female gender	10	23	38	19	9	0	1	28	33	378
2017	Male gender	14	23	31	16	9	1	5	27	40	287
2017	Female gender	9	23	33	22	8	1	3	32	33	408
2014	Male gender	6	22	41	19	9	1	2	29	29	267
2014	Female gender	5	26	36	19	9	2	3	29	33	355

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	5	13	22	34	24	1	1	59	18	325
2020	Female gender	3	12	23	32	25	3	3	60	15	414
2019	Male gender	5	12	23	33	23	2	2	58	18	369
2019	Female gender	4	10	28	29	24	2	3	56	15	466
2018	Male gender	8	11	27	31	19	1	2	52	20	252
2018	Female gender	6	15	25	31	21	1	2	53	22	375
2017	Male gender	8	12	23	28	21	3	5	53	22	286
2017	Female gender	5	9	27	27	23	3	7	56	15	408
2014	Male gender	4	10	28	34	20	2	3	56	15	265
2014	Female gender	4	14	23	32	19	2	5	55	20	355

Question 18c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	12	30	30	19	2	2	51	18	326
2020	Female gender	6	16	27	29	17	2	3	49	23	413
2019	Male gender	5	17	29	26	19	2	2	47	23	373
2019	Female gender	8	13	32	28	16	1	3	46	21	464
2018	Male gender	6	15	30	28	18	1	2	47	22	256
2018	Female gender	7	16	32	28	14	2	1	44	24	377
2017	Male gender	11	13	29	24	15	1	7	42	27	286
2017	Female gender	8	14	26	25	18	2	7	47	24	404
2014	Male gender	10	14	32	25	16	2	2	43	24	267
2014	Female gender	10	18	30	24	14	2	3	40	29	354

Question 18d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	16	29	27	17	1	1	44	26	324
2020	Female gender	7	16	34	27	14	0	2	41	24	415
2019	Male gender	4	18	35	24	16	0	1	41	23	373
2019	Female gender	7	19	32	28	13	0	1	41	26	466
2018	Male gender	9	19	35	22	14	0	1	36	28	255
2018	Female gender	8	25	33	20	12	0	1	33	34	374
2017	Male gender	9	17	36	22	9	0	6	33	29	280
2017	Female gender	9	21	33	20	13	1	3	34	31	406
2014	Male gender	6	14	41	24	13	1	1	38	20	265
2014	Female gender	6	22	39	21	8	1	2	30	29	355

Question 18e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	14	26	24	19	3	2	45	27	324
2020	Female gender	8	20	24	26	17	1	3	46	29	415
2019	Male gender	6	18	29	25	19	1	3	45	25	374
2019	Female gender	9	17	26	26	17	1	4	45	27	469
2018	Male gender	9	21	34	21	13	0	1	34	31	255
2018	Female gender	12	23	31	17	14	2	2	32	36	377
2017	Male gender	11	19	30	20	13	1	6	35	33	287
2017	Female gender	10	19	29	18	16	2	6	37	32	409
2014	Male gender	11	19	29	21	16	1	4	38	31	267
2014	Female gender	14	25	25	17	11	3	4	30	42	353

Question 18f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	11	26	29	23	3	3	55	17	327
2020	Female gender	5	16	24	28	19	4	4	51	22	415
2019	Male gender	6	11	27	29	22	2	3	53	18	373
2019	Female gender	5	15	29	27	17	3	4	47	22	467
2018	Male gender	10	17	26	22	20	1	3	44	29	255
2018	Female gender	12	20	27	21	18	1	2	39	33	374
2017	Male gender	11	16	27	21	16	3	6	41	30	286
2017	Female gender	8	20	24	22	14	6	6	41	31	409
2014	Male gender	4	11	25	38	18	1	4	58	16	267
2014	Female gender	6	16	29	22	18	4	5	44	24	354

Question 18g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	4	13	30	26	23	2	1	51	18	325
2020	Female gender	4	12	31	29	20	2	2	51	17	414
2019	Male gender	5	13	30	31	17	3	1	50	19	370
2019	Female gender	4	12	34	27	19	2	2	47	17	469
2018	Male gender	5	15	35	23	20	1	2	44	20	254
2018	Female gender	7	18	35	23	13	2	1	37	26	377
2017	Male gender	8	15	28	25	18	1	6	46	24	284
2017	Female gender	7	15	29	24	14	5	7	43	25	407
2014	Male gender	4	19	33	24	15	2	4	42	24	267
2014	Female gender	6	15	35	22	15	3	4	41	22	355

Question 18h. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreliable technology.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	5	11	34	30	19	0	1	50	16	325
2020	Female gender	3	15	38	29	15	0	0	44	18	415
2019	Male gender	4	13	34	28	17	1	2	47	18	374
2019	Female gender	4	15	38	25	15	1	1	41	20	469

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My Work Unit

Question 19. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	22	15	9	5	7	5	66	17	325
2020	Female gender	30	25	17	7	5	10	6	66	14	417
2019	Male gender	39	29	13	8	3	5	3	74	13	373
2019	Female gender	31	29	16	9	5	5	4	66	16	470
2018	Male gender	34	30	18	7	3	4	4	70	11	257
2018	Female gender	32	30	14	9	3	7	5	70	14	376
2017	Male gender	38	29	11	6	4	6	6	76	11	286
2017	Female gender	34	28	10	8	4	9	8	73	15	407
2014	Male gender	40	27	16	5	3	4	3	73	10	268
2014	Female gender	30	30	13	7	6	8	5	69	16	354

Question 20. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	25	7	7	6	1	0	81	12	325
2020	Female gender	54	27	6	9	4	0	0	81	13	416
2019	Male gender	56	25	8	6	5	0	0	81	11	374
2019	Female gender	51	27	8	9	4	0	0	78	14	469
2018	Male gender	53	28	5	10	4	0	0	81	14	256
2018	Female gender	52	29	7	7	4	0	0	82	11	374
2017	Male gender	55	28	5	6	5	1	1	84	11	286
2017	Female gender	56	27	6	6	4	1	0	84	10	408
2014	Male gender	47	32	9	6	4	1	0	80	10	268
2014	Female gender	49	27	8	7	7	1	0	77	15	355

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	64	23	8	4	1	0	87	5	323
2020	Female gender	60	28	5	4	2	0	89	7	414
2019	Male gender	57	28	8	5	1	0	85	7	372
2019	Female gender	58	28	5	6	2	0	86	8	471
2018	Male gender	54	32	9	3	2	0	86	5	255
2018	Female gender	59	30	3	5	2	0	90	7	374
2017	Male gender	58	31	5	3	1	1	90	5	287
2017	Female gender	61	27	4	7	1	0	89	8	406
2014	Male gender	54	35	5	5	1	0	89	6	268
2014	Female gender	52	34	6	6	3	0	86	8	354

