2022 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Office of the Auditor General of Canada by Question 105.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 105)

The results of the 2022 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented according to the numerical order of questions, grouped by section theme as they appeared in the questionnaire. Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

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

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My Job

Question 1. I have the tools, technology and equipment I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	22	59	5	11	3	0	80	15	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	32	50	3	12	3	0	82	15	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	29	49	3	12	6	1	79	18	145
2022	Other occupational category	32	45	4	14	5	0	77	19	165
2020	Executive	24	56	4	12	4	0	80	16	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	37	55	2	6	0	0	92	6	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	38	51	5	6	0	0	89	6	148
2020	Other occupational category	52	38	1	6	3	0	91	9	162

Question 2. The material and tools provided for my work, including software and other automated tools, are available in the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	72	23	2	2	2	0	0	95	3	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	72	20	4	2	1	1	0	93	3	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	74	18	5	1	0	1	0	93	1	145
2022	Other occupational category	75	18	2	3	1	0	1	94	4	165
2020	Executive	82	12	4	1	1	0	0	94	2	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	86	10	2	2	0	0	0	96	2	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	77	18	1	3	1	0	0	95	3	148
2020	Other occupational category	82	13	2	2	1	0	0	95	3	162

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	38	32	7	15	5	2	2	72	21	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	35	41	11	6	3	0	4	79	9	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	50	35	9	2	1	1	2	87	3	145
2022	Other occupational category	49	36	5	4	3	1	2	87	7	165
2020	Executive	31	52	10	6	1	0	0	83	7	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	35	49	6	8	2	0	0	84	10	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	31	50	10	10	0	0	0	81	10	147
2020	Other occupational category	38	48	7	6	1	0	0	86	6	162
2019	Executive	62	30	2	4	2	0	0	92	6	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	52	30	6	6	6	0	0	81	13	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	50	41	7	2	0	0	0	91	2	129
2019	Other occupational category	58	34	2	4	2	0	0	92	6	127

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	40	44	8	8	0	0	0	84	8	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	21	46	10	16	6	0	1	68	22	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	29	44	11	13	4	0	0	72	16	145
2022	Other occupational category	33	43	9	11	4	0	0	76	15	165
2020	Executive	46	40	6	7	1	0	0	86	8	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	33	43	10	10	4	0	0	76	14	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	31	45	11	11	1	0	0	76	13	148
2020	Other occupational category	44	36	10	9	0	0	0	81	9	160
2019	Executive	45	45	4	3	3	0	0	90	6	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	20	48	14	14	2	0	2	70	16	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	28	43	13	13	3	0	0	71	16	126
2019	Other occupational category	38	46	8	6	1	0	0	84	8	127
2018	Executive	47	43	5	4	2	0	0	89	6	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	20	56	11	9	4	0	0	76	13	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	40	46	4	8	1	1	0	86	9	162
2018	Other occupational category	33	52	5	8	2	0	0	85	10	108

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	53	36	7	3	0	0	0	89	3	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	40	44	7	5	3	0	1	84	9	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	54	31	8	3	2	0	1	86	5	145
2022	Other occupational category	57	29	7	5	1	1	0	86	6	165
2020	Executive	51	35	8	6	0	0	0	86	6	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	43	41	4	10	0	0	2	86	10	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	46	37	8	7	0	0	1	84	8	147
2020	Other occupational category	58	31	6	5	1	0	0	89	6	161
2019	Executive	63	29	4	3	1	0	0	92	4	103
2019	Scientific and Professional	52	38	5	2	5	0	0	89	6	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	52	34	9	5	2	0	0	85	6	128
2019	Other occupational category	62	32	2	3	1	0	0	94	5	127

Question 6. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	27	33	13	17	11	0	0	59	27	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	36	35	5	15	9	0	0	71	24	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	49	34	8	7	3	0	0	83	10	145
2022	Other occupational category	53	30	9	7	1	0	0	83	8	165
2020	Executive	32	36	12	17	3	0	0	68	20	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	43	43	4	10	0	0	0	86	10	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	43	39	10	6	1	0	0	82	7	148
2020	Other occupational category	56	34	5	4	0	1	1	91	4	162
2019	Executive	37	39	8	10	6	0	1	77	16	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	43	27	10	16	5	0	0	70	21	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	48	35	10	5	2	0	1	84	6	129
2019	Other occupational category	53	40	2	2	2	0	0	93	5	127
2018	Executive	30	46	8	11	4	0	1	77	15	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	39	9	11	6	0	0	74	17	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	48	34	7	7	2	1	1	84	9	161
2018	Other occupational category	53	36	5	3	3	0	0	89	6	108

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	36	43	7	13	1	0	79	14	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	34	41	11	10	4	0	75	14	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	35	39	17	7	2	0	74	9	145
2022	Other occupational category	44	37	10	5	4	0	81	9	165
2020	Executive	47	40	7	5	1	0	87	6	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	37	41	18	2	2	0	78	4	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	38	39	12	7	3	1	78	10	148
2020	Other occupational category	52	32	10	5	1	0	84	5	162
2019	Executive	48	35	10	4	4	0	83	8	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	28	42	11	14	5	0	70	19	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	34	45	13	6	2	0	79	8	129
2019	Other occupational category	49	40	6	3	2	0	89	5	127
2018	Executive	46	42	8	3	1	0	88	4	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	27	44	15	9	6	0	71	15	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	38	43	12	3	4	0	81	7	162
2018	Other occupational category	45	40	5	7	3	0	85	10	107

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	19	39	14	18	10	0	0	58	28	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	32	31	9	16	9	2	0	65	25	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	29	41	14	13	4	0	0	69	17	145
2022	Other occupational category	35	42	8	9	7	0	0	77	16	165
2020	Executive	24	43	15	13	5	0	0	67	18	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	32	44	6	10	6	0	2	78	16	50
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	28	45	13	11	2	1	0	73	14	148
2020	Other occupational category	45	35	11	5	3	0	1	81	8	162
2019	Executive	27	37	18	12	6	0	0	64	17	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	19	44	16	13	9	0	0	63	22	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	24	45	14	13	3	1	0	70	16	129
2019	Other occupational category	41	43	8	4	3	0	1	85	7	127
2018	Executive	26	40	15	13	5	0	1	67	18	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	21	40	20	10	7	1	0	62	17	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	26	39	21	11	2	0	1	66	13	162
2018	Other occupational category	33	50	10	4	4	0	0	82	8	108

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	25	46	7	17	4	0	71	21	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	23	46	8	19	3	0	70	22	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	42	42	8	6	2	0	83	9	145
2022	Other occupational category	36	40	9	9	5	0	76	15	165
2020	Executive	38	41	13	7	2	0	78	8	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	22	53	8	14	2	2	76	16	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	31	53	9	7	1	0	84	8	146
2020	Other occupational category	41	39	9	9	1	0	80	11	162
2019	Executive	36	46	9	7	2	0	82	9	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	19	42	13	23	3	0	61	27	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	30	47	13	9	2	0	77	11	128
2019	Other occupational category	32	52	10	5	1	0	84	6	127
2018	Executive	44	41	10	5	0	0	85	5	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	17	46	20	10	7	0	63	17	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	34	51	7	6	2	0	85	7	162
2018	Other occupational category	38	41	11	8	2	0	79	10	108

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	57	36	2	5	0	93	5	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	50	35	4	7	4	85	11	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	56	36	4	2	1	92	4	145
2022	Other occupational category	49	36	6	6	2	85	8	165
2020	Executive	64	31	3	2	0	95	2	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	49	41	6	2	2	90	4	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	48	43	7	2	0	91	2	148
2020	Other occupational category	60	32	5	2	1	92	3	162
2019	Executive	60	32	3	4	2	91	6	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	45	34	11	8	2	80	9	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	49	43	5	4	0	91	4	129
2019	Other occupational category	60	32	3	3	1	92	5	126
2018	Executive	74	22	3	1	0	96	1	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	51	42	4	3	0	93	3	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	53	39	6	1	1	92	2	161
2018	Other occupational category	58	37	1	3	2	94	4	110

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	31	41	7	12	9	0	72	20	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	27	38	12	13	10	0	65	23	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	35	36	16	8	4	0	71	12	145
2022	Other occupational category	37	37	11	10	5	0	74	15	165
2020	Executive	40	38	10	7	5	0	78	11	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	29	49	12	4	6	0	78	10	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	30	51	9	7	2	0	81	9	148
2020	Other occupational category	50	31	11	6	2	0	81	8	162
2019	Executive	39	31	14	7	9	0	70	15	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	25	38	13	16	9	0	63	25	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	28	46	15	9	2	0	74	12	129
2019	Other occupational category	48	39	8	4	1	0	86	6	126
2018	Executive	40	38	10	8	4	0	78	11	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	19	45	19	15	3	0	64	17	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	35	43	12	7	2	1	78	9	162
2018	Other occupational category	34	49	10	5	2	0	83	7	110

Question 12. I am proud of the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	56	31	7	5	2	87	7	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	48	33	11	5	3	81	8	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	42	39	14	1	3	82	4	145
2022	Other occupational category	53	31	12	2	2	84	4	165
2020	Executive	60	31	6	3	1	90	4	105
2020	Scientific and Professional	55	33	8	2	2	88	4	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	43	7	5	1	88	5	148
2020	Other occupational category	57	31	9	3	0	88	3	161
2019	Executive	60	29	6	3	2	89	5	103
2019	Scientific and Professional	41	35	16	5	3	76	8	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	42	41	14	2	1	83	3	128
2019	Other occupational category	54	38	6	0	1	93	1	127
2018	Executive	63	28	7	1	1	91	2	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	32	48	15	3	3	80	6	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	50	36	10	4	1	86	4	161
2018	Other occupational category	56	35	5	2	2	91	4	108

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	33	40	10	11	6	0	0	73	17	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	28	34	12	14	12	0	0	62	26	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	33	42	13	9	4	1	0	75	12	145
2022	Other occupational category	38	42	9	7	4	0	0	80	11	165
2020	Executive	48	38	2	8	4	0	0	86	12	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	31	47	4	12	4	0	2	80	16	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	26	50	15	8	1	0	0	76	9	148
2020	Other occupational category	45	35	12	6	2	0	0	80	8	161
2019	Executive	51	28	8	8	5	0	0	79	13	103
2019	Scientific and Professional	27	40	8	17	8	0	0	67	25	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	30	45	16	7	2	0	0	74	9	128
2019	Other occupational category	42	44	6	7	1	0	0	86	8	125
2018	Executive	47	36	6	9	1	0	0	84	10	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	33	35	20	9	3	0	0	68	12	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	32	46	12	8	1	0	0	78	10	161
2018	Other occupational category	34	46	11	7	2	0	0	80	9	110

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	30	43	8	12	7	0	0	73	19	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	22	44	12	15	7	0	0	66	22	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	37	44	10	5	4	0	0	81	9	145
2022	Other occupational category	40	36	11	9	3	1	0	77	12	165
2020	Executive	49	33	9	6	3	0	0	82	8	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	25	49	12	6	6	0	2	76	12	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	35	42	16	5	1	0	0	77	7	148
2020	Other occupational category	53	29	11	5	3	0	0	81	7	162
2019	Executive	48	27	14	6	5	0	0	75	11	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	33	33	11	11	13	0	0	66	23	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	33	43	15	7	2	0	0	76	9	129
2019	Other occupational category	53	32	5	8	1	0	0	85	10	127
2018	Executive	43	35	10	6	6	0	0	78	12	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	16	42	24	12	6	0	0	58	18	67
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	38	42	14	3	2	1	0	81	5	160
2018	Other occupational category	37	45	8	8	2	0	0	82	10	110

Question 15. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	30	42	11	13	2	0	2	73	16	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	23	44	16	12	4	0	2	67	16	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	37	40	13	6	3	1	0	78	9	145
2022	Other occupational category	41	36	11	7	4	0	0	77	11	165
2020	Executive	32	53	7	8	0	0	0	86	8	105
2020	Scientific and Professional	34	46	4	10	2	0	4	83	13	50
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	35	45	14	5	1	0	0	80	6	148
2020	Other occupational category	47	37	9	6	1	0	0	84	7	160
2019	Executive	42	42	12	4	1	0	0	83	5	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	25	46	14	8	5	0	2	73	13	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	28	50	13	6	3	0	0	78	9	127
2019	Other occupational category	48	40	6	3	2	0	0	88	5	127
2018	Executive	46	32	10	10	1	0	1	79	11	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	29	40	18	9	4	0	0	69	13	68
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	34	48	9	7	1	0	1	83	8	162
2018	Other occupational category	38	42	12	6	3	0	0	80	8	110

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 (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	39	41	10	7	2	0	80	10	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	38	36	10	8	5	1	76	14	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	40	39	14	4	3	0	79	6	145
2022	Other occupational category	47	41	6	4	2	0	87	7	165
2020	Executive	47	40	5	7	2	0	87	8	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	43	41	10	6	0	0	84	6	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	41	44	11	3	1	0	84	5	148
2020	Other occupational category	54	33	9	3	2	0	87	5	162
2019	Executive	45	40	8	4	3	0	86	7	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	28	50	13	8	2	0	78	9	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	38	44	12	5	2	0	82	6	128
2019	Other occupational category	52	38	8	1	1	0	90	2	127
2018	Executive	47	40	7	4	2	0	87	6	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	30	42	15	6	7	0	72	13	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	45	40	7	7	0	0	85	7	162
2018	Other occupational category	48	37	10	3	2	0	85	4	110

