2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Office of the Auditor General 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	39	48	3	8	2	0	0	87	10	171
2020	Female gender	41	49	2	7	1	0	0	90	8	300

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	78	17	3	2	1	0	95	3	171
2020	Female gender	83	13	2	2	0	0	96	2	300
2017	Male gender	72	22	3	3	0	1	94	3	176
2017	Female gender	83	15	1	0	0	0	98	1	313
2014	Male gender	83	17	0	0	0	0	99	1	176
2014	Female gender	82	16	2	0	0	0	98	0	308

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	32	42	14	10	1	0	74	12	169
2020	Female gender	35	53	5	6	0	0	89	6	300
2019	Male gender	51	34	7	5	3	0	85	8	146
2019	Female gender	58	35	2	3	2	0	93	5	276
2017	Male gender	59	28	6	5	2	1	88	7	177
2017	Female gender	55	33	4	7	1	0	88	8	313
2014	Male gender	63	30	5	2	0	0	93	3	176
2014	Female gender	60	29	3	6	2	0	89	8	308

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	34	14	11	2	0	0	73	13	170
2020	Female gender	38	45	7	9	1	0	0	83	10	299
2019	Male gender	31	41	13	10	5	0	1	72	15	144
2019	Female gender	35	47	8	10	1	0	0	82	10	275
2018	Male gender	36	43	11	7	3	1	0	79	10	153
2018	Female gender	37	51	3	8	1	0	0	88	9	298
2017	Male gender	39	40	8	9	5	0	0	78	14	177
2017	Female gender	41	42	5	11	2	0	0	83	12	313
2014	Male gender	30	45	9	11	4	0	0	76	15	176
2014	Female gender	35	40	10	9	4	0	1	76	14	308

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	49	36	8	5	1	1	86	6	171
2020	Female gender	52	35	6	8	0	0	87	8	297
2019	Male gender	55	30	8	4	3	0	86	6	145
2019	Female gender	59	33	4	3	1	0	92	5	274
2017	Male gender	64	25	7	3	1	0	90	3	177
2017	Female gender	59	32	5	3	1	0	91	4	313
2014	Male gender	57	34	7	2	0	0	91	2	176
2014	Female gender	56	36	4	3	1	0	92	4	308

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	49	33	8	8	2	1	0	83	9	171
2020	Female gender	44	40	8	7	1	0	0	84	8	300
2019	Male gender	43	36	11	6	3	0	1	80	10	146
2019	Female gender	49	36	5	7	3	0	0	85	10	275
2018	Male gender	41	37	10	9	3	0	1	78	12	151
2018	Female gender	46	38	5	7	3	0	0	85	10	298
2017	Male gender	45	36	7	8	4	1	0	81	12	177
2017	Female gender	42	34	7	10	6	0	0	77	16	313
2014	Male gender	43	38	10	6	4	0	0	81	9	176
2014	Female gender	43	36	8	9	5	0	0	79	13	308

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	40	35	16	6	3	75	9	171
2020	Female gender	47	39	9	4	1	86	5	300
2019	Male gender	28	44	16	7	5	72	12	146
2019	Female gender	47	40	6	6	1	87	7	276
2018	Male gender	34	37	14	8	7	71	15	153
2018	Female gender	44	44	7	3	1	88	5	295
2017	Male gender	34	48	12	3	4	81	7	177
2017	Female gender	44	42	6	6	2	86	8	312
2014	Male gender	29	49	17	3	2	78	5	176
2014	Female gender	37	48	8	4	3	85	7	308

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	38	14	10	3	0	1	73	13	170
2020	Female gender	34	43	11	8	4	0	0	77	12	300
2019	Male gender	26	38	19	10	6	1	0	64	16	146
2019	Female gender	31	45	10	10	4	0	0	76	14	276
2018	Male gender	23	43	19	8	6	1	1	66	15	153
2018	Female gender	30	42	15	10	3	0	0	72	13	298
2017	Male gender	27	43	20	6	4	1	0	70	10	177
2017	Female gender	35	36	14	12	3	0	0	70	16	312
2014	Male gender	22	38	21	15	4	0	0	60	19	176
2014	Female gender	30	37	16	13	4	1	0	67	17	308

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	47	10	9	2	1	79	11	170
2020	Female gender	36	46	10	8	1	0	82	9	297
2019	Male gender	28	42	13	13	4	0	70	17	145
2019	Female gender	32	51	9	7	1	0	82	8	275
2018	Male gender	27	49	13	7	4	0	76	11	153
2018	Female gender	39	43	10	7	1	0	82	8	298
2017	Male gender	32	47	11	8	2	0	79	10	177
2017	Female gender	36	48	10	4	2	0	84	6	312

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	39	6	2	0	92	2	171
2020	Female gender	57	36	5	1	1	93	2	300
2019	Male gender	50	38	6	5	1	88	6	145
2019	Female gender	56	36	4	4	1	92	5	276
2018	Male gender	55	37	6	2	1	92	3	154
2018	Female gender	60	34	3	2	1	94	3	297
2017	Male gender	51	43	3	2	1	94	3	177
2017	Female gender	57	32	6	3	2	90	5	312
2014	Male gender	49	42	7	1	1	91	2	176
2014	Female gender	56	36	5	3	1	91	4	308

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	34	41	12	8	4	0	76	12	171
2020	Female gender	40	42	9	5	2	0	83	8	300
2019	Male gender	26	43	16	7	8	0	69	15	146
2019	Female gender	40	38	10	9	2	0	79	12	275
2018	Male gender	28	47	13	8	3	1	76	11	154
2018	Female gender	35	43	12	7	2	0	79	9	297
2017	Male gender	33	44	13	7	3	0	77	9	176
2017	Female gender	40	36	11	9	4	0	76	13	311

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	52	33	9	6	0	85	6	170
2020	Female gender	53	38	6	2	1	91	3	297
2019	Male gender	39	40	15	3	3	79	6	145
2019	Female gender	54	36	7	1	1	91	2	274
2018	Male gender	44	37	12	6	2	81	8	153
2018	Female gender	56	35	7	1	1	91	2	295
2017	Male gender	48	37	11	4	1	85	4	176
2017	Female gender	56	36	4	3	1	93	3	313
2014	Male gender	60	33	5	1	1	92	2	176
2014	Female gender	68	24	6	1	1	92	2	308

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	40	10	8	2	1	79	10	171
2020	Female gender	36	44	11	8	2	0	79	10	299
2019	Male gender	32	45	11	7	5	0	77	12	145
2019	Female gender	40	39	9	10	2	0	79	12	271
2018	Male gender	33	49	10	7	2	0	82	9	154
2018	Female gender	38	39	13	9	1	0	77	10	297
2017	Male gender	39	43	8	8	1	0	83	9	176
2017	Female gender	42	37	9	8	4	0	80	12	313
2014	Male gender	33	43	17	6	1	0	76	7	176
2014	Female gender	28	43	12	11	6	0	71	17	307

