Bill 199 explained in plain English
Human Rights Code Amendment Act (Genetic Characteristics), 2011
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 199 amends the Ontario Human Rights Code to prohibit discrimination based on genetic characteristics.
This bill amends Ontario's Human Rights Code to include "genetic characteristics" as a prohibited ground for discrimination. This means that in areas such as services, employment, and housing, people will be protected from discrimination based on their genetic traits. The bill also provides a definition for "genetic characteristics" and specifies that it includes traits that may cause or increase the risk of developing a disorder or disease.
- Amends the Human Rights Code to add "genetic characteristics" as a prohibited ground for discrimination.
- Defines "genetic characteristics" to include genetic traits of an individual, including those that may cause or increase the risk of developing a disorder or disease.
- Extends the right to equal treatment without discrimination based on genetic characteristics to various areas including services, goods, facilities, accommodation, contracts, employment, and membership in organizations.
- Individuals in Ontario
- Service providers in Ontario
- Employers in Ontario
- Landlords and providers of accommodation in Ontario
- Organizations and their members in Ontario
- Individuals have the right to equal treatment without discrimination based on genetic characteristics.
- Prohibits discrimination based on genetic characteristics in the provision of services, goods, and facilities.
- Prohibits discrimination based on genetic characteristics in the occupancy of accommodation.
- Prohibits discrimination based on genetic characteristics in the right to contract.
- Prohibits discrimination based on genetic characteristics in employment.
- Prohibits discrimination based on genetic characteristics in membership in trade unions, associations, and other organizations.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill text does not specify any limitations or exclusions to the application of protection against discrimination based on genetic characteristics.
Adds "genetic characteristics" as a prohibited ground for discrimination in areas such as services, goods, facilities, accommodation, contracts, employment, and membership in organizations.
Source: Sections 1, 2(1), 2(2), 3, 5(1), 5(2), 6, 22, and 24(1)(a) of the Human Rights Code
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