2022 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat by Question 114. In which province or territory do you work?

The results of the 2022 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented according to the numerical order of questions, grouped by section theme as they appeared in the questionnaire. Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

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

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My Job

Question 1. I have the tools, technology and equipment I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	45	43	2	6	3	88	10	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	49	35	4	10	3	84	12	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	40	50	7	3	0	90	3	30
2022	British Columbia	40	42	0	7	11	82	18	15
2020	National Capital Region	35	45	5	12	2	81	14	1723
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	45	41	3	8	3	86	11	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	39	37	5	19	0	76	19	19

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
2022	National Capital Region	78	16	3	2	1	1	0	94	4	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	85	11	1	2	0	1	0	98	2	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	54	27	7	11	0	0	0	82	11	30
2022	British Columbia	74	26	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	15
2020	National Capital Region	78	15	3	3	1	1	0	94	4	1717
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	84	12	2	0	1	0	1	97	1	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	58	42	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	19

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	40	35	9	10	5	0	76	16	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	66	23	6	3	1	2	91	3	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	58	30	7	0	0	6	93	0	30
2022	British Columbia	61	28	0	0	11	0	89	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	30	38	11	14	4	1	70	19	1717
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	42	35	11	9	3	0	77	12	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	28	43	10	10	10	0	70	20	19
2019	National Capital Region	45	32	5	11	7	0	76	18	1714
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	60	26	9	6	0	0	85	6	67

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	35	36	14	9	4	0	1	72	14	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	32	43	8	10	6	0	1	76	16	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	27	44	3	18	4	0	4	75	22	30
2022	British Columbia	29	48	17	0	6	0	0	77	6	15
2020	National Capital Region	33	37	14	11	4	0	1	71	15	1715
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	39	39	9	12	1	0	1	78	13	86
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	32	33	10	15	10	0	0	65	25	19
2019	National Capital Region	32	39	12	11	4	0	1	73	15	1710
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	32	43	11	11	2	0	2	76	13	65
2018	National Capital Region	27	43	13	12	4	1	1	71	16	1320

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	46	32	10	7	4	1	0	79	11	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	50	29	6	7	2	1	4	84	10	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	45	35	10	3	0	0	7	86	3	30
2022	British Columbia	63	13	6	6	11	0	0	77	17	15
2020	National Capital Region	41	35	10	9	3	0	1	77	12	1710
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	62	25	6	4	2	0	0	87	7	85
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	32	38	4	15	10	0	0	70	25	19
2019	National Capital Region	54	33	6	5	2	1	0	87	6	1701
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	69	18	9	2	0	2	0	89	2	66

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	46	30	9	9	5	0	76	14	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	65	29	3	1	2	0	94	3	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	73	12	6	5	0	4	89	5	30
2022	British Columbia	69	12	7	0	11	0	82	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	45	30	8	10	6	0	75	16	1714
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	66	20	7	3	4	0	86	7	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	37	33	15	5	10	0	70	15	19
2019	National Capital Region	51	29	7	8	4	0	80	13	1711
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	58	29	4	6	2	2	88	8	66
2018	National Capital Region	47	32	8	8	4	0	80	12	1321

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	41	36	11	8	3	0	77	12	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	44	41	5	9	2	0	85	11	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	21	53	18	8	0	0	74	8	30
2022	British Columbia	50	13	26	0	11	0	63	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	42	37	10	8	3	0	79	11	1721
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	45	36	8	9	2	1	82	11	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	34	41	9	15	0	0	75	15	19
2019	National Capital Region	43	37	9	7	3	0	81	10	1713
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	47	33	9	9	3	0	80	12	67
2018	National Capital Region	38	42	9	7	3	0	80	10	1315

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	43	33	10	9	6	0	76	14	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	45	34	8	10	4	0	79	13	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	48	39	7	6	0	0	88	6	30
2022	British Columbia	69	7	12	0	11	0	77	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	41	34	11	9	4	0	76	13	1719
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	43	40	4	7	5	0	84	12	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	23	56	15	5	0	0	79	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	38	35	11	9	5	0	74	15	1716
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	45	31	9	8	5	1	78	13	67
2018	National Capital Region	35	36	13	9	6	1	71	16	1316

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
2022	National Capital Region	39	40	7	10	4	79	14	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	33	43	13	5	6	76	11	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	37	44	6	6	7	81	13	30
2022	British Columbia	21	49	13	6	11	70	17	15
2020	National Capital Region	37	40	10	10	4	77	13	1706
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	49	30	8	11	3	78	14	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	41	38	5	10	5	79	15	19
2019	National Capital Region	34	39	9	13	5	73	18	1711
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	36	38	9	11	6	74	17	66
2018	National Capital Region	30	40	13	11	5	71	17	1317

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	53	34	6	4	2	88	6	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	50	32	8	4	5	82	9	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	50	37	6	3	3	88	6	30
2022	British Columbia	42	15	27	6	11	56	17	15
2020	National Capital Region	53	34	5	5	2	88	7	1716
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	53	31	6	7	2	84	10	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	56	29	0	15	0	85	15	19
2019	National Capital Region	51	34	7	5	2	85	8	1705
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	51	28	8	9	5	79	14	66
2018	National Capital Region	51	37	6	3	2	89	5	1316

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	44	34	9	7	5	78	13	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	53	29	8	6	4	82	10	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	37	45	18	0	0	82	0	30
2022	British Columbia	69	7	12	0	11	77	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	43	34	10	8	5	77	13	1710
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	51	30	6	8	5	81	13	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	42	38	5	15	0	80	15	19
2019	National Capital Region	43	34	9	9	5	77	14	1713
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	51	28	11	6	3	80	9	67
2018	National Capital Region	39	36	10	9	5	75	14	1313

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
2022	National Capital Region	51	33	10	4	2	84	5	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	52	37	5	6	0	89	6	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	28	52	15	5	0	80	5	30
2022	British Columbia	67	7	26	0	0	74	0	15
2020	National Capital Region	53	33	9	4	1	86	5	1702
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	64	22	11	1	2	86	3	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	53	27	10	10	0	80	10	19
2019	National Capital Region	53	33	9	3	1	87	5	1700
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	59	26	6	6	3	85	9	66
2018	National Capital Region	51	35	9	3	2	86	5	1307

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
2022	National Capital Region	42	36	8	8	5	0	79	13	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	51	33	10	5	1	0	84	6	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	41	35	15	6	3	0	76	9	30
2022	British Columbia	41	42	0	6	11	0	83	17	15
2020	National Capital Region	43	37	9	8	3	0	79	12	1717
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	53	34	5	5	3	0	87	9	86
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	34	32	19	15	0	0	66	15	19
2019	National Capital Region	41	36	11	8	4	0	77	12	1702
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	48	30	9	6	6	1	79	12	67
2018	National Capital Region	38	38	10	9	5	0	77	13	1306

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
2022	National Capital Region	47	33	9	7	4	0	80	11	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	56	32	5	7	1	0	88	7	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	54	18	24	5	0	0	72	5	30
2022	British Columbia	63	19	0	6	11	0	83	17	15
2020	National Capital Region	46	32	11	7	4	0	79	10	1719
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	54	30	9	4	3	0	84	7	86
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	38	42	15	5	0	0	80	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	45	31	13	6	4	0	77	10	1711
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	48	28	7	7	8	1	78	15	67
2018	National Capital Region	42	34	11	8	4	0	77	12	1305

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
2022	National Capital Region	45	34	9	7	4	0	0	79	11	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	53	29	8	4	4	0	2	84	8	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	34	49	6	7	5	0	0	82	12	30
2022	British Columbia	63	19	0	6	11	0	0	83	17	15
2020	National Capital Region	40	38	10	8	3	0	0	79	12	1714
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	42	39	3	11	4	1	0	81	16	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	45	25	9	21	0	0	0	69	21	18
2019	National Capital Region	40	38	9	8	3	0	1	79	12	1688
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	52	30	10	6	2	0	0	82	8	67
2018	National Capital Region	38	37	11	9	4	0	0	75	13	1309

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	44	36	11	6	3	0	80	9	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	59	25	9	7	1	0	84	8	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	31	49	10	10	0	0	80	10	30
2022	British Columbia	56	13	31	0	0	0	69	0	15
2020	National Capital Region	46	36	10	5	2	0	83	8	1716
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	60	26	8	4	1	1	87	5	86
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	32	48	15	5	0	0	80	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	48	35	9	6	2	0	83	9	1716
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	50	33	6	9	2	0	84	11	66
2018	National Capital Region	42	38	11	6	3	0	80	9	1312

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	29	35	19	11	6	0	64	17	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	53	30	10	6	1	0	83	7	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	52	25	12	8	0	4	80	8	30
2022	British Columbia	54	35	0	0	11	0	89	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	27	28	21	13	10	0	56	22	1713
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	37	40	16	3	4	0	77	7	85
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	23	46	15	5	10	0	69	15	19
2019	National Capital Region	31	31	21	10	6	0	63	16	1711
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	52	24	10	12	2	0	76	14	67
2018	National Capital Region	26	33	21	13	7	0	59	20	1322

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
2022	National Capital Region	9	26	37	18	7	0	2	26	36	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	8	20	32	25	15	0	1	40	28	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	6	45	37	11	0	0	0	11	51	30
2022	British Columbia	17	13	40	16	13	0	0	30	31	15
2020	National Capital Region	11	24	37	20	7	0	1	27	36	1716
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	7	21	32	25	13	1	0	39	29	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	4	31	17	39	9	0	0	48	35	19
2019	National Capital Region	12	24	35	20	8	1	1	28	36	1713
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	14	19	26	19	18	1	3	39	34	67
2018	National Capital Region	11	28	36	17	5	1	1	23	40	1317

