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Staffing

Program code
BWB04 (PSC)
Core responsibility
Public Service Staffing and Non-partisanship
In Departmental Plans
2026-27 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

This program supports departments and agencies in hiring qualified individuals based on merit, shaping a workforce that reflects the population it serves. It delivers priority entitlements, student programs, accommodation services, and conducts outreach and engagement with various stakeholders.

It facilitates digital access to public service jobs and implements inclusive recruitment initiatives, tools, and assessment approaches to meet the Government of Canada's strategic recruitment priorities and public service renewal.

Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.

History and lineage

First appears in the Departmental Plans in 2026-27. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).

2026-272027-282028-29Staffing 2026-27: $43.3MStaffing 2027-28: $42.9MStaffing 2028-29: $42.9MStaffing
Bars: spending by fiscal year (dark: actual; light: actual restated on the 2017-18 program structure; outlined: the latest plan's forecast; grey: related programs). Bands: each program in the lineage over the years it has data.
ProgramRelationYears with dataActual spending over those years
StaffingThis program2026-27 – 2028-29—

No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.

Significant changes in scope and budget

Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.

No significant changes detected.

Success criteria

The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.

Historical: targets against results

No results reported yet.

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

Percentage of accommodation requests processed within service standards
Expected result: Reduced barriers for Canadians to have access to public service jobs
90%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 90%2027—Planned
Percentage of applicants who found GC Jobs easy to use when applying for a job
Expected result: Reduced barriers for Canadians to have access to public service jobs
70%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 70%2027—Planned
Percentage of clients who were satisfied with Public Service Commission assessment services
Expected result: Qualified individuals are hired to deliver results for Canadians
90%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 90%2027—Planned
Percentage of hires who were formerly students in one of the Government of Canada’s student recruitment programs
Expected result: The strategic recruitment priorities of the Government of Canada and the renewal of the public service are achieved
15%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 15%2027—Planned
Percentage of indeterminate priority appointments of veterans by cohort
Expected result: The Government of Canada retains skilled employees
75%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 75%2027—Planned
Percentage of students who were satisfied with the Federal Student Work Experience Program application process
Expected result: The strategic recruitment priorities of the Government of Canada and the renewal of the public service are achieved
85%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 85%2027—Planned

Future goals: targets due after 2026-27

No targets with a later due date.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

2026-27: $43.3M2026-272027-28: $42.9M2027-282028-29: $42.9M2028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
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Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2026-27$43.3M—
2027-28$42.9M*—
2028-29$42.9M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2026-27: 3632026-272027-28: 3632027-282028-29: 3632028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2026-27363—
2027-28363*—
2028-29363*—

Planned spending, plan by plan

Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans

Plan2026-272027-282028-29
2026-27 plan$43,302,482$42,920,921$42,943,167
Actual

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.

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