2022 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Communications Security Establishment Canada by Question 81. Are you a supervisor?

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	Supervisor	42	43	5	9	2	85	10	400
2022	Non-supervisor	48	40	3	6	2	88	9	1055
2020	Supervisor	32	49	5	12	2	81	14	411
2020	Non-supervisor	35	47	4	11	3	83	13	1148

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	Supervisor	70	18	5	3	2	1	2	90	5	400
2022	Non-supervisor	75	15	2	3	2	1	2	93	5	1055
2020	Supervisor	71	16	6	2	1	1	4	91	3	408
2020	Non-supervisor	76	13	4	3	2	1	1	91	5	1147

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	Supervisor	48	34	5	9	3	0	82	12	395
2022	Non-supervisor	51	30	6	8	5	1	82	13	1055
2020	Supervisor	32	43	9	12	2	1	76	15	411
2020	Non-supervisor	41	37	8	12	3	0	78	15	1144
2019	Supervisor	42	34	6	15	3	0	76	18	429
2019	Non-supervisor	44	33	5	12	6	0	77	18	1243

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	43	38	7	9	3	0	81	12	395
2022	Non-supervisor	45	35	7	8	5	0	81	12	1055
2020	Supervisor	44	39	9	7	1	0	83	7	408
2020	Non-supervisor	42	35	10	10	3	0	77	13	1145
2019	Supervisor	42	37	11	7	2	0	80	10	425
2019	Non-supervisor	41	36	9	9	5	0	77	14	1238
2018	Supervisor	36	46	6	9	2	0	82	11	350
2018	Non-supervisor	33	42	9	11	3	1	77	14	1162

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	63	29	3	4	1	0	92	5	400
2022	Non-supervisor	61	27	5	4	2	1	89	6	1055
2020	Supervisor	56	33	5	4	1	1	89	6	403
2020	Non-supervisor	55	29	7	6	2	0	84	8	1139
2019	Supervisor	65	26	5	2	2	0	91	4	423
2019	Non-supervisor	60	28	5	5	3	0	88	7	1236

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	53	30	7	6	3	0	84	9	400
2022	Non-supervisor	66	23	4	4	3	0	89	7	1055
2020	Supervisor	51	29	7	9	4	0	80	13	408
2020	Non-supervisor	65	23	6	4	2	0	88	6	1147
2019	Supervisor	56	31	6	6	2	0	87	8	429
2019	Non-supervisor	65	23	5	3	3	1	89	6	1244
2018	Supervisor	56	32	6	4	2	0	88	6	351
2018	Non-supervisor	62	26	6	4	2	0	88	6	1162

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	54	33	7	5	1	87	5	400
2022	Non-supervisor	52	33	7	5	3	85	8	1055
2020	Supervisor	57	30	6	5	1	87	6	411
2020	Non-supervisor	47	34	9	6	3	81	10	1148
2019	Supervisor	57	33	4	3	3	90	6	430
2019	Non-supervisor	51	33	8	5	3	84	8	1247
2018	Supervisor	53	38	4	4	1	91	5	346
2018	Non-supervisor	47	37	8	5	3	83	8	1161

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	Supervisor	43	32	9	10	6	0	75	16	400
2022	Non-supervisor	43	34	11	6	5	0	78	12	1055
2020	Supervisor	37	41	8	10	4	0	78	14	411
2020	Non-supervisor	39	38	10	9	4	1	78	13	1147
2019	Supervisor	34	41	10	9	5	0	76	14	428
2019	Non-supervisor	37	36	12	10	5	0	73	15	1247
2018	Supervisor	31	37	15	10	6	0	69	16	348
2018	Non-supervisor	34	36	14	11	5	0	70	16	1159

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	Supervisor	34	47	9	7	3	81	10	400
2022	Non-supervisor	37	40	10	9	4	76	14	1055
2020	Supervisor	32	44	10	10	3	77	13	408
2020	Non-supervisor	33	42	10	11	4	76	15	1144
2019	Supervisor	31	42	11	12	4	73	15	426
2019	Non-supervisor	32	41	10	11	5	74	16	1239
2018	Supervisor	30	45	12	9	3	75	13	350
2018	Non-supervisor	29	41	14	12	5	70	16	1160

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	Supervisor	65	27	4	2	2	92	4	400
2022	Non-supervisor	56	32	6	4	2	88	6	1055
2020	Supervisor	63	29	3	4	1	92	4	409
2020	Non-supervisor	54	33	7	4	2	86	6	1145
2019	Supervisor	64	26	4	3	3	91	6	425
2019	Non-supervisor	53	34	7	4	2	87	6	1244
2018	Supervisor	67	28	1	2	1	95	3	352
2018	Non-supervisor	54	34	7	3	2	88	5	1159

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	Supervisor	49	33	8	8	2	82	10	395
2022	Non-supervisor	46	35	9	7	4	81	10	1055
2020	Supervisor	45	37	7	9	2	82	11	411
2020	Non-supervisor	44	35	10	7	4	80	11	1147
2019	Supervisor	45	36	9	4	4	82	9	428
2019	Non-supervisor	43	34	10	8	4	77	13	1245
2018	Supervisor	45	36	9	6	4	81	10	351
2018	Non-supervisor	41	36	10	9	4	77	13	1153

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	Supervisor	72	21	5	1	1	93	2	395
2022	Non-supervisor	62	27	7	2	1	89	3	1055
2020	Supervisor	68	26	4	1	1	94	2	411
2020	Non-supervisor	61	27	9	2	1	88	3	1144
2019	Supervisor	70	23	4	1	1	94	2	426
2019	Non-supervisor	61	28	8	2	1	89	3	1238
2018	Supervisor	71	24	4	1	0	95	2	347
2018	Non-supervisor	60	28	8	2	1	88	4	1143

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	54	36	3	5	2	90	7	395
2022	Non-supervisor	50	34	8	6	3	84	9	1055
2020	Supervisor	52	35	4	5	3	87	9	408
2020	Non-supervisor	48	33	9	6	3	81	10	1140
2019	Supervisor	53	31	6	4	4	85	9	425
2019	Non-supervisor	43	36	8	8	4	79	12	1242
2018	Supervisor	55	36	4	3	2	91	5	352
2018	Non-supervisor	40	40	9	7	3	80	11	1156

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	63	27	5	3	2	90	5	395
2022	Non-supervisor	59	28	7	4	2	87	6	1055
2020	Supervisor	59	30	3	5	2	89	7	409
2020	Non-supervisor	55	30	9	4	2	85	6	1145
2019	Supervisor	56	29	7	5	4	85	8	427
2019	Non-supervisor	51	33	8	5	3	84	8	1245
2018	Supervisor	60	29	5	4	1	90	5	347
2018	Non-supervisor	50	32	9	5	3	83	8	1149

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	Supervisor	55	27	9	7	3	0	0	82	9	395
2022	Non-supervisor	52	31	9	5	3	1	0	83	7	1055
2020	Supervisor	42	41	8	7	2	0	0	83	9	409
2020	Non-supervisor	44	37	9	6	3	0	1	81	9	1142
2019	Supervisor	43	37	9	7	3	1	0	81	10	423
2019	Non-supervisor	44	35	10	8	2	0	0	80	10	1225
2018	Supervisor	46	37	9	7	2	0	0	83	9	351
2018	Non-supervisor	43	37	10	6	3	0	0	80	10	1153

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	59	29	9	2	1	88	3	400
2022	Non-supervisor	56	31	8	4	2	87	5	1055
2020	Supervisor	57	33	7	3	1	90	4	411
2020	Non-supervisor	55	30	9	4	2	85	6	1146
2019	Supervisor	57	32	7	2	1	89	4	429
2019	Non-supervisor	56	31	7	3	2	88	6	1245
2018	Supervisor	58	32	5	3	1	91	4	351
2018	Non-supervisor	53	33	8	3	2	87	6	1153

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	22	30	22	13	12	1	52	25	400
2022	Non-supervisor	49	33	12	3	3	1	83	6	1055
2020	Supervisor	20	31	24	15	11	0	51	26	410
2020	Non-supervisor	47	33	13	3	3	1	81	6	1147
2019	Supervisor	25	32	24	13	5	1	57	19	428
2019	Non-supervisor	50	30	12	5	2	0	81	7	1244
2018	Supervisor	25	29	23	14	8	0	54	22	352
2018	Non-supervisor	48	34	11	4	2	1	83	6	1162

