2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario 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	47	46	2	5	0	0	0	93	5	97
2020	Female gender	52	38	3	7	1	0	0	89	8	151

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	87	9	2	1	0	0	1	97	1	97
2020	Female gender	89	7	0	1	1	1	1	98	2	151
2017	Male gender	78	14	5	0	1	0	1	94	1	71
2017	Female gender	81	13	3	2	0	0	1	96	2	132
2014	Male gender	67	25	3	4	0	0	1	93	4	68
2014	Female gender	79	16	1	1	3	0	1	95	4	125

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	37	8	7	2	1	2	82	9	97
2020	Female gender	41	41	5	10	3	0	1	82	12	152
2019	Male gender	57	33	7	2	1	0	0	89	3	86
2019	Female gender	65	23	3	7	2	1	0	88	9	151
2017	Male gender	58	35	5	3	0	0	0	93	3	71
2017	Female gender	53	32	4	8	3	0	0	85	11	132
2014	Male gender	28	23	5	19	25	0	0	52	44	68
2014	Female gender	31	26	8	18	17	0	0	57	35	125

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	31	6	18	1	1	0	75	19	97
2020	Female gender	40	41	7	8	2	0	1	83	10	151
2019	Male gender	27	38	19	9	6	1	0	66	15	86
2019	Female gender	39	36	7	11	5	1	1	76	17	149
2018	Male gender	24	42	14	18	1	0	1	67	19	71
2018	Female gender	37	41	11	6	3	0	1	79	9	127
2017	Male gender	30	32	12	17	8	1	0	62	26	71
2017	Female gender	27	46	7	13	7	1	0	73	20	132
2014	Male gender	17	38	12	25	9	0	0	55	33	68
2014	Female gender	31	32	6	21	9	1	0	63	30	125

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	68	22	5	2	1	1	1	92	3	97
2020	Female gender	54	32	7	4	1	1	2	88	5	151
2019	Male gender	63	31	5	1	0	0	0	94	1	86
2019	Female gender	65	26	3	5	1	1	0	91	5	150
2017	Male gender	49	41	4	4	0	1	0	92	4	71
2017	Female gender	55	35	5	4	2	0	0	89	5	131
2014	Male gender	37	41	9	7	6	0	0	78	13	68
2014	Female gender	40	38	4	12	6	0	0	78	18	125

Question 6. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	59	24	8	4	5	0	0	83	9	97
2020	Female gender	45	42	6	7	1	0	0	87	7	152
2019	Male gender	46	36	10	7	0	0	0	82	7	86
2019	Female gender	60	29	5	5	1	1	1	90	5	150
2018	Male gender	51	34	11	4	0	0	0	85	4	70
2018	Female gender	49	38	5	5	2	0	0	87	8	127
2017	Male gender	44	34	16	5	1	0	0	78	7	71
2017	Female gender	45	35	3	12	5	1	0	80	17	131
2014	Male gender	24	31	8	19	19	0	0	55	38	68
2014	Female gender	36	30	12	9	12	0	1	67	21	125

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	34	10	8	3	0	79	11	96
2020	Female gender	45	37	8	8	2	0	82	10	151
2019	Male gender	29	46	15	8	1	0	76	9	86
2019	Female gender	48	35	7	7	3	1	83	10	151
2018	Male gender	29	47	14	8	3	0	75	11	70
2018	Female gender	40	40	7	10	2	1	81	12	124
2017	Male gender	23	53	12	11	1	0	76	12	71
2017	Female gender	37	39	7	14	2	2	77	16	132
2014	Male gender	24	43	10	12	12	0	66	23	68
2014	Female gender	30	43	10	12	5	0	73	17	125

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	30	9	8	1	1	1	81	9	97
2020	Female gender	50	30	9	6	3	1	0	81	9	153
2019	Male gender	35	34	14	11	5	0	1	70	16	85
2019	Female gender	45	31	10	9	4	1	0	77	13	152
2018	Male gender	32	40	16	8	3	0	0	73	11	70
2018	Female gender	37	36	9	10	6	1	0	74	16	127
2017	Male gender	26	46	13	10	4	1	0	73	14	71
2017	Female gender	31	37	13	10	7	2	0	70	17	132
2014	Male gender	23	25	21	16	16	0	0	47	32	68
2014	Female gender	25	33	19	14	9	0	0	57	23	125

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	35	10	12	2	0	0	76	14	96
2020	Female gender	37	45	5	11	1	0	0	82	13	152
2019	Male gender	31	34	14	17	4	0	1	65	20	85
2019	Female gender	39	42	7	9	3	1	0	81	12	151
2018	Male gender	25	38	16	14	7	0	0	63	21	70
2018	Female gender	37	42	9	8	4	0	0	79	12	127
2017	Male gender	20	41	17	14	8	0	0	61	22	71
2017	Female gender	33	38	13	11	5	1	0	71	16	132

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	61	33	3	3	0	0	94	3	96
2020	Female gender	61	30	6	3	1	0	91	4	150
2019	Male gender	44	39	12	1	3	0	84	5	86
2019	Female gender	59	29	3	8	0	1	89	8	152
2018	Male gender	48	38	7	5	1	0	86	7	71
2018	Female gender	64	26	6	3	1	0	90	4	125
2017	Male gender	51	35	4	9	1	0	86	10	71
2017	Female gender	48	35	7	6	2	1	85	8	132
2014	Male gender	45	32	12	6	6	0	77	12	68
2014	Female gender	47	34	8	5	6	0	81	11	125

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	49	30	10	8	3	0	79	11	97
2020	Female gender	48	35	7	6	3	0	83	9	153
2019	Male gender	38	38	10	10	5	0	75	14	85
2019	Female gender	49	27	5	11	7	1	77	18	152
2018	Male gender	36	34	14	15	1	0	70	16	71
2018	Female gender	43	29	11	9	7	1	73	17	125
2017	Male gender	30	43	7	18	3	0	72	20	71
2017	Female gender	37	32	11	9	10	1	70	19	131

Question 12. I am proud of the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	34	14	3	2	0	1	80	5	97
2020	Female gender	63	24	9	4	1	0	0	87	4	153
2019	Male gender	41	44	12	2	1	0	0	85	3	86
2019	Female gender	60	26	9	3	1	1	0	87	5	151
2018	Male gender	42	33	18	6	1	0	0	76	7	71
2018	Female gender	59	26	12	3	0	1	0	85	3	124
2017	Male gender	43	38	14	6	0	0	0	80	6	71
2017	Female gender	52	33	9	4	0	2	0	87	4	132
2014	Male gender	49	30	13	4	2	1	0	81	6	68
2014	Female gender	57	30	8	3	2	0	0	87	5	125

