2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Canada Border Services Agency by Question 112. What is your sexual orientation?

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	Heterosexual	31	40	12	10	7	71	17	5541
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	39	13	8	9	70	17	197
2019	Bisexual	34	32	13	12	9	66	21	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	31	39	10	10	11	70	20	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	24	35	18	11	13	59	23	1275
2018	Heterosexual	26	42	13	11	8	68	19	4710
2018	Gay or lesbian	27	43	12	8	10	70	18	172
2018	Bisexual	15	44	16	9	16	58	25	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	16	35	20	6	23	51	29	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	20	40	14	12	13	60	26	1105

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	24	33	15	15	13	0	56	28	5511
2019	Gay or lesbian	20	35	15	15	16	0	55	30	196
2019	Bisexual	32	31	12	10	15	0	63	25	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	22	22	20	5	29	2	45	35	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	27	18	16	21	0	45	37	1267
2018	Heterosexual	18	33	16	17	16	0	51	33	4709
2018	Gay or lesbian	20	26	23	17	14	0	47	31	171
2018	Bisexual	9	29	13	18	31	0	38	49	81
2018	Other sexual orientation	18	34	16	12	21	0	52	33	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	29	15	20	24	0	41	44	1105

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	48	34	10	4	3	0	82	8	5488
2019	Gay or lesbian	51	28	10	7	3	1	80	10	195
2019	Bisexual	55	21	16	2	6	0	76	8	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	42	34	14	7	3	0	76	10	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	44	33	13	6	4	0	77	10	1259
2018	Heterosexual	45	37	10	5	3	0	82	8	4686
2018	Gay or lesbian	47	36	8	5	4	0	83	9	171
2018	Bisexual	39	35	18	4	5	0	74	8	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	31	35	12	10	13	0	66	23	33
2018	Prefer not to answer	42	35	12	7	4	0	77	11	1102

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	Heterosexual	38	39	11	7	4	0	0	77	12	5533
2019	Gay or lesbian	36	39	12	9	4	0	0	75	13	197
2019	Bisexual	42	27	14	10	6	0	1	70	16	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	40	40	14	5	1	0	0	80	7	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	30	38	16	9	7	0	0	68	16	1277
2018	Heterosexual	32	42	13	8	4	0	0	74	13	4720
2018	Gay or lesbian	32	41	11	8	8	0	0	73	16	170
2018	Bisexual	26	46	11	2	14	1	0	73	16	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	26	35	18	6	14	0	0	61	21	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	28	39	16	10	7	0	0	67	17	1104

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	Heterosexual	25	30	19	13	13	1	55	26	5517
2019	Gay or lesbian	20	29	20	19	13	0	48	32	197
2019	Bisexual	23	30	14	17	14	1	54	32	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	20	22	18	16	23	1	42	40	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	15	23	19	20	21	1	39	42	1274
2018	Heterosexual	17	28	22	17	16	0	45	33	4707
2018	Gay or lesbian	13	30	20	19	17	0	44	36	172
2018	Bisexual	12	23	15	26	24	0	35	50	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	17	30	12	24	17	0	47	41	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	22	25	19	23	1	33	42	1106

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	23	31	17	16	13	0	54	28	5508
2019	Gay or lesbian	18	35	21	14	13	0	53	27	195
2019	Bisexual	23	29	14	23	9	1	53	33	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	23	25	17	8	25	2	49	34	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	14	24	20	20	21	0	39	41	1269
2018	Heterosexual	16	30	19	18	16	0	46	34	4695
2018	Gay or lesbian	16	31	19	19	15	1	47	34	171
2018	Bisexual	11	26	15	20	27	0	38	47	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	21	30	11	18	21	0	51	38	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	22	23	21	22	1	33	44	1103

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	Heterosexual	25	25	18	15	14	3	0	52	30	5533
2019	Gay or lesbian	21	28	19	15	14	2	0	51	30	197
2019	Bisexual	23	27	17	17	10	6	0	52	29	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	12	26	33	8	19	0	1	39	27	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	20	18	19	22	3	1	39	42	1274
2018	Heterosexual	20	23	20	17	17	2	0	44	35	4722
2018	Gay or lesbian	18	24	20	14	20	2	1	44	35	172
2018	Bisexual	14	20	19	20	27	0	0	34	47	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	17	22	12	16	24	9	0	43	44	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	19	23	21	21	3	1	33	43	1106

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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	Heterosexual	37	28	17	7	6	1	4	68	13	5540
2019	Gay or lesbian	39	28	18	5	5	1	4	70	11	196
2019	Bisexual	40	19	16	11	7	0	8	63	19	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	19	39	22	3	11	5	3	62	15	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	30	26	21	8	9	1	4	60	18	1274

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	Heterosexual	39	29	14	8	8	2	1	70	16	5518
2019	Gay or lesbian	37	30	15	7	9	3	0	69	16	195
2019	Bisexual	44	26	12	9	7	1	0	71	17	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	28	29	15	14	9	5	0	60	24	33
2019	Prefer not to answer	33	27	16	10	11	2	1	62	22	1273
2018	Heterosexual	34	31	14	10	9	1	0	67	19	4682
2018	Gay or lesbian	37	29	18	8	7	1	0	67	15	170
2018	Bisexual	30	25	12	15	18	0	0	55	34	81
2018	Other sexual orientation	36	38	2	12	12	0	0	74	24	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	29	16	12	13	2	1	59	25	1098

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	Heterosexual	36	32	13	11	8	0	1	68	19	5505
2019	Gay or lesbian	33	34	17	8	8	1	0	68	16	197
2019	Bisexual	35	28	21	6	10	0	0	63	16	98
2019	Other sexual orientation	33	24	24	8	11	0	0	57	19	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	32	29	14	13	11	1	1	61	24	1266
2018	Heterosexual	32	34	13	12	9	0	0	66	21	4672
2018	Gay or lesbian	35	31	15	12	7	1	0	67	19	169
2018	Bisexual	22	27	13	20	18	0	0	49	38	81
2018	Other sexual orientation	22	36	9	21	9	0	3	60	31	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	26	31	16	14	13	0	0	57	27	1094

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	Heterosexual	42	29	12	9	8	0	0	71	17	5533
2019	Gay or lesbian	37	33	15	10	5	1	0	70	15	197
2019	Bisexual	40	28	10	9	12	0	1	69	21	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	26	30	16	8	19	0	0	57	27	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	33	27	15	12	12	1	0	61	24	1276
2018	Heterosexual	36	29	14	10	10	0	0	66	21	4692
2018	Gay or lesbian	39	29	14	9	9	0	0	68	18	170
2018	Bisexual	31	22	7	23	17	0	0	53	40	80
2018	Other sexual orientation	31	32	16	6	15	0	0	63	21	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	30	25	19	11	15	1	0	55	25	1098

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	23	29	17	12	13	5	0	55	27	5534
2019	Gay or lesbian	23	25	23	9	14	6	0	51	24	197
2019	Bisexual	29	21	9	11	20	9	2	56	34	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	19	20	5	18	28	9	0	44	50	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	15	22	17	16	24	6	0	39	42	1271
2018	Heterosexual	16	27	19	15	17	4	0	46	34	4735
2018	Gay or lesbian	13	30	13	16	21	7	0	47	40	172
2018	Bisexual	14	23	17	14	27	5	0	39	44	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	18	21	15	10	29	7	0	42	42	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	20	20	18	25	6	1	34	45	1117

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	19	27	17	16	18	2	48	35	5524
2019	Gay or lesbian	16	23	22	22	16	2	40	38	196
2019	Bisexual	26	19	10	22	17	5	48	42	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	17	18	14	18	34	0	35	52	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	19	16	21	29	2	32	51	1269
2018	Heterosexual	13	23	17	20	25	1	37	46	4726
2018	Gay or lesbian	12	21	17	19	29	2	33	49	171
2018	Bisexual	14	18	12	19	36	1	33	55	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	21	16	21	13	29	0	37	42	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	16	16	22	34	1	26	58	1114

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	14	23	19	20	21	3	38	42	5517
2019	Gay or lesbian	10	23	18	27	19	2	34	48	196
2019	Bisexual	22	16	16	23	17	5	40	43	99
2019	Other sexual orientation	17	20	10	18	34	3	37	53	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	16	16	22	33	5	26	57	1270
2018	Heterosexual	9	19	19	23	27	3	29	52	4711
2018	Gay or lesbian	7	19	18	22	30	4	27	55	172
2018	Bisexual	7	19	8	21	43	2	26	66	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	9	23	18	18	29	3	33	48	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	7	12	18	21	38	3	20	61	1113

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	13	25	17	20	23	2	39	43	5523
2019	Gay or lesbian	10	24	23	20	21	3	34	42	197
2019	Bisexual	20	18	16	14	29	3	39	44	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	10	20	4	27	39	0	29	66	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	19	15	22	34	3	28	57	1273
2018	Heterosexual	9	23	17	22	28	2	32	51	4729
2018	Gay or lesbian	7	22	17	22	32	1	29	54	172
2018	Bisexual	6	20	7	16	50	1	26	67	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	12	24	12	20	24	7	40	47	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	6	15	15	24	37	2	22	63	1117

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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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	21	33	15	16	14	55	30	5532
2019	Gay or lesbian	23	31	19	12	15	54	27	196
2019	Bisexual	31	24	12	20	13	56	33	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	10	39	7	19	26	49	45	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	16	28	15	21	20	44	41	1271
2018	Heterosexual	17	30	17	18	18	48	36	4734
2018	Gay or lesbian	16	26	25	21	13	42	33	173
2018	Bisexual	8	23	19	20	30	32	49	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	9	40	14	9	28	49	37	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	25	18	19	26	37	45	1106

