2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Public Safety Canada by Question 116. Are you an Indigenous person?

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	Indigenous	34	50	0	12	3	0	0	85	15	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	30	49	5	14	3	0	0	79	17	762

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	Indigenous	78	16	0	6	0	0	0	94	6	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	74	16	4	3	2	0	1	91	5	758
2017	Indigenous	60	25	3	0	5	5	2	92	5	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	69	21	5	2	2	1	0	91	3	755
2014	Indigenous	65	25	3	5	0	0	3	93	5	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	67	22	5	3	2	1	0	90	5	721

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	46	33	6	9	3	3	81	13	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	34	39	10	13	4	0	73	16	763
2019	Indigenous	37	38	14	3	7	0	75	11	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	47	32	5	9	7	0	79	16	735
2017	Indigenous	49	30	8	8	5	0	79	13	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	42	36	7	9	6	0	78	15	754
2014	Indigenous	57	23	5	10	5	0	80	15	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	44	33	7	10	6	0	76	17	721

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	Indigenous	30	38	16	11	3	3	70	14	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	31	38	14	10	6	1	69	16	756
2019	Indigenous	33	21	25	11	10	0	54	21	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	30	38	12	13	7	0	67	20	730
2018	Indigenous	32	36	8	16	6	3	70	23	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	23	46	10	14	7	0	69	21	663
2017	Indigenous	33	36	5	19	8	0	68	26	39
2017	Non-Indigenous	26	41	11	13	9	0	67	22	757
2014	Indigenous	33	32	5	23	8	0	65	30	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	23	38	12	17	8	1	62	26	721

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	Indigenous	41	33	12	7	3	0	3	77	11	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	42	38	10	7	3	0	1	81	10	755
2019	Indigenous	41	41	11	0	7	0	0	82	7	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	47	35	9	7	2	0	0	82	9	737
2017	Indigenous	57	31	5	8	0	0	0	87	8	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	45	39	6	6	3	0	0	85	10	754
2014	Indigenous	50	40	8	3	0	0	0	90	3	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	42	36	10	7	3	1	0	79	10	720

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	Indigenous	54	25	3	11	6	0	0	79	18	32
2020	Non-Indigenous	44	30	9	11	5	1	1	75	16	761
2019	Indigenous	40	36	11	4	11	0	0	75	14	28
2019	Non-Indigenous	50	30	9	7	5	0	0	80	11	735
2018	Indigenous	54	20	8	8	11	0	0	73	18	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	39	34	11	10	5	0	0	73	16	661
2017	Indigenous	59	26	2	5	7	0	0	85	13	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	39	32	9	11	8	1	0	72	19	757
2014	Indigenous	45	22	5	15	8	3	3	71	24	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	32	34	11	11	11	0	0	67	22	720

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	Indigenous	39	36	12	6	6	76	13	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	40	38	11	8	3	78	11	762
2019	Indigenous	39	14	25	7	14	54	21	28
2019	Non-Indigenous	43	35	11	7	4	78	11	735
2018	Indigenous	33	46	8	2	11	79	13	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	32	43	12	9	4	75	13	661
2017	Indigenous	49	30	3	13	5	79	18	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	30	46	9	10	5	76	15	756
2014	Indigenous	35	35	13	10	8	70	18	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	28	39	12	12	9	67	22	721

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	28	45	18	3	6	0	73	9	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	38	37	11	10	4	0	75	14	762
2019	Indigenous	24	39	10	17	10	0	63	27	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	39	33	12	9	6	0	73	15	737
2018	Indigenous	37	26	21	3	13	0	63	16	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	29	34	12	16	9	0	63	25	664
2017	Indigenous	44	33	10	7	5	0	77	12	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	30	37	12	12	8	0	67	21	757
2014	Indigenous	30	30	10	12	15	3	61	28	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	22	33	16	15	14	0	55	29	721

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	32	36	7	18	6	68	24	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	35	39	11	9	5	74	14	755
2019	Indigenous	34	31	4	14	17	65	31	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	31	39	11	12	7	70	19	732
2018	Indigenous	37	28	19	8	9	65	16	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	27	37	14	15	6	65	21	663
2017	Indigenous	37	35	7	16	5	72	21	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	23	45	10	14	8	69	22	756

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	Indigenous	66	25	6	0	3	0	90	3	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	49	34	8	5	2	0	84	8	760
2019	Indigenous	37	35	15	0	14	0	72	14	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	48	37	7	4	4	0	85	8	732
2018	Indigenous	46	32	8	11	3	0	78	14	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	42	39	11	6	2	0	82	8	665
2017	Indigenous	51	25	8	10	5	0	77	15	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	41	38	9	8	5	1	79	12	757
2014	Indigenous	46	34	8	5	8	0	79	13	39
2014	Non-Indigenous	36	36	12	11	5	0	73	16	721

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at 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	Indigenous	26	41	16	9	9	67	18	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	39	34	12	9	5	74	14	761
2019	Indigenous	20	45	14	3	17	66	20	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	39	35	11	8	7	74	15	735
2018	Indigenous	42	31	8	11	8	73	19	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	31	37	12	13	7	68	20	662
2017	Indigenous	52	26	8	8	8	77	15	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	31	37	12	11	9	68	20	757

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	Indigenous	59	26	6	3	6	0	84	9	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	54	30	9	5	2	0	84	7	754
2019	Indigenous	38	38	10	7	7	0	76	14	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	54	31	10	3	2	0	85	5	735
2018	Indigenous	59	27	5	5	3	0	86	8	36
2018	Non-Indigenous	49	36	11	2	2	0	85	4	661
2017	Indigenous	55	30	5	5	5	0	84	10	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	48	37	8	5	2	0	85	7	756
2014	Indigenous	62	23	5	3	5	3	87	8	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	56	28	10	3	3	0	84	6	720

