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GREATER TORONTO AREA [40 records]

Record 1 2025-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

The Greater Toronto Area(GTA)... consists of the City of Toronto and four surrounding regional municipalities : Durham, Halton, Peel and York; which in total contain 25 urban, suburban and rural municipalities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (Canadá)
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Record 2 2024-09-26

English

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

The Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto provides a safe and welcoming environment for all Indigenous women and their children in the Greater Toronto Area.

Key term(s)
  • Native Women's Resource Center of Toronto

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Sociologie des Autochtones
Key term(s)
  • Native Women's Resource Center of Toronto

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités del sector privado
  • Servicios sociales y trabajo social
  • Sociología indígena
OBS

En el contexto canadiense, el término "aborigen" incluye a los indígenas, a los inuits y a los métis.

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Record 3 2021-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Arts and Culture
  • Sociology of Human Relations
OBS

The Korean Canadian Cultural Association("KCCA") is the largest organization of its kind in Canada and it directly serves the 120, 000 Koreans living in the Greater Toronto Area... KCCA [plays] a critical role in promoting an understanding and appreciation of the Korean culture and heritage to Canadians of all backgrounds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Arts et Culture
  • Sociologie des relations humaines

Spanish

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Record 4 2021-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
OBS

[A community-based service organization that] provides a wide range of services including person-directed planning, supported community activities, employment supports for individuals and businesses, adult literacy and respite to people across the Greater Toronto Area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées

Spanish

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Record 5 2021-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence
OBS

Future Possibilities for Kids is a Greater Toronto Area charity that focuses on building leaders through... unique leadership programs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Sociologie de l'enfance et de l'adolescence

Spanish

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Record 6 2020-04-16

English

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

... BILD, formed through the merger of the Greater Toronto Home Builders’ Association and Urban Development Institute/Ontario [in 2007], is the voice of the land development, home building and professional renovation industry in the Greater Toronto Area. [The Association is] proudly affiliated with the Ontario and Canadian Home Builders’ Associations.

French

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

Building Industry and Land Development Association : association créée en 2007 qui regroupe les anciennes associations «Greater Toronto Home Builders' Association» et «Urban Development Institute/Ontario».

Spanish

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Record 7 2018-12-12

English

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

The Toronto Curling Association(TCA) is a volunteer organization dedicated to building the health of the sport of curling in the Greater Toronto Area(GTA) [. The] mission statement is to ensure that curling clubs prosper and grow across the GTA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Curling

Spanish

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Record 8 2018-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
OBS

Greater Toronto Al-Anon Information Services(GTAIS) provides a forum for the Al-Anon and Alateen groups within the Toronto geographic area to exchange and share information.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

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Record 9 2018-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
OBS

Lotus Club Canada serves the Greater Metropolitan Toronto area and has done so since the dawn of Lotus time. All Lotus car owners and enthusiasts of Lotus cars and Team Lotus are welcome. Lotus Club Canada is a not-for-profit volunteer organization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes

Spanish

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Record 10 2017-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Music
OBS

OP is comprised of players that are among the finest professional musicians in the GTA [Greater Toronto Area] and is led by one of Canada's most distinguished conductors on the international scene... OP's early history began in Oshawa, Durham Region, where it was founded in 1957.... Although the great symphonic and choral/symphonic repertoire is its mainstay, the OP's programs reflect a wide variety of styles from Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern to light classical, pop music, jazz and music of the world, in an effort to satisfy the taste of all audiences, diverse cultures, as well as young listeners.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Musique

Spanish

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Record 11 2017-10-24

English

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

Rexdale Women's Centre is an independent, not-for-profit, voluntary agency that serves high-need women and their families, residing in the Greater Toronto Area of Canada.

OBS

[The centre’s] mission is to support immigrant, newcomer and refugee women, and their family members of all generations to become fully participating members of Canadian Society who are self-sufficient, financially secure, safe, happy, healthy and socially active. They accomplish this by enhancing [their] client’s individual functioning skills and by facilitating their access to resources, agencies, and community services.

OBS

The Centre offers the following programs and services: Newcomer Assistance and Integration, Violence Prevention and Crisis Intervention, Support and Employment for Women, Parenting, Children’s Services, Ethno-Cultural Seniors Programs, Internet Access Computers, Welcoming Communities Program, Eating for Two, Feeding with Love, [and] Language Training.

