Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language

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).
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 (first official language) 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 by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2025)

First official language	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
First official language	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of FOL^{Footnote 1}	% of EE^{Footnote 2} group	Number	% of FOL^{Footnote 1}	% of EE^{Footnote 2}> group	Number	% of FOL^{Footnote 1}	% of EE^{Footnote 2} group	Number	% of FOL^{Footnote 1}/th>	% of EE^{Footnote 2} group
Footnote 1 FOL: First official language Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 EE: Employment Equity Return to footnote 2 referrer Footnote 3 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 footnote 3 referrer
English	186,252	69.9	104,198	55.9	68.8	11,084	6.0	75.2	18,045	9.7	74.8	49,222	26.4	77.2
French	80,664	30.2	47,321	58.7	31.2	3,654	4.5	24.8	6,082	7.5	25.2	14,536	18.0	22.8
Unknown	19	0.0	9	47.4	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	1	5.3	0.0	7	36.8	0.0
Total^{Footnote 3}	266,935	100.0	151,528	56.8	100.0	14,738	5.5	100.0	24,128	9.0	100.0	63,765	23.9	100.0

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2024)

First official language	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
First official language	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of FOL^{Footnote 1}	% of EE^{Footnote 2} group	Number	% of FOL^{Footnote 1}	% of EE^{Footnote 2} group	Number	% of FOL^{Footnote 1}	% of EE^{Footnote 2} group	Number	% of FOL^{Footnote 1}	% of EE^{Footnote 2} group
English	186,172	69.9	104,514	56.1	68.9	10,674	5.7	75.4	15,837	8.5	75.1	47,320	25.4	77.6
French	80,233	30.1	47,080	58.7	31.1	3,478	4.3	24.6	5,252	6.5	24.9	13,690	17.1	22.4
Unknown	28	0.0	13	46.4	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	5	17.9	0.0
Total^{Footnote 3}	266,433	100.0	151,607	56.9	100.0	14,152	5.3	100.0	21,089	7.9	100.0	61,015	22.9	100.0
Footnote 1 FOL: First official language. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 EE: Employment Equity. Return to footnote 2 referrer Footnote 3 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 footnote 3 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2023)

First official language	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
First official language	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 2023 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 2023 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 2023 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 2023 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 2023 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 2023 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 2023 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 2023 note 2} group
English	176,558	69.7	98,472	55.8	68.7	10,071	5.7	75.4	13,127	7.4	75.4	42,720	24.2	77.6
French	76,789	30.3	44,893	58.5	31.3	3,290	4.3	24.6	4,282	5.6	24.6	12,303	16.0	22.4
Unknown	64	0.0	41	64.1	0.0	2	3.1	0.0	1	1.6	0.0	11	17.2	0.0
Total ^{Table 2023 note 3}	253,411	100.0	143,406	56.6	100.0	13,363	5.3	100.0	17,410	6.9	100.0	55,034	21.7	100.0
Table 2023 Notes Table 2023 Note 1 FOL: First official language 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 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 3 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2022)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2022)
First official language	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
First official language	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 2022 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 2022 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 2022 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 2022 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 2022 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 2022 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 2022 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 2022 note 2} group
English	163,789	69.4	90,379	55.2	68.3	9,290	5.7	75.3	10,994	6.7	75.4	37,109	22.7	77.8
French	71,906	30.5	41,724	58.0	31.5	3,044	4.2	24.7	3,567	5.0	24.5	10,579	14.7	22.2
Unknown	438	0.2	196	44.7	0.1	2	0.5	0.0	12	2.7	0.1	40	9.1	0.1
Total ^{Table 2022 note 3}	236,133	100.0	132,299	56.0	100.0	12,336	5.2	100.0	14,573	6.2	100.0	47,728	20.2	100.0
Table 2022 Notes Table 2022 Note 1 FOL: First official language 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 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 3 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2021)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2021)
First official language	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
First official language	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 2021 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 2021 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 2021 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 2021 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 2021 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 2021 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 2021 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 2021 note 2} group
English	157,567	69.0	86,223	54.7	67.9	8,948	5.7	74.7	9,810	6.2	76.1	33,597	21.3	77.9
French	70,317	30.8	40,644	57.8	32.0	3,020	4.3	25.2	3,075	4.4	23.9	9,466	13.5	22.0
Unknown	461	0.2	176	38.2	0.1	9	2.0	0.1	8	1.7	0.1	59	12.8	0.1
Total ^{Table 2021 note 3}	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 FOL: First official language 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 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 3 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2020)

