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Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-12-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Public Property
- Public Utilities (Civil Engineering)
- Protection of Property
- Emergency Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- critical national infrastructure
1, record 1, English, critical%20national%20infrastructure
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CNI 1, record 1, English, CNI
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- national critical infrastructure 2, record 1, English, national%20critical%20infrastructure
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sub-set of infrastructure comprising the elements or assets that have been identified by the federal government as being of strategic national importance to critical service delivery and whose loss or compromise would have severe consequences on a national scale. 1, record 1, English, - critical%20national%20infrastructure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Master of Infrastructure Protection and International Security (MIPIS) [program] ... offered by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ... combines the unique resources ... to deliver a multi-disciplinary program designed to bridge current gaps among critical infrastructure engineering, multi-hazard threat risk assessments, and policy options available to security practitioners for the protection of national critical infrastructure (NCI) systems. 2, record 1, English, - critical%20national%20infrastructure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
critical national infrastructure; CNI: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau. 3, record 1, English, - critical%20national%20infrastructure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Propriétés publiques
- Services d'utilité publique (Génie civil)
- Sécurité des biens
- Gestion des urgences
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- infrastructures essentielles nationales
1, record 1, French, infrastructures%20essentielles%20nationales
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- IEN 1, record 1, French, IEN
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sous-ensemble d'infrastructures comprenant les éléments ou les actifs que le gouvernement fédéral a désignés comme ayant une importance stratégique nationale pour la prestation des services indispensables et dont la perte ou la compromission aurait de graves conséquences à l'échelle nationale. 1, record 1, French, - infrastructures%20essentielles%20nationales
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
infrastructures essentielles nationales; IEN : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction. 2, record 1, French, - infrastructures%20essentielles%20nationales
Record 1, Key term(s)
- infrastructure essentielle nationale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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