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	Supervisor	8	24	45	15	7	0	0	23	32	400
2022	Non-supervisor	8	20	36	21	14	0	1	35	28	1055
2020	Supervisor	8	26	39	20	6	0	1	26	34	410
2020	Non-supervisor	8	19	37	24	10	0	1	35	28	1150
2019	Supervisor	8	29	37	21	4	0	0	25	37	429
2019	Non-supervisor	8	20	36	24	10	1	1	35	28	1241
2018	Supervisor	7	28	40	20	5	0	0	25	35	351
2018	Non-supervisor	7	22	36	23	11	1	1	34	29	1160

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	Supervisor	12	29	33	19	7	0	0	25	42	400
2022	Non-supervisor	10	18	34	22	14	0	2	37	28	1050
2020	Supervisor	12	24	33	23	7	0	0	31	36	410
2020	Non-supervisor	9	17	32	26	13	1	1	41	27	1146
2019	Supervisor	13	25	35	22	5	0	0	27	38	430
2019	Non-supervisor	10	21	31	20	15	1	1	36	32	1241
2018	Supervisor	13	25	37	18	5	0	1	23	39	349
2018	Non-supervisor	11	20	31	22	13	1	1	36	32	1153

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	Supervisor	5	13	38	28	15	0	0	43	18	395
2022	Non-supervisor	2	7	23	35	30	0	2	67	9	1050
2020	Supervisor	4	16	41	29	9	0	1	38	20	406
2020	Non-supervisor	4	5	22	39	28	1	1	68	9	1142
2019	Supervisor	5	16	37	31	11	0	1	42	21	426
2019	Non-supervisor	3	8	23	37	28	0	1	65	11	1234
2018	Supervisor	5	13	41	28	12	0	1	40	19	349
2018	Non-supervisor	2	9	24	36	26	1	2	64	11	1150

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	Supervisor	23	32	30	9	6	1	0	15	55	400
2022	Non-supervisor	11	17	26	21	22	1	2	44	29	1050
2020	Supervisor	16	31	35	13	4	0	1	18	47	411
2020	Non-supervisor	10	15	25	27	20	1	2	48	26	1148
2019	Supervisor	21	26	33	15	4	0	1	19	47	429
2019	Non-supervisor	10	19	27	22	20	1	1	43	30	1241
2018	Supervisor	18	29	33	13	6	1	1	19	47	351
2018	Non-supervisor	9	19	27	25	18	2	1	44	28	1154

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	Supervisor	17	27	26	19	9	0	3	29	45	400
2022	Non-supervisor	11	17	24	20	22	2	3	45	30	1050
2020	Supervisor	4	16	33	34	13	1	1	47	19	409
2020	Non-supervisor	7	10	21	28	29	3	2	61	18	1144
2019	Supervisor	10	22	29	27	10	1	1	38	33	426
2019	Non-supervisor	8	15	26	25	23	2	2	50	24	1237
2018	Supervisor	7	20	35	25	11	1	0	37	27	349
2018	Non-supervisor	6	13	26	29	22	2	2	54	19	1145

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	Supervisor	19	25	37	12	7	0	0	19	44	400
2022	Non-supervisor	10	18	33	20	15	1	2	37	29	1055
2020	Supervisor	11	25	39	19	6	0	0	25	36	408
2020	Non-supervisor	9	15	29	28	16	1	1	46	24	1143
2019	Supervisor	14	22	37	20	7	0	0	26	36	430
2019	Non-supervisor	9	17	33	23	15	2	1	39	27	1241
2018	Supervisor	12	25	38	21	3	0	0	25	37	351
2018	Non-supervisor	9	19	34	23	12	1	1	37	28	1159

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	4	11	30	32	22	1	54	15	395
2022	Non-supervisor	5	10	29	33	21	2	55	15	1055
2020	Supervisor	6	17	36	30	11	1	42	23	409
2020	Non-supervisor	6	13	32	31	18	1	49	19	1148
2019	Supervisor	11	22	35	21	11	0	32	33	430
2019	Non-supervisor	9	17	31	26	14	1	41	27	1246

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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	Supervisor	46	32	11	4	3	1	3	82	7	395
2022	Non-supervisor	40	26	10	7	4	8	6	76	12	1055
2020	Supervisor	34	39	12	7	4	3	1	76	11	411
2020	Non-supervisor	39	27	14	6	3	6	5	74	11	1145
2019	Supervisor	39	37	11	6	3	2	3	80	9	428
2019	Non-supervisor	40	27	12	9	4	5	4	73	14	1246
2018	Supervisor	32	43	12	6	3	3	2	78	9	349
2018	Non-supervisor	32	30	14	9	5	6	4	69	16	1159

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	Supervisor	72	21	3	2	1	0	94	3	400
2022	Non-supervisor	64	22	5	5	4	1	87	8	1055
2020	Supervisor	61	27	3	7	2	0	88	8	409
2020	Non-supervisor	58	23	8	7	3	1	82	10	1147
2019	Supervisor	65	26	2	4	2	0	92	6	426
2019	Non-supervisor	57	24	8	7	3	0	82	10	1240
2018	Supervisor	59	28	6	5	2	0	87	7	350
2018	Non-supervisor	52	27	7	9	5	0	79	14	1157

Question 21. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	66	28	3	1	1	94	2	400
2022	Non-supervisor	72	20	3	4	1	92	5	1055
2020	Supervisor	66	26	3	4	2	91	5	405
2020	Non-supervisor	68	24	3	3	1	92	5	1140
2019	Supervisor	64	28	3	2	2	92	5	426
2019	Non-supervisor	62	28	5	4	1	90	5	1241
2018	Supervisor	57	33	5	5	0	90	5	350
2018	Non-supervisor	57	30	6	5	2	87	6	1154

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	67	27	4	1	1	0	94	2	395
2022	Non-supervisor	64	27	5	2	2	1	91	4	1055
2020	Supervisor	63	28	4	4	1	0	91	5	405
2020	Non-supervisor	57	32	7	2	1	1	90	3	1138
2019	Supervisor	62	31	4	2	1	0	93	3	428
2019	Non-supervisor	58	29	7	4	1	1	88	5	1241
2018	Supervisor	53	39	3	4	0	0	93	4	350
2018	Non-supervisor	53	33	9	3	2	0	86	4	1159

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	Supervisor	61	22	6	4	2	2	3	88	6	400
2022	Non-supervisor	56	22	6	3	3	5	5	86	7	1055

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	Supervisor	59	23	8	4	1	2	3	87	5	400
2022	Non-supervisor	56	22	6	4	2	6	4	86	7	1055

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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	Supervisor	80	16	2	1	1	0	0	96	2	400
2022	Non-supervisor	67	22	6	2	1	0	1	90	4	1055
2020	Supervisor	77	17	2	3	1	0	1	94	3	410
2020	Non-supervisor	61	23	9	3	1	1	2	87	4	1149
2019	Supervisor	77	14	6	2	1	0	0	92	2	430
2019	Non-supervisor	58	24	11	2	1	1	2	85	4	1246

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	Supervisor	50	27	11	7	3	1	0	79	10	395
2022	Non-supervisor	52	28	9	6	5	0	0	80	11	1055
2020	Supervisor	50	29	10	7	3	0	0	80	11	411
2020	Non-supervisor	49	30	9	6	4	1	0	80	10	1148
2019	Supervisor	49	28	10	6	5	1	1	78	12	429
2019	Non-supervisor	47	30	11	8	4	0	0	77	12	1249
2018	Supervisor	41	36	10	9	5	1	0	77	14	352
2018	Non-supervisor	42	33	11	8	4	1	1	76	12	1158

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	Supervisor	69	16	6	5	2	1	0	87	7	400
2022	Non-supervisor	67	18	7	3	4	1	1	86	7	1055
2020	Supervisor	66	18	7	6	2	1	1	85	8	411
2020	Non-supervisor	61	22	8	4	3	2	1	85	7	1145

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	Supervisor	65	20	7	5	2	1	0	86	7	400
2022	Non-supervisor	60	25	7	4	3	0	1	86	7	1055
2020	Supervisor	59	28	5	6	2	0	1	87	8	410
2020	Non-supervisor	57	26	8	6	3	0	0	83	9	1148
2019	Supervisor	55	29	8	5	3	1	0	85	8	429
2019	Non-supervisor	52	28	8	8	3	0	0	80	11	1241
2018	Supervisor	53	31	8	5	2	0	0	85	7	351
2018	Non-supervisor	48	32	8	7	4	1	0	81	11	1159

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	Supervisor	79	15	3	1	1	0	1	95	2	400
2022	Non-supervisor	82	12	2	1	1	0	1	96	2	1055

