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

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

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

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My Job

Question 1. I have the tools, technology and equipment I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	42	5	12	6	0	0	77	18	357
2020	Female gender	34	47	3	14	1	0	0	81	16	1073

Question 2. The material and tools provided for my work, including software and other automated tools, are available in the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	79	12	2	3	3	0	1	92	6	353
2020	Female gender	83	13	2	1	0	0	0	96	2	1064
2017	Male gender	72	18	3	3	1	2	1	93	4	369
2017	Female gender	75	17	2	3	1	1	1	94	3	912
2014	Male gender	72	16	4	5	2	0	2	90	6	451
2014	Female gender	72	19	4	2	1	1	1	93	3	1042

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	41	8	9	6	0	76	16	357
2020	Female gender	32	44	7	14	3	1	76	17	1071
2019	Male gender	42	36	10	7	5	0	78	12	404
2019	Female gender	47	34	6	9	4	0	81	13	1054
2017	Male gender	42	34	7	11	5	0	76	17	371
2017	Female gender	41	37	5	12	6	0	77	18	916
2014	Male gender	38	32	7	12	10	0	70	22	450
2014	Female gender	36	35	8	13	8	0	71	21	1042

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	40	14	10	6	1	70	16	358
2020	Female gender	33	41	12	10	3	1	75	14	1065
2019	Male gender	39	34	12	9	6	0	73	15	402
2019	Female gender	34	42	10	11	3	0	76	14	1050
2018	Male gender	32	38	8	15	7	0	70	22	325
2018	Female gender	28	43	11	14	3	1	72	17	839
2017	Male gender	36	37	8	12	6	0	74	18	373
2017	Female gender	31	41	11	12	5	0	72	17	914
2014	Male gender	30	39	12	12	6	1	69	18	449
2014	Female gender	28	41	11	14	5	0	70	19	1040

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	41	10	7	5	0	2	78	12	356
2020	Female gender	42	38	8	10	2	0	0	80	12	1065
2019	Male gender	54	33	6	4	3	0	0	87	7	402
2019	Female gender	52	33	7	5	2	0	0	85	7	1043
2017	Male gender	54	34	6	4	1	0	0	88	6	371
2017	Female gender	53	34	6	6	2	0	0	86	7	908
2014	Male gender	50	36	7	4	3	1	0	86	7	451
2014	Female gender	49	34	8	5	3	0	0	83	8	1040

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	31	14	10	8	68	18	357
2020	Female gender	40	33	9	10	8	73	18	1068
2019	Male gender	47	29	10	7	6	77	13	403
2019	Female gender	49	32	6	8	4	82	12	1052
2018	Male gender	43	35	10	6	5	79	11	323
2018	Female gender	47	32	8	9	4	79	13	831
2017	Male gender	47	32	8	8	6	79	14	373
2017	Female gender	45	33	8	9	5	79	13	913
2014	Male gender	36	35	11	11	6	72	17	452
2014	Female gender	40	29	10	12	8	69	21	1043

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	43	9	6	8	77	13	356
2020	Female gender	42	40	8	7	3	82	9	1068
2019	Male gender	33	38	15	9	6	71	15	402
2019	Female gender	40	39	9	8	5	78	12	1054
2018	Male gender	31	43	13	8	5	74	13	324
2018	Female gender	33	41	11	10	4	74	14	834
2017	Male gender	35	42	10	8	5	77	13	373
2017	Female gender	34	45	7	9	5	79	14	915
2014	Male gender	28	44	14	8	6	72	14	452
2014	Female gender	27	47	10	10	6	74	16	1043

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	36	14	8	10	68	18	358
2020	Female gender	38	36	10	9	5	74	15	1073
2019	Male gender	31	35	13	13	7	66	20	400
2019	Female gender	37	35	11	12	5	72	17	1055
2018	Male gender	27	32	18	11	12	59	23	324
2018	Female gender	30	32	15	14	8	63	22	838
2017	Male gender	27	39	14	10	10	66	20	372
2017	Female gender	27	37	12	13	10	65	23	915
2014	Male gender	21	37	16	14	11	59	25	452
2014	Female gender	24	35	14	18	9	59	27	1042

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	Male gender	29	35	15	14	8	64	22	356
2020	Female gender	32	42	10	11	4	74	16	1068
2019	Male gender	31	40	11	11	8	70	18	399
2019	Female gender	36	40	8	12	4	76	16	1051
2018	Male gender	28	42	12	12	6	70	18	324
2018	Female gender	31	42	10	12	5	73	17	835
2017	Male gender	32	42	10	9	6	74	16	373
2017	Female gender	33	38	9	13	6	72	20	913

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	32	10	7	5	0	78	12	357
2020	Female gender	49	38	6	5	1	0	88	6	1070
2019	Male gender	43	34	11	8	4	0	78	12	400
2019	Female gender	44	38	8	6	3	0	82	10	1052
2018	Male gender	39	42	10	5	4	1	82	8	324
2018	Female gender	42	41	9	6	2	0	83	8	840
2017	Male gender	39	42	8	5	6	0	82	10	373
2017	Female gender	40	37	11	8	3	1	78	11	913
2014	Male gender	37	42	11	6	4	1	79	10	451
2014	Female gender	38	39	11	8	3	1	78	11	1041

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	35	13	11	8	0	69	18	358
2020	Female gender	38	38	10	9	5	0	76	14	1072
2019	Male gender	33	34	14	11	8	0	67	19	401
2019	Female gender	37	37	11	10	6	0	73	16	1051
2018	Male gender	30	33	14	11	10	1	64	21	324
2018	Female gender	33	36	11	13	7	0	69	20	839
2017	Male gender	31	36	12	12	9	0	67	21	372
2017	Female gender	29	39	11	12	9	0	68	21	915

Question 12. I am proud of the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	53	31	7	4	5	84	9	357
2020	Female gender	56	33	7	3	1	89	4	1061
2019	Male gender	51	31	11	4	3	82	7	399
2019	Female gender	52	33	9	4	2	85	6	1043
2018	Male gender	48	34	13	4	1	82	5	323
2018	Female gender	49	37	8	4	2	86	6	830
2017	Male gender	51	36	7	5	2	86	7	373
2017	Female gender	51	36	8	3	1	87	5	915
2014	Male gender	58	29	8	4	1	87	5	452
2014	Female gender	60	28	8	2	1	88	4	1041

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	36	12	10	8	70	18	355
2020	Female gender	36	40	10	9	4	76	13	1066
2019	Male gender	31	40	13	8	8	71	16	399
2019	Female gender	33	40	11	11	5	73	15	1051
2018	Male gender	30	37	11	13	8	67	22	324
2018	Female gender	30	39	11	13	6	69	19	833
2017	Male gender	32	40	10	10	7	72	18	371
2017	Female gender	30	40	10	14	6	70	20	915
2014	Male gender	24	42	14	14	6	66	20	452
2014	Female gender	23	43	10	16	8	66	24	1042

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	37	13	7	9	71	16	358
2020	Female gender	40	36	11	8	4	76	13	1073
2019	Male gender	35	34	16	6	9	69	15	401
2019	Female gender	40	35	11	9	4	76	13	1051
2018	Male gender	37	32	16	8	8	68	16	324
2018	Female gender	38	34	12	11	5	72	16	830
2017	Male gender	33	38	11	10	8	71	18	373
2017	Female gender	36	34	11	12	6	70	18	915
2014	Male gender	29	38	13	13	6	67	20	452
2014	Female gender	30	38	12	13	8	68	20	1040

Question 15. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	38	14	10	6	0	1	69	17	357
2020	Female gender	36	41	9	9	4	1	0	78	13	1065
2019	Male gender	35	36	13	9	6	1	0	72	15	396
2019	Female gender	38	38	11	9	3	0	1	77	12	1029
2018	Male gender	30	34	18	12	6	0	1	64	18	325
2018	Female gender	31	39	13	11	6	0	1	71	16	834
2017	Male gender	35	37	10	12	6	0	0	73	18	373
2017	Female gender	33	38	12	11	5	0	1	72	16	914
2014	Male gender	27	40	16	10	6	0	0	67	16	452
2014	Female gender	29	40	12	12	6	0	0	69	19	1041

