2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Public Safety 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	30	44	7	16	3	0	0	74	19	295
2020	Female gender	30	52	3	13	2	0	0	82	15	491

Question 2. The material and tools provided for my work, including software and other automated tools, are available in the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	72	16	5	3	3	0	1	89	6	291
2020	Female gender	76	16	4	2	2	0	0	92	4	491
2017	Male gender	64	24	5	2	2	1	1	90	5	310
2017	Female gender	72	19	5	1	1	1	0	93	3	477
2014	Male gender	63	23	6	4	2	1	1	87	6	296
2014	Female gender	70	22	4	2	2	1	0	93	4	458

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	34	13	13	4	70	17	295
2020	Female gender	34	41	9	12	3	76	15	492
2019	Male gender	46	31	6	9	8	78	16	315
2019	Female gender	48	33	4	9	7	81	15	449
2017	Male gender	39	37	8	9	6	76	15	308
2017	Female gender	45	35	6	9	6	80	15	478
2014	Male gender	42	29	10	12	7	71	19	296
2014	Female gender	47	34	5	9	5	81	14	458

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	34	19	8	6	1	66	15	292
2020	Female gender	31	40	11	11	5	1	72	17	488
2019	Male gender	28	40	14	11	7	0	68	18	313
2019	Female gender	32	34	12	15	7	0	66	22	446
2018	Male gender	22	50	8	14	7	0	72	21	278
2018	Female gender	25	43	10	15	6	0	69	22	419
2017	Male gender	26	36	14	14	9	1	62	24	311
2017	Female gender	27	43	9	13	8	0	70	20	477
2014	Male gender	22	37	12	16	11	1	60	28	296
2014	Female gender	25	38	12	18	7	0	64	25	458

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	37	10	5	3	0	1	82	8	293
2020	Female gender	41	38	10	8	3	0	1	80	10	486
2019	Male gender	42	39	10	6	2	0	1	82	8	316
2019	Female gender	50	32	9	7	3	0	0	82	10	450
2017	Male gender	46	39	5	6	3	0	0	85	10	310
2017	Female gender	46	39	6	6	3	0	0	85	9	476
2014	Male gender	44	32	12	7	3	1	0	77	10	296
2014	Female gender	42	40	9	6	3	1	0	83	9	457

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	48	24	10	12	5	0	1	73	17	294
2020	Female gender	43	33	8	11	5	1	0	76	15	490
2019	Male gender	50	30	9	5	5	0	0	81	10	313
2019	Female gender	48	30	8	8	5	0	0	79	13	449
2018	Male gender	39	33	12	8	7	0	0	73	16	276
2018	Female gender	41	33	11	11	4	0	0	74	16	420
2017	Male gender	43	30	9	9	9	1	0	73	18	311
2017	Female gender	40	33	8	12	7	0	0	73	19	478
2014	Male gender	35	31	12	12	10	0	0	66	22	296
2014	Female gender	31	36	11	11	11	0	0	67	22	457

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	38	11	6	5	78	11	295
2020	Female gender	41	37	11	8	3	78	11	491
2019	Male gender	44	32	11	7	5	76	13	315
2019	Female gender	42	35	12	7	3	78	11	448
2018	Male gender	29	47	9	8	6	77	14	276
2018	Female gender	34	40	13	9	3	74	13	418
2017	Male gender	33	43	11	7	5	76	13	311
2017	Female gender	29	46	7	12	5	75	17	477
2014	Male gender	33	37	12	9	10	70	19	296
2014	Female gender	25	40	12	14	9	65	23	458

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	33	39	12	8	6	0	1	73	14	295
2020	Female gender	41	36	11	9	3	0	0	77	12	491
2019	Male gender	38	34	12	9	6	0	0	73	15	316
2019	Female gender	39	33	12	9	7	0	0	73	16	450
2018	Male gender	26	38	14	13	8	1	0	65	21	278
2018	Female gender	32	31	11	16	9	0	0	64	25	420
2017	Male gender	30	36	14	12	7	0	0	67	19	311
2017	Female gender	31	37	11	12	8	0	0	69	21	478
2014	Male gender	22	33	17	15	13	0	0	55	28	296
2014	Female gender	23	33	15	14	14	0	0	56	29	458

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	35	38	13	8	5	1	73	13	292
2020	Female gender	36	40	10	10	5	0	75	15	487
2019	Male gender	30	41	10	12	7	0	71	19	314
2019	Female gender	33	36	12	13	7	0	68	20	446
2018	Male gender	26	38	15	15	6	0	64	21	278
2018	Female gender	30	36	14	14	7	0	66	20	419
2017	Male gender	23	42	12	16	7	0	65	23	311
2017	Female gender	24	47	8	13	8	0	71	21	477

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	50	32	10	4	3	0	83	8	294
2020	Female gender	50	36	7	5	2	0	85	7	490
2019	Male gender	47	35	8	4	5	0	82	9	315
2019	Female gender	48	38	6	4	3	0	86	7	446
2018	Male gender	42	38	9	8	3	0	80	11	279
2018	Female gender	43	39	12	5	1	0	82	6	419
2017	Male gender	43	36	9	8	4	1	79	12	311
2017	Female gender	40	38	8	8	5	1	79	13	478
2014	Male gender	40	33	12	10	5	0	73	15	296
2014	Female gender	35	38	11	11	5	0	73	16	457

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued 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	37	36	13	8	5	1	73	13	293
2020	Female gender	40	34	11	10	5	0	74	14	492
2019	Male gender	41	33	12	7	7	0	74	14	315
2019	Female gender	37	37	9	9	7	0	74	16	449
2018	Male gender	29	40	13	10	8	0	69	18	276
2018	Female gender	34	34	11	14	7	0	68	21	419
2017	Male gender	32	37	15	8	7	0	70	15	311
2017	Female gender	32	36	10	12	10	0	68	22	478

Question 12. I am proud of the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	32	4	6	3	0	87	9	291
2020	Female gender	53	30	12	4	1	0	83	5	487
2019	Male gender	55	29	9	3	3	0	84	7	315
2019	Female gender	52	33	11	2	1	0	85	3	449
2018	Male gender	50	33	10	3	4	0	83	6	276
2018	Female gender	49	36	11	2	1	0	86	3	417
2017	Male gender	47	39	7	5	3	0	86	8	311
2017	Female gender	49	35	9	5	2	0	84	7	477
2014	Male gender	57	26	9	4	4	0	83	8	295
2014	Female gender	56	29	10	3	2	1	85	5	458

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	35	15	9	4	0	72	13	294
2020	Female gender	37	41	11	9	3	0	77	12	486
2019	Male gender	36	40	12	8	4	0	76	12	315
2019	Female gender	35	41	9	8	6	1	77	14	448
2018	Male gender	30	41	12	11	6	1	71	17	278
2018	Female gender	30	39	11	14	7	0	69	20	418
2017	Male gender	34	40	11	10	5	0	74	15	311
2017	Female gender	33	38	10	11	7	0	72	18	474
2014	Male gender	29	37	9	14	10	0	67	24	296
2014	Female gender	22	40	14	12	12	0	62	24	458

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	30	16	8	5	71	13	295
2020	Female gender	44	35	12	6	3	79	9	488
2019	Male gender	41	33	13	6	7	74	13	316
2019	Female gender	40	35	11	8	5	75	14	450
2018	Male gender	33	36	13	11	7	69	18	277
2018	Female gender	34	37	15	9	5	71	14	414
2017	Male gender	33	34	15	12	7	67	18	311
2017	Female gender	40	33	12	7	7	73	15	477
2014	Male gender	31	30	15	14	10	62	24	296
2014	Female gender	30	36	12	10	11	66	21	457