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	Supervisor	62	27	5	4	2	0	89	6	395
2022	Non-supervisor	67	20	5	4	3	0	87	8	1055
2020	Supervisor	67	21	5	6	2	0	87	7	411
2020	Non-supervisor	66	21	6	5	3	0	87	8	1151
2019	Supervisor	57	25	7	6	4	1	83	9	429
2019	Non-supervisor	57	25	8	7	3	0	82	10	1247
2018	Supervisor	57	24	10	5	4	1	82	8	352
2018	Non-supervisor	53	27	9	6	5	0	80	11	1155

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	84	7	2	2	2	0	2	93	5	400
2022	Non-supervisor	82	6	2	2	3	0	4	93	5	1055
2019	Supervisor	82	7	3	4	2	1	2	91	5	428
2019	Non-supervisor	78	8	4	2	3	0	4	90	6	1242

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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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	41	34	11	6	3	5	79	9	400
2022	Non-supervisor	44	27	11	5	4	10	79	9	1055
2020	Supervisor	43	30	12	9	3	3	75	13	410
2020	Non-supervisor	46	26	11	5	3	9	80	9	1149
2019	Supervisor	36	34	11	13	4	1	71	17	428
2019	Non-supervisor	41	28	12	8	4	7	74	13	1247
2018	Supervisor	34	34	18	9	4	1	69	13	349
2018	Non-supervisor	33	32	15	9	4	8	70	13	1164

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	34	35	13	13	4	0	70	18	400
2022	Non-supervisor	36	32	14	9	6	3	70	15	1055
2020	Supervisor	38	35	12	10	5	0	73	14	410
2020	Non-supervisor	41	31	13	8	4	3	74	13	1148
2019	Supervisor	33	36	13	12	6	0	70	18	425
2019	Non-supervisor	34	31	15	11	6	2	67	18	1246
2018	Supervisor	30	39	16	9	6	0	69	15	349
2018	Non-supervisor	30	34	16	13	5	2	65	19	1161

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	21	36	15	20	7	1	57	27	395
2022	Non-supervisor	25	31	16	13	7	7	60	22	1055
2020	Supervisor	25	36	15	16	7	1	61	23	409
2020	Non-supervisor	29	32	16	13	6	5	64	20	1148
2019	Supervisor	19	36	19	16	9	1	56	25	428
2019	Non-supervisor	22	32	18	15	8	5	57	25	1244
2018	Supervisor	16	38	23	17	6	0	54	23	349
2018	Non-supervisor	19	30	20	16	8	6	53	26	1161

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	21	37	17	14	10	1	59	24	400
2022	Non-supervisor	25	31	14	16	10	3	58	27	1055
2020	Supervisor	21	40	14	17	8	0	61	25	411
2020	Non-supervisor	27	33	13	15	9	3	62	24	1151
2019	Supervisor	16	38	19	18	9	0	54	27	427
2019	Non-supervisor	18	29	16	21	11	3	49	34	1248
2018	Supervisor	13	40	19	19	7	1	54	27	350
2018	Non-supervisor	16	32	17	20	12	3	49	33	1165

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	Supervisor	28	39	21	6	2	3	1	70	8	400
2022	Non-supervisor	37	29	17	5	2	9	2	74	7	1055
2020	Supervisor	31	34	21	8	2	3	1	68	10	409
2020	Non-supervisor	40	26	13	5	3	10	2	75	10	1148
2019	Supervisor	29	31	23	9	3	4	1	63	13	431
2019	Non-supervisor	37	24	16	7	3	11	2	70	12	1248

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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	Supervisor	35	44	10	6	3	0	80	10	400
2022	Non-supervisor	42	40	8	7	3	0	82	10	1055
2020	Supervisor	42	44	7	5	1	0	87	7	410
2020	Non-supervisor	45	39	8	6	2	0	84	8	1149
2019	Supervisor	36	40	12	10	2	0	76	12	430
2019	Non-supervisor	41	38	10	7	3	1	80	10	1247
2018	Supervisor	38	42	10	8	2	0	80	10	350
2018	Non-supervisor	38	39	14	6	2	0	78	8	1154

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	16	39	19	18	7	0	56	25	395
2022	Non-supervisor	23	38	15	14	8	2	63	22	1055
2020	Supervisor	21	42	13	17	5	0	64	23	410
2020	Non-supervisor	29	38	15	11	5	2	68	16	1149
2019	Supervisor	15	39	20	20	6	0	53	27	427
2019	Non-supervisor	22	36	17	16	7	1	58	24	1241

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	Supervisor	57	29	9	3	2	0	0	87	5	400
2022	Non-supervisor	50	32	9	4	2	2	1	84	7	1055
2020	Supervisor	57	31	6	4	2	0	0	88	5	411
2020	Non-supervisor	53	31	8	3	2	2	1	87	5	1150
2019	Supervisor	59	29	5	5	2	0	1	89	6	429
2019	Non-supervisor	56	29	9	4	2	1	0	86	6	1244
2018	Supervisor	59	29	6	4	2	0	0	88	6	350
2018	Non-supervisor	49	34	9	3	2	1	1	85	5	1157

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	60	28	7	2	2	1	89	4	395
2022	Non-supervisor	55	32	8	2	2	1	88	4	1055
2020	Supervisor	55	34	7	3	1	0	89	4	410
2020	Non-supervisor	56	30	9	2	1	1	87	4	1148
2019	Supervisor	53	34	10	3	1	0	86	4	429
2019	Non-supervisor	56	28	11	4	2	0	83	6	1246
2018	Supervisor	51	33	9	5	2	0	84	7	350
2018	Non-supervisor	49	33	13	4	2	0	82	6	1155

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	Supervisor	32	26	12	13	8	7	2	64	23	400
2022	Non-supervisor	35	26	13	8	7	9	2	68	18	1055
2020	Supervisor	32	23	18	13	6	6	3	60	21	408
2020	Non-supervisor	34	26	13	8	6	10	1	68	16	1144
2019	Supervisor	24	23	18	16	10	7	3	52	28	431
2019	Non-supervisor	33	24	14	11	9	8	1	62	22	1245
2018	Supervisor	23	28	16	14	11	4	2	55	27	350
2018	Non-supervisor	27	25	17	13	8	9	1	58	24	1159

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	32	41	12	10	4	0	74	14	400
2022	Non-supervisor	39	34	10	10	5	1	74	16	1055
2020	Supervisor	35	40	13	9	3	0	75	12	409
2020	Non-supervisor	40	34	11	8	6	1	74	15	1144
2019	Supervisor	31	39	11	14	5	0	70	19	427
2019	Non-supervisor	36	31	12	11	7	2	69	18	1245
2018	Supervisor	28	45	11	11	6	0	73	17	350
2018	Non-supervisor	32	32	15	12	7	2	65	19	1151

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	Supervisor	48	29	10	5	4	1	2	80	10	400
2022	Non-supervisor	59	20	9	4	3	1	4	84	7	1055
2020	Supervisor	52	27	11	6	2	0	2	81	8	411
2020	Non-supervisor	62	21	8	2	3	1	2	86	6	1151
2019	Supervisor	61	26	8	3	1	0	1	88	4	430
2019	Non-supervisor	64	20	9	2	2	0	3	87	4	1247

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	Supervisor	60	22	11	3	1	2	2	85	4	395
2022	Non-supervisor	62	19	9	3	3	1	3	85	6	1055
2020	Supervisor	64	25	7	2	1	0	1	91	2	411
2020	Non-supervisor	62	20	10	3	2	0	2	84	6	1149
2019	Supervisor	68	19	9	2	2	0	1	87	4	428
2019	Non-supervisor	58	23	10	3	2	1	3	84	6	1244

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	Supervisor	77	9	4	2	1	4	3	93	3	400
2022	Non-supervisor	79	6	3	2	2	3	6	93	4	1055
2020	Supervisor	82	7	4	1	2	1	3	93	3	409
2020	Non-supervisor	83	6	3	1	1	3	3	94	3	1147
2019	Supervisor	86	5	4	1	2	1	1	93	3	430
2019	Non-supervisor	81	6	4	1	1	2	4	93	2	1238

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	Supervisor	84	4	2	1	0	1	8	96	1	400
2022	Non-supervisor	79	6	3	1	1	1	10	95	2	1055
2020	Supervisor	86	5	2	1	0	0	5	97	1	411
2020	Non-supervisor	81	7	2	1	1	2	5	95	2	1147
2019	Supervisor	91	1	2	0	0	1	5	98	1	429
2019	Non-supervisor	82	5	2	0	1	1	9	96	1	1241

