scholarly journals A Look at Employment-Equity Groups Among Recent Post- Secondary Graduates: Visible Minorities, Aboriginal Peoples and the Activity Limited

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Wannell ◽  
Nathalie Caron
Keyword(s):  
Aboriginal Peoples ◽  
Employment Equity ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Visible Minorities

scholarly journals School Outcomes among Elementary School-Aged Inuit Children in Inuit Nunangat

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubab G. Arim ◽  
Benita Tam ◽  
Evelyne Bougie ◽  
Dafna E. Kohen
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Aboriginal Peoples ◽  
School Outcomes ◽  
Ecological Framework ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Post Secondary Education ◽  
School Factors ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Individual Family

The objective of this study was to examine factors associated with school outcomes among elementary school-aged Inuit children in Inuit Nunangat through a socio-ecological framework. The associations among children’s school outcomes and various individual, family, and school factors were examined using the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey. Logistic regression analyses suggest that an Inuk child who is healthy and not hungry, whose parents obtained a post-secondary education, who is attending a school with a climate conducive to learning and at which parents are given opportunities to be involved, and who is exposed daily to the Inuit language has better odds of succeeding at school.

scholarly journals Recruited to get suited: the contemporary diversity recruitment tactics of the Canadian Military

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Nava
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Canadian Forces ◽  
Extensive Review ◽  
Employment Equity ◽  
First Generation Immigrants ◽  
Secondary Literature ◽  
Visible Minorities ◽  
The Government ◽  
Canadian Military ◽  
The Military

This study includes an analysis of secondary literature on the issue of diversity in the Canadian Forces, and includes an extensive review of how employment equity regulations have impacted the Canadian military. Interviews were conducted with first generation immigrants who have joined, or are contemplating, joining the Forces, as well as with experts on diversity in the military. The purpose of the interviews was to glean experiential anecdotes, and professional knowledge about the issue of increasing the representation of visible minorities in the Canadian Forces, and the relative success of that endeavour. The intention of this research is to explore an area of research that is undeveloped outside of military-commissioned inquiry, and to provide recommendations to the government concerning how to improve the public's awareness of the military, how to address misconceptions, and the problems that deter newcomers in Canada from wanting to join.

scholarly journals Cultural Centrality and Information and Communication Technology among Canadian Youth

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Thiessen ◽  
Dianne E Looker
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Aboriginal Peoples ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Canadian Youth ◽  
Visible Minorities ◽  
European Culture ◽  
Information And Communication

This paper examines the positions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis (FNIM) peoples and visible minorities as distances from the cultural “centre” of White European culture. It then assesses the relation of information and communication technology (ICT) to these locations among Canadian youth using three data sets: the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, the 2000 Youth in Transition Survey (older cohort) and its 2002 follow–up, and a 2004/2005 survey collected by the authors. Findings indicate that the idea of cultural centrality is useful in locating FNIM groups and visible minorities vis-à-vis the cultural centre and each other and highlighting the stratified heterogeneity of these groups. Access to, use of, and development of ICT skills tend to mirror the relative positions of these groups in terms of cultural centrality. Further, youth who retain close ties with traditional culture are less unlikely to develop facility with ICT.

scholarly journals Beyond Face Value: A Policy Analysis of Employment Equity Programs and Reporting in Ontario Public Colleges

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-185
Author(s):  
Shani Kipang ◽  
Daniyal Zuberi
Keyword(s):  
Policy Development ◽  
Public Colleges ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Organizational Policy ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Secondary System ◽  
Employment Equity ◽  
Faculty Diversity ◽  
Canadian Universities ◽  
Post Secondary

Given their unique pedagogical mandate and structure, Canadian public colleges play a central role in serving groups traditionally under-represented in the post-secondary system. Yet as enrolment from these groups continues to rise, it is unclear to what extent the diversity of student bodies is reflected among faculty. In fact, while issues of faculty diversity and employment equity have gained increasing attention within Canadian universities, they have been largely overlooked within colleges. In an effort to address this gap, we have reviewed the employment equity related policies of Ontario’s five largest publicly funded colleges (otherwise known as Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, or OCAATs). With a focus on personnel data collection and recruitment—two policy areas we will argue are particularly underdeveloped in the sector—this paper provides recommendations for future research and priorities for organizational policy development.

scholarly journals Racial Minorities and Affirmative Action/Employment Equity Législation in Canada

2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 593-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harish C. Jain
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Employment Equity ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
Visible Minorities ◽  
Private Sector Organizations ◽  
Public And Private Sector

The purpose of this article is to highlight the disadvantaged status of visible minorities in public and private sector organizations and the need for affirmative action/employment equity programs to ameliorate their disadvantaged statut, to describe and analyze public policy on employment equity at the federal and provincial levels, to evaluate the effectiveness of the federal EE initiatives; and to provide policy implications and recommendations for strengthening public policy initiatives.

scholarly journals Understanding Differences in Political Trust among Canada’s Major Ethno-racial Groups

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Mi Hee Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Racial Differences ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Political Trust ◽  
Voluntary Association ◽  
Social Boundaries ◽  
Aboriginal Peoples ◽  
Minority Community ◽  
Visible Minorities

This paper considers ethno-racial differences in political trust, which leading scholars see as one of the two key dimensions of social cohesion in Canada. I compare trust among eight ethno-racial groupings: British, French, “Canadians,” other Europeans, Aboriginal Peoples, visible minorities, mixed-origins respondents, and all others. Building from the concepts of “social distance” and “social boundaries,” I test three sets of factors for explaining ethno-racial differences in trust: (1) three ethno-cultural “markers” – religion, language, and immigration status; (2) two socioeconomic influences –education and income; and (3) two social engagement indicators – voluntary association activity and ethnic diversity of friendships. Models also include controls for region, age, and gender. Using data from the 2008 General Social Survey, I find that, compared to more established groups like the British, two of the three most culturally distinctive minorities – visible minorities and French respondents – express higher political trust. Nevertheless, the third key minority community in the analysis - Aboriginal Peoples - exhibit lower political trust than all of the other groups. The findings suggests that some minorities, when treated or perceived by others as different or distant from the “mainstream,” may see government agencies as defending their minority rights and interests against discrimination. Aboriginal Peoples are a major exception to this conclusion, however. This underscores their unique position in Canada as the country’s original inhabitants, who have long endured processes of discrimination, exclusion, and racism that have influenced their trust in major government institutions.

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