Distribution of public service of Canada executive employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level with workforce availability estimates (WFA)

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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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:
- non-executives,
- 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 workforce availability estimates are based on information from the Census of Canada and the Canadian Survey on Disability. Workforce availability estimates have been updated and since March 2022 include Canadian citizens and permanent residents in those occupations in the Canadian workforce that correspond to occupations in the core public administration.
Workforce availability estimates have been provided for the overall Executive group only as they are not available by executive level.

Distribution of public service of Canada executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2024) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)

Executives by Level	Executive employees	Women		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
	Overall EX WFA	42.2%		3.9%		5.3%		15.8%
	Number	Number	% of EX Level	Number	% of EX Level	Number	% of EX Level	Number	% of EX Level
EX 01	3,957	2,290	57.9	241	6.1	398	10.1	696	17.6
EX 02	2,028	1,069	52.7	98	4.8	202	10.0	321	15.8
EX 03	1,353	694	51.3	67	5.0	115	8.5	190	14.0
EX 04	286	162	56.6	16	5.6	23	8.0	51	17.8
EX 05	136	64	47.1	6	4.4	13	9.6	15	11.0
Executives^{Footnote 3}	7,760	4,279	55.1	428	5.5	751	9.7	1,273	16.4
Footnote 1 The Law Management group (LC) has been included in the Executive group since the 2011-12 fiscal year. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 Workforce availability estimates are based on information from the 2021 Census of Canada and the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability and include Canadian citizens and permanent residents in those occupations in the Canadian workforce that correspond to occupations in the core public administration. Estimates for executives for persons with disabilities are based on all Canadians due to the small sample size. Return to footnote 2 referrer Footnote 3 The sum of designated groups does not equal the total ("Executives") because employees may have chosen to self-identify in more than one designated group, and men are included in the total. Return to footnote 3 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2023) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)

Executives by Level	Executive employees	Women		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
	Overall EX WFA	48.0%		5.4%		5.3%		10.8%
	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
EX 01	3,935	2,226	56.6	230	5.8	320	8.1	637	16.2
EX 02	1,986	1,029	51.8	92	4.6	151	7.6	288	14.5
EX 03	1,323	684	51.7	56	4.2	94	7.1	184	13.9
EX 04	269	139	51.7	13	4.8	14	5.2	41	15.2
EX 05	130	61	46.9	6	4.6	7	5.4	15	11.5
Executives^{Footnote 3}	7,643	4,139	54.2	397	5.2	586	7.7	1,165	15.2
Footnote 1 The Law Management group (LC) has been included in the Executive group since the 2011-12 fiscal year. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 Workforce availability estimates are based on information from the 2016 Census of Canada and the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability and include Canadian citizens and permanent residents in those occupations in the Canadian workforce that correspond to occupations in the core public administration. Return to footnote 2 referrer Footnote 3 The sum of designated groups does not equal the total ("Executives") because employees may have chosen to self-identify in more than one designated group, and men are included in the total. Return to footnote 3 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2022) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)

Executives by Level	Executive employees	Women		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
	Overall EX WFA	48.2%		5.2%		5.3%		11.2%
	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
EX 01	3,695	2,071	56.0	202	5.5	253	6.8	542	14.7
EX 02	1,876	969	51.7	77	4.1	116	6.2	253	13.5
EX 03	1,235	592	47.9	53	4.3	80	6.5	161	13.0
EX 04	270	144	53.3	11	4.1	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	37	13.7
EX 05	124	54	43.5	7	5.6	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	12	9.7
Executives^{Footnote 3}	7,200	3,830	53.2	350	4.9	471	6.5	1,005	14.0
Footnote 1 The Law Management group (LC) has been included in the Executive group since the 2011-12 fiscal year. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 Workforce availability estimates are based on information from the 2016 Census of Canada and the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability and include Canadian citizens and permanent residents in those occupations in the Canadian workforce that correspond to occupations in the core public administration. Return to footnote 2 referrer Footnote 3 The sum of designated groups does not equal the total ("Executives") because employees may have chosen to self-identify in more than one designated group, and men are included in the total. Return to footnote 3 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 executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2021) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)

Executives by Level	Executive employees	Women		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
	Overall EX WFA	48.1%		5.2%		5.3%		10.4%
	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
EX 01	3,405	1,913	56.2	173	5.1	191	5.6	427	12.5
EX 02	1,753	848	48.4	65	3.7	99	5.6	224	12.8
EX 03	1,172	571	48.7	45	3.8	66	5.6	141	12.0
EX 04	256	122	47.7	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	14	5.5	26	10.2
EX 05	131	59	45.0	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	7	5.3	12	9.2
Executives^{Footnote 3}	6,717	3,513	52.3	297	4.4	377	5.6	830	12.4
Footnote 1 The Law Management group (LC) has been included in the Executive group since the 2011-12 fiscal year. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 Workforce availability estimates are based on information from the 2016 Census of Canada and the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability and include Canadian citizens in those occupations in the Canadian workforce that correspond to occupations in the core public administration. Return to footnote 2 referrer Footnote 3 The sum of designated groups does not equal the total ("Executives") because employees may have chosen to self-identify in more than one designated group, and men are included in the total. Return to footnote 3 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 executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2020) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)