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	35	18	7	4	1	70	11	171
2020	Female gender	47	38	10	4	1	0	85	5	300
2019	Male gender	32	40	13	8	7	0	72	15	146
2019	Female gender	47	33	10	7	3	0	80	10	276
2018	Male gender	32	41	15	5	7	0	73	12	154
2018	Female gender	38	41	12	7	2	0	80	9	294
2017	Male gender	36	39	14	7	4	0	75	11	175
2017	Female gender	43	37	9	8	3	0	80	11	313
2014	Male gender	37	40	11	12	1	0	76	13	176
2014	Female gender	37	41	9	7	5	0	78	13	308

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	42	12	8	1	1	79	9	170
2020	Female gender	40	45	8	5	1	0	85	6	296
2019	Male gender	31	45	11	8	5	0	76	13	143
2019	Female gender	40	43	10	4	1	0	84	6	275
2018	Male gender	34	39	15	8	3	1	74	12	154
2018	Female gender	38	44	10	6	1	0	83	8	297
2017	Male gender	37	43	13	5	2	0	81	7	176
2017	Female gender	42	40	8	6	3	1	83	9	313
2014	Male gender	45	39	11	3	1	0	85	4	176
2014	Female gender	43	40	8	4	4	2	84	8	308

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	40	39	13	6	1	80	7	171
2020	Female gender	50	39	6	3	2	90	4	300
2019	Male gender	32	48	10	6	3	80	10	145
2019	Female gender	48	40	9	3	1	88	3	276
2018	Male gender	35	43	11	7	4	78	11	154
2018	Female gender	49	38	8	4	1	87	5	298
2017	Male gender	39	44	9	5	3	83	9	175
2017	Female gender	46	40	7	4	2	87	6	313
2014	Male gender	42	41	10	5	2	83	7	176
2014	Female gender	51	37	7	3	2	88	6	308

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	28	43	17	9	3	0	71	13	170
2020	Female gender	28	37	21	9	6	0	65	15	299
2019	Male gender	32	32	24	7	5	0	64	12	145
2019	Female gender	31	39	17	10	4	0	70	13	274
2018	Male gender	23	45	23	6	2	1	69	8	154
2018	Female gender	28	36	20	12	3	0	64	16	298
2017	Male gender	24	46	18	11	1	0	69	12	177
2017	Female gender	26	36	22	12	3	0	62	16	313
2014	Male gender	25	43	19	8	4	0	69	12	176
2014	Female gender	25	48	18	6	3	0	73	9	308

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	7	17	38	27	10	0	1	37	24	171
2020	Female gender	5	19	41	26	9	0	0	34	25	300
2019	Male gender	7	21	29	32	8	2	1	41	29	144
2019	Female gender	9	24	31	26	9	0	0	36	33	275
2018	Male gender	5	20	37	29	9	0	1	38	25	154
2018	Female gender	6	21	40	23	10	0	0	33	27	297
2017	Male gender	5	17	40	24	10	1	3	35	23	177
2017	Female gender	7	19	36	24	11	0	3	36	27	312
2014	Male gender	2	18	38	27	12	1	2	40	21	176
2014	Female gender	5	17	32	32	11	0	3	45	22	307

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	2	8	20	41	28	0	1	70	10	171
2020	Female gender	1	10	19	43	24	2	0	69	12	299
2019	Male gender	7	18	32	27	14	1	2	42	25	144
2019	Female gender	8	19	29	24	19	0	1	44	27	275
2018	Male gender	3	12	28	38	17	1	2	56	15	153
2018	Female gender	3	16	22	35	22	1	1	58	20	295
2017	Male gender	3	9	21	32	30	1	5	65	12	177
2017	Female gender	5	8	23	34	26	1	4	63	13	312
2014	Male gender	2	7	26	42	20	0	3	63	10	174
2014	Female gender	3	8	22	36	27	1	4	65	12	306

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	11	17	33	28	7	2	1	37	29	171
2020	Female gender	8	16	36	26	12	1	1	39	25	299
2019	Male gender	5	17	36	26	10	4	2	38	24	146
2019	Female gender	9	14	37	25	13	1	1	39	24	275
2018	Male gender	9	14	34	28	13	1	1	41	24	153
2018	Female gender	8	20	34	23	14	0	1	38	28	295
2017	Male gender	8	21	28	25	15	1	3	41	31	177
2017	Female gender	10	21	36	21	11	0	2	32	31	311
2014	Male gender	9	20	37	22	11	0	1	33	29	176
2014	Female gender	9	16	34	25	13	0	3	39	26	307

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	6	14	32	35	11	0	1	47	21	170
2020	Female gender	6	17	37	32	9	0	0	40	23	298
2019	Male gender	6	12	38	32	10	3	0	43	18	146
2019	Female gender	3	15	37	33	11	0	0	44	19	275
2018	Male gender	5	11	37	36	10	1	1	46	16	154
2018	Female gender	7	17	39	27	9	0	0	36	24	295
2017	Male gender	6	11	36	33	12	1	1	46	17	176
2017	Female gender	8	12	41	25	12	0	2	38	21	312
2014	Male gender	8	10	35	28	19	0	1	47	17	176
2014	Female gender	6	14	34	30	14	0	1	44	21	308

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	10	17	31	31	10	1	1	42	27	171
2020	Female gender	9	23	33	23	10	0	1	34	33	300
2019	Male gender	16	19	28	23	9	3	2	34	37	146
2019	Female gender	14	22	35	15	12	0	1	28	37	275
2018	Male gender	11	29	37	15	7	1	1	22	40	154
2018	Female gender	18	25	31	18	7	0	1	25	44	295
2017	Male gender	14	21	33	18	10	2	2	30	36	177
2017	Female gender	18	23	31	16	9	0	3	25	43	312
2014	Male gender	11	22	30	23	14	0	1	37	33	176
2014	Female gender	10	16	37	22	13	1	2	36	27	308

Question 18f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	8	30	35	17	1	4	54	15	171
2020	Female gender	3	13	29	32	18	3	2	53	17	297
2019	Male gender	18	25	27	16	9	5	0	27	45	145
2019	Female gender	11	22	32	21	12	1	1	33	34	272
2018	Male gender	13	21	31	22	10	1	2	34	35	154
2018	Female gender	11	24	31	22	10	2	1	33	35	296
2017	Male gender	7	14	26	23	19	7	4	47	24	176
2017	Female gender	9	18	32	22	14	2	3	38	28	313
2014	Male gender	4	6	19	43	25	1	1	70	10	176
2014	Female gender	3	7	29	33	22	3	4	59	10	306

