TORONTO POLICE ASSOCIATION SURVEY SUMMARY-MORALE

Survey Date: Dec 2016

Respondents 1,250

Overall Morale
One-half (50%) of respondents report that their overall morale is negative
Sworn officers are the most likely to report low overall morale (54%) in comparison to
37% of civilians who indicate poor overall morale
Members with 10 -14.9 and 15 -19.9 years of service report the lowest morale with 55%
of respondents ranking their morale low
Even though there appears to be a morale problem, 89% of members report some level
of pride working for the TPS.

Job Satisfaction
44% of members find their work extremely/very meaningful, down 21% from 65% in
2015.
52% of members are unlikely/extremely unlikely to recommend the TPS as an employer
to family or friends
52% of members indicate that they would consider seeking employment with another
police service, including 67% of members with 5 - 9.9 years service, who reported they
definitely will or may consider other employment
Only 23% of members agree/strongly agree with the statement I am optimistic about
my future success with the TPS.
71% of members indicate that the Transformational Task Force reports
recommendations has had a negative impact on their morale.
Stress
Workplace stress is driven by staffing and workload issues and a perception of a negative public
and media.
The top four stress factors are:
1. Staffing issues
2. Negative comments in media
3. Negative public perception
4. Workload Issues
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Qualitative Comments
The total failure of the command to address frontline issues resulting in the worst morale
I've seen in 16 years.
Too great a work load. Unable to keep up with cases. Continually drowning in work and no
change in the foreseeable future.
Officers are being rushed to do their duties. This is causing corners to be cut and endangering
the officers.
Staffing, no TO or it being cancelled, no support at any level, many demands from PRU and
management don't realize policing is not the same 10+ years ago.