Reporting on workforce diversity and pay
Workforce diversity reporting
We want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our province because it helps us innovate, make good decisions, and serve our customers better.
Workforce diversity won't be achieved through a target or quota; it's an outcome of fair and equitable processes and opportunity. Our goal is to continue to be an employer of choice for job seekers with diverse backgrounds, skills, experience and abilities who are excited about powering a sustainable and prosperous future for all British Columbians.
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One of the ways we'll understand if our workforce reflects the diversity of our province is by comparing our representation of under-employed groups with their participation in the labour market in the occupations we hire.
BC Hydro workforce representation by designated group (5-year trend)
Workforce representation | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | 2023/2024 | 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | Available workforce (1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | 32.0% | 32.6% | 32.1% | 32.1% | 31.7% | 31.1% |
Racialized Peoples | 27.6% | 28.0% | 30.4% | 29.9% | 29.1% | 30.2% |
Indigenous Peoples | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.0% |
Persons with disabilities | 3.7% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 10.1% |
Available workforce is the percentage of people in the labour market in occupations BC Hydro hires. It is derived from Canada Census data (2021).
Protecting employee privacy is a key part of how BC Hydro collects workforce diversity data. BC Hydro partners with BC Stats, an independent provincial statistical agency, to administer a voluntary diversity questionnaire and manage this information on BC Hydro's behalf.
The questionnaire asks employees whether they identify with any equity-seeking groups, including women, racialized people, Indigenous Peoples and persons with disabilities. BC Stats provides BC Hydro with quarterly reports comparing workforce representation at BC Hydro with representation in the available British Columbia labour force, helping us better understand how our workforce reflects the communities we serve.
Data is as of March 31st for each fiscal year. Updates are published annually.
Pay transparency reporting
Starting in 2023, we report annually on pay transparency in alignment with the Pay Transparency Act. The report shows pay differences by gender at BC Hydro.
While men and women are paid equally for doing the same jobs at BC Hydro, there's a pay difference due to fewer women in higher-paying trades and technical jobs. We're taking action to support and increase the number of women in these roles.
Learn more about the pay difference and the specific actions were taking by reviewing our report.
- Pay transparency report – Fiscal 2024/2025 [PDF, 214 KB]