Discrimination in the hiring of Quebeckers of North African origin in Quebec City
A test conducted in the Quebec City metropolitan area between March and July 2017 showed that job candidates are not all on an equal footing in terms of access to employment. The study involved submitting some 404 CVs in response to 202 job ads for administrative positions requiring a high level of qualification. For equivalent applications, Quebeckers of North African origin experienced a net discrimination rate of 49%, with their applications ignored nearly one every other time on a potentially discriminatory basis. However, although this innovative test was “intersectional” and considered several different variables, it was unable to demonstrate whether gender was a significant factor in discrimination.