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== B. Protections and Exemptions ==
== B. Protections and Exemptions ==


The HRC provides protection against discrimination in several different areas, which are listed in sections 7–14. These sections will be further detailed in order below. Please refer to [[BC_Human_Rights_Code_(6:III)|Section III.A.1-7]]. However, for many of these protected areas, the HRC provides certain exceptions for which discrimination is not prohibited.  
The HRC provides protection against discrimination in several different areas, which are listed in sections 7–14. These sections will be further detailed in order below. Please refer to '''Section III.A.1-7'''. However, for many of these protected areas, the HRC provides certain exceptions for which discrimination is not prohibited.  


Additionally, section 41, commonly referred to as the group rights exemption, allows non-profit organizations to engage in what might otherwise be deemed prohibited discriminatory conduct. It allows charitable, philanthropic, educational, and other not-for-profit organizations to give a preference to members of the identifiable group or class of persons they serve. For more information, please see ''[https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcca/doc/2005/2005bcca601/2005bcca601.html?resultIndex=1 Vancouver Rape Relief Society v Nixon]'', 2005 BCCA 601 at paras 43-59 [''Nixon'']. (Please note that this case involves a sex-binary-focused discussion of transgender identity that may be troubling for some readers).
Additionally, section 41, commonly referred to as the group rights exemption, allows non-profit organizations to engage in what might otherwise be deemed prohibited discriminatory conduct. It allows charitable, philanthropic, educational, and other not-for-profit organizations to give a preference to members of the identifiable group or class of persons they serve. For more information, please see ''[https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcca/doc/2005/2005bcca601/2005bcca601.html?resultIndex=1 Vancouver Rape Relief Society v Nixon]'', 2005 BCCA 601 at paras 43-59 [''Nixon'']. (Please note that this case involves a sex-binary-focused discussion of transgender identity that may be troubling for some readers).
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