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	9	15	43	22	8	1	2	31	25	170
2020	Female gender	4	19	41	24	9	3	0	34	24	300
2019	Male gender	11	15	38	22	11	3	1	34	27	145
2019	Female gender	7	19	45	20	8	0	0	29	26	272
2018	Male gender	10	21	38	25	4	1	1	30	31	154
2018	Female gender	10	18	40	20	12	1	0	32	28	296
2017	Male gender	9	13	38	25	10	2	3	37	23	175
2017	Female gender	9	18	41	20	9	2	2	29	28	313
2014	Male gender	10	21	34	18	15	0	1	34	31	176
2014	Female gender	9	14	33	24	15	2	3	41	24	308

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	18	35	23	12	2	36	29	171
2020	Female gender	5	24	44	20	7	0	28	28	300
2019	Male gender	12	18	34	21	14	1	36	30	146
2019	Female gender	8	21	40	22	8	1	30	30	273

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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	25	38	16	6	2	7	6	73	9	171
2020	Female gender	29	35	17	7	3	5	4	70	11	300
2019	Male gender	30	28	11	6	5	11	10	73	13	144
2019	Female gender	34	32	11	12	4	4	2	71	17	275
2018	Male gender	23	41	13	7	3	9	4	74	12	154
2018	Female gender	23	34	16	14	4	5	3	63	20	298
2017	Male gender	31	37	12	8	3	6	3	74	13	176
2017	Female gender	28	36	11	12	5	3	5	69	19	313
2014	Male gender	31	40	14	8	2	4	1	75	10	176
2014	Female gender	28	32	15	12	8	2	3	63	21	308

Question 20. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	58	31	5	4	1	1	89	5	170
2020	Female gender	57	30	7	3	2	0	87	6	298
2019	Male gender	53	29	8	4	3	2	84	8	146
2019	Female gender	51	32	5	8	3	0	84	11	276
2018	Male gender	52	31	8	3	5	1	84	8	153
2018	Female gender	47	35	10	5	2	0	83	7	298
2017	Male gender	49	35	7	7	2	0	84	9	177
2017	Female gender	51	34	6	5	4	0	85	8	313
2014	Male gender	46	37	6	9	1	0	84	10	176
2014	Female gender	46	32	7	11	5	0	77	16	308

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	61	33	5	0	0	0	95	0	170
2020	Female gender	68	25	3	2	1	0	94	3	300
2019	Male gender	61	34	1	2	1	1	95	3	145
2019	Female gender	61	28	5	5	1	0	89	6	275
2018	Male gender	62	27	7	2	1	1	90	3	153
2018	Female gender	58	34	3	4	1	0	92	5	298
2017	Male gender	54	38	5	1	2	0	92	3	176
2017	Female gender	55	38	2	5	0	0	92	6	313
2014	Male gender	49	43	4	2	0	1	93	2	176
2014	Female gender	56	33	5	5	1	0	88	6	307

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	39	10	4	1	0	1	86	4	170
2020	Female gender	56	34	6	3	1	0	0	90	4	299
2019	Male gender	46	36	11	2	3	1	0	83	6	146
2019	Female gender	51	38	6	4	1	0	0	89	5	275
2018	Male gender	43	37	9	5	2	2	1	83	7	154
2018	Female gender	47	44	6	3	0	0	0	91	3	296

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	47	19	10	3	4	12	4	78	9	171
2020	Female gender	51	28	7	3	2	6	3	87	5	300

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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	48	29	12	3	2	1	4	81	6	171
2020	Female gender	58	29	8	1	2	0	3	89	3	299
2019	Male gender	42	36	9	7	3	1	2	81	10	146
2019	Female gender	55	26	11	1	3	0	4	84	4	276

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	38	36	15	7	3	0	1	75	10	171
2020	Female gender	39	40	10	8	3	0	1	80	11	299
2019	Male gender	37	32	15	8	5	1	1	71	14	146
2019	Female gender	38	41	9	9	3	0	0	79	12	274
2018	Male gender	32	45	13	6	2	0	2	79	8	152
2018	Female gender	44	36	8	9	2	1	0	82	11	297
2017	Male gender	39	42	9	7	1	0	1	82	9	177
2017	Female gender	43	40	8	6	2	0	0	83	8	312
2014	Male gender	35	43	14	5	1	0	0	79	7	176
2014	Female gender	44	35	10	8	3	0	0	79	12	308

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	49	30	9	5	4	2	1	82	9	170
2020	Female gender	55	31	7	4	1	1	1	87	5	297

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	47	34	11	6	1	0	1	82	7	171
2020	Female gender	54	33	6	7	1	0	0	87	8	299
2019	Male gender	50	30	10	5	3	1	1	81	8	146
2019	Female gender	50	33	7	7	2	0	0	83	9	272
2018	Male gender	41	43	9	5	2	0	1	84	7	152
2018	Female gender	51	32	5	9	2	0	0	83	12	293
2017	Male gender	39	46	6	7	1	0	1	86	8	177
2017	Female gender	50	32	5	8	4	0	0	83	12	313
2014	Male gender	42	42	6	7	2	0	0	85	9	175
2014	Female gender	48	36	7	5	4	0	0	84	9	308

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	53	47	170
2020	Female gender	53	47	300

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	69	20	3	1	1	3	3	95	2	171
2020	Female gender	74	14	2	1	0	3	5	96	2	299

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	55	27	13	4	1	0	0	82	5	171
2020	Female gender	58	28	5	6	2	0	0	86	8	300
2019	Male gender	49	30	9	8	3	0	1	80	12	146
2019	Female gender	53	33	8	4	2	1	0	86	6	276
2018	Male gender	43	34	11	7	4	0	1	78	11	152
2018	Female gender	53	30	8	5	4	0	0	83	9	298
2017	Male gender	48	32	10	7	2	0	1	80	10	177
2017	Female gender	57	28	6	6	3	0	0	84	9	311
2014	Male gender	45	37	8	7	2	0	1	82	10	176
2014	Female gender	48	34	9	7	2	0	0	82	9	308

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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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	30	6	4	1	5	88	5	171
2020	Female gender	61	28	5	3	2	1	91	5	299
2019	Male gender	46	32	8	6	4	4	81	10	146
2019	Female gender	45	34	11	4	3	2	81	8	275
2018	Male gender	42	37	7	7	3	3	82	11	154
2018	Female gender	40	40	7	7	4	2	81	12	298
2017	Male gender	41	37	8	9	2	3	81	11	175
2017	Female gender	43	34	9	10	4	1	78	13	313
2014	Male gender	38	45	10	4	1	1	85	5	176
2014	Female gender	37	41	8	9	3	1	79	13	308

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	43	30	14	9	3	2	74	12	170
2020	Female gender	51	32	8	7	1	1	83	8	299
2019	Male gender	31	30	16	14	9	0	61	23	146
2019	Female gender	29	38	14	14	5	0	68	19	275
2018	Male gender	30	33	18	10	8	1	63	18	153
2018	Female gender	35	34	11	12	7	1	69	19	298
2017	Male gender	26	41	16	12	3	1	68	16	177
2017	Female gender	33	36	12	11	6	1	70	17	313
2014	Male gender	30	42	11	11	5	0	72	16	176
2014	Female gender	32	40	13	10	4	0	73	14	307

