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Population of the federal public service executives and non-executives by department or agency

From: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

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When reading the table below, the following information applies:

  • Source of information: Pay System as of March 31 of each year.
  • The federal public service consists of 2 population segments: the core public administration and separate agencies.
  • Departments and agencies in the core public administration are named in schedules I and IV of the Financial Administration Act. The Treasury Board is the employer of this segment of the federal public service.
  • Separate agencies are named in Schedule V of the Act. Separate agencies conduct their own negotiations or set their own classification levels for their employees.
  • Included in this information are:
    • active employees of all employment tenures (indeterminate, term, casual and student)
    • Governor in Council appointees
    • deputy ministers
    • federal judges
  • Excluded from this information are:
    • inactive employees (i.e., employees on leave without pay)
    • ministers’ exempt staff
    • employees locally engaged outside of Canada
    • RCMP Regular Force members
    • RCMP Civilian members
    • Canadian Armed Forces members
  • Population counts for the following separate agencies are not included because their employee information is not available in the Pay System:
    • Canadian Security Intelligence Service
    • National Capital Commission
    • Canada Investment and Savings
    • Canadian Forces Non-Public Funds
    • Security Intelligence Review Committee (before 2010)
  • Data on executives in the federal public service include employees from the Executive group as well as executive equivalents within the separate agencies.
  • Executive equivalents in separate agencies were adjusted in 2016 and as a result, historical years have been adjusted according to this grouping and may not reflect previous figures provided in historical Demographic snapshot of Canada’s public service reports and Clerk of the Privy Council’s Annual Reports to the Prime Minister on the Public Service of Canada.
Population of the federal public service executives and non-executives by department or agency
Department or agency Year
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Core public administration
Accessibility Standards Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 55 60
Executives
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 3
Non-executives
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 49 57
Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada 0 0 0 0 0 349 374 570 548 579 587 628 655 722 706
Executives
 0 0 0 0 0 22 22 21 19 20 19 23 21 20 18
Non-executives
 0 0 0 0 0 327 352 549 529 559 568 605 634 702 688
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 6,938 6,958 6,644 5,991 5,291 5,194 5,167 5,234 5,277 5,292 5,531 5,495 5,638 5,677 5,774
Executives
 160 157 155 133 119 121 116 128 124 125 132 138 135 139 123
Non-executives
 6,778 6,801 6,489 5,858 5,172 5,073 5,051 5,106 5,153 5,167 5,399 5,357 5,503 5,538 5,651
Assisted Human Reproduction Canada 14 17 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Executives
 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 12 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency 766 754 677 590 591 604 615 593 586 588 594 626 624 623 602
Executives
 45 47 39 35 35 39 42 41 36 39 40 42 48 47 46
Non-executives
 721 707 638 555 556 565 573 552 550 549 554 584 576 576 556
Canada Border Services Agency 14,398 14,387 14,710 14,218 14,096 14,113 14,171 13,707 14,013 14,469 14,971 15,224 15,441 16,520 17,226
Executives
 181 189 196 193 193 186 202 173 170 180 179 212 208 229 239
Non-executives
 14,217 14,198 14,514 14,025 13,903 13,927 13,969 13,534 13,843 14,289 14,792 15,012 15,233 16,291 16,987