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	30	10	4	1	1	0	85	5	321
2020	Female gender	53	32	7	4	2	1	1	87	7	414
2019	Male gender	54	31	8	4	1	1	0	86	5	372
2019	Female gender	54	30	11	4	1	0	0	84	5	469
2018	Male gender	47	35	10	6	2	1	0	83	7	257
2018	Female gender	56	30	10	3	1	1	0	87	4	375

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

Racism refers to any individual action or institutional practice which treats people differently because of their colour or ethnicity.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	58	18	11	2	4	4	3	82	7	324
2020	Female gender	55	22	8	4	3	5	3	84	7	417

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My Immediate Supervisor

Question 24. My immediate supervisor encourages me to work collaboratively with others outside of my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	58	23	10	4	2	1	3	84	6	326
2020	Female gender	60	20	10	2	2	1	4	85	4	417
2019	Male gender	54	28	9	3	1	1	4	86	4	374
2019	Female gender	57	23	9	3	3	1	5	84	6	470

Question 25. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	30	8	8	4	1	1	80	13	324
2020	Female gender	54	25	11	7	2	0	0	80	9	418
2019	Male gender	45	29	16	7	2	0	0	75	9	374
2019	Female gender	52	27	8	7	4	0	1	81	12	470
2018	Male gender	47	30	11	10	1	0	0	77	12	257
2018	Female gender	49	31	9	6	2	1	2	83	8	375
2017	Male gender	47	30	7	8	6	1	0	78	15	287
2017	Female gender	49	31	9	6	2	1	1	81	9	408
2014	Male gender	43	35	9	8	3	1	0	79	12	268
2014	Female gender	42	36	9	8	3	1	0	80	11	355

Question 26. I feel that my immediate supervisor supports my career goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	23	12	4	4	2	1	79	8	324
2020	Female gender	59	19	11	3	4	3	1	81	7	418

Question 27. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	25	9	6	5	1	0	81	10	326
2020	Female gender	58	23	9	7	3	0	1	81	9	418
2019	Male gender	46	34	11	4	3	1	0	81	7	371
2019	Female gender	54	26	7	7	4	0	1	81	11	470
2018	Male gender	48	31	10	9	2	0	0	79	11	258
2018	Female gender	54	28	8	6	2	1	1	84	8	373
2017	Male gender	50	27	9	8	5	0	0	78	13	287
2017	Female gender	53	28	7	9	2	0	0	81	12	408
2014	Male gender	47	30	9	10	3	1	0	78	13	268
2014	Female gender	45	35	7	9	4	0	1	80	13	355

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

Flexible work hours mean that an employee is able to vary the start and end times of their workday.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	64	326
2020	Female gender	38	62	418

Question 29. During the COVID-19 pandemic, my immediate supervisor supported the use of flexible work hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	59	16	7	4	1	3	10	86	6	327
2020	Female gender	55	17	6	3	1	5	14	88	5	415

Question 30. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	60	23	8	6	3	0	0	83	9	326
2020	Female gender	64	23	6	5	2	0	1	88	6	417
2019	Male gender	58	27	8	5	2	0	0	85	7	374
2019	Female gender	59	24	8	5	2	0	1	84	8	470
2018	Male gender	59	24	11	4	3	0	0	83	6	258
2018	Female gender	57	30	7	3	2	1	0	88	5	375
2017	Male gender	58	22	7	7	5	0	0	80	12	285
2017	Female gender	60	24	9	5	3	0	0	84	8	408
2014	Male gender	57	27	7	6	3	0	0	84	9	266
2014	Female gender	50	29	8	7	4	1	1	80	11	355

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Senior Management

Question 31. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	26	11	5	2	7	1	81	7	325
2020	Female gender	55	23	9	5	4	4	0	81	10	418
2019	Male gender	45	35	9	3	2	5	0	85	5	370
2019	Female gender	46	30	10	7	3	4	0	79	11	466
2018	Male gender	49	25	11	5	5	5	0	78	11	259
2018	Female gender	46	29	11	7	2	4	0	78	10	378
2017	Male gender	44	32	9	3	4	8	0	82	8	286
2017	Female gender	44	35	6	5	2	8	0	85	8	408
2014	Male gender	40	36	10	5	3	5	0	80	9	268
2014	Female gender	42	34	9	5	3	6	0	82	8	354

Question 32. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	28	11	7	4	1	0	78	11	324
2020	Female gender	53	25	10	7	4	1	0	79	11	417
2019	Male gender	47	33	10	3	3	3	0	83	6	369
2019	Female gender	46	33	10	5	3	2	1	81	8	466
2018	Male gender	47	27	12	6	6	3	0	76	12	256
2018	Female gender	45	31	12	7	3	1	1	77	11	378
2017	Male gender	41	34	10	7	5	3	0	77	12	286
2017	Female gender	47	34	10	5	2	3	0	83	7	408
2014	Male gender	43	35	12	6	3	1	0	79	9	268
2014	Female gender	44	32	12	5	4	2	0	79	9	354

Question 33. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	31	15	9	5	4	0	70	15	325
2020	Female gender	38	33	13	8	4	4	0	74	13	416
2019	Male gender	33	38	15	7	3	4	0	73	11	371
2019	Female gender	37	35	13	8	3	3	0	75	12	464
2018	Male gender	33	33	15	7	7	4	1	69	15	259
2018	Female gender	34	32	14	12	4	4	0	69	17	375
2017	Male gender	30	37	14	10	6	3	0	70	16	287
2017	Female gender	37	39	11	6	2	4	1	80	8	406
2014	Male gender	32	37	16	10	3	2	0	71	13	267
2014	Female gender	35	36	12	9	2	6	0	75	12	355

Question 34. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	34	12	11	6	2	70	17	325
2020	Female gender	35	36	14	10	5	0	71	15	416
2019	Male gender	27	39	15	10	6	4	68	16	371
2019	Female gender	31	38	11	13	6	1	69	19	466
2018	Male gender	27	30	20	13	9	2	58	22	259
2018	Female gender	26	34	12	16	8	3	62	25	377
2017	Male gender	26	37	13	11	9	4	65	21	286
2017	Female gender	30	38	12	13	4	3	70	18	408
2014	Male gender	24	42	18	10	6	1	66	15	268
2014	Female gender	26	38	12	16	5	3	66	21	353

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	27	19	8	4	2	69	12	327
2020	Female gender	41	31	17	7	1	2	74	8	418
2019	Male gender	43	27	17	6	4	3	72	10	373
2019	Female gender	47	26	14	6	3	4	76	9	471