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	53	36	4	5	2	0	89	7	97
2020	Female gender	44	39	9	8	1	0	82	9	153
2019	Male gender	41	35	10	11	2	1	76	13	86
2019	Female gender	44	39	7	7	3	1	83	10	151
2018	Male gender	45	31	18	3	3	0	77	6	71
2018	Female gender	44	36	6	10	4	1	81	14	124
2017	Male gender	35	40	10	14	0	1	76	14	71
2017	Female gender	42	36	6	9	5	2	79	14	132
2014	Male gender	25	40	7	16	12	0	65	28	68
2014	Female gender	27	39	11	15	6	0	67	22	125

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	53	29	9	5	4	0	82	9	97
2020	Female gender	57	32	7	2	2	0	89	4	152
2019	Male gender	41	30	20	7	2	0	71	9	86
2019	Female gender	55	32	8	4	1	1	87	5	152
2018	Male gender	47	28	12	10	3	0	75	13	70
2018	Female gender	46	36	12	4	1	1	83	5	124
2017	Male gender	31	36	15	13	5	0	67	18	71
2017	Female gender	47	34	6	8	2	2	83	11	132
2014	Male gender	24	23	19	16	18	0	47	34	68
2014	Female gender	32	29	14	16	8	0	62	24	125

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	45	40	6	6	2	0	1	86	8	96
2020	Female gender	41	45	6	7	1	0	1	86	8	151
2019	Male gender	36	41	13	6	4	0	1	78	10	86
2019	Female gender	46	34	7	10	2	1	0	81	12	151
2018	Male gender	44	31	11	12	1	0	0	75	14	71
2018	Female gender	44	37	7	9	2	1	0	82	11	125
2017	Male gender	36	32	17	11	3	0	1	68	14	71
2017	Female gender	39	34	11	9	6	1	0	74	15	132
2014	Male gender	22	35	12	7	20	0	3	59	29	68
2014	Female gender	34	34	8	11	14	0	0	67	25	124

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
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	13	6	2	0	79	8	97
2020	Female gender	50	34	11	3	1	1	84	5	152
2019	Male gender	44	29	20	6	1	0	73	7	86
2019	Female gender	52	30	10	7	1	1	82	8	152
2018	Male gender	37	37	11	14	1	0	74	15	71
2018	Female gender	54	26	7	8	4	1	81	12	125
2017	Male gender	41	32	15	9	3	0	73	11	71
2017	Female gender	45	29	16	7	2	2	74	9	132
2014	Male gender	21	43	15	13	9	0	64	22	68
2014	Female gender	34	42	11	6	7	0	76	13	125

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	35	22	9	4	0	0	65	13	97
2020	Female gender	22	37	29	8	4	0	0	59	12	152
2019	Male gender	36	29	24	7	4	0	0	66	11	85
2019	Female gender	28	39	26	4	3	1	0	67	7	152
2018	Male gender	32	40	17	8	1	0	1	73	9	71
2018	Female gender	30	41	18	4	6	1	0	71	10	127
2017	Male gender	31	41	18	9	1	0	0	72	10	71
2017	Female gender	29	38	19	7	6	1	0	68	13	132
2014	Male gender	18	38	25	11	9	0	0	56	20	68
2014	Female gender	26	36	19	8	12	0	0	62	19	125

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	12	31	35	13	6	2	1	20	44	97
2020	Female gender	10	27	36	20	5	1	1	26	38	152
2019	Male gender	13	34	33	11	7	2	0	19	48	86
2019	Female gender	9	20	41	20	9	1	0	29	29	152
2018	Male gender	10	32	32	17	4	3	3	22	44	71
2018	Female gender	9	24	41	15	6	0	5	22	35	126
2017	Male gender	12	24	43	15	4	0	1	20	36	71
2017	Female gender	11	19	44	14	9	2	1	24	31	130
2014	Male gender	17	36	34	9	4	0	0	13	53	68
2014	Female gender	19	28	35	11	6	1	0	18	47	125

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	3	12	32	29	19	4	1	51	16	97
2020	Female gender	4	10	22	38	24	1	1	64	14	152
2019	Male gender	8	20	32	21	16	4	0	38	29	86
2019	Female gender	8	17	25	29	19	2	0	49	26	151
2018	Male gender	16	26	22	19	12	1	3	33	44	71
2018	Female gender	16	25	28	17	8	1	4	27	43	127
2017	Male gender	24	25	25	17	7	2	0	25	50	71
2017	Female gender	20	19	24	20	12	2	2	34	41	130
2014	Male gender	19	32	32	9	9	0	0	18	51	68
2014	Female gender	19	26	28	12	11	2	1	25	46	124

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	10	23	40	16	7	2	1	24	35	96
2020	Female gender	11	13	37	27	11	1	0	38	25	153
2019	Male gender	18	25	26	15	10	5	1	27	46	86
2019	Female gender	10	19	34	22	13	1	1	36	29	151
2018	Male gender	25	22	24	19	8	1	1	28	48	71
2018	Female gender	14	20	39	17	6	0	4	24	35	127
2017	Male gender	29	18	27	15	7	3	1	23	49	71
2017	Female gender	14	21	37	17	7	3	1	25	37	131
2014	Male gender	44	26	17	10	2	0	0	12	70	68
2014	Female gender	27	24	23	12	6	4	3	20	55	125

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	9	18	38	23	9	2	1	33	28	97
2020	Female gender	9	24	32	24	12	0	1	36	32	150
2019	Male gender	6	25	22	24	20	2	1	46	31	86
2019	Female gender	9	14	33	25	16	1	1	42	24	150
2018	Male gender	8	16	31	31	11	1	1	43	25	71
2018	Female gender	8	14	37	31	7	0	4	39	22	127
2017	Male gender	11	20	34	21	11	2	0	33	32	71
2017	Female gender	8	22	35	23	9	2	1	33	30	129
2014	Male gender	23	28	29	18	2	0	0	19	51	68
2014	Female gender	19	22	27	19	11	1	2	30	42	125

Question 18e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	17	15	26	28	8	3	2	38	34	97
2020	Female gender	9	30	26	16	15	1	2	33	41	152
2019	Male gender	9	24	22	13	27	3	1	41	36	86
2019	Female gender	12	21	28	18	19	1	1	38	34	151
2018	Male gender	19	20	21	22	8	4	5	34	43	71
2018	Female gender	14	25	34	16	6	1	4	23	41	127
2017	Male gender	17	24	28	19	7	3	3	27	43	71
2017	Female gender	16	24	29	13	12	2	4	27	42	131
2014	Male gender	28	29	20	19	3	0	0	22	57	68
2014	Female gender	29	21	25	15	6	1	2	22	52	125

