2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Privy Council Office by Question 105. What is your gender?

The results of the 2019 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. Positive answers and Negative answers are calculated by removing the "Don't know" and "Not applicable" responses from the total responses.

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Employee engagement

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	53	31	11	4	1	84	5	374
2019	Female gender	49	36	8	5	1	85	7	472
2018	Male gender	42	44	7	6	1	87	7	253
2018	Female gender	47	37	9	5	2	84	7	375
2017	Male gender	47	36	10	5	2	83	7	287
2017	Female gender	46	42	6	3	2	89	5	409
2014	Male gender	42	40	8	7	3	82	10	268
2014	Female gender	43	38	8	7	4	82	11	355
2011	Male gender	45	35	10	5	4	81	9	296
2011	Female gender	45	38	9	5	3	83	8	360
2008	Male gender	40	39	8	6	6	79	13	191
2008	Female gender	42	40	9	6	3	82	9	287

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	45	35	10	6	4	80	10	373
2019	Female gender	45	34	11	7	3	79	10	470
2018	Male gender	43	36	8	10	3	79	13	254
2018	Female gender	42	39	11	6	3	81	8	376
2017	Male gender	42	36	11	5	6	78	11	287
2017	Female gender	45	37	8	6	5	81	11	405

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	62	30	5	3	0	92	3	369
2019	Female gender	58	31	6	3	1	90	4	466
2018	Male gender	63	28	6	3	0	90	3	255
2018	Female gender	62	30	6	1	1	92	2	377
2017	Male gender	60	30	7	2	1	90	3	286
2017	Female gender	58	34	5	1	1	93	2	407
2014	Male gender	66	24	8	1	1	90	2	268
2014	Female gender	72	21	5	1	1	93	2	355
2011	Male gender	65	24	7	3	1	89	4	296
2011	Female gender	65	26	6	1	1	92	2	365

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	55	34	6	3	2	0	0	90	5	374
2019	Female gender	54	34	6	5	1	0	0	88	6	470
2018	Male gender	53	33	8	5	2	0	0	85	7	255
2018	Female gender	56	32	6	4	3	0	0	87	6	378
2017	Male gender	49	36	7	5	2	0	0	86	7	284
2017	Female gender	54	34	6	4	2	0	0	88	6	407
2014	Male gender	51	36	8	3	2	0	0	87	5	268
2014	Female gender	50	34	6	5	4	1	0	85	9	354
2011	Male gender	52	34	7	4	3	0	0	86	7	296
2011	Female gender	51	36	6	5	2	0	1	88	6	363
2008	Male gender	46	38	9	5	2	0	0	84	7	191
2008	Female gender	46	45	5	3	2	0	0	91	5	287

Question 51. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	54	28	12	3	3	1	83	6	372
2019	Female gender	49	33	10	5	2	0	82	8	467
2018	Male gender	49	26	15	7	3	0	75	10	259
2018	Female gender	46	33	12	5	2	1	80	8	375
2017	Male gender	46	27	16	6	4	0	74	10	287
2017	Female gender	51	29	11	6	1	1	81	7	407
2014	Male gender	48	31	12	5	3	1	80	8	268
2014	Female gender	44	35	12	5	3	1	80	8	355
2011	Male gender	44	29	15	5	5	1	74	11	295
2011	Female gender	44	33	14	6	3	1	78	9	363

Question 52. I am satisfied with my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	51	33	9	5	2	0	85	6	373
2019	Female gender	51	33	8	6	1	0	84	8	466
2018	Male gender	46	32	13	6	2	0	78	8	256
2018	Female gender	46	35	12	5	2	0	81	7	372
2017	Male gender	48	32	11	5	3	1	80	9	286
2017	Female gender	53	31	10	5	1	0	84	6	406
2014	Male gender	48	33	11	6	1	0	81	8	268
2014	Female gender	51	31	11	4	3	0	82	8	354
2011	Male gender	46	30	13	7	5	0	76	11	292
2011	Female gender	49	31	11	5	3	0	80	8	363
2008	Male gender	39	36	15	7	3	0	75	10	190
2008	Female gender	43	38	13	4	2	0	81	6	287

Question 53. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	50	23	14	6	4	2	0	76	10	373
2019	Female gender	46	23	15	9	4	2	1	71	13	471
2018	Male gender	44	23	15	10	4	3	1	70	14	259
2018	Female gender	45	23	14	11	4	3	1	70	15	375
2017	Male gender	43	24	15	7	7	3	2	70	15	286
2017	Female gender	42	21	15	12	4	3	2	67	17	408
2014	Male gender	43	21	19	11	4	2	0	65	15	267
2014	Female gender	41	23	16	9	6	4	1	67	16	355
2011	Male gender	42	22	17	7	8	3	1	67	16	294
2011	Female gender	40	23	14	12	6	4	1	66	19	361
2008	Male gender	27	31	16	13	7	5	2	62	21	190
2008	Female gender	32	27	16	12	6	6	1	63	19	286

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Leadership

Immediate supervisor

Question 24. My immediate supervisor encourages me to work collaboratively with others outside of my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	54	28	9	3	1	1	4	86	4	374
2019	Female gender	57	23	9	3	3	1	5	84	6	470

Question 26. I can count on my immediate supervisor to keep his or her promises.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	52	28	11	4	3	1	1	82	7	371
2019	Female gender	55	26	9	5	3	1	1	83	8	468
2018	Male gender	56	28	8	4	2	1	0	85	6	258
2018	Female gender	58	26	8	4	1	2	1	86	6	376
2017	Male gender	56	23	9	5	5	1	1	80	10	287
2017	Female gender	57	26	8	4	3	1	0	85	7	409
2014	Male gender	55	24	10	7	2	2	1	81	9	268
2014	Female gender	51	28	10	3	4	3	1	83	7	355
2011	Male gender	49	28	11	5	5	1	0	78	10	294
2011	Female gender	51	24	9	7	5	3	1	78	13	365
2008	Male gender	43	31	9	7	6	3	1	77	14	191
2008	Female gender	47	26	8	9	5	3	1	77	15	287

Question 27. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	46	34	11	4	3	1	0	81	7	371
2019	Female gender	54	26	7	7	4	0	1	81	11	470
2018	Male gender	48	31	10	9	2	0	0	79	11	258
2018	Female gender	54	28	8	6	2	1	1	84	8	373
2017	Male gender	50	27	9	8	5	0	0	78	13	287
2017	Female gender	53	28	7	9	2	0	0	81	12	408
2014	Male gender	47	30	9	10	3	1	0	78	13	268
2014	Female gender	45	35	7	9	4	0	1	80	13	355
2011	Male gender	45	31	12	8	4	0	0	75	13	295
2011	Female gender	47	26	10	10	6	1	0	74	16	364
2008	Male gender	41	33	9	8	8	1	0	74	16	190
2008	Female gender	46	26	8	11	7	1	0	73	19	287

Question 31. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	58	27	8	5	2	0	0	85	7	374
2019	Female gender	59	24	8	5	2	0	1	84	8	470
2018	Male gender	59	24	11	4	3	0	0	83	6	258
2018	Female gender	57	30	7	3	2	1	0	88	5	375
2017	Male gender	58	22	7	7	5	0	0	80	12	285
2017	Female gender	60	24	9	5	3	0	0	84	8	408
2014	Male gender	57	27	7	6	3	0	0	84	9	266
2014	Female gender	50	29	8	7	4	1	1	80	11	355

