Consent must be voluntary and meaningful, based on clear and plain language describing the specific purpose to be achieved.
Govt website link: https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-news/speeches/2021/s-d_20210519/
Precedents:
SUPREME COURT OF CANADA DECISION Reference re Genetic Non‑Discrimination Act Collection Supreme Court Judgments – Date 2020-07-10 – Neutral citation 2020 SCC 17 – Case number 38478 SCC DECISION – https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/18417/index.do
PDF of Decision – https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/18417/1/document.do
SCC BRIEF – https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2020/38478-eng.aspx
SCC VIDEO WEBCAST of HEARING – https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/info/webcastview-webdiffusionvue-eng.aspx?cas=38478&id=2019/2019-10-10–38478&date=2019-10-10
CBC Article – https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stefanovich-supreme-court-of-canada-genetic-information-1.5643245
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