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	25	35	17	11	8	4	63	20	171
2020	Female gender	31	35	13	16	3	2	67	20	299
2019	Male gender	20	29	17	16	16	2	50	32	145
2019	Female gender	15	42	17	16	8	2	57	25	275
2018	Male gender	20	32	21	14	10	4	54	24	152
2018	Female gender	19	39	16	15	10	1	59	25	299
2017	Male gender	15	34	24	17	6	4	51	24	176
2017	Female gender	22	35	17	17	7	3	58	25	312
2014	Male gender	15	39	19	19	8	1	55	27	175
2014	Female gender	20	37	18	16	6	2	59	23	308

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	32	41	12	12	2	1	73	15	171
2020	Female gender	34	38	13	10	4	0	73	14	299
2019	Male gender	21	32	17	15	13	2	54	29	146
2019	Female gender	16	39	18	18	9	2	55	27	275
2018	Male gender	16	36	24	16	7	1	53	23	153
2018	Female gender	18	42	14	16	10	1	60	26	299
2017	Male gender	21	41	18	11	6	2	64	17	177
2017	Female gender	20	42	14	15	8	1	62	24	313
2014	Male gender	20	47	18	10	4	0	67	14	175
2014	Female gender	17	41	17	18	6	2	59	24	308

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	64	23	6	4	0	0	3	89	5	171
2020	Female gender	62	25	8	2	0	1	1	89	2	300
2019	Male gender	57	30	7	1	2	2	1	90	3	146
2019	Female gender	57	29	10	1	1	1	1	88	2	275

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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	37	42	12	8	1	0	79	9	171
2020	Female gender	44	45	6	4	1	0	89	5	299
2019	Male gender	24	45	15	10	6	0	69	16	146
2019	Female gender	29	44	13	9	5	0	74	14	275
2018	Male gender	32	43	16	8	2	1	75	9	151
2018	Female gender	38	41	10	7	2	1	80	10	294
2017	Male gender	26	50	16	6	3	0	75	9	176
2017	Female gender	36	43	12	7	2	1	79	8	313
2014	Male gender	29	42	15	10	3	0	72	13	176
2014	Female gender	37	42	10	8	2	0	80	10	308

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	21	43	15	13	7	1	65	20	169
2020	Female gender	21	49	9	16	3	2	71	20	296
2019	Male gender	16	30	20	21	13	1	45	34	146
2019	Female gender	14	37	17	20	11	1	52	31	274

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	42	36	13	5	1	2	1	80	7	171
2020	Female gender	51	29	9	8	1	1	1	82	9	297
2019	Male gender	48	38	5	4	3	1	2	88	7	145
2019	Female gender	43	38	8	9	2	0	0	81	11	276
2018	Male gender	52	37	6	1	1	1	1	91	3	150
2018	Female gender	53	32	7	6	2	1	0	86	7	296
2017	Male gender	49	38	8	3	1	1	0	88	4	176
2017	Female gender	52	33	6	5	1	3	0	88	6	312
2014	Male gender	54	35	5	4	1	0	1	90	5	176
2014	Female gender	53	32	7	5	3	1	0	86	8	308

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	38	9	3	0	0	87	4	170
2020	Female gender	49	36	9	5	0	1	86	5	296
2019	Male gender	49	35	9	3	3	1	85	6	144
2019	Female gender	46	36	11	5	1	1	83	7	274
2018	Male gender	53	34	9	2	1	0	87	4	149
2018	Female gender	50	33	9	5	2	1	84	7	295

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	31	26	14	8	6	12	4	66	17	171
2020	Female gender	29	25	18	10	3	10	4	63	16	299
2019	Male gender	26	27	11	9	8	14	3	65	21	145
2019	Female gender	21	30	16	14	7	8	3	58	24	276
2018	Male gender	30	25	13	11	6	12	3	65	20	150
2018	Female gender	29	24	17	12	7	8	2	60	21	296
2017	Male gender	25	22	22	7	6	17	2	57	16	176
2017	Female gender	18	27	14	14	11	12	4	54	29	313
2014	Male gender	26	30	19	5	8	8	3	63	15	176
2014	Female gender	20	27	14	14	13	9	4	54	31	308

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	36	16	11	2	1	71	13	171
2020	Female gender	29	45	12	9	3	2	76	12	297
2019	Male gender	30	33	16	11	10	0	63	21	145
2019	Female gender	28	40	13	14	4	1	69	18	275
2018	Male gender	30	39	14	10	6	1	70	16	149
2018	Female gender	28	42	11	11	6	2	72	17	296
2017	Male gender	36	43	11	6	3	2	80	9	177
2017	Female gender	38	40	10	9	4	1	78	12	310
2014	Male gender	26	41	15	12	6	0	67	18	176
2014	Female gender	31	35	13	13	7	1	67	20	308

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	30	28	14	9	16	2	1	59	26	171
2020	Female gender	27	34	16	12	6	1	3	64	19	300
2019	Male gender	30	24	14	14	15	1	2	56	30	146
2019	Female gender	27	31	12	18	10	1	2	59	28	276
2018	Male gender	29	27	15	11	9	5	4	61	22	151
2018	Female gender	24	34	14	11	14	2	2	60	25	293
2017	Male gender	27	35	18	9	10	1	1	63	19	176
2017	Female gender	27	30	12	16	11	2	2	60	28	313
2014	Male gender	13	20	21	16	26	0	3	35	44	175
2014	Female gender	12	19	14	20	33	1	2	32	54	308

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	47	25	13	4	5	1	5	77	9	171
2020	Female gender	50	23	16	5	3	0	3	75	9	300
2019	Male gender	51	26	11	3	5	0	4	80	9	145
2019	Female gender	53	26	11	4	3	0	2	81	7	275

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	55	20	13	4	2	0	4	79	6	171
2020	Female gender	55	26	12	4	1	0	2	83	5	300
2019	Male gender	53	22	13	5	2	1	5	79	7	145
2019	Female gender	54	24	12	4	1	2	3	81	6	274

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	75	9	2	2	3	3	6	93	6	169
2020	Female gender	84	6	3	0	1	1	4	96	1	299
2019	Male gender	80	5	3	1	1	5	4	95	2	145
2019	Female gender	85	7	1	0	2	2	3	97	2	274

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	73	10	4	1	1	1	9	93	2	171
2020	Female gender	80	7	3	1	1	2	6	95	2	299
2019	Male gender	84	4	1	0	2	2	7	96	2	145
2019	Female gender	84	4	1	0	0	1	8	98	1	275

