US EditionAuditor general to study hiring, promotion of public servants with disabilities
CANADA, JUL 26 – The study will assess recruitment, retention, and promotion of people with disabilities amid rising federal employment, with over 21,000 employed in 2024, officials said.
- On March 7, 2025, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada notified Treasury Board Secretary Bill Matthews of a planned audit, examining recruitment, retention and promotion of public servants with disabilities.
- Amid a steady rise in disability representation, the Government of Canada committed to an inclusive public service, exceeding its 2024 target of hiring 5,000 people with disabilities, and equity data show steady growth since March 2020.
- Employment equity data show growing disability representation at executive levels, with 21,089 people with disabilities employed in 2024 and 9.7 per cent of federal executives being people with disabilities as of March 2024.
- Nathan Prier highlighted the `impact of the government's return-to-office mandate on people with disabilities`, while Rola Salem said the secretariat `welcomes working with the Office of the Auditor General`.
- Documents obtained by The Canadian Press indicate the audit will be tabled in the spring, and Claire Baudry said it remains `premature` to discuss scope as the report is expected in Parliament in 2026.
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Auditor general to study hiring, promotion of public servants with disabilities
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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OTTAWA—The Auditor General of Canada intends to review the hiring and promotion practices of persons with disabilities in the federal public service. According to documents obtained by La Presse canadienne through the Access to Information Act, a report could be submitted this spring. A spokesperson for the Auditor General, Claire Beaudry, said that the review is in the planning phase. Any comment on the scope of the investigation or timetable w…
·Richelieu, Canada
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