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

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

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

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My Job

Question 1. I have the tools, technology and equipment I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	42	50	8	0	0	92	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	34	53	0	8	5	87	13	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	32	42	6	17	3	74	20	316
2020	Administrative Support	46	38	5	7	3	84	10	58
2020	Other occupational category	43	43	0	14	0	86	14	14

Question 2. The material and tools provided for my work, including software and other automated tools, are available in the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	67	17	8	8	0	0	0	83	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	84	13	3	0	0	0	0	97	0	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	70	22	4	2	2	0	0	92	4	314
2020	Administrative Support	74	19	3	2	2	0	0	93	3	58
2020	Other occupational category	93	7	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	14
2017	Scientific and Professional	66	24	0	6	0	0	3	93	7	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	70	24	2	1	2	0	0	95	2	223
2017	Administrative Support	68	25	3	3	2	0	0	92	5	65
2014	Executive	47	47	6	0	0	0	0	94	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	36	43	14	7	0	0	0	79	7	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	63	26	5	3	1	1	1	91	4	272
2014	Administrative Support	59	27	8	3	4	0	0	86	6	78
2014	Other occupational category	56	19	13	6	0	0	6	80	7	16

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	45	36	0	9	9	0	0	82	18	11
2020	Scientific and Professional	39	32	13	8	8	0	0	71	16	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	34	36	10	16	4	0	0	70	20	318
2020	Administrative Support	48	26	9	14	2	0	2	75	16	58
2020	Other occupational category	57	29	7	7	0	0	0	86	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	58	31	0	5	5	0	0	89	11	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	44	34	6	12	3	0	0	79	16	280
2019	Administrative Support	47	35	3	8	8	0	0	82	15	79
2019	Other occupational category	81	9	0	5	5	0	0	91	9	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	50	32	6	12	0	0	0	82	12	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	36	40	8	11	5	0	0	76	16	225
2017	Administrative Support	47	34	12	3	2	2	0	83	5	65
2014	Executive	47	24	24	6	0	0	0	71	6	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	43	36	7	15	0	0	0	78	15	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	39	40	6	11	5	0	0	79	15	269
2014	Administrative Support	45	35	6	10	4	0	0	79	14	78
2014	Other occupational category	63	25	13	0	0	0	0	88	0	16

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	Executive	33	42	25	0	0	0	0	75	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	37	42	13	5	3	0	0	79	8	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	29	37	13	14	6	0	1	67	20	318
2020	Administrative Support	31	43	14	7	5	0	0	73	12	57
2020	Other occupational category	36	50	7	7	0	0	0	86	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	50	31	8	8	3	0	0	82	11	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	25	40	15	12	7	0	0	65	19	282
2019	Administrative Support	47	27	1	14	6	1	3	77	22	77
2019	Other occupational category	46	31	5	19	0	0	0	77	19	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	41	39	7	7	5	0	0	80	12	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	28	42	11	11	7	0	1	70	19	290
2018	Administrative Support	33	38	7	13	8	0	0	72	22	60
2018	Other occupational category	41	50	0	5	5	0	0	91	9	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	44	35	9	6	6	0	0	79	13	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	25	38	15	14	8	0	0	63	22	225
2017	Administrative Support	31	35	11	15	8	0	0	66	23	65
2014	Executive	18	35	6	18	24	0	0	53	41	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	7	36	22	21	14	0	0	43	35	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	14	32	19	19	16	0	0	46	35	271
2014	Administrative Support	31	26	18	17	9	0	0	56	26	78
2014	Other occupational category	25	50	13	6	0	0	6	80	7	16

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	27	45	9	9	9	0	73	18	11
2020	Scientific and Professional	50	29	11	11	0	0	79	11	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	36	33	10	15	5	0	69	20	316
2020	Administrative Support	41	35	16	5	3	0	76	9	58
2020	Other occupational category	57	29	0	14	0	0	86	14	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	63	29	3	3	3	0	92	5	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	43	39	8	7	2	0	83	9	280
2019	Administrative Support	54	28	8	6	3	1	83	9	78
2019	Other occupational category	56	36	5	4	0	0	91	4	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	63	28	6	2	0	0	91	2	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	38	43	8	8	2	0	82	10	224
2017	Administrative Support	38	46	6	5	5	0	85	9	65
2014	Executive	47	41	6	0	6	0	88	6	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	64	15	0	0	0	85	0	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	32	42	16	8	2	0	74	10	272
2014	Administrative Support	36	41	8	10	5	0	77	15	78
2014	Other occupational category	56	31	6	6	0	0	88	6	16

Question 6. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	9	36	18	36	0	0	0	45	36	11
2020	Scientific and Professional	39	32	11	13	5	0	0	71	18	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	39	31	12	12	6	0	0	69	18	318
2020	Administrative Support	46	23	21	3	5	0	2	70	9	58
2020	Other occupational category	50	21	14	14	0	0	0	71	14	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	52	29	5	11	3	0	0	82	13	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	43	33	10	9	5	1	0	76	14	282
2019	Administrative Support	49	22	15	6	5	1	1	72	12	78
2019	Other occupational category	42	40	5	4	5	5	0	86	9	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	44	41	5	7	2	0	0	85	10	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	49	28	10	8	5	0	0	77	13	293
2018	Administrative Support	38	38	7	3	10	2	2	79	14	60
2018	Other occupational category	59	23	0	5	0	9	5	95	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	50	32	6	8	3	0	0	82	12	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	41	34	10	9	5	0	0	75	14	225
2017	Administrative Support	35	32	20	8	3	0	2	69	11	65
2014	Executive	29	35	6	18	12	0	0	65	29	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	0	50	7	7	7	7	24	17	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	29	34	19	10	6	0	1	64	17	272
2014	Administrative Support	33	38	14	8	5	0	1	73	13	78
2014	Other occupational category	31	31	25	0	6	0	6	67	7	16

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	25	58	8	8	0	0	0	83	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	53	37	5	3	3	0	0	89	5	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	37	39	13	7	4	0	1	77	11	318
2020	Administrative Support	39	37	12	7	3	2	0	77	11	58
2020	Other occupational category	57	21	14	7	0	0	0	79	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	74	21	3	3	0	0	0	95	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	44	39	10	3	4	0	0	83	6	283
2019	Administrative Support	38	34	14	8	6	0	0	72	14	79
2019	Other occupational category	40	46	5	0	9	0	0	86	9	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	59	37	2	2	0	0	0	95	2	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	42	39	11	5	3	0	0	81	8	291
2018	Administrative Support	30	40	18	7	5	0	0	70	12	60
2018	Other occupational category	27	59	5	5	5	0	0	86	9	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	51	43	6	0	0	0	0	94	0	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	30	52	10	5	3	0	0	82	8	224
2017	Administrative Support	23	46	19	5	8	0	0	69	12	65
2014	Executive	29	41	6	18	6	0	0	71	24	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	28	64	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	25	46	15	9	5	0	0	72	13	272
2014	Administrative Support	29	32	17	15	6	0	0	62	22	78
2014	Other occupational category	31	38	25	6	0	0	0	69	6	16

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	17	50	25	8	0	0	0	67	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	45	24	18	8	5	0	0	68	13	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	26	38	13	13	9	0	1	65	22	317
2020	Administrative Support	46	19	14	10	7	2	2	68	18	58
2020	Other occupational category	43	50	0	7	0	0	0	93	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	50	23	16	0	3	8	0	80	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	32	36	12	12	8	0	0	68	20	283
2019	Administrative Support	39	28	14	11	6	0	1	68	18	79
2019	Other occupational category	50	41	5	0	5	0	0	91	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	44	29	12	0	5	5	5	81	5	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	31	33	12	15	7	0	1	65	23	293
2018	Administrative Support	42	25	20	5	8	0	0	67	13	60
2018	Other occupational category	36	45	5	5	5	5	0	86	10	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	41	47	9	0	3	0	0	87	3	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	26	37	17	12	7	0	0	64	19	225
2017	Administrative Support	26	26	23	15	9	0	0	52	25	65
2014	Executive	29	29	6	18	18	0	0	59	35	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	14	43	29	7	7	0	0	57	14	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	19	37	12	17	13	0	0	57	31	271
2014	Administrative Support	33	24	14	17	12	0	0	58	28	78
2014	Other occupational category	25	63	13	0	0	0	0	88	0	16

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	42	33	17	8	0	0	0	75	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	50	34	8	8	0	0	0	84	8	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	28	46	12	8	5	0	1	74	13	317
2020	Administrative Support	43	37	17	2	2	0	0	79	3	58
2020	Other occupational category	50	50	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	47	34	11	5	0	3	0	84	5	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	37	35	12	12	5	0	0	71	16	283
2019	Administrative Support	39	43	9	6	3	0	0	82	9	79
2019	Other occupational category	27	59	0	9	5	0	0	86	14	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	41	41	12	2	2	0	0	83	5	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	35	41	12	8	4	0	0	76	11	293
2018	Administrative Support	38	40	12	7	3	0	0	78	10	60
2018	Other occupational category	27	64	0	9	0	0	0	91	9	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	44	43	6	3	3	0	0	87	6	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	28	45	15	8	3	0	0	73	11	225
2017	Administrative Support	35	36	22	5	3	0	0	71	8	65

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	58	25	17	0	0	0	0	83	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	63	32	3	3	0	0	0	95	3	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	48	37	10	3	3	0	0	85	6	317
2020	Administrative Support	55	24	17	2	2	0	0	79	3	58
2020	Other occupational category	57	43	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	71	21	5	0	3	0	0	92	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	55	33	7	4	1	0	0	89	5	280
2019	Administrative Support	54	32	8	3	4	0	0	86	6	78
2019	Other occupational category	54	32	9	5	0	0	0	86	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	62	33	0	0	2	2	0	98	2	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	54	35	9	1	1	0	0	89	2	292
2018	Administrative Support	42	43	8	2	2	3	0	88	3	60
2018	Other occupational category	50	36	5	5	5	0	0	86	9	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	60	34	3	3	0	0	0	94	3	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	42	44	7	5	1	0	0	87	6	225
2017	Administrative Support	37	48	8	3	5	0	0	85	8	65
2014	Executive	35	41	12	12	0	0	0	76	12	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	28	50	15	7	0	0	0	78	7	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	39	37	12	6	4	1	0	77	11	272
2014	Administrative Support	47	32	13	5	1	0	1	81	6	78
2014	Other occupational category	38	31	31	0	0	0	0	69	0	16

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	25	42	17	17	0	0	0	67	17	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	50	34	8	5	3	0	0	84	8	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	31	34	13	12	9	0	1	66	21	317
2020	Administrative Support	36	28	21	3	10	0	2	65	14	58
2020	Other occupational category	71	21	0	7	0	0	0	93	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	63	21	8	5	3	0	0	84	8	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	35	36	11	9	9	0	0	71	18	283
2019	Administrative Support	42	29	10	9	10	0	0	71	19	79
2019	Other occupational category	63	23	9	0	5	0	0	86	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	55	36	0	0	5	5	0	95	5	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	35	34	9	12	8	0	0	70	21	289
2018	Administrative Support	43	28	13	2	10	2	2	74	12	60
2018	Other occupational category	45	36	5	5	5	5	0	86	10	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	54	34	10	0	3	0	0	87	3	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	28	40	13	11	9	0	0	68	19	225
2017	Administrative Support	27	29	20	9	14	0	0	57	23	65

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	55	36	9	0	0	0	0	91	0	11
2020	Scientific and Professional	71	18	8	3	0	0	0	89	3	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	55	32	7	4	2	0	1	87	5	315
2020	Administrative Support	60	23	13	0	4	0	0	84	4	56
2020	Other occupational category	69	8	8	15	0	0	0	77	15	13
2019	Scientific and Professional	74	21	3	3	0	0	0	95	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	66	25	7	2	1	0	0	90	3	281
2019	Administrative Support	54	30	5	5	4	1	0	86	9	79
2019	Other occupational category	40	37	14	5	5	0	0	77	9	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	65	28	3	0	0	5	0	97	0	40
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	59	32	4	3	2	0	0	91	5	289
2018	Administrative Support	57	28	13	0	2	0	0	85	2	60
2018	Other occupational category	36	45	9	0	9	0	0	82	9	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	69	25	6	0	0	0	0	94	0	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	57	32	5	3	2	0	0	90	5	224
2017	Administrative Support	51	36	9	2	3	0	0	86	5	65
2014	Executive	53	29	12	6	0	0	0	82	6	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	57	36	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	64	26	7	2	1	0	0	90	3	272
2014	Administrative Support	62	28	5	3	1	0	1	91	4	78
2014	Other occupational category	50	44	6	0	0	0	0	94	0	16

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	42	42	8	8	0	0	0	83	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	39	37	13	3	5	0	3	78	8	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	31	36	10	12	10	0	1	67	22	317
2020	Administrative Support	32	40	14	7	5	0	2	73	12	58
2020	Other occupational category	64	7	14	7	0	0	7	77	8	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	45	29	11	11	3	0	3	76	14	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	33	33	11	14	8	0	1	67	22	283
2019	Administrative Support	32	37	13	9	8	1	1	70	17	79
2019	Other occupational category	49	23	19	0	5	0	5	76	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	43	31	14	2	2	7	0	79	5	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	35	34	9	12	9	0	1	69	22	292
2018	Administrative Support	37	30	13	8	12	0	0	67	20	60
2018	Other occupational category	23	55	9	0	5	9	0	85	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	44	38	13	5	0	0	0	82	5	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	28	39	13	11	8	0	0	68	19	224
2017	Administrative Support	23	42	25	6	3	2	0	65	9	65
2014	Executive	35	29	12	24	0	0	0	65	24	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	50	14	7	7	0	0	71	15	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	14	36	21	15	13	1	0	50	28	272
2014	Administrative Support	26	32	15	15	12	0	0	58	27	78
2014	Other occupational category	25	44	19	6	6	0	0	69	13	16

