What is genetic discrimination?
The term “discrimination” can be interpreted in different ways. The following are examples of various understandings: • Distinction, exclusion, or preference for a reason that is prohibited by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (such as race, gender etc.); • Any distinction, exclusion, or preference, regardless of the reason; • Selecting a person for employment based on presumed genetic risk. Genetic discrimination, in particular, is discrimination based on an individual’s genetic status.
The term “discrimination” can be interpreted in different ways. The following are examples of various understandings: • Distinction, exclusion, or preference for a reason that is prohibited by the 1982 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (such as race, gender etc.); • Any distinction, exclusion, or preference, regardless of the reason; • Selecting a person for employment based on presumed genetic risk. Genetic discrimination, in particular, is discrimination based on an individual’s genetic status.
