Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and tenure (employment type)

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).
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 tenure (employment type) (as of March 31, 2021)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and tenure (employment type) (as of March 31, 2021)
Tenure	All employees		Women			Indigenous peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
Tenure	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{Table 2021 note 1} group	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{Table 2021 note 1} group	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{Table 2021 note 1} group	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{Table 2021 note 1} group
Indeterminate	204,455	89.5	112,124	54.8	88.3	10,958	5.4	91.5	11,694	5.7	90.7	37,107	18.1	86.1
Term	23,890	10.5	14,919	62.4	11.7	1,019	4.3	8.5	1,199	5.0	9.3	6,015	25.2	13.9
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

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and tenure (employment type) (as of March 31, 2020)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and tenure (employment type) (as of March 31, 2020)
Tenure	All employees		Women			Indigenous peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
Tenure	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{Table 2020 note 1} group	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{Table 2020 note 1} group	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{Table 2020 note 1} group	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{Table 2020 note 1} group
Indeterminate	194,903	91.0	105,853	54.3	89.9	10,064	5.2	92.4	10,242	5.3	92.4	33,334	17.1	87.4
Term	19,217	9.0	11,907	62.0	10.1	824	4.3	7.6	845	4.4	7.6	4,811	25.0	12.6
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

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and tenure (employment type) (as of March 31, 2019)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and tenure (employment type) (as of March 31, 2019)
Tenure	All employees		Women			Indigenous peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
Tenure	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{table 1 note 1} group	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{table 1 note 1} group	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{table 1 note 1} group	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{table 1 note 1} group
Indeterminate	186,159	91.6	100,851	54.2	90.6	9,649	5.2	92.5	9,893	5.3	93.1	30,155	16.2	88.7
Term	17,109	8.4	10,481	61.3	9.4	786	4.6	7.5	729	4.3	6.9	3,849	22.5	11.3
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

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and tenure (employment type) (as of March 31, 2018)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and tenure (employment type) (as of March 31, 2018)
Tenure	All employees		Women			Indigenous peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
Tenure	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{table 2 note 1} group	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{table 2 note 1} group	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{table 2 note 1} group	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{table 2 note 1} group
Indeterminate	176,896	91.9	95,699	54.1	90.7	9,185	5.2	93.0	9,533	5.4	93.6	27,045	15.3	89.3
Term	15,571	8.1	9,766	62.7	9.3	691	4.4	7.0	648	4.2	6.4	3,228	20.7	10.7
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

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and tenure (employment type) (as of March 31, 2017)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and tenure (employment type) (as of March 31, 2017)
Tenure	All employees		Women			Indigenous peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
Tenure	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{table 3 note 1} group	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{table 3 note 1} group	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{table 3 note 1} group	Number	% of tenure	% of EE^{table 3 note 1} group
Indeterminate	171,477	92.4	92,551	54.0	91.5	9,115	5.3	93.7	9,684	5.6	94.4	25,062	14.6	89.3
Term	14,007	7.6	8,585	61.3	8.5	611	4.4	6.3	575	4.1	5.6	2,996	21.4	10.7
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

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