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Genetic discrimination

By Piccolo Heath LLP | 5 Minutes Read June 11, 2019

Equality when you are born this way … Not the same way

When it comes to employers navigating human resource issues and relationships with their employees, the concept of equal versus identical is even more obvious. For employers, “equal” does not mean the individual employees are all the same, but that they be given the same opportunities.

Article by Piccolo Heath LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights / Canadian Human Rights Act, Caster Semenya, discrimination, employment law, gender discrimination, Genetic characteristics, genetic condition, Genetic discrimination, genetically different, Ontario Human Rights Code, prohibited ground of discrimination

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 5 Minutes Read March 15, 2019

Quebec Court of Appeal finds the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act ultra vires

In a recent decision, the Quebec Court of Appeal declared the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (the “Act”), adopted by the federal Parliament and which came into force on May 4, 2017, to be ultra vires because of its encroachment on the jurisdiction of provincial legislatures.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Privacy / Canadian human rights legislation, discrimination, Genetic discrimination, genetics, litigation

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 4 Minutes Read November 8, 2017

Update on genetic discrimination provisions in human rights legislation

Canada is on its way to including genetic discrimination provisions in its human rights legislation. Since March 2017, some interesting developments have occurred.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Human Rights / Bill 164 Human Rights Code Amended Act 2017, Bill 30 the Human Rights Code Amendment Act (Genetic Characteristics) 2016, discrimination, employment law, Genetic characteristics, Genetic discrimination, genetic discrimination provisions, harassment, human rights legislation, Ontario Human Rights Code

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