2022 results for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities

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 for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community

2SLGBTQIA+

In the 2022 PSES, 12,388 respondents identified as being part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Question	Result for 2SLGBTQIA+ respondents	Result for all other respondents^{table 1 note *}
Liked their job	78%	83%
Felt they have opportunities to provide input	67%	71%
Recevied recognition for their work well done	69%	70%
Believed their organization does a good job of supporting employee career development	62%	64%
Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress	23%	18%
Felt emotionally drained after their workday	35%	27%
Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace	65%	74%
Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy	62%	70%
Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months	14%	10%
Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months	10%	7%
Table 1 Notes Table 1 Note 1 People who responded no to “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?” and people who responded “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 1 note * referrer

Two-spirit employee results

In the 2022 PSES, 248 respondents identified as two‑spirit.

Question	Result for two spirit respondents	Result for all other respondents^{table 2 note *}
Liked their job	81%	82%
Felt they have opportunities to provide input	59%	71%
Recevied recognition for their work well done	58%	70%
Believed their organization does a good job of supporting employee career development	56%	64%
Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress	23%	19%
Felt emotionally drained after their workday	32%	28%
Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace	56%	73%
Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy	55%	69%
Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months	29%	10%
Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months	20%	7%
Table 2 Notes Table 2 Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “two-spirit,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 1 note * referrer

Lesbian

In the 2022 PSES, 1,733 respondents identified as lesbian.

Question	Result for lesbian respondents	Result for all other respondents^{table 3 note *}
Liked their job	81%	82%
Felt they have opportunities to provide input	68%	71%
Recevied recognition for their work well done	69%	70%
Believed their organization does a good job of supporting employee career development	64%	64%
Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress	19%	19%
Felt emotionally drained after their workday	31%	28%
Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace	70%	73%
Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy	65%	69%
Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months	14%	10%
Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months	9%	7%
Table 3 Notes Table 3 Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “lesbian,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 3 note * referrer

Gay

In the 2022 PSES, 3,466 respondents identified as gay.

Question	Result for gay respondents	Result for all other respondents^{table 4 note *}
Liked their job	77%	82%
Felt they have opportunities to provide input	69%	71%
Recevied recognition for their work well done	69%	70%
Believed their organization does a good job of supporting employee career development	60%	64%
Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress	23%	19%
Felt emotionally drained after their workday	33%	28%
Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace	67%	74%
Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy	62%	69%
Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months	11%	10%
Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months	9%	7%
Table 4 Notes Table 4 Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “gay,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 4 note * referrer

Bisexual

In the 2022 PSES, 4,704 respondents identified as bisexual.

Question	Result for bisexual respondents	Result for all other respondents^{table 5 note *}
Liked their job	78%	82%
Felt they have opportunities to provide input	68%	71%
Recevied recognition for their work well done	71%	70%
Believed their organization does a good job of supporting employee career development	65%	64%
Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress	23%	19%
Felt emotionally drained after their workday	36%	28%
Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace	64%	74%
Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy	64%	69%
Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months	14%	10%
Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months	10%	7%
Table 5 Notes Table 5 Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “bisexual,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 5 note * referrer

Transgender

In the 2022 PSES, 495 respondents identified as transgender.

Question	Result for transgender respondents	Result for all other respondents^{table 6 note *}
Liked their job	76%	82%
Felt they have opportunities to provide input	64%	71%
Recevied recognition for their work well done	67%	70%
Believed their organization does a good job of supporting employee career development	62%	64%
Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress	25%	19%
Felt emotionally drained after their workday	37%	28%
Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace	60%	73%
Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy	54%	69%
Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months	22%	10%
Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months	22%	7%

Table 6 Notes

Table 6 Note 1

All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “transgender,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.”

Return to table 6 note * referrer

Queer

In the 2022 PSES, 2,228 respondents identified as queer.

Question	Result for queer respondents	Result for all other respondents^{table 7 note *}
Liked their job	75%	82%
Felt they have opportunities to provide input	65%	71%
Recevied recognition for their work well done	69%	70%
Believed their organization does a good job of supporting employee career development	60%	64%
Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress	24%	19%
Felt emotionally drained after their workday	39%	28%
Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace	60%	74%
Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy	59%	69%
Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months	16%	10%
Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months	14%	7%
Table 7 Notes Table 7 Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “queer,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 7 note * referrer

Questioning

In the 2022 PSES, 495 respondents identified as questioning.