Key term(s)
  • Rexdale Women's Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Services sociaux et travail social
Key term(s)
  • Rexdale Women's Center

Spanish

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Record 12 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 13 2017-08-01

English

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

GTA Intergroup [of Alcoholics Anonymous] is the body of Alcoholics Anonymous in The Greater Toronto Area that serves as a forum for discussion and a focus for cooperation and coordination among AA groups in the GTA in carrying the message of Alcoholics Anonymous to the suffering alcoholic.... GTA Intergroup helps coordinate work in facilities, provides organized collection and distribution of information, and allows the suffering alcoholic access to the help they want and desperately need through its telephone help line, and more.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

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Record 14 2017-07-18

English

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

S.E.A.S. Centre (Support Enhance Access Service Centre) is a not–for-profit social service agency promoting individual well-being, enhancing family harmony, and encouraging community involvement in all walks of life through diverse program, volunteer opportunities and community activities.

OBS

S. E. A. S. Centre was first established in 1986 to serve primarily the needs of South East Asians settled in the Regent Park area.... SEAS Centre underwent dramatic change since 1995. First it was admitted as a member of United Way of Toronto. Services, staff members and branch offices were expanded in response to the rising needs for the community. Today, SEAS Centre is a multi-social service agency that focuses on family and immigrant services. The services are extended to all ethnic groups but with particular attention to the Chinese, Vietnamese and Filipino communities through its branch offices in the Greater Toronto Area and York Region.

Key term(s)
  • Support Enhance Access Service Center
  • SEAS Center
  • S.E.A.S. Center
  • South East Asian Services Center

French

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

Spanish

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Record 15 2017-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Sociology of Women
  • Heritage
OBS

SIWA aids Somali and Eritrean immigrant women, families and children in the GTA [(Greater Toronto Area) ]. SIWA offers many programs and services, including newcomer settlement, a family summer camp, a family resource program for parents and a community access program.

OBS

Mission: To enhance the lives of Somali Canadians and immigrants in Ontario by motivating its members to actively participate in social service programs and by preserving their culture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Sociologie des femmes
  • Patrimoine

Spanish

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Record 16 2016-10-18

English

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

The Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention(ASAAP) provides HIV/AIDS, sexual health and support services for South Asian communities in the Greater Toronto Area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Immunologie

Spanish

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Record 17 2016-07-28

English

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

The CP24 CHUM Christmas Wish program has become one of the largest distributors of toys to children in need in the Greater Toronto Area [GTA]. The program also provides financial assistance to hundreds of agencies, ensuring that hundreds of thousands of children across the GTA enjoy a holiday experience.

OBS

The CP24 CHUM Christmas Wish was established in 1966 as CHUM’s Kid’s Crusade Foundation for the purpose of assisting children’s charities and children in need. In 1973, the name was changed to the CHUM Charitable Foundation in order to reflect the expansion of the foundation’s work, which included providing financial assistance to adults in need. In 2008, the program became known as the CP24 CHUM Christmas Wish and continues the longstanding tradition of helping to give a kid a Christmas.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 18 - external organization data 2016-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
OBS

GTA :Greater Toronto Area.

Key term(s)
  • GTA Airport - Borders Integrity
  • Greater Toronto Area Airport - Border Integrity
  • Greater Toronto Area Airport - Borders Integrity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
OBS

RGT : Région du Grand Toronto.

Key term(s)
  • Aéroport de la Région du Grand Toronto - Intégrité des frontières

Spanish

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Record 19 - external organization data 2016-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
OBS

GTA :Greater Toronto Area.

OBS

"O" Division (Ontario).

Key term(s)
  • Greater Toronto Area Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
OBS

RGT : Région du Grand Toronto.

OBS

Division O (Ontario).

Key term(s)
  • Unité mixte d'enquête sur le crime organisé de la Région du Grand Toronto

Spanish

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Record 20 - external organization data 2016-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
OBS

GTA :Greater Toronto Area.

OBS

"O" Division (Ontario).

Key term(s)
  • Greater Toronto Area Drug Section

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
OBS

RGT : Région du Grand Toronto.

OBS

Division O (Ontario).

Key term(s)
  • Section antidrogue de la Région du Grand Toronto

Spanish

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Record 21 2016-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regional and Municipal Gov. Bodies and Committees
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

Since 1984, [the Centre has] been serving communities in the Greater Toronto Area. As a non-profit, charitable organization, [it strives] to achieve excellence in [its] service delivery to women, newcomers to Canada, youth and other community members who trust [it] to support them in improving their economic and social well-being.

