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Record 1 2019-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Law and Justice
OBS

[Student Legal Services of Edmonton's] mission is to enable University of Alberta law students to provide free legal information and assistance to the low income community in Edmonton and to contribute to legal reform and legal education efforts as they impact on poverty law issues.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Droit et justice

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Union Organization
OBS

INAS is a social assistance institution sponsored by one of the principal Italian labour unions, CISL [Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori]. Throughout the years, [it has] offered free assistance to millions of workers, pensioners and immigrants to correctly manage their rights dealing with governments of hosting countries.... INAS also [offers] help to immigrants all over the world with offices in [the] countries that have the highest percentage of Italian emigration, Europe, North and South America and Australia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Organisation syndicale
OBS

L'INAS est un institut d'assistance et de conseil promu par un des plus importants syndicats italiens : la CISL [Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori]. Au fil des années et jusqu'à ce jour, [INAS a] offert gratuitement [des] conseils et [de l'assistance] à des millions de travailleurs, retraités, citoyens émigrés et immigrés dans le respect des droits sociaux. [L'INAS] défend et assiste [aussi] les Italiens à l'étranger à travers ses bureaux dans les principaux pays de l'émigration italienne, en Europe, dans le continent américain et en Australie.

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Language Teaching
OBS

Mission : to provide free service to adults in the West Nipissing area who wish assistance in upgrading their English literacy skills.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Enseignement des langues

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services(SAFSS), formerly South Asian Family Support Services, is a non-profit, charitable, multi-service organization providing services to the community in the Greater Toronto Area(GTA) with a particular emphasis on un-served and under-served areas of Scarborough. SAFSS opened its doors in 1989 and was incorporated in March 1990 to serve primarily the victims of domestic abuse. Over the years, this program expanded into one of SAFSS’ core programs, encompassing Violence Against Women and Children and Support Group Counseling for Victims of Abuse and Isolated Afghani Senior Women. SAFSS’ other core programs include Language/Skills Development, Information and Orientation Services, Newcomer Settlement Program, Supportive Counselling for Victims of Abuse, Supportive Counselling for Isolated Afghani Senior Women, Investing In Neighbourhood Initiatives, Volunteer Development Program, Program for the Seniors, English Conversation Classes and Free Computer Training.

OBS

The Mission of SAFSS is "to assist, educate and empower newcomers, women, seniors, youth, children and families in their integration process to improve their health and quality of life, realize their fullest potential and become contributing members of the Canadian society".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Services sociaux et travail social

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Scholarships and Research Grants
OBS

Mission : To induct as members of the association contemporary role models whose experiences exemplify that opportunities for a successful life are available to all individuals who are dedicated to the principles of integrity, hard work, perseverance and compassion for others. To provide scholarship assistance to deserving young Canadians who have demonstrated integrity and determination in overcoming adversity, academic potential, and the personal aspiration to make a unique contribution to society. To mentor scholarship recipients and educate all youth about the limitless possibilities that are available through the free market system, while underscoring the importance of service to others.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Bourses d'études et subventions de recherche
OBS

[...] mission : Introniser comme membres de l'Association des personnes modèles dont les expériences démontrent que les occasions de réussite sont accessibles à tous les individus dévoués aux principes d'intégrité, de travail, de persévérance et de compassion envers autrui. Fournir une aide, sous la forme de bourses, à des jeunes Canadiens méritants ayant fait preuve d'intégrité et de détermination face à l'adversité, possédant un bon dossier académique et aspirant à contribuer de façon unique à la société. Guider les boursiers et boursières et éduquer tous les jeunes à propos des possibilités illimitées qui sont accessibles grâce au système de marché libre, tout en soulignant l'importance du service envers autrui.

Spanish

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Record 6 2015-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Corporate Management
  • Trade
  • Economics
OBS

The Concierge Service is a single access point to information on funding, expertise, facilities, and global opportunities for small-and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs) seeking to grow through innovation. The only service of its kind in Canada, it offers free, one-on-one assistance from expert advisors who provide customized guidance in selecting the most relevant programs and services to help you grow your business.

OBS

The Concierge Service for business innovation is delivered by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) in collaboration with federal and provincial partners.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Gestion de l'entreprise
  • Commerce
  • Économique
OBS

Créé à l'intention des petites entreprises canadiennes, le Service de guide-expert est la passerelle donnant accès à du financement, à des compétences, à des installations et à des débouchés à l'échelle mondiale. Unique en son genre au Canada, ce service s'appuie sur une puissante base de données contenant toutes les ressources d'aide à l'innovation possibles en plus d'offrir par l'entremise de ses conseillers experts des séances individuelles d'orientation et des services personnalisés.

