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Table 1: Bilingual positions and bilingual employees in the public service
Table 1 - Text version
Table 2: Language requirements of positions in the core public administration
| Year |
Bilingual |
English essential |
French essential |
English or French essential |
Incomplete records |
Total |
| 1978 |
52,300 |
24.7% |
128,196 |
60.5% |
17,260 |
8.1% |
14,129 |
6.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
211,885 |
| 2000 |
50,535 |
35.3% |
75,552 |
52.8% |
8,355 |
5.8% |
7,132 |
5.0% |
1,478 |
1.0% |
143,052 |
| 2007 |
72,138 |
40.2% |
91,983 |
51.2% |
7,129 |
4.0% |
7,871 |
4.4% |
369 |
0.2% |
179,490 |
| 2008 |
75,889 |
40.5% |
95,688 |
51.0% |
7,365 |
3.9% |
8,168 |
4.4% |
470 |
0.3% |
187,580 |
Table 3: Language requirements of positions in the core public administration by province, territory or region
| |
Unilingual positions |
|
| Province, territory or region |
Bilingual |
English essential |
French essential |
English
or French essential |
Incomplete records |
Total |
| British Columbia |
529 |
3.1% |
16,451 |
96.7% |
1 |
0.0% |
22 |
0.1% |
14 |
0.1% |
17,017 |
| Alberta |
403 |
4.0% |
9,564 |
95.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
16 |
0.2% |
4 |
0.0% |
9,987 |
Saskatche-
wan |
186 |
3.8% |
4,659 |
96.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
8 |
0.2% |
1 |
0.0% |
4,854 |
| Manitoba |
570 |
7.9% |
6,586 |
91.8% |
1 |
0.0% |
17 |
0.2% |
2 |
0.0% |
7,176 |
| Ontario (excluding NCR) |
2,468 |
10.5% |
20,808 |
88.5% |
9 |
0.0% |
192 |
0.8% |
36 |
0.2% |
23,513 |
| National Capital Region (NCR) |
52,636 |
65.1% |
20,832 |
25.8% |
222 |
0.3% |
6,936 |
8.6% |
220 |
0.3% |
80,846 |
| Quebec (excluding NCR) |
13,817 |
64.8% |
111 |
0.5% |
7,096 |
33.3% |
149 |
0.7% |
135 |
0.6% |
21,308 |
| New Brunswick |
3,232 |
52.1% |
2,810 |
45.3% |
30 |
0.5% |
108 |
1.7% |
25 |
0.4% |
6,205 |
Prince Edward
Island |
528 |
28.3% |
1,336 |
71.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
1 |
0.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
1,865 |
| Nova Scotia |
945 |
10.3% |
8,185 |
89.1% |
6 |
0.1% |
42 |
0.5% |
11 |
0.1% |
9,189 |
New-
foundland and Labrador |
129 |
3.8% |
3,232 |
96.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
2 |
0.1% |
1 |
0.0% |
3,364 |
| Yukon |
22 |
6.9% |
289 |
90.9% |
0 |
0.0% |
2 |
0.6% |
5 |
1.6% |
318 |
| Northwest Territories |
21 |
3.2% |
635 |
96.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
5 |
0.8% |
661 |
| Nunavut |
5 |
2.7% |
178 |
97.3% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
183 |
| Outside Canada |
398 |
36.4% |
12 |
1.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
673 |
61.5% |
11 |
1.0% |
1,094 |
| Total |
75,889 |
40.5% |
95,688 |
51.0% |
7,365 |
3.9% |
8,168 |
4.4% |
470 |
0.3% |
187,580 |
Table 4: Bilingual positions in the core public administration – Linguistic status of incumbents
| |
Do not meet |
|
| Year |
Meet |
Exempted |
Must meet |
Incomplete records |
Total |
| 1978 |
36,446 |
69.7% |
14,462 |
27.7% |
1,392 |
2.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
52,300 |
| 2000 |
41,832 |
82.8% |
5,030 |
10.0% |
968 |
1.9% |
2,705 |
5.4% |
50,535 |
| 2007 |
65,466 |
90.8% |
3,633 |
5.0% |
1,297 |
1.8% |
1,742 |
2.4% |
72,138 |
| 2008 |
69,596 |
91.7% |
3,746 |
4.9% |
1,080 |
1.4% |
1,467 |
1.9% |
75,889 |
