2022 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Canadian Food Inspection Agency by Question 117. What is your gender?

The results of the 2022 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented by key people management themes (i.e., employee engagement, leadership, workforce, workplace). Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

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

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Employee engagement

Employee engagement

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 36 39 14 7 4 0 0 75 11 1165
2022 Woman 39 42 9 5 4 0 0 81 9 2035
2020 Man 38 39 12 8 3 0 0 76 11 1479
2020 Woman 38 41 11 7 3 0 0 79 10 2588
2019 Man 31 42 14 8 6 0 0 72 14 1642
2019 Woman 34 42 12 7 4 0 0 77 11 2706
2019 Another gender 16 37 27 11 4 0 4 56 16 18
2018 Man 29 45 13 9 5 0 0 73 14 1646
2018 Woman 29 45 12 9 5 0 0 74 14 2714
2018 Another gender 15 25 25 22 12 0 0 40 34 23

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 33 35 16 9 6 0 0 68 16 1160
2022 Woman 37 38 11 9 5 0 0 75 14 2030
2020 Man 31 38 15 8 7 0 0 70 15 1472
2020 Woman 33 38 14 9 5 0 0 72 15 2586
2019 Man 26 39 18 10 7 0 0 65 18 1635
2019 Woman 29 38 14 12 6 0 0 68 18 2695
2019 Another gender 5 43 12 4 32 0 4 50 38 18
2018 Man 26 39 15 12 8 0 0 65 20 1648
2018 Woman 26 37 15 14 8 0 0 64 22 2724
2018 Another gender 11 32 16 20 22 0 0 43 42 23

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 52 33 10 3 1 0 0 86 4 1160
2022 Woman 52 35 9 3 1 0 0 87 4 2030
2020 Man 55 32 8 3 1 0 0 87 4 1469
2020 Woman 53 34 9 3 1 0 0 87 4 2570
2019 Man 49 34 11 3 3 0 0 83 6 1624
2019 Woman 49 37 9 3 2 0 0 86 4 2691
2019 Another gender 32 44 14 6 0 0 4 79 6 18
2018 Man 49 36 9 4 2 0 0 85 5 1640
2018 Woman 48 37 9 4 2 0 0 85 6 2711
2018 Another gender 28 34 16 12 4 0 7 66 18 23

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 44 37 11 5 2 0 0 81 7 1165
2022 Woman 44 40 9 4 3 0 0 84 7 2035
2020 Man 46 38 10 4 2 0 0 84 7 1476
2020 Woman 44 40 10 5 2 0 0 84 7 2582
2019 Man 39 40 13 5 3 0 0 79 8 1639
2019 Woman 40 43 10 5 3 0 0 82 8 2710
2019 Another gender 26 54 10 6 0 0 4 83 6 18
2018 Man 36 42 12 6 3 0 0 79 9 1648
2018 Woman 35 44 11 6 3 0 0 79 10 2731
2018 Another gender 19 31 18 27 0 4 0 53 29 23

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 35 35 14 9 6 1 0 71 15 1165
2022 Woman 38 36 14 8 4 0 0 74 12 2035
2020 Man 37 35 15 8 5 0 0 72 13 1468
2020 Woman 39 34 16 8 3 0 0 73 11 2579
2019 Man 31 33 19 9 7 1 0 64 16 1638
2019 Woman 34 34 16 10 5 0 0 68 16 2701
2019 Another gender 11 27 16 26 17 0 4 39 44 18
2018 Man 28 34 20 10 8 1 0 63 18 1653
2018 Woman 29 34 19 11 6 1 0 63 18 2728
2018 Another gender 18 25 20 21 17 0 0 43 37 23

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
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 32 37 16 9 5 0 0 69 15 1165
2022 Woman 36 38 13 9 4 0 0 74 13 2035
2020 Man 36 37 14 8 5 0 0 73 13 1463
2020 Woman 37 38 14 8 3 0 0 75 10 2567
2019 Man 28 36 19 9 7 0 0 65 16 1633
2019 Woman 32 37 15 10 5 0 0 69 15 2687
2019 Another gender 11 27 16 21 22 0 4 39 44 18
2018 Man 27 36 18 11 8 0 0 63 19 1651
2018 Woman 28 36 18 13 5 0 0 64 18 2718
2018 Another gender 11 32 19 24 8 7 0 46 34 23

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 29 28 18 12 9 4 0 59 22 1165
2022 Woman 31 27 17 12 8 5 0 61 21 2035
2020 Man 32 28 20 10 8 2 0 61 18 1470
2020 Woman 33 28 17 12 6 3 0 63 19 2585
2019 Man 25 25 23 12 11 3 1 52 24 1639
2019 Woman 28 25 19 15 8 4 0 56 24 2708
2019 Another gender 30 11 22 22 11 0 4 43 34 18
2018 Man 24 26 22 13 12 3 1 52 26 1650
2018 Woman 24 25 21 16 10 3 0 51 27 2731
2018 Another gender 11 4 24 26 21 7 7 18 55 23
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Leadership

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 Man 46 30 13 3 2 2 4 81 5 1160
2022 Woman 48 28 13 4 2 1 4 80 6 2035
2020 Man 49 26 13 4 4 1 3 79 8 1477
2020 Woman 50 26 13 4 3 0 4 80 7 2589
2019 Man 45 30 14 4 3 1 2 78 8 1641
2019 Woman 47 26 14 5 3 1 3 77 8 2704
2019 Another gender 27 33 10 5 15 0 10 66 23 18

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 48 33 9 5 3 1 1 83 8 1160
2022 Woman 50 32 8 6 3 0 0 83 9 2030
2020 Man 48 31 10 5 4 1 1 81 10 1478
2020 Woman 50 31 9 7 3 0 0 81 10 2587
2019 Man 43 36 11 6 4 1 0 79 10 1636
2019 Woman 46 31 10 8 5 1 0 77 12 2701
2019 Another gender 22 27 32 6 10 0 4 50 16 18
2018 Man 41 35 11 8 4 0 0 77 12 1644
2018 Woman 41 34 10 9 5 1 0 75 14 2722
2018 Another gender 24 32 21 4 12 7 0 60 18 23

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 53 27 11 6 4 0 0 80 10 1160
2022 Woman 56 26 8 6 4 0 0 82 10 2035
2020 Man 53 27 10 5 5 0 0 80 10 1479
2020 Woman 57 26 8 5 3 0 0 84 8 2594
2019 Man 47 32 10 6 5 0 0 79 11 1637
2019 Woman 51 29 10 6 4 0 0 80 10 2712
2019 Another gender 27 37 10 6 15 0 4 67 22 18
2018 Man 44 31 12 7 6 0 0 75 13 1647
2018 Woman 46 29 11 7 6 0 0 76 13 2729
2018 Another gender 36 17 29 3 8 7 0 57 12 23

Senior management

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 28 30 16 8 6 11 0 65 16 1165
2022 Woman 33 33 15 7 4 8 1 72 12 2030
2020 Man 33 28 17 8 6 8 0 66 15 1476
2020 Woman 35 33 14 7 3 8 0 74 11 2591
2019 Man 24 32 20 9 8 7 1 60 18 1641
2019 Woman 27 33 17 11 5 7 0 65 17 2703
2019 Another gender 17 15 10 26 17 11 4 38 50 18
2018 Man 21 28 21 12 10 8 0 54 23 1654
2018 Woman 23 32 18 12 8 7 0 59 22 2736
2018 Another gender 7 13 29 22 17 12 0 22 44 23

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 25 29 19 12 10 4 0 57 23 1165
2022 Woman 27 35 18 11 7 3 0 64 18 2030
2020 Man 31 31 17 11 8 2 0 63 19 1477
2020 Woman 31 34 18 10 5 2 0 67 15 2578
2019 Man 21 30 19 15 11 3 0 53 27 1642
2019 Woman 23 33 19 15 7 3 0 57 23 2694
2019 Another gender 11 16 17 19 28 6 4 30 52 18
2018 Man 19 28 23 14 14 2 0 49 28 1655
2018 Woman 19 31 21 17 10 3 0 51 28 2732
2018 Another gender 0 15 22 24 34 4 0 16 61 23

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 19 28 22 13 11 7 0 51 26 1165
2022 Woman 20 31 20 16 8 5 0 54 25 2035
2020 Man 22 31 20 13 8 4 0 56 23 1477
2020 Woman 22 34 19 14 6 5 0 59 21 2580
2019 Man 16 28 21 16 12 5 0 47 30 1636
2019 Woman 17 29 21 18 9 6 0 49 29 2685
2019 Another gender 21 6 12 20 32 6 4 30 58 18
2018 Man 12 27 24 18 13 5 0 41 33 1651
2018 Woman 13 26 24 21 12 5 0 41 34 2724
2018 Another gender 0 11 25 33 30 0 0 11 64 23

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 21 33 19 14 9 4 0 56 24 1165
2022 Woman 21 35 17 16 9 3 0 57 25 2035
2020 Man 25 34 18 13 7 2 0 61 20 1477
2020 Woman 22 37 17 14 7 2 0 60 22 2589
2019 Man 17 29 21 17 12 3 0 48 30 1642
2019 Woman 16 30 19 20 11 4 0 48 32 2701
2019 Another gender 21 12 9 26 22 6 4 37 53 18
2018 Man 14 29 23 19 13 2 0 44 33 1652
2018 Woman 12 29 20 22 14 3 0 43 37 2735
2018 Another gender 0 26 18 28 27 0 0 26 55 23
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Workforce

Performance management

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 27 33 21 11 9 0 0 60 20 1165
2022 Woman 35 35 15 10 5 0 0 70 15 2035
2020 Man 27 37 18 12 7 0 0 64 19 1479
2020 Woman 32 37 14 10 6 0 0 69 16 2594
2019 Man 23 36 20 14 7 0 0 59 21 1637
2019 Woman 26 39 14 14 7 0 0 66 20 2704
2019 Another gender 11 11 28 20 27 0 4 22 49 18
2018 Man 21 35 20 12 11 0 0 56 23 1648
2018 Woman 25 35 16 15 9 0 0 60 24 2729
2018 Another gender 15 23 13 21 24 4 0 40 47 23