Senior management

Question 34. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	45	35	9	3	2	5	85	5	370
2019	Female gender	46	30	10	7	3	4	79	11	466
2018	Male gender	49	25	11	5	5	5	78	11	259
2018	Female gender	46	29	11	7	2	4	78	10	378
2017	Male gender	44	32	9	3	4	8	82	8	286
2017	Female gender	44	35	6	5	2	8	85	8	408
2014	Male gender	40	36	10	5	3	5	80	9	268
2014	Female gender	42	34	9	5	3	6	82	8	354
2011	Male gender	38	32	13	6	5	6	75	12	296
2011	Female gender	36	28	16	6	6	8	69	13	362

Question 35. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	47	33	10	3	3	3	0	83	6	369
2019	Female gender	46	33	10	5	3	2	1	81	8	466
2018	Male gender	47	27	12	6	6	3	0	76	12	256
2018	Female gender	45	31	12	7	3	1	1	77	11	378
2017	Male gender	41	34	10	7	5	3	0	77	12	286
2017	Female gender	47	34	10	5	2	3	0	83	7	408
2014	Male gender	43	35	12	6	3	1	0	79	9	268
2014	Female gender	44	32	12	5	4	2	0	79	9	354
2011	Male gender	35	33	15	6	7	3	0	71	14	296
2011	Female gender	38	31	16	5	7	3	1	72	12	362
2008	Male gender	36	32	12	9	9	2	0	70	18	190
2008	Female gender	36	36	13	8	5	1	0	73	13	286

Question 36. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	33	38	15	7	3	4	0	73	11	371
2019	Female gender	37	35	13	8	3	3	0	75	12	464
2018	Male gender	33	33	15	7	7	4	1	69	15	259
2018	Female gender	34	32	14	12	4	4	0	69	17	375
2017	Male gender	30	37	14	10	6	3	0	70	16	287
2017	Female gender	37	39	11	6	2	4	1	80	8	406
2014	Male gender	32	37	16	10	3	2	0	71	13	267
2014	Female gender	35	36	12	9	2	6	0	75	12	355
2011	Male gender	24	43	15	9	6	2	1	70	15	296
2011	Female gender	27	40	17	6	4	7	0	72	10	364
2008	Male gender	25	39	16	9	7	3	0	66	17	191
2008	Female gender	27	36	16	10	5	6	0	67	16	286

Question 37. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	27	39	15	10	6	4	0	68	16	371
2019	Female gender	31	38	11	13	6	1	0	69	19	466
2018	Male gender	27	30	20	13	9	2	0	58	22	259
2018	Female gender	26	34	12	16	8	3	0	62	25	377
2017	Male gender	26	37	13	11	9	4	0	65	21	286
2017	Female gender	30	38	12	13	4	3	0	70	18	408
2014	Male gender	24	42	18	10	6	1	0	66	15	268
2014	Female gender	26	38	12	16	5	3	0	66	21	353
2011	Male gender	24	39	12	14	7	2	1	65	22	294
2011	Female gender	23	38	15	16	6	2	0	62	23	364
2008	Male gender	22	43	13	11	10	1	0	66	21	191
2008	Female gender	21	42	13	12	10	2	0	65	22	285

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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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	36	39	13	8	4	0	0	75	12	374
2019	Female gender	44	33	12	8	3	0	0	77	11	472
2018	Male gender	36	34	13	10	6	0	0	71	17	254
2018	Female gender	40	37	10	8	3	1	1	78	11	377
2017	Male gender	34	36	13	9	7	0	1	70	17	287
2017	Female gender	43	34	11	8	3	0	1	78	11	409
2014	Male gender	33	38	13	8	7	0	0	72	15	268
2014	Female gender	35	35	13	10	6	1	0	71	16	355
2011	Male gender	26	38	15	13	7	0	0	65	20	296
2011	Female gender	34	41	10	10	5	1	0	75	15	365

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	38	38	14	7	3	76	10	373
2019	Female gender	38	38	11	10	2	77	12	467
2018	Male gender	35	38	13	10	4	74	13	254
2018	Female gender	36	43	9	7	4	79	12	377
2017	Male gender	32	39	11	11	6	72	17	287
2017	Female gender	32	46	11	8	3	79	11	409

Question 25. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	45	29	16	7	2	0	0	75	9	374
2019	Female gender	52	27	8	7	4	0	1	81	12	470
2018	Male gender	47	30	11	10	1	0	0	77	12	257
2018	Female gender	49	31	9	6	2	1	2	83	8	375
2017	Male gender	47	30	7	8	6	1	0	78	15	287
2017	Female gender	49	31	9	6	2	1	1	81	9	408
2014	Male gender	43	35	9	8	3	1	0	79	12	268
2014	Female gender	42	36	9	8	3	1	0	80	11	355
2011	Male gender	38	37	12	8	5	0	0	75	13	295
2011	Female gender	45	30	10	11	4	1	0	75	15	364
2008	Male gender	30	39	13	12	7	0	0	69	18	191
2008	Female gender	34	36	9	10	9	0	1	72	19	287

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	34	40	12	10	3	0	1	75	13	370
2019	Female gender	35	38	12	11	3	0	0	74	14	466
2018	Male gender	29	42	13	11	3	0	2	72	14	255
2018	Female gender	31	42	9	12	4	0	2	75	16	377
2017	Male gender	30	35	15	13	6	0	1	65	19	287
2017	Female gender	36	36	13	10	3	0	1	74	14	409
2014	Male gender	34	40	10	10	5	0	1	75	15	268
2014	Female gender	34	42	12	9	3	1	0	76	12	355
2011	Male gender	29	42	13	8	5	1	3	74	13	294
2011	Female gender	33	43	12	10	1	1	1	77	11	364
2008	Male gender	33	36	15	8	6	0	2	70	15	190
2008	Female gender	38	38	12	8	4	0	1	77	12	286

Question 44. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	30	34	15	8	9	4	1	67	17	372
2019	Female gender	30	34	16	10	7	3	1	66	18	470
2018	Male gender	27	33	16	11	8	4	1	63	20	257
2018	Female gender	30	32	14	13	6	4	1	65	20	376
2017	Male gender	27	33	13	13	7	6	1	65	22	287
2017	Female gender	34	34	11	8	6	7	1	73	16	409
2014	Male gender	32	37	11	11	7	1	1	71	19	268
2014	Female gender	32	34	10	9	8	6	1	71	18	352
2011	Male gender	26	38	12	12	10	2	0	65	23	295
2011	Female gender	29	35	17	10	6	4	1	66	16	364
2008	Male gender	27	39	15	12	6	0	1	66	19	191
2008	Female gender	33	35	13	12	6	2	0	69	18	286

Question 45. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	22	26	17	13	15	4	3	51	31	374
2019	Female gender	24	24	16	16	14	3	2	51	32	469
2018	Male gender	23	23	19	13	17	3	2	48	32	259
2018	Female gender	23	25	20	16	12	2	3	50	29	376
2017	Male gender	20	26	16	15	13	5	4	51	31	285
2017	Female gender	29	24	12	16	11	4	5	58	29	409
2014	Male gender	20	21	17	16	18	4	4	45	37	268
2014	Female gender	17	22	13	20	21	4	5	42	44	355
2011	Male gender	16	28	15	12	25	2	3	45	39	295
2011	Female gender	14	26	15	21	19	4	1	43	41	364
2008	Male gender	13	25	22	17	18	2	4	40	37	190
2008	Female gender	17	32	14	18	15	2	3	51	35	285

Question 46a. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	53	23	14	5	2	1	3	79	7	373
2019	Female gender	52	25	13	5	3	0	3	79	7	472

Question 46b. 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 language training in my second official language
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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	61	12	8	5	3	2	9	83	8	373
2019	Female gender	65	8	7	4	3	0	12	85	8	472

Question 46c. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	55	22	11	4	3	2	3	82	7	372
2019	Female gender	54	24	10	4	3	1	4	82	7	472