Question 18b. 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
2022	National Capital Region	14	22	33	19	9	1	2	28	37	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	10	19	26	22	18	2	2	42	30	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	27	29	26	15	3	0	0	18	56	30
2022	British Columbia	11	32	28	13	6	0	10	21	48	15
2020	National Capital Region	13	23	29	22	10	1	1	33	37	1712
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	12	24	24	20	17	0	3	38	37	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	0	19	38	23	9	10	0	36	21	19
2019	National Capital Region	15	20	30	21	11	1	1	33	36	1716
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	16	14	35	18	13	2	2	33	31	66
2018	National Capital Region	17	22	31	19	9	1	2	28	40	1312

Question 18c. 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
2022	National Capital Region	10	20	36	21	11	1	1	32	31	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	4	13	27	25	29	0	2	55	17	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	6	6	44	33	11	0	0	45	12	30
2022	British Columbia	0	6	30	28	35	0	0	64	6	15
2020	National Capital Region	13	23	33	21	9	0	1	30	36	1709
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	5	18	25	28	19	1	3	50	24	86
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	0	9	43	18	29	0	0	47	9	19
2019	National Capital Region	13	21	33	21	10	0	1	31	35	1716
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	12	9	22	27	25	3	2	55	22	67
2018	National Capital Region	13	23	37	18	6	1	1	25	37	1302

Question 18d. 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
2022	National Capital Region	17	23	25	18	11	1	3	31	42	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	10	13	22	16	34	1	4	53	24	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	17	13	15	33	19	0	3	54	30	30
2022	British Columbia	24	12	15	20	30	0	0	50	36	15
2020	National Capital Region	18	22	28	19	11	2	1	31	41	1714
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	10	21	21	31	10	2	4	44	33	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	4	5	33	43	4	10	0	52	11	19
2019	National Capital Region	15	21	26	20	13	2	2	34	38	1713
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	6	25	12	20	26	5	6	52	35	67
2018	National Capital Region	18	27	26	18	7	1	2	26	47	1313

Question 18e. 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
2022	National Capital Region	12	19	28	21	13	3	4	36	34	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	5	16	24	18	25	9	3	50	23	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	14	21	26	25	10	5	0	36	36	30
2022	British Columbia	11	26	11	22	20	10	0	47	41	15
2020	National Capital Region	8	14	26	30	16	3	2	49	24	1708
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	7	14	27	22	21	5	4	47	23	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	5	26	23	33	13	0	0	46	31	19
2019	National Capital Region	13	16	28	23	16	3	2	41	30	1712
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	13	14	18	20	26	3	6	51	30	66
2018	National Capital Region	13	23	30	21	9	2	2	31	38	1305

Question 18f. 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
2022	National Capital Region	13	23	32	18	10	2	2	29	37	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	7	20	25	23	22	2	2	46	28	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	23	20	39	18	0	0	0	18	42	30
2022	British Columbia	19	7	37	20	6	10	0	29	30	10
2020	National Capital Region	10	19	33	22	11	2	1	35	31	1708
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	15	15	24	25	14	2	4	42	32	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	10	10	23	37	9	10	0	52	22	19
2019	National Capital Region	13	20	34	19	11	1	1	31	34	1710
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	15	20	25	15	18	3	5	35	37	67
2018	National Capital Region	13	26	34	17	6	2	1	24	40	1309

Question 18g. 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
2022	National Capital Region	4	11	35	28	19	0	3	48	16	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	4	11	26	26	30	0	2	58	15	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	7	16	19	32	27	0	0	58	23	30
2022	British Columbia	11	13	20	35	22	0	0	57	24	15
2020	National Capital Region	6	15	38	27	12	0	0	40	22	1718
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	2	21	32	26	17	0	2	44	23	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	0	14	22	44	20	0	0	64	14	19
2019	National Capital Region	14	28	33	16	9	0	0	25	42	1715
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	15	22	29	16	15	1	2	32	38	67

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My Work Unit

Question 19. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	36	26	12	6	4	8	8	73	12	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	31	37	11	6	2	8	5	79	9	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	34	29	20	0	0	10	7	76	0	30
2022	British Columbia	19	27	6	0	11	10	27	73	18	15
2020	National Capital Region	32	29	15	7	4	7	6	70	12	1714
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	31	38	8	7	9	6	0	74	17	86
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	18	45	9	0	9	8	10	78	12	19
2019	National Capital Region	37	28	12	8	5	6	4	72	14	1712
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	42	28	6	3	5	10	6	84	9	67
2018	National Capital Region	29	30	14	9	7	7	4	67	17	1321

Question 20. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	63	24	4	6	3	1	87	9	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	65	25	2	5	2	0	91	7	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	80	10	6	3	0	0	90	3	30
2022	British Columbia	69	14	6	0	11	0	83	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	57	24	8	7	4	1	82	11	1711
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	53	30	7	7	3	0	83	11	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	42	49	4	0	5	0	90	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	54	28	7	7	4	0	82	11	1714
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	54	29	2	9	3	3	86	12	67
2018	National Capital Region	47	30	8	9	6	0	77	15	1318

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	68	24	3	4	2	0	92	5	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	76	20	1	2	1	0	96	3	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	79	15	6	0	0	0	94	0	30
2022	British Columbia	77	6	6	0	11	0	83	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	65	26	4	4	1	0	91	5	1700
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	69	18	5	5	2	0	87	8	86
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	58	32	4	5	0	0	90	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	60	27	5	5	2	0	87	7	1717
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	62	24	4	6	3	2	86	9	67
2018	National Capital Region	53	33	6	5	3	0	87	7	1317

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
2022	National Capital Region	59	29	5	3	2	1	0	89	5	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	63	29	4	1	1	1	1	94	2	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	61	35	4	0	0	0	0	96	0	30
2022	British Columbia	50	33	17	0	0	0	0	83	0	15
2020	National Capital Region	57	30	8	3	2	0	0	87	5	1708
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	55	32	3	8	2	0	0	87	10	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	53	37	4	5	0	0	0	90	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	53	33	7	4	2	0	0	87	6	1712
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	56	30	3	4	5	1	0	88	9	66
2018	National Capital Region	47	37	8	4	2	1	0	85	6	1316

Question 23. In my work unit, I would feel safe to speak about racism in the workplace without fear of reprisal or negative impact on my career.

The question content has been modified from the 2020 PSES, see Question number concordance
Racism refers to any expression of prejudice, discrimination, hostility or violence against people because they appear to belong to a specific race or ethnic group. Racism may show up in individual actions, with conscious awareness or not, and/or in organizational policies or practices.
Definition of the term has changed from 2020 PSES.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	49	26	7	5	3	5	5	83	10	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	49	25	5	6	5	7	2	82	12	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	53	16	13	4	0	14	0	80	4	30
2022	British Columbia	55	21	6	17	0	0	0	77	17	15

Question 24. In my work unit, I would feel safe to speak about racism in the workplace without negative impact on my mental health.

Racism refers to any expression of prejudice, discrimination, hostility or violence against people because they appear to belong to a specific race or ethnic group. Racism may show up in individual actions, with conscious awareness or not, and/or in organizational policies or practices.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	47	25	8	6	4	5	5	80	11	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	50	22	6	6	6	8	2	80	13	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	44	25	13	4	0	14	0	81	4	30
2022	British Columbia	62	15	6	11	6	0	0	77	17	15

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My Immediate Supervisor

Question 25. 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
2022	National Capital Region	63	22	7	2	1	1	3	89	3	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	60	24	7	4	2	0	4	87	6	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	37	36	18	6	0	0	3	75	7	30
2022	British Columbia	50	19	20	0	11	0	0	69	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	65	22	7	2	2	1	1	89	4	1717
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	59	24	10	5	0	1	1	84	6	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	53	33	10	4	0	0	0	85	4	19
2019	National Capital Region	62	21	9	3	2	1	1	86	5	1721
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	58	20	6	7	6	0	3	81	13	67

Question 26. 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
2022	National Capital Region	51	29	8	7	4	1	0	81	11	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	58	21	10	6	5	0	0	79	12	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	55	23	16	3	4	0	0	78	6	30
2022	British Columbia	41	29	20	0	11	0	0	69	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	51	29	9	7	4	0	0	81	11	1716
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	53	31	2	9	5	0	0	83	14	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	42	52	0	5	0	0	0	95	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	47	29	11	7	5	1	1	77	12	1714
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	60	18	7	6	8	0	2	79	14	67
2018	National Capital Region	44	31	11	8	4	1	1	76	13	1302

Question 27. 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
2022	National Capital Region	60	21	9	4	3	2	1	83	8	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	69	15	7	3	4	0	3	86	7	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	43	34	16	3	4	0	0	78	6	30
2022	British Columbia	70	13	6	0	11	0	0	83	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	57	21	11	5	3	2	1	80	9	1715
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	60	18	11	6	2	2	1	81	8	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	52	31	0	11	0	0	6	88	12	18

Question 28. 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
2022	National Capital Region	59	25	6	6	3	1	1	85	9	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	66	17	8	4	4	0	1	84	8	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	52	32	14	3	0	0	0	84	3	30
2022	British Columbia	67	8	13	0	11	0	0	76	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	57	27	6	5	3	0	0	85	9	1719
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	67	20	5	3	4	0	0	87	8	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	67	33	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	19
2019	National Capital Region	52	28	8	7	4	1	1	81	10	1716
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	58	24	5	4	6	1	0	84	11	67
2018	National Capital Region	49	30	9	7	5	1	0	80	12	1300

Question 29. My immediate supervisor supports the use of flexible work hours (e.g., varying the start and end times of the workday).