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions 453 456 401 339 348 331 333 336 307 324 320 360 374 370 376
Executives
 19 18 16 14 14 15 16 18 16 17 17 16 16 19 16
Non-executives
 434 438 385 325 334 316 317 318 291 307 303 344 358 351 360
Canada Industrial Relations Board 106 102 89 91 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Executives
 6 7 6 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 100 95 83 84 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Canada School of Public Service 1,017 1,010 915 657 625 646 648 610 599 620 668 647 707 742 679
Executives
 71 75 71 46 43 39 44 38 34 35 44 40 47 56 60
Non-executives
 946 935 844 611 582 607 604 572 565 585 624 607 660 686 619
Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal 12 11 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Executives
 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 11 10 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Canadian Dairy Commission 64 61 63 59 51 56 60 61 68 65 65 71 70 73 75
Executives
 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Non-executives
 61 58 60 56 48 52 56 56 63 60 60 66 65 68 70
Canadian Grain Commission 692 655 680 625 413 408 403 435 426 429 430 447 455 453 466
Executives
 8 6 8 8 9 7 8 7 8 8 10 9 9 8 8
Non-executives
 684 649 672 617 404 401 395 428 418 421 420 438 446 445 458
Canadian Heritage 2,358 2,066 1,981 1,753 1,821 1,773 1,762 1,759 1,841 1,862 1,889 1,935 2,062 1,975 1,929
Executives
 125 120 109 99 104 94 104 102 97 107 115 118 123 118 116
Non-executives
 2,233 1,946 1,872 1,654 1,717 1,679 1,658 1,657 1,744 1,755 1,774 1,817 1,939 1,857 1,813
Canadian Human Rights Commission 199 197 209 215 199 204 205 191 206 199 242 252 279 297 300
Executives
 12 12 12 11 11 13 11 10 13 13 18 20 18 21 23
Non-executives
 187 185 197 204 188 191 194 181 193 186 224 232 261 276 277
Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat 25 24 21 23 24 23 22 22 21 24 23 22 26 28 39
Executives
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Non-executives
 24 23 20 22 23 22 21 21 20 23 22 21 25 27 38
Canadian International Trade Tribunal 82 81 77 73 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Executives
 6 7 5 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 76 74 72 67 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency 0 0 0 0 0 75 77 78 81 76 99 109 113 111 115
Executives
 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 7 9 8 9 11 9 10 9
Non-executives
 0 0 0 0 0 67 67 71 72 68 90 98 104 101 106
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission 436 423 451 444 435 462 450 462 455 493 534 541 546 564 639
Executives
 24 26 27 30 25 23 26 24 22 28 29 31 34 40 37
Non-executives
 412 397 424 414 410 439 424 438 433 465 505 510 512 524 602
Canadian Space Agency 714 766 755 663 621 600 616 655 647 692 686 744 789 885 948
Executives
 25 28 30 25 22 22 24 25 24 22 24 25 29 36 29
Non-executives
 689 738 725 638 599 578 592 630 623 670 662 719 760 849 919
Canadian Transportation Agency 255 257 250 244 218 241 239 223 235 272 292 355 291 313 377
Executives
 12 12 12 13 12 13 12 15 16 17 14 18 17 18 18
Non-executives
 243 245 238 231 206 228 227 208 219 255 278 337 274 295 359
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP 56 57 55 60 65 74 71 67 67 76 80 77 81 92 107
Executives
 1 0 0 5 5 6 3 3 4 2 1 4 5 7 6
Non-executives
 55 57 55 55 60 68 68 64 63 74 79 73 76 85 101
Competition Bureau Canada 12 10 8 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Executives
 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 11 9 8 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Copyright Board Canada 15 13 14 15 13 17 14 14 16 15 16 16 16 17 19
Executives
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 2
Non-executives
 14 12 13 14 12 16 13 13 15 14 15 16 14 15 17
Correctional Service Canada 17,711 18,289 19,012 18,501 18,259 17,639 17,172 17,109 17,146 17,482 17,818 17,904 17,925 18,527 18,990