Question 18f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	6	15	25	31	17	4	2	51	23	96
2020	Female gender	3	11	32	26	21	2	5	51	14	151
2019	Male gender	10	17	29	22	19	3	0	42	27	85
2019	Female gender	9	16	27	25	19	3	1	45	26	151
2018	Male gender	15	22	28	18	6	5	5	26	42	69
2018	Female gender	19	26	27	16	5	2	5	23	49	125
2017	Male gender	20	26	25	16	6	6	1	23	50	71
2017	Female gender	22	23	19	16	12	5	2	30	49	130
2014	Male gender	12	19	44	18	6	0	1	24	31	68
2014	Female gender	14	15	32	21	15	1	2	37	30	125

Question 18g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	19	37	19	13	2	1	33	29	97
2020	Female gender	10	12	33	28	15	1	2	43	23	151
2019	Male gender	13	31	20	21	11	4	0	33	46	84
2019	Female gender	8	15	37	24	14	1	1	39	24	152
2018	Male gender	18	16	42	13	7	3	1	21	36	71
2018	Female gender	9	21	36	23	7	2	3	32	31	127
2017	Male gender	18	26	28	18	8	1	1	26	45	71
2017	Female gender	11	21	38	18	6	4	2	26	34	131
2014	Male gender	31	32	25	6	5	1	0	10	64	68
2014	Female gender	20	21	28	17	8	4	2	27	44	125

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	3	18	23	29	24	1	1	55	21	97
2020	Female gender	5	7	34	39	15	0	1	54	12	152
2019	Male gender	7	16	22	35	18	1	0	54	24	86
2019	Female gender	3	9	27	35	24	1	1	61	12	152

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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	48	26	11	4	1	7	2	83	6	97
2020	Female gender	33	31	18	3	0	10	6	76	3	151
2019	Male gender	47	21	16	5	1	2	7	76	7	86
2019	Female gender	49	22	11	7	5	2	4	75	13	150
2018	Male gender	41	29	9	11	1	3	6	76	13	71
2018	Female gender	32	36	11	7	7	5	3	73	15	126
2017	Male gender	24	36	21	8	6	5	0	64	15	71
2017	Female gender	38	27	9	7	8	6	5	73	17	132
2014	Male gender	29	26	17	15	10	0	3	57	25	68
2014	Female gender	30	26	13	14	10	5	1	60	26	125

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	63	26	7	1	2	1	0	90	3	97
2020	Female gender	64	21	3	8	1	1	1	87	9	151
2019	Male gender	62	19	9	6	2	1	0	82	8	85
2019	Female gender	61	20	3	10	5	1	0	82	15	150
2018	Male gender	53	33	5	6	3	0	0	86	8	70
2018	Female gender	47	26	5	12	8	1	1	73	21	126
2017	Male gender	47	35	7	9	3	0	0	81	11	71
2017	Female gender	46	29	5	9	8	2	1	77	18	132
2014	Male gender	43	23	6	16	12	0	0	66	28	68
2014	Female gender	40	29	7	11	11	2	1	71	22	125

Question 21. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	75	20	2	2	0	0	0	96	2	96
2020	Female gender	73	21	1	3	1	1	1	95	4	149
2019	Male gender	64	28	3	4	1	0	0	92	5	86
2019	Female gender	66	22	4	6	2	1	0	88	8	152
2018	Male gender	56	30	8	4	0	0	1	88	4	71
2018	Female gender	54	32	6	2	5	0	0	86	8	124
2017	Male gender	57	30	7	6	0	0	0	87	6	71
2017	Female gender	56	27	4	10	4	0	0	83	13	131
2014	Male gender	43	34	9	10	4	0	0	77	14	68
2014	Female gender	45	34	5	11	4	1	0	79	16	125

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	61	31	4	3	0	1	0	92	3	96
2020	Female gender	62	30	3	3	0	1	0	93	3	151
2019	Male gender	52	31	9	6	2	0	0	82	8	85
2019	Female gender	63	22	5	7	1	2	0	87	8	152
2018	Male gender	54	33	8	4	0	0	0	88	4	70
2018	Female gender	53	33	7	4	2	0	1	87	6	126

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	63	19	7	5	0	3	2	87	5	97
2020	Female gender	57	22	9	2	0	7	4	88	2	151

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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	70	15	8	3	0	0	3	88	3	97
2020	Female gender	69	21	6	3	0	0	1	91	3	151
2019	Male gender	57	20	14	6	0	1	2	80	6	86
2019	Female gender	60	25	9	3	1	1	1	86	4	151

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	55	29	8	5	2	0	1	84	7	97
2020	Female gender	57	28	7	5	3	0	0	85	8	152
2019	Male gender	41	27	20	8	5	0	0	67	13	86
2019	Female gender	51	29	9	9	3	1	0	80	11	150
2018	Male gender	39	35	15	7	3	0	1	75	10	70
2018	Female gender	44	33	9	7	5	1	2	79	12	127
2017	Male gender	27	45	15	10	1	1	1	74	11	71
2017	Female gender	51	30	7	6	4	2	0	82	11	132
2014	Male gender	31	36	19	6	7	0	0	68	13	68
2014	Female gender	43	27	11	10	9	0	1	70	19	125

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	59	20	8	6	3	2	1	82	9	96
2020	Female gender	64	22	7	1	2	3	1	89	3	150

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	63	22	4	5	2	1	2	88	7	97
2020	Female gender	57	33	3	4	1	1	1	91	5	150
2019	Male gender	41	39	9	5	4	2	1	82	8	86
2019	Female gender	50	30	7	9	3	1	0	80	12	150
2018	Male gender	45	28	15	10	3	0	0	72	13	70
2018	Female gender	50	27	8	9	5	2	1	79	14	127
2017	Male gender	30	41	18	8	1	0	1	72	10	71
2017	Female gender	57	26	5	9	2	1	0	84	11	132
2014	Male gender	37	32	15	9	6	1	0	71	15	68
2014	Female gender	40	29	7	11	12	0	1	70	23	125

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	38	62	97
2020	Female gender	42	58	153

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	63	14	6	2	0	3	11	90	2	97
2020	Female gender	57	22	3	1	3	3	12	93	4	153

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	64	24	6	3	1	0	1	89	4	97
2020	Female gender	70	19	5	4	1	0	0	90	5	153
2019	Male gender	52	28	10	7	1	1	0	81	8	86
2019	Female gender	61	23	6	6	2	1	0	86	8	151
2018	Male gender	45	30	16	6	3	0	0	75	8	70
2018	Female gender	50	27	11	2	7	2	1	80	9	127
2017	Male gender	40	34	11	13	1	0	1	74	14	71
2017	Female gender	57	24	8	7	4	2	0	82	10	132
2014	Male gender	37	32	14	6	10	0	0	70	16	68
2014	Female gender	52	22	6	10	9	0	1	74	20	125

