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GENERAL INFORMATION OFFICER [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-07-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Government Positions
- Management Operations (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Management Services and Liaison Officer
1, record 1, English, Management%20Services%20and%20Liaison%20Officer
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Director, Strategic Operations and Horizontal Initiatives is one of eleven(11) positions reporting directly to the Director General, HR [Human Resources] Operations. The others are : Director, HR Operations for Real Property; Director, HR Operations for Information Technology Services; Director, HR Operations for Acquisitions; Director, HR Operations for Translation; four(4) other portfolio Directors, HR Operations; Executive Assistant; and Management Services and Liaison Officer. 1, record 1, English, - Management%20Services%20and%20Liaison%20Officer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Postes gouvernementaux
- Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- agent de liaison et des services de gestion
1, record 1, French, agent%20de%20liaison%20et%20des%20services%20de%20gestion
proposal, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- agente de liaison et des services de gestion 1, record 1, French, agente%20de%20liaison%20et%20des%20services%20de%20gestion
proposal, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
agent/agente de liaison et des services de gestion : poste qui relève du directeur général, Opérations des ressources humaines, Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada. 1, record 1, French, - agent%20de%20liaison%20et%20des%20services%20de%20gestion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Penal Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- correctional officer
1, record 2, English, correctional%20officer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- corrections officer 2, record 2, English, corrections%20officer
correct
- custodial officer 3, record 2, English, custodial%20officer
correct, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An officer responsible for the day-to-day operations of correctional facilities. 4, record 2, English, - correctional%20officer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Correctional officer. The officer’s duties vary according to the type of institution, but security and the daily welfare of inmates are of primary importance in all facilities. 4, record 2, English, - correctional%20officer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Custodial officer" was replaced by "correctional officer. "[Information given by the Staffing at Solicitor general Canada] 5, record 2, English, - correctional%20officer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- agent correctionnel
1, record 2, French, agent%20correctionnel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- agente correctionnelle 1, record 2, French, agente%20correctionnelle
correct, feminine noun
- agent de correction 2, record 2, French, agent%20de%20correction
masculine noun, obsolete
- agente de correction 3, record 2, French, agente%20de%20correction
feminine noun, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En général, l’agente/agent correctionnel assume des fonctions de sécurité dans le but de protéger la société ainsi que les personnes incarcérées. On les retrouve également dans des établissements, ils ou elles effectuent des tâches liées à la relation d’aide et à la gestion de cas auprès des détenus. 1, record 2, French, - agent%20correctionnel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Depuis novembre 2010, les appellations «agent de correction», «agente de correction» sont remplacées par «agente/agent correctionnel» dans le milieu correctionnel canadien. 4, record 2, French, - agent%20correctionnel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-04-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Colloquium Titles
- Internet and Telematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- GOL Leads Forum
1, record 3, English, GOL%20Leads%20Forum
correct, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The GOL Leads Forum is comprised of senior managers at the Assistant Deputy Minister and Director General levels responsible for coordinating GOL within their departments and agencies. Membership is not restricted to core departments. The chair of the GOL Leads Forum rotates with the host department. Meetings are held five times per year. The TBS Chief Information Officer chairs the annuel stocktaking meeting extended to the chairs of the Service Transformation Committee(STC), the Architecture Review Board(ARB), the Information Management and Policies Committee(IM&PC) and Community Champion committees(IT Champions Committee, IM Champions Committee and Service Delivery Champions Committee). 1, record 3, English, - GOL%20Leads%20Forum
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Government On-line Leads Forum
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de colloques
- Internet et télématique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Forum des dirigeants du GED
1, record 3, French, Forum%20des%20dirigeants%20du%20GED