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	Indigenous	44	32	12	6	6	0	76	12	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	36	39	12	9	3	0	75	13	755
2019	Indigenous	33	39	18	0	10	0	72	10	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	35	41	10	8	5	1	77	13	734
2018	Indigenous	33	34	11	17	5	0	67	22	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	29	40	11	12	7	0	70	19	663
2017	Indigenous	54	20	13	8	5	0	74	13	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	32	40	11	10	7	0	72	17	753
2014	Indigenous	28	32	10	23	8	0	60	30	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	24	39	12	13	11	0	64	24	721

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	Indigenous	51	31	13	3	3	81	6	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	42	33	14	7	4	75	11	759
2019	Indigenous	23	38	15	13	11	61	24	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	41	34	12	7	6	75	13	737
2018	Indigenous	41	31	6	11	10	73	22	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	33	37	14	10	5	70	16	658
2017	Indigenous	49	21	13	10	7	70	17	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	37	34	13	9	7	71	16	756
2014	Indigenous	46	22	5	18	10	67	28	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	30	34	14	12	11	64	22	720

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	Indigenous	39	42	6	6	6	0	0	82	12	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	37	38	12	9	3	0	1	75	13	755
2019	Indigenous	26	43	11	10	10	0	0	69	20	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	35	39	12	8	5	0	0	74	14	726
2018	Indigenous	36	33	15	8	8	0	0	69	16	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	30	36	14	12	7	0	1	66	19	662
2017	Indigenous	44	33	10	8	5	0	0	77	13	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	32	39	11	10	7	1	1	71	18	753
2014	Indigenous	40	27	5	20	7	0	0	67	27	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	28	35	15	13	9	0	0	63	22	721

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	Indigenous	41	43	6	3	6	84	9	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	44	37	9	6	4	81	10	760
2019	Indigenous	38	32	13	3	14	70	17	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	46	34	10	6	4	80	10	736
2018	Indigenous	46	29	14	5	5	76	11	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	35	43	12	7	4	77	11	665
2017	Indigenous	53	26	0	8	13	79	21	39
2017	Non-Indigenous	37	39	11	8	5	75	13	753
2014	Indigenous	38	39	5	13	5	77	18	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	32	37	14	9	8	69	17	721

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	Indigenous	29	23	24	12	11	0	52	23	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	27	34	20	11	9	0	61	19	759
2019	Indigenous	24	42	24	3	6	0	66	10	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	33	34	19	9	4	0	68	14	732
2018	Indigenous	34	29	21	6	10	0	64	16	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	27	33	22	9	8	0	60	18	666
2017	Indigenous	23	32	25	10	10	0	55	20	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	28	35	20	11	6	1	64	17	757
2014	Indigenous	33	29	17	10	11	0	62	21	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	27	34	19	11	9	0	62	20	720

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	Indigenous	3	33	37	15	9	3	0	24	37	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	10	24	38	20	7	1	1	27	34	760
2019	Indigenous	13	28	31	14	14	0	0	28	41	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	10	24	40	17	7	1	1	25	35	734
2018	Indigenous	18	24	38	16	3	0	0	19	42	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	14	27	37	16	5	0	1	21	41	664
2017	Indigenous	8	33	32	12	9	5	0	23	43	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	14	26	39	13	4	1	2	18	42	755
2014	Indigenous	23	18	39	15	5	0	0	20	40	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	16	26	37	14	5	1	1	20	43	721

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	Indigenous	6	31	28	17	15	3	0	33	39	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	8	17	26	30	15	1	2	47	26	758
2019	Indigenous	14	20	32	27	7	0	0	34	34	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	13	22	26	22	13	2	2	36	37	732
2018	Indigenous	17	23	26	23	8	3	0	32	41	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	18	25	27	20	9	2	1	29	43	663
2017	Indigenous	10	20	45	7	12	2	3	20	32	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	14	22	27	21	11	3	3	33	38	753
2014	Indigenous	30	28	25	13	5	0	0	18	58	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	21	27	28	13	8	2	1	22	50	720

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	Indigenous	25	16	29	21	9	0	0	30	41	32
2020	Non-Indigenous	15	24	33	19	7	1	1	26	40	759
2019	Indigenous	21	28	24	14	9	0	3	24	50	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	18	24	32	18	6	1	1	24	42	736
2018	Indigenous	28	26	26	15	6	0	0	20	53	36
2018	Non-Indigenous	23	24	30	15	5	1	2	20	49	660
2017	Indigenous	28	28	27	10	5	0	3	15	57	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	22	23	30	16	5	1	3	21	47	754
2014	Indigenous	43	26	16	13	0	3	0	13	70	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	28	27	27	11	4	1	2	15	57	721

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	Indigenous	12	27	27	17	13	3	0	32	40	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	12	22	31	25	9	1	1	34	34	755
2019	Indigenous	10	26	37	21	7	0	0	28	35	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	9	19	36	23	11	1	2	34	29	727
2018	Indigenous	19	20	34	19	8	0	0	27	39	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	16	21	35	19	7	1	1	27	37	660
2017	Indigenous	8	48	23	10	5	3	3	16	59	38
2017	Non-Indigenous	15	24	33	18	7	1	2	26	40	752
2014	Indigenous	20	33	29	10	8	0	0	18	53	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	17	24	33	17	7	1	1	25	42	721

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	Indigenous	21	18	25	18	16	0	3	35	40	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	19	23	28	18	10	1	2	28	43	758
2019	Indigenous	20	25	34	13	7	0	0	20	46	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	17	23	26	18	12	2	2	31	42	732
2018	Indigenous	27	33	11	23	5	0	0	29	60	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	24	28	26	13	6	2	2	19	54	662
2017	Indigenous	36	22	23	12	2	3	3	15	61	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	27	24	26	11	7	2	2	19	54	752
2014	Indigenous	38	35	15	5	7	0	0	12	73	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	31	26	23	12	6	1	1	18	58	721

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	Indigenous	19	18	31	17	9	0	6	27	39	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	14	18	32	20	12	2	2	34	33	758
2019	Indigenous	17	35	27	17	3	0	0	20	53	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	21	26	25	15	9	3	1	25	49	732
2018	Indigenous	24	40	16	13	3	4	0	17	66	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	26	27	25	12	5	2	2	18	56	661
2017	Indigenous	25	23	32	2	9	5	3	13	52	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	22	24	29	13	7	1	3	22	48	755
2014	Indigenous	22	18	20	25	13	0	3	39	41	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	17	21	32	17	8	2	3	26	40	719