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	27	43	15	8	2	4	1	74	11	170
2020	Female gender	33	50	10	7	1	1	0	83	7	300
2019	Male gender	18	55	11	9	4	3	0	75	14	146
2019	Female gender	25	52	10	9	1	2	0	79	11	276
2018	Male gender	26	41	18	5	4	6	0	71	9	149
2018	Female gender	26	48	15	7	2	1	0	75	10	295
2017	Male gender	29	39	21	7	2	2	0	69	9	176
2017	Female gender	27	45	14	10	3	2	0	73	13	313

Question 45. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	36	14	5	1	1	1	79	6	169
2020	Female gender	40	44	8	6	1	1	0	85	7	298
2019	Male gender	37	41	12	4	5	1	0	79	9	144
2019	Female gender	40	41	9	7	1	1	0	82	8	275
2018	Male gender	45	40	8	4	2	1	0	85	6	153
2018	Female gender	47	42	5	4	1	1	0	90	5	295
2017	Male gender	40	45	9	4	0	1	0	86	4	177
2017	Female gender	42	40	9	5	2	2	0	84	7	311
2014	Male gender	50	37	9	4	0	0	0	87	4	176
2014	Female gender	48	39	8	3	1	1	0	87	5	307

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	42	33	14	5	1	4	1	78	7	171
2020	Female gender	43	38	9	7	1	2	0	83	7	299
2019	Male gender	53	32	8	4	2	1	0	86	5	146
2019	Female gender	50	34	10	4	1	1	0	85	5	273
2018	Male gender	49	32	16	1	0	2	0	83	1	153
2018	Female gender	46	39	9	3	1	2	0	87	4	296
2017	Male gender	45	40	10	1	1	2	0	88	2	176
2017	Female gender	46	39	10	3	1	2	0	86	4	312
2014	Male gender	54	36	5	1	0	3	0	93	2	176
2014	Female gender	55	33	7	1	1	3	0	90	2	308

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	32	24	24	6	3	10	1	62	11	170
2020	Female gender	28	32	19	12	2	7	0	64	15	300

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	48	24	13	6	2	5	3	77	9	171
2020	Female gender	50	29	8	6	1	4	2	83	8	299

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	61	28	6	4	0	1	89	5	171
2020	Female gender	68	28	2	2	1	0	96	2	300
2019	Male gender	54	33	7	4	1	0	87	6	145
2019	Female gender	63	29	4	3	0	0	92	4	274
2018	Male gender	56	35	5	1	2	0	92	4	153
2018	Female gender	57	34	6	2	1	0	92	3	296
2017	Male gender	53	37	6	4	0	0	90	4	176
2017	Female gender	58	32	6	2	2	0	90	4	311
2014	Male gender	57	37	5	1	0	0	94	1	176
2014	Female gender	58	35	2	3	1	0	93	5	308

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	53	29	10	7	1	1	82	8	171
2020	Female gender	63	27	5	3	1	0	90	4	298
2019	Male gender	39	32	16	6	7	0	71	13	144
2019	Female gender	47	30	14	8	1	0	77	10	276
2018	Male gender	40	41	10	4	5	0	81	9	152
2018	Female gender	48	31	11	6	2	1	80	9	296
2017	Male gender	41	35	16	5	2	0	76	8	177
2017	Female gender	45	35	11	6	4	0	80	10	312
2014	Male gender	40	45	8	4	1	1	87	5	176
2014	Female gender	51	36	6	5	3	0	87	7	308

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	49	33	9	6	3	1	83	8	170
2020	Female gender	61	31	3	4	1	1	93	5	297
2019	Male gender	36	36	12	7	8	0	72	15	145
2019	Female gender	47	31	12	8	2	0	78	11	274
2018	Male gender	35	46	9	7	4	0	80	11	152
2018	Female gender	48	34	11	5	3	0	82	8	295
2017	Male gender	36	43	11	6	3	1	80	10	177
2017	Female gender	40	40	10	6	4	0	80	10	313
2014	Male gender	41	42	7	7	3	0	83	10	176
2014	Female gender	47	38	7	5	3	0	85	8	308

Question 52. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	23	15	5	6	4	0	72	12	171
2020	Female gender	57	26	8	4	3	1	0	84	8	300
2019	Male gender	34	27	19	9	10	1	0	62	19	146
2019	Female gender	40	31	14	9	4	3	0	73	13	275
2018	Male gender	34	32	21	6	5	3	0	67	11	153
2018	Female gender	43	23	19	9	5	1	1	67	14	295
2017	Male gender	38	23	23	9	4	2	1	63	13	177
2017	Female gender	40	26	16	9	5	3	1	69	15	313
2014	Male gender	38	31	17	9	3	3	0	71	12	176
2014	Female gender	39	28	17	8	5	3	0	69	14	308

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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	16	48	36	171
2020	Female gender	13	56	31	300
2019	Male gender	24	41	35	146
2019	Female gender	17	45	39	276
2018	Male gender	19	47	34	154
2018	Female gender	15	47	38	297
2017	Male gender	17	51	31	177
2017	Female gender	17	46	37	312
2014	Male gender	15	54	31	176
2014	Female gender	14	55	31	308

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	10	26	42	15	7	0	27
2020	Female gender	14	40	32	7	3	4	39
2019	Male gender	11	23	41	16	6	3	35
2019	Female gender	12	28	48	4	0	7	46
2018	Male gender	20	18	40	14	0	7	31
2018	Female gender	16	16	61	2	0	4	46
2017	Male gender	16	7	44	26	0	6	31
2017	Female gender	18	18	49	9	0	6	52
2014	Male gender	26	7	25	42	9999	0	27
2014	Female gender	21	19	29	22	9999	8	42

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Harassment

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

Question 55. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	93	171
2020	Female gender	5	95	300
2019	Male gender	8	92	146
2019	Female gender	7	93	276
2018	Male gender	6	94	153
2018	Female gender	11	89	297

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	61	12
2020	Female gender	37	63	16

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	64	36	12
2020	Female gender	54	46	16
2019	Male gender	48	52	12
2019	Female gender	46	54	19

Question 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	12
2020	Female gender	100	16
2019	Male gender	100	12
2019	Female gender	100	19
2018	Male gender	100	11
2018	Female gender	100	34

Question 56f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	12
2020	Female gender	100	16
2019	Male gender	100	12
2019	Female gender	100	19
2018	Male gender	100	11
2018	Female gender	100	34

Question 56g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	12
2020	Female gender	0	100	16

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	45	55	11
2018	Female gender	33	67	34

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	48	52	11
2018	Female gender	31	69	34

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	12
2020	Female gender	40	60	16

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	12
2020	Female gender	100	16
2019	Male gender	100	12
2019	Female gender	100	19
2018	Male gender	100	11
2018	Female gender	100	34

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	12
2020	Female gender	0	100	16

Question 57j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	12
2019	Female gender	0	100	19

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	46	12
2020	Female gender	50	50	16

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
2019	Male gender	46	54	12
2019	Female gender	43	57	19
2018	Male gender	55	45	11
2018	Female gender	63	37	34

Question 58c. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	12
2020	Female gender	33	67	16