OBS

Le Service de guide-expert est offert par le Programme d'aide à la recherche industrielle du Conseil national de recherches du Canada (PARI-CNRC) en collaboration avec ses partenaires fédéraux et provinciaux.

Spanish

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Record 7 2010-10-27

English

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

Promotes and provides technical assistance to individuals and organizations interested in raising sprouts, including alfalfa, mung, soy, clover, navy, lentil, pea, oat, and wheat; makes available free seeds

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 8 2009-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sales (Marketing)
  • Service Industries
  • Trade
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A function of a marketing department concerned with maintaining the goodwill of customers through the provision of free technical assistance connected with the use of the company's products.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vente
  • Entreprises de services
  • Commerce
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Ensemble d'opérations de service effectuées par le fournisseur (généralement à ses frais) après la conclusion de la vente et dont l'objet est de faciliter au client l'usage, l'entretien et la réparation du bien qu'il a acheté.

CONT

La maison Chabot se distingue par la qualité de son service après-vente. L'après-vente fait partie de l'image de marque de la maison Chabot.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ventas (Comercialización)
  • Sector de servicios
  • Comercio
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 9 2009-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of National Programs (Non-Canadian)
  • Loans
  • Education
OBS

Luckily, the Federal government realizes the needs for graduate level study, that's why it suggests the Stafford Loans program in order to supply a diversity of graduate student loans. You should complete a free application for student assistance(FAFSA loan) and then make a decision which loan path to follow. Stafford graduate student loans are managed by the graduate schools to which you are appealing, but they are given by the government. One of the greatest benefits of Stafford graduate student loan is the fact that you will be permitted a half-year grace period that follows your graduation before you should begin your payments. If the government chooses your application, they supply you with a list of their accepted creditors. Only students who have not neglected on other loans are eligible for this kind of loan. If your income is too low, you may pretend to your graduate student loans financed by the government. It means that when you are entered in graduate school, you will not be accountable for the interest on your lend. If your income level is high enough, the interest on your loans will be joined to the principal which you should to pay off.

Key term(s)
  • Stafford Loans Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes nationaux non canadiens
  • Prêts et emprunts
  • Pédagogie
Key term(s)
  • Stafford Loans Programme
  • Programme de prêts Stafford

Spanish

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Record 10 2008-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • International Relations
OBS

The Special Program of Assistance for Africa(SPA) was established in 1987 as a response to the economic crises of the debt-distressed countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. An informal association of donors, the SPA was intended to support the countries structural adjustment programs with the International Development Association and the International Monetary Fund. The SPA did respond to the challenge. Free of the restrictive formality of other fora, donors were able to test ideas and develop a mutual understanding. High-level donor representation provided the opportunity for meaningful interactions with World Bank and IMF policy makers. The SPA helped to channel substantial quick-disbursing aid. Through peer pressure, it improved donor procedures. It broadened its agenda to address structural impediments to broad-based development. It provided a platform for frank and open exchanges on Africa's economic and social policy issues. It facilitated a convergence of development assistance goals and practices while preserving flexibility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Relations internationales
OBS

Le Programme spécial d'assistance à l'Afrique (PSA) a été lancé en 1987 en réaction à la crise économique qui sévissait dans les pays lourdement endettés d'Afrique subsaharienne. Association informelle de donateurs, il visait à soutenir les programmes d'ajustement structurel de ces pays conjointement avec l'Association internationale de développement et le Fonds monétaire international. Le PSA a relevé le défi. Exempt du formalisme contraignant des autres instances, il a permis de tester des idées nouvelles et de développer la compréhension mutuelle entre les donateurs. Grâce à une représentation de haut niveau, ceux-ci ont pu avoir des échanges constructifs avec les responsables de la Banque mondiale et du FMI. Le PSA a permis d'acheminer une aide à décaissement rapide importante. Sous la pression des pairs, les donateurs ont amélioré leurs procédures. Le programme d'action a été élargi pour tenter de résoudre les problèmes structurels qui font obstacle au développement général. Le PSA a servi de base à des échanges francs et ouverts sur les questions économiques et sociales qui se posent en Afrique. Il a favorisé la convergence des buts et des pratiques en matière d'aide au développement tout en préservant la flexibilité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Relaciones internacionales
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Record 11 2007-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Sports (General)
OBS

