2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Public Prosecution Service of Canada by Question 115. What is your gender?

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

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

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My Job

Question 1. I have the tools, technology and equipment I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	42	3	20	4	0	0	73	24	191
2020	Female gender	25	49	3	18	5	0	0	74	22	436

Question 2. The material and tools provided for my work, including software and other automated tools, are available in the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	78	15	2	2	1	1	0	95	3	190
2020	Female gender	79	15	3	1	1	1	1	95	2	435
2017	Male gender	77	16	2	3	0	1	0	95	3	219
2017	Female gender	75	17	3	2	1	1	1	94	3	452
2014	Male gender	72	22	2	2	1	0	1	95	3	211
2014	Female gender	75	16	3	3	2	1	1	92	5	447

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	28	36	12	17	7	0	65	23	192
2020	Female gender	30	40	8	16	5	0	70	21	437
2019	Male gender	45	36	5	9	4	0	81	13	183
2019	Female gender	39	37	6	12	6	1	76	18	381
2017	Male gender	43	30	9	11	8	0	73	18	219
2017	Female gender	38	36	5	14	6	0	74	21	453
2014	Male gender	43	39	6	7	6	0	82	12	211
2014	Female gender	43	36	5	10	7	0	79	17	447

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	46	7	11	5	0	77	16	191
2020	Female gender	29	40	10	14	7	1	69	21	436
2019	Male gender	32	40	9	13	6	0	72	19	182
2019	Female gender	20	41	10	19	9	1	61	29	382
2018	Male gender	31	41	9	12	7	0	72	19	210
2018	Female gender	21	46	8	17	8	1	67	25	422
2017	Male gender	36	38	8	10	7	1	75	17	219
2017	Female gender	22	39	11	18	9	0	62	27	452
2014	Male gender	33	36	12	12	7	0	69	19	211
2014	Female gender	23	40	10	18	10	0	63	28	447

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	Male gender	40	36	11	9	3	0	76	12	190
2020	Female gender	37	36	10	12	5	0	73	17	435
2019	Male gender	48	31	7	11	2	0	79	14	183
2019	Female gender	37	38	11	10	4	0	75	14	382
2017	Male gender	55	31	5	5	4	0	86	9	219
2017	Female gender	40	39	8	9	4	1	79	13	451
2014	Male gender	53	32	5	7	3	0	85	10	211
2014	Female gender	47	36	6	8	3	0	83	12	446

Question 6. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	34	6	13	6	1	1	74	20	191
2020	Female gender	34	35	11	11	9	0	0	69	20	436
2019	Male gender	40	24	13	12	10	0	1	65	22	184
2019	Female gender	33	34	9	13	10	1	0	67	23	382
2018	Male gender	43	32	8	7	9	1	0	76	16	209
2018	Female gender	36	36	7	10	10	1	0	72	21	419
2017	Male gender	37	29	13	9	10	0	1	67	20	219
2017	Female gender	33	32	11	14	9	0	1	66	23	452
2014	Male gender	43	24	11	14	8	0	0	67	22	211
2014	Female gender	35	33	11	12	8	0	0	69	20	447

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	43	8	8	4	81	11	192
2020	Female gender	40	41	9	7	3	81	10	434
2019	Male gender	44	37	10	6	3	81	9	184
2019	Female gender	41	37	10	8	4	79	12	383
2018	Male gender	44	37	7	7	4	81	12	210
2018	Female gender	36	43	10	7	4	79	11	421
2017	Male gender	46	41	9	4	1	86	4	219
2017	Female gender	37	44	8	8	3	81	11	453
2014	Male gender	49	33	10	6	3	82	9	211
2014	Female gender	39	43	8	7	3	82	10	447

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	37	9	12	7	1	0	72	19	192
2020	Female gender	26	36	14	14	9	0	0	62	24	437
2019	Male gender	33	36	11	13	8	0	0	69	21	184
2019	Female gender	26	32	12	15	13	1	0	59	29	383
2018	Male gender	31	34	13	12	9	1	0	66	21	208
2018	Female gender	21	35	16	14	14	0	0	56	28	421
2017	Male gender	31	32	16	11	10	0	0	63	21	219
2017	Female gender	22	34	15	13	15	0	1	57	28	453
2014	Male gender	22	42	13	6	16	0	1	65	22	211
2014	Female gender	22	35	15	16	12	0	0	57	28	447

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	40	8	11	2	1	79	13	191
2020	Female gender	31	46	9	10	3	0	77	13	435
2019	Male gender	35	45	8	9	3	1	80	12	184
2019	Female gender	34	38	13	10	6	0	72	15	379
2018	Male gender	38	39	8	10	5	0	77	15	210
2018	Female gender	30	43	11	9	6	0	73	15	419
2017	Male gender	36	38	12	8	5	0	75	13	219
2017	Female gender	32	40	12	11	4	0	73	15	451

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	33	4	5	2	1	88	7	192
2020	Female gender	48	38	7	5	2	0	86	7	433
2019	Male gender	51	34	7	5	3	0	85	8	183
2019	Female gender	45	39	9	3	4	0	84	7	382
2018	Male gender	55	32	5	4	2	1	88	7	211
2018	Female gender	44	37	12	4	2	1	82	6	419
2017	Male gender	54	32	9	2	2	0	86	4	219
2017	Female gender	43	37	10	6	4	0	80	10	451
2014	Male gender	40	45	5	6	3	1	86	9	211
2014	Female gender	44	36	12	5	3	1	81	8	447

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	37	10	7	7	1	76	14	192
2020	Female gender	30	36	14	10	9	0	67	20	434
2019	Male gender	41	35	9	8	7	0	77	15	184
2019	Female gender	32	31	10	13	14	0	62	27	382
2018	Male gender	41	33	10	10	6	0	74	16	211
2018	Female gender	26	36	13	14	11	0	62	25	420
2017	Male gender	37	38	12	7	6	0	75	14	219
2017	Female gender	25	38	11	12	14	0	63	26	452

Question 12. I am proud of the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	51	34	9	4	2	86	6	191
2020	Female gender	57	31	8	3	0	88	3	434
2019	Male gender	60	31	6	1	2	91	3	182
2019	Female gender	57	32	7	3	1	89	4	379
2018	Male gender	56	30	8	4	1	87	5	209
2018	Female gender	53	38	7	1	1	91	2	418
2017	Male gender	61	31	7	0	1	92	2	217
2017	Female gender	57	34	6	3	1	90	4	451
2014	Male gender	67	27	5	2	0	94	2	211
2014	Female gender	73	21	3	1	1	94	2	447

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	Male gender	41	40	7	6	6	1	0	81	12	190
2020	Female gender	31	37	12	11	9	0	0	68	20	436
2019	Male gender	38	39	9	8	7	0	0	77	14	184
2019	Female gender	30	32	10	19	9	0	0	62	28	382
2018	Male gender	38	41	9	7	6	0	0	78	13	211
2018	Female gender	23	38	13	15	10	0	0	62	25	418
2017	Male gender	38	37	11	8	5	0	1	75	14	217
2017	Female gender	25	39	13	12	10	0	0	65	23	450
2014	Male gender	23	46	6	13	12	0	0	69	25	211
2014	Female gender	21	39	14	14	12	0	0	60	26	446

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	34	14	7	6	1	0	73	14	192
2020	Female gender	33	35	16	10	5	0	0	68	16	436
2019	Male gender	37	29	14	12	8	0	1	66	20	184
2019	Female gender	30	33	18	10	8	0	0	63	19	382
2018	Male gender	31	34	17	10	7	0	1	65	17	209
2018	Female gender	30	33	17	12	7	0	1	63	19	418
2017	Male gender	36	32	18	7	7	0	0	68	14	217
2017	Female gender	29	32	18	11	9	1	0	62	20	452
2014	Male gender	27	39	11	13	10	0	0	66	23	210
2014	Female gender	30	36	14	11	8	0	0	67	20	445