Question 46d. 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 developmental programs
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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	52	19	12	5	5	3	4	76	10	372
2019	Female gender	49	23	12	6	4	2	6	77	10	468

Question 46e. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of opportunities in my region
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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	64	12	8	3	3	4	6	84	7	373
2019	Female gender	69	10	5	2	2	2	11	90	4	471

Question 46f. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Level of education
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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	72	12	7	2	2	2	3	89	4	373
2019	Female gender	73	10	6	2	1	2	5	90	4	469

Question 46g. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	80	6	3	2	1	4	3	93	4	372
2019	Female gender	78	9	4	2	1	3	4	93	3	471

Question 46h. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	82	6	1	0	0	2	8	98	1	368
2019	Female gender	83	6	2	0	0	1	9	98	0	467

Empowerment

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	46	34	12	6	2	0	80	8	373
2019	Female gender	42	38	10	8	2	0	79	11	470
2018	Male gender	42	36	9	9	3	0	79	12	255
2018	Female gender	43	33	10	10	2	1	77	13	375
2017	Male gender	41	30	11	13	4	1	72	17	285
2017	Female gender	41	41	7	8	2	1	83	10	408
2014	Male gender	37	42	11	5	5	0	79	10	268
2014	Female gender	35	42	12	9	3	0	77	12	355
2011	Male gender	37	40	11	8	4	0	77	12	295
2011	Female gender	40	36	11	8	4	1	76	12	364

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	44	36	13	4	2	0	0	81	6	374
2019	Female gender	52	31	9	6	2	0	1	83	8	469
2018	Male gender	45	33	11	8	2	0	0	78	11	255
2018	Female gender	48	32	12	6	2	0	0	81	8	374
2017	Male gender	43	32	12	7	4	0	0	76	12	286
2017	Female gender	50	30	13	5	2	0	0	80	7	407
2014	Male gender	38	42	9	5	6	1	0	80	11	268
2014	Female gender	37	40	11	8	4	0	1	77	12	354

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	47	38	10	3	1	0	0	86	4	370
2019	Female gender	47	37	9	4	2	0	0	84	6	469
2018	Male gender	46	32	10	11	2	0	0	77	13	254
2018	Female gender	45	38	7	6	4	0	0	83	10	377
2017	Male gender	42	36	13	4	4	0	1	79	8	286
2017	Female gender	47	34	10	6	2	0	2	83	7	408
2014	Male gender	41	41	10	4	2	1	1	83	6	268
2014	Female gender	42	40	10	5	2	0	0	82	7	355
2011	Male gender	44	39	9	5	2	1	0	84	7	296
2011	Female gender	50	36	8	4	1	0	1	87	6	362

Question 47. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	30	47	13	4	2	4	0	81	6	372
2019	Female gender	35	42	14	4	2	3	0	79	7	470
2018	Male gender	37	32	19	6	4	2	0	71	10	257
2018	Female gender	33	38	18	7	1	3	0	74	8	377
2017	Male gender	30	39	16	8	4	4	0	71	12	285
2017	Female gender	38	37	13	5	2	5	1	79	8	409

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	46	31	13	6	3	0	0	77	10	374
2019	Female gender	49	30	8	10	3	0	1	79	13	470
2018	Male gender	38	32	14	12	4	0	0	70	16	254
2018	Female gender	48	31	7	8	5	0	1	80	13	377
2017	Male gender	36	33	9	13	8	0	1	70	21	287
2017	Female gender	41	33	10	12	4	0	0	74	16	409
2014	Male gender	36	34	15	9	4	0	1	71	13	268
2014	Female gender	37	34	12	11	5	1	0	72	16	355
2011	Male gender	38	34	14	9	3	2	1	74	12	296
2011	Female gender	41	32	9	11	6	1	1	73	18	364

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	32	39	15	7	7	0	71	14	373
2019	Female gender	33	32	20	10	6	0	65	16	471
2018	Male gender	28	31	20	12	8	1	60	20	257
2018	Female gender	28	27	23	13	9	0	55	23	378
2017	Male gender	29	35	18	10	7	1	65	17	285
2017	Female gender	28	33	21	10	6	1	62	17	409
2014	Male gender	28	38	16	9	7	2	67	17	268
2014	Female gender	27	34	19	12	7	1	62	19	355
2011	Male gender	31	35	18	9	5	3	68	13	295
2011	Female gender	34	31	18	10	7	0	65	17	363
2008	Male gender	21	32	18	15	11	2	55	27	191
2008	Female gender	23	30	23	13	11	0	53	24	286

Question 29. Subject to operational requirements, my immediate supervisor supports the use of flexible work arrangements (e.g., flexible hours, compressed workweeks, telework).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	53	23	12	2	1	4	4	82	4	373
2019	Female gender	55	19	8	5	3	3	7	82	8	472
2017	Male gender	40	22	11	5	7	6	10	74	13	286
2017	Female gender	48	21	9	5	3	4	10	80	10	408
2014	Male gender	42	19	11	6	5	4	14	74	13	268
2014	Female gender	38	20	12	7	7	5	11	69	17	355
2011	Male gender	32	25	14	7	9	4	10	65	19	294
2011	Female gender	36	23	9	8	12	4	9	67	23	364

Mobility and retention

Question 54. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	39	31	30	374
2019	Female gender	42	22	36	471
2018	Male gender	37	29	34	259
2018	Female gender	41	23	36	378
2017	Male gender	40	31	28	287
2017	Female gender	47	22	31	409
2014	Male gender	41	30	29	268
2014	Female gender	45	23	32	355
2011	Male gender	40	31	30	296
2011	Female gender	39	27	34	364

Question 55. Please indicate your reason for leaving.
Survey year	Demographic	To retire (%)	To pursue another position within my department or agency (%)	To pursue a position in another department or agency (%)	To pursue a position outside the federal public service (%)	End of my term, casual or student employment (%)	Other (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	2	24	50	6	9	9	151
2019	Female gender	6	17	54	4	12	6	198
2018	Male gender	8	15	58	8	2	8	100
2018	Female gender	9	14	61	1	7	8	154
2017	Male gender	6	17	53	6	11	7	116
2017	Female gender	10	20	48	2	14	6	194
2014	Male gender	7	19	56	8	9999	9	109
2014	Female gender	14	16	58	4	9999	8	160
2011	Male gender	9	11	67	3	9999	10	119
2011	Female gender	7	19	62	5	9999	8	142

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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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	56	32	6	4	1	0	89	5	373
2019	Female gender	55	33	7	4	1	0	88	5	470
2018	Male gender	56	34	5	4	1	0	91	4	255
2018	Female gender	62	30	4	2	1	0	92	4	377
2017	Male gender	52	35	7	4	2	0	87	6	286
2017	Female gender	55	36	5	3	1	0	91	4	409
2014	Male gender	53	33	7	5	1	0	86	7	268
2014	Female gender	56	31	9	2	2	0	87	3	354
2011	Male gender	50	33	11	3	3	0	84	6	296
2011	Female gender	53	31	9	4	2	0	85	7	364
2008	Male gender	48	36	8	6	3	0	83	8	191
2008	Female gender	57	34	4	3	1	1	92	4	286

Question 39. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	34	41	14	6	3	2	0	77	9	374
2019	Female gender	37	41	10	7	3	2	0	79	11	472
2018	Male gender	29	40	16	11	3	1	0	70	14	258
2018	Female gender	36	43	12	7	2	1	0	79	9	373
2017	Male gender	36	39	11	8	3	2	0	77	11	287
2017	Female gender	38	44	11	4	1	2	0	83	5	408
2014	Male gender	34	44	12	6	2	1	0	79	8	268
2014	Female gender	42	38	13	4	1	2	0	81	6	354
2011	Male gender	35	40	13	7	3	2	0	76	10	295
2011	Female gender	41	38	12	6	2	1	1	80	8	364

