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Key government jobs, such as safety inspectors and intelligence analysts, being prioritized by race

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03.09.2026

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Key government jobs, such as safety inspectors and intelligence analysts, being prioritized by race

Tristin Hopper: Report finds 42 per cent of federal job postings practice ‘explicit or potential prioritization based on group identity’

Applicants to some of the most critical jobs in the Canadian federal government, including safety inspectors and intelligence agents, are now being explicitly told that they might be rejected if they don’t fit within an “equity-deserving” identity category.

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And in some key federal government departments, 100 per cent of new hires are being screened based on race and identity.

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This is all according to a new report by the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy.

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