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	41	11	7	5	77	12	357
2020	Female gender	47	36	10	5	2	83	7	1074
2019	Male gender	37	40	11	8	3	78	12	404
2019	Female gender	44	37	9	6	4	82	10	1054
2018	Male gender	36	36	16	9	3	72	13	325
2018	Female gender	38	40	10	8	3	78	12	837
2017	Male gender	42	38	10	7	3	80	10	371
2017	Female gender	39	39	11	7	3	78	11	913
2014	Male gender	34	41	13	7	4	75	11	452
2014	Female gender	36	40	12	8	4	76	12	1042

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	29	20	13	11	0	56	24	354
2020	Female gender	27	28	21	12	11	0	55	24	1066
2019	Male gender	37	32	17	8	5	0	69	13	397
2019	Female gender	38	33	16	9	3	0	72	12	1049
2018	Male gender	38	35	14	9	5	0	73	13	325
2018	Female gender	34	32	17	11	5	0	67	16	837
2017	Male gender	40	36	13	7	3	1	77	10	373
2017	Female gender	33	37	18	7	5	1	70	12	914
2014	Male gender	29	42	15	7	5	1	72	12	452
2014	Female gender	31	31	21	10	6	0	63	16	1043

Question 18a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	16	27	33	17	6	0	0	23	44	358
2020	Female gender	13	25	38	17	6	0	1	23	38	1072
2019	Male gender	9	23	37	21	8	0	1	29	33	402
2019	Female gender	7	21	39	22	10	0	1	32	29	1048
2018	Male gender	10	24	40	17	9	0	0	25	34	323
2018	Female gender	8	21	42	21	7	1	1	28	29	833
2017	Male gender	10	24	38	18	9	0	1	27	35	371
2017	Female gender	11	25	37	17	6	1	2	24	38	913
2014	Male gender	10	30	34	19	5	0	1	25	41	452
2014	Female gender	13	29	35	15	5	1	1	21	43	1040

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	16	19	28	19	15	1	1	35	36	358
2020	Female gender	12	20	29	23	14	2	1	38	33	1070
2019	Male gender	11	19	22	28	18	1	1	47	30	400
2019	Female gender	6	13	30	28	20	2	1	49	20	1044
2018	Male gender	14	18	29	24	13	1	1	38	32	322
2018	Female gender	8	19	29	27	14	2	1	42	28	830
2017	Male gender	9	23	29	22	16	1	0	38	33	370
2017	Female gender	13	18	29	23	12	2	3	38	32	907
2014	Male gender	13	25	30	20	9	1	2	30	40	451
2014	Female gender	14	23	31	19	10	2	1	30	38	1039

Question 18c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	20	25	27	19	8	1	1	27	46	356
2020	Female gender	17	26	33	15	7	1	1	23	43	1067
2019	Male gender	24	30	24	15	5	1	1	21	54	401
2019	Female gender	18	26	33	14	7	1	1	21	45	1047
2018	Male gender	29	24	26	14	5	2	1	19	54	323
2018	Female gender	21	27	32	12	5	1	1	18	50	827
2017	Male gender	24	24	27	13	10	1	1	23	49	371
2017	Female gender	23	28	31	9	5	1	2	15	53	911
2014	Male gender	34	29	21	8	5	1	1	14	65	452
2014	Female gender	36	28	21	8	4	1	1	12	66	1038

Question 18d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	10	18	34	25	12	1	1	38	28	357
2020	Female gender	14	21	29	22	12	1	1	35	36	1069
2019	Male gender	7	13	37	29	13	1	1	42	20	401
2019	Female gender	8	19	32	27	12	0	0	40	28	1046
2018	Male gender	5	18	34	27	14	0	1	42	23	320
2018	Female gender	10	18	32	26	13	1	1	39	28	831
2017	Male gender	7	14	33	27	18	0	1	45	22	370
2017	Female gender	11	20	33	24	9	1	2	34	31	907
2014	Male gender	11	19	32	27	9	0	1	36	31	452
2014	Female gender	15	25	30	19	8	0	2	28	41	1039

Question 18e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	18	23	26	18	13	1	1	32	42	357
2020	Female gender	18	21	26	20	12	2	2	33	40	1071
2019	Male gender	12	18	30	21	14	2	2	36	32	398
2019	Female gender	14	20	29	21	13	1	2	35	35	1047
2018	Male gender	17	21	29	20	10	1	1	31	39	322
2018	Female gender	19	24	27	15	11	1	2	27	45	834
2017	Male gender	17	21	25	17	17	2	1	35	39	371
2017	Female gender	22	26	25	15	8	1	3	24	50	909
2014	Male gender	20	28	26	16	9	0	1	25	48	452
2014	Female gender	26	26	24	13	7	1	2	20	55	1038

Question 18f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	14	20	22	24	17	3	1	43	35	356
2020	Female gender	12	17	24	26	16	3	2	44	31	1070
2019	Male gender	11	19	27	23	16	1	2	41	31	399
2019	Female gender	9	17	27	25	18	2	2	45	27	1044
2018	Male gender	14	19	28	23	13	2	1	37	33	320
2018	Female gender	13	20	26	20	16	2	3	37	35	829
2017	Male gender	8	18	26	24	19	2	2	45	28	372
2017	Female gender	14	20	28	21	11	2	4	34	36	910
2014	Male gender	11	16	28	25	14	2	4	42	28	451
2014	Female gender	14	19	30	21	11	2	4	34	35	1039

Question 18g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	19	24	29	15	10	2	2	26	45	358
2020	Female gender	15	21	35	17	10	2	1	27	37	1066
2019	Male gender	19	26	29	15	7	1	2	23	47	401
2019	Female gender	16	26	34	14	8	2	1	23	43	1049
2018	Male gender	24	28	26	15	6	1	1	21	53	323
2018	Female gender	18	29	31	12	6	2	1	19	49	831
2017	Male gender	21	23	30	10	11	2	2	22	47	371
2017	Female gender	18	29	30	13	5	2	3	19	49	911
2014	Male gender	24	27	28	12	5	1	2	18	53	452
2014	Female gender	29	27	25	10	5	1	2	16	58	1040

Question 18h. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreliable technology.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	8	15	34	28	13	1	1	42	24	357
2020	Female gender	6	15	38	29	11	0	1	41	21	1072
2019	Male gender	12	16	35	22	13	1	0	36	29	401
2019	Female gender	10	25	33	21	10	0	0	31	35	1049

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My Work Unit

Question 19. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	32	11	7	9	5	6	70	17	357
2020	Female gender	27	28	16	9	5	8	6	64	17	1068
2019	Male gender	37	26	11	10	8	5	3	69	19	402
2019	Female gender	29	30	14	11	5	5	5	66	18	1053
2018	Male gender	28	24	17	10	11	5	4	57	23	325
2018	Female gender	21	32	17	11	8	6	4	59	22	840
2017	Male gender	29	28	13	10	11	4	5	63	23	371
2017	Female gender	26	31	13	12	9	4	5	63	23	916
2014	Male gender	31	32	14	10	9	2	3	66	20	452
2014	Female gender	30	31	12	13	8	3	2	64	23	1043

Question 20. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	21	6	6	9	2	0	78	16	355
2020	Female gender	48	28	7	10	6	1	0	77	15	1072
2019	Male gender	53	23	8	7	9	1	0	76	16	400
2019	Female gender	46	30	9	10	5	0	0	76	15	1050
2018	Male gender	39	31	9	10	10	1	1	71	20	324
2018	Female gender	39	31	9	10	9	1	0	71	20	839
2017	Male gender	47	28	7	9	9	0	0	76	18	372
2017	Female gender	41	31	8	11	8	0	0	72	20	914
2014	Male gender	40	30	10	11	8	1	0	71	19	451
2014	Female gender	43	27	9	13	8	0	0	70	21	1042