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	10	21	36	22	10	1	1	33	31	374
2019	Female gender	8	22	36	20	11	0	2	32	31	469
2018	Male gender	10	24	36	20	8	0	1	28	35	256
2018	Female gender	10	23	38	19	9	0	1	28	33	378
2017	Male gender	14	23	31	16	9	1	5	27	40	287
2017	Female gender	9	23	33	22	8	1	3	32	33	408
2014	Male gender	6	22	41	19	9	1	2	29	29	267
2014	Female gender	5	26	36	19	9	2	3	29	33	355
2011	Male gender	8	23	36	17	11	1	3	29	33	293
2011	Female gender	11	24	34	20	8	1	3	29	36	365
2008	Male gender	9	24	37	19	8	0	2	28	34	191
2008	Female gender	14	25	33	19	5	0	3	25	41	287

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	5	12	23	33	23	2	2	58	18	369
2019	Female gender	4	10	28	29	24	2	3	56	15	466
2018	Male gender	8	11	27	31	19	1	2	52	20	252
2018	Female gender	6	15	25	31	21	1	2	53	22	375
2017	Male gender	8	12	23	28	21	3	5	53	22	286
2017	Female gender	5	9	27	27	23	3	7	56	15	408
2014	Male gender	4	10	28	34	20	2	3	56	15	265
2014	Female gender	4	14	23	32	19	2	5	55	20	355
2011	Male gender	3	11	27	32	22	2	3	57	14	295
2011	Female gender	4	12	23	31	23	1	5	58	18	364
2008	Male gender	4	15	29	31	17	1	4	50	20	190
2008	Female gender	6	16	30	27	16	1	4	45	23	286

Question 18c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	5	17	29	26	19	2	2	47	23	373
2019	Female gender	8	13	32	28	16	1	3	46	21	464
2018	Male gender	6	15	30	28	18	1	2	47	22	256
2018	Female gender	7	16	32	28	14	2	1	44	24	377
2017	Male gender	11	13	29	24	15	1	7	42	27	286
2017	Female gender	8	14	26	25	18	2	7	47	24	404
2014	Male gender	10	14	32	25	16	2	2	43	24	267
2014	Female gender	10	18	30	24	14	2	3	40	29	354
2011	Male gender	7	16	27	28	19	1	3	48	24	294
2011	Female gender	10	16	31	21	16	2	3	40	27	363
2008	Male gender	8	24	27	24	14	1	3	39	33	191
2008	Female gender	12	17	34	21	11	1	4	34	31	287

Question 18d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	4	18	35	24	16	0	1	41	23	373
2019	Female gender	7	19	32	28	13	0	1	41	26	466
2018	Male gender	9	19	35	22	14	0	1	36	28	255
2018	Female gender	8	25	33	20	12	0	1	33	34	374
2017	Male gender	9	17	36	22	9	0	6	33	29	280
2017	Female gender	9	21	33	20	13	1	3	34	31	406
2014	Male gender	6	14	41	24	13	1	1	38	20	265
2014	Female gender	6	22	39	21	8	1	2	30	29	355
2011	Male gender	8	19	38	21	13	0	2	34	27	294
2011	Female gender	7	20	36	21	12	1	3	34	28	362
2008	Male gender	8	23	36	22	9	0	2	32	32	191
2008	Female gender	12	21	39	18	7	2	2	26	34	285

Question 18e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	6	18	29	25	19	1	3	45	25	374
2019	Female gender	9	17	26	26	17	1	4	45	27	469
2018	Male gender	9	21	34	21	13	0	1	34	31	255
2018	Female gender	12	23	31	17	14	2	2	32	36	377
2017	Male gender	11	19	30	20	13	1	6	35	33	287
2017	Female gender	10	19	29	18	16	2	6	37	32	409
2014	Male gender	11	19	29	21	16	1	4	38	31	267
2014	Female gender	14	25	25	17	11	3	4	30	42	353
2011	Male gender	9	20	29	21	16	1	2	39	30	292
2011	Female gender	11	18	26	23	14	2	5	40	32	362
2008	Male gender	7	19	35	21	15	0	3	37	27	191
2008	Female gender	13	15	28	25	13	0	6	40	29	287

Question 18f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	6	11	27	29	22	2	3	53	18	373
2019	Female gender	5	15	29	27	17	3	4	47	22	467
2018	Male gender	10	17	26	22	20	1	3	44	29	255
2018	Female gender	12	20	27	21	18	1	2	39	33	374
2017	Male gender	11	16	27	21	16	3	6	41	30	286
2017	Female gender	8	20	24	22	14	6	6	41	31	409
2014	Male gender	4	11	25	38	18	1	4	58	16	267
2014	Female gender	6	16	29	22	18	4	5	44	24	354
2011	Male gender	6	14	24	30	19	2	5	53	21	294
2011	Female gender	8	16	25	26	17	3	6	47	26	360
2008	Male gender	8	16	29	26	15	1	4	43	26	190
2008	Female gender	17	19	30	17	10	3	4	29	39	286

Question 18g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	5	13	30	31	17	3	1	50	19	370
2019	Female gender	4	12	34	27	19	2	2	47	17	469
2018	Male gender	5	15	35	23	20	1	2	44	20	254
2018	Female gender	7	18	35	23	13	2	1	37	26	377
2017	Male gender	8	15	28	25	18	1	6	46	24	284
2017	Female gender	7	15	29	24	14	5	7	43	25	407
2014	Male gender	4	19	33	24	15	2	4	42	24	267
2014	Female gender	6	15	35	22	15	3	4	41	22	355

Question 18h. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... Unreliable technology.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	4	13	34	28	17	1	2	47	18	374
2019	Female gender	4	15	38	25	15	1	1	41	20	469

Question 40. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	27	41	17	8	3	4	0	71	11	372
2019	Female gender	28	38	15	11	4	4	1	69	15	469

Respectful workplace

Question 21. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	56	25	8	6	5	0	0	81	11	374
2019	Female gender	51	27	8	9	4	0	0	78	14	469
2018	Male gender	53	28	5	10	4	0	0	81	14	256
2018	Female gender	52	29	7	7	4	0	0	82	11	374
2017	Male gender	55	28	5	6	5	1	1	84	11	286
2017	Female gender	56	27	6	6	4	1	0	84	10	408
2014	Male gender	47	32	9	6	4	1	0	80	10	268
2014	Female gender	49	27	8	7	7	1	0	77	15	355

Question 22. 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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	57	28	8	5	1	0	85	7	372
2019	Female gender	58	28	5	6	2	0	86	8	471
2018	Male gender	54	32	9	3	2	0	86	5	255
2018	Female gender	59	30	3	5	2	0	90	7	374
2017	Male gender	58	31	5	3	1	1	90	5	287
2017	Female gender	61	27	4	7	1	0	89	8	406
2014	Male gender	54	35	5	5	1	0	89	6	268
2014	Female gender	52	34	6	6	3	0	86	8	354

Question 23. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	54	31	8	4	1	1	86	5	372
2019	Female gender	54	30	11	4	1	0	84	5	469
2018	Male gender	47	35	10	6	2	1	83	7	257
2018	Female gender	56	30	10	3	1	1	87	4	375

Question 48. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	47	39	7	2	2	2	88	5	370
2019	Female gender	44	37	12	4	1	1	82	6	469
2018	Male gender	44	38	11	4	2	1	83	6	259
2018	Female gender	46	39	9	3	1	1	86	4	374
2017	Male gender	43	38	9	4	3	4	84	7	287
2017	Female gender	48	39	8	2	0	2	90	3	409
2014	Male gender	49	32	10	5	3	1	82	7	268
2014	Female gender	47	36	10	3	1	3	86	3	355
2011	Male gender	43	35	11	6	2	2	80	8	294
2011	Female gender	42	29	15	6	3	4	74	10	364