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 33 46 10 7 3 0 0 79 11 1160
2022 Woman 37 43 8 9 2 0 0 80 12 2035
2020 Man 33 42 13 9 3 0 0 75 12 1473
2020 Woman 34 44 11 8 3 0 0 78 11 2574
2019 Man 27 43 14 11 4 0 0 71 16 1633
2019 Woman 29 44 12 11 4 0 0 73 15 2688
2019 Another gender 11 48 10 17 10 0 4 62 27 18
2018 Man 26 41 16 12 5 0 0 68 16 1654
2018 Woman 27 42 13 13 5 0 0 69 18 2732
2018 Another gender 15 27 29 21 8 0 0 42 29 23

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 Man 44 33 12 6 4 0 0 77 11 1160
2022 Woman 46 32 10 7 5 0 0 78 12 2035
2020 Man 43 34 12 6 4 0 0 78 10 1478
2020 Woman 47 31 11 7 4 0 0 78 11 2582
2019 Man 41 33 13 7 6 1 0 74 13 1641
2019 Woman 42 32 12 9 5 0 0 74 14 2705
2019 Another gender 23 30 33 0 10 0 4 55 11 17
2018 Man 38 35 13 8 5 0 0 74 13 1648
2018 Woman 36 36 12 9 6 0 0 73 15 2730
2018 Another gender 32 19 10 20 12 7 0 55 34 23

Job fit and development

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 29 40 14 11 6 0 0 69 17 1160
2022 Woman 29 39 11 14 7 0 0 68 21 2030
2020 Man 29 41 13 12 5 0 0 70 17 1474
2020 Woman 31 40 12 13 4 0 0 71 18 2578
2019 Man 24 39 16 13 8 0 0 63 21 1638
2019 Woman 23 38 13 18 7 0 0 62 25 2704
2019 Another gender 5 17 21 43 11 0 4 23 56 18
2018 Man 21 45 11 14 8 0 0 67 22 1653
2018 Woman 19 45 9 19 7 0 0 64 26 2734
2018 Another gender 21 32 19 11 17 0 0 53 28 23

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 Man 48 26 15 5 4 1 1 76 9 1160
2022 Woman 51 27 10 5 4 2 1 80 9 2030
2020 Man 46 27 14 5 5 2 1 75 11 1475
2020 Woman 52 26 12 5 4 1 1 79 9 2587

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 23 31 21 12 11 1 0 55 23 1165
2022 Woman 23 36 15 14 9 2 0 61 24 2035
2020 Man 24 31 20 13 10 2 0 56 24 1473
2020 Woman 22 33 19 16 7 2 0 57 23 2583
2019 Man 16 30 22 15 14 2 0 48 30 1638
2019 Woman 19 29 19 19 12 2 0 49 32 2709
2019 Another gender 11 26 12 24 22 0 4 39 48 18
2018 Man 13 31 23 18 14 1 0 44 33 1648
2018 Woman 13 31 19 20 15 2 0 45 36 2720
2018 Another gender 7 21 7 23 35 7 0 30 62 23

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 Man 47 26 13 6 3 2 4 77 9 1165
2022 Woman 44 25 14 6 5 1 5 74 12 2035
2020 Man 48 27 14 5 3 1 3 78 8 1479
2020 Woman 49 23 14 6 4 1 4 75 11 2587
2019 Man 47 27 15 4 3 1 3 77 8 1638
2019 Woman 47 25 14 6 3 1 4 76 10 2709
2019 Another gender 28 43 10 5 10 0 4 74 16 18

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 Man 39 30 16 5 5 2 2 72 11 1165
2022 Woman 40 25 16 7 5 2 5 70 13 2035
2020 Man 41 29 16 7 4 1 2 72 11 1474
2020 Woman 44 25 16 7 4 1 3 72 12 2586
2019 Man 36 26 20 9 6 2 2 64 15 1638
2019 Woman 35 25 19 10 6 1 4 63 17 2702
2019 Another gender 21 11 26 21 17 0 4 34 40 18

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 Man 65 11 6 3 5 6 4 85 9 1160
2022 Woman 72 9 4 2 2 4 7 91 5 2035
2020 Man 68 10 7 3 5 4 3 83 9 1470
2020 Woman 76 10 4 2 2 3 3 91 4 2577
2019 Man 69 11 6 4 4 4 2 85 8 1630
2019 Woman 73 9 6 2 2 3 4 89 5 2697
2019 Another gender 48 5 15 6 6 6 13 66 15 18

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 Man 69 12 3 2 2 4 9 92 5 1160
2022 Woman 68 10 4 2 2 3 11 91 4 2035
2020 Man 68 14 6 2 2 3 6 89 5 1472
2020 Woman 75 10 4 2 1 2 6 92 3 2575
2019 Man 74 9 4 2 1 2 7 92 4 1631
2019 Woman 75 8 3 2 2 2 9 93 3 2697
2019 Another gender 59 6 21 4 6 0 4 68 10 18

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 Man 23 31 13 14 15 3 1 56 30 1160
2022 Woman 22 34 12 16 12 2 2 59 29 2035
2020 Man 23 26 18 15 16 2 1 50 32 1472
2020 Woman 20 30 16 17 15 2 2 51 33 2588
2019 Man 17 27 17 16 19 1 2 46 36 1642
2019 Woman 18 27 16 17 17 2 2 47 36 2706
2019 Another gender 27 11 18 10 31 0 4 39 42 18
2018 Man 16 26 18 17 20 1 2 43 38 1654
2018 Woman 15 26 17 20 19 2 1 42 41 2719
2018 Another gender 7 25 3 27 37 0 0 32 65 23

Empowerment

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 31 39 15 8 5 0 0 71 14 1165
2022 Woman 34 39 12 10 5 0 0 73 15 2030
2020 Man 31 39 14 10 5 0 0 71 15 1467
2020 Woman 33 39 14 10 4 0 0 72 14 2570
2019 Man 26 40 16 12 6 0 0 66 17 1633
2019 Woman 28 42 13 11 6 0 0 70 17 2692
2019 Another gender 11 37 27 0 21 0 4 50 22 18
2018 Man 25 42 14 12 8 0 0 66 20 1641
2018 Woman 24 40 15 14 7 0 0 64 21 2723
2018 Another gender 4 39 21 27 8 0 0 43 35 23

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 34 36 16 9 4 0 0 70 13 1165
2022 Woman 39 36 13 8 3 0 0 76 11 2030
2020 Man 35 32 19 9 5 0 0 67 14 1477
2020 Woman 38 36 15 7 4 0 0 74 11 2592
2019 Man 29 35 19 10 7 0 0 64 17 1633
2019 Woman 34 37 15 9 5 0 0 72 13 2700
2019 Another gender 6 38 17 25 10 0 4 45 36 18
2018 Man 28 36 17 10 8 0 0 64 19 1640
2018 Woman 30 38 16 10 6 0 0 68 16 2718
2018 Another gender 8 42 19 17 8 0 7 53 27 23

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 Man 35 37 17 7 3 0 0 73 11 1160
2022 Woman 38 39 11 8 4 0 0 78 12 2030
2020 Man 32 42 14 8 4 0 0 74 12 1468
2020 Woman 34 42 13 7 3 0 0 76 11 2567
2019 Man 27 43 16 9 4 0 0 71 13 1614
2019 Woman 31 40 14 11 4 0 0 71 15 2659
2019 Another gender 16 32 21 17 10 0 4 50 28 18
2018 Man 26 39 17 11 7 0 0 65 18 1648
2018 Woman 27 39 15 12 6 0 0 66 19 2725
2018 Another gender 15 23 7 42 8 4 0 40 52 23

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 22 37 20 11 5 5 0 62 17 1165
2022 Woman 22 39 21 10 3 4 1 64 14 2035
2020 Man 23 40 18 9 5 3 0 66 15 1474
2020 Woman 22 42 20 9 3 4 0 67 12 2584
2019 Man 18 39 22 12 6 3 1 60 18 1636
2019 Woman 20 40 21 11 4 4 1 62 15 2709
2019 Another gender 6 43 9 29 4 5 4 54 36 18
2018 Man 17 34 25 13 8 3 1 53 21 1656
2018 Woman 16 35 26 12 7 4 0 53 19 2726
2018 Another gender 7 27 16 20 20 11 0 39 44 23

Work-life balance and workload

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 40 33 13 8 5 0 0 73 13 1165
2022 Woman 45 34 8 7 5 0 0 79 13 2035
2020 Man 41 34 12 8 4 0 0 76 12 1475
2020 Woman 45 33 9 8 4 0 0 78 12 2581
2019 Man 38 35 12 8 6 1 0 73 14 1634
2019 Woman 42 32 10 9 5 0 0 75 15 2706
2019 Another gender 22 37 5 17 15 0 4 61 33 18
2018 Man 36 35 14 8 6 0 0 72 14 1649
2018 Woman 38 34 11 10 6 0 0 73 17 2734
2018 Another gender 30 39 8 10 12 0 0 69 23 23

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

Survey year Demographic Always/almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 40 35 14 6 3 1 0 76 9 1165
2022 Woman 40 33 16 6 5 0 0 73 11 2035
2020 Man 38 37 16 6 4 0 0 74 10 1468
2020 Woman 37 32 18 8 4 0 0 70 12 2577
2019 Man 35 37 18 7 3 0 0 72 10 1630
2019 Woman 38 33 17 7 4 0 0 71 12 2691
2019 Another gender 32 38 6 11 10 0 4 73 21 18
2018 Man 35 35 18 7 4 0 0 70 12 1653
2018 Woman 35 32 19 9 5 0 0 67 14 2735
2018 Another gender 11 35 31 15 8 0 0 46 23 23

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 Man 55 23 6 4 3 3 6 85 8 1165
2022 Woman 60 22 6 4 4 2 3 86 8 2035

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 Man 36 33 31 1165
2022 Woman 33 35 32 2035
2020 Man 22 42 35 1479
2020 Woman 21 44 35 2591
2019 Man 27 38 36 1642
2019 Woman 23 38 39 2712
2019 Another gender 21 32 47 18
2018 Man 24 39 36 1656
2018 Woman 23 38 39 2734
2018 Another gender 25 4 71 23

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 Man 17 42 26 6 7 3 405
2022 Woman 13 49 22 4 7 6 645
2020 Man 23 34 31 6 4 3 328
2020 Woman 16 45 26 3 6 3 545
2019 Man 18 28 32 6 13 3 430
2019 Woman 12 34 28 3 17 6 600
2018 Man 23 29 31 6 5 6 399
2018 Woman 13 32 33 5 12 6 627
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Organizational goals

