2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Canadian Grain Commission by Question 115. What is your gender?

The results of the 2020 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented by key people management themes (i.e., employee engagement, leadership, workforce, workplace). 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.

Employee engagement
- Employee engagement
Leadership
- Immediate supervisor
- Senior management
Workforce
Workplace
Workplace well-being
Compensation
- Pay or other compensation issues
- Support to resolve pay or other compensation issues

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Employee engagement

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	36	10	5	2	1	83	7	175
2020	Female gender	42	47	4	5	2	0	89	7	178
2019	Male gender	35	46	11	4	4	0	81	8	180
2019	Female gender	38	42	12	7	3	0	79	9	183
2018	Male gender	37	45	11	3	4	0	82	7	145
2018	Female gender	37	48	8	6	0	0	85	7	164
2017	Male gender	44	41	8	5	2	0	84	7	164
2017	Female gender	43	45	8	4	1	0	88	5	167
2014	Male gender	27	52	17	1	3	0	79	5	153
2014	Female gender	37	52	4	4	2	0	89	7	130

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	37	16	7	3	0	73	10	176
2020	Female gender	41	41	8	5	5	0	82	10	178
2019	Male gender	37	40	13	5	5	0	77	10	177
2019	Female gender	33	38	12	11	7	0	71	17	181
2018	Male gender	34	40	11	11	3	0	74	15	144
2018	Female gender	35	45	9	9	2	0	80	11	165
2017	Male gender	39	37	8	9	6	1	77	15	164
2017	Female gender	40	38	6	11	6	0	78	16	167

Question 12. I am proud of the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	56	33	8	2	0	89	2	175
2020	Female gender	58	35	5	1	0	93	2	176
2019	Male gender	55	34	8	3	1	88	3	178
2019	Female gender	59	31	9	1	1	90	2	178
2018	Male gender	52	35	11	1	1	87	2	142
2018	Female gender	59	36	5	1	0	94	1	162
2017	Male gender	69	23	5	3	1	92	3	164
2017	Female gender	69	23	6	2	1	92	2	167
2014	Male gender	59	32	9	0	0	91	0	153
2014	Female gender	75	20	4	1	1	94	1	130

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	41	10	2	1	0	87	3	176
2020	Female gender	52	35	5	4	3	1	88	6	179
2019	Male gender	42	40	11	5	2	0	82	8	181
2019	Female gender	44	39	11	5	2	0	83	6	183
2018	Male gender	40	44	9	3	3	0	85	6	143
2018	Female gender	48	41	5	5	1	0	88	7	165
2017	Male gender	53	33	8	4	2	0	86	6	164
2017	Female gender	55	30	9	5	1	0	84	6	167
2014	Male gender	43	43	10	3	1	0	86	5	153
2014	Female gender	54	36	4	4	2	0	90	6	129

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	35	14	9	1	0	0	77	9	177
2020	Female gender	52	27	12	5	3	1	0	79	8	179
2019	Male gender	33	38	20	6	4	1	0	71	9	181
2019	Female gender	41	32	13	11	3	0	0	73	14	183
2018	Male gender	40	32	19	5	3	1	0	73	8	144
2018	Female gender	53	27	9	8	2	0	0	81	10	164
2017	Male gender	47	29	14	6	3	1	0	76	9	164
2017	Female gender	54	29	10	4	2	2	0	84	6	167
2014	Male gender	31	34	19	10	5	1	1	66	15	153
2014	Female gender	46	34	9	6	5	0	0	80	10	130

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	42	32	15	9	2	0	75	10	177
2020	Female gender	50	29	14	4	2	0	80	6	179
2019	Male gender	32	40	18	6	5	0	72	10	179
2019	Female gender	38	33	16	9	3	0	71	13	179
2018	Male gender	38	40	15	5	2	0	78	7	141
2018	Female gender	49	34	6	8	2	0	83	10	163
2017	Male gender	49	29	13	7	2	1	78	9	164
2017	Female gender	52	32	8	6	2	0	84	7	167
2014	Male gender	34	34	19	10	3	0	67	13	153
2014	Female gender	49	31	10	5	5	0	80	9	130

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	42	29	12	9	5	2	1	73	14	177
2020	Female gender	44	25	11	11	6	3	0	71	18	179
2019	Male gender	35	26	19	11	7	2	0	62	19	181
2019	Female gender	34	22	17	14	8	4	1	59	23	182
2018	Male gender	34	24	22	12	6	1	0	59	18	144
2018	Female gender	38	28	13	14	4	2	0	68	19	164
2017	Male gender	41	24	16	11	4	1	2	68	16	164
2017	Female gender	44	21	16	12	4	3	0	67	16	167
2014	Male gender	31	29	18	11	7	3	1	62	19	153
2014	Female gender	47	20	17	8	5	3	0	68	14	130

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Leadership

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	41	34	14	6	0	1	3	79	6	175
2020	Female gender	51	19	16	4	2	2	6	76	7	178
2019	Male gender	47	25	14	4	2	2	6	78	7	181
2019	Female gender	43	25	20	5	3	2	3	71	8	182

Question 27. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	31	15	6	1	0	0	78	7	176
2020	Female gender	56	23	8	9	3	0	1	80	12	177
2019	Male gender	43	31	13	8	4	0	1	75	12	180
2019	Female gender	45	32	8	8	5	2	0	79	13	180
2018	Male gender	39	37	8	12	4	0	0	75	17	146
2018	Female gender	49	34	7	8	2	0	0	83	10	164
2017	Male gender	48	33	5	7	5	1	1	82	12	164
2017	Female gender	49	32	9	7	2	1	1	82	9	167
2014	Male gender	43	37	10	5	3	1	1	81	8	153
2014	Female gender	43	35	8	12	2	0	0	77	14	130

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	51	25	12	8	3	0	1	77	11	176
2020	Female gender	61	21	8	7	2	0	1	83	9	179
2019	Male gender	46	30	12	6	4	1	1	78	10	181
2019	Female gender	47	27	14	8	3	1	0	75	11	182
2018	Male gender	43	32	12	6	7	0	0	75	13	146
2018	Female gender	49	33	12	5	1	0	0	82	6	165
2017	Male gender	53	25	13	5	3	1	0	79	8	164
2017	Female gender	57	26	6	7	5	0	1	83	11	167
2014	Male gender	43	33	15	4	2	0	2	78	7	153
2014	Female gender	50	28	11	6	3	1	1	79	9	128

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	39	29	19	6	2	6	0	72	8	177
2020	Female gender	42	33	15	6	2	3	0	76	8	179
2019	Male gender	38	28	17	6	6	4	1	70	12	180
2019	Female gender	37	25	18	7	7	5	0	66	15	182
2018	Male gender	34	33	17	10	2	4	0	69	13	146
2018	Female gender	29	38	19	5	4	5	0	70	10	164
2017	Male gender	41	37	12	8	1	2	0	80	8	163
2017	Female gender	40	36	9	8	3	5	0	79	12	166
2014	Male gender	36	37	15	3	4	5	0	76	8	153
2014	Female gender	32	44	10	3	5	6	0	80	9	130

