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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

license: an item in the "Documentary Objects" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

licence : objet de la classe «Objets documentaires» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

The Commission Agent shall issue licenses to racing officials, parimutuel employees, stable employees and every person who practises his or her profession, trade, or calling, on a race track ... The Commission may refuse to grant or may suspend or revoke any license for conduct that the Commission considers to be contrary to the public interest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Turf. Autorisation d'exercer un emploi, et qui peut être retirée, à titre de sanction, à ceux qui contreviennent au code des courses.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

A licence is a permission given by the occupier of land which allows the licensee to do some act which would otherwise be a trespass, "e.g.", to lodge in his house. (Megarry and Wade, p. 776)

CONT

A licence is in the nature of a right or privilege to enter upon and use the grantor's land in a certain manner or for a specified purpose. It is a personal right between the licensor and licensee and does not create any estate or interest in the land. (Anger and Honsberger, 2nd ed., p. 918).

Key term(s)
  • license

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

permission : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal Documents
  • Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
  • Patents (Law)
  • Copyright
CONT

A licence differs in its essentials from an assignment. A licence, even though exclusive, does not give the licensee all the rights of the patentee. A licence does not set up rights as between the licensee and the public, but only permits him to do acts that he would otherwise be prohibited from doing. He obtains merely a right of user. ... A licence prevents that from being unlawful which, but for the licence, would be unlawful; it is a consent by an owner of a right that another person should commit an act which, but for that licence, would be an infringement of the right of the person who gives the licence.

OBS

The spelling licence, though still often met with, has no justification in the case of the substantive. In the case of the verb, on the other hand, although the spelling licence is etymologically unobjectionable, license is supported by the analogy of the rule universally adopted in the similar pairs of related words, practice sb., practise vb, prophecy sb., prophecy vb. ... Recent dictionaries, however, almost universally have license both for substantive and verb, either without alternative or in the first place.

PHR

precisely specified license contract.

Key term(s)
  • license agreement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents juridiques
  • Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
  • Brevets d'invention (Droit)
  • Droits d'auteur
DEF

[...] contrat par lequel le titulaire d'un brevet concède à un tiers, en tout ou en partie, la jouissance de son droit d'exploitation, moyennant le paiement d'une redevance.

CONT

Pour bien comprendre en quoi consiste le contrat de licence, il importe d'abord de mettre en lumière ce que concède le breveté et ce qu'obtient le licencié. [...] Du côté du breveté, il y a simple concession de la jouissance du droit d'exploiter; mais ce droit lui-même reste aux mains du breveté, qui n'a pas entendu en disposer. [...] Du côté du licencié, il est certain que celui-ci obtient la jouissance du droit d'exploiter le brevet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Documentos jurídicos
  • Derecho de propiedad industrial e intelectual
  • Patentes de invención (Derecho)
  • Derechos de autor
PHR

contrato de licencia jurídicamente exigible.

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Record 5 2006-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Official Documents
DEF

A right or permission granted in accordance with law by a competent authority to engage in some business or occupation, to do some act, or to engage in some transaction which but for such license would be unlawful ...

OBS

The term "licence" is not invariably translated by the French "licence" although it is in most cases. The reason is that in English the term does not necessarily imply a business or occupation as does the French: "driver's licence" and "marriage licence" are examples of this. One must therefore be careful in translating "licence"--its usual French equivalent is "licence", but in some cases it can be "permis". An important characteristic distinguishing "licence" from "permit" is the fact that the former is not issued directly by the government but rather by a competent authority or by local authorities, while any of the three groups mentioned can issue a permit. Also, the licence is usually granted for an extended period of time whereas the permit normally authorizes an act of short duration. For example, we say "driver's licence", but "learner's permit".

OBS

In Canada the British spelling (licence) is used more often than the American spelling (license), although both are found in Canadian texts.

OBS

"Licence" is one of two words that in Canadian English are usually spelled differently as nouns and verbs. The preferred spelling for the noun is "licence" and for the verb "license" ... The spellings of the other word are "practice" and "practise".

OBS

licence: term standardized by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents officiels
DEF

[...] Autorisation émise par un pouvoir administratif (ministère, mairie, préfecture, etc.) pour l'exercice d'un commerce ou d'une profession réglementés, toute infraction à la règle entraînant une sanction.

OBS

La «licence» [concerne] obligatoirement une activité commerciale ou professionnelle, alors que le «permis» [peut] être décerné pour l'exercice d'une activité non commerciale [...] voire sportive ou ludique [...] De plus, la «licence» est attribuée par l'Administration ou par une autorité administrative, et non par l'État, tandis que le «permis» est délivré par l'un ou l'autre de ces trois groupes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Documentos oficiales
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Record 6 2006-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
  • Citizenship and Immigration
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
  • Foreign Trade
CONT

... "employment authorization" means a document issued by an immigration officer whereby the person to whom it is issued is authorized to engage or continue in employment in Canada ....

