2022 Public Service Employee Survey results: Racial group
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 employees.
About the data
In the dashboards, “employees” means employees who responded to the survey.
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 racial group
All racialized employees
In the 2022 PSES, 40,915 employees identified as being in a racialized group (Black, East/Southeast Asian, Latino/Latina/Latinx, Middle Eastern, South Asian, or another racial group).
| Question | Result for all racialized employees | Result for non-racialized (white) employees |
|---|---|---|
| Got a sense of satisfaction from their work | 81% | 79% |
| Felt valued at work | 76% | 73% |
| Felt encouraged to be innovative | 74% | 73% |
| Felt supported to propose new ideas | 66% | 68% |
| Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace | 76% | 73% |
| Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy | 73% | 68% |
| Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress | 16% | 19% |
| Felt emotionally drained after their workday | 24% | 29% |
| Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months | 9% | 10% |
| Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months | 9% | 6% |
Black employees
In the 2022 PSES, 8,183 employees identified as a Black.
| Question | Result for Black employees | Result for all other employees |
|---|---|---|
| Got a sense of satisfaction from their work | 81% | 79% |
| Felt valued at work | 75% | 74% |
| Felt encouraged to be innovative | 71% | 74% |
| Felt supported to propose new ideas | 64% | 67% |
| Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace | 79% | 74% |
| Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy | 74% | 69% |
| Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress | 13% | 19% |
| Felt emotionally drained after their workday | 21% | 28% |
| Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months | 11% | 10% |
| Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months | 11% | 6% |
East/Southeast Asian employees
In the 2022 PSES, 13,093 employees identified as East/Southeast Asian.
| Question | Result for East/Southeast Asian employees | Result for all other employees |
|---|---|---|
| Got a sense of satisfaction from their work | 81% | 79% |
| Felt valued at work | 79% | 74% |
| Felt encouraged to be innovative | 77% | 73% |
| Felt supported to propose new ideas | 67% | 67% |
| Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace | 76% | 74% |
| Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy | 75% | 69% |
| Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress | 16% | 19% |
| Felt emotionally drained after their workday | 24% | 28% |
| Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months | 7% | 10% |
| Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months | 6% | 7% |
Latino/Latina/Latinx employees
In the 2022 PSES, 3,273 employees identified as Latino/Latina/Latinx.
| Question | Result for Latino/Latina/Latinx employees | Result for all other employees |
|---|---|---|
| Got a sense of satisfaction from their work | 82% | 79% |
| Felt valued at work | 75% | 74% |
| Felt encouraged to be innovative | 71% | 74% |
| Felt supported to propose new ideas | 65% | 67% |
| Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace | 73% | 74% |
| Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy | 72% | 70% |
| Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress | 18% | 18% |
| Felt emotionally drained after their workday | 24% | 28% |
| Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months | 10% | 10% |
| Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months | 9% | 7% |
Middle Eastern employees
In the 2022 PSES, 4,910 employees identified as Middle Eastern.
| Question | Result for Middle Eastern employees | Result for all other employees |
|---|---|---|
| Got a sense of satisfaction from their work | 80% | 79% |
| Felt valued at work | 76% | 74% |
| Felt encouraged to be innovative | 75% | 74% |
| Felt supported to propose new ideas | 69% | 67% |
| Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace | 75% | 74% |
| Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy | 73% | 70% |
| Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress | 20% | 18% |
| Felt emotionally drained after their workday | 27% | 28% |
| Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months | 10% | 10% |
| Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months | 10% | 7% |
South Asian employees
In the 2022 PSES, 6,546 employees identified as South Asian.
| Question | Result for South Asian employees | Result for all other employees |
|---|---|---|
| Got a sense of satisfaction from their work | 82% | 79% |
| Felt valued at work | 78% | 74% |
| Felt encouraged to be innovative | 77% | 73% |
| Felt supported to propose new ideas | 68% | 67% |
| Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace | 77% | 74% |
| Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy | 75% | 69% |
| Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress | 16% | 18% |
| Felt emotionally drained after their workday | 24% | 28% |
| Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months | 8% | 10% |
| Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months | 7% | 7% |
White employees
In the 2022 PSES 124,382 employees identified as white.