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	32	35	17	9	5	2	0	68	14	174
2020	Female gender	41	32	17	6	2	2	0	74	9	179
2019	Male gender	26	27	21	13	9	2	1	55	22	180
2019	Female gender	32	26	21	11	7	4	0	60	19	182
2018	Male gender	28	34	15	16	4	2	1	64	20	145
2018	Female gender	28	40	13	11	5	2	1	70	17	165
2017	Male gender	37	37	13	10	2	1	0	75	12	164
2017	Female gender	36	36	13	6	5	4	0	76	11	167
2014	Male gender	33	30	21	11	4	0	0	63	16	153
2014	Female gender	34	40	11	6	5	3	1	77	12	130

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	21	35	23	12	5	3	0	58	18	177
2020	Female gender	26	37	14	16	4	2	0	65	21	179
2019	Male gender	18	28	23	13	13	4	1	48	28	179
2019	Female gender	21	29	21	9	12	8	0	54	23	182
2018	Male gender	23	25	23	22	3	3	0	50	27	146
2018	Female gender	18	31	22	16	8	4	1	52	25	164
2017	Male gender	24	38	19	12	5	2	0	63	17	164
2017	Female gender	28	37	16	8	6	5	0	68	15	167
2014	Male gender	24	34	24	10	5	3	0	59	16	153
2014	Female gender	24	45	10	10	4	5	1	74	15	130

Question 34. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	23	40	18	15	4	0	0	63	19	177
2020	Female gender	27	42	11	15	5	1	0	69	20	179
2019	Male gender	17	33	23	11	14	1	1	51	25	181
2019	Female gender	22	27	20	17	9	5	0	52	28	182
2018	Male gender	20	37	16	20	6	1	0	57	26	145
2018	Female gender	16	37	16	21	6	3	0	55	28	165
2017	Male gender	32	31	18	13	5	1	0	63	19	164
2017	Female gender	28	43	8	14	4	3	0	74	19	167
2014	Male gender	23	40	17	15	4	1	0	63	19	153
2014	Female gender	25	44	12	13	5	1	0	70	18	130

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Workforce

Performance management

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	29	40	17	10	4	0	0	69	14	176
2020	Female gender	41	35	13	7	5	0	0	75	12	178
2019	Male gender	26	39	20	12	3	0	0	65	15	179
2019	Female gender	32	33	14	13	7	1	1	66	19	182
2018	Male gender	28	35	18	12	6	0	0	64	18	145
2018	Female gender	29	41	18	9	2	0	0	71	11	165
2017	Male gender	31	40	12	11	4	1	1	73	15	164
2017	Female gender	32	42	12	10	4	0	0	74	14	167
2014	Male gender	21	43	22	10	5	0	0	63	14	153
2014	Female gender	30	43	13	8	5	1	0	74	13	130

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	40	14	6	1	79	7	175
2020	Female gender	44	44	4	8	0	88	8	178
2019	Male gender	40	39	9	9	3	78	13	179
2019	Female gender	35	45	6	12	2	80	13	181
2018	Male gender	36	40	11	9	3	77	12	146
2018	Female gender	39	43	9	8	1	82	9	165
2017	Male gender	43	35	12	7	3	78	10	163
2017	Female gender	42	39	9	7	2	82	10	167

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	42	36	15	6	1	0	0	78	7	175
2020	Female gender	53	26	10	8	2	2	0	80	10	178
2019	Male gender	40	35	10	9	3	0	2	77	12	181
2019	Female gender	41	30	15	9	3	1	0	72	13	183
2018	Male gender	42	35	9	10	4	0	0	78	14	146
2018	Female gender	46	37	9	7	1	0	0	83	7	165
2017	Male gender	46	32	11	6	4	1	1	79	10	164
2017	Female gender	45	37	6	5	6	0	1	83	11	167
2014	Male gender	39	38	13	9	1	0	1	77	10	153
2014	Female gender	39	39	14	5	2	0	1	79	7	130

Job fit and development

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	39	9	5	2	0	85	6	174
2020	Female gender	40	44	9	5	1	2	84	7	178
2019	Male gender	39	44	5	10	2	0	83	12	181
2019	Female gender	36	48	5	8	3	1	84	11	181
2018	Male gender	40	44	4	8	3	1	85	12	146
2018	Female gender	45	41	5	8	1	1	86	9	165
2017	Male gender	49	36	5	7	2	0	86	9	164
2017	Female gender	47	39	7	5	2	1	86	7	167
2014	Male gender	38	39	14	8	1	0	76	9	153
2014	Female gender	38	47	8	6	1	0	85	7	130

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	43	32	13	6	3	1	1	77	10	176
2020	Female gender	53	24	11	8	2	2	1	79	9	178

Question 41. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	23	35	20	14	6	2	0	59	20	176
2020	Female gender	30	36	19	9	5	1	0	67	14	178
2019	Male gender	20	39	15	16	8	2	1	61	24	181
2019	Female gender	25	31	21	14	9	2	0	57	23	183
2018	Male gender	29	32	21	14	4	1	0	61	18	145
2018	Female gender	30	35	18	10	5	2	1	67	15	164
2017	Male gender	37	35	14	10	3	1	0	73	14	163
2017	Female gender	44	33	9	6	5	3	0	80	11	167
2014	Male gender	25	40	20	11	3	1	0	65	15	153
2014	Female gender	31	40	13	12	4	0	0	71	16	130

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	20	30	18	14	14	1	3	52	29	176
2020	Female gender	23	27	16	14	16	2	1	52	31	179
2019	Male gender	24	23	16	15	18	2	1	48	35	180
2019	Female gender	16	30	14	17	17	2	3	49	36	183
2018	Male gender	25	22	23	14	15	0	1	48	29	146
2018	Female gender	20	26	17	16	16	1	3	49	34	164
2017	Male gender	26	26	14	17	11	1	4	55	30	162
2017	Female gender	29	24	14	15	12	4	1	57	28	167
2014	Male gender	19	38	18	11	9	3	2	61	21	153
2014	Female gender	24	24	15	20	16	1	1	49	36	129

Question 43a. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Conflict between my work obligations and my family or personal obligations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	23	15	6	3	2	3	74	10	177
2020	Female gender	49	30	11	4	3	0	3	81	8	179
2019	Male gender	45	29	13	6	2	2	2	77	9	180
2019	Female gender	45	32	12	4	3	0	2	79	8	182

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	45	28	17	5	2	1	2	75	7	177
2020	Female gender	44	31	9	13	1	1	2	76	15	179
2019	Male gender	42	29	17	6	4	1	2	72	10	179
2019	Female gender	40	30	15	5	4	2	4	74	10	182

Question 43c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	74	12	5	1	2	3	3	92	3	175
2020	Female gender	79	13	3	1	1	1	2	95	2	178
2019	Male gender	72	14	5	1	1	5	3	93	2	180
2019	Female gender	77	11	6	1	1	3	2	92	2	179

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	68	14	6	2	0	3	7	91	2	176
2020	Female gender	75	15	4	1	1	2	3	94	1	179
2019	Male gender	78	8	3	1	2	1	7	94	3	177
2019	Female gender	77	9	3	1	1	2	7	94	2	182

