Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and province or territory of work

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.

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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 province or territory of work (as of March 31, 2023)

Province or territory of work	All employees	Women		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
Province or territory of work	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Newfoundland and Labrador	4,264	2,222	52.1	328	7.7	289	6.8	129	3.0
Prince Edward Island	2,393	1,538	64.3	70	2.9	191	8.0	96	4.0
Nova Scotia	10,591	5,145	48.6	619	5.8	878	8.3	788	7.4
New Brunswick	10,339	6,273	60.7	381	3.7	628	6.1	414	4.0
Quebec (without the NCR)^{Table 2023 note 1}	26,754	14,842	55.5	708	2.6	1,304	4.9	4,810	18.0
NCR (Quebec)^{Table 2023 note 1}	34,782	20,335	58.5	1,867	5.4	2,523	7.3	7,779	22.4
NCR (Ontario)^{Table 2023 note 1}	83,418	47,236	56.6	3,076	3.7	6,317	7.6	20,431	24.5
NCR^{Table 2023 note 1}	118,200	67,571	57.2	4,943	4.2	8,840	7.5	28,210	23.9
Ontario (without the NCR)^{Table 2023 note 1}	30,329	17,430	57.5	1,452	4.8	2,054	6.8	8,795	29.0
Manitoba	8,005	4,712	58.9	1,282	16.0	557	7.0	1,380	17.2
Saskatchewan	5,254	3,218	61.2	958	18.2	348	6.6	637	12.1
Alberta	12,454	7,214	57.9	1,035	8.3	906	7.3	2,902	23.3
British Columbia	20,221	10,541	52.1	1,148	5.7	1,154	5.7	5,797	28.7
Yukon	372	235	63.2	55	14.8	27	7.3	48	12.9
Northwest Territories	464	275	59.3	81	17.5	21	4.5	72	15.5
Nunavut	291	170	58.4	145	49.8	14	4.8	40	13.7
Outside Canada	1,494	765	51.2	83	5.6	48	3.2	402	26.9
Not available^{Table 2023 note 2}	1,986	1,255	63.2	75	3.8	151	7.6	514	25.9
Total^{Table 2023 note 3}	253,411	143,406	56.6	13,363	5.3	17,410	6.9	55,034	21.7
Table 2023 Notes Table 2023 Note 1 NCR stands for National Capital Region and includes NCR (Quebec) and NCR (Ontario). Return to Table 2023 note 1 referrer Table 2023 Note 2 A portion of the geographic data is not available due to changes in the central data systems. Return to Table 2023 note 2 referrer Table 2023 Note 3 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. Additionally, the sum of the provinces and territories does not equal the total as the information for the National Capital Region have been repeated. Return to Table 2023 note 3 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and province or territory of work (as of March 31, 2022)

Province or territory of work	All employees	Women		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
Province or territory of work	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Newfoundland and Labrador	4,082	2,080	51.0	293	7.2	256	6.3	110	2.7
Prince Edward Island	2,215	1,441	65.1	52	2.3	152	6.9	76	3.4
Nova Scotia	9,611	4,566	47.5	554	5.8	740	7.7	675	7.0
New Brunswick	9,450	5,673	60.0	346	3.7	524	5.5	341	3.6
Quebec (without the NCR)^{table 2022 note 1}	24,655	13,475	54.7	623	2.5	1,052	4.3	3,927	15.9
NCR (Quebec)^{table 2022 note 1}	32,593	18,925	58.1	1,728	5.3	2,139	6.6	6,838	21.0
NCR (Ontario)^{table 2022 note 1}	77,518	43,590	56.2	2,806	3.6	5,102	6.6	18,019	23.2
NCR^{table 2022 note 1}	110,111	62,515	56.8	4,534	4.1	7,241	6.6	24,857	22.6
Ontario (without the NCR)^{table 2022 note 1}	27,866	15,803	56.7	1,332	4.8	1,792	6.4	7,519	27.0
Manitoba	7,513	4,401	58.6	1,165	15.5	476	6.3	1,168	15.5
Saskatchewan	5,030	3,087	61.4	930	18.5	314	6.2	527	10.5
Alberta	11,793	6,797	57.6	971	8.2	813	6.9	2,525	21.4
British Columbia	19,132	9,825	51.4	1,115	5.8	1,003	5.2	5,102	26.7
Yukon	337	211	62.6	50	14.8	26	7.7	36	10.7
Northwest Territories	449	264	58.8	77	17.1	23	5.1	54	12.0
Nunavut	285	168	58.9	141	49.5	10	3.5	40	14.0
Outside Canada	1,449	722	49.8	72	5.0	39	2.7	352	24.3
Not available^{table 2022 note 2}	2,155	1,271	59.0	81	3.8	112	5.2	419	19.4
Total^{table 2022 note 3}	236,133	132,299	56.0	12,336	5.2	14,573	6.2	47,728	20.2
Table 2022 Notes Table 2022 Note 1 NCR stands for National Capital Region and includes NCR (Quebec) and NCR (Ontario). Return to table 2022 note 1 referrer Table 2022 Note 2 A portion of the geographic data is not available due to changes in the central data systems. Return to table 2022 note 2 referrer Table 2022 Note 3 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. Additionally, the sum of the provinces and territories does not equal the total as the information for the National Capital Region have been repeated. Return to table 2022 note 3 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and province or territory of work (as of March 31, 2021)