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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	50	30	3	3	2	12	0	90	6	97
2020	Female gender	48	32	8	4	2	5	0	85	6	151
2019	Male gender	35	38	16	5	2	3	0	76	7	86
2019	Female gender	43	38	9	5	3	3	0	83	8	151
2018	Male gender	43	29	17	7	3	1	0	73	10	71
2018	Female gender	43	32	11	5	4	5	1	80	9	127
2017	Male gender	32	28	16	11	7	6	0	64	19	70
2017	Female gender	37	33	11	8	4	7	0	75	13	132
2014	Male gender	24	20	21	16	16	3	0	46	33	68
2014	Female gender	20	37	9	20	7	7	0	61	29	125

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	51	30	8	2	3	4	1	86	5	97
2020	Female gender	48	37	7	6	1	1	0	87	7	151
2019	Male gender	33	31	19	12	2	3	0	66	14	86
2019	Female gender	45	35	9	7	1	2	0	81	9	149
2018	Male gender	33	31	16	12	4	3	0	67	17	71
2018	Female gender	39	36	6	12	4	2	0	77	17	126
2017	Male gender	33	20	17	18	7	5	0	56	27	70
2017	Female gender	34	37	10	11	5	3	0	73	17	132
2014	Male gender	17	27	18	15	22	1	0	45	37	68
2014	Female gender	21	31	17	14	13	4	0	54	28	125

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	38	27	14	10	1	10	0	72	12	97
2020	Female gender	36	37	10	10	1	5	0	77	12	151
2019	Male gender	27	26	12	22	9	5	0	55	33	86
2019	Female gender	30	37	17	9	3	4	0	70	13	151
2018	Male gender	23	29	15	22	8	4	0	53	31	71
2018	Female gender	28	35	14	9	9	4	1	66	20	126
2017	Male gender	17	30	14	23	11	5	0	49	36	71
2017	Female gender	25	28	14	19	7	6	0	57	28	132
2014	Male gender	11	23	18	26	19	3	0	35	47	68
2014	Female gender	14	25	16	26	12	5	0	42	41	125

Question 34. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	30	12	11	3	5	72	15	97
2020	Female gender	35	38	10	12	2	3	75	15	153
2019	Male gender	20	34	15	20	7	5	56	28	86
2019	Female gender	26	36	14	16	5	2	64	22	151
2018	Male gender	25	35	18	15	5	1	61	21	71
2018	Female gender	36	33	8	17	5	1	69	22	127
2017	Male gender	25	24	20	26	3	3	50	30	71
2017	Female gender	28	31	10	19	9	2	61	29	132
2014	Male gender	8	23	15	28	22	5	33	52	68
2014	Female gender	15	27	12	24	19	3	43	44	125

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	29	30	23	8	3	8	0	63	12	97
2020	Female gender	26	30	20	10	3	10	1	63	15	153
2019	Male gender	30	15	27	14	1	10	2	52	17	86
2019	Female gender	34	26	19	8	3	10	0	66	12	152

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 36. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	40	8	1	2	0	0	89	3	97
2020	Female gender	50	38	5	6	1	0	0	88	6	153
2019	Male gender	37	48	7	6	1	1	0	86	7	86
2019	Female gender	66	27	5	2	0	1	0	93	2	151
2018	Male gender	31	38	17	7	6	0	1	70	13	71
2018	Female gender	48	43	5	3	1	1	0	91	4	126
2017	Male gender	31	39	16	11	3	0	0	71	14	71
2017	Female gender	49	37	7	4	3	0	0	86	7	132
2014	Male gender	24	43	20	7	6	0	0	67	13	68
2014	Female gender	36	43	9	8	2	2	0	80	10	125

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	39	30	10	13	4	3	71	18	97
2020	Female gender	29	48	11	7	3	2	79	10	153
2019	Male gender	16	44	18	13	6	3	63	19	86
2019	Female gender	32	37	14	13	3	3	70	16	152

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	44	25	13	10	3	4	1	73	14	97
2020	Female gender	49	34	5	8	1	2	1	85	10	151
2019	Male gender	33	42	9	8	4	3	1	78	12	86
2019	Female gender	47	30	7	9	4	3	1	80	13	152
2018	Male gender	42	29	18	8	3	0	1	71	11	71
2018	Female gender	52	27	8	9	2	3	0	82	10	126
2017	Male gender	36	35	13	8	7	1	0	71	15	71
2017	Female gender	51	25	9	9	3	1	1	78	12	132
2014	Male gender	32	29	12	12	10	6	0	65	23	68
2014	Female gender	41	36	4	11	6	2	1	79	17	125

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	35	11	4	1	1	0	83	5	97
2020	Female gender	50	40	5	3	0	1	0	91	3	153
2019	Male gender	37	48	5	7	1	2	0	87	8	86
2019	Female gender	55	28	9	2	4	1	0	85	6	152
2018	Male gender	43	38	16	1	0	0	1	82	1	71
2018	Female gender	53	34	7	2	2	2	0	88	4	126

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	37	23	17	4	5	10	2	69	11	97
2020	Female gender	32	26	15	11	5	8	3	65	18	152
2019	Male gender	27	27	20	7	11	9	0	59	19	86
2019	Female gender	32	25	12	11	8	7	5	65	21	152
2018	Male gender	35	15	22	12	8	3	5	54	22	71
2018	Female gender	27	29	13	16	10	2	4	59	27	126
2017	Male gender	23	15	22	21	8	8	3	43	33	71
2017	Female gender	25	19	19	12	15	5	5	50	30	132
2014	Male gender	12	16	22	15	28	7	0	30	46	68
2014	Female gender	13	14	17	22	23	8	3	30	51	125

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	42	27	9	11	6	3	1	72	18	96
2020	Female gender	42	33	13	7	1	3	1	77	9	153
2019	Male gender	24	33	12	15	10	5	1	60	27	86
2019	Female gender	41	34	7	9	5	3	1	78	15	152
2018	Male gender	25	30	15	10	14	4	3	59	25	71
2018	Female gender	35	33	11	13	7	2	0	69	20	126
2017	Male gender	25	23	11	31	7	3	0	49	39	71
2017	Female gender	29	31	13	13	10	4	2	63	24	132
2014	Male gender	9	31	12	29	19	0	0	40	48	68
2014	Female gender	16	28	16	18	17	5	0	46	37	125

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	32	30	11	12	10	3	2	65	23	97
2020	Female gender	31	30	11	10	11	3	3	65	23	153
2019	Male gender	19	27	14	16	15	6	3	50	35	86
2019	Female gender	40	21	12	9	14	2	2	64	24	152
2018	Male gender	10	18	14	27	20	1	10	32	53	71
2018	Female gender	24	30	11	12	20	1	2	56	32	126
2017	Male gender	23	24	11	23	15	3	1	49	40	71
2017	Female gender	17	31	6	16	23	5	2	52	42	132
2014	Male gender	6	11	10	23	41	5	5	18	71	68
2014	Female gender	10	17	12	21	34	2	4	29	58	125

