Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and age range

Representation data for Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities is based on voluntary self-identification. Public servants can choose whether or not to self-identify; it is not mandatory. This means that the data may not provide an accurate reflection of the total number of public servants in each employment equity group.

About the data

When reading the tables below, the following information applies:

Source: Pay System as of March 31st of each year and Employment Equity Data Bank (EEDB).
Internal representation for Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities is based on those who have voluntarily chosen to self-identify in one of the respective employment equity groups, while sex information is taken from the pay system.
The data in these tables cover employees identified for the purpose of employment equity in the Regulations to the Employment Equity Act.
The information includes indeterminates, terms of three months or more, and seasonal employees of organizations captured under the Financial Administration Act, Schedules I and IV (core public administration).
Classification is based on the effective classification which includes acting assignments.
Excluded from this information are:
- employees on leave without pay,
- terms less than three months,
- students and casual workers,
- Governor in Council appointees,
- Ministers’ exempt staff,
- federal judges and
- deputy ministers.

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and age range (as of March 31, 2023)

Age range	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
Age range	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{Table 2023 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{Table 2023 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{Table 2023 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{Table 2023 note 1} group
Under 20	150	0.1	71	47.3	0.0	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	10	6.7	0.0
20 to 24	6,782	2.7	4,061	59.9	2.8	340	5.0	2.5	395	5.8	2.3	1,699	25.1	3.1
25 to 29	26,400	10.4	15,963	60.5	11.1	1,202	4.6	9.0	1,647	6.2	9.5	7,758	29.4	14.1
30 to 34	29,974	11.8	17,465	58.3	12.2	1,397	4.7	10.5	1,709	5.7	9.8	7,641	25.5	13.9
35 to 39	33,529	13.2	19,231	57.4	13.4	1,670	5.0	12.5	1,955	5.8	11.2	7,891	23.5	14.3
40 to 44	38,762	15.3	22,697	58.6	15.8	1,956	5.0	14.6	2,397	6.2	13.8	8,513	22.0	15.5
45 to 49	38,183	15.1	22,134	58.0	15.4	2,140	5.6	16.0	2,673	7.0	15.4	7,714	20.2	14.0
50 to 54	33,765	13.3	18,609	55.1	13.0	2,055	6.1	15.4	2,606	7.7	15.0	6,077	18.0	11.0
55 to 59	26,190	10.3	13,790	52.7	9.6	1,580	6.0	11.8	2,193	8.4	12.6	4,294	16.4	7.8
60 to 64	13,955	5.5	6,840	49.0	4.8	764	5.5	5.7	1,300	9.3	7.5	2,311	16.6	4.2
65 to 69	4,480	1.8	2,022	45.1	1.4	219	4.9	1.6	400	8.9	2.3	872	19.5	1.6
70+	1,241	0.5	523	42.1	0.4	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	254	20.5	0.5
Total^{Table 2023 note 2}	253,411	100.0	143,406	56.6	100.0	13,363	5.3	100.0	17,410	6.9	100.0	55,034	21.7	100.0
Table 2023 Notes Table 2023 Note 1 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 2023 note 1 referrer Table 2023 Note 2 The sum of designated groups does not equal the total ("All Employees") because employees may have chosen to self-identify in more than one designated group, and men are included in the total. Return to Table 2023 note 2 referrer Table 2023 Note 3 Information for small numbers has been supressed (counts of 1 to 5). Additionally, to avoid residual disclosure, other data points, may also be supressed. Return to Table 2023 note * referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and age range (as of March 31, 2022)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and age range (as of March 31, 2022)
