2017 Public Service Employee Annual Survey

My Workplace

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

(A diverse workplace includes everyone, regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital or family status, religion, age, language, culture, background, interests, views or other dimensions.)

1. Strongly agree  
2. Somewhat agree            
3. Neither agree nor disagree        
4. Somewhat disagree       
5. Strongly disagree            
6. Don't know        
7. Not applicable

2. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect. 

1. Strongly agree  
2. Somewhat agree            
3. Neither agree nor disagree        
4. Somewhat disagree       
5. Strongly disagree            
6. Don't know        
7. Not applicable

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

1. Strongly agree  
2. Somewhat agree            
3. Neither agree nor disagree        
4. Somewhat disagree       
5. Strongly disagree            
6. Don't know        
7. Not applicable

4. I believe I would be supported if I proposed a new idea, even though it might not work.

1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree
6. Don't know
7. Not applicable

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

1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree
6. Don't know
7. Not applicable

6. I am satisfied with my department or agency.

1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree
6. Don't know
7. Not applicable

7. Overall, I like my job.

1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree
6. Don't know
7. Not applicable

Workplace Well-Being

8. My immediate supervisor creates an environment where I feel free to discuss with him or her matters that affect my well-being at work.

1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree
6. Don't know
7. Not applicable

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

1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree
6. Don't know
7. Not applicable

10. 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.)

1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agre
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree
6. Don't know
7. Not applicable

11. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.

1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree
6. Don't know
7. Not applicable

12. Overall, my level of work-related stress is…

1. Very low             
2. Low       
3. Moderate          
4. High      
5. Very High           
6. Don't know        
7. Not applicable

13. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.

1. Always/ Almost always 
2. Often   
3. Sometimes        
4. Rarely  
5. Never/ Almost never    
6. Don't know        
7. Not applicable

Harassment

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

Harassment is any improper conduct by an individual that is directed at and offensive to another individual in the workplace, including at any event or any location related to work, and that the individual knew or ought reasonably to have known would cause offence or harm. It comprises objectionable act(s), comment(s) or display(s) that demean, belittle, or cause personal humiliation or embarrassment, and any act of intimidation or threat. It also includes harassment within the meaning of the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, and pardoned conviction or suspended record).

14. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past two years?

1. Yes (Go to next question.)
2. No (Go to question 16.)

15. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? (Mark all that apply.)

1. Co-workers
2. Individuals with authority over me
3. Individuals working for me
4. Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
5. Individuals from other departments or agencies 
6. Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
7. Other

Discrimination

Discrimination means treating someone differently or unfairly because of a personal characteristic or distinction, which, whether intentional or not, has an effect that imposes disadvantages not imposed on others or that withholds or limits access that is given to others. There are 11 prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act: race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, and pardoned conviction or suspended record.

16. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past two years?

1. Yes (Go to next question.)
2. No (Go to question 18.)

17. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? (Mark all that apply.)

1. Co-workers 
2. Individuals with authority over me  
3. Individuals working for me        
4. Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees) 
5. Individuals from other departments or agencies 
6. Members of the public (individuals or organizations)  
7. Other 

General Information

The following questions ask for general information that will be used to better understand the survey results. To ensure confidentiality, please be advised that your responses will be grouped with those of other respondents in your department or agency. Individual responses and results for very small groups are never published or shared with government departments or agencies.

18. For which department or agency are you currently working? (Mark one only.)

• Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
• Canada Border Services Agency
• Canada Revenue Agency
• Canada School of Public Service
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Canadian Grain Commission
• Canadian Human Rights Commission
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat
• Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
• Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
• Canadian Space Agency
• Canadian Transportation Agency
• Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP
• Copyright Board of Canada
• Correctional Service Canada
• Courts Administration Service
• Department of Finance Canada
• Department of Justice
• Department of National Defence
• Employment and Social Development Canada
• Environment and Climate Change Canada
• Farm Products Council of Canada
• Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
• Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Health Canada
• Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
• Indian Oil and Gas Canada
• Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
• Infrastructure Canada
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
• International Joint Commission
• Library and Archives Canada
• Military Grievances External Review Committee
• Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada
• National Capital Commission
• National Film Board of Canada
• National Research Council Canada
• Natural Resources Canada
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
• Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs
• Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada
• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
• Office of the Correctional Investigator
• Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
• Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
• Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada
• Office of the Secretary to the Governor General
• Parks Canada
• Parole Board of Canada
• Patented Medicine Prices Review Board of Canada
• Polar Knowledge Canada
• Privy Council Office
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Public Prosecution Service of Canada
• Public Safety Canada
• Public Service Commission of Canada
• Public Services and Procurement Canada
• RCMP External Review Committee
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Shared Services Canada
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
• Statistics Canada
• Status of Women Canada
• Transport Canada
• Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Veterans Affairs Canada
• Veterans Review and Appeal Board
• I cannot find my department or agency

19. What is your current employee status?  

1. Indeterminate (permanent)  
2. Seasonal    
3. Term
4. Casual 
5. Student (Go to question 22.) 
6. Contracted via a temporary help services agency (Go to question 22.)                                   
7. Governor in council appointee (Go to question 22.)                                                                                        
8. Other (e.g., minister's exempt staff) (Go to question 22.)   

