MONTREAL—Though she’s only 22, Constable Pamela Stevenson is undoubtedly one of her northern Quebec police force’s most coveted new recruits. While Stevenson thrived in her studies, her experiences highlight the difficulties police forces face in recruiting local officers to the province’s northern regions. As a woman who speaks Inuktitut, Stevenson is a doubly important coup for a force that is largely failing to reflect the region’s demographics. The RCMP announced a similar program in Nunavut in 2016, acknowledging at the time that they hadn’t hired an Inuit officer in eight years. But despite the efforts, Martin says the force struggles to attract candidates who meet the educational requirements and don’t have criminal records.

Source: thestar November 19, 2017 19:30 UTC