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 48 37 9 3 2 0 0 86 5 1160
2022 Woman 50 38 7 3 1 0 0 88 5 2030
2020 Man 47 38 8 4 2 1 0 85 6 1473
2020 Woman 46 40 9 3 1 0 0 86 5 2585
2019 Man 40 39 12 5 3 0 0 79 8 1631
2019 Woman 40 43 10 5 2 0 0 82 8 2696
2019 Another gender 27 43 16 0 6 4 4 76 6 18
2018 Man 42 41 10 6 2 0 0 83 7 1652
2018 Woman 39 44 9 5 3 0 0 83 7 2732
2018 Another gender 15 39 16 12 14 4 0 57 27 23

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
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 27 42 16 11 3 1 0 70 14 1165
2022 Woman 29 44 16 7 3 1 0 74 10 2035
2020 Man 28 41 19 8 2 1 0 70 11 1474
2020 Woman 30 45 17 5 2 1 0 76 7 2587
2019 Man 24 43 19 9 4 1 0 68 13 1634
2019 Woman 26 45 17 7 3 1 0 72 10 2705
2019 Another gender 11 48 15 22 0 0 4 61 23 18
2018 Man 24 42 19 10 4 1 0 66 14 1652
2018 Woman 24 45 16 10 4 0 0 70 14 2718
2018 Another gender 7 41 36 4 12 0 0 48 17 23

Organizational performance

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

Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 7 23 37 21 9 1 2 30 32 1165
2022 Woman 8 23 37 19 9 1 3 30 32 2030
2020 Man 8 24 36 20 9 1 1 30 33 1476
2020 Woman 8 24 37 21 9 1 1 30 32 2588
2019 Man 10 27 36 18 7 1 1 25 38 1640
2019 Woman 9 26 37 18 9 0 0 27 35 2706
2019 Another gender 6 39 33 17 0 0 4 18 47 17
2018 Man 10 29 35 18 7 0 1 25 39 1648
2018 Woman 10 28 36 18 7 1 1 25 38 2719
2018 Another gender 12 26 37 18 7 0 0 25 39 23

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 Man 11 24 32 19 8 2 4 29 37 1160
2022 Woman 11 24 33 18 7 1 5 27 38 2025
2020 Man 14 22 31 19 10 2 2 30 37 1472
2020 Woman 12 23 33 19 10 2 2 30 36 2579
2019 Man 14 27 30 16 9 2 2 26 43 1635
2019 Woman 14 26 33 15 9 2 1 25 42 2701
2019 Another gender 37 17 31 11 0 0 4 11 56 18
2018 Man 16 28 30 14 7 2 2 22 46 1644
2018 Woman 15 25 32 16 7 2 2 24 43 2717
2018 Another gender 24 40 32 0 4 0 0 4 64 23

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 Man 4 11 32 31 18 1 3 51 15 1160
2022 Woman 4 13 31 32 16 1 4 50 18 2030
2020 Man 6 12 32 32 16 1 1 49 19 1472
2020 Woman 4 12 33 34 15 1 1 50 17 2571
2019 Man 5 14 33 30 15 1 2 47 19 1634
2019 Woman 5 14 34 30 16 1 1 46 19 2692
2019 Another gender 11 22 31 32 0 0 4 33 34 18
2018 Man 6 15 34 30 13 1 1 44 21 1645
2018 Woman 7 15 35 29 12 1 2 42 22 2703
2018 Another gender 15 7 31 35 4 3 4 43 24 23

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 Man 13 20 29 21 14 1 3 36 34 1160
2022 Woman 14 23 27 18 13 1 5 32 39 2030
2020 Man 12 21 29 23 13 0 2 37 34 1470
2020 Woman 13 21 31 21 13 1 2 34 34 2586
2019 Man 17 24 28 19 10 1 1 29 42 1639
2019 Woman 17 23 28 18 11 1 1 30 41 2704
2019 Another gender 20 34 31 11 0 0 4 11 56 18
2018 Man 18 26 29 17 8 1 1 25 45 1649
2018 Woman 21 26 27 15 8 1 2 23 49 2726
2018 Another gender 26 24 30 11 4 0 4 16 52 23

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 Man 13 21 25 20 14 3 5 36 37 1160
2022 Woman 13 20 27 19 13 3 6 34 36 2030
2020 Man 8 16 27 28 18 2 2 48 24 1471
2020 Woman 8 15 27 27 18 2 2 47 25 2576
2019 Man 12 19 26 24 13 2 3 40 33 1634
2019 Woman 11 19 27 24 14 3 2 40 31 2698
2019 Another gender 12 36 15 28 0 0 9 31 53 18
2018 Man 12 19 26 26 13 3 2 40 32 1648
2018 Woman 13 21 27 22 13 2 2 36 36 2708
2018 Another gender 24 26 28 4 14 0 4 19 52 23

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 Man 12 22 32 19 10 3 3 31 36 1160
2022 Woman 10 22 33 18 10 2 5 30 35 2030
2020 Man 12 21 32 20 12 2 2 33 34 1467
2020 Woman 9 21 36 19 12 2 2 32 31 2579
2019 Man 14 22 32 18 10 2 2 29 37 1633
2019 Woman 12 23 35 17 10 3 1 28 36 2693
2019 Another gender 20 33 38 5 0 0 4 6 55 18
2018 Man 14 24 32 17 9 2 1 26 40 1642
2018 Woman 12 24 34 16 8 3 2 25 39 2721
2018 Another gender 20 58 18 4 0 0 0 4 78 23

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

Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 5 10 34 31 16 1 3 49 16 1165
2022 Woman 4 14 37 28 13 0 3 43 19 2035
2020 Man 8 18 35 25 12 1 1 38 26 1475
2020 Woman 7 21 40 22 10 0 1 32 28 2585
2019 Man 11 22 34 21 11 1 1 33 33 1641
2019 Woman 11 23 35 20 10 1 0 30 35 2709
2019 Another gender 20 25 33 17 0 0 4 18 47 18

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 16 32 21 18 10 3 0 49 29 1165
2022 Woman 15 31 21 21 9 2 0 48 31 2035
2020 Man 18 34 24 14 7 2 0 53 22 1464
2020 Woman 18 38 20 17 6 2 0 56 24 2572
2019 Man 12 30 23 22 11 2 0 43 34 1635
2019 Woman 12 32 19 24 11 2 0 45 35 2688
2019 Another gender 11 16 27 16 26 0 4 28 44 18

Diversity and inclusion

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 51 28 9 6 5 1 0 80 11 1165
2022 Woman 51 31 6 7 4 1 0 82 11 2035
2020 Man 49 31 8 7 5 1 0 80 12 1475
2020 Woman 47 31 8 9 5 1 0 78 14 2584
2019 Man 47 30 9 8 6 0 0 77 14 1640
2019 Woman 45 30 8 10 6 1 0 75 17 2704
2019 Another gender 16 32 21 12 15 0 4 50 28 18
2018 Man 41 33 10 8 8 1 0 75 16 1649
2018 Woman 37 33 9 12 8 0 0 70 20 2719
2018 Another gender 27 20 17 17 20 0 0 47 36 23

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 57 30 5 5 3 0 0 87 8 1165
2022 Woman 56 31 4 6 2 0 0 87 9 2035
2020 Man 51 33 8 5 2 0 0 84 8 1468
2020 Woman 53 31 7 6 2 0 0 84 8 2575
2019 Man 48 34 8 7 3 0 0 82 10 1639
2019 Woman 48 32 9 8 3 0 0 80 11 2703
2019 Another gender 27 48 12 4 5 0 4 78 10 18
2018 Man 45 36 8 7 3 0 0 81 10 1655
2018 Woman 42 38 8 8 4 0 0 80 12 2720
2018 Another gender 25 34 21 7 12 0 0 59 20 23

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 47 33 12 3 3 1 0 81 6 1165
2022 Woman 49 35 9 4 2 1 0 84 6 2030
2020 Man 42 39 11 4 2 1 0 82 7 1463
2020 Woman 45 36 11 5 2 1 0 82 7 2567
2019 Man 41 39 12 5 3 1 0 80 8 1640
2019 Woman 41 39 11 5 3 1 0 81 8 2707
2019 Another gender 16 42 29 6 4 0 4 60 10 18
2018 Man 35 40 15 5 3 1 0 76 8 1653
2018 Woman 35 42 13 6 3 1 0 78 9 2726
2018 Another gender 22 45 25 4 4 0 0 67 8 23

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
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 32 40 14 6 4 4 0 75 10 1165
2022 Woman 34 41 13 8 3 2 0 76 11 2035
2020 Man 38 38 14 6 3 1 0 77 9 1469
2020 Woman 36 42 14 5 2 2 0 79 7 2572
2019 Man 34 40 14 7 4 2 0 75 11 1634
2019 Woman 34 43 12 6 3 1 0 78 9 2697
2019 Another gender 11 38 23 18 6 0 4 52 25 17
2018 Man 38 40 12 6 3 1 0 79 9 1651
2018 Woman 38 41 12 6 2 1 0 80 9 2730
2018 Another gender 30 28 11 16 8 7 0 62 25 23

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 Man 38 38 11 4 3 6 1 81 7 1160
2022 Woman 39 38 11 5 2 5 1 82 7 2035
2020 Man 40 36 13 3 3 3 0 79 7 1475
2020 Woman 41 38 12 3 2 3 0 82 6 2574
2019 Man 40 37 13 4 3 3 1 80 7 1634
2019 Woman 42 38 12 4 2 2 0 82 6 2695
2019 Another gender 20 38 27 0 6 5 4 64 6 18
2018 Man 39 38 13 4 3 3 0 79 7 1652
2018 Woman 41 39 12 4 2 2 0 81 6 2730
2018 Another gender 27 21 37 3 12 0 0 48 15 23

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 43 40 8 5 3 0 0 84 8 1165
2022 Woman 49 37 7 5 2 0 0 86 7 2035
2020 Man 48 34 10 5 3 0 0 82 8 1471
2020 Woman 52 34 8 4 2 0 0 86 6 2584
2019 Man 42 36 12 6 4 0 0 79 10 1636
2019 Woman 45 37 9 5 3 0 0 83 8 2706
2019 Another gender 22 16 32 17 10 0 4 39 27 18
2018 Man 40 37 12 6 4 0 0 78 10 1651
2018 Woman 41 39 11 6 3 0 0 80 9 2726
2018 Another gender 26 31 20 11 12 0 0 56 24 23

Anti-racism

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 Man 40 24 12 7 6 7 4 71 15 1165
2022 Woman 39 29 10 5 4 7 6 78 10 2030

