Sentences with phrase «analogous ground under»

This reasoning has enabled Canadians who are members of sexual minorities to fight against discrimination and to have sexual orientation recognized as an analogous ground under s. 15 of the Charter.

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The Supreme Court of Canada has held that sexual orientation is an analogous ground of discrimination under the equality rights provision of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Manner of conception an analogous ground of discrimination under equality provision of the Charter

In addition, although the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not list sexual orientation as a ground under Section 15, Supreme Court case law has firmly established it as an analogous ground deserving protection on the same level as religion, race, gender and other grounds.