Question 21. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	62	20	6	7	5	83	12	354
2020	Female gender	60	26	5	6	2	86	9	1066
2019	Male gender	56	24	8	8	4	81	12	400
2019	Female gender	56	30	5	6	3	86	9	1054
2018	Male gender	48	32	8	7	5	80	12	325
2018	Female gender	49	36	5	7	3	84	11	837
2017	Male gender	49	32	7	9	3	81	12	371
2017	Female gender	47	35	8	6	4	82	10	915
2014	Male gender	42	37	9	8	3	80	11	452
2014	Female gender	45	35	8	9	3	80	13	1040

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	53	30	5	5	5	2	84	10	353
2020	Female gender	52	32	7	5	3	1	85	8	1057
2019	Male gender	47	33	10	5	4	1	81	9	402
2019	Female gender	51	34	8	4	2	1	85	7	1052
2018	Male gender	38	37	14	4	6	1	76	9	324
2018	Female gender	43	39	7	7	3	1	82	11	840

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

Racism refers to any individual action or institutional practice which treats people differently because of their colour or ethnicity.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	50	23	10	3	5	7	3	81	9	357
2020	Female gender	50	22	11	4	3	7	3	80	8	1072

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My Immediate Supervisor

Question 24. My immediate supervisor encourages me to work collaboratively with others outside of my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	56	21	11	4	5	1	1	79	9	356
2020	Female gender	53	25	11	5	3	1	2	81	8	1073
2019	Male gender	52	27	11	4	4	2	1	81	8	401
2019	Female gender	58	23	9	5	2	0	2	83	8	1053

Question 25. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	33	9	7	8	0	1	77	14	357
2020	Female gender	43	29	12	9	5	0	1	74	14	1069
2019	Male gender	43	31	12	6	7	1	0	75	13	401
2019	Female gender	46	31	10	8	5	0	0	77	13	1052
2018	Male gender	39	34	13	7	7	0	0	73	14	319
2018	Female gender	44	31	10	8	6	0	0	76	14	831
2017	Male gender	41	37	7	8	7	0	0	78	15	372
2017	Female gender	41	35	9	9	5	1	0	77	15	915
2014	Male gender	30	36	16	9	8	0	0	66	18	452
2014	Female gender	36	38	11	10	5	0	0	74	15	1042

Question 26. I feel that my immediate supervisor supports my career goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	25	11	5	7	2	1	76	13	357
2020	Female gender	51	23	12	5	6	2	1	78	10	1069

Question 27. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	45	29	9	7	8	0	1	76	16	358
2020	Female gender	46	31	9	7	6	1	0	78	13	1070
2019	Male gender	47	29	9	8	6	1	1	77	14	402
2019	Female gender	49	27	10	8	5	0	1	77	13	1048
2018	Male gender	42	33	12	6	7	0	0	75	13	319
2018	Female gender	48	29	7	10	5	0	0	78	15	829
2017	Male gender	45	31	9	7	8	0	0	76	15	373
2017	Female gender	43	32	9	10	5	0	0	76	15	912
2014	Male gender	38	33	13	10	6	1	0	71	16	451
2014	Female gender	40	33	10	10	6	1	0	74	16	1042

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

Flexible work hours mean that an employee is able to vary the start and end times of their workday.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	64	357
2020	Female gender	43	57	1072

Question 29. During the COVID-19 pandemic, my immediate supervisor supported the use of flexible work hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	18	6	3	4	6	10	85	8	358
2020	Female gender	51	18	6	3	3	5	14	85	8	1073

Question 30. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	28	6	5	8	0	1	81	13	358
2020	Female gender	53	26	8	7	5	0	1	80	12	1072
2019	Male gender	50	27	9	6	6	1	0	78	13	404
2019	Female gender	54	27	8	7	4	0	0	81	11	1054
2018	Male gender	49	28	9	5	8	0	0	78	13	319
2018	Female gender	50	26	10	8	6	0	0	76	14	834
2017	Male gender	53	27	9	5	6	0	0	80	12	372
2017	Female gender	52	25	8	8	6	0	0	77	14	914
2014	Male gender	42	30	11	10	7	1	0	72	17	452
2014	Female gender	45	29	10	8	6	0	0	75	15	1042

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Senior Management

Question 31. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	26	12	7	9	9	0	68	18	358
2020	Female gender	40	29	12	7	4	8	0	75	12	1074
2019	Male gender	35	28	12	11	7	7	0	68	19	401
2019	Female gender	36	32	13	8	5	6	0	72	14	1055
2018	Male gender	27	30	17	10	9	6	0	61	20	325
2018	Female gender	28	32	17	10	7	5	1	64	18	835
2017	Male gender	27	31	17	8	10	7	0	63	19	369
2017	Female gender	24	35	15	13	6	7	0	64	20	914
2014	Male gender	20	34	14	13	8	10	1	61	24	452
2014	Female gender	21	33	16	13	9	8	0	59	23	1041

Question 32. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	29	14	11	10	2	0	65	21	357
2020	Female gender	36	35	11	9	6	4	0	73	15	1067
2019	Male gender	32	31	15	11	10	2	0	64	21	401
2019	Female gender	33	33	16	9	6	2	0	68	16	1050
2018	Male gender	24	29	19	15	11	2	0	54	27	325
2018	Female gender	25	34	15	14	9	3	0	61	24	833
2017	Male gender	25	30	18	11	13	3	1	57	24	371
2017	Female gender	22	36	15	16	9	2	0	59	26	916
2014	Male gender	19	29	20	17	12	2	0	50	30	452
2014	Female gender	18	33	18	17	11	4	0	52	29	1042

Question 33. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	25	29	17	13	11	5	0	58	25	356
2020	Female gender	24	35	18	11	6	5	0	63	18	1070
2019	Male gender	23	31	17	14	11	5	0	56	26	401
2019	Female gender	21	33	18	15	7	5	0	57	24	1050
2018	Male gender	16	27	20	17	14	5	0	46	33	323
2018	Female gender	17	31	18	20	10	4	1	50	31	832
2017	Male gender	18	28	19	15	15	6	0	48	32	373
2017	Female gender	16	33	18	19	11	4	0	51	31	914
2014	Male gender	13	26	21	21	14	5	0	42	37	452
2014	Female gender	13	27	20	21	15	5	0	42	37	1042

Question 34. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	21	27	18	15	15	3	0	50	31	358
2020	Female gender	19	33	15	19	11	3	0	53	31	1073
2019	Male gender	20	34	17	15	12	3	0	56	27	402
2019	Female gender	18	33	16	20	10	3	0	53	31	1051
2018	Male gender	15	30	18	16	17	3	0	47	34	325
2018	Female gender	15	32	16	20	15	2	1	48	36	835
2017	Male gender	16	31	16	20	14	3	0	48	36	373
2017	Female gender	13	30	17	22	15	2	0	44	38	913
2014	Male gender	11	32	19	20	16	3	0	44	37	452
2014	Female gender	11	28	17	26	16	3	0	40	43	1042

Question 35. Senior managers in my department or agency use both official languages in their interactions with employees.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	22	16	9	7	12	2	63	19	356
2020	Female gender	31	24	18	8	4	11	3	64	14	1074
2019	Male gender	32	25	18	7	6	11	1	65	14	403
2019	Female gender	35	24	19	7	3	10	2	66	12	1054

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 36. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	38	16	12	5	2	66	18	357
2020	Female gender	27	44	12	11	4	1	72	15	1070
2019	Male gender	27	39	18	10	5	0	67	15	401
2019	Female gender	27	42	15	11	4	1	70	15	1050
2018	Male gender	22	43	17	12	6	0	65	18	323
2018	Female gender	25	44	15	11	4	1	70	15	838
2017	Male gender	22	38	19	13	7	2	61	20	372
2017	Female gender	25	39	16	12	5	2	65	18	915
2014	Male gender	20	41	18	11	8	1	62	20	452
2014	Female gender	21	44	18	11	4	1	66	15	1042

Question 37. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	18	30	21	16	11	4	50	28	356
2020	Female gender	17	34	18	19	9	2	52	29	1063
2019	Male gender	16	34	20	16	9	4	52	27	399
2019	Female gender	13	34	21	19	8	5	49	28	1048

