Twentienth Annual Report to the Prime Minister on the Public Service of Canada
Annex A: By the Numbers - A Demographic Profile of the Federal Public Service for 2011
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This annex presents select demographics for the Federal Public Service (FPS)1 for the period ending December 31, 2012, and compares them to figures from the end of fiscal year 2011-12 (March 31, 2012) in order to reflect the implementation of workforce management measures announced in Budget 2012.2
Demographic information for fiscal year 2011-12 is online on the TBS website.
Number of Employees
| Employee Types | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| All Employees | 278,092 | 262,902 |
| Executives | 6,923 | 6,682 |
| EX minus 1 | 12,155 | 11,524 |
| EX minus 2 | 18,869 | 18,167 |
From March 31 to December 31, 2012, the total FPS population decreased by 5.5% and the total number of executives decreased by 3.5%.
Employee Types
| Types | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Indeterminate | 87.4% | 89.4% |
| Term & Casual | 10.6% | 9.1% |
| Students | 1.9% | 1.6% |
Over the course of the past year, the proportion of fixed-term employees (term, casual and students) decreased, while the proportion of indeterminate employees increased slightly.
Gender Distribution
| Gender | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 55.1% | 54.8% |
| Male | 44.9% | 45.2% |
The overall proportion of women and men in the FPS remained virtually unchanged. However, the proportion of women executives increased from 44.9% to 45.3%.
Average Age
| Types of Employees | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| FPS | 44.4 | 44.9 |
| EX 01 to EX 03 | 50.0 | 50.1 |
| EX 04 to EX 05 | 53.7 | 54.0 |
| EX minus 1 | 48.6 | 48.8 |
| EX minus 2 | 46.0 | 46.2 |
The average age of federal public servants has slightly increased to 44.9 years (compared to a recent low of 43.9 years in 2010).
The proportion of indeterminate employees eligible to retire without penalty increased from 9.4% to 9.9%.
Since 2003, the average ages of EXs (at both lower and senior levels) have remained relatively stable.
Years of Experience
| Years of Experience | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| 0-4 years | 21.7% | 18.2% |
| 5-14 years | 41.2% | 44.1% |
| 15-24 years | 20.2% | 20.8% |
| 25+ years | 17.0% | 16.9% |
The proportion of FPS employees with 5-14 years experience increased by 2.9 percentage points from March to December 2012 and the proportion of those with 15-24 years of experience also increased slightly.
These changes reflect the workforce management measures implemented in response to Budget 2012 announcements, including reduced levels of recruitment across the FPS.
First Official Language
| First Official Language | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| FPS: French | 28.9% | 29.0% |
| FPS: English | 71.1% | 71.0% |
| EX: French | 30.2% | 30.2% |
| EX: English | 69.8% | 69.8% |
Official languages representation has remained virtually unchanged over the course of the past year, continuing a stable 25-year trend.
Footnotes
- The “Federal Public Service” refers to the Core Public Administration (CPA)—departments and agencies for which the Treasury Board is the employer—and separate employers (principally the Canada Revenue Agency, Parks Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and National Research Council Canada). Data are primarily provided by the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer.
- Note that The Nineteenth Annual Report to the Prime Minister on the Public Service of Canada presented figures for fiscal year 2010-11 (ending on March 31, 2011). The Twentieth Report does not include information on Employment Equity representation for the period ending December 31, 2012, because numbers are only available as of March 31st of each year.