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 Man 38 26 12 7 6 7 4 72 14 1165
2022 Woman 38 29 11 5 3 7 6 77 10 2035

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 Man 33 27 18 5 3 13 2 70 8 1165
2022 Woman 29 28 23 5 2 12 1 66 8 2035
2020 Man 37 34 17 4 3 4 1 75 8 1471
2020 Woman 36 35 17 5 2 6 0 75 7 2586

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 Man 39 32 10 6 5 5 3 77 12 1165
2022 Woman 40 35 8 6 3 5 4 82 10 2030
2020 Man 44 30 13 5 4 3 1 77 9 1471
2020 Woman 45 33 10 5 3 3 2 82 8 2574

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 Man 13 17 23 4 4 35 4 49 14 1160
2022 Woman 9 16 23 3 2 42 5 46 10 2035

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 Man 3 7 26 13 37 15 0 11 59 40
2022 Woman 0 3 41 29 23 4 0 3 54 25
2020 Man 3 14 22 21 26 12 2 20 54 58
2020 Woman 0 6 14 24 42 11 3 7 76 29

Ethical workplace

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 28 31 17 7 7 6 5 66 15 1165
2022 Woman 26 31 16 9 5 6 6 65 16 2030
2020 Man 28 35 17 8 6 5 2 67 15 1476
2020 Woman 27 32 17 11 5 5 4 65 17 2585
2019 Man 29 32 16 9 7 4 3 66 17 1637
2019 Woman 26 31 16 12 8 4 3 62 22 2706
2019 Another gender 26 16 27 11 15 0 4 44 27 18
2018 Man 23 35 17 11 9 4 2 62 20 1653
2018 Woman 18 34 19 14 9 3 3 56 24 2727
2018 Another gender 4 38 17 21 20 0 0 43 41 23

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 Man 29 40 16 8 4 2 1 71 13 1165
2022 Woman 29 40 12 10 5 4 1 72 16 2035
2020 Man 34 39 15 6 3 2 1 75 10 1472
2020 Woman 33 42 12 7 3 1 1 77 10 2580
2019 Man 31 41 14 7 4 1 1 74 12 1637
2019 Woman 31 42 12 9 4 1 1 75 13 2699
2019 Another gender 6 48 20 11 11 0 4 56 23 18
2018 Man 33 40 13 8 4 1 1 75 12 1654
2018 Woman 32 42 12 9 4 1 0 75 13 2722
2018 Another gender 24 39 18 11 8 0 0 63 20 23

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 32 39 18 5 4 2 0 72 9 1165
2022 Woman 31 40 18 7 3 1 0 72 10 2030
2020 Man 33 39 18 5 3 1 0 73 9 1473
2020 Woman 32 43 17 5 2 1 0 76 7 2575
2019 Man 30 40 18 6 5 1 0 71 11 1634
2019 Woman 30 41 18 6 4 1 0 72 10 2695
2019 Another gender 12 28 16 28 12 0 4 42 42 17
2018 Man 32 38 18 7 5 1 0 70 11 1650
2018 Woman 30 41 18 7 4 1 0 71 11 2711
2018 Another gender 15 23 45 4 8 4 0 40 13 23

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 Man 24 30 16 11 10 8 1 59 23 1165
2022 Woman 20 29 15 13 10 9 2 56 27 2035
2020 Man 26 29 17 12 10 5 1 58 23 1473
2020 Woman 22 29 18 14 9 6 2 55 26 2579
2019 Man 20 29 19 11 13 7 2 54 26 1635
2019 Woman 17 29 18 16 12 6 2 49 31 2693
2019 Another gender 16 11 0 21 38 11 4 31 69 18
2018 Man 19 29 19 14 13 4 1 51 29 1652
2018 Woman 14 28 19 18 14 6 2 46 34 2722
2018 Another gender 11 17 7 27 28 11 0 31 61 23

Physical environment and equipment

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 43 43 5 6 3 0 0 86 9 1165
2022 Woman 43 45 3 7 2 0 0 88 9 2035
2020 Man 37 46 4 10 3 0 0 83 13 1479
2020 Woman 36 46 4 11 3 0 0 82 14 2589

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 39 39 8 8 5 0 0 78 13 1160
2022 Woman 43 37 7 8 4 0 0 81 12 2030
2020 Man 37 39 11 10 3 0 0 76 13 1478
2020 Woman 40 40 8 10 2 0 1 80 12 2587
2019 Man 41 37 8 9 4 0 0 78 13 1637
2019 Woman 44 38 6 10 3 0 0 81 13 2706
2019 Another gender 15 59 11 0 11 0 4 77 12 18

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 49 36 8 4 2 0 0 85 7 1165
2022 Woman 49 36 5 7 3 0 1 85 9 2035
2020 Man 44 38 9 5 3 0 1 83 8 1465
2020 Woman 47 38 7 5 2 0 0 85 7 2571
2019 Man 46 37 9 6 2 0 0 84 8 1627
2019 Woman 45 40 7 6 2 0 0 85 8 2689
2019 Another gender 5 31 34 16 10 0 4 38 26 18

Use of official languages

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

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 73 20 2 3 1 0 1 94 3 1165
2022 Woman 77 19 1 2 1 0 0 96 2 2035
2020 Man 72 20 4 2 1 0 1 93 3 1471
2020 Woman 79 16 2 2 1 0 0 95 3 2580

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 Man 79 12 2 1 2 1 4 95 3 1165
2022 Woman 83 10 3 1 1 0 2 95 3 2035
2019 Man 80 11 4 1 1 0 3 93 3 1635
2019 Woman 82 9 2 2 2 0 3 94 4 2696
2019 Another gender 65 21 0 0 0 0 14 100 0 18

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 Man 36 24 12 5 3 13 7 75 10 1160
2022 Woman 35 24 14 5 3 13 6 73 11 2035
2020 Man 35 23 12 6 4 14 6 73 13 1477
2020 Woman 38 21 11 6 4 14 7 74 13 2591
2019 Man 30 23 13 7 5 17 5 68 15 1641
2019 Woman 33 21 12 6 6 17 4 69 16 2704
2019 Another gender 26 21 6 15 5 22 4 64 28 18

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 Man 10 90 1160
2022 Woman 10 90 2035
2020 Man 10 90 1478
2020 Woman 9 91 2589
2019 Man 10 90 1635
2019 Woman 12 88 2707
2019 Another gender 25 75 18
2018 Man 12 88 1657
2018 Woman 14 86 2733
2018 Another gender 19 81 23

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

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 51 49 115
2022 Woman 47 53 205
2020 Man 42 58 152
2020 Woman 46 54 222
2019 Man 48 52 162
2019 Woman 52 48 329
2018 Man 45 55 201
2018 Woman 51 49 370

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

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 53 47 115
2022 Woman 54 46 205
2020 Man 64 36 152
2020 Woman 55 45 222
2019 Man 63 37 162
2019 Woman 54 46 329
2018 Man 65 35 201
2018 Woman 58 42 370

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

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 5 95 115
2022 Woman 9 91 205
2020 Man 6 94 152
2020 Woman 5 95 222
2019 Man 8 92 162
2019 Woman 8 92 329
2018 Man 12 88 201
2018 Woman 8 92 370

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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 0 100 115
2022 Woman 0 100 205

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 Man 4 96 115
2022 Woman 2 98 205
2020 Man 8 92 152
2020 Woman 5 95 222
2019 Man 4 96 162
2019 Woman 4 96 329
2018 Man 4 96 201
2018 Woman 3 97 370

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 Man 12 88 115
2022 Woman 9 91 205
2020 Man 14 86 152
2020 Woman 10 90 222
2019 Man 12 88 162
2019 Woman 9 91 329
2018 Man 11 89 201
2018 Woman 11 89 370

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

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 8 92 115
2022 Woman 3 97 205
2020 Man 8 92 152
2020 Woman 6 94 222
2019 Man 6 94 162
2019 Woman 2 98 329
2018 Man 4 96 201
2018 Woman 2 98 370

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

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 36 64 115
2022 Woman 31 69 205
2020 Man 33 67 152
2020 Woman 37 63 222
2019 Man 35 65 160
2019 Woman 42 58 323
2018 Man 42 58 201
2018 Woman 38 62 369

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

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 37 63 115
2022 Woman 39 61 205
2020 Man 49 51 152
2020 Woman 37 63 222
2019 Man 38 62 160
2019 Woman 41 59 323
2018 Man 42 58 201
2018 Woman 42 58 369

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

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 50 50 115
2022 Woman 36 64 205
2020 Man 47 53 152
2020 Woman 46 54 222
2019 Man 40 60 160
2019 Woman 48 52 323
2018 Man 46 54 201
2018 Woman 44 56 369

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

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 37 63 115
2022 Woman 40 60 205
2020 Man 38 62 152
2020 Woman 37 63 222
2019 Man 35 65 160
2019 Woman 40 60 323
2018 Man 39 61 201
2018 Woman 41 59 369

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 Man 29 71 115
2022 Woman 34 66 205
2020 Man 33 67 152
2020 Woman 34 66 222
2019 Man 28 72 160
2019 Woman 29 71 323
2018 Man 35 65 201
2018 Woman 36 64 369

Question 59f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Offensive remark

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 34 66 115
2022 Woman 57 43 205
2020 Man 46 54 152
2020 Woman 55 45 222
2019 Man 43 57 160
2019 Woman 57 43 323
2018 Man 42 58 201
2018 Woman 54 46 369

Question 59g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Personal attack

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 23 77 115
2022 Woman 27 73 205
2020 Man 34 66 152
2020 Woman 32 68 222
2019 Man 26 74 160
2019 Woman 36 64 323
2018 Man 27 73 201
2018 Woman 30 70 369

Question 59h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Physical violence

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 1 99 115
2022 Woman 1 99 205

Question 59i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Sexual comment or gesture

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 2 98 115
2022 Woman 9 91 205
2018 Man 4 96 201
2018 Woman 9 91 369

Question 59j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Threat

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 10 90 115
2022 Woman 9 91 205
2020 Man 14 86 152
2020 Woman 9 91 222
2019 Man 16 84 160
2019 Woman 9 91 323
2018 Man 18 82 201
2018 Woman 10 90 369

Question 59k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Unfair treatment

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 52 48 115
2022 Woman 43 57 205
2020 Man 57 43 152
2020 Woman 49 51 222
2019 Man 51 49 160
2019 Woman 44 56 323
2018 Man 55 45 201
2018 Woman 47 53 369

Question 59l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Yelling or shouting

