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Global Affairs Canada’s chief transformation officer and a senator who recently conducted a study on the country’s foreign service say they’re pleased with the funding outlined for the department in the latest federal budget, set to support recruitment, training, compensation for staff and more.
The majority of the funding is going toward recruitment and training of staff, which Antoine Chevrier, chief transformation officer at the department, said is key as the department hasn’t hired enough foreign service officers “for many years,” adding that recruitment processes have been launched or are “en route.”
Chevrier said the department plans to improve recruitment by holding more regular competitions, including for entry-level and post-secondary applicants. He said the funds from the budget would likely be used to pay staff to hold competitions, to run databases and for salaries for new staff. Sen. Peter Boehm, who recently conducted an examination of Canada’s foreign service, said he was pleased to see the budget funding, noting that it does square with his committee’s recommendations.
In terms of the funding for compensation for locally engaged staff, which Chevrier said make up the largest group of GAC employees, it’s not just about salary but also benefits.
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