IRCC Deputy Minister Transition Binder 2019 – Demographics: At a Glance

Workforce Demographics

Includes employment types occupying a substantive position. Data pulled July 26th, 2019.

Workforce excludes EX and EX-feeders.

Sector Breakdown

Primary Language by Sector

Primary Language EXE Corporate Management Sector (CMS) Operations Sector (OPS) Settlement and Integration Sector (SIS) Strategic and Program Policy Sector (SPP) Transformation and Digital Sector (TDS)
English 68% 46% 71% 90% 76% 68%
French 31% 52% 27% 9% 21% 31%
N/A 1% 2% 1% 2% 3% 0%

Minorities and Gender Breakdown

Employment Equity data includes active Indeterminate and terms >3 months.

Occupational Group

Workforce – Locations

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  • 86% National Headquarters (NHQ)
  • 4% Western Canada
  • 4% Ontario
  • 4% Eastern Canada
  • 1% International

Doesn’t include Foreign assignment officers

Time at IRCC

Workforce – Age Distribution

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Age Range 60+ years old 50-59 years old 40-49 years old 30-39 years old 25-29 years old
Number of employees 286 952 1,282 1,678 1,802
Percentage of Employees 5% 16% 21% 28% 30%

Workforce – Eligible for retirement (cumulative)

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Eligibility Now Within 1 year Within 2 years Within 3 years Within 4 years Within 5 years
Number of employees 239 320 401 482 558 636
Percentage of Employees 5% 7% 9% 11% 12% 14%

EX Demographics

Includes employment types occupying a substantive position. Data pulled July 26th, 2019.

Sector Breakdown

Primary Language by Sector

Primary Language Executive Staff (EXE) Corporate Management Sector (CMS) Operations Sector (OPS) Settlement and Integration Sector (SIS) Strategic and Program Policy Sector (SPP) Transformation and Digital Sector (TDS)
English 82% 43% 68% 89% 82% 50%
French 18% 57% 32% 11% 18% 40%
N/A 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 10%

Minorities and Gender Breakdown

Employment Equity data includes active Indeterminate and terms >3 months.

Occupational Group

EX Group EX-01 EX-02 EX-03 EX-04 EX-05
Number of employees 115 24 300 4 3
Percentage of Employees 65% 14% 17% 2% 2%

EX – Locations

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  • 92% National Headquarters (NHQ)
  • 3% Ontario
  • 2% Western Canada
  • 2% Eastern Canada
  • 0% International

Doesn’t include Foreign assignment officers

Time at IRCC

EX – Age Distribution

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  • Average age of all EX: 49
  • Average age of EX-01: 48
  • Average age of EX-02: 48
  • Average age of EX-03: 53
Age Range 60+ years old 50-59 years old 40-49 years old 30-39 years old 25-29 years old
Number of employees 10 80 78 18 0
Percentage of Employees 5% 43% 42% 10% 0%

EX – Eligible for retirement (cumulative)

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Eligibility Now Within 1 year Within 2 years Within 3 years Within 4 years Within 5 years
Number of employees 15 25 35 51 58 64
Percentage of Employees 8% 13% 19% 27% 31% 34%

EX Feeder Demographics

Includes employment types occupying a substantive position. Data pulled July 26th, 2019.

Feeders include EX equivalent, EX minus 1 through 3.

Sector Breakdown

Primary Language by Sector

Primary Language Executive Staff (EXE) Corporate Management Sector (CMS) Operations Sector (OPS) Settlement and Integration Sector (SIS) Strategic and Program Policy Sector (SPP) Transformation and Digital Sector (TDS)
English 68% 40% 69% 74% 83% 69%
French 30% 59% 31% 26% 16% 30%
N/A 2% 1% 0% 0% 1% 1%

Minorities and Gender Breakdown

Employment Equity data includes active Indeterminate and terms >3 months.