Question 15. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	37	11	12	7	1	70	19	190
2020	Female gender	26	43	11	15	6	0	69	21	431
2019	Male gender	31	38	8	17	6	0	69	23	183
2019	Female gender	22	43	13	14	9	0	64	23	375
2018	Male gender	34	35	14	9	8	0	70	17	211
2018	Female gender	23	36	14	15	12	0	59	27	420
2017	Male gender	35	38	10	9	9	0	73	18	217
2017	Female gender	24	39	14	13	9	0	64	22	451
2014	Male gender	31	40	13	7	8	0	72	15	211
2014	Female gender	27	39	12	13	9	0	65	22	446

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	38	8	8	3	81	11	192
2020	Female gender	43	39	9	7	1	83	8	437
2019	Male gender	46	39	7	5	3	85	8	184
2019	Female gender	43	37	12	6	3	80	8	382
2018	Male gender	48	35	7	6	4	83	10	210
2018	Female gender	39	40	12	5	4	80	9	419
2017	Male gender	48	41	8	2	1	89	3	215
2017	Female gender	42	41	8	5	4	83	8	451
2014	Male gender	50	36	9	2	3	86	5	211
2014	Female gender	46	38	8	6	2	84	8	447

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	18	26	25	16	16	0	44	32	191
2020	Female gender	21	30	20	15	14	0	51	29	435
2019	Male gender	16	28	23	16	17	0	43	34	181
2019	Female gender	21	32	22	11	14	0	53	25	379
2018	Male gender	17	34	21	13	15	0	52	28	211
2018	Female gender	27	29	20	10	13	0	56	23	421
2017	Male gender	17	36	17	17	12	1	53	29	219
2017	Female gender	24	33	22	12	8	1	58	20	453
2014	Male gender	18	31	21	16	13	1	50	29	211
2014	Female gender	27	33	18	11	11	0	60	22	447

Question 18a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	8	13	31	31	16	0	1	48	21	190
2020	Female gender	6	18	35	28	10	1	1	39	25	434
2019	Male gender	5	11	31	35	17	1	1	53	16	184
2019	Female gender	9	18	31	28	13	1	2	42	27	382
2018	Male gender	3	12	27	34	22	0	1	56	16	208
2018	Female gender	7	18	29	29	13	1	3	44	26	421
2017	Male gender	4	13	21	34	25	0	3	61	18	219
2017	Female gender	6	16	30	26	16	3	3	44	24	449
2014	Male gender	7	14	27	28	20	2	3	50	22	210
2014	Female gender	7	18	33	24	13	0	5	39	26	445

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	7	25	34	25	0	2	60	15	191
2020	Female gender	5	13	24	31	23	2	2	56	19	434
2019	Male gender	6	15	24	28	26	0	1	54	21	184
2019	Female gender	13	17	26	24	18	2	1	42	31	380
2018	Male gender	6	14	26	27	24	1	1	53	20	208
2018	Female gender	9	19	25	27	15	2	3	44	30	421
2017	Male gender	6	8	20	29	32	0	4	64	15	219
2017	Female gender	5	13	25	26	22	5	4	53	20	449
2014	Male gender	7	9	22	29	28	2	4	60	17	210
2014	Female gender	8	13	26	29	18	2	4	50	22	446

Question 18c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	5	10	33	35	14	0	3	51	16	191
2020	Female gender	7	18	32	25	13	2	3	40	26	435
2019	Male gender	8	15	25	29	23	1	0	53	22	183
2019	Female gender	11	17	29	25	16	1	2	42	28	382
2018	Male gender	7	15	30	27	18	1	2	46	23	207
2018	Female gender	11	15	32	22	15	2	3	39	27	421
2017	Male gender	7	15	31	23	19	1	4	44	23	219
2017	Female gender	9	16	29	25	14	4	3	42	27	450
2014	Male gender	12	21	29	22	13	0	3	37	34	210
2014	Female gender	15	19	28	20	13	0	4	35	36	445

Question 18d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	3	9	32	36	17	0	2	55	12	189
2020	Female gender	4	12	38	31	12	2	1	44	16	432
2019	Male gender	3	11	31	35	18	0	1	54	15	181
2019	Female gender	5	11	37	30	13	1	2	45	17	380
2018	Male gender	2	8	27	40	19	0	3	61	11	206
2018	Female gender	4	11	34	35	13	1	3	50	15	419
2017	Male gender	4	8	26	35	26	0	1	61	13	217
2017	Female gender	4	14	28	33	17	2	4	52	18	448
2014	Male gender	2	10	26	41	19	0	2	61	12	211
2014	Female gender	3	11	31	35	16	0	4	53	15	444

Question 18e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	17	22	30	20	10	0	1	30	40	191
2020	Female gender	19	23	27	17	10	2	1	28	43	434
2019	Male gender	22	20	29	17	11	2	1	28	43	182
2019	Female gender	27	26	23	11	11	1	1	22	54	381
2018	Male gender	20	24	28	17	10	0	2	27	45	206
2018	Female gender	24	24	28	12	9	1	2	22	49	421
2017	Male gender	14	19	26	23	13	1	4	38	34	218
2017	Female gender	14	22	28	20	10	2	4	32	38	450
2014	Male gender	15	25	28	17	12	2	1	30	41	210
2014	Female gender	16	23	29	17	11	1	3	29	41	445

Question 18f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	8	15	26	27	20	3	1	49	24	188
2020	Female gender	10	13	26	29	15	5	2	47	25	436
2019	Male gender	14	19	29	18	18	0	2	36	34	182
2019	Female gender	23	17	23	18	13	2	4	33	42	381
2018	Male gender	13	16	28	20	21	1	1	42	30	208
2018	Female gender	17	19	22	24	13	2	3	39	37	420
2017	Male gender	8	13	31	27	15	2	4	44	22	219
2017	Female gender	10	15	26	24	15	5	5	43	28	450
2014	Male gender	9	9	26	28	21	2	5	52	19	209
2014	Female gender	9	15	20	31	17	3	5	51	27	443

Question 18g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	16	34	29	13	2	1	42	23	190
2020	Female gender	9	18	36	19	14	2	2	35	27	434
2019	Male gender	11	16	34	22	16	1	0	39	27	183
2019	Female gender	10	20	32	19	15	2	3	35	31	382
2018	Male gender	12	18	30	25	12	1	2	38	31	208
2018	Female gender	10	19	33	18	14	3	4	34	31	419
2017	Male gender	9	16	35	22	12	2	4	36	27	219
2017	Female gender	8	18	36	16	13	5	4	32	28	450
2014	Male gender	15	19	31	20	10	1	3	31	36	211
2014	Female gender	14	20	31	18	11	1	4	31	36	444

Question 18h. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreliable technology.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	21	47	17	6	0	0	23	30	191
2020	Female gender	9	26	39	16	8	1	0	24	36	434
2019	Male gender	11	24	39	16	9	0	0	26	36	184
2019	Female gender	15	26	30	17	9	0	2	27	42	382

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My Work Unit

Question 19. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	29	15	7	7	9	3	68	16	192
2020	Female gender	19	26	21	14	12	7	2	49	29	435
2019	Male gender	32	29	19	5	7	7	1	66	14	183
2019	Female gender	18	24	17	18	16	5	1	45	37	381
2018	Male gender	24	34	13	11	9	8	2	63	22	208
2018	Female gender	13	27	20	18	15	5	1	43	36	421
2017	Male gender	30	31	13	9	8	4	4	67	19	219
2017	Female gender	16	23	16	20	17	3	4	43	40	452
2014	Male gender	30	31	12	14	8	3	2	65	23	211
2014	Female gender	20	28	14	16	17	3	2	51	35	445