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	Executive	42	33	17	8	0	0	0	75	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	42	24	21	8	3	3	0	68	11	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	34	34	13	11	8	0	0	67	19	317
2020	Administrative Support	40	34	11	7	5	2	2	76	13	57
2020	Other occupational category	57	29	7	0	0	0	7	92	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	42	34	11	8	5	0	0	77	13	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	41	31	11	8	8	0	1	72	16	282
2019	Administrative Support	42	30	14	8	5	0	1	73	13	79
2019	Other occupational category	54	23	9	5	5	5	0	81	10	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	43	40	5	2	5	5	0	88	8	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	39	28	13	10	9	0	1	68	19	289
2018	Administrative Support	33	33	22	7	5	0	0	67	12	60
2018	Other occupational category	38	43	10	0	5	5	0	85	5	21
2017	Scientific and Professional	50	37	10	0	3	0	0	87	3	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	35	32	13	13	6	0	0	67	19	224
2017	Administrative Support	24	39	17	9	9	2	0	64	19	65
2014	Executive	29	41	0	18	6	0	6	75	25	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	35	36	14	7	7	0	0	71	15	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	22	35	20	13	9	0	0	57	22	272
2014	Administrative Support	35	22	15	12	14	0	3	58	26	78
2014	Other occupational category	31	44	13	13	0	0	0	75	13	16

Question 15. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	25	42	8	25	0	0	0	67	25	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	45	32	13	5	3	0	3	78	8	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	30	42	12	11	4	0	1	72	16	315
2020	Administrative Support	29	44	14	5	4	2	2	76	9	57
2020	Other occupational category	64	29	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	50	31	3	13	3	0	0	82	16	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	36	37	12	8	6	0	0	74	14	277
2019	Administrative Support	40	35	12	8	5	0	0	75	13	77
2019	Other occupational category	46	27	14	5	5	5	0	76	10	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	45	40	2	0	7	5	0	90	8	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	38	33	12	9	7	0	0	72	16	292
2018	Administrative Support	42	35	10	5	8	0	0	77	13	60
2018	Other occupational category	32	55	0	5	5	5	0	90	10	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	38	49	3	3	3	0	3	90	7	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	35	36	13	10	5	0	1	71	16	224
2017	Administrative Support	27	37	28	5	3	0	0	64	8	65
2014	Executive	41	12	24	18	6	0	0	53	24	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	36	29	7	7	0	0	57	14	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	22	37	18	15	8	0	0	59	23	272
2014	Administrative Support	31	33	14	10	10	0	1	65	21	78
2014	Other occupational category	31	44	19	6	0	0	0	75	6	16

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	33	42	17	8	0	0	0	75	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	58	32	5	3	3	0	0	89	5	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	42	37	11	5	4	0	1	80	10	317
2020	Administrative Support	44	35	10	5	3	0	2	81	9	58
2020	Other occupational category	71	21	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	74	21	3	3	0	0	0	95	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	45	40	9	5	1	0	0	85	6	283
2019	Administrative Support	52	27	14	5	3	0	0	78	8	79
2019	Other occupational category	54	19	19	5	5	0	0	72	9	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	67	26	2	2	0	2	0	95	2	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	42	41	10	4	3	0	0	83	7	290
2018	Administrative Support	48	38	7	2	3	0	2	88	5	60
2018	Other occupational category	50	41	5	0	5	0	0	91	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	54	40	3	3	0	0	0	94	3	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	39	46	9	2	3	0	1	86	5	223
2017	Administrative Support	44	39	6	8	3	0	0	83	11	65
2014	Executive	35	35	12	12	6	0	0	71	18	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	35	65	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	34	44	10	9	2	0	0	78	12	272
2014	Administrative Support	41	35	15	3	5	0	1	77	8	78
2014	Other occupational category	50	38	6	6	0	0	0	88	6	16

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	0	17	33	25	17	0	8	18	45	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	26	34	21	8	11	0	0	61	18	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	32	33	21	9	5	0	1	65	14	316
2020	Administrative Support	60	24	16	0	0	0	0	84	0	58
2020	Other occupational category	43	21	29	0	7	0	0	64	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	21	34	26	11	8	0	0	55	18	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	35	32	20	7	6	0	0	67	12	281
2019	Administrative Support	62	28	9	1	0	0	0	90	1	78
2019	Other occupational category	74	9	13	4	0	0	0	83	4	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	31	31	17	14	5	2	0	63	20	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	34	18	9	4	1	1	68	13	292
2018	Administrative Support	43	40	12	2	3	0	0	83	5	60
2018	Other occupational category	50	45	0	0	0	5	0	100	0	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	22	40	16	6	12	3	0	64	19	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	34	38	17	7	2	0	2	73	9	224
2017	Administrative Support	54	29	12	2	3	0	0	83	5	65
2014	Executive	6	12	29	24	29	0	0	18	53	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	36	36	21	7	0	0	0	71	7	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	31	34	22	7	6	0	0	65	13	271
2014	Administrative Support	56	28	12	3	1	0	0	85	4	78
2014	Other occupational category	44	38	13	0	6	0	0	81	6	16

Question 18a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	25	25	50	0	0	0	0	0	50	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	0	16	32	37	16	0	0	53	16	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	13	29	35	14	8	1	0	22	43	318
2020	Administrative Support	7	17	33	28	12	2	2	41	25	55
2020	Other occupational category	0	21	36	36	7	0	0	43	21	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	0	14	35	24	24	0	3	50	14	37
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	11	26	32	17	13	1	0	30	37	283
2019	Administrative Support	5	14	23	27	23	4	3	54	21	77
2019	Other occupational category	5	9	31	32	19	5	0	53	15	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	5	10	20	20	29	10	7	59	18	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	12	25	26	18	14	1	3	34	39	291
2018	Administrative Support	5	17	38	20	12	5	3	35	24	60
2018	Other occupational category	0	5	27	41	23	5	0	67	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	0	19	14	22	28	3	13	60	23	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	14	19	38	18	6	1	3	25	35	224
2017	Administrative Support	5	14	31	26	13	3	8	44	21	64
2014	Executive	12	41	35	12	0	0	0	12	53	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	0	0	50	28	7	0	15	42	0	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	16	22	34	14	9	2	3	25	40	272
2014	Administrative Support	4	29	32	17	10	1	6	30	35	77
2014	Other occupational category	0	25	25	31	19	0	0	50	25	16

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	8	8	33	50	0	0	0	50	17	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	0	11	24	29	37	0	0	66	11	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	10	20	25	23	17	2	2	42	32	318
2020	Administrative Support	12	9	28	25	17	4	5	46	23	57
2020	Other occupational category	0	0	21	36	43	0	0	79	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	0	3	16	29	41	5	5	79	3	37
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	10	20	27	21	17	3	2	40	31	281
2019	Administrative Support	8	9	21	21	33	5	4	59	18	78
2019	Other occupational category	5	9	5	32	40	5	5	80	15	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	2	5	20	17	32	15	10	65	10	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	8	22	27	21	17	1	3	40	32	290
2018	Administrative Support	12	14	25	24	15	7	3	43	28	59
2018	Other occupational category	0	5	27	14	45	9	0	65	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	3	22	21	6	35	3	10	47	29	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	12	22	30	22	9	1	5	33	36	225
2017	Administrative Support	10	11	35	18	11	10	6	34	25	63
2014	Executive	12	18	35	18	6	6	6	27	33	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	0	22	14	36	0	7	21	50	30	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	16	19	30	17	10	5	4	29	38	271
2014	Administrative Support	14	23	25	16	12	1	9	30	42	77
2014	Other occupational category	6	19	13	44	19	0	0	63	25	16

Question 18c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	17	42	17	25	0	0	0	25	58	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	5	3	21	24	39	3	5	69	9	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	10	22	30	21	13	1	3	35	34	316
2020	Administrative Support	11	13	23	22	22	4	5	48	26	56
2020	Other occupational category	0	7	0	36	21	14	21	89	11	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	0	8	16	24	38	8	5	72	9	37
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	11	16	27	20	20	3	3	43	29	280
2019	Administrative Support	5	10	19	22	31	9	4	60	18	78
2019	Other occupational category	9	19	23	9	31	9	0	45	31	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	2	2	15	29	32	12	7	76	6	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	9	21	25	17	19	2	7	40	33	289
2018	Administrative Support	8	14	20	22	15	12	8	47	28	59
2018	Other occupational category	9	5	5	27	45	5	5	80	15	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	0	3	21	12	38	10	16	68	4	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	10	24	29	19	10	0	7	32	37	224
2017	Administrative Support	8	10	24	27	16	2	14	51	21	63
2014	Executive	29	24	12	24	12	0	0	35	53	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	0	21	21	43	0	7	7	50	25	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	17	25	22	17	10	3	6	30	46	271
2014	Administrative Support	16	9	26	22	14	3	10	42	28	77
2014	Other occupational category	6	19	25	13	31	0	6	47	27	16

Question 18d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	8	25	50	17	0	0	0	17	33	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	0	8	35	30	27	0	0	57	8	37
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	5	13	35	30	15	0	1	46	18	317
2020	Administrative Support	5	2	14	30	42	2	5	77	8	57
2020	Other occupational category	0	7	14	36	43	0	0	79	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	3	5	18	42	26	3	3	72	8	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	5	11	29	33	20	0	2	54	16	280
2019	Administrative Support	1	3	18	26	44	6	3	76	4	78
2019	Other occupational category	0	5	19	24	42	5	5	74	5	21
2018	Scientific and Professional	0	7	27	17	37	10	2	61	8	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	5	14	28	28	21	1	3	52	19	290
2018	Administrative Support	2	12	20	31	29	3	3	64	15	59
2018	Other occupational category	0	9	14	9	64	5	0	76	10	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	0	10	20	31	29	0	10	67	11	31
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	7	12	36	27	13	1	5	42	20	223
2017	Administrative Support	6	2	22	33	25	0	11	66	9	63
2014	Executive	18	41	29	12	0	0	0	12	59	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	0	7	29	57	0	0	7	62	8	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	12	16	28	27	15	2	2	43	29	269
2014	Administrative Support	4	9	25	33	18	1	9	57	15	76
2014	Other occupational category	6	0	6	56	19	6	6	86	7	16

Question 18e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	25	42	25	8	0	0	0	8	67	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	0	18	18	32	29	3	0	62	19	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	16	20	29	18	15	0	2	33	37	317
2020	Administrative Support	7	14	18	27	27	2	5	58	23	57
2020	Other occupational category	7	0	29	29	29	0	7	62	8	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	5	5	21	21	34	3	11	63	12	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	13	21	27	18	17	1	3	36	36	282
2019	Administrative Support	9	12	19	19	35	1	5	58	22	78
2019	Other occupational category	5	5	17	19	36	14	5	67	11	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	5	5	19	19	26	14	12	61	13	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	19	24	24	16	12	1	4	30	46	290
2018	Administrative Support	15	12	22	25	15	7	3	45	30	59
2018	Other occupational category	0	9	27	9	45	5	5	60	10	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	10	19	25	5	29	3	10	39	33	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	23	32	24	10	8	0	3	19	57	224
2017	Administrative Support	10	24	28	16	13	2	8	32	37	63
2014	Executive	35	47	12	0	6	0	0	6	82	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	7	21	22	21	0	0	29	30	39	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	31	26	21	12	8	1	2	21	58	272
2014	Administrative Support	17	21	26	16	11	3	7	29	42	76
2014	Other occupational category	6	19	25	25	19	0	6	47	27	16

Question 18f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	17	25	42	17	0	0	0	17	42	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	0	0	21	29	37	3	11	76	0	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	14	18	26	21	16	3	2	39	33	316
2020	Administrative Support	9	14	27	25	16	6	4	45	25	57
2020	Other occupational category	0	7	14	29	21	14	14	70	10	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	3	0	14	32	33	5	14	80	3	37
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	15	16	31	18	15	4	2	34	33	283
2019	Administrative Support	14	9	19	18	31	6	3	54	25	78
2019	Other occupational category	0	15	5	19	47	15	0	77	17	21
2018	Scientific and Professional	2	7	20	20	29	7	15	63	13	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	15	21	25	20	14	2	4	36	38	289
2018	Administrative Support	17	22	29	10	12	7	3	25	43	59
2018	Other occupational category	0	5	23	27	36	5	5	70	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	6	16	16	9	33	10	10	52	28	31
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	22	27	18	9	3	5	29	41	223
2017	Administrative Support	21	8	29	18	13	5	8	35	32	63
2014	Executive	0	24	35	24	6	0	12	33	27	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	0	21	14	14	7	0	43	38	37	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	12	17	28	24	11	2	6	38	32	271
2014	Administrative Support	14	21	25	14	13	5	8	31	40	77
2014	Other occupational category	13	25	13	19	25	0	6	47	40	16