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	Indigenous	21	13	49	8	9	0	0	17	34	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	15	20	32	22	9	1	1	32	36	753
2019	Indigenous	29	29	21	14	7	0	0	21	58	28
2019	Non-Indigenous	16	21	36	17	7	2	1	25	38	733
2018	Indigenous	28	19	37	14	3	0	0	16	47	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	23	27	31	13	5	1	1	18	51	665
2017	Indigenous	36	18	24	10	7	0	5	18	56	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	21	23	33	12	7	3	2	20	46	757
2014	Indigenous	40	40	15	3	0	3	0	3	83	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	26	25	29	12	6	1	1	19	52	720

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	Indigenous	24	15	35	16	9	0	26	39	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	11	25	37	20	6	1	26	37	762
2019	Indigenous	31	31	27	3	7	0	10	62	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	21	25	32	14	7	1	22	47	736

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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	Indigenous	30	30	9	9	9	6	6	69	20	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	30	29	16	8	4	7	7	68	14	760
2019	Indigenous	29	22	10	10	17	0	11	58	30	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	36	28	13	8	7	4	3	69	17	736
2018	Indigenous	27	30	19	5	11	0	8	62	18	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	24	32	16	11	8	6	3	61	21	662
2017	Indigenous	29	27	13	15	7	5	2	61	24	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	28	31	13	11	9	5	4	65	22	755
2014	Indigenous	27	28	18	15	8	0	5	58	23	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	29	31	13	11	10	4	3	64	22	721

Question 20. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	60	16	6	6	9	3	78	15	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	54	25	7	8	4	1	81	12	758
2019	Indigenous	34	32	14	7	14	0	66	21	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	52	24	7	10	7	0	76	17	738
2018	Indigenous	48	35	3	3	11	0	84	13	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	47	25	8	11	8	1	73	19	661
2017	Indigenous	52	20	6	13	10	0	72	23	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	47	27	8	9	9	0	74	18	757
2014	Indigenous	38	35	8	7	13	0	73	20	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	40	25	11	14	9	1	66	23	721

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	Indigenous	69	16	3	3	9	85	12	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	62	25	6	5	2	88	6	757
2019	Indigenous	37	46	3	3	11	83	14	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	56	28	5	6	4	84	11	735
2018	Indigenous	54	22	14	3	8	75	11	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	50	34	6	7	4	84	11	659
2017	Indigenous	54	17	8	15	5	72	20	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	48	32	8	8	4	80	12	753
2014	Indigenous	38	38	8	12	5	75	17	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	43	33	9	9	5	76	14	721

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	52	25	7	12	3	0	77	15	32
2020	Non-Indigenous	54	31	9	3	2	1	86	6	757
2019	Indigenous	30	53	7	0	10	0	83	10	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	52	31	8	5	3	1	83	9	738
2018	Indigenous	51	29	3	6	11	0	80	17	36
2018	Non-Indigenous	42	40	9	6	2	0	83	9	662

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	Indigenous	51	19	15	3	3	3	6	77	7	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	56	19	8	5	3	5	3	82	9	762

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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	Indigenous	67	18	12	0	0	0	3	88	0	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	59	24	10	3	2	1	2	85	5	760
2019	Indigenous	52	16	11	4	14	3	0	70	19	27
2019	Non-Indigenous	55	23	10	4	4	1	3	81	9	737

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	Indigenous	51	25	13	9	3	0	0	75	12	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	48	31	8	9	4	0	0	79	13	759
2019	Indigenous	38	32	10	6	14	0	0	70	20	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	44	32	9	7	7	1	1	77	14	733
2018	Indigenous	52	25	8	12	3	0	0	77	14	36
2018	Non-Indigenous	38	35	10	10	6	0	0	74	16	662
2017	Indigenous	49	25	8	10	8	0	0	74	18	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	39	38	8	8	6	1	0	77	15	757
2014	Indigenous	35	38	8	7	13	0	0	73	20	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	39	31	11	10	9	1	0	71	18	721

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	Indigenous	54	22	6	3	3	9	3	87	6	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	54	23	12	5	3	1	2	80	8	760

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	Indigenous	57	21	6	6	3	0	6	84	9	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	51	31	8	7	3	0	0	82	10	758
2019	Indigenous	44	22	17	3	14	0	0	66	16	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	48	28	8	7	6	0	2	78	14	733
2018	Indigenous	45	34	12	3	6	0	0	80	9	35
2018	Non-Indigenous	43	30	11	9	7	0	0	73	16	661
2017	Indigenous	54	20	8	13	5	0	0	74	18	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	45	30	8	10	6	1	1	76	16	756
2014	Indigenous	48	22	8	10	13	0	0	70	22	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	41	30	10	11	8	0	0	71	19	721

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	Indigenous	35	65	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	38	62	762

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	Indigenous	64	9	9	9	0	6	3	80	10	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	59	18	6	1	2	3	10	89	4	760

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	Indigenous	66	13	10	9	3	0	79	12	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	58	25	7	7	3	0	83	10	760
2019	Indigenous	45	24	11	7	10	3	71	17	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	54	28	7	6	6	0	82	11	736
2018	Indigenous	60	21	8	6	6	0	80	11	36
2018	Non-Indigenous	46	27	12	9	6	0	73	15	659
2017	Indigenous	57	22	6	7	8	0	79	15	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	51	26	9	6	7	0	77	14	755
2014	Indigenous	51	20	8	10	12	0	71	22	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	43	29	10	7	11	0	72	18	719

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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	Indigenous	44	25	20	3	6	3	0	71	9	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	41	31	11	7	4	5	1	76	12	760
2019	Indigenous	23	25	30	11	10	0	0	49	21	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	35	32	12	9	6	5	0	71	17	731
2018	Indigenous	29	25	19	13	14	0	0	54	27	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	25	31	17	14	8	6	0	59	23	665
2017	Indigenous	34	33	15	5	13	0	0	67	18	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	28	36	12	10	10	5	0	67	21	757
2014	Indigenous	5	52	13	7	18	5	0	60	26	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	15	29	18	15	14	9	0	48	32	721

