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(Statistics Canada, 1988). Almost all of these figures are helow their
corresponding statistics in the general Canadian population with the
Italian, Chinese, South Asian and Black groups being the most underrepresented.
IMMIGRANT ANT) VISIDLE MINORITY RECRUITMENT
Non-Commissioned Members - Regular Force
A recent review of regular force non-commissioned (NCM) recruit
applications (conducted at Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre (cFRC)
Toronto in August 1990) indicated that 91.4% of applicants were Canadian
born. Foreign born (immigrant) applications were only 8.6% of the total
of those applying, and well below their Census Metropolitan Area Toronto
representation level of 36% of the population. A further breakdown of
foreign horns revealed thdt 55% of this applicant group (or 4.7% of the
total applicant population) were mcmhers of a visible minority. This
compares with a national visible minority representation of approximately
6% and a Census Metropolitan Area Toronto representation of 13% (visible
minority status of the Canadian born group could not he 'established using
file information). Typically, the average number of regular force NCM
applicants who go on to become enrolled is approximately 30%. In this
most recent revi.ew, however, only 4% of visible minority applicants and 8%
of foreign horn applicants were enrolled. Although these figures are
hased on active files, and therefore more will prohably enrot before the
end of 1.990, they will. still. remain below the foreign horn and visible
minority representation levels for Census Metropolitan Area Toronto and
the nation as a whole. Out of a total of 51 foreign horn regular force
NCM applicants, there were four enrolments; and while 28 of these foreign
horn applicants were visihle minorities, only one was enrolled.
Officers - Regular Porte
Regular force officer applicants were 80.1% Canadian horn and 19.9%
foreign horn with 34.3% (or 6.8% of the total population) of the foreign
horn group being visible minorities. As was noted with the NCM regular
force applicants, both the foreign born and visihle minoritry groups were
well below their respective representative figures for Census Metropolitan
Area Toronto. The pattern of low enrolment seen with regular force NCM
candidates, however, was ameliorated for regular force officer applicants,
of which 17.1% foreign borna, 20.8% visible minorities, and 16.7% Canadian
horns, enrolled. Out of 70 foreign horn regular force officer applicants,
there were 12 enrolments; and while 24 of these Eoreign horn applicants
were visihle minorities, five were enrolled.
Non-Commissioned Memhers - Reserve Force
In contrast to the regular force NCM recruiting, a review of NCM
reserve force files indicated a much more positive picture, with Canadian
horn applicants representing 56X, foreign horns 44% (8% ahove Census
Metropolitan Area statistics), and visible minorites 68.8% (or 30.1% of
the total applicant population). NCM enrolment percentages for Canadian
horns (45.9%) were highest, with enrolments of 33.8% and 32.1% for foreign
horns and the visible minorities, respectively. It was also noteworthy
that 12.6% of reserve force NCM applicants (22.7% of whom were enrollerl)
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