The question content has been modified from the 2020 PSES, see Question number concordance
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	73	19	3	2	1	1	1	94	3	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	82	12	2	1	2	2	0	95	3	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	77	15	0	8	0	0	0	92	8	30
2022	British Columbia	81	8	0	0	11	0	0	89	11	15

Question 30. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	62	23	7	5	3	0	85	9	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	62	23	7	6	2	0	86	7	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	60	30	4	6	0	0	90	6	30
2022	British Columbia	67	13	8	0	11	0	81	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	63	23	6	5	3	0	86	8	1723
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	72	14	4	7	4	0	86	11	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	77	23	0	0	0	0	100	0	19
2019	National Capital Region	57	25	7	7	4	0	82	11	1716
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	65	22	4	7	2	0	87	9	67
2018	National Capital Region	52	25	10	7	5	1	78	12	1302

Question 31. When I communicate with my immediate supervisor, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
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
2022	National Capital Region	85	9	2	2	1	0	95	3	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	94	2	2	0	2	0	96	2	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	77	11	4	3	3	3	90	6	30
2022	British Columbia	89	0	0	0	11	0	89	11	15
2019	National Capital Region	86	8	2	2	1	1	95	3	1713
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	87	6	3	2	0	2	95	2	66

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Senior Management

Question 32. 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
2022	National Capital Region	41	31	10	7	5	6	0	76	13	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	56	23	6	3	3	7	1	86	7	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	31	30	19	5	0	15	0	72	5	30
2022	British Columbia	42	41	6	0	11	0	0	83	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	45	30	10	6	3	5	0	80	10	1723
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	52	25	4	4	5	9	0	86	10	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	37	42	5	5	0	10	0	88	6	19
2019	National Capital Region	39	34	10	7	5	5	0	77	12	1712
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	48	32	4	4	6	4	2	84	11	67
2018	National Capital Region	34	36	12	9	4	5	0	74	14	1317

Question 33. 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
2022	National Capital Region	33	32	13	11	8	2	0	67	19	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	43	32	4	14	5	2	0	76	19	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	17	45	19	5	3	12	0	70	9	30
2022	British Columbia	42	33	7	6	11	0	0	76	17	15
2020	National Capital Region	41	35	10	8	4	2	0	77	13	1713
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	43	32	11	9	4	1	0	76	12	86
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	53	33	4	4	5	0	0	86	9	19
2019	National Capital Region	36	36	12	8	5	3	0	74	14	1709
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	49	29	10	4	5	2	2	80	9	66
2018	National Capital Region	33	36	13	10	6	2	0	71	16	1317

Question 34. 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
2022	National Capital Region	23	32	15	15	10	5	0	59	25	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	35	30	10	11	7	5	2	69	20	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	6	29	30	20	3	12	0	40	26	30
2022	British Columbia	30	13	32	14	11	0	0	42	25	15
2020	National Capital Region	29	34	15	13	6	3	0	65	20	1717
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	33	36	11	9	5	6	0	73	15	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	28	38	10	9	5	10	0	74	15	19
2019	National Capital Region	25	35	16	13	7	5	0	63	20	1712
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	40	23	13	12	3	6	2	69	16	65
2018	National Capital Region	22	37	15	15	7	4	0	61	23	1316

Question 35. 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
2022	National Capital Region	24	33	12	17	12	2	0	58	29	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	32	30	13	15	7	3	0	64	23	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	13	46	24	10	3	4	0	61	14	30
2022	British Columbia	30	13	19	14	25	0	0	42	39	15
2020	National Capital Region	28	35	16	12	7	2	0	64	19	1723
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	36	31	17	10	5	1	0	68	15	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	20	46	9	16	0	10	0	73	17	19
2019	National Capital Region	24	36	16	14	8	2	0	61	23	1713
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	30	32	14	9	10	3	1	65	20	67
2018	National Capital Region	21	36	15	17	9	2	0	58	26	1320

Question 36. 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
2022	National Capital Region	45	28	16	7	2	2	0	75	9	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	47	29	18	3	0	3	0	79	3	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	32	30	28	7	0	4	0	64	7	30
2022	British Columbia	39	30	13	7	11	0	0	69	18	15
2020	National Capital Region	47	27	16	6	2	2	0	76	8	1721
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	50	27	16	2	0	3	1	81	2	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	23	19	38	15	5	0	0	42	20	19
2019	National Capital Region	48	27	16	5	2	3	0	77	6	1718
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	51	17	15	8	0	9	0	75	8	67

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 37. 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
2022	National Capital Region	25	42	15	11	5	2	68	16	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	33	36	9	16	6	1	69	22	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	22	52	9	9	3	4	77	13	30
2022	British Columbia	23	51	0	14	11	0	75	25	15
2020	National Capital Region	33	42	12	8	3	1	76	11	1720
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	29	49	12	7	1	1	79	9	86
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	7	79	9	5	0	0	86	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	30	44	15	7	2	1	75	9	1716
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	33	46	6	12	3	0	79	15	67
2018	National Capital Region	27	46	15	8	3	1	74	11	1315

Question 38. 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
2022	National Capital Region	15	31	18	20	12	3	0	48	34	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	22	35	14	15	9	5	0	60	25	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	19	32	23	16	6	4	0	53	23	30
2022	British Columbia	30	32	13	14	11	0	0	61	25	15
2020	National Capital Region	23	39	18	12	4	3	0	65	17	1710
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	29	38	20	5	4	3	0	70	10	85
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	23	63	4	9	0	0	0	86	9	19
2019	National Capital Region	20	37	20	14	4	5	0	60	19	1709
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	29	33	14	13	5	5	2	66	19	65

Question 39. 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
2022	National Capital Region	34	35	12	10	4	4	2	73	15	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	40	32	9	5	4	8	1	80	10	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	22	39	26	3	3	7	0	65	7	30
2022	British Columbia	6	35	5	35	11	7	0	45	49	15
2020	National Capital Region	42	34	10	7	3	2	2	79	10	1720
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	45	34	13	4	3	1	1	80	7	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	28	41	10	5	5	0	10	78	11	19
2019	National Capital Region	43	34	10	7	3	3	1	80	10	1714
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	45	28	10	4	7	5	1	78	11	67
2018	National Capital Region	43	35	9	6	4	2	1	80	11	1312

Question 40. 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
2022	National Capital Region	31	38	17	7	4	4	0	71	11	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	47	30	14	6	2	2	0	78	8	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	28	57	11	0	4	0	0	85	4	30
2022	British Columbia	34	35	20	0	11	0	0	69	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	40	36	14	5	2	2	0	78	7	1713
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	47	34	11	5	1	1	0	83	6	86
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	50	35	9	0	5	0	0	85	5	18
2019	National Capital Region	39	37	14	5	2	2	0	77	8	1711
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	47	32	7	3	8	2	1	81	11	66
2018	National Capital Region	38	39	15	5	2	2	0	78	7	1310

Question 41. 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
2022	National Capital Region	20	19	18	12	12	15	4	48	30	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	29	31	10	10	5	13	3	71	17	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	15	26	28	3	3	16	10	54	8	30
2022	British Columbia	14	26	20	5	17	10	7	48	27	15
2020	National Capital Region	25	22	17	11	8	13	4	56	23	1715
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	35	30	11	8	6	10	0	72	16	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	19	51	4	5	5	15	0	83	12	19
2019	National Capital Region	22	21	19	12	11	12	4	50	27	1718
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	36	21	14	4	9	14	1	67	16	67
2018	National Capital Region	20	21	18	12	12	13	4	49	29	1316

Question 42. 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
2022	National Capital Region	29	37	14	10	7	4	0	68	17	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	42	28	11	6	6	5	2	75	13	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	3	48	34	0	3	12	0	58	3	30
2022	British Columbia	27	48	7	6	11	0	0	76	17	15
2020	National Capital Region	32	34	15	10	6	3	0	68	16	1719
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	40	32	15	5	4	3	0	74	10	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	27	38	25	5	0	0	5	68	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	31	33	15	10	7	3	0	67	18	1710
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	36	32	13	6	8	5	0	72	15	65
2018	National Capital Region	29	35	15	12	7	3	0	65	19	1311

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
2022	National Capital Region	44	24	14	5	6	1	5	73	12	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	48	25	10	4	6	1	6	79	11	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	51	34	11	0	0	0	4	88	0	30
2022	British Columbia	50	36	0	14	0	0	0	86	14	15
2020	National Capital Region	49	22	15	7	5	0	3	73	12	1721
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	51	21	10	7	3	4	4	78	11	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	62	20	8	0	10	0	0	82	10	19
2019	National Capital Region	52	23	11	6	4	1	3	78	10	1712
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	61	20	12	0	3	0	5	84	3	67

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
2022	National Capital Region	53	20	12	5	4	2	4	77	10	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	55	20	12	2	3	3	5	81	5	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	58	14	13	3	4	5	4	79	7	30
2022	British Columbia	42	21	20	17	0	0	0	63	17	15
2020	National Capital Region	52	22	13	6	3	1	2	77	10	1721
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	59	18	9	7	3	1	3	80	10	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	43	26	15	10	5	0	0	70	15	19
2019	National Capital Region	56	21	12	4	2	1	3	81	7	1705
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	58	19	15	1	2	0	5	81	3	67

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
2022	National Capital Region	72	7	4	2	3	4	7	89	6	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	70	11	4	1	2	6	6	93	3	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	78	6	3	3	3	5	4	90	7	30
2022	British Columbia	70	13	0	11	6	0	0	83	17	15
2020	National Capital Region	79	7	4	2	2	3	3	91	4	1715
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	78	9	2	2	2	4	3	93	5	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	75	5	15	0	5	0	0	80	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	78	7	4	2	3	2	4	91	5	1705
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	77	3	8	3	3	3	3	85	6	66