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	4	26	25	28	16	0	0	30	44	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	36	26	20	12	5	1	0	63	17	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	32	38	19	7	3	0	0	70	10	145
2022	Other occupational category	30	40	19	6	4	0	0	70	11	165
2020	Executive	7	25	27	24	16	0	0	33	40	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	25	49	16	6	4	0	0	75	10	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	31	45	16	5	3	0	0	76	8	147
2020	Other occupational category	35	35	20	7	2	0	1	71	9	161
2019	Executive	12	30	32	19	7	0	0	43	26	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	41	38	13	3	5	0	0	79	8	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	30	45	16	7	2	0	0	74	9	128
2019	Other occupational category	40	33	17	7	3	0	0	72	10	126
2018	Executive	14	35	24	18	9	0	0	50	26	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	34	33	17	10	6	0	0	67	16	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	44	22	6	1	1	1	70	8	161
2018	Other occupational category	31	40	19	10	0	0	0	71	10	110

Question 18a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	16	32	36	13	3	0	0	16	48	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	22	25	33	15	5	0	0	20	47	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	3	18	38	26	12	0	2	39	22	145
2022	Other occupational category	9	30	40	14	6	0	1	19	40	165
2020	Executive	7	27	43	17	7	0	0	23	34	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	6	27	35	18	10	0	4	29	35	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	3	9	43	33	11	0	1	45	12	148
2020	Other occupational category	9	21	36	26	8	0	0	34	30	162
2019	Executive	10	25	32	25	7	0	1	31	36	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	13	35	29	19	5	0	0	24	48	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	4	13	31	38	13	1	0	52	17	127
2019	Other occupational category	9	28	31	22	7	1	1	30	38	127
2018	Executive	4	17	45	23	10	0	1	34	21	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	10	33	37	17	3	0	0	20	43	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	4	12	36	33	14	1	0	47	17	160
2018	Other occupational category	5	27	39	21	8	0	0	29	32	110

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	20	36	29	11	3	0	0	15	56	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	29	20	19	21	5	2	4	28	52	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	9	14	32	24	14	0	6	41	25	145
2022	Other occupational category	17	28	36	13	6	1	1	19	45	165
2020	Executive	8	24	42	21	4	0	0	25	33	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	16	24	25	22	10	0	4	33	41	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	3	10	30	39	14	4	0	55	13	147
2020	Other occupational category	13	19	38	19	10	0	1	29	32	162
2019	Executive	12	18	41	19	8	0	1	28	31	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	11	25	27	27	6	3	2	34	38	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	4	9	39	27	16	2	2	46	13	128
2019	Other occupational category	10	16	33	29	8	2	1	39	27	127
2018	Executive	8	21	43	18	9	0	0	28	29	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	13	28	33	22	3	0	1	25	41	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	4	14	31	29	20	2	1	50	18	160
2018	Other occupational category	12	14	33	26	14	0	2	40	26	109

Question 18c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	16	26	45	11	2	0	0	14	42	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	26	20	32	19	4	0	0	23	45	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	4	14	35	32	15	0	0	47	18	145
2022	Other occupational category	10	22	33	21	13	1	1	34	33	165
2020	Executive	8	23	47	20	3	0	0	23	30	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	6	20	35	27	10	0	2	38	26	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	4	11	33	41	11	0	0	52	15	147
2020	Other occupational category	7	16	29	36	12	0	1	48	23	161
2019	Executive	5	15	46	26	8	0	0	34	20	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	8	19	39	23	8	3	0	32	27	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	4	13	35	34	14	0	0	48	16	128
2019	Other occupational category	1	14	34	40	11	1	0	51	14	127
2018	Executive	8	19	42	19	11	0	1	30	27	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	19	23	35	22	1	0	0	23	42	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	3	9	38	36	11	2	0	48	12	159
2018	Other occupational category	4	13	39	35	8	0	0	43	18	110

Question 18d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	16	35	32	14	1	1	0	15	52	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	21	19	24	23	6	3	4	32	43	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	11	21	32	20	15	0	1	35	33	145
2022	Other occupational category	21	22	29	17	10	0	1	28	43	165
2020	Executive	10	36	33	19	3	0	0	21	46	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	10	20	29	24	12	0	6	38	31	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	9	14	34	31	10	1	1	42	23	148
2020	Other occupational category	10	21	29	27	12	1	1	39	31	162
2019	Executive	16	29	39	9	8	0	0	16	45	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	11	25	31	20	8	3	2	30	38	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	18	16	30	20	13	2	2	34	35	128
2019	Other occupational category	11	20	33	20	12	1	2	34	32	127
2018	Executive	22	34	32	7	3	0	2	10	57	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	22	33	28	16	1	0	0	17	55	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	10	22	36	18	11	1	1	30	33	160
2018	Other occupational category	13	24	32	21	8	0	1	30	38	110

Question 18e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	5	27	42	18	5	2	1	23	33	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	12	19	28	25	7	5	3	35	34	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	4	15	27	35	14	4	2	52	20	145
2022	Other occupational category	13	23	32	17	9	3	3	28	39	165
2020	Executive	7	15	33	31	14	0	0	45	22	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	2	18	33	25	12	2	8	41	22	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	8	10	31	34	11	4	2	48	19	147
2020	Other occupational category	2	8	23	37	28	1	1	67	10	161
2019	Executive	14	28	37	10	11	0	0	20	42	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	9	30	38	8	9	6	0	18	42	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	20	25	24	18	9	3	0	28	47	127
2019	Other occupational category	7	14	30	29	16	2	1	47	22	125
2018	Executive	13	31	36	13	6	0	2	19	44	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	22	26	29	19	3	0	1	22	48	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	12	18	32	21	14	3	1	36	30	160
2018	Other occupational category	5	21	28	32	11	1	2	44	27	110

Question 18f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	21	30	36	11	1	0	1	12	52	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	21	24	27	20	5	2	1	26	46	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	10	12	34	28	14	1	1	43	22	145
2022	Other occupational category	12	28	34	18	6	1	1	24	41	165
2020	Executive	12	28	44	13	3	0	0	16	40	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	10	24	39	16	6	2	4	23	35	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	3	12	39	30	11	5	1	44	16	148
2020	Other occupational category	6	16	45	23	10	0	0	34	22	161
2019	Executive	14	20	46	12	7	0	0	19	35	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	10	27	46	10	3	5	0	13	38	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	9	8	41	29	13	0	1	42	17	127
2019	Other occupational category	5	23	40	20	10	2	1	31	28	126
2018	Executive	13	32	35	12	7	0	1	19	45	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	16	26	44	15	0	0	0	15	42	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	6	11	38	30	13	2	0	44	17	160
2018	Other occupational category	10	16	43	21	10	0	0	31	26	110

Question 18g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreliable technology.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	6	20	43	24	6	0	1	30	26	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	3	15	31	34	16	0	2	50	18	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	14	25	34	19	6	1	0	26	40	145
2022	Other occupational category	5	20	37	25	12	0	1	37	25	165
2020	Executive	7	23	40	27	3	0	0	30	30	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	0	14	41	24	18	0	4	43	14	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	9	25	44	16	5	1	0	21	35	148
2020	Other occupational category	7	20	35	25	13	0	0	38	27	162
2019	Executive	2	23	35	32	8	0	0	40	25	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	2	13	30	38	19	0	0	56	14	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	19	22	44	11	4	0	1	15	41	128
2019	Other occupational category	8	19	37	20	15	0	1	35	27	126

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My Work Unit

Question 19. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	22	40	20	5	4	3	6	68	9	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	19	33	19	10	3	7	9	61	17	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	26	35	18	7	3	7	3	68	12	145
2022	Other occupational category	29	38	16	4	3	5	6	75	7	165
2020	Executive	29	41	15	7	2	5	1	74	10	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	16	35	12	12	2	6	18	67	18	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	26	34	18	7	4	7	4	67	12	148
2020	Other occupational category	31	36	18	4	3	5	3	73	7	162
2019	Executive	32	32	19	8	5	4	1	66	13	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	34	27	11	11	9	3	5	66	22	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	28	26	12	10	3	12	9	68	17	127
2019	Other occupational category	38	38	6	10	2	4	2	81	13	127
2018	Executive	26	44	9	12	3	2	3	74	17	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	14	30	24	10	11	5	4	49	24	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	26	34	13	10	2	10	5	70	15	162
2018	Other occupational category	22	38	17	14	2	6	1	65	17	109

Question 20. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	54	33	8	5	1	0	0	87	5	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	48	36	10	4	2	0	0	84	6	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	58	29	7	3	2	0	0	87	5	145
2022	Other occupational category	55	32	3	6	1	2	0	89	8	165
2020	Executive	61	31	6	2	0	0	0	92	2	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	49	43	4	0	4	0	0	92	4	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	56	30	8	3	2	0	0	86	5	146
2020	Other occupational category	61	25	6	6	2	1	1	86	8	162
2019	Executive	58	27	6	7	3	0	0	85	10	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	50	28	6	11	5	0	0	78	16	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	47	34	9	5	2	2	0	83	8	129
2019	Other occupational category	54	33	2	7	2	1	0	88	10	127
2018	Executive	56	25	9	6	4	0	0	81	10	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	37	33	13	7	10	0	0	70	17	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	51	33	9	3	1	2	0	86	5	161
2018	Other occupational category	47	41	9	2	1	0	0	88	3	109

Question 21. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	63	33	2	2	1	0	0	96	2	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	60	34	4	2	1	0	0	93	3	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	65	29	3	2	1	0	0	94	3	145
2022	Other occupational category	63	30	4	3	0	0	0	93	3	165
2020	Executive	67	29	3	1	0	0	0	96	1	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	67	27	4	0	2	0	0	94	2	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	63	31	3	2	1	0	0	94	3	148
2020	Other occupational category	66	28	5	1	1	0	1	94	1	161
2019	Executive	64	27	4	5	1	0	0	90	6	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	56	30	6	8	0	0	0	86	8	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	61	33	2	2	1	1	0	94	3	127
2019	Other occupational category	61	29	5	4	1	0	0	90	5	127
2018	Executive	59	32	3	5	1	0	0	90	6	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	53	34	6	4	1	1	0	88	6	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	65	29	4	3	0	0	0	94	3	162
2018	Other occupational category	58	34	5	3	1	0	0	92	4	108

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	54	35	7	5	0	0	0	88	5	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	52	29	7	10	1	0	0	81	11	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	51	37	9	1	2	0	0	88	3	145
2022	Other occupational category	55	36	4	3	0	1	0	92	4	165
2020	Executive	52	41	4	3	1	0	0	92	4	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	59	33	0	2	4	0	2	94	6	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	48	38	10	4	0	0	0	86	4	148
2020	Other occupational category	52	35	10	2	1	0	0	87	3	161
2019	Executive	54	34	6	5	2	0	0	88	7	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	44	39	6	9	2	0	0	83	11	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	47	40	9	2	2	1	0	88	3	129
2019	Other occupational category	50	38	8	2	2	0	0	88	4	126
2018	Executive	46	44	6	4	0	0	0	90	4	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	41	37	11	6	4	0	0	79	10	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	48	42	7	3	0	0	0	90	3	162
2018	Other occupational category	45	40	7	3	1	3	1	89	4	107

Question 23. In my work unit, I would feel safe to speak about racism in the workplace without fear of reprisal or negative impact on my career.

The question content has been modified from the 2020 PSES, see Question number concordance
Racism refers to any expression of prejudice, discrimination, hostility or violence against people because they appear to belong to a specific race or ethnic group. Racism may show up in individual actions, with conscious awareness or not, and/or in organizational policies or practices.
Definition of the term has changed from 2020 PSES.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	49	35	6	3	2	3	2	88	5	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	37	36	5	7	4	4	6	81	13	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	32	21	15	14	4	10	3	61	21	145
2022	Other occupational category	46	29	6	3	6	6	4	83	10	165

Question 24. In my work unit, I would feel safe to speak about racism in the workplace without negative impact on my mental health.