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 21 79 115
2022 Woman 19 81 205
2020 Man 17 83 152
2020 Woman 21 79 222
2019 Man 25 75 160
2019 Woman 29 71 323
2018 Man 27 73 201
2018 Woman 26 74 369

Question 59m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 13 87 115
2022 Woman 18 82 205
2020 Man 18 82 152
2020 Woman 19 81 222
2019 Man 19 81 160
2019 Woman 16 84 323
2018 Man 16 84 201
2018 Woman 13 87 369

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 Man 52 48 115
2022 Woman 50 50 205
2020 Man 53 47 152
2020 Woman 55 45 222
2019 Man 44 56 158
2019 Woman 59 41 322
2018 Man 51 49 201
2018 Woman 59 41 370

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 Man 18 82 115
2022 Woman 22 78 205
2020 Man 22 78 152
2020 Woman 21 79 222
2019 Man 26 74 158
2019 Woman 26 74 322
2018 Man 26 74 201
2018 Woman 28 72 370

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 Man 7 93 115
2022 Woman 8 92 205
2020 Man 8 92 152
2020 Woman 7 93 222
2019 Man 8 92 158
2019 Woman 8 92 322
2018 Man 10 90 201
2018 Woman 9 91 370

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 Man 21 79 115
2022 Woman 17 83 205
2020 Man 23 77 152
2020 Woman 17 83 222
2019 Man 22 78 158
2019 Woman 20 80 322
2018 Man 24 76 201
2018 Woman 18 82 370

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 Man 8 92 115
2022 Woman 9 91 205
2020 Man 12 88 152
2020 Woman 10 90 222
2019 Man 12 88 158
2019 Woman 12 88 322
2018 Man 11 89 201
2018 Woman 15 85 370

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 Man 10 90 115
2022 Woman 7 93 205
2020 Man 7 93 152
2020 Woman 5 95 222
2019 Man 8 92 158
2019 Woman 7 93 322
2018 Man 10 90 201
2018 Woman 8 92 370

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 Man 9 91 115
2022 Woman 10 90 205
2020 Man 15 85 152
2020 Woman 16 84 222
2019 Man 17 83 158
2019 Woman 12 88 322
2018 Man 12 88 201
2018 Woman 11 89 370

Question 60h. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 6 94 115
2022 Woman 11 89 205
2020 Man 5 95 152
2020 Woman 11 89 222
2019 Man 13 87 158
2019 Woman 11 89 322
2018 Man 9 91 201
2018 Woman 9 91 370

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 Man 31 69 115
2022 Woman 29 71 205
2020 Man 26 74 152
2020 Woman 25 75 222
2019 Man 27 73 158
2019 Woman 25 75 322
2018 Man 25 75 201
2018 Woman 21 79 370

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 Man 9 91 105
2022 Woman 9 91 190
2020 Man 9 91 142
2020 Woman 12 88 210
2019 Man 10 90 145
2019 Woman 9 91 298
2018 Man 11 89 182
2018 Woman 10 90 342

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 Man 21 79 105
2022 Woman 27 73 190
2020 Man 18 82 142
2020 Woman 22 78 210
2019 Man 19 81 145
2019 Woman 26 74 298
2018 Man 15 85 182
2018 Woman 20 80 342

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 Man 11 89 105
2022 Woman 7 93 190
2020 Man 8 92 142
2020 Woman 9 91 210
2019 Man 11 89 145
2019 Woman 7 93 298
2018 Man 8 92 182
2018 Woman 9 91 342

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 Man 7 93 105
2022 Woman 5 95 190
2020 Man 8 92 142
2020 Woman 7 93 210
2019 Man 10 90 145
2019 Woman 6 94 298
2018 Man 5 95 182
2018 Woman 8 92 342

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 Man 8 92 105
2022 Woman 10 90 190
2020 Man 7 93 142
2020 Woman 14 86 210
2019 Man 10 90 145
2019 Woman 14 86 298
2018 Man 13 87 182
2018 Woman 13 87 342

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 Man 5 95 105
2022 Woman 8 92 190
2020 Man 5 95 142
2020 Woman 8 92 210
2019 Man 9 91 145
2019 Woman 11 89 298
2018 Man 11 89 182
2018 Woman 8 92 342

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 Man 6 94 105
2022 Woman 13 87 190
2019 Man 4 96 145
2019 Woman 7 93 298
2018 Man 5 95 182
2018 Woman 7 93 342

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 Man 14 86 105
2022 Woman 16 84 190
2020 Man 12 88 142
2020 Woman 12 88 210
2019 Man 9 91 145
2019 Woman 11 89 298
2018 Man 6 94 182
2018 Woman 11 89 342

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 Man 14 86 105
2022 Woman 19 81 190
2020 Man 16 84 142
2020 Woman 18 82 210
2019 Man 11 89 145
2019 Woman 13 87 298
2018 Man 12 88 182
2018 Woman 13 87 342

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 Man 26 74 105
2022 Woman 23 77 190
2020 Man 25 75 142
2020 Woman 33 67 210
2019 Man 34 66 145
2019 Woman 31 69 298
2018 Man 29 71 182
2018 Woman 28 72 342

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 Man 10 90 105
2022 Woman 9 91 190
2020 Man 11 89 142
2020 Woman 10 90 210
2019 Man 13 87 145
2019 Woman 6 94 298
2018 Man 11 89 182
2018 Woman 8 92 342

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 Man 45 55 105
2022 Woman 46 54 190
2020 Man 48 52 142
2020 Woman 50 50 210
2019 Man 50 50 145
2019 Woman 50 50 298
2018 Man 42 58 182
2018 Woman 47 53 342

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 Man 1 99 105
2022 Woman 2 98 190

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 Man 48 52 105
2022 Woman 53 47 190
2020 Man 52 48 142
2020 Woman 60 40 210
2019 Man 53 47 145
2019 Woman 59 41 298
2018 Man 53 47 182
2018 Woman 52 48 342

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 Man 7 93 105
2022 Woman 1 99 190

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 Man 23 77 105
2022 Woman 17 83 190
2020 Man 12 88 142
2020 Woman 13 87 210
2019 Man 14 86 145
2019 Woman 13 87 298
2018 Man 13 87 182
2018 Woman 14 86 342

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 Man 19 21 14 5 6 29 7 62 16 1160
2022 Woman 13 16 15 7 5 34 10 51 22 2035
2020 Man 25 22 18 6 5 20 5 62 15 1474
2020 Woman 20 19 17 8 5 23 6 56 19 2581
2019 Man 21 22 20 8 6 17 6 56 18 1640
2019 Woman 15 20 20 10 7 21 7 48 24 2712
2019 Another gender 21 4 11 17 21 22 4 34 51 18
2018 Man 19 23 21 9 7 18 4 54 19 1653
2018 Woman 13 21 22 10 8 20 5 46 25 2729
2018 Another gender 8 12 32 7 15 25 0 28 30 23

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 Man 35 35 13 5 3 7 1 76 9 1160
2022 Woman 28 37 15 6 4 10 1 73 11 2035
2020 Man 38 33 16 5 4 5 0 75 9 1476
2020 Woman 33 35 15 7 3 6 0 73 11 2583
2019 Man 34 34 16 6 4 5 1 72 11 1642
2019 Woman 31 33 18 8 5 5 1 68 13 2704
2019 Another gender 26 15 12 5 26 11 4 49 37 18
2018 Man 32 35 17 7 4 5 0 71 12 1649
2018 Woman 25 36 19 9 5 5 1 65 15 2730
2018 Another gender 17 17 41 7 8 10 0 37 17 23

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 Man 7 93 1160
2022 Woman 6 94 2035
2020 Man 8 92 1476
2020 Woman 6 94 2587
2019 Man 8 92 1635
2019 Woman 6 94 2704
2019 Another gender 27 73 18
2018 Man 10 90 1651
2018 Woman 7 93 2731

Question 65a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Co-workers

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 30 70 85
2022 Woman 33 67 125
2020 Man 26 74 123
2020 Woman 36 64 145
2019 Man 27 73 132
2019 Woman 40 60 174
2018 Man 31 69 166
2018 Woman 34 66 203

Question 65b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Individuals with authority over me

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 71 29 85
2022 Woman 78 22 125
2020 Man 76 24 123
2020 Woman 83 17 145
2019 Man 79 21 132
2019 Woman 75 25 174
2018 Man 85 15 166
2018 Woman 77 23 203

Question 65c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Individuals working for me

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 4 96 85
2022 Woman 3 97 125

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 Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 0 100 85
2022 Woman 0 100 125
2020 Man 0 100 123
2020 Woman 0 100 145
2019 Man 0 100 132
2019 Woman 0 100 174

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 Man 8 92 85
2022 Woman 5 95 125
2019 Man 6 94 132
2019 Woman 5 95 174
2018 Man 4 96 166
2018 Woman 3 97 203

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 Man 10 90 85
2022 Woman 8 92 125
2020 Man 6 94 123
2020 Woman 10 90 145
2019 Man 10 90 132
2019 Woman 10 90 174
2018 Man 10 90 166
2018 Woman 8 92 203

Question 65g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 14 86 85
2022 Woman 12 88 125
2020 Man 13 87 123
2020 Woman 7 93 145
2019 Man 15 85 132
2019 Woman 9 91 174
2018 Man 6 94 166
2018 Woman 7 93 203

Question 66a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Race

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 51 49 85
2022 Woman 20 80 125
2020 Man 47 53 123
2020 Woman 20 80 145
2019 Man 36 64 129
2019 Woman 22 78 172
2018 Man 39 61 164
2018 Woman 23 77 203

Question 66b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...National or ethnic origin

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 39 61 85
2022 Woman 15 85 125
2020 Man 32 68 123
2020 Woman 21 79 145
2019 Man 30 70 129
2019 Woman 19 81 172
2018 Man 40 60 164
2018 Woman 16 84 203

Question 66c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Colour

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 31 69 85
2022 Woman 8 92 125
2020 Man 38 62 123
2020 Woman 9 91 145
2019 Man 26 74 129
2019 Woman 9 91 172
2018 Man 28 72 164
2018 Woman 12 88 203

Question 66d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Religion

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 18 82 85
2022 Woman 4 96 125
2020 Man 10 90 123
2020 Woman 6 94 145
2019 Man 11 89 129
2019 Woman 5 95 172
2018 Man 14 86 164
2018 Woman 8 92 203

