Protected Grounds definition

Protected Grounds means the grounds listed in Section 4 of the Act as they are defined and interpreted pursuant to the Act including:
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Protected Grounds means the grounds listed in Section 13 of the Code, as amended.
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Examples of Protected Grounds in a sentence

  • Prohibited Protected Grounds: The Ontario Human Rights Code defines prohibited protected grounds as: race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, or disability.

  • See RAIO Training Module, Nexus and the Protected Grounds for further discussion.

  • For more information on coercive population control claims, see ASM Supplement – Coercive Population Control in RAIO module, Nexus and the Protected Grounds.

  • Religion or belief is one of the Protected Grounds under the Ordinance.

  • Carer status is one of the Protected Grounds under the Ordinance.

  • Providence Care is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination in any form on the basis of prohibited grounds Protected Grounds Protected Grounds are stated grounds for which a person may not be discriminated against.

  • The “nexus” requirement, discussed in the RAIO Training Modules, Nexus and the Protected Grounds*, and Nexus – Particular Social Group, applies equally to female and male applicants and to all claims, including those related to gender.

  • The degree of harm must be addressed before you may find that the harm that the applicant suffered or fears can be considered “persecution.” Motivation An applicant also must prove that the persecutor’s motivation in harming, or seeking to harm him or her, is on account of his or her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.8 Proving motivation is discussed in more detail in RAIO Training module, Nexus and the Five Protected Grounds.

  • He started his career as an exploration and mining geologist at Specific Resources Sdn Bhd and was responsible for providing advice and support for exploration activities of Penjom Gold Mine in Kuala Lipis, Pahang.

  • Sexual orientation is one of the Protected Grounds under the Ordinance.


More Definitions of Protected Grounds

Protected Grounds means the grounds listed in the Alberta Human Rights Act in force
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Protected Grounds means any Protected Grounds as defined by the Ontario Human Rights Code (“Code”) as may be amended from time to time, including race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability.
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Protected Grounds means any of the following personal characteristics: gender, race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnicity, citizenship, age, record of offences, creed, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, or receipt of public assistance (see further definitions in Appendix “A”).
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Protected Grounds means any of the following: race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed (religion), sex (including pregnancy and breastfeeding), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status (including the status of being married, single, widowed, divorced, separated, or living in a conjugal relationship outside of marriage, whether in a same sex or opposite sex relationship, family status (being in a parent-child relationship) or disability (including mental, physical, developmental or learning disabilities).
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Protected Grounds means the grounds listed in the Alberta Human Rights Act in force at the relevant time as they are defined and interpreted pursuant to the Act including:
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Protected Grounds means the protected grounds under the Alberta Human Rights Act.
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Related to Protected Grounds

  • Protected Party means a Finance Party which is or will be subject to any liability, or required to make any payment, for or on account of Tax in relation to a sum received or receivable (or any sum deemed for the purposes of Tax to be received or receivable) under a Finance Document.

  • Protected Person means: (i) the members of the Board; (ii) the Administrator and its Affiliates; (iii) any Member; (iv) any Officer; or (v) any Person who serves at the request of the Board on behalf of the Company as an officer, director, partner, member, stockholder or employee of any other Person.

  • Protected Activity means filing a charge, complaint, or report with, or otherwise communicating, cooperating, or participating in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by, any federal, state or local government agency or commission, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the National Labor Relations Board (the “Government Agencies”). The Employee understands that in connection with such Protected Activity, the Employee is permitted to disclose documents or other information as permitted by law, and without giving notice to, or receiving authorization from, the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee agrees to take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unauthorized use or disclosure of any information that may constitute Company confidential information to any parties other than the Government Agencies. The Employee further understands that “Protected Activity” does not include the disclosure of any Company attorney-client privileged communications. Any language in any other agreement between the Company and the Employee regarding the Employee’s right to engage in Protected Activity that conflicts with, or is contrary to, this paragraph is superseded by this Agreement. In addition, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, the Employee is notified that an individual will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (i) is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official (directly or indirectly) or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if (and only if) such filing is made under seal. In addition, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the individual’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

  • protected species means any of the following animals:

  • protected area means an area that is or has to be listed in the register referred to in section 10 of the Protected Areas Act;

  • Protected Information means PHI provided by CE to BA or created, maintained, received or transmitted by BA on CE’s behalf.

  • Protected Areas Act means the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003;

  • Protected Disclosure means any communication made in good faith that discloses or demonstrates information that may evidence unethical or improper activity.

  • Protected Health Information or “PHI” shall have the same meaning as the term “protected health information” in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103, and includes electronic PHI, as defined in 45 C.F.R. 160.103, limited to information created, maintained, transmitted or received by the Business Associate from or on behalf of the Covered Entity or from another Business Associate of the Covered Entity.

  • Protected Data means Student Data and/or Teacher or Principal Data, to the extent applicable to the product or service actually being provided to the District by Vendor pursuant to the Master Agreement.

  • Protected Period means the period that begins on the date six months before a Change in Control and ends on the later of the first annual anniversary of the Change in Control or the expiration date of this Agreement.

  • Employer/Client means the PSCA that signs the contract for the services/goods with the selected/qualified Contractor.