Empowerment

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	38	13	8	3	0	76	11	176
2020	Female gender	40	39	8	9	3	0	80	12	176
2019	Male gender	33	41	13	9	3	0	75	12	179
2019	Female gender	35	38	11	10	7	0	72	17	182
2018	Male gender	31	41	13	9	5	0	72	14	143
2018	Female gender	36	39	11	12	2	0	75	15	161
2017	Male gender	35	38	10	10	7	0	73	17	164
2017	Female gender	42	39	8	7	4	0	81	11	166
2014	Male gender	29	39	15	12	5	0	68	17	153
2014	Female gender	37	41	7	11	5	1	78	15	130

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	34	16	9	4	0	71	13	175
2020	Female gender	45	37	8	7	3	0	82	9	178
2019	Male gender	34	34	18	9	6	0	68	14	179
2019	Female gender	43	30	14	7	6	0	73	13	182
2018	Male gender	34	34	17	10	5	0	68	14	144
2018	Female gender	42	39	8	6	4	0	81	10	162
2017	Male gender	40	34	14	6	5	1	75	11	164
2017	Female gender	52	29	11	4	4	0	81	8	167
2014	Male gender	34	35	17	11	3	0	69	14	153
2014	Female gender	46	34	11	8	1	0	80	9	130

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	38	44	10	7	1	0	0	82	9	175
2020	Female gender	41	39	11	7	2	0	0	80	9	177
2019	Male gender	36	41	14	7	2	0	0	78	8	179
2019	Female gender	36	39	16	7	2	1	0	75	9	181
2018	Male gender	36	40	13	9	3	0	0	76	11	144
2018	Female gender	41	36	14	6	2	1	0	78	8	165
2017	Male gender	49	32	9	7	2	0	1	81	10	164
2017	Female gender	50	32	9	5	3	0	1	82	8	167
2014	Male gender	36	44	13	6	1	1	0	80	7	153
2014	Female gender	46	38	10	6	1	0	0	84	6	130

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	22	39	23	11	2	2	1	63	13	175
2020	Female gender	31	41	14	7	4	3	0	75	11	178
2019	Male gender	21	39	25	8	3	3	1	63	11	181
2019	Female gender	22	44	18	7	6	3	0	69	13	182
2018	Male gender	22	42	20	10	5	1	0	65	15	145
2018	Female gender	27	37	22	9	3	2	0	66	11	164
2017	Male gender	30	41	16	9	4	0	0	71	14	164
2017	Female gender	34	36	16	6	3	5	0	74	9	167

Work-life balance and workload

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	41	30	15	9	4	1	1	72	13	175
2020	Female gender	48	31	11	8	3	0	0	78	11	179
2019	Male gender	38	33	16	7	5	0	1	71	13	179
2019	Female gender	40	37	12	9	2	0	0	77	11	182
2018	Male gender	35	36	17	6	6	0	0	71	12	146
2018	Female gender	49	31	9	9	2	0	0	80	10	165
2017	Male gender	45	25	16	11	4	0	0	70	15	164
2017	Female gender	55	32	5	4	4	0	0	87	7	167
2014	Male gender	32	39	10	11	8	0	0	71	19	153
2014	Female gender	46	35	6	9	3	1	1	82	12	130

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	41	33	15	7	4	0	0	74	11	174
2020	Female gender	38	31	21	7	2	0	1	70	9	178
2019	Male gender	44	28	16	7	2	0	3	74	10	178
2019	Female gender	37	35	19	6	3	0	0	72	9	180
2018	Male gender	39	40	11	3	4	0	3	82	7	146
2018	Female gender	48	24	15	8	4	0	1	73	12	164
2017	Male gender	48	27	14	7	1	0	4	77	8	162
2017	Female gender	41	40	13	5	0	1	1	82	5	167
2014	Male gender	32	41	17	7	1	0	2	74	8	153
2014	Female gender	37	29	24	5	3	0	2	68	8	130

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	23	77	176
2020	Female gender	41	59	179

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	35	22	17	2	2	6	15	73	6	176
2020	Female gender	52	15	13	4	2	3	12	78	7	179

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	13	53	34	177
2020	Female gender	22	44	34	179
2019	Male gender	19	47	34	181
2019	Female gender	25	44	32	183
2018	Male gender	13	51	35	145
2018	Female gender	20	41	39	165
2017	Male gender	16	50	34	164
2017	Female gender	13	54	33	167
2014	Male gender	18	53	29	153
2014	Female gender	16	52	32	130

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	29	13	45	8	5	0	24
2020	Female gender	23	3	45	3	12	15	40
2019	Male gender	17	20	33	5	14	11	36
2019	Female gender	20	11	40	0	13	15	46
2018	Male gender	25	10	46	9	5	5	20
2018	Female gender	16	18	27	4	18	17	34
2017	Male gender	44	19	26	3	8	0	27
2017	Female gender	37	10	30	5	9	9	21
2014	Male gender	37	17	22	14	9999	10	29
2014	Female gender	34	24	17	9	9999	16	22

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Organizational goals

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	56	30	8	5	1	0	87	5	175
2020	Female gender	60	36	2	2	1	0	95	3	175
2019	Male gender	53	37	7	3	1	0	90	3	178
2019	Female gender	50	41	5	2	2	0	91	4	182
2018	Male gender	48	43	5	2	1	0	91	4	144
2018	Female gender	52	38	7	2	0	1	91	2	164
2017	Male gender	58	33	6	3	0	0	91	3	164
2017	Female gender	58	33	4	3	1	0	92	4	167
2014	Male gender	49	39	7	4	1	0	88	5	153
2014	Female gender	52	39	7	1	1	0	91	2	130

Question 36. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	31	46	14	7	2	1	77	9	177
2020	Female gender	36	43	17	3	1	1	79	4	179
2019	Male gender	27	45	13	10	3	2	73	13	181
2019	Female gender	24	50	17	7	1	1	75	8	183
2018	Male gender	35	40	13	9	1	2	76	10	146
2018	Female gender	31	43	16	8	1	0	75	9	163
2017	Male gender	42	43	8	6	2	0	85	7	163
2017	Female gender	48	39	7	5	1	1	87	6	167
2014	Male gender	43	42	9	3	3	1	85	5	153
2014	Female gender	53	32	7	5	2	1	86	7	130

Organizational performance

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	3	21	37	27	11	0	1	38	25	176
2020	Female gender	5	22	35	26	11	1	0	37	28	179
2019	Male gender	7	16	41	28	7	1	1	35	23	179
2019	Female gender	7	21	37	22	12	1	0	34	28	183
2018	Male gender	5	19	47	14	13	1	1	28	24	146
2018	Female gender	5	23	36	24	11	0	2	35	28	165
2017	Male gender	1	21	35	27	13	0	2	41	23	164
2017	Female gender	4	19	36	23	14	1	3	39	24	166
2014	Male gender	6	17	47	22	7	0	1	29	23	153
2014	Female gender	5	23	40	22	9	1	0	32	28	130

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	2	8	30	33	23	1	3	58	11	176
2020	Female gender	2	11	25	33	25	3	1	60	14	179
2019	Male gender	6	14	33	29	17	1	1	46	20	179
2019	Female gender	3	18	27	30	21	0	1	51	21	183
2018	Male gender	2	13	33	32	17	3	1	51	15	145
2018	Female gender	3	9	25	36	25	2	2	63	12	163
2017	Male gender	3	12	25	26	28	3	2	57	16	164
2017	Female gender	3	9	26	28	26	3	5	59	12	166
2014	Male gender	6	25	36	18	13	1	1	31	32	153
2014	Female gender	8	20	35	19	16	1	1	35	29	128