Question 15. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	36	13	10	3	0	2	73	13	293
2020	Female gender	37	40	10	8	4	0	0	78	12	486
2019	Male gender	33	41	12	8	5	1	1	74	13	310
2019	Female gender	35	38	12	8	6	0	0	73	15	445
2018	Male gender	30	34	15	12	7	0	1	65	20	277
2018	Female gender	30	37	13	12	7	0	0	68	19	418
2017	Male gender	34	38	10	9	8	1	0	73	17	310
2017	Female gender	32	39	11	11	6	0	1	72	17	475
2014	Male gender	31	33	15	11	9	0	1	65	20	296
2014	Female gender	28	35	14	15	8	0	0	63	23	458

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	44	37	10	5	5	80	10	295
2020	Female gender	44	38	8	6	3	82	10	489
2019	Male gender	45	35	11	5	5	79	10	314
2019	Female gender	46	34	10	7	3	80	11	451
2018	Male gender	34	46	9	6	6	80	12	278
2018	Female gender	37	39	15	8	2	75	10	420
2017	Male gender	38	36	13	8	5	74	13	311
2017	Female gender	37	39	9	9	5	76	15	473
2014	Male gender	37	34	13	7	9	71	16	296
2014	Female gender	30	39	14	10	7	69	17	458

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	36	17	10	10	0	63	20	295
2020	Female gender	28	32	21	11	8	0	60	19	488
2019	Male gender	35	32	18	10	4	1	68	14	313
2019	Female gender	30	36	19	9	5	0	67	14	448
2018	Male gender	26	39	18	9	8	0	65	17	280
2018	Female gender	27	29	25	9	9	0	57	18	421
2017	Male gender	28	35	21	11	5	1	63	16	311
2017	Female gender	29	35	19	10	7	1	64	17	478
2014	Male gender	28	36	16	12	8	0	64	20	296
2014	Female gender	27	32	20	10	9	1	60	19	458

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	10	26	36	20	6	0	2	27	37	294
2020	Female gender	9	23	39	19	8	1	0	28	33	490
2019	Male gender	10	27	39	14	8	1	1	23	38	313
2019	Female gender	10	22	41	18	7	1	0	26	33	450
2018	Male gender	13	24	38	19	5	0	0	25	37	277
2018	Female gender	14	29	37	14	5	0	1	19	44	421
2017	Male gender	13	26	39	14	5	0	2	20	40	310
2017	Female gender	15	27	39	12	4	2	2	17	43	477
2014	Male gender	17	25	36	14	6	1	1	20	43	296
2014	Female gender	15	27	38	15	4	0	1	19	42	458

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	9	21	25	29	13	1	2	43	31	293
2020	Female gender	7	15	27	31	17	2	2	49	23	489
2019	Male gender	13	25	26	21	11	1	2	34	40	313
2019	Female gender	13	21	27	21	15	2	2	37	35	448
2018	Male gender	19	24	27	20	8	2	0	29	44	277
2018	Female gender	17	25	26	20	9	2	1	30	43	420
2017	Male gender	12	24	28	21	11	1	2	34	37	308
2017	Female gender	15	20	29	20	10	4	3	32	38	477
2014	Male gender	25	26	25	12	8	4	1	21	53	295
2014	Female gender	19	28	29	14	8	1	1	22	48	458

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	15	26	31	21	5	1	1	27	42	294
2020	Female gender	15	22	34	18	9	1	2	27	38	488
2019	Male gender	18	27	32	17	5	0	1	22	46	316
2019	Female gender	17	21	33	19	7	2	1	27	40	449
2018	Male gender	20	24	32	18	4	0	1	23	45	274
2018	Female gender	25	24	29	13	5	1	2	18	51	419
2017	Male gender	19	23	32	17	6	1	2	24	43	310
2017	Female gender	24	24	30	14	4	1	3	19	50	476
2014	Male gender	29	25	27	12	4	2	1	17	56	296
2014	Female gender	29	28	27	10	4	1	2	14	58	458

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	10	24	29	25	9	0	2	35	35	292
2020	Female gender	12	20	32	24	9	1	1	34	33	487
2019	Male gender	9	17	36	24	13	1	1	38	26	311
2019	Female gender	9	22	36	22	8	1	1	31	32	447
2018	Male gender	12	21	37	22	7	0	0	30	33	275
2018	Female gender	18	22	34	17	8	1	1	24	41	419
2017	Male gender	12	23	31	21	10	0	2	31	36	307
2017	Female gender	17	26	33	16	6	1	1	22	44	475
2014	Male gender	15	21	34	17	9	3	2	27	37	296
2014	Female gender	18	28	31	17	5	0	1	23	46	458

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	22	23	26	18	9	0	2	28	45	292
2020	Female gender	17	22	29	19	10	1	2	30	40	490
2019	Male gender	17	24	27	19	10	2	1	30	42	314
2019	Female gender	17	22	27	16	12	3	3	30	42	446
2018	Male gender	24	27	23	16	6	2	1	23	53	276
2018	Female gender	24	30	26	12	5	1	2	18	56	420
2017	Male gender	26	25	23	12	9	2	3	22	54	308
2017	Female gender	29	23	27	11	6	2	2	17	54	476
2014	Male gender	31	23	26	11	7	2	1	19	55	296
2014	Female gender	31	29	20	13	5	1	1	18	61	458

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	12	23	30	21	11	1	1	32	36	294
2020	Female gender	14	15	33	20	13	2	3	35	30	488
2019	Male gender	19	31	24	15	9	2	1	24	51	314
2019	Female gender	21	24	26	15	9	3	1	25	47	447
2018	Male gender	26	26	26	13	5	3	2	19	54	276
2018	Female gender	27	29	24	11	5	2	2	18	58	420
2017	Male gender	23	23	29	13	10	1	2	23	47	310
2017	Female gender	22	25	30	13	5	2	3	20	49	477
2014	Male gender	15	22	33	16	11	3	1	28	38	296
2014	Female gender	18	20	31	18	7	1	4	27	41	456

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	16	22	31	20	8	1	2	29	39	291
2020	Female gender	14	19	33	23	9	1	1	33	33	486
2019	Male gender	19	23	35	17	6	0	0	23	42	313
2019	Female gender	14	21	35	17	9	3	1	27	36	448
2018	Male gender	22	27	33	12	5	1	0	17	50	278
2018	Female gender	24	26	29	13	5	1	1	18	52	421
2017	Male gender	17	22	33	15	8	2	2	24	42	311
2017	Female gender	25	22	32	10	5	3	2	17	50	478
2014	Male gender	27	22	28	13	7	2	1	21	51	295
2014	Female gender	26	27	29	11	5	0	1	16	54	458

Question 18h. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreliable technology.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	25	34	22	7	0	29	37	295
2020	Female gender	11	24	39	18	6	1	25	36	491
2019	Male gender	24	22	31	15	6	1	22	47	315
2019	Female gender	20	28	31	13	8	1	21	48	450

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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	32	28	17	7	4	5	8	69	12	294
2020	Female gender	29	29	15	9	3	9	6	68	15	490
2019	Male gender	39	31	11	7	5	5	2	75	13	315
2019	Female gender	34	25	14	10	8	4	5	65	20	450
2018	Male gender	25	34	13	9	8	7	4	66	19	277
2018	Female gender	23	31	18	12	8	5	3	59	22	420
2017	Male gender	31	31	13	9	7	4	4	68	17	311
2017	Female gender	27	30	12	12	11	5	4	63	25	476
2014	Male gender	35	33	10	12	6	3	2	71	18	296
2014	Female gender	25	30	15	11	13	3	4	59	25	458

