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British Columbia [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

Canada's most westerly province.

OBS

Coordinates: 54° 0' 0" N, 125° 0' 0" W.

OBS

Inhabitant: British Columbian.

OBS

The name of this province appears among the "Names of pan-Canadian significance" listing names of geographical entities having well-known forms in both official languages of Canada.

OBS

Usage on federal maps: Pan-Canadian names should be written in both official languages on bilingual maps and in the corresponding language on French and English versions of a map and in narrative form.

OBS

B.C. refers to the province abbreviation, and BC to the Canada Post two-character symbol.

OBS

British Columbia; B.C.: designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Province la plus à l'ouest du Canada.

OBS

Coordonnées : 54° 0' 0" N, 125° 0' 0" O.

OBS

Habitant : Britanno-Colombien, Britanno-Colombienne.

OBS

Le nom de cette province figure au nombre des «Noms d'intérêt pancanadien», une liste de noms d'entités géographiques qui ont une forme bien connue dans les deux langues officielles du Canada.

OBS

Usage sur les cartes fédérales : Les noms d'intérêt pancanadien doivent être inscrits dans les deux langues officielles sur les cartes bilingues, et dans la langue appropriée sur les versions anglaise et française d'une carte et d'un texte suivi.

OBS

C.-B. désigne l'abréviation de la province, et BC, l'indicatif de Postes Canada.

OBS

Colombie-Britannique; C.-B. : désignations d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (Canadá)
OBS

La Oficina de Traducciones del Gobierno de Canadá recomienda el uso de Colombia Británica. Colombia, y no Columbia, sigue la tradición del idioma español de las palabras derivadas del nombre de Cristóbal Colón.

OBS

La abreviatura de la provincia de Colombia Británica es C.B. El símbolo BC está normalizado como código postal en todos los idiomas.

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Record 2 2019-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
OBS

For British Columbia has a vision [of] what a government should be. It should be transparent. It should be honest. It should be held to a high standard. It should be run by the people.

Key term(s)
  • For BC

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
Key term(s)
  • For BC

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités de los gobiernos provinciales canadienses
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
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