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Forum des dirigeants du GeD est constitué de cadres supérieurs, soit des SMA et des directeurs généraux, qui doivent coordonner le GeD dans leur ministère et leur organisme. Ce forum n'est pas seulement constitué de représentants des ministères principaux. Les représentants des ministères hôtes assurent, selon le principe de la rotation, la présidence de ce forum, qui tient ses réunions cinq fois par an. Le dirigeant principal de l'information du SCT préside la réunion récapitulative annuelle à laquelle participent également les présidents du Comité sur la transformation des services (CTS), du Conseil d'examen de l'architecture (CEA), du Comité sur la gestion de l'information et les politiques (CGIP) et des comités des champions des collectivités (soit le Comité des champions de la TI, le Comité des champions de la GI et le Comité des champions de la prestation des services). 1, record 3, French, - Forum%20des%20dirigeants%20du%20GED
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Forum des dirigeants du Gouvernement en direct
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-09-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Parliamentary Language
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- agent of Parliament
1, record 4, English, agent%20of%20Parliament
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- officer of Parliament 2, record 4, English, officer%20of%20Parliament
correct, see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Agents of Parliament are a unique group of independent statutory officers who serve to scrutinize the activity of government. They report directly to Parliament rather than to government or an individual minister and, as such, exist to serve Parliament in relation to Parliament’s oversight role. 3, record 4, English, - agent%20of%20Parliament
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Auditor General of Canada, the Chief Electoral Officer, the Commissioner of Official Languages, the Privacy Commissioner, the Information Commissioner, the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner and the Commissioner of Lobbying are among those generally considered to be part of the agent of Parliament group. 4, record 4, English, - agent%20of%20Parliament
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Although it is very commonly used in this context, the expression "officer of Parliament" is considered by some to be too vague and confusing, as it can also refer to other officers that serve Parliament, such as the Sergeant-at-Arms, the Usher of the Black Rod, the Law Clerk or the Parliamentary Librarian. 4, record 4, English, - agent%20of%20Parliament
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The agents of Parliament themselves recommend the term "agent of Parliament". 5, record 4, English, - agent%20of%20Parliament
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- agent du Parlement
1, record 4, French, agent%20du%20Parlement
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- agente du Parlement 2, record 4, French, agente%20du%20Parlement
correct, feminine noun
- mandataire du Parlement 3, record 4, French, mandataire%20du%20Parlement
correct, see observation, masculine and feminine noun
- haut fonctionnaire du Parlement 4, record 4, French, haut%20fonctionnaire%20du%20Parlement
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
- haute fonctionnaire du Parlement 5, record 4, French, haute%20fonctionnaire%20du%20Parlement
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les agents du Parlement forment un groupe unique de titulaires de charge indépendante créé par une loi, dont le rôle est de surveiller de près les activités du gouvernement et d'en rendre compte directement au Parlement, plutôt qu'au gouvernement ou à un ministère particulier. 6, record 4, French, - agent%20du%20Parlement
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien que sa composition varie d'une source à l'autre, le groupe des agents du Parlement comprend généralement le vérificateur général, le directeur général des élections, le commissaire aux langues officielles, le commissaire à la vie privée, le commissaire à l'information, le commissaire à l'intégrité du secteur public et le commissaire au lobbying. 5, record 4, French, - agent%20du%20Parlement
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Bien qu'elle soit très couramment utilisée pour désigner les agents du Parlement, l'expression «haut fonctionnaire du Parlement» est à éviter dans ce contexte parce qu'elle prête à confusion, puisqu'elle désigne aussi d'autres fonctionnaires qui travaillent pour le compte du Parlement, comme le sergent d'armes, l'huissier du bâton noir, le légiste ou le bibliothécaire parlementaire. 5, record 4, French, - agent%20du%20Parlement
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Même si l'expression «mandataire du Parlement» est employée dans divers textes gouvernementaux pour désigner les titulaires de ces postes, ceux-ci préconisent l'emploi de l'expression «agent du Parlement». 7, record 4, French, - agent%20du%20Parlement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-11-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
- Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Business Line Team 1, record 5, English, Business%20Line%20Team
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When the Business Partnering Model was first presented, the role of a broker within the Director, Human Resources’ team had been developed whose responsibility was routing all requests to the appropriate service centre, tracking all requests to ensure service standards were met, and providing information to managers and the team on the status of individual service transactions. After long discussions, the broker role was replaced by a Business Line Team(BLT). This team is part of the Organization and Resourcing Services. On a matrix basis, a team will be set up for each client Branch/SOA. Headed by a Senior Consultant, reporting to the Resourcing Manager, the team represents a mix of skills and resources to meet client needs as defined by a service agreement negotiatied by the Director, Human Resources. The Senior Consultant, BLT and his/her team will work in partnership with the Director, HR team and will provide constant feed back on results and issues impacting service delivery to the client. Members of the BLT team are at all levels of the organization from support to officer. The make up of the Business Line Team is reviewed annually based on client business plans and service agreements. The Business Line Team is the client's single point of access for staffing, organization design and classification request. It is also responsible for providing these services in the most strategic and cost-efficient way for the client. The Director, HR team will keep the BLT abreast of any client issue, general direction and priority that might impact on service delivery. 2, record 5, English, - Business%20Line%20Team
