Equity: Equity Policies and Selection Committees

equity: However, not all provinces have equity policies and, even where they do exist, none have an enforcement mechanism, according to Globe and Mail. The guidelines also call for diverse representation on selection committees, training on unconscious biases, improving awareness of the CRCP diversity targets, candidate pools that include women, visible minorities, indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities, and a more active role for university equity officers. They highlight the multi-level policy environment, including university hiring policies, collective agreements and provincial equity policies. None of these guidelines are new. Since the CRCP launched in 2000, white men have received a disproportionate number of the chairs. And, despite longstanding knowledge of the diversity gaps, the government has permitted universities to delay compliance by two to three years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.