Century Oils (Can.) Inc. v. Davies, 28 January 1988


Annual Review of Population Law 15: 163-164

1988


ISSN/ISBN: 0364-3417
PMID: 12289283
Document Number: 383682
The British Columbia Supreme Court held that discrimination on the basis of pregnancy constitutes sex discrimination under the Human Rights Act, even though it is not discrimination against all women. The case involved a woman whose offer of employment as a secretary was withdrawn when her employer learned that she was pregnant and would have to go on maternity leave in one month's time.

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