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	Supervisor	39	33	7	9	9	1	1	74	19	400
2022	Non-supervisor	38	32	7	11	8	1	2	72	20	1055
2020	Supervisor	37	35	13	10	5	0	1	73	15	410
2020	Non-supervisor	36	30	12	10	9	1	2	68	19	1149
2019	Supervisor	34	35	13	10	7	1	1	70	17	429
2019	Non-supervisor	35	29	12	10	11	1	2	66	22	1244
2018	Supervisor	35	32	10	14	8	0	0	68	22	350
2018	Non-supervisor	31	27	13	14	11	1	2	60	26	1153

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	46	40	7	4	2	0	87	6	395
2022	Non-supervisor	43	39	10	4	3	2	83	7	1055
2020	Supervisor	45	42	6	4	2	1	87	6	411
2020	Non-supervisor	39	41	10	6	2	2	82	7	1147
2019	Supervisor	39	49	9	2	2	0	87	4	430
2019	Non-supervisor	35	42	12	6	2	2	79	9	1248
2018	Supervisor	38	44	13	3	2	0	82	6	351
2018	Non-supervisor	35	38	16	6	3	2	75	9	1155

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	Supervisor	56	32	5	4	2	1	90	5	395
2022	Non-supervisor	56	33	6	2	3	1	90	4	1055
2020	Supervisor	56	31	8	3	2	0	87	5	407
2020	Non-supervisor	55	32	6	4	2	2	88	6	1141
2019	Supervisor	55	36	6	2	1	0	91	4	428
2019	Non-supervisor	54	31	9	3	2	1	86	5	1241
2018	Supervisor	63	29	5	2	1	1	92	3	351
2018	Non-supervisor	57	29	9	3	2	1	87	4	1157

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	Supervisor	52	33	6	5	1	2	1	88	6	395
2022	Non-supervisor	49	34	8	3	2	4	1	87	5	1055
2020	Supervisor	56	30	8	3	1	2	1	88	4	408
2020	Non-supervisor	56	27	8	3	1	4	1	87	5	1147
2019	Supervisor	66	26	3	3	1	1	0	93	4	430
2019	Non-supervisor	64	24	7	2	1	2	0	90	3	1240
2018	Supervisor	64	26	6	1	2	1	0	91	3	350
2018	Non-supervisor	60	25	9	2	1	3	1	87	3	1157

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	Supervisor	43	33	16	1	2	5	1	81	3	395
2022	Non-supervisor	43	26	15	3	1	11	1	79	5	1055
2020	Supervisor	46	27	13	4	1	7	1	79	6	411
2020	Non-supervisor	45	26	13	5	2	9	1	79	7	1150

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	Supervisor	61	25	4	4	2	3	2	89	6	395
2022	Non-supervisor	53	30	5	3	3	4	3	88	7	1055
2020	Supervisor	62	26	5	4	2	1	1	90	6	409
2020	Non-supervisor	57	24	6	4	2	4	2	87	6	1147

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	Supervisor	2	3	7	5	60	3	20	85	6	395
2022	Non-supervisor	4	3	9	5	49	5	25	77	10	1055

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	Supervisor	19	21	18	4	4	31	2	61	12	400
2022	Non-supervisor	15	13	16	3	4	43	5	55	14	1055

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	63	27	5	4	1	90	5	400
2022	Non-supervisor	67	24	4	2	2	92	4	1055
2020	Supervisor	65	26	5	3	1	91	4	410
2020	Non-supervisor	68	24	4	2	1	92	4	1148
2019	Supervisor	63	26	7	2	2	89	4	430
2019	Non-supervisor	65	25	6	3	2	90	5	1242
2018	Supervisor	66	25	6	1	1	91	3	352
2018	Non-supervisor	64	25	7	3	1	90	4	1152

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	62	26	7	3	2	88	5	395
2022	Non-supervisor	62	26	7	4	2	88	6	1055
2020	Supervisor	64	25	6	3	1	90	4	407
2020	Non-supervisor	66	22	7	3	1	88	5	1146
2019	Supervisor	63	24	7	4	1	88	6	427
2019	Non-supervisor	64	21	7	4	3	86	7	1243
2018	Supervisor	64	26	7	3	1	90	4	349
2018	Non-supervisor	62	23	10	3	1	86	4	1163

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	Supervisor	57	27	8	5	2	85	7	395
2022	Non-supervisor	56	31	6	5	2	86	7	1055
2020	Supervisor	59	30	6	3	2	89	5	406
2020	Non-supervisor	61	26	6	5	2	87	6	1138
2019	Supervisor	58	28	8	5	1	86	6	430
2019	Non-supervisor	60	26	6	5	3	86	8	1242
2018	Supervisor	58	29	6	5	1	88	6	350
2018	Non-supervisor	58	27	9	4	2	85	6	1160

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	57	22	10	6	3	2	81	9	400
2022	Non-supervisor	56	21	9	8	3	3	79	11	1055
2020	Supervisor	61	21	10	4	3	1	83	7	410
2020	Non-supervisor	60	21	9	5	3	2	83	8	1149
2019	Supervisor	58	22	11	6	3	1	81	8	430
2019	Non-supervisor	59	21	9	6	4	2	81	10	1246
2018	Supervisor	57	23	12	5	3	0	80	7	351
2018	Non-supervisor	58	21	11	6	3	1	80	9	1164

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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	Supervisor	44	32	25	400
2022	Non-supervisor	33	40	27	1055
2020	Supervisor	31	40	29	411
2020	Non-supervisor	23	45	32	1150
2019	Supervisor	29	41	30	431
2019	Non-supervisor	24	43	32	1249
2018	Supervisor	31	40	29	352
2018	Non-supervisor	24	46	30	1164

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	Supervisor	11	64	13	5	1	6	170
2022	Non-supervisor	11	60	9	9	5	7	350
2020	Supervisor	7	69	15	3	0	6	132
2020	Non-supervisor	13	63	16	3	1	4	263
2019	Supervisor	11	68	11	4	0	6	125
2019	Non-supervisor	11	59	8	5	12	5	300
2018	Supervisor	11	63	16	4	1	5	110
2018	Non-supervisor	17	52	13	6	7	4	285

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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	Supervisor	8	92	400
2022	Non-supervisor	8	92	1055
2020	Supervisor	7	93	411
2020	Non-supervisor	6	94	1148
2019	Supervisor	8	92	430
2019	Non-supervisor	9	91	1246
2018	Supervisor	8	92	352
2018	Non-supervisor	8	92	1157

Question 58a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? ...Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	58	42	30
2022	Non-supervisor	43	57	85
2020	Supervisor	31	69	29
2020	Non-supervisor	51	49	68
2019	Supervisor	39	61	33
2019	Non-supervisor	50	50	113
2018	Supervisor	28	72	28
2018	Non-supervisor	62	38	95

Question 58b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	44	56	30
2022	Non-supervisor	59	41	85
2020	Supervisor	54	46	29
2020	Non-supervisor	59	41	68
2019	Supervisor	42	58	33
2019	Non-supervisor	62	38	113
2018	Supervisor	46	54	28
2018	Non-supervisor	54	46	95

Question 58c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	15	85	30
2022	Non-supervisor	2	98	85

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	Supervisor	100	30
2022	Non-supervisor	100	85
2020	Supervisor	100	29
2020	Non-supervisor	100	68
2019	Supervisor	100	33
2019	Non-supervisor	100	113
2018	Supervisor	100	28
2018	Non-supervisor	100	95

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	Supervisor	3	97	30
2022	Non-supervisor	5	95	85

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	Supervisor	0	100	30
2022	Non-supervisor	4	96	85
2020	Supervisor	0	100	29
2020	Non-supervisor	0	100	68
2019	Supervisor	0	100	33
2019	Non-supervisor	0	100	113

Question 58g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	3	97	30
2022	Non-supervisor	13	87	85

Question 59a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	20	80	30
2022	Non-supervisor	25	75	85
2020	Supervisor	46	54	29
2020	Non-supervisor	35	65	68
2019	Supervisor	48	52	33
2019	Non-supervisor	29	71	113
2018	Supervisor	50	50	29
2018	Non-supervisor	34	66	95

Question 59b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	22	78	30
2022	Non-supervisor	31	69	85
2020	Supervisor	29	71	29
2020	Non-supervisor	44	56	68
2019	Supervisor	24	76	33
2019	Non-supervisor	37	63	113
2018	Supervisor	31	69	29
2018	Non-supervisor	28	72	95

Question 59c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	49	51	30
2022	Non-supervisor	39	61	85
2020	Supervisor	50	50	29
2020	Non-supervisor	43	57	68
2019	Supervisor	46	54	33
2019	Non-supervisor	49	51	113
2018	Supervisor	36	64	29
2018	Non-supervisor	48	52	95