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
2022	National Capital Region	71	7	5	2	3	2	11	90	5	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	64	16	7	2	1	1	11	90	3	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	80	6	0	0	0	7	7	100	0	30
2022	British Columbia	80	7	0	6	0	0	6	93	7	15
2020	National Capital Region	78	7	4	1	1	1	7	93	2	1718
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	78	7	4	1	2	2	5	91	4	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	75	15	0	10	0	0	0	90	10	19
2019	National Capital Region	83	4	2	1	1	1	8	96	3	1705
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	82	7	6	0	2	0	3	92	2	67

Question 44. 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
2022	National Capital Region	25	35	10	12	12	4	2	64	25	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	24	32	13	13	13	4	1	58	28	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	17	12	23	17	13	18	0	35	36	30
2022	British Columbia	23	35	11	13	17	0	0	58	30	15
2020	National Capital Region	27	29	14	14	10	3	2	60	26	1721
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	34	31	12	11	7	3	1	69	19	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	14	38	25	15	4	0	5	55	19	19
2019	National Capital Region	27	28	13	14	11	4	3	60	26	1719
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	29	36	12	10	6	6	2	70	17	67
2018	National Capital Region	26	29	15	14	13	3	1	57	28	1305

Question 45. 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
2022	National Capital Region	30	42	12	8	5	3	0	75	13	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	30	41	11	9	5	4	0	73	16	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	23	45	21	3	0	7	0	73	4	30
2022	British Columbia	22	40	14	6	11	6	0	66	18	15
2020	National Capital Region	32	43	13	7	2	3	0	77	9	1718
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	46	38	8	4	2	0	1	85	7	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	18	63	13	0	5	0	0	81	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	30	42	15	7	3	2	0	74	10	1713
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	39	34	10	7	5	3	2	77	12	67
2018	National Capital Region	30	39	16	7	4	3	0	72	12	1314

Question 46. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	38	37	9	8	6	2	77	14	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	51	32	7	5	5	0	83	10	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	53	31	7	6	0	3	87	7	30
2022	British Columbia	42	33	6	7	11	0	76	18	15
2020	National Capital Region	43	37	9	7	2	2	81	9	1715
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	55	30	8	3	3	0	85	6	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	38	57	0	0	5	0	95	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	43	36	11	6	3	2	80	9	1705
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	53	33	8	0	6	0	86	6	66
2018	National Capital Region	47	36	9	4	3	1	84	7	1308

Question 47. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workforce.

A diverse workforce includes persons who have a variety of identities, abilities, backgrounds, cultures, skills, perspectives and experiences.
Definition of the term has changed from 2020 PSES.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	39	35	10	6	3	6	0	79	10	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	43	30	7	9	3	7	0	79	13	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	38	41	3	8	0	10	0	88	9	30
2022	British Columbia	61	13	8	7	11	0	0	74	18	15
2020	National Capital Region	44	32	12	4	2	4	0	80	7	1713
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	58	25	10	6	1	0	1	83	7	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	48	34	9	4	5	0	0	82	9	19
2019	National Capital Region	49	31	11	3	2	4	0	83	5	1712
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	57	24	6	1	6	5	1	86	8	67
2018	National Capital Region	50	32	11	3	2	3	0	84	4	1309

Question 48. 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 the conscious opposition to racist theories, attitudes and actions. Anti-racism is not just about being against the idea of racism. It is also about taking active steps to fight against it.
Definition of the term has changed from 2020 PSES.
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
2022	National Capital Region	30	27	22	5	2	13	1	67	7	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	32	27	23	4	2	11	1	67	7	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	30	25	24	8	0	12	0	63	9	30
2022	British Columbia	24	7	30	28	11	0	0	31	39	15
2020	National Capital Region	42	32	14	5	2	5	0	78	7	1722
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	55	24	11	6	2	1	1	81	8	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	43	38	9	4	5	0	0	81	9	19

Question 49. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns about racism in the workplace with a person of authority (e.g., immediate supervisor, senior manager, ombudsperson, human resources advisor).

The question content has been modified from the 2020 PSES, see Question number concordance
Racism refers to any expression of prejudice, discrimination, hostility or violence against people because they appear to belong to a specific race or ethnic group. Racism may show up in individual actions, with conscious awareness or not, and/or in organizational policies or practices.
Definition of the term has changed from 2020 PSES.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	43	32	8	5	4	5	3	81	10	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	49	28	4	7	4	5	2	83	12	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	35	35	9	5	0	17	0	83	6	30
2022	British Columbia	31	37	15	0	17	0	0	67	17	15
2020	National Capital Region	50	26	9	5	3	4	2	82	9	1715
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	62	20	6	4	4	0	3	85	9	86
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	45	32	0	15	0	5	4	83	17	19

Question 50. I feel that racism in my department or agency has had an adverse or negative impact on my mental health.

Racism refers to any expression of prejudice, discrimination, hostility or violence against people because they appear to belong to a specific race or ethnic group. Racism may show up in individual actions, with conscious awareness or not, and/or in organizational policies or practices.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	3	6	10	8	40	6	28	71	13	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	5	6	11	7	42	4	25	69	15	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	0	11	11	9	26	3	39	61	19	30
2022	British Columbia	6	0	25	7	39	10	14	59	8	15

Question 51. I feel that the Call to Action on Anti-Racism, Equity and Inclusion has had a positive impact in my department or agency, since it launched in January 2021.

The Call to Action on Anti-Racism, Equity and Inclusion in the Federal Public Service is a call to leaders in the Public Service to take deliberate action to address systemic racism and make the Public Service more inclusive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	11	19	19	5	4	37	5	52	15	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	14	10	16	4	4	44	8	49	17	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	3	15	23	7	0	52	0	37	15	30
2022	British Columbia	5	0	32	8	0	49	6	12	18	15

Question 52. 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
2022	National Capital Region	52	32	6	6	3	1	85	9	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	63	28	6	3	1	0	91	3	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	54	37	6	3	0	0	91	3	30
2022	British Columbia	49	34	6	11	0	0	83	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	60	29	6	3	2	0	89	5	1715
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	67	23	5	4	1	0	90	6	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	72	23	0	5	0	0	95	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	57	31	6	4	2	1	88	6	1714
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	70	21	4	1	3	0	91	5	67
2018	National Capital Region	56	32	7	3	2	0	88	5	1310

Question 53. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	41	31	12	8	7	1	73	15	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	56	26	11	5	2	0	82	7	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	30	47	24	0	0	0	76	0	30
2022	British Columbia	49	34	6	0	11	0	83	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	47	32	11	7	3	0	79	10	1710
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	56	28	11	1	5	0	84	6	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	52	42	0	5	0	0	95	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	47	32	10	6	4	1	80	10	1714
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	58	21	11	6	3	0	79	9	67
2018	National Capital Region	47	30	13	7	4	0	77	10	1307

Question 54. I am satisfied with my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	39	34	11	10	5	73	15	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	54	23	12	11	1	76	12	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	30	50	16	5	0	79	5	30
2022	British Columbia	49	27	13	0	11	76	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	46	34	10	7	3	81	10	1709
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	59	26	7	5	2	85	8	86
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	61	34	0	5	0	95	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	46	34	10	7	3	80	10	1706
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	56	22	14	4	3	78	8	67
2018	National Capital Region	45	32	12	7	3	78	10	1302

Question 55. 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
2022	National Capital Region	32	25	17	12	9	5	1	61	22	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	43	23	10	13	5	6	0	70	19	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	31	28	18	4	8	11	0	66	13	30
2022	British Columbia	39	15	35	0	11	0	0	54	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	39	25	18	9	5	3	1	66	15	1716
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	50	25	10	7	3	3	1	78	11	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	53	23	8	0	0	15	0	90	0	19
2019	National Capital Region	39	25	17	9	6	3	1	66	16	1718
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	44	15	14	16	3	6	2	63	21	67
2018	National Capital Region	37	26	16	11	7	3	0	65	19	1313

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Mobility and Retention

Question 56_1. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?

The question content has been modified from the 2020 PSES, see Question number concordance
In order to make historical trend analysis, Q56 has followed same format as last year. This means Q56_1 is same as Q53 in the 2020 PSES, and Q56_2 is same as Q54 in the 2020 PSES.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Unsure (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	45	22	33	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	40	32	28	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	30	20	50	30
2022	British Columbia	42	25	33	15
2020	National Capital Region	39	27	34	1725
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	25	36	39	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	24	42	35	19
2019	National Capital Region	43	23	34	1719
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	37	29	35	67
2018	National Capital Region	45	22	32	1322

Question 56_2. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

The question content has been modified from the 2020 PSES, see Question number concordance
In order to make historical trend analysis, Q56 has followed same format as last year. This means Q56_1 is same as Q53 in the 2020 PSES, and Q56_2 is same as Q54 in the 2020 PSES.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes, to retire (%)	Yes, to pursue another position within my department or agency (%)	Yes, to pursue a position in another department or agency (%)	Yes, to pursue a position outside the federal public service (%)	Yes, end of my term, casual or student employment (%)	Yes, other reason Specify other reason (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	7	27	48	4	5	10	700
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	2	28	31	7	18	14	40
2020	National Capital Region	7	27	51	3	4	8	678
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	4	28	37	0	22	10	22
2019	National Capital Region	7	24	52	3	7	7	742
2018	National Capital Region	8	28	47	4	5	7	606

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Harassment

Harassment is normally a series of incidents, but it can be one severe incident that has a lasting impact on the individual.