Question 20. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	25	10	8	6	2	0	76	14	192
2020	Female gender	36	27	10	13	12	2	0	64	26	434
2019	Male gender	44	27	9	12	6	3	0	73	18	183
2019	Female gender	30	30	8	17	14	1	0	61	31	382
2018	Male gender	46	26	6	11	9	1	1	73	21	209
2018	Female gender	24	33	7	17	17	1	0	58	34	420
2017	Male gender	44	25	10	12	7	1	1	71	20	219
2017	Female gender	29	30	11	14	14	1	0	60	29	453
2014	Male gender	38	32	9	8	12	1	1	71	20	210
2014	Female gender	30	31	9	14	15	1	0	61	29	447

Question 21. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	58	28	5	6	3	0	86	8	192
2020	Female gender	40	35	8	10	6	1	76	16	434
2019	Male gender	56	28	8	5	3	0	84	8	181
2019	Female gender	37	34	9	12	8	0	71	21	380
2018	Male gender	49	34	8	5	4	0	83	9	209
2018	Female gender	33	36	10	13	7	0	70	20	418
2017	Male gender	49	38	6	5	2	0	87	7	219
2017	Female gender	33	35	9	12	9	1	69	22	452
2014	Male gender	38	41	10	8	3	0	80	11	211
2014	Female gender	34	39	7	14	6	0	73	20	447

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	29	7	4	4	1	84	9	190
2020	Female gender	37	36	14	7	4	2	74	12	433
2019	Male gender	50	33	7	6	3	2	84	9	182
2019	Female gender	34	37	13	8	6	0	72	15	381
2018	Male gender	45	38	8	5	3	1	83	8	209
2018	Female gender	32	40	12	9	5	2	73	15	419

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

Racism refers to any individual action or institutional practice which treats people differently because of their colour or ethnicity.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	57	17	8	3	6	6	2	81	10	191
2020	Female gender	39	25	13	8	7	5	2	69	16	437

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My Immediate Supervisor

Question 24. My immediate supervisor encourages me to work collaboratively with others outside of my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	27	9	5	2	0	3	84	7	191
2020	Female gender	43	23	20	6	4	1	3	69	10	436
2019	Male gender	50	20	15	4	2	1	8	77	6	184
2019	Female gender	40	26	19	6	5	1	3	68	12	381

Question 25. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	26	9	10	7	0	1	73	17	192
2020	Female gender	37	33	11	9	8	1	0	71	18	433
2019	Male gender	44	32	8	11	4	0	0	76	15	184
2019	Female gender	35	33	11	12	9	0	0	68	20	383
2018	Male gender	45	30	9	12	3	0	0	76	15	211
2018	Female gender	31	33	16	11	8	0	0	65	19	421
2017	Male gender	37	35	11	9	7	0	0	73	16	216
2017	Female gender	32	34	11	10	12	0	1	66	22	452
2014	Male gender	40	35	9	9	6	1	0	75	15	211
2014	Female gender	37	31	11	10	9	1	0	69	20	447

Question 26. I feel that my immediate supervisor supports my career goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	57	18	14	6	4	1	0	76	10	192
2020	Female gender	45	24	16	6	6	2	1	71	13	431

Question 27. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	51	29	9	6	4	0	0	80	11	192
2020	Female gender	40	26	11	11	8	2	1	69	20	437
2019	Male gender	48	31	9	7	3	1	0	80	10	183
2019	Female gender	36	29	11	12	10	1	1	66	23	381
2018	Male gender	54	25	10	8	3	0	1	79	11	209
2018	Female gender	35	29	13	12	8	1	1	66	20	421
2017	Male gender	48	30	9	9	3	0	0	79	12	219
2017	Female gender	35	30	11	11	11	1	1	67	22	451
2014	Male gender	43	36	7	7	5	1	2	81	12	211
2014	Female gender	38	27	11	12	10	1	1	66	23	447

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

Flexible work hours mean that an employee is able to vary the start and end times of their workday.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	45	55	192
2020	Female gender	42	58	437

Question 29. During the COVID-19 pandemic, my immediate supervisor supported the use of flexible work hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	67	14	5	3	0	3	8	91	4	192
2020	Female gender	58	18	7	3	2	3	9	86	5	437

Question 30. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	58	22	9	8	3	0	1	80	11	192
2020	Female gender	50	26	10	7	5	1	1	78	12	436
2019	Male gender	56	25	8	7	4	0	0	81	11	184
2019	Female gender	44	29	10	7	9	0	0	73	17	383
2018	Male gender	61	24	7	4	4	0	0	85	8	210
2018	Female gender	42	29	13	8	8	0	0	71	16	419
2017	Male gender	56	24	9	7	5	0	0	80	11	219
2017	Female gender	46	24	11	8	11	0	1	70	19	452
2014	Male gender	57	26	6	5	6	1	0	83	11	211
2014	Female gender	46	29	11	7	6	0	0	75	14	447

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Senior Management

Question 31. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	56	23	10	3	6	3	0	80	9	192
2020	Female gender	38	29	12	8	8	5	0	70	17	435
2019	Male gender	50	29	7	5	5	4	0	82	11	184
2019	Female gender	33	28	14	11	9	4	0	64	21	383
2018	Male gender	51	24	11	7	4	4	0	78	11	211
2018	Female gender	33	29	16	8	9	4	1	66	17	420
2017	Male gender	52	23	10	5	4	6	0	80	9	219
2017	Female gender	33	34	13	7	8	3	1	70	16	453
2014	Male gender	50	22	13	8	4	4	0	74	12	211
2014	Female gender	38	31	14	7	7	4	0	72	14	447

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	50	24	10	7	7	1	75	15	191
2020	Female gender	33	30	16	9	10	2	65	19	435
2019	Male gender	43	31	10	7	9	0	74	15	184
2019	Female gender	29	28	14	15	13	1	58	28	382
2018	Male gender	40	30	12	9	8	1	70	18	208
2018	Female gender	26	33	15	12	12	1	60	25	419
2017	Male gender	43	27	11	9	8	1	71	18	218
2017	Female gender	29	32	12	14	12	2	62	26	453
2014	Male gender	38	30	12	11	7	1	69	19	211
2014	Female gender	30	32	13	13	10	1	63	24	447

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	32	16	8	7	3	69	15	192
2020	Female gender	26	29	16	15	10	3	57	26	433
2019	Male gender	32	34	12	9	9	4	69	19	184
2019	Female gender	21	28	16	18	14	4	50	33	382
2018	Male gender	29	33	16	12	9	2	63	21	209
2018	Female gender	19	27	19	17	15	3	48	33	418
2017	Male gender	30	30	12	14	12	3	61	27	219
2017	Female gender	20	29	18	15	13	6	52	30	452
2014	Male gender	23	31	17	14	11	4	56	26	209
2014	Female gender	22	28	15	19	11	5	52	32	447

Question 34. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	33	13	9	8	1	69	17	192
2020	Female gender	26	30	12	18	11	1	57	30	436
2019	Male gender	28	33	14	14	9	2	62	23	184
2019	Female gender	17	28	16	16	20	2	46	37	383
2018	Male gender	28	30	14	17	11	0	58	28	210
2018	Female gender	15	29	16	18	20	2	44	39	421
2017	Male gender	28	32	14	15	9	2	62	24	219
2017	Female gender	14	30	13	22	18	3	46	41	448
2014	Male gender	21	35	17	15	9	3	58	25	211
2014	Female gender	17	28	18	19	15	3	47	35	446

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	Male gender	45	16	11	4	7	12	6	74	13	192
2020	Female gender	36	14	9	7	10	15	8	66	22	437
2019	Male gender	49	17	10	4	9	9	2	74	15	184
2019	Female gender	37	12	9	5	12	16	8	65	23	382