Question 49. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workplace.
A diverse workplace includes everyone, regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, religion, age, language, culture, background, interests, views or other dimensions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	46	34	11	4	2	3	0	83	6	371
2019	Female gender	47	32	10	4	2	4	0	82	7	470
2018	Male gender	45	31	15	3	4	3	0	78	7	256
2018	Female gender	46	32	12	5	0	4	0	82	6	377
2017	Male gender	39	35	10	2	5	8	0	81	8	285
2017	Female gender	45	31	13	4	2	6	0	81	6	409
2014	Male gender	44	32	13	4	2	5	1	80	6	268
2014	Female gender	44	33	12	4	1	6	1	82	5	355

Question 50. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	57	30	8	3	2	1	87	5	374
2019	Female gender	61	31	4	3	1	0	92	4	471
2018	Male gender	57	29	8	4	2	0	86	6	257
2018	Female gender	57	35	7	1	1	0	92	1	377
2017	Male gender	57	31	3	6	3	0	88	9	285
2017	Female gender	60	32	4	2	0	1	93	3	408
2014	Male gender	57	29	7	5	1	1	88	6	268
2014	Female gender	62	27	6	2	2	1	90	4	355
2011	Male gender	52	33	10	2	3	0	85	5	294
2011	Female gender	53	33	8	3	3	0	86	5	364
2008	Male gender	42	36	10	7	4	0	78	12	191
2008	Female gender	44	40	8	3	3	0	85	7	286

Ethical workplace

Question 20. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	39	29	13	8	3	5	3	74	13	373
2019	Female gender	31	29	16	9	5	5	4	66	16	470
2018	Male gender	34	30	18	7	3	4	4	70	11	257
2018	Female gender	32	30	14	9	3	7	5	70	14	376
2017	Male gender	38	29	11	6	4	6	6	76	11	286
2017	Female gender	34	28	10	8	4	9	8	73	15	407
2014	Male gender	40	27	16	5	3	4	3	73	10	268
2014	Female gender	30	30	13	7	6	8	5	69	16	354

Question 41. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	37	32	16	7	4	3	1	72	11	374
2019	Female gender	33	34	13	9	5	5	2	71	15	470
2018	Male gender	34	32	15	9	5	3	2	70	15	258
2018	Female gender	42	32	10	9	4	2	1	77	13	373
2017	Male gender	40	32	9	8	3	6	1	78	12	287
2017	Female gender	43	32	11	7	2	5	0	79	9	408
2014	Male gender	44	32	11	7	3	1	1	78	11	268
2014	Female gender	43	36	5	8	3	2	3	83	12	355
2011	Male gender	39	29	12	9	6	6	1	72	15	295
2011	Female gender	41	31	8	8	6	6	1	77	15	364
2008	Male gender	26	32	16	13	7	5	0	62	21	191
2008	Female gender	33	35	11	9	6	5	1	72	16	287

Question 42. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	37	38	17	3	2	3	77	5	374
2019	Female gender	37	36	13	8	3	3	75	12	471
2018	Male gender	37	37	17	6	2	1	74	8	258
2018	Female gender	43	33	13	7	2	1	78	9	373

Question 43. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	24	23	19	11	7	12	4	55	22	371
2019	Female gender	22	19	22	10	10	12	5	49	24	470
2018	Male gender	24	20	21	10	10	12	3	52	24	257
2018	Female gender	23	19	16	14	10	12	5	51	30	375
2017	Male gender	22	18	21	7	11	17	4	50	23	287
2017	Female gender	19	20	16	12	9	16	8	51	28	408
2014	Male gender	18	20	19	10	12	15	6	48	28	268
2014	Female gender	13	20	17	18	11	12	8	42	36	355
2011	Male gender	20	22	14	9	14	14	7	53	29	296
2011	Female gender	15	18	21	13	14	14	5	41	33	364

Physical environment and equipment

Question 1. I have the materials and equipment I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	52	37	3	7	0	90	7	374
2019	Female gender	45	43	2	9	1	88	10	472
2017	Male gender	33	48	4	11	3	81	14	287
2017	Female gender	41	45	3	9	2	86	11	409
2014	Male gender	34	46	6	11	2	81	13	268
2014	Female gender	38	45	5	11	2	82	13	355
2011	Male gender	46	42	5	6	1	87	7	296
2011	Female gender	49	41	3	6	1	90	7	364
2008	Male gender	45	40	5	6	4	84	10	191
2008	Female gender	48	41	2	8	1	88	9	286

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	43	39	5	8	5	82	13	374
2019	Female gender	43	33	7	12	4	77	16	470
2017	Male gender	36	40	8	8	7	77	15	286
2017	Female gender	40	37	5	11	7	77	18	409
2014	Male gender	50	34	7	6	2	85	9	267
2014	Female gender	58	30	4	5	2	89	8	354
2011	Male gender	57	29	5	5	3	86	8	294
2011	Female gender	56	29	5	10	1	85	11	363

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	53	34	7	4	2	0	0	87	6	372
2019	Female gender	54	32	7	5	1	1	0	87	6	468
2017	Male gender	53	30	9	6	2	0	0	83	8	287
2017	Female gender	52	33	7	5	1	0	0	86	7	408
2014	Male gender	48	42	6	4	0	0	1	90	4	267
2014	Female gender	53	34	7	5	1	0	0	87	6	355

Use of official languages

Question 2. When I prepare written materials, including emails, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	71	18	2	5	3	0	89	9	371
2019	Female gender	69	19	3	7	2	0	88	9	471
2017	Male gender	68	15	9	5	2	1	83	7	286
2017	Female gender	67	20	3	8	2	0	87	10	408
2014	Male gender	63	23	5	5	4	0	86	9	268
2014	Female gender	61	24	4	8	3	0	85	11	355
2011	Male gender	63	24	4	5	3	0	87	9	296
2011	Female gender	65	20	3	10	2	0	85	12	364
2008	Male gender	66	18	5	8	2	1	85	10	189
2008	Female gender	59	20	5	13	3	0	79	16	287

Question 19. During meetings in my work unit, 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	71	18	4	3	3	0	0	89	7	374
2019	Female gender	75	14	4	4	1	0	1	90	6	471
2017	Male gender	73	16	5	3	2	0	1	90	5	286
2017	Female gender	77	14	3	3	1	0	1	93	4	408
2014	Male gender	73	19	3	4	1	0	0	92	5	266
2014	Female gender	77	15	3	3	2	0	1	92	5	355
2011	Male gender	65	19	7	5	2	1	1	86	6	296
2011	Female gender	73	17	5	3	1	0	1	91	4	363
2008	Male gender	67	17	7	6	3	0	1	85	8	191
2008	Female gender	63	22	5	5	3	0	2	87	8	285

Question 28. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	79	13	3	2	2	0	0	93	4	371
2019	Female gender	84	11	2	1	0	0	1	97	1	470
2017	Male gender	81	11	4	1	2	0	1	93	3	285
2017	Female gender	86	11	1	1	0	0	0	97	1	408
2014	Male gender	82	12	3	2	1	0	0	94	3	268
2014	Female gender	83	13	0	1	2	0	0	96	4	353
2011	Male gender	76	16	3	2	2	0	1	93	4	296
2011	Female gender	82	13	2	2	1	0	0	95	3	365
2008	Male gender	79	13	4	2	2	1	0	92	4	191
2008	Female gender	85	9	2	1	3	0	0	94	4	285