Province or territory of work	All employees	Women		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
Province or territory of work	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Newfoundland and Labrador	3,906	1,930	49.4	278	7.1	199	5.1	100	2.6
Prince Edward Island	2,208	1,439	65.2	58	2.6	142	6.4	87	3.9
Nova Scotia	9,266	4,372	47.2	547	5.9	689	7.4	629	6.8
New Brunswick	9,046	5,374	59.4	339	3.7	494	5.5	319	3.5
Quebec (without the NCR)^{table 2021 note 1}	23,963	12,922	53.9	605	2.5	871	3.6	3,443	14.4
NCR (Quebec)^{table 2021 note 1}	31,207	18,022	57.7	1,661	5.3	1,856	5.9	6,088	19.5
NCR (Ontario)^{table 2021 note 1}	74,096	41,475	56.0	2,670	3.6	4,340	5.9	16,180	21.8
NCR^{table 2021 note 1}	105,303	59,497	56.5	4,331	4.1	6,196	5.9	22,268	21.1
Ontario (without the NCR)^{table 2021 note 1}	27,363	15,493	56.6	1,345	4.9	1,667	6.1	6,860	25.1
Manitoba	7,377	4,291	58.2	1,103	15.0	465	6.3	1,043	14.1
Saskatchewan	5,017	3,085	61.5	903	18.0	283	5.6	487	9.7
Alberta	11,466	6,585	57.4	922	8.0	720	6.3	2,275	19.8
British Columbia	19,018	9,681	50.9	1,139	6.0	952	5.0	4,846	25.5
Yukon	339	219	64.6	52	15.3	23	6.8	30	8.8
Northwest Territories	454	279	61.5	79	17.4	21	4.6	44	9.7
Nunavut	268	169	63.1	134	50.0	10	3.7	31	11.6
Outside Canada	1,304	628	48.2	54	4.1	39	3.0	288	22.1
Not available^{table 2021 note 2}	2,047	1,079	52.7	88	4.3	122	6.0	372	18.2
Total^{table 2021 note 3}	228,345	127,043	55.6	11,977	5.2	12,893	5.6	43,122	18.9
Table 2021 Notes Table 2021 Note 1 NCR stands for National Capital Region and includes NCR (Quebec) and NCR (Ontario). Return to table 2021 note 1 referrer Table 2021 Note 2 A portion of the geographic data is not available due to changes in the central data systems. Return to table 2021 note 2 referrer Table 2021 Note 3 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. Additionally, the sum of the provinces and territories does not equal the total as the information for the National Capital Region have been repeated. Return to table 2021 note 3 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and province or territory of work (as of March 31, 2020)