Question 32. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	41	29	15	9	6	0	70	15	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	37	33	13	10	5	1	72	15	760
2019	Indigenous	27	18	27	18	10	0	45	28	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	31	34	15	11	8	1	66	19	732
2018	Indigenous	21	32	11	14	22	0	53	36	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	23	30	16	17	11	2	54	29	666
2017	Indigenous	25	37	18	8	13	0	61	20	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	25	35	13	12	13	1	62	25	755
2014	Indigenous	13	43	15	15	13	0	56	28	39
2014	Non-Indigenous	13	29	19	19	17	3	43	37	720

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	Indigenous	36	25	14	13	9	3	0	63	23	32
2020	Non-Indigenous	26	34	15	16	6	3	1	62	22	759
2019	Indigenous	10	35	24	11	21	0	0	45	31	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	21	34	17	15	10	3	0	57	25	728
2018	Indigenous	19	27	16	16	22	0	0	46	38	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	14	29	19	20	14	4	0	45	35	662
2017	Indigenous	24	20	13	26	15	3	0	45	42	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	17	31	18	16	12	4	0	51	30	757
2014	Indigenous	5	35	18	22	18	2	0	41	41	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	9	26	18	23	19	5	0	37	44	720

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	Indigenous	27	26	16	16	9	6	56	27	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	27	35	14	16	8	1	62	24	761
2019	Indigenous	17	25	20	10	28	0	42	38	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	20	31	18	19	11	1	51	30	733
2018	Indigenous	13	27	19	16	25	0	40	41	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	13	29	18	24	14	2	44	38	666
2017	Indigenous	20	25	15	22	18	0	44	41	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	17	32	14	19	15	3	51	35	757
2014	Indigenous	10	38	15	20	18	0	48	37	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	7	28	17	24	20	3	37	46	721

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	Indigenous	45	24	15	6	3	6	0	74	10	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	41	27	20	6	2	3	1	71	8	762
2019	Indigenous	44	24	18	3	3	8	0	74	7	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	41	30	17	6	3	3	1	74	9	736

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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	Indigenous	41	38	12	3	3	3	0	82	6	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	28	43	17	9	3	1	0	71	12	759
2019	Indigenous	14	41	28	7	10	0	0	55	17	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	27	41	15	10	5	1	1	69	16	736
2018	Indigenous	19	44	19	13	6	0	0	63	18	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	21	41	20	12	5	1	0	62	18	662
2017	Indigenous	39	30	15	6	10	0	0	69	16	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	24	44	16	9	5	1	0	69	14	753
2014	Indigenous	25	38	20	13	5	0	0	63	17	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	22	39	19	11	6	2	0	63	18	721

Question 37. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	26	41	12	12	6	3	69	19	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	19	36	22	14	5	3	57	20	749
2019	Indigenous	3	37	10	21	24	3	42	47	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	13	34	20	18	10	5	50	29	734

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	Indigenous	49	24	9	6	9	0	3	75	15	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	35	35	14	8	4	2	2	73	13	759
2019	Indigenous	17	34	21	11	17	0	0	52	28	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	29	35	15	10	5	3	2	67	17	736
2018	Indigenous	32	31	16	11	8	0	3	65	19	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	27	37	15	11	6	2	1	66	18	664
2017	Indigenous	37	25	8	20	8	2	0	63	28	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	32	37	13	10	6	2	1	71	16	754
2014	Indigenous	20	58	10	10	3	0	0	78	12	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	32	33	12	11	7	4	1	68	19	721

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	39	34	15	0	9	3	75	9	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	35	38	16	6	3	2	74	10	756
2019	Indigenous	17	38	24	7	10	3	57	18	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	33	35	18	7	5	1	69	13	732
2018	Indigenous	27	40	11	8	14	0	67	22	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	28	39	19	7	6	1	68	13	663

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	Indigenous	29	18	32	9	12	0	0	47	21	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	19	22	22	11	11	10	4	48	26	759
2019	Indigenous	11	17	20	17	17	13	4	33	42	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	18	19	20	14	13	11	4	44	32	733
2018	Indigenous	19	23	13	5	27	6	7	48	37	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	13	18	20	16	18	12	2	36	40	665
2017	Indigenous	25	22	10	15	15	7	5	54	34	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	13	21	17	16	16	14	3	40	39	755
2014	Indigenous	10	15	20	12	33	5	5	28	50	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	12	17	18	19	22	10	2	33	46	721

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	Indigenous	31	33	9	10	11	6	0	68	22	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	24	33	16	15	8	3	0	60	23	756
2019	Indigenous	10	30	26	14	21	0	0	40	34	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	19	37	15	16	11	2	1	57	27	738
2018	Indigenous	21	37	14	6	22	0	0	58	28	36
2018	Non-Indigenous	16	30	18	20	14	3	0	47	34	663
2017	Indigenous	32	27	3	15	18	5	0	62	35	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	22	36	16	12	10	4	0	60	23	754
2014	Indigenous	12	37	8	15	20	5	3	54	38	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	15	27	17	18	21	2	0	42	40	719

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	Indigenous	24	30	0	21	15	6	3	60	40	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	23	27	18	15	13	2	2	52	29	759
2019	Indigenous	14	14	18	27	24	0	4	28	53	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	22	30	15	13	17	2	1	53	31	737
2018	Indigenous	16	30	11	17	22	0	4	48	40	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	15	26	16	17	21	4	2	44	40	663
2017	Indigenous	22	23	7	15	31	2	0	46	47	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	18	28	14	15	19	3	3	49	36	757
2014	Indigenous	12	15	8	30	30	3	3	29	63	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	11	19	11	22	32	2	2	31	57	721

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	Indigenous	41	20	16	18	3	0	3	63	21	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	50	23	13	6	5	0	2	74	12	761
2019	Indigenous	46	31	13	10	0	0	0	77	10	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	51	26	12	5	3	1	3	79	8	735