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 36. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	43	12	8	4	2	76	12	192
2020	Female gender	29	40	18	7	5	2	70	12	437
2019	Male gender	29	41	15	9	6	0	70	14	184
2019	Female gender	26	38	17	9	9	2	65	18	379
2018	Male gender	29	37	16	12	5	1	67	17	210
2018	Female gender	20	43	21	10	6	1	63	16	421
2017	Male gender	31	42	15	7	4	0	73	11	217
2017	Female gender	21	35	23	11	8	1	57	20	450
2014	Male gender	25	46	14	7	6	2	72	13	211
2014	Female gender	27	36	19	8	6	3	65	15	447

Question 37. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	22	45	14	11	6	1	68	17	191
2020	Female gender	18	33	20	17	10	3	52	28	432
2019	Male gender	17	38	20	13	9	3	57	22	182
2019	Female gender	12	28	22	20	16	3	41	37	379

Question 38. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	28	9	4	3	2	1	84	7	192
2020	Female gender	32	36	14	9	8	2	0	69	17	435
2019	Male gender	51	28	8	7	3	1	1	81	11	183
2019	Female gender	32	35	13	10	10	1	0	67	20	382
2018	Male gender	45	33	11	6	3	1	0	79	10	210
2018	Female gender	33	35	11	10	8	2	1	70	18	419
2017	Male gender	55	29	7	6	0	2	0	86	7	216
2017	Female gender	35	33	12	8	7	3	1	72	16	452
2014	Male gender	57	28	7	5	2	1	0	85	7	211
2014	Female gender	47	33	7	7	3	2	1	82	11	447

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	51	30	13	2	3	1	0	82	5	190
2020	Female gender	35	35	17	6	6	2	0	70	13	433
2019	Male gender	49	26	15	6	2	0	1	76	8	183
2019	Female gender	30	34	18	8	10	0	0	63	18	377
2018	Male gender	41	30	20	5	4	0	1	71	9	209
2018	Female gender	26	37	20	8	7	1	0	64	15	421

Question 40. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	25	15	8	11	12	3	60	22	192
2020	Female gender	17	21	16	17	19	8	2	42	40	434
2019	Male gender	25	23	15	15	11	11	1	54	29	183
2019	Female gender	16	18	14	16	25	10	2	38	46	380
2018	Male gender	23	22	17	10	16	10	2	51	30	207
2018	Female gender	13	21	15	21	21	8	1	37	46	418
2017	Male gender	24	18	12	13	13	16	3	52	33	217
2017	Female gender	11	20	15	19	21	11	2	36	46	452
2014	Male gender	21	21	16	13	12	14	3	51	29	211
2014	Female gender	15	21	13	22	20	8	1	39	46	447

Question 41. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	32	12	14	9	2	1	64	24	191
2020	Female gender	18	34	15	16	15	2	1	53	32	431
2019	Male gender	29	28	11	19	12	1	0	58	31	183
2019	Female gender	17	26	17	17	21	1	0	44	38	382
2018	Male gender	25	23	17	19	13	1	0	49	33	211
2018	Female gender	16	28	17	20	18	2	1	45	38	422
2017	Male gender	28	31	11	14	14	2	0	61	28	219
2017	Female gender	17	29	15	17	19	3	0	47	38	452
2014	Male gender	18	39	14	16	12	2	0	58	28	211
2014	Female gender	18	29	15	19	15	3	0	49	36	446

Question 42. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	25	30	12	13	16	3	1	57	30	192
2020	Female gender	16	25	13	16	24	3	3	44	42	434
2019	Male gender	26	24	12	15	17	2	4	53	35	184
2019	Female gender	15	21	12	18	31	2	1	37	51	383
2018	Male gender	19	21	15	17	23	1	5	42	42	210
2018	Female gender	11	21	11	20	32	2	2	34	55	421
2017	Male gender	23	24	13	14	21	2	2	49	37	219
2017	Female gender	13	22	12	16	32	3	2	37	50	453
2014	Male gender	17	21	19	17	21	1	4	40	40	210
2014	Female gender	13	18	13	19	31	3	4	33	53	446

Question 43a. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Conflict between my work obligations and my family or personal obligations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	23	16	8	6	2	1	70	14	192
2020	Female gender	43	25	14	7	5	2	4	72	13	437
2019	Male gender	49	20	16	7	4	1	4	72	11	182
2019	Female gender	49	21	14	5	5	2	3	74	11	382

Question 43b. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to learning opportunities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	59	20	12	7	2	1	0	79	9	191
2020	Female gender	40	22	17	8	6	2	4	67	15	437
2019	Male gender	51	21	16	3	5	1	3	75	9	183
2019	Female gender	30	27	18	9	12	1	2	59	22	382

Question 43c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	83	6	4	2	2	1	2	91	5	190
2020	Female gender	69	9	6	3	4	5	5	86	7	437
2019	Male gender	78	9	3	1	2	4	4	94	3	182
2019	Female gender	71	8	4	5	4	5	3	87	9	381

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	Male gender	83	8	3	1	1	1	3	95	2	191
2020	Female gender	70	10	7	4	2	1	7	86	6	436
2019	Male gender	85	3	3	0	1	1	7	96	1	181
2019	Female gender	74	7	2	2	3	3	9	92	5	379

Question 44. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	40	15	10	4	2	0	71	14	192
2020	Female gender	23	40	15	11	7	3	0	66	18	436
2019	Male gender	27	40	16	12	3	2	0	68	16	184
2019	Female gender	19	38	17	15	9	3	0	58	25	383
2018	Male gender	28	32	17	13	7	3	1	62	20	209
2018	Female gender	15	34	22	13	11	4	1	52	25	420
2017	Male gender	26	34	20	8	8	3	1	63	17	219
2017	Female gender	18	31	20	14	13	4	0	51	28	452

Question 45. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	40	10	4	2	2	84	7	192
2020	Female gender	30	39	12	11	7	2	70	18	436
2019	Male gender	40	35	12	5	4	3	77	10	184
2019	Female gender	28	37	15	9	11	1	66	20	379
2018	Male gender	40	37	14	5	3	1	78	8	209
2018	Female gender	33	37	11	9	8	1	71	17	419
2017	Male gender	41	36	10	8	2	2	79	11	219
2017	Female gender	29	41	13	8	6	2	71	15	453
2014	Male gender	39	35	13	6	3	3	77	9	211
2014	Female gender	38	36	13	6	5	2	76	11	447

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

A diverse workplace includes everyone, regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, religion, age, language, culture, background, interests, views or other dimensions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	32	13	1	5	5	0	79	7	191
2020	Female gender	32	39	14	7	6	3	0	73	13	436
2019	Male gender	46	28	14	3	4	4	0	77	8	182
2019	Female gender	37	31	16	6	7	3	0	70	14	381
2018	Male gender	37	32	17	4	3	5	0	74	8	209
2018	Female gender	32	34	16	7	7	5	0	69	14	421
2017	Male gender	40	30	12	4	5	9	0	77	10	219
2017	Female gender	30	31	20	5	8	6	1	65	14	453
2014	Male gender	39	37	15	3	2	5	0	80	4	211
2014	Female gender	40	28	18	5	3	5	1	72	9	446

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

Anti-racism is an active and consistent process of change to eliminate individual, institutional and systemic racism.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	30	11	3	3	5	1	81	7	190
2020	Female gender	31	35	19	5	5	4	1	70	11	436

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

Racism refers to any individual action or institutional practice which treats people differently because of their colour or ethnicity.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	25	3	5	5	5	1	86	11	192
2020	Female gender	40	28	12	7	8	3	1	71	16	437