Question 38. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	43	27	17	6	4	3	0	72	10	373
2019	Female gender	47	26	14	6	3	4	0	76	9	471

Collective agreements and terms and conditions of employment

Question 56. I am familiar with the provisions of my collective agreement or my terms and conditions of employment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	29	43	12	8	3	2	3	76	12	370
2019	Female gender	32	37	9	10	3	2	7	76	14	468

Question 57. My immediate supervisor respects the provisions of my collective agreement or my terms and conditions of employment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	51	25	10	3	1	8	4	85	4	372
2019	Female gender	50	20	9	2	2	10	7	85	4	465

Harassment

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

Question 58. 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
2019	Male gender	8	92	370
2019	Female gender	14	86	472
2018	Male gender	8	92	259
2018	Female gender	11	89	376

Question 59a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	46	54	28
2019	Female gender	52	48	61
2018	Male gender	51	49	22
2018	Female gender	57	43	40

Question 59b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	71	29	28
2019	Female gender	47	53	61
2018	Male gender	62	38	22
2018	Female gender	53	47	40

Question 59f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	22
2018	Female gender	0	100	40

Question 59g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	28
2019	Female gender	11	89	61

Question 60a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	57	43	28
2019	Female gender	39	61	60
2018	Male gender	38	62	22
2018	Female gender	30	70	39

Question 60b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	47	53	28
2019	Female gender	30	70	60
2018	Male gender	48	52	22
2018	Female gender	30	70	39

Question 60c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	52	48	28
2019	Female gender	44	56	60
2018	Male gender	39	61	22
2018	Female gender	36	64	39

Question 60d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	51	49	28
2019	Female gender	38	62	60
2018	Male gender	35	65	22
2018	Female gender	29	71	39

Question 60e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work or withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	44	56	28
2019	Female gender	27	73	60
2018	Male gender	38	62	22
2018	Female gender	45	55	39

Question 60f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	46	54	28
2019	Female gender	46	54	60
2018	Male gender	43	57	22
2018	Female gender	51	49	39

Question 60g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	29	71	22
2018	Female gender	32	68	39

Question 60h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	22
2018	Female gender	0	100	39

Question 60k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	46	54	28
2019	Female gender	37	63	60
2018	Male gender	51	49	22
2018	Female gender	39	61	39

Question 60l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	40	60	28
2019	Female gender	40	60	60
2018	Male gender	24	76	22
2018	Female gender	25	75	39

Question 60m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	25	75	28
2019	Female gender	9	91	60

Question 61a. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	40	60	28
2019	Female gender	58	42	60
2018	Male gender	33	67	22
2018	Female gender	63	37	40

Question 61b. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	19	81	22
2018	Female gender	45	55	40

Question 61g. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	22
2018	Female gender	19	81	40

Question 61i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	54	46	28
2019	Female gender	29	71	60
2018	Male gender	43	57	22
2018	Female gender	19	81	40

Question 62b. 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
2018	Male gender	29	71	22
2018	Female gender	31	69	39

Question 62l. 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
2018	Male gender	53	47	22
2018	Female gender	32	68	39

Question 62m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	22
2018	Female gender	0	100	39

Question 62n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	45	55	22
2018	Female gender	44	56	39

Question 63. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you directly witnessed harassment on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	13	87	373
2019	Female gender	18	82	470

Question 64. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	26	19	14	8	3	22	8	64	15	373
2019	Female gender	17	15	16	8	4	28	12	54	19	471
2018	Male gender	25	17	21	3	2	27	5	62	7	259
2018	Female gender	22	16	18	4	3	27	9	60	11	377
2017	Male gender	21	16	13	2	4	30	13	66	11	286
2017	Female gender	17	15	13	3	2	37	12	64	10	409
2014	Male gender	19	19	18	4	3	28	9	61	10	268
2014	Female gender	16	14	13	4	3	36	14	61	14	355

Question 65. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	44	26	14	5	2	9	1	77	7	372
2019	Female gender	36	27	16	6	2	10	2	72	10	470
2018	Male gender	38	31	15	4	2	10	0	76	6	258
2018	Female gender	35	32	17	3	2	10	1	76	6	378
2017	Male gender	34	29	14	4	4	12	3	75	9	284
2017	Female gender	33	29	15	3	2	17	2	75	7	409
2014	Male gender	31	32	16	2	3	13	3	75	6	268
2014	Female gender	26	29	12	5	4	21	4	73	11	355
2011	Male gender	31	34	16	5	3	11	0	74	9	292
2011	Female gender	31	31	17	6	2	11	1	70	10	364

Discrimination

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

Question 66. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	5	95	372
2019	Female gender	7	93	471
2018	Male gender	6	94	258
2018	Female gender	5	95	378

Question 67a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	28	72	20
2019	Female gender	25	75	31
2018	Male gender	42	58	17
2018	Female gender	37	63	18

Question 67b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	74	26	20
2019	Female gender	73	27	31
2018	Male gender	63	37	17
2018	Female gender	60	40	18

Question 67d. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	100	20
2019	Female gender	100	31
2018	Male gender	100	17
2018	Female gender	100	18

Question 67e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	24	76	20
2019	Female gender	15	85	31

Question 67f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	17
2018	Female gender	0	100	18

Question 68a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	38	62	19
2019	Female gender	31	69	31

Question 68b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	25	75	19
2019	Female gender	23	77	31

Question 68e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	33	67	19
2019	Female gender	45	55	31

Question 68k. 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	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	100	19
2019	Female gender	100	31
2018	Male gender	100	16
2018	Female gender	100	18

Question 68m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	16
2018	Female gender	0	100	18

Question 69e. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	0	100	18
2019	Female gender	0	100	31

Question 69f. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	17
2018	Female gender	0	100	18

Question 69i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	75	25	18
2019	Female gender	41	59	31
2018	Male gender	57	43	17
2018	Female gender	34	66	18

Question 70b. 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
2018	Male gender	27	73	17
2018	Female gender	32	68	18

Question 70d. 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
2018	Male gender	0	100	17
2018	Female gender	0	100	18

Question 70l. Why did you not file a grievance or 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
2018	Male gender	51	49	17
2018	Female gender	32	68	18

Question 70m. 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
2018	Male gender	0	100	17
2018	Female gender	0	100	18

Question 70n. 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
2018	Male gender	63	37	17
2018	Female gender	43	57	18

Question 71. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you directly witnessed discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	7	93	371
2019	Female gender	7	93	472

Question 72. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	28	17	17	3	1	25	8	68	7	370
2019	Female gender	19	13	16	3	3	35	12	61	10	471
2018	Male gender	27	16	22	0	1	28	5	65	2	259
2018	Female gender	22	16	16	2	1	35	9	67	5	376
2017	Male gender	21	14	11	1	2	37	12	71	6	285
2017	Female gender	15	15	12	1	1	44	12	69	5	409
2014	Male gender	20	16	16	1	3	34	11	66	6	268
2014	Female gender	13	9	18	1	2	43	15	52	6	355

Question 73. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	44	26	13	4	1	11	1	80	6	373
2019	Female gender	36	27	15	3	2	13	2	75	7	469
2018	Male gender	39	29	17	3	2	9	1	75	5	257
2018	Female gender	38	30	14	3	1	12	2	79	4	377
2017	Male gender	35	30	14	3	1	14	2	78	6	285
2017	Female gender	34	28	12	2	1	20	3	80	4	404
2014	Male gender	37	28	15	1	2	13	3	78	4	268
2014	Female gender	29	22	17	0	2	24	6	73	3	355
2011	Male gender	39	30	12	3	2	13	0	80	5	295
2011	Female gender	38	28	17	2	1	14	0	76	4	365

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.

