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Canada’s public service needs updated visible minority hiring targets

Looking at the representation of South Asian Canadians in the federal public service 78 years after the end of British colonization of India.

Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali. Targets set for the future that are based on outdated data, sets the public service for failure, year after year, writes Waheed Khan.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

August 28, 2025

Aug. 14, 1947, marked the end of 200 years of British colonial rule of India, with the birth of the Dominion of Pakistan, followed closely by the birth of the Dominion of India on Aug. 15, 1947. The three successor countries (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, which emerged as...

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