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	9	14	33	28	12	1	3	42	24	175
2020	Female gender	10	20	31	21	15	1	2	37	31	179
2019	Male gender	14	18	29	22	12	2	2	35	34	180
2019	Female gender	14	17	27	24	16	0	1	41	32	183
2018	Male gender	8	18	41	20	10	1	2	31	27	142
2018	Female gender	16	17	29	22	14	1	1	37	34	164
2017	Male gender	5	17	27	25	20	4	3	48	23	164
2017	Female gender	10	15	27	19	21	2	6	44	27	166
2014	Male gender	7	18	31	26	12	1	3	40	27	153
2014	Female gender	8	20	28	25	15	3	2	42	29	130

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	2	6	21	42	26	1	2	71	8	174
2020	Female gender	3	8	27	38	22	1	1	61	11	175
2019	Male gender	3	4	24	39	26	1	4	68	8	177
2019	Female gender	2	8	30	34	24	1	1	59	11	182
2018	Male gender	2	4	24	42	23	1	3	68	7	143
2018	Female gender	3	12	27	34	22	1	1	57	15	163
2017	Male gender	0	2	28	30	34	1	5	68	2	164
2017	Female gender	2	8	22	36	26	1	5	66	10	165
2014	Male gender	2	6	26	41	21	0	4	64	9	152
2014	Female gender	1	9	32	34	23	0	0	58	11	129

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	8	18	32	27	12	1	2	40	27	176
2020	Female gender	7	20	24	29	17	1	1	47	28	179
2019	Male gender	8	21	29	21	16	2	2	39	31	179
2019	Female gender	11	17	27	25	18	1	1	44	28	182
2018	Male gender	6	21	32	21	16	1	1	39	29	144
2018	Female gender	7	22	29	23	18	0	2	42	29	165
2017	Male gender	9	12	28	20	25	1	5	48	22	164
2017	Female gender	6	21	26	21	21	3	2	44	29	166
2014	Male gender	18	24	34	16	8	1	0	24	42	153
2014	Female gender	15	17	42	15	10	0	1	25	33	130

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	2	8	25	29	29	4	3	62	11	174
2020	Female gender	2	11	23	31	29	3	1	63	14	177
2019	Male gender	4	7	22	25	35	5	2	65	12	178
2019	Female gender	4	14	24	28	24	3	3	56	19	183
2018	Male gender	3	3	19	37	30	4	5	73	6	143
2018	Female gender	4	9	24	29	29	1	4	60	14	164
2017	Male gender	2	4	14	33	34	7	5	77	7	164
2017	Female gender	3	7	19	31	29	4	7	67	11	165
2014	Male gender	4	10	25	32	24	1	4	59	15	153
2014	Female gender	2	8	26	36	17	4	6	59	11	130

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	3	15	32	28	18	2	1	48	19	174
2020	Female gender	9	11	31	29	17	2	1	47	21	178
2019	Male gender	9	18	28	22	18	3	3	41	29	178
2019	Female gender	10	19	27	21	19	1	3	42	30	183
2018	Male gender	9	13	27	31	16	4	1	49	23	144
2018	Female gender	13	12	31	20	19	3	1	41	26	165
2017	Male gender	5	12	30	20	27	4	3	50	18	163
2017	Female gender	8	12	30	19	20	4	6	44	23	166
2014	Male gender	8	14	34	23	14	1	6	39	24	153
2014	Female gender	7	15	35	26	14	1	1	42	22	130

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	14	37	25	18	0	2	44	18	175
2020	Female gender	5	12	43	28	12	1	0	40	17	179
2019	Male gender	7	13	30	31	18	0	2	49	20	179
2019	Female gender	6	13	26	36	17	1	1	54	19	182

Question 37. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	20	47	18	10	3	1	1	68	14	175
2020	Female gender	27	39	20	11	2	0	0	66	13	178
2019	Male gender	15	35	23	16	7	2	1	52	24	179
2019	Female gender	14	38	24	16	7	1	0	53	23	181

Diversity and inclusion

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	45	31	6	13	5	0	0	76	18	175
2020	Female gender	48	30	7	11	3	0	0	79	14	177
2019	Male gender	46	31	9	9	3	0	1	78	13	180
2019	Female gender	41	30	8	15	5	0	0	72	20	182
2018	Male gender	46	29	8	8	9	1	0	75	17	144
2018	Female gender	44	29	10	12	5	0	1	73	16	165
2017	Male gender	44	32	9	8	7	1	0	76	15	163
2017	Female gender	47	33	7	10	4	0	0	79	14	166
2014	Male gender	44	31	12	11	1	0	1	76	12	153
2014	Female gender	42	35	5	12	5	2	0	78	17	130

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	54	27	11	5	3	0	0	81	8	176
2020	Female gender	62	25	4	6	2	1	0	88	8	177
2019	Male gender	49	33	7	7	3	0	1	82	10	179
2019	Female gender	47	31	6	12	4	0	0	78	16	181
2018	Male gender	46	35	7	6	5	1	0	82	11	144
2018	Female gender	48	35	7	10	1	0	0	82	11	164
2017	Male gender	51	32	7	6	4	0	0	84	9	164
2017	Female gender	52	37	3	7	1	0	0	89	8	167
2014	Male gender	36	52	6	4	2	0	0	88	6	153
2014	Female gender	42	39	15	3	1	1	0	81	4	130

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	44	33	15	8	1	0	0	77	9	174
2020	Female gender	45	39	8	4	2	2	0	86	6	176
2019	Male gender	40	43	9	4	3	1	1	84	7	181
2019	Female gender	44	34	12	5	4	1	0	79	9	182
2018	Male gender	42	37	10	6	5	1	0	79	11	144
2018	Female gender	42	38	14	3	1	1	0	81	5	165

Question 45. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	45	13	7	2	0	1	78	9	176
2020	Female gender	47	31	12	5	3	1	0	79	8	177
2019	Male gender	33	40	15	5	3	3	0	76	9	180
2019	Female gender	36	42	9	8	4	0	0	78	12	182
2018	Male gender	41	36	14	6	1	2	0	79	7	144
2018	Female gender	51	36	9	3	0	1	0	88	3	164
2017	Male gender	49	36	10	3	1	1	0	85	4	164
2017	Female gender	55	30	10	2	2	1	0	86	4	167
2014	Male gender	45	43	8	1	0	1	1	90	2	153
2014	Female gender	56	31	7	4	2	0	0	87	6	129

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	40	38	14	3	2	2	1	80	5	177
2020	Female gender	44	37	8	5	1	2	2	85	6	177
2019	Male gender	41	40	14	2	0	3	0	83	2	181
2019	Female gender	50	35	11	2	1	0	0	85	3	183
2018	Male gender	51	32	12	2	1	1	0	85	3	144
2018	Female gender	53	32	10	0	1	3	0	89	1	164
2017	Male gender	50	33	12	2	2	1	0	84	4	162
2017	Female gender	59	24	10	2	2	3	0	86	4	167
2014	Male gender	50	33	13	2	0	1	0	85	2	153
2014	Female gender	60	29	5	2	3	1	0	90	5	129

