Within the RCMP, our human resource areas are looking to the idea of career streaming and career opportunities. As in most police services, a lot of our employees come in at the lower rank level or pay level and then work their way up. Then they tend to hit a glass ceiling, especially in those areas of specialized units. As those units grow and become bigger, the opportunities grow as well. It's sometimes hard to keep those people in those specialized sections because there are other opportunities, either outside the organization or within another department, that they move to for a promotion. It's difficult, because you never want to limit your employees by career streaming, but we do need to find ways to give them the opportunity to advance and to further their skills. We are looking at it.
On October 23rd, 2009. See this statement in context.