Question 20. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	59	21	6	8	6	0	1	81	13	294
2020	Female gender	52	27	8	8	3	2	0	81	11	488
2019	Male gender	54	26	8	4	7	0	0	80	11	316
2019	Female gender	50	23	7	13	7	0	0	73	20	451
2018	Male gender	49	26	7	11	6	1	0	76	17	277
2018	Female gender	46	26	7	11	9	1	0	72	20	419
2017	Male gender	49	27	9	11	4	0	1	76	15	311
2017	Female gender	46	27	6	9	12	0	0	73	21	478
2014	Male gender	45	25	9	12	8	1	0	71	20	296
2014	Female gender	37	27	11	14	10	0	0	64	25	458

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	65	23	5	4	2	88	7	294
2020	Female gender	62	26	6	4	2	88	6	487
2019	Male gender	56	31	6	3	4	87	7	315
2019	Female gender	56	26	5	9	5	82	13	449
2018	Male gender	51	35	5	6	3	86	9	277
2018	Female gender	50	32	6	7	5	82	12	417
2017	Male gender	51	34	8	4	2	85	7	310
2017	Female gender	47	30	7	10	6	77	15	475
2014	Male gender	47	32	10	8	3	79	11	296
2014	Female gender	40	34	9	11	6	74	17	458

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	59	25	8	4	3	1	0	85	7	293
2020	Female gender	51	33	9	3	2	1	0	86	5	487
2019	Male gender	53	30	7	4	4	1	0	84	8	316
2019	Female gender	49	33	9	5	3	0	0	83	9	451
2018	Male gender	44	38	10	5	2	0	0	82	8	278
2018	Female gender	42	40	8	7	3	0	1	82	10	418

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	61	15	7	4	4	6	4	84	9	295
2020	Female gender	54	21	9	5	3	5	3	82	8	491

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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	60	25	7	4	2	0	2	87	6	294
2020	Female gender	60	22	12	2	1	1	2	84	4	491
2019	Male gender	58	22	13	3	3	0	2	81	6	316
2019	Female gender	53	24	8	5	6	1	3	80	11	449

Question 25. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	30	9	8	4	0	1	78	12	293
2020	Female gender	49	31	7	9	3	0	0	80	13	491
2019	Male gender	43	35	10	6	6	0	0	78	12	313
2019	Female gender	44	29	9	8	8	1	2	75	16	449
2018	Male gender	38	36	12	8	5	0	0	75	13	276
2018	Female gender	41	34	9	10	6	0	0	75	17	418
2017	Male gender	39	40	7	8	5	1	0	80	13	311
2017	Female gender	40	36	7	9	7	0	0	77	16	478
2014	Male gender	40	33	12	7	7	1	0	74	15	296
2014	Female gender	39	30	10	11	9	0	0	70	21	458

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	53	24	11	5	3	2	2	81	8	295
2020	Female gender	55	22	12	4	3	1	2	80	8	490

Question 27. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	51	29	10	5	4	0	0	81	9	293
2020	Female gender	52	31	6	7	3	0	1	83	10	490
2019	Male gender	50	28	10	7	5	0	0	79	11	316
2019	Female gender	47	28	7	8	7	0	3	77	15	446
2018	Male gender	42	28	13	11	6	0	0	70	17	274
2018	Female gender	44	31	9	8	7	0	0	76	15	418
2017	Male gender	45	32	10	8	4	1	1	78	12	311
2017	Female gender	45	29	7	11	7	1	0	75	18	477
2014	Male gender	43	31	10	10	6	0	0	74	16	296
2014	Female gender	41	28	10	12	9	0	0	69	21	458

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	41	59	294
2020	Female gender	36	64	492

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	60	20	6	1	3	3	8	90	4	293
2020	Female gender	59	16	6	2	1	4	11	88	4	491

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	56	27	9	5	3	0	83	8	294
2020	Female gender	60	23	6	8	2	1	83	10	490
2019	Male gender	53	29	7	6	5	0	82	11	316
2019	Female gender	54	26	7	6	6	0	81	12	449
2018	Male gender	44	29	11	10	5	0	74	15	274
2018	Female gender	49	25	12	7	7	0	74	14	417
2017	Male gender	52	28	9	5	6	0	80	11	311
2017	Female gender	50	25	9	8	8	0	75	16	476
2014	Male gender	45	27	12	7	10	0	71	17	296
2014	Female gender	42	31	9	8	11	1	73	18	456

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Senior Management

Question 31. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	25	14	9	5	6	1	70	14	294
2020	Female gender	42	35	10	6	4	4	0	80	10	490
2019	Male gender	33	34	14	8	6	6	0	71	14	309
2019	Female gender	35	31	12	11	6	5	0	69	18	451
2018	Male gender	28	29	15	13	7	7	1	62	22	279
2018	Female gender	23	33	18	14	8	4	0	58	23	420
2017	Male gender	27	35	14	11	8	4	0	65	20	311
2017	Female gender	30	35	11	8	11	5	0	68	21	478
2014	Male gender	17	25	17	15	14	12	0	48	33	296
2014	Female gender	13	34	19	14	13	7	0	50	29	458

Question 32. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	29	14	13	5	1	1	67	19	294
2020	Female gender	38	36	12	8	4	1	0	76	12	490
2019	Male gender	32	34	15	10	9	1	0	66	19	312
2019	Female gender	30	34	15	13	7	1	0	64	20	449
2018	Male gender	27	27	15	17	11	2	1	55	30	279
2018	Female gender	21	32	17	16	12	2	0	54	29	421
2017	Male gender	27	33	15	12	13	1	0	60	25	310
2017	Female gender	25	37	13	11	13	1	0	62	24	477
2014	Male gender	14	26	17	20	18	4	0	42	39	295
2014	Female gender	13	32	20	18	16	1	0	46	34	457

Question 33. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	28	28	18	16	7	3	1	58	24	292
2020	Female gender	27	37	13	15	5	3	0	66	21	490
2019	Male gender	20	33	19	14	11	3	0	55	26	308
2019	Female gender	20	35	16	15	9	3	0	58	25	449
2018	Male gender	17	28	17	15	17	4	0	48	34	276
2018	Female gender	13	30	19	23	12	4	0	44	36	420
2017	Male gender	19	29	18	17	13	4	0	50	32	311
2017	Female gender	18	31	18	16	13	4	0	51	30	478
2014	Male gender	10	23	18	24	18	7	0	36	45	296
2014	Female gender	8	29	18	23	19	4	0	39	43	457

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	26	31	15	18	9	1	57	27	295
2020	Female gender	28	36	12	15	7	1	66	22	490
2019	Male gender	18	34	20	17	10	1	53	27	311
2019	Female gender	20	29	17	20	12	1	50	33	451
2018	Male gender	12	32	19	22	13	2	45	36	280
2018	Female gender	14	28	17	24	15	2	43	40	420
2017	Male gender	16	32	18	15	14	5	50	31	310
2017	Female gender	18	32	11	21	16	2	51	38	478
2014	Male gender	10	26	18	21	21	4	37	44	296
2014	Female gender	7	31	15	26	18	3	39	46	458

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	41	25	21	5	4	3	1	69	9	295
2020	Female gender	41	29	19	6	1	3	1	73	8	491
2019	Male gender	38	31	18	5	3	4	2	73	9	315
2019	Female gender	43	29	17	6	2	3	1	74	9	450