Table 5: Bilingual positions in the core public administration – Level of second language proficiency required (oral interaction)
| Year |
Level C |
Level B |
Level A |
Other |
Total |
| 1978 |
3,771 |
7.2% |
30,983 |
59.2% |
13,816 |
26.4% |
3,730 |
7.1% |
52,300 |
| 2000 |
12,836 |
25.4% |
34,677 |
68.6% |
1,085 |
2.1% |
1,937 |
3.8% |
50,535 |
| 2007 |
22,983 |
31.9% |
46,304 |
64.2% |
911 |
1.3% |
1,940 |
2.7% |
72,138 |
| 2008 |
24,567 |
32.4% |
48,781 |
64.3% |
715 |
0.9% |
1,826 |
2.4% |
75,889 |
Table 6: Service To The Public – Bilingual positions in the core public administration – Linguistic status of incumbents
| |
Do not meet |
|
| Year |
Meet |
Exempted |
Must meet |
Incomplete records |
Total |
| 1978 |
20,888 |
70.4% |
8,016 |
27.0% |
756 |
2.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
29,660 |
| 2000 |
26,766 |
82.3% |
3,429 |
10.5% |
690 |
2.1% |
1,631 |
5.0% |
32,516 |
| 2007 |
41,045 |
91.0% |
2,290 |
5.1% |
775 |
1.7% |
1,015 |
2.2% |
45,125 |
| 2008 |
43,236 |
91.5% |
2,354 |
5.0% |
692 |
1.5% |
950 |
2.0% |
47,232 |
Table 7: Service to the Public – Bilingual positions in the core public administration – Level of second language proficiency required (oral interaction)
| Year |
Level C |
Level B |
Level A |
Other |
Total |
| 1978 |
2,491 |
8.4% |
19,353 |
65.2% |
7,201 |
24.3% |
615 |
2.1% |
29,660 |
| 2000 |
9,088 |
27.9% |
22,421 |
69.0% |
587 |
1.8% |
420 |
1.3% |
32,516 |
| 2007 |
15,516 |
34.4% |
28,877 |
64.0% |
519 |
1.2% |
213 |
0.5% |
45,125 |
| 2008 |
16,433 |
34.8% |
30,249 |
64.0% |
341 |
0.7% |
209 |
0.4% |
47,232 |
Table 8: Personal and Central Services – Bilingual positions in the core public administration – Linguistic status of incumbent
| |
Do not meet |
|
| Year |
Meet |
Exempted |
Must meet |
Incomplete records |
Total |
| 2007 |
43,620 |
90.7% |
2,497 |
5.2% |
883 |
1.8% |
1,080 |
2.2% |
48,080 |
| 2008 |
47,568 |
91.8% |
2,517 |
4.9% |
786 |
1.5% |
952 |
1.8% |
51,823 |
Table 9: Personal and Central Services – Bilingual positions in the core public administration – Level of second language proficiency required (oral interaction)
| Year |
Level C |
Level B |
Level A |
Other |
Total |
| 2007 |
16,210 |
33.7% |
30,322 |
63.1% |
312 |
0.6% |
1,236 |
2.6% |
48,080 |
| 2008 |
17,476 |
33.7% |
32,745 |
63.2% |
298 |
0.6% |
1,304 |
2.5% |
51,823 |
Table 10: Supervision – Bilingual positions in the core public administration – Linguistic status of incumbents
| |
Do not meet |
|
| Year |
Meet |
Exempted |
Must meet |
Incomplete records |
Total |
| 2007 |
16,110 |
89.1% |
981 |
5.4% |
592 |
3.3% |
393 |
2.2% |
18,076 |
| 2008 |
18,934 |
91.2% |
989 |
4.8% |
483 |
2.3% |
354 |
1.7% |
20,760 |
Table 11: Supervision – Bilingual positions in the core public administration – Level of second language proficiency required (oral interaction)
| Year |
Level C |
Level B |
Level A |
Other |
Total |
| 2007 |
9,287 |
51.4% |
8,659 |
47.9% |
59 |
0.3% |
71 |
0.4% |
18,076 |
| 2008 |
10,416 |
50.2% |
10,207 |
49.2% |
51 |
0.2% |
86 |
0.4% |
20,760 |
Table 12: Participation of anglophones and francophones in the core public administration by province, territory or region
| Province, territory or region |
Anglophones |
Francophones |
Unknown |
Total |
| British Columbia |
16,696 |
98.1% |
321 |
1.9% |
0 |
0.0% |
17,017 |
| Alberta |
9,739 |
97.5% |
248 |
2.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
9,987 |
| Saskatchewan |
4,783 |
98.5% |
71 |