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 36. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	38	15	8	3	2	1	74	11	324
2020	Female gender	39	37	13	6	2	2	1	78	9	415
2019	Male gender	34	41	14	6	3	2	0	77	9	374
2019	Female gender	37	41	10	7	3	2	0	79	11	472
2018	Male gender	29	40	16	11	3	1	0	70	14	258
2018	Female gender	36	43	12	7	2	1	0	79	9	373
2017	Male gender	36	39	11	8	3	2	0	77	11	287
2017	Female gender	38	44	11	4	1	2	0	83	5	408
2014	Male gender	34	44	12	6	2	1	0	79	8	268
2014	Female gender	42	38	13	4	1	2	0	81	6	354

Question 37. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	28	33	17	12	5	6	0	65	17	325
2020	Female gender	31	37	13	9	5	3	1	72	14	416
2019	Male gender	27	41	17	8	3	4	0	71	11	372
2019	Female gender	28	38	15	11	4	4	1	69	15	469

Question 38. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	28	15	10	3	5	1	70	14	323
2020	Female gender	38	31	13	9	5	3	1	72	15	416
2019	Male gender	37	32	16	7	4	3	1	72	11	374
2019	Female gender	33	34	13	9	5	5	2	71	15	470
2018	Male gender	34	32	15	9	5	3	2	70	15	258
2018	Female gender	42	32	10	9	4	2	1	77	13	373
2017	Male gender	40	32	9	8	3	6	1	78	12	287
2017	Female gender	43	32	11	7	2	5	0	79	9	408
2014	Male gender	44	32	11	7	3	1	1	78	11	268
2014	Female gender	43	36	5	8	3	2	3	83	12	355

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	32	15	6	2	2	0	76	9	323
2020	Female gender	42	31	16	5	2	4	1	76	8	418
2019	Male gender	37	38	17	3	2	3	0	77	5	374
2019	Female gender	37	36	13	8	3	3	0	75	12	471
2018	Male gender	37	37	17	6	2	1	0	74	8	258
2018	Female gender	43	33	13	7	2	1	0	78	9	373

Question 40. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	19	20	8	7	13	4	59	18	324
2020	Female gender	26	15	23	10	8	12	6	50	23	417
2019	Male gender	24	23	19	11	7	12	4	55	22	371
2019	Female gender	22	19	22	10	10	12	5	49	24	470
2018	Male gender	24	20	21	10	10	12	3	52	24	257
2018	Female gender	23	19	16	14	10	12	5	51	30	375
2017	Male gender	22	18	21	7	11	17	4	50	23	287
2017	Female gender	19	20	16	12	9	16	8	51	28	408
2014	Male gender	18	20	19	10	12	15	6	48	28	268
2014	Female gender	13	20	17	18	11	12	8	42	36	355

Question 41. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	30	14	9	8	6	1	67	18	326
2020	Female gender	36	30	16	9	4	4	1	69	14	417
2019	Male gender	30	34	15	8	9	4	1	67	17	372
2019	Female gender	30	34	16	10	7	3	1	66	18	470
2018	Male gender	27	33	16	11	8	4	1	63	20	257
2018	Female gender	30	32	14	13	6	4	1	65	20	376
2017	Male gender	27	33	13	13	7	6	1	65	22	287
2017	Female gender	34	34	11	8	6	7	1	73	16	409
2014	Male gender	32	37	11	11	7	1	1	71	19	268
2014	Female gender	32	34	10	9	8	6	1	71	18	352

Question 42. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	26	26	11	16	14	4	2	56	32	324
2020	Female gender	28	22	17	16	10	4	2	54	28	418
2019	Male gender	22	26	17	13	15	4	3	51	31	374
2019	Female gender	24	24	16	16	14	3	2	51	32	469
2018	Male gender	23	23	19	13	17	3	2	48	32	259
2018	Female gender	23	25	20	16	12	2	3	50	29	376
2017	Male gender	20	26	16	15	13	5	4	51	31	285
2017	Female gender	29	24	12	16	11	4	5	58	29	409
2014	Male gender	20	21	17	16	18	4	4	45	37	268
2014	Female gender	17	22	13	20	21	4	5	42	44	355

Question 43a. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Conflict between my work obligations and my family or personal obligations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	53	25	10	6	4	0	2	79	10	327
2020	Female gender	49	20	14	9	3	0	5	73	13	418
2019	Male gender	53	23	14	5	2	1	3	79	7	373
2019	Female gender	52	25	13	5	3	0	3	79	7	472

Question 43b. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to learning opportunities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	58	20	12	6	2	0	2	80	8	326
2020	Female gender	53	21	15	4	2	1	4	79	6	417
2019	Male gender	55	22	11	4	3	2	3	82	7	372
2019	Female gender	54	24	10	4	3	1	4	82	7	472

Question 43c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	80	7	4	2	1	3	3	93	3	324
2020	Female gender	79	7	4	1	2	3	5	93	3	414
2019	Male gender	80	6	3	2	1	4	3	93	4	372
2019	Female gender	78	9	4	2	1	3	4	93	3	471

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 very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	81	9	2	0	0	7	97	0	323
2020	Female gender	76	9	5	1	1	8	94	1	413
2019	Male gender	82	6	1	0	2	8	98	1	368
2019	Female gender	83	6	2	0	1	9	98	0	467

Question 44. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	28	48	10	7	4	3	0	78	12	327
2020	Female gender	35	40	13	8	2	2	0	77	10	417
2019	Male gender	30	47	13	4	2	4	0	81	6	372
2019	Female gender	35	42	14	4	2	3	0	79	7	470
2018	Male gender	37	32	19	6	4	2	0	71	10	257
2018	Female gender	33	38	18	7	1	3	0	74	8	377
2017	Male gender	30	39	16	8	4	4	0	71	12	285
2017	Female gender	38	37	13	5	2	5	1	79	8	409

Question 45. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	35	8	5	3	3	83	8	322
2020	Female gender	47	34	10	4	2	2	83	7	417
2019	Male gender	47	39	7	2	2	2	88	5	370
2019	Female gender	44	37	12	4	1	1	82	6	469
2018	Male gender	44	38	11	4	2	1	83	6	259
2018	Female gender	46	39	9	3	1	1	86	4	374
2017	Male gender	43	38	9	4	3	4	84	7	287
2017	Female gender	48	39	8	2	0	2	90	3	409
2014	Male gender	49	32	10	5	3	1	82	7	268
2014	Female gender	47	36	10	3	1	3	86	3	355

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

A diverse workplace includes everyone, regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, religion, age, language, culture, background, interests, views or other dimensions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	33	9	4	3	6	1	83	8	324
2020	Female gender	46	30	10	6	1	6	0	81	8	416
2019	Male gender	46	34	11	4	2	3	0	83	6	371
2019	Female gender	47	32	10	4	2	4	0	82	7	470
2018	Male gender	45	31	15	3	4	3	0	78	7	256
2018	Female gender	46	32	12	5	0	4	0	82	6	377
2017	Male gender	39	35	10	2	5	8	0	81	8	285
2017	Female gender	45	31	13	4	2	6	0	81	6	409
2014	Male gender	44	32	13	4	2	5	1	80	6	268
2014	Female gender	44	33	12	4	1	6	1	82	5	355

Question 47. My department or agency implements initiatives that promote anti-racism in the workplace.
Anti-racism may be promoted by providing access to anti-racism training, and promoting awareness of resources and self-directed learning on anti-racism.