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 36. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	22	45	17	10	6	1	0	67	15	293
2020	Female gender	33	41	16	7	1	1	0	75	9	490
2019	Male gender	20	42	18	13	5	0	1	62	19	314
2019	Female gender	31	41	13	8	6	1	0	73	14	451
2018	Male gender	19	37	24	13	7	1	0	56	19	278
2018	Female gender	23	43	17	12	4	1	0	67	17	418
2017	Male gender	23	39	19	11	7	1	0	63	18	310
2017	Female gender	27	45	14	7	5	1	0	73	12	475
2014	Male gender	21	38	20	11	8	2	0	61	19	296
2014	Female gender	24	40	17	12	5	1	0	65	17	458

Question 37. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	17	34	24	14	7	3	1	53	22	290
2020	Female gender	21	39	19	14	4	3	0	62	19	483
2019	Male gender	11	34	22	18	11	3	0	47	31	314
2019	Female gender	14	34	19	18	9	6	1	51	29	449

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	33	36	12	8	6	2	2	72	15	293
2020	Female gender	37	34	14	8	3	2	2	74	11	490
2019	Male gender	24	37	18	11	5	4	1	64	17	315
2019	Female gender	32	33	14	10	6	2	3	68	17	450
2018	Male gender	27	39	14	10	7	2	1	68	17	279
2018	Female gender	28	35	16	12	6	2	1	65	18	419
2017	Male gender	33	37	16	7	5	2	0	71	12	310
2017	Female gender	33	36	9	12	7	3	1	71	19	476
2014	Male gender	34	30	13	11	7	5	0	67	19	296
2014	Female gender	30	37	12	11	6	4	1	70	17	458

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	40	13	7	4	2	1	76	11	293
2020	Female gender	36	37	17	6	3	2	0	74	9	487
2019	Male gender	29	36	21	9	4	1	0	65	13	314
2019	Female gender	35	35	17	6	6	1	0	71	12	447
2018	Male gender	23	45	18	4	9	1	0	69	13	278
2018	Female gender	31	35	19	9	5	0	0	67	14	419

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	22	19	22	9	10	11	6	50	23	295
2020	Female gender	19	24	23	12	11	9	2	48	27	488
2019	Male gender	18	23	21	10	11	13	3	49	25	315
2019	Female gender	19	16	20	17	14	10	5	40	36	447
2018	Male gender	10	19	22	15	18	14	2	35	39	280
2018	Female gender	15	18	19	17	19	11	2	38	40	419
2017	Male gender	14	22	18	16	14	15	2	43	36	310
2017	Female gender	13	21	16	17	17	12	4	40	41	477
2014	Male gender	18	17	16	16	21	11	1	40	42	296
2014	Female gender	8	17	20	19	23	9	3	29	48	458

Question 41. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	23	33	17	15	9	3	1	58	24	292
2020	Female gender	26	33	16	14	7	3	0	62	22	488
2019	Male gender	19	36	15	18	11	2	0	56	29	316
2019	Female gender	18	37	16	14	11	3	1	57	26	451
2018	Male gender	15	32	19	17	15	3	0	48	33	280
2018	Female gender	18	29	18	20	13	2	0	47	34	417
2017	Male gender	19	36	17	14	12	3	0	56	26	309
2017	Female gender	25	34	14	12	9	5	0	63	22	477
2014	Male gender	13	29	17	18	20	3	0	43	40	295
2014	Female gender	16	27	16	17	22	2	0	44	40	457

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	24	23	18	17	14	1	2	49	33	293
2020	Female gender	23	30	16	15	12	3	2	55	28	490
2019	Male gender	24	28	18	11	18	1	1	52	30	316
2019	Female gender	20	30	13	16	17	2	2	52	34	450
2018	Male gender	14	29	14	17	21	3	3	46	40	279
2018	Female gender	16	24	16	16	21	4	1	43	40	418
2017	Male gender	18	28	15	12	22	2	2	49	36	311
2017	Female gender	18	28	13	16	19	4	3	49	37	478
2014	Male gender	14	18	12	20	32	3	2	33	55	296
2014	Female gender	10	20	10	24	32	2	2	31	59	458

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	49	22	13	7	6	0	2	73	14	293
2020	Female gender	50	23	13	7	4	0	3	75	11	492
2019	Male gender	49	30	11	5	3	1	2	81	8	314
2019	Female gender	51	24	13	6	2	1	3	78	8	450

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	43	25	16	7	6	1	2	70	13	293
2020	Female gender	44	30	17	4	2	1	2	76	7	491
2019	Male gender	47	22	17	8	5	1	1	69	13	314
2019	Female gender	44	23	15	8	4	1	4	71	13	451

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	74	8	6	4	2	2	3	87	6	294
2020	Female gender	76	9	6	2	2	2	2	90	4	490
2019	Male gender	77	4	8	1	4	2	5	86	4	312
2019	Female gender	73	7	7	1	3	5	4	89	4	449

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	75	9	6	2	1	1	5	91	3	295
2020	Female gender	76	12	4	2	1	1	5	93	3	490
2019	Male gender	78	6	5	0	2	1	7	92	3	312
2019	Female gender	76	5	4	2	1	1	10	92	4	450

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	36	21	8	5	3	65	13	295
2020	Female gender	24	46	16	8	2	3	73	10	487
2019	Male gender	24	39	18	14	3	3	65	17	314
2019	Female gender	23	41	20	8	3	4	68	12	450
2018	Male gender	15	45	17	11	8	3	62	20	280
2018	Female gender	21	35	22	12	6	4	58	19	419
2017	Male gender	20	41	17	9	9	3	64	18	311
2017	Female gender	21	37	19	11	7	4	61	19	477

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	37	35	17	7	2	2	1	74	8	293
2020	Female gender	35	39	14	7	3	2	0	76	10	486
2019	Male gender	36	37	14	8	4	2	0	74	11	312
2019	Female gender	40	35	12	8	4	2	0	76	12	449
2018	Male gender	30	43	15	5	5	2	0	74	10	278
2018	Female gender	32	40	14	8	3	3	0	74	12	419
2017	Male gender	38	37	11	6	6	2	0	77	12	308
2017	Female gender	33	43	10	8	4	3	0	78	12	477
2014	Male gender	33	37	17	6	4	3	0	72	10	296
2014	Female gender	29	37	16	8	5	5	0	69	14	458

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	43	30	14	5	2	4	1	77	8	294
2020	Female gender	38	39	14	5	2	3	0	79	7	491
2019	Male gender	44	32	13	5	4	3	0	78	9	313
2019	Female gender	46	33	11	4	3	2	0	81	8	450
2018	Male gender	29	44	14	5	3	5	0	77	8	278
2018	Female gender	39	33	16	6	3	3	0	74	9	418
2017	Male gender	35	36	14	5	4	6	1	75	9	310
2017	Female gender	37	35	14	4	5	6	0	76	9	476
2014	Male gender	37	32	19	3	2	8	0	75	5	295
2014	Female gender	31	33	20	4	3	8	0	70	8	457

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	39	29	17	5	2	6	2	74	7	295
2020	Female gender	37	35	15	7	2	5	0	76	9	489

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	46	29	10	4	5	4	3	80	9	293
2020	Female gender	45	31	9	6	5	2	2	80	11	488

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	53	31	8	5	3	0	84	8	292
2020	Female gender	55	33	7	2	2	0	88	5	491
2019	Male gender	46	38	10	4	3	0	84	7	314
2019	Female gender	50	34	7	6	3	0	84	8	450
2018	Male gender	36	42	12	7	4	0	78	11	279
2018	Female gender	40	39	11	5	4	0	79	9	416
2017	Male gender	43	36	10	7	5	0	78	11	311
2017	Female gender	43	38	8	7	4	0	81	12	477
2014	Male gender	37	35	12	8	7	1	73	15	296
2014	Female gender	34	37	15	8	5	1	72	13	458