OBS

"labour clearance" concerns persons entering the U.S.A. as temporary workers. These persons need also an "approved petition".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

Obtention d'un permis de travail. Une autorisation d'emploi est requise dans tous les cas où un l'étranger exerce une activité de travail au Canada.

CONT

[...] «permis de travail» désigne un document délivré par un agent d'immigration portant que le titulaire est autorisé à exercer ou à continuer d'exercer un emploi au Canada; [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trabajo y empleo
  • Ciudadanía e inmigración
  • Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 7 2003-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Official Documents
OBS

"Licence" is one of two words that in Canadian English are usually spelled differently as nouns and verbs. The preferred spelling for the noun is "licence" and for the verb "license".... The spellings of the other word are "practice" and "practise".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents officiels
OBS

octroyer : Accorder [...] une autorisation; se dit souvent d'un avantage particulier que son bénéficiaire reçoit d'une autorité en vertu d'un choix, d'une appréciation, plutôt que d'un droit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Documentos oficiales
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Record 8 2002-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Municipal Administration
OBS

A document, plate, or tag evidencing a license granted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration municipale
OBS

Si un certificat de licence ou permis, [...] est livré à une personne, comme licence ou permis [...], il sera du devoir de ce détenteur d'afficher en tout temps [...] ce certificat de licence ou permis [...] de manière qu'il soit bien en évidence et que le public puisse le voir facilement [...]

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cycling
Key term(s)
  • license

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cyclisme

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclismo
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Record 10 2001-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Official Documents

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents officiels

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Documentos oficiales
DEF

Facultad o permiso para hacer una cosa.

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Record 11 2000-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
CONT

The Commission exerts its greatest control over grain handling via its licenses. No elevator may handle grain specified in the Canada Grain Act unless it is licensed. A violation of the terms and conditions of the license may result in its suspension.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
CONT

C'est principalement par les permis qu'elle délivre que la Commission exerce un contrôle sur la manutention des grains. Aucun exploitant de silo ne peut, sans permis, se livrer au commerce des grains définis dans la Loi sur les grains du Canada. Toute violation des modalités du permis peut entraîner la suspension de ce dernier.

Spanish

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Record 12 1999-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
CONT

Such restrictions include: limitations on the number of suppliers (e.g., a numerical limit on the number of bank licenses which will be approved); limitations on the number of service operations (e.g., limitations which restrict the number of automated teller machines a bank may establish); measures which require a specific type of legal entity (e.g., laws which restrict foreign presence to joint ventures); or limitations on the participation of foreign capital (e.g., laws which limit aggregate foreign investment in banking to a specified percentage limit).

OBS

Terminology found in the 1999 Federal Budget.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
CONT

Parmi ces restrictions, mentionnons : la limitation du nombre de fournisseurs (p. ex., une limite du nombre de permis bancaires qui seront approuvés); la limitation du nombre d'opérations (p. ex., limite du nombre de guichets automatiques qu'une banque peut établir); des mesures qui requièrent un genre particulier d'entité juridique (p. ex., des lois qui restreignent la présence étrangère aux coentreprises); ou la limitation de la participation étrangère (p. ex., des lois qui limitent l'investissement étranger global dans le secteur bancaire à un pourcentage particulier).

OBS

Permis d'une banque.

OBS

Terminologie extraite du Budget 1999.

Spanish

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Record 13 1994-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Degrees and Diplomas (Educ.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grades et diplômes
DEF

Accorder un brevet à quelqu'un

CONT

brevet de capacité, attestant certaines connaissances. Brevet de capacité en droit. Brevet de capacité de l'enseignement primaire (naguère, brevet élémentaire et brevet supérieur).

Spanish

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Record 14 1994-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Farm Management and Policy
OBS

e.g. to license a crop variety, a pesticide

OBS

Since the term "register" is used in the Seed Act, it should also be used in Agriculture Canada official documents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Gestion et politique agricole
OBS

par exemple homologuer une variété de plante cultivée, un pesticide

OBS

L'emploi du terme «enregistrer» est imposé par la Loi relative aux semences (Agriculture Canada).

Spanish

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Record 15 1990-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
  • Copyright
CONT

Criterion is the only distributor in Canada which has the exclusive rights to licence "public viewing" of feature film video titles for the (following companies) ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
  • Droits d'auteur

Spanish

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