Question 18g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	8	50	25	17	0	0	0	17	58	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	5	11	21	26	32	5	0	61	17	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	12	19	36	17	11	2	2	29	33	317
2020	Administrative Support	7	7	41	11	21	5	7	36	17	56
2020	Other occupational category	0	7	21	21	36	0	14	67	8	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	6	14	22	20	25	6	8	52	23	36
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	13	17	30	18	17	3	2	37	31	283
2019	Administrative Support	5	19	13	15	36	6	5	58	28	78
2019	Other occupational category	4	14	14	36	19	9	5	63	21	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	3	3	21	18	31	13	13	66	7	39
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	9	22	29	18	14	3	5	35	34	290
2018	Administrative Support	7	14	20	31	15	12	2	53	24	59
2018	Other occupational category	5	9	23	18	41	5	0	62	14	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	3	6	23	12	36	3	16	60	12	31
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	15	21	31	20	8	1	3	29	38	224
2017	Administrative Support	6	6	30	16	25	7	9	49	15	64
2014	Executive	24	29	24	12	6	6	0	19	56	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	7	14	21	7	0	15	36	14	43	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	15	23	34	13	8	3	4	23	41	271
2014	Administrative Support	10	17	22	25	14	4	8	44	31	77
2014	Other occupational category	6	31	19	19	13	0	13	36	43	16

Question 18h. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreliable technology.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	17	17	33	17	17	0	0	33	33	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	8	18	34	21	18	0	0	39	26	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	12	21	33	22	11	0	1	33	34	317
2020	Administrative Support	7	18	35	19	10	4	7	33	28	57
2020	Other occupational category	7	21	29	29	14	0	0	43	29	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	0	13	29	40	18	0	0	58	13	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	14	22	27	20	15	1	1	35	37	283
2019	Administrative Support	6	12	21	27	29	3	3	59	19	77
2019	Other occupational category	9	5	40	14	23	5	5	40	15	22

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Question 19. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	33	50	17	0	0	0	0	83	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	21	26	18	3	8	8	16	62	14	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	21	31	19	11	10	5	4	57	23	318
2020	Administrative Support	23	33	17	5	14	4	3	60	21	58
2020	Other occupational category	29	43	7	0	0	7	14	91	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	40	21	16	3	0	16	5	77	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	26	28	18	10	10	5	2	58	22	282
2019	Administrative Support	32	16	14	16	10	8	4	54	29	77
2019	Other occupational category	49	19	14	9	0	0	9	75	10	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	38	21	10	2	2	19	7	81	6	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	27	19	13	7	5	4	57	22	290
2018	Administrative Support	25	29	10	10	14	8	3	62	27	59
2018	Other occupational category	45	27	9	5	0	5	9	84	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	18	32	10	5	3	16	16	73	13	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	22	28	19	15	9	3	5	54	26	224
2017	Administrative Support	12	36	24	8	16	3	2	51	25	64
2014	Executive	41	18	18	12	6	6	0	63	19	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	14	50	14	7	7	7	0	69	16	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	17	28	21	13	12	4	4	49	28	271
2014	Administrative Support	28	18	23	9	19	0	3	47	29	78
2014	Other occupational category	50	19	19	0	6	6	0	73	7	16

Question 20. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	50	42	8	0	0	0	0	92	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	58	24	8	3	3	3	3	86	6	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	40	29	10	10	10	1	1	70	21	317
2020	Administrative Support	41	28	12	9	9	2	0	70	18	58
2020	Other occupational category	71	21	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	74	16	8	3	0	0	0	89	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	45	30	9	8	7	1	0	76	15	281
2019	Administrative Support	56	15	5	9	14	0	0	72	23	78
2019	Other occupational category	63	28	0	0	9	0	0	91	9	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	71	14	2	2	5	2	2	90	8	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	45	30	9	9	6	1	0	76	15	289
2018	Administrative Support	45	27	8	12	8	0	0	72	20	60
2018	Other occupational category	73	14	5	9	0	0	0	86	9	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	56	38	2	0	0	3	0	98	0	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	37	34	12	9	7	0	0	72	16	224
2017	Administrative Support	33	31	9	13	13	0	2	65	25	64
2014	Executive	53	24	6	0	12	0	6	81	13	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	28	43	7	0	7	15	0	83	9	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	35	33	9	11	10	2	0	69	22	272
2014	Administrative Support	33	23	9	12	18	1	4	59	31	78
2014	Other occupational category	69	25	6	0	0	0	0	94	0	16

Question 21. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	45	45	9	0	0	0	0	91	0	11
2020	Scientific and Professional	76	14	8	0	0	3	0	92	0	37
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	40	36	9	10	4	0	1	78	14	315
2020	Administrative Support	44	24	16	9	5	0	2	70	14	58
2020	Other occupational category	71	29	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	74	16	11	0	0	0	0	89	0	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	44	38	6	9	3	0	0	82	12	281
2019	Administrative Support	57	21	5	13	4	0	0	78	17	76
2019	Other occupational category	64	27	0	5	5	0	0	91	9	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	73	20	2	0	5	0	0	93	5	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	44	40	8	5	3	0	0	84	8	290
2018	Administrative Support	45	27	12	7	8	2	0	73	15	60
2018	Other occupational category	73	14	5	9	0	0	0	86	9	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	47	49	0	0	0	3	0	100	0	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	32	45	10	8	4	0	0	78	12	225
2017	Administrative Support	29	37	12	12	8	0	2	67	20	65
2014	Executive	41	47	6	6	0	0	0	88	6	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	43	43	15	0	0	0	0	85	0	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	32	45	10	10	3	0	0	76	13	271
2014	Administrative Support	29	22	25	9	16	0	0	51	25	77
2014	Other occupational category	56	38	0	6	0	0	0	94	6	16

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	25	50	17	8	0	0	0	75	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	58	32	5	3	3	0	0	89	5	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	34	40	15	6	4	1	1	75	10	316
2020	Administrative Support	39	26	21	2	5	3	3	70	7	58
2020	Other occupational category	64	21	14	0	0	0	0	86	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	71	21	8	0	0	0	0	92	0	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	42	39	11	3	4	1	0	82	7	281
2019	Administrative Support	43	29	16	6	5	1	0	72	12	77
2019	Other occupational category	63	14	5	14	0	5	0	81	15	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	64	26	5	0	2	2	0	93	2	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	43	35	11	5	4	1	1	80	8	292
2018	Administrative Support	38	40	8	3	7	2	2	81	10	60
2018	Other occupational category	82	14	0	0	0	5	0	100	0	22

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

Racism refers to any individual action or institutional practice which treats people differently because of their colour or ethnicity.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	64	18	9	0	0	9	0	90	0	11
2020	Scientific and Professional	47	21	13	3	8	8	0	74	11	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	22	13	7	5	8	2	73	13	318
2020	Administrative Support	34	16	26	3	5	12	3	59	10	58
2020	Other occupational category	64	14	7	0	7	0	7	85	8	14

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My Immediate Supervisor

Question 24. My immediate supervisor encourages me to work collaboratively with others outside of my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	75	8	8	8	0	0	0	83	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	39	13	21	5	3	3	16	65	10	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	42	32	17	3	4	0	2	75	7	316
2020	Administrative Support	41	17	23	0	3	3	12	69	4	58
2020	Other occupational category	50	29	7	0	0	0	14	92	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	47	32	11	5	0	0	5	83	6	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	43	26	17	5	4	1	5	73	9	283
2019	Administrative Support	36	24	19	1	9	3	8	67	11	78
2019	Other occupational category	44	14	14	5	14	5	5	64	20	22

Question 25. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	33	42	17	8	0	0	0	75	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	30	38	16	11	5	0	0	68	16	37
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	42	29	12	8	8	0	1	72	16	317
2020	Administrative Support	41	32	18	4	5	0	1	73	9	57
2020	Other occupational category	57	29	0	14	0	0	0	86	14	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	47	24	13	11	0	5	0	75	11	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	44	25	15	5	8	1	1	71	14	283
2019	Administrative Support	49	23	14	5	6	0	3	74	12	78
2019	Other occupational category	55	18	0	18	5	0	5	76	24	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	38	29	7	7	5	10	5	78	14	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	44	33	9	5	6	1	1	79	12	291
2018	Administrative Support	40	30	12	5	10	2	2	72	16	60
2018	Other occupational category	55	23	5	5	5	5	5	85	10	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	35	49	10	3	3	0	0	84	7	31
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	40	34	10	10	5	0	1	75	15	225
2017	Administrative Support	32	32	17	8	8	0	3	67	16	65
2014	Executive	35	18	0	35	12	0	0	53	47	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	28	28	15	14	7	0	7	61	23	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	29	37	13	12	8	0	1	66	20	272
2014	Administrative Support	31	27	19	10	13	0	0	58	23	78
2014	Other occupational category	25	56	6	6	0	0	6	87	7	16

Question 26. I feel that my immediate supervisor supports my career goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	33	42	17	8	0	0	0	75	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	50	37	11	0	0	3	0	89	0	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	46	23	15	8	6	1	1	70	15	318
2020	Administrative Support	44	23	17	5	5	2	3	71	11	58
2020	Other occupational category	79	14	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	14

Question 27. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	42	42	8	8	0	0	0	83	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	45	39	5	5	3	0	3	86	8	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	46	29	11	8	5	0	1	76	13	318
2020	Administrative Support	48	26	14	2	7	3	0	77	9	58
2020	Other occupational category	57	43	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	69	18	8	3	0	3	0	89	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	48	23	10	11	7	1	0	72	18	281
2019	Administrative Support	53	25	12	3	5	0	3	80	8	77
2019	Other occupational category	51	34	5	0	5	0	5	90	5	21
2018	Scientific and Professional	59	22	7	2	5	2	2	85	8	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	50	27	9	5	6	1	2	79	11	291
2018	Administrative Support	42	37	12	2	5	2	0	81	7	59
2018	Other occupational category	68	9	5	5	5	5	5	85	10	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	67	26	6	0	0	0	0	94	0	31
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	47	30	10	7	5	0	0	78	12	224
2017	Administrative Support	35	34	14	8	8	0	2	70	16	65
2014	Executive	53	12	0	35	0	0	0	65	35	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	14	57	15	7	7	0	0	71	15	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	32	35	14	10	7	0	2	67	18	270
2014	Administrative Support	28	28	15	15	13	0	0	56	28	78
2014	Other occupational category	50	31	6	6	0	0	6	87	7	16

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

Flexible work hours mean that an employee is able to vary the start and end times of their workday.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	25	75	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	26	74	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	41	59	318
2020	Administrative Support	35	65	57
2020	Other occupational category	21	79	14

Question 29. During the COVID-19 pandemic, my immediate supervisor supported the use of flexible work hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	50	42	0	8	0	0	0	92	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	45	16	5	3	11	11	11	77	17	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	46	24	10	2	7	4	7	79	10	318
2020	Administrative Support	49	16	14	3	5	5	7	74	10	58
2020	Other occupational category	36	21	0	0	0	21	21	100	0	14

Question 30. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	58	8	17	17	0	0	0	67	17	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	50	32	13	0	3	0	3	84	3	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	49	25	14	7	5	0	1	74	12	318
2020	Administrative Support	49	30	10	2	3	2	3	83	6	58
2020	Other occupational category	64	36	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	66	23	3	5	0	0	3	92	5	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	49	27	10	7	7	0	0	76	14	283
2019	Administrative Support	56	22	8	9	4	0	3	79	13	79
2019	Other occupational category	63	9	14	0	5	5	5	80	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	55	33	7	0	2	2	0	90	2	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	55	21	12	4	6	0	1	78	10	289
2018	Administrative Support	47	27	10	3	8	3	2	77	12	60
2018	Other occupational category	68	14	5	5	5	0	5	86	10	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	63	29	3	3	0	2	0	93	3	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	52	28	8	6	6	0	0	80	12	225
2017	Administrative Support	40	33	11	8	8	0	0	73	16	64
2014	Executive	53	6	18	18	6	0	0	59	24	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	57	7	7	7	0	0	78	14	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	39	31	14	9	7	1	0	70	16	272
2014	Administrative Support	36	23	22	10	6	0	1	61	17	77
2014	Other occupational category	63	25	6	0	0	0	6	93	0	16

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Senior Management

Question 31. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	33	42	17	0	0	0	8	82	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	42	26	8	3	5	16	0	81	9	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	29	28	18	12	9	5	0	60	22	318
2020	Administrative Support	44	23	17	3	3	7	2	73	8	58
2020	Other occupational category	71	21	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	50	24	5	3	0	18	0	90	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	31	31	16	7	9	5	0	66	17	282
2019	Administrative Support	45	22	12	5	5	9	3	75	12	78
2019	Other occupational category	63	28	5	0	0	5	0	95	0	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	64	12	7	0	2	12	2	89	3	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	28	34	16	8	8	5	1	66	17	292
2018	Administrative Support	42	27	12	8	5	7	0	73	14	60
2018	Other occupational category	64	9	5	0	0	23	0	94	0	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	44	46	3	0	0	6	0	96	0	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	22	34	20	12	5	6	1	60	19	225
2017	Administrative Support	28	33	16	5	9	7	2	67	16	64
2014	Executive	35	12	18	18	6	12	0	53	27	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	14	36	14	0	7	28	0	70	10	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	19	31	22	13	6	8	0	55	22	272
2014	Administrative Support	18	38	21	12	8	4	0	58	20	77
2014	Other occupational category	44	38	6	0	0	6	6	93	0	16