Racism refers to any expression of prejudice, discrimination, hostility or violence against people because they appear to belong to a specific race or ethnic group. Racism may show up in individual actions, with conscious awareness or not, and/or in organizational policies or practices.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	44	39	9	3	2	2	2	86	5	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	33	29	12	11	6	5	5	68	18	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	31	23	14	13	6	10	4	62	22	145
2022	Other occupational category	41	31	9	5	3	6	4	80	9	165

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My Immediate Supervisor

Question 25. My immediate supervisor encourages me to work collaboratively with others outside of my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	62	29	6	2	1	0	1	92	2	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	33	36	15	9	4	0	4	71	14	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	50	29	11	4	3	0	3	81	8	145
2022	Other occupational category	57	23	12	1	2	2	3	84	3	165
2020	Executive	66	27	6	0	1	0	0	93	1	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	35	35	16	0	2	0	12	80	2	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	35	9	4	2	1	3	84	6	148
2020	Other occupational category	66	21	8	1	3	0	1	88	4	161
2019	Executive	60	25	9	2	4	0	1	85	6	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	41	36	11	6	3	3	0	79	10	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	41	32	12	5	4	1	5	78	9	129
2019	Other occupational category	60	25	8	0	2	0	5	89	2	127

Question 26. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	26	38	16	14	6	0	1	64	20	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	38	30	18	9	4	0	0	69	13	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	37	39	10	10	4	0	0	76	14	145
2022	Other occupational category	46	31	12	7	4	0	0	77	11	165
2020	Executive	29	39	18	11	3	0	0	68	14	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	31	47	8	8	4	0	2	80	12	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	34	45	12	5	3	0	1	79	8	148
2020	Other occupational category	51	30	10	7	3	0	0	80	10	161
2019	Executive	32	37	14	12	3	2	0	70	15	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	34	42	5	16	3	0	0	77	19	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	34	40	12	9	5	0	1	75	13	129
2019	Other occupational category	47	34	9	4	3	1	1	83	7	125
2018	Executive	39	37	9	10	4	0	2	77	14	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	24	51	9	16	0	0	0	75	16	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	39	43	10	5	2	1	0	83	7	161
2018	Other occupational category	51	30	10	5	2	1	1	83	7	108

Question 27. I feel that my immediate supervisor supports my career goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	56	22	11	3	6	1	1	79	10	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	47	32	5	10	3	0	2	81	14	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	54	31	8	4	4	0	0	85	8	145
2022	Other occupational category	60	23	11	2	3	0	1	85	4	165
2020	Executive	53	27	9	4	4	1	2	83	8	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	51	25	10	6	2	4	2	81	8	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	52	36	8	2	1	1	0	88	3	147
2020	Other occupational category	56	28	6	6	2	1	0	85	8	159

Question 28. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	40	45	3	7	3	0	1	86	11	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	46	40	6	5	3	0	1	87	8	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	53	34	6	6	2	0	0	86	8	145
2022	Other occupational category	53	33	7	5	2	0	0	86	7	165
2020	Executive	50	36	4	9	1	0	0	86	10	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	49	41	2	6	0	0	2	92	6	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	47	39	8	5	1	0	0	85	7	148
2020	Other occupational category	58	24	10	6	1	0	0	83	7	161
2019	Executive	55	24	11	8	2	1	0	79	10	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	46	38	6	6	3	0	0	84	10	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	43	34	12	8	2	1	1	78	10	129
2019	Other occupational category	55	34	4	4	2	1	0	90	6	126
2018	Executive	52	35	6	5	3	0	0	87	8	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	34	46	7	10	1	0	0	81	12	67
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	46	35	9	8	1	1	0	82	10	161
2018	Other occupational category	54	31	3	9	3	0	1	85	11	107

Question 29. My immediate supervisor supports the use of flexible work hours (e.g., varying the start and end times of the workday).

The question content has been modified from the 2020 PSES, see Question number concordance
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	69	17	8	1	2	3	1	89	2	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	66	27	3	1	1	2	0	96	2	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	66	25	4	1	2	2	0	93	3	145
2022	Other occupational category	73	19	5	1	0	0	1	94	1	165

Question 30. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	42	31	13	11	2	0	1	74	13	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	44	34	13	5	3	0	1	80	7	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	52	27	12	5	4	0	0	79	9	145
2022	Other occupational category	60	22	11	5	2	0	0	82	7	165
2020	Executive	50	32	12	4	2	0	0	82	6	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	53	29	2	14	2	0	0	82	16	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	51	35	9	3	1	0	0	86	5	148
2020	Other occupational category	67	20	6	4	3	0	0	87	6	162
2019	Executive	57	19	13	6	4	1	0	77	10	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	45	38	6	6	5	0	0	83	11	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	42	38	10	7	2	0	1	80	9	129
2019	Other occupational category	61	30	6	2	1	1	0	91	3	127
2018	Executive	57	24	10	6	4	0	0	80	10	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	33	38	12	12	6	0	0	71	17	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	49	34	8	7	2	0	0	83	9	161
2018	Other occupational category	55	29	9	2	5	0	1	85	6	109

Question 31. When I communicate with my immediate supervisor, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	75	13	7	2	1	2	90	3	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	79	20	1	1	0	0	98	1	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	80	12	2	1	2	2	94	4	145
2022	Other occupational category	85	12	2	1	0	0	98	1	165
2019	Executive	84	7	3	4	2	1	91	6	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	73	11	11	2	3	0	84	5	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	84	15	1	0	0	0	99	0	128
2019	Other occupational category	91	4	1	0	3	1	96	3	124

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Senior Management

Question 32. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	42	31	11	10	6	0	73	16	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	21	35	12	17	8	7	60	27	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	41	38	12	3	4	3	81	7	145
2022	Other occupational category	30	34	17	10	5	4	67	16	165
2020	Executive	62	22	7	7	2	1	84	8	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	39	39	6	4	6	6	83	10	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	64	28	3	2	1	2	94	3	147
2020	Other occupational category	58	31	5	3	1	3	91	3	162
2019	Executive	43	33	9	10	5	0	77	15	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	31	30	17	8	6	8	66	15	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	53	32	8	2	2	3	87	5	129
2019	Other occupational category	45	37	11	4	2	1	82	7	127
2018	Executive	44	30	10	12	4	0	75	16	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	23	49	10	9	9	1	72	17	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	52	37	4	3	1	3	92	4	162
2018	Other occupational category	33	43	9	9	4	3	78	13	109

Question 33. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	10	31	20	24	14	1	41	39	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	11	21	17	25	24	2	33	50	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	31	33	14	11	11	1	64	22	145
2022	Other occupational category	22	27	20	14	14	2	50	29	165
2020	Executive	44	33	5	12	6	0	77	18	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	24	41	12	14	6	4	67	20	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	53	28	11	6	1	0	82	7	148
2020	Other occupational category	52	29	12	5	0	2	83	5	161
2019	Executive	33	31	13	14	9	0	64	23	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	6	34	17	27	16	0	41	42	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	31	39	13	12	5	0	70	17	129
2019	Other occupational category	37	35	16	10	2	0	72	12	127
2018	Executive	34	28	12	15	10	0	62	26	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	16	34	19	19	11	1	51	31	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	38	40	9	9	4	1	78	12	162
2018	Other occupational category	36	29	19	8	7	1	66	15	109

Question 34. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	6	20	14	37	23	0	27	60	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	5	21	12	21	37	4	27	60	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	18	26	17	26	12	1	44	39	145
2022	Other occupational category	15	25	22	22	14	2	40	37	165
2020	Executive	21	37	15	17	9	1	58	26	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	12	33	18	20	12	6	48	33	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	32	31	14	16	5	2	65	21	148
2020	Other occupational category	33	39	13	11	1	3	74	12	161
2019	Executive	13	46	13	15	14	0	59	28	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	2	27	14	27	28	3	29	56	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	19	32	20	17	10	2	52	28	128
2019	Other occupational category	23	41	19	12	2	2	66	15	127
2018	Executive	19	30	15	23	13	0	49	36	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	9	28	24	21	18	1	37	39	68
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	22	39	15	12	9	2	63	22	162
2018	Other occupational category	24	40	19	8	6	3	66	14	110

Question 35. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	9	26	22	27	14	1	35	42	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	8	21	13	25	31	2	30	57	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	22	30	20	14	14	1	53	27	145
2022	Other occupational category	15	27	21	17	18	3	43	35	165
2020	Executive	27	46	14	10	3	0	73	13	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	18	37	20	20	6	0	55	25	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	37	39	10	11	3	0	76	14	147
2020	Other occupational category	37	38	12	9	3	1	75	12	162
2019	Executive	15	44	14	14	12	1	60	26	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	6	28	16	27	23	0	34	50	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	19	32	21	18	8	3	52	26	129
2019	Other occupational category	23	38	17	14	6	1	62	20	127
2018	Executive	20	39	18	14	9	0	59	23	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	5	27	27	24	14	1	33	39	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	21	39	16	15	8	1	61	23	162
2018	Other occupational category	16	48	13	13	8	1	65	22	109

Question 36. Senior managers in my department or agency use both official languages in their interactions with employees.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	42	33	20	4	0	0	1	76	4	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	58	22	12	2	3	2	1	82	5	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	65	22	8	0	0	1	4	91	0	145
2022	Other occupational category	59	27	10	3	0	0	0	87	3	165
2020	Executive	44	34	17	4	1	1	0	78	5	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	47	37	8	6	0	2	0	86	6	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	72	16	5	3	0	1	4	92	3	148
2020	Other occupational category	70	22	5	2	0	0	1	93	2	162
2019	Executive	42	42	14	1	0	0	1	85	1	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	58	25	13	2	3	0	0	83	5	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	60	25	7	2	2	2	2	89	4	129
2019	Other occupational category	64	27	5	0	2	2	1	93	2	127

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 37. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	20	44	14	15	7	1	65	22	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	13	41	21	14	11	0	54	25	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	30	41	17	7	6	0	71	13	145
2022	Other occupational category	27	49	9	9	6	0	76	15	165
2020	Executive	32	42	12	13	1	0	74	14	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	31	45	10	10	4	0	76	14	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	43	47	7	3	1	0	89	3	148
2020	Other occupational category	49	40	6	4	1	1	89	5	161
2019	Executive	17	48	11	14	9	1	66	22	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	17	33	16	22	13	0	50	34	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	28	48	16	6	2	0	76	9	129
2019	Other occupational category	39	42	13	4	2	0	81	7	126
2018	Executive	32	41	17	8	2	0	73	10	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	21	44	11	17	4	1	67	22	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	41	41	10	5	2	1	83	7	157
2018	Other occupational category	40	42	11	5	2	0	82	6	107

Question 38. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	1	14	23	35	27	0	15	62	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	4	17	17	30	32	0	21	62	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	11	31	17	27	14	1	42	41	145
2022	Other occupational category	6	29	20	27	16	2	35	44	165
2020	Executive	13	38	18	23	7	0	52	30	104
2020	Scientific and Professional	12	39	12	16	16	6	54	33	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	22	52	9	13	3	1	75	16	147
2020	Other occupational category	27	48	10	13	1	1	76	14	161
2019	Executive	7	40	17	20	15	0	47	36	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	3	13	19	38	25	2	16	65	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	18	33	19	17	11	2	52	28	129
2019	Other occupational category	20	41	17	17	4	0	62	21	126

Question 39. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	50	36	5	4	3	1	0	87	7	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	20	40	21	9	7	4	0	62	16	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	40	40	10	5	4	1	0	80	9	145
2022	Other occupational category	33	39	12	8	4	4	1	75	12	165
2020	Executive	59	26	8	5	1	0	1	87	6	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	33	29	14	18	2	2	2	65	20	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	46	35	7	7	1	3	1	84	8	147
2020	Other occupational category	49	31	13	3	1	1	1	82	5	161
2019	Executive	53	28	7	8	4	1	0	82	12	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	34	41	9	11	3	2	0	76	14	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	46	42	4	4	2	1	2	90	6	129
2019	Other occupational category	44	36	10	8	1	1	0	81	9	126
2018	Executive	71	22	6	1	1	0	0	92	2	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	41	33	10	11	3	1	0	75	15	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	55	35	4	3	1	2	1	92	4	158
2018	Other occupational category	42	43	8	5	2	0	1	86	6	107

Question 40. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	38	33	16	8	4	1	71	12	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	22	36	18	14	8	1	59	23	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	39	42	14	1	4	0	81	5	145
2022	Other occupational category	25	41	19	9	3	3	68	13	165
2020	Executive	49	28	14	7	1	1	78	8	105
2020	Scientific and Professional	41	41	12	6	0	0	82	6	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	49	40	8	3	0	0	89	3	145
2020	Other occupational category	51	37	7	5	0	1	89	5	162
2019	Executive	51	26	11	5	7	0	77	12	103
2019	Scientific and Professional	29	43	14	11	0	3	74	11	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	51	36	8	3	2	0	88	5	129
2019	Other occupational category	46	38	11	2	1	1	85	3	126
2018	Executive	57	28	12	4	0	0	85	4	111
2018	Scientific and Professional	34	40	13	10	3	0	74	13	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	60	30	6	2	1	1	91	3	158
2018	Other occupational category	47	38	9	4	3	0	85	6	107

Question 41. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	21	24	21	7	9	11	7	55	20	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	11	18	22	13	15	18	3	37	35	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	23	24	17	13	7	13	4	56	23	145
2022	Other occupational category	21	28	20	10	5	14	1	58	18	165
2020	Executive	32	21	21	12	4	6	5	59	18	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	20	20	20	16	10	12	4	47	30	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	32	26	15	7	4	11	4	70	13	148
2020	Other occupational category	28	28	17	8	3	12	4	67	13	161
2019	Executive	28	31	8	13	9	7	4	66	25	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	13	25	19	16	8	20	0	47	29	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	24	30	16	9	6	9	5	63	18	128
2019	Other occupational category	22	29	16	15	6	10	3	58	24	127
2018	Executive	36	25	16	9	7	2	5	65	17	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	18	17	14	26	9	16	0	42	41	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	30	31	12	10	3	12	1	71	15	158
2018	Other occupational category	29	20	21	11	8	8	4	55	22	107

