Nunavut resident says new GN hiring restrictions go too far – NunatsiaqOnline
April 18, 2016
Directive 518 allows Government of Nunavut to limit any job competition by ethnicity
If you’re looking at Nunavut government job postings, you may notice something you’ve never seen before — because it will tell you that you can’t now apply for jobs for which you might otherwise be qualified.
That’s because some jobs are now subject to a Department of Human Resources directive adopted by the territorial cabinet in September 2015: Directive 518, which allows the Government of Nunavut to restrict competitions for jobs by limiting the eligibility of certain candidates to specific ethnic and geographic criteria.