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	34	33	18	10	4	0	67	15	295
2020	Female gender	38	31	18	8	5	0	69	13	488
2019	Male gender	33	27	21	11	7	0	60	19	314
2019	Female gender	34	31	14	12	9	0	65	21	451
2018	Male gender	22	33	19	12	14	0	55	26	279
2018	Female gender	27	26	21	15	10	0	53	25	418
2017	Male gender	26	30	19	13	12	0	56	25	310
2017	Female gender	28	31	17	11	13	0	59	24	478
2014	Male gender	16	31	15	17	19	1	48	37	296
2014	Female gender	14	31	19	19	16	1	45	35	458

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	31	41	17	6	5	0	72	11	293
2020	Female gender	40	35	14	8	4	0	75	11	486
2019	Male gender	32	33	14	14	7	0	65	21	315
2019	Female gender	35	32	15	10	8	0	67	18	449
2018	Male gender	22	35	20	13	10	0	57	23	277
2018	Female gender	27	32	19	13	9	0	59	22	415
2017	Male gender	26	36	14	15	9	0	62	24	310
2017	Female gender	29	35	13	12	11	0	64	23	478
2014	Male gender	18	30	15	19	16	1	49	36	296
2014	Female gender	16	35	16	19	14	0	51	33	458

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	26	30	22	12	7	3	1	58	19	294
2020	Female gender	37	24	19	11	7	2	0	63	18	491
2019	Male gender	31	26	18	11	12	2	0	58	23	316
2019	Female gender	34	21	14	16	11	3	1	57	28	448
2018	Male gender	22	25	24	14	12	3	0	49	27	279
2018	Female gender	25	22	19	15	14	4	1	50	31	418
2017	Male gender	25	26	19	12	14	3	1	53	27	311
2017	Female gender	26	22	18	16	14	4	0	50	31	476
2014	Male gender	20	20	19	14	22	5	0	42	38	296
2014	Female gender	17	21	19	17	21	5	0	40	40	458

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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	46	25	28	295
2020	Female gender	41	27	32	492
2019	Male gender	44	25	31	316
2019	Female gender	45	22	33	451
2018	Male gender	54	18	27	280
2018	Female gender	50	20	30	420
2017	Male gender	46	22	32	310
2017	Female gender	51	16	33	478
2014	Male gender	52	22	26	295
2014	Female gender	51	16	33	458

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	5	23	63	4	2	3	137
2020	Female gender	7	34	49	3	2	5	203
2019	Male gender	5	28	53	5	3	5	147
2019	Female gender	6	36	46	1	7	4	207
2018	Male gender	6	18	56	5	4	11	156
2018	Female gender	5	24	57	3	4	6	209
2017	Male gender	3	18	63	5	6	5	143
2017	Female gender	5	19	56	3	8	7	242
2014	Male gender	5	15	62	9	9999	9	155
2014	Female gender	5	20	62	5	9999	7	234

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Harassment

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

Question 55. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	91	295
2020	Female gender	9	91	491
2019	Male gender	15	85	316
2019	Female gender	18	82	450
2018	Male gender	18	82	279
2018	Female gender	20	80	421

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	52	27
2020	Female gender	43	57	44
2019	Male gender	49	51	45
2019	Female gender	40	60	80
2018	Male gender	41	59	50
2018	Female gender	41	59	82

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	82	18	27
2020	Female gender	59	41	44
2019	Male gender	57	43	45
2019	Female gender	74	26	80
2018	Male gender	71	29	50
2018	Female gender	78	22	82

Question 56c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	12	88	45
2019	Female gender	7	93	80

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	27
2020	Female gender	100	44
2019	Male gender	100	45
2019	Female gender	100	80

Question 56e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	13	87	50
2018	Female gender	6	94	82

Question 56f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	27
2020	Female gender	14	86	44

Question 56g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	27
2020	Female gender	13	87	44

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	48	27
2020	Female gender	41	59	44
2019	Male gender	35	65	44
2019	Female gender	41	59	80
2018	Male gender	41	59	50
2018	Female gender	37	63	82

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	52	27
2020	Female gender	38	62	44
2019	Male gender	37	63	44
2019	Female gender	46	54	80
2018	Male gender	44	56	50
2018	Female gender	48	52	82

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	56	44	27
2020	Female gender	40	60	44
2019	Male gender	37	63	44
2019	Female gender	54	46	80
2018	Male gender	53	47	50
2018	Female gender	44	56	82

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	60	27
2020	Female gender	41	59	44
2019	Male gender	44	56	44
2019	Female gender	39	61	80
2018	Male gender	45	55	50
2018	Female gender	46	54	82

Question 57e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work or withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	62	27
2020	Female gender	40	60	44
2019	Male gender	26	74	44
2019	Female gender	41	59	80
2018	Male gender	28	72	50
2018	Female gender	36	64	82

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	56	27
2020	Female gender	57	43	44
2019	Male gender	55	45	44
2019	Female gender	59	41	80
2018	Male gender	37	63	50
2018	Female gender	58	42	82

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	23	77	27
2020	Female gender	52	48	44
2019	Male gender	29	71	44
2019	Female gender	43	57	80
2018	Male gender	29	71	50
2018	Female gender	34	66	82

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	100	44
2019	Female gender	100	80
2018	Male gender	100	50
2018	Female gender	100	82

Question 57j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	9	91	50
2018	Female gender	6	94	82

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	48	27
2020	Female gender	63	37	44
2019	Male gender	46	54	44
2019	Female gender	51	49	80
2018	Male gender	56	44	50
2018	Female gender	42	58	82

Question 57l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	19	81	44
2019	Female gender	20	80	80
2018	Male gender	25	75	50
2018	Female gender	32	68	82

Question 57m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	21	79	50
2018	Female gender	18	82	82

Question 58a. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	56	27
2020	Female gender	66	34	44
2019	Male gender	48	52	44
2019	Female gender	53	47	80
2018	Male gender	64	36	50
2018	Female gender	60	40	82

Question 58b. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	23	77	27
2020	Female gender	36	64	44
2019	Male gender	21	79	44
2019	Female gender	28	72	80
2018	Male gender	26	74	50
2018	Female gender	35	65	82

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
2019	Male gender	13	87	44
2019	Female gender	6	94	80
2018	Male gender	16	84	50
2018	Female gender	11	89	82

Question 58d. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	19	81	27
2020	Female gender	21	79	44
2018	Male gender	18	82	50
2018	Female gender	16	84	82

Question 58g. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	12	88	44
2019	Female gender	7	93	80

Question 58h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	27
2020	Female gender	13	87	44
2018	Male gender	14	86	50
2018	Female gender	11	89	82

Question 58i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	63	27
2020	Female gender	20	80	44
2019	Male gender	33	67	44
2019	Female gender	29	71	80
2018	Male gender	25	75	50
2018	Female gender	19	81	82

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	18	82	46
2018	Female gender	15	85	78

Question 59g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	10	90	46
2018	Female gender	13	87	78

Question 59h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	16	84	46
2018	Female gender	9	91	78

Question 59j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	44	56	46
2018	Female gender	35	65	78

Question 59l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	53	47	46
2018	Female gender	55	45	78

Question 59n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	54	46	46
2018	Female gender	52	48	78

