2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Health Canada by Question 112. What is your sexual orientation?

The results of the 2019 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented according to the numerical order of questions, grouped by section theme as they appeared in the questionnaire. Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison, or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

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

Survey Themes

My Job
My Work Unit
My Immediate Supervisor
Senior Management
My Organization (Department or Agency)
Mobility and Retention
Collective Agreements and Terms and Conditions of Employment
Harassment
Discrimination
Stress and Well-Being
Duty to Accommodate
Compensation

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My Job

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	43	44	3	9	2	86	11	4147
2019	Gay or lesbian	38	46	3	12	2	84	14	145
2019	Bisexual	48	42	3	6	1	90	7	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	43	37	7	13	0	80	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	37	43	5	11	4	81	14	910

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 (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	68	17	4	6	3	0	1	86	9	4141
2019	Gay or lesbian	64	15	6	9	3	1	2	81	13	144
2019	Bisexual	83	14	1	2	0	0	0	97	2	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	56	11	10	16	7	0	0	67	23	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	66	19	7	5	3	0	1	86	8	907

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	46	34	6	10	4	80	14	4140
2019	Gay or lesbian	45	32	10	10	4	77	14	144
2019	Bisexual	39	35	4	17	5	74	22	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	37	36	11	16	0	73	16	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	40	36	7	11	7	75	18	910

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	32	40	11	12	4	0	0	73	16	4134
2019	Gay or lesbian	32	36	14	12	5	1	0	68	17	145
2019	Bisexual	28	47	2	16	6	0	0	75	23	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	32	27	20	14	8	0	0	59	22	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	36	15	15	7	0	1	63	22	904
2018	Heterosexual	28	45	11	11	4	0	1	74	15	3277
2018	Gay or lesbian	32	38	10	13	8	0	0	70	20	117
2018	Bisexual	29	42	8	18	3	0	0	71	22	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	39	34	0	22	5	0	0	73	27	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	23	41	15	15	5	0	1	65	20	795

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	51	34	8	5	2	0	0	85	7	4123
2019	Gay or lesbian	48	38	6	6	2	0	0	86	8	141
2019	Bisexual	52	28	11	5	2	1	0	81	8	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	47	43	0	10	0	0	0	90	10	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	40	37	11	7	3	0	1	78	11	907

Question 6. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	52	30	8	6	4	0	0	83	10	4138
2019	Gay or lesbian	46	28	10	9	5	1	1	75	15	145
2019	Bisexual	53	32	11	2	2	0	0	85	4	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	52	41	0	3	3	0	0	93	7	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	43	29	14	8	6	0	0	72	14	902
2018	Heterosexual	49	32	8	7	3	0	0	82	10	3274
2018	Gay or lesbian	49	35	9	4	4	0	0	84	7	117
2018	Bisexual	42	30	17	7	4	0	0	72	11	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	36	42	10	12	0	0	0	78	12	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	40	31	12	10	6	0	0	72	16	795

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	40	39	11	6	3	80	9	4140
2019	Gay or lesbian	39	36	9	10	5	75	16	145
2019	Bisexual	37	45	7	4	7	82	11	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	35	37	10	18	0	72	18	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	33	40	13	8	6	73	14	910
2018	Heterosexual	37	43	10	6	4	80	10	3266
2018	Gay or lesbian	37	40	9	7	6	77	14	117
2018	Bisexual	21	49	8	14	8	70	22	70
2018	Other sexual orientation	46	16	22	5	10	62	15	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	31	40	13	9	6	72	15	796

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	34	38	12	11	5	0	72	16	4141
2019	Gay or lesbian	38	36	7	10	8	1	74	18	145
2019	Bisexual	36	37	13	11	4	0	73	15	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	38	39	13	6	3	0	77	9	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	25	34	17	14	10	0	60	23	910
2018	Heterosexual	32	35	15	11	6	0	68	17	3278
2018	Gay or lesbian	40	29	19	10	2	0	69	12	117
2018	Bisexual	30	43	14	9	5	0	72	14	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	19	46	25	5	5	0	64	11	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	26	31	17	13	13	0	57	26	795

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	39	42	9	8	3	0	80	10	4125
2019	Gay or lesbian	38	36	9	11	5	0	75	17	145
2019	Bisexual	36	40	12	6	5	0	76	12	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	31	32	16	18	3	0	63	21	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	32	42	11	9	5	0	75	14	902
2018	Heterosexual	37	40	11	9	3	0	77	12	3277
2018	Gay or lesbian	41	43	8	4	4	0	84	8	117
2018	Bisexual	29	45	5	16	5	0	74	21	70
2018	Other sexual orientation	62	16	5	11	5	0	78	16	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	31	40	12	10	6	1	72	16	798

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	48	38	8	4	1	86	6	4125
2019	Gay or lesbian	49	40	5	3	2	89	6	145
2019	Bisexual	52	34	10	1	2	87	3	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	52	29	0	19	0	81	19	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	42	40	9	6	3	82	9	904
2018	Heterosexual	49	39	7	4	1	88	5	3277
2018	Gay or lesbian	55	36	5	2	2	91	4	117
2018	Bisexual	44	37	7	9	3	81	12	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	64	20	16	0	0	84	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	43	39	9	6	3	83	9	804

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	38	37	11	9	5	0	75	13	4134
2019	Gay or lesbian	38	35	6	15	6	1	73	21	144
2019	Bisexual	45	36	7	12	1	0	81	13	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	43	36	12	10	0	0	78	10	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	30	34	15	12	9	0	64	20	906
2018	Heterosexual	36	38	11	9	5	0	74	14	3278
2018	Gay or lesbian	41	38	9	5	6	0	79	12	118
2018	Bisexual	37	42	11	7	3	0	78	10	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	56	27	16	0	0	0	84	0	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	28	34	15	12	10	0	62	22	801

Question 12. I am proud of the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	54	32	9	3	1	86	5	4118
2019	Gay or lesbian	49	33	12	3	3	81	6	144
2019	Bisexual	52	35	8	4	1	87	5	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	54	33	10	3	0	87	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	50	33	11	4	2	84	6	907
2018	Heterosexual	51	36	9	3	1	86	4	3254
2018	Gay or lesbian	54	32	9	2	2	86	5	118
2018	Bisexual	30	44	16	9	1	74	10	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	59	16	15	6	5	75	11	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	49	33	12	3	2	82	6	800

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	35	40	12	9	4	0	76	13	4123
2019	Gay or lesbian	35	37	10	8	10	0	72	18	144
2019	Bisexual	29	47	10	7	6	1	77	13	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	33	37	10	13	3	5	73	17	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	38	15	11	8	0	67	19	902
2018	Heterosexual	33	41	12	9	4	0	74	13	3271
2018	Gay or lesbian	38	34	10	12	5	0	72	18	117
2018	Bisexual	18	43	28	4	6	0	62	10	70
2018	Other sexual orientation	28	46	10	16	0	0	74	16	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	26	39	13	13	8	0	65	21	797

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	39	35	14	7	4	0	74	11	4138
2019	Gay or lesbian	38	32	15	7	8	0	70	15	145
2019	Bisexual	41	32	15	6	5	1	73	11	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	52	20	15	10	3	0	73	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	32	34	17	9	6	0	67	16	906
2018	Heterosexual	37	35	14	9	4	0	72	14	3249
2018	Gay or lesbian	38	34	16	6	6	0	72	12	117
2018	Bisexual	28	39	20	5	7	0	68	13	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	46	34	5	15	0	0	80	15	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	31	18	12	9	1	61	21	797

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	37	40	12	8	3	0	1	78	11	4086
2019	Gay or lesbian	35	35	13	11	6	0	0	71	17	144
2019	Bisexual	26	48	18	4	1	2	1	76	6	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	45	22	23	10	0	0	0	67	10	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	39	16	10	5	1	1	69	16	887
2018	Heterosexual	36	36	14	9	4	0	0	73	13	3269
2018	Gay or lesbian	33	42	14	6	4	0	1	76	10	118
2018	Bisexual	26	49	9	8	6	1	1	76	15	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	30	39	5	25	0	0	0	69	25	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	27	34	17	14	8	0	0	61	22	798

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	46	38	10	5	2	0	84	7	4145
2019	Gay or lesbian	41	38	9	7	4	1	80	11	145
2019	Bisexual	41	44	5	8	1	0	86	9	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	47	36	10	7	0	0	84	7	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	38	40	12	7	3	0	78	11	911
2018	Heterosexual	42	41	10	5	3	0	83	7	3274
2018	Gay or lesbian	44	37	8	8	3	0	82	11	118
2018	Bisexual	30	41	15	7	3	4	74	10	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	60	10	15	10	5	0	69	15	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	34	41	12	8	4	0	76	12	802