Age range	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
Age range	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{Table 2022 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{Table 2022 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{Table 2022 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{Table 2022 note 1} group
Under 20	104	0.0	52	50.0	0.0	6	5.8	0.0	^{Table 2022 note *}	^{Table 2022 note *}	^{Table 2022 note *}	9	8.7	0.0
20 to 24	6,356	2.7	3,860	60.7	2.9	317	5.0	2.6	302	4.8	2.1	1,553	24.4	3.3
25 to 29	23,726	10.0	14,331	60.4	10.8	1,012	4.3	8.2	1,166	4.9	8.0	6,514	27.5	13.6
30 to 34	25,934	11.0	14,746	56.9	11.1	1,214	4.7	9.8	1,179	4.5	8.1	6,103	23.5	12.8
35 to 39	31,457	13.3	17,983	57.2	13.6	1,497	4.8	12.1	1,596	5.1	11.0	6,807	21.6	14.3
40 to 44	36,503	15.5	21,255	58.2	16.1	1,847	5.1	15.0	1,949	5.3	13.4	7,489	20.5	15.7
45 to 49	35,547	15.1	20,279	57.0	15.3	1,997	5.6	16.2	2,202	6.2	15.1	6,844	19.3	14.3
50 to 54	31,914	13.5	17,574	55.1	13.3	2,010	6.3	16.3	2,308	7.2	15.8	5,429	17.0	11.4
55 to 59	26,261	11.1	13,593	51.8	10.3	1,492	5.7	12.1	2,167	8.3	14.9	3,968	15.1	8.3
60 to 64	13,049	5.5	6,304	48.3	4.8	711	5.4	5.8	1,170	9.0	8.0	2,022	15.5	4.2
65 to 69	4,171	1.8	1,875	45.0	1.4	199	4.8	1.6	407	9.8	2.8	754	18.1	1.6
70+	1,111	0.5	447	40.2	0.3	34	3.1	0.3	^{Table 2022 note *}	^{Table 2022 note *}	^{Table 2022 note *}	236	21.2	0.5
Unknown	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0
Total^{Table 2022 note 2}	236,133	100.0	132,299	56.0	100.0	12,336	5.2	100.0	14,573	6.2	100.0	47,728	20.2	100.0
Table 2022 Notes Table 2022 Note 1 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 2022 note 1 referrer Table 2022 Note 2 The sum of designated groups does not equal the total ("All Employees") because employees may have chosen to self-identify in more than one designated group, and men are included in the total. Return to Table 2022 note 2 referrer Table 2022 Note 3 Information for small numbers has been supressed (counts of 1 to 5). Additionally, to avoid residual disclosure, other data points, may also be supressed. Return to Table 2022 note * referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and age range (as of March 31, 2021)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and age range (as of March 31, 2021)
Age range	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
Age range	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{Table 2021 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{Table 2021 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{Table 2021 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{Table 2021 note 1} group
Under 20	95	0.0	35	36.8	0.0	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}
20 to 24	6,167	2.7	3,721	60.3	2.9	275	4.5	2.3	222	3.6	1.7	1,440	23.4	3.3
25 to 29	21,591	9.5	12,934	59.9	10.2	911	4.2	7.6	845	3.9	6.6	5,528	25.6	12.8
30 to 34	23,801	10.4	13,467	56.6	10.6	1,114	4.7	9.3	888	3.7	6.9	5,250	22.1	12.2
35 to 39	30,916	13.5	17,646	57.1	13.9	1,547	5.0	12.9	1,351	4.4	10.5	6,317	20.4	14.6
40 to 44	35,502	15.5	20,521	57.8	16.2	1,800	5.1	15.0	1,709	4.8	13.3	6,940	19.5	16.1
45 to 49	34,124	14.9	19,307	56.6	15.2	1,951	5.7	16.3	1,988	5.8	15.4	6,158	18.0	14.3
50 to 54	31,248	13.7	17,175	55.0	13.5	1,968	6.3	16.4	2,149	6.9	16.7	5,008	16.0	11.6
55 to 59	26,612	11.7	13,575	51.0	10.7	1,506	5.7	12.6	2,091	7.9	16.2	3,640	13.7	8.4
60 to 64	13,041	5.7	6,363	48.8	5.0	664	5.1	5.5	1,160	8.9	9.0	1,935	14.8	4.5
65 to 69	4,116	1.8	1,827	44.4	1.4	197	4.8	1.6	378	9.2	2.9	677	16.4	1.6
70+	1,131	0.5	471	41.6	0.4	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	108	9.5	0.8	223	19.7	0.5
Unknown	1	0.0	1	100.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}
Total^{Table 2021 note 2}	228,345	100.0	127,043	55.6	100.0	11,977	5.2	100.0	12,893	5.6	100.0	43,122	18.9	100.0
Table 2021 Notes Table 2021 Note 1 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 2021 note 1 referrer Table 2021 Note 2 The sum of designated groups does not equal the total ("All Employees") because employees may have chosen to self-identify in more than one designated group, and men are included in the total. Return to Table 2021 note 2 referrer Table 2021 Note 3 Information for small numbers has been supressed (counts of 1 to 5). Additionally, to avoid residual disclosure, other data points, may also be supressed. Return to Table 2021 note * referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and age range (as of March 31, 2020)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and age range (as of March 31, 2020)
Age range	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
Age range	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{Table 2020 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{Table 2020 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{Table 2020 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{Table 2020 note 1} group
Under 20	116	0.1	50	43.1	0.0	6	5.2	0.1	^{Table 2020 note *}	^{Table 2020 note *}	^{Table 2020 note *}	^{Table 2020 note *}	^{Table 2020 note *}	^{Table 2020 note *}
20 to 24	5,920	2.8	3,537	59.7	3.0	267	4.5	2.5	177	3.0	1.6	1,370	23.1	3.6
25 to 29	18,657	8.7	11,143	59.7	9.5	755	4.0	6.9	633	3.4	5.7	4,538	24.3	11.9
30 to 34	22,030	10.3	12,258	55.6	10.4	1,032	4.7	9.5	736	3.3	6.6	4,663	21.2	12.2
35 to 39	29,342	13.7	16,536	56.4	14.0	1,372	4.7	12.6	1,073	3.7	9.7	5,603	19.1	14.7
40 to 44	33,762	15.8	19,312	57.2	16.4	1,699	5.0	15.6	1,501	4.4	13.5	6,357	18.8	16.7
45 to 49	32,181	15.0	18,007	56.0	15.3	1,856	5.8	17.0	1,708	5.3	15.4	5,427	16.9	14.2
50 to 54	30,284	14.1	16,461	54.4	14.0	1,822	6.0	16.7	1,906	6.3	17.2	4,529	15.0	11.9
55 to 59	25,519	11.9	12,872	50.4	10.9	1,346	5.3	12.4	1,937	7.6	17.5	3,260	12.8	8.5
60 to 64	11,836	5.5	5,634	47.6	4.8	556	4.7	5.1	1,015	8.6	9.2	1,677	14.2	4.4
65 to 69	3,516	1.6	1,555	44.2	1.3	145	4.1	1.3	317	9.0	2.9	533	15.2	1.4
70+	955	0.4	393	41.2	0.3	32	3.4	0.3	80	8.4	0.7	186	19.5	0.5
Unknown	2	0.0	2	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	^{Table 2020 note *}	^{Table 2020 note *}	^{Table 2020 note *}	^{Table 2020 note *}	^{Table 2020 note *}	^{Table 2020 note *}
Total^{Table 2020 note 2}	214,120	100.0	117,760	55.0	100.0	10,888	5.1	100.0	11,087	5.2	100.0	38,145	17.8	100.0
Table 2020 Notes Table 2020 Note 1 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 2020 note 1 referrer Table 2020 Note 2 The sum of designated groups does not equal the total ("All Employees") because employees may have chosen to self-identify in more than one designated group, and men are included in the total. Return to Table 2020 note 2 referrer Table 2020 Note 3 Information for small numbers has been suppressed (counts of 1 to 5). Additionally, to avoid residual disclosure, other data points, may also be suppressed. Return to Table 2020 note * referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and age range (as of March 31, 2019)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and age range (as of March 31, 2019)