Question 42. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	14	58	11	10	6	0	72	17	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	9	38	20	22	11	0	47	33	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	26	38	16	13	7	1	64	20	145
2022	Other occupational category	26	37	16	11	6	3	65	18	165
2020	Executive	32	47	12	7	2	0	79	9	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	12	47	14	20	4	4	61	24	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	36	40	13	8	3	0	76	11	148
2020	Other occupational category	32	39	13	10	3	3	73	13	160
2019	Executive	32	40	8	14	4	2	73	19	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	13	38	14	27	8	0	51	35	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	34	33	14	12	6	0	67	19	129
2019	Other occupational category	26	41	19	8	4	2	68	13	126
2018	Executive	31	46	11	6	6	0	77	12	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	11	40	20	19	7	3	53	27	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	32	40	10	13	4	1	73	16	158
2018	Other occupational category	31	39	13	8	6	3	72	14	107

Question 43a. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Conflict between my work obligations and my family or personal obligations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	38	23	18	7	8	2	4	65	16	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	34	29	14	8	7	4	3	68	17	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	44	21	19	6	6	1	4	68	12	145
2022	Other occupational category	49	28	12	1	2	1	5	83	4	165
2020	Executive	48	25	14	5	6	0	3	75	11	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	41	24	20	6	2	0	8	70	9	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	23	17	5	5	1	4	71	11	148
2020	Other occupational category	55	25	11	4	2	1	3	82	7	162
2019	Executive	55	23	15	2	4	0	1	79	6	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	42	25	17	3	9	0	3	69	13	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	50	25	11	6	3	1	4	79	10	128
2019	Other occupational category	59	29	6	3	1	0	2	90	4	126

Question 43b. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to learning opportunities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	62	16	8	6	3	2	3	82	9	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	43	23	17	9	3	4	1	69	12	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	46	30	10	6	5	1	3	79	11	145
2022	Other occupational category	54	24	7	6	3	1	5	83	10	165
2020	Executive	66	21	6	1	2	1	3	91	3	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	43	27	16	6	2	0	6	75	8	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	51	24	14	5	1	1	3	78	7	148
2020	Other occupational category	57	23	13	3	1	0	3	83	4	162
2019	Executive	77	11	7	1	1	0	3	91	2	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	39	29	16	8	3	2	3	71	12	62
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	47	26	14	7	2	2	3	76	9	128
2019	Other occupational category	52	26	13	2	1	2	4	83	3	127

Question 43c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	76	8	2	3	2	2	7	92	5	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	60	13	4	3	2	14	5	89	6	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	76	7	4	3	1	6	3	91	5	145
2022	Other occupational category	70	12	3	2	2	5	6	92	5	165
2020	Executive	84	4	4	2	2	1	4	92	4	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	69	12	6	0	0	0	12	93	0	49
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	78	8	2	1	3	4	3	93	4	147
2020	Other occupational category	86	6	2	0	1	1	4	97	1	162
2019	Executive	86	7	2	0	0	3	2	98	0	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	83	3	3	2	0	3	6	95	2	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	83	8	2	0	1	4	3	97	1	127
2019	Other occupational category	81	7	2	1	2	2	4	94	3	127

Question 43d. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	80	4	1	0	0	3	12	99	0	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	65	10	5	2	1	4	14	91	3	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	71	10	6	3	1	3	6	89	4	145
2022	Other occupational category	71	9	1	1	3	3	12	94	5	165
2020	Executive	85	3	5	1	1	0	6	93	2	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	73	10	2	2	0	0	14	95	2	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	72	11	6	1	1	4	5	91	2	147
2020	Other occupational category	80	9	1	1	1	0	9	97	1	162
2019	Executive	85	3	1	0	0	1	10	99	0	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	79	2	5	0	3	0	11	91	4	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	84	6	2	0	1	2	6	97	1	128
2019	Other occupational category	85	3	1	1	1	2	7	97	2	126

Question 44. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	25	24	12	17	12	3	7	54	33	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	22	38	12	10	16	0	1	61	27	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	31	32	10	17	9	1	1	63	26	145
2022	Other occupational category	21	33	13	18	12	3	0	55	31	165
2020	Executive	29	27	10	15	11	1	7	61	28	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	16	37	20	12	12	4	0	55	24	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	41	34	12	6	7	0	0	75	13	148
2020	Other occupational category	19	29	20	14	11	3	3	51	27	162
2019	Executive	31	20	13	11	16	1	7	55	30	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	19	31	13	25	11	0	2	51	37	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	33	34	7	16	9	1	0	68	25	129
2019	Other occupational category	23	24	21	16	13	1	1	49	29	127
2018	Executive	31	25	16	9	12	3	4	61	23	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	20	38	20	11	9	1	0	59	20	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	31	35	13	11	7	2	0	67	19	157
2018	Other occupational category	19	29	12	11	20	4	5	53	34	106

Question 45. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	19	44	23	8	4	1	0	64	13	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	11	39	18	19	11	1	0	51	30	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	26	41	17	11	4	2	0	68	15	145
2022	Other occupational category	27	40	23	6	4	1	0	67	10	165
2020	Executive	41	38	10	7	2	1	0	80	9	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	18	55	16	8	2	2	0	74	10	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	29	45	14	7	1	3	0	76	9	147
2020	Other occupational category	31	52	9	6	0	0	1	85	7	162
2019	Executive	28	51	9	9	1	2	0	81	10	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	13	45	16	19	3	5	0	61	23	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	16	52	14	9	4	5	0	72	14	129
2019	Other occupational category	29	58	6	4	2	1	0	88	6	127
2018	Executive	32	48	14	4	2	1	0	80	6	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	16	32	30	14	6	3	0	48	21	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	53	10	5	2	4	1	82	7	158
2018	Other occupational category	30	39	19	6	3	3	0	71	9	106

Question 46. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	21	44	16	15	5	0	0	65	19	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	19	41	15	16	7	1	0	61	23	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	34	42	12	5	5	1	0	77	11	145
2022	Other occupational category	32	38	16	6	7	1	0	71	13	165
2020	Executive	35	46	9	7	2	2	0	82	9	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	25	47	10	12	2	4	0	76	14	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	38	42	12	7	0	0	1	81	7	146
2020	Other occupational category	49	38	8	2	1	1	0	88	4	160
2019	Executive	41	40	12	4	2	1	0	82	6	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	22	38	20	17	2	2	0	60	19	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	38	44	11	3	3	1	0	83	6	127
2019	Other occupational category	47	39	6	5	2	1	0	87	7	127
2018	Executive	44	46	9	2	0	0	0	90	2	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	28	47	10	10	4	0	0	76	14	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	51	38	5	4	1	1	0	90	5	162
2018	Other occupational category	50	42	4	2	2	1	0	92	4	106

Question 47. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workforce.

A diverse workforce includes persons who have a variety of identities, abilities, backgrounds, cultures, skills, perspectives and experiences.
Definition of the term has changed from 2020 PSES.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	26	46	16	10	1	2	0	73	11	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	19	41	11	14	5	9	1	67	21	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	35	37	12	7	3	7	0	77	10	145
2022	Other occupational category	27	43	16	7	3	4	0	73	10	165
2020	Executive	39	41	10	8	0	1	0	81	9	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	27	49	6	10	0	8	0	83	11	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	41	34	14	5	1	3	1	78	7	148
2020	Other occupational category	53	30	9	5	1	2	0	85	6	161
2019	Executive	53	36	8	4	0	0	0	88	4	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	35	41	13	2	0	10	0	84	2	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	50	33	10	4	2	0	1	84	5	129
2019	Other occupational category	56	30	7	5	1	1	0	87	6	126
2018	Executive	52	33	12	2	0	1	0	86	2	110
2018	Scientific and Professional	30	49	10	7	1	3	0	81	9	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	51	35	10	0	0	3	1	90	0	162
2018	Other occupational category	46	37	11	3	2	1	0	83	5	109

Question 48. My department or agency implements initiatives that promote anti-racism in the workplace.

Anti-racism may be promoted by providing access to anti-racism training, and promoting awareness of resources and self-directed learning on anti-racism. Anti-racism is the conscious opposition to racist theories, attitudes and actions. Anti-racism is not just about being against the idea of racism. It is also about taking active steps to fight against it.
Definition of the term has changed from 2020 PSES.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	21	27	29	7	5	11	0	53	14	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	12	17	22	15	7	25	2	40	30	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	24	21	19	11	8	17	1	54	23	145
2022	Other occupational category	20	24	28	10	5	13	0	50	17	165
2020	Executive	26	28	25	16	1	4	0	56	17	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	20	33	14	18	4	12	0	60	24	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	30	28	19	7	4	11	1	65	13	148
2020	Other occupational category	35	29	22	5	2	7	0	69	7	161

Question 49. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns about racism in the workplace with a person of authority (e.g., immediate supervisor, senior manager, ombudsperson, human resources advisor).

The question content has been modified from the 2020 PSES, see Question number concordance
Racism refers to any expression of prejudice, discrimination, hostility or violence against people because they appear to belong to a specific race or ethnic group. Racism may show up in individual actions, with conscious awareness or not, and/or in organizational policies or practices.
Definition of the term has changed from 2020 PSES.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	48	34	8	2	3	3	2	86	5	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	25	41	8	10	7	4	5	73	18	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	33	33	12	5	7	6	3	74	13	145
2022	Other occupational category	37	37	11	7	2	3	3	79	10	165
2020	Executive	65	23	7	3	0	1	1	90	3	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	31	29	14	14	2	8	2	67	17	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	40	30	12	7	1	7	3	77	9	148
2020	Other occupational category	57	27	9	3	1	1	3	87	4	161

Question 50. I feel that racism in my department or agency has had an adverse or negative impact on my mental health.

Racism refers to any expression of prejudice, discrimination, hostility or violence against people because they appear to belong to a specific race or ethnic group. Racism may show up in individual actions, with conscious awareness or not, and/or in organizational policies or practices.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	0	4	7	8	60	1	20	86	5	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	3	8	12	10	29	10	28	62	19	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	1	8	17	6	42	4	22	65	12	145
2022	Other occupational category	2	2	13	7	37	7	31	71	8	165

Question 51. I feel that the Call to Action on Anti-Racism, Equity and Inclusion has had a positive impact in my department or agency, since it launched in January 2021.

The Call to Action on Anti-Racism, Equity and Inclusion in the Federal Public Service is a call to leaders in the Public Service to take deliberate action to address systemic racism and make the Public Service more inclusive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	6	26	29	7	6	26	1	44	17	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	3	12	13	3	10	53	7	38	31	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	8	5	21	3	7	53	2	30	23	145
2022	Other occupational category	5	17	24	3	2	45	4	43	10	165

Question 52. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	51	28	10	7	4	1	79	11	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	29	47	10	12	2	0	76	14	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	56	34	4	3	4	0	90	6	145
2022	Other occupational category	45	43	4	5	2	0	89	7	165
2020	Executive	69	22	6	2	2	0	91	4	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	55	35	4	6	0	0	90	6	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	64	30	3	2	1	1	95	3	148
2020	Other occupational category	69	25	3	2	0	0	95	2	162
2019	Executive	58	27	8	7	0	0	85	7	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	47	41	8	5	0	0	88	5	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	65	26	6	3	1	0	91	4	127
2019	Other occupational category	62	32	4	1	1	0	94	2	127
2018	Executive	59	31	8	2	0	0	90	2	111
2018	Scientific and Professional	42	44	10	0	4	0	85	4	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	63	31	3	1	1	0	94	2	162
2018	Other occupational category	56	37	3	3	1	0	93	4	109

Question 53. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	32	34	13	14	5	2	67	19	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	28	31	16	15	11	0	59	26	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	42	39	12	3	3	1	82	6	145
2022	Other occupational category	34	36	11	12	6	1	70	19	165
2020	Executive	59	24	10	4	3	0	83	7	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	41	43	4	6	4	2	86	10	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	61	26	7	5	1	1	87	6	148
2020	Other occupational category	64	25	8	3	0	0	89	3	160
2019	Executive	45	30	11	10	4	1	75	14	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	27	30	22	14	6	0	57	21	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	39	34	15	9	4	0	73	12	129
2019	Other occupational category	58	27	12	2	1	0	85	3	127
2018	Executive	45	34	9	9	3	0	79	11	111
2018	Scientific and Professional	23	36	26	6	10	0	58	16	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	51	35	7	4	3	1	87	6	161
2018	Other occupational category	51	33	8	6	1	1	85	7	108

Question 54. I am satisfied with my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	26	37	14	17	6	0	63	23	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	24	33	12	20	10	1	57	31	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	38	38	14	7	4	1	76	10	145
2022	Other occupational category	33	37	12	11	6	0	71	17	165
2020	Executive	57	26	7	9	2	0	83	10	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	40	46	2	6	4	2	88	10	50
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	53	35	5	5	1	1	89	6	148
2020	Other occupational category	64	26	5	3	1	1	91	3	160
2019	Executive	43	32	11	7	7	0	75	14	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	28	33	16	16	8	0	61	23	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	37	34	14	10	5	0	71	14	126
2019	Other occupational category	56	31	7	4	1	0	88	5	127
2018	Executive	41	39	9	8	4	0	80	11	111
2018	Scientific and Professional	24	36	20	13	7	0	60	20	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	49	38	7	4	2	1	87	6	161
2018	Other occupational category	47	39	10	2	2	0	86	4	107

Question 55. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	35	27	14	14	8	2	1	64	23	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	31	22	13	16	15	3	1	54	32	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	32	26	19	13	8	3	0	60	21	145
2022	Other occupational category	35	24	17	12	8	4	0	62	21	165
2020	Executive	57	24	7	5	4	3	0	84	9	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	43	24	20	8	6	0	0	67	14	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	46	30	12	3	5	4	0	80	8	148
2020	Other occupational category	62	20	10	4	3	1	0	82	8	162
2019	Executive	50	24	8	7	7	4	1	77	14	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	25	31	14	14	11	5	0	59	26	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	29	32	20	10	8	1	0	62	18	129
2019	Other occupational category	47	27	16	6	2	2	0	76	7	127
2018	Executive	44	26	18	8	3	2	0	71	11	109
2018	Scientific and Professional	24	27	21	10	10	6	1	55	22	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	42	28	16	8	5	1	1	71	13	162
2018	Other occupational category	42	22	24	7	4	1	0	65	11	109

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Mobility and Retention

Question 56_1. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?