Question 58f. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	100	12
2019	Female gender	100	19
2018	Male gender	100	11
2018	Female gender	100	34

Question 59a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	12
2019	Female gender	0	100	19

Question 59b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	47	53	11
2018	Female gender	18	82	33

Question 59c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	12
2019	Female gender	0	100	19

Question 59f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	12
2019	Female gender	0	100	19

Question 59h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	100	12
2019	Female gender	100	19
2018	Male gender	100	11
2018	Female gender	100	33

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
2019	Male gender	58	42	12
2019	Female gender	42	58	19

Question 59m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	100	12
2019	Female gender	100	19
2018	Male gender	100	11
2018	Female gender	100	33

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
2019	Male gender	42	58	12
2019	Female gender	59	41	19
2018	Male gender	57	43	11
2018	Female gender	60	40	33

Question 59o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	100	12
2019	Female gender	100	19
2018	Male gender	100	11
2018	Female gender	100	33

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	0	100	11
2018	Female gender	15	85	33

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	25	10	13	3	2	38	8	66	10	171
2020	Female gender	16	14	16	6	2	38	8	55	16	299
2019	Male gender	21	12	12	4	3	37	12	63	13	146
2019	Female gender	19	16	15	7	3	33	7	58	17	276
2018	Male gender	25	10	14	3	2	38	7	64	10	154
2018	Female gender	19	18	13	5	4	31	9	62	16	298
2017	Male gender	18	16	14	3	1	39	9	65	9	176
2017	Female gender	17	17	17	3	2	32	11	61	9	312
2014	Male gender	19	14	13	5	1	35	12	62	13	176
2014	Female gender	16	12	16	7	5	35	10	50	21	308

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	44	26	14	2	1	11	1	81	4	169
2020	Female gender	37	34	14	6	2	8	0	77	8	299
2019	Male gender	42	30	9	3	1	11	3	85	5	146
2019	Female gender	40	32	11	7	1	8	0	79	9	276
2018	Male gender	37	33	13	5	1	10	1	78	7	154
2018	Female gender	40	34	17	5	2	4	0	76	6	298
2017	Male gender	36	38	13	2	1	9	0	82	4	176
2017	Female gender	38	35	11	3	1	10	2	83	5	313
2014	Male gender	41	33	14	2	0	9	1	82	3	176
2014	Female gender	32	29	18	5	3	11	1	70	10	308

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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	171
2020	Female gender	3	97	299
2019	Male gender	5	95	146
2019	Female gender	3	97	276

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	26	8	17	3	2	38	6	62	8	170
2020	Female gender	18	14	17	2	1	41	6	61	6	297
2019	Male gender	22	11	11	1	1	45	9	71	6	146
2019	Female gender	20	13	16	2	1	40	8	64	5	276
2018	Male gender	27	9	12	0	0	43	9	76	0	152
2018	Female gender	19	14	17	1	2	36	12	63	4	298
2017	Male gender	19	15	14	1	1	42	9	68	2	177
2017	Female gender	19	14	14	1	1	39	13	67	3	313
2014	Male gender	23	17	11	2	0	36	9	74	5	176
2014	Female gender	14	14	15	2	1	43	11	61	7	308

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	44	25	15	3	1	11	1	79	4	171
2020	Female gender	39	30	16	3	1	11	0	78	4	299
2019	Male gender	42	28	8	3	1	14	4	85	5	146
2019	Female gender	41	33	13	1	1	10	0	83	2	274
2018	Male gender	40	38	10	1	0	10	1	88	1	153
2018	Female gender	39	33	17	2	1	7	1	79	3	299
2017	Male gender	37	37	12	1	1	12	1	85	1	176
2017	Female gender	36	34	11	2	0	14	3	84	3	313
2014	Male gender	46	31	9	1	0	11	1	88	2	176
2014	Female gender	33	32	14	2	1	16	2	80	4	308

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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	54	18	13	7	7	1	0	73	13	171
2020	Female gender	60	20	15	4	2	0	0	79	6	298

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	53	25	16	3	3	1	0	79	6	171
2020	Female gender	56	31	9	3	1	0	0	87	5	299
2019	Male gender	50	25	10	7	5	0	2	76	13	146
2019	Female gender	51	32	10	2	5	0	0	83	8	273
2018	Male gender	42	32	13	7	4	1	1	76	12	152
2018	Female gender	43	30	17	5	4	0	0	74	9	296
2017	Male gender	48	21	18	4	5	2	1	71	10	176
2017	Female gender	48	35	13	2	2	0	1	83	4	311

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	13	27	33	18	9	1	0	40	27	171
2020	Female gender	10	25	28	26	11	0	0	35	37	299
2019	Male gender	13	35	27	14	8	0	2	49	23	146
2019	Female gender	14	25	31	16	13	0	0	39	29	273
2018	Male gender	9	26	37	20	8	1	0	35	27	152
2018	Female gender	10	23	28	23	15	0	0	33	39	296
2017	Male gender	9	23	41	15	12	0	1	32	27	177
2017	Female gender	10	21	29	20	20	0	0	31	40	312

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	18	36	29	7	10	1	0	54	17	171
2020	Female gender	21	28	28	15	7	0	0	50	22	299
2019	Male gender	17	40	20	13	8	0	2	58	21	146
2019	Female gender	21	34	25	13	7	0	0	54	20	274
2018	Male gender	12	39	26	14	7	1	1	52	22	151
2018	Female gender	15	33	27	15	8	0	1	49	23	296
2017	Male gender	14	37	31	11	6	0	1	52	17	177
2017	Female gender	15	26	32	17	9	0	0	41	27	310

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	23	22	32	10	10	2	1	47	20	170
2020	Female gender	18	25	31	15	9	0	1	44	25	296
2019	Male gender	12	26	28	17	15	0	2	39	32	146
2019	Female gender	16	26	30	14	14	0	0	42	28	273
2018	Male gender	12	27	26	20	15	0	0	39	35	152
2018	Female gender	11	30	22	20	16	1	0	41	36	294
2017	Male gender	12	27	27	18	14	0	1	40	32	177
2017	Female gender	14	24	26	20	15	1	1	38	36	313

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	31	33	20	8	7	1	1	65	15	171
2020	Female gender	28	32	17	14	7	0	1	61	21	297
2019	Male gender	35	30	18	7	7	0	3	66	15	146
2019	Female gender	36	30	20	8	5	0	0	67	13	274
2018	Male gender	24	35	24	10	5	1	1	61	15	152
2018	Female gender	31	27	24	10	9	0	0	58	19	297
2017	Male gender	29	33	23	8	7	0	1	62	15	177
2017	Female gender	26	28	19	15	12	0	1	55	26	312