Province or territory of work	All employees	Women		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
Province or territory of work	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Newfoundland and Labrador	3,493	1,669	47.8	245	7.0	174	5.0	81	2.3
Prince Edward Island	2,046	1,295	63.3	50	2.4	124	6.1	73	3.6
Nova Scotia	8,874	4,130	46.5	502	5.7	621	7.0	566	6.4
New Brunswick	8,574	5,011	58.4	304	3.5	395	4.6	300	3.5
Quebec (without the NCR)^{table 2020 note 1}	22,129	11,657	52.7	551	2.5	744	3.4	2,975	13.4
NCR (Quebec)^{table 2020 note 1}	29,205	16,752	57.4	1,473	5.0	1,537	5.3	5,429	18.6
NCR (Ontario)^{table 2020 note 1}	69,291	38,565	55.7	2,420	3.5	3,713	5.4	14,295	20.6
NCR^{table 2020 note 1}	98,496	55,317	56.2	3,893	4.0	5,250	5.3	19,724	20.0
Ontario (without the NCR)^{table 2020 note 1}	25,781	14,403	55.9	1,235	4.8	1,482	5.7	6,092	23.6
Manitoba	6,966	4,011	57.6	990	14.2	398	5.7	917	13.2
Saskatchewan	4,793	2,911	60.7	854	17.8	240	5.0	420	8.8
Alberta	10,573	5,982	56.6	834	7.9	612	5.8	1,877	17.8
British Columbia	17,640	8,747	49.6	1,053	6.0	828	4.7	4,286	24.3
Yukon	326	204	62.6	51	15.6	22	6.7	28	8.6
Northwest Territories	411	253	61.6	69	16.8	21	5.1	36	8.8
Nunavut	252	156	61.9	113	44.8	10	4.0	29	11.5
Outside Canada	1,439	729	50.7	49	3.4	40	2.8	298	20.7
Not available^{table 2020 note 2}	2,327	1,285	55.2	95	4.1	126	5.4	443	19.0
Total^{table 2020 note 3}	214,120	117,760	55.0	10,888	5.1	11,087	5.2	38,145	17.8
Table 2020 Notes Table 2020 Note 1 NCR stands for National Capital Region and includes NCR (Quebec) and NCR (Ontario). Return to table 2020 note 1 referrer Table 2020 Note 2 A portion of the geographic data is not available due to changes in the central data systems. Return to table 2020 note 2 referrer Table 2020 Note 3 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. Additionally, the sum of the provinces and territories does not equal the total as the information for the National Capital Region have been repeated. Return to table 2020 note 3 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and province or territory of work (as of March 31, 2019)

Province or territory of work	All employees	Women		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
Province or territory of work	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Newfoundland and Labrador	3,315	1,565	47.2	227	6.8	163	4.9	78	2.4
Prince Edward Island	1,903	1,215	63.8	44	2.3	115	6.0	63	3.3
Nova Scotia	8,587	3,946	46.0	475	5.5	609	7.1	538	6.3
New Brunswick	8,172	4,760	58.2	298	3.6	388	4.7	279	3.4
Quebec (without the NCR)^{table 1 note 1}	21,324	11,115	52.1	520	2.4	715	3.4	2,648	12.4
NCR (Quebec)^{table 1 note 1}	28,705	16,563	57.7	1,483	5.2	1,464	5.1	4,987	17.4
NCR (Ontario)^{table 1 note 1}	64,073	35,484	55.4	2,216	3.5	3,488	5.4	12,436	19.4
NCR^{table 1 note 1}	92,778	52,047	56.1	3,699	4.0	4,952	5.3	17,423	18.8
Ontario (without the NCR)^{table 1 note 1}	24,452	13,534	55.3	1,199	4.9	1,437	5.9	5,429	22.2
Manitoba	6,687	3,819	57.1	968	14.5	378	5.7	820	12.3
Saskatchewan	4,654	2,805	60.3	824	17.7	244	5.2	396	8.5
Alberta	10,135	5,684	56.1	822	8.1	606	6.0	1,710	16.9
British Columbia	16,931	8,424	49.8	1,006	5.9	824	4.9	3,948	23.3
Yukon	305	192	63.0	52	17.0	23	7.5	18	5.9
Northwest Territories	410	251	61.2	69	16.8	25	6.1	36	8.8
Nunavut	236	145	61.4	105	44.5	8	3.4	25	10.6
Outside Canada	1,375	677	49.2	45	3.3	41	3.0	274	19.9
Not available^{table 1 note 2}	2,004	1,153	57.5	82	4.1	94	4.7	319	15.9
Total^{table 1 note 3}	203,268	111,332	54.8	10,435	5.1	10,622	5.2	34,004	16.7
Table 1 Notes Table 1 Note 1 NCR stands for National Capital Region and includes NCR (Quebec) and NCR (Ontario). Return to table 1 note 1 referrer Table 1 Note 2 A portion of the 2019 geographic data is not available due to changes in the central data systems. Return to table 1 note 2 referrer Table 1 Note 3 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. Additionally, the sum of the provinces and territories does not equal the total as the information for the National Capital Region have been repeated. Return to table 1 note 3 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and province or territory of work (as of March 31, 2018)