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	16	7	4	0	0	72	12	4115
2019	Gay or lesbian	36	29	21	5	8	0	0	65	14	144
2019	Bisexual	47	34	14	2	2	0	0	81	5	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	48	23	26	0	3	0	0	71	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	35	34	17	9	4	0	1	70	13	908
2018	Heterosexual	38	33	16	8	5	0	1	72	12	3287
2018	Gay or lesbian	38	30	19	7	5	0	1	69	11	118
2018	Bisexual	46	34	12	5	4	0	0	80	9	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	41	34	21	0	0	5	0	78	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	33	32	19	9	6	0	1	65	16	802

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	8	22	37	21	10	0	1	31	31	4142
2019	Gay or lesbian	10	20	43	17	9	0	0	27	30	145
2019	Bisexual	9	20	29	30	8	2	2	40	30	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	3	22	26	28	20	0	0	48	25	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	24	35	18	8	1	1	27	37	910
2018	Heterosexual	8	23	37	20	9	1	2	30	32	3277
2018	Gay or lesbian	12	24	32	15	14	0	3	30	37	117
2018	Bisexual	4	21	32	24	15	4	0	41	26	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	6	17	37	25	15	0	0	40	23	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	26	35	17	6	1	2	24	40	802

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	7	15	28	28	18	2	2	47	23	4123
2019	Gay or lesbian	8	16	30	28	16	1	0	45	25	145
2019	Bisexual	5	12	30	33	16	3	1	51	18	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	3	10	29	25	34	0	0	58	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	16	31	25	13	3	2	41	26	908
2018	Heterosexual	7	15	29	27	16	2	3	46	24	3259
2018	Gay or lesbian	5	16	34	24	13	4	4	40	23	117
2018	Bisexual	6	16	21	24	27	7	0	54	23	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	10	5	42	10	14	0	19	29	19	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	18	29	23	12	3	2	38	32	794

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	18	25	29	16	9	2	2	26	44	4127
2019	Gay or lesbian	18	28	32	12	6	1	2	19	48	144
2019	Bisexual	21	31	21	13	11	0	2	25	54	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	13	20	44	13	5	5	0	19	35	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	19	23	30	15	8	3	2	24	44	908
2018	Heterosexual	18	25	29	16	8	2	3	25	45	3264
2018	Gay or lesbian	16	22	35	11	11	0	3	23	40	117
2018	Bisexual	22	21	25	12	16	5	0	30	45	68
2018	Other sexual orientation	6	23	16	25	10	0	21	45	35	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	22	23	29	15	6	2	3	22	48	799

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	8	16	32	25	16	1	2	42	25	4121
2019	Gay or lesbian	9	19	33	26	13	0	0	40	27	144
2019	Bisexual	4	18	36	21	18	2	1	41	23	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	0	10	34	39	16	0	0	56	10	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	10	18	34	24	11	1	2	37	29	899
2018	Heterosexual	9	17	32	25	14	1	2	40	27	3254
2018	Gay or lesbian	12	18	25	26	16	1	3	43	31	117
2018	Bisexual	7	10	23	26	28	5	1	57	19	70
2018	Other sexual orientation	6	15	29	16	15	0	20	38	26	15
2018	Prefer not to answer	14	19	32	23	9	2	2	33	34	792

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	12	21	28	21	15	1	2	37	34	4134
2019	Gay or lesbian	14	16	29	24	14	2	1	39	31	145
2019	Bisexual	14	21	21	27	14	0	4	42	36	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	10	24	14	21	24	0	7	49	36	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	16	22	28	19	11	2	3	31	40	906
2018	Heterosexual	13	22	29	19	11	2	3	32	37	3267
2018	Gay or lesbian	11	22	25	20	16	0	5	38	35	117
2018	Bisexual	10	22	26	17	13	9	2	34	36	70
2018	Other sexual orientation	21	26	11	14	9	0	19	28	59	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	21	25	24	18	8	2	2	27	48	798

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	9	17	28	25	17	2	2	43	27	4126
2019	Gay or lesbian	15	10	29	24	20	3	0	45	26	144
2019	Bisexual	6	19	20	26	25	3	1	53	26	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	25	7	29	10	22	3	3	35	34	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	17	32	21	12	3	4	35	32	905
2018	Heterosexual	10	17	26	25	15	4	4	43	29	3261
2018	Gay or lesbian	11	15	25	21	23	0	4	46	28	117
2018	Bisexual	6	19	26	13	25	10	1	42	28	70
2018	Other sexual orientation	10	25	15	9	14	7	19	31	48	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	21	28	20	11	4	3	33	37	796

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	13	22	32	18	11	2	2	30	36	4127
2019	Gay or lesbian	17	23	37	16	6	1	1	22	40	145
2019	Bisexual	18	21	28	18	14	0	2	33	39	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	20	31	14	12	18	5	0	31	54	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	16	22	32	17	7	3	3	26	41	904
2018	Heterosexual	14	22	32	16	10	3	3	28	39	3273
2018	Gay or lesbian	16	31	24	15	11	0	2	27	48	117
2018	Bisexual	18	14	38	14	6	7	2	22	36	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	15	26	12	9	18	0	19	34	51	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	21	33	16	6	3	3	23	42	799

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	8	19	36	23	12	1	1	36	27	4136
2019	Gay or lesbian	13	18	37	24	7	1	0	32	31	142
2019	Bisexual	6	23	40	22	8	0	2	30	29	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	6	28	40	16	10	0	0	26	34	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	10	20	36	20	10	1	2	32	31	909

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My Work Unit

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	71	14	6	5	3	0	1	86	8	4143
2019	Gay or lesbian	62	17	5	8	3	2	3	83	12	144
2019	Bisexual	77	17	0	3	2	0	1	95	5	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	59	18	0	17	6	0	0	77	23	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	66	18	7	3	3	1	2	86	6	906

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	33	29	15	8	6	6	4	68	16	4138
2019	Gay or lesbian	29	29	11	9	9	9	5	67	20	145
2019	Bisexual	29	28	12	12	8	6	6	64	22	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	40	15	17	10	6	7	5	63	18	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	26	28	17	12	7	5	6	60	21	905
2018	Heterosexual	26	31	17	8	6	7	5	65	16	3271
2018	Gay or lesbian	26	30	24	8	4	9	0	61	13	118
2018	Bisexual	26	28	10	4	8	24	1	71	16	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	49	26	5	16	0	5	0	79	16	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	20	29	18	12	10	5	5	55	25	799

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	50	28	7	9	5	1	79	14	4134
2019	Gay or lesbian	51	25	5	13	6	0	76	20	144
2019	Bisexual	41	37	6	10	6	0	78	16	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	60	23	11	3	3	0	83	6	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	42	26	11	11	8	1	69	19	908
2018	Heterosexual	47	30	8	8	6	1	78	14	3263
2018	Gay or lesbian	56	27	4	9	4	0	83	13	118
2018	Bisexual	45	35	9	5	2	5	84	7	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	54	31	6	5	5	0	85	9	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	37	29	10	12	10	1	67	23	799

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	56	30	5	6	3	86	9	4131
2019	Gay or lesbian	53	31	7	4	5	84	9	144
2019	Bisexual	42	38	8	9	3	79	12	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	60	33	3	3	0	93	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	49	31	9	8	3	80	11	905
2018	Heterosexual	54	32	6	6	3	86	8	3261
2018	Gay or lesbian	60	30	3	4	3	90	7	118
2018	Bisexual	69	18	5	4	4	87	8	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	65	30	6	0	0	94	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	44	33	10	8	4	78	12	802

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	50	34	9	4	2	1	0	85	6	4136
2019	Gay or lesbian	47	30	14	5	2	3	0	79	7	144
2019	Bisexual	39	46	12	1	2	0	0	85	3	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	52	29	13	3	0	0	3	83	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	40	37	12	7	4	1	0	77	10	909
2018	Heterosexual	46	37	9	4	2	1	0	84	7	3267
2018	Gay or lesbian	53	33	6	5	3	0	0	86	8	118
2018	Bisexual	44	39	14	1	2	0	0	83	3	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	64	31	5	0	0	0	0	95	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	35	38	13	7	4	2	0	75	12	799

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My 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	52	26	12	4	3	1	3	81	7	4140
2019	Gay or lesbian	56	23	10	2	4	0	4	83	7	145
2019	Bisexual	39	40	10	7	1	0	4	82	8	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	52	25	11	5	3	0	3	80	8	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	47	25	16	4	3	1	4	76	7	911

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	48	31	10	6	4	1	0	80	10	4143
2019	Gay or lesbian	49	26	11	6	7	0	1	76	13	145
2019	Bisexual	41	36	8	11	4	0	0	77	15	82
2019	Other sexual orientation	38	42	13	6	0	0	0	80	6	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	42	30	12	9	6	0	1	73	15	908
2018	Heterosexual	44	33	10	8	4	1	1	78	11	3262
2018	Gay or lesbian	41	36	11	7	4	0	0	77	11	117
2018	Bisexual	38	45	8	5	2	2	0	84	7	69
2018	Other sexual orientation	63	31	5	0	0	0	0	95	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	38	34	13	8	6	1	1	73	14	794

