2022 results for Indigenous groups
About the data
Methodological notes
About the dashboards
The dashboards show the Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) results for specific demographic groups in comparison with the results for other respondents.
About the data
Percentages reflect the total of different possible affirmative responses (in other words, “Strongly agree” and “Somewhat agree” responses; “Always/Almost always” and “Often” responses; “Very high” and “High” responses; “To a large extent” and “To a very large extent” responses; or the selected response from a list).
Percentages exclude the responses “Don’t know” and “Not applicable.”
Results by employment equity group are on the Open Government Portal, in the EEInfoDV dataset.
Results by Indigenous group
All Indigenous respondents
In the 2022 PSES, 7,283 respondents identified as Indigenous.
| Question | Result for all Indigenous respondents (2020) | Result for all Indigenous respondents (2022) |
|---|---|---|
| Felt valued at work | 66% | 67% |
| Liked their job | 81% | 81% |
| Felt encouraged to be innovative | 67% | 70% |
| Felt supported to propose new ideas | 64% | 63% |
| Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace | 75% | 68% |
| Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy | 61% | 62% |
| Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress | 22% | 21% |
| Felt emotionally drained after their workday | 38% | 33% |
| Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months | 18% | 18% |
| Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months | 12% | 13% |
First Nations respondents
In the 2022 PSES, 2,958 respondents identified as First Nations.
| Question | Result for First Nations respondents (2020) | Result for First Nations respondents (2022) |
|---|---|---|
| Felt valued at work | 68% | 71% |
| Liked their job | 83% | 83% |
| Felt encouraged to be innovative | 69% | 72% |
| Felt supported to propose new ideas | 65% | 65% |
| Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace | 76% | 69% |
| Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy | 63% | 64% |
| Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress | 21% | 20% |
| Felt emotionally drained after their workday | 35% | 30% |
| Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months | 18% | 17% |
| Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months | 13% | 12% |
Inuit respondents
In the 2022 PSES, 275 respondents identified as Inuit.
| Question | Result for Inuit respondents (2020) | Result for Inuit respondents (2022) |
|---|---|---|
| Felt valued at work | 72% | 71% |
| Liked their job | 83% | 81% |
| Felt encouraged to be innovative | 71% | 73% |
| Felt supported to propose new ideas | 70% | 67% |
| Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace | 81% | 74% |
| Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy | 68% | 68% |
| Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress | 13% | 13% |
| Felt emotionally drained after their workday | 26% | 25% |
| Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months | 14% | 15% |
| Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months | 8% | 13% |
Métis respondents
In the 2022 PSES, 3,440 respondents identified as Métis.
| Question | Result for Métis respondents (2020) | Result for Métis respondents (2022) |
|---|---|---|
| Felt valued at work | 64% | 65% |
| Liked their job | 79% | 79% |
| Felt encouraged to be innovative | 65% | 68% |
| Felt supported to propose new ideas | 62% | 63% |
| Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace | 74% | 68% |
| Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy | 60% | 61% |
| Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress | 23% | 23% |
| Felt emotionally drained after their workday | 40% | 35% |
| Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months | 18% | 19% |
| Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months | 11% | 12% |
Comparative results by Indigenous groups
Figure 1 - Text version
| Question | Indigenous respondents (2020) | Indigenous respondents (2022) | All other respondents (2022) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member | 70% | 75% | 82% |
| Felt their organizations treats them with respect | 79% | 80% | 85% |
| Organization implemented anti-racism initiatives | 70% | 64% | 69% |
| Believed their organization does a good job of supporting employee career development | 58% | 61% | 64% |
| Believed they had opportunities for promotion within organization | 52% | 59% | 61% |
| Indicated discrimination affected their career progress over the last 12 months | 9% | 9% | 5% |
Figure 2 - Text version
| Question | First Nations respondents (2020) | First Nations respondents (2022) | All other respondents (2022) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member | 71% | 77% | 82% |
| Felt their organizations treats them with respect | 80% | 82% | 84% |
| Organization implemented anti-racism initiatives | 70% | 63% | 69% |
| Believed their organization does a good job of supporting employee career development | 60% | 64% | 64% |
| Believed they had opportunities for promotion within organization | 53% | 60% | 61% |
| Indicated discrimination affected their career progress over the last 12 months | 10% | 9% | 6% |
Figure 3 - Text version
| Question | Inuit respondents (2020) | Inuit respondents (2022) | All other respondents (2022) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member | 70% | 78% | 82% |
| Felt their organizations treats them with respect | 80% | 85% | 84% |
| Organization implemented anti-racism initiatives | 71% | 53% | 69% |
| Believed their organization does a good job of supporting employee career development | 69% | 69% | 64% |
| Believed they had opportunities for promotion within organization | 60% | 59% | 61% |
| Indicated discrimination affected their career progress over the last 12 months | 9% | 8% | 6% |
Figure 4 - Text version
| Question | Métis respondents (2020) | Métis respondents (2022) | All other respondents (2022) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member | 69% | 74% | 82% |
| Felt their organizations treats them with respect | 78% | 79% | 85% |
| Organization implemented anti-racism initiatives | 71% | 66% | 69% |
| Believed their organization does a good job of supporting employee career development | 56% | 60% | 64% |
| Believed they had opportunities for promotion within organization | 51% | 58% | 61% |
| Indicated discrimination affected their career progress over the last 12 months | 8% | 9% | 6% |
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