OBS

[Its mission is to] enable [members of these groups] to participate more fully in Canadian society and assist them in acquiring the skills needed to achieve self-determination and economic, social and political equality.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouv. régionaux ou municipaux
  • Services sociaux et travail social

Spanish

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Record 22 2015-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Historical Park and Site Names
OBS

Rouge Park, as it exists today, is one of North America's largest urban parks, currently spanning 47 square kilometres in the eastern sector of the Greater Toronto Area(GTA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de parcs, lieux et canaux historiques
OBS

Le parc de la vallée de la Rouge, tel qu'il est aujourd'hui, est l'un des plus grands parcs urbains en Amérique du Nord; il couvre actuellement 47 kilomètres carrés dans le secteur est de la région du Grand Toronto.

Spanish

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Record 23 2013-12-11

English

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

... today participated in a pre-budget consultation in Newmarket, Ontario, with business representatives from the Greater Toronto Area. This roundtable discussion marks the launch of a series of events in communities across the country, as well as online consultations, aimed at engaging Canadians in Economic Action Plan 2014 deliberations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions et assemblées (Administration)
CONT

[...] a participé aujourd’hui à une consultation prébudgétaire à Newmarket, en Ontario, avec des représentants d’entreprises de la région du Grand Toronto. Cette table ronde marque le lancement d’une série d’activités qui se tiendront dans des collectivités de partout au pays, de même que sous forme de consultations en ligne, en vue d’assurer la participation des Canadiens aux délibérations entourant le Plan d’action économique 2014.

Spanish

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Record 24 2012-09-21

English

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

The Reform Rabbis of Greater Toronto, the RRGT, works together to provide quality services, programs and connections for all Jews in the area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Judaïsme
OBS

Rabbins réformistes du Grand Toronto : traduction non officielle donnée à titre d'information seulement.

Spanish

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Record 25 2012-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Mass Transit
CONT

Bombardier was awarded a contract for the manufacture and supply of eight aluminum bi-level commuter railcars for the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission(SJRRC) in California.... The commuter cars for the SJRRC are based on the Bombardier bi-level design and similar to those now in revenue service in Toronto, South Florida, British Columbia, San Diego, and the greater Los Angeles area.

Key term(s)
  • bi-level commuter rail car
  • bilevel commuter railcar
  • bilevel commuter rail car
  • bilevel commuter car

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Transports en commun
DEF

Voiture de train de banlieue qui possède deux étages pouvant accueillir les passagers.

OBS

voiture de train de banlieue à deux niveaux : équivalent obtenu auprès du service commercial de la compagnie Bombardier à Saint-Bruno.

Spanish

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Record 26 2011-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Trade
OBS

The Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association(CIBPA) has been in existence since 1952, and has earned an enviable reputation as the premier non-profit membership association that best represents the business and professional interests of Canadian-Italians in the Greater Toronto area. Our mandate is to promote and cultivate the business, professional, cultural and social interests of our members, and to be the recognized lobbying voice of the Canadian-Italian community at large.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Commerce

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités nacionales canadienses
  • Comercio
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Record 27 2011-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regional and Municipal Gov. Bodies and Committees
  • Airfields
OBS

The GTAA assumed management, operation and maintenance of Toronto Pearson International Airport from Transport Canada on December 2, 1996. The GTAA operates Toronto Pearson based on the following vision : A leading airport company championing sustainable global access for the Greater Toronto Area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouv. régionaux ou municipaux
  • Aérodromes
OBS

Gestion et fonctionnement de l’aéroport Pearson de Toronto.

Spanish

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Record 28 2009-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • White Products (Petroleum)
  • Petrochemistry
CONT

... the volume required to be sold to Independent Marketers of unbranded gasoline shall be comprised of the grades and quality as requested by Independent Marketers, provided that Amalco shall not be required to sell to Independent Marketers unbranded gasoline in a grade mix that is not in approximate proportions to the grade mix being sold by Amalco at the wholesale level from terminals in the Greater Toronto Area for resale at the retail level.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits blancs (Pétrole)
  • Chimie du pétrole
OBS

[...] les carburants ou les catégories de carburants [...] peuvent être mélangés à du biodiesel ou à un autre carburant afin de constituer du biodiesel mélangé ou un autre biocarburant mélangé,

OBS

[...] dans le cas où la taxation est opérée en fonction du volume, il faut prendre en considération : le volume apparent (volume constaté à la température d'observation) en ce qui concerne les essences spéciales (essence B, White spirit et autres), les essences d'aviation (référence 100/130 et 115/145), les carburéacteurs, les essences aromatiques, les carburants en mélange et l'hexane [...]

