Ensemble Montréal wants rule change to increase diversity at city hall

Montreal’s official opposition party wants the city to hire more people from visible and ethnic minorities.
It says one way to do that is to change the way the city fills vacant jobs. When a position becomes open or a new job is created, the city favours hiring existing city employees before looking for new applicants, according to Ensemble Montréal leader Lionel Perez.
Of the city’s 25,570 employees, 12.9 per cent are from visible minorities and 5.7 per cent are from ethnic m