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	Heterosexual	25	40	15	13	7	65	20	5506
2019	Gay or lesbian	29	32	20	12	8	60	19	195
2019	Bisexual	25	36	10	22	7	61	29	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	27	26	19	15	14	52	28	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	20	36	15	17	12	57	29	1265
2018	Heterosexual	21	39	16	15	9	60	24	4740
2018	Gay or lesbian	20	29	21	19	10	50	29	172
2018	Bisexual	14	32	14	18	23	46	41	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	18	41	14	15	11	60	26	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	35	16	17	15	51	33	1113

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	Heterosexual	34	30	15	11	9	0	0	65	20	5535
2019	Gay or lesbian	32	33	14	11	8	2	0	67	19	197
2019	Bisexual	34	26	15	13	11	0	0	60	24	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	22	32	15	20	11	0	0	54	31	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	29	15	13	12	0	1	59	26	1273
2018	Heterosexual	29	34	14	13	10	0	0	63	23	4694
2018	Gay or lesbian	29	36	16	11	8	0	0	65	19	170
2018	Bisexual	26	22	13	18	22	0	0	47	40	81
2018	Other sexual orientation	24	38	12	13	13	0	0	62	26	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	24	32	17	12	14	0	0	56	27	1100

Job fit and development

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	19	38	13	19	11	0	57	29	5520
2019	Gay or lesbian	14	39	14	24	9	0	53	33	197
2019	Bisexual	27	34	11	19	9	0	60	29	99
2019	Other sexual orientation	21	25	13	20	21	0	46	41	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	14	31	15	24	16	0	45	40	1268
2018	Heterosexual	13	42	12	20	12	0	55	33	4744
2018	Gay or lesbian	14	38	12	23	12	1	52	35	172
2018	Bisexual	11	32	12	27	19	0	43	45	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	12	41	18	20	9	0	53	29	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	37	12	24	17	0	47	41	1113

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	15	26	18	19	21	2	42	40	5519
2019	Gay or lesbian	14	25	18	22	19	2	40	42	196
2019	Bisexual	22	23	17	17	17	3	47	36	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	19	18	17	11	35	0	37	46	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	19	17	21	32	2	29	54	1271
2018	Heterosexual	10	23	18	22	26	1	34	48	4737
2018	Gay or lesbian	8	24	14	22	28	4	33	53	170
2018	Bisexual	6	23	13	14	44	0	29	57	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	14	15	25	11	29	6	31	42	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	6	17	19	23	34	1	23	58	1110

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	Heterosexual	16	25	16	17	24	2	1	42	42	5546
2019	Gay or lesbian	16	22	15	18	26	3	1	39	45	196
2019	Bisexual	16	30	11	13	25	5	1	49	39	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	17	18	14	12	38	2	0	35	51	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	10	17	16	18	36	2	2	28	56	1273
2018	Heterosexual	12	23	16	20	28	1	1	35	49	4730
2018	Gay or lesbian	9	27	13	16	32	2	1	37	49	170
2018	Bisexual	8	22	11	16	39	0	3	31	57	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	6	23	15	14	34	5	3	31	52	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	7	15	16	20	39	1	2	23	61	1109

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	Heterosexual	42	24	17	7	6	1	4	69	13	5526
2019	Gay or lesbian	43	29	14	6	3	1	4	76	10	197
2019	Bisexual	43	19	13	7	9	0	9	68	18	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	17	37	19	12	8	0	7	58	22	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	35	23	19	10	7	1	3	61	18	1275

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	Heterosexual	56	12	8	5	6	2	12	78	13	5527
2019	Gay or lesbian	52	10	10	4	8	1	16	75	14	197
2019	Bisexual	54	8	10	4	8	1	16	74	14	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	53	11	11	5	3	5	12	77	10	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	49	12	9	6	7	3	14	73	16	1273

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	Heterosexual	33	24	19	11	9	1	3	59	21	5526
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	25	22	9	9	2	3	58	19	197
2019	Bisexual	30	21	19	10	7	0	12	58	20	99
2019	Other sexual orientation	21	18	26	9	14	2	11	44	26	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	21	22	13	12	2	3	50	27	1267

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	Heterosexual	31	20	18	13	11	2	4	54	26	5503
2019	Gay or lesbian	26	22	22	14	11	3	3	50	26	196
2019	Bisexual	31	17	15	13	12	0	12	54	29	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	15	16	20	15	16	2	15	38	37	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	24	18	22	15	15	3	4	45	32	1269

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	Heterosexual	32	15	16	14	16	2	5	51	33	5520
2019	Gay or lesbian	33	15	12	14	18	3	5	52	34	197
2019	Bisexual	33	16	13	10	16	0	13	56	29	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	30	5	15	23	16	3	7	40	44	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	23	13	17	15	24	4	5	40	42	1272

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	Heterosexual	64	14	8	4	2	2	5	84	7	5517
2019	Gay or lesbian	56	17	9	3	4	3	8	82	8	197
2019	Bisexual	62	14	7	5	2	0	9	85	8	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	60	1	8	5	11	5	10	72	19	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	57	15	9	5	3	4	6	80	9	1273

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	Heterosexual	67	11	6	3	5	3	4	85	9	5514
2019	Gay or lesbian	60	12	10	2	8	4	4	79	11	196
2019	Bisexual	55	16	9	2	6	1	11	80	9	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	46	14	16	12	5	0	7	63	19	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	54	14	9	5	8	6	5	76	14	1271

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	Heterosexual	70	8	4	2	4	2	9	88	7	5520
2019	Gay or lesbian	68	12	3	3	3	2	9	89	7	196
2019	Bisexual	56	10	11	2	6	0	15	77	10	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	53	14	5	0	11	5	12	80	13	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	59	9	6	4	7	4	10	80	13	1272

Empowerment

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	23	36	14	14	13	0	0	59	27	5517
2019	Gay or lesbian	22	35	13	18	11	1	0	58	29	195
2019	Bisexual	24	33	17	13	12	0	1	57	25	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	8	34	18	12	24	0	3	43	38	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	27	15	19	20	0	0	46	39	1266
2018	Heterosexual	19	35	15	17	15	0	0	53	32	4704
2018	Gay or lesbian	14	39	15	21	11	0	0	53	32	171
2018	Bisexual	15	26	11	17	31	0	0	41	48	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	13	36	9	8	34	0	0	49	42	33
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	29	14	19	24	0	0	42	44	1104

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	27	31	17	13	12	0	58	25	5523
2019	Gay or lesbian	27	32	12	19	10	1	59	29	196
2019	Bisexual	40	21	14	14	11	0	61	25	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	10	44	8	12	26	0	54	38	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	21	26	18	15	20	0	47	35	1272
2018	Heterosexual	21	32	17	15	15	0	53	30	4678
2018	Gay or lesbian	16	35	18	21	10	0	51	31	170
2018	Bisexual	13	28	14	18	27	0	41	45	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	14	39	12	5	30	0	53	35	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	15	28	16	17	23	0	44	40	1100

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	Heterosexual	25	38	17	12	8	0	0	63	20	5456
2019	Gay or lesbian	23	39	16	15	6	0	1	63	21	194
2019	Bisexual	34	32	17	9	8	1	0	66	17	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	18	36	16	12	15	2	0	56	28	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	33	19	16	14	0	0	51	30	1243
2018	Heterosexual	21	32	19	15	12	0	0	54	28	4698
2018	Gay or lesbian	19	35	18	15	12	0	1	55	27	171
2018	Bisexual	13	31	21	13	22	1	0	44	35	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	21	38	8	9	24	0	0	59	33	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	15	28	20	19	18	0	0	43	37	1101

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	Heterosexual	15	35	21	16	10	3	0	51	26	5535
2019	Gay or lesbian	14	32	27	13	11	3	0	47	25	196
2019	Bisexual	16	31	20	14	12	4	2	51	28	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	10	30	24	8	23	2	3	42	33	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	10	28	21	19	17	4	0	40	38	1274
2018	Heterosexual	11	30	25	16	16	3	0	41	33	4733
2018	Gay or lesbian	9	29	25	21	11	5	0	40	34	171
2018	Bisexual	4	23	17	23	32	2	0	28	56	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	18	31	9	29	11	3	0	50	41	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	6	22	26	20	24	2	0	29	45	1114

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	33	33	11	12	11	0	66	23	5517
2019	Gay or lesbian	34	27	11	18	9	1	61	28	194
2019	Bisexual	40	17	18	14	11	0	57	25	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	30	32	8	4	24	2	63	28	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	24	29	14	15	18	1	53	33	1268
2018	Heterosexual	30	33	14	12	11	0	63	23	4736
2018	Gay or lesbian	28	38	20	8	7	0	65	15	173
2018	Bisexual	23	38	9	11	19	0	61	30	81
2018	Other sexual orientation	26	20	24	13	14	3	47	28	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	22	30	15	16	16	0	52	33	1109

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	39	33	17	6	4	0	1	73	10	5501
2019	Gay or lesbian	37	33	18	7	3	0	2	72	9	196
2019	Bisexual	48	25	17	4	4	0	2	75	8	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	36	36	12	8	1	0	7	77	10	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	32	32	20	8	6	0	2	65	14	1265
2018	Heterosexual	37	33	17	8	4	0	1	71	12	4738
2018	Gay or lesbian	37	31	12	15	4	1	0	68	19	171
2018	Bisexual	32	36	18	7	6	0	1	69	13	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	47	24	17	5	7	0	0	71	12	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	33	20	8	7	0	2	64	16	1112