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	Indigenous	60	20	11	3	3	0	3	83	6	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	43	28	17	6	4	1	2	73	9	760
2019	Indigenous	48	17	14	14	7	0	0	65	21	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	45	22	16	8	5	1	3	70	13	736

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	Indigenous	73	15	3	3	3	3	0	91	6	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	75	9	6	3	2	2	3	88	5	760
2019	Indigenous	76	4	7	3	11	0	0	79	14	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	74	6	7	1	3	4	5	88	4	732

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	Indigenous	82	6	6	0	3	0	3	91	3	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	75	11	5	2	1	1	5	92	3	761
2019	Indigenous	79	3	0	0	7	0	11	92	8	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	76	6	4	2	2	1	9	91	4	733

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	Indigenous	32	37	12	12	6	0	70	18	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	25	42	18	8	3	3	70	12	758
2019	Indigenous	13	40	19	18	7	4	54	26	28
2019	Non-Indigenous	24	40	18	10	3	4	67	14	736
2018	Indigenous	21	38	16	9	16	0	59	25	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	18	39	21	12	6	3	60	19	665
2017	Indigenous	30	32	8	25	2	2	63	28	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	20	39	19	10	8	4	62	18	756

Question 45. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	34	38	19	7	3	0	71	9	32
2020	Non-Indigenous	36	38	15	7	3	2	75	10	756
2019	Indigenous	26	31	25	4	10	3	60	14	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	38	36	12	8	4	2	76	12	732
2018	Indigenous	35	33	13	8	11	0	68	19	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	31	41	15	7	3	3	74	11	663
2017	Indigenous	39	46	5	5	5	0	85	10	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	34	41	11	7	5	3	77	12	753
2014	Indigenous	33	43	10	8	3	5	79	11	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	30	36	17	7	5	4	69	13	721

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	Indigenous	52	21	18	6	3	0	0	72	9	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	39	36	14	5	2	4	1	78	8	761
2019	Indigenous	30	21	25	4	17	3	0	53	22	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	46	32	11	4	3	3	0	80	8	734
2018	Indigenous	32	39	13	9	8	0	0	71	16	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	35	37	16	5	2	4	0	75	8	662
2017	Indigenous	42	27	13	10	5	3	0	71	15	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	35	36	14	4	5	6	0	76	9	754
2014	Indigenous	44	36	5	5	2	7	0	86	8	39
2014	Non-Indigenous	33	32	20	4	3	8	0	71	7	720

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	Indigenous	49	23	15	9	3	0	0	72	13	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	37	33	16	6	2	5	1	75	8	760

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	Indigenous	48	27	6	6	6	3	3	80	13	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	45	31	9	5	5	3	2	80	11	756

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	Indigenous	54	28	15	0	3	0	82	3	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	54	32	7	4	3	0	86	6	758
2019	Indigenous	33	28	19	7	14	0	61	20	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	49	36	8	5	3	0	85	8	735
2018	Indigenous	41	35	8	8	8	0	76	16	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	38	41	12	6	4	0	79	10	661
2017	Indigenous	52	35	3	5	5	0	87	10	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	42	37	9	7	4	0	79	11	756
2014	Indigenous	35	42	13	5	5	0	77	10	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	35	36	14	8	6	1	71	14	721

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	Indigenous	31	32	22	6	9	0	63	15	32
2020	Non-Indigenous	36	31	18	9	5	0	68	14	759
2019	Indigenous	26	10	25	14	21	3	38	36	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	34	30	17	11	8	0	64	19	736
2018	Indigenous	26	30	16	11	16	0	56	27	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	25	28	21	14	11	0	54	26	663
2017	Indigenous	34	33	18	8	8	0	67	15	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	26	31	18	12	12	0	57	25	756
2014	Indigenous	17	28	21	17	18	0	45	35	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	15	31	17	18	18	1	46	36	721

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	39	31	15	6	9	70	15	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	36	37	15	7	4	73	11	753
2019	Indigenous	26	14	25	14	21	40	35	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	34	33	14	11	7	68	18	735
2018	Indigenous	31	29	13	12	16	59	28	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	25	34	19	14	9	58	23	658
2017	Indigenous	37	33	8	13	10	69	23	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	27	36	14	13	10	63	23	756
2014	Indigenous	20	30	20	9	20	50	30	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	17	33	15	19	15	50	34	721

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	Indigenous	32	32	18	9	9	0	0	63	18	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	33	27	20	11	7	2	0	61	18	760
2019	Indigenous	16	10	21	32	18	3	0	28	51	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	34	24	16	13	11	3	1	59	25	735
2018	Indigenous	33	24	21	6	13	3	0	58	20	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	23	23	21	15	13	4	1	48	30	663
2017	Indigenous	40	17	13	13	15	3	0	58	29	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	25	24	19	15	14	4	1	51	30	755
2014	Indigenous	20	20	18	15	20	8	0	43	38	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	18	21	19	16	21	5	0	41	39	721

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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	Indigenous	52	15	33	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	43	27	30	763
2019	Indigenous	48	20	32	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	44	23	33	738
2018	Indigenous	42	24	34	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	52	19	28	666
2017	Indigenous	50	28	22	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	49	18	33	756
2014	Indigenous	55	15	30	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	51	18	30	720

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	Indigenous	6	43	39	11	0	0	17
2020	Non-Indigenous	6	29	55	3	2	4	327
2019	Indigenous	9	27	35	14	7	8	14
2019	Non-Indigenous	5	33	50	2	6	4	337
2018	Indigenous	0	19	48	6	6	20	16
2018	Non-Indigenous	6	22	57	4	4	8	351
2017	Indigenous	0	24	66	10	0	0	20
2017	Non-Indigenous	5	18	59	4	8	7	370
2014	Indigenous	5	23	54	5	9999	14	22
2014	Non-Indigenous	5	17	63	7	9999	8	370

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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
2019	Indigenous	17	83	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	17	83	737
2018	Indigenous	21	79	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	19	81	666