Question 32. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	25	42	17	8	0	0	8	73	9	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	42	26	18	5	5	3	0	70	11	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	25	29	17	15	11	2	0	56	27	317
2020	Administrative Support	34	19	23	9	7	5	2	58	17	57
2020	Other occupational category	79	14	0	7	0	0	0	93	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	45	34	5	8	0	8	0	86	9	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	28	31	14	11	13	3	0	61	25	282
2019	Administrative Support	45	26	14	5	5	4	1	74	11	78
2019	Other occupational category	68	23	5	0	0	5	0	95	0	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	55	31	2	2	2	7	0	92	5	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	28	20	13	11	3	1	55	24	289
2018	Administrative Support	39	32	7	8	8	5	0	75	18	59
2018	Other occupational category	68	14	5	0	0	14	0	95	0	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	48	35	14	0	0	3	0	85	0	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	17	30	22	19	10	1	1	47	30	224
2017	Administrative Support	27	25	17	6	17	6	2	56	25	64
2014	Executive	29	18	24	18	12	0	0	47	29	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	7	29	50	7	7	0	0	36	14	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	13	30	22	20	13	3	0	44	33	272
2014	Administrative Support	21	31	23	10	12	1	1	53	23	77
2014	Other occupational category	44	44	0	6	0	0	6	93	7	16

Question 33. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	17	33	17	25	0	0	8	55	27	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	37	24	18	13	5	3	0	62	19	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	16	32	15	18	15	3	0	50	34	317
2020	Administrative Support	27	24	28	5	9	5	2	55	15	58
2020	Other occupational category	71	14	0	7	0	7	0	92	8	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	37	26	11	5	0	21	0	80	7	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	22	29	19	11	14	5	0	53	27	279
2019	Administrative Support	33	27	14	11	5	9	1	66	18	79
2019	Other occupational category	40	32	9	5	0	14	0	84	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	45	31	2	7	2	12	0	86	11	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	18	27	20	15	14	5	1	48	31	291
2018	Administrative Support	31	29	20	5	8	7	0	64	15	59
2018	Other occupational category	50	23	9	0	0	18	0	89	0	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	32	38	14	10	0	6	0	74	10	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	13	24	24	20	13	5	1	40	35	225
2017	Administrative Support	17	28	20	6	17	11	0	51	26	64
2014	Executive	29	12	12	24	18	6	0	44	44	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	7	22	50	7	7	7	0	31	15	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	7	22	26	24	15	6	0	31	42	272
2014	Administrative Support	17	27	25	16	12	4	0	46	28	77
2014	Other occupational category	31	25	25	6	0	6	6	64	7	16

Question 34. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	17	42	17	8	8	0	8	64	18	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	42	21	18	11	8	0	0	63	18	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	15	33	13	19	18	1	0	49	37	318
2020	Administrative Support	27	26	23	2	16	5	2	57	19	58
2020	Other occupational category	71	14	7	0	7	0	0	86	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	34	32	5	16	0	13	0	76	18	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	19	29	18	17	14	3	0	49	32	282
2019	Administrative Support	36	31	14	9	5	5	0	70	15	78
2019	Other occupational category	36	27	19	0	0	19	0	77	0	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	45	26	7	5	2	14	0	83	8	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	17	32	18	14	16	2	1	51	31	292
2018	Administrative Support	28	37	15	3	12	5	0	68	16	60
2018	Other occupational category	50	27	9	5	0	9	0	85	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	29	41	18	3	0	10	0	77	3	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	14	26	18	21	18	2	1	42	40	224
2017	Administrative Support	19	36	14	8	17	6	0	58	27	64
2014	Executive	24	29	6	35	6	0	0	53	41	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	0	35	22	22	14	7	0	38	39	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	8	30	24	18	18	1	0	39	37	272
2014	Administrative Support	21	25	21	16	14	3	0	47	31	76
2014	Other occupational category	19	38	13	25	0	0	6	60	27	16

Question 35. Senior managers in my department or agency use both official languages in their interactions with employees.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	58	25	8	0	0	0	8	91	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	82	13	3	3	0	0	0	95	3	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	53	24	9	4	4	5	2	82	9	316
2020	Administrative Support	65	23	5	2	0	5	0	93	2	58
2020	Other occupational category	64	21	7	0	0	0	7	92	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	79	11	5	0	0	5	0	95	0	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	59	23	9	2	3	4	0	85	6	283
2019	Administrative Support	59	11	11	6	3	5	4	78	10	79
2019	Other occupational category	77	14	9	0	0	0	0	91	0	22

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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	Executive	33	50	17	0	0	0	0	83	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	16	61	16	5	0	3	0	78	5	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	27	39	22	9	3	1	0	66	12	315
2020	Administrative Support	34	34	23	5	0	4	0	71	6	57
2020	Other occupational category	29	57	14	0	0	0	0	86	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	32	40	16	11	0	3	0	73	11	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	28	44	16	6	4	1	0	73	10	280
2019	Administrative Support	44	32	13	6	3	0	1	78	9	77
2019	Other occupational category	36	46	14	0	0	5	0	85	0	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	45	31	19	0	5	0	0	76	5	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	28	38	22	7	6	0	0	66	13	291
2018	Administrative Support	30	40	17	3	7	2	2	72	10	60
2018	Other occupational category	45	32	9	5	0	9	0	85	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	32	49	19	0	0	0	0	81	0	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	22	37	19	14	5	1	0	60	20	225
2017	Administrative Support	33	42	9	6	6	3	0	77	13	64
2014	Executive	18	41	18	12	12	0	0	59	24	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	0	46	47	0	7	0	0	46	7	13
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	21	35	27	10	6	1	0	57	16	272
2014	Administrative Support	19	40	25	6	8	1	0	61	14	77
2014	Other occupational category	31	38	25	0	0	6	0	73	0	16

Question 37. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	17	50	25	8	0	0	0	67	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	13	42	18	11	8	8	0	60	20	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	14	30	21	24	10	1	0	44	35	316
2020	Administrative Support	30	23	21	10	7	7	2	58	19	58
2020	Other occupational category	23	46	8	15	0	8	0	75	17	13
2019	Scientific and Professional	21	34	16	13	0	16	0	65	16	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	14	33	19	21	10	2	1	48	32	282
2019	Administrative Support	27	37	14	8	3	9	3	72	12	78
2019	Other occupational category	32	36	14	5	0	14	0	79	5	22

Question 38. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	25	42	8	25	0	0	0	67	25	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	37	34	13	5	5	3	3	75	11	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	32	35	15	10	6	1	1	68	16	318
2020	Administrative Support	34	23	19	11	7	5	0	61	19	57
2020	Other occupational category	64	14	14	0	0	0	7	85	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	55	24	16	5	0	0	0	79	5	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	35	36	11	8	6	2	1	74	14	282
2019	Administrative Support	41	33	8	9	4	3	3	78	14	78
2019	Other occupational category	49	28	14	0	5	5	0	81	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	60	31	5	2	2	0	0	90	5	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	36	35	14	5	7	2	1	73	12	292
2018	Administrative Support	38	35	15	5	3	0	3	76	9	60
2018	Other occupational category	45	27	18	0	0	9	0	80	0	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	57	35	0	6	0	2	0	94	6	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	36	34	13	9	3	4	1	73	13	224
2017	Administrative Support	30	32	18	8	5	6	2	67	14	63
2014	Executive	59	24	12	6	0	0	0	82	6	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	28	29	22	0	15	7	0	61	16	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	30	35	19	8	4	4	1	68	12	271
2014	Administrative Support	29	34	13	12	6	5	1	67	19	77
2014	Other occupational category	38	31	13	19	0	0	0	69	19	16

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	Executive	25	42	33	0	0	0	0	67	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	32	37	18	5	3	5	0	72	8	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	26	31	26	7	6	2	0	59	14	316
2020	Administrative Support	30	31	19	10	5	3	0	64	16	58
2020	Other occupational category	57	14	21	0	0	0	7	77	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	50	39	8	0	0	3	0	92	0	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	32	35	19	6	6	2	0	68	12	281
2019	Administrative Support	40	32	14	5	5	3	0	75	11	77
2019	Other occupational category	44	37	0	9	0	9	0	90	10	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	52	29	12	5	2	0	0	81	7	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	27	35	23	7	6	1	1	64	13	291
2018	Administrative Support	37	37	10	8	3	2	3	77	12	60
2018	Other occupational category	59	23	14	0	0	5	0	86	0	22

Question 40. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	25	33	25	0	0	8	8	70	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	26	21	11	11	5	21	5	64	21	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	20	17	21	15	16	8	2	42	35	317
2020	Administrative Support	27	12	21	14	12	14	0	45	30	58
2020	Other occupational category	36	36	7	7	0	7	7	83	8	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	29	13	24	8	0	21	5	57	10	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	20	22	21	10	14	10	2	49	28	281
2019	Administrative Support	26	22	13	14	9	13	4	57	28	78
2019	Other occupational category	54	14	14	5	5	5	5	75	10	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	31	21	14	5	5	19	5	69	13	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	19	21	17	15	15	9	4	46	34	291
2018	Administrative Support	32	18	18	7	12	8	5	58	21	60
2018	Other occupational category	45	23	0	0	0	23	9	100	0	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	19	22	19	10	2	28	0	58	16	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	15	19	21	16	12	14	4	41	33	225
2017	Administrative Support	15	30	9	9	16	19	2	57	32	64
2014	Executive	29	6	24	12	6	6	18	46	23	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	14	29	21	14	7	14	0	50	25	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	13	19	22	15	17	12	3	37	37	272
2014	Administrative Support	21	17	21	19	16	5	1	40	38	77
2014	Other occupational category	31	25	25	0	13	0	6	60	13	16

Question 41. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	25	33	33	8	0	0	0	58	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	39	34	16	5	0	5	0	78	6	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	19	34	20	14	11	2	1	54	25	316
2020	Administrative Support	29	23	28	7	3	9	2	57	12	58
2020	Other occupational category	64	21	7	0	0	0	7	92	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	53	26	8	11	3	0	0	79	13	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	21	30	20	12	13	3	1	53	26	282
2019	Administrative Support	37	31	10	13	4	4	1	72	18	78
2019	Other occupational category	49	14	14	5	5	14	0	73	11	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	33	24	17	7	5	10	5	67	14	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	19	31	17	16	15	2	0	51	32	292
2018	Administrative Support	30	25	23	7	8	5	2	59	16	60
2018	Other occupational category	45	32	5	9	0	9	0	85	10	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	25	34	15	16	6	3	0	61	23	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	22	24	25	13	13	3	0	47	27	224
2017	Administrative Support	25	31	22	8	11	3	0	58	19	64
2014	Executive	18	12	18	24	24	6	0	31	50	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	0	14	14	35	36	0	0	14	71	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	8	16	25	23	24	4	1	25	49	271
2014	Administrative Support	22	12	25	14	23	3	1	35	39	77
2014	Other occupational category	25	25	25	6	0	13	6	62	8	16

Question 42. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	17	8	33	17	17	0	8	27	36	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	24	16	11	13	5	0	32	58	27	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	16	25	16	17	22	2	2	43	40	318
2020	Administrative Support	22	21	23	14	14	3	3	46	30	58
2020	Other occupational category	29	14	21	0	0	0	36	67	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	21	13	18	8	5	5	29	52	20	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	20	21	13	20	22	2	2	43	43	283
2019	Administrative Support	28	23	13	8	14	9	5	60	25	78
2019	Other occupational category	32	18	9	9	0	19	13	73	14	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	19	14	5	19	10	7	26	50	43	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	15	26	13	16	26	2	2	43	43	292
2018	Administrative Support	33	18	15	12	15	7	0	55	29	60
2018	Other occupational category	32	14	9	9	0	5	32	71	14	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	15	13	9	19	16	0	29	39	49	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	11	20	19	19	23	4	4	34	45	225
2017	Administrative Support	17	22	20	13	24	5	0	41	38	64
2014	Executive	6	18	12	18	24	0	24	31	54	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	7	7	21	14	51	0	0	14	65	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	7	15	22	19	29	3	4	25	52	271
2014	Administrative Support	19	10	13	16	35	3	4	32	54	77
2014	Other occupational category	25	13	6	13	13	6	25	55	36	16

Question 43a. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Conflict between my work obligations and my family or personal obligations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	42	33	8	17	0	0	0	75	17	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	50	16	8	3	5	0	18	81	10	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	47	21	12	8	4	1	6	73	13	317
2020	Administrative Support	51	17	12	3	3	3	9	78	8	58
2020	Other occupational category	57	21	7	0	0	0	14	92	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	50	16	13	3	3	3	13	78	6	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	52	21	14	5	4	1	4	76	9	283
2019	Administrative Support	58	17	9	4	1	3	9	84	6	78
2019	Other occupational category	50	19	9	0	5	0	18	84	6	22

Question 43b. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to learning opportunities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	75	8	17	0	0	0	0	83	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	63	13	3	5	3	0	13	88	9	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	49	23	13	6	4	2	4	76	11	316
2020	Administrative Support	49	25	9	0	4	2	12	86	4	57
2020	Other occupational category	64	7	7	0	0	7	14	91	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	74	5	5	3	0	3	11	91	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	47	22	16	5	6	1	2	72	12	281
2019	Administrative Support	56	14	10	4	3	3	10	81	7	78
2019	Other occupational category	50	14	9	9	0	0	18	77	11	22