Question 59d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	35	65	30
2022	Non-supervisor	32	68	85
2020	Supervisor	33	67	29
2020	Non-supervisor	32	68	68
2019	Supervisor	42	58	33
2019	Non-supervisor	44	56	113
2018	Supervisor	20	80	29
2018	Non-supervisor	40	60	95

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	Supervisor	26	74	30
2022	Non-supervisor	25	75	85
2020	Supervisor	42	58	29
2020	Non-supervisor	35	65	68
2019	Supervisor	47	53	33
2019	Non-supervisor	31	69	113
2018	Supervisor	37	63	29
2018	Non-supervisor	36	64	95

Question 59f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	56	44	30
2022	Non-supervisor	44	56	85
2020	Supervisor	52	48	29
2020	Non-supervisor	51	49	68
2019	Supervisor	41	59	33
2019	Non-supervisor	50	50	113
2018	Supervisor	42	58	29
2018	Non-supervisor	49	51	95

Question 59g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	21	79	30
2022	Non-supervisor	25	75	85
2020	Supervisor	51	49	29
2020	Non-supervisor	32	68	68
2019	Supervisor	33	67	33
2019	Non-supervisor	35	65	113
2018	Supervisor	37	63	29
2018	Non-supervisor	30	70	95

Question 59h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	0	100	30
2022	Non-supervisor	1	99	85
2020	Supervisor	0	100	29
2020	Non-supervisor	0	100	68
2019	Supervisor	0	100	33
2019	Non-supervisor	0	100	113

Question 59i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	3	97	30
2022	Non-supervisor	9	91	85

Question 59j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	6	94	30
2022	Non-supervisor	5	95	85
2020	Supervisor	17	83	29
2020	Non-supervisor	12	88	68
2019	Supervisor	19	81	33
2019	Non-supervisor	6	94	113

Question 59k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	41	59	30
2022	Non-supervisor	54	46	85
2020	Supervisor	51	49	29
2020	Non-supervisor	47	53	68
2019	Supervisor	38	62	33
2019	Non-supervisor	50	50	113
2018	Supervisor	40	60	29
2018	Non-supervisor	43	57	95

Question 59l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	3	97	30
2022	Non-supervisor	13	87	85
2020	Supervisor	17	83	29
2020	Non-supervisor	16	84	68
2019	Supervisor	30	70	33
2019	Non-supervisor	19	81	113
2018	Supervisor	19	81	29
2018	Non-supervisor	18	82	95

Question 59m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	22	78	30
2022	Non-supervisor	27	73	85
2018	Supervisor	27	73	29
2018	Non-supervisor	11	89	95

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	Supervisor	54	46	30
2022	Non-supervisor	54	46	85
2020	Supervisor	73	27	29
2020	Non-supervisor	47	53	68
2019	Supervisor	75	25	33
2019	Non-supervisor	58	42	113
2018	Supervisor	63	37	29
2018	Non-supervisor	54	46	95

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	Supervisor	30	70	30
2022	Non-supervisor	20	80	85
2020	Supervisor	25	75	29
2020	Non-supervisor	26	74	68
2019	Supervisor	44	56	33
2019	Non-supervisor	25	75	113
2018	Supervisor	44	56	29
2018	Non-supervisor	24	76	95

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	Supervisor	9	91	30
2022	Non-supervisor	11	89	85
2020	Supervisor	23	77	29
2020	Non-supervisor	7	93	68
2019	Supervisor	20	80	33
2019	Non-supervisor	10	90	113

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	Supervisor	18	82	30
2022	Non-supervisor	8	92	85

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	Supervisor	4	96	30
2022	Non-supervisor	10	90	85

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	Supervisor	12	88	30
2022	Non-supervisor	9	91	85

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	Supervisor	10	90	30
2022	Non-supervisor	9	91	85
2020	Supervisor	31	69	29
2020	Non-supervisor	9	91	68
2018	Supervisor	16	84	29
2018	Non-supervisor	14	86	95

Question 60h. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	9	91	30
2022	Non-supervisor	17	83	85
2020	Supervisor	27	73	29
2020	Non-supervisor	10	90	68
2019	Supervisor	20	80	33
2019	Non-supervisor	8	92	113
2018	Supervisor	21	79	29
2018	Non-supervisor	8	92	95

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	Supervisor	22	78	30
2022	Non-supervisor	28	72	85
2018	Supervisor	21	79	29
2018	Non-supervisor	27	73	95

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	Supervisor	15	85	30
2022	Non-supervisor	10	90	75

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	Supervisor	40	60	30
2022	Non-supervisor	30	70	75

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	Supervisor	4	96	30
2022	Non-supervisor	8	92	75

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	Supervisor	3	97	30
2022	Non-supervisor	3	97	75

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	Supervisor	13	87	30
2022	Non-supervisor	18	82	75

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	Supervisor	17	83	30
2022	Non-supervisor	12	88	75

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	Supervisor	4	96	30
2022	Non-supervisor	18	82	75
2018	Supervisor	21	79	27
2018	Non-supervisor	17	83	90

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	Supervisor	0	100	30
2022	Non-supervisor	14	86	75
2018	Supervisor	0	100	27
2018	Non-supervisor	8	92	90

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	Supervisor	11	89	30
2022	Non-supervisor	19	81	75

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	Supervisor	33	67	30
2022	Non-supervisor	18	82	75
2018	Supervisor	23	77	27
2018	Non-supervisor	28	72	90

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	Supervisor	4	96	30
2022	Non-supervisor	4	96	75

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	Supervisor	40	60	30
2022	Non-supervisor	31	69	75
2018	Supervisor	54	46	27
2018	Non-supervisor	42	58	90

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	Supervisor	0	100	30
2022	Non-supervisor	0	100	75

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	Supervisor	49	51	30
2022	Non-supervisor	49	51	75
2018	Supervisor	63	37	27
2018	Non-supervisor	55	45	90

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	Supervisor	0	100	30
2022	Non-supervisor	0	100	75

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	Supervisor	4	96	30
2022	Non-supervisor	19	81	75

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	Supervisor	20	24	11	9	5	24	8	64	20	400
2022	Non-supervisor	19	14	9	6	5	39	8	62	21	1055
2020	Supervisor	24	19	15	9	5	23	5	60	19	410
2020	Non-supervisor	23	13	13	5	3	34	9	64	13	1150
2019	Supervisor	24	22	14	9	6	20	4	62	20	431
2019	Non-supervisor	23	14	15	7	4	28	9	59	17	1248
2018	Supervisor	28	25	14	6	6	17	4	66	16	350
2018	Non-supervisor	19	16	19	6	5	28	6	54	17	1161

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	Supervisor	46	33	9	4	1	6	1	84	6	400
2022	Non-supervisor	41	31	9	5	3	10	1	81	9	1055
2020	Supervisor	41	30	14	7	3	4	1	75	10	410
2020	Non-supervisor	43	29	11	3	3	10	1	81	7	1150
2019	Supervisor	43	32	11	5	4	5	0	79	9	430
2019	Non-supervisor	46	26	14	4	3	6	1	78	8	1244
2018	Supervisor	46	29	13	6	2	3	1	77	9	350
2018	Non-supervisor	38	30	16	6	3	7	1	74	9	1160

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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	Supervisor	5	95	400
2022	Non-supervisor	6	94	1055
2020	Supervisor	6	94	409
2020	Non-supervisor	4	96	1149
2019	Supervisor	4	96	430
2019	Non-supervisor	4	96	1247
2018	Supervisor	5	95	350
2018	Non-supervisor	5	95	1163

Question 65a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	28	72	20
2022	Non-supervisor	39	61	65
2020	Supervisor	29	71	27
2020	Non-supervisor	40	60	48
2018	Supervisor	41	59	16
2018	Non-supervisor	34	66	59

Question 65b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	72	28	20
2022	Non-supervisor	77	23	65

Question 65c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	100	20
2022	Non-supervisor	100	65
2019	Supervisor	100	17
2019	Non-supervisor	100	59

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	Supervisor	100	20
2022	Non-supervisor	100	65
2020	Supervisor	100	27
2020	Non-supervisor	100	48
2019	Supervisor	100	17
2019	Non-supervisor	100	59
2018	Supervisor	100	16
2018	Non-supervisor	100	59

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	Supervisor	5	95	20
2022	Non-supervisor	4	96	65

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	Supervisor	4	96	20
2022	Non-supervisor	6	94	65
2020	Supervisor	0	100	27
2020	Non-supervisor	0	100	48

Question 65g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	25	75	20
2022	Non-supervisor	7	93	65

Question 66a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	16	84	20
2022	Non-supervisor	26	74	65
2019	Supervisor	0	100	17
2019	Non-supervisor	15	85	59

Question 66b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	10	90	20
2022	Non-supervisor	22	78	65

