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Canada adds gender identity and expression to federal human rights law

2017 Canada discrimination Protective Enacted Legislation

Bill C-16 amended the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code to add gender identity and gender expression as prohibited grounds of discrimination and hate propaganda.

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CBC

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