Question 66e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Age

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 17 83 85
2022 Woman 28 72 125
2020 Man 22 78 123
2020 Woman 27 73 145
2019 Man 23 77 129
2019 Woman 35 65 172
2018 Man 25 75 164
2018 Woman 29 71 203

Question 66f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Sex

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 25 75 85
2022 Woman 28 72 125
2020 Man 17 83 123
2020 Woman 35 65 145
2019 Man 18 82 129
2019 Woman 36 64 172
2018 Man 23 77 164
2018 Woman 33 67 203

Question 66g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Sexual orientation

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 5 95 85
2022 Woman 1 99 125

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 Man 1 99 85
2022 Woman 0 100 125

Question 66i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Marital status

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 3 97 85
2022 Woman 12 88 125
2020 Man 4 96 123
2020 Woman 11 89 145
2019 Man 4 96 129
2019 Woman 11 89 172
2018 Man 3 97 164
2018 Woman 4 96 203

Question 66j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Family status

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 5 95 85
2022 Woman 26 74 125
2020 Man 6 94 123
2020 Woman 24 76 145
2019 Man 9 91 129
2019 Woman 25 75 172
2018 Man 7 93 164
2018 Woman 21 79 203

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 Man 3 97 85
2022 Woman 2 98 125

Question 66l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Disability

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 9 91 85
2022 Woman 15 85 125
2020 Man 7 93 123
2020 Woman 16 84 145
2019 Man 9 91 129
2019 Woman 20 80 172
2018 Man 7 93 164
2018 Woman 15 85 203

Question 66m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Pardoned conviction or suspended record

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 1 99 85
2022 Woman 0 100 125
2020 Man 0 100 123
2020 Woman 0 100 145
2019 Man 0 100 129
2019 Woman 0 100 172

Question 66n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 14 86 85
2022 Woman 21 79 125
2020 Man 17 83 123
2020 Woman 16 84 145
2019 Man 19 81 129
2019 Woman 19 81 172
2018 Man 14 86 164
2018 Woman 18 82 203

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 Man 36 64 85
2022 Woman 31 69 125
2020 Man 28 72 123
2020 Woman 27 73 145
2019 Man 28 72 128
2019 Woman 28 72 172
2018 Man 23 77 166
2018 Woman 24 76 203

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 Man 11 89 85
2022 Woman 12 88 125
2020 Man 15 85 123
2020 Woman 10 90 145
2019 Man 14 86 128
2019 Woman 12 88 172
2018 Man 14 86 166
2018 Woman 13 87 203

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 Man 2 98 85
2022 Woman 6 94 125
2020 Man 5 95 123
2020 Woman 3 97 145
2019 Man 7 93 128
2019 Woman 3 97 172
2018 Man 5 95 166
2018 Woman 3 97 203

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 Man 18 82 85
2022 Woman 15 85 125
2020 Man 15 85 123
2020 Woman 18 82 145
2019 Man 19 81 128
2019 Woman 16 84 172
2018 Man 15 85 166
2018 Woman 17 83 203

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 Man 6 94 85
2022 Woman 7 93 125
2020 Man 7 93 123
2020 Woman 4 96 145
2019 Man 6 94 128
2019 Woman 7 93 172
2018 Man 6 94 166
2018 Woman 4 96 203

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 Man 8 92 85
2022 Woman 11 89 125
2020 Man 7 93 123
2020 Woman 4 96 145
2019 Man 10 90 128
2019 Woman 6 94 172
2018 Man 7 93 166
2018 Woman 5 95 203

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 Man 2 98 85
2022 Woman 4 96 125
2020 Man 7 93 123
2020 Woman 10 90 145
2019 Man 12 88 128
2019 Woman 13 87 172
2018 Man 7 93 166
2018 Woman 8 92 203

Question 67h. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? … Other

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 7 93 85
2022 Woman 8 92 125
2020 Man 7 93 123
2020 Woman 5 95 145
2019 Man 8 92 128
2019 Woman 10 90 172
2018 Man 5 95 166
2018 Woman 9 91 203

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 Man 53 47 85
2022 Woman 51 49 125
2020 Man 51 49 123
2020 Woman 49 51 145
2019 Man 46 54 128
2019 Woman 48 52 172
2018 Man 57 43 166
2018 Woman 49 51 203

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 Man 2 98 80
2022 Woman 5 95 115
2020 Man 5 95 115
2020 Woman 6 94 139
2019 Man 6 94 108
2019 Woman 9 91 149
2018 Man 6 94 156
2018 Woman 5 95 192

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 Man 21 79 80
2022 Woman 18 82 115
2020 Man 10 90 115
2020 Woman 22 78 139
2019 Man 5 95 108
2019 Woman 21 79 149
2018 Man 10 90 156
2018 Woman 22 78 192

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 Man 2 98 80
2022 Woman 3 97 115
2018 Man 4 96 156
2018 Woman 4 96 192

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 Man 2 98 80
2022 Woman 1 99 115
2020 Man 4 96 115
2020 Woman 5 95 139
2018 Man 4 96 156
2018 Woman 4 96 192

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 Man 3 97 80
2022 Woman 2 98 115

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 Man 4 96 80
2022 Woman 6 94 115

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 Man 5 95 80
2022 Woman 12 88 115

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 Man 8 92 80
2022 Woman 14 86 115
2020 Man 11 89 115
2020 Woman 13 87 139
2019 Man 6 94 108
2019 Woman 11 89 149
2018 Man 6 94 156
2018 Woman 10 90 192

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 Man 14 86 80
2022 Woman 14 86 115
2020 Man 10 90 115
2020 Woman 11 89 139
2019 Man 6 94 108
2019 Woman 7 93 149
2018 Man 6 94 156
2018 Woman 6 94 192

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 Man 22 78 80
2022 Woman 27 73 115
2020 Man 20 80 115
2020 Woman 27 73 139
2019 Man 29 71 108
2019 Woman 25 75 149
2018 Man 27 73 156
2018 Woman 22 78 192

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 Man 8 92 80
2022 Woman 7 93 115
2020 Man 12 88 115
2020 Woman 8 92 139
2019 Man 11 89 108
2019 Woman 6 94 149
2018 Man 5 95 156
2018 Woman 5 95 192

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 Man 39 61 80
2022 Woman 46 54 115
2020 Man 37 63 115
2020 Woman 47 53 139
2019 Man 52 48 108
2019 Woman 39 61 149
2018 Man 39 61 156
2018 Woman 44 56 192

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 Man 1 99 80
2022 Woman 0 100 115

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 Man 58 42 80
2022 Woman 66 34 115
2020 Man 60 40 115
2020 Woman 67 33 139
2019 Man 63 37 108
2019 Woman 63 37 149
2018 Man 62 38 156
2018 Woman 58 42 192

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 Man 6 94 80
2022 Woman 3 97 115

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 Man 16 84 80
2022 Woman 15 85 115
2020 Man 12 88 115
2020 Woman 14 86 139
2019 Man 11 89 108
2019 Woman 10 90 149
2018 Man 8 92 156
2018 Woman 15 85 192

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 Man 20 22 17 3 4 28 5 63 11 1165
2022 Woman 15 18 16 5 3 37 8 58 13 2035
2020 Man 24 21 19 4 4 24 5 63 11 1474
2020 Woman 21 19 19 4 2 29 6 61 10 2583
2019 Man 22 20 23 4 4 21 7 58 11 1640
2019 Woman 17 19 22 4 3 27 8 55 11 2702
2019 Another gender 22 0 22 6 18 24 9 33 35 17
2018 Man 21 23 22 5 4 21 4 59 12 1655
2018 Woman 16 21 25 5 3 25 5 53 12 2731
2018 Another gender 11 15 35 12 4 22 0 34 21 23

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 Man 32 35 15 4 4 8 1 74 9 1165
2022 Woman 28 36 16 5 2 12 1 74 8 2035
2020 Man 37 32 17 4 3 6 1 74 7 1475
2020 Woman 34 34 17 4 2 8 1 75 7 2581
2019 Man 36 31 17 4 3 6 1 73 8 1639
2019 Woman 33 33 18 4 3 8 1 72 8 2708
2019 Another gender 26 11 21 5 22 9 4 44 32 18
2018 Man 32 35 19 4 4 6 1 71 8 1653
2018 Woman 27 37 20 5 3 8 1 69 9 2731
2018 Another gender 15 28 37 8 4 7 0 47 13 23

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 Man 11 89 1160
2022 Woman 12 88 2035
2020 Man 11 89 1466
2020 Woman 14 86 2575
2019 Man 16 84 1640
2019 Woman 17 83 2708
2019 Another gender 24 76 18

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 Man 52 48 120
2022 Woman 54 46 250
2020 Man 38 62 168
2020 Woman 45 55 367

Question 85. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 75 25 125
2022 Woman 75 25 250
2020 Man 71 29 167
2020 Woman 82 18 367
2019 Man 79 21 260
2019 Woman 84 16 459

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 Man 50 37 6 3 1 2 0 89 4 90
2022 Woman 47 35 7 9 2 0 0 82 11 190
2020 Man 48 34 9 6 4 0 0 81 10 120
2020 Woman 50 32 11 4 3 0 0 83 6 299
2019 Man 49 32 10 6 2 0 1 81 8 200
2019 Woman 52 30 6 6 5 1 0 82 11 386

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 Man 43 32 10 4 3 4 3 81 8 1160
2022 Woman 44 33 8 6 2 4 3 83 9 2035
2020 Man 45 31 11 5 3 3 2 80 8 1473
2020 Woman 45 33 9 5 3 2 3 82 8 2586

Future of 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 Man 32 22 21 11 14 660
2022 Woman 39 22 16 7 15 1290

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 Man 68 32 1030
2022 Woman 60 40 1735

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 Man 39 61 1030
2022 Woman 31 69 1730

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 Man 47 53 1030
2022 Woman 49 51 1730

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 Man 38 62 1030
2022 Woman 36 64 1730

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 Man 36 64 1030
2022 Woman 25 75 1730

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 Man 35 65 1030
2022 Woman 35 65 1730

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 Man 19 81 1030
2022 Woman 18 82 1730

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 Man 34 66 1030
2022 Woman 23 77 1730

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 Man 21 79 1030
2022 Woman 13 87 1730

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 Man 30 70 1030
2022 Woman 22 78 1730

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 Man 43 57 1030
2022 Woman 31 69 1730

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 Man 4 96 1030
2022 Woman 5 95 1730

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 Man 15 85 1030
2022 Woman 21 79 1730

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 Man 59 17 7 3 3 1 11 86 7 1030
2022 Woman 65 13 4 2 3 1 13 90 5 1735

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 Man 7 14 17 14 31 6 11 54 25 1030
2022 Woman 5 10 13 13 42 3 13 67 18 1735

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 Man 8 21 20 12 27 6 5 45 33 1030
2022 Woman 6 17 15 17 35 5 5 58 25 1735
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Workplace well-being

A safe and healthy workplace

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 Man 52 29 8 5 5 1 0 82 9 1160
2022 Woman 53 31 6 5 4 1 0 85 9 2035
2020 Man 50 29 9 6 5 1 0 81 10 1471
2020 Woman 50 30 8 7 4 1 0 81 11 2576

A psychologically healthy workplace

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 Man 6 8 12 8 41 7 19 65 19 1155
2022 Woman 3 5 13 8 39 5 27 70 11 2030

Question 75. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 31 43 14 7 3 2 0 76 10 1160
2022 Woman 31 46 12 6 3 2 0 79 10 2035
2020 Man 41 41 11 3 2 1 0 83 5 1472
2020 Woman 45 41 9 4 1 1 0 87 5 2585
2019 Man 30 43 17 6 3 2 0 74 9 1628
2019 Woman 35 40 14 7 3 1 0 76 9 2696
2019 Another gender 20 32 29 0 11 4 4 57 12 18
2018 Man 29 43 16 7 3 1 0 73 10 1653
2018 Woman 31 43 14 7 4 1 0 75 11 2715
2018 Another gender 21 28 31 15 0 4 0 51 16 23

Question 76. In general, how is your mental health?

