Employment Equity Sub-Group Population in the Public Service of Canada

Distribution of employees in the public service of Canada by sub-group and occupational category.

All data 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 EE 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).
The data in these tables cover employees identified for the purpose of employment equity in the Regulations to the Employment Equity Act.
The population definition for Employment Equity (EE) purposes includes active employees of Core Public Administration (CPA) who are indeterminate employees, employees with terms of three months or more, and seasonal employees.
Excluded from this information are:
- employees on leave without pay,
- students and casual workers,
- Governor in Council appointees,
- Ministers’ exempt staff,
- federal judges and
- deputy ministers.
Internal representation is based on those who have voluntarily chosen to self-identify in one of the respective employment equity groups (Indigenous peoples, members of a visible minority or person with a disability).

Indigenous Peoples Population by Sub-Group

Internal representation is based on those who have voluntarily chosen to self-identify to date as an Indigenous person.

2019 Indigenous Peoples Population by Sub-Group
Occupational Category (outdated)	Inuit	Métis	North American Indian/First Nation	Other	Grand Total
Executive	^{table 1 note *}	111	88	^{table 1 note *}	239
Scientific and Professional	25	455	586	194	1,260
Administration and Foreign Service	159	2,368	2,000	729	5,256
Technical	^{table 1 note *}	255	275	^{table 1 note *}	637
Administrative Support	42	502	533	200	1,277
Operational	18	800	682	266	1,766
Grand Total	279	4,491	4,164	1,501	10,435
Table 1 Notes Table 1 Note 1 Information for small numbers has been suppressed (counts of 5 or less). Return to table 1 note * referrer

2018 Indigenous Peoples Population by Sub-Group
Occupational Category (outdated)	Inuit	Métis	North American Indian/First Nation	Other	Grand Total
Executive	^{table 2 note *}	88	83	^{table 2 note *}	207
Scientific and Professional	27	422	547	152	1,148
Administration and Foreign Service	129	2,195	1,897	667	4,888
Technical	^{table 2 note *}	240	254	^{table 2 note *}	589
Administrative Support	40	514	545	205	1,304
Operational	19	794	682	245	1,740
Grand Total	247	4,253	4,008	1,368	9,876
Table 2 Notes Table 2 Note 1 Information for small numbers has been suppressed (counts of 5 or less). Return to table 2 note * referrer

2017 Indigenous Peoples Population by Sub-Group
Occupational Category (outdated)	Inuit	Métis	North American Indian/First Nation	Other	Grand Total
Executive	^{table 3 note *}	91	83	^{table 3 note *}	206
Scientific and Professional	20	389	550	132	1,091
Administration and Foreign Service	116	2,115	1,944	547	4,722
Technical	^{table 3 note *}	237	274	^{table 3 note *}	596
Administrative Support	45	528	592	184	1,349
Operational	21	806	717	218	1,762
Grand Total	236	4,166	4,160	1,164	9,726
Table 3 Notes Table 3 Note 1 Information for small numbers has been suppressed (counts of 5 or less). Return to table 3 note * referrer

Visible Minority Population by Sub-Group

Internal representation is based on those who have voluntarily chosen to self-identify to date as a member of a visible minority.

2019 Visible Minority Population by Sub-Group
Occupational Category (outdated)	Black	Non-White Latin American	Person of Mixed Origin	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Filipino	South Asian/East Indian	Non-White West Asian, North African or Arab	Southeast Asian	Other Visible Minority Group	Grand Total
Executive	96	18	84	89	6	9	12	159	100	19	64	656
Scientific and Professional	1,086	259	621	1,889	69	133	163	1,472	985	248	907	7,832
Administration and Foreign Service	3,689	753	1,325	3,046	106	217	646	2,748	2,061	833	2,338	17,762
Technical	148	46	93	293	14	25	71	262	119	70	159	1,300
Administrative Support	971	186	220	445	21	37	209	565	248	170	606	3,678
Operational	478	125	225	280	19	27	130	593	176	92	631	2,776
Grand Total	6,468	1,387	2,568	6,042	235	448	1,231	5,799	3,689	1,432	4,705	34,004

2018 Visible Minority Population by Sub-Group
Occupational Category (outdated)	Black	Non-White Latin American	Person of Mixed Origin	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Filipino	South Asian/East Indian	Non-White West Asian, North African or Arab	Southeast Asian	Other Visible Minority Group	Grand Total
Executive	78	15	58	84	7	10	7	145	81	15	64	564
Scientific and Professional	975	215	555	1,734	59	107	139	1,291	854	226	783	6,938
Administration and Foreign Service	3,087	619	1,145	2,797	109	190	570	2,473	1,783	755	2,077	15,605
Technical	136	44	85	280	15	21	67	247	102	60	154	1,211
Administrative Support	809	159	178	413	19	28	186	513	210	148	653	3,316
Operational	453	118	206	284	20	27	126	553	154	89	609	2,639
Grand Total	5,538	1,170	2,227	5,592	229	383	1,095	5,222	3,184	1,293	4,340	30,273