Spanish

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Record 29 2008-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Ice Hockey
OBS

The Ontario Provincial Junior "A" Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Junior A Hockey League and is bound by the rules and regulations of both organizations. The league dates back to 1968 with teams based in the Greater Toronto Area, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, and Northeastern Ontario. The OPJHL is proud to be the largest junior league in all of Canada. The OPJHL prides itself on its professional presentation as an amateur sports league and provides talented young players an opportunity to play at a competitive level of hockey. One of the main goals of the OPJHL is to further the players's educational goals and to develop their hockey skills by exposing them to college and professional coaches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Hockey sur glace

Spanish

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Record 30 2007-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Intergovernmental Programs
  • Railroad Maintenance
DEF

A billion-dollar expansion initiative funded by the governments of Canada and Ontario, and Greater Toronto Area municipalities, through the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund(CSIF).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes intergouvernementaux
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
DEF

Un projet d'expansion d'un milliard de dollars financé par les gouvernements du Canada et de l'Ontario et des municipalités du Grand Toronto dans le cadre du Fonds canadien sur l'infrastructure stratégique.

Spanish

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Record 31 2006-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Special Education
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
OBS

Private school located in Trenton, Ontario.

OBS

Transport Safety and Compliance Systems Inc.(T. S. C. S. I.), the Transportation Support Specialists, was established in 1995. T. S. C. S. I. is owned, managed, and staffed by truck transport experts. T. S. C. S. I. has developed close strategic alliances withover 40 long distane(U. S. destination) trucking companies and over 20 local(domestic) trucking companies working out of the Greater Toronto Area. T. S. C. S. I. 's original mandate was two fold. Our first objective was to provide the truck transportation industry with a support system that could be called upon to deal with growing concerns about safety and compliance issues. Secondly, T. S. C. S. I. wanted to improve the overall quality of the driving staff operation on North American Highways. To deal with this dual mandate, a two-pronged approach was adapted.

Key term(s)
  • Transport Safety & Compliance Systems
  • Transport Safety & Compliance Systems Incorporated

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Éducation spéciale
  • Camionnage
OBS

École privée établie à Trenton (Ontario).

Spanish

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Record 32 2005-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Internet Pages
  • Environment
OBS

Clean Air Online(CAOL) takes advantage of the internet to provide timely, locally relevant and action oriented information, tools and resources on Clean Air or air quality issues. It an Environment Canada(EC) lead project consisting of a national website linked to a pilot project in the Greater Toronto Area(GTA). In this wy, CAOL coordinates and shares information from different sources in order to present a single air quality story that is geographically relevant, comprehensive, user friendly and applicable. CAOL' s central goal is to create an informed and active Canadian community by : Illustrating the links between air quality and our activities; and, Providing information and tools that support individual action to improve air quality and protect their health.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de pages Internet
  • Environnement
OBS

Branché sur l'air pur met à la disposition du public des informations et des ressources axées sur l'air pur ou les problèmes de qualité de l'air qui sont tenues à jour, adaptées à chaque région et orientées vers l'action. C'est un projet d'Environnement Canada qui consiste en un site Web national lié à un projet pilote mené dans la région du Grand Toronto. De cette façon, Branché sur l'air pur coordonne et met en commun de l'information provenant de différentes sources afin de présenter une version unique de la situation en matière de qualité de l'air qui est géographiquement pertinente, exhaustive, conviviale et applicable au quotidien. Branché sur l'air pur a pour objectif principal de créer une collectivité canadienne informée et active : en mettant en évidence les liens entre la qualité de l'air et nos activités; en fournissant de l'information et des outils qui permettront à chaque personne d'améliorer la qualité de l'air et de protéger sa santé.

Spanish

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Record 33 2003-09-30

English

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

Associated Senior Executives of Canada(ASE) is a volunteer organization devoted to helping solve the problems of small businesses in the Greater Toronto area. Since its formation in 1963, ASE has advised hundreds of people on starting or developing their businesses.

French

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

Appellation et abréviation confirmées par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 34 2002-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Development
CONT

The Core, Core Ring, and Inner Suburbs, on the one hand, and the Outer Suburbs, on the other hand, each have about half of the GTA's [Greater Toronto Area] population of 4. 6 million. The population of the Outer Suburbs grows rapidly; that of the remainder grows hardly at all. Indeed the Outer Suburbs of the GTA(together with the corresponding areas of Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver, and Winnipeg) are some of the fastest growing areas in Canada. As a result, the travel patterns of the Outer Suburbs are more and more the future of travel in Canada.