1.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
4,854 |
| Manitoba |
6,904 |
96.2% |
272 |
3.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
7,176 |
| Ontario (excluding the NCR) |
22,348 |
95.0% |
1,165 |
5.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
23,513 |
| National Capital Region (NCR) |
47,061 |
58.2% |
33,785 |
41.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
80,846 |
| Quebec (excluding the NCR) |
1,683 |
7.9% |
19,625 |
92.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
21,308 |
| New Brunswick |
3,557 |
57.3% |
2,648 |
42.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
6,205 |
| Prince Edward Island |
1,679 |
90.0% |
186 |
10.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
1,865 |
| Nova Scotia |
8,674 |
94.4% |
515 |
5.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
9,189 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
3,310 |
98.4% |
54 |
1.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
3,364 |
| Yukon |
305 |
95.9% |
13 |
4.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
318 |
| Northwest Territories |
645 |
97.6% |
16 |
2.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
661 |
| Nunavut |
177 |
96.7% |
6 |
3.3% |
0 |
0.0% |
183 |
| Outside Canada |
732 |
66.9% |
362 |
33.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
1,094 |
| Total |
128,293 |
68.4% |
59,287 |
31.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
187,580 |
Table 13: Participation of anglophones and francophones in the core public administration by occupational category
| Categories |
Anglophones |
Francophones |
Unknown |
Total |
| Executive |
3,201 |
69.0% |
1,440 |
31.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
4,641 |
| Scientific and professional |
20,351 |
74.4% |
7,020 |
25.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
27,371 |
| Administrative and foreign service |
56,861 |
63.4% |
32,779 |
36.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
89,640 |
| Technical |
13,116 |
75.4% |
4,281 |
24.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
17,397 |
| Administrative support |
19,065 |
67.7% |
9,106 |
32.3% |
0 |
0.0% |
28,171 |
| Operational |
15,699 |
77.1% |
4,661 |
22.9% |
0 |
0.0% |
20,360 |
| All Categories |
128,293 |
68.4% |
59,287 |
31.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
187,580 |
Table 14: Participation of anglophones and francophones in federal institutions that are not part of the core public administration by province, territory or region
| Province, territory or region |
Anglophones |
Francophones |
Unknown |
Total |
| British Columbia |
35,548 |
96.4% |
1,342 |
3.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
36,890 |
| Alberta |
27,504 |
95.2% |
1,375 |
4.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
28,879 |
| Saskatchewan |
7,224 |
96.9% |
234 |
3.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
7,458 |
| Manitoba |
16,632 |
95.8% |
738 |
4.2% |
0 |
0.0% |
17,370 |
| Ontario (excluding the NCR) |
75,551 |
94.0% |
4,849 |
6.0% |
6 |
0.0% |
80,406 |
| National Capital Region (NCR) |
31,073 |
67.3% |
15,097 |
32.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
46,170 |
| Quebec (excluding the NCR) |
7,677 |
14.4% |
45,602 |
85.6% |
1 |
0.0% |
53,280 |
| New Brunswick |
7,427 |
74.5% |
2,548 |
25.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
9,975 |
| Prince Edward Island |
1,808 |
95.8% |
80 |