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	56	24	9	5	3	1	1	82	9	4142
2019	Gay or lesbian	51	23	13	4	6	2	1	77	9	144
2019	Bisexual	52	26	9	8	5	0	0	78	13	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	61	28	3	5	0	0	3	91	5	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	47	26	12	8	5	2	1	74	14	911
2018	Heterosexual	52	28	10	5	3	1	0	81	8	3256
2018	Gay or lesbian	51	26	12	2	6	2	1	80	8	117
2018	Bisexual	52	29	6	7	2	4	0	85	9	70
2018	Other sexual orientation	65	30	5	0	0	0	0	95	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	40	31	14	6	6	3	0	74	12	792

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	51	29	9	7	3	1	1	81	10	4130
2019	Gay or lesbian	50	25	10	7	7	1	1	76	14	145
2019	Bisexual	47	34	6	10	3	0	0	81	13	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	51	34	3	11	0	0	0	85	11	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	44	29	11	10	5	1	0	74	15	905
2018	Heterosexual	49	31	8	7	3	1	0	81	11	3242
2018	Gay or lesbian	48	32	6	8	5	2	0	81	13	117
2018	Bisexual	48	39	2	6	3	2	0	89	9	69
2018	Other sexual orientation	60	35	5	0	0	0	0	95	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	40	31	13	9	6	2	1	72	14	793

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	82	10	3	2	1	0	2	93	3	4121
2019	Gay or lesbian	79	8	5	3	2	0	4	90	5	142
2019	Bisexual	83	12	4	1	0	0	0	95	1	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	80	3	7	6	0	3	0	86	6	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	78	12	6	1	1	0	2	92	3	902

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	64	19	6	4	3	2	2	86	8	4147
2019	Gay or lesbian	58	21	7	4	5	3	3	83	10	145
2019	Bisexual	59	14	10	3	8	2	3	77	12	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	74	15	5	0	3	0	3	92	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	60	20	8	6	5	1	2	82	11	903

Question 30. My immediate supervisor seems to care about me as a person.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	66	20	7	3	3	1	0	87	6	4148
2019	Gay or lesbian	61	21	8	2	7	1	1	83	9	145
2019	Bisexual	59	23	10	5	1	1	0	84	6	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	82	11	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	58	20	12	4	4	2	0	80	8	910
2018	Heterosexual	62	22	8	4	4	1	0	84	7	3252
2018	Gay or lesbian	60	25	9	1	6	0	0	85	7	117
2018	Bisexual	53	29	10	3	3	1	0	84	6	70
2018	Other sexual orientation	75	20	5	0	0	0	0	95	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	49	26	12	4	6	1	1	77	11	795

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	58	26	7	6	3	0	0	84	9	4143
2019	Gay or lesbian	54	26	8	5	7	1	1	80	12	145
2019	Bisexual	56	23	9	8	4	0	0	79	13	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	54	36	6	3	0	0	0	90	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	50	26	11	7	5	0	0	77	12	912
2018	Heterosexual	54	26	9	6	4	0	0	80	10	3262
2018	Gay or lesbian	59	24	5	6	7	0	0	82	12	117
2018	Bisexual	52	31	8	6	2	1	0	84	8	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	65	30	0	5	0	0	0	95	5	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	43	29	12	8	6	1	0	73	14	796

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	27	48	11	9	3	1	1	76	12	1013
2019	Gay or lesbian	26	48	9	7	5	3	2	78	12	42
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	48	15	11	4	1	2	69	16	195

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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	35	33	13	8	4	6	0	73	13	4140
2019	Gay or lesbian	33	37	12	7	6	6	0	74	14	144
2019	Bisexual	37	35	16	6	2	4	0	75	8	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	30	22	24	6	3	14	0	61	11	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	28	30	17	9	7	9	0	64	17	909
2018	Heterosexual	33	31	15	8	5	8	1	70	13	3283
2018	Gay or lesbian	32	32	12	6	7	9	0	72	15	118
2018	Bisexual	42	23	8	9	10	8	0	70	20	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	33	12	11	14	5	24	0	60	26	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	26	27	19	11	7	9	0	58	21	803

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	32	34	16	10	5	2	68	16	4131
2019	Gay or lesbian	27	38	15	13	6	1	66	18	144
2019	Bisexual	29	37	16	12	3	2	68	16	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	38	33	14	9	3	3	73	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	25	29	20	12	9	5	57	22	903
2018	Heterosexual	30	33	16	12	6	3	65	18	3275
2018	Gay or lesbian	33	30	15	10	6	6	67	17	118
2018	Bisexual	38	23	11	12	10	7	65	24	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	27	6	23	20	5	19	41	30	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	21	30	20	15	11	3	53	27	799

Question 36. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	23	32	19	14	6	5	0	58	22	4130
2019	Gay or lesbian	21	32	18	14	10	4	0	56	25	144
2019	Bisexual	19	40	13	15	9	5	0	62	24	82
2019	Other sexual orientation	30	30	13	19	0	7	0	65	21	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	27	23	15	10	8	0	48	27	903
2018	Heterosexual	21	31	19	15	7	7	1	56	23	3270
2018	Gay or lesbian	22	28	19	17	8	6	0	54	26	117
2018	Bisexual	23	34	13	13	11	7	0	61	25	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	46	13	5	25	10	0	0	60	35	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	15	27	21	17	11	7	0	46	31	801

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	21	33	18	17	8	3	56	26	4139
2019	Gay or lesbian	17	35	14	19	13	2	53	33	142
2019	Bisexual	18	31	18	19	12	2	50	32	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	22	28	21	16	10	3	51	26	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	28	22	18	11	4	47	31	906
2018	Heterosexual	19	32	17	18	9	4	53	29	3280
2018	Gay or lesbian	23	31	16	18	6	5	58	25	118
2018	Bisexual	15	39	9	15	17	5	57	33	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	42	12	16	15	15	0	54	31	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	15	28	18	21	13	4	45	36	801

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	48	26	13	5	2	6	1	79	7	4146
2019	Gay or lesbian	42	28	15	6	3	5	1	74	10	145
2019	Bisexual	59	22	9	1	4	4	1	85	5	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	38	25	24	0	7	6	0	67	7	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	44	28	14	4	2	8	1	78	6	913

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	29	43	17	8	2	2	0	73	10	4143
2019	Gay or lesbian	29	40	14	11	4	1	1	70	16	145
2019	Bisexual	32	48	12	5	3	0	0	80	8	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	15	50	17	18	0	0	0	65	18	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	23	42	19	9	4	2	0	67	13	909
2018	Heterosexual	28	44	16	8	3	1	0	72	11	3266
2018	Gay or lesbian	31	43	14	9	2	1	0	74	12	118
2018	Bisexual	24	40	16	16	4	0	0	64	20	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	52	15	23	5	5	0	0	67	10	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	22	39	21	12	5	2	0	61	17	799

Question 40. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	16	36	22	16	6	4	0	55	22	4120
2019	Gay or lesbian	14	28	23	20	9	4	1	45	31	144
2019	Bisexual	15	33	20	23	8	2	0	49	31	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	18	39	23	16	3	0	0	57	19	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	31	25	19	8	5	0	46	28	907

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	33	36	14	9	3	3	1	72	13	4136
2019	Gay or lesbian	33	35	10	9	6	4	2	73	17	144
2019	Bisexual	32	30	17	14	6	1	0	63	20	82
2019	Other sexual orientation	40	37	10	6	3	3	0	80	10	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	24	39	16	11	6	3	1	66	17	909
2018	Heterosexual	31	39	12	9	4	3	2	74	13	3271
2018	Gay or lesbian	34	34	15	5	6	4	2	72	12	117
2018	Bisexual	26	34	20	9	3	8	1	66	13	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	28	22	0	14	10	0	26	67	33	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	27	37	15	9	6	3	2	68	16	802

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 (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	32	39	17	7	2	2	0	73	9	4129
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	38	18	7	5	2	1	70	12	144
2019	Bisexual	27	39	29	4	1	0	0	66	5	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	36	30	18	10	3	4	0	69	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	25	36	23	8	5	3	0	62	14	910
2018	Heterosexual	33	40	17	5	3	2	1	74	9	3262
2018	Gay or lesbian	37	41	11	4	5	2	0	80	8	117
2018	Bisexual	27	36	29	8	1	0	0	63	9	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	52	28	16	0	5	0	0	80	5	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	26	36	23	7	6	2	0	63	14	798