Executives
 201 204 203 185 171 161 157 154 145 153 165 169 182 193 191
Non-executives
 17,510 18,085 18,809 18,316 18,088 17,478 17,015 16,955 17,001 17,329 17,653 17,735 17,743 18,334 18,799
Courts Administration Service 636 630 660 623 614 618 668 636 647 715 788 765 758 810 861
Executives
 17 15 15 13 14 13 13 14 14 14 16 19 18 16 13
Non-executives
 619 615 645 610 600 605 655 622 633 701 772 746 740 794 848
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada 5,371 5,427 5,409 4,975 4,857 4,684 4,582 4,708 4,931 5,087 5,418 2,072 2,092 2,204 2,088
Executives
 248 235 242 208 199 181 188 190 199 212 234 113 131 127 127
Non-executives
 5,123 5,192 5,167 4,767 4,658 4,503 4,394 4,518 4,732 4,875 5,184 1,959 1,961 2,077 1,961
Department of Finance Canada 803 805 781 756 751 743 735 747 788 802 833 853 875 908 942
Executives
 160 160 162 155 155 141 142 150 149 144 143 147 153 164 169
Non-executives
 643 645 619 601 596 602 593 597 639 658 690 706 722 744 773
Department of Justice Canada 4,992 5,158 5,130 4,725 4,574 4,476 4,461 4,461 4,532 4,659 4,844 4,972 5,070 5,378 5,637
Executives
 51 59 61 57 53 52 54 50 56 52 53 59 65 67 61
Non-executives
 4,941 5,099 5,069 4,668 4,521 4,424 4,407 4,411 4,476 4,607 4,791 4,913 5,005 5,311 5,576
Elections Canada 547 706 528 495 520 630 634 584 676 777 903 1,261 1,046 1,040 1,250
Executives
 23 26 28 27 27 28 28 27 31 36 38 38 44 41 46
Non-executives
 524 680 500 468 493 602 606 557 645 741 865 1,223 1,002 999 1,204
Employment and Social Development Canada 26,012 24,661 22,756 20,046 21,097 21,707 22,312 23,729 24,739 25,160 27,115 32,697 35,609 38,983 39,089
Executives
 495 533 513 466 450 464 460 479 525 541 570 647 713 774 769
Non-executives
 25,517 24,128 22,243 19,580 20,647 21,243 21,852 23,250 24,214 24,619 26,545 32,050 34,896 38,209 38,320
Environment and Climate Change Canada 7,578 7,160 6,762 6,408 6,550 6,595 6,475 6,601 6,836 7,276 7,550 7,616 7,840 8,411 8,901
Executives
 179 180 187 173 166 169 154 159 173 196 206 215 238 246 238
Non-executives
 7,399 6,980 6,575 6,235 6,384 6,426 6,321 6,442 6,663 7,080 7,344 7,401 7,602 8,165 8,663
Farm Products Council of Canada 15 16 16 16 17 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Executives
 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 15 16 15 16 17 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
Executives
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Non-executives
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario 0 209 225 218 224 218 222 217 235 240 274 316 344 331 321
Executives
 0 11 14 13 16 14 12 12 13 15 15 15 21 20 19
Non-executives
 0 198 211 205 208 204 210 205 222 225 259 301 323 311 302
Federal Judges not part of any department 1,085 1,115 1,105 1,100 1,110 1,144 1,141 1,128 1,165 1,198 1,204 1,209 1,190 1,183 1,185
Non-executives
 1,085 1,115 1,105 1,100 1,110 1,144 1,141 1,128 1,165 1,198 1,204 1,209 1,190 1,183 1,185
Fisheries and Oceans Canada 11,159 11,004 10,923 10,294 9,958 9,858 9,901 10,230 11,138 11,911 12,654 13,526 13,537 14,526 14,716
Executives
 261 261 268 251 218 210 216 219 233 257 279 306 321 347 325
Non-executives
 10,898 10,743 10,655 10,043 9,740 9,648 9,685 10,011 10,905 11,654 12,375 13,220 13,216 14,179 14,391
Global Affairs Canada 6,968 6,901 6,702 6,168 6,027 5,973 5,890 6,061 6,354 6,561 6,860 6,994 7,112 7,460 7,439
Executives
 640 644 629 563 529 535 559 579 565 572 571 555 599 624 622
Non-executives
 6,328 6,257 6,073 5,605 5,498 5,438 5,331 5,482 5,789 5,989 6,289 6,439 6,513 6,836 6,817
Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission Canada 38 46 40 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Executives
 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 36 44 38 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health Canada 10,566 10,403 10,578 9,701 9,341 9,079 9,189 9,327 9,739 10,794 11,223 9,204 9,886 10,003 10,187
Executives