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	53	15	13	8	6	0	5	71	15	97
2020	Female gender	52	25	11	4	4	1	3	80	8	153
2019	Male gender	46	30	14	2	2	0	5	80	5	86
2019	Female gender	55	22	12	4	3	1	3	80	8	152

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	53	17	18	6	2	0	4	73	9	97
2020	Female gender	61	20	14	1	1	1	3	83	3	151
2019	Male gender	48	28	14	5	2	1	2	78	7	86
2019	Female gender	63	23	6	3	1	2	3	90	4	151

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	78	6	4	1	2	4	4	92	4	97
2020	Female gender	87	2	2	2	1	2	4	95	3	152
2019	Male gender	80	8	2	0	4	4	2	94	4	85
2019	Female gender	78	8	2	2	3	4	4	93	5	152

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	85	5	1	1	2	0	6	96	3	97
2020	Female gender	86	4	2	0	0	1	7	98	0	152
2019	Male gender	86	6	2	1	0	1	3	96	1	86
2019	Female gender	83	6	1	0	1	3	5	97	1	151

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	45	39	7	6	1	1	0	85	7	96
2020	Female gender	38	45	10	4	1	1	1	85	5	153
2019	Male gender	34	38	15	8	4	1	0	73	12	86
2019	Female gender	38	41	10	4	3	3	1	83	7	152
2018	Male gender	32	31	22	8	4	1	1	65	13	71
2018	Female gender	32	42	14	5	4	2	0	76	10	126
2017	Male gender	28	31	20	18	0	3	0	61	18	71
2017	Female gender	31	39	14	8	5	4	0	73	13	132

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	60	28	4	7	0	0	89	7	97
2020	Female gender	56	34	6	2	0	1	92	2	151
2019	Male gender	45	36	8	7	2	1	82	10	86
2019	Female gender	56	32	3	6	2	1	89	8	151
2018	Male gender	48	43	7	1	1	0	91	3	71
2018	Female gender	59	30	4	4	3	1	89	7	126
2017	Male gender	42	42	12	4	0	0	84	4	71
2017	Female gender	43	42	6	5	4	1	85	9	132
2014	Male gender	27	35	27	4	6	1	63	10	68
2014	Female gender	43	32	6	8	9	2	76	17	125

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	54	33	7	3	0	2	0	89	3	97
2020	Female gender	59	26	8	3	0	4	0	88	3	153
2019	Male gender	55	33	8	0	1	3	0	90	1	86
2019	Female gender	66	19	8	5	0	1	1	87	5	152
2018	Male gender	52	41	4	0	1	1	0	95	1	71
2018	Female gender	62	25	3	4	3	2	0	90	7	126
2017	Male gender	44	39	11	1	0	4	0	87	1	71
2017	Female gender	56	31	7	1	2	3	0	89	4	132
2014	Male gender	41	35	18	1	1	4	0	79	3	68
2014	Female gender	44	31	12	4	2	6	0	80	7	125

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	54	30	7	5	0	3	1	87	6	96
2020	Female gender	59	24	10	3	0	4	0	87	3	153

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	60	27	5	5	0	2	0	89	5	96
2020	Female gender	52	25	7	6	1	6	3	85	8	152

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	71	22	3	3	0	0	0	94	3	97
2020	Female gender	68	24	3	4	1	0	0	92	5	151
2019	Male gender	52	35	9	1	2	0	0	87	4	86
2019	Female gender	64	23	6	5	1	1	0	88	6	152
2018	Male gender	54	37	5	4	0	0	0	90	4	71
2018	Female gender	62	23	4	5	5	0	1	86	10	126
2017	Male gender	42	39	17	1	0	0	0	82	1	71
2017	Female gender	55	31	7	2	4	1	0	87	7	131
2014	Male gender	37	30	14	12	7	0	0	67	19	68
2014	Female gender	48	26	11	8	6	0	0	74	15	125

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	61	24	11	3	2	0	84	5	96
2020	Female gender	58	24	12	4	2	1	82	6	152
2019	Male gender	42	27	17	11	2	1	69	13	86
2019	Female gender	55	24	11	8	1	1	80	9	152
2018	Male gender	48	22	15	12	3	0	70	15	71
2018	Female gender	51	18	14	9	7	0	69	16	126
2017	Male gender	37	25	25	4	10	0	62	14	71
2017	Female gender	36	31	15	8	9	2	68	17	132
2014	Male gender	17	23	26	15	17	1	41	33	68
2014	Female gender	24	32	16	16	13	0	55	29	125

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	60	21	12	4	2	1	81	6	96
2020	Female gender	57	27	9	6	1	1	85	7	150
2019	Male gender	41	32	12	13	2	0	73	15	85
2019	Female gender	55	25	10	8	2	1	80	10	150
2018	Male gender	45	19	20	12	3	0	65	15	71
2018	Female gender	45	31	12	5	7	0	76	13	125
2017	Male gender	34	30	20	12	3	0	65	15	71
2017	Female gender	35	34	14	9	7	1	70	16	132
2014	Male gender	15	26	20	22	16	0	42	38	68
2014	Female gender	22	34	15	15	13	0	56	29	125

Question 52. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	32	11	7	5	1	1	76	13	97
2020	Female gender	41	30	12	10	3	2	0	73	14	152
2019	Male gender	33	23	16	17	7	3	0	58	25	86
2019	Female gender	46	22	12	7	8	4	1	72	15	152
2018	Male gender	34	18	21	16	10	1	0	52	26	71
2018	Female gender	34	20	12	16	15	2	2	55	32	126
2017	Male gender	25	19	21	24	11	0	0	44	35	71
2017	Female gender	26	18	24	11	17	3	1	46	29	132
2014	Male gender	16	14	18	22	26	4	0	31	50	68
2014	Female gender	19	15	22	14	23	5	3	36	40	125

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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	37	21	42	97
2020	Female gender	31	32	37	153
2019	Male gender	36	20	44	86
2019	Female gender	35	32	34	152
2018	Male gender	53	17	30	71
2018	Female gender	35	24	41	126
2017	Male gender	38	24	38	71
2017	Female gender	32	26	43	132
2014	Male gender	54	14	33	68
2014	Female gender	36	15	48	125

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	3	20	39	11	22	5	35
2020	Female gender	8	38	32	2	15	4	47
2019	Male gender	0	23	45	10	22	0	31
2019	Female gender	11	25	28	9	19	8	53
2018	Male gender	3	18	46	8	21	5	37
2018	Female gender	7	20	31	9	27	6	45
2017	Male gender	12	18	48	10	12	0	27
2017	Female gender	7	12	47	5	27	2	42
2014	Male gender	0	5	65	24	9999	5	37
2014	Female gender	3	19	54	14	9999	11	44