Question 49. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	30	7	7	1	0	84	8	192
2020	Female gender	49	31	8	8	4	1	80	11	435
2019	Male gender	52	31	6	5	6	0	84	11	183
2019	Female gender	44	33	8	9	6	0	77	15	382
2018	Male gender	54	32	5	6	4	0	85	9	209
2018	Female gender	41	38	9	6	6	0	78	12	420
2017	Male gender	58	30	3	5	3	0	88	9	219
2017	Female gender	40	38	9	6	7	0	78	13	452
2014	Male gender	53	32	5	4	6	0	85	10	211
2014	Female gender	47	36	7	5	5	0	83	10	445

Question 50. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	29	13	7	7	0	73	15	192
2020	Female gender	38	30	14	9	7	0	69	17	436
2019	Male gender	41	31	14	9	5	0	72	15	184
2019	Female gender	31	27	15	14	12	1	59	25	381
2018	Male gender	41	31	16	7	5	0	72	12	209
2018	Female gender	25	37	15	10	12	0	63	22	420
2017	Male gender	42	34	13	8	3	0	76	11	219
2017	Female gender	31	32	16	9	11	1	63	21	452
2014	Male gender	38	34	10	13	5	1	72	18	211
2014	Female gender	30	36	13	14	7	0	67	21	444

Question 51. I am satisfied with my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	34	9	7	7	0	76	14	191
2020	Female gender	37	33	14	8	6	0	71	15	433
2019	Male gender	41	34	11	7	7	0	75	14	184
2019	Female gender	29	31	16	13	11	0	60	24	382
2018	Male gender	39	34	14	7	6	0	73	13	208
2018	Female gender	27	37	12	13	11	0	64	24	418
2017	Male gender	42	34	9	11	4	0	76	15	219
2017	Female gender	32	33	15	9	11	1	65	20	452
2014	Male gender	39	33	8	11	8	0	73	19	211
2014	Female gender	30	36	13	13	7	0	67	20	445

Question 52. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	23	14	9	8	3	0	68	18	192
2020	Female gender	38	23	16	11	8	4	0	63	20	436
2019	Male gender	43	23	13	11	8	1	1	67	19	184
2019	Female gender	31	21	18	13	12	4	1	54	26	383
2018	Male gender	38	28	14	11	6	1	2	68	18	209
2018	Female gender	27	27	16	15	12	3	1	56	28	422
2017	Male gender	43	25	14	7	8	2	1	70	15	219
2017	Female gender	29	24	17	12	11	6	1	58	24	451
2014	Male gender	41	27	10	9	9	2	2	71	19	211
2014	Female gender	36	23	14	13	9	5	0	62	23	446

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Mobility and Retention

Question 53. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	15	52	33	192
2020	Female gender	17	46	37	437
2019	Male gender	17	44	39	183
2019	Female gender	20	38	41	382
2018	Male gender	16	45	39	210
2018	Female gender	20	37	43	421
2017	Male gender	17	53	30	218
2017	Female gender	20	44	36	453
2014	Male gender	18	54	27	210
2014	Female gender	18	48	35	446

Question 54. Please indicate your reason for leaving.
Survey year	Demographic	To retire (%)	To pursue another position within my department or agency (%)	To pursue a position in another department or agency (%)	To pursue a position outside the federal public service (%)	End of my term, casual or student employment (%)	Other (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	25	13	51	8	0	4	31
2020	Female gender	16	19	51	9	0	5	76
2019	Male gender	18	16	41	19	0	7	32
2019	Female gender	7	16	49	14	1	13	78
2018	Male gender	21	6	57	16	0	0	33
2018	Female gender	10	11	48	19	2	10	84
2017	Male gender	17	8	35	26	3	10	38
2017	Female gender	5	12	39	23	6	15	91
2014	Male gender	19	5	41	29	9999	7	42
2014	Female gender	14	11	39	23	9999	14	79

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Harassment

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

Question 55. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	91	192
2020	Female gender	17	83	436
2019	Male gender	10	90	184
2019	Female gender	19	81	382
2018	Male gender	12	88	211
2018	Female gender	19	81	420

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	57	17
2020	Female gender	65	35	72
2019	Male gender	69	31	19
2019	Female gender	72	28	72
2018	Male gender	54	46	24
2018	Female gender	66	34	77

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	71	29	17
2020	Female gender	52	48	72
2019	Male gender	53	47	19
2019	Female gender	54	46	72
2018	Male gender	42	58	24
2018	Female gender	53	47	77

Question 56c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	17
2020	Female gender	10	90	72

Question 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	17
2020	Female gender	0	100	72

Question 56f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	25	75	24
2018	Female gender	7	93	77

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	27	73	19
2019	Female gender	39	61	72
2018	Male gender	37	63	24
2018	Female gender	46	54	77

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	71	17
2020	Female gender	35	65	72
2018	Male gender	37	63	24
2018	Female gender	34	66	77

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	67	17
2020	Female gender	41	59	72
2019	Male gender	37	63	19
2019	Female gender	52	48	72
2018	Male gender	25	75	24
2018	Female gender	46	54	77

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	71	17
2020	Female gender	48	52	72
2019	Male gender	32	68	19
2019	Female gender	39	61	72
2018	Male gender	37	63	24
2018	Female gender	47	53	77

Question 57e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work or withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	59	17
2020	Female gender	21	79	72
2019	Male gender	27	73	19
2019	Female gender	37	63	72
2018	Male gender	29	71	24
2018	Female gender	30	70	77

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	65	35	17
2020	Female gender	53	47	72
2019	Male gender	69	31	19
2019	Female gender	52	48	72
2018	Male gender	46	54	24
2018	Female gender	62	38	77

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	60	17
2020	Female gender	48	52	72
2019	Male gender	42	58	19
2019	Female gender	36	64	72

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	19
2019	Female gender	0	100	72

Question 57i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	17
2020	Female gender	11	89	72
2019	Male gender	0	100	19
2019	Female gender	9	91	72

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	45	55	17
2020	Female gender	46	54	72
2019	Male gender	37	63	19
2019	Female gender	48	52	72
2018	Male gender	38	62	24
2018	Female gender	43	57	77

Question 57l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	21	79	24
2018	Female gender	38	62	77

Question 57m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	21	79	24
2018	Female gender	15	85	77

Question 58a. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	65	35	17
2020	Female gender	50	50	72
2019	Male gender	47	53	19
2019	Female gender	41	59	72
2018	Male gender	41	59	24
2018	Female gender	52	48	77

Question 58b. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	29	71	24
2018	Female gender	24	76	77

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	Male gender	29	71	17
2020	Female gender	12	88	72

Question 58f. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	24
2018	Female gender	6	94	77

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	Male gender	0	100	17
2020	Female gender	14	86	72
2019	Male gender	0	100	19
2019	Female gender	7	93	72

Question 58i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	70	17
2020	Female gender	35	65	72
2019	Male gender	48	52	19
2019	Female gender	38	62	72
2018	Male gender	33	67	24
2018	Female gender	38	62	77

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	Male gender	29	71	24
2018	Female gender	44	56	72

Question 59l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	38	62	24
2018	Female gender	49	51	72

Question 59m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	24
2018	Female gender	0	100	72

Question 59n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	54	46	24
2018	Female gender	71	29	72

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	Male gender	21	79	24
2018	Female gender	10	90	72

Question 60. I am satisfied with how matters related to harassment are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	19	17	13	10	5	29	7	57	23	192
2020	Female gender	12	14	19	11	11	26	7	39	33	435
2019	Male gender	22	15	14	9	6	29	5	56	23	183
2019	Female gender	11	12	18	11	18	25	5	33	41	382
2018	Male gender	22	19	14	9	9	24	3	57	24	209
2018	Female gender	9	17	21	12	14	22	5	35	36	416
2017	Male gender	19	17	14	7	6	29	8	57	21	219
2017	Female gender	11	16	19	11	12	23	8	39	34	453
2014	Male gender	13	19	17	6	7	33	4	51	21	211
2014	Female gender	12	14	21	11	10	27	5	39	30	446