Question 43c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	83	8	8	0	0	0	0	92	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	82	0	3	0	3	0	13	94	3	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	70	10	3	3	5	4	6	88	8	317
2020	Administrative Support	69	9	7	0	4	4	7	88	4	56
2020	Other occupational category	79	0	0	0	0	7	14	100	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	84	0	0	0	0	5	11	100	0	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	74	7	6	3	3	3	5	87	7	282
2019	Administrative Support	63	9	3	5	4	6	10	86	11	78
2019	Other occupational category	77	0	0	5	0	0	18	94	6	22

Question 43d. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	92	0	0	0	0	0	8	100	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	68	5	0	5	3	0	19	90	10	37
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	69	10	5	2	4	2	9	88	6	316
2020	Administrative Support	57	18	7	0	2	7	9	89	2	57
2020	Other occupational category	64	7	7	0	0	7	14	91	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	79	3	0	3	0	5	11	97	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	77	6	3	1	1	2	10	95	2	280
2019	Administrative Support	68	4	5	3	3	5	13	88	6	79
2019	Other occupational category	82	0	0	0	0	0	18	100	0	22

Question 44. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	33	58	0	8	0	0	0	92	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	21	50	16	5	3	0	5	75	8	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	19	41	19	11	7	4	0	62	19	316
2020	Administrative Support	26	30	27	5	4	9	0	61	10	57
2020	Other occupational category	36	36	21	0	0	0	7	77	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	29	39	11	11	0	11	0	76	12	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	24	41	13	13	7	1	0	66	20	282
2019	Administrative Support	26	36	18	5	8	5	1	67	14	77
2019	Other occupational category	36	32	19	5	0	9	0	75	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	40	31	14	0	5	5	5	79	5	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	23	37	20	10	8	3	0	62	18	291
2018	Administrative Support	38	25	20	7	7	3	0	66	14	60
2018	Other occupational category	45	36	5	5	0	5	5	90	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	28	35	24	3	0	10	0	69	4	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	15	39	19	13	8	5	0	57	22	225
2017	Administrative Support	17	29	27	5	13	10	0	51	19	63

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	50	33	8	0	0	8	0	91	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	26	53	8	3	5	3	3	83	8	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	32	33	14	13	6	2	0	67	19	312
2020	Administrative Support	40	25	19	5	2	7	2	71	8	57
2020	Other occupational category	46	38	15	0	0	0	0	85	0	13
2019	Scientific and Professional	55	34	8	3	0	0	0	89	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	38	36	13	6	6	1	0	74	12	280
2019	Administrative Support	49	32	8	5	4	3	0	83	9	78
2019	Other occupational category	65	25	5	0	0	5	0	95	0	20
2018	Scientific and Professional	47	29	11	3	3	8	0	83	6	38
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	43	36	12	5	3	1	0	80	8	292
2018	Administrative Support	48	32	12	5	0	2	2	83	5	60
2018	Other occupational category	59	32	0	0	0	9	0	100	0	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	41	54	0	0	3	2	0	97	3	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	29	44	15	4	4	3	0	75	9	224
2017	Administrative Support	31	36	13	6	6	8	0	73	14	64
2014	Executive	35	41	24	0	0	0	0	76	0	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	28	43	14	7	7	0	0	71	15	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	33	40	15	9	2	1	0	74	11	272
2014	Administrative Support	35	39	16	4	5	1	0	75	9	77
2014	Other occupational category	38	50	6	6	0	0	0	88	6	16

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

A diverse workplace includes everyone, regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, religion, age, language, culture, background, interests, views or other dimensions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	50	33	17	0	0	0	0	83	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	32	45	3	5	5	11	0	85	12	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	37	33	16	6	4	3	0	73	10	317
2020	Administrative Support	34	35	11	4	2	12	2	81	6	57
2020	Other occupational category	21	50	21	7	0	0	0	71	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	39	40	5	5	0	11	0	88	6	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	40	30	16	5	6	2	1	72	11	282
2019	Administrative Support	53	23	8	8	4	3	1	80	12	77
2019	Other occupational category	64	13	14	0	5	5	0	81	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	37	24	21	3	0	13	3	72	3	38
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	45	31	14	4	3	3	1	79	7	291
2018	Administrative Support	53	29	7	5	3	2	2	84	9	59
2018	Other occupational category	59	23	14	0	0	5	0	86	0	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	31	44	10	3	0	12	0	86	4	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	36	36	16	3	4	4	0	75	8	225
2017	Administrative Support	36	31	20	5	2	6	0	72	7	64
2014	Executive	35	24	29	0	6	6	0	63	6	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	64	0	0	7	0	7	92	8	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	35	34	20	4	2	3	1	72	7	272
2014	Administrative Support	35	38	12	4	8	4	0	76	12	77
2014	Other occupational category	44	38	6	0	0	13	0	93	0	16

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

Anti-racism is an active and consistent process of change to eliminate individual, institutional and systemic racism.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	67	17	8	0	0	8	0	91	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	45	26	3	11	5	8	3	79	18	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	35	35	16	5	5	4	1	73	10	317
2020	Administrative Support	39	31	17	2	3	5	2	76	6	58
2020	Other occupational category	21	43	21	14	0	0	0	64	14	14

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

Racism refers to any individual action or institutional practice which treats people differently because of their colour or ethnicity.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	67	25	8	0	0	0	0	92	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	47	34	3	3	5	5	3	89	9	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	43	30	9	5	6	4	2	77	13	316
2020	Administrative Support	41	31	10	3	5	7	2	79	10	58
2020	Other occupational category	43	36	14	7	0	0	0	79	7	14

Question 49. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	67	17	0	17	0	0	83	17	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	68	18	5	5	3	0	87	8	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	48	30	12	6	3	0	79	9	318
2020	Administrative Support	49	35	7	5	3	0	84	9	58
2020	Other occupational category	50	50	0	0	0	0	100	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	76	13	8	3	0	0	89	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	50	35	7	3	4	0	85	8	282
2019	Administrative Support	63	22	9	3	3	1	86	5	78
2019	Other occupational category	77	14	5	0	0	5	95	0	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	70	27	0	3	0	0	97	3	37
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	52	32	9	3	4	0	84	7	289
2018	Administrative Support	53	30	5	8	3	0	83	12	60
2018	Other occupational category	86	14	0	0	0	0	100	0	21
2017	Scientific and Professional	66	31	2	0	0	0	98	0	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	41	38	11	6	3	0	80	9	224
2017	Administrative Support	40	39	9	3	6	2	81	10	64
2014	Executive	41	41	12	6	0	0	82	6	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	35	50	15	0	0	0	85	0	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	39	38	13	6	4	0	77	10	271
2014	Administrative Support	41	36	10	5	8	0	77	13	78
2014	Other occupational category	75	19	6	0	0	0	94	0	16

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	25	42	17	8	8	0	0	67	17	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	45	37	5	5	8	0	0	82	13	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	31	26	19	14	10	1	0	57	24	318
2020	Administrative Support	39	30	17	7	7	0	0	69	14	58
2020	Other occupational category	57	29	7	7	0	0	0	86	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	68	21	3	8	0	0	0	89	8	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	35	32	16	8	8	0	0	68	16	280
2019	Administrative Support	53	22	12	5	7	0	1	76	12	76
2019	Other occupational category	72	5	19	0	5	0	0	77	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	66	26	0	3	3	3	0	95	5	38
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	35	26	19	12	8	1	0	61	20	292
2018	Administrative Support	47	23	12	10	8	0	0	70	18	60
2018	Other occupational category	59	32	9	0	0	0	0	91	0	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	48	32	17	3	0	0	0	79	3	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	23	27	27	13	7	1	0	51	21	225
2017	Administrative Support	19	38	16	11	13	3	0	59	25	63
2014	Executive	18	29	18	18	18	0	0	47	35	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	21	43	7	7	0	0	43	15	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	16	34	26	13	10	1	0	50	23	272
2014	Administrative Support	33	26	21	6	14	0	0	59	21	78
2014	Other occupational category	44	31	19	6	0	0	0	75	6	16

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	Executive	17	50	17	8	8	0	0	67	17	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	47	34	11	3	5	0	0	82	8	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	30	29	16	15	9	0	0	60	24	316
2020	Administrative Support	34	28	25	9	4	0	0	63	12	57
2020	Other occupational category	57	29	14	0	0	0	0	86	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	67	22	5	3	3	0	0	89	5	37
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	36	33	14	10	6	0	0	69	16	282
2019	Administrative Support	49	26	12	6	6	1	0	75	13	78
2019	Other occupational category	68	9	14	5	5	0	0	77	9	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	63	26	3	5	0	3	0	92	5	38
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	34	31	17	11	7	0	0	65	18	290
2018	Administrative Support	48	22	15	7	8	0	0	70	15	60
2018	Other occupational category	59	32	9	0	0	0	0	91	0	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	44	38	15	3	0	0	0	82	3	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	25	34	22	11	7	0	1	60	18	225
2017	Administrative Support	26	39	13	11	11	0	0	65	22	64
2014	Executive	24	24	24	12	18	0	0	47	29	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	57	14	0	7	0	0	78	7	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	16	36	24	12	10	1	0	53	22	272
2014	Administrative Support	32	27	15	13	13	0	0	59	26	78
2014	Other occupational category	53	27	20	0	0	0	0	80	0	15

Question 52. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	33	33	0	8	17	8	0	73	27	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	32	21	8	16	8	0	16	63	28	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	32	20	21	13	13	1	1	53	26	315
2020	Administrative Support	35	19	21	12	9	4	0	56	22	58
2020	Other occupational category	29	21	7	21	0	7	14	64	27	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	39	29	13	5	3	0	11	76	9	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	37	24	15	11	11	2	1	62	22	282
2019	Administrative Support	41	15	19	8	12	4	1	59	20	78
2019	Other occupational category	46	13	0	27	9	5	0	62	38	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	39	24	11	5	0	3	18	80	7	38
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	34	24	12	14	12	3	1	60	27	292
2018	Administrative Support	35	27	17	7	13	2	0	63	20	60
2018	Other occupational category	36	18	14	14	0	9	9	67	17	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	34	10	18	9	0	6	22	62	13	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	23	28	21	13	10	5	1	54	24	225
2017	Administrative Support	22	27	19	9	16	6	2	52	27	64
2014	Executive	18	12	12	24	24	6	6	33	53	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	21	22	14	7	14	0	50	25	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	20	25	21	16	14	4	1	46	31	272
2014	Administrative Support	35	18	17	10	17	3	1	55	28	78
2014	Other occupational category	50	6	25	13	0	0	6	60	13	16

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Mobility and Retention

Question 53. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	33	33	33	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	63	26	11	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	29	31	40	318
2020	Administrative Support	21	45	34	58
2020	Other occupational category	71	14	14	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	63	11	26	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	26	33	41	283
2019	Administrative Support	29	33	38	79
2019	Other occupational category	72	23	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	52	21	26	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	28	38	34	291
2018	Administrative Support	35	38	27	60
2018	Other occupational category	50	23	27	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	63	19	18	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	27	32	41	225
2017	Administrative Support	39	31	31	65
2014	Executive	71	24	6	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	43	36	21	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	29	33	37	272
2014	Administrative Support	32	38	29	78
2014	Other occupational category	38	25	38	16

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	Scientific and Professional	0	0	13	17	71	0	24
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	16	17	56	1	7	3	93
2020	Administrative Support	8	17	75	0	0	0	12
2020	Other occupational category	0	0	0	0	100	0	10
2019	Scientific and Professional	0	0	13	0	83	4	24
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	13	18	55	4	3	7	71
2019	Administrative Support	4	35	35	9	9	9	23
2019	Other occupational category	6	0	6	6	75	6	16
2018	Scientific and Professional	5	0	5	5	86	0	22
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	16	11	63	1	4	5	82
2018	Administrative Support	5	14	38	5	29	10	21
2018	Other occupational category	0	0	0	18	82	0	11
2017	Scientific and Professional	5	5	20	0	70	0	20
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	26	8	56	2	3	5	61
2017	Administrative Support	20	24	44	4	4	4	25
2014	Executive	8	0	75	0	9999	17	12
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	15	11	54	10	9999	10	83
2014	Administrative Support	16	28	36	8	9999	12	25

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Harassment

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

Question 55. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	0	100	12
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	15	85	318
2020	Administrative Support	14	86	58
2020	Other occupational category	0	100	13
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	17	83	283
2019	Administrative Support	13	87	79
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	17	83	292
2018	Administrative Support	13	87	60

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	43	57	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	50	50	47
2019	Administrative Support	50	50	10
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	36	64	50

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	59	41	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	59	41	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	73	27	50

Question 56c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	11	89	50

Question 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	100	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	100	47
2019	Administrative Support	100	10
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	100	50

Question 56e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	47
2019	Administrative Support	0	100	10

Question 56f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	18	82	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	14	86	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	19	81	50

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	44	56	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	52	48	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	46	54	50

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	55	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	37	63	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	44	56	50

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	52	48	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	40	60	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	36	64	50

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	44	56	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	23	77	47
2019	Administrative Support	50	50	10
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	55	45	50

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	Administration and Foreign Services	39	61	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	37	63	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	28	72	50

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	54	46	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	37	63	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	51	49	50

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	33	67	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	27	73	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	39	61	50

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	46

Question 57j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	10	90	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	13	87	50

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	53	47	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	42	58	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	48	52	50

Question 57l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	31	69	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	33	67	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	67	50