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	Heterosexual	44	21	10	6	10	2	8	71	18	5532
2019	Gay or lesbian	48	19	11	6	9	1	7	73	16	196
2019	Bisexual	48	10	11	8	14	4	6	64	24	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	37	22	7	5	24	4	0	62	31	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	36	18	11	9	16	2	8	60	28	1275

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	Heterosexual	29	36	35	5544
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	41	29	197
2019	Bisexual	34	31	35	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	27	26	47	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	28	30	42	1276
2018	Heterosexual	28	36	36	4748
2018	Gay or lesbian	35	38	27	172
2018	Bisexual	49	26	25	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	32	32	36	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	28	31	41	1114

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	Heterosexual	17	31	28	5	13	5	1612
2019	Gay or lesbian	14	30	27	9	21	0	60
2019	Prefer not to answer	19	27	32	8	6	8	356
2018	Heterosexual	17	33	34	6	6	4	1364
2018	Gay or lesbian	24	33	26	7	5	5	61
2018	Bisexual	15	22	26	7	25	5	40
2018	Other sexual orientation	10	10	29	29	14	10	12
2018	Prefer not to answer	20	22	39	7	3	9	320

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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	Heterosexual	33	39	13	9	6	0	73	15	5496
2019	Gay or lesbian	33	39	13	10	6	0	72	15	195
2019	Bisexual	33	32	16	11	8	1	66	19	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	33	30	18	11	8	0	63	19	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	35	15	12	11	0	62	23	1264
2018	Heterosexual	31	42	12	9	6	0	73	15	4722
2018	Gay or lesbian	33	42	15	6	4	0	75	10	171
2018	Bisexual	16	38	11	18	17	1	54	35	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	24	48	13	6	8	0	72	15	33
2018	Prefer not to answer	25	40	15	12	9	0	65	21	1109

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	20	39	19	14	8	1	59	22	5530
2019	Gay or lesbian	19	36	18	16	10	1	55	26	195
2019	Bisexual	16	43	18	14	7	3	60	22	99
2019	Other sexual orientation	22	36	19	15	5	2	59	21	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	13	31	23	18	15	1	44	33	1274
2018	Heterosexual	15	38	20	16	11	1	53	27	4729
2018	Gay or lesbian	12	41	19	19	8	1	54	27	170
2018	Bisexual	12	32	14	19	22	1	44	41	81
2018	Other sexual orientation	19	44	15	8	11	3	65	20	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	30	24	18	16	1	40	35	1108

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	Heterosexual	15	27	32	16	9	1	1	25	42	5532
2019	Gay or lesbian	15	29	32	16	7	0	1	23	44	197
2019	Bisexual	14	21	24	27	12	0	1	40	36	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	26	27	20	14	10	3	0	25	54	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	20	31	29	14	5	1	1	19	52	1274
2018	Heterosexual	16	31	32	14	6	1	1	20	48	4715
2018	Gay or lesbian	19	35	28	11	4	1	1	16	56	172
2018	Bisexual	31	23	23	14	8	0	1	22	55	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	19	29	26	14	13	0	0	27	47	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	25	30	29	10	4	1	2	14	57	1108

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	Heterosexual	19	24	26	16	11	2	1	28	45	5523
2019	Gay or lesbian	20	23	28	16	10	1	2	27	44	195
2019	Bisexual	20	13	23	25	16	3	1	42	34	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	27	15	33	10	16	0	0	25	42	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	28	21	13	6	1	1	20	59	1275
2018	Heterosexual	24	27	25	14	7	1	1	22	52	4703
2018	Gay or lesbian	28	31	19	11	7	3	1	19	61	171
2018	Bisexual	37	19	26	10	5	1	1	16	57	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	23	20	35	12	6	3	0	19	45	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	34	29	21	9	5	1	2	14	65	1105

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	Heterosexual	23	25	25	14	9	2	2	23	50	5526
2019	Gay or lesbian	23	26	24	15	9	2	2	25	51	196
2019	Bisexual	22	19	21	16	17	2	4	35	43	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	16	24	15	32	7	5	0	41	43	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	26	28	23	13	6	2	2	19	56	1273
2018	Heterosexual	27	27	25	12	6	2	2	18	56	4696
2018	Gay or lesbian	28	29	21	14	4	3	1	19	59	172
2018	Bisexual	31	24	19	13	8	1	2	22	58	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	25	14	29	16	13	3	0	30	40	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	31	28	23	9	4	2	3	13	62	1105

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	Heterosexual	9	15	27	28	16	1	3	46	25	5508
2019	Gay or lesbian	13	16	32	23	15	1	1	38	29	192
2019	Bisexual	5	11	23	24	30	1	5	58	18	98
2019	Other sexual orientation	14	14	15	38	12	5	3	54	30	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	13	16	29	25	11	1	4	39	30	1258
2018	Heterosexual	11	15	30	26	12	1	3	40	28	4688
2018	Gay or lesbian	17	18	21	30	11	0	3	42	37	171
2018	Bisexual	16	14	23	27	12	4	4	42	33	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	10	15	18	29	22	3	3	54	27	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	15	17	32	23	8	2	4	32	34	1099

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	Heterosexual	25	24	23	15	10	1	1	26	50	5529
2019	Gay or lesbian	27	20	24	18	8	1	2	27	49	196
2019	Bisexual	21	18	26	15	19	1	1	34	39	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	34	22	19	14	12	0	0	25	56	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	33	25	22	11	7	1	2	18	60	1271
2018	Heterosexual	32	27	22	10	7	1	1	18	60	4713
2018	Gay or lesbian	37	20	21	12	6	2	1	18	60	173
2018	Bisexual	43	20	17	12	5	2	1	17	65	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	33	18	15	15	16	3	0	32	52	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	39	27	21	7	3	1	2	11	67	1102

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	Heterosexual	17	21	25	20	12	2	2	34	40	5508
2019	Gay or lesbian	18	20	26	22	10	2	3	33	40	196
2019	Bisexual	16	6	38	20	17	2	1	38	23	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	16	31	27	11	15	0	0	25	47	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	23	21	27	16	8	3	2	25	46	1263
2018	Heterosexual	21	22	25	18	10	2	2	29	44	4690
2018	Gay or lesbian	23	21	28	14	9	4	1	24	46	172
2018	Bisexual	30	18	28	12	8	2	2	20	50	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	14	26	10	30	16	0	3	47	42	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	26	24	24	15	5	2	3	21	53	1099

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	Heterosexual	21	25	27	14	9	2	1	24	48	5520
2019	Gay or lesbian	22	24	26	15	10	0	3	25	48	197
2019	Bisexual	18	29	22	19	10	0	2	29	48	99
2019	Other sexual orientation	34	20	22	3	16	5	0	20	57	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	27	26	10	6	2	2	17	56	1268
2018	Heterosexual	25	26	28	11	6	1	2	18	53	4705
2018	Gay or lesbian	25	30	25	11	6	2	1	18	57	172
2018	Bisexual	34	26	23	8	4	2	2	12	63	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	28	13	26	13	13	3	3	28	44	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	32	26	26	8	3	1	2	12	61	1107

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	Heterosexual	22	25	30	14	7	1	1	21	48	5541
2019	Gay or lesbian	22	29	32	10	7	0	1	17	52	196
2019	Bisexual	26	25	25	17	6	0	1	23	52	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	41	19	22	11	7	0	0	18	60	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	26	29	26	12	5	1	1	18	56	1271

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	9	25	20	25	19	2	35	45	5511
2019	Gay or lesbian	6	22	26	24	20	1	28	45	197
2019	Bisexual	12	17	24	24	20	3	30	45	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	7	25	12	23	28	5	33	54	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	6	15	18	27	32	2	22	59	1259

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	Heterosexual	37	29	11	12	10	0	0	66	23	5521
2019	Gay or lesbian	27	34	8	16	14	0	0	62	30	197
2019	Bisexual	38	22	11	16	12	1	1	61	28	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	27	24	6	13	29	2	0	52	43	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	26	14	16	15	1	0	55	31	1270
2018	Heterosexual	29	31	12	14	13	1	0	61	27	4705
2018	Gay or lesbian	32	24	14	13	16	0	0	56	30	170
2018	Bisexual	24	25	10	16	25	0	0	49	41	81
2018	Other sexual orientation	39	22	12	18	8	0	0	62	26	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	23	28	14	16	19	0	0	51	35	1103

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	38	36	10	10	6	0	74	15	5523
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	40	12	9	9	0	71	18	196
2019	Bisexual	41	26	11	14	6	1	68	20	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	31	35	11	15	8	0	66	23	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	31	33	13	14	9	0	65	22	1271
2018	Heterosexual	31	40	13	10	6	0	71	16	4701
2018	Gay or lesbian	30	40	11	12	7	0	70	19	171
2018	Bisexual	26	34	12	12	16	0	59	28	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	47	26	9	9	9	0	73	18	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	28	37	14	12	8	0	65	21	1108

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	33	39	15	7	5	1	0	73	12	5527
2019	Gay or lesbian	27	40	16	9	6	2	0	68	15	197
2019	Bisexual	40	29	16	10	4	1	0	70	14	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	23	44	18	5	8	2	0	68	14	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	37	19	9	7	1	1	65	16	1273
2018	Heterosexual	27	42	17	8	5	1	0	70	13	4706
2018	Gay or lesbian	28	39	16	9	6	1	0	68	15	169
2018	Bisexual	18	40	14	15	13	0	0	58	28	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	35	33	15	6	11	0	0	68	17	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	21	41	21	9	7	1	0	62	16	1107

