Human Resources works very closely with the management of all the different departments to make sure that policies are followed and that the candidates that have the most merit and have the highest priorities of this government get hired for specific jobs.
We’ve looked at our hiring process. We looked at our job evaluation process to try to eliminate the systemic barriers that are either perceived or that have seen to be out there to prevent Aboriginal people from getting into jobs at different levels. We’re told that we put in barriers by demanding very specific qualifications or certifications, so we’ve gone through reviews of job descriptions so that equivalencies will be considered.
Also, with regard to competitions, if you’re a P1 and you are qualified, then you have priority hiring. Those are the kinds of things that the Affirmative Action Policy allows us to do. Even with all of those built-in systems, we’ve been stuck at 31 percent Aboriginal affirmative action employment. Thank you.