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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	5	95	97
2020	Female gender	4	96	153
2019	Male gender	12	88	86
2019	Female gender	12	88	152
2018	Male gender	8	92	71
2018	Female gender	14	86	127

Question 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	10
2019	Female gender	0	100	18

Question 56e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	10
2019	Female gender	0	100	18

Question 56g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	10
2019	Female gender	0	100	18

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	49	51	10
2019	Female gender	39	61	18

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	34	17	18	3	0	21	6	70	4	97
2020	Female gender	34	18	12	2	2	26	6	77	6	152
2019	Male gender	32	20	16	6	2	12	12	68	11	86
2019	Female gender	37	17	13	9	3	14	6	69	15	152
2018	Male gender	31	24	14	5	3	15	8	71	11	70
2018	Female gender	30	19	17	8	5	19	2	62	16	127
2017	Male gender	25	8	23	14	8	20	1	43	28	70
2017	Female gender	18	21	18	6	9	24	5	54	21	131
2014	Male gender	18	13	28	7	16	13	4	38	28	68
2014	Female gender	13	24	16	9	13	22	2	49	30	125

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	60	24	8	2	0	5	0	89	2	97
2020	Female gender	62	23	5	2	1	7	0	91	3	152
2019	Male gender	55	27	9	4	1	2	1	85	5	85
2019	Female gender	62	19	12	2	2	3	0	84	4	152
2018	Male gender	53	30	12	1	0	0	3	86	1	70
2018	Female gender	59	24	7	2	3	4	0	87	6	127
2017	Male gender	29	28	24	11	5	3	0	58	17	71
2017	Female gender	40	31	12	7	4	5	1	75	13	132
2014	Male gender	27	19	26	7	13	7	0	50	22	68
2014	Female gender	29	28	16	8	9	8	1	63	19	125

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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	5	95	97
2020	Female gender	5	95	153
2018	Male gender	8	92	71
2018	Female gender	8	92	127

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	39	17	15	1	1	25	2	77	3	97
2020	Female gender	35	18	11	4	1	27	6	78	7	152
2019	Male gender	33	21	16	1	2	13	13	73	5	86
2019	Female gender	39	13	16	5	2	19	7	70	9	152
2018	Male gender	35	19	16	3	1	18	8	72	6	71
2018	Female gender	30	18	19	3	3	22	5	65	9	127
2017	Male gender	21	14	26	4	3	30	1	51	11	71
2017	Female gender	19	15	16	6	4	35	5	57	16	132
2014	Male gender	15	15	28	4	6	29	3	44	15	68
2014	Female gender	15	11	21	2	6	38	7	47	14	125

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	59	27	5	3	0	5	1	91	3	97
2020	Female gender	63	21	5	3	1	7	0	91	4	152
2019	Male gender	59	25	8	2	1	2	2	88	4	86
2019	Female gender	65	15	12	4	1	3	1	83	5	152
2018	Male gender	54	25	15	1	0	4	1	83	1	71
2018	Female gender	53	29	7	2	3	5	1	88	5	126
2017	Male gender	35	31	21	2	3	9	0	72	5	70
2017	Female gender	39	31	11	5	2	12	0	79	8	132
2014	Male gender	24	23	23	4	6	17	1	59	13	68
2014	Female gender	35	22	17	4	6	16	0	68	11	125

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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	61	17	10	4	4	0	3	81	8	97
2020	Female gender	49	28	10	3	7	1	2	78	11	153

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	44	24	18	7	4	1	1	69	12	96
2020	Female gender	49	24	15	8	3	0	1	74	11	153
2019	Male gender	31	35	15	9	9	0	0	66	19	86
2019	Female gender	33	32	15	10	9	1	1	66	19	151
2018	Male gender	21	30	23	11	12	0	2	53	24	71
2018	Female gender	24	27	24	9	15	0	2	51	24	127
2017	Male gender	18	28	26	10	15	2	0	48	26	71
2017	Female gender	20	26	21	10	20	2	1	48	31	132

Question 70c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	34	21	17	15	0	0	46	33	97
2020	Female gender	17	19	31	19	13	0	1	37	32	153
2019	Male gender	17	37	20	14	10	1	0	55	25	86
2019	Female gender	17	34	26	17	5	1	0	51	23	151
2018	Male gender	16	34	26	15	8	0	1	51	23	71
2018	Female gender	12	28	34	20	5	0	2	41	25	127
2017	Male gender	14	28	31	15	10	2	0	43	25	71
2017	Female gender	17	30	20	18	12	0	2	48	31	132

Question 70d. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Unreasonable deadlines
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	13	41	29	7	10	0	0	54	17	97
2020	Female gender	21	26	26	19	8	0	1	47	27	153
2019	Male gender	29	28	17	19	6	1	0	58	25	86
2019	Female gender	20	38	22	11	6	1	3	60	18	148
2018	Male gender	24	25	28	15	7	0	1	49	22	71
2018	Female gender	19	38	27	9	5	0	2	59	14	127
2017	Male gender	18	33	21	14	12	2	0	52	27	71
2017	Female gender	21	29	25	14	8	0	3	51	23	132

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	18	25	26	16	15	0	0	43	31	97
2020	Female gender	19	22	24	18	14	1	1	42	33	152
2019	Male gender	20	29	25	8	17	1	0	50	25	85
2019	Female gender	22	28	20	20	9	1	1	51	29	152
2018	Male gender	13	35	19	18	15	0	0	49	33	71
2018	Female gender	15	27	26	19	10	1	2	44	30	126
2017	Male gender	14	21	25	17	21	2	0	36	39	71
2017	Female gender	19	20	22	18	16	1	5	41	36	132

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	32	23	25	6	11	1	1	57	18	97
2020	Female gender	33	24	21	15	6	0	1	58	21	153
2019	Male gender	51	22	13	9	2	1	1	75	12	86
2019	Female gender	45	28	16	7	1	1	2	75	9	149
2018	Male gender	43	34	14	4	1	0	4	80	6	71
2018	Female gender	40	35	13	6	2	1	4	78	8	127
2017	Male gender	32	32	18	5	6	2	4	69	12	71
2017	Female gender	43	31	11	5	7	0	4	77	12	132

Question 70g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	23	28	25	14	11	0	0	51	24	97
2020	Female gender	25	27	20	17	10	0	1	52	27	152
2019	Male gender	31	28	23	9	7	1	0	60	17	86
2019	Female gender	34	31	16	11	7	1	1	66	18	151
2018	Male gender	29	31	27	8	4	0	1	61	12	71
2018	Female gender	28	27	27	9	5	1	2	57	15	127
2017	Male gender	23	37	18	17	4	2	0	61	21	71
2017	Female gender	25	29	23	14	7	0	2	55	22	132

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	37	12	22	9	12	0	8	53	23	97
2020	Female gender	36	16	18	12	9	0	9	57	23	151