The question content has been modified from the 2020 PSES, see Question number concordance
In order to make historical trend analysis, Q56 has followed same format as last year. This means Q56_1 is same as Q53 in the 2020 PSES, and Q56_2 is same as Q54 in the 2020 PSES.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Unsure (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	27	50	23	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	39	32	29	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	25	37	38	145
2022	Other occupational category	34	34	32	165
2020	Executive	14	64	22	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	16	49	35	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	10	56	34	148
2020	Other occupational category	18	43	38	162
2019	Executive	15	57	27	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	33	25	42	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	15	44	41	129
2019	Other occupational category	20	43	37	127
2018	Executive	18	55	27	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	29	36	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	12	48	40	162
2018	Other occupational category	10	50	40	110

Question 56_2. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

The question content has been modified from the 2020 PSES, see Question number concordance
In order to make historical trend analysis, Q56 has followed same format as last year. This means Q56_1 is same as Q53 in the 2020 PSES, and Q56_2 is same as Q54 in the 2020 PSES.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes, to retire (%)	Yes, to pursue another position within my department or agency (%)	Yes, to pursue a position in another department or agency (%)	Yes, to pursue a position outside the federal public service (%)	Yes, end of my term, casual or student employment (%)	Yes, other reason Specify other reason (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	28	15	45	6	0	6	30
2022	Scientific and Professional	3	20	58	9	0	11	40
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	3	34	40	15	0	9	35
2022	Other occupational category	7	49	35	2	4	3	55
2020	Other occupational category	11	45	28	6	11	0	29
2019	Executive	49	13	32	6	0	0	16
2019	Scientific and Professional	5	19	57	10	5	5	21
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	0	11	58	21	0	11	19
2019	Other occupational category	8	60	28	0	0	4	25
2018	Executive	57	5	34	0	0	5	20
2018	Scientific and Professional	4	20	60	12	0	4	25
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	9	30	50	5	0	5	20
2018	Other occupational category	6	9	68	9	0	9	12

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Harassment

Harassment is normally a series of incidents, but it can be one severe incident that has a lasting impact on the individual.

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

Question 57. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	8	92	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	13	87	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	6	94	145
2022	Other occupational category	9	91	165
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	7	93	148
2020	Other occupational category	4	96	162
2019	Executive	9	91	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	8	92	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	7	93	129
2019	Other occupational category	7	93	127
2018	Executive	13	87	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	13	87	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	3	97	162
2018	Other occupational category	14	86	108

Question 58a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? ...Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	33	67	15
2022	Other occupational category	53	47	15
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	55	45	11
2018	Executive	54	46	15
2018	Other occupational category	51	49	16

Question 58b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	75	25	15
2022	Other occupational category	42	58	15
2018	Executive	45	55	15
2018	Other occupational category	49	51	16

Question 58c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	0	100	15
2022	Other occupational category	6	94	15
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 58d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	100	15
2022	Other occupational category	100	15
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	100	11
2018	Executive	100	15
2018	Other occupational category	100	16

Question 58e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	0	100	15
2022	Other occupational category	6	94	15
2018	Executive	0	100	15

Question 58f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	0	100	15
2022	Other occupational category	6	94	15
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11
2018	Executive	0	100	15
2018	Other occupational category	0	100	16

Question 58g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	0	100	15
2022	Other occupational category	10	90	15
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 59a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	28	72	15
2022	Other occupational category	33	67	15
2018	Executive	40	60	15

Question 59b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	31	69	15
2022	Other occupational category	16	84	15
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	55	11

Question 59c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	38	62	15
2022	Other occupational category	34	66	15
2018	Other occupational category	45	55	16

Question 59d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	29	71	15
2022	Other occupational category	35	65	15
2018	Executive	33	67	15

Question 59e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Interference with work or withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	15	85	15
2022	Other occupational category	28	72	15
2018	Other occupational category	32	68	16

Question 59f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	58	42	15
2022	Other occupational category	50	50	15
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	55	45	11
2018	Executive	46	54	15
2018	Other occupational category	51	49	16

Question 59g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	13	87	15
2022	Other occupational category	11	89	15
2018	Executive	33	67	15

Question 59h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	100	15
2022	Other occupational category	100	15
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	100	11
2018	Executive	100	15
2018	Other occupational category	100	16

Question 59i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	8	92	15
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	15
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11
2018	Executive	0	100	15
2018	Other occupational category	32	68	16

Question 59j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Threat
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	7	93	15
2022	Other occupational category	6	94	15
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 59k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	47	53	15
2022	Other occupational category	40	60	15

Question 59l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Yelling or shouting
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	7	93	15
2022	Other occupational category	22	78	15
2018	Other occupational category	0	100	16

Question 59m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	15	85	15
2022	Other occupational category	22	78	15

Question 60a. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? …I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	30	70	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	30	70	15
2022	Other occupational category	47	53	15
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	55	11
2018	Executive	67	33	15
2018	Other occupational category	70	30	16

Question 60b. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? …I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	10	90	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	7	93	15
2022	Other occupational category	18	82	15

Question 60c. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	19	81	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	13	87	15
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	15

Question 60d. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	0	100	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	0	100	15
2022	Other occupational category	6	94	15
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11
2018	Executive	0	100	15

Question 60e. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	9	91	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	7	93	15
2022	Other occupational category	6	94	15

Question 60f. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	0	100	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	7	93	15
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	15
2018	Executive	0	100	15
2018	Other occupational category	0	100	16

Question 60g. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	0	100	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	8	92	15
2022	Other occupational category	19	81	15
2018	Executive	42	58	15

Question 60h. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	9	91	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	6	94	15
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	15
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 60i. What actions did you take to address the harassment you experienced? ...I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	41	59	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	56	44	15
2022	Other occupational category	35	65	15

Question 61a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	0	100	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	10	90	10
2022	Other occupational category	12	88	15
2018	Other occupational category	34	66	15

Question 61b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	10	90	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	41	59	10
2022	Other occupational category	27	73	15

Question 61c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	0	100	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	0	100	10
2022	Other occupational category	20	80	15

Question 61d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	0	100	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	0	100	10
2022	Other occupational category	16	84	15
2018	Executive	0	100	15

Question 61e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	9	91	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	0	100	10
2022	Other occupational category	19	81	15

Question 61f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	10	90	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	0	100	10
2022	Other occupational category	12	88	15

Question 61g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	0	100	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	0	100	10
2022	Other occupational category	12	88	15

Question 61h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	19	81	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	8	92	10
2022	Other occupational category	22	78	15
2018	Executive	0	100	15
2018	Other occupational category	0	100	15

Question 61i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	0	100	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	6	94	10
2022	Other occupational category	10	90	15

Question 61j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	38	62	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	31	69	10
2022	Other occupational category	16	84	15

Question 61k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	11	89	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	8	92	10
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	15

Question 61l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	60	40	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	40	60	10
2022	Other occupational category	40	60	15
2018	Other occupational category	39	61	15

Question 61m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	0	100	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	0	100	10
2022	Other occupational category	10	90	15
2018	Executive	0	100	15
2018	Other occupational category	0	100	15

Question 61n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	58	42	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	68	32	10
2022	Other occupational category	34	66	15
2018	Executive	59	41	15
2018	Other occupational category	55	45	15

Question 61o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...The time limit to file a grievance or a formal complaint had passed.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	8	92	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	0	100	10
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	15

Question 61p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	0	100	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	17	83	10
2022	Other occupational category	22	78	15

Question 62. I am satisfied with how matters related to harassment are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	17	16	10	5	4	38	10	64	17	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	8	10	12	6	7	47	11	41	31	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	15	9	11	4	2	51	7	58	15	145
2022	Other occupational category	9	18	17	3	3	38	12	53	13	165
2020	Executive	24	15	15	7	2	33	4	62	15	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	8	6	20	18	2	37	10	26	37	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	21	9	12	2	3	43	9	64	10	148
2020	Other occupational category	20	18	17	3	2	35	6	64	8	161
2019	Executive	21	16	12	13	3	31	4	56	25	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	11	11	13	6	5	48	6	48	24	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	19	10	15	3	3	34	16	58	13	128
2019	Other occupational category	24	19	15	5	3	29	5	65	12	127
2018	Executive	32	21	10	8	4	20	5	71	15	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	4	14	21	11	4	36	9	33	28	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	17	11	10	2	1	45	14	69	7	162
2018	Other occupational category	26	16	17	3	6	27	5	62	13	110

Question 63. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	34	36	15	5	3	7	0	76	8	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	20	36	9	10	8	16	2	68	22	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	31	34	16	2	3	12	1	76	6	145
2022	Other occupational category	25	40	14	4	3	11	3	75	9	165
2020	Executive	38	34	18	7	1	3	0	74	8	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	22	27	18	14	4	16	0	58	21	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	42	31	11	2	1	11	1	83	4	148
2020	Other occupational category	44	34	12	2	1	7	1	84	3	160
2019	Executive	45	31	11	8	1	5	0	80	9	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	23	33	16	8	2	17	2	69	12	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	45	28	9	3	2	11	2	84	5	128
2019	Other occupational category	42	34	11	4	2	7	0	83	6	127
2018	Executive	45	32	16	4	2	1	0	78	6	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	16	43	17	9	6	9	1	65	16	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	42	35	11	3	0	8	1	85	3	162
2018	Other occupational category	43	26	20	4	1	6	0	73	6	110

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Discrimination

Discrimination refers to the unjust or prejudicial treatment of a person or group of people that deprives them of or limits their access to opportunities and advantages that are available to other members of society. The Canadian Human Rights Act sets out the following prohibited grounds of discrimination: race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability and conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered.

Definition of the term has changed from 2020 PSES.

