88 percent of Canada’s biggest firms set demographic hiring targets. That should worry us

88 percent of Canada’s biggest firms set demographic hiring targets. That should worry us EDITORIAL 29 JUNE 2026 i A new study reveals how deeply DEI ideology has embedded itself in corporate Canada—and why the absence of explicit quotas is no reassurance EDITORIAL BOARD ARTICLE SUMMARY KEY STATS Of the 25 largest Canadian-owned publicly traded corporations, 96 percent mandate diversity, equity, and inclusion training, 88 percent declare explicit demographic targets for hiring or promotion, and 60 percent probe job applicants for voluntary data on race, gender, or ethnicity. Those are the hea…