Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The RCMP's management advisory board has also provided similar information, which we received in the fall of 2023.
We also have the RCMP-indigenous, co-development, collaboration and accountability unit that was launched in 2021 to address some of those internal barriers to ensure that the indigenous employees in the RCMP are provided fair and equitable opportunity, but external outreach as well.
As I mentioned earlier, we've now hired a senior executive in the RCMP to oversee the first nations, indigenous, Métis and Inuit recruiting strategy. That strategy was up and running as of January of this year. As mentioned, we've seen some positive results already. We've already seen an increased number of indigenous applicants. We've hired our very first Inuit applicant in over 10 years. We're seeing cohorts. We've gone into indigenous communities, and we've heard time and time again that indigenous employees do much better when they are with other indigenous cadets and employees. We're seeing a benefit from that, so I think we've come a long way.