Bill C-68 · 41th Parliament · Stephen Harper
Protection Against Genetic Discrimination Act
An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act, the Privacy Act and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedJune 9, 2015
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- Stephen HarperPrime Minister
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What it set out to do
On 9 June 2015, the Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-68, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act, the Privacy Act and the Personal Information Protection and Elec¬tronic Documents Act (Protection Against Genetic Discrimination Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. Bill C-68 amends the Canadian Human Rights Act to provide that discrimination on the ground of a predisposition to disability that is inferred from the results of genetic testing is deemed to be discrimination on the ground of disability. It also amends the Privacy Act and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act to specifically include information resulting from genetic testing.
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