4.2% |
0 |
0.0% |
1,888 |
| Nova Scotia |
15,344 |
91.1% |
1,492 |
8.9% |
0 |
0.0% |
16,836 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
5,807 |
98.3% |
100 |
1.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
5,907 |
| Yukon |
377 |
96.4% |
14 |
3.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
391 |
| Northwest Territories |
556 |
93.4% |
39 |
6.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
595 |
| Nunavut |
240 |
94.1% |
15 |
5.9% |
0 |
0.0% |
255 |
| Outside Canada |
1,364 |
77.3% |
400 |
22.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
1,764 |
| Total |
234,132 |
76.0% |
73,925 |
24.0% |
7 |
0.0% |
308,064 |
Table 15: Participation of anglophones and francophones in federal institutions that are not part of the core public administration by occupational or equivalent category
| Categories |
Anglophones |
Francophones |
Unknown |
Total |
| Executive |
10,235 |
76.6% |
3,135 |
23.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
13,370 |
| Professionals |
21,695 |
74.0% |
7,624 |
26.0% |
4 |
0.0% |
29,323 |
| Specialists and technicians |
38,055 |
76.2% |
11,896 |
23.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
49,951 |
| Administrative support |
21,779 |
70.6% |
9,079 |
29.4% |
2 |
0.0% |
30,860 |
| Operational |
83,259 |
79.1% |
22,017 |
20.9% |
1 |
0.0% |
105,277 |
| Canadian Forces and regular members of the RCMP |
59,109 |
74.6% |
20,174 |
25.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
79,283 |
| All categories |
234,132 |
76.0% |
73,925 |
24.0% |
7 |
0.0% |
308,064 |
Table 16: Participation of anglophones and francophones in all federal institutions subject to the Official Languages Act by province, territory or region
| Province, Territory or Region |
Anglophones |
Francophones |
Unknown |
Total |
| British Columbia |
52,244 |
96.9% |
1,663 |
3.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
53,907 |
| Alberta |
37,243 |
95.8% |
1,623 |
4.2% |
0 |
0.0% |
38,866 |
| Saskatchewan |
12,007 |
97.5% |
305 |
2.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
12,312 |
| Manitoba |
23,536 |
95.9% |
1,010 |
4.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
24,546 |
| Ontario (excluding the NCR) |
97,899 |
94.2% |
6,014 |
5.8% |
6 |
0.0% |
103,919 |
| National Capital Region (NCR) |
78,134 |
61.5% |
48,882 |
38.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
127,016 |
| Quebec (excluding the NCR) |
9,360 |
12.5% |
65,227 |
87.4% |
1 |
0.0% |
74,588 |
| New Brunswick |
10,984 |
67.9% |
5,196 |
32.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
16,180 |
| Prince Edward Island |
3,487 |
92.9% |
266 |
7.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
3,753 |
| Nova Scotia |
24,018 |
92.3% |
2,007 |
7.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
26,025 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
9,117 |
98.3% |
154 |
1.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
9,271 |
| Yukon |
682 |
96.2% |
27 |
3.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
709 |
| Northwest Territories |
1,201 |
95.6% |
55 |
4.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
1,256 |
| Nunavut |
417 |
95.2% |
21 |
4.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
438 |
| Outside Canada |
2,096 |
73.3% |
762 |
26.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
2,858 |
| Total |
362,425 |
73.1% |
133,212 |
26.9% |
7 |
0.0% |
495,644 |
