Distribution of public service of Canada employees in bilingual positions by designated group and level of second language proficiency required - oral interaction

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 and Position Classification Information System as of March 31st of each yesr 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.
Overall population data is from the Pay System while official language information (language requirements of the position and level of second language proficiency required) is from the position classification information system. Please note that because the pay system is the source for the base population, the data shown here will not match that shown in the Official Languages Annual Report.

Distribution of public service of Canada employees in bilingual positions by designated group and level of second language proficiency required - oral interaction (as of March 31, 2023)

Level of second language proficiency required^{Table 2023 note 3}	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2023 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2023 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2023 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2023 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2023 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2023 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2023 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2023 note 2} group
Level C	39,214	37.8	23,916	61.0	38.2	1,674	4.3	38.8	2,755	7.0	39.7	6,356	16.2	33.4
Level B	62,908	60.7	37,891	60.2	60.5	2,617	4.2	60.6	4,148	6.6	59.7	12,562	20.0	65.9
Level A	326	0.3	57	17.5	0.1	13	4.0	0.3	7	2.1	0.1	28	8.6	0.1
Other	1,259	1.2	758	60.2	1.2	15	1.2	0.3	37	2.9	0.5	105	8.3	0.6
Total^{Table 2023 note 4}	103,707	100.0	62,622	60.4	100.0	4,319	4.2	100.0	6,947	6.7	100.0	19,051	18.4	100.0
Table 2023 Notes Table 2023 Note 1 LSLPR: Level of second language proficiency required Return to Table 2023 note 1 referrer Table 2023 Note 2 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 2023 note 2 referrer Table 2023 Note 3 The levels required in second language proficiency refer only to oral interaction (understanding and speaking). The “Other” category refers to positions that require Code P (specialized proficiency) or that do not require any oral interaction skills in the second language. Return to Table 2023 note 3 referrer Table 2023 Note 4 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 4 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees in bilingual positions by designated group and level of second language proficiency required - oral interaction (as of March 31, 2022)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees in bilingual positions by designated group and level of second language proficiency required - oral interaction (as of March 31, 2022)
Level of second language proficiency required^{Table 2022 note 3}	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2022 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2022 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2022 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2022 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2022 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2022 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2022 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2022 note 2} group
Level C	36,869	37.8	22,408	60.8	38.2	1,534	4.2	38.4	2,276	6.2	39.4	5,672	15.4	33.8
Level B	59,024	60.6	35,346	59.9	60.3	2,435	4.1	60.9	3,456	5.9	59.9	10,982	18.6	65.4
Level A	312	0.3	66	21.2	0.1	12	3.8	0.3	8	2.6	0.1	26	8.3	0.2
Other	1,273	1.3	769	60.4	1.3	19	1.5	0.5	34	2.7	0.6	104	8.2	0.6
Total^{Table 2022 note 4}	97,478	100.0	58,589	60.1	100.0	4,000	4.1	100.0	5,774	5.9	100.0	16,784	17.2	100.0
Table 2022 Notes Table 2022 Note 1 LSLPR: Level of second language proficiency required Return to Table 2022 note 1 referrer Table 2022 Note 2 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 2022 note 2 referrer Table 2022 Note 3 The levels required in second language proficiency refer only to oral interaction (understanding and speaking). The “Other” category refers to positions that require Code P (specialized proficiency) or that do not require any oral interaction skills in the second language. Return to Table 2022 note 3 referrer Table 2022 Note 4 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 4 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees in bilingual positions by designated group and level of second language proficiency required - oral interaction (as of March 31, 2021)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees in bilingual positions by designated group and level of second language proficiency required - oral interaction (as of March 31, 2021)
Level of second language proficiency required^{Table 2021 note 3}	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2021 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2021 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2021 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2021 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2021 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2021 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2021 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2021 note 2} group
Level C	34,795	37.2	21,101	60.6	37.7	1,446	4.2	37.6	1,828	5.3	37.5	4,975	14.3	33.1
Level B	57,108	61.1	34,021	59.6	60.8	2,367	4.1	61.6	2,996	5.2	61.5	9,945	17.4	66.1
Level A	331	0.4	59	17.8	0.1	14	4.2	0.4	11	3.3	0.2	29	8.8	0.2
Other	1,262	1.3	742	58.8	1.3	14	1.1	0.4	36	2.9	0.7	94	7.4	0.6
Total^{Table 2021 note 4}	93,496	100.0	55,923	59.8	100.0	3,841	4.1	100.0	4,871	5.2	100.0	15,043	16.1	100.0
Table 2021 Notes Table 2021 Note 1 LSLPR: Level of second language proficiency required Return to Table 2021 note 1 referrer Table 2021 Note 2 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 2021 note 2 referrer Table 2021 Note 3 The levels required in second language proficiency refer only to oral interaction (understanding and speaking). The “Other” category refers to positions that require Code P (specialized proficiency) or that do not require any oral interaction skills in the second language. Return to Table 2021 note 3 referrer Table 2021 Note 4 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 4 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees in bilingual positions by designated group and level of second language proficiency required - oral interaction (as of March 31, 2020)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees in bilingual positions by designated group and level of second language proficiency required - oral interaction (as of March 31, 2020)
Level of second language proficiency required^{Table 2020 note 3}	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2020 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2020 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2020 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2020 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2020 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2020 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2020 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2020 note 2} group
