I agree with Dr. Pexman.
Quotas are not the way to look at it. It's a merit-based program or a variety of different programs that individuals, collectives of individuals, collaboratives and partners can apply for. The key thing there is the piece on excellence, on merit-based approaches to evaluating those proposals, and having a clear set of guidelines on submission.
I've been very fortunate to live in different jurisdictions and have grants from different organizations around the world. The support staff at the tri-councils and CFI do an amazing job at ensuring there's no bias in those proposal evaluations. They're just incredible.