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
- Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Équipe de secteur d'activité
1, record 5, French, %C3%89quipe%20de%20secteur%20d%27activit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- ESA 1, record 5, French, ESA
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Confirmé par Services de l'organisation et du ressourcement, Direction générale des ressources humaines, TPSGC [Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux]. Lorsque le modèle de partenariat d'affaires a été présenté, on a défini le rôle d'un aiguilleur au sein de l'équipe du directeur des Ressources humaines qui devait acheminer toutes les demandes au centre de services approprié, faire le suivi des demandes afin de s'assurer que les services rendus étaient conformes aux normes, et informer les gestionnaires et l'équipe sur l'état d'avancement de chaque opération. Après en avoir discuté longuement, on a remplacé le rôle d'aiguilleur par le concept d'ESA [Équipe de secteur d'activité]. Cette équipe fait partie des Services de l'organisation et du ressourcement. Une équipe sera formée pour chaque direction générale ou OSS client sur une base matricielle. Dirigée par un conseiller principal relevant du gestionnaire, Ressourcement, l'équipe représente un agencement de compétences et de ressources visant à répondre aux besoins des clients, tels qu'ils sont établis dans l'entente de service négociée par le directeur des Ressources humaines. Le conseiller principal de l'ESA et son équipe travailleront en partenariat avec l'équipe du directeur des Ressources humaines et lui fournira continuellement de l'information sur les résultats et sur tout problème touchant la prestation des services au client. Les membres de l'ESA sont de tous les niveaux de l'organisation, de l'employé de soutien à l'agent. La constitution de l'ESA est revue chaque année en fonction des plans d'activités des clients et des ententes de service. L'ESA est le seul point de contact des clients pour les demandes de dotation, de design organisationnel et de classification. Elle est également chargée d'offrir ces services de la façon la plus stratégique et efficiente possible. Le directeur des Ressources humaines tiendra le conseiller principal de l'ESA au courant de tout problèm. 2, record 5, French, - %C3%89quipe%20de%20secteur%20d%27activit%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- mud handling equipment
1, record 6, English, mud%20handling%20equipment
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The following general information shall be furnished with an application for a Well Licence... the particulars and specifications in respect of the make, model, type and rated capacity of drilling equipment, including the derrick or mast and the draw-works, blocks, hook, swivel, choke manifold, mud handling equipment and such other equipment as the Chief Operations Officer may require... 1, record 6, English, - mud%20handling%20equipment
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- appareil de récupération des boues
1, record 6, French, appareil%20de%20r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9ration%20des%20boues
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les renseignements généraux ci-dessous sont joints à la demande de licence de puits [...] la description détaillée (marque, modèle, type) et les caractéristiques techniques (capacité nominale) de l'appareil de forage, y compris le derrick ou le mat de forage, le treuil principal, les moufles, le crochet, la tête d'injection, le manifold de duses, l'appareil de récupération des boues et autre équipement spécifié par le délégué aux opérations [...] 1, record 6, French, - appareil%20de%20r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9ration%20des%20boues
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-10-05
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Fire Safety
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- fire emergency officer
1, record 7, English, fire%20emergency%20officer
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fire Emergency Officer :Information given by the Auditor General translation section. 2, record 7, English, - fire%20emergency%20officer
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Sécurité incendie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- agent de secours (incendie)
1, record 7, French, agent%20de%20secours%20%28incendie%29
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- agent de secours incendie 2, record 7, French, agent%20de%20secours%20incendie
masculine noun
- agent de secours en cas d'incendie 3, record 7, French, agent%20de%20secours%20en%20cas%20d%27incendie
masculine noun
- agent de secours-incendie 4, record 7, French, agent%20de%20secours%2Dincendie
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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