Question 64. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	8	92	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	6	94	145
2022	Other occupational category	7	93	165
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	7	93	148

Question 65a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	33	67	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	55	11

Question 65b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	77	23	10

Question 65c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 65d. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 65e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	8	92	10

Question 65f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10

Question 65g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	32	68	10

Question 66a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Race
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	25	75	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	55	11

Question 66b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	8	92	10

Question 66c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Colour
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	16	84	10

Question 66d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Religion
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 66e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Age
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	17	83	10

Question 66f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Sex
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	26	74	10

Question 66g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Sexual orientation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	11	89	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 66h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 66i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	8	92	10

Question 66j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Family status
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	24	76	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 66k. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 66l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Disability
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	17	83	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 66m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 66n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	13	87	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	55	11

Question 67a. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? ...I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	33	67	10

Question 67b. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? ...I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 67c. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? ...I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 67d. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? … I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	18	82	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 67e. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? …I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	8	92	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 67f. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? …I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 67g. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? …I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	9	91	10

Question 67h. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? … Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	11	89	10

Question 67i. What actions did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? ...I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	40	60	10

Question 68a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? … The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	11	89	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 68b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10

Question 68c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? ...The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	8	92	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 68d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	9	91	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 68e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? … Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	10	90	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 68f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 68g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	8	92	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 68h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	17	83	10

Question 68i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10

Question 68j. Why did you not file a grievance or a formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	17	83	10

Question 68k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10

Question 68l. Why did you not file a grievance or a formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? ...I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	42	58	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	55	45	11

Question 68m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? ...Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	11

Question 68n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? ...I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	45	55	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	45	55	11

Question 68o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? …The time limit to file a grievance or a formal complaint had passed.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10

Question 68p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	0	100	10

Question 69. I am satisfied with how matters related to discrimination are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	16	19	11	3	2	41	7	68	10	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	7	9	13	7	4	51	8	39	28	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	14	12	14	2	2	48	7	58	10	145
2022	Other occupational category	10	17	16	2	3	42	10	56	10	165
2020	Executive	26	12	17	3	0	39	3	66	5	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	10	8	26	4	0	46	6	38	8	50
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	22	11	11	2	3	43	9	67	10	148
2020	Other occupational category	21	15	20	1	2	37	4	61	6	159
2019	Executive	27	13	11	2	1	41	4	74	5	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	11	11	13	2	3	55	6	56	12	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	18	7	12	2	1	47	14	63	6	129
2019	Other occupational category	24	18	19	1	2	32	5	66	4	127
2018	Executive	35	9	15	0	0	32	8	74	0	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	6	18	16	1	1	45	12	55	7	67
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	16	12	9	1	0	48	14	75	2	162
2018	Other occupational category	26	13	23	0	3	27	8	60	4	110

Question 70. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	32	32	19	8	2	7	1	69	11	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	16	32	10	10	7	23	2	63	23	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	29	36	15	3	2	13	2	77	6	145
2022	Other occupational category	24	36	18	3	2	16	1	72	7	165
2020	Executive	42	30	20	3	0	6	0	76	3	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	20	29	22	10	0	20	0	61	12	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	41	30	9	3	1	13	2	83	6	148
2020	Other occupational category	48	26	16	0	1	9	0	81	1	161
2019	Executive	47	30	16	1	1	6	0	81	2	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	24	35	14	2	3	21	2	76	6	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	45	25	9	2	1	16	2	85	4	129
2019	Other occupational category	41	37	10	2	1	9	1	87	3	127
2018	Executive	52	31	14	1	0	2	0	85	1	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	17	44	16	6	1	15	1	72	9	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	40	35	11	1	0	11	3	87	1	162
2018	Other occupational category	40	33	18	1	1	6	1	78	2	110

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Stress and Well-Being

Question 72a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Pay or other compensation-related issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	56	22	11	4	2	0	4	82	7	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	45	28	10	7	8	1	1	75	15	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	33	27	18	10	13	0	1	60	23	140
2022	Other occupational category	50	25	12	7	5	0	1	76	12	165
2020	Executive	76	17	6	2	0	0	0	93	2	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	51	27	12	6	4	0	0	78	10	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	43	36	16	4	0	1	0	80	4	148
2020	Other occupational category	59	27	8	2	3	1	0	87	5	161
2019	Executive	57	31	10	2	1	0	0	88	3	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	48	28	11	5	8	0	0	77	13	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	39	34	13	6	7	0	2	74	13	127
2019	Other occupational category	61	23	8	3	5	0	1	84	8	126
2018	Executive	48	32	13	4	2	0	1	80	6	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	35	32	20	9	4	0	0	67	13	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	36	30	18	8	5	1	0	68	13	162
2018	Other occupational category	51	30	11	3	5	0	0	81	8	107

Question 72b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Heavy workload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	1	17	34	17	32	0	0	18	49	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	12	24	22	17	24	1	0	36	41	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	12	28	27	21	13	0	0	40	34	145
2022	Other occupational category	11	28	28	14	19	0	0	39	33	165
2020	Executive	3	13	33	32	20	0	0	16	51	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	16	20	31	29	4	0	0	35	33	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	11	28	32	20	9	1	0	39	29	148
2020	Other occupational category	14	32	26	21	8	0	0	46	29	161
2019	Executive	8	26	35	17	15	0	0	33	32	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	22	33	22	9	14	0	0	55	23	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	10	29	30	19	10	0	2	40	30	127
2019	Other occupational category	17	29	29	14	10	0	1	47	24	127
2018	Executive	5	20	31	22	21	0	0	26	43	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	7	25	26	27	15	0	0	32	42	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	9	29	29	19	12	1	0	39	31	161
2018	Other occupational category	13	19	37	24	6	0	0	33	31	108

Question 72c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Unreasonable deadlines
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	2	21	37	19	21	0	0	23	40	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	8	26	24	15	25	1	0	35	41	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	21	35	22	14	8	0	0	56	22	145
2022	Other occupational category	17	29	24	19	11	0	0	46	30	165
2020	Executive	10	23	37	17	12	0	0	34	29	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	18	29	31	10	12	0	0	47	22	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	20	34	26	11	7	1	1	55	18	148
2020	Other occupational category	27	32	24	12	5	0	0	59	16	161
2019	Executive	13	38	25	15	9	0	0	51	23	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	28	30	16	16	11	0	0	58	27	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	15	35	26	14	8	0	2	51	22	127
2019	Other occupational category	24	38	21	12	3	0	1	63	15	127
2018	Executive	9	29	34	17	11	0	0	38	28	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	10	33	17	29	10	0	0	43	39	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	15	37	26	13	5	1	2	54	19	160
2018	Other occupational category	17	39	29	9	5	0	0	57	15	108

Question 72d. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Not enough employees to do the work
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	5	16	33	25	20	0	1	21	45	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	15	29	21	16	13	4	2	46	31	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	18	23	25	18	12	1	3	43	31	145
2022	Other occupational category	9	21	26	20	24	1	0	30	44	165
2020	Executive	10	22	34	19	14	1	0	32	33	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	22	24	37	8	8	0	2	46	16	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	22	23	32	12	9	1	1	46	21	146
2020	Other occupational category	23	25	27	16	9	1	0	49	25	160
2019	Executive	3	25	33	25	13	0	1	28	39	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	20	25	25	14	16	0	0	45	30	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	14	24	28	13	18	1	2	39	32	127
2019	Other occupational category	20	29	31	11	9	0	1	49	19	126
2018	Executive	4	19	29	23	24	0	0	23	48	111
2018	Scientific and Professional	7	28	20	26	19	0	0	35	45	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	14	30	24	17	13	1	0	44	31	161
2018	Other occupational category	14	35	22	17	11	0	0	50	28	107

Question 72e. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Overtime or long work hours
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	8	26	26	19	21	0	0	34	40	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	26	32	15	12	12	1	2	60	24	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	33	30	18	9	7	1	1	64	17	145
2022	Other occupational category	36	32	18	7	5	0	2	69	13	165
2020	Executive	4	24	28	27	17	0	0	27	44	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	24	42	16	14	4	0	0	66	18	50
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	30	38	16	6	8	1	1	69	14	148
2020	Other occupational category	45	27	16	9	1	0	2	74	11	161
2019	Executive	17	29	25	19	11	0	0	46	30	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	48	34	11	3	3	0	0	83	6	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	28	35	20	7	9	0	2	64	16	127
2019	Other occupational category	53	22	19	2	2	0	2	77	4	127
2018	Executive	9	27	29	18	17	0	0	36	35	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	33	35	17	7	7	0	0	68	15	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	29	25	27	10	8	1	0	55	18	162
2018	Other occupational category	40	33	20	6	0	0	1	74	6	108

Question 72f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Balancing work and personal life
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	7	30	25	18	21	0	0	37	39	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	25	22	24	13	15	2	0	47	28	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	26	27	23	13	11	0	0	53	24	145
2022	Other occupational category	33	31	20	8	8	0	1	64	15	165
2020	Executive	11	20	26	28	15	0	0	31	43	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	18	39	22	18	4	0	0	57	22	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	18	38	21	12	10	1	0	57	22	147
2020	Other occupational category	34	31	20	9	6	0	1	65	15	162
2019	Executive	15	25	24	22	14	0	0	40	36	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	41	19	25	8	8	0	0	59	16	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	26	29	23	12	7	0	2	57	20	129
2019	Other occupational category	39	31	20	6	4	0	0	70	11	127
2018	Executive	17	23	23	22	16	0	0	39	37	110
2018	Scientific and Professional	28	23	22	13	15	0	0	51	28	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	28	22	29	12	8	1	0	51	20	162
2018	Other occupational category	35	23	28	9	6	0	0	58	14	106

Question 72g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Lack of control or input in decision-making
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	15	30	27	15	13	0	0	45	28	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	17	17	31	18	16	1	0	34	35	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	29	36	17	9	7	0	1	66	16	145
2022	Other occupational category	25	38	18	9	8	2	1	65	17	165
2020	Executive	35	33	23	5	4	0	0	68	8	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	25	37	22	14	0	2	0	64	14	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	35	34	15	14	0	1	1	70	14	146
2020	Other occupational category	36	36	17	4	3	1	2	75	7	161
2019	Executive	35	36	10	15	3	0	1	72	18	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	18	34	27	18	3	0	0	52	21	62
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	28	38	22	5	4	1	2	69	9	128
2019	Other occupational category	37	39	18	5	1	0	1	76	6	125
2018	Executive	31	41	20	4	4	0	0	72	8	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	23	30	23	14	9	1	0	54	23	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	35	34	18	5	4	2	2	71	9	161
2018	Other occupational category	33	36	21	4	4	1	0	70	9	110

Question 72h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Competing or constantly changing priorities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	4	32	28	18	17	0	1	37	35	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	13	15	34	18	19	1	0	28	38	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	24	36	19	12	7	0	2	61	20	145
2022	Other occupational category	18	27	26	11	16	0	2	46	28	165
2020	Executive	24	30	23	18	5	0	0	54	22	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	20	32	28	18	0	2	0	53	18	50
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	38	36	16	8	1	2	0	76	8	146
2020	Other occupational category	33	38	19	6	5	0	0	71	10	161
2019	Executive	24	33	17	13	12	0	1	57	25	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	9	34	36	14	5	2	0	44	19	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	28	32	28	4	5	0	3	62	9	128
2019	Other occupational category	26	36	26	8	4	0	0	62	12	126
2018	Executive	25	39	22	10	3	0	0	65	14	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	16	29	28	17	10	0	0	44	27	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	32	24	5	3	1	2	67	8	160
2018	Other occupational category	26	31	26	15	2	0	0	57	17	110

Question 72i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Lack of clear expectations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	19	38	18	12	12	0	1	57	25	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	12	32	21	19	17	0	0	44	36	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	31	35	21	6	7	0	1	66	13	145
2022	Other occupational category	28	35	16	9	11	0	1	64	20	165
2020	Executive	36	37	19	7	1	0	0	73	8	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	20	40	26	10	4	0	0	60	14	50
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	39	35	20	4	1	1	0	75	5	144
2020	Other occupational category	44	31	15	7	3	1	0	75	10	160
2019	Executive	33	31	14	13	8	0	1	65	21	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	19	31	30	11	9	0	0	50	20	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	24	35	27	7	4	1	2	61	11	128
2019	Other occupational category	38	36	18	6	1	0	1	74	7	124
2018	Executive	35	42	17	5	1	0	0	77	6	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	21	30	21	21	6	0	0	51	27	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	36	17	8	4	1	2	71	12	160
2018	Other occupational category	37	32	20	10	2	0	0	68	12	110

Question 72j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Lack of recognition
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	32	37	13	11	6	0	1	70	17	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	31	30	13	10	12	3	1	64	23	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	37	34	13	6	8	1	0	72	15	145
2022	Other occupational category	36	31	15	6	8	1	3	70	15	165
2020	Executive	49	23	13	11	4	0	0	72	15	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	35	33	16	6	8	0	2	70	14	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	43	29	18	4	4	1	1	73	8	146
2020	Other occupational category	53	23	14	6	4	0	0	76	10	162
2019	Executive	40	29	21	4	6	0	1	69	10	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	48	14	17	13	8	0	0	63	20	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	32	34	16	9	6	1	2	68	16	128
2019	Other occupational category	44	34	13	4	4	0	1	79	8	126

Question 72k. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Feeling disconnected from colleagues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	42	34	16	5	3	0	0	76	7	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	46	23	16	11	2	1	0	70	14	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	45	20	20	8	7	0	0	65	14	145
2022	Other occupational category	43	32	11	9	3	0	2	77	12	165
2020	Executive	29	33	22	10	6	0	0	62	16	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	22	24	29	20	6	0	0	45	25	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	25	24	29	15	7	1	0	49	22	147
2020	Other occupational category	31	35	22	8	4	0	0	66	12	161

Question 72l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Information overload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	22	31	27	14	6	0	0	53	20	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	29	32	18	10	7	2	1	63	18	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	26	30	19	13	12	0	1	56	25	145
2022	Other occupational category	33	35	14	8	7	1	2	70	15	165
2020	Executive	24	30	26	17	4	0	0	53	21	105
2020	Scientific and Professional	29	29	29	10	2	0	0	59	12	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	29	38	20	10	2	1	0	68	12	146
2020	Other occupational category	35	40	15	7	3	1	0	75	10	161
2019	Executive	37	30	25	6	2	0	0	67	8	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	47	19	14	13	8	0	0	66	20	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	34	31	21	6	5	1	2	67	11	126
2019	Other occupational category	37	34	22	3	3	0	1	72	7	125
2018	Executive	28	32	27	10	4	0	0	60	13	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	20	30	23	17	9	1	0	51	26	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	35	36	19	4	2	1	2	74	6	161
2018	Other occupational category	37	34	16	11	2	0	0	71	13	109

