Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens

How well is the government meeting its diversity targets? The 2023-24 Employment Equity report offers a window into federal efforts to bring about change.

The 2023-24 employment equity report is likely to be the last analysis occurring during a period of growth in the core public service, as the government embarks on a spending review across all departments.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW GRIFFITH

July 17, 2025

Representation of visible minorities in the public service has been increasing at a faster rate than other populations as of March 2024, when the federal bureaucracy was at the height of its population growth.

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