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	19	22	20	13	11	12	3	48	28	4131
2019	Gay or lesbian	15	25	16	15	12	14	3	49	32	144
2019	Bisexual	16	25	23	21	6	8	1	44	30	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	18	7	34	12	13	17	0	29	29	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	18	23	17	17	10	3	34	39	910
2018	Heterosexual	18	24	19	14	11	11	3	49	29	3267
2018	Gay or lesbian	16	23	25	14	10	8	5	45	27	117
2018	Bisexual	13	32	16	13	12	12	2	52	29	70
2018	Other sexual orientation	34	5	16	5	14	0	26	52	26	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	17	21	16	19	11	2	35	41	800

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	24	34	18	14	8	2	59	22	4136
2019	Gay or lesbian	27	28	15	18	11	1	55	30	145
2019	Bisexual	31	28	17	19	4	1	59	23	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	28	38	18	13	3	0	66	16	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	29	21	17	13	3	47	31	907
2018	Heterosexual	23	34	17	14	9	3	59	23	3267
2018	Gay or lesbian	32	33	13	11	10	1	66	21	117
2018	Bisexual	28	35	13	15	4	6	67	20	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	24	10	46	21	0	0	33	21	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	17	27	20	17	16	3	46	34	798

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	22	28	17	15	15	3	2	52	31	4147
2019	Gay or lesbian	26	28	9	17	19	1	0	54	37	145
2019	Bisexual	30	33	7	20	7	3	1	65	28	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	33	28	3	24	6	0	5	64	32	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	14	25	16	18	23	3	1	41	42	909
2018	Heterosexual	19	30	15	15	15	3	2	52	32	3267
2018	Gay or lesbian	22	34	11	14	14	5	2	59	29	117
2018	Bisexual	21	28	20	11	9	3	7	55	23	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	14	24	15	18	10	0	19	47	34	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	24	16	17	24	3	2	39	44	799

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	50	25	13	4	3	1	3	79	8	4136
2019	Gay or lesbian	59	15	14	5	2	1	4	78	7	145
2019	Bisexual	48	35	9	3	2	1	1	85	6	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	49	16	7	7	7	5	10	76	16	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	45	27	11	6	4	1	4	77	11	909

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	51	13	10	6	8	1	11	73	16	4132
2019	Gay or lesbian	52	12	8	7	6	2	13	75	15	143
2019	Bisexual	40	15	17	10	12	0	7	59	23	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	41	30	10	3	0	0	16	84	4	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	43	15	10	8	11	2	11	66	22	912

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	46	26	15	6	3	1	3	74	10	4136
2019	Gay or lesbian	45	24	19	3	6	1	2	71	10	145
2019	Bisexual	43	27	20	6	1	0	3	72	8	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	43	31	7	14	0	0	5	78	15	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	36	27	18	6	7	2	4	67	14	909

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	42	21	16	8	5	3	4	68	15	4114
2019	Gay or lesbian	44	22	17	6	7	1	2	69	14	144
2019	Bisexual	41	21	18	10	5	1	4	65	16	82
2019	Other sexual orientation	25	28	14	18	8	3	5	57	28	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	31	23	19	9	10	4	5	59	20	910

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	51	15	11	7	7	3	6	73	15	4126
2019	Gay or lesbian	49	18	7	5	9	5	7	76	17	144
2019	Bisexual	58	14	8	5	9	2	5	77	15	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	66	13	10	6	0	0	5	83	7	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	42	15	12	8	10	4	7	65	21	902

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	70	14	7	2	2	2	4	89	4	4122
2019	Gay or lesbian	70	13	7	3	3	1	3	87	6	145
2019	Bisexual	69	16	11	3	0	0	1	86	3	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	53	23	3	10	5	0	5	81	16	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	64	15	8	3	3	3	5	86	6	907

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	77	8	4	2	2	3	4	91	4	4127
2019	Gay or lesbian	74	10	4	2	3	3	3	90	6	144
2019	Bisexual	74	11	6	1	1	6	1	92	2	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	69	7	10	3	3	3	5	82	7	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	66	10	7	3	4	5	4	85	7	908

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	79	7	2	1	1	1	9	95	2	4129
2019	Gay or lesbian	79	5	3	1	1	2	8	94	3	144
2019	Bisexual	78	11	2	3	2	1	2	92	6	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	67	0	15	3	3	0	12	75	7	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	71	9	3	2	2	2	10	91	5	908

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	22	43	18	9	3	4	1	69	12	4139
2019	Gay or lesbian	17	50	18	8	3	2	0	69	12	145
2019	Bisexual	24	44	10	16	5	1	0	69	22	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	30	44	10	7	9	0	0	74	16	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	16	38	24	11	5	5	1	57	17	908
2018	Heterosexual	22	39	21	8	5	4	0	64	14	3271
2018	Gay or lesbian	28	38	13	12	6	4	0	68	18	117
2018	Bisexual	18	43	21	13	3	3	0	62	16	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	23	15	47	9	0	6	0	40	10	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	29	27	13	9	4	0	49	22	802

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	41	39	12	5	2	2	81	7	4124
2019	Gay or lesbian	41	37	11	7	3	2	79	10	145
2019	Bisexual	41	39	11	8	1	0	80	9	82
2019	Other sexual orientation	45	26	16	6	6	0	71	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	31	38	16	6	4	3	72	11	909
2018	Heterosexual	47	37	8	4	2	1	85	6	3270
2018	Gay or lesbian	48	37	8	4	3	0	85	7	117
2018	Bisexual	47	35	10	5	2	1	83	7	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	52	34	5	9	0	0	86	9	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	34	38	16	6	4	2	73	11	802

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	48	32	12	3	1	3	0	83	4	4123
2019	Gay or lesbian	47	32	12	5	3	2	0	80	8	145
2019	Bisexual	43	33	14	6	3	0	0	77	9	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	35	32	17	3	3	7	3	74	7	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	37	36	13	5	3	5	1	77	9	899
2018	Heterosexual	47	34	11	3	2	3	0	84	5	3267
2018	Gay or lesbian	46	34	10	3	5	1	1	82	8	116
2018	Bisexual	23	53	9	5	0	10	0	84	6	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	61	21	18	0	0	0	0	82	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	38	36	14	3	4	4	0	78	8	802

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	55	32	8	3	1	0	87	5	4141
2019	Gay or lesbian	56	31	6	3	3	1	87	6	144
2019	Bisexual	54	38	7	0	1	0	92	1	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	61	20	16	3	0	0	81	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	41	35	14	5	3	1	77	8	911
2018	Heterosexual	53	35	7	3	2	0	88	5	3252
2018	Gay or lesbian	57	32	4	3	3	0	90	7	116
2018	Bisexual	52	30	11	6	1	0	83	7	68
2018	Other sexual orientation	59	27	14	0	0	0	86	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	39	36	14	6	5	1	75	11	802

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	44	33	14	6	3	1	77	9	4132
2019	Gay or lesbian	44	32	11	7	6	0	76	13	144
2019	Bisexual	46	31	19	2	1	0	77	3	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	53	18	23	3	3	0	71	6	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	32	34	18	8	6	1	67	15	909
2018	Heterosexual	42	33	15	5	4	1	76	9	3267
2018	Gay or lesbian	45	34	11	4	6	0	79	10	117
2018	Bisexual	43	24	23	7	2	1	67	9	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	47	23	20	5	5	0	70	10	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	33	20	11	7	1	62	18	802

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	42	36	13	6	3	0	78	9	4106
2019	Gay or lesbian	42	34	12	8	4	0	76	12	142
2019	Bisexual	45	37	13	3	1	1	83	4	82
2019	Other sexual orientation	47	31	23	0	0	0	77	0	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	30	37	19	8	5	1	67	14	907
2018	Heterosexual	40	37	13	7	3	0	77	9	3250
2018	Gay or lesbian	43	38	7	6	5	0	82	11	116
2018	Bisexual	41	33	13	9	3	0	74	12	68
2018	Other sexual orientation	52	18	20	5	5	0	70	10	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	35	18	11	6	1	64	17	797

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	37	26	18	10	6	3	0	66	16	4145
2019	Gay or lesbian	34	25	14	13	9	3	1	62	23	145
2019	Bisexual	45	21	17	8	7	3	0	68	15	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	22	27	36	9	0	5	0	52	10	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	28	25	23	11	9	5	0	56	20	911
2018	Heterosexual	35	27	18	9	6	4	1	65	16	3278
2018	Gay or lesbian	37	30	12	10	8	3	0	69	19	117
2018	Bisexual	27	15	37	9	7	6	0	45	16	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	37	13	25	10	15	0	0	51	25	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	27	23	23	12	11	3	0	52	24	802

