The central department of the federal government spent nearly $180,000 searching for black and indigenous appointees to fill roles as deputy ministers, yet the process resulted in few interested candidates, according to government records.
The records, obtained through Access to Information by Blacklock’s Reporter, noted that the Privy Council Office had paid corporate headhunters a total of $177,458 to search for potential black and indigenous candidates to fill the roles across federal departments.
Of the amount, $39,458 was spent attempting to hire a deputy labour minister while the remaining $138,000 was for a list of 70 potential prospects.
One headhunter was reported to have negotiated a $25,000 commission for every such candidate hired for “Assistant Deputy Minister and Deputy Minister appointment.”…