Question 49. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	32	10	3	1	0	85	5	175
2020	Female gender	57	34	5	3	1	0	91	4	178
2019	Male gender	47	38	9	3	2	0	85	5	180
2019	Female gender	52	32	12	2	2	0	84	4	182
2018	Male gender	52	30	14	3	1	0	81	4	144
2018	Female gender	55	34	7	3	0	0	90	3	162
2017	Male gender	54	31	9	4	2	0	85	7	164
2017	Female gender	61	32	3	1	2	1	94	3	167
2014	Male gender	50	40	7	3	0	0	90	3	152
2014	Female gender	67	24	6	2	2	0	90	3	129

Anti-racism

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	53	22	14	5	2	3	2	79	7	177
2020	Female gender	52	27	7	3	3	7	1	86	7	179

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	38	27	25	4	1	4	1	68	6	177
2020	Female gender	31	31	19	8	3	9	0	67	12	178

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

Racism refers to any individual action or institutional practice which treats people differently because of their colour or ethnicity.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	32	12	6	2	1	2	80	7	177
2020	Female gender	46	35	7	6	2	3	0	83	9	178

Ethical workplace

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	26	36	16	14	2	4	2	66	18	175
2020	Female gender	27	34	18	8	5	6	2	66	14	179
2019	Male gender	29	35	16	9	4	2	3	68	14	181
2019	Female gender	27	30	18	14	8	2	1	59	23	182
2018	Male gender	28	37	20	5	7	2	1	67	12	144
2018	Female gender	24	37	20	12	4	2	2	63	17	164
2017	Male gender	32	38	16	7	5	1	1	71	12	164
2017	Female gender	30	37	15	10	4	4	1	70	14	166
2014	Male gender	29	42	22	3	3	1	0	72	6	152
2014	Female gender	33	40	10	12	5	0	1	73	17	130

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	36	42	12	5	2	2	2	81	6	175
2020	Female gender	45	34	10	8	2	1	1	80	10	177
2019	Male gender	37	44	10	5	2	2	0	82	7	181
2019	Female gender	40	37	13	6	3	1	0	77	10	182
2018	Male gender	41	34	13	7	3	1	1	77	10	146
2018	Female gender	51	36	7	4	1	1	1	88	5	164
2017	Male gender	51	32	11	4	1	1	1	84	5	163
2017	Female gender	57	30	6	4	1	1	1	89	5	166
2014	Male gender	49	39	8	2	1	1	0	89	3	153
2014	Female gender	54	34	5	3	1	2	1	91	4	130

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	39	38	17	4	1	1	0	77	5	176
2020	Female gender	45	31	18	2	2	1	0	77	5	179
2019	Male gender	43	34	14	5	2	1	1	79	7	180
2019	Female gender	34	45	13	5	2	1	0	79	7	183
2018	Male gender	41	33	18	7	1	0	0	74	8	143
2018	Female gender	41	45	9	2	1	1	1	88	3	164

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	29	28	17	10	7	8	1	63	18	177
2020	Female gender	30	26	14	11	10	8	1	61	23	177
2019	Male gender	26	30	17	14	7	5	0	60	22	181
2019	Female gender	20	31	19	11	11	6	2	55	24	181
2018	Male gender	27	32	16	10	10	4	1	62	21	146
2018	Female gender	27	33	20	9	6	4	2	64	16	163
2017	Male gender	33	30	13	8	7	6	4	70	16	163
2017	Female gender	27	33	13	10	7	7	3	67	19	167
2014	Male gender	31	33	16	10	4	4	2	68	15	153
2014	Female gender	23	32	23	12	5	3	2	58	18	130

Physical environment and equipment

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	32	46	5	15	2	0	0	78	17	176
2020	Female gender	28	46	6	18	3	0	0	74	20	179

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	36	15	7	3	75	10	175
2020	Female gender	32	48	6	13	2	80	15	178
2019	Male gender	42	36	9	11	3	77	14	180
2019	Female gender	38	40	6	11	5	79	16	182
2017	Male gender	36	42	7	11	4	78	15	164
2017	Female gender	43	35	5	9	7	79	16	167
2014	Male gender	43	34	10	9	4	78	12	153
2014	Female gender	45	38	8	7	2	84	9	129

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	34	5	7	1	0	86	8	174
2020	Female gender	42	42	4	9	3	0	84	12	179
2019	Male gender	57	32	6	5	0	0	89	5	180
2019	Female gender	45	43	5	4	1	1	89	5	181
2017	Male gender	62	31	5	3	0	0	92	3	163
2017	Female gender	63	32	2	2	1	0	95	3	166
2014	Male gender	54	37	5	4	1	0	91	4	153
2014	Female gender	61	30	6	2	1	0	91	3	130

Use of official languages

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	75	17	5	1	0	0	2	94	1	176
2020	Female gender	76	16	4	1	1	0	1	93	2	177
2017	Male gender	77	18	2	1	1	0	1	96	2	164
2017	Female gender	85	10	1	1	0	1	2	98	1	167
2014	Male gender	74	19	5	1	1	0	1	93	2	153
2014	Female gender	86	7	2	1	1	1	2	96	2	130

Question 35. Senior managers in my department or agency use both official languages in their interactions with employees.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	21	15	6	6	13	7	67	15	176
2020	Female gender	36	28	11	2	6	8	8	76	10	178
2019	Male gender	34	23	14	6	6	13	5	69	14	181
2019	Female gender	28	25	18	6	4	15	5	65	12	182

Harassment

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

Question 55. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	11	89	176
2020	Female gender	10	90	179
2019	Male gender	12	88	177
2019	Female gender	18	82	183
2018	Male gender	8	92	145
2018	Female gender	11	89	165

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	45	55	20
2020	Female gender	37	63	18
2019	Male gender	54	46	22
2019	Female gender	59	41	32

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	60	40	20
2020	Female gender	69	31	18
2019	Male gender	45	55	22
2019	Female gender	49	51	32

Question 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	20
2020	Female gender	100	18
2019	Male gender	100	22
2019	Female gender	100	32
2018	Male gender	100	12
2018	Female gender	100	18

Question 56g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	100	20
2020	Female gender	0	100	18

Question 57a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	71	20
2020	Female gender	40	60	18
2019	Male gender	45	55	22
2019	Female gender	49	51	32

Question 57b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	24	76	20
2020	Female gender	62	38	18
2019	Male gender	44	56	22
2019	Female gender	44	56	32
2018	Male gender	39	61	12
2018	Female gender	59	41	18

Question 57c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	45	55	20
2020	Female gender	49	51	18
2019	Male gender	40	60	22
2019	Female gender	57	43	32

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	57	43	20
2020	Female gender	45	55	18
2019	Male gender	55	45	22
2019	Female gender	30	70	32

Question 57e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work or withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	23	77	20
2020	Female gender	43	57	18

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	56	44	20
2020	Female gender	51	49	18
2019	Male gender	62	38	22
2019	Female gender	53	47	32
2018	Male gender	43	57	12
2018	Female gender	60	40	18

Question 57g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	60	20
2020	Female gender	46	54	18
2019	Male gender	41	59	22
2019	Female gender	26	74	32
2018	Male gender	59	41	12
2018	Female gender	34	66	18

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	20
2020	Female gender	100	18
2018	Male gender	100	12
2018	Female gender	100	18