Question 61. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	29	15	7	3	6	1	74	10	191
2020	Female gender	26	30	16	10	9	8	1	62	21	435
2019	Male gender	40	28	14	9	3	5	1	72	13	184
2019	Female gender	22	27	17	12	12	8	1	54	26	383
2018	Male gender	38	27	14	7	4	9	0	72	13	211
2018	Female gender	23	28	19	14	9	7	1	55	25	419
2017	Male gender	36	36	11	2	3	10	1	81	6	219
2017	Female gender	22	34	21	8	9	6	1	60	18	453
2014	Male gender	28	32	17	4	6	13	1	69	12	210
2014	Female gender	21	22	23	10	8	15	1	51	22	446

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Discrimination

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

Question 62. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	94	192
2020	Female gender	10	90	435
2019	Male gender	6	94	183
2019	Female gender	10	90	382
2018	Male gender	4	96	209
2018	Female gender	12	88	421

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	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	12
2020	Female gender	0	100	41

Question 64a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	10
2019	Female gender	20	80	40

Question 64f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	51	49	10
2019	Female gender	47	53	40

Question 64g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sexual orientation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	10
2019	Female gender	0	100	40

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	Male gender	0	100	12
2020	Female gender	0	100	41

Question 64k. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	12
2020	Female gender	100	41
2019	Male gender	100	10
2019	Female gender	100	40

Question 64m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	12
2020	Female gender	100	41
2019	Male gender	100	10
2019	Female gender	100	40

Question 65c. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	10
2019	Female gender	0	100	40

Question 65e. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	12
2020	Female gender	0	100	41

Question 67. I am satisfied with how matters related to discrimination are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	21	17	11	5	4	37	5	66	15	191
2020	Female gender	14	13	19	7	9	31	7	44	25	437
2019	Male gender	25	12	14	3	6	31	9	61	15	184
2019	Female gender	13	12	22	5	9	32	6	40	24	381
2018	Male gender	25	16	15	4	4	32	5	64	13	210
2018	Female gender	12	15	26	5	10	26	6	39	22	419
2017	Male gender	20	13	17	3	2	36	8	60	9	218
2017	Female gender	11	14	21	4	7	33	9	43	20	452
2014	Male gender	14	15	17	4	2	44	4	57	11	211
2014	Female gender	12	13	26	4	5	35	7	42	14	446

Question 68. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	28	13	3	3	9	0	78	7	191
2020	Female gender	29	27	19	7	8	10	1	63	16	434
2019	Male gender	48	21	13	6	3	7	2	76	10	183
2019	Female gender	29	26	17	7	7	12	1	64	17	383
2018	Male gender	41	30	13	3	1	11	1	80	5	210
2018	Female gender	26	27	21	7	8	10	0	60	17	421
2017	Male gender	39	27	13	2	2	13	2	79	5	218
2017	Female gender	24	31	21	5	7	11	2	63	13	449
2014	Male gender	30	32	14	3	2	17	1	76	7	210
2014	Female gender	27	23	20	4	5	19	2	63	11	446

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Stress and Well-Being

Question 70a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Risk of exposure to COVID-19
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	25	21	12	6	0	1	61	18	191
2020	Female gender	21	29	19	17	12	0	1	51	30	436

Question 70b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Pay or other compensation-related issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	30	18	5	8	0	0	69	13	189
2020	Female gender	32	26	20	12	7	1	1	60	20	436
2019	Male gender	22	24	26	13	14	0	1	46	28	184
2019	Female gender	19	27	23	17	14	0	1	46	31	382
2018	Male gender	17	23	20	18	19	0	2	41	39	211
2018	Female gender	17	23	22	17	19	0	2	41	37	422
2017	Male gender	23	23	19	19	15	0	1	46	34	219
2017	Female gender	20	23	21	17	16	1	3	44	34	450

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	Male gender	9	18	27	25	21	0	0	26	46	192
2020	Female gender	11	15	28	24	21	0	1	26	46	436
2019	Male gender	7	18	28	23	23	1	0	25	47	184
2019	Female gender	11	17	26	20	26	0	0	28	46	382
2018	Male gender	9	17	34	20	18	0	1	27	39	211
2018	Female gender	12	18	30	16	23	0	0	30	39	422
2017	Male gender	11	19	27	23	20	0	0	29	43	219
2017	Female gender	9	23	27	23	17	0	1	32	41	452

Question 70d. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Unreasonable deadlines
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	24	34	24	10	8	0	0	59	17	191
2020	Female gender	22	28	25	17	6	0	2	51	23	436
2019	Male gender	25	33	22	12	7	1	0	58	19	183
2019	Female gender	22	32	24	11	10	0	1	54	22	379
2018	Male gender	22	36	27	9	4	0	2	58	14	210
2018	Female gender	19	34	25	12	7	1	2	55	19	419
2017	Male gender	26	28	25	7	10	1	2	56	18	216
2017	Female gender	22	34	23	12	5	0	4	58	18	450

Question 70e. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Not enough employees to do the work
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	24	25	19	19	1	0	36	39	192
2020	Female gender	12	20	22	21	22	1	1	33	45	433
2019	Male gender	10	20	16	26	27	1	0	30	54	183
2019	Female gender	12	17	18	19	32	1	1	30	52	381
2018	Male gender	16	21	22	19	21	0	1	37	41	211
2018	Female gender	12	20	21	17	28	1	2	33	46	420
2017	Male gender	14	22	25	19	17	1	2	38	37	219
2017	Female gender	13	23	24	15	22	0	2	37	38	450

Question 70f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Overtime or long work hours
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	20	26	25	17	12	0	0	46	29	192
2020	Female gender	26	25	17	14	15	0	2	53	30	434
2019	Male gender	21	21	25	12	19	1	2	43	31	184
2019	Female gender	31	21	18	12	14	0	3	54	27	383
2018	Male gender	27	20	26	13	12	0	2	48	26	210
2018	Female gender	32	20	17	8	16	1	7	56	26	417
2017	Male gender	24	26	20	13	15	0	2	51	28	219
2017	Female gender	27	22	17	11	11	1	10	56	25	451

Question 70g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	20	20	23	21	16	0	0	40	37	192
2020	Female gender	18	24	25	15	16	0	1	43	32	434
2019	Male gender	18	24	22	16	18	1	0	43	34	183
2019	Female gender	20	27	22	12	18	0	0	47	31	383
2018	Male gender	22	21	29	14	13	0	1	44	27	211
2018	Female gender	21	24	23	15	16	1	0	45	31	420
2017	Male gender	22	24	27	17	10	0	0	46	27	219
2017	Female gender	20	28	23	15	12	0	0	49	27	448

Question 70h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and caregiving responsibilities (e.g., children, elderly, family member(s)) during the COVID-19 pandemic
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	23	19	14	9	0	7	55	25	191
2020	Female gender	26	22	20	12	12	0	8	52	26	435

Question 70i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of control or input in decision-making
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	37	17	6	2	1	1	75	8	192
2020	Female gender	30	30	24	8	5	1	2	62	13	433
2019	Male gender	33	37	20	5	6	0	0	70	10	183
2019	Female gender	26	32	21	11	9	0	1	58	20	378
2018	Male gender	32	33	20	9	5	1	0	66	14	209
2018	Female gender	26	29	22	15	6	1	1	56	22	420
2017	Male gender	33	33	19	10	5	0	1	66	15	219
2017	Female gender	27	28	22	11	8	1	2	57	20	447

