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FAMILY ASSISTANCE [2 records]

Record 1 2013-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
  • Law of Evidence
  • Protection of Life
  • Funeral Services
OBS

Ante mortem data collection: a 2-person interview team in the FAC [family assistance centre] requires 2 hours/family interview (+ breaks). Five families can be interviewed over the course of a 12-hour shift by one team. Additional support elements handle the collection and management of specimens (DNA) and records (medical).

OBS

family assistance: term used in the context of Canadian capability-based planning.

PHR

Family assistance centre.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Pompes funèbres
CONT

Face à l’ampleur de la catastrophe, plusieurs problèmes ont dû être réglés en priorité : l’accueil des familles, la gestion des restes et la conservation des corps ou fragments de corps en vue de l’identification. [En] urgence [ont] été mis en place des lieux d’accueil des familles à la recherche d’un proche.

OBS

accueil des familles; accueil des proches : termes utilisés dans le contexte de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada.

PHR

Centre d'accueil des familles, des proches.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada.

Spanish

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