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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMME [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Federal Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- affirmative action program
1, record 1, English, affirmative%20action%20program
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- affirmative-action program 2, record 1, English, affirmative%2Daction%20program
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- affirmative action programme
- affirmative-action programme
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration fédérale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- programme d'action positive
1, record 1, French, programme%20d%27action%20positive
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Programme destiné à améliorer l'accès à l'emploi de groupes sous-représentés au sein de la fonction publique. 2, record 1, French, - programme%20d%27action%20positive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien que le terme «promotion sociale» ait été officialisé par la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés, l'expression «action positive» est encore largement répandue à la fonction publique canadienne. 3, record 1, French, - programme%20d%27action%20positive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-03-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- affirmative action program
1, record 2, English, affirmative%20action%20program
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... program or activity that has as its object the amelioration of conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups ... 2, record 2, English, - affirmative%20action%20program
Record 2, Key term(s)
- affirmative action programme
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- programme de promotion sociale
1, record 2, French, programme%20de%20promotion%20sociale
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- programme d'action positive 2, record 2, French, programme%20d%27action%20positive
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] programmes ou activités destinés à améliorer la situation d'individus ou de groupes défavorisés [...] 3, record 2, French, - programme%20de%20promotion%20sociale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans le domaine social où s'inscrit l'américanisme «affirmative action program», l'équivalent français le plus proche semble bien être «programme de promotion sociale». Si l'on se reporte, dans le Petit Robert, à l'article PROMOTION, on trouve, au sujet de «promotion sociale», les indications suivantes : «Émancipation des classes défavorisées, par leur accession à un niveau de vie supérieur; ensemble des moyens mis en œuvre à cette fin.» C'est donc à juste titre que la note marginale du paragraphe 15(2) de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés comporte cet équivalent : [...] «Programmes de promotion sociale» [...] Il convient par ailleurs, au vu de ce qui précède, d'exclure, au sens d'«affirmative action program», l'expression «programme d'action positive». Elle a, en effet, une signification trop large pour qualifier le programme en question. 4, record 2, French, - programme%20de%20promotion%20sociale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
action positive : à éviter selon le Lexique constitutionnel, BT-220, 1993, page 3 5, record 2, French, - programme%20de%20promotion%20sociale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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