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	24	33	20	14	9	1	0	57	23	171
2020	Female gender	21	32	23	14	9	0	0	54	23	299
2019	Male gender	27	29	23	11	7	0	2	58	19	146
2019	Female gender	30	27	22	12	8	0	0	58	20	275
2018	Male gender	26	26	28	10	10	0	0	52	20	151
2018	Female gender	29	20	26	14	10	0	0	50	24	294
2017	Male gender	26	37	19	13	6	0	0	63	18	177
2017	Female gender	26	23	25	17	10	0	0	49	26	311

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	31	27	18	9	8	1	5	62	18	170
2020	Female gender	33	27	15	14	6	0	4	64	21	299

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	32	37	15	12	2	1	1	71	14	169
2020	Female gender	36	33	20	8	2	1	1	70	10	298
2019	Male gender	31	36	18	8	4	0	3	69	13	145
2019	Female gender	31	38	19	10	2	0	0	70	11	272
2018	Male gender	33	30	22	6	6	1	1	65	12	154
2018	Female gender	31	38	19	7	4	1	1	70	10	297
2017	Male gender	30	41	16	8	3	1	1	72	12	177
2017	Female gender	33	32	22	8	4	0	0	66	12	311

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	32	35	19	10	3	1	0	67	14	170
2020	Female gender	31	35	20	10	2	1	0	67	12	297
2019	Male gender	24	32	29	5	6	1	3	58	11	146
2019	Female gender	24	35	24	10	6	0	0	60	16	274
2018	Male gender	28	35	23	10	4	0	1	63	14	154
2018	Female gender	28	31	25	11	4	0	1	60	15	297
2017	Male gender	21	37	26	11	5	1	1	58	16	177
2017	Female gender	23	39	23	9	5	0	0	63	14	311

Question 70k. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of clear expectations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	34	21	4	4	1	0	72	8	168
2020	Female gender	38	35	17	9	1	0	0	73	10	296
2019	Male gender	29	34	20	8	5	1	2	65	14	145
2019	Female gender	29	35	24	9	4	0	0	64	12	272
2018	Male gender	34	34	17	9	4	0	1	70	14	154
2018	Female gender	32	36	19	10	3	0	0	69	13	297
2017	Male gender	27	42	17	10	2	1	0	70	13	177
2017	Female gender	31	36	21	8	4	0	0	68	12	310

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	43	33	12	5	7	1	0	76	12	171
2020	Female gender	48	23	16	7	3	0	1	73	11	298
2019	Male gender	35	35	13	7	7	1	2	72	15	146
2019	Female gender	42	28	18	7	5	0	0	70	12	274

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	25	28	27	13	7	1	0	53	20	171
2020	Female gender	28	30	25	12	5	0	0	58	17	297

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	29	37	21	9	3	1	0	66	13	169
2020	Female gender	31	36	21	10	2	0	0	67	12	297
2019	Male gender	38	33	15	6	5	1	2	73	12	144
2019	Female gender	37	29	23	6	4	0	1	67	10	271
2018	Male gender	34	24	24	14	3	1	1	58	18	153
2018	Female gender	32	39	19	6	3	0	1	71	9	297
2017	Male gender	27	34	23	11	4	1	0	61	15	177
2017	Female gender	31	35	20	10	3	0	0	67	13	311

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	47	31	11	6	2	2	1	80	8	170
2020	Female gender	47	33	14	5	1	0	0	80	6	299
2019	Male gender	65	16	10	4	1	1	3	84	6	144
2019	Female gender	63	23	9	2	1	0	2	87	4	271
2018	Male gender	69	18	6	2	2	0	3	89	4	152
2018	Female gender	70	15	9	2	1	0	2	87	4	295
2017	Male gender	69	20	7	1	1	1	1	91	2	177
2017	Female gender	65	22	8	3	1	0	2	89	4	313

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	35	35	20	5	5	1	0	70	10	170
2020	Female gender	37	40	17	5	1	0	0	77	6	300

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	71	14	4	2	3	1	6	90	6	171
2020	Female gender	74	17	3	1	1	1	2	95	2	297
2019	Male gender	81	8	2	1	1	1	5	95	3	145
2019	Female gender	81	10	2	1	1	0	6	97	1	273
2018	Male gender	80	7	6	1	0	1	6	93	1	153
2018	Female gender	84	9	3	1	0	0	3	96	1	298

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	9	3	1	1	3	1	94	3	171
2020	Female gender	87	6	4	1	1	0	1	94	2	300
2019	Male gender	77	7	3	2	1	4	6	94	3	146
2019	Female gender	79	12	4	1	3	0	2	93	4	274
2018	Male gender	81	8	3	1	3	1	4	93	3	153
2018	Female gender	78	11	4	1	1	0	4	93	2	298
2017	Male gender	88	5	4	1	0	1	2	95	1	176
2017	Female gender	79	12	3	2	1	0	2	94	3	313

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	70	20	4	2	1	2	0	92	4	171
2020	Female gender	71	17	8	2	1	0	1	89	3	295
2019	Male gender	56	23	12	2	2	2	3	82	5	145
2019	Female gender	55	27	12	2	2	0	1	83	5	274
2018	Male gender	53	28	10	6	2	0	1	82	7	152
2018	Female gender	55	26	12	3	1	0	2	83	5	298
2017	Male gender	52	34	7	5	1	1	0	87	6	177
2017	Female gender	54	31	11	2	2	0	1	86	3	313

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	67	15	10	5	2	1	0	83	7	171
2020	Female gender	70	17	8	3	1	0	1	88	4	299
2019	Male gender	60	12	13	8	4	1	1	74	12	145
2019	Female gender	59	22	9	6	3	0	1	82	9	272
2018	Male gender	46	30	12	5	6	0	1	77	10	151
2018	Female gender	53	25	12	6	2	0	1	80	9	297
2017	Male gender	55	31	7	4	2	1	1	87	6	177
2017	Female gender	59	24	10	5	2	0	1	84	6	313

Question 70u. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	67	15	5	1	1	1	9	92	3	169
2020	Female gender	62	17	7	2	0	0	12	91	2	300
2019	Male gender	57	20	6	1	1	1	14	90	3	145
2019	Female gender	53	22	9	2	1	0	13	87	3	273
2018	Male gender	48	23	7	3	1	0	19	87	4	152
2018	Female gender	52	19	7	2	2	0	18	86	5	294
2017	Male gender	54	21	9	2	1	1	13	87	3	176
2017	Female gender	54	21	8	2	0	0	14	88	2	313

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	71	19	4	2	1	1	2	93	3	171
2020	Female gender	75	19	3	1	0	0	2	96	1	300
2019	Male gender	67	14	9	1	1	1	7	88	2	145
2019	Female gender	68	23	5	1	1	0	3	93	1	271
2018	Male gender	59	20	11	5	2	0	3	82	7	152
2018	Female gender	62	23	9	2	0	0	4	89	3	295
2017	Male gender	60	23	9	4	1	1	2	86	5	175
2017	Female gender	62	26	7	2	1	0	2	89	3	310