Question 57i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	12
2018	Female gender	0	100	18

Question 57k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	45	55	20
2020	Female gender	62	38	18
2019	Male gender	26	74	22
2019	Female gender	47	53	32

Question 57l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	22	78	22
2019	Female gender	34	66	32
2018	Male gender	47	53	12
2018	Female gender	37	63	18

Question 58a. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	60	20
2020	Female gender	68	32	18
2019	Male gender	42	58	22
2019	Female gender	67	33	31
2018	Male gender	56	44	12
2018	Female gender	66	34	18

Question 58b. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	70	20
2020	Female gender	45	55	18
2019	Male gender	41	59	22
2019	Female gender	42	58	31

Question 58i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	28	72	22
2019	Female gender	16	84	31

Question 59a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	10
2018	Female gender	28	72	18

Question 59i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	10
2018	Female gender	0	100	18

Question 59m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	10
2018	Female gender	0	100	18

Question 59n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	49	51	10
2018	Female gender	46	54	18

Question 59o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	10
2018	Female gender	0	100	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	24	19	23	4	2	22	6	59	9	176
2020	Female gender	19	20	17	7	3	25	9	60	15	177
2019	Male gender	24	27	17	9	4	16	3	63	16	180
2019	Female gender	22	20	20	10	8	18	2	52	23	182
2018	Male gender	26	20	24	7	4	18	1	56	14	145
2018	Female gender	20	19	19	5	5	25	7	58	15	164
2017	Male gender	27	25	16	5	4	18	4	68	11	164
2017	Female gender	25	17	17	8	6	24	4	57	20	167
2014	Male gender	29	27	21	5	2	11	5	66	8	153
2014	Female gender	24	24	15	6	3	25	3	67	12	130

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	39	31	14	7	2	7	1	75	10	177
2020	Female gender	34	34	16	5	3	7	1	74	9	179
2019	Male gender	38	38	13	4	4	4	0	79	8	181
2019	Female gender	41	32	15	8	3	2	0	74	11	183
2018	Male gender	39	30	18	6	2	5	0	72	9	146
2018	Female gender	35	36	14	5	2	7	1	77	8	164
2017	Male gender	43	36	11	3	4	4	0	82	7	164
2017	Female gender	45	27	12	3	4	8	0	78	8	167
2014	Male gender	45	36	14	1	1	1	1	83	3	153
2014	Female gender	43	29	17	3	3	5	0	76	6	130

Discrimination

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

Question 62. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	4	96	180
2019	Female gender	5	95	183
2018	Male gender	5	95	146
2018	Female gender	3	97	164

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	28	21	19	2	1	24	5	69	4	177
2020	Female gender	19	19	20	2	1	29	9	62	6	178
2019	Male gender	28	21	23	1	3	19	6	65	5	181
2019	Female gender	26	19	22	4	0	24	4	63	6	183
2018	Male gender	27	22	22	3	2	23	2	65	6	145
2018	Female gender	20	21	19	3	1	28	7	64	6	164
2017	Male gender	31	21	18	1	4	20	5	69	6	163
2017	Female gender	27	11	14	4	2	35	7	67	9	167
2014	Male gender	28	30	21	1	1	13	6	72	2	153
2014	Female gender	23	20	15	2	2	32	6	71	6	130

Question 68. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	33	18	3	1	4	1	76	4	177
2020	Female gender	35	32	16	4	1	10	1	75	6	178
2019	Male gender	45	30	16	1	2	6	0	79	4	181
2019	Female gender	46	30	14	4	1	6	0	80	5	183
2018	Male gender	44	28	16	3	2	6	0	78	5	145
2018	Female gender	35	36	15	3	1	8	2	79	3	164
2017	Male gender	52	30	11	1	3	4	0	85	4	164
2017	Female gender	52	25	7	4	1	10	1	86	6	167
2014	Male gender	44	36	14	1	0	4	1	84	1	153
2014	Female gender	49	32	9	1	1	7	0	88	3	130

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	9	91	176
2020	Female gender	6	94	179

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	6	94	176
2020	Female gender	11	89	179
2019	Male gender	13	87	180
2019	Female gender	12	88	183
2017	Male gender	13	87	164
2017	Female gender	21	79	167
2014	Male gender	13	87	152
2014	Female gender	17	83	128

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

A barrier means anything — including anything physical, architectural, technological or attitudinal, anything that is based on information or communications or anything that is the result of a policy or a practice — that hinders the full and equal participation in society of persons with an impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment or a functional limitation.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	53	47	11
2020	Female gender	52	48	19

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	82	18	11
2020	Female gender	83	17	19
2019	Male gender	74	26	23
2019	Female gender	73	27	22
2017	Male gender	86	14	22
2017	Female gender	86	14	35
2014	Male gender	90	10	18
2014	Female gender	90	10	20

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	49	45	0	6	0	94	6	17
2019	Female gender	63	25	6	6	0	89	6	16
2017	Male gender	58	27	10	5	0	85	5	19
2017	Female gender	54	36	0	7	4	90	10	30
2014	Male gender	59	13	0	13	15	72	28	16
2014	Female gender	65	20	8	7	0	85	7	18

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	39	35	12	6	2	2	3	79	8	177
2020	Female gender	52	27	8	8	1	2	2	82	9	179

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Workplace well-being

A safe and healthy workplace

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	34	39	11	10	3	3	0	75	13	177
2020	Female gender	34	44	8	6	6	2	1	79	12	177

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	41	42	7	8	1	0	0	83	10	177
2020	Female gender	44	44	4	7	1	0	0	88	8	179

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	34	40	10	14	2	0	0	74	16	177
2020	Female gender	39	39	7	11	4	0	0	78	15	179

Question 79c. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Relevant to the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	42	14	5	4	0	1	77	9	176
2020	Female gender	40	41	12	6	1	0	0	81	7	176

Question 79d. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Consistent with the information provided to me by my immediate supervisor.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	45	39	6	7	2	0	0	85	9	176
2020	Female gender	53	34	7	3	2	1	1	88	5	179

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	60	20	8	0	0	9	3	91	0	177
2020	Female gender	65	17	4	0	1	7	6	94	2	179

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	40	40	12	4	1	2	1	82	5	173
2020	Female gender	52	34	7	5	1	2	0	87	6	177

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	47	31	10	8	2	0	1	79	11	174
2020	Female gender	51	31	9	6	3	1	0	82	9	177

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	43	36	7	11	3	1	0	79	14	176
2020	Female gender	51	31	4	11	2	1	0	83	13	178

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	65	35	58
2020	Female gender	86	14	48

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	31	37	25	8	0	0	0	68	8	39
2020	Female gender	26	32	17	12	13	0	0	58	25	42

A psychologically healthy workplace

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	40	42	12	3	1	1	1	83	5	177
2020	Female gender	46	39	9	4	1	1	0	86	5	176
2019	Male gender	38	36	12	8	2	3	1	78	10	181
2019	Female gender	33	53	9	4	1	0	0	85	5	181
2018	Male gender	24	50	17	4	3	2	0	76	7	144
2018	Female gender	41	48	8	3	0	1	0	90	3	164
2017	Male gender	30	45	14	7	1	3	0	77	9	164
2017	Female gender	35	42	11	7	3	2	0	79	10	167

