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Catalogue No.: SC1E-PDF ISSN: 1912-0842 Printed in Canada © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by 2 the Public Service Commission of Canada, 2016 Photo credit: Jean-Philippe Bousquet TABLE OF CONTENTS Our Vision and Our Mission 5 Message from the Commissioners 6 Dynamics of the Staffing System 8 Protecting Non-Partisanship 14 Taking a New Direction in Staffing 18 Renewing the Public Service 21 Ensuring Staffing Integrity 27 REPORT ANNUAL 2015-2016 / CANADA COMMISSION OF SERVICE PUBLIC Looking Ahead 30 3 CANADA will… continue to gain from a public service that strives for excellence, that is representative of Canada’s diversity and that is able to serve the public with integrity and in their official language of choice; The public service, whose members are drawn from across the country, reflects a myriad of REPORT ANNUAL 2015-2016 / CANADA COMMISSION OF SERVICE PUBLIC backgrounds, skills and professions that are a unique resource for Canada. Public Service Employment Act (PSEA), Preamble 4 THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF CANADA Our Vision Building tomorrow’s public service today: Modern, impartial and fair PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF CANADA / 2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 2015-2016 / CANADA COMMISSION OF SERVICE PUBLIC Our Mission To promote and safeguard a non-partisan, merit-based and representative public service that serves all Canadians 5 MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONERS We have the honour to present the 2015-2016 Annual Report of the Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC). PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF CANADA / 2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 2015-2016 / CANADA COMMISSION OF SERVICE PUBLIC Christine Donoghue Susan M. W. Cartwright D. G. J. Tucker Acting President Commissioner Commissioner he PSC is unique among federal organizations. We report As noted in our last Annual Report, we continue to see that the overall independently to Parliament on the health and integrity of staffing system is functioning effectively and continues to improve over Tthe staffing system and non-partisanship of the public service. time and that deputy heads and their organizations effectively manage We are also part of the Executive and an important partner in people their respective staffing systems. management within the Government of Canada. Fulfilling these roles provides us with a distinct perspective and shapes the way we influence the public service staffing system. 6 We also see a pressing need for the staffing system to be more This modernization of our approach does not mean we have lost sight responsive to a complex and rapidly changing environment. In this of the core responsibilities that Parliament entrusted to us more than context, we undertook to work collaboratively with organizations 100 years ago. Rather, these changes will strengthen our ability to to better understand the emerging and practical realities of staffing achieve our mandate – to promote and safeguard non-partisanship in order to meet the current and future needs of departments and merit-based appointments in the federal public service. This is and agencies. especially important in a changing environment and for a public service which is itself changing and evolving to better serve Canadians. On April 1, 2016, these forces culminated in the introduction of the New Direction in Staffing, the most ambitious change to the staffing This has been a pivotal and exciting year for the PSC. In some ways, system since the Public Service Modernization Act was enacted more the document you are now reading also signifies a new era for the PSC. than a decade ago. The move to Open Government, including access to open data, has PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF CANADA / 2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 2015-2016 / CANADA COMMISSION OF SERVICE PUBLIC provided us with an opportunity to communicate with you in a more The stage has been set for shifting the staffing culture in government. strategic yet comprehensive manner. We welcome your feedback on We streamlined our policies and established a strengthened oversight the format and content of this year’s Annual Report. model framed on shared accountability and commitment to the ongoing improvement of the staffing system. We look forward to reporting on our progress next year as we move forward on public service renewal, in partnership In so doing, we have positioned those to whom we delegate the authority with those responsible for other areas of people management, for staffing to take ownership of staffing, customized to their organizational to take the New Direction in Staffing from policy to practice. context and to think through what this responsibility means within their organization. These changes also encourage sub-delegated hiring managers to apply their judgment and discretion when staffing, in keeping with their ultimate accountability for the decisions they make and for human resources professionals to be strategic partners in the hiring process. 