Question 70j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Competing or constantly changing priorities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	38	15	8	3	0	1	75	11	191
2020	Female gender	29	31	23	10	5	1	1	61	16	436
2019	Male gender	38	29	19	10	5	0	0	67	15	183
2019	Female gender	32	31	20	9	6	0	1	64	15	379
2018	Male gender	39	34	16	6	4	0	2	74	10	209
2018	Female gender	29	34	21	10	5	1	1	64	14	417
2017	Male gender	43	32	14	6	4	1	1	76	10	219
2017	Female gender	32	33	18	9	5	1	2	67	14	448

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	32	15	6	3	0	76	9	190
2020	Female gender	33	36	18	8	4	1	70	13	436
2019	Male gender	39	36	15	6	4	0	75	10	182
2019	Female gender	39	27	20	9	5	0	66	14	379
2018	Male gender	45	32	13	6	3	0	77	10	208
2018	Female gender	35	30	21	8	4	2	66	12	418
2017	Male gender	49	28	10	7	4	1	79	10	218
2017	Female gender	36	32	15	8	6	2	71	14	448

Question 70l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of recognition
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	27	9	5	4	0	0	81	9	191
2020	Female gender	36	26	16	12	8	0	1	63	20	435
2019	Male gender	45	29	16	6	4	0	0	74	10	182
2019	Female gender	38	23	17	8	14	1	0	61	22	376

Question 70m. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Feeling disconnected from colleagues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	26	25	11	6	0	0	58	17	191
2020	Female gender	20	28	26	15	9	0	1	49	24	436

Question 70n. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Information overload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	26	30	23	12	9	1	0	56	21	192
2020	Female gender	25	29	21	13	11	0	1	54	24	433
2019	Male gender	36	26	21	10	7	1	0	62	17	181
2019	Female gender	36	28	20	7	7	1	1	66	14	379
2018	Male gender	29	30	27	8	6	0	1	59	14	205
2018	Female gender	34	27	21	9	4	1	2	64	14	419
2017	Male gender	33	31	19	12	4	0	0	64	16	218
2017	Female gender	34	35	19	7	4	0	1	70	11	448

Question 70o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Physical work environment
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	29	17	6	7	0	1	69	14	191
2020	Female gender	34	28	24	8	4	0	1	63	13	435
2019	Male gender	53	25	14	4	3	0	1	80	7	183
2019	Female gender	49	23	16	6	4	0	1	74	10	378
2018	Male gender	53	26	14	4	3	0	1	80	6	208
2018	Female gender	49	22	15	5	6	1	2	73	11	417
2017	Male gender	58	23	9	5	3	0	1	82	9	218
2017	Female gender	51	25	13	6	4	0	1	77	10	452

Question 70p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Difficulty accessing my work tools or network (e.g., work email, work device, ergonomic equipment)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	24	29	28	13	6	0	0	53	19	191
2020	Female gender	20	32	25	13	9	0	0	52	22	436

Question 70q. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	77	13	5	0	3	0	2	92	3	190
2020	Female gender	60	17	11	5	4	0	3	81	8	437
2019	Male gender	82	8	5	1	1	1	3	94	1	183
2019	Female gender	66	12	7	3	3	1	7	85	7	378
2018	Male gender	78	10	5	2	2	0	3	91	4	209
2018	Female gender	64	16	9	2	3	1	6	85	5	418

Question 70r. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Harassment or discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	81	10	3	2	3	1	0	92	5	189
2020	Female gender	69	14	7	2	5	1	3	86	7	435
2019	Male gender	78	11	4	3	2	0	2	90	6	184
2019	Female gender	64	13	9	5	7	1	1	79	12	382
2018	Male gender	77	10	4	5	1	0	3	89	7	209
2018	Female gender	60	15	9	8	5	0	2	78	13	418
2017	Male gender	80	11	3	2	2	0	1	92	4	218
2017	Female gender	64	14	7	5	5	1	3	81	11	453

Question 70s. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with my co-worker(s)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	69	21	5	2	2	0	1	91	4	190
2020	Female gender	54	25	11	4	4	0	1	81	9	435
2019	Male gender	60	22	12	2	3	0	2	83	5	183
2019	Female gender	46	30	15	4	4	1	1	76	8	383
2018	Male gender	48	38	8	4	2	0	0	86	6	210
2018	Female gender	37	34	17	7	4	0	1	71	11	420
2017	Male gender	54	29	11	3	2	0	1	84	5	217
2017	Female gender	42	29	16	7	4	0	1	72	11	451

Question 70t. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	68	18	8	3	3	0	0	87	5	190
2020	Female gender	56	19	11	7	5	0	2	77	12	433
2019	Male gender	67	15	9	4	4	0	1	82	9	182
2019	Female gender	49	21	14	7	7	1	1	72	14	382
2018	Male gender	58	24	8	5	5	0	0	82	10	210
2018	Female gender	48	21	17	6	7	0	2	70	13	416
2017	Male gender	65	15	10	5	3	1	0	82	8	219
2017	Female gender	55	21	8	6	8	1	2	78	14	453

Question 70u. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	63	11	9	5	2	10	82	7	190
2020	Female gender	56	10	7	3	1	23	85	6	434
2019	Male gender	61	13	8	2	1	16	87	4	183
2019	Female gender	50	13	7	2	2	26	85	6	379
2018	Male gender	53	18	8	7	1	14	83	9	206
2018	Female gender	48	13	8	2	1	28	85	4	417
2017	Male gender	55	19	7	3	1	15	87	5	219
2017	Female gender	52	10	8	2	1	27	86	4	450

Question 70v. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with other individual(s) (e.g., members of the public, individuals from other departments or agencies)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	50	27	14	7	2	0	1	77	8	191
2020	Female gender	56	24	11	5	1	0	3	83	6	436
2019	Male gender	62	19	12	3	1	0	3	84	4	183
2019	Female gender	60	20	12	3	2	1	3	83	5	382
2018	Male gender	53	23	14	7	1	0	3	78	8	209
2018	Female gender	55	24	12	4	0	0	6	83	4	415
2017	Male gender	56	24	11	5	1	1	3	82	7	217
2017	Female gender	59	23	8	2	1	0	6	88	3	449

Question 70w. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of job security
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	79	15	3	2	1	0	0	94	3	191
2020	Female gender	79	11	3	2	2	1	2	93	4	437
2019	Male gender	81	8	5	2	2	1	2	91	4	184
2019	Female gender	78	11	4	2	3	0	3	91	5	380
2018	Male gender	70	17	5	4	1	0	4	90	5	208
2018	Female gender	69	15	5	3	4	0	4	88	7	419
2017	Male gender	78	11	6	1	2	1	2	91	3	219
2017	Female gender	73	13	5	1	3	1	4	91	3	451

Question 70x. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Personal issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	29	15	7	2	1	1	76	9	191
2020	Female gender	41	29	17	6	4	1	2	73	10	436
2019	Male gender	56	24	15	3	1	0	2	81	4	183
2019	Female gender	56	26	13	2	2	0	1	82	5	382
2018	Male gender	53	29	12	3	1	0	2	83	5	209
2018	Female gender	48	28	16	3	3	0	1	77	6	417
2017	Male gender	59	23	12	3	3	0	0	82	6	219
2017	Female gender	45	34	12	4	1	0	3	82	6	451

Question 71. To what extent is stress from the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacting your ability to carry out day-to-day work responsibilities?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	18	38	25	10	8	0	0	56	18	192
2020	Female gender	21	38	29	8	4	0	0	60	12	437

Question 72. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	4	25	37	24	10	0	0	29	34	192
2020	Female gender	7	24	36	22	10	0	0	31	32	436
2019	Male gender	5	25	42	17	11	0	0	30	29	184
2019	Female gender	8	23	39	17	13	0	0	31	29	383
2018	Male gender	6	27	43	15	8	0	0	33	23	210
2018	Female gender	8	24	37	20	11	0	0	32	31	422
2017	Male gender	8	19	43	19	10	0	0	27	30	219
2017	Female gender	6	23	40	19	10	1	1	29	30	452

