New information by Statistics Canada reports only about 8 per cent of the country’s police officers were racialized in 2022, unchanged from 2021.
More than 2,000 police officers and nearly 1,900 recruits were hired in 2021/2022, an increase of about 900 between the categories compared to the year before, the report says.
As of May 2022, there are more than 16,000 women working in Canadian police departments, up by more than 270 compared to 2021. While 26.5 per cent of Canada’s population was racialized in 2021, according to census data, only eight per cent of all police officers were racialized in 2022, the report found.The report notes efforts are underway to boost diversity and inclusion among the ranks, highlighting the importance of representing the diversity of the population among police.
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