7 DYNAMICS OF THE STAFFING REPORT ANNUAL 2015-2016 / CANADA COMMISSION OF SERVICE PUBLIC SYSTEM 8 12 OVERALL PUBLIC 13 14 1 SERVICE HIRING 2 11 3 4 IN 2015-2016 7 5 10 8 9 REGIONS HIRING PSEA POPULATION 6 INDETERMINATE: 1 British Columbia 3 606 16 878 PSEA POPULATION Employment for an 2 Alberta 2 578 10 565 indefinite duration 3 Saskatchewan 1 092 4 736 15 Indeterminate TERM: Employment 4 Manitoba 1 361 6 753 86.0% for a fixed duration 5 Ontario (except NCR) 5 085 25 231 6 National Capital Region (NCR) 20 291 86 506 CASUAL: Employment 7 Quebec (except NCR) 4 974 21 619 197 280 Term for a maximum duration 8 New Brunswick 1 786 7 175 TOTAL 6.8% of 90 days per calendar 9 Nova Scotia 2 214 8 845 year in a given 10 Prince Edward Island 587 1 665 organization TOTAL F1.0% Casual 11 Newfoundland and Labrador 759 2 974 STUDENT: Employment 12 Yukon 63 282 F 4.7% HIRING 45 965 12% REPORT ANNUAL 2015-2016 / CANADA COMMISSION OF SERVICE PUBLIC through one of the 13 Northwest Territories 98 401 Student Employment 14 Nunavut 65 232 PSEA POPULATION 197 280 Student Programs 15 Outside Canada 56 1 445 2.4% Unknown 1 350 1 973 Hiring continues to increase TOP 5 OCCUPATIONAL TOP 5 HIRING ORGANIZATIONS WHILE THE PSEA POPULATION REMAINS STABLE GROUP (AND EX) HIRES INDETERMINATE AND TERM HIRES 25 000 EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA NATIONAL DEFENCE OCEANS CANADA 20 187 20 000 CR PM AS 25.5% 14.4% 11.7% 18.1 % 9.4% 9.2 % 15 000 # of hires population # of hires population # of hires population 11 848 Clerical and Program Administrative 2 520 20 716 1 313 21 546 1 277 9 185 10 000 9 397 Regulatory Administration Services (PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES) 4 533 STATISTICS IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES 5 000 CANADA AND CITIZENSHIP CANADA EC GL 9 6.2% 3.4% EX 0 0.5% 2001- 2003- 2005- 2007- 2009- 2011- 2013- 2015- 6.7 % 5.7 % 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Economics General Labour # of hires population # of hires population Student Casual and Social and Trades Executive 933 5 325 793 5 456 Indeterminate Term Science Services For more data, see the Government of Canada’s Open data portal: http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset?organization=psc-cfp End Notes General HIRING Former Indeterminate: 3 789 Hires Students HOW DID PEOPLE Term: 8 619 Hires Indeterminate: 512 Hires Casual: 20 187 Hires Term: 460 Hires JOIN THE PUBLIC F14.0% F33.2% SERVICE? Total Hiring Activities into the Public Service in 2015-2016 Note that a single advertisement General can lead to multiple hires Recruitment 496 596 Applications 75.4% to the Public Service + 45 965 Student Indeterminate: 4 533 F16.1% Casual: 20 187 F8.5% Recruitment Term: 9 397 F27.6% Students: 11 848 F6.3% Programs 23.1% FSWEP/RAP: 54 777 Applications F12.0% 2 712 Student Graduate Recruitment Recruitment REPORT ANNUAL 2015-2016 / CANADA COMMISSION OF SERVICE PUBLIC advertisements + Programs open to the public, up 27.3% Graduate Programs FSWEP: 7 041 Hires from 2014-2015 Recruitment PSR: 538 Hires RAP: 390 Hires Programs RPL: 12 Hires 75.9% CO-OP: 4 417 Hires 270 343 PSR/RPL: 53 319 Applications A-0.5% people applied to these F6.3% Some people who were = hired this year applied in previous advertisements years AND some that applied this year may be hired to the public service in future years FSWEP The Federal RAP The Research CO-OP The CO-OP/ People may Student Work Experience Affiliate Program provides Internship Program have applied Program provides work work experience for post- provides practical work rrs experience for full-time secondary students to help experience for post- secondary school, CEGEP, develop specific knowledge secondary students to more than one rs 10 college, technical institute with actual ongoing research enrolled in a co-op or advertisement 604 692 and university students.