Anti-racism is an active and consistent process of change to eliminate individual, institutional and systemic racism.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	29	12	5	4	9	0	77	10	325
2020	Female gender	39	30	15	6	1	9	0	76	8	418

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

Racism refers to any individual action or institutional practice which treats people differently because of their colour or ethnicity.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	25	11	3	3	4	3	82	6	324
2020	Female gender	50	26	10	4	2	5	3	82	7	416

Question 49. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	58	30	5	4	2	1	89	6	327
2020	Female gender	62	27	6	4	1	0	89	5	416
2019	Male gender	57	30	8	3	2	1	87	5	374
2019	Female gender	61	31	4	3	1	0	92	4	471
2018	Male gender	57	29	8	4	2	0	86	6	257
2018	Female gender	57	35	7	1	1	0	92	1	377
2017	Male gender	57	31	3	6	3	0	88	9	285
2017	Female gender	60	32	4	2	0	1	93	3	408
2014	Male gender	57	29	7	5	1	1	88	6	268
2014	Female gender	62	27	6	2	2	1	90	4	355

Question 50. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	26	13	7	2	1	79	9	323
2020	Female gender	53	28	11	5	2	1	82	7	414
2019	Male gender	54	28	12	3	3	1	83	6	372
2019	Female gender	49	33	10	5	2	0	82	8	467
2018	Male gender	49	26	15	7	3	0	75	10	259
2018	Female gender	46	33	12	5	2	1	80	8	375
2017	Male gender	46	27	16	6	4	0	74	10	287
2017	Female gender	51	29	11	6	1	1	81	7	407
2014	Male gender	48	31	12	5	3	1	80	8	268
2014	Female gender	44	35	12	5	3	1	80	8	355

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	51	28	11	8	2	0	0	79	9	322
2020	Female gender	54	29	11	4	2	1	0	83	6	413
2019	Male gender	51	33	9	5	2	0	0	85	6	373
2019	Female gender	51	33	8	6	1	0	0	84	8	466
2018	Male gender	46	32	13	6	2	0	0	78	8	256
2018	Female gender	46	35	12	5	2	0	0	81	7	372
2017	Male gender	48	32	11	5	3	0	1	80	9	286
2017	Female gender	53	31	10	5	1	0	0	84	6	406
2014	Male gender	48	33	11	6	1	0	0	81	8	268
2014	Female gender	51	31	11	4	3	0	0	82	8	354

Question 52. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	23	14	9	4	4	0	71	14	327
2020	Female gender	50	23	12	10	3	2	1	74	13	416
2019	Male gender	50	23	14	6	4	2	0	76	10	373
2019	Female gender	46	23	15	9	4	2	1	71	13	471
2018	Male gender	44	23	15	10	4	3	1	70	14	259
2018	Female gender	45	23	14	11	4	3	1	70	15	375
2017	Male gender	43	24	15	7	7	3	2	70	15	286
2017	Female gender	42	21	15	12	4	3	2	67	17	408
2014	Male gender	43	21	19	11	4	2	0	65	15	267
2014	Female gender	41	23	16	9	6	4	1	67	16	355

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Mobility and Retention

Question 53. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	29	34	327
2020	Female gender	35	30	35	418
2019	Male gender	39	31	30	374
2019	Female gender	42	22	36	471
2018	Male gender	37	29	34	259
2018	Female gender	41	23	36	378
2017	Male gender	40	31	28	287
2017	Female gender	47	22	31	409
2014	Male gender	41	30	29	268
2014	Female gender	45	23	32	355

Question 54. Please indicate your reason for leaving.
Survey year	Demographic	To retire (%)	To pursue another position within my department or agency (%)	To pursue a position in another department or agency (%)	To pursue a position outside the federal public service (%)	End of my term, casual or student employment (%)	Other (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	3	20	58	2	7	8	126
2020	Female gender	7	20	50	4	6	13	151
2019	Male gender	2	24	50	6	9	9	151
2019	Female gender	6	17	54	4	12	6	198
2018	Male gender	8	15	58	8	2	8	100
2018	Female gender	9	14	61	1	7	8	154
2017	Male gender	6	17	53	6	11	7	116
2017	Female gender	10	20	48	2	14	6	194
2014	Male gender	7	19	56	8	9999	9	109
2014	Female gender	14	16	58	4	9999	8	160

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Harassment

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

Question 55. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	93	326
2020	Female gender	9	91	416
2019	Male gender	8	92	370
2019	Female gender	14	86	472
2018	Male gender	8	92	259
2018	Female gender	11	89	376

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	60	23
2020	Female gender	44	56	36
2019	Male gender	46	54	28
2019	Female gender	52	48	61
2018	Male gender	51	49	22
2018	Female gender	57	43	40

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	72	28	23
2020	Female gender	53	47	36
2019	Male gender	71	29	28
2019	Female gender	47	53	61
2018	Male gender	62	38	22
2018	Female gender	53	47	40

Question 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	23
2020	Female gender	0	100	36

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
2018	Male gender	0	100	22
2018	Female gender	0	100	40

Question 56g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	23
2020	Female gender	0	100	36
2019	Male gender	0	100	28
2019	Female gender	11	89	61

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	45	55	23
2020	Female gender	22	78	36
2019	Male gender	57	43	28
2019	Female gender	39	61	60
2018	Male gender	38	62	22
2018	Female gender	30	70	39

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	51	23
2020	Female gender	22	78	36
2019	Male gender	47	53	28
2019	Female gender	30	70	60
2018	Male gender	48	52	22
2018	Female gender	30	70	39

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	26	74	23
2020	Female gender	37	63	36
2019	Male gender	52	48	28
2019	Female gender	44	56	60
2018	Male gender	39	61	22
2018	Female gender	36	64	39

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	67	23
2020	Female gender	38	62	36
2019	Male gender	51	49	28
2019	Female gender	38	62	60
2018	Male gender	35	65	22
2018	Female gender	29	71	39

Question 57e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work or withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	19	81	23
2020	Female gender	21	79	36
2019	Male gender	44	56	28
2019	Female gender	27	73	60
2018	Male gender	38	62	22
2018	Female gender	45	55	39

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	58	23
2020	Female gender	69	31	36
2019	Male gender	46	54	28
2019	Female gender	46	54	60
2018	Male gender	43	57	22
2018	Female gender	51	49	39

