On that front, what we heard from research participants—apologies if I'm repeating myself—was that they wanted to see this concept of “best fit”.... We were unsure of whether this was an official or an unofficial requirement when considering hiring and promotions at IRCC. It was believed that it was a concept that had great influence over hiring and promotion; whether this person would be a “good fit” for the department or the unit within the department.
The problem with that is that most of the senior staff tend to be non-racialized, and they will tend to hire and promote those who are non-racialized as well.