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	Heterosexual	25	37	17	11	8	2	64	18	5493
2019	Gay or lesbian	24	36	17	12	11	0	60	23	197
2019	Bisexual	25	32	17	13	12	1	57	26	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	14	23	24	26	11	2	38	37	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	31	19	16	14	3	50	30	1270
2018	Heterosexual	24	39	18	10	7	1	64	17	4720
2018	Gay or lesbian	20	43	16	12	6	2	64	19	172
2018	Bisexual	13	31	19	21	16	1	44	37	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	34	29	26	3	8	0	63	11	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	34	23	13	10	3	53	24	1104

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	Heterosexual	31	35	19	6	5	3	1	68	12	5518
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	34	16	9	9	2	0	65	18	196
2019	Bisexual	38	27	18	8	7	2	0	66	15	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	27	16	19	23	5	10	0	47	32	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	22	32	22	10	9	4	1	57	21	1270
2018	Heterosexual	27	36	22	6	6	3	0	65	12	4723
2018	Gay or lesbian	25	37	17	11	5	5	1	66	16	172
2018	Bisexual	21	26	23	12	15	2	0	49	28	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	27	40	30	0	0	3	0	69	0	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	21	32	24	9	8	5	1	57	18	1106

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	Heterosexual	34	36	13	9	8	0	70	17	5531
2019	Gay or lesbian	38	32	12	11	8	0	69	19	197
2019	Bisexual	37	37	8	7	12	0	73	18	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	25	30	20	16	8	0	55	24	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	21	33	18	14	13	1	55	27	1272
2018	Heterosexual	26	38	16	11	9	0	64	19	4712
2018	Gay or lesbian	26	36	19	11	7	0	62	18	172
2018	Bisexual	12	38	16	17	17	0	51	34	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	37	27	16	6	14	0	64	20	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	33	20	13	14	1	51	28	1102

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	Heterosexual	23	30	17	14	12	3	2	56	27	5518
2019	Gay or lesbian	21	27	20	9	17	4	1	51	28	197
2019	Bisexual	25	25	16	16	11	4	3	54	29	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	18	29	4	20	19	8	3	52	44	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	16	22	21	16	20	4	2	40	38	1268
2018	Heterosexual	15	32	20	14	15	3	2	49	30	4714
2018	Gay or lesbian	8	37	17	14	15	6	2	49	32	171
2018	Bisexual	8	25	14	20	28	4	0	34	51	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	27	23	15	12	18	0	5	52	32	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	24	21	17	21	3	2	38	40	1110

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	Heterosexual	26	37	15	11	8	2	1	64	20	5514
2019	Gay or lesbian	25	35	12	16	10	1	2	61	26	197
2019	Bisexual	24	27	16	14	14	3	2	54	29	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	27	29	16	15	11	2	0	57	26	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	32	18	15	14	2	1	52	29	1273
2018	Heterosexual	23	40	16	11	8	2	1	64	20	4732
2018	Gay or lesbian	21	42	15	15	4	2	1	65	20	171
2018	Bisexual	15	40	12	10	22	1	0	56	32	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	28	36	15	9	12	0	0	64	21	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	17	36	19	14	11	1	1	55	26	1110

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	Heterosexual	22	37	20	12	9	1	59	21	5514
2019	Gay or lesbian	22	31	25	11	10	1	53	21	195
2019	Bisexual	20	31	20	10	14	4	54	25	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	26	23	15	20	15	0	50	35	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	16	26	24	16	17	1	43	33	1271
2018	Heterosexual	18	36	23	13	10	1	54	23	4726
2018	Gay or lesbian	18	31	24	11	15	2	50	26	170
2018	Bisexual	13	28	24	13	22	0	42	35	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	27	33	18	12	11	0	59	23	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	29	26	17	16	1	41	33	1104

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	Heterosexual	17	24	17	16	19	6	2	43	38	5526
2019	Gay or lesbian	14	25	17	14	23	5	2	42	40	196
2019	Bisexual	18	21	14	15	20	10	1	44	40	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	10	23	11	17	34	6	0	35	54	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	18	16	18	31	5	2	30	53	1273
2018	Heterosexual	13	24	19	17	22	5	1	39	41	4726
2018	Gay or lesbian	11	20	13	19	29	4	3	33	52	171
2018	Bisexual	13	20	10	17	35	4	2	35	54	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	11	28	17	18	20	6	0	42	40	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	18	19	19	30	4	1	28	51	1114

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	Heterosexual	25	44	6	17	7	70	24	5542
2019	Gay or lesbian	26	45	7	16	6	71	22	197
2019	Bisexual	30	35	7	18	10	66	27	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	16	46	5	16	16	62	32	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	42	7	21	12	60	33	1273

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	Heterosexual	33	35	8	15	9	67	24	5529
2019	Gay or lesbian	34	34	8	15	9	68	24	195
2019	Bisexual	40	27	5	13	14	68	27	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	24	30	12	23	11	54	34	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	25	32	10	19	14	57	33	1271

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	34	37	11	11	7	71	18	5499
2019	Gay or lesbian	34	36	12	12	6	70	18	194
2019	Bisexual	39	22	11	19	9	61	28	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	23	29	16	18	14	52	32	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	25	32	13	17	11	57	29	1266

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	Heterosexual	65	20	5	6	3	1	86	9	5520
2019	Gay or lesbian	60	19	11	6	3	1	80	9	197
2019	Bisexual	72	13	5	4	2	3	89	6	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	52	30	8	7	0	3	85	7	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	62	20	7	6	4	2	83	10	1267

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	Heterosexual	68	15	6	4	3	0	4	86	7	5532
2019	Gay or lesbian	66	20	5	3	3	0	3	88	6	197
2019	Bisexual	71	13	4	2	1	0	9	93	3	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	58	17	3	7	0	4	11	88	8	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	63	16	9	4	3	0	5	83	7	1275

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	Heterosexual	76	12	5	2	2	0	3	91	4	5511
2019	Gay or lesbian	77	13	4	2	1	1	2	93	3	195
2019	Bisexual	78	9	5	0	3	0	5	91	3	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	68	21	1	0	0	7	3	98	0	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	71	14	6	2	3	0	4	88	5	1266

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	Heterosexual	39	20	11	7	7	13	3	71	16	5546
2019	Gay or lesbian	43	21	13	6	4	9	3	73	12	197
2019	Bisexual	47	11	8	4	15	12	4	68	23	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	34	17	11	13	3	18	5	66	20	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	30	18	13	7	9	19	4	63	20	1272

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	Heterosexual	36	46	8	5	2	1	2	85	7	5519
2019	Gay or lesbian	39	37	11	7	2	1	4	80	9	195
2019	Bisexual	35	33	12	6	6	3	4	74	13	99
2019	Other sexual orientation	27	61	8	1	3	0	0	88	4	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	38	45	9	4	2	1	1	85	6	1270

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	Heterosexual	43	32	10	6	4	3	2	79	11	5521
2019	Gay or lesbian	37	30	16	5	4	4	3	72	10	196
2019	Bisexual	38	22	7	9	6	11	6	73	18	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	41	24	8	14	6	7	0	70	21	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	37	29	13	8	8	3	1	69	17	1269

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	Heterosexual	18	82	5531
2019	Gay or lesbian	20	80	196
2019	Bisexual	31	69	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	35	65	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	24	76	1274
2018	Heterosexual	21	79	4744
2018	Gay or lesbian	28	72	173
2018	Bisexual	40	60	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	27	73	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	23	77	1109

Question 59a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	58	42	939
2019	Gay or lesbian	61	39	39
2019	Prefer not to answer	51	49	294
2018	Heterosexual	54	46	981
2018	Gay or lesbian	59	41	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	49	51	247

Question 59b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	62	38	939
2019	Gay or lesbian	65	35	39
2019	Bisexual	79	21	32
2019	Other sexual orientation	66	34	13
2019	Prefer not to answer	69	31	294
2018	Heterosexual	65	35	981
2018	Gay or lesbian	72	28	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	78	22	247

Question 59c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	10	90	939
2019	Prefer not to answer	5	95	294
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	981
2018	Bisexual	18	82	33
2018	Prefer not to answer	7	93	247

Question 59d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	5	95	939
2019	Prefer not to answer	3	97	294
2018	Heterosexual	5	95	981
2018	Gay or lesbian	0	100	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	4	96	247

Question 59e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	3	97	939
2019	Prefer not to answer	4	96	294
2018	Heterosexual	3	97	981
2018	Prefer not to answer	5	95	247

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
2019	Heterosexual	17	83	939
2019	Gay or lesbian	18	82	39
2019	Bisexual	31	69	32
2019	Other sexual orientation	50	50	13
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	82	294
2018	Heterosexual	18	82	981
2018	Gay or lesbian	13	87	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	22	78	247

Question 59g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	3	97	939
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	39
2019	Prefer not to answer	4	96	294
2018	Heterosexual	2	98	981
2018	Bisexual	0	100	33
2018	Prefer not to answer	4	96	247

Question 60a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	42	58	933
2019	Gay or lesbian	36	64	39
2019	Bisexual	37	63	32
2019	Other sexual orientation	55	45	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	39	61	289
2018	Heterosexual	42	58	981
2018	Gay or lesbian	26	74	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	43	57	248

Question 60b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	38	62	933
2019	Gay or lesbian	30	70	39
2019	Prefer not to answer	36	64	289
2018	Heterosexual	39	61	981
2018	Gay or lesbian	36	64	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	40	60	248

Question 60c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	53	47	933
2019	Gay or lesbian	57	43	39
2019	Bisexual	67	33	32
2019	Other sexual orientation	63	37	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	51	49	289
2018	Heterosexual	48	52	981
2018	Gay or lesbian	56	44	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	54	46	248

