(Canada) McIntyre J defined discrimination: ‘discrimination may be described as a distinction, whether intentional or not but based on grounds relating to the personal characteristics of the individual or group, which has the effect of imposing burdens, obligations or disadvantages on such individual or group not imposed upon others, or which withholds or limits access to opportunities, benefits and advantages available to other members of society.’
Judges:
McIntyre J
Citations:
[1989] 1 SCR 143
Jurisdiction:
Canada
Cited by:
Cited – Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Rutherford and others HL 3-May-2006
The claimant sought to establish that as a male employee, he had suffered sex discrimination in that he lost rights to redundancy pay after the age of retirement where a woman might not.
Held: The appeal was dismised. There were very few . .
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Discrimination
Updated: 06 July 2022; Ref: scu.241439