Harassment is any improper conduct by an individual that is directed at and offensive to another individual in the workplace, including at any event or any location related to work, and that the individual knew or ought reasonably to have known would cause offence or harm. It comprises objectionable acts, comments or displays 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 57. 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
2022	National Capital Region	9	91	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	12	88	100
2020	National Capital Region	10	90	1725
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	13	87	87
2019	National Capital Region	13	87	1717
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	11	89	67
2018	National Capital Region	14	86	1319

Question 58a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? ...Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	35	65	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	72	28	15
2020	National Capital Region	45	55	171
2019	National Capital Region	43	57	229
2018	National Capital Region	41	59	180

Question 58b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	66	34	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	48	52	15
2020	National Capital Region	71	29	171
2019	National Capital Region	67	33	229
2018	National Capital Region	69	31	180

Question 58c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	11	89	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	7	93	15
2020	National Capital Region	3	97	171
2019	National Capital Region	7	93	229
2018	National Capital Region	5	95	180

Question 58d. 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
2022	National Capital Region	100	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	100	15
2020	National Capital Region	100	171
2019	National Capital Region	100	229
2018	National Capital Region	100	180

Question 58e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	7	93	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	20	80	15
2020	National Capital Region	8	92	171
2019	National Capital Region	9	91	229
2018	National Capital Region	8	92	180

Question 58f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	3	97	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	0	100	15
2020	National Capital Region	4	96	171

Question 58g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	4	96	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	7	93	15
2020	National Capital Region	6	94	171
2019	National Capital Region	4	96	229
2018	National Capital Region	3	97	180

Question 59a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	38	62	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	34	66	15
2020	National Capital Region	38	62	171
2019	National Capital Region	39	61	226
2018	National Capital Region	40	60	181

Question 59b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	38	62	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	54	46	15
2020	National Capital Region	50	50	171
2019	National Capital Region	46	54	226
2018	National Capital Region	40	60	181

Question 59c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	51	49	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	48	52	15
2020	National Capital Region	48	52	171
2019	National Capital Region	55	45	226
2018	National Capital Region	41	59	181

Question 59d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	41	59	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	51	49	15
2020	National Capital Region	47	53	171
2019	National Capital Region	45	55	226
2018	National Capital Region	38	62	181

Question 59e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Interference with work or withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	35	65	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	31	69	15
2020	National Capital Region	44	56	171
2019	National Capital Region	39	61	226
2018	National Capital Region	32	68	181

Question 59f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	46	54	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	40	60	15
2020	National Capital Region	58	42	171
2019	National Capital Region	53	47	226
2018	National Capital Region	48	52	181

Question 59g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	35	65	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	30	70	15
2020	National Capital Region	34	66	171
2019	National Capital Region	32	68	226
2018	National Capital Region	27	73	181

Question 59h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	100	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	100	15
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	100	12

Question 59i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	5	95	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	0	100	15
2020	National Capital Region	6	94	171
2019	National Capital Region	3	97	226
2018	National Capital Region	5	95	181

Question 59j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	12	88	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	0	100	15
2020	National Capital Region	12	88	171
2019	National Capital Region	8	92	226
2018	National Capital Region	10	90	181

Question 59k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	54	46	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	28	72	15
2020	National Capital Region	54	46	171
2019	National Capital Region	53	47	226
2018	National Capital Region	46	54	181

Question 59l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	19	81	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	6	94	15
2020	National Capital Region	19	81	171
2019	National Capital Region	20	80	226
2018	National Capital Region	22	78	181

Question 59m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	13	87	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	20	80	15
2020	National Capital Region	13	87	171
2019	National Capital Region	17	83	226
2018	National Capital Region	9	91	181

Question 60a. What actions 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
2022	National Capital Region	57	43	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	22	78	15
2020	National Capital Region	57	43	171
2019	National Capital Region	55	45	224
2018	National Capital Region	55	45	181

Question 60b. What actions 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
2022	National Capital Region	30	70	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	24	76	15
2020	National Capital Region	22	78	171
2019	National Capital Region	27	73	224
2018	National Capital Region	23	77	181

Question 60c. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	16	84	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	14	86	15
2020	National Capital Region	11	89	171
2019	National Capital Region	9	91	224
2018	National Capital Region	9	91	181

Question 60d. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	9	91	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	21	79	15
2020	National Capital Region	9	91	171
2019	National Capital Region	9	91	224
2018	National Capital Region	5	95	181

Question 60e. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	11	89	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	14	86	15
2020	National Capital Region	10	90	171
2019	National Capital Region	16	84	224
2018	National Capital Region	8	92	181

Question 60f. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	7	93	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	0	100	15
2020	National Capital Region	3	97	171
2019	National Capital Region	3	97	224
2018	National Capital Region	3	97	181

Question 60g. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	9	91	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	14	86	15
2020	National Capital Region	11	89	171
2019	National Capital Region	9	91	224
2018	National Capital Region	12	88	181

Question 60h. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	13	87	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	14	86	15
2020	National Capital Region	17	83	171
2019	National Capital Region	13	87	224
2018	National Capital Region	9	91	181

Question 60i. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	26	74	155
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	38	62	15
2020	National Capital Region	25	75	171
2019	National Capital Region	27	73	224
2018	National Capital Region	28	72	181

Question 61a. 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
2022	National Capital Region	9	91	145
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	17	83	15
2020	National Capital Region	6	94	166
2019	National Capital Region	8	92	216
2018	National Capital Region	10	90	176

Question 61b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	14	86	145
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	29	71	15
2020	National Capital Region	19	81	166
2019	National Capital Region	16	84	216
2018	National Capital Region	23	77	176

Question 61c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	5	95	145
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	24	76	15
2020	National Capital Region	7	93	166
2019	National Capital Region	7	93	216
2018	National Capital Region	10	90	176

Question 61d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	4	96	145
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	0	100	15
2020	National Capital Region	8	92	166
2019	National Capital Region	5	95	216
2018	National Capital Region	7	93	176

Question 61e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	11	89	145
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	7	93	15
2020	National Capital Region	12	88	166
2019	National Capital Region	11	89	216
2018	National Capital Region	12	88	176

Question 61f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	9	91	145
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	7	93	15
2020	National Capital Region	18	82	166
2019	National Capital Region	8	92	216
2018	National Capital Region	8	92	176

Question 61g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	22	78	145
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	27	73	15
2020	National Capital Region	18	82	166
2019	National Capital Region	28	72	216
2018	National Capital Region	23	77	176

Question 61h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	13	87	145
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	7	93	15
2020	National Capital Region	16	84	166
2019	National Capital Region	13	87	216
2018	National Capital Region	10	90	176

Question 61i. 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
2022	National Capital Region	14	86	145
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	14	86	15
2020	National Capital Region	15	85	166
2019	National Capital Region	13	87	216
2018	National Capital Region	10	90	176

Question 61j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	32	68	145
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	7	93	15
2020	National Capital Region	41	59	166
2019	National Capital Region	31	69	216
2018	National Capital Region	22	78	176

Question 61k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	9	91	145
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	0	100	15
2020	National Capital Region	10	90	166
2019	National Capital Region	6	94	216
2018	National Capital Region	6	94	176

Question 61l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	55	45	145
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	30	70	15
2020	National Capital Region	56	44	166
2019	National Capital Region	51	49	216
2018	National Capital Region	40	60	176

Question 61m. 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
2022	National Capital Region	2	98	145
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	0	100	15

Question 61n. 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
2022	National Capital Region	61	39	145
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	20	80	15
2020	National Capital Region	65	35	166
2019	National Capital Region	56	44	216
2018	National Capital Region	56	44	176

Question 61o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...The time limit to file a grievance or a formal complaint had passed.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	1	99	145
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	0	100	15

Question 61p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	11	89	145
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	13	87	15
2020	National Capital Region	14	86	166
2019	National Capital Region	8	92	216
2018	National Capital Region	9	91	176

Question 62. 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
2022	National Capital Region	13	11	11	4	3	46	12	56	18	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	23	8	13	3	3	39	11	61	13	100
2020	National Capital Region	18	14	15	4	3	38	7	59	14	1719
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	31	21	9	8	5	18	9	70	18	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	24	4	10	4	5	42	10	60	20	19
2019	National Capital Region	19	13	17	6	5	31	9	53	18	1718
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	26	13	16	6	1	27	10	62	12	67
2018	National Capital Region	17	16	17	6	3	34	7	55	15	1317

Question 63. 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
2022	National Capital Region	30	31	12	5	3	17	2	75	10	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	40	29	13	2	2	11	3	81	5	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	24	42	9	0	0	25	0	87	0	30
2020	National Capital Region	37	28	16	5	3	11	1	73	9	1719
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	47	22	11	6	3	8	3	77	11	86
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	49	17	14	0	5	15	0	78	6	19
2019	National Capital Region	38	28	16	4	3	10	1	74	9	1717
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	54	21	6	10	1	6	1	81	13	67
2018	National Capital Region	34	33	14	6	2	11	1	75	9	1318

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Discrimination

Discrimination refers to the unjust or prejudicial treatment of a person or group of people that deprives them of or limits their access to opportunities and advantages that are available to other members of society. The Canadian Human Rights Act sets out the following prohibited grounds of discrimination: race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability and conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered.

Definition of the term has changed from 2020 PSES.

