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Unless otherwise noted, figures are based on 2006 data.
- The Government of Canada — with over 1600 points of service across the
country — is the nation’s largest employer. Source
- 250,000 Canadians work in the core federal Public Service which includes
over 20 departments and 180 agencies. In addition, about 220,000
public servants work for the Canadian Forces, the RCMP and federal business
enterprises such as Canada Post. Source
 The Public Service of Canada is a
vitally important part of life in this country. It offers amazing career
opportunities for Canadians in a wide range of areas and is a key to
Canada’s competitiveness in a global economy.
- The 2005 Public Service Employee Survey (with over 106,000 responses)
indicates that the vast majority of staff feel that their organization is a
good place to work (82%) and most are satisfied with their careers
(78%). Source
- Women make up 54% of the workforce, an increase of 8% since 1995.
Source
- Between 2000 and 2006, visible minority representation in the
Public Service increased from 5.5% to 8.6%. Source
- Knowledge-based workers (for example, scientific and professional
staff including computer systems and administrative) represent 58% of
the core Public Service population, a 17% increase since the mid-1990s. Source
- More than 12,000 students are part of the workforce. Source
- Most public servants are employed outside of the National Capital
Region: although 42% of federal employees work in the Ottawa-Gatineau
area, 57% are located elsewhere in Canada and 1% are stationed outside
of Canada. Source
- More than half of all public servants are over 45 years old and about 8%
are eligible to retire. (Forecasts indicate that 20% will leave by
2009-2010.) Source
- About 18% of the executive population (4,639) is eligible to retire.
However, since 2000, the number of executives under the age of 45 has
increased by about 48%. Source
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