Question 60d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	42	58	933
2019	Gay or lesbian	40	60	39
2019	Bisexual	51	49	32
2019	Other sexual orientation	50	50	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	46	54	289
2018	Heterosexual	42	58	981
2018	Gay or lesbian	42	58	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	46	54	248

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	Heterosexual	35	65	933
2019	Gay or lesbian	37	63	39
2019	Prefer not to answer	34	66	289
2018	Heterosexual	34	66	981
2018	Gay or lesbian	36	64	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	39	61	248

Question 60f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	55	45	933
2019	Gay or lesbian	64	36	39
2019	Prefer not to answer	48	52	289
2018	Heterosexual	57	43	981
2018	Gay or lesbian	40	60	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	53	47	248

Question 60g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	43	57	933
2019	Gay or lesbian	41	59	39
2019	Prefer not to answer	36	64	289
2018	Heterosexual	42	58	981
2018	Gay or lesbian	27	73	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	40	60	248

Question 60h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	3	97	933
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	39
2019	Prefer not to answer	3	97	289
2018	Heterosexual	2	98	981
2018	Gay or lesbian	0	100	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	3	97	248

Question 60i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	11	89	933
2019	Gay or lesbian	17	83	39
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	89	289
2018	Heterosexual	11	89	981
2018	Gay or lesbian	21	79	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	89	248

Question 60j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	12	88	933
2019	Gay or lesbian	14	86	39
2019	Prefer not to answer	15	85	289
2018	Heterosexual	12	88	981
2018	Bisexual	21	79	33
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	88	248

Question 60k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	58	42	933
2019	Gay or lesbian	57	43	39
2019	Bisexual	67	33	32
2019	Other sexual orientation	63	37	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	59	41	289
2018	Heterosexual	56	44	981
2018	Gay or lesbian	51	49	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	58	42	248

Question 60l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	31	69	933
2019	Bisexual	23	77	32
2019	Prefer not to answer	28	72	289
2018	Heterosexual	29	71	981
2018	Gay or lesbian	19	81	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	31	69	248

Question 60m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	16	84	933
2019	Prefer not to answer	19	81	289
2018	Heterosexual	15	85	981
2018	Gay or lesbian	11	89	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	82	248

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	Heterosexual	51	49	926
2019	Gay or lesbian	50	50	39
2019	Prefer not to answer	44	56	288
2018	Heterosexual	51	49	984
2018	Gay or lesbian	49	51	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	48	52	250

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
2019	Heterosexual	30	70	926
2019	Gay or lesbian	32	68	39
2019	Bisexual	31	69	32
2019	Other sexual orientation	46	54	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	25	75	288
2018	Heterosexual	27	73	984
2018	Gay or lesbian	20	80	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	71	250

Question 61c. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	7	93	926
2019	Other sexual orientation	0	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	4	96	288
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	984
2018	Gay or lesbian	10	90	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	4	96	250

Question 61d. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	24	76	926
2019	Gay or lesbian	22	78	39
2019	Prefer not to answer	25	75	288
2018	Heterosexual	23	77	984
2018	Gay or lesbian	14	86	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	24	76	250

Question 61e. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	926
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	39
2019	Prefer not to answer	7	93	288
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	984
2018	Gay or lesbian	10	90	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	7	93	250

Question 61f. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	11	89	926
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	88	288
2018	Heterosexual	13	87	984
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	88	250

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
2019	Heterosexual	15	85	926
2019	Bisexual	21	79	32
2019	Prefer not to answer	14	86	288
2018	Heterosexual	15	85	984
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	88	250

Question 61h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	12	88	926
2019	Bisexual	15	85	32
2019	Prefer not to answer	13	87	288
2018	Heterosexual	11	89	984
2018	Gay or lesbian	13	87	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	90	250

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	Heterosexual	26	74	926
2019	Gay or lesbian	37	63	39
2019	Bisexual	30	70	32
2019	Other sexual orientation	37	63	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	30	70	288
2018	Heterosexual	27	73	984
2018	Gay or lesbian	37	63	48
2018	Prefer not to answer	28	72	250

Question 62a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	11	89	825
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	252
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	865
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	91	220

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
2019	Heterosexual	17	83	825
2019	Prefer not to answer	14	86	252
2018	Heterosexual	16	84	865
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	91	220

Question 62c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	825
2019	Prefer not to answer	6	94	252
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	865
2018	Gay or lesbian	10	90	44
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	91	220

Question 62d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	6	94	825
2019	Prefer not to answer	4	96	252
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	865
2018	Prefer not to answer	6	94	220

Question 62e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	825
2019	Prefer not to answer	6	94	252
2018	Heterosexual	8	92	865
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	89	220

Question 62f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	825
2019	Prefer not to answer	6	94	252
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	865
2018	Prefer not to answer	5	95	220

Question 62g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	7	93	825
2019	Prefer not to answer	6	94	252
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	865
2018	Prefer not to answer	6	94	220

Question 62h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	10	90	825
2019	Prefer not to answer	13	87	252
2018	Heterosexual	10	90	865
2018	Gay or lesbian	11	89	44
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	89	220

Question 62i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	825
2019	Prefer not to answer	13	87	252
2018	Heterosexual	8	92	865
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	90	220

Question 62j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	37	63	825
2019	Prefer not to answer	35	65	252
2018	Heterosexual	36	64	865
2018	Gay or lesbian	35	65	44
2018	Prefer not to answer	41	59	220

Question 62k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	825
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	88	252
2018	Heterosexual	8	92	865
2018	Gay or lesbian	11	89	44
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	88	220

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
2019	Heterosexual	51	49	825
2019	Prefer not to answer	57	43	252
2018	Heterosexual	49	51	865
2018	Gay or lesbian	50	50	44
2018	Prefer not to answer	49	51	220

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
2019	Heterosexual	2	98	825
2019	Prefer not to answer	2	98	252
2018	Heterosexual	2	98	865

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
2019	Heterosexual	62	38	825
2019	Prefer not to answer	67	33	252
2018	Heterosexual	62	38	865
2018	Gay or lesbian	77	23	44
2018	Prefer not to answer	69	31	220

Question 62o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	4	96	825
2019	Prefer not to answer	5	95	252
2018	Heterosexual	5	95	865
2018	Prefer not to answer	3	97	220

Question 62p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	13	87	825
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	82	252
2018	Heterosexual	12	88	865
2018	Gay or lesbian	15	85	44
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	89	220

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	Heterosexual	24	76	5529
2019	Gay or lesbian	30	70	197
2019	Bisexual	39	61	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	42	58	34
2019	Prefer not to answer	31	69	1265

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	Heterosexual	13	17	20	11	15	18	6	40	34	5536
2019	Gay or lesbian	7	15	21	17	16	17	8	29	44	197
2019	Bisexual	9	17	14	11	20	21	8	36	43	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	5	15	22	7	26	17	9	27	44	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	11	22	14	22	17	5	26	46	1273
2018	Heterosexual	11	18	24	12	16	15	4	35	35	4732
2018	Gay or lesbian	11	12	16	19	19	21	2	31	49	173
2018	Bisexual	8	13	12	10	40	13	3	26	60	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	13	7	30	9	17	17	6	27	34	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	8	12	26	15	21	14	5	24	44	1107

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	Heterosexual	23	29	20	11	11	7	1	55	23	5532
2019	Gay or lesbian	18	24	22	13	12	8	3	48	28	196
2019	Bisexual	18	30	12	12	21	6	2	52	35	99
2019	Other sexual orientation	12	34	19	15	17	0	2	48	33	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	16	22	22	14	18	8	1	42	34	1277
2018	Heterosexual	17	29	22	12	13	5	1	49	27	4734
2018	Gay or lesbian	14	28	18	15	18	8	0	45	35	172
2018	Bisexual	11	22	17	19	29	2	0	34	49	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	26	22	23	12	12	5	0	50	25	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	22	25	16	17	7	1	37	36	1106

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	Heterosexual	11	89	5528
2019	Gay or lesbian	16	84	197
2019	Bisexual	14	86	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	23	77	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	15	85	1277
2018	Heterosexual	13	87	4731
2018	Gay or lesbian	17	83	171
2018	Bisexual	31	69	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	14	86	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	17	83	1109

Question 67a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	37	63	585
2019	Gay or lesbian	51	49	31
2019	Prefer not to answer	40	60	175
2018	Heterosexual	35	65	582
2018	Gay or lesbian	48	52	29
2018	Prefer not to answer	26	74	185

Question 67b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	76	24	585
2019	Gay or lesbian	52	48	31
2019	Prefer not to answer	84	16	175
2018	Heterosexual	81	19	582
2018	Gay or lesbian	69	31	29
2018	Prefer not to answer	78	22	185

Question 67c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	3	97	585
2019	Prefer not to answer	3	97	175
2018	Heterosexual	3	97	582
2018	Prefer not to answer	3	97	185

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	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	3	97	585
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	31
2018	Heterosexual	3	97	582
2018	Prefer not to answer	4	96	185

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	Heterosexual	6	94	585
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	31
2019	Prefer not to answer	5	95	175
2018	Heterosexual	4	96	582
2018	Prefer not to answer	6	94	185

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
2019	Heterosexual	14	86	585
2019	Bisexual	37	63	15
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	83	175
2018	Heterosexual	12	88	582
2018	Bisexual	34	66	26
2018	Prefer not to answer	19	81	185

Question 67g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	7	93	585
2019	Bisexual	0	100	15
2019	Prefer not to answer	7	93	175
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	582
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	88	185