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	Indigenous	22	18	20	3	9	21	6	55	17	32
2020	Non-Indigenous	14	14	19	7	5	32	8	47	22	759
2019	Indigenous	14	13	27	18	14	14	0	32	36	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	15	15	18	8	7	29	9	48	24	738
2018	Indigenous	18	17	21	8	13	16	6	45	28	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	11	16	21	9	10	29	5	41	28	662
2017	Indigenous	12	25	10	13	15	20	5	50	37	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	11	13	19	7	9	32	9	41	27	755
2014	Indigenous	5	15	20	8	15	32	5	32	36	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	11	17	17	11	10	28	7	42	32	720

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	Indigenous	39	37	13	0	9	3	0	77	9	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	29	30	17	7	5	11	1	67	13	760
2019	Indigenous	28	26	21	11	11	4	0	56	23	28
2019	Non-Indigenous	32	28	15	5	7	10	2	68	14	737
2018	Indigenous	26	34	14	11	11	6	0	63	23	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	25	31	20	8	8	7	1	61	18	663
2017	Indigenous	32	36	5	22	3	2	0	69	26	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	22	30	18	8	8	12	1	60	19	756
2014	Indigenous	12	40	13	18	10	8	0	56	30	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	19	28	22	10	8	11	1	54	20	721

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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
2019	Indigenous	24	76	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	9	91	738

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	Indigenous	30	9	24	6	3	21	6	55	13	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	14	16	20	4	3	36	7	52	13	759
2019	Indigenous	20	14	27	0	14	21	3	46	18	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	16	15	20	4	5	33	7	52	15	736
2018	Indigenous	19	14	24	3	14	21	6	45	23	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	10	16	23	5	5	36	5	45	16	663
2017	Indigenous	18	20	15	0	5	40	2	65	9	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	12	12	18	4	3	43	8	49	14	757
2014	Indigenous	8	7	23	0	5	47	10	36	12	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	9	13	21	3	3	41	9	45	14	721

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	Indigenous	43	28	18	6	3	3	0	72	9	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	32	29	17	4	3	12	2	71	9	759
2019	Indigenous	27	27	22	0	14	7	3	61	15	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	33	26	18	3	5	14	1	69	10	738
2018	Indigenous	27	35	19	8	6	6	0	66	15	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	25	30	22	6	4	12	1	63	11	662
2017	Indigenous	35	35	15	2	3	10	0	78	6	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	27	29	17	4	3	19	1	69	10	754
2014	Indigenous	25	28	23	3	3	19	0	66	6	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	21	30	21	4	3	20	2	65	9	721

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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	Indigenous	19	32	15	15	20	0	0	51	34	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	37	26	17	9	10	0	1	64	19	760

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	Indigenous	43	33	6	9	9	0	76	17	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	37	31	15	9	8	1	68	17	759
2019	Indigenous	18	24	20	14	24	0	42	38	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	24	26	25	11	13	1	50	25	735
2018	Indigenous	24	23	11	15	24	3	48	41	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	18	27	21	17	16	1	46	33	665
2017	Indigenous	20	24	20	3	33	0	44	36	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	17	24	20	17	21	1	42	38	754

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	Indigenous	9	29	35	13	14	0	38	27	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	12	24	27	21	15	1	37	36	761
2019	Indigenous	14	31	25	11	20	0	45	30	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	18	29	26	17	10	0	47	27	735
2018	Indigenous	7	27	27	21	15	3	35	37	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	12	21	30	21	15	0	33	36	665
2017	Indigenous	10	25	25	15	25	0	35	41	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	13	23	27	19	17	1	37	36	756

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	Indigenous	8	38	33	12	9	0	46	21	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	19	29	25	16	10	1	49	26	758
2019	Indigenous	14	35	20	21	10	0	49	31	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	23	32	24	13	7	1	55	20	735
2018	Indigenous	7	32	28	18	12	3	41	31	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	14	24	31	18	13	0	38	31	665
2017	Indigenous	13	25	28	19	15	0	38	34	39
2017	Non-Indigenous	16	27	25	18	14	1	43	32	751

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	Indigenous	5	27	31	12	24	0	0	33	36	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	16	22	25	20	17	0	1	38	37	759
2019	Indigenous	11	25	16	21	27	0	0	35	48	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	18	24	23	17	17	0	1	43	34	732
2018	Indigenous	7	17	21	39	13	0	3	25	53	36
2018	Non-Indigenous	11	17	27	22	22	1	0	28	45	659
2017	Indigenous	10	20	32	10	28	0	0	30	38	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	14	18	24	21	23	0	1	32	44	754

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	Indigenous	37	31	18	6	9	0	68	15	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	32	25	19	13	8	3	59	22	759
2019	Indigenous	43	37	3	11	6	0	80	17	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	41	27	15	8	5	3	71	13	730
2018	Indigenous	29	38	15	8	5	6	71	14	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	31	28	22	7	8	3	61	16	661
2017	Indigenous	40	25	10	10	10	5	68	21	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	30	27	20	10	9	4	59	20	755

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	21	23	31	6	18	0	44	25	32
2020	Non-Indigenous	22	28	22	14	13	0	50	27	757
2019	Indigenous	26	34	20	3	17	0	60	20	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	31	29	20	10	10	1	60	20	734
2018	Indigenous	20	26	28	10	13	3	48	24	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	25	26	21	15	12	0	51	27	661
2017	Indigenous	30	25	21	12	13	0	54	25	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	24	27	23	14	11	0	51	25	754

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	Indigenous	36	6	28	15	6	0	9	46	23	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	34	20	16	10	11	0	8	59	23	758

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	Indigenous	32	35	21	9	3	0	0	67	12	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	30	34	22	9	4	0	1	65	13	760
2019	Indigenous	24	38	18	14	7	0	0	61	21	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	25	32	24	10	6	1	1	59	17	730
2018	Indigenous	15	36	27	11	11	0	0	51	21	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	20	33	25	13	7	1	1	54	20	662
2017	Indigenous	30	27	20	16	7	0	0	57	23	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	22	32	24	12	9	1	1	55	21	754