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	28	39	17	5	0	21	40	191
2020	Female gender	16	27	35	15	5	0	20	44	434
2019	Male gender	11	26	38	19	5	0	24	38	183
2019	Female gender	20	24	36	13	7	0	20	43	381
2018	Male gender	8	23	40	22	6	0	28	32	206
2018	Female gender	17	24	37	15	6	1	22	41	414
2017	Male gender	7	17	48	20	7	0	27	24	216
2017	Female gender	12	27	39	14	7	0	21	39	450

Question 74. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	41	11	5	3	1	81	8	191
2020	Female gender	38	42	12	3	4	1	81	8	433
2019	Male gender	32	40	11	11	5	1	73	16	184
2019	Female gender	24	39	18	11	6	1	63	18	380
2018	Male gender	33	37	16	8	4	2	71	12	211
2018	Female gender	22	44	16	10	6	1	68	16	419
2017	Male gender	22	41	14	11	8	4	66	19	218
2017	Female gender	14	38	17	15	10	5	55	27	452

Question 75. I believe senior managers in my department or agency take adequate steps to support the mental health of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	36	14	3	6	2	0	77	9	190
2020	Female gender	36	35	14	7	5	3	0	73	13	433

Question 76. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my mental health.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	30	10	12	6	1	0	72	18	191
2020	Female gender	35	27	9	12	15	2	0	63	28	437

Question 77. My immediate supervisor supports my mental health and well-being.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	27	11	5	3	2	1	81	8	191
2020	Female gender	43	27	14	5	6	5	1	74	11	436

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

A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	35	17	8	6	1	0	68	14	192
2020	Female gender	27	30	17	12	12	2	0	57	25	435
2019	Male gender	22	35	13	15	13	2	1	58	29	184
2019	Female gender	16	30	16	18	19	1	0	47	38	382
2018	Male gender	24	30	17	17	9	2	0	56	27	210
2018	Female gender	16	31	21	17	13	1	0	48	31	419
2017	Male gender	20	42	12	14	11	1	1	62	25	218
2017	Female gender	12	33	20	18	14	3	0	47	33	453

Question 79a. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Clear and easy to understand.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	41	10	5	2	0	0	83	7	192
2020	Female gender	38	42	9	7	3	0	0	80	11	437

Question 79b. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Provided in a timely manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	40	8	7	2	0	0	83	8	192
2020	Female gender	41	39	7	8	3	1	0	81	12	437

Question 79c. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Relevant to the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	36	14	6	1	0	2	79	7	191
2020	Female gender	38	40	13	6	2	1	1	79	8	433

Question 79d. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Consistent with the information provided to me by my immediate supervisor.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	31	8	4	1	1	2	87	5	192
2020	Female gender	46	33	12	5	2	1	1	81	7	433

Question 79e. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Available in both official languages.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	60	10	8	0	3	14	5	86	4	192
2020	Female gender	57	13	8	2	1	14	6	87	3	435

Question 80. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, my department or agency has clearly communicated the mental health services and resources that are available to me.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	53	34	7	2	2	2	0	89	4	192
2020	Female gender	52	36	6	3	1	1	0	89	5	430

Question 81. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my physical health and safety.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	56	26	9	5	2	2	0	84	7	192
2020	Female gender	46	29	6	9	8	1	0	76	17	436

Question 82. I am satisfied with the measures my department or agency is taking to protect my physical health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	27	9	5	4	0	0	83	9	191
2020	Female gender	51	30	7	6	6	0	0	81	12	436

Question 84. I am equipped to support employees in my work unit who are experiencing mental health issues. (for supervisors)
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	25	48	7	20	0	0	0	72	20	45
2020	Female gender	26	45	7	14	5	1	1	73	20	78
2019	Male gender	28	52	4	15	0	0	0	80	15	46
2019	Female gender	10	56	11	17	0	6	0	70	18	56

Question 85. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, have you managed any employees who have been working remotely? (for supervisors)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	98	2	45
2020	Female gender	99	1	78

Question 86. My department or agency has provided me with adequate training and/or resources to manage a remote team during the COVID-19 pandemic. (for supervisors who manage employees who have been working remotely)
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	18	44	19	14	5	0	0	61	20	44
2020	Female gender	21	41	13	17	8	0	0	62	25	77

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Duty to Accommodate

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

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

Question 87. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, did you have workplace accommodation measures in place before the COVID-19 pandemic which are no longer being met?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	5	95	192
2020	Female gender	8	92	434

Question 88. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, have you requested workplace accommodation measures in the last two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	91	192
2020	Female gender	15	85	434
2019	Male gender	12	88	184
2019	Female gender	20	80	383
2017	Male gender	13	87	219
2017	Female gender	23	77	451
2014	Male gender	14	86	211
2014	Female gender	14	86	447

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

A barrier means anything — including anything physical, architectural, technological or attitudinal, anything that is based on information or communications or anything that is the result of a policy or a practice — that hinders the full and equal participation in society of persons with an impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment or a functional limitation.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	63	37	18
2020	Female gender	56	44	63

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	82	18	18
2020	Female gender	75	25	63
2019	Male gender	91	9	22
2019	Female gender	76	24	75
2017	Male gender	77	23	29
2017	Female gender	78	22	101
2014	Male gender	72	28	29
2014	Female gender	79	21	66

Question 91. I am satisfied with the workplace accommodation measures that were implemented.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	66	20	6	8	0	0	0	86	8	15
2020	Female gender	45	43	6	6	0	0	0	88	6	48
2019	Male gender	64	26	0	5	5	0	0	90	10	20
2019	Female gender	32	33	12	18	4	0	2	66	22	57
2017	Male gender	57	13	18	5	7	0	0	70	12	22
2017	Female gender	41	33	2	13	9	1	0	75	23	79
2014	Male gender	73	23	5	0	0	0	0	95	0	21
2014	Female gender	45	32	5	12	4	2	0	78	16	52

Question 92. I would feel comfortable requesting workplace accommodation measures from my immediate supervisor.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	31	7	4	3	3	5	85	8	192
2020	Female gender	44	30	8	6	4	3	4	80	11	436

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Compensation

Question 93. In the last 12 months, has your pay or other compensation been affected by issues with the Phoenix pay system?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	55	19	0	67	33	192
2020	Female gender	26	52	21	2	67	33	437

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

Question 94. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	52	52
2020	Female gender	38	62	112

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

Question 95. I am satisfied with the support (e.g., regular information, follow-up, making enquiries on my behalf, offering emergency or priority pay) I received from my department or agency to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	15	17	15	14	29	0	10	37	47	52
2020	Female gender	8	21	14	16	34	2	5	32	54	112

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

Question 96. I am satisfied with the support I received from the Pay Centre to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	11	4	16	60	0	2	18	78	52
2020	Female gender	3	11	11	15	55	2	3	15	74	113

Question 97. To what extent have issues with the Phoenix pay system affected your decision to seek or accept another position (e.g., deployment, promotion, secondment, assignment, acting assignment) within your organization or the federal public service?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	50	16	8	3	3	2	17	82	8	192
2020	Female gender	45	17	10	6	5	2	15	75	13	435
2019	Male gender	52	18	9	4	7	0	11	78	12	184
2019	Female gender	37	17	17	8	12	1	8	60	22	379
2018	Male gender	56	10	12	6	7	0	9	72	15	210
2018	Female gender	41	14	15	8	10	2	10	63	20	420

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01

2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Public Prosecution Service of Canada by Question 115. What is your gender?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

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

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

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

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

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

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

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 54. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

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

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

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

Question 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 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

Question 57i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture