Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and occupational group in force

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.
The occupational groups in force are part of a new structure which replaced the former occupational categories in Schedule III of the Employment Equity Regulations as a result of an update of the Regulations. Occupational groups in force are reported on according to Schedule III in the Employment Equity Regulations and include both information on occupational and classification groups.

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and occupational group in force (as of March 31, 2024)

Occupational group	All employees	Women		Men		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
Occupational group	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
AI: Air Traffic Control	11	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
AO: Aircraft Operations	385	41	10.6	344	89.4	17	4.4	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	14	3.6
AV: Commerce and Purchasing	7,663	4,095	53.4	3,567	46.5	332	4.3	573	7.5	1,721	22.5
CT: Comptrollership^{Footnote 1}	6,966	3,979	57.1	2,985	42.9	214	3.1	341	4.9	2,516	36.1
CX: Correctional Services	7,150	2,039	28.5	5,108	71.4	802	11.2	324	4.5	1,218	17.0
EB: Education and Library Science	1,368	924	67.5	444	32.5	138	10.1	79	5.8	263	19.2
EC: Economics and Social Science Services	26,200	15,825	60.4	10,371	39.6	1,128	4.3	2,611	10.0	7,611	29.0
EL: Electronics	1,141	78	6.8	1,062	93.1	44	3.9	61	5.3	136	11.9
EX: Executive	7,380	4,028	54.6	3,351	45.4	408	5.5	693	9.4	1,192	16.2
FB: Border Services	10,415	4,230	40.6	6,185	59.4	445	4.3	652	6.3	1,934	18.6
FS: Foreign Service	1,937	1,096	56.6	841	43.4	93	4.8	92	4.7	503	26.0
HM: Human Resources Management	5,190	4,282	82.5	908	17.5	254	4.9	681	13.1	1,169	22.5
IT: Information Technology	20,696	4,691	22.7	15,995	77.3	734	3.5	1,573	7.6	5,832	28.2
LC: Law Management	380	251	66.1	129	33.9	20	5.3	58	15.3	81	21.3
LP: Law Practitioner	3,650	2,183	59.8	1,464	40.1	157	4.3	565	15.5	868	23.8
NR: Architecture, Engineering and Land Survey	4,749	1,248	26.3	3,500	73.7	103	2.2	200	4.2	1,325	27.9
PA: Program and Administrative Services	117,493	84,916	72.3	32,526	27.7	7,424	6.3	10,545	9.0	28,136	23.9
PM-MCO: Negotiation, Mediation and Conciliation Officer	56	35	62.5	21	37.5	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}
PO: Police Operations Support	552	381	69.0	168	30.4	26	4.7	13	2.4	67	12.1
PR: Non-Supervisory Printing Services	2	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
RE: Research	2,657	929	35.0	1,727	65.0	37	1.4	112	4.2	637	24.0
RO: Radio Operations	289	92	31.8	197	68.2	28	9.7	16	5.5	8	2.8
SH: Health Services	3,974	3,247	81.7	718	18.1	268	6.7	188	4.7	605	15.2
SO: Ships’ Officers	1,361	213	15.7	1,148	84.3	26	1.9	27	2.0	48	3.5
SP: Applied Science and Patent Examination	10,552	5,901	55.9	4,650	44.1	243	2.3	620	5.9	2,807	26.6
SR(C): Ship Repair Chargehands and Production Supervisors - East	68	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	9	13.2	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}
SR(E): Ship Repair - East	610	55	9.0	555	91.0	21	3.4	27	4.4	16	2.6
SR(W): Ship Repair - West	709	41	5.8	666	93.9	23	3.2	17	2.4	19	2.7
SV: Operational Services	10,286	2,235	21.7	8,039	78.2	578	5.6	381	3.7	622	6.0
TC: Technical Services	11,438	3,838	33.6	7,594	66.4	574	5.0	589	5.1	1,546	13.5
TR: Translation	863	659	76.4	204	23.6	7	0.8	26	3.0	65	7.5
UT: University Teaching	234	65	27.8	168	71.8	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	7	3.0	49	20.9
Unknown	8	3	37.5	5	62.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	12.5
Total^{Footnote 2}	266,433	151,607	56.9	114,714	43.1	14,152	5.3	21,089	7.9	61,015	22.9
Footnote 1 As of March 2024, the CT - Comprollership group was created and includes three new classification groups: CTIAV - Internal audit, CTFIN - Financial management and CTEAV - External audit. All members of the previous AU - Auditing classification group became CTIAV and all members of the previous FI - Financial management classification group became CTFIN. Only some members of the AS - Administrative services classification group became CTEAV. All data prior to 2024 will reflect the former classification groups. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 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 footnote 2 referrer Footnote * 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 footnote * referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and occupational group in force (as of March 31, 2023)

Occupational group	All employees	Women		Men		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
Occupational group	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
AI: Air Traffic Control	10	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
AO: Aircraft Operations	381	38	10.0	343	90.0	15	3.9	7	1.8	11	2.9
AU: Auditing	186	98	52.7	88	47.3	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	7	3.8	51	27.4
AV: Commerce and Purchasing	7,421	3,956	53.3	3,460	46.6	331	4.5	499	6.7	1,569	21.1
CX: Correctional Services	7,118	2,042	28.7	5,073	71.3	798	11.2	303	4.3	1,040	14.6
EB: Education and Library Science	1,279	863	67.5	415	32.4	137	10.7	64	5.0	213	16.7
EC: Economics and Social Science Services	24,742	14,798	59.8	9,938	40.2	1,030	4.2	2,016	8.1	6,908	27.9
EL: Electronics	1,108	75	6.8	1,031	93.1	40	3.6	57	5.1	133	12.0
EX: Executive	7,275	3,896	53.6	3,377	46.4	381	5.2	556	7.6	1,097	15.1
FB: Border Services	10,111	4,090	40.5	6,021	59.5	422	4.2	490	4.8	1,769	17.5
FI: Financial Management	6,208	3,538	57.0	2,668	43.0	196	3.2	253	4.1	2,195	35.4
FS: Foreign Service	1,867	1,056	56.6	811	43.4	90	4.8	76	4.1	468	25.1
HM: Human Resources Management	5,018	4,119	82.1	898	17.9	251	5.0	584	11.6	1,078	21.5
IT: Information Technology	19,300	4,348	22.5	14,941	77.4	657	3.4	1,311	6.8	5,134	26.6
LC: Law Management	368	243	66.0	125	34.0	16	4.3	30	8.2	68	18.5
LP: Law Practitioner	3,485	2,051	58.9	1,427	40.9	150	4.3	260	7.5	750	21.5
NR: Architecture, Engineering and Land Survey	4,575	1,176	25.7	3,399	74.3	86	1.9	171	3.7	1,233	27.0
PA: Program and Administrative Services	110,536	80,082	72.4	30,404	27.5	7,034	6.4	8,939	8.1	25,192	22.8
PM-MCO: Negotiation, Mediation and Conciliation Officer	50	30	60.0	20	40.0	0	0.0	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}
PO: Police Operations Support	477	335	70.2	141	29.6	21	4.4	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	65	13.6
PR: Non-Supervisory Printing Services	2	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
RE: Research	2,703	922	34.1	1,779	65.8	39	1.4	105	3.9	662	24.5
RO: Radio Operations	268	83	31.0	185	69.0	20	7.5	12	4.5	6	2.2
SH: Health Services	3,906	3,173	81.2	729	18.7	264	6.8	184	4.7	586	15.0
SO: Ships’ Officers	1,318	193	14.6	1,125	85.4	21	1.6	20	1.5	49	3.7
SP: Applied Science and Patent Examination	10,146	5,621	55.4	4,523	44.6	228	2.2	477	4.7	2,632	25.9
SR(C): Ship Repair Chargehands and Production Supervisors – East	65	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	7	10.8	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}
SR(E): Ship Repair - East	624	56	9.0	568	91.0	25	4.0	26	4.2	17	2.7
SR(W): Ship Repair - West	647	36	5.6	609	94.1	19	2.9	14	2.2	21	3.2
SV: Operational Services	10,175	2,162	21.2	8,002	78.6	543	5.3	395	3.9	591	5.8
TC: Technical Services	10,958	3,602	32.9	7,353	67.1	534	4.9	517	4.7	1,388	12.7
TR: Translation	858	651	75.9	207	24.1	7	0.8	18	2.1	59	6.9
UT: University Teaching	213	62	29.1	150	70.4	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}	6	2.8	42	19.7
Unknown	13	6	46.2	7	53.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	^{Table 2023 note *}	^{Table 2023 note *}
Total^{Table 2023 note 1}	253,411	143,406	56.6	109,889	43.4	13,363	5.3	17,410	6.9	55,034	21.7
Table 2023 Notes 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 1 referrer Table 2023 Note 1 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 2023 note * referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and occupational group in force (as of March 31, 2022)

Occupational group	All employees	Women		Men		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
Occupational group	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
AI: Air Traffic Control	10	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
AO: Aircraft Operations	381	40	10.5	341	89.5	11	2.9	6	1.6	11	2.9
AU: Auditing	172	86	50.0	86	50.0	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	47	27.3
AV: Commerce and Purchasing	6,930	3,656	52.8	3,269	47.2	304	4.4	432	6.2	1,395	20.1
CX: Correctional Services	6,965	1,961	28.2	4,999	71.8	767	11.0	282	4.0	927	13.3
EB: Education and Library Science	1,168	792	67.8	376	32.2	130	11.1	53	4.5	183	15.7
EC: Economics and Social Science Services	22,254	13,181	59.2	9,069	40.8	916	4.1	1,560	7.0	5,781	26.0
EL: Electronics	1,090	76	7.0	1,013	92.9	37	3.4	51	4.7	123	11.3
EX: Executive	6,834	3,592	52.6	3,241	47.4	337	4.9	443	6.5	953	13.9
FB: Border Services	9,744	3,954	40.6	5,790	59.4	402	4.1	414	4.2	1,618	16.6
FI: Financial Management	5,906	3,382	57.3	2,520	42.7	186	3.1	216	3.7	2,031	34.4
FS: Foreign Service	1,833	1,020	55.6	813	44.4	91	5.0	61	3.3	430	23.5
HM: Human Resources Management	4,606	3,764	81.7	842	18.3	244	5.3	473	10.3	938	20.4
IT: Information Technology	17,913	4,063	22.7	13,840	77.3	590	3.3	1,144	6.4	4,563	25.5
LC: Law Management	366	238	65.0	128	35.0	13	3.6	28	7.7	52	14.2
LP: Law Practitioner	3,232	1,907	59.0	1,320	40.8	137	4.2	206	6.4	618	19.1
NR: Architecture, Engineering and Land Survey	4,333	1,088	25.1	3,245	74.9	80	1.8	142	3.3	1,115	25.7
PA: Program and Administrative Services	100,895	73,242	72.6	27,610	27.4	6,411	6.4	7,424	7.4	21,176	21.0
PM-MCO: Negotiation, Mediation and Conciliation Officer	47	28	59.6	19	40.4	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}
PO: Police Operations Support	451	326	72.3	123	27.3	19	4.2	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	63	14.0
PR: Non-Supervisory Printing Services	4	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
RE: Research	2,723	911	33.5	1,812	66.5	36	1.3	98	3.6	635	23.3
RO: Radio Operations	284	92	32.4	192	67.6	22	7.7	13	4.6	7	2.5
SH: Health Services	3,804	3,076	80.9	723	19.0	251	6.6	173	4.5	573	15.1
SO: Ships’ Officers	1,285	181	14.1	1,103	85.8	24	1.9	18	1.4	46	3.6
SP: Applied Science and Patent Examination	9,579	5,203	54.3	4,375	45.7	190	2.0	378	3.9	2,416	25.2
SR(C): Ship Repair Chargehands and Production Supervisors – East	62	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	8	12.9	0	0.0
SR(E): Ship Repair - East	589	44	7.5	545	92.5	23	3.9	25	4.2	14	2.4
SR(W): Ship Repair - West	653	37	5.7	614	94.0	19	2.9	13	2.0	25	3.8
SV: Operational Services	10,112	2,150	21.3	7,953	78.6	537	5.3	407	4.0	555	5.5
TC: Technical Services	10,838	3,503	32.3	7,328	67.6	542	5.0	471	4.3	1,326	12.2
TR: Translation	837	641	76.6	196	23.4	7	0.8	19	2.3	55	6.6
UT: University Teaching	218	55	25.2	162	74.3	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	7	3.2	45	20.6
Unknown	15	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}	0	0.0	0	0.0	^{table 2022 note *}	^{table 2022 note *}
Total^{table 2022 note 1}	236,133	132,299	56.0	103,728	43.9	12,336	5.2	14,573	6.2	47,728	20.2
Table 2022 Notes 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 1 referrer Table 2022 Note 1 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 2022 note * referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and occupational group in force (as of March 31, 2021)

Occupational group	All employees	Women		Men		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
Occupational group	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
AI: Air Traffic Control	10	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
AO: Aircraft Operations	399	39	9.8	360	90.2	12	3.0	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	10	2.5
AU: Auditing	163	85	52.1	78	47.9	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	42	25.8
AV: Commerce and Purchasing	6,605	3,462	52.4	3,140	47.5	293	4.4	375	5.7	1,254	19.0
CX: Correctional Services	6,960	1,961	28.2	4,995	71.8	790	11.4	285	4.1	869	12.5
EB: Education and Library Science	1,133	770	68.0	363	32.0	139	12.3	47	4.1	167	14.7
EC: Economics and Social Science Services	20,104	11,784	58.6	8,316	41.4	780	3.9	1,223	6.1	4,868	24.2
EL: Electronics	1,101	73	6.6	1,027	93.3	37	3.4	48	4.4	122	11.1
EX: Executive	6,378	3,304	51.8	3,074	48.2	286	4.5	358	5.6	793	12.4
FB: Border Services	9,805	4,001	40.8	5,804	59.2	401	4.1	376	3.8	1,565	16.0
FI: Financial Management	5,682	3,240	57.0	2,440	42.9	190	3.3	203	3.6	1,880	33.1
FS: Foreign Service	1,891	1,038	54.9	853	45.1	85	4.5	73	3.9	433	22.9
HM: Human Resources Management	4,547	3,685	81.0	861	18.9	236	5.2	394	8.7	871	19.2
IT: Information Technology	17,277	3,956	22.9	13,311	77.0	557	3.2	1,062	6.1	4,169	24.1
LC: Law Management	339	209	61.7	130	38.3	11	3.2	19	5.6	37	10.9
LP: Law Practitioner	3,192	1,883	59.0	1,304	40.8	135	4.2	199	6.2	582	18.2
NR: Architecture, Engineering and Land Survey	4,199	1,048	25.0	3,150	75.0	75	1.8	133	3.2	996	23.7
PA: Program and Administrative Services	96,916	70,452	72.7	26,416	27.3	6,230	6.4	6,507	6.7	19,050	19.7
PM-MCO: Negotiation, Mediation and Conciliation Officer	40	22	55.0	18	45.0	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}
PO: Police Operations Support	425	315	74.1	107	25.2	19	4.5	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	57	13.4
PR: Non-Supervisory Printing Services	3	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
RE: Research	2,724	898	33.0	1,826	67.0	34	1.2	74	2.7	592	21.7
RO: Radio Operations	281	92	32.7	189	67.3	21	7.5	13	4.6	6	2.1
SH: Health Services	3,799	3,068	80.8	728	19.2	271	7.1	165	4.3	532	14.0
SO: Ships’ Officers	1,283	147	11.5	1,135	88.5	22	1.7	22	1.7	47	3.7
SP: Applied Science and Patent Examination	9,252	4,975	53.8	4,277	46.2	180	1.9	316	3.4	2,199	23.8
SR(C): Ship Repair Chargehands and Production Supervisors – East	58	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	7	12.1	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}
SR(E): Ship Repair - East	587	38	6.5	549	93.5	22	3.7	27	4.6	17	2.9
SR(W): Ship Repair - West	706	34	4.8	671	95.0	20	2.8	16	2.3	25	3.5
SV: Operational Services	10,485	2,231	21.3	8,244	78.6	555	5.3	453	4.3	543	5.2
TC: Technical Services	10,905	3,514	32.2	7,385	67.7	559	5.1	457	4.2	1,287	11.8
TR: Translation	860	657	76.4	203	23.6	6	0.7	23	2.7	56	6.5
UT: University Teaching	226	53	23.5	170	75.2	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	7	3.1	49	21.7
Unknown	10	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	^{Table 2021 note *}	1	10.0	0	0.0	1	10.0
Total^{table 2021 note 1}	228,345	127,043	55.6	101,196	44.3	11,977	5.2	12,893	5.6	43,122	18.9
Table 2021 Notes 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 1 referrer Table 2021 Note 1 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 2021 note * referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and occupational group in force (as of March 31, 2020)

Occupational group	All employees	Women		Men		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
Occupational group	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
AI: Air Traffic Control	10	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
AO: Aircraft Operations	382	40	10.5	342	89.5	11	2.9	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	10	2.6
AU: Auditing	152	76	50.0	76	50.0	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	42	27.6
AV: Commerce and Purchasing	6,200	3,229	52.1	2,968	47.9	251	4.0	329	5.3	1,118	18.0
CX: Correctional Services	7,092	2,014	28.4	5,075	71.6	808	11.4	268	3.8	809	11.4
EB: Education and Library Science	1,085	743	68.5	342	31.5	129	11.9	45	4.1	144	13.3
EC: Economics and Social Science Services	18,134	10,562	58.2	7,567	41.7	661	3.6	953	5.3	4,195	23.1
EL: Electronics	1,082	71	6.6	1,009	93.3	34	3.1	45	4.2	111	10.3
EX: Executive	5,895	2,970	50.4	2,925	49.6	244	4.1	278	4.7	681	11.6
FB: Border Services	9,673	3,932	40.6	5,741	59.4	372	3.8	330	3.4	1,509	15.6
FI: Financial Management	5,286	3,010	56.9	2,272	43.0	161	3.0	178	3.4	1,703	32.2
FS: Foreign Service	1,866	1,021	54.7	845	45.3	76	4.1	67	3.6	388	20.8
HM: Human Resources Management	4,379	3,518	80.3	861	19.7	213	4.9	303	6.9	781	17.8
IT: Information Technology	16,195	3,732	23.0	12,456	76.9	505	3.1	954	5.9	3,701	22.9
LC: Law Management	317	202	63.7	115	36.3	10	3.2	13	4.1	33	10.4
LP: Law Practitioner	3,026	1,767	58.4	1,253	41.4	125	4.1	177	5.8	525	17.3
NR: Architecture, Engineering and Land Survey	3,999	975	24.4	3,023	75.6	73	1.8	122	3.1	940	23.5
PA: Program and Administrative Services	89,149	64,881	72.8	24,210	27.2	5,626	6.3	5,541	6.2	16,576	18.6
PM-MCO: Negotiation, Mediation and Conciliation Officer	41	20	48.8	21	51.2	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}
PO: Police Operations Support	415	298	71.8	115	27.7	15	3.6	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	47	11.3
PR: Non-Supervisory Printing Services	4	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	0	0.0	0	0.0
RE: Research	2,699	899	33.3	1,800	66.7	33	1.2	64	2.4	572	21.2
RO: Radio Operations	282	98	34.8	184	65.2	20	7.1	15	5.3	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}
SH: Health Services	3,316	2,653	80.0	659	19.9	217	6.5	130	3.9	401	12.1
SO: Ships’ Officers	1,246	144	11.6	1,102	88.4	21	1.7	23	1.8	41	3.3
SP: Applied Science and Patent Examination	8,772	4,648	53.0	4,124	47.0	159	1.8	268	3.1	1,964	22.4
SR(C): Ship Repair Chargehands and Production Supervisors – East	56	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}
SR(E): Ship Repair - East	599	35	5.8	564	94.2	23	3.8	26	4.3	18	3.0
SR(W): Ship Repair - West	698	32	4.6	665	95.3	22	3.2	18	2.6	24	3.4
SV: Operational Services	10,403	2,141	20.6	8,251	79.3	540	5.2	465	4.5	525	5.0
TC: Technical Services	10,604	3,349	31.6	7,253	68.4	524	4.9	435	4.1	1,184	11.2
TR: Translation	842	638	75.8	204	24.2	7	0.8	21	2.5	56	6.7
UT: University Teaching	207	50	24.2	154	74.4	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	^{table 2020 note *}	37	17.9
Unknown	14	7	50.0	7	50.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	14.3
Total^{table 2020 note 1}	214,120	117,760	55.0	96,248	45.0	10,888	5.1	11,087	5.2	38,145	17.8
Table 2020 Notes 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 1 referrer Table 2020 Note 1 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 occupational group in force (as of March 31, 2019)

Occupational group	All employees	Women		Men		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
Occupational group	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
AI: Air Traffic Control	10	0	0.0	10	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
AO: Aircraft Operations	389	39	10.0	350	90.0	10	2.6	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	12	3.1
AU: Auditing	142	70	49.3	72	50.7	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	38	26.8
AV: Commerce and Purchasing	5,925	3,093	52.2	2,832	47.8	230	3.9	326	5.5	984	16.6
CX: Correctional Services	7,190	2,027	28.2	5,159	71.8	817	11.4	262	3.6	779	10.8
EB: Education and Library Science	1,060	744	70.2	316	29.8	129	12.2	47	4.4	125	11.8
EC: Economics and Social Science Services	16,503	9,568	58.0	6,932	42.0	568	3.4	818	5.0	3,608	21.9
EL: Electronics	1,074	67	6.2	1,005	93.6	35	3.3	48	4.5	113	10.5
EX: Executive	5,594	2,772	49.6	2,822	50.4	230	4.1	253	4.5	628	11.2
FB: Border Services	9,628	3,964	41.2	5,664	58.8	364	3.8	314	3.3	1,445	15.0
FI: Financial Management	4,984	2,855	57.3	2,126	42.7	156	3.1	176	3.5	1,518	30.5
FS: Foreign Service	1,558	801	51.4	757	48.6	56	3.6	54	3.5	318	20.4
HM: Human Resources Management	4,112	3,283	79.8	829	20.2	192	4.7	290	7.1	708	17.2
IT: Information Technology	15,029	3,522	23.4	11,499	76.5	462	3.1	878	5.8	3,238	21.5
LC: Law Management	293	184	62.8	109	37.2	9	3.1	15	5.1	28	9.6
LP: Law Practitioner	2,893	1,694	58.6	1,197	41.4	122	4.2	181	6.3	471	16.3
NR: Architecture, Engineering and Land Survey	3,809	894	23.5	2,914	76.5	68	1.8	124	3.3	840	22.1
PA: Program and Administrative Services	84,027	61,479	73.2	22,510	26.8	5,431	6.5	5,326	6.3	14,621	17.4
PM-MCO: Negotiation, Mediation and Conciliation Officer	41	22	53.7	19	46.3	0	0.0	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}
PO: Police Operations Support	343	241	70.3	100	29.2	11	3.2	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	29	8.5
PR: Non-Supervisory Printing Services	4	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	0	0.0	0	0.0
RE: Research	2,669	863	32.3	1,805	67.6	31	1.2	66	2.5	564	21.1
RO: Radio Operations	266	88	33.1	178	66.9	20	7.5	15	5.6	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}
SH: Health Services	3,151	2,496	79.2	652	20.7	214	6.8	133	4.2	349	11.1
SO: Ships’ Officers	1,214	137	11.3	1,077	88.7	21	1.7	25	2.1	40	3.3
SP: Applied Science and Patent Examination	8,216	4,301	52.3	3,913	47.6	148	1.8	248	3.0	1,803	21.9
SR(C): Ship Repair Chargehands and Production Supervisors – East	53	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	6	11.3	0	0.0
SR(E): Ship Repair - East	608	37	6.1	571	93.9	23	3.8	27	4.4	17	2.8
SR(W): Ship Repair - West	671	34	5.1	635	94.6	21	3.1	21	3.1	22	3.3
SV: Operational Services	10,276	2,082	20.3	8,186	79.7	525	5.1	478	4.7	484	4.7
TC: Technical Services	10,477	3,285	31.4	7,189	68.6	529	5.0	454	4.3	1,128	10.8
TR: Translation	837	630	75.3	207	24.7	6	0.7	20	2.4	48	5.7
