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CROSS-CULTURAL AWARENESS [5 records]

Record 1 2018-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Education (General)
  • Culture (General)
OBS

Mission. Northern Youth Abroad seeks to forster leadership, cross-cultural awareness, individual career goals, and international citizenship in the youth of the North. The program promotes success in education by providing life-changing experiences through volunteer work and travel.

OBS

Northern Youth Abroad(NYA) is a registered not-for-profit charitable organization … that cultivates youth leadership, individual career goals, cross-cultural awareness, and international citizenship amongst youth from Nunavut and the Northwest Territories aged 15–22.

OBS

Originally piloted in 1998 as the Nunavut Youth Abroad Program (NYAP), [the] organization has grown steadily over the years. In January 2005, the organization expanded its programming into the NWT [Northwest Territories.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
  • Culture (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Prizes and Awards (Arts and Culture)
  • Performing Arts (General)
OBS

The Foundation was created and incorporated in 1992... Its mandate is to honour and celebrate the lifetime artistic achievement of Canada's outstanding performing artists, to foster cross-cultural awareness of Anglophone artists in French Canada and of Francophone artists in English Canada, to [promote] among Canadians the achievements and contributions of Canadian performing artists at home and abroad [and] to inspire future performing artists.

OBS

The Foundation is responsible for coordinating the nomination and selection processes, organizing all special events related to the awards presentation ... and cultivating partnerships to enhance the profile of the awards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Prix et récompenses (Arts et Culture)
  • Arts du spectacle (Généralités)
OBS

Instituée en 1992, [...] la Fondation se donne les objectifs suivants : honorer et célébrer les réalisations exceptionnelles des plus grands artistes du spectacle au Canada; sensibiliser la population au pluralisme en présentant des artistes anglophones au Canada français et des artistes francophones au Canada anglais; promouvoir les artistes canadiens du spectacle, ainsi que leurs réalisations et contributions, partout au Canada et à l'étranger; et inspirer la relève artistique.

OBS

La Fondation coordonne le processus de nomination et de sélection des lauréats, organise les activités entourant la remise des prix [...] et crée des partenariats afin d'assurer le rayonnement des prix.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Provincial Administration
  • Aboriginal Law
OBS

Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat. Cross-Cultural Awareness and Public Information is an important part of the Secretariat mandate. The objective is to increase the level of knowledge of Mi’kmaq and Maliseet cultures and aboriginal issues among public servants and the general public. This is regarded as an important means of improving understanding and fostering better relations with aboriginal people. The main areas of activity in 1999-2000 were the provision of cross-cultural awareness workshops, the development of information kits, and the creation of a Web site.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Administration provinciale
  • Droit autochtone
OBS

Secrétariat des Affaires autochtones. La Sensibilisation transculturelle et l'information publique sont un volet important du mandat du Secrétariat, l'objectif étant de permettre aux fonctionnaires et au public de mieux connaître les cultures micmaques et malécites de même que les questions autochtones. Cet élément est vu comme un moyen important de favoriser la compréhension et de meilleures relations avec les autochtones. Durant l'année 1999-2000, des ateliers de sensibilisation transculturelle, l'élaboration de trousses d'information et la création d'un site Web comptaient parmi les activités réalisées dans ce secteur.

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Correctional Service of Canada-Ethnocultural Programs. Canadians are committed to building a society that respects and values differences and where everyone is entitled to equal opportunities without fear of discrimination on the basis of colour, culture, ethnic or national origin. Cross-Cultural and Race-Relations Training is an effective way in which these goals are met. Training is designed to sensitize offenders and staff to different cultures and to foster cross-cultural awareness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Service correctionnel du Canada - Programmes ethnoculturels. Les Canadiens veulent bâtir une société consciente et respectueuse des différences, une société où chacun a droit à des chances égales sans crainte de discrimination en raison de sa couleur, de sa culture ou de son origine ethnique ou nationale. La formation interculturelle et interraciale est un moyen efficace d'atteindre ces objectifs. La formation est conçue pour faire prendre conscience aux délinquants et aux membres du personnel des différentes cultures et pour cultiver la sensibilisation aux différences culturelles.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
OBS

The objectives of this organization, which is established in Medicine Hat, Alberta, are to create a climate in which the sharing of cultures can be experienced and where vital global issues are discussed with openness; to provide a place for all peoples to develop as informed world citizens through sharing of ideas, experiences and friendship; to identify and develop sensitive awareness to the values of all cultures through dialogue, with a view to cross-cultural enrichment; to work towards a better understanding of the essential inter-relatedness, culturally and economically, of all nations; to "think globally, act locally".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Sciences humaines
OBS

Organisme établi à Medicine Hat (Alberta).

Spanish

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