Question 57m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	13	87	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	12	88	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	14	86	50

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	Administration and Foreign Services	55	45	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	58	42	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	51	49	50

Question 58b. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	32	68	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	21	79	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	23	77	50

Question 58c. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	13	87	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	21	79	47
2019	Administrative Support	50	50	10
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	14	86	50

Question 58d. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	23	77	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	15	85	47
2019	Administrative Support	50	50	10
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	21	79	50

Question 58e. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	15	85	47

Question 58g. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	11	89	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	11	89	47
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	19	81	50

Question 58h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	11	89	46

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	Administration and Foreign Services	30	70	46
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	27	73	47
2019	Administrative Support	0	100	10
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	27	73	50

Question 59a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	19	81	49

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	Administration and Foreign Services	15	85	49

Question 59c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	17	83	49

Question 59d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	15	85	49

Question 59e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	16	84	49

Question 59f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	12	88	49

Question 59g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	12	88	49

Question 59h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	10	90	49

Question 59j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	18	82	49

Question 59k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	11	89	49

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	Administration and Foreign Services	39	61	49

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	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	49

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	Administration and Foreign Services	58	42	49

Question 59p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	20	80	49

Question 60. I am satisfied with how matters related to harassment are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	33	25	8	17	0	17	0	70	20	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	16	8	13	11	3	34	16	47	26	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	15	16	19	6	10	28	5	47	24	318
2020	Administrative Support	23	14	16	9	5	23	10	56	21	58
2020	Other occupational category	21	0	7	0	0	36	36	75	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	21	5	13	3	3	42	13	59	12	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	16	16	19	7	10	25	7	47	25	283
2019	Administrative Support	24	16	15	5	8	20	11	59	19	79
2019	Other occupational category	32	5	9	0	0	37	17	80	0	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	21	5	10	2	2	45	14	65	12	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	13	16	22	10	10	20	9	41	28	289
2018	Administrative Support	28	20	17	5	7	15	8	63	15	60
2018	Other occupational category	23	14	9	5	0	41	9	73	9	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	6	22	3	9	0	38	22	71	21	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	11	17	23	8	9	25	7	41	25	225
2017	Administrative Support	9	17	19	9	11	28	6	40	31	64
2014	Executive	24	35	24	6	6	6	0	63	13	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	14	14	28	0	7	36	0	44	11	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	13	15	22	7	9	25	8	42	24	270
2014	Administrative Support	21	18	22	8	5	23	3	53	18	77
2014	Other occupational category	31	6	19	0	0	25	19	67	0	16

Question 61. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	42	42	8	8	0	0	0	83	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	18	24	16	0	5	34	3	67	8	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	23	31	22	9	6	8	1	59	17	318
2020	Administrative Support	36	24	12	5	9	12	2	70	16	58
2020	Other occupational category	36	21	7	0	0	21	14	89	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	48	29	5	0	0	16	3	94	0	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	28	31	19	7	6	8	1	65	15	283
2019	Administrative Support	38	27	14	8	6	5	3	70	15	79
2019	Other occupational category	41	27	4	0	5	19	5	89	6	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	29	31	10	5	2	24	0	78	9	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	27	30	20	7	8	7	1	62	16	291
2018	Administrative Support	41	24	15	5	7	8	0	70	13	59
2018	Other occupational category	50	23	9	5	0	14	0	84	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	19	50	10	5	0	13	3	82	6	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	21	33	21	5	8	12	0	61	15	225
2017	Administrative Support	25	27	18	5	11	14	0	61	19	63
2014	Executive	29	41	18	6	0	6	0	75	6	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	14	50	7	0	15	15	0	75	17	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	22	29	24	8	5	10	2	57	15	271
2014	Administrative Support	23	36	16	9	4	10	1	68	15	77
2014	Other occupational category	44	19	19	0	6	13	0	71	7	16

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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	Executive	0	100	12
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	9	91	315
2020	Other occupational category	0	100	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	0	100	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	7	93	282
2019	Administrative Support	9	91	79
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	8	92	290
2018	Administrative Support	10	90	60
2018	Other occupational category	0	100	22

Question 63a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	29	71	28
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	41	59	20
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	41	59	22

Question 63b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	76	24	20
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	68	32	22

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	Administration and Foreign Services	100	28
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	100	20
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	100	22

Question 63e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	28

Question 64a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	29	71	28
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	30	70	20
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	23	77	22

Question 64b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	17	83	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	31	69	22

Question 64c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	21	79	28

Question 64e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	22	78	28
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	26	74	20
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	29	71	22

Question 64f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	22	78	28
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	37	63	20
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	22	78	22

Question 64g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sexual orientation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	28
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	20

Question 64h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	22

Question 64i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	20

Question 64j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	30	70	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	32	68	22

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	Administration and Foreign Services	100	28
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	100	20
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	100	22

Question 64l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	26	74	28
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	25	75	20

Question 64m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	100	28
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	100	20
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	100	22

Question 64n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	17	83	28

Question 65a. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	39	61	28
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	28	72	20

Question 65b. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	25	75	28

Question 65c. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	18	82	28

Question 65d. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	22	78	28

Question 65e. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	22

Question 65f. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	20
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	22

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	Administration and Foreign Services	39	61	28
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	47	53	20
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	49	51	22

Question 66a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	22

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	Administration and Foreign Services	27	73	22

Question 66c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	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
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	18
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	22

Question 66g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	22

Question 66i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	18

Question 66k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	22

Question 66l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	33	67	18
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	47	53	22

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
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	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
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	50	50	18
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	68	32	22

Question 67. I am satisfied with how matters related to discrimination are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	33	17	17	0	0	33	0	75	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	11	11	18	0	5	45	11	47	12	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	15	15	22	2	6	33	6	49	14	317
2020	Administrative Support	27	10	17	3	3	30	9	60	11	58
2020	Other occupational category	21	14	7	0	0	21	36	83	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	18	11	11	0	0	52	8	73	0	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	17	13	23	7	4	29	7	47	17	280
2019	Administrative Support	24	22	13	3	5	24	10	69	12	79
2019	Other occupational category	32	5	5	0	0	32	27	89	0	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	21	5	12	0	0	45	17	69	0	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	16	17	26	3	5	27	7	49	12	291
2018	Administrative Support	29	15	19	5	5	20	7	60	14	59
2018	Other occupational category	23	14	5	0	5	41	14	80	10	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	6	31	3	0	2	41	16	88	5	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	17	14	20	2	4	33	9	53	12	224
2017	Administrative Support	19	17	17	2	3	34	8	62	8	64
2014	Executive	29	12	24	0	6	29	0	58	8	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	7	15	14	0	0	64	0	60	0	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	13	13	25	2	4	35	7	45	11	271
2014	Administrative Support	16	21	21	5	4	29	5	55	14	77
2014	Other occupational category	25	13	6	0	0	31	25	86	0	16

Question 68. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	50	33	8	0	0	8	0	91	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	24	21	18	0	5	29	3	65	8	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	26	29	20	4	6	14	2	64	12	317
2020	Administrative Support	36	17	21	5	3	16	2	64	11	58
2020	Other occupational category	43	21	14	0	0	14	7	82	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	45	26	8	0	0	18	3	90	0	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	31	30	17	5	5	11	1	69	12	282
2019	Administrative Support	42	28	11	4	5	9	1	77	10	79
2019	Other occupational category	50	23	4	0	0	19	5	95	0	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	29	21	17	5	0	29	0	70	7	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	31	25	4	3	10	2	64	8	291
2018	Administrative Support	38	25	17	5	5	10	0	70	11	60
2018	Other occupational category	41	27	5	5	0	23	0	88	6	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	22	50	8	0	0	16	3	90	0	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	27	31	17	3	3	17	1	71	8	225
2017	Administrative Support	25	27	19	2	6	19	2	66	10	63
2014	Executive	29	29	24	6	0	12	0	67	7	17
2014	Scientific and Professional	14	35	14	0	0	36	0	78	0	14
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	23	28	23	2	3	18	2	65	6	271
2014	Administrative Support	23	30	17	5	4	18	3	67	11	77
2014	Other occupational category	44	31	6	0	0	19	0	92	0	16

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Stress and Well-Being

Question 70a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Risk of exposure to COVID-19
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	25	25	8	8	33	0	50	42	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	11	37	18	16	18	0	47	34	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	20	19	20	15	23	2	40	39	317
2020	Administrative Support	19	17	30	16	16	2	37	33	58
2020	Other occupational category	14	43	29	7	7	0	57	14	14

Question 70b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Pay or other compensation-related issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	67	8	17	8	0	0	0	75	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	50	26	13	8	3	0	0	76	11	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	48	26	13	6	7	0	1	74	13	316
2020	Administrative Support	42	28	16	2	9	4	0	72	11	57
2020	Other occupational category	57	29	7	7	0	0	0	86	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	50	18	24	0	5	0	3	70	5	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	40	26	17	9	8	0	0	67	17	279
2019	Administrative Support	38	21	18	8	13	0	3	61	21	78
2019	Other occupational category	41	23	23	4	5	5	0	67	9	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	37	22	20	10	7	0	5	62	18	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	36	28	16	9	9	1	1	65	19	293
2018	Administrative Support	32	34	12	10	10	2	0	67	21	59
2018	Other occupational category	23	41	23	9	5	0	0	64	14	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	44	25	19	10	0	0	3	70	10	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	31	27	16	10	12	0	4	61	22	225
2017	Administrative Support	37	22	14	6	16	0	5	62	23	63

Question 70c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	0	25	0	33	42	0	0	25	75	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	21	18	24	26	11	0	0	39	37	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	13	27	23	18	18	0	1	41	36	317
2020	Administrative Support	38	27	18	11	7	0	0	65	18	57
2020	Other occupational category	36	7	36	14	7	0	0	43	21	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	14	32	27	14	14	0	0	46	27	37
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	17	24	30	17	10	0	1	42	27	282
2019	Administrative Support	36	27	24	3	5	1	4	66	8	78
2019	Other occupational category	56	13	18	9	0	0	5	72	9	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	20	27	29	12	5	5	2	50	18	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	15	26	24	19	15	0	1	42	34	293
2018	Administrative Support	38	21	28	9	3	2	0	60	12	58
2018	Other occupational category	50	27	14	9	0	0	0	77	9	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	10	46	16	19	6	0	3	58	26	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	14	24	28	17	15	0	1	39	32	225
2017	Administrative Support	28	25	14	27	5	0	2	54	32	64

Question 70d. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Unreasonable deadlines
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	0	50	8	17	25	0	0	50	42	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	37	34	18	8	3	0	0	71	11	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	25	33	20	12	8	0	2	59	20	317
2020	Administrative Support	51	22	16	0	7	0	4	76	7	56
2020	Other occupational category	43	14	36	0	7	0	0	57	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	35	32	19	11	0	0	3	69	11	37
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	30	28	23	12	5	1	2	60	17	278
2019	Administrative Support	55	22	10	3	3	1	6	83	6	77
2019	Other occupational category	60	18	13	5	0	0	5	81	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	37	32	12	15	0	2	2	72	15	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	31	25	11	7	0	2	56	18	293
2018	Administrative Support	39	33	16	5	4	2	2	75	9	57
2018	Other occupational category	59	18	14	5	0	5	0	81	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	28	34	13	16	3	0	6	66	20	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	22	30	23	11	11	0	3	54	22	224
2017	Administrative Support	36	18	22	10	6	0	8	58	17	63

Question 70e. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Not enough employees to do the work
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	0	25	17	25	33	0	0	25	58	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	45	21	16	5	8	0	5	69	14	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	18	22	22	14	21	1	3	41	36	315
2020	Administrative Support	38	25	12	12	11	2	0	64	23	57
2020	Other occupational category	64	14	7	7	7	0	0	79	14	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	53	30	3	6	6	3	0	86	11	36
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	19	23	26	14	16	1	1	43	31	279
2019	Administrative Support	32	32	15	6	9	1	5	68	16	79
2019	Other occupational category	59	13	14	5	0	5	5	80	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	45	21	17	7	0	2	7	74	8	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	17	20	23	15	23	0	1	38	39	291
2018	Administrative Support	19	29	22	17	12	2	0	48	29	59
2018	Other occupational category	50	27	14	5	5	0	0	77	9	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	22	37	6	22	6	0	6	63	30	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	14	21	21	19	24	0	2	35	44	225
2017	Administrative Support	14	13	19	22	26	0	6	28	51	64

Question 70f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Overtime or long work hours
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	17	8	25	25	25	0	0	25	50	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	42	18	11	16	11	0	3	62	27	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	40	26	15	7	7	1	4	69	15	316
2020	Administrative Support	68	16	9	0	2	0	5	89	2	56
2020	Other occupational category	57	14	7	21	0	0	0	71	21	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	22	24	27	14	11	0	3	47	25	37
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	48	26	14	5	3	0	4	77	8	280
2019	Administrative Support	68	13	6	1	0	1	10	91	1	78
2019	Other occupational category	60	13	23	0	0	0	5	76	0	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	37	15	22	7	7	5	7	58	17	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	47	22	15	6	6	1	4	72	12	293
2018	Administrative Support	56	23	5	0	4	4	9	90	4	57
2018	Other occupational category	64	23	9	0	0	0	5	90	0	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	30	25	6	9	0	13	53	18	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	40	29	13	4	5	1	7	76	10	224
2017	Administrative Support	47	20	2	3	0	3	25	93	4	64

