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GOVERNMENT CARGO [9 records]

Record 1 2022-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
  • Air Forces
CONT

The Government of Canada is acquiring a new fleet of aircraft to replace the CC-150 Polaris. Known as the strategic tanker transport capability(STTC), this new fleet will conduct multiple tasks, such as in-flight refuelling of other aircraft, military personnel and cargo airlift, medical evacuations, and strategic transport of Government of Canada officials.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
  • Forces aériennes
CONT

Le gouvernement du Canada fait l'acquisition d’une nouvelle flotte d'avions afin de remplacer les CC-150 Polaris. Cette nouvelle flotte d'avions stratégiques de transport et de ravitaillement en vol (ASTRV) exécutera de nombreuses tâches, dont le ravitaillement en vol d’autres avions, le transport aérien de personnel militaire et de fret, les évacuations médicales et le transport stratégique de responsables du gouvernement du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Air Navigation Aids
Universal entry(ies)
7534
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Air transport ramp attendants operate ramp-servicing vehicles and equipment, handle cargo and baggage and perform other ground support duties at airports. They are employed by airline and air services companies and the federal government.

OBS

7534: classification system code in the National Occupational Classification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
7534
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Les agents de piste dans le transport aérien conduisent et manœuvrent le matériel et les véhicules de piste, manutentionnent le fret et les bagages, et assurent d'autres services de piste dans les aéroports. Ils travaillent pour des compagnies aériennes et de services aéroportuaires et pour le gouvernement fédéral.

OBS

7534 : code du système de classification de la Classification nationale des professions.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Maritime Organizations
Universal entry(ies)
2273
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Deck officers, water transport, operate and command ships or self-propelled vessels to transport passengers and cargo on oceans and coastal and inland waters, and supervise and co-ordinate the activities of deck crews. This unit group also includes Canadian Coast Guard deck officers. They are employed by marine transportation companies and federal government departments.

OBS

2273: classification system code in the National Occupational Classification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Organisations maritimes
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
2273
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Les officiers de pont du transport par voies navigables dirigent et commandent des navires ou des bateaux autopropulsés utilisés pour le transport des passagers et des marchandises sur mer, le long des côtes et dans les eaux intérieures, et surveillent et coordonnent les activités des matelots de pont. Ce groupe de base comprend aussi les officiers de pont de la Garde côtière canadienne. Ils travaillent pour des compagnies de transport maritime et des services du gouvernement fédéral.

OBS

2273 : code du système de classification de la Classification nationale des professions.

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
  • Water Transport
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

The possible aggressive actions against a ship and its cargo by a belligerent government. This risk can be insured by a marine policy with a risk clause.

OBS

When war is imminent or in progress, the risk of death as a result of war becomes too great to be absorbed as a part of the total risk assumed by the insurer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
  • Transport par eau
  • Commerce extérieur
OBS

Un arrêté [...] interdit aux assureurs de s'engager sur la garantie du risque de guerre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguros
  • Transporte por agua
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Cuando las pólizas de seguro marítimo sólo confieren protección contra riesgos de guerra, convenidos en cláusulas aparte.

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Record 5 2016-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
CONT

The Port's modernization also includes major capital work at the Port's west side cargo handling piers and facilities. The undertaking is a three-way funding partnership between the federal government, the province and Port Saint John.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airfields
CONT

The federal government is currently responsible for the operation or funding of 13 remote airports across the country. Airports are considered to be remote if air transportation is the only reliable year round mode of transportation available to the community it serves. The communities served by remote airports are dependent on air transportation to get the majority of their travellers and cargo in and out.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérodromes
CONT

Le gouvernement fédéral est chargé à l'heure actuelle de l'exploitation ou du financement de 13 aéroports éloignés au pays. Les aéroports sont considérés comme éloignés si le transport aérien est le seul mode de transport disponible toute l'année pour la collectivité desservie par l'aéroport. Les collectivités desservies par les aéroports éloignés doivent compter sur le transport aérien pour acheminer la majeure partie des voyageurs et du fret ayant la collectivité pour destination ou point de départ.

Spanish

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Record 7 2003-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Customs and Excise
  • Offences and crimes
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
OBS

The Americas Counter Smuggling Initiative(ACSI) is a priority undertaking by the United States Customs Service designed to increase the effectiveness of dealing with narcotics smuggling via commercial cargo and conveyances. ACSI builds upon the success of the Carrier Initiative Program and Business Anti-Smuggling Coalition by expanding our anti-narcotics security programs with industry and government throughout Central and South America and Mexico.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Douanes et accise
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Aduana e impuestos internos
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
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Record 8 1994-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

The [American] St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is implementing a seaway automated information system(SAIS) that provides automated facilities and services to ports and stevedores, government agencies, exporters and importers, brokers and forwarders, steamship lines, and other members of the system. Transactions such as delivery orders, cargo on/off status, bookings, bills of lading, invoices, payment orders, and purchase orders are being automated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Key term(s)
  • système d'information automatisé de la voie maritime
  • système intégré de la voie maritime
  • système d'information automatisé de la voie maritime du Saint-Laurent
  • système intégré de la voie maritime du Saint-Laurent

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Record 9 1983-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)
OBS

[government controls] check points, procedures, and/or formalities established by government authorities for the clearance of passengers, cargo and other load. Airport terminals, fourth edition, IATA MB/1971.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions et assemblées (Administration)

Spanish

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