 221 222 231 210 218 212 205 188 207 219 233 240 263 281 268
Non-executives
 10,345 10,181 10,347 9,491 9,123 8,867 8,984 9,139 9,532 10,575 10,990 8,964 9,623 9,722 9,919
Human Rights Tribunal of Canada 19 23 20 21 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Executives
 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 19 22 18 19 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada 998 1,078 1,060 1,034 983 954 973 1,031 1,087 1,413 1,742 1,993 2,114 2,304 2,579
Executives
 22 31 30 31 26 24 23 24 26 35 32 31 35 39 41
Non-executives
 976 1,047 1,030 1,003 957 930 950 1,007 1,061 1,378 1,710 1,962 2,079 2,265 2,538
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada 4,752 4,996 5,017 4,850 5,927 6,385 6,587 6,465 6,993 7,864 8,496 8,991 10,248 12,258 13,092
Executives
 158 160 159 145 166 161 177 187 195 209 216 239 261 290 320
Non-executives
 4,594 4,836 4,858 4,705 5,761 6,224 6,410 6,278 6,798 7,655 8,280 8,752 9,987 11,968 12,772
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 133 240 240 219 230 229 258 289 278 330 438 460 432 452 535
Executives
 12 15 17 17 14 20 21 21 18 18 23 26 28 33 36
Non-executives
 121 225 223 202 216 209 237 268 260 312 415 434 404 419 499
Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission 19 43 47 25 15 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Executives
 4 5 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 15 38 43 22 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indigenous Services Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,670 7,030 7,722 8,637
Executives
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 202 213 246 249
Non-executives
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,468 6,817 7,476 8,388
Infrastructure Canada 332 373 348 308 288 354 351 329 401 514 617 700 1,043 1,350 1,506
Executives
 27 28 31 28 25 31 31 28 32 38 50 58 79 91 108
Non-executives
 305 345 317 280 263 323 320 301 369 476 567 642 964 1,259 1,398
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada 5,769 5,581 5,233 4,773 4,711 4,742 4,776 4,947 5,146 5,459 5,516 5,700 6,094 6,331 6,531
Executives
 226 212 209 211 198 199 203 211 232 241 255 273 293 291 307
Non-executives
 5,543 5,369 5,024 4,562 4,513 4,543 4,573 4,736 4,914 5,218 5,261 5,427 5,801 6,040 6,224
International Joint Commission 28 30 28 32 31 32 32 32 31 30 34 31 33 33 32
Executives
 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 2
Non-executives
 27 30 27 30 29 30 30 30 29 27 31 29 32 32 30
Law Commission of Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Non-executives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Library and Archives Canada 1,148 1,184 1,145 913 1,043 1,026 938 930 927 981 1,000 926 842 1,013 1,173
Executives
 33 36 39 28 29 31 29 23 27 26 28 27 30 37 44
Non-executives
 1,115 1,148 1,106 885 1,014 995 909 907 900 955 972 899 812 976 1,129
Military Grievances External Review Committee 37 37 36 38 37 42 35 39 33 37 41 46 44 48 52
Executives
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
Non-executives
 36 36 35 37 36 41 34 37 32 36 40 45 43 45 49
Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada 14 14 16 18 14 22 26 25 18 25 28 28 28 32 33
Executives
 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Non-executives
 13 13 15 17 13 20 24 24 17 24 27 27 27 31 32
NAFTA Secretariat 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
National Defence 27,291 27,394 27,177 24,939 23,146 22,611 22,954 23,178 24,024 25,278 26,047 26,422 26,399 27,356 28,740
Executives
 150 152 154 161 148 151 165 164 175 198 204 221 246 253 293
Non-executives
 27,141 27,242 27,023 24,778 22,998 22,460 22,789 23,014 23,849 25,080 25,843 26,201 26,153 27,103 28,447
Natural Resources Canada 4,951 4,937 4,659 4,361 4,231 4,149 4,191 4,264 4,358 4,551 4,574 4,685 4,737 5,302 5,751
Executives
 158 155 159 145 150 148 144 152 138 152 140 152 163 181 205
Non-executives