Age range	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
Age range	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{table 1 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{table 1 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{table 1 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{table 1 note 1} group
Under 20	104	0.1	39	37.5	0.0	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	0	0.0	0.0	9	8.7	0.0
20 to 24	4,933	2.4	2,927	59.3	2.6	205	4.2	2.0	131	2.7	1.2	1,058	21.4	3.1
25 to 29	15,767	7.8	9,394	59.6	8.4	657	4.2	6.3	456	2.9	4.3	3,555	22.5	10.5
30 to 34	20,736	10.2	11,418	55.1	10.3	956	4.6	9.2	629	3.0	5.9	4,131	19.9	12.1
35 to 39	28,442	14.0	16,026	56.3	14.4	1,376	4.8	13.2	1,014	3.6	9.5	5,277	18.6	15.5
40 to 44	32,235	15.9	18,429	57.2	16.6	1,682	5.2	16.1	1,447	4.5	13.6	5,731	17.8	16.9
45 to 49	30,748	15.1	17,040	55.4	15.3	1,830	6.0	17.5	1,676	5.5	15.8	4,949	16.1	14.6
50 to 54	30,297	14.9	16,438	54.3	14.8	1,789	5.9	17.1	1,960	6.5	18.5	4,149	13.7	12.2
55 to 59	24,807	12.2	12,598	50.8	11.3	1,262	5.1	12.1	1,970	7.9	18.5	2,974	12.0	8.7
60 to 64	11,189	5.5	5,285	47.2	4.7	513	4.6	4.9	972	8.7	9.2	1,513	13.5	4.4
65 to 69	3,193	1.6	1,408	44.1	1.3	136	4.3	1.3	297	9.3	2.8	497	15.6	1.5
70 +	815	0.4	329	40.4	0.3	25	3.1	0.2	70	8.6	0.7	160	19.6	0.5
Unknown	2	0.0	1	50.0	0.0	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	0	0.0	0.0	1	50.0	0.0
Total^{table 1 note 2}	203,268	100.0	111,332	54.8	100.0	10,435	5.1	100.0	10,622	5.2	100.0	34,004	16.7	100.0
Table 1 Notes Table 1 Note 1 EE: Employment Equity Return to table 1 note 1 referrer Table 1 Note 2 The sum of designated groups does not equal the total ("All Employees") because employees may have chosen to self-identify in more than one designated group, and men are included in the total. Return to table 1 note 2 referrer Table 1 Note 3 Information for small numbers has been suppressed (counts of 1 to 5). Additionally, to avoid residual disclosure, other data points, may also be suppressed. Return to table 1 note * referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and age range (as of March 31, 2018)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and age range (as of March 31, 2018)
Age range	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
Age range	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of age range	% of EE ^{table 2 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{table 2 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{table 2 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{table 2 note 1} group
Under 20	89	0.0	28	31.5	0.0	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}
20 to 24	3,680	1.9	2,201	59.8	2.1	152	4.1	1.5	80	2.2	0.8	748	20.3	2.5
25 to 29	12,749	6.6	7,542	59.2	7.2	509	4.0	5.2	329	2.6	3.2	2,685	21.1	8.9
30 to 34	20,044	10.4	11,137	55.6	10.6	918	4.6	9.3	588	2.9	5.8	3,722	18.6	12.3
35 to 39	27,313	14.2	15,453	56.6	14.7	1,320	4.8	13.4	971	3.6	9.5	4,837	17.7	16.0
40 to 44	30,513	15.9	17,377	56.9	16.5	1,628	5.3	16.5	1,368	4.5	13.4	5,190	17.0	17.1
45 to 49	29,382	15.3	16,279	55.4	15.4	1,793	6.1	18.2	1,601	5.4	15.7	4,541	15.5	15.0
50 to 54	30,499	15.8	16,537	54.2	15.7	1,752	5.7	17.7	2,078	6.8	20.4	3,864	12.7	12.8