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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	30	35	35	4150
2019	Gay or lesbian	40	32	28	145
2019	Bisexual	39	18	43	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	13	44	43	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	31	29	41	914
2018	Heterosexual	29	34	37	3285
2018	Gay or lesbian	42	28	29	118
2018	Bisexual	48	18	34	70
2018	Other sexual orientation	39	42	19	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	31	41	799

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	10	36	31	3	13	6	1222
2019	Gay or lesbian	9	34	41	3	9	3	58
2019	Prefer not to answer	6	36	39	1	7	11	278
2018	Heterosexual	12	34	32	3	13	5	930
2018	Gay or lesbian	8	32	48	4	3	6	51
2018	Prefer not to answer	14	29	40	5	6	6	221

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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	35	46	8	7	2	1	2	83	9	4142
2019	Gay or lesbian	35	41	8	7	4	1	4	79	12	145
2019	Bisexual	29	49	9	6	6	1	0	79	12	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	18	57	13	7	5	0	0	75	11	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	34	48	7	7	2	1	1	84	9	908

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	58	23	8	2	1	5	2	88	3	4134
2019	Gay or lesbian	50	24	9	1	3	9	4	85	5	145
2019	Bisexual	59	25	7	2	0	7	0	90	2	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	62	19	14	0	0	5	0	85	0	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	54	25	10	3	2	6	1	84	5	909

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Harassment

Harassment is normally a series of incidents, but it can be one severe incident that has a lasting impact on the individual.
Harassment is any improper conduct by an individual that is directed at and offensive to another individual in the workplace, including at any event or any location related to work, and that the individual knew or ought reasonably to have known would cause offence or harm. It comprises objectionable 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	11	89	4140
2019	Gay or lesbian	18	82	145
2019	Bisexual	14	86	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	28	72	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	14	86	913
2018	Heterosexual	11	89	3285
2018	Gay or lesbian	17	83	117
2018	Prefer not to answer	15	85	802

Question 59a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	50	50	436
2019	Gay or lesbian	51	49	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	46	54	129
2018	Heterosexual	47	53	371
2018	Prefer not to answer	44	56	124

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	60	40	436
2019	Gay or lesbian	65	35	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	70	30	129
2018	Heterosexual	65	35	370
2018	Gay or lesbian	70	30	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	73	27	124

Question 59c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	436
2019	Bisexual	0	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	129
2018	Heterosexual	5	95	370
2018	Prefer not to answer	5	95	124

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	Bisexual	0	100	12
2018	Gay or lesbian	0	100	20

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	4	96	436
2019	Prefer not to answer	4	96	129
2018	Heterosexual	5	95	370

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	4	96	436
2019	Bisexual	0	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	5	95	129
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	370
2018	Gay or lesbian	0	100	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	5	95	124

Question 59g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	4	96	436
2019	Prefer not to answer	5	95	129
2018	Heterosexual	3	97	370
2018	Prefer not to answer	7	93	124

Question 60a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	39	61	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	69	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	33	67	127
2018	Heterosexual	34	66	371
2018	Gay or lesbian	48	52	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	36	64	124

Question 60b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	38	62	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	50	50	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	49	51	127
2018	Heterosexual	43	57	371
2018	Gay or lesbian	52	48	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	47	53	124

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	44	56	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	45	55	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	52	48	127
2018	Heterosexual	50	50	371
2018	Gay or lesbian	38	62	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	55	45	124

Question 60d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	41	59	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	69	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	45	55	127
2018	Heterosexual	45	55	372
2018	Gay or lesbian	47	53	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	48	52	124

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	31	69	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	18	82	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	34	66	127
2018	Heterosexual	34	66	371
2018	Gay or lesbian	39	61	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	36	64	124

Question 60f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	52	48	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	50	50	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	55	45	127
2018	Heterosexual	56	44	373
2018	Gay or lesbian	47	53	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	51	49	124

Question 60g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	29	71	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	35	65	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	32	68	127
2018	Heterosexual	38	62	371
2018	Gay or lesbian	33	67	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	36	64	124

Question 60h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Bisexual	0	100	11
2019	Prefer not to answer	0	100	127

Question 60i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	7	93	430
2019	Prefer not to answer	8	92	127
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	372
2018	Gay or lesbian	0	100	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	5	95	124

Question 60j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	9	91	430
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	89	127
2018	Heterosexual	13	87	371
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	84	124

Question 60k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	40	60	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	46	54	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	56	44	127
2018	Heterosexual	49	51	372
2018	Gay or lesbian	41	59	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	57	43	124

Question 60l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	25	75	430
2019	Bisexual	53	47	11
2019	Prefer not to answer	20	80	127
2018	Heterosexual	26	74	371
2018	Prefer not to answer	23	77	124

Question 60m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	14	86	430
2019	Gay or lesbian	22	78	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	21	79	127
2018	Heterosexual	14	86	371
2018	Prefer not to answer	19	81	124

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	55	45	428
2019	Gay or lesbian	49	51	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	50	50	125
2018	Heterosexual	52	48	370
2018	Prefer not to answer	44	56	124

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	23	77	428
2019	Gay or lesbian	23	77	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	73	125
2018	Heterosexual	25	75	371
2018	Gay or lesbian	39	61	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	14	86	124

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	5	95	428
2019	Prefer not to answer	8	92	125
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	370
2018	Prefer not to answer	4	96	124

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	12	88	428
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	83	125
2018	Heterosexual	16	84	370
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	84	124

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	6	94	428
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	125
2018	Heterosexual	10	90	370
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	89	124

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	3	97	428
2019	Bisexual	0	100	11
2019	Prefer not to answer	7	93	125
2018	Heterosexual	4	96	370
2018	Prefer not to answer	6	94	124

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	12	88	428
2019	Prefer not to answer	6	94	125
2018	Heterosexual	8	92	371
2018	Gay or lesbian	33	67	20
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	90	124

Question 61h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	11	89	428
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	88	125
2018	Heterosexual	11	89	370
2018	Prefer not to answer	17	83	124

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	28	72	428
2019	Gay or lesbian	32	68	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	71	125
2018	Heterosexual	32	68	371
2018	Prefer not to answer	34	66	124

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	12	88	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	7	93	117
2018	Heterosexual	8	92	356
2018	Prefer not to answer	4	96	117

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	27	73	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	82	117
2018	Heterosexual	24	76	355
2018	Gay or lesbian	30	70	19
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	89	117

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	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	4	96	117
2018	Heterosexual	8	92	355

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	9	91	411
2019	Bisexual	0	100	10
2019	Prefer not to answer	4	96	117
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	355
2018	Prefer not to answer	5	95	117

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	14	86	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	8	92	117
2018	Heterosexual	10	90	355
2018	Gay or lesbian	38	62	19
2018	Prefer not to answer	7	93	117

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	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	7	93	117
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	355
2018	Prefer not to answer	7	93	117

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	14	86	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	15	85	117
2018	Heterosexual	15	85	355
2018	Gay or lesbian	40	60	19
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	88	117

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	11	89	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	117
2018	Heterosexual	10	90	355
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	87	117

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	12	88	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	17	83	117
2018	Heterosexual	11	89	356
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	87	117

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	26	74	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	33	67	117
2018	Heterosexual	28	72	355
2018	Gay or lesbian	44	56	19
2018	Prefer not to answer	34	66	117

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	7	93	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	117
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	355
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	90	117

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	41	59	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	49	51	117
2018	Heterosexual	49	51	356
2018	Gay or lesbian	48	52	19
2018	Prefer not to answer	54	46	117

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	Prefer not to answer	0	100	117

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	50	50	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	59	41	117
2018	Heterosexual	54	46	356
2018	Gay or lesbian	65	35	19
2018	Prefer not to answer	59	41	117

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	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	0	100	117
2018	Heterosexual	5	95	355
2018	Gay or lesbian	0	100	19

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	12	88	411
2019	Prefer not to answer	14	86	117
2018	Heterosexual	14	86	355
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	87	117

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	14	86	4131
2019	Gay or lesbian	16	84	143
2019	Bisexual	23	77	82
2019	Other sexual orientation	25	75	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	82	909

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	17	15	19	7	5	28	9	51	19	4145
2019	Gay or lesbian	14	9	18	10	6	36	7	41	27	145
2019	Bisexual	10	16	18	7	14	25	10	41	32	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	21	13	13	3	13	37	0	54	26	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	15	12	18	8	8	30	9	44	26	911
2018	Heterosexual	16	16	18	5	4	31	9	53	16	3275
2018	Gay or lesbian	12	14	18	11	6	28	11	43	28	118
2018	Bisexual	15	8	11	11	4	40	11	47	30	70
2018	Other sexual orientation	24	5	18	0	5	38	10	56	9	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	15	22	8	8	27	8	41	25	801