CONT

Outer Fringe This zone is characterised by functional urban links without urban morphology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement urbain
CONT

Le noyau, l'anneau et les banlieues proches, d'un côté, et les banlieues excentriques, d'un autre côté, représentent chacune environ la moitié de la population de la région, qui totalise 4,6 millions de personnes. La population des banlieues excentriques croît rapidement, tandis que la population des autres parties connaît une croissance à peu près nulle. En effet, les banlieues excentriques de la Région du Grand Toronto (à l'instar des zones correspondantes de Calgary, d'Edmonton, de Montréal, d'Ottawa, de Vancouver et de Winnipeg) figurent parmi les zones qui connaissent la croissance la plus rapide au Canada. Par conséquent, les déplacements qui prévalent dans les banlieues excentriques représentent de plus en plus le type de déplacement qu'on observera à l'avenir au Canada.

CONT

[...] la capitale de la région aquitaine est devenue le plus important chantier urbain d'Europe. La forêt de grues, les amas de gravats, les rues éventrées témoignent d'un effort sans précédent de transformation de la ville. Il était temps. En quarante ans, elle a perdu le tiers de ses habitants, au profit de sa banlieue, proche ou lointaine.

Spanish

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Record 35 2001-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
CONT

WeatherAlert is an Environment Canada weather message about impending severe weather that scrolls--or crawls--across the bottom of the television screen. Only severe weather events that are not forecast early enough for announcement on regular television broadcasts will trigger WeatherAlert messages. Test messages for WeatherAlert will be issued in the greater Toronto pilot area for these severe weather events : tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, severe winds, blizzards, heavy freezing rain, heavy snow, heavy rain and snow squalls. The Toronto area was chosen for the pilot because of its size, variety of severe weather, population and its concentration of national broadcasters.

Key term(s)
  • Weather-Alert message

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
CONT

Alerte Météo est un message météorologique d'Environnement Canada qui annonce l'imminence d'un phénomène météorologique violent. Le message défile au bas de l'écran de télévision. Seuls les phénomènes météorologiques violents qui n'ont pas été prévus suffisamment tôt pour pouvoir être annoncés dans les émissions télévisées habituelles déclencheront des messages Alerte Météo. Des messages d'essai Alerte Météo seront diffusés dans la région-pilote du Grand Toronto pour les phénomènes météorologiques violents suivants : tornades, orages violents, vents violents, blizzards, pluie verglaçante abondante, chutes de neige abondantes, pluies abondantes et bourrasques de neige. La région torontoise a été choisie pour le projet-pilote du fait de sa taille, de la variété des conditions météorologiques, de sa population et du nombre de radiodiffuseurs nationaux.

Spanish

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Record 36 2000-02-07

English

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

An alliance of advanced technology industries in the Greater Toronto Area.

OBS

Source(s): Information obtained from SMART Toronto.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Informatique

Spanish

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Record 37 1998-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Positions
  • Transportation
  • Political Science
OBS

Source(s): Media Advisory, Transport Canada, Ontario region, (no date), announcing an address to the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerhsips Fifth Annual Conference in November 1997.

OBS

GTA :Greater Toronto Area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes gouvernementaux
  • Transports
  • Sciences politiques

Spanish

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Record 38 1998-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recruiting of Personnel
OBS

"The following is a brief synopsis of the Correctional Service of Canada "store front initiative" to attract visible minorities from the Greater Toronto Area. The name of the initiative may change to more accurately reflect the purpose of the "initiative". "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recrutement du personnel
OBS

Projet de recrutement. «Le suivant est un bref résumé de l'initiative Pignon sur rue du Service correctionnel du Canada qui a pour but d'attirer des membres de minorités visibles de la région du Grand Toronto. Notez cependant que le nom du projet est sujet à changer afin de mieux traduire le but de l'initiative.»

Spanish

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Record 39 1996-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geographical Names
OBS

Name used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada for the region outside of the Greater Toronto Area. Source : Translation Bureau in Toronto.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géographiques

Spanish

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Record 40 1995-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Municipal Administration
  • Toponymy
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
OBS

In Ontario(e. g. Greater Toronto area, Peterborough).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration municipale
  • Toponymie
  • Aménagement du territoire

Spanish

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