Figure 3: Representation of Employment Equity Designated Groups in the Federal Public Service, 2006 to 2011, with Estimated Workforce Availability (WFA) Based on the 2006 Census

Employment Equity Designated Group 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 WFA (2006)
Source: Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat.
Population:
Indeterminate population and term population of three months or more, excluding employees on Leave Without Pay, in the Core Public Administration (CPA) and employees of separate employers. Some small separate employers were not included because of missing information. 
Notes: Workforce availability estimates for the Federal Public Service are based on the 2006 Census.   The source of the representation data is the CPA Employment Equity Data Bank, which is populated with self-identification information provided by employees, plus the data from separate employer reports to Parliament.
Women 54.0% 54.5% 54.9% 55.1% 55.1% 55.3% 52.8%
Aboriginal Peoples 3.8% 3.9% 4.0% 4.2% 4.2% 4.3% 2.9%
Persons with Disabilities 5.5% 5.5% 5.7% 5.6% 5.6% 5.6% 4.0%
Members of a Visible Minority Group 9.6% 9.8% 10.3% 11.1% 11.6% 12.6% 13.0%

Return to Figure 3: Representation of Employment Equity Designated Groups in the Federal Public Service, 2006 to 2011, with Estimated Workforce Availability (WFA) Based on the 2006 Census