Question 66c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	5	95	20
2022	Non-supervisor	21	79	65
2019	Supervisor	0	100	17
2019	Non-supervisor	8	92	59

Question 66d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Religion
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	0	100	20
2022	Non-supervisor	6	94	65
2019	Supervisor	0	100	17
2019	Non-supervisor	0	100	59

Question 66e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	37	63	20
2022	Non-supervisor	36	64	65
2020	Supervisor	25	75	27
2020	Non-supervisor	27	73	48
2019	Supervisor	31	69	17
2019	Non-supervisor	29	71	59

Question 66f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	51	49	20
2022	Non-supervisor	22	78	65
2020	Supervisor	58	42	27
2020	Non-supervisor	42	58	48
2019	Supervisor	41	59	17
2019	Non-supervisor	42	58	59
2018	Supervisor	56	44	16
2018	Non-supervisor	45	55	58

Question 66g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Sexual orientation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	0	100	20
2022	Non-supervisor	5	95	65

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	Supervisor	15	85	20
2022	Non-supervisor	4	96	65
2018	Supervisor	0	100	16
2018	Non-supervisor	0	100	58

Question 66i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	0	100	20
2022	Non-supervisor	2	98	65
2019	Supervisor	0	100	17
2019	Non-supervisor	8	92	59

Question 66j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	4	96	20
2022	Non-supervisor	9	91	65

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	Supervisor	0	100	20
2022	Non-supervisor	5	95	65
2020	Supervisor	0	100	27
2020	Non-supervisor	0	100	48

Question 66l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	5	95	20
2022	Non-supervisor	15	85	65
2018	Supervisor	0	100	16
2018	Non-supervisor	18	82	58

Question 66m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	100	20
2022	Non-supervisor	100	65
2020	Supervisor	100	27
2020	Non-supervisor	100	48
2019	Supervisor	100	17
2019	Non-supervisor	100	59
2018	Supervisor	100	16
2018	Non-supervisor	100	58

Question 66n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	11	89	20
2022	Non-supervisor	16	84	65

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	Supervisor	34	66	20
2022	Non-supervisor	31	69	65
2020	Supervisor	57	43	27
2020	Non-supervisor	31	69	48
2019	Supervisor	47	53	17
2019	Non-supervisor	31	69	59
2018	Supervisor	37	63	16
2018	Non-supervisor	53	47	59

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	Supervisor	22	78	20
2022	Non-supervisor	12	88	65
2020	Supervisor	36	64	27
2020	Non-supervisor	21	79	48

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	Supervisor	0	100	20
2022	Non-supervisor	6	94	65

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	Supervisor	0	100	20
2022	Non-supervisor	9	91	65

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	Supervisor	0	100	20
2022	Non-supervisor	9	91	65
2018	Supervisor	0	100	16
2018	Non-supervisor	9	91	59

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	Supervisor	0	100	20
2022	Non-supervisor	6	94	65
2018	Supervisor	0	100	16
2018	Non-supervisor	8	92	59

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	Supervisor	5	95	20
2022	Non-supervisor	7	93	65

Question 67h. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? … Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	5	95	20
2022	Non-supervisor	14	86	65

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	Supervisor	51	49	20
2022	Non-supervisor	51	49	65
2020	Supervisor	31	69	27
2020	Non-supervisor	48	52	48
2019	Supervisor	49	51	17
2019	Non-supervisor	50	50	59
2018	Supervisor	37	63	16
2018	Non-supervisor	33	67	59

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	Supervisor	9	91	20
2022	Non-supervisor	5	95	60

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	Supervisor	9	91	20
2022	Non-supervisor	26	74	60

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	Supervisor	4	96	20
2022	Non-supervisor	8	92	60

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	Supervisor	4	96	20
2022	Non-supervisor	3	97	60

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	Supervisor	4	96	20
2022	Non-supervisor	4	96	60

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	Supervisor	0	100	20
2022	Non-supervisor	4	96	60

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	Supervisor	19	81	20
2022	Non-supervisor	21	79	60

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	Supervisor	0	100	20
2022	Non-supervisor	11	89	60

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	Supervisor	4	96	20
2022	Non-supervisor	13	87	60

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	Supervisor	20	80	20
2022	Non-supervisor	20	80	60

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	Supervisor	11	89	20
2022	Non-supervisor	9	91	60

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	Supervisor	41	59	20
2022	Non-supervisor	40	60	60
2018	Supervisor	46	54	16
2018	Non-supervisor	49	51	54

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	Supervisor	0	100	20
2022	Non-supervisor	0	100	60

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	Supervisor	65	35	20
2022	Non-supervisor	58	42	60
2018	Supervisor	60	40	16
2018	Non-supervisor	65	35	54

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	Supervisor	0	100	20
2022	Non-supervisor	0	100	60

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	Supervisor	11	89	20
2022	Non-supervisor	12	88	60

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	Supervisor	22	23	12	4	2	30	6	72	9	395
2022	Non-supervisor	20	15	10	3	3	42	6	69	11	1055
2020	Supervisor	24	21	16	5	1	29	4	68	9	410
2020	Non-supervisor	25	13	13	3	2	38	7	68	8	1146
2019	Supervisor	28	17	17	4	2	26	6	66	9	431
2019	Non-supervisor	25	13	17	3	2	32	8	63	9	1245
2018	Supervisor	30	18	15	4	3	24	5	69	9	350
2018	Non-supervisor	20	15	21	3	3	33	6	58	9	1156

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	Supervisor	45	34	9	2	1	6	1	86	4	395
2022	Non-supervisor	43	31	10	3	2	10	1	84	6	1055
2020	Supervisor	44	30	14	3	1	6	1	80	5	410
2020	Non-supervisor	44	28	11	3	2	10	1	82	6	1149
2019	Supervisor	49	27	10	4	2	6	1	83	7	431
2019	Non-supervisor	49	25	12	3	2	8	1	81	5	1244
2018	Supervisor	47	32	9	4	2	4	1	84	6	350
2018	Non-supervisor	41	28	16	3	2	10	1	77	6	1161

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	Non-supervisor	0	0	19	6	34	42	0	0	68	15

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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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	39	30	16	7	8	0	70	14	395
2022	Non-supervisor	39	30	15	7	8	1	70	15	1050
2020	Supervisor	41	30	13	9	7	0	71	16	410
2020	Non-supervisor	45	26	14	7	7	0	72	14	1149
2019	Supervisor	27	27	21	10	15	0	54	25	429
2019	Non-supervisor	31	29	19	10	10	1	60	21	1246
2018	Supervisor	41	28	19	7	5	0	69	12	352
2018	Non-supervisor	37	31	16	8	7	1	68	15	1158

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	9	27	28	18	17	1	36	35	400
2022	Non-supervisor	29	34	21	9	6	1	64	15	1055
2020	Supervisor	12	22	28	23	14	0	34	37	409
2020	Non-supervisor	34	31	21	8	6	1	65	14	1148
2019	Supervisor	16	32	23	20	8	0	49	28	429
2019	Non-supervisor	31	33	20	9	5	0	65	15	1244
2018	Supervisor	10	27	31	19	13	0	37	32	351
2018	Non-supervisor	27	34	25	9	4	1	62	13	1160

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	20	37	23	11	7	1	58	18	400
2022	Non-supervisor	47	32	11	6	3	2	80	8	1050
2020	Supervisor	22	32	26	15	5	0	54	19	407
2020	Non-supervisor	50	28	12	5	4	1	79	8	1144
2019	Supervisor	27	37	23	10	4	1	64	13	423
2019	Non-supervisor	48	28	15	5	3	1	77	8	1240
2018	Supervisor	20	37	24	13	6	1	57	18	349
2018	Non-supervisor	43	30	17	6	3	1	74	9	1154

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	Supervisor	6	16	25	25	28	0	0	22	53	395
2022	Non-supervisor	24	25	22	15	13	1	1	49	28	1050
2020	Supervisor	8	24	30	23	16	0	0	32	38	407
2020	Non-supervisor	31	26	21	11	9	0	1	58	21	1143
2019	Supervisor	9	22	30	23	15	0	0	31	39	429
2019	Non-supervisor	26	28	21	14	10	0	1	54	25	1239
2018	Supervisor	8	21	32	22	16	0	0	29	39	347
2018	Non-supervisor	25	30	25	13	7	0	0	55	20	1155