Question 38. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	35	14	8	6	5	1	70	15	355
2020	Female gender	28	37	14	12	4	4	1	69	16	1066
2019	Male gender	28	32	17	11	6	3	1	64	18	400
2019	Female gender	30	35	14	12	5	2	1	67	18	1052
2018	Male gender	28	39	15	11	4	2	1	69	15	323
2018	Female gender	29	39	13	10	4	3	1	72	15	832
2017	Male gender	35	35	14	8	4	3	0	72	13	371
2017	Female gender	37	37	11	8	4	2	1	76	12	913
2014	Male gender	31	38	13	9	5	4	1	72	14	452
2014	Female gender	31	36	12	12	5	4	1	70	17	1041

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	35	19	7	6	2	67	13	357
2020	Female gender	28	40	18	8	3	3	71	11	1069
2019	Male gender	31	35	19	8	7	0	66	15	398
2019	Female gender	30	35	20	9	4	2	67	13	1041
2018	Male gender	30	37	19	8	5	0	68	13	324
2018	Female gender	29	40	17	8	4	2	70	13	831

Question 40. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	23	21	16	9	14	15	3	52	28	357
2020	Female gender	18	21	19	14	10	15	3	47	30	1071
2019	Male gender	21	18	17	13	15	13	3	46	34	401
2019	Female gender	16	20	20	18	14	9	3	41	36	1055
2018	Male gender	17	22	17	19	16	8	1	43	38	322
2018	Female gender	13	21	20	17	15	11	3	39	38	837
2017	Male gender	21	22	15	12	18	10	2	49	35	372
2017	Female gender	14	21	17	17	20	7	3	40	41	913
2014	Male gender	14	19	21	17	18	9	2	37	40	452
2014	Female gender	12	16	18	21	21	10	2	32	48	1042

Question 41. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	24	32	16	12	11	5	0	59	24	358
2020	Female gender	24	35	13	15	8	3	1	62	24	1070
2019	Male gender	25	29	17	14	13	2	1	55	28	401
2019	Female gender	23	33	14	17	11	2	0	58	28	1053
2018	Male gender	18	30	19	14	17	2	0	49	32	323
2018	Female gender	18	32	16	18	13	3	0	51	32	836
2017	Male gender	21	28	17	17	14	2	0	51	32	373
2017	Female gender	22	32	14	19	11	2	0	55	31	915
2014	Male gender	18	36	18	15	11	2	1	55	26	452
2014	Female gender	22	30	18	16	11	2	0	53	28	1042

Question 42. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	23	22	13	15	20	5	2	48	38	358
2020	Female gender	21	31	14	16	13	3	2	55	31	1072
2019	Male gender	19	20	17	14	25	3	2	41	40	402
2019	Female gender	19	27	15	16	20	2	2	48	37	1052
2018	Male gender	16	18	17	19	26	3	0	36	46	322
2018	Female gender	16	22	14	21	23	3	2	40	46	833
2017	Male gender	16	22	14	16	28	1	2	40	45	371
2017	Female gender	16	21	13	23	23	2	2	38	48	911
2014	Male gender	15	19	14	22	25	2	3	36	50	452
2014	Female gender	13	21	15	23	23	3	2	35	49	1042

Question 43a. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Conflict between my work obligations and my family or personal obligations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	23	12	8	6	1	3	73	15	358
2020	Female gender	39	26	16	8	8	0	2	67	17	1074
2019	Male gender	49	27	13	5	2	1	3	78	8	400
2019	Female gender	48	24	15	6	4	1	3	74	10	1052

Question 43b. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to learning opportunities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	24	19	7	6	1	3	67	14	355
2020	Female gender	40	28	18	7	4	1	2	71	11	1071
2019	Male gender	46	26	14	7	4	0	3	74	12	399
2019	Female gender	46	25	15	7	3	1	2	74	10	1050

Question 43c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	71	12	5	3	3	4	2	88	7	355
2020	Female gender	78	9	4	2	1	3	3	92	3	1071
2019	Male gender	72	10	5	4	3	4	3	88	7	399
2019	Female gender	78	9	3	2	2	4	3	92	4	1050

Question 43d. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	75	11	5	1	1	2	6	92	2	357
2020	Female gender	73	11	3	3	1	1	7	92	4	1072
2019	Male gender	78	8	3	1	1	3	7	94	3	397
2019	Female gender	80	6	3	2	1	2	7	93	3	1049

Question 44. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	28	39	16	9	5	3	0	69	15	357
2020	Female gender	24	45	14	8	3	4	1	73	12	1072
2019	Male gender	27	38	16	9	8	2	1	66	17	403
2019	Female gender	22	45	17	10	3	3	0	69	13	1052
2018	Male gender	21	30	28	9	10	1	0	52	19	321
2018	Female gender	21	38	22	10	6	4	0	61	16	836
2017	Male gender	22	35	20	12	8	2	0	59	21	373
2017	Female gender	18	37	20	15	6	4	0	57	22	913

Question 45. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	34	13	7	5	2	74	13	355
2020	Female gender	37	39	11	7	3	2	78	10	1067
2019	Male gender	37	38	11	7	4	2	77	12	400
2019	Female gender	36	39	12	8	3	2	77	11	1049
2018	Male gender	41	38	11	7	3	1	79	10	325
2018	Female gender	39	39	11	6	3	1	79	9	835
2017	Male gender	40	36	13	8	2	1	77	10	372
2017	Female gender	36	44	11	6	3	1	80	9	914
2014	Male gender	39	38	11	5	4	3	80	9	452
2014	Female gender	38	36	14	6	3	3	77	9	1041

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

A diverse workplace includes everyone, regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, religion, age, language, culture, background, interests, views or other dimensions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	30	14	7	4	6	0	74	11	356
2020	Female gender	37	34	16	5	2	5	1	76	7	1066
2019	Male gender	43	29	13	6	3	5	0	76	10	403
2019	Female gender	45	34	12	4	2	2	0	81	7	1048
2018	Male gender	39	35	15	4	3	4	0	77	7	323
2018	Female gender	42	34	13	5	2	4	0	79	8	835
2017	Male gender	39	36	13	5	3	4	0	78	9	372
2017	Female gender	40	35	14	5	3	3	0	77	8	912
2014	Male gender	39	31	16	4	3	6	0	75	8	452
2014	Female gender	42	33	12	4	3	5	0	80	7	1038

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

Anti-racism is an active and consistent process of change to eliminate individual, institutional and systemic racism.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	29	16	6	3	13	0	70	11	358
2020	Female gender	28	30	21	7	3	10	1	65	12	1072

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

Racism refers to any individual action or institutional practice which treats people differently because of their colour or ethnicity.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	30	9	5	6	6	2	77	12	357
2020	Female gender	40	32	11	6	3	6	1	78	10	1067

Question 49. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	31	9	7	4	1	80	11	356
2020	Female gender	55	32	6	5	2	0	87	7	1067
2019	Male gender	48	32	9	5	6	0	80	11	403
2019	Female gender	51	35	7	5	2	0	86	7	1053
2018	Male gender	44	36	9	6	5	0	80	11	322
2018	Female gender	44	37	10	6	3	1	82	9	834
2017	Male gender	43	32	13	7	5	0	75	12	373
2017	Female gender	42	39	10	5	3	0	82	8	915
2014	Male gender	42	35	13	6	4	0	77	10	452
2014	Female gender	43	36	11	7	3	0	79	10	1037

Question 50. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	27	16	10	8	0	65	18	355
2020	Female gender	43	32	12	8	4	1	76	12	1065
2019	Male gender	39	27	17	7	9	1	67	17	403
2019	Female gender	39	34	14	7	5	1	74	12	1052
2018	Male gender	35	30	18	7	9	0	65	17	325
2018	Female gender	33	34	16	12	6	0	67	18	836
2017	Male gender	35	31	15	11	8	0	66	19	371
2017	Female gender	31	33	18	11	6	1	64	17	915
2014	Male gender	25	34	20	12	8	1	59	21	452
2014	Female gender	23	35	20	13	8	0	59	21	1040

