Bill C-68: An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act, the Privacy Act and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

C-68 Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 62-63-64 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014-2015 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-68 An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act, the Privacy Act and the Personal Information Protection and Elec­tronic Documents Act first reading, June 9, 2015 MINISTER OF JUSTICE 90779 SUMMARY This enactment 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. Available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca 2nd Session, 41st Parliament, 62-63-64 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014-2015 house of commons of canada BILL C-68 An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act, the Privacy Act and the Personal Information Protection and Elec­tronic Documents Act Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: SHORT TITLE Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Protection Against Genetic Discrimination Act. R.S., c. H-6 CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 2. Section 3 of the Canadian Human Rights Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2): Predisposition to disability (3) If the ground of discrimination is a predisposition to disability that is inferred from the results of genetic testing, the discrimination shall be deemed to be on the ground of disability. R.S., c. P-21 PRIVACY ACT 3. The definition “personal information” in section 3 of the Privacy Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (d): (d.1) information resulting from genetic testing of the individual, 2000, c. 5 PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS ACT 4. The heading “Définitions” before section 2 of the French version of the Personal Information Protection and Elec­tronic Documents Act is replaced by the following: Définitions et interprétation 5. Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): Information derived from genetic testing (1.1) For greater certainty, personal information includes personal health information, such as information derived from genetic testing. COMING INTO FORCE Thirtieth day after royal assent 6. This Act comes into force on the 30th day after the day on which it receives royal assent. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons Explanatory NotesCanadian Human Rights Act Clause 2: New. Privacy Act Clause 3: Relevant portion of the definition: “personal information” means information about an identifiable individual that is recorded in any form including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act Clause 4: Existing text of the heading: Interpretation Clause 5: New.