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	36	30	10	15	8	0	1	66	23	177
2020	Female gender	39	30	10	11	9	1	0	70	20	178

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	41	31	16	6	2	3	1	75	9	177
2020	Female gender	50	28	13	3	3	2	1	80	6	178

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	32	38	15	10	5	1	1	70	15	177
2020	Female gender	37	37	14	6	5	1	0	75	11	179
2019	Male gender	23	37	20	12	4	3	1	62	17	181
2019	Female gender	24	39	18	14	5	0	0	63	19	183
2018	Male gender	26	41	16	11	4	1	0	68	15	144
2018	Female gender	31	42	13	9	4	1	0	73	13	165
2017	Male gender	29	44	16	6	3	2	0	74	9	164
2017	Female gender	22	52	10	10	3	2	0	76	13	167

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	20	52	17	9	2	0	0	72	11	58
2020	Female gender	33	37	8	17	0	2	2	74	18	48
2019	Male gender	25	49	12	10	0	4	0	77	11	53
2019	Female gender	18	50	13	15	2	0	2	69	18	53

Work-related stress

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	18	22	30	14	15	0	1	41	29	177
2020	Female gender	30	29	16	14	10	0	1	59	24	179

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	29	33	20	9	8	0	1	62	17	176
2020	Female gender	39	33	14	8	5	0	1	73	13	179
2019	Male gender	24	31	23	13	10	0	0	55	22	181
2019	Female gender	30	36	18	8	7	1	1	66	16	182
2018	Male gender	15	32	25	15	13	0	0	47	27	145
2018	Female gender	33	27	21	9	9	1	1	61	18	164
2017	Male gender	25	32	19	9	15	0	0	57	24	164
2017	Female gender	27	34	16	9	13	0	1	62	22	166

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	20	29	25	17	8	0	0	49	26	177
2020	Female gender	18	29	27	19	7	0	0	47	26	179
2019	Male gender	21	36	28	8	6	1	1	57	15	180
2019	Female gender	22	31	24	15	6	1	2	55	21	183
2018	Male gender	16	34	30	14	5	0	1	50	19	146
2018	Female gender	22	36	20	13	10	0	0	57	22	161
2017	Male gender	24	31	25	17	4	0	0	55	20	164
2017	Female gender	25	29	28	11	6	0	1	54	17	167

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	37	36	17	7	2	0	1	74	9	176
2020	Female gender	40	28	16	8	4	0	3	70	13	177
2019	Male gender	41	32	17	7	2	0	2	74	9	179
2019	Female gender	37	35	16	6	1	1	2	75	8	182
2018	Male gender	32	40	16	5	4	1	2	74	10	144
2018	Female gender	42	32	13	8	4	0	2	75	12	161
2017	Male gender	40	33	17	5	2	0	2	75	8	164
2017	Female gender	43	32	13	7	1	1	2	78	9	167

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	21	26	17	20	15	0	0	47	36	177
2020	Female gender	28	24	19	17	11	0	0	52	29	178
2019	Male gender	28	26	20	12	13	0	1	55	25	180
2019	Female gender	29	29	16	17	7	1	2	59	25	182
2018	Male gender	20	32	23	12	11	0	1	53	24	145
2018	Female gender	31	28	14	14	12	0	1	59	26	163
2017	Male gender	27	27	25	9	11	0	1	54	20	164
2017	Female gender	29	26	20	12	10	1	2	57	22	167

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	39	27	14	8	11	0	1	67	19	175
2020	Female gender	41	24	16	9	8	0	2	66	17	179
2019	Male gender	43	24	13	10	8	0	2	69	18	178
2019	Female gender	54	22	10	8	1	1	4	80	10	182
2018	Male gender	45	21	19	10	5	0	1	66	15	145
2018	Female gender	57	20	10	3	7	0	3	80	10	163
2017	Male gender	37	33	13	7	7	0	4	72	14	164
2017	Female gender	57	19	9	4	5	0	6	81	9	167

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	25	27	25	14	9	0	1	52	23	177
2020	Female gender	25	29	22	14	10	0	0	54	24	178
2019	Male gender	29	32	22	9	8	0	1	61	17	180
2019	Female gender	28	34	20	10	7	1	1	62	18	182
2018	Male gender	27	28	20	17	9	0	0	55	25	145
2018	Female gender	33	29	19	10	9	0	0	62	19	162
2017	Male gender	26	27	27	12	8	0	0	53	21	164
2017	Female gender	33	38	13	9	7	0	0	71	15	166

Question 70h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and caregiving responsibilities (e.g., children, elderly, family member(s)) during the COVID-19 pandemic
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	27	19	8	9	0	4	62	18	176
2020	Female gender	34	26	14	9	10	0	7	64	21	177

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	31	34	21	9	3	0	2	66	12	175
2020	Female gender	40	33	14	7	5	1	1	74	12	178
2019	Male gender	25	43	18	8	4	1	2	70	11	179
2019	Female gender	35	33	18	7	5	2	1	69	12	183
2018	Male gender	20	45	18	10	4	2	1	67	14	142
2018	Female gender	32	37	20	5	5	0	1	70	9	163
2017	Male gender	31	36	19	9	4	1	0	67	13	164
2017	Female gender	36	38	14	6	4	1	1	76	10	166

Question 70j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Competing or constantly changing priorities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	37	21	6	3	0	1	69	10	176
2020	Female gender	31	31	27	6	3	0	1	63	10	178
2019	Male gender	27	33	21	12	5	1	1	61	17	178
2019	Female gender	25	40	19	11	3	1	1	66	15	183
2018	Male gender	23	38	24	7	5	1	1	63	13	141
2018	Female gender	32	34	23	8	3	0	0	66	12	162
2017	Male gender	26	38	22	8	4	1	1	64	13	164
2017	Female gender	35	30	21	7	5	1	2	67	12	166

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	39	31	18	6	4	0	1	72	10	173
2020	Female gender	39	38	15	5	2	0	2	78	7	178
2019	Male gender	35	35	15	9	5	0	1	70	14	178
2019	Female gender	35	29	21	9	4	1	1	65	14	183
2018	Male gender	27	37	18	11	6	1	0	64	17	142
2018	Female gender	34	35	19	9	2	0	1	69	12	163
2017	Male gender	36	33	19	8	4	1	0	69	12	164
2017	Female gender	40	32	17	4	4	1	2	74	8	166

Question 70l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of recognition
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	31	14	6	5	0	1	74	12	175
2020	Female gender	53	26	12	4	5	0	0	79	8	177
2019	Male gender	40	30	19	4	5	2	1	71	9	179
2019	Female gender	44	23	18	7	6	1	1	68	13	183

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	34	33	18	11	4	0	1	67	15	176
2020	Female gender	28	37	24	6	4	0	1	66	11	178

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	36	35	20	4	3	1	1	72	8	176
2020	Female gender	31	37	19	9	2	1	1	69	12	178
2019	Male gender	40	33	17	6	3	1	1	74	9	177
2019	Female gender	36	35	17	8	3	1	1	72	11	182
2018	Male gender	31	35	24	4	5	0	0	67	9	140
2018	Female gender	41	34	12	6	6	0	0	75	12	163
2017	Male gender	36	38	18	7	1	1	0	74	8	164
2017	Female gender	36	34	14	10	5	1	1	71	15	166