UT: University Teaching	204	47	23.0	157	77.0	^{table 1 note *}	^{table 1 note *}	6	2.9	37	18.1
Unknown	18	7	38.9	11	61.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	11.1
Total^{table 1 note 1}	203,268	111,332	54.8	91,854	45.2	10,435	5.1	10,622	5.2	34,004	16.7
Table 1 Notes 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 1 referrer Table 1 Note 1 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 occupational group in force (as of March 31, 2018)

Occupational group	All employees	Women		Men		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
Occupational group	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Table 2 Notes 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 1 referrer Table 2 Note 1 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
AI: Air Traffic Control	9	0	0.0	9	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
AO: Aircraft Operations	400	39	9.8	361	90.3	9	2.3	6	1.5	14	3.5
AU: Auditing	134	65	48.5	69	51.5	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	37	27.6
AV: Commerce and Purchasing	5,660	2,961	52.3	2,699	47.7	220	3.9	327	5.8	910	16.1
CX: Correctional Services	7,201	2,031	28.2	5,170	71.8	843	11.7	283	3.9	772	10.7
EB: Education and Library Science	993	696	70.1	297	29.9	133	13.4	36	3.6	113	11.4
EC: Economics and Social Science Services	14,815	8,542	57.7	6,273	42.3	477	3.2	719	4.9	3,114	21.0
EL: Electronics	1,062	67	6.3	995	93.7	36	3.4	49	4.6	105	9.9
EX: Executive	5,266	2,553	48.5	2,713	51.5	198	3.8	250	4.7	542	10.3
FB: Border Services	9,520	3,981	41.8	5,539	58.2	351	3.7	315	3.3	1,369	14.4
FI: Financial Management	4,780	2,752	57.6	2,028	42.4	158	3.3	169	3.5	1,382	28.9
FS: Foreign Service	1,513	762	50.4	751	49.6	54	3.6	49	3.2	297	19.6
HM: Human Resources Management	3,902	3,096	79.3	806	20.7	196	5.0	276	7.1	639	16.4
IT: Information Technology	13,845	3,333	24.1	10,512	75.9	415	3.0	822	5.9	2,787	20.1
LC: Law Management	298	180	60.4	118	39.6	9	3.0	19	6.4	22	7.4
LP: Law Practitioner	2,846	1,679	59.0	1,167	41.0	111	3.9	164	5.8	427	15.0
NR: Architecture, Engineering and Land Survey	3,546	813	22.9	2,733	77.1	67	1.9	117	3.3	763	21.5
PA: Program and Administrative Services	79,244	58,356	73.6	20,888	26.4	5,143	6.5	5,087	6.4	12,856	16.2
PM-MCO: Negotiation, Mediation and Conciliation Officer	39	20	51.3	19	48.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}
PO: Police Operations Support	283	205	72.4	78	27.6	7	2.5	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	25	8.8
PR: Non-Supervisory Printing Services	9	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	0	0.0
RE: Research	2,642	842	31.9	1,800	68.1	23	0.9	61	2.3	538	20.4
RO: Radio Operations	272	87	32.0	185	68.0	20	7.4	17	6.3	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}
SH: Health Services	3,106	2,456	79.1	650	20.9	215	6.9	135	4.3	325	10.5
SO: Ships’ Officers	1,138	123	10.8	1,015	89.2	23	2.0	26	2.3	40	3.5
SP: Applied Science and Patent Examination	7,670	3,964	51.7	3,706	48.3	142	1.9	227	3.0	1,584	20.7
SR(C): Ship Repair Chargehands and Production Supervisors – East	52	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	0	0.0
SR(E): Ship Repair - East	590	26	4.4	564	95.6	23	3.9	25	4.2	15	2.5
SR(W): Ship Repair - West	650	33	5.1	617	94.9	19	2.9	21	3.2	22	3.4
SV: Operational Services	9,892	1,983	20.0	7,909	80.0	491	5.0	490	5.0	436	4.4
TC: Technical Services	10,065	3,154	31.3	6,911	68.7	478	4.7	454	4.5	1,044	10.4
TR: Translation	811	621	76.6	190	23.4	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	22	2.7	45	5.5