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	34	30	16	5	3	9	1	72	9	4146
2019	Gay or lesbian	30	36	15	6	4	9	0	72	11	145
2019	Bisexual	33	32	17	7	5	5	1	69	12	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	38	15	14	6	10	17	0	64	19	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	29	17	8	5	13	1	65	14	910
2018	Heterosexual	31	33	16	5	3	10	1	73	9	3276
2018	Gay or lesbian	34	38	11	4	3	9	1	80	8	117
2018	Bisexual	30	33	12	10	1	14	0	73	13	70
2018	Other sexual orientation	35	16	36	0	5	9	0	55	5	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	25	29	22	7	6	10	1	60	15	800

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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	6	94	4146
2019	Gay or lesbian	10	90	145
2019	Prefer not to answer	10	90	907
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	3269
2018	Gay or lesbian	7	93	118
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	91	800

Question 67a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	39	61	246
2019	Prefer not to answer	40	60	90
2018	Heterosexual	31	69	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	27	73	80

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	75	25	246
2019	Gay or lesbian	59	41	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	79	21	90
2018	Heterosexual	77	23	202
2018	Prefer not to answer	82	18	80

Question 67c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	4	96	246
2018	Heterosexual	3	97	202

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	Prefer not to answer	0	100	90
2018	Prefer not to answer	0	100	80

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	9	91	246
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	9	91	90
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	6	94	80

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	3	97	246
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	0	100	90
2018	Heterosexual	5	95	202

Question 67g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	8	92	246
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	89	90
2018	Heterosexual	13	87	202
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	88	80

Question 68a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	26	74	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	71	86
2018	Heterosexual	26	74	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	30	70	79

Question 68b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	20	80	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	26	74	86
2018	Heterosexual	23	77	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	27	73	79

Question 68c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	15	85	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	20	80	86
2018	Heterosexual	14	86	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	21	79	79

Question 68d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	10	90	243
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	89	86
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	89	79

Question 68e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	30	70	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	73	86
2018	Heterosexual	24	76	204
2018	Prefer not to answer	28	72	79

Question 68f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	22	78	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	19	81	86
2018	Heterosexual	23	77	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	20	80	79

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	Gay or lesbian	0	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	0	100	86

Question 68i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	5	95	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	7	93	86
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	8	92	79

Question 68j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	17	83	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	89	86
2018	Heterosexual	20	80	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	84	79

Question 68k. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Gay or lesbian	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	100	86
2018	Prefer not to answer	100	79

Question 68l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	14	86	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	82	86
2018	Heterosexual	15	85	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	21	79	79

Question 68m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	100	243
2019	Gay or lesbian	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	100	86
2018	Heterosexual	100	203

Question 68n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	16	84	243
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	73	86
2018	Heterosexual	24	76	204
2018	Prefer not to answer	19	81	79

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	30	70	240
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	82	83
2018	Heterosexual	27	73	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	25	75	80

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	11	89	240
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	88	83
2018	Heterosexual	14	86	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	90	80

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	Gay or lesbian	0	100	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	8	92	83
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	203

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	11	89	240
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	89	83
2018	Heterosexual	18	82	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	82	80

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	3	97	240
2019	Prefer not to answer	7	93	83
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	6	94	80

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	3	97	240
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	12
2018	Heterosexual	7	93	203

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	7	93	240
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	12
2018	Heterosexual	5	95	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	6	94	80

Question 69h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	8	92	240
2019	Prefer not to answer	6	94	83
2018	Heterosexual	9	91	203
2018	Prefer not to answer	15	85	80

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	52	48	240
2019	Gay or lesbian	41	59	12
2019	Prefer not to answer	58	42	83
2018	Heterosexual	50	50	204
2018	Prefer not to answer	47	53	80

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	5	95	217
2018	Heterosexual	3	97	187

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	18	82	217
2018	Heterosexual	14	86	187
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	91	76

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	Gay or lesbian	0	100	10
2018	Heterosexual	4	96	187

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	3	97	217
2018	Heterosexual	3	97	187

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	7	93	217
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	10
2018	Heterosexual	4	96	187

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	4	96	217
2018	Heterosexual	4	96	187

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	9	91	217
2018	Heterosexual	11	89	187
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	91	76

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	10	90	217
2018	Heterosexual	10	90	187
2018	Prefer not to answer	14	86	76

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	217
2018	Heterosexual	14	86	188
2018	Prefer not to answer	14	86	76

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	22	78	217
2018	Heterosexual	30	70	188
2018	Prefer not to answer	33	67	76

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	6	94	217
2018	Heterosexual	6	94	187
2018	Prefer not to answer	14	86	76

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	42	58	217
2018	Heterosexual	49	51	188
2018	Prefer not to answer	48	52	76

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	60	40	217
2018	Heterosexual	67	33	187
2018	Prefer not to answer	63	37	76

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	3	97	217
2018	Heterosexual	4	96	187

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	217
2019	Gay or lesbian	0	100	10
2018	Heterosexual	13	87	186
2018	Prefer not to answer	11	89	76

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	7	93	4137
2019	Gay or lesbian	8	92	144
2019	Prefer not to answer	11	89	909

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	19	13	20	3	2	32	10	55	10	4136
2019	Gay or lesbian	18	9	21	3	3	40	6	50	10	145
2019	Bisexual	19	14	19	4	4	28	12	54	15	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	18	10	11	3	7	43	8	58	20	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	15	13	20	4	4	35	9	48	16	911
2018	Heterosexual	17	16	19	3	2	35	8	57	9	3275
2018	Gay or lesbian	15	12	19	3	3	37	10	51	13	118
2018	Bisexual	13	11	15	5	3	45	8	51	17	69
2018	Other sexual orientation	18	12	15	5	0	39	10	61	9	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	13	14	24	4	5	32	7	45	14	797

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	37	29	16	3	2	11	2	75	6	4135
2019	Gay or lesbian	35	32	20	2	3	7	1	73	5	144
2019	Bisexual	45	25	15	4	3	7	1	75	8	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	39	18	15	3	7	17	0	70	12	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	29	26	18	5	4	16	1	67	10	908
2018	Heterosexual	33	32	17	3	2	12	1	75	6	3275
2018	Gay or lesbian	40	31	12	4	2	10	0	79	7	117
2018	Bisexual	29	33	13	5	3	17	0	75	10	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	29	25	31	9	0	5	0	57	10	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	23	30	23	4	4	14	2	63	10	799

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Stress and Well-Being

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	22	29	22	13	13	0	1	52	26	4147
2019	Gay or lesbian	24	24	22	14	16	0	0	48	30	145
2019	Bisexual	22	25	23	14	14	1	0	48	29	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	31	32	18	6	12	0	0	63	18	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	23	27	18	12	18	0	1	51	31	908
2018	Heterosexual	18	25	24	14	17	0	2	44	32	3278
2018	Gay or lesbian	20	30	17	16	15	0	1	51	32	118
2018	Bisexual	13	24	23	20	18	0	1	38	38	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	40	10	5	5	41	0	0	49	46	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	14	22	23	14	23	1	3	38	38	799

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	19	30	26	15	9	0	1	49	25	4146
2019	Gay or lesbian	19	29	28	12	12	0	0	48	24	145
2019	Bisexual	28	32	17	16	6	0	0	60	23	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	28	33	24	10	5	0	0	61	15	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	18	29	23	15	13	0	1	48	28	913
2018	Heterosexual	15	28	29	17	10	0	1	44	27	3274
2018	Gay or lesbian	15	30	27	19	8	0	0	45	27	118
2018	Bisexual	28	25	26	13	7	0	1	54	20	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	44	5	21	6	24	0	0	49	30	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	24	30	18	15	1	1	36	33	799

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	27	31	23	12	7	0	1	58	19	4133
2019	Gay or lesbian	22	32	26	12	8	0	0	54	20	144
2019	Bisexual	34	28	21	12	5	0	0	62	17	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	42	41	10	6	0	0	0	83	6	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	23	31	21	13	10	1	2	55	23	903
2018	Heterosexual	21	31	24	13	8	1	2	54	22	3268
2018	Gay or lesbian	28	20	27	14	9	0	1	49	24	118
2018	Bisexual	35	33	18	8	5	0	1	69	13	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	25	16	20	5	15	0	19	51	25	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	18	27	25	15	12	1	1	46	28	798

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	25	26	23	14	11	0	1	52	25	4129
2019	Gay or lesbian	23	24	20	20	11	1	1	48	32	145
2019	Bisexual	26	27	23	13	12	0	0	53	25	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	34	25	30	7	4	0	0	59	11	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	22	24	22	14	16	1	1	47	31	904
2018	Heterosexual	19	25	26	16	12	1	2	45	28	3269
2018	Gay or lesbian	28	17	26	15	11	0	1	47	27	118
2018	Bisexual	33	23	21	16	6	0	1	56	23	70
2018	Other sexual orientation	25	11	5	14	26	0	19	45	50	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	24	21	18	18	2	1	41	37	801

