Diversity and employment equity

Demographic study of visible minorities in the federal Public Service
The report examines current levels of representation, rates of hiring and promotion and separation rates of visible minorities in the federal public service.

Regional demographic and equity profiles
Presentations providing demographic, employment equity and comparative analysis of the federal Public Service workforce in different regions

Visible minority recruitment issues for the federal public service
The Employment Equity Act, introduced in 1995, mandates employers within the Public Service to work towards the achievement of equality within the workforce and the elimination of employment disadvantages for women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities

Human resources management

Job mobility and promotion in the federal Public Service
The goal of the study is to assess the degree to which there are differences in the rate at which employment equity group members either change jobs or are promoted as compared to the non-equity group (white males without a disability).

Joining the core workforce
A preliminary report on the survey of newly hired indeterminate employees in the federal public service

New hires survey, technical papers
Results of surveys of recently hired employee in the Federal Government

Opportunities and barriers in the senior ranks
Results from the 2001 Association of Professional Executives (APEX) executive cadre retention and transition survey

Performance measurement for the human resources function: A discussion paper (edition #2)
Initial reference point for discussion on measurement from which we might begin to work more closely together in addressing this important issue

Recruiting the next wave
a survey of student employee opinion in the Federal Public service

Survey of hiring managers in the federal Public Service
This report provides a brief overview of key survey findings, a demographic profile of survey respondents (gender, language, education), an overview of survey findings, and a copy of the final questionnaire with the percentage results inserted for each question.

The human resources environmental scan for the Public Service of Canada: Identifying current and future human resources needs
This Human Resources Environmental Scan for the Public Service of Canada is designed to help federal departments and agencies better understand their operating environment, and improve their human resources planning by facilitating the identification of their current and future human resources needs.

Learning and leadership development

Baseline study on leadership development programs: Privacy impact assessment summary
The baseline study was done in the context of an overall plan for monitoring and evaluating the Management Trainee Program (MTP) and the Career Assignment Program (CAP).

Census of EXs and feeder groups (core public administration) final report
This census was undertaken to improve the government's understanding of the executive community and feeder groups, and to support the management and renewal of the EX community.

Census of EXs, EX equivalents and EX feeder groups
This census seeks the targeted audience’s views on matters related to recruitment, retention and retirement intentions, learning and development, career goals and mobility and to gather demographic information.

Evaluation of the 2002 Policy for Continuous Learning in the Public service of Canada
Evaluation of the Policy for Continuous Learning - 2002

Release of results from census of EXs and feeder group employees: core public administration
This page contains links to the final report of the results from census of EXs and feeder group and the backgrounder.

Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer

2008 Public Service Employee Survey
The results of the 2008 Public Service Employee Survey.

Official languages

Attitudes towards the use of both official languages within the Public Service of Canada - executive report
Study on the attitudes towards the use of both official languages within the public service of canada - official languages branch

Minority Populations by First Official Language Spoken (2001 Census Data)
Minority Populations by First Official Language Spoken in 2001

Minority Populations by First Official Language Spoken (2001 Census Data)
2001 Census data on minority populations by first official language spoken

Official languages and visible minorities in the Public Service of Canada
This report presents the findings from a qualitative research project with federal government employees

Toward a new vision for language training in the Public Service
A discussion paper prepared for the ADM Working Group