20. Please indicate your occupational group.

(If you are in an acting position, specify the group of the acting position. For a list of definitions of abbreviations, please see the occupational group list at the end of the survey.)

• AB
• AC
• AD (NFB)
• AD (NRC)
• AG
• AI
• AO
• AR
• AS
• AS (NFB)
• AU
• BI
• CH
• CIASC
• CIEXC
• CIPTC
• CISPC
• CM
• CO
• CR
• CS
• CX
• DA
• DD
• DE
• DE (NFB)
• DM
• DS
• EC
• EC (CRA)
• ED
• EG
• EL
• EN
• ES
• EU
• EX
• EXPCX
• FB
• FI
• FO
• FR
• FS
• GL
• GR
• GR-EX
• GS
• GT
• HP
• HR
• HR/RH (CRA)
• HS
• IM
• IS
• LC
• LI
• LIB
• LP
• LS
• MA
• MD
• MG
• MGT (CNSC)
• MGT (NRC)
• MT
• ND
• NU
• OE
• OM
• OP
• OP (NFB)
• OP (NRC)
• PC
• PE
• PG
• PH
• PI
• PL
• PM
• PM-MCO
• PO-IMA
• PO-TCO
• PR
• PS
• PY
• RCO
• RE
• REG
• REX
• RLE
• RO
• RO (NRC)
• SC
• SE
• SG
• SI
• SO
• SP (CRA)
• SP (NFB)
• SR
• ST
• SW
• TC
• TI
• TO
• TR
• UT
• VM
• WP
• Other

21. Please indicate your level.

(If you are in an acting position, specify the level of the acting position.)
(e.g., for FI-03, indicate 03).

22. With which of the following communities do you most closely identify in relation to your current job? (Mark one only.)

A community is made up of employees who share common work purposes, functions and professional interests. While many employees identify with at least one such community, not all employees do.

1. Client contact centre 
2. Health care practitioners    
3. Federal regulators 
4. Compliance, inspection and enforcement  
5. Communications or public affairs    
6. Access to information and privacy  
7. Security      
8. Science and technology      
9. Library services       
10. Legal services  
11. Administration and operations
12. Human resources  
13. Financial management
14. Procurement
15. Real property
16. Materiel management
17. Information management
18. Information technology      
19. Internal audit
20. Evaluation 
21. Data sciences
22. Policy  
23. Project management
24. Other services to the public   
25. None of the above

23. Are you a supervisor?

1. Yes    
2. No

24. In total, how many years have you been working in the federal public service?

1. Less than one year
2. If one or more years, please indicate the number of years. 

25. In total, how many years have you been working in your current department or agency?

1. Less than one year
2. If one or more years, please indicate the number of years.                                                         

26. Do you currently work according to any of the following flexible working arrangements? (Mark all that apply.)

1. Compressed workweek      
2. Flexible work schedule (i.e., variable start and end times)                                                                           
3. Telework   
4. Job sharing    
5. Income averaging  
6. Pre-retirement transition leave
   OR
7. I do not work according to one of these flexible working arrangements.  

27. What is your first official language?

1. English
2. French

28. In which province or territory do you work? (Mark one only.)

1. National Capital Region                                                                                                
2. Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)    
3. Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)    
4. Northwest Territories  
5. Nunavut    
6. Yukon 
7. British Columbia     
8. Alberta                                                                                                
9. Saskatchewan 
10. Manitoba  
11. New Brunswick                                                                                                
12. Nova Scotia   
13. Prince Edward Island 
14. Newfoundland and Labrador 
15. Outside Canada      

29. What is your age group?

1. 24 years and under                                                                        
2. 25 to 29 years                                                                                   
3. 30 to 34 years                                                                                   
4. 35 to 39 years                                                                                                   
5. 40 to 44 years   
6. 45 to 49 years
7. 50 to 54 years   
8. 55 to 59 years   
9. 60 years and over                                                                                                           

30. What is your gender?

1. Male 
2. Female

31. Are you an Aboriginal person?

(An Aboriginal person is a North American Indian or a member of a First Nation, a Métis or an Inuk (Inuit). North American Indians or members of a First Nation include status, treaty or registered Indians, as well as non-status and non-registered Indians.)  

1. Yes
2. No

32. Are you a person with a disability?

(A person with a disability has a long-term or recurring physical, mental, sensory, psychiatric or learning impairment and considers himself or herself to be disadvantaged in employment by reason of that impairment, or believes that an employer or potential employer is likely to consider him or her to be disadvantaged in employment by reason of that impairment. Persons with disabilities are also those whose functional limitations owing to their impairment have been accommodated in their current job or workplace.) 

1. Yes
2. No

33. Are you a member of a visible minority group?

(A member of a visible minority in Canada may be defined as someone (other than an Aboriginal person) who is non-white in colour or race, regardless of place of birth. For example: Black, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South Asian or East Indian, Southeast Asian, non-white West Asian, North African or Arab, non-white Latin American, person of mixed origin (with one parent in one of the visible minority groups in this list), or other visible minority group.)

1. Yes
2. No

34. Have you ever served in the Canadian military?

(Canadian military service includes service with the Regular Force or Reserve Force as an Officer or a Non-Commissioned Member.  It does not include service with the Cadets.)

1. Yes    
2. No         

Occupational Group List