 4,793 4,782 4,500 4,216 4,081 4,001 4,047 4,112 4,220 4,399 4,434 4,533 4,574 5,121 5,546
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada 73 70 66 67 58 54 59 59 62 58 66 72 68 68 65
Executives
 3 4 5 4 5 4 6 3 5 5 4 4 5 4 4
Non-executives
 70 66 61 63 53 50 53 56 57 53 62 68 63 64 61
Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada 26 27 28 26 26 27 26 24 22 25 26 25 28 27 32
Executives
 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 4
Non-executives
 24 24 25 23 23 24 22 22 19 22 23 23 26 24 28
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages 174 164 165 162 171 172 164 155 164 174 173 177 178 167 178
Executives
 12 12 13 13 11 13 11 11 10 9 12 14 12 15 13
Non-executives
 162 152 152 149 160 159 153 144 154 165 161 163 166 152 165
Office of the Governor General's Secretary 171 190 166 158 155 156 166 149 148 148 167 158 177 184 172
Executives
 9 10 12 13 12 12 12 11 10 8 10 10 11 12 14
Non-executives
 162 180 154 145 143 144 154 138 138 140 157 148 166 172 158
Office of the Prime Minister 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Non-executives
 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada 23 27 30 31 28 25 26 24 23 25 27 34 31 36 34
Executives
 4 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1
Non-executives
 19 23 27 29 25 22 24 22 21 23 25 32 29 33 33
Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada 253 256 273 258 261 282 259 261 256 252 302 323 356 304 323
Executives
 16 13 15 17 15 18 17 16 18 20 23 27 25 25 25
Non-executives
 237 243 258 241 246 264 242 245 238 232 279 296 331 279 298
Parole Board of Canada 408 409 428 454 459 467 447 448 453 462 485 479 463 494 554
Executives
 13 11 13 14 14 13 12 13 14 15 13 15 16 17 14
Non-executives
 395 398 415 440 445 454 435 435 439 447 472 464 447 477 540
Passport Canada 2,689 2,579 2,696 2,696 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Executives
 34 37 40 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 2,655 2,542 2,656 2,662 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada 59 66 56 53 55 60 69 69 61 74 80 79 77 83 81
Executives
 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 5
Non-executives
 54 61 51 48 50 54 64 64 57 69 75 73 72 78 76
Privy Council Office 905 921 892 754 751 727 712 799 1,006 1,075 1,011 1,076 1,130 1,212 1,288
Executives
 95 102 108 102 88 82 70 80 95 97 92 96 91 102 110
Non-executives
 810 819 784 652 663 645 642 719 911 978 919 980 1,039 1,110 1,178
Public Health Agency of Canada 2,800 2,897 2,779 2,163 2,175 2,186 2,223 2,234 2,159 2,379 2,340 3,281 4,254 4,211 4,251
Executives
 70 79 77 75 69 67 73 74 67 71 71 103 121 129 127
Non-executives
 2,730 2,818 2,702 2,088 2,106 2,119 2,150 2,160 2,092 2,308 2,269 3,178 4,133 4,082 4,124
Public Prosecution Service of Canada 857 887 930 954 969 968 970 990 1,005 991 1,035 1,082 1,118 1,173 1,177
Executives
 7 8 9 7 8 8 6 8 7 9 13 12 14 11 13
Non-executives
 850 879 921 947 961 960 964 982 998 982 1,022 1,070 1,104 1,162 1,164
Public Safety Canada 1,127 1,127 1,113 1,112 1,057 978 1,125 1,149 1,205 1,329 1,269 1,256 1,381 1,622 1,695
Executives
 94 108 100 96 90 79 72 72 79 85 87 85 95 104 118
Non-executives
 1,033 1,019 1,013 1,016 967 899 1,053 1,077 1,126 1,244 1,182 1,171 1,286 1,518 1,577
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal Canada 6 4 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Executives
 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 5 3 6 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Service Commission of Canada 1,047 996 975 865 736 738 741 780 809 889 955 878 899 975 892
Executives
 68 60 63 52 43 44 43 41 43 41 40 39 42 40 42
Non-executives
 979 936 912 813 693 694 698 739 766 848 915 839 857 935 850
Public Service Staffing Tribunal 37 40 38 32 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Executives
 4 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 33 36 34 28 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Services and Procurement Canada 13,739 14,385 13,678 12,144 11,967 12,092 12,061 12,894 13,988 15,721 16,892 17,085 17,178 18,114 18,961