Question 51. I am satisfied with my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	32	16	9	8	1	67	17	355
2020	Female gender	43	32	13	8	4	0	75	12	1064
2019	Male gender	38	30	15	8	9	0	68	17	403
2019	Female gender	38	35	13	9	4	0	74	13	1047
2018	Male gender	34	33	14	11	8	0	67	19	325
2018	Female gender	29	37	16	12	5	0	66	18	832
2017	Male gender	34	30	16	12	7	1	65	19	372
2017	Female gender	31	35	17	11	6	0	66	17	916
2014	Male gender	24	34	18	15	8	0	59	23	451
2014	Female gender	23	36	19	15	7	0	60	22	1042

Question 52. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	25	21	10	9	1	0	60	19	356
2020	Female gender	39	25	17	10	5	4	1	67	16	1067
2019	Male gender	36	24	16	13	9	1	1	60	23	404
2019	Female gender	36	26	18	12	6	2	0	63	18	1053
2018	Male gender	30	23	18	14	14	1	0	53	28	324
2018	Female gender	30	26	18	13	9	3	1	58	23	835
2017	Male gender	30	22	21	16	9	3	0	53	25	373
2017	Female gender	29	27	18	13	9	4	1	59	23	914
2014	Male gender	25	25	18	17	11	3	1	52	29	452
2014	Female gender	25	27	19	14	10	4	1	55	25	1041

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Mobility and Retention

Question 53. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	31	39	358
2020	Female gender	33	29	38	1073
2019	Male gender	33	35	32	404
2019	Female gender	32	31	37	1054
2018	Male gender	29	38	33	324
2018	Female gender	34	31	35	836
2017	Male gender	33	35	32	373
2017	Female gender	34	30	35	913
2014	Male gender	31	36	33	452
2014	Female gender	33	29	38	1041

Question 54. Please indicate your reason for leaving.
Survey year	Demographic	To retire (%)	To pursue another position within my department or agency (%)	To pursue a position in another department or agency (%)	To pursue a position outside the federal public service (%)	End of my term, casual or student employment (%)	Other (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	25	39	9	10	7	118
2020	Female gender	7	37	29	4	15	8	358
2019	Male gender	13	24	39	7	13	4	138
2019	Female gender	9	28	37	4	17	4	335
2018	Male gender	8	18	47	14	11	1	100
2018	Female gender	7	25	44	6	13	5	285
2017	Male gender	12	15	45	4	19	5	127
2017	Female gender	12	24	39	6	13	7	321
2014	Male gender	11	24	46	12	9999	7	146
2014	Female gender	10	30	42	9	9999	9	347

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Harassment

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

Question 55. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	89	358
2020	Female gender	11	89	1073
2019	Male gender	11	89	403
2019	Female gender	13	87	1053
2018	Male gender	12	88	323
2018	Female gender	15	85	836

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	59	39
2020	Female gender	48	52	113
2019	Male gender	40	60	44
2019	Female gender	47	53	135
2018	Male gender	50	50	40
2018	Female gender	44	56	122

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	75	25	39
2020	Female gender	66	34	113
2019	Male gender	81	19	44
2019	Female gender	59	41	135
2018	Male gender	76	24	40
2018	Female gender	65	35	122

Question 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	39
2020	Female gender	100	113
2019	Male gender	100	44
2019	Female gender	100	135
2018	Male gender	100	40
2018	Female gender	100	122

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	56	44	39
2020	Female gender	38	62	113
2019	Male gender	30	70	44
2019	Female gender	37	63	134
2018	Male gender	45	55	40
2018	Female gender	37	63	122

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	69	31	39
2020	Female gender	52	48	113
2019	Male gender	54	46	44
2019	Female gender	45	55	134
2018	Male gender	55	45	40
2018	Female gender	47	53	122

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	88	12	39
2020	Female gender	55	45	113
2019	Male gender	45	55	44
2019	Female gender	54	46	134
2018	Male gender	43	57	40
2018	Female gender	56	44	122

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	57	39
2020	Female gender	50	50	113
2019	Male gender	44	56	44
2019	Female gender	35	65	134
2018	Male gender	41	59	40
2018	Female gender	47	53	122

Question 57e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work or withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	56	44	39
2020	Female gender	33	67	113
2019	Male gender	30	70	44
2019	Female gender	36	64	134
2018	Male gender	34	66	40
2018	Female gender	39	61	122

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	51	39
2020	Female gender	57	43	113
2019	Male gender	37	63	44
2019	Female gender	55	45	134
2018	Male gender	45	55	40
2018	Female gender	59	41	122

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	53	47	39
2020	Female gender	31	69	113
2019	Male gender	35	65	44
2019	Female gender	26	74	134
2018	Male gender	28	72	40
2018	Female gender	37	63	122

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	44
2019	Female gender	0	100	134

Question 57i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	39
2020	Female gender	6	94	113

Question 57j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	23	77	39
2020	Female gender	8	92	113

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	77	23	39
2020	Female gender	50	50	113
2019	Male gender	53	47	44
2019	Female gender	46	54	134
2018	Male gender	55	45	40
2018	Female gender	50	50	122

Question 57l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	25	75	39
2020	Female gender	21	79	113
2019	Male gender	21	79	44
2019	Female gender	13	87	134
2018	Male gender	26	74	40
2018	Female gender	25	75	122

Question 57m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	19	81	44
2019	Female gender	17	83	134

Question 58a. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	54	39
2020	Female gender	49	51	113
2019	Male gender	35	65	44
2019	Female gender	47	53	134
2018	Male gender	52	48	40
2018	Female gender	64	36	122

Question 58b. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	20	80	39
2020	Female gender	21	79	113
2019	Male gender	17	83	44
2019	Female gender	31	69	134
2018	Male gender	24	76	40
2018	Female gender	35	65	122

Question 58c. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	13	87	39
2020	Female gender	7	93	113

Question 58d. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	19	81	39
2020	Female gender	18	82	113
2019	Male gender	14	86	44
2019	Female gender	15	85	134
2018	Male gender	19	81	40
2018	Female gender	18	82	122

Question 58e. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	17	83	39
2020	Female gender	8	92	113
2019	Male gender	12	88	44
2019	Female gender	8	92	134
2018	Male gender	13	87	40
2018	Female gender	9	91	122

Question 58g. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	17	83	40
2018	Female gender	12	88	122

Question 58i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	70	39
2020	Female gender	30	70	113
2019	Male gender	44	56	44
2019	Female gender	29	71	134
2018	Male gender	31	69	40
2018	Female gender	18	82	122

Question 59b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	19	81	37
2018	Female gender	21	79	116

Question 59j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	38	62	37
2018	Female gender	31	69	116

Question 59k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	19	81	37
2018	Female gender	8	92	116

Question 59l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	64	36	37
2018	Female gender	54	46	116

Question 59n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	62	38	37
2018	Female gender	56	44	116

Question 60. I am satisfied with how matters related to harassment are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	19	15	13	3	10	32	7	57	22	356
2020	Female gender	13	11	15	9	5	36	11	46	25	1074
2019	Male gender	17	14	15	7	10	28	8	49	27	403
2019	Female gender	12	13	17	10	8	29	11	41	30	1053
2018	Male gender	17	15	21	9	8	26	4	46	25	323
2018	Female gender	12	16	20	10	6	28	8	44	25	837
2017	Male gender	18	19	14	8	10	24	7	54	26	373
2017	Female gender	13	15	19	10	9	26	8	43	29	916
2014	Male gender	11	19	22	8	7	26	6	44	23	452
2014	Female gender	11	12	21	12	10	27	8	35	33	1042

Question 61. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	30	15	6	9	10	1	67	16	357
2020	Female gender	25	26	18	7	4	17	2	64	14	1072
2019	Male gender	35	31	14	6	7	8	0	71	14	402
2019	Female gender	29	30	17	8	5	10	1	65	15	1053
2018	Male gender	31	29	19	8	7	6	1	64	16	323
2018	Female gender	26	34	18	7	5	9	0	66	14	836
2017	Male gender	32	30	17	7	6	7	1	67	14	372
2017	Female gender	26	31	18	8	7	8	1	63	17	914
2014	Male gender	20	31	19	9	6	14	2	60	17	452
2014	Female gender	19	22	23	12	7	15	2	50	23	1042