Survey year Demographic Excellent
(%)
Very good
(%)
Good
(%)
Fair
(%)
Poor
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 15 29 36 15 5 1160
2022 Woman 8 28 39 20 6 2035

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 Man 50 28 13 4 3 3 1 80 7 1165
2022 Woman 53 29 8 4 2 3 0 85 7 2035
2020 Man 47 28 13 4 4 3 1 78 8 1472
2020 Woman 49 29 12 4 3 2 1 80 7 2580

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 Man 44 26 12 9 7 1 0 71 16 1160
2022 Woman 45 28 9 10 7 2 0 74 17 2035
2020 Man 39 30 13 9 8 1 0 70 17 1470
2020 Woman 40 29 11 11 7 1 0 70 18 2588

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
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 27 41 16 9 6 1 0 69 15 1160
2022 Woman 28 42 13 10 6 1 0 71 16 2035
2020 Man 32 35 18 9 5 1 0 68 14 1475
2020 Woman 35 34 16 10 5 1 0 69 14 2591
2019 Man 23 36 20 12 7 1 0 60 19 1634
2019 Woman 23 37 17 13 7 1 0 61 21 2707
2019 Another gender 16 6 21 16 33 4 4 24 53 18
2018 Man 22 37 20 13 7 1 0 59 21 1653
2018 Woman 21 36 18 15 9 1 0 58 24 2723
2018 Another gender 4 24 37 12 12 10 0 31 28 23

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 Man 23 49 12 11 3 1 0 73 15 325
2022 Woman 17 50 14 13 4 1 0 68 18 475
2020 Man 26 50 13 8 2 1 0 77 10 362
2020 Woman 23 48 14 11 3 1 0 72 13 546
2019 Man 20 46 14 13 4 2 2 68 18 417
2019 Woman 17 42 16 17 6 1 1 60 24 572

Work-related stress

Question 72a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Pay or other compensation-related issues

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 25 29 20 12 13 0 1 55 25 1155
2022 Woman 27 29 20 11 11 0 2 57 23 2030
2020 Man 25 28 26 11 10 0 0 53 21 1471
2020 Woman 28 29 23 12 8 0 0 57 20 2582
2019 Man 18 28 23 15 15 0 1 47 30 1641
2019 Woman 19 29 23 14 15 0 1 49 28 2709
2019 Another gender 11 16 23 25 21 0 4 28 48 18
2018 Man 14 26 24 15 20 0 1 40 35 1655
2018 Woman 14 27 25 16 18 0 1 41 34 2729
2018 Another gender 8 7 47 4 33 0 0 16 37 23

Question 72b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Heavy workload

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 20 29 28 13 8 0 1 50 22 1160
2022 Woman 19 27 26 16 12 0 0 46 28 2030
2020 Man 21 30 28 13 8 0 0 51 21 1474
2020 Woman 20 28 25 16 11 0 0 48 27 2589
2019 Man 21 31 26 13 8 0 0 52 21 1637
2019 Woman 21 29 26 14 10 0 0 50 24 2709
2019 Another gender 22 12 22 12 24 0 9 37 39 17
2018 Man 17 31 29 14 9 0 0 48 23 1651
2018 Woman 16 26 28 17 12 0 0 43 29 2726
2018 Another gender 10 13 56 11 11 0 0 22 22 23

Question 72c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Unreasonable deadlines

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 31 34 18 9 5 1 2 67 14 1155
2022 Woman 30 33 21 8 6 0 2 64 15 2025
2020 Man 31 34 20 8 5 0 1 66 14 1470
2020 Woman 33 32 20 8 5 0 1 66 14 2574
2019 Man 29 35 20 10 5 0 1 65 15 1630
2019 Woman 31 33 20 9 5 0 1 65 15 2696
2019 Another gender 27 11 33 16 6 0 8 41 24 18
2018 Man 25 32 23 12 6 0 1 58 18 1648
2018 Woman 23 33 24 12 6 0 1 57 19 2712
2018 Another gender 20 42 21 4 14 0 0 62 18 23

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 Man 17 25 24 16 16 1 1 43 32 1160
2022 Woman 19 22 23 17 17 1 1 42 35 2025
2020 Man 25 26 24 13 11 1 1 52 24 1471
2020 Woman 24 26 23 14 12 0 0 50 27 2576
2019 Man 18 25 24 16 15 0 1 44 31 1635
2019 Woman 20 26 22 15 16 0 1 46 32 2687
2019 Another gender 5 15 17 23 35 0 4 22 61 18
2018 Man 15 23 26 18 16 1 1 39 35 1650
2018 Woman 16 23 23 18 18 0 1 40 37 2709
2018 Another gender 4 22 28 20 26 0 0 26 46 23

Question 72e. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Overtime or long work hours

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 47 25 15 5 4 1 4 75 9 1160
2022 Woman 45 25 13 6 5 0 6 74 12 2030
2020 Man 46 29 13 5 4 0 2 76 10 1461
2020 Woman 46 25 13 7 5 0 3 74 12 2564
2019 Man 48 28 14 5 3 0 3 78 8 1636
2019 Woman 48 24 11 6 4 0 6 77 11 2698
2019 Another gender 34 29 19 0 10 0 8 68 11 17
2018 Man 41 29 15 6 4 0 4 73 11 1646
2018 Woman 44 25 13 6 6 0 6 73 13 2715
2018 Another gender 47 15 20 4 14 0 0 63 18 23

Question 72f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Balancing work and personal life

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 31 29 22 9 7 0 1 61 16 1160
2022 Woman 28 31 21 10 10 0 0 58 21 2030
2020 Man 27 31 23 10 8 0 0 58 18 1473
2020 Woman 27 28 23 12 10 0 0 55 22 2584
2019 Man 30 30 22 10 7 0 1 61 17 1635
2019 Woman 28 31 21 10 9 0 1 59 20 2711
2019 Another gender 6 27 32 16 15 0 4 34 32 18
2018 Man 26 31 23 10 8 0 1 58 19 1651
2018 Woman 25 27 23 12 12 0 0 52 24 2718
2018 Another gender 7 32 20 8 29 0 4 40 39 23

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 Man 32 32 20 8 6 2 1 66 14 1155
2022 Woman 32 34 19 8 5 1 2 68 13 2030
2020 Man 32 35 21 7 4 1 1 68 11 1470
2020 Woman 33 34 19 8 3 1 1 69 11 2585
2019 Man 26 36 22 10 4 1 0 64 14 1634
2019 Woman 29 35 21 9 4 1 1 65 14 2706
2019 Another gender 6 46 10 18 16 0 4 54 35 17
2018 Man 21 37 25 10 5 1 1 59 16 1652
2018 Woman 23 35 25 11 5 1 1 58 16 2723
2018 Another gender 15 32 13 11 20 10 0 52 34 23

Question 72h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Competing or constantly changing priorities

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 26 31 24 10 7 1 1 58 18 1160
2022 Woman 25 35 21 10 7 1 1 61 17 2030
2020 Man 25 35 23 11 5 1 1 61 16 1471
2020 Woman 26 33 23 10 6 0 1 60 16 2583
2019 Man 23 32 23 14 7 1 0 55 21 1637
2019 Woman 23 33 24 12 7 1 1 57 19 2703
2019 Another gender 6 26 28 10 26 0 4 33 38 18
2018 Man 18 33 26 16 7 1 1 51 23 1650
2018 Woman 19 32 27 14 8 0 1 51 22 2722
2018 Another gender 7 29 17 21 26 0 0 36 47 23

Question 72i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Lack of clear expectations

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 32 30 20 10 6 2 1 63 17 1155
2022 Woman 34 31 19 8 6 0 1 66 14 2030
2020 Man 30 34 20 10 5 1 1 65 15 1471
2020 Woman 33 32 19 10 5 0 0 66 14 2583
2019 Man 27 32 20 13 7 1 0 60 20 1632
2019 Woman 29 32 20 12 7 0 0 61 19 2703
2019 Another gender 0 49 21 0 26 0 4 51 27 18
2018 Man 22 34 23 14 7 0 1 56 21 1647
2018 Woman 23 32 24 13 8 0 1 55 21 2721
2018 Another gender 11 23 19 30 17 0 0 34 47 23

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 Man 38 27 17 8 8 1 1 67 16 1155
2022 Woman 46 27 14 7 6 0 1 74 12 2030
2020 Man 39 29 16 8 7 1 1 69 15 1465
2020 Woman 46 27 14 7 5 0 0 73 13 2564
2019 Man 37 30 15 9 8 1 0 67 18 1636
2019 Woman 39 30 15 9 6 0 1 70 15 2697
2019 Another gender 11 16 21 18 30 0 4 28 50 18

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
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 50 26 14 5 5 0 1 77 10 1155
2022 Woman 52 28 11 5 3 0 1 81 8 2030
2020 Man 32 32 21 9 5 0 1 65 14 1473
2020 Woman 31 32 21 9 6 0 1 64 15 2584