Question 64. 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
2022	National Capital Region	8	92	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	6	94	100
2020	National Capital Region	7	93	1723
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	10	90	87
2019	National Capital Region	8	92	1714
2018	National Capital Region	7	93	1314

Question 65a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	29	71	130
2020	National Capital Region	33	67	118
2019	National Capital Region	38	62	140

Question 65b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	81	19	130
2020	National Capital Region	82	18	118
2019	National Capital Region	80	20	140

Question 65c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	3	97	130
2020	National Capital Region	6	94	118
2019	National Capital Region	4	96	140

Question 65d. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	100	130
2020	National Capital Region	100	118
2019	National Capital Region	100	140

Question 65e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	9	91	130
2020	National Capital Region	9	91	118
2019	National Capital Region	7	93	140

Question 65f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	3	97	130
2020	National Capital Region	5	95	118

Question 65g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	9	91	130
2020	National Capital Region	5	95	118
2019	National Capital Region	6	94	140

Question 66a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	29	71	130
2020	National Capital Region	35	65	118
2019	National Capital Region	28	72	140

Question 66b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	17	83	130
2020	National Capital Region	23	77	118
2019	National Capital Region	16	84	140

Question 66c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	19	81	130
2020	National Capital Region	22	78	118
2019	National Capital Region	23	77	140

Question 66d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Religion
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	6	94	130
2020	National Capital Region	6	94	118
2019	National Capital Region	6	94	140

Question 66e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	19	81	130
2020	National Capital Region	30	70	118
2019	National Capital Region	37	63	140

Question 66f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	25	75	130
2020	National Capital Region	25	75	118
2019	National Capital Region	31	69	140

Question 66g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Sexual orientation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	8	92	130
2020	National Capital Region	5	95	118
2019	National Capital Region	4	96	140

Question 66h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	7	93	130

Question 66i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	3	97	130
2020	National Capital Region	12	88	118
2019	National Capital Region	9	91	140

Question 66j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	18	82	130
2020	National Capital Region	23	77	118
2019	National Capital Region	20	80	140

Question 66k. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	0	100	130
2019	National Capital Region	0	100	140

Question 66l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	32	68	130
2020	National Capital Region	16	84	118
2019	National Capital Region	18	82	140

Question 66m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	0	100	130

Question 66n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	14	86	130
2020	National Capital Region	8	92	118
2019	National Capital Region	10	90	140

Question 67a. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? ...I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	35	65	130
2020	National Capital Region	29	71	118
2019	National Capital Region	31	69	139

Question 67b. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? ...I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	17	83	130
2020	National Capital Region	8	92	118
2019	National Capital Region	13	87	139

Question 67c. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? ...I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	10	90	130
2020	National Capital Region	5	95	118
2019	National Capital Region	4	96	139

Question 67d. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? … I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	10	90	130
2019	National Capital Region	5	95	139

Question 67e. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? …I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	10	90	130
2020	National Capital Region	4	96	118
2019	National Capital Region	9	91	139

Question 67f. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? …I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	4	96	130

Question 67g. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? …I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	5	95	130
2020	National Capital Region	10	90	118
2019	National Capital Region	8	92	139

Question 67h. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? … Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	14	86	130
2020	National Capital Region	10	90	118
2019	National Capital Region	8	92	139

Question 67i. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? ...I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	51	49	130
2020	National Capital Region	56	44	118
2019	National Capital Region	55	45	139

Question 68a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? … The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	3	97	125

Question 68b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	16	84	125

Question 68c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? ...The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	2	98	125

Question 68d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	2	98	125

Question 68e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? … Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	9	91	125

Question 68f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	5	95	125

Question 68g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	14	86	125

Question 68h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	15	85	125

Question 68i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	11	89	125

Question 68j. Why did you not file a grievance or a formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	30	70	125

Question 68k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	8	92	125

Question 68l. Why did you not file a grievance or a formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? ...I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	49	51	125

Question 68m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? ...Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	3	97	125

Question 68n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? ...I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	63	37	125

Question 68o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …The time limit to file a grievance or a formal complaint had passed.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	1	99	125

Question 68p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	13	87	125

Question 69. 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
2022	National Capital Region	14	11	13	4	3	47	8	56	15	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	29	8	12	4	2	38	7	68	11	100
2020	National Capital Region	19	13	15	3	2	41	6	61	11	1720
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	37	18	15	4	2	19	5	72	9	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	21	28	4	0	5	31	10	84	9	19
2019	National Capital Region	20	12	18	4	3	35	9	57	11	1720
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	27	13	15	1	3	31	9	67	7	66
2018	National Capital Region	17	14	19	3	2	38	7	57	8	1313

Question 70. 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
2022	National Capital Region	31	29	13	5	3	17	2	74	10	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	43	26	12	3	2	12	2	80	6	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	22	37	9	5	0	27	0	81	6	30
2020	National Capital Region	37	28	15	4	2	13	1	76	7	1721
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	48	25	11	4	2	7	2	80	7	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	39	27	10	0	5	19	0	82	6	19
2019	National Capital Region	39	28	14	3	2	12	1	77	6	1718
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	50	26	11	1	3	7	2	84	5	66
2018	National Capital Region	34	31	15	3	2	14	1	76	6	1315

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

Question 71. I am satisfied with how concerns or complaints about racism in the workplace are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	4	5	13	16	38	22	3	11	72	40

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Stress and Well-Being

Question 72a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	36	26	18	8	9	0	3	64	17	1560
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	21	27	27	10	11	0	4	51	21	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	38	22	17	13	10	0	0	60	23	30
2022	British Columbia	0	30	38	14	18	0	0	30	32	15
2020	National Capital Region	38	30	16	7	7	0	1	69	14	1703
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	50	28	13	2	4	1	1	80	7	86
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	35	30	35	0	0	0	0	65	0	19
2019	National Capital Region	27	30	20	10	11	0	1	58	22	1718
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	25	36	18	10	6	1	3	64	17	67
2018	National Capital Region	21	27	23	13	15	0	1	49	28	1312

Question 72b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	14	24	29	18	14	0	0	38	33	1560
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	23	32	20	17	6	0	1	56	23	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	20	25	43	9	3	0	0	45	12	30
2022	British Columbia	27	33	16	13	11	0	0	60	24	15
2020	National Capital Region	14	23	29	19	15	0	0	38	34	1719
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	27	30	19	14	9	0	1	57	23	85
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	14	28	38	20	0	0	0	42	20	19
2019	National Capital Region	17	28	28	16	10	0	1	45	26	1717
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	33	34	15	7	8	1	2	69	16	67
2018	National Capital Region	10	24	33	21	12	0	0	34	33	1321

Question 72c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	18	28	25	15	13	0	1	46	28	1560
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	39	23	18	11	6	0	4	64	18	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	22	43	18	11	6	0	0	65	17	30
2022	British Columbia	37	32	21	0	11	0	0	68	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	18	26	26	16	12	0	1	45	29	1713
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	33	28	16	12	8	0	2	63	20	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	33	35	17	10	4	0	0	68	15	19
2019	National Capital Region	19	30	23	16	10	0	1	50	27	1716
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	42	25	16	6	8	1	2	68	15	65
2018	National Capital Region	13	26	31	18	11	0	1	40	29	1312

Question 72d. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	15	22	23	19	19	0	1	38	38	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	22	28	24	7	17	0	4	51	24	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	16	27	29	12	16	0	0	43	28	30
2022	British Columbia	8	43	16	14	19	0	0	51	33	10
2020	National Capital Region	17	25	23	18	15	0	1	42	34	1714
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	31	21	16	14	15	0	2	53	30	84
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	20	36	29	10	5	0	0	56	16	19
2019	National Capital Region	21	25	24	17	12	0	1	47	29	1709
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	37	25	13	6	12	3	3	67	19	67
2018	National Capital Region	12	23	27	21	15	1	1	36	37	1315

Question 72e. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	33	28	19	8	9	0	4	64	17	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	58	21	8	7	3	0	3	81	10	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	56	24	13	0	3	0	4	83	3	30
2022	British Columbia	74	26	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	15
2020	National Capital Region	30	25	21	12	11	0	1	55	23	1714
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	43	18	20	13	3	0	4	63	16	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	49	22	15	15	0	0	0	70	15	19
2019	National Capital Region	38	29	16	9	5	0	2	69	15	1706
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	58	21	7	4	5	1	3	83	9	67
2018	National Capital Region	29	30	20	10	6	1	3	62	17	1303

Question 72f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	26	24	25	12	12	0	1	51	25	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	36	32	13	10	7	0	1	69	18	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	48	27	14	0	8	4	0	77	8	30
2022	British Columbia	40	22	25	7	6	0	0	62	13	15
2020	National Capital Region	22	26	23	15	13	0	0	48	28	1715
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	30	25	15	11	16	1	1	57	28	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	19	27	34	10	10	0	0	46	20	19
2019	National Capital Region	30	30	21	10	9	0	0	60	19	1713
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	49	27	12	4	4	1	2	79	9	67
2018	National Capital Region	22	29	26	13	10	0	0	51	23	1317

Question 72g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	32	33	18	9	6	1	1	66	15	1560
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	36	29	17	7	8	1	3	67	16	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	34	25	20	12	3	7	0	63	16	30
2022	British Columbia	48	0	28	7	17	0	0	48	24	15
2020	National Capital Region	36	32	20	8	3	0	1	69	11	1709
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	44	28	17	7	1	1	1	74	8	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	44	42	4	9	0	0	0	86	9	19
2019	National Capital Region	31	35	19	9	5	0	1	67	13	1713
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	40	29	11	13	3	1	3	72	17	67
2018	National Capital Region	25	37	24	9	4	1	1	63	13	1310

Question 72h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	22	32	22	13	9	0	1	55	23	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	32	22	24	14	7	0	1	55	21	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	16	32	37	6	9	0	0	48	15	30
2022	British Columbia	20	22	34	6	17	0	0	42	23	15
2020	National Capital Region	24	32	24	12	7	0	0	56	20	1712
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	39	20	20	13	4	1	2	62	17	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	24	31	26	10	9	0	0	55	19	19
2019	National Capital Region	23	34	23	12	7	0	1	57	20	1716
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	39	32	12	7	7	1	1	73	15	67
2018	National Capital Region	17	32	29	15	7	0	1	50	21	1310

Question 72i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	31	30	18	11	9	0	1	61	20	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	31	28	18	11	10	0	1	60	21	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	9	34	32	12	13	0	0	43	25	30
2022	British Columbia	16	46	7	8	23	0	0	62	31	15
2020	National Capital Region	30	32	20	11	6	0	0	63	17	1717
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	41	28	16	7	5	1	1	70	13	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	29	27	30	5	9	0	0	56	14	19
2019	National Capital Region	29	29	22	11	8	0	0	58	20	1717
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	33	32	15	11	7	1	0	66	19	67
2018	National Capital Region	23	32	24	12	7	0	1	56	20	1309

