Public Service Commission announces audit of employment equity representation in recruitment as follow-up to Anonymized Recruitment Pilot Project
News release
October 11, 2018 – Ottawa, Ontario
Looking at new ways to improve recruitment in the federal public service is one way that the Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC) is supporting a representative workforce. This priority builds on the PSC’s mandate which is to promote and safeguard a merit-based, representative and non-partisan public service.
Today, the PSC announced that it will be conducting an audit in follow-up to its Anonymized Recruitment Pilot Project (ARPP), for which the results were published in January 2018. The Pilot’s objective was to determine if concealing personal information could have an impact on the screening decisions of reviewers when compared to traditional assessment methods, where all personal information is shared.
The audit will examine the success rates of employment equity groups (women, visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities) at key stages of external recruitment.
This audit is intended to address certain limitations of the ARPP such as relying on volunteer organizations and hiring managers who were aware that they were participating in the pilot project, all of which may have affected behaviour and hiring decisions. Results of the audit will provide additional evidence on potential barriers facing employment equity groups during the recruitment process.
The final results of the audit will be available in Fall 2019.
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Canada's Public Service is recognized globally for its excellence. An important aspect of this excellence is our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce. The Audit of Employment Equity Representation in Recruitment will provide further evidence as to whether women, visible minorities, Aboriginal people and persons with disabilities are fairly represented across key stages of the recruitment process. It will also serve to identify any barriers that may exist in the recruitment of members of these employment equity groups.
Patrick Borbey, President of the Public Service Commission of Canada
Quick facts
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The audit will focus on appointment processes that have already occurred, which the PSC believes will help address limitations of the ARPP whereby hiring managers were aware of their participation.
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The audit will identify key factors that affect representation and could represent barriers.
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Participating organizations were selected randomly.
Contacts
Media Relations
Email: cfp.media.psc@canada.ca
Phone: 819-420-6645
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