2017 Visible Minority Population by Sub-Group
Occupational Category (outdated)	Black	Non-White Latin American	Person of Mixed Origin	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Filipino	South Asian/East Indian	Non-White West Asian, North African or Arab	Southeast Asian	Other Visible Minority Group	Grand Total
Executive	73	15	56	80	9	10	7	138	80	15	60	543
Scientific and Professional	929	190	512	1,627	61	92	125	1,186	800	202	594	6,318
Administration and Foreign Service	2,815	565	1,114	2,679	108	162	509	2,304	1,638	708	1,661	14,263
Technical	137	36	86	261	13	19	66	233	101	56	134	1,142
Administrative Support	791	149	173	443	22	30	193	529	220	147	521	3,218
Operational	472	119	212	275	21	29	127	559	145	92	522	2,573
Undetermined	^{table 6 note *}	^{table 6 note *}	^{table 6 note *}	^{table 6 note *}	^{table 6 note *}	^{table 6 note *}	^{table 6 note *}	^{table 6 note *}	^{table 6 note *}	^{table 6 note *}	^{table 6 note *}	^{table 6 note *}
Grand Total	5,218	1,074	2,153	5,365	234	342	1,027	4,949	2,984	1,220	3,492	28,058
Table 6 Notes Table 6 Note 1 Information for small numbers has been suppressed (counts of 5 or less). Return to table 6 note * referrer

Persons with a Disability Population by Sub-Group

Internal representation is based on those who have voluntarily chosen to self-identify to date as a person with a disability.

2019 Persons with a Disability Population by Sub-Group^{table 7 note 2}
Occupational Category (outdated)	Coordination or Dexterity	Mobility	Speech Impairment	Blind or Visual Impairment	Deaf of Hard of Hearing	Other Disability
Executive	23	25	^{table 7 note 1}	32	60	133
Scientific and Professional	144	230	42	122	204	1,028
Administration and Foreign Service	502	972	92	409	826	3,344
Technical	43	84	^{table 7 note 1}	41	81	324
Administrative Support	126	262	34	88	196	810
Operational	92	164	29	75	182	645
Grand Total	930	1,737	224	767	1,549	6,284
Table 7 Notes Table 7 Note 1 Information for small numbers has been suppressed (counts of 5 or less). Return to table 7 note 1 referrer Table 7 Note 2 These totals do not match with the disability total in the annual reports since these tables are a breakdown of all disability sub-groups and one person can have multiple disabilities. Return to table 7 note 2 referrer

2018 Persons with a Disability Population by Sub-Group^{table 8 note 2}
Occupational Category (outdated)	Coordination or Dexterity	Mobility	Speech Impairment	Blind or Visual Impairment	Deaf of Hard of Hearing	Other Disability
Executive	24	24	^{table 8 note 1}	30	67	136
Scientific and Professional	137	225	40	112	193	878
Administration and Foreign Service	509	957	84	410	802	3,013
Technical	46	91	^{table 8 note 1}	45	86	300
Administrative Support	124	265	30	92	208	818
Operational	94	184	34	81	192	633
Grand Total	934	1,746	215	770	1,548	5,778
Table 8 Notes Table 8 Note 1 Information for small numbers has been suppressed (counts of 5 or less). Return to table 8 note 1 referrer Table 8 Note 2 These totals do not match with the disability total in the annual reports since these tables are a breakdown of all disability sub-groups and one person can have multiple disabilities. Return to table 8 note 2 referrer

2017 Persons with a Disability Population by Sub-Group^{table 9 note *}
Occupational Category (outdated)	Coordination or Dexterity	Mobility	Speech Impairment	Blind or Visual Impairment	Deaf of Hard of Hearing	Other Disability
Executive	23	28	6	31	71	139
Scientific and Professional	138	232	40	115	197	857
Administration and Foreign Service	534	987	86	441	834	2,928
Technical	53	99	22	54	90	291
Administrative Support	149	295	33	95	222	791
Operational	111	199	37	88	202	650
Grand Total	1,008	1,840	224	824	1,616	5,656
Table 9 Notes Table 9 Note 1 These totals do not match with the disability total in the annual reports since these tables are a breakdown of all disability sub-groups and one person can have multiple disabilities. Return to table 9 note * referrer

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