Executives
 328 356 344 332 337 354 356 361 388 416 432 480 499 512 507
Non-executives
 13,411 14,029 13,334 11,812 11,630 11,738 11,705 12,533 13,600 15,305 16,460 16,605 16,679 17,602 18,454
RCMP External Review Committee 5 4 3 6 5 6 7 6 6 8 10 15 22 25 24
Executives
 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2
Non-executives
 5 4 3 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 9 14 21 24 22
Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada 220 210 226 216 219 213 212 216 230 225 237 233 221 248 249
Executives
 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 7 6 7 7 8 10 10 9
Non-executives
 217 206 221 211 215 209 208 209 224 218 230 225 211 238 240
Registry of the Specific Claims Tribunal of Canada 6 9 11 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Executives
 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 6 8 10 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Civilian Staff) 6,250 6,147 6,210 5,971 6,065 6,437 6,571 6,801 7,240 7,564 8,022 8,436 8,690 9,386 10,309
Executives
 41 51 48 46 48 53 59 72 86 98 111 129 151 174 193
Non-executives
 6,209 6,096 6,162 5,925 6,017 6,384 6,512 6,729 7,154 7,466 7,911 8,307 8,539 9,212 10,116
Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 6 6 9 7
Executives
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1
Non-executives
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 5 5 8 6
Shared Services Canada 0 0 0 5,299 5,394 5,236 5,157 5,257 5,816 6,528 7,185 7,553 7,948 8,879 9,502
Executives
 0 0 0 92 116 110 101 107 121 158 208 221 232 240 238
Non-executives
 0 0 0 5,207 5,278 5,126 5,056 5,150 5,695 6,370 6,977 7,332 7,716 8,639 9,264
Statistics Canada 5,558 6,424 5,556 4,530 4,807 4,890 5,717 5,187 5,210 5,405 5,452 6,360 6,364 6,219 7,220
Executives
 85 89 89 82 79 79 78 86 81 88 91 101 100 94 93
Non-executives
 5,473 6,335 5,467 4,448 4,728 4,811 5,639 5,101 5,129 5,317 5,361 6,259 6,264 6,125 7,127
Transport Canada 5,524 5,553 5,370 4,778 4,771 5,205 5,154 4,782 5,362 5,683 5,877 6,339 6,063 6,366 6,714
Executives
 180 185 198 180 173 177 190 171 170 183 198 202 223 218 233
Non-executives
 5,344 5,368 5,172 4,598 4,598 5,028 4,964 4,611 5,192 5,500 5,679 6,137 5,840 6,148 6,481
Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada 8 9 10 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 8 9 10 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Transportation Safety Board of Canada 216 211 216 202 203 213 215 209 210 216 225 231 226 209 218
Executives
 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 7 9 10 9 11
Non-executives
 208 204 209 195 196 206 208 201 201 207 218 222 216 200 207
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat 2,097 2,177 2,073 1,860 1,778 1,761 1,728 1,841 1,954 2,125 2,276 2,355 2,378 2,555 2,501
Executives
 262 256 229 188 188 177 180 194 224 231 239 260 243 282 258
Non-executives
 1,835 1,921 1,844 1,672 1,590 1,584 1,548 1,647 1,730 1,894 2,037 2,095 2,135 2,273 2,243
Veterans Affairs Canada 4,123 4,089 3,839 3,602 3,188 3,174 3,413 2,809 2,800 3,159 3,321 3,799 3,566 3,651 3,792
Executives
 62 54 54 48 57 52 65 65 67 65 76 77 78 90 84
Non-executives
 4,061 4,035 3,785 3,554 3,131 3,122 3,348 2,744 2,733 3,094 3,245 3,722 3,488 3,561 3,708
Veterans Review and Appeal Board 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 85 79 77 93 97 113 161
Executives
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 3 2 3 3
Non-executives
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 81 77 77 90 95 110 158
Western Economic Diversification Canada 510 479 419 335 318 297 292 279 302 316 349 394 461 518 511
Executives
 34 32 29 23 25 22 22 22 20 24 25 26 26 38 45
Non-executives
 476 447 390 312 293 275 270 257 282 292 324 368 435 480 466
Women and Gender Equality Canada 93 102 98 100 98 92 91 99 121 181 264 329 390 468 443