Question 72j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	50	24	11	6	8	0	1	76	13	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	55	20	12	7	4	0	2	77	10	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	55	20	12	9	4	0	0	75	13	30
2022	British Columbia	62	15	6	0	17	0	0	77	17	15
2020	National Capital Region	50	25	13	6	5	0	0	76	11	1702
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	51	25	13	3	7	0	1	77	10	85
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	51	24	15	10	0	0	0	75	10	19
2019	National Capital Region	49	25	13	6	6	0	1	75	12	1714
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	50	27	9	4	5	4	2	81	10	67

Question 72k. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	54	25	11	5	3	2	80	8	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	51	24	11	8	4	1	76	13	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	44	45	3	3	6	0	88	9	30
2022	British Columbia	20	50	7	12	11	0	70	23	15
2020	National Capital Region	26	32	24	12	6	0	58	18	1715
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	27	30	22	13	6	3	58	19	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	28	22	24	10	15	0	50	26	19

Question 72l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	37	30	19	8	5	0	1	68	13	1560
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	30	34	17	14	4	0	2	65	18	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	23	29	25	13	11	0	0	52	23	30
2022	British Columbia	28	50	12	0	11	0	0	77	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	32	34	19	9	5	0	1	66	14	1717
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	36	31	20	8	4	0	1	68	12	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	19	27	48	5	0	0	0	46	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	37	33	19	7	3	0	0	71	10	1716
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	45	30	10	6	6	1	1	77	12	67
2018	National Capital Region	28	31	24	11	5	0	1	59	16	1301

Question 72m. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	42	23	17	8	8	1	2	66	17	1560
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	62	21	8	0	2	0	7	89	2	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	76	3	7	0	3	9	3	89	4	30
2022	British Columbia	76	13	0	0	11	0	0	89	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	45	28	16	7	3	0	1	74	10	1698
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	51	18	20	3	4	2	3	72	7	85
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	28	62	0	10	0	0	0	90	10	19
2019	National Capital Region	55	21	12	6	5	0	1	77	11	1712
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	72	12	8	3	3	1	2	86	6	67
2018	National Capital Region	51	21	13	7	5	0	2	74	13	1301

Question 72n. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	47	33	13	4	3	1	80	7	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	46	30	17	4	2	1	77	5	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	56	29	3	11	0	0	85	11	30
2022	British Columbia	31	52	6	0	11	0	83	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	29	37	20	9	4	0	67	13	1697
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	39	32	21	4	5	0	71	9	84
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	37	27	20	10	5	0	65	15	19

Question 72o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	70	11	4	2	3	0	9	89	6	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	75	13	3	1	2	0	6	94	3	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	75	9	3	4	0	0	10	93	4	30
2022	British Columbia	82	0	6	0	0	0	12	93	0	15
2020	National Capital Region	71	13	5	2	1	0	7	91	4	1693
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	75	10	7	1	4	0	3	88	5	85
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	61	24	5	10	0	0	0	85	10	19
2019	National Capital Region	78	9	3	1	2	0	7	93	3	1714
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	74	10	5	0	0	3	7	95	0	66
2018	National Capital Region	72	13	5	2	2	0	6	91	3	1309

Question 72p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	76	8	4	2	3	1	6	90	5	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	75	15	4	2	1	1	3	93	2	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	82	3	6	3	4	0	3	87	7	30
2022	British Columbia	77	0	12	0	11	0	0	77	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	79	8	4	2	2	1	3	91	5	1688
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	69	19	2	4	3	0	3	91	7	85
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	72	22	0	0	5	0	0	95	5	19
2019	National Capital Region	74	10	5	4	4	1	2	87	8	1713
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	75	6	1	3	6	1	7	88	10	67
2018	National Capital Region	71	12	6	3	3	1	4	87	6	1302

Question 72q. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	70	18	6	2	1	0	4	91	3	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	72	17	6	2	0	1	3	92	2	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	68	14	12	3	4	0	0	81	7	30
2022	British Columbia	65	12	23	0	0	0	0	77	0	15
2020	National Capital Region	71	18	5	3	1	0	1	91	4	1691
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	64	19	12	2	2	0	0	83	5	84
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	75	14	11	0	0	0	0	89	0	18
2019	National Capital Region	63	23	8	2	2	0	1	87	4	1709
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	62	24	6	2	3	0	3	89	5	66
2018	National Capital Region	59	24	10	3	2	0	2	85	6	1308

Question 72r. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	66	16	8	3	4	0	3	84	7	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	63	21	8	3	1	2	2	87	5	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	62	29	3	0	4	0	3	93	4	30
2022	British Columbia	64	24	0	0	11	0	0	89	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	68	16	7	4	3	0	2	86	7	1698
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	71	13	6	4	7	0	0	84	10	85
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	86	14	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	19
2019	National Capital Region	61	18	9	6	6	0	1	80	11	1703
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	66	19	4	3	5	0	3	88	8	67
2018	National Capital Region	56	20	12	5	5	0	2	77	11	1300

Question 72s. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	62	11	4	1	1	21	92	3	1560
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	65	5	2	0	1	28	97	1	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	62	16	6	4	0	12	89	4	30
2022	British Columbia	76	0	6	0	0	19	93	0	15
2020	National Capital Region	63	11	3	2	1	20	93	3	1700
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	70	9	1	0	0	19	98	0	85
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	62	15	5	5	0	13	88	6	19
2019	National Capital Region	61	11	4	2	1	22	91	4	1708
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	65	4	3	0	0	27	96	0	66
2018	National Capital Region	53	11	5	2	1	28	89	4	1284

Question 72t. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	72	15	5	1	1	0	6	93	2	1560
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	72	15	5	0	2	1	6	92	2	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	77	6	11	6	0	0	0	82	6	30
2022	British Columbia	82	18	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	15
2020	National Capital Region	74	15	6	1	1	0	3	92	2	1720
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	72	13	11	1	2	0	0	85	3	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	69	16	5	10	0	0	0	84	10	18
2019	National Capital Region	71	17	5	1	1	0	4	92	2	1704
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	68	16	2	1	3	0	9	93	5	67
2018	National Capital Region	64	19	8	2	1	0	6	88	4	1300

Question 72u. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	75	11	5	2	2	0	4	91	5	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	69	12	7	4	4	1	3	85	8	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	70	10	12	4	3	0	0	81	7	30
2022	British Columbia	62	13	13	13	0	0	0	75	13	15
2020	National Capital Region	72	13	7	3	3	0	2	87	6	1718
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	52	14	18	8	8	1	0	67	15	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	39	14	37	5	5	0	0	53	10	18
2019	National Capital Region	78	10	4	2	3	0	2	90	5	1713
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	54	12	11	9	10	0	4	68	20	67
2018	National Capital Region	73	13	5	3	2	0	4	89	5	1307

Question 72v. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? 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
2022	National Capital Region	50	26	14	4	3	0	3	78	8	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	34	32	18	4	9	2	2	69	13	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	54	18	14	14	0	0	0	72	14	30
2022	British Columbia	47	30	23	0	0	0	0	77	0	15
2020	National Capital Region	48	28	15	5	2	0	1	77	8	1717
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	44	30	12	12	2	0	0	74	15	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	29	29	36	0	5	0	0	58	5	18
2019	National Capital Region	56	27	10	3	2	0	1	84	6	1706
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	60	25	6	3	2	0	4	89	5	67
2018	National Capital Region	50	26	16	5	2	0	2	77	7	1307

Question 73. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	8	29	41	15	7	37	22	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	9	37	42	10	2	46	12	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	14	36	44	3	3	50	6	30
2022	British Columbia	0	54	35	12	0	54	12	10
2020	National Capital Region	11	31	37	15	5	42	21	1721
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	11	38	34	11	7	49	17	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	5	51	33	5	5	56	10	19
2019	National Capital Region	15	32	36	13	4	46	17	1720
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	21	45	22	7	5	66	12	67
2018	National Capital Region	10	31	39	16	4	41	20	1322

Question 74. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	9	24	41	19	7	1	26	33	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	8	15	38	26	12	1	38	24	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	0	24	42	18	16	0	34	24	30
2022	British Columbia	11	13	35	41	0	0	41	24	15
2020	National Capital Region	13	24	36	20	8	0	28	37	1708
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	10	20	33	28	9	0	37	30	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	10	10	51	23	5	0	28	21	19
2019	National Capital Region	10	20	40	21	10	0	30	30	1705
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	12	9	42	25	12	0	38	21	67
2018	National Capital Region	10	22	41	20	7	0	27	32	1304

Question 75. 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
2022	National Capital Region	29	42	13	8	4	3	0	73	13	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	32	45	8	8	3	5	0	80	11	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	32	36	11	10	8	3	0	70	19	30
2022	British Columbia	26	48	15	0	11	0	0	74	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	41	40	11	5	2	2	0	83	6	1720
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	47	39	7	5	1	0	1	87	6	86
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	42	43	0	5	5	5	0	89	11	19
2019	National Capital Region	35	39	13	7	2	3	0	77	9	1716
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	35	29	21	8	6	2	0	65	14	67
2018	National Capital Region	34	40	13	7	2	4	0	77	9	1316

Question 76. In general, how is your mental health?
Survey year	Demographic	Excellent (%)	Very good (%)	Good (%)	Fair (%)	Poor (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	10	27	37	19	7	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	7	23	37	24	8	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	10	28	40	20	3	30
2022	British Columbia	0	33	35	32	0	15

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
2022	National Capital Region	59	25	8	3	2	2	0	86	6	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	69	19	6	0	2	4	0	92	2	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	77	13	7	0	0	4	0	93	0	30
2022	British Columbia	83	6	0	0	11	0	0	89	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	55	26	10	4	3	2	0	83	7	1710
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	62	24	6	3	2	1	1	88	5	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	51	39	5	5	0	0	0	90	5	19

Question 78. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	53	24	7	8	6	1	78	15	1565
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	62	17	8	5	7	1	79	12	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	59	27	6	4	0	4	90	4	30
2022	British Columbia	58	25	6	0	11	0	83	11	15
2020	National Capital Region	46	27	10	11	6	1	73	17	1718
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	48	26	7	12	5	1	75	18	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	61	29	0	10	0	0	90	10	19

Question 79. 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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	62	24	5	5	4	1	86	9	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	64	21	6	4	3	1	86	8	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	75	18	7	0	0	0	93	0	30
2022	British Columbia	86	8	6	0	0	0	94	0	15
2020	National Capital Region	57	26	7	5	3	1	84	9	1714
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	57	27	9	4	3	0	83	7	86
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	74	21	0	5	0	0	95	5	17

Question 80. I would describe my workplace as being psychologically healthy.