Question 68a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	25	75	573
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	82	172
2018	Heterosexual	26	74	581
2018	Gay or lesbian	17	83	29
2018	Prefer not to answer	26	74	182

Question 68b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	19	81	573
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	82	172
2018	Heterosexual	19	81	581
2018	Bisexual	19	81	26
2018	Prefer not to answer	19	81	182

Question 68c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	17	83	573
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	88	172
2018	Heterosexual	17	83	581
2018	Bisexual	23	77	26
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	82	182

Question 68d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	6	94	573
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	30
2019	Prefer not to answer	6	94	172
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	581
2018	Gay or lesbian	0	100	29
2018	Prefer not to answer	6	94	182

Question 68e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	27	73	573
2019	Gay or lesbian	20	80	30
2019	Prefer not to answer	25	75	172
2018	Heterosexual	20	80	581
2018	Gay or lesbian	17	83	29
2018	Prefer not to answer	20	80	182

Question 68f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	35	65	573
2019	Gay or lesbian	19	81	30
2019	Prefer not to answer	36	64	172
2018	Heterosexual	36	64	581
2018	Gay or lesbian	31	69	29
2018	Prefer not to answer	39	61	182

Question 68g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sexual orientation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	2	98	573
2019	Gay or lesbian	67	33	30
2019	Prefer not to answer	3	97	172
2018	Heterosexual	1	99	581
2018	Gay or lesbian	60	40	29
2018	Bisexual	31	69	26

Question 68h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	2	98	573
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	30
2018	Heterosexual	1	99	581

Question 68i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	13	87	573
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	88	172
2018	Heterosexual	10	90	581
2018	Bisexual	19	81	26
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	89	182

Question 68j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	24	76	573
2019	Gay or lesbian	15	85	30
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	71	172
2018	Heterosexual	25	75	581
2018	Bisexual	39	61	26
2018	Prefer not to answer	23	77	182

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	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	1	99	573
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	30
2019	Bisexual	0	100	15
2018	Heterosexual	1	99	581
2018	Gay or lesbian	0	100	29
2018	Prefer not to answer	0	100	182

Question 68l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	21	79	573
2019	Bisexual	45	55	15
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	73	172
2018	Heterosexual	19	81	581
2018	Bisexual	39	61	26
2018	Prefer not to answer	22	78	182

Question 68m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	100	573
2019	Prefer not to answer	100	172
2018	Gay or lesbian	100	29

Question 68n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	17	83	573
2019	Gay or lesbian	14	86	30
2019	Prefer not to answer	13	87	172
2018	Heterosexual	13	87	581
2018	Gay or lesbian	26	74	29
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	82	182

Question 69a. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	31	69	572
2019	Gay or lesbian	33	67	30
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	71	171
2018	Heterosexual	31	69	582
2018	Gay or lesbian	23	77	29
2018	Prefer not to answer	31	69	184

Question 69b. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	17	83	572
2019	Bisexual	37	63	15
2019	Prefer not to answer	14	86	171
2018	Heterosexual	16	84	582
2018	Bisexual	31	69	26
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	84	184

Question 69c. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	4	96	572
2018	Heterosexual	4	96	582
2018	Bisexual	0	100	26
2018	Prefer not to answer	4	96	184

Question 69d. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	19	81	572
2019	Bisexual	44	56	15
2019	Prefer not to answer	23	77	171
2018	Heterosexual	21	79	582
2018	Bisexual	35	65	26
2018	Prefer not to answer	21	79	184

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	Heterosexual	5	95	572
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	30
2019	Prefer not to answer	6	94	171
2018	Heterosexual	3	97	582
2018	Prefer not to answer	3	97	184

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
2019	Heterosexual	11	89	572
2019	Prefer not to answer	10	90	171
2018	Heterosexual	10	90	582
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	90	184

Question 69g. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	8	92	572
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	89	171
2018	Heterosexual	8	92	582
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	90	184

Question 69h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	13	87	572
2019	Bisexual	0	100	15
2019	Prefer not to answer	8	92	171
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	582
2018	Bisexual	0	100	26
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	90	184

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	Heterosexual	47	53	572
2019	Gay or lesbian	45	55	30
2019	Prefer not to answer	48	52	171
2018	Heterosexual	50	50	582
2018	Gay or lesbian	62	38	29
2018	Prefer not to answer	43	57	184

Question 70a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	6	94	466
2019	Prefer not to answer	7	93	144
2018	Heterosexual	5	95	526
2018	Bisexual	0	100	22
2018	Prefer not to answer	7	93	165

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
2019	Heterosexual	14	86	466
2019	Prefer not to answer	7	93	144
2018	Heterosexual	10	90	526
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	89	165

Question 70c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	4	96	466
2019	Prefer not to answer	4	96	144
2018	Heterosexual	2	98	526
2018	Prefer not to answer	4	96	165

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
2019	Heterosexual	2	98	466
2019	Prefer not to answer	4	96	144
2018	Heterosexual	3	97	526
2018	Gay or lesbian	0	100	25

Question 70e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	1	99	466
2019	Prefer not to answer	4	96	144
2018	Heterosexual	2	98	526
2018	Gay or lesbian	0	100	25
2018	Prefer not to answer	4	96	165

Question 70f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	5	95	466
2019	Prefer not to answer	4	96	144
2018	Heterosexual	2	98	526
2018	Gay or lesbian	0	100	25

Question 70g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	7	93	466
2019	Prefer not to answer	4	96	144
2018	Heterosexual	4	96	526
2018	Gay or lesbian	0	100	25

Question 70h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	11	89	466
2019	Prefer not to answer	10	90	144
2018	Heterosexual	10	90	526
2018	Gay or lesbian	16	84	25
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	90	165

Question 70i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	10	90	466
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	89	144
2018	Heterosexual	8	92	526
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	90	165

Question 70j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	31	69	466
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	71	144
2018	Heterosexual	30	70	526
2018	Gay or lesbian	29	71	25
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	71	165

Question 70k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	10	90	466
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	144
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	526
2018	Bisexual	22	78	22
2018	Prefer not to answer	7	93	165

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
2019	Heterosexual	48	52	466
2019	Prefer not to answer	50	50	144
2018	Heterosexual	46	54	526
2018	Gay or lesbian	38	62	25
2018	Prefer not to answer	44	56	165

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
2019	Heterosexual	3	97	466
2018	Heterosexual	4	96	526
2018	Gay or lesbian	0	100	25

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
2019	Heterosexual	69	31	466
2019	Prefer not to answer	62	38	144
2018	Heterosexual	69	31	526
2018	Gay or lesbian	60	40	25
2018	Prefer not to answer	70	30	165

Question 70o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	4	96	466
2019	Prefer not to answer	4	96	144
2018	Heterosexual	4	96	526
2018	Prefer not to answer	6	94	165

Question 70p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	10	90	466
2019	Prefer not to answer	10	90	144
2018	Heterosexual	12	88	526
2018	Gay or lesbian	18	82	25
2018	Prefer not to answer	19	81	165

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	Heterosexual	14	86	5524
2019	Gay or lesbian	20	80	195
2019	Bisexual	21	79	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	32	68	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	19	81	1272

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	Heterosexual	16	18	24	6	9	22	5	46	20	5525
2019	Gay or lesbian	10	17	25	7	13	20	7	38	28	197
2019	Bisexual	12	16	15	10	10	26	12	45	32	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	12	12	19	19	18	12	7	31	46	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	13	27	8	14	22	5	32	31	1267
2018	Heterosexual	12	19	29	7	9	20	4	40	22	4722
2018	Gay or lesbian	11	17	24	7	12	24	4	40	27	171
2018	Bisexual	13	15	19	7	34	8	4	32	47	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	24	8	35	6	3	21	3	42	12	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	8	14	32	8	15	18	4	29	30	1110

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	Heterosexual	26	29	21	6	8	9	1	61	16	5514
2019	Gay or lesbian	20	24	26	8	10	10	3	50	20	196
2019	Bisexual	27	17	15	12	12	15	3	53	29	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	17	27	24	15	8	8	0	48	25	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	22	25	9	14	11	2	45	26	1272
2018	Heterosexual	19	30	25	8	9	8	1	53	19	4715
2018	Gay or lesbian	16	29	21	11	12	10	1	50	26	172
2018	Bisexual	13	25	20	10	30	2	1	39	41	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	39	15	26	9	3	8	0	59	13	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	22	29	11	14	10	1	40	28	1109

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	Heterosexual	19	81	5535
2019	Gay or lesbian	19	81	197
2019	Bisexual	25	75	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	30	70	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	23	77	1274

Question 80. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	81	19	1040
2019	Gay or lesbian	76	24	38
2019	Bisexual	77	23	25
2019	Other sexual orientation	64	36	11
2019	Prefer not to answer	76	24	284

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	42	34	6	10	8	0	76	18	844
2019	Gay or lesbian	49	21	10	8	8	6	74	16	29
2019	Prefer not to answer	34	36	12	11	8	0	70	19	215

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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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	49	25	12	5	7	1	75	13	5537
2019	Gay or lesbian	48	29	9	6	6	2	78	13	197
2019	Bisexual	51	21	10	8	9	1	72	18	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	29	34	23	0	14	0	63	14	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	42	24	14	7	10	3	68	18	1273
2018	Heterosexual	41	30	12	7	9	1	72	15	4684
2018	Gay or lesbian	44	32	12	3	6	3	78	10	169
2018	Bisexual	37	22	17	2	20	1	60	22	81
2018	Other sexual orientation	42	26	14	3	15	0	68	18	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	35	27	15	8	12	1	64	21	1093