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	54	23
2020	Female gender	36	64	36
2018	Male gender	29	71	22
2018	Female gender	32	68	39

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	23
2020	Female gender	100	36
2018	Male gender	100	22
2018	Female gender	100	39

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	57	23
2020	Female gender	42	58	36
2019	Male gender	46	54	28
2019	Female gender	37	63	60
2018	Male gender	51	49	22
2018	Female gender	39	61	39

Question 57l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	40	60	28
2019	Female gender	40	60	60
2018	Male gender	24	76	22
2018	Female gender	25	75	39

Question 57m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	25	75	28
2019	Female gender	9	91	60

Question 58a. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	69	23
2020	Female gender	53	47	36
2019	Male gender	40	60	28
2019	Female gender	58	42	60
2018	Male gender	33	67	22
2018	Female gender	63	37	40

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
2018	Male gender	19	81	22
2018	Female gender	45	55	40

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
2018	Male gender	0	100	22
2018	Female gender	19	81	40

Question 58i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	53	23
2020	Female gender	24	76	36
2019	Male gender	54	46	28
2019	Female gender	29	71	60
2018	Male gender	43	57	22
2018	Female gender	19	81	40

Question 59b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	29	71	22
2018	Female gender	31	69	39

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
2018	Male gender	53	47	22
2018	Female gender	32	68	39

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
2018	Male gender	0	100	22
2018	Female gender	0	100	39

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
2018	Male gender	45	55	22
2018	Female gender	44	56	39

Question 60. I am satisfied with how matters related to harassment are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	22	15	14	4	3	36	6	63	12	326
2020	Female gender	19	9	13	5	5	36	12	56	18	418
2019	Male gender	26	19	14	8	3	22	8	64	15	373
2019	Female gender	17	15	16	8	4	28	12	54	19	471
2018	Male gender	25	17	21	3	2	27	5	62	7	259
2018	Female gender	22	16	18	4	3	27	9	60	11	377
2017	Male gender	21	16	13	2	4	30	13	66	11	286
2017	Female gender	17	15	13	3	2	37	12	64	10	409
2014	Male gender	19	19	18	4	3	28	9	61	10	268
2014	Female gender	16	14	13	4	3	36	14	61	14	355

Question 61. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	24	14	5	2	14	0	76	8	326
2020	Female gender	38	25	14	5	3	14	1	74	10	418
2019	Male gender	44	26	14	5	2	9	1	77	7	372
2019	Female gender	36	27	16	6	2	10	2	72	10	470
2018	Male gender	38	31	15	4	2	10	0	76	6	258
2018	Female gender	35	32	17	3	2	10	1	76	6	378
2017	Male gender	34	29	14	4	4	12	3	75	9	284
2017	Female gender	33	29	15	3	2	17	2	75	7	409
2014	Male gender	31	32	16	2	3	13	3	75	6	268
2014	Female gender	26	29	12	5	4	21	4	73	11	355

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Discrimination

Discrimination means treating someone differently or unfairly because of a personal characteristic or distinction,which, whether intentional or not, has an effect that imposes disadvantages not imposed on others or that withholds or limits access that is given to others. There are 13 prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test), disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered).

Question 62. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	5	95	326
2020	Female gender	6	94	417
2019	Male gender	5	95	372
2019	Female gender	7	93	471
2018	Male gender	6	94	258
2018	Female gender	5	95	378

Question 63a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	64	16
2020	Female gender	39	61	22
2019	Male gender	28	72	20
2019	Female gender	25	75	31
2018	Male gender	42	58	17
2018	Female gender	37	63	18

Question 63b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	71	29	16
2020	Female gender	66	34	22
2019	Male gender	74	26	20
2019	Female gender	73	27	31
2018	Male gender	63	37	17
2018	Female gender	60	40	18

Question 63d. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	16
2020	Female gender	100	22
2019	Male gender	100	20
2019	Female gender	100	31
2018	Male gender	100	17
2018	Female gender	100	18

Question 63e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	24	76	20
2019	Female gender	15	85	31

Question 63f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	17
2018	Female gender	0	100	18

Question 64a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	38	62	19
2019	Female gender	31	69	31

Question 64b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	56	16
2020	Female gender	22	78	22
2019	Male gender	25	75	19
2019	Female gender	23	77	31

Question 64e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	33	67	19
2019	Female gender	45	55	31

Question 64k. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	16
2020	Female gender	100	22
2019	Male gender	100	19
2019	Female gender	100	31
2018	Male gender	100	16
2018	Female gender	100	18

Question 64m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	16
2020	Female gender	100	22
2018	Male gender	100	16
2018	Female gender	100	18

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
2019	Male gender	0	100	18
2019	Female gender	0	100	31

Question 65f. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	17
2018	Female gender	0	100	18

Question 65i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	66	34	16
2020	Female gender	42	58	22
2019	Male gender	75	25	18
2019	Female gender	41	59	31
2018	Male gender	57	43	17
2018	Female gender	34	66	18

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	Male gender	27	73	17
2018	Female gender	32	68	18

Question 66d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	17
2018	Female gender	0	100	18

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	Male gender	51	49	17
2018	Female gender	32	68	18

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	Male gender	0	100	17
2018	Female gender	0	100	18

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	Male gender	63	37	17
2018	Female gender	43	57	18

Question 67. I am satisfied with how matters related to discrimination are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	23	16	13	3	2	37	5	68	9	326
2020	Female gender	20	11	13	3	2	40	11	63	10	417
2019	Male gender	28	17	17	3	1	25	8	68	7	370
2019	Female gender	19	13	16	3	3	35	12	61	10	471
2018	Male gender	27	16	22	0	1	28	5	65	2	259
2018	Female gender	22	16	16	2	1	35	9	67	5	376
2017	Male gender	21	14	11	1	2	37	12	71	6	285
2017	Female gender	15	15	12	1	1	44	12	69	5	409
2014	Male gender	20	16	16	1	3	34	11	66	6	268
2014	Female gender	13	9	18	1	2	43	15	52	6	355

Question 68. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	26	14	3	2	14	1	78	6	325
2020	Female gender	38	24	16	3	1	16	1	76	5	418
2019	Male gender	44	26	13	4	1	11	1	80	6	373
2019	Female gender	36	27	15	3	2	13	2	75	7	469
2018	Male gender	39	29	17	3	2	9	1	75	5	257
2018	Female gender	38	30	14	3	1	12	2	79	4	377
2017	Male gender	35	30	14	3	1	14	2	78	6	285
2017	Female gender	34	28	12	2	1	20	3	80	4	404
2014	Male gender	37	28	15	1	2	13	3	78	4	268
2014	Female gender	29	22	17	0	2	24	6	73	3	355