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	Indigenous	24	39	22	12	3	0	0	62	15	32
2020	Non-Indigenous	24	32	24	12	7	0	1	57	19	759
2019	Indigenous	22	27	24	14	14	0	0	48	28	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	21	35	22	13	7	1	1	57	21	731
2018	Indigenous	18	34	19	18	11	0	0	52	29	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	17	29	29	15	9	0	0	46	25	665
2017	Indigenous	17	22	28	10	21	3	0	40	32	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	18	30	25	15	12	0	1	48	27	753

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	Indigenous	29	33	17	9	12	0	62	21	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	31	26	21	13	8	1	58	21	759
2019	Indigenous	21	35	24	3	17	0	56	21	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	26	29	19	14	11	0	56	25	731
2018	Indigenous	18	24	21	22	14	0	43	36	36
2018	Non-Indigenous	19	31	24	14	11	1	50	25	662
2017	Indigenous	29	27	15	13	16	0	57	28	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	20	28	22	17	12	1	49	29	753

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	36	43	0	6	15	0	79	21	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	43	26	17	7	6	1	69	13	758
2019	Indigenous	34	36	17	0	14	0	70	14	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	43	24	16	8	7	0	68	15	731

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	Indigenous	35	38	20	6	0	0	0	74	6	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	25	28	24	15	7	0	1	53	22	759

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	Indigenous	24	26	28	19	3	0	0	51	22	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	29	28	23	13	6	0	1	57	19	758
2019	Indigenous	35	18	14	24	10	0	0	52	34	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	37	31	18	9	4	0	1	69	13	731
2018	Indigenous	22	35	24	14	5	0	0	57	19	36
2018	Non-Indigenous	28	33	22	9	6	1	1	62	15	661
2017	Indigenous	22	25	33	12	5	0	2	48	18	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	29	32	20	9	8	0	1	63	17	751

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	Indigenous	46	29	15	3	6	0	76	9	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	47	26	18	6	3	1	73	9	760
2019	Indigenous	44	17	21	14	3	0	62	18	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	54	22	12	5	5	1	77	11	726
2018	Indigenous	64	20	9	2	5	0	83	7	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	50	27	13	5	4	2	78	8	658
2017	Indigenous	57	30	5	5	3	0	88	8	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	56	22	12	5	2	1	80	8	757

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	Indigenous	29	23	26	12	10	0	0	52	22	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	25	34	25	10	6	0	0	60	15	757

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	Indigenous	73	24	0	0	3	0	0	97	3	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	66	18	7	2	2	1	4	88	4	755
2019	Indigenous	69	13	3	4	3	0	7	89	8	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	72	11	5	2	3	0	7	89	5	732
2018	Indigenous	69	21	3	5	0	0	3	92	5	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	67	17	6	3	2	0	5	89	5	663

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	Indigenous	79	9	6	3	3	0	0	88	6	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	77	10	5	2	3	1	2	91	4	754
2019	Indigenous	58	14	7	3	17	0	0	72	21	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	72	11	6	3	5	0	2	86	8	732
2018	Indigenous	60	14	5	6	13	0	3	75	20	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	66	15	6	4	6	1	4	84	10	657
2017	Indigenous	65	10	15	5	2	0	2	77	8	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	70	12	6	4	4	1	3	85	9	755

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	Indigenous	68	20	9	0	3	0	88	3	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	69	18	8	2	2	2	89	3	756
2019	Indigenous	42	27	14	7	10	0	69	17	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	61	24	9	3	3	1	85	6	731
2018	Indigenous	58	28	8	3	3	0	86	6	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	56	27	10	3	2	1	85	5	664
2017	Indigenous	54	21	23	2	0	0	75	2	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	54	27	10	4	3	2	83	7	755

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	70	18	3	0	9	0	88	9	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	66	15	8	5	4	1	83	9	761
2019	Indigenous	38	40	0	11	11	0	78	22	28
2019	Non-Indigenous	58	19	10	6	6	1	78	12	729
2018	Indigenous	37	28	16	11	8	0	65	19	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	49	22	12	9	8	1	71	17	661
2017	Indigenous	57	12	18	10	2	0	69	13	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	53	21	11	7	6	2	75	14	755

Question 70u. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	67	8	6	0	0	0	19	93	0	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	61	12	5	2	1	0	18	89	4	760
2019	Indigenous	51	14	10	0	4	0	21	83	5	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	59	13	6	2	1	0	19	89	4	723
2018	Indigenous	34	30	0	0	5	0	30	92	8	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	52	14	7	2	1	0	24	87	4	661
2017	Indigenous	57	10	2	5	0	3	23	90	7	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	52	15	7	2	1	0	24	87	4	754

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	Indigenous	81	13	3	0	0	0	3	97	0	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	69	17	7	2	0	0	4	90	2	761
2019	Indigenous	59	24	4	3	3	0	7	89	7	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	74	14	5	2	1	0	5	92	3	731
2018	Indigenous	65	21	8	0	0	3	3	91	0	36
2018	Non-Indigenous	63	20	8	2	1	0	6	88	3	659
2017	Indigenous	62	20	5	0	0	3	10	94	0	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	64	19	7	1	2	0	8	90	3	751

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	Indigenous	82	9	6	3	0	0	0	91	3	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	73	14	6	2	2	0	3	90	5	762
2019	Indigenous	68	18	7	0	3	0	3	89	3	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	74	11	5	2	5	1	2	87	8	730
2018	Indigenous	67	8	14	5	6	0	0	75	11	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	72	12	5	4	3	0	5	88	7	664
2017	Indigenous	65	20	5	0	8	0	3	87	8	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	72	9	6	4	4	0	5	85	8	757

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	Indigenous	47	22	15	6	9	0	0	69	16	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	47	28	15	6	2	0	2	77	8	758
2019	Indigenous	45	34	3	7	11	0	0	79	18	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	54	26	11	5	2	0	2	81	7	730
2018	Indigenous	41	36	13	6	6	0	0	76	11	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	48	27	13	5	3	1	4	79	8	664
2017	Indigenous	54	23	13	5	5	0	0	77	10	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	52	25	14	4	2	0	3	80	6	756

