Bill C-465
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1st Session, 37th Parliament, 49-50-51 Elizabeth II, 2001-2002
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House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C- |
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An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights
Act
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R.S., c. H-6
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1. Section 5 of the Canadian Human
Rights Act is renumbered as subsection 5(1)
and is amended by adding the following:
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Denial due to
assistance dog
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(2) For greater certainty and despite any
other provision of this Act, it is a
discriminatory practice under subsection (1)
to
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2. Section 6 of the Act is renumbered as
subsection 6(1) and is amended by adding
the following:
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Denial due to
assistance dog
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(2) For greater certainty, it is a
discriminatory practice under subsection (1)
to deny an individual occupancy of
commercial premises or residential
accommodation because that individual uses
an assistance dog.
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3. Section 25 of the Act is amended by
adding the following in alphabetical order:
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``assistance
dog'' « chien aidant »
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``assistance dog'' means a dog that has been
fully trained by a qualified animal trainer as
a seeing-eye dog, a service dog, a seizure
response dog or a seizure alert dog;
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