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	34	31	17	9	6	3	66	16	395
2022	Non-supervisor	66	18	6	2	1	5	89	4	1055
2020	Supervisor	35	26	21	11	6	1	62	17	408
2020	Non-supervisor	64	21	8	3	2	2	87	5	1141
2019	Supervisor	43	31	15	7	4	1	74	10	430
2019	Non-supervisor	67	20	6	2	1	4	90	4	1238
2018	Supervisor	42	30	16	8	3	1	73	11	350
2018	Non-supervisor	64	21	8	2	1	3	89	3	1158

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	27	35	18	11	9	0	62	20	395
2022	Non-supervisor	47	26	14	6	6	1	74	12	1050
2020	Supervisor	25	27	25	14	9	0	52	23	409
2020	Non-supervisor	41	27	17	8	6	0	69	14	1148
2019	Supervisor	31	39	17	10	4	0	69	14	431
2019	Non-supervisor	50	27	13	6	3	0	78	10	1240
2018	Supervisor	33	31	20	10	6	0	65	15	351
2018	Non-supervisor	46	29	15	6	4	0	75	9	1155

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	Supervisor	35	36	16	6	6	0	1	72	12	395
2022	Non-supervisor	43	31	15	6	4	0	1	75	10	1050
2020	Supervisor	33	38	17	8	4	0	0	71	12	409
2020	Non-supervisor	40	31	17	7	4	0	0	72	11	1147
2019	Supervisor	35	40	15	6	4	0	0	75	10	430
2019	Non-supervisor	39	33	18	6	4	0	1	72	10	1244
2018	Supervisor	28	40	20	7	4	0	0	69	11	350
2018	Non-supervisor	34	34	20	8	3	1	0	70	11	1161

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	15	38	25	14	6	0	54	21	395
2022	Non-supervisor	29	36	19	9	6	1	65	16	1055
2020	Supervisor	20	37	24	14	6	0	56	19	411
2020	Non-supervisor	35	32	18	10	4	1	67	14	1147
2019	Supervisor	20	37	28	10	5	0	57	15	431
2019	Non-supervisor	29	36	20	10	4	1	66	14	1243
2018	Supervisor	17	39	24	14	5	0	56	19	349
2018	Non-supervisor	28	36	21	10	5	0	64	15	1159

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	28	35	22	9	6	0	63	15	395
2022	Non-supervisor	36	30	17	9	8	1	67	17	1055
2020	Supervisor	28	36	20	11	4	0	65	15	409
2020	Non-supervisor	37	29	18	10	6	0	67	16	1148
2019	Supervisor	27	37	19	11	5	0	65	16	429
2019	Non-supervisor	33	30	21	10	5	0	64	15	1245
2018	Supervisor	25	36	23	9	6	0	61	16	349
2018	Non-supervisor	30	33	21	11	4	0	63	16	1158

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	Supervisor	48	25	12	8	5	1	1	75	13	395
2022	Non-supervisor	53	25	12	5	4	0	1	78	10	1050
2020	Supervisor	46	33	12	6	3	0	0	79	9	409
2020	Non-supervisor	53	23	12	6	4	0	0	77	10	1142
2019	Supervisor	46	29	12	8	4	0	0	76	12	430
2019	Non-supervisor	51	25	11	7	5	0	1	77	12	1242

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	Supervisor	55	28	10	3	3	1	84	6	395
2022	Non-supervisor	52	28	10	4	4	2	82	8	1055
2020	Supervisor	24	38	23	10	5	0	62	15	411
2020	Non-supervisor	30	31	21	11	6	0	61	18	1149

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	Supervisor	29	29	24	10	8	0	0	59	17	395
2022	Non-supervisor	41	31	17	6	4	0	1	73	10	1050
2020	Supervisor	29	34	22	11	4	0	0	63	15	411
2020	Non-supervisor	38	34	17	8	3	0	0	72	11	1147
2019	Supervisor	34	34	19	10	3	0	0	68	13	430
2019	Non-supervisor	40	33	16	8	2	0	1	74	10	1235
2018	Supervisor	28	31	24	11	5	1	0	60	16	349
2018	Non-supervisor	33	36	20	8	3	0	0	69	11	1152

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	57	23	11	5	3	1	81	8	395
2022	Non-supervisor	58	22	10	4	4	3	82	8	1050
2020	Supervisor	48	30	12	6	3	1	78	9	408
2020	Non-supervisor	50	26	14	5	3	1	77	8	1139
2019	Supervisor	57	22	10	7	3	1	79	10	430
2019	Non-supervisor	59	20	11	5	4	1	79	10	1235
2018	Supervisor	58	20	11	6	4	1	79	10	349
2018	Non-supervisor	55	20	12	8	5	1	76	13	1151

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	Supervisor	55	28	11	4	2	0	83	6	395
2022	Non-supervisor	49	32	11	3	2	1	82	6	1050
2020	Supervisor	36	33	18	11	3	0	68	14	406
2020	Non-supervisor	35	35	18	7	4	0	70	12	1139

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	Supervisor	81	9	3	0	1	0	6	96	1	395
2022	Non-supervisor	79	8	3	1	2	1	7	95	3	1050
2020	Supervisor	81	10	3	2	1	0	4	95	3	408
2020	Non-supervisor	76	13	4	1	1	0	4	93	3	1142
2019	Supervisor	85	7	3	2	1	0	3	95	2	431
2019	Non-supervisor	78	9	3	1	2	0	6	94	3	1235
2018	Supervisor	81	8	4	2	1	0	4	93	3	348
2018	Non-supervisor	76	11	5	2	2	0	3	90	4	1157

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	Supervisor	81	9	3	1	2	1	3	94	3	395
2022	Non-supervisor	79	8	4	2	2	1	5	92	4	1050
2020	Supervisor	83	7	4	2	2	0	2	92	4	408
2020	Non-supervisor	85	7	3	1	2	1	3	94	3	1144
2019	Supervisor	79	10	5	2	2	0	1	90	4	430
2019	Non-supervisor	79	10	5	2	1	0	2	91	3	1242
2018	Supervisor	80	12	3	2	2	0	1	93	3	350
2018	Non-supervisor	77	12	5	2	2	0	2	91	4	1154

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	70	21	4	1	2	1	93	3	400
2022	Non-supervisor	72	18	4	2	1	2	93	3	1050
2020	Supervisor	69	21	7	2	1	1	90	3	408
2020	Non-supervisor	76	15	5	1	1	1	93	2	1142
2019	Supervisor	63	28	6	2	1	1	92	2	429
2019	Non-supervisor	67	23	6	2	1	1	90	3	1244
2018	Supervisor	59	30	9	1	1	0	89	2	351
2018	Non-supervisor	63	25	8	2	1	1	89	4	1161

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	69	18	6	3	2	1	89	5	400
2022	Non-supervisor	75	12	5	3	3	2	89	6	1055
2020	Supervisor	67	18	8	5	2	0	85	7	408
2020	Non-supervisor	75	12	7	2	2	1	88	5	1143
2019	Supervisor	61	22	8	5	4	1	83	9	429
2019	Non-supervisor	68	16	9	5	2	1	85	7	1237
2018	Supervisor	60	22	8	6	3	1	83	9	351
2018	Non-supervisor	63	21	9	4	3	0	84	7	1162

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	Supervisor	58	27	10	3	1	1	86	4	395
2022	Non-supervisor	72	4	1	0	0	23	98	1	1050
2020	Supervisor	56	28	10	5	1	1	84	6	409
2020	Non-supervisor	73	4	1	0	0	21	98	1	1145
2019	Supervisor	52	31	13	3	1	1	84	3	425
2019	Non-supervisor	69	4	1	0	0	25	98	1	1228
2018	Supervisor	47	34	15	4	0	1	81	4	346
2018	Non-supervisor	62	5	1	0	0	31	97	1	1151

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	75	16	4	1	1	2	93	3	390
2022	Non-supervisor	81	9	3	1	1	5	95	2	1050
2020	Supervisor	75	16	5	1	0	2	93	2	410
2020	Non-supervisor	81	10	3	1	1	4	95	1	1145
2019	Supervisor	77	15	5	1	0	2	94	1	426
2019	Non-supervisor	78	11	3	2	0	6	95	2	1239
2018	Supervisor	73	18	6	1	1	1	92	2	350
2018	Non-supervisor	78	13	3	0	0	6	97	1	1158

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	89	5	1	1	1	2	97	2	395
2022	Non-supervisor	85	7	2	1	1	3	95	2	1055
2020	Supervisor	87	9	2	0	1	1	97	1	410
2020	Non-supervisor	84	10	3	1	1	1	95	2	1147
2019	Supervisor	92	5	2	0	1	1	97	1	429
2019	Non-supervisor	85	7	3	2	1	2	94	3	1239
2018	Supervisor	90	6	1	0	1	1	97	1	351
2018	Non-supervisor	84	8	3	2	1	2	94	3	1164