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	42	32	14	8	4	0	0	74	12	96
2020	Female gender	41	38	12	7	1	0	1	79	9	151
2019	Male gender	25	35	25	9	5	1	0	60	14	86
2019	Female gender	40	35	17	3	2	1	2	77	5	150
2018	Male gender	25	40	15	15	4	0	0	65	20	69
2018	Female gender	29	38	19	10	2	1	2	68	12	127
2017	Male gender	24	31	26	11	4	3	0	57	16	71
2017	Female gender	29	32	17	11	5	1	5	65	17	132

Question 70j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Competing or constantly changing priorities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	20	29	30	13	8	0	0	50	21	96
2020	Female gender	24	26	28	15	7	0	1	50	22	152
2019	Male gender	17	35	21	16	9	1	0	53	26	86
2019	Female gender	25	36	22	10	6	1	1	61	16	150
2018	Male gender	18	33	18	21	10	1	0	51	31	70
2018	Female gender	15	35	29	8	10	1	2	51	19	127
2017	Male gender	16	25	24	24	10	2	0	42	34	71
2017	Female gender	24	21	25	15	11	2	2	47	27	130

Question 70k. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of clear expectations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	30	21	6	10	0	0	62	17	96
2020	Female gender	33	35	16	13	2	0	1	68	15	152
2019	Male gender	20	34	24	12	9	1	0	54	21	86
2019	Female gender	30	32	22	9	6	1	1	63	15	150
2018	Male gender	19	35	17	25	4	0	0	54	29	70
2018	Female gender	29	31	19	13	6	1	2	61	20	127
2017	Male gender	17	26	25	22	8	2	0	43	31	71
2017	Female gender	31	28	18	9	10	1	2	61	20	132

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	49	17	19	8	4	0	2	68	13	97
2020	Female gender	58	22	9	7	2	0	2	82	9	152
2019	Male gender	49	24	13	5	8	1	0	74	13	86
2019	Female gender	53	21	13	9	3	1	0	75	13	152

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	35	29	19	8	8	0	0	64	16	97
2020	Female gender	32	32	23	7	5	0	1	64	13	151

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	27	33	26	9	6	0	0	60	15	97
2020	Female gender	36	31	19	9	5	0	0	67	14	152
2019	Male gender	29	32	19	9	9	1	0	62	19	86
2019	Female gender	42	30	17	5	5	1	0	72	11	149
2018	Male gender	26	28	21	15	10	0	0	54	25	70
2018	Female gender	38	25	25	7	4	1	1	64	11	127
2017	Male gender	30	33	20	8	7	2	0	65	15	71
2017	Female gender	29	27	29	6	6	1	3	58	12	131

Question 70o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Physical work environment
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	57	20	13	5	3	1	1	78	9	97
2020	Female gender	56	25	11	5	3	0	1	81	8	153
2019	Male gender	75	12	7	3	1	1	0	88	5	86
2019	Female gender	66	20	5	5	1	1	1	88	7	151
2018	Male gender	62	23	10	3	1	0	1	86	4	69
2018	Female gender	64	15	11	2	6	1	1	80	9	127
2017	Male gender	73	18	4	3	0	2	0	93	3	71
2017	Female gender	63	20	10	3	4	0	1	84	7	132

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	46	30	15	5	3	0	0	76	9	97
2020	Female gender	34	35	18	7	6	0	0	69	13	152

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	86	8	2	2	1	0	1	95	3	97
2020	Female gender	85	4	3	2	1	0	6	94	3	153
2019	Male gender	81	7	3	1	1	2	3	94	2	86
2019	Female gender	83	5	1	2	3	1	5	94	5	150
2018	Male gender	86	7	3	3	0	0	1	94	3	70
2018	Female gender	76	12	2	1	3	1	5	94	4	126

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	87	5	2	4	0	1	0	94	4	97
2020	Female gender	88	5	1	1	1	1	3	96	3	151
2019	Male gender	78	8	7	1	2	2	1	89	4	86
2019	Female gender	74	12	7	1	3	1	3	89	4	152
2018	Male gender	75	14	7	0	1	1	1	91	1	70
2018	Female gender	69	14	8	1	7	1	2	84	8	127
2017	Male gender	69	11	8	7	1	3	0	83	9	71
2017	Female gender	66	10	9	5	6	1	4	79	11	132

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	81	10	6	0	0	2	0	94	0	97
2020	Female gender	78	15	4	1	1	0	1	95	1	151
2019	Male gender	69	24	4	0	0	2	1	96	0	86
2019	Female gender	55	29	9	1	3	1	3	87	4	152
2018	Male gender	62	31	5	1	0	0	0	93	1	71
2018	Female gender	49	35	7	3	2	1	2	87	6	126
2017	Male gender	56	37	0	3	1	2	1	96	4	71
2017	Female gender	55	27	9	4	2	0	2	85	6	131

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	75	8	12	1	2	2	0	84	3	97
2020	Female gender	77	11	7	2	2	1	0	88	4	152
2019	Male gender	60	20	12	3	1	2	1	83	5	86
2019	Female gender	61	21	9	3	3	1	2	84	6	152
2018	Male gender	59	22	10	10	0	0	0	81	10	70
2018	Female gender	53	22	11	3	9	2	2	77	12	127
2017	Male gender	58	14	15	8	1	3	0	74	10	71
2017	Female gender	54	25	6	7	4	0	3	81	12	131

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	75	10	3	0	0	1	10	97	0	97
2020	Female gender	71	12	3	0	1	0	13	95	2	152
2019	Male gender	69	7	2	1	0	1	19	96	1	85
2019	Female gender	61	11	3	0	1	1	22	95	1	150
2018	Male gender	62	12	3	1	0	0	22	95	2	71
2018	Female gender	51	11	5	2	0	1	31	91	2	126
2017	Male gender	59	14	1	1	0	3	21	96	2	71
2017	Female gender	58	10	4	2	0	0	26	91	3	131

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	78	11	9	1	0	1	0	90	1	97
2020	Female gender	79	12	2	1	1	1	5	96	1	152
2019	Male gender	73	19	5	0	0	1	2	95	0	86
2019	Female gender	77	12	4	0	0	1	5	96	0	150
2018	Male gender	71	17	7	1	0	1	3	92	1	71
2018	Female gender	67	19	5	1	0	1	7	93	1	127
2017	Male gender	70	18	6	0	0	2	4	94	0	71
2017	Female gender	69	17	5	0	1	1	7	94	1	132

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	66	17	10	3	3	1	0	84	7	97
2020	Female gender	77	11	2	3	5	0	1	89	8	150
2019	Male gender	71	10	7	4	7	1	0	82	11	86
2019	Female gender	74	11	4	5	4	1	3	87	9	152
2018	Male gender	57	16	5	11	7	0	4	76	18	71
2018	Female gender	67	11	6	5	5	1	5	83	11	127
2017	Male gender	50	12	10	11	12	3	1	65	25	71
2017	Female gender	51	15	12	8	11	1	2	68	19	132