Question 79. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, have you requested measures to accommodate your needs in the workplace in the last two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	11	89	371
2019	Female gender	15	85	469
2017	Male gender	12	88	285
2017	Female gender	14	86	407
2014	Male gender	11	89	267
2014	Female gender	10	90	353

Question 80. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	85	15	42
2019	Female gender	91	9	71
2017	Male gender	80	20	34
2017	Female gender	91	9	57
2014	Male gender	80	20	28
2014	Female gender	79	21	37

Question 81. I am satisfied with the measures that were taken to accommodate my needs.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	68	23	2	0	3	3	94	3	36
2019	Female gender	47	33	9	8	2	2	81	10	61
2017	Male gender	51	35	7	8	0	0	85	8	27
2017	Female gender	63	29	4	2	2	0	93	4	51
2014	Male gender	73	27	0	0	0	0	100	0	22
2014	Female gender	76	13	0	10	0	0	90	10	29

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Workplace well-being

A psychologically healthy workplace

Question 30. My immediate supervisor seems to care about me as a person.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	64	24	6	2	2	2	0	89	4	374
2019	Female gender	68	19	6	3	3	1	1	89	5	471
2018	Male gender	64	26	5	2	4	0	0	89	6	258
2018	Female gender	69	21	5	2	1	1	0	91	4	372
2017	Male gender	59	24	6	4	4	2	1	86	8	286
2017	Female gender	64	22	7	4	2	1	0	87	6	409

Question 33. I am equipped to support employees in my work unit who are experiencing mental health issues. (for supervisors)
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	33	51	9	4	1	1	1	86	5	94
2019	Female gender	36	36	11	12	3	0	2	74	15	107

Question 77. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	39	37	15	4	2	3	0	78	6	373
2019	Female gender	43	37	12	5	2	1	0	81	7	472
2018	Male gender	37	38	18	4	2	1	1	76	6	259
2018	Female gender	41	43	8	6	1	1	0	85	7	378
2017	Male gender	28	43	16	6	4	3	0	73	10	285
2017	Female gender	35	45	10	4	3	3	0	82	8	409

Question 78. I would describe my workplace as being psychologically healthy.
A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	29	39	15	10	3	3	0	71	14	374
2019	Female gender	36	33	17	7	5	1	0	70	13	472
2018	Male gender	29	35	21	8	6	0	0	64	15	259
2018	Female gender	34	37	11	12	4	2	0	72	16	378
2017	Male gender	20	40	17	15	6	1	1	62	21	287
2017	Female gender	29	37	15	13	5	2	0	67	18	407

Work-related stress

Question 74a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Pay or other compensation-related issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	28	31	21	10	9	0	1	59	20	373
2019	Female gender	29	30	21	11	8	0	1	60	19	472
2018	Male gender	28	32	19	12	8	0	2	60	21	259
2018	Female gender	27	34	23	7	8	0	2	62	15	375
2017	Male gender	25	29	20	10	13	1	2	56	24	285
2017	Female gender	28	29	21	11	8	0	4	59	20	409

Question 74b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	18	32	28	13	7	1	51	20	373
2019	Female gender	20	34	25	12	9	0	54	21	470
2018	Male gender	11	28	35	15	10	0	39	25	259
2018	Female gender	14	21	32	19	13	1	36	32	377
2017	Male gender	16	25	29	17	12	1	42	29	287
2017	Female gender	16	25	31	16	10	1	42	27	409

Question 74c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Unreasonable deadlines
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	23	34	24	13	5	0	0	57	19	370
2019	Female gender	26	35	22	11	6	0	1	61	17	469
2018	Male gender	16	32	31	10	10	0	1	48	21	259
2018	Female gender	15	27	27	19	10	1	2	43	30	371
2017	Male gender	20	25	30	12	10	1	2	47	23	284
2017	Female gender	22	28	25	15	8	0	1	51	23	408

Question 74d. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Not enough employees to do the work
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	24	33	19	16	6	1	1	58	23	373
2019	Female gender	27	29	24	11	8	1	1	57	19	470
2018	Male gender	16	30	28	13	12	0	1	47	25	258
2018	Female gender	19	26	23	15	14	1	1	46	30	377
2017	Male gender	20	22	25	17	13	1	1	43	31	286
2017	Female gender	25	24	22	18	10	0	2	50	28	408

Question 74e. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Overtime or long work hours
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	40	29	16	8	5	1	2	71	13	372
2019	Female gender	37	29	15	10	6	0	2	68	17	468
2018	Male gender	32	26	23	12	6	0	1	59	18	258
2018	Female gender	29	29	19	10	9	0	3	60	20	377
2017	Male gender	33	26	20	10	8	1	3	61	18	286
2017	Female gender	30	26	20	10	7	0	6	60	18	409

Question 74f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	32	29	20	12	7	0	1	61	19	372
2019	Female gender	28	32	19	12	8	0	1	60	21	472
2018	Male gender	24	30	21	17	8	0	0	54	24	259
2018	Female gender	22	29	22	15	12	0	1	51	27	378
2017	Male gender	26	27	24	15	6	1	1	54	21	287
2017	Female gender	23	27	27	14	9	0	0	51	23	408

Question 74g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of control or input in decision-making
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	31	39	19	6	3	0	1	71	10	371
2019	Female gender	36	32	20	7	3	0	2	69	11	471
2018	Male gender	28	41	20	5	4	0	1	70	9	256
2018	Female gender	31	35	23	6	3	1	1	68	9	379
2017	Male gender	34	30	18	10	6	0	2	66	16	286
2017	Female gender	38	35	17	5	3	1	1	75	8	408

Question 74h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Competing or constantly changing priorities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	29	36	20	11	4	0	1	66	15	369
2019	Female gender	28	33	24	10	3	0	1	62	13	472
2018	Male gender	18	37	28	10	6	0	1	55	16	257
2018	Female gender	23	34	24	12	5	1	1	58	18	377
2017	Male gender	23	33	22	13	7	0	1	57	21	286
2017	Female gender	29	34	21	11	4	0	1	63	16	408

Question 74i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of clear expectations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	35	34	18	8	5	0	1	70	12	370
2019	Female gender	34	29	21	11	4	0	1	64	15	472
2018	Male gender	30	39	16	10	4	0	1	70	14	256
2018	Female gender	35	32	20	8	4	1	0	68	12	378
2017	Male gender	32	34	19	9	5	1	2	67	14	287
2017	Female gender	37	32	18	7	4	0	1	70	11	408

Question 74j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of recognition
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	51	27	13	5	4	0	1	78	9	370
2019	Female gender	50	26	13	6	4	0	1	77	10	472

Question 74k. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Information overload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	44	31	15	6	2	0	1	76	9	371
2019	Female gender	39	35	16	6	2	0	1	75	8	470
2018	Male gender	34	32	22	8	4	0	0	66	12	254
2018	Female gender	37	33	17	10	2	1	1	71	12	374
2017	Male gender	37	33	21	5	3	1	1	71	7	286
2017	Female gender	40	34	15	6	3	1	2	76	9	407

Question 74l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Physical work environment
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	57	24	10	5	2	0	1	82	8	371
2019	Female gender	56	24	12	4	3	0	1	81	7	468
2018	Male gender	48	24	17	6	5	0	0	71	12	256
2018	Female gender	52	24	13	5	4	1	2	78	9	376
2017	Male gender	52	24	16	4	2	0	2	77	6	287
2017	Female gender	58	20	10	5	3	0	4	82	8	404

Question 74m. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	77	13	2	1	1	0	5	96	2	372
2019	Female gender	77	10	5	1	0	0	5	93	1	465
2018	Male gender	73	15	8	1	1	0	1	89	3	254
2018	Female gender	71	13	6	2	1	1	7	91	3	377