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Discrimination

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

Question 62. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	93	358
2020	Female gender	6	94	1071
2019	Male gender	6	94	404
2019	Female gender	8	92	1056
2018	Male gender	5	95	324
2018	Female gender	7	93	837

Question 63a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	69	26
2020	Female gender	27	73	62
2019	Male gender	38	62	23
2019	Female gender	46	54	76
2018	Male gender	30	70	18
2018	Female gender	39	61	59

Question 63b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	84	16	26
2020	Female gender	81	19	62

Question 63d. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	100	23
2019	Female gender	100	76
2018	Male gender	100	18
2018	Female gender	100	59

Question 64a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	25	75	23
2019	Female gender	17	83	76
2018	Male gender	28	72	18
2018	Female gender	18	82	59

Question 64d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	23
2019	Female gender	9	91	76

Question 64e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	62	26
2020	Female gender	24	76	62
2018	Male gender	36	64	18
2018	Female gender	31	69	59

Question 64f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	34	66	23
2019	Female gender	31	69	76
2018	Male gender	25	75	18
2018	Female gender	18	82	59

Question 64h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	26
2020	Female gender	100	62
2018	Male gender	100	18
2018	Female gender	100	59

Question 64k. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	26
2020	Female gender	100	62
2019	Male gender	100	23
2019	Female gender	100	76
2018	Male gender	100	18
2018	Female gender	100	59

Question 64m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	26
2020	Female gender	100	62
2019	Male gender	100	23
2019	Female gender	100	76

Question 64n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	20	80	26
2020	Female gender	19	81	62

Question 65a. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	68	26
2020	Female gender	39	61	62
2019	Male gender	34	66	23
2019	Female gender	32	68	74
2018	Male gender	39	61	18
2018	Female gender	29	71	59

Question 65b. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	33	67	18
2018	Female gender	10	90	59

Question 65d. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	27	73	18
2018	Female gender	17	83	59

Question 65g. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	26
2020	Female gender	8	92	62
2019	Male gender	0	100	23
2019	Female gender	9	91	74

Question 65i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	59	41	26
2020	Female gender	44	56	62
2019	Male gender	45	55	23
2019	Female gender	47	53	74
2018	Male gender	41	59	18
2018	Female gender	38	62	59

Question 66b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	16
2018	Female gender	11	89	58

Question 66g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	16
2018	Female gender	13	87	58

Question 66j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	31	69	16
2018	Female gender	25	75	58

Question 66l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	71	29	16
2018	Female gender	44	56	58

Question 66n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	68	32	16
2018	Female gender	63	37	58

Question 67. I am satisfied with how matters related to discrimination are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	20	13	17	2	6	36	6	57	14	358
2020	Female gender	15	12	17	4	3	40	9	52	14	1067
2019	Male gender	18	14	18	5	4	33	9	55	15	401
2019	Female gender	15	11	19	5	3	35	11	49	15	1051
2018	Male gender	18	18	22	6	3	30	4	54	13	321
2018	Female gender	13	16	21	4	3	36	7	51	12	837
2017	Male gender	19	16	17	5	4	33	7	57	16	373
2017	Female gender	15	12	20	4	2	37	10	51	12	915
2014	Male gender	12	16	22	4	2	36	8	50	10	452
2014	Female gender	11	14	23	5	3	37	8	44	15	1041

Question 68. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	29	18	4	5	12	1	69	10	357
2020	Female gender	27	27	19	4	3	18	2	68	8	1074
2019	Male gender	37	28	14	5	4	11	0	74	10	399
2019	Female gender	33	28	17	4	2	13	2	72	8	1053
2018	Male gender	31	29	18	6	3	12	1	69	11	322
2018	Female gender	28	33	19	5	3	13	0	70	9	836
2017	Male gender	34	30	16	5	3	11	0	73	9	372
2017	Female gender	30	31	16	4	3	14	2	73	7	915
2014	Male gender	23	30	19	4	2	20	2	68	8	450
2014	Female gender	21	26	21	5	3	21	3	62	10	1040

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Stress and Well-Being

Question 70a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Risk of exposure to COVID-19
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	29	14	10	9	0	1	67	19	358
2020	Female gender	44	26	15	7	6	0	2	71	13	1074

Question 70b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Pay or other compensation-related issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	29	18	10	8	0	1	64	18	357
2020	Female gender	32	29	20	9	8	0	0	62	17	1070
2019	Male gender	19	27	23	12	18	1	0	47	30	402
2019	Female gender	20	29	23	15	12	0	2	49	28	1050
2018	Male gender	17	24	22	17	20	1	0	41	37	324
2018	Female gender	15	25	26	14	18	0	2	41	32	837
2017	Male gender	21	22	19	15	21	1	2	44	37	373
2017	Female gender	18	25	21	15	19	0	2	44	35	914

Question 70c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	14	22	30	15	18	1	36	33	358
2020	Female gender	13	23	28	18	18	0	36	36	1073
2019	Male gender	16	31	30	14	9	0	47	23	403
2019	Female gender	20	32	25	13	10	0	52	23	1052
2018	Male gender	17	26	29	16	11	0	44	27	324
2018	Female gender	16	25	29	17	12	0	42	29	839
2017	Male gender	23	31	24	12	9	1	55	21	373
2017	Female gender	17	29	25	17	12	1	46	29	913

Question 70d. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Unreasonable deadlines
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	22	31	20	14	11	1	54	25	357
2020	Female gender	23	25	23	14	14	1	48	28	1068
2019	Male gender	24	33	26	9	6	1	58	16	401
2019	Female gender	26	35	20	11	7	1	62	18	1044
2018	Male gender	26	29	26	13	5	1	55	19	324
2018	Female gender	23	31	24	13	7	1	55	20	830
2017	Male gender	29	29	25	10	5	1	59	16	373
2017	Female gender	23	30	22	15	9	1	54	24	912

Question 70e. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Not enough employees to do the work
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	20	19	23	16	20	0	1	40	36	357
2020	Female gender	18	22	21	18	19	1	1	41	38	1069
2019	Male gender	20	28	21	16	15	0	1	48	31	399
2019	Female gender	24	26	21	15	12	0	1	51	28	1049
2018	Male gender	18	26	24	16	15	1	0	45	31	322
2018	Female gender	18	22	24	19	14	1	2	41	34	835
2017	Male gender	22	27	22	16	13	0	1	49	29	372
2017	Female gender	16	23	26	18	15	0	2	40	34	915

Question 70f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Overtime or long work hours
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	26	19	12	11	0	2	57	24	352
2020	Female gender	27	25	18	12	16	0	2	54	28	1072
2019	Male gender	49	26	12	6	4	0	2	77	10	395
2019	Female gender	49	26	13	5	4	0	3	77	10	1045
2018	Male gender	46	25	13	7	4	0	4	75	12	323
2018	Female gender	42	26	14	7	5	0	6	72	13	831
2017	Male gender	48	25	11	6	4	0	5	77	11	372
2017	Female gender	39	28	15	6	6	1	5	71	13	913

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	Male gender	24	25	22	16	13	0	49	29	356
2020	Female gender	18	22	24	18	19	0	39	37	1070
2019	Male gender	30	33	20	10	7	0	63	17	401
2019	Female gender	29	30	21	12	8	0	59	20	1049
2018	Male gender	32	29	19	11	8	0	62	19	323
2018	Female gender	24	27	25	12	10	1	52	22	834
2017	Male gender	32	31	20	10	6	0	63	17	371
2017	Female gender	22	30	23	14	9	1	53	23	910

Question 70h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and caregiving responsibilities (e.g., children, elderly, family member(s)) during the COVID-19 pandemic
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	22	18	9	11	0	8	59	22	357
2020	Female gender	27	20	17	14	14	0	9	51	30	1066