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2020)
First official language	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
First official language	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 1 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 1 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 1 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 1 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 1 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 1 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 1 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 1 note 2} group
English	147,380	68.8	79,619	54.0	67.6	8,107	5.5	74.5	8,431	5.7	76.0	29,771	20.2	78.0
French	66,365	31.0	38,003	57.3	32.3	2,772	4.2	25.5	2,642	4.0	23.8	8,339	12.6	21.9
Unknown	375	0.2	138	36.8	0.1	9	2.4	0.1	14	3.7	0.1	35	9.3	0.1
Total ^{Table 1 note 3}	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 1 Notes Table 1 Note 1 FOL: First official language Return to Table 1 note 1 referrer Table 1 Note 2 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 1 note 2 referrer Table 1 Note 3 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 3 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2019 )

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2019 )
First official language	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
First official language	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 2 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 2 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 2 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 2 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 2 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 2 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 2 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 2 note 2} group
English	139,823	68.8	75,135	53.7	67.5	7,757	5.5	74.3	8,107	5.8	76.3	26,701	19.1	78.5
French	63,084	31.0	36,028	57.1	32.4	2,667	4.2	25.6	2,510	4.0	23.6	7,268	11.5	21.4
Unknown	361	0.2	169	46.8	0.2	11	3.0	0.1	5	1.4	0.0	35	9.7	0.1
Total ^{Table 2 note 3}	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 2 notes Table 2 note 1 FOL: First official language Return to Table 2 note 1 referrer Table 2 note 2 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 2 note 2 referrer Table 2 note 3 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 3 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2018 )

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2018 )
First official language	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
First official language	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 3 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 3 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 3 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 3 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 3 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 3 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 3 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 3 note 2} group
English	132,568	68.9	71,163	53.7	67.5	7,354	5.5	74.5	7,783	5.9	76.4	24,075	18.2	79.5
French	59,652	31.0	34,187	57.3	32.4	2,508	4.2	25.4	2,393	4.0	23.5	6,184	10.4	20.4
Unknown	247	0.1	115	46.6	0.1	14	5.7	0.1	5	2.0	0.0	14	5.7	0.0
Total ^{Table 3 note 3}	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 3 notes Table 3 note 1 FOL: First official language Return to Table 3 note 1 referrer Table 3 note 2 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 3 note 2 referrer Table 3 note 3 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 3 referrer

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2017 )

Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2017 )
First official language	All employees		Women			Indigenous Peoples			Persons with disabilities			Members of visible minorities
First official language	Number	% of all employees	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 4 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 4 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 4 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 4 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 4 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 4 note 2} group	Number	% of FOL ^{Table 4 note 1}	% of EE ^{Table 4 note 2} group
English	127,279	68.6	67,777	53.3	67.0	7,274	5.7	74.8	7,850	6.2	76.5	22,344	17.6	79.6
French	57,759	31.1	33,117	57.3	32.7	2,436	4.2	25.0	2,397	4.2	23.4	5,672	9.8	20.2
Unknown	446	0.2	242	54.3	0.2	16	3.6	0.2	12	2.7	0.1	42	9.4	0.1
Total ^{Table 4 note 3}	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 4 notes Table 4 note 1 FOL: First official language Return to Table 4 note 1 referrer Table 4 note 2 EE: Employment Equity Return to Table 4 note 2 referrer Table 4 note 3 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 4 note 3 referrer

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Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2022)

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Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2021)

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Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2020)

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Distribution of public service of Canada employees by designated group and first official language (as of March 31, 2019 )

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