The Sport Solution is committed to helping athletes find solutions to a wide range of sport related issues. They offer access to free information, assistance and guidance on sport issues that may require legal council, such as selection, carding and discipline. This program is a joint offering of Athletes CAN, the Dispute Resolution Centre, and the Faculty of Law of the University of Western Ontario.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Sports (Généralités)
OBS

La Solution sportive offre gratuitement de l'information et de l'aide aux athlètes sur des questions reliées au sport pouvant requérir des conseils juridiques tels que la sélection, le brevetage et la discipline. La Solution sportive s'engage à aider les athlètes à trouver des solutions à un vaste éventuel de problèmes reliés au sport. Ce programme est offert conjointement par Athlètes CAN, le Centre de résolution des différends et la Faculté de droit de l'Université Western Ontario.

Spanish

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Record 12 2005-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loans
  • National and International Economics
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
CONT

Grants reduce the probability of poor countries experiencing debt distress. As we are seeing in the cases of Niger and Ethiopia, countries’ debt levels remain at unsustainable levels, despite HIPC [Heavily Indebted Poor Countries] debt relief and additional "topping-up" assistance. Grants free up scarce public resources, which would otherwise have been used to pay off outstanding loan commitments. These resources can be used to fund the kind of productive investments... such as infrastructure improvements and agricultural programs, which contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction.

CONT

On April 20th Ethiopia finally reached Completion Point under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative and received ’topping-up’ debt relief.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prêts et emprunts
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Coopération et développement économiques
CONT

Pour les pays qui ont atteint le point d'achèvement, mais continuent d'être surendettés en raison de facteurs exogènes, la communauté internationale peut envisager d'accorder un allègement de dette complémentaire («topping-up») à titre exceptionnel, au-delà du montant engagé au point de décision.

CONT

Si le cours des produits de base qu'il exporte a baissé depuis le calcul de l'allègement de la dette, un pays peut obtenir un «complément» d'allègement de la dette au «point d'achèvement», comme cela a récemment été le cas du Burkina Faso.

OBS

allègement : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 13 2003-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
CONT

GoC institutions are free to develop additional secondary menu systems as required. Institutions with many Web sites or many levels of content may need this additional navigation assistance. Such secondary menus should be located in the left column of Content Pages. They may incorporate a more graphic or visually thematic approach to displaying navigation options than is used in the mandatory menu.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
CONT

Les institutions du GC peuvent mettre au point des systèmes de menus secondaires, au besoin. Les institutions ayant de nombreux sites Web ou de nombreux niveaux de contenu peuvent avoir besoin de cette aide à la navigation additionnelle. Ces menus secondaires devraient être placés dans la colonne de gauche des documents de contenu. Ils peuvent incorporer une approche thématique plus graphique ou visuelle pour l'affichage des options de navigation que celle utilisée dans la barre de menus commune.

OBS

La terminologie anglaise et française de cette fiche a trait à la navigation et à la présentation des sites Internet du Gouvernement canadien et provient des Normes et lignes directrices du Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 14 2000-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
DEF

Children are free to move from any activity center to another. Teachers supervise each area and provide assistance when needed. These activities encourage the development of fine motor skills, problem solving, and imaginative thought.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques

Spanish

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Record 15 1997-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
CONT

Since October 1992, a single parent(in British Columbia) applying for or in receipt of assistance is free to choose whether or not to pursue maintenance from the other parent of the client's child(ren) from that relationship; subrogation of maintenance rights to the Crown is no longer a condition of eligibility for assistance.

Key term(s)
  • maintenance rights

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
CONT

Depuis octobre 1992, le chef de famille monoparentale (en Colombie-Britannique) qui demande ou qui reçoit de l'aide peut, s'il le désire, continuer à recevoir la pension alimentaire de l'autre parent; auparavant, il devait renoncer à son droit à la pension alimentaire en faveur de la Couronne pour être admissible à l'Assistance sociale.

Key term(s)
  • droits à la pension alimentaire

Spanish

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Record 16 1993-01-26

English

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

Provides direct, free legal services to Washington, DC residents aged 60 and older, and back-up assistance and training to extend legal services and nursing home advocacy to the elderly. Conducts training for attorney and non-attorney advocates in issues affecting the elderly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 17 1989-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
DEF

[teaching] designed to free pupils from their inhibitions. It includes modes of self-evaluation, carried out by the pupils themselves with the assistance of the group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques

Spanish

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