UT: University Teaching	205	38	18.5	167	81.5	^{table 2 note *}	^{table 2 note *}	6	2.9	40	19.5
Unknown	9	2	22.2	7	77.8	1	11.1	0	0.0	0	0.0
Total^{table 2 note 1}	192,467	105,465	54.8	87,002	45.2	9,876	5.1	10,181	5.3	30,273	15.7

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and occupational group in force (as of March 31, 2017)

Occupational group	All employees	Women		Men		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
Occupational group	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Table 3 Notes 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 1 referrer Table 3 Note 1 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
AI: Air Traffic Control	8	0	0.0	8	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
AO: Aircraft Operations	395	37	9.4	358	90.6	10	2.5	8	2.0	14	3.5
AU: Auditing	126	61	48.4	65	51.6	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	32	25.4
AV: Commerce and Purchasing	5,489	2,903	52.9	2,586	47.1	232	4.2	325	5.9	836	15.2
CX: Correctional Services	7,338	2,073	28.3	5,265	71.7	859	11.7	292	4.0	783	10.7
EB: Education and Library Science	958	670	69.9	288	30.1	131	13.7	41	4.3	98	10.2
EC: Economics and Social Science Services	13,533	7,768	57.4	5,765	42.6	435	3.2	683	5.0	2,771	20.5
EL: Electronics	1,021	68	6.7	953	93.3	31	3.0	52	5.1	97	9.5
EX: Executive	5,054	2,395	47.4	2,659	52.6	197	3.9	254	5.0	522	10.3
FB: Border Services	9,479	4,029	42.5	5,450	57.5	359	3.8	329	3.5	1,322	13.9
FI: Financial Management	4,562	2,609	57.2	1,953	42.8	153	3.4	170	3.7	1,308	28.7
FS: Foreign Service	1,561	782	50.1	779	49.9	56	3.6	52	3.3	297	19.0
HM: Human Resources Management	3,802	2,992	78.7	810	21.3	191	5.0	285	7.5	615	16.2
IT: Information Technology	13,286	3,317	25.0	9,969	75.0	398	3.0	806	6.1	2,589	19.5
LC: Law Management	287	171	59.6	116	40.4	9	3.1	22	7.7	21	7.3
LP: Law Practitioner	2,814	1,647	58.5	1,167	41.5	108	3.8	162	5.8	417	14.8
NR: Architecture, Engineering and Land Survey	3,357	755	22.5	2,602	77.5	68	2.0	122	3.6	672	20.0
PA: Program and Administrative Services	75,753	55,919	73.8	19,834	26.2	5,033	6.6	5,100	6.7	11,782	15.6
PM-MCO: Negotiation, Mediation and Conciliation Officer	37	18	48.6	19	51.4	0	0.0	0	0.0	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}
PO: Police Operations Support	206	149	72.3	57	27.7	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	22	10.7
PR: Non-Supervisory Printing Services	9	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	0	0.0
RE: Research	2,549	761	29.9	1,788	70.1	20	0.8	68	2.7	514	20.2
RO: Radio Operations	267	83	31.1	184	68.9	19	7.1	18	6.7	6	2.2
SH: Health Services	3,073	2,423	78.8	650	21.2	231	7.5	139	4.5	309	10.1
SO: Ships’ Officers	1,103	129	11.7	974	88.3	23	2.1	29	2.6	44	4.0
SP: Applied Science and Patent Examination	7,189	3,630	50.5	3,559	49.5	125	1.7	226	3.1	1,472	20.5
SR(C): Ship Repair Chargehands and Production Supervisors – East	47	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}	0	0.0
SR(E): Ship Repair - East	624	28	4.5	596	95.5	24	3.8	28	4.5	12	1.9
SR(W): Ship Repair - West	653	29	4.4	624	95.6	14	2.1	19	2.9	19	2.9
SV: Operational Services	9,986	1,971	19.7	8,015	80.3	499	5.0	529	5.3	415	4.2
TC: Technical Services	9,850	3,023	30.7	6,827	69.3	485	4.9	461	4.7	978	9.9
TR: Translation	844	641	75.9	203	24.1	8	0.9	23	2.7	50	5.9
UT: University Teaching	214	45	21.0	169	79.0	0	0.0	6	2.8	36	16.8
Unknown	10	3	30.0	7	70.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	^{table 3 note *}	^{table 3 note *}
Total^{table 3 note 1}	185,484	101,136	54.5	84,348	45.5	9,726	5.2	10,259	5.5	28,058	15.1

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