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	Heterosexual	20	47	13	14	6	0	1	67	20	1083
2019	Gay or lesbian	37	39	14	10	0	0	0	76	10	34
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	44	10	18	8	1	0	63	26	218

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	Heterosexual	26	41	16	10	5	1	0	69	15	5515
2019	Gay or lesbian	19	38	24	5	11	3	0	59	16	195
2019	Bisexual	17	39	15	12	14	1	2	58	27	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	15	52	16	12	5	0	0	67	17	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	21	37	17	14	10	1	0	58	24	1271
2018	Heterosexual	23	42	17	10	6	1	0	66	16	4721
2018	Gay or lesbian	24	38	17	12	7	2	0	63	20	174
2018	Bisexual	10	40	14	13	22	0	0	51	35	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	29	36	15	9	11	0	0	65	20	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	35	22	12	10	2	0	54	23	1113

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	17	31	19	16	15	1	49	32	5534
2019	Gay or lesbian	13	30	14	21	22	1	43	43	196
2019	Bisexual	10	27	21	21	19	2	38	40	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	14	26	1	24	32	2	41	58	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	22	19	23	23	1	35	47	1276
2018	Heterosexual	14	30	18	19	18	1	45	37	4729
2018	Gay or lesbian	10	28	22	18	21	1	39	39	174
2018	Bisexual	7	20	12	25	36	0	27	61	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	12	31	16	18	23	0	43	41	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	23	19	22	24	1	34	46	1110

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	Heterosexual	26	26	19	11	17	0	1	52	28	5534
2019	Gay or lesbian	26	26	17	14	16	0	1	53	30	197
2019	Bisexual	29	21	11	18	20	0	0	50	38	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	19	21	21	7	30	3	0	41	38	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	22	25	20	13	19	0	1	47	33	1275
2018	Heterosexual	25	26	20	12	15	0	1	52	27	4721
2018	Gay or lesbian	25	23	28	9	14	0	2	49	23	173
2018	Bisexual	20	23	15	11	30	0	1	44	41	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	35	20	19	6	18	0	3	56	24	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	21	24	21	13	19	1	1	45	33	1115

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	23	27	24	14	11	0	0	51	25	5530
2019	Gay or lesbian	18	26	28	18	10	0	1	44	28	196
2019	Bisexual	28	28	22	13	9	0	0	56	22	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	10	25	32	14	20	0	0	35	34	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	28	23	15	14	0	1	47	30	1272
2018	Heterosexual	18	27	26	17	12	0	0	45	28	4721
2018	Gay or lesbian	16	24	26	17	17	1	0	40	34	173
2018	Bisexual	18	27	28	14	11	0	1	46	25	81
2018	Other sexual orientation	34	13	27	12	14	0	0	47	26	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	27	25	18	16	0	1	41	34	1111

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	Heterosexual	31	29	20	10	7	0	2	62	18	5500
2019	Gay or lesbian	24	32	20	12	8	0	4	58	20	195
2019	Bisexual	42	22	21	7	5	0	3	66	12	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	32	42	11	7	8	0	0	74	15	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	26	29	20	12	10	0	3	57	23	1260
2018	Heterosexual	25	29	22	12	8	0	3	56	21	4680
2018	Gay or lesbian	19	31	24	18	8	1	0	50	26	172
2018	Bisexual	33	26	25	6	8	0	3	60	15	79
2018	Other sexual orientation	42	15	18	11	14	0	0	57	25	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	19	30	21	15	12	1	3	50	28	1099

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	Heterosexual	17	20	20	18	24	0	1	37	42	5515
2019	Gay or lesbian	18	18	22	19	22	0	2	36	42	196
2019	Bisexual	19	34	15	13	19	0	0	53	32	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	25	10	19	12	34	0	0	35	46	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	18	20	18	31	0	1	30	50	1272
2018	Heterosexual	13	17	23	20	26	0	1	30	47	4715
2018	Gay or lesbian	12	14	22	22	30	0	1	25	52	173
2018	Bisexual	11	17	14	27	31	0	0	28	58	80
2018	Other sexual orientation	30	6	26	3	36	0	0	36	39	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	8	14	21	20	35	1	1	23	56	1106

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	Heterosexual	46	24	14	7	6	0	4	73	13	5508
2019	Gay or lesbian	43	24	17	6	4	0	6	71	11	197
2019	Bisexual	48	17	14	6	11	0	4	67	18	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	40	23	3	0	29	0	6	67	30	34
2019	Prefer not to answer	39	23	14	8	9	0	6	67	18	1273
2018	Heterosexual	41	25	16	7	6	0	5	69	14	4708
2018	Gay or lesbian	38	24	18	7	5	1	7	68	13	173
2018	Bisexual	43	14	18	8	16	0	1	58	24	81
2018	Other sexual orientation	40	29	12	0	8	0	12	78	9	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	34	26	16	8	9	1	7	65	18	1111

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	Heterosexual	27	26	21	11	13	0	1	53	25	5524
2019	Gay or lesbian	32	27	20	12	9	0	1	59	21	197
2019	Bisexual	27	26	18	9	19	0	1	53	29	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	22	19	27	6	23	3	0	42	30	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	20	25	23	12	20	0	1	45	32	1273
2018	Heterosexual	22	25	23	14	15	0	1	47	30	4708
2018	Gay or lesbian	29	29	20	12	10	0	0	59	22	172
2018	Bisexual	10	33	24	12	21	0	0	43	33	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	31	14	24	12	16	0	3	47	29	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	17	20	23	16	22	0	1	39	38	1109

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	Heterosexual	25	32	22	11	9	1	1	57	20	5513
2019	Gay or lesbian	23	34	23	9	9	1	2	58	19	196
2019	Bisexual	29	24	34	5	8	0	0	53	13	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	21	20	29	16	14	0	0	42	30	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	16	29	24	14	15	1	1	46	29	1269
2018	Heterosexual	18	32	26	14	9	1	1	51	23	4723
2018	Gay or lesbian	18	33	25	13	10	0	0	52	23	174
2018	Bisexual	12	21	23	24	21	0	0	33	44	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	24	24	28	9	14	0	0	48	24	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	27	26	17	16	1	1	40	33	1108

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	Heterosexual	21	29	23	15	11	1	1	51	26	5514
2019	Gay or lesbian	24	22	24	16	11	1	2	47	28	194
2019	Bisexual	26	26	21	19	8	0	0	53	27	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	29	21	13	18	17	3	0	51	36	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	14	23	24	19	17	1	1	39	37	1274
2018	Heterosexual	15	28	26	17	12	0	1	44	30	4723
2018	Gay or lesbian	13	29	26	21	11	1	0	42	32	174
2018	Bisexual	17	14	21	21	27	0	0	31	48	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	24	19	18	21	17	0	0	44	38	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	23	25	20	19	1	1	34	40	1108

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	Heterosexual	26	28	21	13	10	0	1	55	24	5503
2019	Gay or lesbian	25	26	24	13	11	0	1	51	24	195
2019	Bisexual	32	19	24	18	8	0	0	51	26	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	27	27	7	11	26	3	0	56	38	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	19	25	23	15	17	1	1	45	32	1276
2018	Heterosexual	21	28	24	15	12	0	1	49	27	4721
2018	Gay or lesbian	18	28	21	20	12	1	0	46	32	174
2018	Bisexual	15	16	21	21	27	0	0	31	48	81
2018	Other sexual orientation	20	25	17	21	17	0	0	45	38	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	22	24	18	19	0	1	38	37	1104

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	Heterosexual	33	27	16	12	12	0	0	60	24	5499
2019	Gay or lesbian	27	26	18	18	9	1	1	55	27	196
2019	Bisexual	39	12	20	13	16	0	0	51	29	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	23	14	15	21	24	3	0	38	46	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	26	25	20	13	15	0	1	51	29	1268

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	Heterosexual	28	30	20	13	9	0	1	58	21	5493
2019	Gay or lesbian	29	27	19	15	8	1	1	56	24	194
2019	Bisexual	30	26	19	12	13	0	0	56	25	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	28	17	26	17	12	0	0	45	29	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	23	26	22	15	13	1	1	50	28	1266
2018	Heterosexual	23	29	23	14	10	0	1	52	24	4701
2018	Gay or lesbian	22	26	24	17	11	1	0	48	28	173
2018	Bisexual	22	25	22	13	18	0	0	47	31	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	29	22	17	12	20	0	0	51	32	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	27	22	17	16	0	1	45	33	1101

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	Heterosexual	45	24	15	8	7	0	1	70	15	5486
2019	Gay or lesbian	45	22	15	9	7	0	3	69	16	194
2019	Bisexual	44	25	16	7	8	0	0	69	15	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	29	33	14	11	14	0	0	61	25	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	34	27	18	9	10	0	1	62	20	1269
2018	Heterosexual	43	27	15	8	6	0	1	70	14	4703
2018	Gay or lesbian	39	25	19	9	7	0	1	65	16	171
2018	Bisexual	38	20	17	11	13	0	0	58	25	81
2018	Other sexual orientation	51	32	8	3	6	0	0	83	9	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	36	24	19	10	9	1	2	61	19	1098

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	Heterosexual	64	14	7	3	4	1	6	84	8	5492
2019	Gay or lesbian	65	10	6	6	4	1	8	82	11	195
2019	Bisexual	62	14	2	3	11	0	8	83	15	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	48	19	6	6	14	3	4	73	21	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	54	16	8	6	7	2	7	78	14	1274
2018	Heterosexual	59	18	9	4	5	1	4	80	10	4704
2018	Gay or lesbian	54	18	11	7	3	1	5	78	10	173
2018	Bisexual	47	18	15	6	12	0	2	67	19	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	68	19	6	0	6	0	0	88	6	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	48	19	12	6	9	1	5	72	15	1101