Executives
 6 6 5 4 3 5 6 5 6 11 16 19 23 30 26
Non-executives
 87 96 93 96 95 87 85 94 115 170 248 310 367 438 417
Core public administration total 216,596 217,224 212,028 200,516 195,330 195,565 197,354 199,691 208,312 220,315 231,176 245,739 254,309 270,798 282,152
Executives
 5,441 5,565 5,538 5,179 4,995 4,958 5,035 5,094 5,296 5,626 5,922 6,421 6,870 7,320 7,416
Non-executives
 211,155 211,659 206,490 195,337 190,335 190,607 192,319 194,597 203,016 214,689 225,254 239,318 247,439 263,478 274,736
Separate agencies
Canada Energy Regulator 357 389 396 409 435 447 469 456 477 479 503 553 556 572 573
Executives
 20 26 26 32 31 36 42 43 39 43 34 33 31 37 27
Non-executives
 337 363 370 377 404 411 427 413 438 436 469 520 525 535 546
Canada Revenue Agency 43,216 41,853 42,668 41,256 40,279 40,059 39,484 40,223 42,152 43,908 45,019 47,426 54,933 59,019 59,155
Executives
 407 416 398 412 432 418 396 407 421 443 456 480 517 541 517
Non-executives
 42,809 41,437 42,270 40,844 39,847 39,641 39,088 39,816 41,731 43,465 44,563 46,946 54,416 58,478 58,638
Canadian Food Inspection Agency 6,549 6,688 6,580 6,254 6,315 6,009 5,946 6,180 6,249 6,247 6,042 6,539 6,603 6,929 6,833
Executives
 108 125 133 138 136 140 149 147 133 135 120 117 116 126 119
Non-executives
 6,441 6,563 6,447 6,116 6,179 5,869 5,797 6,033 6,116 6,112 5,922 6,422 6,487 6,803 6,714
Canadian Institutes of Health Research 419 463 424 394 412 432 409 462 470 502 505 539 569 614 618
Executives
 27 28 23 24 19 20 19 18 17 24 24 26 27 31 31
Non-executives
 392 435 401 370 393 412 390 444 453 478 481 513 542 583 587
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 852 872 864 856 821 822 851 859 899 903 863 862 858 930 969
Executives
 56 62 63 59 62 64 81 76 71 73 73 79 73 75 74
Non-executives
 796 810 801 797 759 758 770 783 828 830 790 783 785 855 895
Canadian Polar Commission 4 5 4 9 11 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Executives
 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 4 5 4 8 10 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Communications Security Establishment 1,752 1,871 1,985 2,075 2,171 2,168 2,162 2,209 2,361 2,549 2,752 2,974 3,018 3,161 3,490
Executives
 62 69 69 70 72 66 67 61 65 61 60 75 80 92 97
Non-executives
 1,690 1,802 1,916 2,005 2,099 2,102 2,095 2,148 2,296 2,488 2,692 2,899 2,938 3,069 3,393
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada 55 61 68 73 78 84 94 99 115 128 147 161 196 216 231
Executives
 5 5 6 6 5 6 7 6 6 6 9 10 13 13 15
Non-executives
 50 56 62 67 73 78 87 93 109 122 138 151 183 203 216
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada 319 340 376 374 347 355 374 378 372 361 376 401 523 545 556
Executives
 35 36 38 33 31 32 24 26 25 27 24 27 31 36 38
Non-executives
 284 304 338 341 316 323 350 352 347 334 352 374 492 509 518
Indian Oil and Gas Canada 77 77 79 84 85 80 85 88 88 87 88 88 85 75 79
Executives
 8 10 10 9 10 8 9 11 11 13 12 10 11 9 6
Non-executives
 69 67 69 75 75 72 76 77 77 74 76 78 74 66 73
National Film Board 424 407 425 466 420 394 389 371 399 392 388 389 379 383 388
Executives
 32 28 33 29 32 33 28 30 34 33 29 30 29 29 27
Non-executives
 392 379 392 437 388 361 361 341 365 359 359 359 350 354 361
National Research Council Canada 4,502 4,261 3,945 3,525 3,534 3,618 3,780 3,864 3,871 4,058 4,215 4,380 4,301 4,423 4,519
Executives
 161 155 151 145 149 155 156 164 153 167 182 192 198 212 214
Non-executives
 4,341 4,106 3,794 3,380 3,385 3,463 3,624 3,700 3,718 3,891 4,033 4,188 4,103 4,211 4,305
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy 29 31 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Executives
 6 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 23 25 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
National Security Intelligence and Review Agency 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 67 92 85
Executives
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 7 7
Non-executives