Question 70g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	8	25	17	25	25	0	0	33	50	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	39	21	13	13	13	0	0	61	26	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	28	23	20	13	14	1	2	52	27	318
2020	Administrative Support	38	28	16	11	5	2	0	68	16	57
2020	Other occupational category	50	21	7	21	0	0	0	71	21	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	26	26	24	13	11	0	0	52	24	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	33	28	19	10	9	0	0	62	19	281
2019	Administrative Support	53	23	10	8	1	0	5	80	9	78
2019	Other occupational category	36	28	13	23	0	0	0	64	23	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	24	32	22	12	5	2	2	59	18	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	28	27	23	12	9	0	2	56	21	291
2018	Administrative Support	47	26	16	5	5	2	0	74	11	58
2018	Other occupational category	73	23	5	0	0	0	0	95	0	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	10	60	14	10	3	0	3	73	13	30
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	27	32	17	9	11	0	2	61	21	224
2017	Administrative Support	31	31	20	11	3	0	3	65	15	64

Question 70h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and caregiving responsibilities (e.g., children, elderly, family member(s)) during the COVID-19 pandemic
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	33	33	8	8	8	8	73	18	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	47	16	5	3	13	16	75	19	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	35	19	14	11	13	7	58	27	317
2020	Administrative Support	37	23	20	7	7	5	64	15	57
2020	Other occupational category	54	15	8	0	0	23	90	0	13

Question 70i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of control or input in decision-making
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	42	17	25	8	8	0	0	58	17	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	39	34	13	5	5	0	3	76	11	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	28	28	19	13	10	1	2	57	23	317
2020	Administrative Support	36	26	19	5	7	3	3	66	13	58
2020	Other occupational category	57	36	0	0	7	0	0	93	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	48	31	18	3	0	0	0	79	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	29	32	19	9	9	1	1	62	19	283
2019	Administrative Support	51	19	13	8	3	3	5	75	11	79
2019	Other occupational category	58	32	5	0	0	5	0	95	0	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	48	31	7	5	2	0	7	85	8	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	30	27	24	11	6	1	2	58	17	293
2018	Administrative Support	38	35	13	2	3	5	3	80	5	60
2018	Other occupational category	64	23	0	5	0	5	5	95	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	42	28	16	6	3	0	3	73	10	31
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	24	29	24	11	10	0	2	54	21	223
2017	Administrative Support	22	33	17	14	2	0	13	62	18	64

Question 70j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Competing or constantly changing priorities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	17	17	33	17	17	0	0	33	33	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	46	32	19	3	0	0	0	78	3	37
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	21	28	23	14	11	1	2	51	26	316
2020	Administrative Support	39	27	23	4	4	2	2	68	7	56
2020	Other occupational category	50	21	14	7	7	0	0	71	14	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	45	34	18	3	0	0	0	79	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	27	27	24	12	10	0	1	54	22	283
2019	Administrative Support	40	35	12	6	4	1	3	77	11	78
2019	Other occupational category	48	38	9	0	0	5	0	90	0	21
2018	Scientific and Professional	31	40	7	7	2	2	10	81	11	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	27	27	13	7	0	1	53	20	293
2018	Administrative Support	33	38	13	8	3	2	2	74	12	60
2018	Other occupational category	55	23	14	5	0	5	0	81	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	36	41	7	10	0	0	7	83	10	31
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	19	29	28	12	10	0	2	49	22	224
2017	Administrative Support	33	30	19	6	5	0	8	68	12	64

Question 70k. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of clear expectations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	17	33	25	8	17	0	0	50	25	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	46	38	8	8	0	0	0	84	8	37
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	27	30	19	11	11	0	1	58	22	316
2020	Administrative Support	36	31	19	7	3	3	0	69	11	58
2020	Other occupational category	43	29	21	7	0	0	0	71	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	48	31	18	0	3	0	0	79	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	31	27	23	8	9	1	1	59	18	283
2019	Administrative Support	45	29	17	3	4	0	3	76	7	78
2019	Other occupational category	36	27	19	13	0	0	5	67	14	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	39	32	15	7	5	0	2	73	13	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	34	29	19	9	7	0	1	64	17	291
2018	Administrative Support	38	30	15	8	2	2	5	73	11	60
2018	Other occupational category	50	14	23	9	5	0	0	64	14	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	36	44	16	0	0	0	3	83	0	31
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	28	29	20	12	8	0	3	59	21	224
2017	Administrative Support	42	19	13	13	6	2	6	66	20	64

Question 70l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of recognition
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	50	17	8	0	25	0	0	67	25	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	50	29	11	8	3	0	0	79	11	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	36	24	15	12	10	0	2	62	23	317
2020	Administrative Support	49	18	20	4	5	2	2	70	9	56
2020	Other occupational category	64	29	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	69	21	3	3	0	3	3	94	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	41	22	17	7	10	1	1	65	18	282
2019	Administrative Support	52	18	14	5	8	0	3	72	13	77
2019	Other occupational category	64	13	14	0	0	5	5	85	0	22

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	Executive	33	25	8	17	17	0	0	58	33	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	18	34	26	13	8	0	0	53	21	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	34	27	19	8	10	0	1	63	18	317
2020	Administrative Support	36	26	24	5	7	2	0	63	12	58
2020	Other occupational category	29	14	21	21	7	0	7	46	31	14

Question 70n. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Information overload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	25	33	8	25	8	0	0	58	33	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	42	29	16	8	5	0	0	71	13	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	30	25	20	12	13	1	1	55	25	318
2020	Administrative Support	34	32	18	4	7	5	0	70	11	57
2020	Other occupational category	57	21	21	0	0	0	0	79	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	43	30	22	3	3	0	0	73	5	37
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	30	36	16	8	8	1	1	67	16	282
2019	Administrative Support	52	27	12	5	0	0	4	82	5	77
2019	Other occupational category	50	23	13	9	0	5	0	76	10	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	50	36	5	5	2	0	2	88	7	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	31	32	17	15	5	0	1	63	20	291
2018	Administrative Support	44	27	14	8	0	2	5	76	9	59
2018	Other occupational category	41	36	14	0	9	0	0	77	9	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	36	28	23	10	0	0	3	66	10	31
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	31	31	19	11	6	0	2	63	18	224
2017	Administrative Support	47	23	17	3	2	2	6	76	5	64

Question 70o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Physical work environment
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	50	17	33	0	0	0	0	67	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	34	26	16	8	16	0	0	61	24	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	41	22	16	9	9	1	2	65	18	317
2020	Administrative Support	49	14	26	2	5	0	3	66	7	58
2020	Other occupational category	43	29	14	7	7	0	0	71	14	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	71	18	8	0	3	0	0	89	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	54	24	13	5	2	0	2	79	7	280
2019	Administrative Support	56	22	10	6	1	0	4	81	8	78
2019	Other occupational category	77	14	5	0	5	0	0	91	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	65	28	0	5	0	0	3	95	5	40
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	51	23	15	6	3	0	2	76	9	292
2018	Administrative Support	51	24	5	10	3	3	3	80	15	59
2018	Other occupational category	68	18	9	0	5	0	0	86	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	54	27	13	0	3	0	3	84	3	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	52	23	15	3	4	0	2	76	8	225
2017	Administrative Support	56	22	16	3	0	0	3	81	3	64

Question 70p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Difficulty accessing my work tools or network (e.g., work email, work device, ergonomic equipment)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	17	58	17	8	0	0	75	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	21	45	24	3	8	0	66	11	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	31	27	21	9	12	1	58	21	318
2020	Administrative Support	48	19	21	5	5	2	68	11	58
2020	Other occupational category	21	29	36	7	7	0	50	14	14

Question 70q. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	83	8	0	0	0	0	8	100	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	79	8	3	0	5	0	5	92	6	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	57	20	9	3	5	1	5	82	9	315
2020	Administrative Support	56	19	12	3	5	2	2	78	9	58
2020	Other occupational category	79	14	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	84	5	3	0	3	0	5	94	3	37
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	72	14	5	0	1	1	7	93	1	282
2019	Administrative Support	71	12	4	0	5	1	6	90	6	77
2019	Other occupational category	86	0	0	5	0	0	9	95	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	71	14	2	2	0	0	10	95	3	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	68	16	7	2	1	0	6	89	3	291
2018	Administrative Support	65	17	5	0	3	0	10	91	4	60
2018	Other occupational category	95	0	0	5	0	0	0	95	5	22

Question 70r. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Harassment or discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	91	0	9	0	0	0	0	91	0	11
2020	Scientific and Professional	76	8	3	5	5	0	3	86	11	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	68	14	5	4	4	0	4	86	9	316
2020	Administrative Support	60	9	9	3	7	7	5	78	12	58
2020	Other occupational category	93	0	0	0	0	0	7	100	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	79	16	0	0	0	0	5	100	0	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	69	12	7	5	4	0	4	84	9	282
2019	Administrative Support	69	5	9	4	5	1	6	81	10	78
2019	Other occupational category	77	5	5	0	5	0	9	90	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	76	10	5	2	0	0	7	92	3	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	67	12	8	5	3	1	4	83	9	292
2018	Administrative Support	63	10	7	3	8	0	8	80	13	60
2018	Other occupational category	77	14	0	9	0	0	0	91	9	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	82	12	0	3	0	0	3	97	3	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	65	16	4	6	4	0	3	85	11	225
2017	Administrative Support	62	13	6	6	3	0	9	83	10	64

Question 70s. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with my co-worker(s)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	83	8	0	0	8	0	0	92	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	66	18	11	3	3	0	0	84	5	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	58	27	8	3	1	0	2	87	5	318
2020	Administrative Support	43	19	16	5	10	3	3	66	17	58
2020	Other occupational category	79	7	7	0	0	0	7	92	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	74	13	10	0	0	0	3	90	0	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	48	35	12	3	3	0	1	83	5	281
2019	Administrative Support	56	18	14	5	1	0	5	78	7	77
2019	Other occupational category	91	0	0	5	0	0	5	95	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	71	19	2	0	2	0	5	95	3	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	48	30	12	4	4	1	1	79	8	291
2018	Administrative Support	47	27	12	7	3	0	3	77	11	59
2018	Other occupational category	55	32	0	5	5	0	5	90	10	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	66	24	3	3	0	0	3	93	3	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	46	32	12	5	2	0	2	80	8	225
2017	Administrative Support	40	28	8	11	6	0	6	73	18	64

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	Executive	75	0	0	8	17	0	0	75	25	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	68	11	11	5	5	0	0	79	11	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	55	21	8	8	5	0	2	78	14	318
2020	Administrative Support	65	11	14	4	7	0	0	75	11	57
2020	Other occupational category	77	15	8	0	0	0	0	92	0	13
2019	Scientific and Professional	71	21	5	0	0	0	3	95	0	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	60	18	11	4	6	0	2	79	10	280
2019	Administrative Support	62	14	5	4	9	0	5	81	14	77
2019	Other occupational category	86	0	0	9	0	0	5	90	10	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	76	12	5	2	0	0	5	93	3	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	49	22	14	8	5	1	1	73	13	289
2018	Administrative Support	59	22	5	5	7	0	2	82	12	58
2018	Other occupational category	73	14	5	5	5	0	0	86	9	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	70	19	5	3	0	0	3	91	3	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	51	24	9	6	6	0	3	78	13	225
2017	Administrative Support	59	20	3	9	3	2	3	84	13	64

Question 70u. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	25	42	17	17	0	0	0	67	17	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	63	8	5	0	0	0	24	93	0	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	51	13	6	3	2	0	26	86	7	318
2020	Administrative Support	56	0	11	0	2	0	32	82	3	57
2020	Other occupational category	86	0	0	0	0	0	14	100	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	69	5	3	3	0	0	21	93	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	57	13	4	2	1	1	22	89	5	279
2019	Administrative Support	61	9	1	1	1	0	26	95	4	77
2019	Other occupational category	81	0	0	5	0	0	14	95	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	56	10	5	0	2	0	27	90	3	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	50	12	7	3	1	1	26	84	6	291
2018	Administrative Support	68	2	3	5	0	0	22	89	7	59
2018	Other occupational category	68	5	0	0	0	0	27	100	0	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	59	6	6	3	0	0	25	87	4	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	41	15	6	4	2	0	32	83	9	225
2017	Administrative Support	47	9	5	2	0	0	38	90	3	64

Question 70v. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with other individual(s) (e.g., members of the public, individuals from other departments or agencies)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	83	8	8	0	0	0	0	92	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	79	8	5	3	0	0	5	92	3	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	62	21	6	4	2	0	4	87	6	318
2020	Administrative Support	70	12	7	2	2	0	7	89	4	58
2020	Other occupational category	93	0	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	76	0	13	0	0	0	11	85	0	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	58	20	13	2	2	0	4	82	4	278
2019	Administrative Support	73	15	3	0	0	1	8	97	0	78
2019	Other occupational category	81	5	0	0	5	0	9	95	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	76	12	0	0	0	0	12	100	0	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	54	22	11	5	3	1	4	79	9	292
2018	Administrative Support	62	18	8	2	0	0	10	89	2	60
2018	Other occupational category	85	5	0	0	5	0	5	95	5	20
2017	Scientific and Professional	69	15	6	0	0	0	10	93	0	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	56	16	11	5	3	0	9	79	9	225
2017	Administrative Support	68	14	5	5	2	0	6	88	7	63

