What is the test for establishing a prima facie violation of s. 15(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Code?

Canada (Federal), Canada

The following excerpt is from Kahkewistahaw First Nation v. Taypotat, [2015] 2 SCR 548, 2015 SCC 30 (CanLII):

To establish a prima facie violation of s. 15(1), the claimant must therefore demonstrate that the law at issue has a disproportionate effect on the claimant based on his or her membership in an enumerated or analogous group. At the second stage of the analysis, the specific evidence required will vary depending on the context of the claim, but “evidence that goes to establishing a claimant’s historical position of disadvantage” will be relevant: Withler, at para. 38; Quebec v. A, at para. 327.

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