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Diversity of Canada’s Veterans and military population
Based on 2021 Census data, this infographic presents highlights of the diversity of the military and Veteran population in Canada.
Does this mean we can stop being branded as racist/sexist/homophobic anglophones?
Or…being a dickhead for a moment about statistics and their usefulness- is the CF having those issues because of the diversity going up…Does this mean we can stop being branded as racist/sexist/homophobic anglophones?
I think a huge part of it is that society as a whole has shifted. We're far more heterogeneous of a society than we were even 30 years ago.Or…being a dickhead for a moment about statistics and their usefulness- is the CF having those issues because of the diversity going up…
50 years ago most of the community I grew up near was white. We had a sprinkling of Chinese who all seemed to own restaurants. Good ones.You find our society more homogenous than 50 years ago? Sorry I’m getting mixed up- I agree with your post but that use of homogenous threw me a bit
is the CF having those issues because of the diversity going up…
I can’t speak about the CAF but at my current employment we are super diverse. People from every continent are represented here.Or…being a dickhead for a moment about statistics and their usefulness- is the CF having those issues because of the diversity going up…
Used the wrong term. 50/50 shot and I got it wrong. Fixed for clarityYou find our society more homogenous than 50 years ago? Sorry I’m getting mixed up- I agree with your post but that use of homogenous threw me a bit
11. Has this person ever served in the Canadian military?
Canadian military service includes service with the Regular Force or Primary Reserve Force as an Officer or Non-Commissioned Member. It does not include service with the Cadets (COATS), the Supplementary Reserve or the Canadian Rangers.
Mark "x" one circle only.
- Yes, currently serving in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve Force
- Yes, but no longer serving in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve Force
- No
As is the Government of Canada’s basis of much of the qualification for immigrants…so it’s almost as if the Government’s own immigration policy (perhaps, or deliberately?) selects people less likely to join the CAF…Their indoctrination is all business orientated.
I think that line of thought require more cunning than they are capable of. I think it's more that these immigrants are more likely to generate a positive economic boost over the initial investment/risk the government is taking on them.As is the Government of Canada’s basis of much of the qualification for immigrants…so it’s almost as if the Government’s own immigration policy (perhaps, or deliberately?) selects people less likely to join the CAF…
Yeah, probably. Occam’s Razor probably applies.I think that line of thought require more cunning than they are capable of. I think it's more that these immigrants are more likely to generate a positive economic boost over the initial investment/risk the government is taking on them.
That's weird, is it because the rangers are a sub-component of the reserve (similar to Cadets) vice being regular militia?I was slightly surprised (well, not really surprised, interested would be a better term) in the infographic re Indigenous participation. My initial thought was that service as a Canadian Ranger may have contributed significantly to the numbers. However, on checking what the actual census question was, that notion was in error.
Completely anecdotal, but I know at least 5 CAF members of Persian background. They are all 2nd-generation though (their parents were immigrants).A lot of these groups immigrate from countries where the armed forces are for losers and they see it as a lower class type of work and a poor financial choice. Most successful people coming here give up a lot to be here and they are working hard to get themselves back on their feet. So any career choice has to involve making good money and/or the abilty to move up the social ladder.
I doubt the people pushing these diversity quotas have any clue as to the motivations and needs of immigrants and it's not until you start looking at 2nd or third generation will you see a group that has another viewpoint then their parents who made the initial move. I have been working for 2 years now to crack the "code" to connect with the local Persian community and have two Farsi speaking officers, yet we still not seeing the success we want. I also note that there are almost zero Persians working in the Civil Service here in Vancouver, despite the large population. Again they see it as a unsuccessful dead end. Their indoctrination is all business orientated.
I imagine their parents lived under the Shah, and/or had family members lost in the Iran/Iraq War.Completely anecdotal, but I know at least 5 CAF members of Persian background. They are all 2nd-generation though (their parents were immigrants).