Well, that edict means not much with respect to visible minorities, disabled, FN because youre unlikely to find very little if any at these large universities, so if they arent there you cant exactly get them to apply for chairships.  Chairships, like tenure track positions are prizes saved  for those who 'fit', and that little note at the bottom of applications that encourage these groups to apply is just that, a note required by law I believe.  Government needs to start giving more of these chairs to smaller universities.

BTW, it continues to boggle the mind how the minute people hear 'diversity' they associate it with lack of ability; apparently only able-bodied white men are smart, capable etc.  Maybe we should start a list of white men who've applied for and gotten jobs for which they are totally unqualified.