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	77	12	4	3	3	1	0	90	6	171
2020	Female gender	81	12	3	1	1	0	1	95	2	298
2019	Male gender	76	10	3	3	2	1	4	92	5	146
2019	Female gender	78	14	3	2	0	0	2	94	2	273
2018	Male gender	80	11	3	2	1	0	3	94	4	152
2018	Female gender	82	10	3	1	2	0	2	95	3	298
2017	Male gender	80	11	5	2	1	2	1	93	2	177
2017	Female gender	79	11	4	2	1	0	3	92	4	313

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	43	31	15	5	3	2	0	76	8	171
2020	Female gender	43	34	16	5	1	0	0	77	7	300
2019	Male gender	51	31	9	3	1	1	3	86	5	146
2019	Female gender	50	37	8	3	2	0	0	87	4	273
2018	Male gender	50	25	17	4	1	1	2	77	5	152
2018	Female gender	50	28	15	4	2	0	1	79	6	299
2017	Male gender	52	28	10	7	2	0	1	81	9	177
2017	Female gender	52	33	10	3	1	0	1	86	4	312

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	23	42	22	9	4	1	0	65	13	171
2020	Female gender	26	43	24	6	1	0	0	69	7	300

Question 72. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	17	29	35	18	2	0	46	19	171
2020	Female gender	7	33	46	12	2	0	40	13	300
2019	Male gender	14	35	34	13	4	1	49	17	146
2019	Female gender	9	39	40	10	3	0	48	12	276
2018	Male gender	13	30	41	13	2	0	43	16	153
2018	Female gender	10	28	44	15	3	0	38	18	298
2017	Male gender	5	39	42	10	5	0	44	15	177
2017	Female gender	7	28	43	16	7	0	35	22	313

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	20	40	28	5	1	0	33	27	170
2020	Female gender	10	24	40	21	5	0	1	26	34	299
2019	Male gender	6	14	42	25	12	0	1	37	20	145
2019	Female gender	6	21	42	25	6	0	0	31	27	273
2018	Male gender	7	19	37	29	9	0	0	37	26	152
2018	Female gender	6	21	44	21	8	0	0	29	27	293
2017	Male gender	5	16	43	27	9	0	0	36	21	177
2017	Female gender	6	22	39	25	8	0	0	33	28	312

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	58	36	3	2	0	1	95	2	170
2020	Female gender	60	36	2	2	0	0	96	2	299
2019	Male gender	25	41	18	8	5	3	69	13	145
2019	Female gender	23	54	13	7	2	1	78	9	275
2018	Male gender	14	39	20	15	7	6	57	23	153
2018	Female gender	17	39	20	16	5	3	58	21	294
2017	Male gender	13	35	25	12	7	7	52	21	176
2017	Female gender	13	43	19	17	4	3	59	21	310

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	50	29	11	7	1	1	0	81	8	170
2020	Female gender	47	37	7	7	1	0	0	85	8	300

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	45	26	12	9	5	1	1	73	15	171
2020	Female gender	43	31	9	11	5	1	0	75	16	300

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	57	27	10	2	2	2	0	86	4	171
2020	Female gender	56	30	9	2	2	1	0	87	4	298

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

A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	33	13	11	0	1	75	12	169
2020	Female gender	40	36	14	7	2	0	77	10	300
2019	Male gender	20	40	20	13	5	3	61	18	145
2019	Female gender	21	44	16	14	5	0	65	19	276
2018	Male gender	15	35	25	14	7	5	52	22	153
2018	Female gender	20	41	21	10	6	2	62	17	297
2017	Male gender	13	44	21	14	5	3	58	20	177
2017	Female gender	15	43	17	15	8	1	59	23	313

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	46	39	7	7	0	1	0	86	7	171
2020	Female gender	45	41	11	4	0	0	0	86	4	299

Question 79b. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Provided in a timely manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	37	13	7	2	1	0	78	10	170
2020	Female gender	40	38	13	8	1	0	0	78	9	298

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	41	42	12	3	0	1	0	85	3	170
2020	Female gender	47	38	11	2	0	1	0	87	2	299

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	51	37	8	2	1	1	0	89	3	171
2020	Female gender	55	37	5	2	0	0	1	93	2	298

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	75	20	2	1	0	2	0	97	1	169
2020	Female gender	79	16	1	1	0	2	1	98	1	299

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	66	28	4	0	0	1	0	95	0	170
2020	Female gender	70	26	2	1	0	0	0	97	1	298

Question 81. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my physical health and safety.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	28	8	5	1	2	0	85	7	171
2020	Female gender	58	30	6	5	2	0	0	87	7	299

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	65	25	7	2	0	1	0	91	2	171
2020	Female gender	71	24	3	2	0	0	0	95	2	300

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	27	45	10	13	6	0	0	72	19	73
2020	Female gender	21	49	11	11	5	0	3	72	16	132
2019	Male gender	15	44	21	8	9	4	0	61	18	69
2019	Female gender	16	37	15	20	8	1	2	55	29	136

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	94	6	73
2020	Female gender	98	2	132

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	26	41	17	12	4	0	0	67	16	69
2020	Female gender	25	39	16	15	4	0	1	65	19	129

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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	8	92	171
2020	Female gender	10	90	296

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	17	83	171
2020	Female gender	14	86	296
2019	Male gender	11	89	146
2019	Female gender	17	83	276
2017	Male gender	10	90	177
2017	Female gender	14	86	313
2014	Male gender	10	90	176
2014	Female gender	12	88	307

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	47	53	27
2020	Female gender	44	56	40

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	81	19	27
2020	Female gender	95	5	40
2019	Male gender	87	13	15
2019	Female gender	90	10	46
2017	Male gender	79	21	18
2017	Female gender	84	16	44
2014	Male gender	48	52	13
2014	Female gender	91	9	39

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	56	27	8	0	5	4	86	5	22
2020	Female gender	65	29	0	6	0	0	94	6	38
2019	Male gender	16	29	26	29	0	0	45	29	13
2019	Female gender	50	35	5	10	0	0	85	10	41
2017	Male gender	38	21	20	21	0	0	59	21	14
2017	Female gender	46	43	5	3	3	0	89	6	37
2014	Female gender	64	20	10	2	3	0	84	5	37

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	57	26	5	5	1	3	3	88	7	170
2020	Female gender	52	30	7	5	1	1	2	86	7	298

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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	4	68	23	4	94	6	171
2020	Female gender	9	73	16	2	89	11	300

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	61	10	4	5	3	1	16	87	9	171
2020	Female gender	54	12	7	5	2	1	18	82	9	300
2019	Male gender	57	18	8	2	4	1	10	84	7	144
2019	Female gender	57	13	9	7	6	0	8	76	14	272
2018	Male gender	60	13	8	4	3	2	10	83	8	153
2018	Female gender	61	10	8	7	4	1	9	80	12	297

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01

2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Office of the Auditor General 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 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)

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

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

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

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

Question 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

Question 57j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat

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

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.

Question 58c. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.