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 Man 28 32 21 11 7 0 0 61 18 1150
2022 Woman 29 33 19 10 8 0 1 63 17 2030
2020 Man 25 32 23 12 7 0 0 57 20 1473
2020 Woman 25 32 22 12 9 0 0 57 21 2582
2019 Man 27 30 23 11 9 1 0 57 20 1625
2019 Woman 28 30 20 12 9 0 1 59 21 2695
2019 Another gender 32 18 29 6 6 4 4 55 13 17
2018 Man 22 28 26 15 9 0 0 50 24 1642
2018 Woman 23 31 24 13 8 0 0 55 22 2710
2018 Another gender 11 33 17 13 26 0 0 45 39 23

Question 72m. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Physical work environment

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 50 26 13 5 5 0 2 77 10 1160
2022 Woman 52 25 12 5 5 0 2 78 10 2030
2020 Man 47 29 16 5 4 0 1 76 8 1473
2020 Woman 47 30 15 5 3 0 1 77 8 2567
2019 Man 51 27 13 6 3 0 1 78 9 1632
2019 Woman 50 27 13 5 3 0 1 79 9 2692
2019 Another gender 32 32 27 0 5 0 4 67 6 18
2018 Man 48 29 14 6 3 0 1 77 9 1640
2018 Woman 47 27 14 7 4 0 1 75 12 2715
2018 Another gender 45 38 8 0 4 0 4 87 4 23

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
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 46 33 13 4 3 0 1 80 7 1160
2022 Woman 45 32 14 5 4 0 1 78 8 2035
2020 Man 31 37 19 8 4 0 0 69 12 1472
2020 Woman 29 36 22 8 4 0 0 66 13 2563

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 Man 69 17 4 2 2 0 6 92 4 1160
2022 Woman 69 14 5 2 1 0 8 91 4 2030
2020 Man 64 21 7 2 1 1 4 89 4 1466
2020 Woman 68 19 6 2 1 1 4 90 4 2569
2019 Man 69 17 6 2 2 1 4 90 4 1636
2019 Woman 70 14 6 2 2 1 6 90 4 2696
2019 Another gender 60 6 21 0 9 0 4 68 10 18
2018 Man 66 18 8 3 2 1 2 87 5 1646
2018 Woman 65 18 8 3 2 0 4 87 5 2715
2018 Another gender 52 16 11 8 8 0 4 71 17 23

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 Man 72 13 5 3 4 1 2 87 7 1155
2022 Woman 74 11 4 3 3 1 4 89 6 2025
2020 Man 72 13 7 3 3 1 1 87 6 1472
2020 Woman 78 11 4 2 2 1 2 92 4 2571
2019 Man 70 14 7 4 4 0 1 85 8 1639
2019 Woman 69 14 7 4 4 0 3 85 8 2701
2019 Another gender 43 16 10 12 15 0 4 62 28 18
2018 Man 67 15 7 4 5 1 2 84 9 1647
2018 Woman 66 15 7 5 4 1 2 83 9 2716
2018 Another gender 51 26 11 4 4 3 0 80 9 23

Question 72q. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Issue(s) with my co-worker(s)

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 61 23 9 2 3 0 1 85 6 1160
2022 Woman 62 23 7 3 2 0 2 87 6 2030
2020 Man 63 23 8 3 1 0 1 88 4 1468
2020 Woman 63 21 9 3 2 0 2 86 5 2568
2019 Man 55 28 10 4 3 0 0 83 7 1626
2019 Woman 50 29 12 5 3 0 1 80 8 2698
2019 Another gender 43 15 21 17 0 0 4 60 18 18
2018 Man 48 31 12 5 3 0 1 80 8 1647
2018 Woman 47 29 13 6 4 0 1 77 10 2725
2018 Another gender 32 40 8 4 11 0 4 75 16 23

Question 72r. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Issue(s) with individual(s) with authority over me

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 61 20 9 4 5 0 1 82 9 1155
2022 Woman 65 18 6 4 4 0 2 85 9 2025
2020 Man 63 18 9 4 5 0 1 82 9 1467
2020 Woman 67 17 8 4 3 0 1 85 7 2577
2019 Man 56 23 10 5 5 0 0 80 10 1624
2019 Woman 59 20 10 5 5 0 1 80 10 2697
2019 Another gender 26 22 16 17 15 0 4 50 33 18
2018 Man 50 25 12 7 6 0 1 75 13 1646
2018 Woman 51 24 12 7 6 0 1 75 13 2719
2018 Another gender 30 28 21 8 4 4 4 64 13 23

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
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 61 13 4 2 1 0 19 92 4 1155
2022 Woman 57 11 3 2 1 0 26 92 4 2030
2020 Man 60 12 6 2 1 0 19 89 4 1472
2020 Woman 58 10 4 1 1 0 25 92 3 2578
2019 Man 59 12 6 2 1 1 20 89 4 1630
2019 Woman 53 12 5 2 1 0 27 89 4 2687
2019 Another gender 45 12 6 0 0 0 37 91 0 17
2018 Man 51 14 7 3 1 0 24 86 5 1637
2018 Woman 46 12 5 3 1 0 33 87 6 2707
2018 Another gender 56 4 0 4 0 0 35 94 6 23

Question 72t. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Issue(s) with other individual(s) (e.g., members of the public, individuals from other departments or agencies)

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 63 21 8 2 2 0 4 88 4 1155
2022 Woman 65 19 6 2 1 0 5 89 4 2025
2020 Man 63 23 7 2 1 0 3 89 3 1477
2020 Woman 68 19 7 2 1 0 3 89 3 2591
2019 Man 63 22 9 2 1 1 3 88 3 1631
2019 Woman 63 20 7 2 1 0 5 89 4 2691
2019 Another gender 48 11 15 11 0 0 15 69 13 18
2018 Man 56 26 10 3 1 0 4 85 5 1642
2018 Woman 59 22 9 3 2 0 6 85 5 2714
2018 Another gender 48 20 12 4 3 4 8 78 8 23

Question 72u. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Lack of job security

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 64 18 6 4 4 1 4 85 8 1160
2022 Woman 70 14 5 2 4 0 3 88 7 2035
2020 Man 62 19 8 5 4 1 1 82 9 1476
2020 Woman 66 18 6 3 4 0 1 86 8 2581
2019 Man 61 19 8 4 6 1 1 81 10 1641
2019 Woman 63 16 7 4 6 0 3 82 11 2703
2019 Another gender 33 26 20 6 6 6 4 65 13 18
2018 Man 57 20 8 5 7 0 3 80 12 1650
2018 Woman 58 18 8 6 7 0 3 79 13 2724
2018 Another gender 30 32 8 14 8 0 7 67 24 23

Question 72v. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Personal issues

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 52 28 11 3 3 1 3 83 6 1160
2022 Woman 45 31 15 4 3 0 2 77 7 2030
2020 Man 46 32 14 4 2 0 1 79 7 1477
2020 Woman 42 33 16 6 3 0 1 76 9 2586
2019 Man 52 29 13 3 2 1 1 83 4 1637
2019 Woman 49 30 13 4 2 0 1 81 6 2698
2019 Another gender 33 32 25 0 6 0 4 68 6 18
2018 Man 47 31 13 4 2 0 2 79 7 1647
2018 Woman 44 33 15 4 2 0 2 78 7 2720
2018 Another gender 41 38 12 0 4 0 4 83 4 23

Question 73. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...

Survey year Demographic Very low
(%)
Low
(%)
Moderate
(%)
High
(%)
Very High
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 12 34 37 12 5 0 0 46 17 1160
2022 Woman 10 33 41 11 5 0 0 43 16 2035
2020 Man 15 34 34 13 4 0 0 49 17 1475
2020 Woman 12 36 35 12 5 0 0 48 17 2591
2019 Man 17 34 35 10 3 0 0 51 14 1641
2019 Woman 16 34 34 12 4 0 0 50 16 2712
2019 Another gender 0 26 26 28 15 0 4 27 45 18
2018 Man 13 33 36 13 5 0 0 46 18 1657
2018 Woman 10 32 38 15 5 0 0 42 20 2736
2018 Another gender 4 26 42 20 8 0 0 30 28 23

Question 74. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.

Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Most positive or least negative answers
(%)
Least positive or most negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2022 Man 6 16 41 25 11 0 1 36 23 1160
2022 Woman 8 19 42 20 10 0 0 31 27 2030
2020 Man 7 19 40 24 10 0 0 34 26 1475
2020 Woman 10 20 40 21 9 0 0 30 29 2581
2019 Man 7 16 39 27 10 0 0 37 23 1628
2019 Woman 9 19 41 22 9 0 0 31 28 2692
2019 Another gender 10 43 38 5 0 0 4 6 55 18
2018 Man 7 16 40 26 11 0 0 37 23 1641
2018 Woman 10 21 40 21 8 0 0 29 31 2711
2018 Another gender 20 30 24 15 11 0 0 26 50 23
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Pay or other compensation issues

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 Man 25 57 18 0 1160
2022 Woman 26 59 14 1 2035
2020 Man 34 41 24 1 1481
2020 Woman 34 47 18 1 2595

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 Man 48 52 290
2022 Woman 39 61 515
2020 Man 38 62 505
2020 Woman 32 68 855

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 Man 48 19 10 4 5 4 10 78 11 1165
2022 Woman 41 18 12 5 4 3 18 74 11 2035
2020 Man 41 21 14 7 7 2 7 68 16 1477
2020 Woman 41 21 12 7 6 2 11 71 15 2589
2019 Man 40 19 17 8 9 2 6 64 18 1619
2019 Woman 40 20 15 9 9 1 8 65 19 2682
2019 Another gender 6 22 26 17 10 6 15 34 33 18
2018 Man 38 19 15 10 11 2 6 61 22 1650
2018 Woman 37 19 15 9 9 1 9 62 21 2722
2018 Another gender 20 24 20 7 27 3 0 45 35 23

Support to resolve pay or other compensation issues

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 Man 14 21 15 16 29 1 5 37 47 290
2022 Woman 9 22 16 19 29 1 5 33 51 515
2020 Man 9 19 18 20 28 2 3 30 51 503
2020 Woman 8 18 17 23 28 1 5 27 54 853

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 Man 7 21 15 21 31 2 3 29 55 290
2022 Woman 5 17 12 26 33 1 5 24 63 515
2020 Man 6 16 16 19 39 1 3 23 60 503
2020 Woman 5 14 18 22 38 1 1 20 62 854
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