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Stress and Well-Being

Question 70a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Risk of exposure to COVID-19
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	28	20	9	11	0	1	60	20	327
2020	Female gender	29	28	20	11	11	0	1	58	23	417

Question 70b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Pay or other compensation-related issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	29	16	6	6	0	0	72	12	323
2020	Female gender	42	32	15	7	3	0	1	75	10	416
2019	Male gender	28	31	21	10	9	0	1	59	20	373
2019	Female gender	29	30	21	11	8	0	1	60	19	472
2018	Male gender	28	32	19	12	8	0	2	60	21	259
2018	Female gender	27	34	23	7	8	0	2	62	15	375
2017	Male gender	25	29	20	10	13	1	2	56	24	285
2017	Female gender	28	29	21	11	8	0	4	59	20	409

Question 70c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	24	21	27	15	12	0	45	28	326
2020	Female gender	18	25	25	20	11	1	43	31	418
2019	Male gender	18	32	28	13	7	1	51	20	373
2019	Female gender	20	34	25	12	9	0	54	21	470
2018	Male gender	11	28	35	15	10	0	39	25	259
2018	Female gender	14	21	32	19	13	1	36	32	377
2017	Male gender	16	25	29	17	12	1	42	29	287
2017	Female gender	16	25	31	16	10	1	42	27	409

Question 70d. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Unreasonable deadlines
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	28	20	13	9	1	1	58	23	326
2020	Female gender	26	27	25	14	6	0	2	54	20	417
2019	Male gender	23	34	24	13	5	0	0	57	19	370
2019	Female gender	26	35	22	11	6	0	1	61	17	469
2018	Male gender	16	32	31	10	10	0	1	48	21	259
2018	Female gender	15	27	27	19	10	1	2	43	30	371
2017	Male gender	20	25	30	12	10	1	2	47	23	284
2017	Female gender	22	28	25	15	8	0	1	51	23	408

Question 70e. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Not enough employees to do the work
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	29	21	11	10	1	0	58	21	325
2020	Female gender	27	23	23	15	10	0	2	51	26	415
2019	Male gender	24	33	19	16	6	1	1	58	23	373
2019	Female gender	27	29	24	11	8	1	1	57	19	470
2018	Male gender	16	30	28	13	12	0	1	47	25	258
2018	Female gender	19	26	23	15	14	1	1	46	30	377
2017	Male gender	20	22	25	17	13	1	1	43	31	286
2017	Female gender	25	24	22	18	10	0	2	50	28	408

Question 70f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Overtime or long work hours
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	25	15	12	9	1	1	64	21	325
2020	Female gender	31	23	20	14	10	0	2	56	24	416
2019	Male gender	40	29	16	8	5	1	2	71	13	372
2019	Female gender	37	29	15	10	6	0	2	68	17	468
2018	Male gender	32	26	23	12	6	0	1	59	18	258
2018	Female gender	29	29	19	10	9	0	3	60	20	377
2017	Male gender	33	26	20	10	8	1	3	61	18	286
2017	Female gender	30	26	20	10	7	0	6	60	18	409

Question 70g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	28	27	19	15	11	0	0	55	26	326
2020	Female gender	24	25	22	15	12	1	1	50	28	417
2019	Male gender	32	29	20	12	7	0	1	61	19	372
2019	Female gender	28	32	19	12	8	0	1	60	21	472
2018	Male gender	24	30	21	17	8	0	0	54	24	259
2018	Female gender	22	29	22	15	12	0	1	51	27	378
2017	Male gender	26	27	24	15	6	1	1	54	21	287
2017	Female gender	23	27	27	14	9	0	0	51	23	408

Question 70h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and caregiving responsibilities (e.g., children, elderly, family member(s)) during the COVID-19 pandemic
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	20	17	8	9	0	7	63	18	326
2020	Female gender	34	16	18	10	11	0	11	56	23	417

Question 70i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of control or input in decision-making
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	33	15	8	3	0	0	74	12	326
2020	Female gender	43	29	16	7	2	0	3	74	9	415
2019	Male gender	31	39	19	6	3	0	1	71	10	371
2019	Female gender	36	32	20	7	3	0	2	69	11	471
2018	Male gender	28	41	20	5	4	0	1	70	9	256
2018	Female gender	31	35	23	6	3	1	1	68	9	379
2017	Male gender	34	30	18	10	6	0	2	66	16	286
2017	Female gender	38	35	17	5	3	1	1	75	8	408

Question 70j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Competing or constantly changing priorities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	33	18	13	6	1	0	63	19	326
2020	Female gender	29	32	22	11	3	1	1	63	15	415
2019	Male gender	29	36	20	11	4	0	1	66	15	369
2019	Female gender	28	33	24	10	3	0	1	62	13	472
2018	Male gender	18	37	28	10	6	0	1	55	16	257
2018	Female gender	23	34	24	12	5	1	1	58	18	377
2017	Male gender	23	33	22	13	7	0	1	57	21	286
2017	Female gender	29	34	21	11	4	0	1	63	16	408

Question 70k. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of clear expectations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	30	17	9	5	0	0	69	14	323
2020	Female gender	40	26	17	10	5	0	1	67	15	413
2019	Male gender	35	34	18	8	5	0	1	70	12	370
2019	Female gender	34	29	21	11	4	0	1	64	15	472
2018	Male gender	30	39	16	10	4	0	1	70	14	256
2018	Female gender	35	32	20	8	4	1	0	68	12	378
2017	Male gender	32	34	19	9	5	1	2	67	14	287
2017	Female gender	37	32	18	7	4	0	1	70	11	408

Question 70l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of recognition
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	50	25	13	7	4	0	0	76	11	323
2020	Female gender	55	22	11	7	4	1	1	79	10	415
2019	Male gender	51	27	13	5	4	0	1	78	9	370
2019	Female gender	50	26	13	6	4	0	1	77	10	472

Question 70m. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Feeling disconnected from colleagues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	27	17	12	5	0	1	66	17	326
2020	Female gender	34	30	19	10	5	0	1	65	15	416

Question 70n. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Information overload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	34	15	6	4	0	1	74	10	326
2020	Female gender	35	33	18	10	4	0	1	68	14	416
2019	Male gender	44	31	15	6	2	0	1	76	9	371
2019	Female gender	39	35	16	6	2	0	1	75	8	470
2018	Male gender	34	32	22	8	4	0	0	66	12	254
2018	Female gender	37	33	17	10	2	1	1	71	12	374
2017	Male gender	37	33	21	5	3	1	1	71	7	286
2017	Female gender	40	34	15	6	3	1	2	76	9	407