Question	Result for questioning respondents	Result for all other respondents^{table 8 note *}
Liked their job	74%	82%
Felt they have opportunities to provide input	62%	71%
Recevied recognition for their work well done	66%	70%
Believed their organization does a good job of supporting employee career development	57%	64%
Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress	28%	19%
Felt emotionally drained after their workday	40%	28%
Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace	64%	73%
Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy	59%	69%
Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months	18%	10%
Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months	18%	7%
Table 8 Notes Table 8 Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “questioning,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 8 note * referrer

Intersex

In the 2022 PSES, respondents who identified as intersex made up less than 0.5% of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Question	Result for intersex respondents	Result for all other respondents^{table 9 note *}
Liked their job	67%	82%
Felt they have opportunities to provide input	63%	71%
Recevied recognition for their work well done	54%	70%
Believed their organization does a good job of supporting employee career development	45%	64%
Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress	24%	19%
Felt emotionally drained after their workday	41%	28%
Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace	58%	73%
Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy	41%	69%
Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months	20%	10%
Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months	22%	7%
Table 9 Notes Table 9 Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “intersex,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 9 note * referrer

Asexual

In the 2022 PSES, 743 respondents identified as asexual.

Question	Result for asexual respondents	Result for all other respondents^{table 10 note *}
Liked their job	77%	82%
Felt they have opportunities to provide input	67%	71%
Recevied recognition for their work well done	72%	70%
Believed their organization does a good job of supporting employee career development	66%	64%
Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress	22%	19%
Felt emotionally drained after their workday	37%	28%
Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace	64%	73%
Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy	65%	69%
Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months	13%	10%
Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months	11%	7%
Table 10 Notes Table 10 Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “asexual,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 10 note * referrer

Another identity

In the 2022 PSES, 867 respondents identified as being of another identity.

Question	Result for respondents of another identity	Result for all other respondents^{table 11 note *}
Liked their job	75%	82%
Felt they have opportunities to provide input	62%	71%
Recevied recognition for their work well done	64%	70%
Believed their organization does a good job of supporting employee career development	60%	64%
Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress	29%	19%
Felt emotionally drained after their workday	42%	28%
Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace	59%	74%
Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy	53%	69%
Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months	21%	10%
Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months	21%	7%
Table 11 Notes Table 11 Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “another identity,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 11 note * referrer

Comparative results for 2SLGBTQIA+ respondents

Comparative results by all 2SLGBTQIA+ employees. Text version below: — **Figure 1: Results for 2SLGBTQIA+ respondents compared with results for respondents who did not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+**

Question	2SLGBTQIA+ respondents	Non 2SLGBTQIA+ respondents^{table 1a note *}
Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member	80%	82%
Felt their organization implemented activities and practices that support a diverse workplace	74%	80%
Felt their organization treats them with respect	82%	85%
Were satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved	67%	68%
Believed their organization does a good job of promoting work values and ethics	69%	74%
Table 1a Notes Table 1a Note 1 People who responded no to “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?” and people who responded “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 1a note * referrer

Comparative results by Two-spirit employees. Text version below: — **Figure 2: Results for two- spirit respondents compared with results for respondents who did not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ and all other respondents**

Question	Two- spirit respondents	Respondents who do not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+	All other respondents^{table 1b note *}
Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member	70%	82%	82%
Felt their organization implemented activities and practices that support a diverse workplace	70%	80%	80%
Felt their organization treats them with respect	75%	85%	85%
Were satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved	53%	68%	68%
Believed their organization does a good job of promoting work values and ethics	61%	74%	73%
Table 1b Notes Table 1b Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “two-spirit,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 1b note * referrer

Comparative results by Lesbian employees. Text version below: — **Figure 3: Results for lesbian respondents compared with results for respondents who did not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ and all other respondents**

Question	Lesbian respondents	Respondents who do not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+	All other respondents^{table 1c note *}
Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member	79%	82%	82%
Felt their organization implemented activities and practices that support a diverse workplace	76%	80%	80%
Felt their organization treats them with respect	83%	85%	85%
Were satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved	65%	68%	68%
Believed their organization does a good job of promoting work values and ethics	69%	74%	73%
Table 1c Notes Table 1c Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “lesbian,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 1c note * referrer

Comparative results by Gay employees. Text version below: — **Figure 4: Results for gay respondents compared with results for respondents who did not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ and all other respondents**

Question	Gay respondents	Respondents who do not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+	All other respondents^{table 1d note *}
Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member	82%	82%	82%
Felt their organization implemented activities and practices that support a diverse workplace	76%	80%	80%
Felt their organization treats them with respect	82%	85%	85%
Were satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved	68%	68%	68%
Believed their organization does a good job of promoting work values and ethics	69%	74%	73%
Table 1d Notes Table 1d Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “gay,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 1d note * referrer

Comparative results by Bisexual employees. Text version below: — **Figure 5: Results for bisexual respondents compared with results for respondents who did not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ and all other respondents**

Question	Bisexual respondents	Respondents who do not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+	All other respondents^{table 1e note *}
Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member	80%	82%	82%
Felt their organization implemented activities and practices that support a diverse workplace	75%	80%	80%
Felt their organization treats them with respect	84%	85%	85%
Were satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved	68%	68%	68%
Believed their organization does a good job of promoting work values and ethics	71%	74%	73%
Table 1e Notes Table 1e Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “bisexual,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 1e note * referrer