Executives by Level	Executive employees	Women		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
	Overall EX WFA	48.0%		5.2%		5.3%		10.5%
	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
EX 01	3,157	1,706	54.0	142	4.5	152	4.8	381	12.1
EX 02	1,601	788	49.2	63	3.9	74	4.6	183	11.4
EX 03	1,090	515	47.2	38	3.5	51	4.7	116	10.6
EX 04	240	114	47.5	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	21	8.8
EX 05	124	49	39.5	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	13	10.5
Executives^{Footnote 3}	6,212	3,172	51.1	254	4.1	291	4.7	714	11.5
Footnote 1 The Law Management group (LC) has been included in the Executive group since the 2011-12 fiscal year. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 Workforce availability estimates are based on information from the 2016 Census of Canada and the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability and include Canadian citizens in those occupations in the Canadian workforce that correspond to occupations in the core public administration. Return to footnote 2 referrer Footnote 3 The sum of designated groups does not equal the total ("Executives") because employees may have chosen to self-identify in more than one designated group, and men are included in the total. Return to footnote 3 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 executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2019) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)

Executives by Level	Executive employees	Women		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
	Overall EX WFA	48.0%		5.1%		5.3%		10.6%
	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
EX 01	2,976	1,591	53.5	129	4.3	135	4.5	368	12.4
EX 02	1,513	749	49.5	67	4.4	64	4.2	156	10.3
EX 03	1,049	465	44.3	34	3.2	53	5.1	102	9.7
EX 04	234	103	44.0	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	20	8.5
EX 05	115	48	41.7	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	10	8.7
Executives^{Footnote 3}	5,887	2,956	50.2	239	4.1	268	4.6	656	11.1
Footnote 1 The Law Management group (LC) has been included in the Executive group since the 2011-12 fiscal year. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 Workforce availability estimates are based on information from the 2016 Census of Canada and the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability and include Canadian citizens in those occupations in the Canadian workforce that correspond to occupations in the core public administration. Return to footnote 2 referrer Footnote 3 The sum of designated groups does not equal the total ("Executives") because employees may have chosen to self-identify in more than one designated group, and men are included in the total. Return to footnote 3 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 executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2018) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)

Executives by Level	Executive employees	Women		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
	Overall EX WFA	47.9%		5.0%		2.3%		9.7%
	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
EX 01	2,830	1,456	51.4	109	3.9	140	4.9	319	11.3
EX 02	1,426	707	49.6	63	4.4	68	4.8	127	8.9
EX 03	970	424	43.7	29	3.0	47	4.8	89	9.2
EX 04	229	102	44.5	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	19	8.3
EX 05	108	44	40.7	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	10	9.3
Unknown	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Executives^{Footnote 3}	5,565	2,733	49.1	207	3.7	269	4.8	564	10.1
Footnote 1 The Law Management group (LC) has been included in the Executive group since the 2011-12 fiscal year. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 Workforce availability estimates are based on information from the 2011 Census of Canada and the 2012 Canadian Survey on Disability and include Canadian citizens in those occupations in the Canadian workforce that correspond to occupations in the core public administration. Return to footnote 2 referrer Footnote 3 The sum of designated groups does not equal the total ("Executives") because employees may have chosen to self-identify in more than one designated group, and men are included in the total. Return to footnote 3 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 executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2017) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)

Executives by Level	Executive employees	Women		Indigenous Peoples		Persons with disabilities		Members of visible minorities
	Overall EX WFA	47.8%		5.1%		2.3%		9.6%
	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
EX 01	2,730	1,367	50.1	115	4.2	154	5.6	313	11.5
EX 02	1,396	672	48.1	57	4.1	70	5.0	126	9.0
EX 03	912	400	43.9	28	3.1	41	4.5	81	8.9
EX 04	204	90	44.1	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	15	7.4
EX 05	99	37	37.4	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	^{Footnote *}	8	8.1
Executives^{Footnote 3}	5,341	2,566	48.0	206	3.9	276	5.2	543	10.2
Footnote 1 The Law Management group (LC) has been included in the Executive group since the 2011-12 fiscal year. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 Workforce availability estimates are based on information from the 2011 Census of Canada and the 2012 Canadian Survey on Disability and include Canadian citizens in those occupations in the Canadian workforce that correspond to occupations in the core public administration. Return to footnote 2 referrer Footnote 3 The sum of designated groups does not equal the total ("Executives") because employees may have chosen to self-identify in more than one designated group, and men are included in the total. Return to footnote 3 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

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Distribution of public service of Canada executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2019) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)

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Distribution of public service of Canada executiveFootnote 1 employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2021) with workforce availability estimatesFootnote 2 (WFA)

Distribution of public service of Canada executiveFootnote 1 employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2020) with workforce availability estimatesFootnote 2 (WFA)

Distribution of public service of Canada executiveFootnote 1 employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2019) with workforce availability estimatesFootnote 2 (WFA)

Distribution of public service of Canada executiveFootnote 1 employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2018) with workforce availability estimatesFootnote 2 (WFA)

Distribution of public service of Canada executiveFootnote 1 employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2017) with workforce availability estimatesFootnote 2 (WFA)

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Distribution of public service of Canada executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2024) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)

Distribution of public service of Canada executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2023) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)

Distribution of public service of Canada executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2022) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)

Distribution of public service of Canada executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2021) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)

Distribution of public service of Canada executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2020) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)

Distribution of public service of Canada executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2019) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)

Distribution of public service of Canada executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2018) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)

Distribution of public service of Canada executive^{Footnote 1} employees (Executives (EX) and Law Management (LC)) by designated group and level (March 31, 2017) with workforce availability estimates^{Footnote 2} (WFA)