Question 70o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Physical work environment
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	27	12	5	2	1	1	81	6	325
2020	Female gender	50	30	12	5	2	0	1	81	7	411
2019	Male gender	57	24	10	5	2	0	1	82	8	371
2019	Female gender	56	24	12	4	3	0	1	81	7	468
2018	Male gender	48	24	17	6	5	0	0	71	12	256
2018	Female gender	52	24	13	5	4	1	2	78	9	376
2017	Male gender	52	24	16	4	2	0	2	77	6	287
2017	Female gender	58	20	10	5	3	0	4	82	8	404

Question 70p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Difficulty accessing my work tools or network (e.g., work email, work device, ergonomic equipment)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	31	16	6	3	0	0	75	9	327
2020	Female gender	38	32	19	7	2	0	1	71	9	413

Question 70q. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	78	12	5	2	0	0	3	93	2	325
2020	Female gender	73	13	6	0	1	1	6	92	2	415
2019	Male gender	77	13	2	1	1	0	5	96	2	372
2019	Female gender	77	10	5	1	0	0	5	93	1	465
2018	Male gender	73	15	8	1	1	0	1	89	3	254
2018	Female gender	71	13	6	2	1	1	7	91	3	377

Question 70r. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Harassment or discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	84	7	4	3	1	0	2	92	4	327
2020	Female gender	82	7	3	1	2	1	4	94	3	412
2019	Male gender	77	11	4	3	2	0	2	90	5	371
2019	Female gender	73	11	7	3	3	1	3	87	6	470
2018	Male gender	82	9	5	1	3	0	1	92	4	255
2018	Female gender	78	10	3	2	1	1	5	93	4	379
2017	Male gender	79	9	4	4	2	0	2	91	6	286
2017	Female gender	77	8	3	3	1	1	6	92	4	408

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	Male gender	75	16	6	3	0	0	1	91	3	323
2020	Female gender	75	15	5	1	1	0	2	92	3	414
2019	Male gender	57	28	10	3	1	1	1	86	4	370
2019	Female gender	60	24	8	4	2	0	1	85	6	467
2018	Male gender	61	23	10	3	1	0	1	85	5	256
2018	Female gender	61	23	9	3	1	1	2	86	5	377
2017	Male gender	60	24	11	1	1	0	3	86	2	287
2017	Female gender	68	20	5	3	0	0	3	91	4	407

Question 70t. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	71	15	7	4	2	0	1	86	7	327
2020	Female gender	74	14	6	2	3	0	1	89	5	414
2019	Male gender	64	19	9	4	3	0	1	84	7	368
2019	Female gender	66	17	7	4	5	0	1	84	9	468
2018	Male gender	63	19	10	4	3	0	1	83	7	256
2018	Female gender	69	16	8	3	2	1	2	87	5	377
2017	Male gender	65	17	8	4	4	0	1	84	8	286
2017	Female gender	71	13	5	6	2	0	3	86	8	409

Question 70u. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	67	10	3	1	0	0	18	94	2	326
2020	Female gender	69	6	2	2	0	0	21	95	3	417
2019	Male gender	62	11	4	1	1	0	22	93	2	367
2019	Female gender	59	10	4	2	0	0	24	92	3	466
2018	Male gender	54	13	4	1	1	0	26	91	3	251
2018	Female gender	54	11	4	2	1	1	27	91	4	375
2017	Male gender	56	12	7	2	1	1	22	88	3	287
2017	Female gender	59	9	3	1	0	0	27	94	2	409

Question 70v. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with other individual(s) (e.g., members of the public, individuals from other departments or agencies)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	77	15	5	1	1	0	2	94	1	327
2020	Female gender	73	15	7	1	1	0	3	91	2	418
2019	Male gender	71	16	6	1	1	0	4	91	2	371
2019	Female gender	72	17	7	1	0	0	3	92	2	465
2018	Male gender	64	21	6	1	2	0	5	91	3	254
2018	Female gender	65	21	7	1	1	1	4	90	2	376
2017	Male gender	69	16	7	1	1	0	7	91	1	284
2017	Female gender	72	14	6	2	0	0	6	92	3	408

Question 70w. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of job security
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	73	13	4	3	5	1	2	88	9	327
2020	Female gender	73	12	5	4	1	1	3	89	6	415
2019	Male gender	74	12	6	3	4	0	1	86	7	370
2019	Female gender	74	9	6	4	4	0	3	85	8	467
2018	Male gender	74	10	4	4	4	0	4	88	7	257
2018	Female gender	76	10	4	3	3	1	4	90	6	376
2017	Male gender	70	11	9	3	2	2	4	86	5	287
2017	Female gender	73	11	6	4	2	0	5	88	6	409

Question 70x. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Personal issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	56	27	11	4	1	1	1	84	4	326
2020	Female gender	51	27	14	4	2	1	2	80	6	417
2019	Male gender	59	24	11	3	2	0	1	84	5	371
2019	Female gender	57	27	9	3	1	0	2	85	5	469
2018	Male gender	57	25	13	2	1	0	2	83	4	257
2018	Female gender	50	31	11	4	2	1	2	84	5	377
2017	Male gender	60	23	9	4	1	1	3	86	5	286
2017	Female gender	56	26	11	4	1	0	3	84	5	407

Question 71. To what extent is stress from the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacting your ability to carry out day-to-day work responsibilities?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	36	21	7	2	0	0	69	10	325
2020	Female gender	31	42	18	4	3	1	1	74	8	417

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	Male gender	17	28	34	18	2	0	0	45	21	325
2020	Female gender	12	30	38	14	6	1	1	42	20	417
2019	Male gender	15	38	35	9	2	0	0	54	11	372
2019	Female gender	17	32	35	12	3	0	0	50	15	472
2018	Male gender	13	31	36	13	6	0	0	44	19	258
2018	Female gender	12	31	36	13	7	0	0	43	20	375
2017	Male gender	13	30	33	16	7	0	0	44	24	287
2017	Female gender	11	31	38	13	5	0	1	43	18	407

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	21	39	21	10	0	31	30	326
2020	Female gender	12	20	40	21	7	1	27	33	417
2019	Male gender	4	16	40	29	10	1	39	20	370
2019	Female gender	7	22	41	21	8	0	29	29	469
2018	Male gender	9	17	40	25	9	0	35	26	251
2018	Female gender	10	24	38	19	10	0	28	34	371
2017	Male gender	6	19	36	25	12	1	37	26	286
2017	Female gender	5	24	42	21	8	0	29	30	408

Question 74. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	34	13	5	3	3	0	77	9	325
2020	Female gender	41	37	11	5	3	2	0	80	8	416
2019	Male gender	39	37	15	4	2	3	0	78	6	373
2019	Female gender	43	37	12	5	2	1	0	81	7	472
2018	Male gender	37	38	18	4	2	1	1	76	6	259
2018	Female gender	41	43	8	6	1	1	0	85	7	378
2017	Male gender	28	43	16	6	4	3	0	73	10	285
2017	Female gender	35	45	10	4	3	3	0	82	8	409

