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ENGAGE ACT ESPIONAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-10-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
- National and International Security
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- engage in an act of espionage
1, record 1, English, engage%20in%20an%20act%20of%20espionage
correct, federal act
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A permanent resident or a foreign national is inadmissible on security grounds for engaging in an act of espionage or an act of subversion against a democratic government, institution or process as they are understood in Canada. 1, record 1, English, - engage%20in%20an%20act%20of%20espionage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term found in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2001. 2, record 1, English, - engage%20in%20an%20act%20of%20espionage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Sécurité nationale et internationale
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- être l'auteur d'actes d'espionnage
1, record 1, French, %C3%AAtre%20l%27auteur%20d%27actes%20d%27espionnage
correct, federal act
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Emportent interdiction de territoire pour raison de sécurité les faits suivants [...] être l'auteur d'actes d'espionnage ou se livrer à la subversion contre toute institution démocratique, au sens où cette expression s'entend au Canada. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%AAtre%20l%27auteur%20d%27actes%20d%27espionnage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme tiré de la Loi sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés, 2001. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%AAtre%20l%27auteur%20d%27actes%20d%27espionnage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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