Canadian Public Service Position Reclassifications by Department

Proactive Disclosure - Position Reclassification provides quarterly information on the reclassification of positions within the Public Service of Canada. The dataset is published by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat under a mandatory policy announced in 2004. Data is available in multiple formats including HTML, JSON, XLSX, and CSV.

Use Cases

• Analyze quarterly reclassification trends by department to monitor organizational restructuring.
• Track position reclassification volumes across government agencies over time.
• Model administrative change patterns using department-level reclassification data.

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
• Data is updated quarterly, with the last update recorded in March 2026.
• Available in four accessible formats: HTML, JSON, XLSX, and CSV.

Limitations

• No sample data or column descriptions are provided, limiting understanding of data structure.
• The dataset size and row count are unknown, complicating assessment of analytical scope.

Provenance

Source

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Collection Method

Mandatory quarterly publication by government departments and agencies.

Time Range

From at least 2004 onwards, with quarterly updates.

Freshness

Updated quarterly; last updated March 2026.

Geography

Public Service of Canada (federal government).