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National Workforce Demographics

Employees by Tenure

• Determinate: 6765
• Term: 1067
• Casual: 443
• Student: 175
• Seasonal: 77
• Secondment In: 28
• Ab Initio: 25
• Term <3: 20

Average age: 42.7
Average Years of Service: 11.7
Retention Rate (Indeterminate): 95.2%

Employees by Fiscal Year & Quarter

• 2021-22 Q4: 15145
• 2022-23 Q4: 15941
• 2023-24 Q4: 15834
• 2024-25 Q4: 15726
• 2025-26 Q1: 16064
• 2025-26 Q2: 8770
• 2025-26 Q3: 8349
• Current / Actual: 8600

Full-Time vs Part Time

• Part-Time: 6.3%
• Full-Time: 93.7%

Male vs Female

• Male: 42.7%
• Female: 57.3%

Employees by Age Range

• <20: 7
• 20-24: 280
• 25-29: 825
• 30-34: 1295
• 35-39: 1212
• 40-44: 1248
• 45-49: 1223
• 50-54: 1110
• 55-59: 773
• 60-64: 400
• 65+: 227

Employees by Eligibility to Retire in Next 5 Years

• % Eligible in Next 5 Years: 19.5%, Total: 1332
• Immediately: 480
• Within Current Fiscal Year: 141
• Within Next 2 Fiscal Years: 128
• Within Next 3 Fiscal Years: 186
• Within Next 4 Fiscal Years: 201
• Within Next 5 Fiscal Years: 196

National Workforce Distribution by Region, Sector and Classification

Employees by Region

• Arctic: 228
• Gulf: 467
• Maritimes: 910
• National Capital Region: 2932
• Newfoundland and Labrador: 620
• Ontario and Prairie: 552
• Pacific: 2182
• Quebec: 649

Employees by Sector

• Aquatic Ecosystems: 1192
• Chief Digital Officer: 524
• Chief Financial Officer: 664
• Conservation & Protection: 925
• Deputy Minister's Office: 62
• Ecosystems and Oceans Sciences: 2322
• Fisheries and Harbour Management: 798
• Internal Audit: 17
• Legal Services: 19
• People & Culture: 437
• Regional Executive Services: 1077
• Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative: 18
• Strategic Policy: 545

Employees by Classification Group

• AM: 4
• AS: 1022
• BI: 1565
• CH: 10
• CO: 349
• CR: 444
• CT: 189
• EC: 472
• EG: 987
• EL: 18
• EN: 129
• EX: 207
• GL: 106
• GS: 15
• GT: 662
• IS: 153
• IT: 423
• LC: 2
• LS: 9
• PC: 386
• PE: 160
• PG: 94
• PM: 770
• PS: 1
• SC: 2
• SE: 240
• STDNT: 175
• VM: 5

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