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	49	25	12	6	4	0	5	78	10	4133
2019	Gay or lesbian	50	19	17	7	4	0	3	71	12	144
2019	Bisexual	59	25	9	2	1	1	3	87	3	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	56	26	18	0	0	0	0	82	0	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	44	25	12	5	7	1	6	75	13	902
2018	Heterosexual	43	26	13	6	4	0	7	75	11	3265
2018	Gay or lesbian	49	20	16	6	3	1	5	74	9	118
2018	Bisexual	59	19	11	7	2	0	2	80	9	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	41	34	16	5	5	0	0	75	10	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	34	26	16	7	7	1	9	67	16	793

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	33	30	19	10	7	0	1	64	17	4128
2019	Gay or lesbian	36	35	14	8	7	0	1	71	15	145
2019	Bisexual	39	33	16	5	7	0	0	72	11	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	33	31	25	0	12	0	0	63	12	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	28	30	20	10	10	1	1	60	20	908
2018	Heterosexual	31	27	21	11	9	0	1	59	20	3271
2018	Gay or lesbian	37	29	22	6	7	0	0	66	12	115
2018	Bisexual	39	36	10	7	6	0	1	76	14	70
2018	Other sexual orientation	30	35	15	10	10	0	0	64	21	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	22	30	19	15	12	1	2	53	27	801

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	30	36	20	8	4	1	1	67	12	4135
2019	Gay or lesbian	31	30	21	11	7	0	0	61	18	145
2019	Bisexual	29	28	24	9	10	0	0	57	18	82
2019	Other sexual orientation	26	43	25	7	0	0	0	69	7	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	22	38	22	10	7	1	1	61	17	903
2018	Heterosexual	27	36	22	9	5	1	1	64	14	3267
2018	Gay or lesbian	24	36	23	9	7	0	1	61	16	117
2018	Bisexual	23	35	32	4	4	0	2	59	8	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	54	15	26	5	0	0	0	69	5	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	17	31	27	13	8	3	1	50	22	798

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	26	35	22	11	5	0	1	61	17	4127
2019	Gay or lesbian	24	29	23	15	9	1	0	53	24	145
2019	Bisexual	33	30	20	8	8	0	0	64	16	82
2019	Other sexual orientation	26	49	15	7	0	4	0	78	7	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	21	33	21	13	9	1	2	56	22	904
2018	Heterosexual	22	33	25	11	6	0	1	57	17	3270
2018	Gay or lesbian	23	35	22	11	8	0	0	58	19	117
2018	Bisexual	30	42	13	9	3	0	2	74	13	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	44	16	10	21	10	0	0	60	31	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	16	27	30	15	8	2	1	45	24	798

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	33	32	19	10	5	0	1	66	15	4124
2019	Gay or lesbian	30	31	20	13	7	0	0	60	20	144
2019	Bisexual	37	23	17	12	9	1	0	61	21	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	34	18	33	9	3	3	0	53	12	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	27	30	20	13	8	0	1	58	21	901
2018	Heterosexual	27	34	21	11	6	0	1	62	17	3260
2018	Gay or lesbian	34	35	16	8	7	0	0	69	15	117
2018	Bisexual	32	32	10	19	7	0	1	64	26	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	30	11	30	5	5	0	19	51	12	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	22	32	22	13	8	2	1	55	22	799

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	44	27	14	7	6	0	1	73	13	4124
2019	Gay or lesbian	48	23	11	9	9	1	0	71	18	145
2019	Bisexual	41	33	13	9	4	0	0	74	13	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	47	29	11	13	0	0	0	76	13	24
2019	Prefer not to answer	36	26	18	8	10	1	1	64	18	905

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	36	33	19	7	4	0	1	70	11	4126
2019	Gay or lesbian	34	27	18	14	8	0	0	60	22	144
2019	Bisexual	41	26	20	8	6	0	0	67	13	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	24	40	29	4	4	0	0	64	7	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	30	31	20	10	7	1	1	63	17	901
2018	Heterosexual	28	34	22	10	4	0	1	64	14	3251
2018	Gay or lesbian	27	29	21	11	10	0	1	58	21	117
2018	Bisexual	38	31	17	9	5	0	1	69	14	70
2018	Other sexual orientation	25	24	21	14	15	0	0	49	29	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	24	29	21	13	7	3	3	56	21	795

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	54	24	12	5	4	0	2	80	8	4121
2019	Gay or lesbian	56	19	12	8	5	0	1	75	13	145
2019	Bisexual	51	16	15	9	10	0	0	67	19	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	45	27	14	7	7	0	0	72	14	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	46	26	14	6	6	0	3	74	12	899
2018	Heterosexual	51	24	12	6	4	1	2	77	10	3257
2018	Gay or lesbian	49	26	11	3	7	0	3	78	11	117
2018	Bisexual	50	24	17	4	4	0	1	75	8	70
2018	Other sexual orientation	49	21	6	14	10	0	0	70	24	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	41	25	16	7	6	2	4	69	14	798

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	74	12	4	2	1	0	7	92	4	4121
2019	Gay or lesbian	72	9	5	1	2	1	9	91	4	143
2019	Bisexual	78	13	1	1	7	0	0	91	8	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	58	15	13	11	0	0	4	76	11	26
2019	Prefer not to answer	64	15	6	3	2	1	8	87	6	902
2018	Heterosexual	69	14	5	3	2	1	6	89	5	3270
2018	Gay or lesbian	66	16	5	2	4	0	6	88	6	117
2018	Bisexual	70	21	4	3	1	0	1	92	4	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	45	15	5	5	10	0	19	75	19	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	56	18	8	4	3	2	7	83	8	799

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	74	10	5	3	3	1	3	88	6	4119
2019	Gay or lesbian	65	14	8	6	6	0	2	81	12	144
2019	Bisexual	70	19	7	3	1	0	0	89	5	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	66	10	15	0	6	0	3	78	7	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	66	13	6	6	4	1	3	83	11	904
2018	Heterosexual	71	12	5	4	3	1	4	87	7	3258
2018	Gay or lesbian	68	17	3	4	4	1	2	88	8	117
2018	Bisexual	72	13	9	5	1	0	1	85	6	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	55	16	5	0	0	0	24	94	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	58	14	7	5	6	3	6	80	12	796

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	58	26	9	3	2	0	2	86	5	4109
2019	Gay or lesbian	58	28	7	4	3	0	0	86	6	142
2019	Bisexual	60	27	10	3	0	0	0	87	3	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	53	31	13	0	3	0	0	84	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	55	26	10	4	2	1	2	83	7	902
2018	Heterosexual	57	26	10	4	2	0	1	84	6	3268
2018	Gay or lesbian	54	24	11	6	3	0	1	79	9	117
2018	Bisexual	64	27	2	3	3	0	1	92	6	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	35	31	10	0	0	0	24	87	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	53	26	11	4	3	1	1	82	7	798

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	62	19	9	4	4	0	2	82	9	4110
2019	Gay or lesbian	60	16	12	4	8	0	0	76	13	143
2019	Bisexual	62	22	7	2	7	0	0	85	9	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	68	10	16	0	6	0	0	77	6	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	55	21	12	6	5	1	1	77	11	898
2018	Heterosexual	57	21	10	6	4	0	1	80	10	3265
2018	Gay or lesbian	59	16	9	8	5	1	1	77	14	116
2018	Bisexual	70	15	7	6	2	0	1	85	8	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	36	21	14	0	5	0	24	74	7	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	49	20	13	9	7	2	1	70	16	796

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	55	13	5	2	1	0	25	90	4	4090
2019	Gay or lesbian	51	12	7	1	5	0	23	82	9	144
2019	Bisexual	72	4	2	1	0	0	20	96	1	82
2019	Other sexual orientation	58	0	15	0	0	0	27	80	0	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	53	11	5	2	1	1	28	89	4	902
2018	Heterosexual	51	12	5	2	1	0	29	89	4	3255
2018	Gay or lesbian	41	12	5	2	2	0	39	85	7	117
2018	Bisexual	73	4	1	2	1	0	18	95	4	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	35	16	0	0	0	0	49	100	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	46	12	7	3	1	2	29	84	6	791

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	70	17	6	1	1	0	5	92	2	4109
2019	Gay or lesbian	68	14	7	5	1	0	6	86	7	143
2019	Bisexual	76	17	7	0	0	0	0	93	0	83
2019	Other sexual orientation	66	14	13	0	3	0	3	83	3	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	63	19	7	2	1	1	7	89	4	902
2018	Heterosexual	64	20	7	2	1	0	6	90	3	3255
2018	Gay or lesbian	64	17	5	1	3	3	8	90	4	117
2018	Bisexual	77	13	3	1	0	1	5	96	1	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	41	9	16	5	0	0	28	70	7	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	61	18	9	2	1	2	8	87	3	794