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	Heterosexual	63	15	8	5	6	1	2	80	12	5526
2019	Gay or lesbian	54	16	11	7	8	1	2	73	16	196
2019	Bisexual	58	10	13	7	10	2	1	70	17	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	44	23	7	8	18	0	0	68	26	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	49	20	11	7	10	0	2	71	18	1264
2018	Heterosexual	56	17	10	6	7	1	3	76	14	4719
2018	Gay or lesbian	47	20	10	11	8	2	3	70	20	174
2018	Bisexual	35	18	19	8	18	0	1	54	27	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	50	13	10	13	14	0	0	63	27	33
2018	Prefer not to answer	46	21	13	6	9	2	3	70	16	1105

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	Heterosexual	49	29	12	5	4	0	1	79	9	5509
2019	Gay or lesbian	42	32	13	5	5	0	3	76	11	196
2019	Bisexual	43	33	12	6	6	0	0	76	12	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	42	27	14	3	11	3	0	71	15	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	44	29	16	6	5	0	1	74	10	1268
2018	Heterosexual	44	32	14	6	4	0	1	76	10	4720
2018	Gay or lesbian	40	31	17	6	5	0	1	72	11	171
2018	Bisexual	35	27	19	10	9	0	0	62	20	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	54	19	18	3	6	0	0	73	9	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	42	32	15	6	5	0	1	75	11	1103

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	Heterosexual	53	21	11	6	7	0	1	75	14	5487
2019	Gay or lesbian	51	17	13	9	9	0	2	69	18	195
2019	Bisexual	53	16	11	7	13	1	0	69	20	99
2019	Other sexual orientation	34	27	11	11	17	0	0	61	28	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	40	22	17	9	10	0	1	63	20	1262
2018	Heterosexual	42	24	15	9	8	0	1	67	18	4703
2018	Gay or lesbian	37	26	16	11	10	0	1	64	21	171
2018	Bisexual	34	23	12	13	18	0	0	57	31	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	48	20	7	9	15	0	0	68	24	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	34	23	18	11	13	0	1	58	24	1099

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	Heterosexual	56	10	6	2	2	0	24	88	5	5475
2019	Gay or lesbian	53	12	5	1	0	0	29	91	2	196
2019	Bisexual	61	7	4	2	1	0	25	90	4	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	60	5	1	3	5	0	25	88	11	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	50	10	6	2	2	1	29	85	6	1248
2018	Heterosexual	49	12	6	2	2	0	29	86	6	4674
2018	Gay or lesbian	51	12	4	4	0	0	29	89	5	169
2018	Bisexual	47	8	6	1	6	0	33	81	11	82
2018	Other sexual orientation	53	9	3	6	0	0	29	88	9	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	46	12	6	2	2	1	32	86	5	1097

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	Heterosexual	60	21	9	3	2	0	4	85	6	5494
2019	Gay or lesbian	56	21	10	4	2	0	7	83	6	195
2019	Bisexual	54	20	12	4	4	0	6	79	9	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	55	24	4	11	6	0	0	79	17	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	51	23	12	5	3	0	6	78	9	1267
2018	Heterosexual	54	25	11	4	2	0	4	83	6	4690
2018	Gay or lesbian	56	22	11	5	1	0	6	83	6	169
2018	Bisexual	39	20	18	10	10	0	4	61	21	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	57	22	9	6	3	3	0	81	9	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	49	23	13	5	3	1	5	77	9	1094

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	Heterosexual	72	14	5	3	3	0	3	88	6	5518
2019	Gay or lesbian	63	15	9	5	4	0	4	81	9	197
2019	Bisexual	69	9	11	3	5	0	3	80	9	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	60	22	15	0	3	0	0	82	3	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	65	16	7	4	4	0	4	84	8	1272
2018	Heterosexual	69	17	6	3	3	0	3	88	6	4713
2018	Gay or lesbian	66	17	6	3	2	0	6	87	6	171
2018	Bisexual	58	20	4	1	10	0	8	84	12	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	62	5	12	3	8	0	9	74	13	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	63	16	8	3	4	1	4	84	8	1102

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	53	27	12	4	2	2	81	6	5500
2019	Gay or lesbian	48	27	13	5	4	3	77	9	196
2019	Bisexual	51	26	17	3	4	0	76	7	99
2019	Other sexual orientation	23	44	15	10	8	0	67	18	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	47	29	13	4	3	3	79	7	1266
2018	Heterosexual	47	29	14	5	2	2	78	8	4709
2018	Gay or lesbian	48	29	15	3	3	2	78	6	171
2018	Bisexual	32	31	23	5	5	4	66	10	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	41	41	8	3	5	3	84	8	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	43	29	16	4	3	4	76	8	1100

Question 75. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	15	32	34	13	6	0	0	47	19	5531
2019	Gay or lesbian	13	27	39	18	3	0	0	40	21	197
2019	Bisexual	15	30	34	16	5	0	0	45	21	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	10	28	29	20	11	0	3	39	32	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	10	28	35	18	8	0	0	38	27	1276
2018	Heterosexual	11	29	38	15	6	0	0	40	22	4747
2018	Gay or lesbian	12	24	41	17	6	1	0	36	23	174
2018	Bisexual	7	30	29	22	12	0	0	38	34	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	26	15	35	11	13	0	0	41	24	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	7	26	38	19	9	0	0	33	29	1116

Question 76. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	11	19	39	21	10	0	31	31	5498
2019	Gay or lesbian	13	22	37	19	8	0	28	35	194
2019	Bisexual	15	25	31	21	7	0	28	41	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	21	23	28	16	10	3	26	45	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	16	24	36	17	6	0	23	40	1266
2018	Heterosexual	12	21	39	19	9	0	28	33	4695
2018	Gay or lesbian	12	24	42	12	9	0	22	36	169
2018	Bisexual	23	26	32	15	3	0	18	50	81
2018	Other sexual orientation	18	22	24	22	14	0	36	40	34
2018	Prefer not to answer	17	26	37	14	5	0	19	44	1092

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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	Heterosexual	27	33	18	9	9	2	1	28	72	5527
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	31	18	7	10	2	1	32	68	196
2019	Bisexual	28	23	16	6	22	2	3	29	71	101
2019	Other sexual orientation	23	31	24	10	11	2	0	23	77	35
2019	Prefer not to answer	22	35	20	8	11	3	1	22	78	1272
2018	Heterosexual	36	29	16	8	8	3	1	37	63	4750
2018	Gay or lesbian	37	25	18	10	6	3	0	38	62	173
2018	Bisexual	24	17	24	10	21	4	0	25	75	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	41	20	11	3	15	7	3	46	54	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	32	27	20	9	8	3	1	33	67	1110

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	Heterosexual	67	33	3869
2019	Gay or lesbian	68	32	133
2019	Bisexual	65	35	71
2019	Other sexual orientation	80	20	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	67	33	947

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	Heterosexual	51	49	3816
2019	Gay or lesbian	49	51	131
2019	Bisexual	54	46	70
2019	Other sexual orientation	26	74	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	48	52	927
2018	Heterosexual	44	56	2854
2018	Gay or lesbian	42	58	103
2018	Bisexual	41	59	59
2018	Other sexual orientation	36	64	17
2018	Prefer not to answer	40	60	696

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	Heterosexual	47	16	12	8	10	1	8	68	19	5468
2019	Gay or lesbian	44	15	11	7	13	3	8	66	22	194
2019	Bisexual	42	13	16	5	12	2	11	62	19	100
2019	Other sexual orientation	41	7	24	11	11	0	7	51	23	36
2019	Prefer not to answer	40	15	14	10	13	1	7	60	25	1255
2018	Heterosexual	49	14	11	8	9	1	8	70	18	4722
2018	Gay or lesbian	46	15	12	6	10	2	7	68	19	171
2018	Bisexual	37	10	12	11	16	1	13	55	31	83
2018	Other sexual orientation	58	15	9	5	6	4	3	79	12	35
2018	Prefer not to answer	42	14	12	8	11	2	9	64	23	1107

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	Heterosexual	10	21	17	19	24	1	6	34	47	3806
2019	Gay or lesbian	11	26	13	19	27	0	4	38	48	132
2019	Bisexual	6	29	10	13	33	2	8	38	51	69
2019	Other sexual orientation	15	11	26	34	15	0	0	26	48	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	8	18	17	19	29	2	7	28	53	930
2018	Heterosexual	10	22	18	17	24	2	6	35	45	2866
2018	Gay or lesbian	8	25	16	15	28	1	7	36	46	104
2018	Bisexual	4	18	10	21	39	0	8	24	65	60
2018	Other sexual orientation	6	30	12	16	30	0	5	38	49	17
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	20	16	17	28	2	7	32	50	702

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	Heterosexual	7	17	17	17	27	3	13	28	52	3808
2019	Gay or lesbian	5	17	19	15	28	1	16	26	51	132
2019	Bisexual	6	16	11	18	34	3	13	27	61	70
2019	Other sexual orientation	11	18	31	23	4	0	13	34	30	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	6	13	19	16	29	3	14	23	54	930
2018	Heterosexual	6	15	18	15	27	3	15	27	52	2865
2018	Gay or lesbian	4	17	16	12	36	2	14	25	57	104
2018	Bisexual	2	9	19	16	36	2	17	13	63	60
2018	Other sexual orientation	0	25	17	6	29	0	23	32	46	17
2018	Prefer not to answer	7	14	18	15	29	3	14	26	53	700

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2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Canada Border Services Agency by Question 112. What is your sexual orientation?

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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.