Naturally, we will not be deciding the shape of the electoral map for the entire country in this committee, but it would make sense for Canada to have a subdivision—certainly by province, but possibly also by administrative region, or something similar to that.
This would make sure, not only with regard to racialized persons—as a group, rather than one by one or any culture in particular—that the system would be aligned with the demographics, with their territorial presence, for allocation purposes. But I don't have a more specific opinion about the number of lists that would be needed. However, it would make no sense not to divide by province, and it might be more efficient to do so.
However, one must ensure that the subdivisions are of an effective size. A subdivision with only two or three seats would not allow for effective compensation. So there is a challenge of efficacy.
If we want the mechanisms included in the lists to be fully effective, we assume it's the political parties' responsibility to draw them up in an order that complies with the rules. That means using closed lists.