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	Indigenous	30	36	19	3	12	0	0	66	15	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	26	40	23	8	3	0	0	66	11	761

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	Indigenous	16	22	35	18	9	38	27	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	12	31	35	16	6	43	22	762
2019	Indigenous	15	34	28	13	10	49	23	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	13	34	36	12	5	47	17	736
2018	Indigenous	8	30	32	22	8	38	29	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	7	29	40	17	7	37	23	666
2017	Indigenous	19	15	33	23	10	34	33	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	8	26	40	17	9	34	26	757

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	Indigenous	23	24	40	6	6	12	47	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	15	21	40	19	5	24	36	762
2019	Indigenous	10	20	42	16	11	27	30	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	10	19	39	21	11	32	29	730
2018	Indigenous	15	28	34	20	3	23	43	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	14	22	36	20	7	27	37	660
2017	Indigenous	18	21	42	15	5	20	38	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	11	24	39	17	8	26	36	754

Question 74. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	36	40	9	9	3	3	79	13	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	35	39	13	8	2	2	76	10	763
2019	Indigenous	23	42	21	4	10	0	65	14	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	32	38	16	8	4	3	72	12	734
2018	Indigenous	32	35	6	13	11	3	69	25	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	28	41	16	8	4	3	71	12	660
2017	Indigenous	25	47	10	13	5	0	72	18	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	27	42	12	11	5	4	71	16	757

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	Indigenous	41	30	20	3	6	0	0	71	9	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	34	35	15	9	5	3	0	71	14	759

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	Indigenous	46	15	16	21	3	0	0	61	23	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	44	26	12	9	7	1	0	71	17	762

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	Indigenous	58	21	9	6	3	3	0	82	9	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	52	26	12	4	3	1	0	80	7	760

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

A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Indigenous	42	24	10	15	9	0	66	24	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	33	34	15	10	6	2	68	16	760
2019	Indigenous	20	28	21	14	17	0	48	31	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	24	33	17	14	10	2	58	24	735
2018	Indigenous	27	30	24	6	14	0	56	19	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	17	35	18	17	11	1	53	29	662
2017	Indigenous	15	49	5	21	10	0	64	31	40
2017	Non-Indigenous	16	36	14	18	14	1	53	32	755

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	Indigenous	50	29	6	12	3	0	0	79	15	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	49	37	6	7	1	0	0	86	8	760

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	Indigenous	52	29	12	3	3	0	0	81	6	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	49	36	9	4	2	1	0	85	6	762

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	Indigenous	47	16	25	3	3	0	6	68	6	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	34	34	20	5	2	1	2	71	8	755

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	Indigenous	64	15	19	0	3	0	0	79	3	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	47	34	10	3	1	2	2	84	5	761

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	Indigenous	84	3	9	0	0	0	3	90	0	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	76	17	3	1	0	2	1	96	1	760

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	Indigenous	54	34	3	3	6	0	0	88	9	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	50	32	9	5	1	3	1	85	5	761

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	Indigenous	55	21	13	9	3	0	0	75	12	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	56	27	8	6	3	0	0	83	8	757

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	Indigenous	73	13	9	0	6	0	0	85	6	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	58	25	9	4	1	1	1	85	5	763

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	Indigenous	17	60	8	15	0	0	0	77	15	13
2020	Non-Indigenous	24	49	10	11	5	0	0	74	16	267
2019	Indigenous	10	40	21	10	9	0	10	55	21	10
2019	Non-Indigenous	20	48	15	10	4	1	2	70	15	257

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	Indigenous	100	0	12
2020	Non-Indigenous	96	4	266

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	Indigenous	27	40	9	17	8	0	0	67	25	12
2020	Non-Indigenous	15	32	18	22	11	1	0	47	34	255

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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	Indigenous	6	94	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	10	90	756

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	Indigenous	18	82	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	12	88	757
2019	Indigenous	17	83	29
2019	Non-Indigenous	17	83	737
2017	Indigenous	13	87	39
2017	Non-Indigenous	17	83	756
2014	Indigenous	13	87	40
2014	Non-Indigenous	16	84	720

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2017	Non-Indigenous	79	21	129
2014	Non-Indigenous	74	26	113

Question 91. I am satisfied with the workplace accommodation measures that were implemented.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2017	Non-Indigenous	54	33	4	8	1	1	0	87	9	102
2014	Non-Indigenous	56	31	5	6	2	0	0	87	8	82

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	Indigenous	54	24	12	0	9	0	0	79	9	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	55	27	8	4	2	2	2	85	7	761

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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	Indigenous	34	53	13	0	61	39	32
2020	Non-Indigenous	28	52	19	0	65	35	760

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	Indigenous	55	45	11
2020	Non-Indigenous	35	65	210

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	Indigenous	0	36	9	28	18	0	9	39	50	11
2020	Non-Indigenous	14	19	14	19	28	1	5	35	50	210

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	Indigenous	0	9	27	8	45	10	0	10	59	11
2020	Non-Indigenous	6	10	11	28	40	1	3	17	71	210

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	Indigenous	43	8	24	12	6	0	6	55	19	33
2020	Non-Indigenous	44	19	15	7	7	1	7	69	15	763
2019	Indigenous	23	15	26	8	25	0	3	39	34	27
2019	Non-Indigenous	34	19	17	12	11	0	6	57	25	720
2018	Indigenous	29	12	13	22	21	0	3	42	44	37
2018	Non-Indigenous	35	16	16	10	16	1	7	55	28	663

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2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Public Safety Canada by Question 116. Are you an Indigenous person?

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 60. I am satisfied with how matters related to harassment are resolved in my department or agency.

Question 61. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents harassment.

Question 62. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?

Question 67. I am satisfied with how matters related to discrimination are resolved in my department or agency.

Question 68. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents discrimination.

Question 70a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Risk of exposure to COVID-19

Question 70b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Pay or other compensation-related issues

Question 70c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload

Question 70d. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Unreasonable deadlines

Question 70e. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Not enough employees to do the work

Question 70f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Overtime or long work hours

Question 70g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life

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

Question 70i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of control or input in decision-making