Level C	32,182	36.3	19,467	60.5	37.0	1,268	3.9	36.5	1,497	4.7	36.7	4,270	13.3	31.8
Level B	54,765	61.8	32,334	59.0	61.4	2,182	4.0	62.8	2,527	4.6	61.9	9,029	16.5	67.2
Level A	329	0.4	59	17.9	0.1	9	2.7	0.3	12	3.6	0.3	25	7.6	0.2
Other	1,381	1.6	812	58.8	1.5	18	1.3	0.5	46	3.3	1.1	119	8.6	0.9
Total^{Table 2020 note 4}	88,657	100.0	52,672	59.4	100.0	3,477	3.9	100.0	4,082	4.6	100.0	13,443	15.2	100.0
Table 2020 Notes Table 2020 Note 1 LSLPR: Level of second language proficiency required Return to Table 2020 note 1 referrer Table 2020 Note 2 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 2020 note 2 referrer Table 2020 Note 3 The levels required in second language proficiency refer only to oral interaction (understanding and speaking). The “Other” category refers to positions that require Code P (specialized proficiency) or that do not require any oral interaction skills in the second language. Return to Table 2020 note 3 referrer Table 2020 Note 4 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 4 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees in bilingual positions by designated group and level of second language proficiency required - oral interaction (as of March 31, 2019)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees in bilingual positions by designated group and level of second language proficiency required - oral interaction (as of March 31, 2019)
Level of second language proficiency required^{Table 2019 note 3}	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2019 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2019 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2019 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2019 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2019 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2019 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2019 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2019 note 2} group
Level C	30,122	35.6	18,268	60.6	36.3	1,189	3.9	35.3	1,429	4.7	36.3	3,728	12.4	31.1
Level B	52,893	62.4	31,126	58.8	61.9	2,152	4.1	63.9	2,460	4.7	62.4	8,158	15.4	68.0
Level A	344	0.4	69	20.1	0.1	10	2.9	0.3	14	4.1	0.4	20	5.8	0.2
Other	1,349	1.6	795	58.9	1.6	15	1.1	0.4	38	2.8	1.0	90	6.7	0.8
Total^{Table 2019 note 4}	84,708	100.0	50,258	59.3	100.0	3,366	4.0	100.0	3,941	4.7	100.0	11,996	14.2	100.0
Table 2019 Notes Table 2019 Note 1 LSLPR: Level of second language proficiency required Return to Table 2019 note 1 referrer Table 2019 Note 2 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 2019 note 2 referrer Table 2019 Note 3 The levels required in second language proficiency refer only to oral interaction (understanding and speaking). The “Other” category refers to positions that require Code P (specialized proficiency) or that do not require any oral interaction skills in the second language. Return to Table 2019 note 3 referrer Table 2019 Note 4 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 2019 note 4 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees in bilingual positions by designated group and level of second language proficiency required - oral interaction (as of March 31, 2018)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees in bilingual positions by designated group and level of second language proficiency required - oral interaction (as of March 31, 2018)
Level of second language proficiency required^{Table 2018 note 3}	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2018 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2018 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2018 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2018 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2018 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2018 note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2018 note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2018 note 2} group
Level C	28,657	35.4	17,435	60.8	36.3	1,137	4.0	35.7	1,379	4.8	36.5	3,316	11.6	30.9
Level B	50,702	62.6	29,727	58.6	61.9	2,025	4.0	63.5	2,343	4.6	62.1	7,331	14.5	68.2
Level A	354	0.4	85	24.0	0.2	9	2.5	0.3	16	4.5	0.4	22	6.2	0.2
Other	1,271	1.6	751	59.1	1.6	18	1.4	0.6	35	2.8	0.9	75	5.9	0.7
Total^{Table 2018 note 4}	80,984	100.0	47,998	59.3	100.0	3,189	3.9	100.0	3,773	4.7	100.0	10,744	13.3	100.0
Table 2018 Notes Table 2018 Note 1 LSLPR: Level of second language proficiency required Return to Table 2018 note 1 referrer Table 2018 Note 2 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 2018 note 2 referrer Table 2018 Note 3 The levels required in second language proficiency refer only to oral interaction (understanding and speaking). The “Other” category refers to positions that require Code P (specialized proficiency) or that do not require any oral interaction skills in the second language. Return to Table 2018 note 3 referrer Table 2018 Note 4 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 2018 note 4 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees in bilingual positions by designated group and level of second language proficiency required - oral interaction (as of March 31, 2017)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees in bilingual positions by designated group and level of second language proficiency required - oral interaction (as of March 31, 2017)
Level of second language proficiency required^{Table 2017note 3}	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2017note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2017note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2017note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2017note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2017note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2017note 2} group	Number	% of LSLPR^{Table 2017note 1}	% of EE^{Table 2017note 2} group
Level C	27,081	35.4	16,466	60.8	36.5	1,073	4.0	35.8	1,375	5.1	36.8	3,009	11.1	31.3
Level B	47,811	62.5	27,864	58.3	61.7	1,899	4.0	63.3	2,313	4.8	61.9	6,515	13.6	67.8
Level A	338	0.4	91	26.9	0.2	10	3.0	0.3	14	4.1	0.4	21	6.2	0.2
Other	1,279	1.7	746	58.3	1.7	17	1.3	0.6	34	2.7	0.9	68	5.3	0.7
Total^{Table 2017note 4}	76,509	100.0	45,167	59.0	100.0	2,999	3.9	100.0	3,736	4.9	100.0	9,613	12.6	100.0
Table 2017Notes Table 2017Note 1 LSLPR: Level of second language proficiency required Return to Table 2017note 1 referrer Table 2017Note 2 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 2017note 2 referrer Table 2017Note 3 The levels required in second language proficiency refer only to oral interaction (understanding and speaking). The “Other” category refers to positions that require Code P (specialized proficiency) or that do not require any oral interaction skills in the second language. Return to Table 2017note 3 referrer Table 2017Note 4 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 2017note 4 referrer

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