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	17	14	15	9	6	32	8	51	25	295
2020	Female gender	13	14	21	6	5	32	8	46	19	487
2019	Male gender	19	17	22	4	5	24	9	53	14	316
2019	Female gender	13	14	15	11	9	31	8	43	32	451
2018	Male gender	13	19	17	8	8	29	6	49	26	277
2018	Female gender	10	14	24	9	10	28	4	36	28	419
2017	Male gender	16	14	19	7	8	25	11	47	24	310
2017	Female gender	9	13	18	7	11	35	7	39	30	477
2014	Male gender	12	22	14	11	8	27	6	50	29	296
2014	Female gender	9	13	19	10	12	29	8	36	34	457

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	36	27	14	7	5	10	2	71	13	294
2020	Female gender	27	32	20	6	4	11	1	66	12	490
2019	Male gender	35	30	15	4	4	8	3	74	9	316
2019	Female gender	29	27	16	7	9	11	2	64	17	449
2018	Male gender	27	36	15	8	7	6	0	68	17	278
2018	Female gender	24	28	23	8	9	8	1	57	18	419
2017	Male gender	26	31	17	7	8	11	0	64	17	311
2017	Female gender	21	30	18	9	8	12	2	59	20	477
2014	Male gender	22	28	24	9	6	11	1	57	17	296
2014	Female gender	18	29	20	11	9	11	2	54	23	458

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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	9	91	295
2020	Female gender	9	91	491
2019	Male gender	9	91	316
2019	Female gender	9	91	451
2018	Male gender	9	91	279
2018	Female gender	8	92	421

Question 63a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	58	26
2020	Female gender	33	67	43
2019	Male gender	50	50	26
2019	Female gender	32	68	37
2018	Male gender	42	58	24
2018	Female gender	26	74	37

Question 63b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	72	28	26
2019	Female gender	87	13	37
2018	Male gender	73	27	24
2018	Female gender	86	14	37

Question 63d. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	26
2020	Female gender	100	43
2019	Male gender	100	26
2019	Female gender	100	37
2018	Male gender	100	24
2018	Female gender	100	37

Question 64a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	53	47	26
2020	Female gender	26	74	43
2019	Male gender	34	66	25
2019	Female gender	18	82	36
2018	Male gender	29	71	24
2018	Female gender	19	81	37

Question 64b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	64	26
2020	Female gender	16	84	43
2019	Male gender	46	54	25
2019	Female gender	13	87	36
2018	Male gender	41	59	24
2018	Female gender	23	77	37

Question 64c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	57	26
2020	Female gender	14	86	43

Question 64e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	62	26
2020	Female gender	37	63	43
2019	Male gender	27	73	25
2019	Female gender	34	66	36
2018	Male gender	30	70	24
2018	Female gender	28	72	37

Question 64f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	51	49	26
2020	Female gender	44	56	43
2019	Male gender	17	83	25
2019	Female gender	30	70	36
2018	Male gender	22	78	24
2018	Female gender	27	73	37

Question 64h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	24
2018	Female gender	0	100	37

Question 64j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	20	80	25
2019	Female gender	15	85	36

Question 64k. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	26
2020	Female gender	0	100	43

Question 64m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	26
2020	Female gender	100	43
2019	Male gender	100	25
2019	Female gender	100	36
2018	Male gender	100	24
2018	Female gender	100	37

Question 64n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	24	76	24
2018	Female gender	24	76	37

Question 65a. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	65	26
2020	Female gender	25	75	43
2019	Male gender	20	80	25
2019	Female gender	41	59	36
2018	Male gender	38	62	24
2018	Female gender	19	81	37

Question 65b. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	20	80	25
2019	Female gender	18	82	36

Question 65i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	62	38	26
2020	Female gender	47	53	43
2019	Male gender	59	41	25
2019	Female gender	45	55	36
2018	Male gender	56	44	24
2018	Female gender	71	29	37

Question 66a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	21
2018	Female gender	0	100	35

Question 66b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	31	69	21
2018	Female gender	20	80	35

Question 66d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	21
2018	Female gender	0	100	35

Question 66j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	37	63	21
2018	Female gender	26	74	35

Question 66l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	38	62	21
2018	Female gender	54	46	35

Question 66n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	69	31	21
2018	Female gender	53	47	35

Question 66o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	21
2018	Female gender	0	100	35

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	18	16	17	5	3	35	7	57	13	293
2020	Female gender	13	15	21	4	3	35	8	50	12	490
2019	Male gender	21	15	21	2	5	30	6	56	11	314
2019	Female gender	13	14	20	4	5	35	8	49	17	451
2018	Male gender	11	22	20	4	5	34	5	54	14	278
2018	Female gender	11	13	26	5	5	36	5	40	17	418
2017	Male gender	17	13	19	2	2	40	7	56	8	311
2017	Female gender	10	12	18	4	4	44	8	47	17	478
2014	Male gender	13	14	19	3	3	41	8	52	11	296
2014	Female gender	7	13	22	3	4	41	10	40	14	458

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	40	27	13	4	3	11	1	77	8	292
2020	Female gender	29	31	20	4	3	11	2	69	8	491
2019	Male gender	38	25	16	3	5	13	1	73	9	316
2019	Female gender	29	28	19	3	6	14	1	67	10	451
2018	Male gender	26	35	19	6	3	9	1	69	10	279
2018	Female gender	25	27	24	6	5	13	1	60	12	417
2017	Male gender	31	30	18	3	3	13	1	72	7	309
2017	Female gender	25	28	16	5	3	21	1	69	10	477
2014	Male gender	25	32	17	3	2	18	2	71	7	296
2014	Female gender	19	27	23	3	4	21	2	61	9	458

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

Question 69. I am satisfied with how concerns or complaints about racism in the workplace are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	8	8	21	35	29	0	11	79	14
2020	Female gender	0	0	54	10	18	18	0	0	34	11

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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	36	26	17	9	9	0	2	63	19	293
2020	Female gender	37	26	16	8	11	0	1	64	20	491

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	30	15	9	8	1	67	17	293
2020	Female gender	37	32	14	8	8	0	70	16	490
2019	Male gender	22	24	25	12	16	1	47	28	314
2019	Female gender	24	27	25	11	12	1	52	23	450
2018	Male gender	19	30	17	17	16	1	49	33	279
2018	Female gender	18	25	22	16	17	2	44	33	420
2017	Male gender	17	26	18	19	20	0	43	39	309
2017	Female gender	17	24	20	14	23	1	42	38	477

Question 70c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	28	22	23	14	1	40	38	293
2020	Female gender	12	23	30	19	15	0	36	34	492
2019	Male gender	16	29	26	15	13	1	45	28	315
2019	Female gender	18	29	26	18	8	0	48	26	449
2018	Male gender	10	22	33	20	15	0	32	35	279
2018	Female gender	13	22	28	22	15	0	35	37	420
2017	Male gender	15	25	24	21	16	0	39	37	311
2017	Female gender	12	22	29	18	18	1	35	36	477

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	22	27	25	16	9	1	49	26	293
2020	Female gender	17	31	25	16	10	1	48	26	489
2019	Male gender	21	36	23	11	9	1	57	20	313
2019	Female gender	22	30	25	15	6	0	53	22	451
2018	Male gender	15	24	33	17	12	0	39	28	279
2018	Female gender	14	25	30	18	13	1	38	32	420
2017	Male gender	18	29	21	19	11	1	47	31	309
2017	Female gender	16	25	27	16	16	1	41	32	473

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	15	23	21	22	18	0	1	38	41	291
2020	Female gender	16	21	27	18	17	1	1	38	35	492
2019	Male gender	18	19	28	17	18	0	1	37	35	310
2019	Female gender	18	27	19	19	16	0	0	46	35	451
2018	Male gender	9	16	29	20	24	1	0	26	45	273
2018	Female gender	12	18	25	24	20	1	0	30	45	419
2017	Male gender	14	19	23	22	22	0	0	33	44	310
2017	Female gender	14	17	25	19	23	0	1	31	43	476