Question 70i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of control or input in decision-making
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	26	34	24	6	10	0	0	60	17	357
2020	Female gender	28	35	20	10	5	0	1	64	16	1071
2019	Male gender	26	35	21	11	7	0	0	61	18	402
2019	Female gender	29	35	20	11	5	1	0	65	15	1049
2018	Male gender	21	32	25	12	9	1	0	53	22	321
2018	Female gender	22	35	25	11	6	0	1	57	18	835
2017	Male gender	27	29	22	13	7	0	1	57	20	370
2017	Female gender	20	32	24	15	7	1	1	53	23	910

Question 70j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Competing or constantly changing priorities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	17	29	25	16	12	0	0	47	28	357
2020	Female gender	20	30	25	13	11	0	0	50	25	1067
2019	Male gender	21	34	24	15	7	0	0	54	22	401
2019	Female gender	26	36	22	9	5	1	0	63	15	1046
2018	Male gender	19	29	28	13	10	0	0	49	23	321
2018	Female gender	19	34	29	11	6	0	1	53	17	836
2017	Male gender	21	30	25	14	8	0	0	51	23	370
2017	Female gender	18	32	25	15	8	0	1	51	23	912

Question 70k. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of clear expectations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	20	33	23	12	10	1	54	23	357
2020	Female gender	26	30	22	12	10	0	56	22	1067
2019	Male gender	24	32	19	16	8	1	56	24	400
2019	Female gender	26	32	22	10	9	0	59	19	1046
2018	Male gender	25	25	28	12	9	1	50	21	322
2018	Female gender	23	31	26	11	8	1	55	19	836
2017	Male gender	29	30	17	14	9	0	59	24	371
2017	Female gender	25	29	21	15	10	1	54	25	909

Question 70l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of recognition
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	29	13	8	7	1	1	71	15	357
2020	Female gender	44	27	14	7	7	0	0	71	14	1066
2019	Male gender	43	26	14	8	8	0	1	69	16	400
2019	Female gender	44	26	15	9	5	0	1	71	14	1047

Question 70m. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Feeling disconnected from colleagues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	28	24	10	10	0	1	56	20	357
2020	Female gender	29	30	22	12	6	0	0	59	19	1069

Question 70n. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Information overload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	23	28	26	14	7	1	0	52	22	356
2020	Female gender	20	30	24	14	10	0	0	51	25	1069
2019	Male gender	32	33	19	11	3	0	1	66	15	401
2019	Female gender	35	33	18	9	4	0	1	69	13	1044
2018	Male gender	27	32	25	10	5	1	2	60	15	321
2018	Female gender	30	31	24	9	5	1	1	61	14	837
2017	Male gender	35	30	19	9	5	0	1	67	14	371
2017	Female gender	29	32	22	11	5	1	1	62	15	911

Question 70o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Physical work environment
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	28	18	6	3	0	73	9	354
2020	Female gender	43	30	17	7	2	1	73	9	1066
2019	Male gender	51	27	12	4	4	1	79	8	399
2019	Female gender	52	25	13	5	3	1	78	9	1048
2018	Male gender	47	24	15	8	5	1	73	12	321
2018	Female gender	49	24	13	6	6	1	74	12	827
2017	Male gender	52	25	14	5	3	2	78	8	373
2017	Female gender	46	28	15	6	3	2	76	9	913

Question 70p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Difficulty accessing my work tools or network (e.g., work email, work device, ergonomic equipment)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	34	19	8	5	0	0	68	13	354
2020	Female gender	29	39	20	8	4	0	0	69	11	1067

Question 70q. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	68	16	9	2	1	1	3	88	3	354
2020	Female gender	69	14	7	3	1	1	5	88	4	1068
2019	Male gender	73	15	4	2	1	0	4	92	3	396
2019	Female gender	72	11	6	2	2	0	6	89	4	1041
2018	Male gender	71	15	6	3	2	1	3	89	4	322
2018	Female gender	70	13	7	3	2	0	4	87	5	836

Question 70r. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Harassment or discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	77	9	3	4	4	1	2	89	8	352
2020	Female gender	80	8	3	2	3	1	3	92	5	1068
2019	Male gender	72	13	6	4	4	1	2	86	8	402
2019	Female gender	72	12	7	3	3	0	3	86	7	1049
2018	Male gender	67	14	7	3	6	1	3	84	9	321
2018	Female gender	68	13	6	5	4	1	4	85	10	835
2017	Male gender	72	14	5	4	3	0	2	88	7	372
2017	Female gender	70	13	5	4	4	1	3	87	8	916

Question 70s. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with my co-worker(s)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	68	21	5	2	2	1	2	90	4	353
2020	Female gender	70	18	7	2	2	0	1	89	4	1062
2019	Male gender	55	29	9	3	3	0	1	86	6	401
2019	Female gender	56	27	9	4	2	0	1	84	7	1044
2018	Male gender	52	28	11	4	4	1	1	82	8	322
2018	Female gender	52	27	11	5	3	0	2	81	8	836
2017	Male gender	59	26	7	5	2	0	2	86	7	372
2017	Female gender	52	30	10	4	2	0	2	84	6	912

Question 70t. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	60	19	9	4	6	1	1	80	11	356
2020	Female gender	66	17	7	4	5	0	1	84	9	1067
2019	Male gender	55	22	9	8	6	1	1	78	14	399
2019	Female gender	58	20	11	7	4	0	1	79	11	1040
2018	Male gender	46	25	14	9	6	0	1	72	15	323
2018	Female gender	50	22	13	6	7	0	1	73	14	837
2017	Male gender	56	22	9	8	3	0	2	80	11	372
2017	Female gender	54	21	12	5	6	0	2	77	11	915

Question 70u. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	61	15	5	2	1	1	15	91	4	353
2020	Female gender	62	11	4	1	1	0	21	93	2	1066
2019	Male gender	60	16	5	2	1	0	16	91	3	400
2019	Female gender	55	13	4	2	1	0	25	91	4	1036
2018	Male gender	48	19	6	2	0	0	24	89	3	321
2018	Female gender	48	13	5	1	2	0	30	89	4	832
2017	Male gender	58	15	5	3	1	0	18	90	5	373
2017	Female gender	51	15	5	2	1	0	27	90	3	913

Question 70v. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with other individual(s) (e.g., members of the public, individuals from other departments or agencies)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	67	20	7	0	2	1	2	90	3	356
2020	Female gender	69	19	5	2	1	0	4	92	3	1074
2019	Male gender	69	19	6	0	1	1	4	92	1	400
2019	Female gender	70	17	6	1	1	0	4	92	2	1044
2018	Male gender	58	24	9	3	1	0	5	86	4	323
2018	Female gender	65	19	7	1	1	0	6	89	3	833
2017	Male gender	70	18	5	2	1	0	4	92	3	373
2017	Female gender	67	18	5	2	1	0	7	92	3	911

Question 70w. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of job security
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	59	19	9	4	6	1	2	80	11	357
2020	Female gender	65	16	8	6	4	0	2	82	9	1072
2019	Male gender	67	18	5	3	4	1	2	87	7	400
2019	Female gender	66	14	7	4	5	0	4	84	9	1047
2018	Male gender	63	20	6	4	3	0	2	86	8	323
2018	Female gender	68	15	4	4	6	0	3	86	10	836
2017	Male gender	66	18	6	4	4	0	3	86	8	374
2017	Female gender	64	15	7	4	5	0	5	83	9	912

Question 70x. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Personal issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	45	29	15	5	4	1	2	76	9	356
2020	Female gender	43	31	17	5	2	0	1	75	8	1071
2019	Male gender	53	28	12	2	3	1	2	83	5	402
2019	Female gender	48	30	14	4	2	0	2	80	6	1039
2018	Male gender	51	28	13	3	1	1	2	81	5	322
2018	Female gender	44	31	15	5	2	0	2	77	7	836
2017	Male gender	57	25	11	3	2	0	2	84	4	372
2017	Female gender	49	28	13	4	3	1	3	80	7	911