55 to 59	23,978	12.5	12,298	51.3	11.7	1,202	5.0	12.2	1,921	8.0	18.9	2,725	11.4	9.0
60 to 64	10,615	5.5	5,064	47.7	4.8	477	4.5	4.8	923	8.7	9.1	1,361	12.8	4.5
65 to 69	2,889	1.5	1,274	44.1	1.2	102	3.5	1.0	267	9.2	2.6	457	15.8	1.5
70 +	714	0.4	274	38.4	0.3	21	2.9	0.2	54	7.6	0.5	138	19.3	0.5
Unknown	2	0.0	1	50.0	0.0	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}
Total^{table 2 note 2}	192,467	100.0	105,465	54.8	100.0	9,876	5.1	100.0	10,181	5.3	100.0	30,273	15.7	100.0
Table 2 Notes Table 2 Note 1 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 2 note 1 referrer Table 2 Note 2 The sum of designated groups does not equal the total ("All Employees") because employees may have chosen to self-identify in more than one designated group, and men are included in the total. Return to Table 2 note 2 referrer Table 2 Note 3 Information for small numbers has been suppressed (counts of 1 to 5). Additionally, to avoid residual disclosure, other data points, may also be suppressed. Return to Table 2 note * referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and age range (as of March 31, 2017)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and age range (as of March 31, 2017)
Age range	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
Age range	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{table 3 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{table 3 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{table 3 note 1} group	Number	% of age range	% of EE^{table 3 note 1} group
Under 20	72	0.0	18	25.0	0.0	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}
20 to 24	2,807	1.5	1,692	60.3	1.7	114	4.1	1.2	54	1.9	0.5	577	20.6	2.1
25 to 29	10,944	5.9	6,325	57.8	6.3	462	4.2	4.8	235	2.1	2.3	2,253	20.6	8.0
30 to 34	19,616	10.6	10,834	55.2	10.7	910	4.6	9.4	619	3.2	6.0	3,562	18.2	12.7
35 to 39	26,833	14.5	15,155	56.5	15.0	1,292	4.8	13.3	951	3.5	9.3	4,683	17.5	16.7
40 to 44	29,028	15.6	16,337	56.3	16.2	1,617	5.6	16.6	1,350	4.7	13.2	4,740	16.3	16.9
45 to 49	28,556	15.4	15,881	55.6	15.7	1,811	6.3	18.6	1,633	5.7	15.9	4,296	15.0	15.3
50 to 54	31,142	16.8	16,794	53.9	16.6	1,760	5.7	18.1	2,283	7.3	22.3	3,681	11.8	13.1
55 to 59	23,128	12.5	11,879	51.4	11.7	1,150	5.0	11.8	1,902	8.2	18.5	2,489	10.8	8.9
60 to 64	10,022	5.4	4,834	48.2	4.8	493	4.9	5.1	923	9.2	9.0	1,197	11.9	4.3
65 to 69	2,705	1.5	1,155	42.7	1.1	99	3.7	1.0	248	9.2	2.4	457	16.9	1.6
70 +	630	0.3	232	36.8	0.2	17	2.7	0.2	59	9.4	0.6	118	18.7	0.4
Unknown	1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}
Total^{table 3 note 2}	185,484	100.0	101,136	54.5	100.0	9,726	5.2	100.0	10,259	5.5	100.0	28,058	15.1	100.0
Table 3 Notes Table 3 Note 1 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 3 note 1 referrer Table 3 Note 2 The sum of designated groups does not equal the total ("All Employees") because employees may have chosen to self-identify in more than one designated group, and men are included in the total. Return to Table 3 note 2 referrer Table 3 Note 3 Information for small numbers has been suppressed (counts of 1 to 5). Additionally, to avoid residual disclosure, other data points, may also be suppressed. Return to Table 3 note * referrer

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Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and age range (as of March 31, 2023)

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Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and age range (as of March 31, 2022)

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