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 62 85 78
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Canada 402 428 424 407 409 418 444 442 447 475 511 536 524 543 522
Executives
 24 27 26 23 21 22 22 22 20 25 24 33 33 32 28
Non-executives
 378 401 398 384 388 396 422 420 427 450 487 503 491 511 494
Northern Pipeline Agency 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Office of the Auditor General of Canada 652 660 653 611 581 571 588 617 603 601 639 749 655 793 836
Executives
 179 182 172 158 147 143 138 142 138 139 135 143 162 165 173
Non-executives
 473 478 481 453 434 428 450 475 465 462 504 606 493 628 663
Office of the Intelligence Commissioner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 5
Non-executives
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 5
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada 542 562 603 638 684 700 667 688 721 769 848 903 942 1,139 1,323
Executives
 102 107 115 128 138 140 141 139 141 142 155 163 163 196 218
Non-executives
 440 455 488 510 546 560 526 549 580 627 693 740 779 943 1,105
Parks Canada 4,053 4,127 3,821 2,923 3,175 3,394 3,886 3,976 4,202 4,356 4,519 4,666 4,702 4,811 4,929
Executives
 77 81 79 72 73 79 78 71 81 86 90 100 111 115 113
Non-executives
 3,976 4,046 3,742 2,851 3,102 3,315 3,808 3,905 4,121 4,270 4,429 4,566 4,591 4,696 4,816
Polar Knowledge Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 27 61 61 72 69 75 89 82
Executives
 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 5 3 5 8 7 7
Non-executives
 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 26 56 56 69 64 67 82 75
Public Service Labour Relations Board 89 88 88 96 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Executives
 4 5 6 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 85 83 82 90 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Security Intelligence Review Committee 14 15 17 15 16 18 20 22 25 22 20 0 0 0 0
Executives
 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
Non-executives
 13 13 14 13 14 16 18 20 22 22 19 0 0 0 0
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada 206 216 213 199 205 209 210 211 210 244 275 308 304 341 379
Executives
 16 14 12 13 12 13 14 14 14 17 19 21 23 24 26
Non-executives
 190 202 201 186 193 196 196 197 196 227 256 287 281 317 353
Statistical Survey Operations 1,845 1,681 2,371 1,601 1,699 1,642 1,701 1,797 1,504 1,485 1,454 2,208 2,318 1,732 9
Non-executives
 1,845 1,681 2,371 1,601 1,699 1,642 1,701 1,797 1,504 1,485 1,454 2,208 2,318 1,732 9
The Correctional Investigator Canada 26 31 28 33 40 35 37 36 33 41 38 38 37 36 39
Executives
 0 0 0 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 5 2 2
Non-executives
 26 31 28 29 36 31 32 30 28 36 34 34 32 34 37
Separate agency total 66,384 65,128 66,064 62,301 61,808 61,469 61,625 63,005 65,259 67,668 69,274 73,862 81,648 86,449 85,620
Executives
 1,330 1,384 1,368 1,364 1,382 1,382 1,379 1,386 1,382 1,444 1,454 1,551 1,636 1,749 1,739
Non-executives
 65,054 63,744 64,696 60,937 60,426 60,087 60,246 61,619 63,877 66,224 67,820 72,311 80,012 84,700 83,881
Federal public service total 282,980 282,352 278,092 262,817 257,138 257,034 258,979 262,696 273,571 287,983 300,450 319,601 335,957 357,247 367,772
Executives
 6,771 6,949 6,906 6,543 6,377 6,340 6,414 6,480 6,678 7,070 7,376 7,972 8,506 9,069 9,155
Non-executives
 276,209 275,403 271,186 256,274 250,761 250,694 252,565 256,216 266,893 280,913 293,074 311,629 327,451 348,178 358,617

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Population of the federal public service executives and non-executives by department or agency These data present population counts for executives and non-executives by department or agency in the federal public service (all departments and agencies governed by the Financial Administration Act (FAA) Schedules I, IV and V) from March 31, 2010 to March 31, 2024.

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