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	65	22	7	2	2	1	88	4	395
2022	Non-supervisor	60	23	9	3	2	2	85	6	1055
2020	Supervisor	62	23	11	3	1	1	86	3	411
2020	Non-supervisor	55	24	12	5	2	1	80	8	1146
2019	Supervisor	69	23	5	1	1	0	93	2	429
2019	Non-supervisor	62	25	8	3	1	1	88	4	1243
2018	Supervisor	63	22	10	3	1	0	86	4	350
2018	Non-supervisor	60	26	9	3	1	2	87	3	1162

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	Supervisor	8	28	42	18	5	36	22	400
2022	Non-supervisor	15	44	31	7	3	59	10	1055
2020	Supervisor	12	27	41	16	4	39	20	410
2020	Non-supervisor	20	38	29	9	3	59	13	1148
2019	Supervisor	13	33	40	12	2	46	13	430
2019	Non-supervisor	25	40	27	7	1	65	8	1248
2018	Supervisor	14	29	42	13	2	43	15	351
2018	Non-supervisor	25	41	25	7	2	66	9	1161

Question 74. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	11	23	40	19	7	26	34	395
2022	Non-supervisor	6	15	37	26	17	43	21	1055
2020	Supervisor	11	24	35	23	6	29	35	409
2020	Non-supervisor	7	16	35	27	15	42	23	1148
2019	Supervisor	6	22	38	23	11	34	28	428
2019	Non-supervisor	5	13	35	28	18	46	19	1245
2018	Supervisor	9	22	35	25	9	34	31	352
2018	Non-supervisor	4	11	38	29	17	47	16	1154

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	45	39	8	5	3	1	85	8	400
2022	Non-supervisor	39	40	10	6	3	2	81	9	1055
2020	Supervisor	51	38	6	3	1	0	90	4	410
2020	Non-supervisor	52	32	9	4	1	2	86	5	1146
2019	Supervisor	43	42	9	5	1	1	86	6	430
2019	Non-supervisor	41	36	13	5	2	3	80	7	1244
2018	Supervisor	49	35	10	4	1	0	84	5	352
2018	Non-supervisor	40	40	12	4	1	4	82	5	1158

Question 76. In general, how is your mental health?
Survey year	Demographic	Excellent (%)	Very good (%)	Good (%)	Fair (%)	Poor (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	18	32	35	13	2	400
2022	Non-supervisor	16	34	31	15	4	1055

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	Supervisor	70	21	6	1	1	1	0	92	3	400
2022	Non-supervisor	69	19	5	3	1	2	1	91	4	1055
2020	Supervisor	63	23	8	2	2	1	0	87	5	411
2020	Non-supervisor	63	21	8	3	2	3	0	87	5	1144

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	62	22	4	8	4	0	0	84	12	400
2022	Non-supervisor	57	22	8	7	5	1	1	81	11	1055
2020	Supervisor	53	25	9	8	5	0	0	79	13	408
2020	Non-supervisor	50	27	8	9	5	1	0	78	14	1147

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	74	19	4	2	2	0	0	93	3	395
2022	Non-supervisor	69	21	4	3	2	1	1	90	6	1055
2020	Supervisor	68	22	5	4	2	0	0	90	6	409
2020	Non-supervisor	63	23	6	4	3	1	0	87	7	1143

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	Supervisor	33	45	11	8	2	0	78	10	400
2022	Non-supervisor	41	39	8	7	3	1	81	11	1055
2020	Supervisor	41	36	13	8	2	0	77	11	410
2020	Non-supervisor	47	31	12	5	3	2	79	8	1149
2019	Supervisor	34	43	11	9	3	1	77	11	429
2019	Non-supervisor	41	35	13	7	3	1	76	11	1244
2018	Supervisor	35	39	13	9	3	1	75	12	351
2018	Non-supervisor	38	37	14	7	3	2	76	10	1163

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	Supervisor	26	51	9	11	2	1	0	77	13	400
2020	Supervisor	34	49	6	9	2	0	1	83	10	411
2019	Supervisor	32	44	10	7	2	2	2	80	10	430

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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	Supervisor	12	88	400
2022	Non-supervisor	14	86	1055
2020	Supervisor	6	94	410
2020	Non-supervisor	10	90	1147
2019	Supervisor	9	91	428
2019	Non-supervisor	11	89	1247

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	Supervisor	54	46	50
2022	Non-supervisor	55	45	150
2020	Supervisor	52	48	25
2020	Non-supervisor	61	39	112

Question 85. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Supervisor	76	24	50
2022	Non-supervisor	86	14	150
2020	Supervisor	87	13	25
2020	Non-supervisor	84	16	111
2019	Supervisor	85	15	39
2019	Non-supervisor	84	16	142

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	Supervisor	53	33	3	8	3	0	0	86	11	35
2022	Non-supervisor	52	33	3	5	5	1	1	87	10	125
2020	Supervisor	53	27	5	15	0	0	0	80	15	22
2020	Non-supervisor	51	37	4	6	1	1	0	88	8	93
2019	Supervisor	48	42	3	7	0	0	0	90	7	33
2019	Non-supervisor	47	36	4	11	1	0	1	84	12	116

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	Supervisor	69	22	4	1	1	1	1	93	2	395
2022	Non-supervisor	61	26	4	2	1	3	3	92	4	1055
2020	Supervisor	67	22	4	2	1	2	2	93	3	411
2020	Non-supervisor	61	24	6	3	1	2	2	89	4	1150

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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	Supervisor	23	54	22	1	400
2022	Non-supervisor	16	60	22	2	1055
2020	Supervisor	48	36	16	0	411
2020	Non-supervisor	25	50	23	1	1151

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	Supervisor	52	48	95
2022	Non-supervisor	59	41	165
2020	Supervisor	30	70	196
2020	Non-supervisor	49	51	293

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	Supervisor	17	31	7	21	22	1	1	49	44	95
2022	Non-supervisor	19	25	11	17	19	4	6	48	40	165
2020	Supervisor	19	25	14	21	20	0	2	45	41	196
2020	Non-supervisor	20	26	11	21	18	1	3	48	41	292

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	Supervisor	4	14	4	8	20	8	40	36	55	95
2022	Non-supervisor	12	15	10	10	17	5	31	42	43	165
2020	Supervisor	11	12	9	19	13	2	34	35	50	196
2020	Non-supervisor	14	15	11	14	19	2	24	40	45	293

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	Supervisor	59	14	7	3	5	2	11	84	9	395
2022	Non-supervisor	53	12	7	3	4	3	18	82	9	1055
2020	Supervisor	54	19	10	6	5	0	5	78	12	409
2020	Non-supervisor	58	15	7	4	4	3	11	84	9	1150
2019	Supervisor	53	16	10	8	8	1	4	72	17	429
2019	Non-supervisor	52	17	9	5	7	1	9	77	13	1241
2018	Supervisor	60	11	11	7	5	0	6	76	12	350
2018	Non-supervisor	59	15	6	5	4	1	10	83	10	1162

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Hybrid Work

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	Supervisor	11	29	33	25	2	230
2022	Non-supervisor	15	32	24	23	6	625

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	Supervisor	85	15	385
2022	Non-supervisor	86	14	970

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	Supervisor	58	42	385
2022	Non-supervisor	50	50	960

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	Supervisor	64	36	385
2022	Non-supervisor	56	44	960

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	Supervisor	70	30	385
2022	Non-supervisor	61	39	960

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	Supervisor	55	45	385
2022	Non-supervisor	42	58	960

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	Supervisor	66	34	385
2022	Non-supervisor	42	58	960

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	Supervisor	37	63	385
2022	Non-supervisor	22	78	960

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	Supervisor	31	69	385
2022	Non-supervisor	35	65	960

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	Supervisor	25	75	385
2022	Non-supervisor	22	78	960

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	Supervisor	81	19	385
2022	Non-supervisor	68	32	960

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	Supervisor	18	82	385
2022	Non-supervisor	21	79	960

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	Supervisor	7	93	385
2022	Non-supervisor	6	94	960

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	Supervisor	4	96	385
2022	Non-supervisor	9	91	960

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	Supervisor	71	13	5	2	2	0	7	91	4	385
2022	Non-supervisor	72	12	5	1	2	0	8	91	3	965

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	Supervisor	15	24	12	12	27	2	8	44	43	385
2022	Non-supervisor	10	19	14	14	29	3	11	50	34	965

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	Supervisor	17	31	16	13	19	2	2	33	50	385
2022	Non-supervisor	13	25	16	11	27	5	4	42	41	965

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2022 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Communications Security Establishment Canada by Question 81. Are you a supervisor?

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