A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	32	39	12	10	6	1	71	16	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	40	41	7	8	3	0	81	11	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	41	45	14	0	0	0	86	0	30
2022	British Columbia	60	14	8	6	11	0	75	17	15
2020	National Capital Region	36	33	15	9	5	1	70	15	1724
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	37	41	14	5	3	0	78	8	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	46	15	25	9	5	0	61	14	19
2019	National Capital Region	31	37	14	10	6	2	69	17	1719
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	32	37	10	14	5	2	70	19	67
2018	National Capital Region	28	38	15	12	5	2	67	17	1319

Question 82. I am equipped to support employees in my work unit who are experiencing mental health 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
2022	National Capital Region	22	52	12	10	4	1	0	74	14	570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	24	32	28	16	0	0	0	56	16	10
2020	National Capital Region	27	49	11	10	2	1	1	77	12	562

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Duty to Accommodate

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

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

Question 83. 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
2022	National Capital Region	14	86	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	14	86	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	9	91	30
2022	British Columbia	12	88	15
2020	National Capital Region	11	89	1724
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	18	82	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	24	76	19
2019	National Capital Region	12	88	1720
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	9	91	66

Question 84. Were the requests for workplace accommodation measures related to a disability?

A disability refers to a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, sensory, learning or communication impairment, or a functional limitation, whether apparent or not, and permanent, temporary or episodic in nature, that hinders a person's full and equal participation in society when they face a barrier. A barrier refers to a physical, structural, technological, socioeconomic or cultural obstruction, or one that is related to information, communications, attitudes or mindsets, that hinders a person's full and equal participation in society.
Definition of the term has changed from 2020 PSES.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	71	29	225
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	48	52	15
2020	National Capital Region	56	44	188

Question 85. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	75	25	225
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	75	25	15
2020	National Capital Region	73	27	188
2019	National Capital Region	81	19	205

Question 86. I am satisfied with the workplace accommodation measures that were implemented.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	40	34	8	11	6	1	1	74	17	165
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	50	39	0	0	0	12	0	100	0	10
2020	National Capital Region	52	28	4	12	3	0	0	80	15	137
2019	National Capital Region	50	29	8	9	3	0	2	80	12	163

Question 87. 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
2022	National Capital Region	54	27	5	5	3	3	3	86	8	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	56	24	6	6	2	2	4	85	9	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	59	22	8	0	0	5	6	91	0	30
2022	British Columbia	69	0	31	0	0	0	0	69	0	15
2020	National Capital Region	56	27	6	4	2	2	3	87	7	1724
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	54	23	8	7	2	0	6	82	10	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	53	37	0	10	0	0	0	90	10	19

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Compensation

Question 88. 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 (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	28	58	13	1	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	31	47	23	0	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	39	42	19	0	30
2022	British Columbia	39	41	21	0	15
2020	National Capital Region	30	53	16	1	1724
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	9	62	25	4	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	20	45	30	5	19

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

Question 89. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	32	68	440
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	52	48	30
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	39	61	10
2020	National Capital Region	32	68	528

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

Question 90. 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
2022	National Capital Region	9	21	13	19	27	3	8	34	52	440
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	21	35	8	9	27	0	0	56	36	30
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	12	30	12	0	37	9	0	46	41	10
2020	National Capital Region	13	20	19	19	22	2	5	36	44	529

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

Question 91. 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
2022	National Capital Region	3	15	13	21	39	2	6	20	65	440
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	13	20	7	16	36	0	8	36	56	30
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	23	30	0	0	37	9	0	59	41	10
2020	National Capital Region	6	14	14	24	35	2	4	22	63	529

Question 92. 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 department or agency 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
2022	National Capital Region	41	19	12	7	6	1	14	71	15	1570
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	38	20	8	6	4	6	19	76	13	100
2022	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	26	20	11	4	10	3	26	66	19	30
2022	British Columbia	36	15	11	0	6	6	26	75	9	15
2020	National Capital Region	41	23	14	8	7	1	7	69	16	1723
2020	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	48	21	7	4	2	3	14	84	7	87
2020	Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	14	36	10	5	0	5	30	77	7	19
2019	National Capital Region	37	20	17	10	11	1	4	60	22	1704
2019	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	44	24	12	3	9	2	7	74	13	67
2018	National Capital Region	35	19	15	11	14	1	5	57	26	1317

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Question 94. In general, which of the following best describes the percentage of time you spend working at a Government of Canada location?
Survey year	Demographic	20% (1 out of 5 days) (%)	40% (2 out of 5 days) (%)	60% (3 out of 5 days) (%)	80% (4 out of 5 days) (%)	Other Please specify (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	8	85	4	1	2	1395
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	12	75	3	0	10	30

Question 95. When working at a Government of Canada location, do you usually work there on the same days of the week?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	81	19	1410
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	70	30	35

Question 96a. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? … Attend meetings
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	32	68	1410
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	33	67	35

Question 96b. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? … Participate in team building activities
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	63	37	1410
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	41	59	35

Question 96c. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? … Collaborate on projects with colleagues (e.g., brainstorming)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	47	53	1410
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	34	66	35

Question 96d. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? ...Work with stakeholders or clients
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	14	86	1410
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	7	93	35

Question 96e. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? … Completing onboarding of employees
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	43	57	1410
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	21	79	35

Question 96f. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? … Completing offboarding of employees
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	18	82	1410
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	10	90	35

Question 96g. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? … Perform individual work
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	10	90	1410
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	21	79	35

Question 96h. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? ...Completing other administrative work (e.g., tasks related to human resources, finance and security)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	8	92	1410
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	22	78	35

Question 96i. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? … Discussing sensitive issues
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	24	76	1410
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	11	89	35

Question 96j. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? ...Training
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	15	85	1410
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	24	76	35

Question 96k. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	2	98	1410
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	3	97	35

Question 96l. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? ...None of the above
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	21	79	1410
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	21	79	35

Question 97. Having the flexibility to choose where I work allows me to have a better work-life-balance.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	77	12	5	1	2	0	2	91	4	1410
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	72	15	2	2	0	0	8	95	3	35

Question 98. I am concerned that I will miss out on career opportunities if I am not at the Government of Canada worksite as often as others.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	10	17	12	15	41	2	3	59	28	1410
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	14	14	10	9	50	0	2	61	29	35

Question 99. I believe team members who attend meetings virtually would feel less included than those who attend in person.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	National Capital Region	7	21	15	16	38	3	1	55	29	1410
2022	Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	12	16	18	13	33	5	2	50	31	35

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2022 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat by Question 114. In which province or territory do you work?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

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

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

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

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

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

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

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 23. In my work unit, I would feel safe to speak about racism in the workplace without fear of reprisal or negative impact on my career.

Question 24. In my work unit, I would feel safe to speak about racism in the workplace without negative impact on my mental health.

Question 25. My immediate supervisor encourages me to work collaboratively with others outside of my work unit.

Question 26. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.

Question 27. I feel that my immediate supervisor supports my career goals.

Question 28. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.

Question 29. My immediate supervisor supports the use of flexible work hours (e.g., varying the start and end times of the workday).

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

Question 31. When I communicate with my immediate supervisor, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.

Question 32. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.

Question 33. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.

Question 34. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.

Question 35. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.

Question 36. Senior managers in my department or agency use both official languages in their interactions with employees.

Question 37. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.

Question 38. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.

Question 39. 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 40. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.

Question 41. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.

Question 42. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.

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

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

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

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

Question 44. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.

Question 45. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.

Question 46. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).

Question 47. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workforce.

Question 48. My department or agency implements initiatives that promote anti-racism in the workplace.

Question 49. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns about racism in the workplace with a person of authority (e.g., immediate supervisor, senior manager, ombudsperson, human resources advisor).

Question 50. I feel that racism in my department or agency has had an adverse or negative impact on my mental health.

Question 51. I feel that the Call to Action on Anti-Racism, Equity and Inclusion has had a positive impact in my department or agency, since it launched in January 2021.

Question 52. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.

Question 53. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.

Question 54. I am satisfied with my department or agency.

Question 55. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.

Question 56_1. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?

Question 56_2. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

Question 57. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?

Question 58a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? ...Co-workers

Question 58b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Individuals with authority over me

Question 58c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Individuals working for me

Question 58d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)

Question 58e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Individuals from other departments or agencies

Question 58f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Members of the public (individuals or organizations)

Question 58g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Other

Question 59a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Aggressive behaviour

Question 59b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Excessive control

Question 59c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Being excluded or being ignored

Question 59d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Humiliation

Question 59e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Interference with work or withholding resources