Question 71. To what extent is stress from the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacting your ability to carry out day-to-day work responsibilities?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	23	39	25	9	5	0	0	62	13	358
2020	Female gender	25	43	22	5	4	0	0	68	10	1069

Question 72. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	24	39	18	9	35	27	357
2020	Female gender	10	29	36	17	8	38	26	1071
2019	Male gender	14	38	32	11	5	52	16	404
2019	Female gender	12	40	33	11	3	53	14	1053
2018	Male gender	12	28	37	16	6	41	22	324
2018	Female gender	10	33	38	16	4	42	19	837
2017	Male gender	11	36	35	12	6	47	18	374
2017	Female gender	8	31	40	15	5	40	20	915

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	16	22	35	19	7	0	27	38	354
2020	Female gender	18	23	37	16	6	0	22	41	1061
2019	Male gender	10	16	36	26	12	0	38	26	401
2019	Female gender	9	17	42	23	9	0	32	26	1043
2018	Male gender	7	21	39	24	9	1	33	28	319
2018	Female gender	11	22	40	18	9	0	27	32	823
2017	Male gender	6	16	39	28	10	1	38	22	372
2017	Female gender	9	21	42	22	7	0	28	29	914

Question 74. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	39	15	5	4	2	75	10	357
2020	Female gender	37	43	10	7	2	2	82	9	1074
2019	Male gender	37	36	16	7	2	1	74	9	404
2019	Female gender	37	42	10	7	3	2	81	9	1046
2018	Male gender	38	40	14	5	4	1	78	9	324
2018	Female gender	39	42	9	7	2	1	82	9	835
2017	Male gender	29	44	12	9	3	3	75	13	373
2017	Female gender	34	43	10	7	4	1	79	11	913

Question 75. I believe senior managers in my department or agency take adequate steps to support the mental health of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	26	33	15	13	9	4	0	62	23	357
2020	Female gender	29	33	15	14	6	3	0	64	21	1070

Question 76. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my mental health.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	32	13	11	10	1	0	67	20	357
2020	Female gender	40	25	11	14	9	1	0	66	23	1070

Question 77. My immediate supervisor supports my mental health and well-being.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	31	11	4	7	3	1	78	11	358
2020	Female gender	48	28	12	5	4	2	1	78	9	1070

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

A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	34	15	13	8	2	62	22	357
2020	Female gender	30	32	16	13	7	2	63	21	1072
2019	Male gender	28	35	15	11	9	1	64	21	403
2019	Female gender	27	38	16	11	6	2	66	18	1052
2018	Male gender	25	36	16	13	8	1	62	21	323
2018	Female gender	22	39	16	14	7	1	62	22	840
2017	Male gender	21	39	14	15	9	1	62	25	374
2017	Female gender	18	42	13	17	9	1	61	26	914

Question 79a. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Clear and easy to understand.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	43	11	10	2	1	0	76	13	358
2020	Female gender	38	45	8	6	2	0	0	84	8	1073

Question 79b. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Provided in a timely manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	42	11	11	3	2	0	74	14	357
2020	Female gender	37	40	10	9	3	1	0	77	12	1071

Question 79c. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Relevant to the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	33	22	9	3	2	1	66	12	356
2020	Female gender	37	37	16	6	1	1	1	76	8	1065

Question 79d. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Consistent with the information provided to me by my immediate supervisor.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	34	14	5	4	2	3	76	9	358
2020	Female gender	42	34	13	4	2	2	2	80	6	1070

Question 79e. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Available in both official languages.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	61	18	7	2	2	7	2	87	5	357
2020	Female gender	66	19	5	1	0	7	2	92	2	1071

Question 80. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, my department or agency has clearly communicated the mental health services and resources that are available to me.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	39	8	6	2	2	0	84	8	356
2020	Female gender	51	35	7	4	1	2	0	88	5	1069

Question 81. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my physical health and safety.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	32	8	9	7	1	0	76	16	354
2020	Female gender	51	30	7	6	5	1	0	81	11	1068

Question 82. I am satisfied with the measures my department or agency is taking to protect my physical health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	29	10	6	7	2	0	76	14	356
2020	Female gender	51	29	8	7	2	2	1	83	9	1068

Question 84. I am equipped to support employees in my work unit who are experiencing mental health issues. (for supervisors)
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	23	45	10	16	1	5	0	71	18	98
2020	Female gender	21	52	10	13	4	0	0	73	16	274
2019	Male gender	33	40	15	6	2	1	2	76	9	130
2019	Female gender	21	53	10	11	2	2	1	76	14	270

Question 85. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, have you managed any employees who have been working remotely? (for supervisors)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	96	4	98
2020	Female gender	93	7	275

Question 86. My department or agency has provided me with adequate training and/or resources to manage a remote team during the COVID-19 pandemic. (for supervisors who manage employees who have been working remotely)
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	16	36	18	18	10	0	2	53	28	93
2020	Female gender	12	32	17	25	12	1	2	45	38	260

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Duty to Accommodate

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

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

Question 87. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, did you have workplace accommodation measures in place before the COVID-19 pandemic which are no longer being met?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	10	90	355
2020	Female gender	10	90	1065

Question 88. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, have you requested workplace accommodation measures in the last two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	10	90	355
2020	Female gender	15	85	1071
2019	Male gender	12	88	404
2019	Female gender	19	81	1053
2017	Male gender	14	86	373
2017	Female gender	22	78	916
2014	Male gender	13	87	451
2014	Female gender	22	78	1041

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

A barrier means anything — including anything physical, architectural, technological or attitudinal, anything that is based on information or communications or anything that is the result of a policy or a practice — that hinders the full and equal participation in society of persons with an impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment or a functional limitation.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	53	38
2020	Female gender	53	47	158

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	73	27	39
2020	Female gender	80	20	158
2019	Male gender	70	30	54
2019	Female gender	87	13	206
2017	Male gender	72	28	54
2017	Female gender	83	17	207
2014	Male gender	60	40	61
2014	Female gender	84	16	227

Question 91. I am satisfied with the workplace accommodation measures that were implemented.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	43	2	3	0	0	0	95	3	29
2020	Female gender	45	37	6	10	0	1	1	84	10	125
2019	Male gender	55	20	9	5	11	0	0	75	16	38
2019	Female gender	49	35	5	8	3	1	0	85	10	177
2017	Male gender	60	21	12	7	0	0	0	81	7	40
2017	Female gender	56	29	4	5	3	1	2	88	8	173
2014	Male gender	50	42	5	0	3	0	0	92	3	37
2014	Female gender	50	32	6	8	3	0	0	83	11	191

Question 92. I would feel comfortable requesting workplace accommodation measures from my immediate supervisor.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	30	7	5	4	3	2	83	10	358
2020	Female gender	48	31	8	6	2	2	2	83	9	1072

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Compensation

Question 93. In the last 12 months, has your pay or other compensation been affected by issues with the Phoenix pay system?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	48	17	2	59	41	358
2020	Female gender	31	46	21	2	59	41	1074

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

Question 94. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	63	122
2020	Female gender	29	71	336

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

Question 95. I am satisfied with the support (e.g., regular information, follow-up, making enquiries on my behalf, offering emergency or priority pay) I received from my department or agency to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	24	10	23	27	1	5	37	52	122
2020	Female gender	9	13	21	24	28	1	5	23	55	337

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

Question 96. I am satisfied with the support I received from the Pay Centre to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	18	14	25	33	1	3	26	60	122
2020	Female gender	6	15	11	29	36	1	3	21	67	335

Question 97. To what extent have issues with the Phoenix pay system affected your decision to seek or accept another position (e.g., deployment, promotion, secondment, assignment, acting assignment) within your organization or the federal public service?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	17	15	6	5	3	10	69	14	358
2020	Female gender	42	21	12	6	6	2	10	72	14	1069
2019	Male gender	41	18	14	9	12	1	6	63	22	399
2019	Female gender	33	20	16	12	11	1	8	58	25	1034
2018	Male gender	38	17	14	9	14	2	7	60	25	325
2018	Female gender	33	18	15	11	12	2	8	56	26	837

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

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

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

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

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

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

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

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 54. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence

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

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

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