Question 72m. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Physical work environment
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	55	29	10	2	3	0	1	85	5	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	55	23	10	2	1	3	5	86	4	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	57	22	8	5	4	1	3	83	9	145
2022	Other occupational category	58	24	9	3	2	0	4	86	5	165
2020	Executive	52	37	9	0	0	1	0	91	0	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	47	27	18	6	0	2	0	76	6	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	39	35	14	9	2	1	1	75	11	147
2020	Other occupational category	55	28	11	4	2	0	0	83	6	161
2019	Executive	75	15	8	0	1	0	1	91	1	103
2019	Scientific and Professional	56	24	6	8	3	2	2	82	11	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	58	24	13	2	1	0	2	84	2	127
2019	Other occupational category	68	19	6	3	2	0	2	89	5	124
2018	Executive	82	14	3	1	1	0	0	96	2	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	54	20	16	1	6	0	3	76	7	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	64	20	9	2	1	1	2	87	4	158
2018	Other occupational category	74	11	6	5	0	0	4	88	5	108

Question 72n. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Difficulty accessing my work tools or network (e.g., work email, work device, ergonomic equipment)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	46	40	12	1	1	0	0	86	2	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	50	31	14	2	2	0	2	82	4	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	45	35	13	4	3	0	1	81	6	145
2022	Other occupational category	49	35	10	4	1	0	2	86	4	165
2020	Executive	37	40	13	7	2	0	0	78	9	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	33	31	27	6	2	0	0	65	8	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	34	36	21	5	3	1	0	71	8	147
2020	Other occupational category	40	43	11	3	3	0	0	83	6	162

Question 72o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	78	12	1	1	0	1	7	98	1	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	69	9	6	3	2	0	12	88	5	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	72	14	5	1	3	1	5	90	5	145
2022	Other occupational category	72	12	5	1	3	1	7	90	5	165
2020	Executive	84	10	3	2	0	0	1	95	2	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	67	12	12	0	2	0	8	85	2	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	70	19	3	3	1	1	2	92	4	146
2020	Other occupational category	74	16	1	0	3	0	5	96	3	162
2019	Executive	84	6	1	1	1	0	7	97	2	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	78	8	0	3	2	0	9	95	5	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	78	13	4	0	1	0	5	95	1	126
2019	Other occupational category	83	9	2	0	1	1	4	97	1	126
2018	Executive	85	7	2	1	0	0	5	97	1	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	81	6	9	0	0	1	3	91	0	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	81	11	4	0	0	1	4	96	0	160
2018	Other occupational category	85	7	4	3	0	0	2	94	3	110

Question 72p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Harassment or discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	81	8	5	0	2	0	4	93	2	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	70	11	3	3	3	6	5	91	6	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	79	8	6	1	1	1	3	91	2	145
2022	Other occupational category	77	8	4	2	1	2	5	92	4	165
2020	Executive	86	5	6	1	0	1	2	93	1	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	76	16	0	2	4	0	2	94	6	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	84	7	5	1	1	2	0	92	3	148
2020	Other occupational category	89	5	4	1	0	1	1	96	1	162
2019	Executive	79	9	5	2	2	0	3	91	4	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	77	14	2	5	0	2	2	94	5	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	79	10	2	0	2	2	5	97	2	128
2019	Other occupational category	78	9	5	1	3	1	2	90	5	126
2018	Executive	77	11	5	2	2	0	4	92	4	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	73	14	7	1	3	0	1	88	4	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	84	5	2	1	1	1	6	96	1	161
2018	Other occupational category	77	14	4	1	2	0	2	93	3	110

Question 72q. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Issue(s) with my co-worker(s)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	63	28	6	2	1	0	0	91	2	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	58	29	4	4	0	1	4	91	4	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	69	17	8	3	3	0	1	87	6	145
2022	Other occupational category	58	28	7	2	2	0	3	89	4	165
2020	Executive	69	18	9	5	0	0	0	87	5	105
2020	Scientific and Professional	64	20	10	4	2	0	0	84	6	50
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	72	18	5	1	1	1	1	92	3	147
2020	Other occupational category	72	19	5	2	1	1	1	92	3	161
2019	Executive	49	31	14	1	4	0	1	80	5	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	64	14	13	5	2	2	2	81	6	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	62	23	10	0	2	2	2	88	2	128
2019	Other occupational category	50	31	14	3	2	0	1	81	5	126
2018	Executive	41	38	13	6	2	0	1	79	8	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	52	19	17	9	3	0	0	71	12	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	62	24	6	3	1	1	3	90	3	162
2018	Other occupational category	55	25	15	3	1	0	1	81	4	108

Question 72r. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Issue(s) with individual(s) with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	56	24	9	4	6	0	1	81	10	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	53	18	12	10	3	1	3	74	13	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	63	18	6	6	5	0	2	83	11	145
2022	Other occupational category	59	20	11	4	3	0	3	82	8	165
2020	Executive	68	17	10	3	2	0	0	85	5	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	65	22	4	6	4	0	0	86	10	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	66	14	11	5	1	1	1	83	6	148
2020	Other occupational category	74	16	8	1	0	0	1	91	2	161
2019	Executive	55	16	12	12	4	1	0	73	16	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	50	25	5	11	6	2	2	77	18	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	58	18	15	4	3	1	2	78	7	128
2019	Other occupational category	67	19	6	5	2	0	1	86	8	124
2018	Executive	48	28	15	4	3	0	1	77	8	110
2018	Scientific and Professional	44	23	15	16	3	0	0	67	19	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	53	23	11	4	5	1	3	79	9	162
2018	Other occupational category	55	31	9	5	1	0	0	86	5	109

Question 72s. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	55	28	8	4	3	0	2	85	7	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	67	9	3	2	0	1	18	94	2	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	62	17	5	4	2	0	11	88	6	145
2022	Other occupational category	61	12	3	4	1	0	19	91	5	165
2020	Executive	50	29	15	5	1	0	0	79	6	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	57	24	4	0	0	0	16	95	0	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	67	16	6	1	1	1	7	92	1	147
2020	Other occupational category	71	8	2	1	0	0	18	96	1	161
2019	Executive	40	35	18	3	2	0	2	77	5	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	53	13	6	3	0	2	23	88	4	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	58	23	6	0	2	0	12	92	2	127
2019	Other occupational category	58	15	6	1	0	0	19	91	2	125
2018	Executive	32	37	22	4	3	0	2	70	7	111
2018	Scientific and Professional	50	16	4	4	1	0	24	86	8	68
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	51	20	2	2	2	1	22	93	5	162
2018	Other occupational category	59	12	6	2	0	0	22	90	2	108

Question 72t. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Issue(s) with other individual(s) (e.g., members of the public, individuals from other departments or agencies)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	69	19	9	1	0	0	2	90	1	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	65	14	7	0	2	2	10	90	2	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	73	14	5	2	1	0	4	91	4	145
2022	Other occupational category	71	19	3	1	0	0	7	96	1	165
2020	Executive	71	22	3	4	0	0	0	93	4	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	65	31	2	0	2	0	0	96	2	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	71	20	7	1	0	1	1	92	1	148
2020	Other occupational category	82	13	1	1	0	0	4	98	1	162
2019	Executive	61	20	15	2	1	0	1	82	3	102
2019	Scientific and Professional	70	14	8	0	2	2	5	90	2	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	61	25	7	0	1	0	6	92	1	129
2019	Other occupational category	77	16	1	1	1	0	3	97	2	124
2018	Executive	51	30	12	5	1	0	1	82	6	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	56	18	10	10	3	0	3	76	14	68
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	57	25	13	1	1	0	3	84	2	162
2018	Other occupational category	76	15	3	0	0	0	6	97	0	107

Question 72u. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Lack of job security
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	93	3	1	1	0	0	2	98	1	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	79	8	6	2	0	1	5	92	2	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	70	19	4	3	2	0	1	90	6	145
2022	Other occupational category	76	12	6	2	2	0	2	89	5	165
2020	Executive	92	7	0	1	1	0	0	98	2	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	75	16	6	0	4	0	0	90	4	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	76	16	5	2	0	1	0	93	2	147
2020	Other occupational category	81	10	2	2	4	0	1	93	6	161
2019	Executive	84	9	3	2	0	0	2	95	2	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	73	14	6	0	2	2	3	92	2	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	76	14	2	3	2	1	3	93	5	127
2019	Other occupational category	78	13	4	1	1	0	2	94	2	126
2018	Executive	87	9	1	3	0	0	1	96	3	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	83	8	6	0	1	0	1	93	1	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	79	12	3	2	1	1	3	94	3	161
2018	Other occupational category	81	11	2	0	5	0	2	94	5	109

Question 72v. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you work-related stress? Personal issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	55	32	11	1	1	0	1	87	2	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	56	24	10	2	4	1	4	84	6	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	45	26	17	5	4	1	1	73	9	145
2022	Other occupational category	53	27	16	2	2	0	1	80	3	165
2020	Executive	47	26	20	6	2	0	0	73	7	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	31	35	25	4	2	2	0	68	6	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	43	32	16	6	2	1	0	75	8	148
2020	Other occupational category	47	37	10	4	2	0	0	85	5	162
2019	Executive	62	26	7	4	2	0	0	88	6	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	45	31	11	5	3	2	3	80	8	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	48	40	8	2	1	0	2	90	2	128
2019	Other occupational category	50	36	9	3	2	1	0	86	5	125
2018	Executive	56	27	13	2	1	0	1	84	3	113
2018	Scientific and Professional	44	32	19	1	3	0	1	77	4	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	47	31	13	6	1	0	2	80	6	162
2018	Other occupational category	52	18	20	5	3	1	2	72	7	109

Question 73. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	0	15	47	23	14	0	15	37	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	5	22	42	23	7	1	27	31	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	3	35	43	16	3	0	38	19	145
2022	Other occupational category	12	23	50	11	4	0	36	15	165
2020	Executive	5	22	44	26	3	0	27	29	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	10	25	47	18	0	0	35	18	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	9	35	42	11	2	0	45	14	148
2020	Other occupational category	14	34	40	9	1	0	49	10	162
2019	Executive	7	26	49	15	3	0	33	18	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	13	39	30	17	2	0	52	19	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	10	36	36	12	5	1	46	17	129
2019	Other occupational category	13	44	38	5	1	0	57	5	127
2018	Executive	6	21	45	22	6	0	26	28	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	12	17	38	29	4	0	29	33	69
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	10	36	42	10	2	1	46	12	162
2018	Other occupational category	15	32	44	7	2	0	47	9	110

Question 74. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	9	37	42	6	6	0	0	12	46	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	11	22	41	17	8	1	0	26	33	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	5	20	48	20	8	0	0	28	24	145
2022	Other occupational category	8	18	47	19	8	0	0	26	26	165
2020	Executive	15	23	48	11	3	0	0	14	38	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	4	27	35	29	2	2	0	32	32	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	7	26	39	26	3	0	0	29	32	148
2020	Other occupational category	8	17	40	25	9	0	1	34	26	160
2019	Executive	10	21	46	17	7	0	0	24	31	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	6	24	35	29	5	0	0	34	31	62
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	5	15	46	26	8	0	1	34	20	129
2019	Other occupational category	4	21	37	26	12	0	0	38	25	125
2018	Executive	11	25	39	20	6	0	0	25	36	110
2018	Scientific and Professional	10	36	29	23	3	0	0	26	46	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	4	14	42	30	10	0	0	40	18	160
2018	Other occupational category	6	17	50	19	9	0	0	28	22	107

Question 75. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	37	51	5	5	2	0	88	7	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	18	50	12	13	6	2	69	19	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	32	47	14	5	2	0	79	7	145
2022	Other occupational category	37	42	10	7	4	0	78	11	165
2020	Executive	62	34	3	2	0	0	95	2	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	43	49	2	6	0	0	92	6	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	56	38	3	2	1	1	95	3	147
2020	Other occupational category	68	29	2	1	0	0	97	1	161
2019	Executive	23	50	21	3	2	1	74	5	103
2019	Scientific and Professional	13	48	13	17	6	3	63	24	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	19	50	14	9	4	3	72	14	129
2019	Other occupational category	35	47	15	3	1	0	81	4	127
2018	Executive	14	36	30	17	3	1	50	20	111
2018	Scientific and Professional	9	32	19	24	10	6	44	36	68
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	16	40	16	13	7	8	61	22	162
2018	Other occupational category	20	46	18	12	3	1	67	15	108

Question 76. In general, how is your mental health?
Survey year	Demographic	Excellent (%)	Very good (%)	Good (%)	Fair (%)	Poor (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	5	28	46	18	3	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	5	31	39	17	7	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	6	23	40	27	4	145
2022	Other occupational category	8	31	35	20	6	165

Question 77. My immediate supervisor supports my mental health and well-being.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	47	38	7	5	3	0	1	86	7	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	48	34	9	6	1	2	0	84	7	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	56	33	6	3	1	1	0	90	4	145
2022	Other occupational category	64	18	10	3	2	2	1	85	5	165
2020	Executive	52	30	11	3	2	2	0	84	5	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	51	27	18	2	2	0	0	78	4	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	51	32	9	1	2	4	0	87	4	148
2020	Other occupational category	67	25	5	2	1	0	0	92	3	161

Question 78. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my mental health.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	45	37	5	8	4	0	1	83	12	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	42	31	8	16	2	2	0	75	18	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	44	30	11	10	3	1	0	75	14	145
2022	Other occupational category	58	22	6	8	6	1	0	81	13	165
2020	Executive	45	30	9	12	4	0	0	75	16	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	43	31	6	16	2	2	0	76	18	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	39	26	14	11	7	1	1	66	19	148
2020	Other occupational category	48	34	8	6	3	1	0	82	10	162

Question 79. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my physical health and safety.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	61	28	2	5	2	0	1	90	8	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	53	33	8	3	2	1	0	87	5	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	56	33	3	6	2	0	0	89	8	145
2022	Other occupational category	67	19	6	5	3	0	0	86	8	165
2020	Executive	62	25	8	6	0	0	0	87	6	106
2020	Scientific and Professional	57	31	6	4	0	2	0	90	4	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	48	32	9	5	5	1	0	82	10	148
2020	Other occupational category	63	28	4	5	0	0	0	91	5	162

Question 80. I would describe my workplace as being psychologically healthy.

