Overview of public service staffing and trends in EX-03, EX-04 and EX-05 groups

This document summarizes key trends on employment equity of applicants and appointments as well as trends in recruitment, promotions, departures and employment equity representation for the senior executive cadre of the public service. This report also examines movement in and out of senior executive groups, employment equity representation of their members, and the characteristics of the most common senior executive feeder groups.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 19:07 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 19:07 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_published	2021-02-02 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"fr": ["CFP", "Commission de la fonction publique", "LEFP", "Loi sur l'emploi dans la fonction publique", "Embauches", "Promotion", "Activité de dotation", "Cadres supérieurs", "Equité en matière d'emploi", "Autochtones", "Personnes handicapées", "Membres des minorités visibles", "Femmes", "EE"], "en": ["PSC", "PSEA", "Public Service Employment Act", "Public Service Commission", "Hires", "Appointment", "Promotion", "Staffing activities", "Senior Executives", "Designated groups", "Employment equity", "Persons with disabilities", "Visible minorities", "Aboriginal Peoples", "Women", "EE"]}
open_canada_subject	["government_and_politics"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Aperçu de la dotation dans la fonction publique et des tendances dans les groupes EX-03, EX-04 et EX-05
update_frequency	as_needed