Province or territory of work	All employees	Women		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
Province or territory of work	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Newfoundland and Labrador	3,111	1,456	46.8	209	6.7	166	5.3	67	2.2
Prince Edward Island	1,722	1,098	63.8	42	2.4	100	5.8	53	3.1
Nova Scotia	8,153	3,725	45.7	452	5.5	589	7.2	503	6.2
New Brunswick	7,546	4,400	58.3	279	3.7	374	5.0	213	2.8
Quebec (without the NCR)^{table 2 note 1}	20,393	10,685	52.4	489	2.4	700	3.4	2,318	11.4
NCR (Quebec)^{table 2 note 1}	27,886	15,982	57.3	1,466	5.3	1,446	5.2	4,505	16.2
NCR (Ontario)^{table 2 note 1}	58,489	32,594	55.7	1,930	3.3	3,187	5.4	10,625	18.2
NCR^{table 2 note 1}	86,375	48,576	56.2	3,396	3.9	4,634	5.4	15,130	17.5
Ontario (without the NCR)^{table 2 note 1}	24,036	13,351	55.5	1,208	5.0	1,411	5.9	5,107	21.2
Manitoba	6,503	3,701	56.9	940	14.5	382	5.9	723	11.1
Saskatchewan	4,597	2,739	59.6	770	16.8	245	5.3	378	8.2
Alberta	9,825	5,560	56.6	793	8.1	592	6.0	1,538	15.7
British Columbia	16,283	8,081	49.6	968	5.9	803	4.9	3,701	22.7
Yukon	306	189	61.8	50	16.3	22	7.2	14	4.6
Northwest Territories	398	245	61.6	60	15.1	16	4.0	32	8.0
Nunavut	237	140	59.1	100	42.2	9	3.8	22	9.3
Outside Canada	1,325	637	48.1	46	3.5	41	3.1	253	19.1
Not available^{table 2 note 2}	1,657	882	53.2	74	4.5	98	5.9	221	13.3
Total^{table 2 note 3}	192,467	105,465	54.8	9,876	5.1	10,181	5.3	30,273	15.7
Table 2 Notes Table 2 Note 1 NCR stands for National Capital Region and includes NCR (Quebec) and NCR (Ontario). Return to table 2 note 1 referrer Table 1 Note 2 A portion of the 2018 geographic data is not available due to changes in the central data systems. Return to table 2 note 2 referrer Table 1 Note 3 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. Additionally, the sum of the provinces and territories does not equal the total as the information for the National Capital Region have been repeated. Return to table 2 note 3 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and province or territory of work (as of March 31, 2017)

Province or territory of work	All employees	Women		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
Province or territory of work	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Newfoundland and Labrador	2,925	1,314	44.9	199	6.8	159	5.4	65	2.2
Prince Edward Island	1,657	1,066	64.3	46	2.8	104	6.3	45	2.7
Nova Scotia	7,979	3,586	44.9	440	5.5	596	7.5	509	6.4
New Brunswick	6,908	3,913	56.6	258	3.7	375	5.4	198	2.9
Quebec (without the NCR)^{table 3 note 1}	19,834	10,356	52.2	464	2.3	694	3.5	2,152	10.9
NCR (Quebec)^{table 3 note 1}	25,792	14,768	57.3	1,365	5.3	1,418	5.5	3,827	14.8
NCR (Ontario)^{table 3 note 1}	56,032	31,206	55.7	1,897	3.4	3,160	5.6	9,825	17.5
NCR^{table 3 note 1}	81,824	45,974	56.2	3,262	4.0	4,578	5.6	13,652	16.7
Ontario (without the NCR)^{table 3 note 1}	23,798	13,146	55.2	1,213	5.1	1,483	6.2	4,872	20.5
Manitoba	6,432	3,654	56.8	970	15.1	399	6.2	680	10.6
Saskatchewan	4,598	2,716	59.1	771	16.8	253	5.5	387	8.4
Alberta	9,777	5,513	56.4	827	8.5	607	6.2	1,447	14.8
British Columbia	15,942	7,839	49.2	953	6.0	832	5.2	3,518	22.1
Yukon	271	178	65.7	46	17.0	22	8.1	13	4.8
Northwest Territories	396	244	61.6	65	16.4	18	4.5	27	6.8
Nunavut	229	128	55.9	91	39.7	12	5.2	22	9.6
Outside Canada	1,304	611	46.9	38	2.9	43	3.3	265	20.3
Not available^{table 3 note 2}	1,610	898	55.8	83	5.2	84	5.2	206	12.8
Total^{table 3 note 3}	185,484	101,136	54.5	9,726	5.2	10,259	5.5	28,058	15.1
Table 3 Notes Table 3 Note 1 NCR stands for National Capital Region and includes NCR (Quebec) and NCR (Ontario). Return to table 3 note 1 referrer Table 3 Note 2 A portion of the 2017 geographic data is not available due to changes in the central data systems. Return to table 3 note 2 referrer Table 3 Note 3 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. Additionally, the sum of the provinces and territories does not equal the total as the information for the National Capital Region have been repeated. Return to table 3 note 3 referrer

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