Question 70w. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of job security
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	83	8	8	0	0	0	0	92	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	55	16	11	11	3	0	5	75	14	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	78	12	3	1	2	1	3	93	3	318
2020	Administrative Support	61	15	12	0	7	0	5	80	7	58
2020	Other occupational category	50	29	14	7	0	0	0	79	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	65	19	3	0	3	0	11	94	3	37
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	77	11	5	1	1	0	4	92	3	282
2019	Administrative Support	72	13	4	1	1	1	8	93	3	78
2019	Other occupational category	68	9	9	5	0	0	9	85	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	60	10	7	10	2	0	12	78	14	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	79	10	2	3	1	1	4	93	5	291
2018	Administrative Support	58	10	5	10	14	0	3	70	25	59
2018	Other occupational category	64	9	5	5	0	0	18	89	6	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	47	16	16	2	10	0	10	69	13	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	68	16	5	2	2	1	6	90	4	224
2017	Administrative Support	58	13	6	5	9	3	6	77	16	64

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	Executive	45	27	27	0	0	0	0	73	0	11
2020	Scientific and Professional	39	47	5	8	0	0	0	87	8	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	28	14	6	3	1	3	76	10	316
2020	Administrative Support	44	23	14	9	7	0	3	69	16	58
2020	Other occupational category	57	29	14	0	0	0	0	86	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	73	19	3	0	0	0	5	97	0	37
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	54	23	13	6	2	0	1	78	8	282
2019	Administrative Support	60	21	9	3	3	0	5	85	5	78
2019	Other occupational category	50	23	14	9	0	0	5	76	9	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	67	14	14	0	0	0	5	85	0	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	49	26	14	6	2	1	2	77	8	292
2018	Administrative Support	53	25	14	2	3	0	3	81	5	59
2018	Other occupational category	64	18	5	5	0	0	9	90	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	56	31	0	3	3	3	3	93	7	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	50	24	14	5	3	0	4	77	9	225
2017	Administrative Support	53	25	16	3	0	0	3	81	3	64

Question 71. To what extent is stress from the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacting your ability to carry out day-to-day work responsibilities?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	8	33	50	8	0	42	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	18	32	29	13	8	50	21	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	25	34	23	11	7	59	18	317
2020	Administrative Support	35	27	23	9	7	62	16	58
2020	Other occupational category	14	57	21	7	0	71	7	14

Question 72. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	0	17	25	50	8	0	0	17	58	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	18	34	24	21	3	0	0	53	24	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	10	26	34	21	8	0	0	37	29	316
2020	Administrative Support	24	32	30	9	5	0	0	56	14	58
2020	Other occupational category	14	36	43	7	0	0	0	50	7	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	16	34	34	13	3	0	0	50	16	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	13	33	37	13	4	0	0	46	17	282
2019	Administrative Support	28	37	28	4	3	1	0	65	6	79
2019	Other occupational category	42	32	22	5	0	0	0	73	5	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	19	48	21	12	0	0	0	67	12	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	14	30	35	16	5	0	0	44	21	291
2018	Administrative Support	25	32	31	8	3	0	0	58	12	59
2018	Other occupational category	36	45	14	5	0	0	0	82	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	13	38	34	12	3	0	0	50	16	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	13	30	35	16	6	0	0	43	21	225
2017	Administrative Support	17	33	40	6	2	0	2	51	8	64

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	17	58	8	17	0	0	0	17	75	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	13	18	39	16	13	0	0	29	32	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	13	24	39	18	5	0	0	23	38	318
2020	Administrative Support	9	14	41	15	21	0	0	36	23	57
2020	Other occupational category	7	7	29	43	14	0	0	57	14	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	8	8	50	16	18	0	0	34	16	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	11	19	41	20	10	0	0	29	30	282
2019	Administrative Support	4	15	26	29	24	0	1	55	19	78
2019	Other occupational category	5	9	41	23	19	0	5	43	14	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	0	12	38	36	12	0	2	49	12	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	9	19	43	18	10	0	0	28	28	290
2018	Administrative Support	7	19	29	19	26	0	0	45	26	58
2018	Other occupational category	5	5	32	41	18	0	0	59	9	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	0	16	43	19	22	0	0	41	16	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	6	22	40	21	10	1	1	32	28	223
2017	Administrative Support	3	9	38	33	14	2	2	48	13	64

Question 74. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	50	42	0	8	0	0	0	92	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	29	47	11	11	3	0	0	76	13	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	38	37	13	7	3	1	0	76	11	315
2020	Administrative Support	41	28	24	3	3	0	0	69	7	58
2020	Other occupational category	29	64	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	29	47	8	8	3	5	0	80	11	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	33	40	13	7	3	3	0	76	11	282
2019	Administrative Support	42	27	20	3	5	4	0	71	8	79
2019	Other occupational category	37	27	9	18	5	5	0	67	24	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	29	32	12	10	7	7	2	68	19	41
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	42	11	7	4	2	0	76	12	292
2018	Administrative Support	35	40	12	5	5	2	2	78	10	60
2018	Other occupational category	36	36	9	5	0	14	0	84	5	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	50	16	9	3	6	0	71	12	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	22	45	19	5	5	4	0	70	10	225
2017	Administrative Support	22	35	25	8	3	6	0	61	12	63

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	Executive	33	42	0	8	8	0	8	82	18	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	32	39	11	13	3	3	0	73	16	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	28	27	16	16	10	3	0	57	26	315
2020	Administrative Support	36	19	23	14	2	5	0	59	17	57
2020	Other occupational category	54	46	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	13

Question 76. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my mental health.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	33	33	25	8	0	0	0	67	8	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	29	39	11	18	0	3	0	70	19	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	37	25	12	14	9	2	1	63	24	315
2020	Administrative Support	34	19	18	7	11	11	0	60	20	57
2020	Other occupational category	43	29	14	14	0	0	0	71	14	14

Question 77. My immediate supervisor supports my mental health and well-being.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	58	25	0	8	8	0	0	83	17	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	43	35	14	8	0	0	0	78	8	37
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	41	27	16	5	7	3	1	71	13	316
2020	Administrative Support	42	23	16	2	2	12	4	77	4	57
2020	Other occupational category	57	43	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	14

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

A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	25	50	8	17	0	0	0	75	17	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	32	39	13	3	11	3	0	73	14	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	23	29	18	15	13	1	1	53	28	317
2020	Administrative Support	34	28	17	9	3	9	0	68	13	58
2020	Other occupational category	43	50	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	32	37	21	8	0	3	0	70	8	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	22	34	18	13	11	2	1	57	24	283
2019	Administrative Support	43	29	10	11	6	0	0	72	18	79
2019	Other occupational category	42	17	13	14	9	5	0	62	24	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	33	40	7	7	5	5	2	79	13	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	24	32	19	15	7	2	0	58	23	290
2018	Administrative Support	33	28	18	10	8	2	0	63	19	60
2018	Other occupational category	41	27	14	9	0	9	0	75	10	22
2017	Scientific and Professional	22	44	19	12	0	3	0	68	12	32
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	33	24	19	7	1	0	49	26	224
2017	Administrative Support	11	44	17	16	6	5	2	58	23	64

Question 79a. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Clear and easy to understand.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	27	45	18	9	0	0	73	9	11
2020	Scientific and Professional	26	42	13	11	8	0	68	18	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	32	36	11	13	8	1	68	21	317
2020	Administrative Support	33	39	17	9	2	0	72	10	58
2020	Other occupational category	43	50	0	7	0	0	93	7	14

Question 79b. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Provided in a timely manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	45	18	27	9	0	0	64	9	11
2020	Scientific and Professional	26	37	11	8	18	0	63	26	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	30	28	10	16	14	1	59	31	315
2020	Administrative Support	30	37	23	5	5	0	67	10	58
2020	Other occupational category	43	43	0	14	0	0	86	14	14

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	45	36	18	0	0	0	82	0	11
2020	Scientific and Professional	37	34	13	8	8	0	71	16	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	34	32	18	8	6	2	67	15	313
2020	Administrative Support	29	38	20	9	4	0	67	13	55
2020	Other occupational category	50	43	0	7	0	0	93	7	14

Question 79d. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Consistent with the information provided to me by my immediate supervisor.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	55	45	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	11
2020	Scientific and Professional	54	27	11	5	3	0	0	81	8	37
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	37	36	16	3	4	1	3	76	8	315
2020	Administrative Support	42	29	16	2	5	5	2	76	7	58
2020	Other occupational category	50	50	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	14

Question 79e. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Available in both official languages.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	91	9	0	0	0	0	100	0	11
2020	Scientific and Professional	92	3	0	3	3	0	97	3	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	74	19	4	0	2	1	95	0	315
2020	Administrative Support	63	26	7	0	3	0	93	0	58
2020	Other occupational category	86	14	0	0	0	0	100	0	14

Question 80. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, my department or agency has clearly communicated the mental health services and resources that are available to me.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	58	42	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	41	38	14	8	0	0	0	78	8	37
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	51	33	8	3	1	3	1	87	4	318
2020	Administrative Support	44	34	9	5	4	4	0	81	9	56
2020	Other occupational category	50	50	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	14

Question 81. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my physical health and safety.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	58	25	17	0	0	0	0	83	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	53	24	8	16	0	0	0	76	16	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	46	28	8	10	6	2	0	76	16	317
2020	Administrative Support	44	28	12	9	2	3	2	76	11	58
2020	Other occupational category	50	36	0	14	0	0	0	86	14	14

Question 82. I am satisfied with the measures my department or agency is taking to protect my physical health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	33	58	8	0	0	0	0	92	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	37	32	8	8	16	0	0	68	24	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	37	25	12	10	14	1	1	63	24	318
2020	Administrative Support	32	28	17	12	9	2	0	61	21	58
2020	Other occupational category	50	36	0	14	0	0	0	86	14	14

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	Administration and Foreign Services	17	47	13	17	2	3	1	66	21	81
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	29	35	16	9	10	0	2	65	19	68

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	Administration and Foreign Services	92	8	81

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	Administration and Foreign Services	8	32	18	26	16	0	0	40	42	74

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Duty to Accommodate

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

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

Question 87. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, did you have workplace accommodation measures in place before the COVID-19 pandemic which are no longer being met?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	8	92	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	5	95	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	9	91	316
2020	Administrative Support	11	89	57
2020	Other occupational category	14	86	14

Question 88. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, have you requested workplace accommodation measures in the last two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	0	100	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	11	89	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	16	84	316
2020	Administrative Support	14	86	57
2020	Other occupational category	0	100	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	3	97	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	17	83	283
2019	Administrative Support	18	82	79
2019	Other occupational category	5	95	22
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	20	80	225
2017	Administrative Support	10	90	63
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	16	84	271
2014	Administrative Support	26	74	77
2014	Other occupational category	0	100	16

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	Administration and Foreign Services	51	49	50

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	74	26	50
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	96	4	50
2019	Administrative Support	71	29	14
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	82	18	44
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	82	18	44
2014	Administrative Support	95	5	19

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	Administration and Foreign Services	41	38	10	5	3	0	2	81	8	37
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	46	32	15	2	5	0	0	78	7	46
2019	Administrative Support	30	40	20	10	0	0	0	70	10	10
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	58	30	0	12	0	0	0	88	12	36
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	49	34	8	3	3	3	0	85	6	36
2014	Administrative Support	61	28	11	0	0	0	0	89	0	18

Question 92. I would feel comfortable requesting workplace accommodation measures from my immediate supervisor.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	33	25	8	17	0	0	17	70	20	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	37	26	16	8	8	3	3	67	17	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	47	28	9	8	5	1	2	78	13	314
2020	Administrative Support	53	19	16	2	3	3	3	78	6	58
2020	Other occupational category	57	29	14	0	0	0	0	86	0	14

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Compensation

Question 93. In the last 12 months, has your pay or other compensation been affected by issues with the Phoenix pay system?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	33	67	0	0	67	33	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	16	63	18	3	80	20	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	19	60	19	2	77	23	318
2020	Administrative Support	14	66	19	1	83	17	58
2020	Other occupational category	7	21	57	14	75	25	14

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	Administration and Foreign Services	48	52	59

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	Administration and Foreign Services	18	32	17	14	17	0	2	51	31	59

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	Administration and Foreign Services	13	20	10	16	25	0	15	39	49	59

Question 97. To what extent have issues with the Phoenix pay system affected your decision to seek or accept another position (e.g., deployment, promotion, secondment, assignment, acting assignment) within your organization or the federal public service?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Executive	83	0	0	0	0	0	17	100	0	12
2020	Scientific and Professional	45	16	8	3	0	5	24	85	4	38
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	19	11	7	7	3	9	72	16	318
2020	Administrative Support	54	9	5	3	5	7	16	82	11	58
2020	Other occupational category	50	0	0	0	0	21	29	100	0	14
2019	Scientific and Professional	40	26	8	0	3	5	18	86	3	38
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	43	17	15	8	10	1	6	64	20	282
2019	Administrative Support	62	9	4	5	9	1	10	80	16	78
2019	Other occupational category	45	14	9	0	0	5	28	87	0	22
2018	Scientific and Professional	69	7	7	0	0	2	14	91	0	42
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	50	11	10	9	8	2	9	69	20	292
2018	Administrative Support	37	18	8	8	8	7	13	69	21	60
2018	Other occupational category	64	0	5	5	0	0	27	88	6	22

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

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

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

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

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

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

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

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 54. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 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