An Empirical Analysis of the Legal Frameworks Governing Genetic Services Labs in Canadian Provinces.

The article presents the results of an empirical thematic study of the regulatory measures over genetic test services in Canadian provinces. The authors report the themes relative to regulation of genetic tests in the country including a fragmented legal framework between the federal and provincial jurisdictions, the role of the law in the regulation of genetic services laboratories and the obligation for laboratories to secure a government-issued license.