Question 74n. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Harassment or discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	77	11	4	3	2	0	2	90	5	371
2019	Female gender	73	11	7	3	3	1	3	87	6	470
2018	Male gender	82	9	5	1	3	0	1	92	4	255
2018	Female gender	78	10	3	2	1	1	5	93	4	379
2017	Male gender	79	9	4	4	2	0	2	91	6	286
2017	Female gender	77	8	3	3	1	1	6	92	4	408

Question 74o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with my co-worker(s)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	57	28	10	3	1	1	1	86	4	370
2019	Female gender	60	24	8	4	2	0	1	85	6	467
2018	Male gender	61	23	10	3	1	0	1	85	5	256
2018	Female gender	61	23	9	3	1	1	2	86	5	377
2017	Male gender	60	24	11	1	1	0	3	86	2	287
2017	Female gender	68	20	5	3	0	0	3	91	4	407

Question 74p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	64	19	9	4	3	0	1	84	7	368
2019	Female gender	66	17	7	4	5	0	1	84	9	468
2018	Male gender	63	19	10	4	3	0	1	83	7	256
2018	Female gender	69	16	8	3	2	1	2	87	5	377
2017	Male gender	65	17	8	4	4	0	1	84	8	286
2017	Female gender	71	13	5	6	2	0	3	86	8	409

Question 74q. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	62	11	4	1	1	0	22	93	2	367
2019	Female gender	59	10	4	2	0	0	24	92	3	466
2018	Male gender	54	13	4	1	1	0	26	91	3	251
2018	Female gender	54	11	4	2	1	1	27	91	4	375
2017	Male gender	56	12	7	2	1	1	22	88	3	287
2017	Female gender	59	9	3	1	0	0	27	94	2	409

Question 74r. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with other individual(s) (e.g., members of the public, individuals from other departments or agencies)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	71	16	6	1	1	0	4	91	2	371
2019	Female gender	72	17	7	1	0	0	3	92	2	465
2018	Male gender	64	21	6	1	2	0	5	91	3	254
2018	Female gender	65	21	7	1	1	1	4	90	2	376
2017	Male gender	69	16	7	1	1	0	7	91	1	284
2017	Female gender	72	14	6	2	0	0	6	92	3	408

Question 74s. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of job security
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	74	12	6	3	4	0	1	86	7	370
2019	Female gender	74	9	6	4	4	0	3	85	8	467
2018	Male gender	74	10	4	4	4	0	4	88	7	257
2018	Female gender	76	10	4	3	3	1	4	90	6	376
2017	Male gender	70	11	9	3	2	2	4	86	5	287
2017	Female gender	73	11	6	4	2	0	5	88	6	409

Question 74t. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Personal issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	59	24	11	3	2	0	1	84	5	371
2019	Female gender	57	27	9	3	1	0	2	85	5	469
2018	Male gender	57	25	13	2	1	0	2	83	4	257
2018	Female gender	50	31	11	4	2	1	2	84	5	377
2017	Male gender	60	23	9	4	1	1	3	86	5	286
2017	Female gender	56	26	11	4	1	0	3	84	5	407

Question 75. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	15	38	35	9	2	0	54	11	372
2019	Female gender	17	32	35	12	3	0	50	15	472
2018	Male gender	13	31	36	13	6	0	44	19	258
2018	Female gender	12	31	36	13	7	0	43	20	375
2017	Male gender	13	30	33	16	7	0	44	24	287
2017	Female gender	11	31	38	13	5	1	43	18	407

Question 76. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	4	16	40	29	10	1	39	20	370
2019	Female gender	7	22	41	21	8	0	29	29	469
2018	Male gender	9	17	40	25	9	0	35	26	251
2018	Female gender	10	24	38	19	10	0	28	34	371
2017	Male gender	6	19	36	25	12	1	37	26	286
2017	Female gender	5	24	42	21	8	0	29	30	408

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Compensation

Pay or other compensation issues

Question 82. To what extent has your pay or other compensation been affected by issues with the Phoenix pay system?
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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	27	36	20	7	7	2	0	27	73	374
2019	Female gender	27	35	18	8	7	3	1	28	72	468
2018	Male gender	33	27	22	11	4	2	1	34	66	259
2018	Female gender	34	32	19	7	4	3	1	36	64	378
2017	Male gender	32	21	22	10	9	4	2	33	67	287
2017	Female gender	34	25	20	7	8	4	1	36	64	408

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected from "a small extent" to "a very large extent":
Question 83. Have you experienced any new pay or other compensation issues over the last 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	55	45	265
2019	Female gender	55	45	323

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected from "a small extent" to "a very large extent":
Question 84. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	48	52	261
2019	Female gender	44	56	315
2018	Male gender	44	56	166
2018	Female gender	39	61	238

Question 87. To what extent have issues with the Phoenix pay system affected your decision to seek or accept another position (e.g., deployment, promotion, secondment, assignment, acting assignment) within your organization or the federal public service?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	46	19	13	7	9	0	5	69	17	366
2019	Female gender	41	21	15	8	7	2	7	67	16	461
2018	Male gender	47	17	16	8	6	0	6	69	15	256
2018	Female gender	43	21	15	8	8	1	5	68	16	376

Support to resolve pay or other compensation issues

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected from "a small extent" to "a very large extent":
Question 85. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	16	24	21	17	12	2	7	44	33	260
2019	Female gender	18	23	17	15	13	2	12	48	32	314
2018	Male gender	15	18	25	19	15	1	7	36	37	166
2018	Female gender	20	27	15	14	14	1	8	51	32	237
2017	Male gender	19	22	19	17	13	2	8	46	33	178
2017	Female gender	22	27	11	16	12	2	12	55	31	245

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected from "a small extent" to "a very large extent":
Question 86. 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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Male gender	8	17	20	21	24	1	7	28	50	259
2019	Female gender	7	19	15	19	26	3	10	30	52	313
2018	Male gender	3	16	19	20	33	1	8	21	58	165
2018	Female gender	5	19	15	19	34	2	7	26	58	237
2017	Male gender	6	9	16	22	38	2	7	17	65	177
2017	Female gender	3	16	12	26	32	2	9	22	65	245

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2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Privy Council Office by Question 105. What is your gender?

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Employee engagement

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

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

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

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

Question 51. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.

Question 52. I am satisfied with my department or agency.

Question 53. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.

Leadership

Immediate supervisor

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

Question 26. I can count on my immediate supervisor to keep his or her promises.

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

Question 31. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.

Senior management

Question 34. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.

Question 35. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.

Question 36. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.

Question 37. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.

Workforce

Performance management

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

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

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

Job fit and development

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

Question 44. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.

Question 45. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.

Question 46a. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Conflict between my work obligations and my family or personal obligations

Question 46b. 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 language training in my second official language

Question 46c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to learning opportunities

Question 46d. 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 developmental programs

Question 46e. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of opportunities in my region

Question 46f. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Level of education

Question 46g. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination

Question 46h. 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

Empowerment

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

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

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

Question 47. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.

Work-life balance and workload

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

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

Question 29. Subject to operational requirements, my immediate supervisor supports the use of flexible work arrangements (e.g., flexible hours, compressed workweeks, telework).

Mobility and retention

Question 54. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?

Question 55. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

Workplace

Organizational goals

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

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.

Organizational performance

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

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.

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

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

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

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

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

Question 18h. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... Unreliable technology.

Question 40. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.

Respectful workplace

Question 21. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.

Question 22. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.

Question 23. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.

Question 48. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas).

Question 49. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workplace.

Question 50. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.

Ethical workplace

Question 20. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.

Question 41. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.

Question 42. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.

Question 43. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.

Physical environment and equipment

Question 1. I have the materials and equipment I need to do my job.

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

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