Occupational Group

EX Feeders – Locations

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  • 77% National Headquarters (NHQ)
  • 10% International
  • 4% Ontario
  • 4% Western Canada
  • 4% Eastern Canada

Doesn’t include Foreign assignment officers

Time at IRCC

EX Feeders – Age Distribution

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  • Average age of all EX Feeders: 44
  • Average age of EX Minus 1: 47
  • Average age of EX Minus 2: 44
Age Range – All EX Feeders 60+ years old 50-59 years old 40-49 years old 30-39 years old 25-29 years old
Number of employees 1 5 10 9 1
Percentage of Employees 5% 43% 42% 10% 0%
Age Range – EX Minus 1 60+ years old 50-59 years old 40-49 years old 30-39 years old 25-29 years old
Number of employees 29 93 162 81 0
Percentage of Employees 8% 25% 44% 22% 0%
Age Range – EX Minus 2 60+ years old 50-59 years old 40-49 years old 30-39 years old 25-29 years old
Number of employees 36 207 418 340 33
Number of employees 3% 27% 40% 33% 3%

EX Feeders – Eligible for retirement (cumulative)

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Eligibility – All EX Feeders Now Within 1 year Within 2 years Within 3 years Within 4 years Within 5 years
Number of employees 137 194 250 302 349 402
Percentage of Employees 5% 7% 9% 11% 13% 15%
Eligibility – All EX Minus 1 Now Within 1 year Within 2 years Within 3 years Within 4 years Within 5 years
Number of employees 28 40 56 68 75 87
Percentage of Employees 8% 11% 15% 19% 21% 24%
Eligibility – All EX Minus 2 Now Within 1 year Within 2 years Within 3 years Within 4 years Within 5 years
Number of employees 50 69 91 110 133 150
Percentage of Employees 5% 7% 9% 11% 13% 15%

Number of employees

Total number of employees: 8,907

1,168 employees have no position number or location.

Number of employees across Canada

Total number of employees across Canada: 7,437

Province, Territory or Region Number of Employees
Yukon 1
Northwest Territories 1
British Columbia 253
Alberta 406
Saskatchewan 35
Manitoba 81
Ontario 811
National Capital Region (NCR) – Ottawa & Gatineau 4,493
Quebec 830
New Brunswick 14
Prince Edward Island 2
Nova Scotia 39
Newfoundland and Labrador 3
City Number of Employees
Whitehorse 1
Yellowknife 1
Vancouver 244
Surrey 9
Edmonton 331
Calgary 75
Saskatoon 35
Winnipeg 81
Windsor 21
London 16
Hamilton 31
Kitchener 19
Niagara Falls 30
Etobicoke 309
Mississauga 281
Toronto 18
Scarborough 80
Kingston 6
Ottawa 3,316
Gatineau 1,177
Montréal 830
Fredericton 14
Charlottetown 2
Halifax 39
Sydney 468
St. John’s 3

Number of employees around the world

Country, Territory or City Number of Employees
Canada 7,437
United States of America 9
  • New York
4
  • Los Angeles
2
  • Washington, D.C.
2
  • Miami
1
Mexico 13
Jamaica 6
Haiti 2
Colombia 7
Peru 2
Trinidad and Tobago 1
Brazil 3
Argentina 2
United Kingdom 17
Belgium 1
France 8
Switzerland 2
Italy 6
Germany 1
Poland 6
Austria 4
Ukraine 2
Romania 2
Russia 2
Morocco 3
Algeria 1
Tunisia 2
Egypt 3
Senegal 7
Ghana 5
Nigeria 2
  • Abuja
1
  • Lagos
1
Kenya 12
Tanzania 5
South Africa 3
Turkey 14
Lebanon 10
Israel 1
Jordan 7
Saudi Arabia 3
United Arab Emirates (UAE) 11
Pakistan 3
India 43
  • New Delhi
34
  • Bangalore
7
  • Chandigarh
2
Sri Lanka 4
China 32
  • Beijing
14
  • Shanghai
5
  • Guangzhou
5
  • Hong Kong
8
Japan 1
Thailand 2
Philippines 18
Vietnam 5
Singapore 6
Indonesia 2
Australia 1

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