Montréal to welcome more anglophones into civil service

Montréal will be making new efforts to hire more anglophone civil servants.

According to the Gazette, Montréal's director of human resources has outlined the measures the city will be undertaking.

In a meeting organized by City councillor Marvin Rotrand in June, many anglophone citizens expressed frustration at feeling discriminated against when applying for city jobs.

In response to this outcry, the difficulty of written French tests will be lessened. The importance of written French proficiency may also be lessened for certain jobs, such as blue-collar jobs.

The city also plans to become more involved in anglophone community groups and English-speaking schools.

Furthermore, the city will attempt to increase the number of black anglophone civil servants in its employ. Rotrand said that "figures from the Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough suggest that the group is one of the most under-represented in the borough’s employ".

These measures are to be implemented starting in the fall.

Flickr Photo by: Emmanuel Huybrechts

STORY WRITTEN BY: Kristóbal M. Eugenio