Comparative results by Transgender employees. Text version below: — **Figure 6: Results for transgender respondents compared with results for respondents who did not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ and all other respondents**

Question	Transgender respondents	Respondents who do not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+	All other respondents^{table 1f note *}
Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member	76%	82%	82%
Felt their organization implemented activities and practices that support a diverse workplace	66%	80%	80%
Felt their organization treats them with respect	77%	85%	85%
Were satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved	65%	68%	68%
Believed their organization does a good job of promoting work values and ethics	65%	74%	73%
Table 1f Notes Table 1f Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “transgender,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 1f note * referrer

Comparative results by Queer employees. Text version below: — **Figure 7: Results for queer respondents compared with results for respondents who did not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ and all other respondents**

Question	Queer respondents	Respondents who do not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+	All other respondents^{table 1g note *}
Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member	78%	82%	82%
Felt their organization implemented activities and practices that support a diverse workplace	66%	80%	80%
Felt their organization treats them with respect	81%	85%	85%
Were satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved	64%	68%	68%
Believed their organization does a good job of promoting work values and ethics	64%	74%	73%
Table 1g Notes Table 1g Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “queer,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 1g note * referrer

Comparative results by Questioning employees. Text version below: — **Figure 8: Results for questioning respondents compared with results for respondents who did not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ and all other respondents**

Question	Questioning respondents	Respondents who do not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+	All other respondents^{table 1h note *}
Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member	75%	82%	82%
Felt their organization implemented activities and practices that support a diverse workplace	75%	80%	80%
Felt their organization treats them with respect	80%	85%	85%
Were satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved	61%	68%	68%
Believed their organization does a good job of promoting work values and ethics	69%	74%	73%
Table 1h Notes Table 1h Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “questioning,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 1h note * referrer

Comparative results by Intersex employees. Text version below: — **Figure 9: Results for intersex respondents compared with results for respondents who did not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ and all other respondents**

Question	Intersex respondents	Respondents who do not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+	All other respondents^{table 1i note *}
Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member	68%	82%	82%
Felt their organization implemented activities and practices that support a diverse workplace	83%	80%	80%
Felt their organization treats them with respect	78%	85%	85%
Were satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved	57%	68%	68%
Believed their organization does a good job of promoting work values and ethics	61%	74%	73%
Table 1i Notes Table 1i Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “intersex,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 1i note * referrer

Comparative results by Asexual employees. Text version below: — **Figure 10: Results for asexual respondents compared with results for respondents who did not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ and all other respondents**

Question	Asexual respondents	Respondents who do not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+	All other respondents^{table 1k note *}
Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member	82%	82%	82%
Felt their organization implemented activities and practices that support a diverse workplace	75%	80%	80%
Felt their organization treats them with respect	82%	85%	85%
Were satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved	70%	68%	68%
Believed their organization does a good job of promoting work values and ethics	69%	74%	73%
Table 1k Notes Table 1k Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “asexual,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 1k note * referrer

Comparative results by Another identity employees. Text version below: — **Figure 11: Results for another identity respondents compared with results for respondents who did not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ and all other respondents**

Question	Another identity respondents	Respondents who do not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+	All other respondents^{table 1m note *}
Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member	75%	82%	82%
Felt their organization implemented activities and practices that support a diverse workplace	71%	80%	80%
Felt their organization treats them with respect	77%	85%	85%
Were satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved	60%	68%	68%
Believed their organization does a good job of promoting work values and ethics	62%	74%	73%
Table 1m Notes Table 1m Note 1 All other respondents” means respondents who answered no to the question “Do you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+?,” respondents who answered yes to this question and who did not select “another identity,” and respondents who answered yes and selected “Prefer not to say.” Return to table 1m note * referrer

Page details

2024-02-05

2022 results for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities

About the data

About the dashboards

About the data

Results for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community

2SLGBTQIA+

Table 1 Notes

Two-spirit employee results

Table 2 Notes

Lesbian

Table 3 Notes

Gay

Table 4 Notes

Bisexual

Table 5 Notes

Transgender

Table 6 Notes

Queer

Table 7 Notes

Questioning

Table 8 Notes

Intersex

Table 9 Notes

Asexual

Table 10 Notes

Another identity

Table 11 Notes

Comparative results for 2SLGBTQIA+ respondents

Table 1a Notes

Table 1b Notes

Table 1c Notes

Table 1d Notes

Table 1e Notes

Table 1f Notes

Table 1g Notes

Table 1h Notes

Table 1i Notes

Table 1k Notes

Table 1m Notes

Page details

Quick Enquiry

Migova AI Assistant