Question 75. I believe senior managers in my department or agency take adequate steps to support the mental health of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	29	14	9	3	2	0	72	13	325
2020	Female gender	40	31	11	9	4	4	0	75	14	416

Question 76. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my mental health.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	27	12	8	7	2	0	73	15	326
2020	Female gender	44	26	10	13	5	1	0	71	18	418

Question 77. My immediate supervisor supports my mental health and well-being.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	53	22	14	4	3	2	1	78	8	326
2020	Female gender	57	24	9	4	2	3	1	84	7	411

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	Male gender	38	33	15	8	4	2	0	72	12	327
2020	Female gender	44	28	12	9	6	1	0	73	15	417
2019	Male gender	29	39	15	10	3	3	0	71	14	374
2019	Female gender	36	33	17	7	5	1	0	70	13	472
2018	Male gender	29	35	21	8	6	0	0	64	15	259
2018	Female gender	34	37	11	12	4	2	0	72	16	378
2017	Male gender	20	40	17	15	6	1	1	62	21	287
2017	Female gender	29	37	15	13	5	2	0	67	18	407

Question 79a. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Clear and easy to understand.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	37	10	6	4	2	1	80	10	325
2020	Female gender	43	39	8	9	1	0	1	82	10	418

Question 79b. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Provided in a timely manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	31	12	9	5	2	1	73	14	323
2020	Female gender	40	36	10	9	3	1	1	77	13	414

Question 79c. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Relevant to the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	34	13	8	4	3	1	74	13	323
2020	Female gender	37	37	15	5	3	1	1	77	8	412

Question 79d. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Consistent with the information provided to me by my immediate supervisor.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	50	27	11	5	2	3	1	81	7	324
2020	Female gender	50	32	9	3	2	2	2	85	5	418

Question 79e. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Available in both official languages.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	66	18	6	2	2	6	0	90	4	325
2020	Female gender	74	17	5	0	0	3	1	95	0	416

Question 80. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, my department or agency has clearly communicated the mental health services and resources that are available to me.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	34	9	6	3	4	0	81	9	327
2020	Female gender	51	30	9	5	2	3	1	84	7	415

Question 81. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my physical health and safety.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	26	8	4	5	1	0	82	10	326
2020	Female gender	55	27	6	7	3	1	1	84	10	414

Question 82. I am satisfied with the measures my department or agency is taking to protect my physical health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	24	8	9	4	2	0	78	13	326
2020	Female gender	53	29	6	8	3	0	0	83	11	417

Question 84. I am equipped to support employees in my work unit who are experiencing mental health issues. (for supervisors)
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	40	12	8	3	1	1	76	12	91
2020	Female gender	21	49	10	13	5	3	0	71	18	105
2019	Male gender	33	51	9	4	1	1	1	86	5	94
2019	Female gender	36	36	11	12	3	0	2	74	15	107

Question 85. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, have you managed any employees who have been working remotely? (for supervisors)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	90	10	91
2020	Female gender	97	3	105

Question 86. My department or agency has provided me with adequate training and/or resources to manage a remote team during the COVID-19 pandemic. (for supervisors who manage employees who have been working remotely)
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	25	31	19	14	12	0	0	56	26	84
2020	Female gender	18	32	18	18	13	1	1	51	31	102

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Duty to Accommodate

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

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

Question 87. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, did you have workplace accommodation measures in place before the COVID-19 pandemic which are no longer being met?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	93	324
2020	Female gender	7	93	412

Question 88. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, have you requested workplace accommodation measures in the last two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	93	324
2020	Female gender	9	91	416
2019	Male gender	11	89	371
2019	Female gender	15	85	469
2017	Male gender	12	88	285
2017	Female gender	14	86	407
2014	Male gender	11	89	267
2014	Female gender	10	90	353

Question 89. Were the requests for workplace accommodation measures related to a disability?
A disability means any impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment — or a functional limitation — whether permanent, temporary or episodic in nature, or evident or not, that, in interaction with a barrier, hinders a person’s full and equal participation in society.

A barrier means anything — including anything physical, architectural, technological or attitudinal, anything that is based on information or communications or anything that is the result of a policy or a practice — that hinders the full and equal participation in society of persons with an impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment or a functional limitation.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	73	22
2020	Female gender	33	67	38

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	86	14	22
2020	Female gender	90	10	38
2019	Male gender	85	15	42
2019	Female gender	91	9	71
2017	Male gender	80	20	34
2017	Female gender	91	9	57
2014	Male gender	80	20	28
2014	Female gender	79	21	37

Question 91. I am satisfied with the workplace accommodation measures that were implemented.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	58	24	5	13	0	0	0	82	13	18
2020	Female gender	32	37	11	9	3	6	3	76	13	34
2019	Male gender	68	23	2	0	3	3	0	94	3	36
2019	Female gender	47	33	9	8	2	2	0	81	10	61
2017	Male gender	51	35	7	8	0	0	0	85	8	27
2017	Female gender	63	29	4	2	2	0	0	93	4	51
2014	Male gender	73	27	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	22
2014	Female gender	76	13	0	10	0	0	0	90	10	29

Question 92. I would feel comfortable requesting workplace accommodation measures from my immediate supervisor.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	51	29	9	3	2	3	3	85	5	326
2020	Female gender	53	27	8	3	1	3	5	87	5	416

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Compensation

Question 93. In the last 12 months, has your pay or other compensation been affected by issues with the Phoenix pay system?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	22	53	22	3	70	30	327
2020	Female gender	28	54	17	1	66	34	418

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected:

Question 94. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	45	55	74
2020	Female gender	39	61	119

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected:

Question 95. I am satisfied with the support (e.g., regular information, follow-up, making enquiries on my behalf, offering emergency or priority pay) I received from my department or agency to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	18	26	14	13	27	1	2	45	41	74
2020	Female gender	19	21	15	23	15	3	5	43	41	119

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected:

Question 96. I am satisfied with the support I received from the Pay Centre to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	8	21	18	19	32	1	1	29	52	75
2020	Female gender	12	12	19	25	28	1	3	25	55	119

Question 97. To what extent have issues with the Phoenix pay system affected your decision to seek or accept another position (e.g., deployment, promotion, secondment, assignment, acting assignment) within your organization or the federal public service?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	22	15	5	6	1	9	72	11	327
2020	Female gender	46	18	10	8	6	2	10	72	16	417
2019	Male gender	46	19	13	7	9	0	5	69	17	366
2019	Female gender	41	21	15	8	7	2	7	67	16	461
2018	Male gender	47	17	16	8	6	0	6	69	15	256
2018	Female gender	43	21	15	8	8	1	5	68	16	376

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2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Privy Council Office by Question 115. What is your gender?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

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

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

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

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

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

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

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 54. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

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

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

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

Question 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 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

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence

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