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	89	6	4121
2019	Gay or lesbian	74	10	6	1	7	0	1	85	9	143
2019	Bisexual	66	12	5	9	7	0	0	78	16	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	68	6	12	3	10	0	0	75	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	65	15	7	4	4	1	4	84	8	905
2018	Heterosexual	67	15	6	3	4	0	4	86	8	3269
2018	Gay or lesbian	66	11	5	3	6	3	6	85	10	117
2018	Bisexual	69	12	7	2	9	0	2	82	11	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	45	36	0	0	0	0	19	100	0	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	61	18	6	2	4	3	5	86	7	798

Question 74t. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Personal issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	53	28	12	4	2	0	2	82	6	4116
2019	Gay or lesbian	51	28	14	3	3	0	1	80	6	143
2019	Bisexual	42	31	15	7	5	0	0	73	12	82
2019	Other sexual orientation	37	26	23	6	7	0	0	64	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	51	26	11	4	3	1	4	81	7	903
2018	Heterosexual	47	30	14	4	2	0	2	79	6	3266
2018	Gay or lesbian	49	31	10	5	3	0	2	81	9	117
2018	Bisexual	48	32	9	7	2	0	1	81	10	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	50	15	9	6	0	0	19	81	7	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	46	28	12	5	2	2	4	79	8	797

Question 75. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	16	36	34	11	3	0	52	14	4149
2019	Gay or lesbian	13	32	38	11	5	0	46	16	145
2019	Bisexual	18	29	44	7	3	0	47	10	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	10	50	28	10	0	3	61	10	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	33	36	12	6	1	45	19	912
2018	Heterosexual	14	35	35	11	4	0	49	15	3290
2018	Gay or lesbian	14	34	40	9	3	0	48	12	118
2018	Bisexual	22	35	31	9	3	0	57	12	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	44	16	15	20	5	0	60	25	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	9	28	39	16	7	0	38	23	803

Question 76. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	9	16	39	26	11	0	36	24	4117
2019	Gay or lesbian	9	16	45	20	10	0	30	25	144
2019	Bisexual	7	16	44	25	8	1	33	24	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	15	22	29	25	10	0	34	37	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	12	17	42	20	7	1	27	30	904
2018	Heterosexual	8	17	40	23	11	0	34	25	3252
2018	Gay or lesbian	10	12	39	27	12	0	39	21	115
2018	Bisexual	9	17	37	28	8	0	36	27	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	16	9	21	19	35	0	54	25	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	12	23	38	20	6	1	26	35	788

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 (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	41	39	11	6	2	1	82	8	4131
2019	Gay or lesbian	37	37	12	5	5	3	77	11	143
2019	Bisexual	33	43	15	5	3	0	76	8	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	45	39	7	9	0	0	84	9	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	34	40	15	6	3	3	76	9	910
2018	Heterosexual	40	40	11	4	2	2	82	7	3281
2018	Gay or lesbian	41	36	10	6	3	3	80	10	114
2018	Bisexual	32	45	10	10	3	1	77	13	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	40	32	5	5	0	19	89	6	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	33	40	15	6	5	1	74	11	798

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	30	37	16	10	6	1	68	16	4143
2019	Gay or lesbian	27	30	18	15	8	2	58	23	145
2019	Bisexual	17	36	22	19	6	1	53	25	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	39	16	35	10	0	0	55	10	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	22	34	18	13	9	2	58	23	909
2018	Heterosexual	28	38	15	11	6	2	68	17	3284
2018	Gay or lesbian	32	37	13	11	5	1	70	16	117
2018	Bisexual	17	46	15	15	6	2	63	21	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	17	10	25	19	10	19	33	35	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	20	32	19	15	11	3	54	27	801

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Duty to Accommodate

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

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	18	82	4144
2019	Gay or lesbian	12	88	145
2019	Bisexual	25	75	84
2019	Other sexual orientation	49	51	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	24	76	911

Question 80. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	85	15	741
2019	Gay or lesbian	84	16	18
2019	Bisexual	81	19	21
2019	Other sexual orientation	76	24	13
2019	Prefer not to answer	77	23	220

Question 81. I am satisfied with the measures that were taken to accommodate my needs.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2019	Heterosexual	51	33	4	7	4	1	85	11	621
2019	Gay or lesbian	78	7	7	8	0	0	85	8	14
2019	Bisexual	20	59	7	15	0	0	78	15	14
2019	Other sexual orientation	78	8	13	0	0	0	87	0	10
2019	Prefer not to answer	51	34	5	6	2	2	86	9	169

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Compensation

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	23	32	21	12	10	2	1	24	76	4130
2019	Gay or lesbian	24	28	23	15	8	2	0	25	75	144
2019	Bisexual	19	32	33	7	8	1	0	19	81	81
2019	Other sexual orientation	19	39	27	7	5	3	0	19	81	27
2019	Prefer not to answer	24	30	23	10	11	2	1	24	76	905
2018	Heterosexual	26	25	21	12	12	2	1	27	73	3282
2018	Gay or lesbian	34	17	27	8	9	3	1	35	65	118
2018	Bisexual	19	22	27	13	13	7	0	20	80	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	30	5	21	15	10	19	0	37	63	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	23	25	24	11	13	3	1	24	76	802

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	57	43	3089
2019	Gay or lesbian	62	38	106
2019	Bisexual	69	31	65
2019	Other sexual orientation	52	48	21
2019	Prefer not to answer	56	44	670

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	40	60	3034
2019	Gay or lesbian	46	54	104
2019	Bisexual	46	54	63
2019	Other sexual orientation	43	57	21
2019	Prefer not to answer	39	61	655
2018	Heterosexual	28	72	2350
2018	Gay or lesbian	32	68	77
2018	Bisexual	46	54	52
2018	Other sexual orientation	9	91	10
2018	Prefer not to answer	26	74	582

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	12	25	18	18	19	1	6	40	40	3031
2019	Gay or lesbian	10	23	17	20	23	1	6	36	46	104
2019	Bisexual	10	29	14	22	12	1	12	45	39	63
2019	Other sexual orientation	15	13	29	18	10	11	4	33	33	21
2019	Prefer not to answer	10	21	20	18	22	2	7	34	44	656
2018	Heterosexual	11	22	18	19	21	2	6	36	44	2357
2018	Gay or lesbian	12	23	22	18	20	0	5	37	40	77
2018	Bisexual	15	23	20	11	25	5	1	41	38	52
2018	Other sexual orientation	10	12	30	10	38	0	0	22	49	10
2018	Prefer not to answer	10	21	17	17	28	2	5	34	48	587

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	6	16	16	21	34	2	6	24	59	3033
2019	Gay or lesbian	2	6	17	24	44	0	7	9	73	104
2019	Bisexual	4	25	13	25	20	1	10	33	52	63
2019	Other sexual orientation	15	17	18	29	14	6	0	35	46	21
2019	Prefer not to answer	5	13	18	19	35	3	7	20	61	657
2018	Heterosexual	4	12	14	19	44	2	5	16	68	2354
2018	Gay or lesbian	2	4	10	19	59	1	5	7	83	77
2018	Bisexual	2	14	13	11	55	3	3	16	70	52
2018	Other sexual orientation	0	0	9	12	79	0	0	0	91	10
2018	Prefer not to answer	3	9	17	19	47	2	4	12	70	586

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	39	19	15	9	10	1	7	63	21	4077
2019	Gay or lesbian	37	18	15	13	11	1	4	58	26	141
2019	Bisexual	28	23	26	2	11	0	10	56	15	82
2019	Other sexual orientation	33	38	14	10	3	0	3	73	13	28
2019	Prefer not to answer	33	20	14	11	15	1	6	57	28	894
2018	Heterosexual	35	18	16	10	10	1	10	59	23	3283
2018	Gay or lesbian	31	22	15	13	10	0	8	58	25	118
2018	Bisexual	28	20	8	13	13	4	14	58	32	71
2018	Other sexual orientation	34	18	5	0	20	19	5	67	26	16
2018	Prefer not to answer	29	17	15	11	16	2	8	52	31	796

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01

2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Health Canada by Question 112. What is your sexual orientation?

Survey Themes

My Job

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

Question 2. When I prepare written materials, including emails, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

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

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

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

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

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

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

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

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

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

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... 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.

My Work Unit

Question 19. During meetings in my work unit, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.

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

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.

My Immediate Supervisor

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

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

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

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

Question 30. My immediate supervisor seems to care about me as a person.

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

Question 33. I am equipped to support employees in my work unit who are experiencing mental health issues. (for supervisors)

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.

Question 38. Senior managers in my department or agency use both official languages in their interactions with employees.

My Organization (Department or Agency)

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Question 57. My immediate supervisor respects the provisions of my collective agreement or my terms and conditions of employment.

Harassment