| Question | Result for white employees | Result for all other employees |
|---|---|---|
| Got a sense of satisfaction from their work | 79% | 81% |
| Felt valued at work | 73% | 76% |
| Felt encouraged to be innovative | 73% | 74% |
| Felt supported to propose new ideas | 68% | 66% |
| Felt their organization does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace | 73% | 76% |
| Felt their workplace is psychologically healthy | 68% | 73% |
| Experienced "high" or "very high" levels of work-related stress | 19% | 16% |
| Felt emotionally drained after their workday | 29% | 24% |
| Experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months | 10% | 9% |
| Experienced discrimination in the workplace in the last 12 months | 6% | 9% |
Comparative results by racial group
Figure 1 - Text version
| Question | Racialized employees | Other employees |
|---|---|---|
| Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member | 83% | 82% |
| Felt their ideas and opinions are valued | 85% | 85% |
| Felt their organization treats them with respect | 88% | 85% |
| Felt individuals behave in a respectful manner in their work unit | 89% | 88% |
| Organization implemented anti-racism initiatives | 66% | 71% |
| Felt comfortable sharing concerns of racism with a person of authority | 72% | 84% |
Figure 2 - Text version
| Question | Black employees | Employees from all other racialized groups | All other employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member | 83% | 83% | 83% |
| Felt their ideas and opinions are valued | 83% | 85% | 85% |
| Felt their organization treats them with respect | 87% | 88% | 85% |
| Felt individuals behave in a respectful manner in their work unit | 89% | 89% | 88% |
| Organization implemented anti-racism initiatives | 61% | 67% | 70% |
| Felt comfortable sharing concerns of racism with a person of authority | 64% | 74% | 82% |
Figure 3 - Text version
| Question | East/Southeast Asian employees | Employees from all other racialized groups | All other employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member | 84% | 83% | 83% |
| Felt their ideas and opinions are valued | 87% | 84% | 85% |
| Felt their organization treats them with respect | 88% | 87% | 85% |
| Felt individuals behave in a respectful manner in their work unit | 90% | 89% | 88% |
| Organization implemented anti-racism initiatives | 66% | 66% | 70% |
| Felt comfortable sharing concerns of racism with a person of authority | 75% | 70% | 81% |
Figure 4 - Text version
| Question | Latino/Latina/Latinx employees | Employees from all other racialized groups | All other employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member | 82% | 83% | 83% |
| Felt their ideas and opinions are valued | 84% | 85% | 85% |
| Felt their organization treats them with respect | 89% | 87% | 85% |
| Felt individuals behave in a respectful manner in their work unit | 89% | 89% | 88% |
| Organization implemented anti-racism initiatives | 66% | 66% | 70% |
| Felt comfortable sharing concerns of racism with a person of authority | 75% | 71% | 81% |
Figure 5 - Text version
| Question | Middle Eastern employees | Employees from all other racialized groups | All other employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member | 84% | 83% | 83% |
| Felt their ideas and opinions are valued | 86% | 85% | 85% |
| Felt their organization treats them with respect | 88% | 87% | 85% |
| Felt individuals behave in a respectful manner in their work unit | 91% | 89% | 88% |
| Organization implemented anti-racism initiatives | 71% | 65% | 69% |
| Felt comfortable sharing concerns of racism with a person of authority | 76% | 71% | 81% |
Figure 6 - Text version
| Question | South Asian employees | Employees from all other racialized groups | All other employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member | 83% | 83% | 83% |
| Felt their ideas and opinions are valued | 86% | 85% | 85% |
| Felt their organization treats them with respect | 88% | 87% | 85% |
| Felt individuals behave in a respectful manner in their work unit | 90% | 89% | 88% |
| Organization implemented anti-racism initiatives | 69% | 65% | 70% |
| Felt comfortable sharing concerns of racism with a person of authority | 74% | 71% | 81% |
Figure 7 - Text version
| Question | White employees | Employees from racialized groups |
|---|---|---|
| Felt that every employee in their work unit is accepted as an equal member | 82% | 83% |
| Felt their ideas and opinions are valued | 85% | 85% |
| Felt their organization treats them with respect | 85% | 88% |
| Felt individuals behave in a respectful manner in their work unit | 88% | 89% |
| Organization implemented anti-racism initiatives | 71% | 66% |
| Felt comfortable sharing concerns of racism with a person of authority | 84% | 72% |