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	29	17	13	6	2	62	20	293
2020	Female gender	33	23	20	12	9	3	58	22	490
2019	Male gender	44	26	15	7	6	2	71	13	315
2019	Female gender	39	29	14	9	4	4	71	14	443
2018	Male gender	29	33	20	6	9	2	64	15	279
2018	Female gender	32	26	23	8	8	4	60	16	416
2017	Male gender	30	31	20	9	8	2	62	17	310
2017	Female gender	31	24	20	11	9	5	58	21	477

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	22	26	24	12	15	0	1	49	28	291
2020	Female gender	23	28	22	14	12	0	0	51	27	489
2019	Male gender	30	29	18	10	11	0	1	60	22	313
2019	Female gender	31	29	21	10	9	0	1	60	19	450
2018	Male gender	22	29	22	12	14	0	1	52	26	279
2018	Female gender	27	24	21	16	11	1	1	51	28	416
2017	Male gender	26	27	21	15	10	0	1	53	25	310
2017	Female gender	24	26	24	14	12	0	0	50	26	476

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	32	19	19	11	11	0	9	55	24	294
2020	Female gender	36	21	16	9	11	0	8	61	22	487

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	28	32	24	9	6	0	1	60	15	295
2020	Female gender	33	36	19	8	3	0	1	70	11	489
2019	Male gender	23	34	25	9	7	1	1	58	16	310
2019	Female gender	27	32	23	11	5	1	1	60	16	449
2018	Male gender	18	32	29	10	10	0	1	51	20	280
2018	Female gender	21	34	23	14	6	1	2	56	20	416
2017	Male gender	26	29	24	13	8	0	1	55	21	311
2017	Female gender	21	33	23	11	9	1	2	56	21	475

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	20	29	29	13	7	0	1	50	20	295
2020	Female gender	27	34	21	11	7	0	0	62	18	487
2019	Male gender	19	32	25	14	9	0	1	51	23	309
2019	Female gender	23	36	20	13	6	1	1	60	19	451
2018	Male gender	16	30	29	14	10	0	0	46	24	280
2018	Female gender	18	28	28	17	8	0	0	47	25	419
2017	Male gender	18	28	25	17	11	0	1	47	28	311
2017	Female gender	18	29	25	13	13	0	1	48	27	474

Question 70k. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of clear expectations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	27	22	13	9	1	56	22	294
2020	Female gender	33	27	19	13	8	0	60	20	489
2019	Male gender	22	33	19	13	12	1	55	25	310
2019	Female gender	29	27	19	15	10	0	56	25	450
2018	Male gender	19	33	24	11	12	0	53	23	279
2018	Female gender	19	29	25	17	10	1	48	27	416
2017	Male gender	24	25	23	17	10	1	50	27	310
2017	Female gender	19	29	20	17	14	1	49	31	475

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	41	26	21	4	7	0	1	67	11	295
2020	Female gender	45	28	13	9	5	0	0	72	14	487
2019	Male gender	39	28	16	8	7	0	1	68	15	311
2019	Female gender	46	23	15	8	7	1	0	69	16	449

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	22	30	27	12	7	0	1	52	20	294
2020	Female gender	28	27	22	15	7	0	1	56	22	489

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	28	28	23	13	7	0	1	57	21	293
2020	Female gender	30	28	24	13	5	0	0	58	18	489
2019	Male gender	32	30	20	13	4	0	0	63	18	310
2019	Female gender	39	31	17	8	4	1	1	71	12	450
2018	Male gender	25	37	24	9	5	0	0	62	14	276
2018	Female gender	30	30	21	9	7	1	1	61	17	418
2017	Male gender	29	35	16	12	7	0	0	64	20	311
2017	Female gender	29	30	24	8	8	0	2	60	16	472

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	23	18	5	5	1	72	10	295
2020	Female gender	46	28	18	6	3	1	74	8	489
2019	Male gender	52	22	14	5	5	1	75	10	308
2019	Female gender	55	21	11	6	5	2	78	11	447
2018	Male gender	54	26	13	3	3	1	81	6	278
2018	Female gender	48	25	13	6	4	3	76	10	414
2017	Male gender	56	22	13	6	2	1	79	8	311
2017	Female gender	57	23	11	5	3	2	81	8	478

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	25	32	24	11	6	0	1	58	17	292
2020	Female gender	26	35	25	9	5	0	0	61	14	489

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	66	18	9	1	2	1	3	88	3	293
2020	Female gender	68	18	5	2	2	1	5	90	4	486
2019	Male gender	71	13	4	3	3	0	6	90	6	311
2019	Female gender	73	9	5	2	2	0	8	90	5	450
2018	Male gender	71	16	3	2	2	0	5	92	4	280
2018	Female gender	65	17	7	3	2	0	5	87	5	417

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	78	9	5	3	2	1	1	89	6	291
2020	Female gender	77	11	5	1	2	1	3	92	3	486
2019	Male gender	77	10	4	2	5	0	2	89	7	312
2019	Female gender	70	12	6	4	6	0	2	84	10	449
2018	Male gender	70	14	4	4	6	0	3	86	10	276
2018	Female gender	63	15	7	3	6	1	4	83	10	415
2017	Male gender	74	11	6	3	4	0	1	87	7	311
2017	Female gender	68	13	6	5	5	1	4	84	10	476

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	70	18	8	2	1	2	89	3	292
2020	Female gender	69	17	7	1	2	2	89	3	488
2019	Male gender	61	23	9	4	2	0	85	6	312
2019	Female gender	60	24	8	2	4	1	85	7	448
2018	Male gender	56	26	11	2	3	1	83	5	279
2018	Female gender	57	28	9	4	2	1	85	6	419
2017	Male gender	59	26	10	3	2	0	86	5	310
2017	Female gender	51	27	12	4	3	3	80	7	477

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	64	15	9	5	6	0	1	80	11	295
2020	Female gender	69	15	6	5	3	0	1	86	8	490
2019	Male gender	58	21	9	5	6	0	1	80	11	311
2019	Female gender	58	18	10	7	6	0	1	76	13	446
2018	Male gender	48	25	13	7	7	1	0	73	15	277
2018	Female gender	48	21	12	10	8	0	1	70	18	417
2017	Male gender	54	22	12	8	4	0	0	76	12	310
2017	Female gender	53	20	11	7	7	0	2	74	15	477

Question 70u. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	60	12	7	2	1	17	88	4	295
2020	Female gender	63	12	5	1	1	18	92	3	489
2019	Male gender	57	15	7	2	2	17	86	5	311
2019	Female gender	61	11	6	1	0	20	90	2	441
2018	Male gender	54	17	5	1	1	21	91	3	275
2018	Female gender	50	13	8	2	2	26	85	5	419
2017	Male gender	57	14	7	2	1	19	88	4	310
2017	Female gender	49	16	6	2	2	26	87	5	476

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	70	17	7	1	0	0	4	91	2	295
2020	Female gender	70	16	7	2	0	0	4	90	3	490
2019	Male gender	72	15	8	2	0	0	3	90	2	312
2019	Female gender	75	14	3	2	1	0	6	94	3	448
2018	Male gender	59	21	11	2	1	1	5	85	3	275
2018	Female gender	65	19	6	2	1	0	6	90	3	417
2017	Male gender	67	18	7	1	2	1	4	89	3	309
2017	Female gender	63	19	6	1	1	0	9	90	3	474