A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	16	40	14	19	10	1	57	29	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	19	34	12	20	11	3	55	33	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	29	42	17	8	3	1	72	11	145
2022	Other occupational category	24	37	18	14	5	1	62	20	165
2020	Executive	34	38	13	10	3	2	73	13	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	31	33	20	12	4	0	65	16	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	39	37	14	7	1	1	77	8	148
2020	Other occupational category	47	33	11	7	1	0	81	8	160
2019	Executive	19	44	18	11	7	0	63	18	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	14	36	9	28	9	3	52	39	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	19	41	23	12	3	1	61	16	129
2019	Other occupational category	23	46	16	9	5	1	70	14	127
2018	Executive	16	38	23	16	7	0	54	23	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	4	36	23	21	11	4	42	34	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	20	44	16	10	5	6	67	15	162
2018	Other occupational category	23	36	29	6	5	0	59	12	108

Question 82. I am equipped to support employees in my work unit who are experiencing mental health issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	15	58	13	10	4	0	0	72	14	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	3	44	11	25	17	0	0	48	41	30
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	21	46	16	13	5	0	0	67	17	50
2022	Other occupational category	15	50	12	17	3	3	0	67	21	65
2020	Executive	26	49	10	13	1	0	2	76	15	105
2020	Scientific and Professional	18	27	27	9	18	0	0	45	27	11
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	20	44	16	11	7	0	2	66	18	45
2020	Other occupational category	20	60	2	11	4	0	2	82	16	46
2019	Executive	19	42	15	21	3	1	0	61	24	102
2019	Scientific and Professional	12	35	29	6	18	0	0	47	24	17
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	13	35	15	13	17	4	4	52	32	48
2019	Other occupational category	16	43	22	14	2	2	0	61	17	42

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Duty to Accommodate

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

Please note that the questions about duty to accommodate do not apply to employees who asked for office equipment to work remotely, unless their requests pertain to specific accommodation measures that help to reduce barriers to work, as per the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Question 83. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, have you requested workplace accommodation measures in the last two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	9	91	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	11	89	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	15	85	145
2022	Other occupational category	12	88	165
2020	Executive	10	90	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	22	78	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	16	84	145
2020	Other occupational category	14	86	161
2019	Executive	7	93	105
2019	Scientific and Professional	16	84	64
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	16	84	128
2019	Other occupational category	18	82	127

Question 84. Were the requests for workplace accommodation measures related to a disability?

A disability refers to a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, sensory, learning or communication impairment, or a functional limitation, whether apparent or not, and permanent, temporary or episodic in nature, that hinders a person's full and equal participation in society when they face a barrier. A barrier refers to a physical, structural, technological, socioeconomic or cultural obstruction, or one that is related to information, communications, attitudes or mindsets, that hinders a person's full and equal participation in society.
Definition of the term has changed from 2020 PSES.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Scientific and Professional	63	37	15
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	65	35	20
2022	Other occupational category	61	39	20
2020	Executive	55	45	11
2020	Scientific and Professional	55	45	11
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	30	70	23
2020	Other occupational category	54	46	22

Question 85. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	100	0	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	91	9	15
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	73	27	20
2022	Other occupational category	72	28	20
2020	Executive	91	9	11
2020	Scientific and Professional	91	9	11
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	83	17	23
2020	Other occupational category	95	5	22
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	90	10	20
2019	Other occupational category	97	3	23

Question 86. I am satisfied with the workplace accommodation measures that were implemented.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	62	38	0	0	0	0	100	0	10
2022	Scientific and Professional	42	26	9	15	9	0	68	23	10
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	37	37	12	7	6	0	74	13	15
2022	Other occupational category	24	39	17	6	0	14	73	7	15
2020	Executive	50	40	10	0	0	0	90	0	10
2020	Scientific and Professional	60	30	0	10	0	0	90	10	10
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	58	26	5	5	5	0	84	11	19
2020	Other occupational category	71	24	0	0	0	5	100	0	21
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	33	28	22	17	0	0	61	17	18
2019	Other occupational category	36	50	5	9	0	0	86	9	22

Question 87. I would feel comfortable requesting workplace accommodation measures from my immediate supervisor.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	52	36	4	4	2	0	2	90	6	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	42	35	8	6	3	2	4	82	9	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	37	39	3	10	2	5	4	84	13	145
2022	Other occupational category	55	34	2	2	1	2	4	94	4	165
2020	Executive	58	26	4	7	1	1	3	87	9	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	47	27	14	8	0	0	4	78	8	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	46	32	7	6	1	4	3	84	8	145
2020	Other occupational category	64	28	4	1	1	0	1	94	2	162

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Compensation

Question 88. In the last 12 months, has your pay or other compensation been affected by issues with the Phoenix pay system?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Not applicable (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	7	84	7	2	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	4	79	14	3	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	2	81	14	2	145
2022	Other occupational category	11	77	11	1	165
2020	Executive	6	82	12	0	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	10	53	31	6	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	8	66	23	3	148
2020	Other occupational category	7	81	10	2	162

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected:

Question 89. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	52	48	20
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	92	8	12
2020	Other occupational category	81	19	11

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected:

Question 90. I am satisfied with the support (e.g., regular information, follow-up, making enquiries on my behalf, offering emergency or priority pay) I received from my department or agency to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	26	16	23	15	15	0	5	45	31	20
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	17	25	17	17	8	0	17	50	30	12
2020	Other occupational category	37	26	19	0	9	9	0	69	10	11

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected:

Question 91. I am satisfied with the support I received from the Pay Centre to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Other occupational category	9	18	17	5	30	22	34	45	20
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	8	8	0	17	0	67	50	50	12
2020	Other occupational category	19	7	9	19	19	28	36	52	11

Question 92. To what extent have issues with the Phoenix pay system affected your decision to seek or accept another position (e.g., deployment, promotion, secondment, assignment, acting assignment) within your department or agency or the federal public service?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	60	9	4	1	2	1	23	91	3	120
2022	Scientific and Professional	42	8	5	2	2	4	37	84	7	100
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	51	12	4	1	0	3	28	92	2	145
2022	Other occupational category	42	12	6	4	4	4	28	79	13	165
2020	Executive	69	8	5	4	0	1	13	90	4	107
2020	Scientific and Professional	53	12	8	6	2	0	20	80	10	51
2020	Administration and Foreign Services	55	13	7	3	1	3	18	85	6	148
2020	Other occupational category	53	11	6	7	4	0	19	79	13	162
2019	Executive	60	16	7	7	2	1	8	83	10	104
2019	Scientific and Professional	40	24	11	3	8	0	14	74	13	63
2019	Administration and Foreign Services	61	13	8	4	4	1	9	82	9	127
2019	Other occupational category	58	12	9	6	9	0	6	74	16	125
2018	Executive	69	6	8	5	1	0	11	85	7	112
2018	Scientific and Professional	51	13	10	11	4	3	7	71	18	70
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	61	12	7	5	4	2	9	82	10	160
2018	Other occupational category	58	14	7	5	4	1	10	81	11	110

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Hybrid Work

Question 94. In general, which of the following best describes the percentage of time you spend working at a Government of Canada location?
Survey year	Demographic	20% (1 out of 5 days) (%)	40% (2 out of 5 days) (%)	60% (3 out of 5 days) (%)	80% (4 out of 5 days) (%)	Other Please specify (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	68	8	1	0	23	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	75	0	0	4	21	20
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	62	3	0	0	35	35
2022	Other occupational category	42	12	0	3	43	40

Question 95. When working at a Government of Canada location, do you usually work there on the same days of the week?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	31	69	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	54	46	25
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	10	90	35
2022	Other occupational category	44	56	45

Question 96a. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? … Attend meetings
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	53	47	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	64	36	25
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	54	46	35
2022	Other occupational category	27	73	45

Question 96b. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? … Participate in team building activities
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	85	15	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	62	38	25
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	72	28	35
2022	Other occupational category	73	27	45

Question 96c. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? … Collaborate on projects with colleagues (e.g., brainstorming)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	70	30	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	60	40	25
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	54	46	35
2022	Other occupational category	47	53	45

Question 96d. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? ...Work with stakeholders or clients
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	39	61	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	33	67	25
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	44	56	35
2022	Other occupational category	31	69	45

Question 96e. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? … Completing onboarding of employees
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	48	52	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	28	72	25
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	40	60	35
2022	Other occupational category	20	80	45

Question 96f. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? … Completing offboarding of employees
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	20	80	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	12	88	25
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	20	80	35
2022	Other occupational category	8	92	45

Question 96g. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? … Perform individual work
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	11	89	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	43	57	25
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	14	86	35
2022	Other occupational category	14	86	45

Question 96h. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? ...Completing other administrative work (e.g., tasks related to human resources, finance and security)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	7	93	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	25	75	25
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	20	80	35
2022	Other occupational category	10	90	45

Question 96i. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? … Discussing sensitive issues
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	32	68	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	26	74	25
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	17	83	35
2022	Other occupational category	16	84	45

Question 96j. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? ...Training
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	30	70	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	20	80	25
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	33	67	35
2022	Other occupational category	22	78	45

Question 96k. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? ...Other
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	1	99	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	4	96	25
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	0	100	35
2022	Other occupational category	14	86	45

Question 96l. In general, which of the following activities do you feel are best completed at a Government of Canada location? ...None of the above
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	5	95	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	9	91	25
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	2	98	35
2022	Other occupational category	6	94	45

Question 97. Having the flexibility to choose where I work allows me to have a better work-life-balance.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	74	17	9	0	91	0	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	67	21	13	0	87	0	25
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	72	26	0	2	98	2	35
2022	Other occupational category	82	13	5	0	95	0	40

Question 98. I am concerned that I will miss out on career opportunities if I am not at the Government of Canada worksite as often as others.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	4	20	15	13	41	4	4	59	25	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	4	22	28	20	21	5	0	43	27	25
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	19	16	9	15	32	5	3	51	39	35
2022	Other occupational category	6	15	16	24	27	5	8	57	25	45

Question 99. I believe team members who attend meetings virtually would feel less included than those who attend in person.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2022	Executive	13	33	17	18	15	3	1	34	48	75
2022	Scientific and Professional	8	36	10	25	21	0	0	46	44	25
2022	Administration and Foreign Services	14	36	16	13	22	0	0	34	50	35
2022	Other occupational category	6	30	19	12	28	4	0	42	38	45

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2022 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Office of the Auditor General of Canada by Question 105.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 105)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

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

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

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

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

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

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

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 23. In my work unit, I would feel safe to speak about racism in the workplace without fear of reprisal or negative impact on my career.

Question 24. In my work unit, I would feel safe to speak about racism in the workplace without negative impact on my mental health.

Question 25. My immediate supervisor encourages me to work collaboratively with others outside of my work unit.

Question 26. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.

Question 27. I feel that my immediate supervisor supports my career goals.

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

Question 29. My immediate supervisor supports the use of flexible work hours (e.g., varying the start and end times of the workday).

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

Question 31. When I communicate with my immediate supervisor, I feel free to use the official language of my choice.

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

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

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

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

Question 36. Senior managers in my department or agency use both official languages in their interactions with employees.

Question 37. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.

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

Question 39. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.

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

Question 41. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.

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

Question 43a. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Conflict between my work obligations and my family or personal obligations

Question 43b. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to learning opportunities

Question 43c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination

Question 43d. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Accessibility or accommodation issues

Question 44. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.

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

Question 46. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).

Question 47. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workforce.

Question 48. My department or agency implements initiatives that promote anti-racism in the workplace.

Question 49. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns about racism in the workplace with a person of authority (e.g., immediate supervisor, senior manager, ombudsperson, human resources advisor).

Question 50. I feel that racism in my department or agency has had an adverse or negative impact on my mental health.

Question 51. I feel that the Call to Action on Anti-Racism, Equity and Inclusion has had a positive impact in my department or agency, since it launched in January 2021.

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

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

Question 54. I am satisfied with my department or agency.

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

Question 56_1. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?

Question 56_2. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

Question 57. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?

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

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

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

Question 58d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)

Question 58e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Individuals from other departments or agencies

Question 58f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? …Members of the public (individuals or organizations)

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

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

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

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

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

Question 59e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. ...Interference with work or withholding resources