Question 70x. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Personal issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	26	21	7	1	1	0	70	8	97
2020	Female gender	53	22	18	2	3	1	1	77	5	152
2019	Male gender	56	21	14	5	2	1	0	79	7	85
2019	Female gender	59	21	12	3	1	1	3	83	4	150
2018	Male gender	51	22	17	4	1	1	3	76	6	71
2018	Female gender	46	26	15	5	5	0	3	74	10	126
2017	Male gender	56	25	11	3	0	3	1	86	3	70
2017	Female gender	58	20	13	3	2	0	4	81	6	132

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	26	40	18	11	4	1	0	67	16	97
2020	Female gender	33	39	20	5	1	1	0	74	6	152

Question 72. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	16	33	32	10	8	0	0	49	18	97
2020	Female gender	12	33	40	12	1	1	1	46	13	153
2019	Male gender	15	35	31	15	2	1	0	51	18	86
2019	Female gender	19	31	38	6	5	1	0	51	11	151
2018	Male gender	18	30	34	19	0	0	0	47	19	71
2018	Female gender	12	33	38	11	5	1	1	45	16	127
2017	Male gender	8	32	37	19	4	0	0	40	23	71
2017	Female gender	7	29	43	11	9	0	0	36	20	132

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	21	34	27	6	0	0	33	33	96
2020	Female gender	11	23	38	19	10	0	0	28	34	152
2019	Male gender	11	19	37	22	10	0	1	33	30	86
2019	Female gender	8	21	39	20	11	1	1	31	30	150
2018	Male gender	0	27	37	24	11	0	0	35	27	71
2018	Female gender	6	22	39	21	10	2	0	32	29	127
2017	Male gender	4	22	40	16	15	2	0	32	27	71
2017	Female gender	9	18	46	19	7	0	1	26	28	131

Question 74. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	38	8	7	0	0	0	85	7	97
2020	Female gender	50	40	7	1	1	2	0	92	1	152
2019	Male gender	34	43	9	11	2	1	0	77	13	86
2019	Female gender	45	35	9	5	3	3	0	82	8	150
2018	Male gender	32	48	15	3	0	1	1	82	3	71
2018	Female gender	34	47	10	5	2	2	0	83	7	126
2017	Male gender	20	41	16	17	1	5	0	65	19	70
2017	Female gender	21	51	16	5	3	4	0	75	8	131

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	48	24	8	14	2	4	0	75	16	97
2020	Female gender	50	33	10	3	1	3	0	86	4	152

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	50	23	8	15	2	1	0	74	17	97
2020	Female gender	47	26	12	10	3	3	0	75	13	153

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	55	21	12	2	3	5	1	81	5	97
2020	Female gender	62	23	9	2	0	3	1	89	2	153

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

A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	22	13	9	4	2	0	73	14	97
2020	Female gender	40	40	13	6	0	1	0	81	6	153
2019	Male gender	27	41	12	12	5	5	0	71	17	86
2019	Female gender	43	32	13	7	3	1	0	76	11	151
2018	Male gender	29	40	12	15	1	1	1	71	17	71
2018	Female gender	33	37	10	13	5	2	0	71	19	127
2017	Male gender	14	37	21	14	10	5	0	53	25	71
2017	Female gender	27	38	14	14	5	2	0	67	19	131

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	55	36	4	4	0	1	0	92	4	97
2020	Female gender	63	31	3	2	0	0	0	95	2	153

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	59	33	3	5	0	0	0	92	5	97
2020	Female gender	67	25	5	2	0	1	0	93	2	153

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	48	33	15	2	0	1	0	83	2	95
2020	Female gender	57	27	11	3	0	0	2	86	3	152

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	64	28	5	0	0	1	1	95	0	95
2020	Female gender	67	23	8	1	0	0	1	91	1	153

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	68	18	5	0	0	6	2	94	0	97
2020	Female gender	79	13	5	0	0	3	1	95	0	152

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	59	29	5	3	0	4	0	92	3	97
2020	Female gender	75	18	5	1	0	1	0	94	1	151

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	58	29	6	4	1	1	0	89	5	97
2020	Female gender	64	25	6	2	1	2	0	91	3	153

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	67	23	5	2	1	1	0	91	3	97
2020	Female gender	80	15	3	2	0	0	0	95	2	153

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	36	48	0	16	0	0	0	84	16	20
2020	Female gender	52	42	3	3	0	0	0	94	3	31
2019	Male gender	29	57	5	5	0	0	5	90	5	21
2019	Female gender	27	38	17	7	3	3	3	70	11	29

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	100	0	21
2020	Female gender	100	0	31

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	42	29	18	5	5	0	0	71	10	21
2020	Female gender	40	45	3	9	3	0	0	84	13	31

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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	97
2020	Female gender	4	96	152

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	8	92	96
2020	Female gender	7	93	152
2019	Male gender	13	87	86
2019	Female gender	17	83	152
2017	Male gender	13	87	71
2017	Female gender	26	74	132
2014	Male gender	16	84	68
2014	Female gender	21	79	125

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	100	0	11
2019	Female gender	73	27	26
2017	Female gender	69	31	35
2014	Male gender	64	36	11
2014	Female gender	74	26	26

Question 91. I am satisfied with the workplace accommodation measures that were implemented.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	45	19	9	18	0	9	70	20	11
2019	Female gender	53	32	5	5	0	5	89	6	19
2017	Female gender	55	29	8	4	0	4	88	4	24
2014	Female gender	76	10	5	5	5	0	86	10	19

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	56	31	4	1	2	3	3	92	3	97
2020	Female gender	59	30	4	1	0	1	6	95	1	153

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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	34	41	21	4	55	45	97
2020	Female gender	36	46	14	3	56	44	153

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	33
2020	Female gender	36	64	57

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

Question 95. I am satisfied with the support (e.g., regular information, follow-up, making enquiries on my behalf, offering emergency or priority pay) I received from my department or agency to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	15	34	16	18	17	0	0	49	35	33
2020	Female gender	42	29	5	14	9	2	0	72	23	57

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	9	18	13	34	23	0	3	28	59	33
2020	Female gender	14	23	9	19	31	0	4	38	52	57

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	49	22	10	2	5	2	10	80	8	96
2020	Female gender	55	14	10	4	3	2	11	80	9	153
2019	Male gender	49	16	14	7	5	0	8	72	13	85
2019	Female gender	51	20	9	3	5	1	10	80	10	146
2018	Male gender	42	27	10	11	4	0	7	74	16	71
2018	Female gender	55	19	9	5	5	0	8	80	11	127

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2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario 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 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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