BC public service by the numbers
An aggregate view of the reconstructed BC Government Directory. These are organization-level totals only, counts of people and offices by ministry and city. No individual is profiled or tracked here.
Headcount by ministry
people listed per organizationMinistry of Forests2,491Ministry of Finance1,796Ministry of Health1,769Ministry of Citizens' Services1,758Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship1,668Ministry of Transportation and Transit1,319Ministry of Environment and Parks1,069Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General1,006Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction962Ministry of Children and Family Development896Attorney General603BC Public Service Agency595Ministry of Education and Child Care541Ministry of Post Secondary Education and Future Skills516Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs462Ministry of Infrastructure394Ministry of Labour392Ministry of Agriculture and Food381Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness369Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions354Ministry of Jobs and Economic Growth350Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals325The Judiciary285Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation249Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport229The Legislative Assembly211Royal British Columbia Museum187Office of the Auditor General125Destination BC Corp.122BC Utilities Commission92Office of the Representative for Children and Youth77Environmental Appeal Board/Forest Appeals Commission66British Columbia Assessment Authority59Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner56Office of the Premier and Cabinet Office47Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner42The Executive Council42British Columbia Pension Corporation36British Columbia Securities Commission33Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat32Community Living BC30Forestry Innovation Investment24British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority23Forest Practices Board23Agricultural Land Commission21Office of the Lieutenant-Governor21PavCo (BC Pavilion Corporation)17Columbia Power Corporation16Office of the Ombudsperson16Justice Institute Of British Columbia15Cabinet Operations13British Columbia Energy Regulator10Office of the Human Rights Commissioner9Transportation Investment Corporation9Office of the Merit Commissioner8Infrastructure BC6Innovate BC5British Columbia Railway Company4Legal Services Society4Office of the Conflict of Interest Commissioner3British Columbia Investment Management Corporation2BC Transit1Elections British Columbia1