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	44	35	16	3	2	0	0	79	5	177
2020	Female gender	42	33	16	8	2	0	0	75	9	179
2019	Male gender	52	26	16	3	2	1	0	79	5	180
2019	Female gender	43	34	15	4	3	1	1	78	7	180
2018	Male gender	54	32	10	3	1	0	0	86	4	141
2018	Female gender	55	22	12	8	4	0	0	77	11	161
2017	Male gender	52	26	16	5	1	0	1	79	5	164
2017	Female gender	46	29	13	9	3	0	1	75	12	167

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	38	38	15	7	2	0	1	76	9	175
2020	Female gender	31	36	20	9	4	0	0	68	12	179

Question 70q. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	68	17	7	1	2	1	5	90	3	176
2020	Female gender	73	16	7	2	0	0	2	91	2	179
2019	Male gender	70	14	7	1	2	1	4	89	3	179
2019	Female gender	72	15	4	2	2	1	5	92	4	181
2018	Male gender	64	20	8	2	2	1	1	87	5	143
2018	Female gender	77	14	6	2	1	1	0	92	3	163

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	75	13	7	0	2	0	2	91	2	176
2020	Female gender	79	11	5	2	2	1	1	91	5	177
2019	Male gender	67	18	7	3	3	1	1	87	6	179
2019	Female gender	72	12	4	6	6	0	1	84	12	181
2018	Male gender	67	18	4	6	3	1	0	87	9	143
2018	Female gender	80	10	6	2	1	0	1	91	3	162
2017	Male gender	69	17	6	4	4	0	1	86	8	163
2017	Female gender	73	14	5	4	2	1	1	89	6	167

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	61	26	6	4	1	0	2	89	5	175
2020	Female gender	63	22	8	3	2	1	1	86	5	178
2019	Male gender	52	28	14	3	2	0	1	81	5	178
2019	Female gender	56	24	8	7	4	1	1	81	11	180
2018	Male gender	50	35	10	2	2	0	0	86	4	146
2018	Female gender	53	30	10	5	2	0	0	83	6	165
2017	Male gender	49	32	10	7	2	0	0	81	9	164
2017	Female gender	56	28	9	4	3	1	0	84	7	167

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	55	25	10	5	3	0	2	82	8	177
2020	Female gender	65	17	9	5	3	0	1	83	7	179
2019	Male gender	49	29	13	4	4	0	1	79	8	179
2019	Female gender	55	23	8	6	6	0	2	80	12	179
2018	Male gender	46	23	15	8	7	1	0	71	14	146
2018	Female gender	55	24	16	2	3	0	1	80	5	165
2017	Male gender	49	28	11	8	3	0	1	78	11	164
2017	Female gender	59	23	11	4	3	1	0	83	7	167

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	57	15	6	4	1	0	17	86	6	177
2020	Female gender	58	12	4	3	1	0	22	89	6	179
2019	Male gender	54	17	10	1	2	0	16	85	3	177
2019	Female gender	59	13	5	2	2	0	20	89	5	181
2018	Male gender	58	15	6	1	1	1	18	91	2	145
2018	Female gender	54	17	4	2	1	1	21	91	3	162
2017	Male gender	51	25	4	4	1	0	16	89	6	164
2017	Female gender	53	14	4	4	2	1	24	88	7	166

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	64	24	6	3	1	0	2	89	4	176
2020	Female gender	80	14	3	0	0	0	3	97	1	179
2019	Male gender	64	21	9	2	1	0	3	88	3	177
2019	Female gender	74	17	3	1	0	1	5	96	1	182
2018	Male gender	69	16	7	1	2	0	5	90	2	146
2018	Female gender	70	21	6	0	0	1	3	94	0	164
2017	Male gender	57	24	7	4	2	1	5	86	6	164
2017	Female gender	73	17	4	2	0	0	4	93	2	166

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	50	30	8	5	5	0	2	82	10	177
2020	Female gender	57	22	14	4	2	0	1	80	6	179
2019	Male gender	38	29	14	6	11	0	1	69	17	180
2019	Female gender	52	23	12	5	7	0	2	76	12	180
2018	Male gender	54	24	11	5	4	1	1	80	9	146
2018	Female gender	67	20	6	4	3	0	1	87	7	165
2017	Male gender	57	22	10	4	4	1	3	82	8	164
2017	Female gender	60	20	11	4	2	1	1	83	6	166

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	41	29	22	3	3	0	2	72	6	177
2020	Female gender	43	34	14	5	1	0	1	79	6	179
2019	Male gender	48	33	12	2	2	1	3	84	4	178
2019	Female gender	50	33	10	3	2	1	1	84	5	182
2018	Male gender	42	36	14	7	1	0	0	77	9	145
2018	Female gender	49	33	12	3	1	0	2	83	4	165
2017	Male gender	43	38	10	6	1	0	1	82	7	164
2017	Female gender	47	37	9	5	1	1	0	84	6	165

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	22	46	21	8	4	0	0	68	11	177
2020	Female gender	25	45	26	3	2	0	0	70	5	179

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	13	38	33	12	4	0	0	51	16	176
2020	Female gender	13	42	34	8	3	0	0	55	11	179
2019	Male gender	19	27	39	12	3	0	0	46	15	180
2019	Female gender	18	31	36	13	2	0	0	49	15	182
2018	Male gender	14	40	32	9	4	0	0	54	13	146
2018	Female gender	21	28	36	11	4	1	0	49	15	165
2017	Male gender	12	37	43	6	2	0	1	49	8	164
2017	Female gender	17	40	32	10	1	0	0	57	11	167

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	7	18	36	27	12	0	0	39	25	177
2020	Female gender	6	20	42	21	11	0	0	33	25	178
2019	Male gender	6	12	43	28	11	0	1	39	19	178
2019	Female gender	9	19	39	22	11	0	1	33	28	180
2018	Male gender	6	13	43	29	9	0	0	38	19	144
2018	Female gender	9	19	38	22	12	0	0	34	28	162
2017	Male gender	2	13	44	27	13	1	1	41	15	164
2017	Female gender	5	15	42	27	11	0	0	39	20	166

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Pay or other compensation issues

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	31	45	23	1	59	41	177
2020	Female gender	22	53	24	2	71	29	179

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	47	53	54
2020	Female gender	51	49	37

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	58	16	6	5	1	1	12	86	7	176
2020	Female gender	59	19	5	3	1	2	11	90	4	177
2019	Male gender	56	19	7	5	2	2	8	85	8	181
2019	Female gender	59	19	8	4	1	2	7	86	6	180
2018	Male gender	56	17	10	5	1	1	11	83	6	144
2018	Female gender	56	17	9	6	3	1	8	80	10	164

Support to resolve pay or other compensation issues

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

Question 95. I am satisfied with the support (e.g., regular information, follow-up, making enquiries on my behalf, offering emergency or priority pay) I received from my department or agency to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	13	39	14	13	11	4	5	57	27	54
2020	Female gender	28	35	16	11	10	0	0	63	21	37

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	37	26	9	13	4	2	49	24	54
2020	Female gender	11	25	22	21	21	0	0	36	43	37

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01

2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Canadian Grain Commission by Question 115. What is your gender?

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

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

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

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

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

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

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 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 54. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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