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=== 2. Race, Colour, Ancestry, and Place of Origin === | === 2. Race, Colour, Ancestry, and Place of Origin === | ||
The grounds of race, colour, ancestry | The grounds of race, colour, ancestry and place of origin are included in the HRC as a means to combat racism and racial discrimination. Each of these grounds is protected in the HRC and may be cited individually in connection with a discriminatory incident or grouped together in order to better illustrate a particular situation. For further information on how the above grounds interact, please refer to ''[https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bchrt/doc/2009/2009bchrt3/2009bchrt3.html?resultIndex=1 Torres v Langtry Industries Ltd, 2009 BCHRT 3]''. | ||
Discrimination on the basis of race, colour, ancestry and place of origin can also be established where the respondent caused harm to the claimant by taking advantage of a vulnerability caused by the claimant's race, colour, ancestry or place of origin. For more information, see ''[https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bchrt/doc/2015/2015bchrt60/2015bchrt60.html?resultIndex=1 PN v FR and another (No 2)]'', 2015 BCHRT 60. In BC, the grounds of race, colour, ancestry and place of origin are protected in the following areas: | Discrimination on the basis of race, colour, ancestry and place of origin can also be established where the respondent caused harm to the claimant by taking advantage of a vulnerability caused by the claimant's race, colour, ancestry or place of origin. For more information, see ''[https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bchrt/doc/2015/2015bchrt60/2015bchrt60.html?resultIndex=1 PN v FR and another (No 2)]'', 2015 BCHRT 60. In BC, the grounds of race, colour, ancestry and place of origin are protected in the following areas: | ||