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	70	16	5	2	3	0	4	89	5	295
2020	Female gender	76	13	5	3	1	0	2	91	4	491
2019	Male gender	74	10	6	3	4	1	2	87	7	311
2019	Female gender	74	11	5	2	5	0	2	87	8	448
2018	Male gender	69	13	7	3	4	0	3	86	7	278
2018	Female gender	73	10	4	5	2	0	6	88	7	419
2017	Male gender	74	10	7	3	4	0	2	86	7	311
2017	Female gender	70	9	6	4	5	0	6	84	9	478

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	50	26	13	6	3	0	2	77	9	294
2020	Female gender	46	29	16	6	2	0	2	76	8	488
2019	Male gender	56	23	13	5	3	0	1	80	7	312
2019	Female gender	53	27	10	6	2	0	2	82	8	447
2018	Male gender	49	25	14	5	3	1	3	78	8	277
2018	Female gender	47	29	12	5	3	0	4	79	8	420
2017	Male gender	58	25	10	4	2	0	1	84	6	311
2017	Female gender	49	26	15	4	2	0	3	78	7	477

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	27	38	21	8	5	0	0	65	13	293
2020	Female gender	27	40	23	7	2	0	0	67	9	492

Question 72. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	13	28	38	14	6	41	20	295
2020	Female gender	11	33	33	17	5	44	23	491
2019	Male gender	14	35	36	11	5	49	16	315
2019	Female gender	12	33	36	14	4	46	19	450
2018	Male gender	6	33	39	15	8	39	23	280
2018	Female gender	8	27	40	18	6	36	24	421
2017	Male gender	8	30	35	19	8	38	27	311
2017	Female gender	9	22	42	17	9	32	26	478

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	13	24	36	22	5	27	37	294
2020	Female gender	17	19	42	16	6	22	36	492
2019	Male gender	9	16	46	21	9	30	24	314
2019	Female gender	10	21	35	21	12	34	31	445
2018	Male gender	12	20	35	25	7	32	33	278
2018	Female gender	16	24	37	16	7	24	40	416
2017	Male gender	11	22	37	19	10	29	34	310
2017	Female gender	12	25	40	17	6	23	37	476

Question 74. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	37	15	10	2	3	1	72	13	295
2020	Female gender	37	41	12	6	2	2	0	79	8	492
2019	Male gender	31	35	19	9	4	3	0	67	13	316
2019	Female gender	32	39	14	7	4	4	0	74	11	447
2018	Male gender	25	40	18	8	5	3	0	68	13	277
2018	Female gender	30	41	14	7	4	2	0	73	12	417
2017	Male gender	24	40	13	11	6	5	0	68	18	311
2017	Female gender	28	44	10	10	5	3	0	74	15	478

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	33	33	18	7	6	3	0	68	13	292
2020	Female gender	36	35	13	10	4	2	0	72	14	491

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	39	28	13	10	8	1	1	68	19	294
2020	Female gender	47	24	12	10	6	1	0	72	16	492

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	48	29	13	5	2	1	1	79	8	293
2020	Female gender	56	25	12	3	3	1	0	81	7	491

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

A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	32	18	10	7	3	0	64	18	294
2020	Female gender	35	34	14	10	5	2	0	71	15	490
2019	Male gender	24	32	22	13	7	2	0	57	20	315
2019	Female gender	24	34	14	14	12	2	0	59	27	449
2018	Male gender	16	40	17	14	12	1	0	56	26	279
2018	Female gender	20	31	20	18	10	1	0	51	29	417
2017	Male gender	14	41	13	16	14	2	1	56	31	311
2017	Female gender	18	35	13	20	14	1	0	53	33	476

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	44	39	7	7	2	1	1	84	9	292
2020	Female gender	52	35	5	7	1	0	0	87	7	492

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	45	36	10	5	3	1	1	82	8	295
2020	Female gender	52	35	8	3	2	0	0	87	5	491

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	35	34	20	5	3	1	1	71	9	291
2020	Female gender	34	33	21	5	2	1	3	71	7	488

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	45	33	13	4	1	2	2	81	5	295
2020	Female gender	49	34	10	3	2	2	2	86	4	490

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	73	16	5	1	0	2	2	94	1	293
2020	Female gender	78	16	3	0	0	2	1	97	1	491

Question 80. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, my department or agency has clearly communicated the mental health services and resources that are available to me.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	35	8	6	1	4	2	84	8	294
2020	Female gender	54	31	9	4	0	2	0	86	4	491

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	53	30	8	7	2	0	1	83	9	295
2020	Female gender	58	25	9	5	3	0	0	83	8	486

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	54	26	12	4	2	1	1	82	6	295
2020	Female gender	62	23	8	4	1	1	1	87	5	492

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	23	46	15	8	8	0	0	69	16	118
2020	Female gender	24	52	6	13	3	1	1	77	16	159
2019	Male gender	18	47	17	10	5	1	1	67	15	137
2019	Female gender	21	49	13	11	4	0	3	72	15	130

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	97	3	117
2020	Female gender	95	5	158

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	13	28	23	26	10	1	0	41	36	114
2020	Female gender	17	36	15	19	12	1	1	54	31	150

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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	11	89	292
2020	Female gender	8	92	488

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	11	89	293
2020	Female gender	13	87	488
2019	Male gender	16	84	316
2019	Female gender	17	83	450
2017	Male gender	15	85	309
2017	Female gender	18	82	478
2014	Male gender	15	85	295
2014	Female gender	15	85	458

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	37	63	32
2020	Female gender	44	56	62

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	81	19	33
2020	Female gender	78	22	62
2019	Male gender	77	23	47
2019	Female gender	77	23	77
2017	Male gender	83	17	44
2017	Female gender	78	22	89
2014	Male gender	83	17	44
2014	Female gender	70	30	70

Question 91. I am satisfied with the workplace accommodation measures that were implemented.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	64	28	0	8	0	0	92	8	27
2020	Female gender	45	40	6	9	0	0	85	9	48
2019	Male gender	48	34	8	2	8	0	82	10	37
2019	Female gender	52	28	1	17	2	0	80	19	57
2017	Male gender	54	36	2	5	0	3	92	5	36
2017	Female gender	57	30	4	7	1	0	87	9	70
2014	Male gender	69	15	0	10	5	0	84	16	36
2014	Female gender	48	41	8	2	0	0	90	2	48

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	52	28	10	3	2	3	2	85	5	295
2020	Female gender	56	27	7	5	2	1	2	86	7	490

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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	29	50	20	1	63	37	293
2020	Female gender	27	54	19	0	66	34	490

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

Question 94. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	65	83
2020	Female gender	37	63	135

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

Question 95. I am satisfied with the support (e.g., regular information, follow-up, making enquiries on my behalf, offering emergency or priority pay) I received from my department or agency to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	13	18	15	22	27	2	2	32	52	83
2020	Female gender	13	21	13	19	26	0	7	37	48	135

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

Question 96. I am satisfied with the support I received from the Pay Centre to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	3	13	16	27	39	0	2	16	67	83
2020	Female gender	8	9	10	27	41	2	4	18	72	135

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	46	18	14	6	6	1	7	70	14	295
2020	Female gender	43	19	16	8	7	0	6	67	16	492
2019	Male gender	40	19	16	8	13	0	5	61	22	307
2019	Female gender	29	20	19	14	11	1	6	52	27	440
2018	Male gender	39	16	15	7	15	1	6	59	24	280
2018	Female gender	33	15	16	13	16	1	7	52	31	417

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

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

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

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

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

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

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

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 54. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation

Question 57e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work or withholding resources

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack