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Record 1 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
CONT

Where the Chief Electoral Officer decides... that any place is an incorporated city or town having a population of five thousand or more, the polling divisions in that place shall be treated as urban polling divisions. [Canada Elections Act]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
CONT

Lorsque le directeur général des élections décide [...] qu'un lieu est une cité ou une ville constituée en corporation et ayant une population de cinq mille âmes ou plus, les sections de vote de ce lieu sont considérées comme des sections urbaines. (Loi électorale du Canada)

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Record 2 2017-10-24

English

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

Community Action Resource Centre(CARC) was incorporated in February 2004 as a result of a merger of the two local organizations that had existed since the 1980s [Community Information Centre for the City of York and Connect Information Post]. CARC[, ] a non-profit organization registered in Ontario[, ] has federal charitable status, and as such is permitted to provide a receipt for donations for income tax purposes.

OBS

The Community Action Resource Centre works to build the capacity of communities by mobilizing resources and providing supportive social services, for the empowerment of individuals and groups.

Key term(s)
  • Community Action Resource Center
  • Community Action Resource Center in Toronto

French

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

Community Action Resource Centre (CARC) a été incorporé en février 2004 quand le Community Information Centre for the City of York a fusionné avec Connect Information Post.

Key term(s)
  • Community Action Resource Center
  • Community Action Resource Center in Toronto

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-10-20

English

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

CORRA is an apolitical, incorporated not-for-profit association representing its member resident and ratepayer groups(unincorporated and incorporated) from the north, south, east, and central areas of the City of Toronto.

OBS

[CORRA] coordinates activities of groups, assists establishment of new ratepayer groups, [gives] advice to groups throughout the City of Toronto, discusses issues, and attends regular meetings at City Hall.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • History
OBS

The Renaissance Society of America is the largest international learned society devoted to the study of the era 1300–1700. Founded in 1954, RSA has grown to include over 5, 000 members around the world.... RSA, a not-for-profit membershiporganization incorporated in the State of New York, is a member of the American Council of Learned Societies(ACLS). Its offices are located in the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

OBS

The Renaissance Society of America promotes study of the period 1300–1700. The Society produces the Renaissance Quarterly journal and sponsors publications, fellowships, awards, and other benefits for its members, to support their research and recognize their accomplishments. Its annual meeting brings together scholars from North America and around the world, representing a wide variety of academic disciplines. RSA’s members include college and university faculty and students; staff at museums, libraries, and other cultural institutions; independent scholars; and many others interested in Renaissance studies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Histoire

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-05-11

English

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

The Alberta Municipal Clerks Association is made up of municipal employees who have the responsibilities of a municipal clerk, assistant municipal clerk, returning officer, or election officer. [AMCA] incorporated under the Societies Act in 1975 as the Alberta Association of City Clerks and Election Officials.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Administration municipale

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-01-21

English

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

[A city] straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan.

OBS

Coordinates: 53° 17’ 2" N, 110° 0’ 0" W (Alberta); 53° 16’ 41" N, 109° 58’ 49" W (Saskatchewan).

OBS

Lloydminster is not a pair of twin cities on opposite sides of a border which merely share the same name, but is actually incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

[Ville] qui a la particularité de se situer à la frontière entre l'Alberta et la Saskatchewan.

OBS

Coordonnées : 53° 17' 2" N, 110° 0' 0" O (Alberta); 53° 16' 41" N, 109° 58' 49" O (Saskatchewan).

OBS

Il ne s'agit pas de villes jumelles mais bien d'une seule entité municipale.

Spanish

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Record 7 2015-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Municipal Administration
  • Municipal Law
DEF

... a corporation having jurisdiction over a territory for which letters patent were issued under section 166 [of the Quebec Land Use Planning and Development Act].

CONT

... regional county municipalities may include rural and village municipalities; the regional county municipalities to which letters patent have been issued under section 166 of the Act respecting land use planning and development may also include city or town municipalities not being members of a urban or regional community, and municipalities incorporated under the Act respecting municipal organisation of certain territories(chapter 0-8).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration municipale
  • Droit municipal
DEF

Corporation ayant juridiction sur un territoire à l'égard duquel des lettres patentes ont été délivrées en vertu de l'article 166 [de la Loi sur l'aménagement et l'urbanisme du Québec].

CONT

[...] les municipalités régionales de comté peuvent comprendre des municipalités de campagne et de village; les municipalités régionales de comté à qui ont été délivrées des lettres patentes en vertu de l'article 166 de la Loi sur l'aménagement et l'urbanisme peuvent aussi comprendre des municipalités de cité ou de ville ne faisant pas partie d'une communauté urbaine ou régionale ainsi que des municipalités constituées en vertu de la Loi sur l'organisation municipale de certains territoires (chapitre 0-8).

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-07-18

English

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

A city of the Yukon Territory and its capital since 1953, located at kilometre 1476, just off the Alaska Highway. The city lies mainly on the western side of the Yukon River, nestled in a protected valley surrounded by Canyon Mountain(locally known as Grey Mountain) to the east, Haeckel Hill to the northwest and Golden Horn Mountain to the south. Located at the head of navigation on the Yukon River, Whitehorse grew significantly by becoming a temporary stopping point--past two major obstacles on the river, Miles Canyon and the Whitehorse Rapids--for prospectors heading for Dawson(then known as "Dawson City") during the Klondike Gold Rush Years(1897-1899). In 1900, with the completion of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway from Skagway in Alaska, to Carcross and Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory, the community grew around the point where the railway and river met, on the western side of the Yukon River. After the gold rush, Whitehorse's population dropped, but with the help of navigation and aviation companies, the British Yukon Navigation Company building riverboats and operating them to Dawson until 1954, and the British Yukon Aviation Company transporting mail, freight and passengers, the economy was kept afloat. During World War II, Whitehorse played a significant role as a key link in the north-south transportation system, hosting the Americans and Canadians in charge of expanding the air link that was the Northwest Staging Route(a series of airfields across the Northwest), building the 2300-km Alaska Highway, or constructing the Canol Pipeline from Norman Wells, N. W. T., and an oil refinery at Whitehorse. In 1950, Whitehorse was incorporated as a city. In 1953, the territorial capital of the Yukon was moved from Dawson to Whitehorse, adding the government sector to an economy made of the mining(copper, silver and lead-zinc), tourist and oil industries. Though the mines shut down in Yukon and the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway ended its operations

OBS

Coordinates: 60°43’ 135°03’ (Yukon Territory).

OBS

In Canada (with seven exceptions as of December 31, 2004), the name of an inhabited place has the same form in English and French, which form is listed in the Gazetteer of the province or territory in accordance with the inscription in the Incorporation Act of the entity. This rule also applies for the historic designation of an inhabited place, even if the designation is not or no longer gazetteered.

OBS

The "city of Whitehorse" is the geographical entity: "The city of Whitehorse is surrounded by mountains.", while the "City of Whitehorse" refers to its governing body or administrative instance: "The City of Whitehorse relied on Yukon’s "Decade of Anniversaries" (1990-1999) to attract tourists: among others, the 50th anniversary of the Alaska Highway, 100 years of Royal Canadian Mounted Police presence and the 100th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush.».

OBS

The inhabitant of Whitehorse is a "Whitehorsian," man or woman; this form is recognized, though "Whitehorser" can also be found, but is not widely used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Ville du Territoire du Yukon qui en est aussi la capitale depuis 1953, située au kilomètre 1476, près de la route de l'Alaska. On l'appelle communément «la ville de Whitehorse», bien qu'elle ait le statut de cité en raison de son caractère politique et historique et de l'importance de sa population. La ville s'étend surtout du côté ouest du fleuve Yukon, blottie dans une vallée protégée, entourée de la montagne Canyon (appelée «Grey» dans la région) à l'est, la colline Haeckel au nord-ouest et la montagne Golden Horn au sud. Sise là où commence la navigation sur le fleuve Yukon, Whitehorse s'est développée de façon significative en devenant un arrêt d'étape --une fois franchis les deux obstacles principaux sur le fleuve, le canyon Miles et les rapides Whitehorse-- pour les prospecteurs en route pour Dawson (alors appelée à l'américaine, «Dawson City») pendant les années de la ruée vers l'or du Klondike (1897-1899). Avec la fin de la construction du chemin de fer White Pass and Yukon Route Railway depuis Skagway (Alaska) à Carcross puis Whitehorse (Territoire du Yukon) en 1900, la communauté s'est développée au point de rencontre entre le fleuve et le chemin de fer, sur la rive ouest du fleuve Yukon. Une fois la ruée vers l'or terminée, la population de Whitehorse chute, mais avec l'aide des compagnies de navigation et d'aviation, la British Yukon Navigation Company qui construit des bateaux à aubes et en gère les opérations jusqu'à Dawson jusqu'en 1954, et la British Yukon Aviation Company qui transporte du courrier, des marchandises et des passagers, l'économie de la ville demeure viable. Au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Whitehorse joue un rôle important comme point de liaison pour les opérations de transport dans l'axe nord-sud, hébergeant les Américains et les Canadiens chargés d'accroître les liaisons aériennes de la Northwest Staging Route (une série de terrains d'aviation dans le Nord-Ouest) ou de construire les 230 kilomètres de la

OBS

Coordonnées : 60°43' 135°03' (Territoire du Yukon).

OBS

Au Canada (sauf sept exceptions au 31 décembre 2004), le nom d'un lieu habité a la même forme en français et en anglais, celle consignée au Répertoire de la province ou du territoire conformément à l'inscription sur l'Acte d'incorporation de l'entité. Cette règle s'applique également pour la désignation historique d'un lieu habité même si cette désignation ne figure pas ou plus au Répertoire.

OBS

Un nom de ville est féminin, même lorsque le pseudo-générique «ville» ne le précède pas : «En 1982, Whitehorse a été lourdement affectée lorsqu'elle a cessé d'être desservie par la compagnie de chemin de fer White Pass and Yukon Route Railway.».

OBS

La «cité de Whitehorse» ou «ville de Whitehorse» est la ville géographique : «La ville de Whitehorse est entourée de montagnes.». Par contre, «Cité de Whitehorse» ou «Ville de Whitehorse» signifie l'administration municipale ou la personne morale : «La Cité de Whitehorse a profité de la «Décennie des anniversaires» (1990-1999), une initiative du Territoire du Yukon, pour attirer des touristes : entre autres, le 50e anniversaire de la route de l'Alaska et les centenaires de la présence de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada et de la découverte de l'or au Klondike.»

OBS

Le citoyen ou habitant de Whitehorse est un «Whitehorsien», une «Whitehorsienne», ou un «Whitehorsois», une «Whitehorsoise», les deux formes n'étant ni reconnues, ni usitées.

Key term(s)
  • ville de Whitehorse

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (Canadá)
OBS

No existe consenso entre los autores sobre el género de los nombres de ciudades y provincias. Aunque algunos sostienen que los nombres que terminan en -a son femeninos y los que terminan en otra vocal o consonante son masculinos, generalmente se hace la concordancia con el sustantivo femenino ciudad, o provincia, según sea el caso.

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Record 9 2011-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Events
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
OBS

Saint John, Canada's oldest incorporated city comes alive with colour and excitement as Festival by the Sea, one of Canada's foremost national performing arts festivals, presents seven days of sensational entertainment in celebration of Canada's rich culture and heritage. Festival by the Sea originated as the cultural component of the Canada Games in 1985. This event included many fine facilities devoted to the athletes but perhaps more importantly, created an environment where people came to believe and expect that Saint John could produce and support excellence. The first edition of Festival by the Sea was the brainchild of Walter Ball, a well known local educator and musician.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)

Spanish

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Record 10 2009-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regional and Municipal Gov. Bodies and Committees
  • Municipal Law
DEF

A center of population that is larger and more fully developed than a village, but that(traditionally speaking) is not incorporated as a city.

OBS

The Municipal Board, upon the application of not less than seventy-five inhabitants of a locality having a population of not less than 2,000, may incorporate the inhabitants of the locality or a larger or smaller locality as a town.

OBS

Upon the application of an improvement district having a population of not less than 2,000, the Municipal Board may erect the improvement district into a town.

OBS

Upon the application of a village or township having a population of not less than 2,000, the Municipal Board may erect the village or township into a town.

French

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

À la requête d'un district en voie d'organisation ayant une population d'au moins 2 000 personnes, la Commission des affaires municipales peut constituer ce district en ville.

OBS

À la requête d'un village ou d'un canton ayant une population d'au moins 2 000 personnes, la Commission des affaires municipales peut constituer ce village ou ce canton en ville.

OBS

À la requête d'au moins soixante-quinze habitants d'une localité ayant une population d'au moins 2 000 personnes, la Commission des affaires municipales peut constituer les habitants de cette localité, ou d'une localité plus grande ou plus petite, en ville.

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Record 11 2009-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Municipal Law
DEF

Densely populated urban center, larger than a village or a town, whose inhabitants are engaged primarily in commerce and industry. In the United States a city is legally an incorporated municipality.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit municipal
DEF

Une unité urbaine étendue et peuplée [par opposition aux villages) dans laquelle se concentre la plupart des activités humaines : habitat, commerce, industrie, éducation, politique et culture.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho municipal
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Record 12 2008-09-11

English

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

The City of Victoria Commonwealth Games Society was incorporated 11 May 1987. The name was changed by special resolution on 13 December 1988 to the Victoria Commonwealth Games Society(VCGS). Before incorporation the society was known informally as the Victoria Committee to Host the 1994 Commonwealth Games and the Greater Victoria 1994 Commonwealth Games Association. The society was dissolved in 1996.

Key term(s)
  • Victoria Committee to Host the 1994 Commonwealth Games
  • Greater Victoria 1994 Commonwealth Games Association

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Sports d'équipe (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 13 2007-12-13

English

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

What is now known as the Canada Southern Railway Company was originally incorporated on the twenty-eighth of February, 1868, by the legislature of the province of Ontario, Canada, to build and operate a railroad in that province between the Detroit and Niagara rivers, and was given power to borrow money in the province or elsewhere and issue negotiable coupon bonds therefor, secured by a mortgage on its property, "for completing, maintaining, and working the railway". Under this authority the company, on the second of January, 1871, at Fort Erie, Canada, made and issued a series of negotiable bonds, falling due in the year 1906, amounting in all to $8, 703, 000, with coupons for semi-annual interest attached, payable, principal and interest, at the Union Trust Company, in the city of New York.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Transport par rail

Spanish

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Record 14 2003-09-25

English

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

A large city of Alberta, located on the Bow River, in the southern part of the province, at the meeting of the Canadian prairies and the Rocky Montains foothills. The city started as a trading post(fur trade, bison hunting and illicit-whisky trading) with the construction of a fort named Fort Calgary by the North-West Mounted Police at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers in 1876.(The word Calgary, of Gaelic origin, means "bay farm. ") "Fort Calgary" is linked to Canada by the railway in 1883; the Canadian Pacific Railway(CPR) Company laid out its town site where the city now lies. Incorporated under the name "Calgary" in 1884, the town received the city status in 1893. Financial centre of Western Canada and headquarters of Canada's oil and natural gas industries, Calgary, host of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, is the fastest growing Canadian city in the West.

OBS

Coordinates: 51°03’ 114°05’ (Alberta).

OBS

In Canada (with seven exceptions as of December 31, 2004), the name of an inhabited place has the same form in English and French, which form is listed in the Gazetteer of the province or territory in accordance with the inscription in the Incorporation Act of the entity. This rule also applies for the historic designation of an inhabited place, even if the designation is not or no longer gazetteered.

OBS

The "city of Calgary" is the geographical entity: "On pictures, the city of Calgary can be seen with the panoramic Rocky Mountains in the background," while the "City of Calgary" refers to its governing body or administrative instance.

OBS

The inhabitant of Calgary is a "Calgarian," man or woman.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Grande ville de l'Alberta située sur la rivière Bow, dans la partie sud de la province, à la rencontre des prairies canadiennes et du contrefort des montagnes Rocheuses. On l'appelle communément «la ville de Calgary», bien qu'elle ait le statut de cité en raison de son caractère politique et de l'importance de sa population. La ville doit sa naissance au commerce (commerce des fourrures, chasse au bison et contrebande de whisky) avec la construction, en 1876, du fort Calgary par la Police à cheval du Nord-Ouest au confluent des rivières Bow et Elbow. En 1883, l'agglomération de «Fort Calgary» est liée au Canada par chemin de fer; en 1884, la compagnie Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Company déménage ses installations sur le site actuel de la ville. Incorporée sous le nom de «Calgary» en 1884, la municipalité reçoit le statut de cité en 1893. Centre financier de l'Ouest canadien et siège des industries du pétrole et du gaz naturel, Calgary, est la ville canadienne de l'Ouest qui connaît la plus forte croissance.

OBS

Coordonnées : 51°03' 114°05' (Alberta).

OBS

Au Canada (sauf sept exceptions au 31 décembre 2004), le nom d'un lieu habité a la même forme en français et en anglais, celle consignée au Répertoire de la province ou du territoire conformément à l'inscription sur l'Acte d'incorporation de l'entité. Cette règle s'applique également pour la désignation historique d'un lieu habité même si cette désignation ne figure pas ou plus au Répertoire.

OBS

Un nom de ville est féminin, même lorsque le pseudo-générique «ville» ne le précède pas : «Calgary est située sur les rives de la rivière Bow qui la traverse en serpentant.». La «ville de Calgary» est la ville géographique : «Les photos de la ville de Calgary la montre toujours avec les montagnes Rocheuses en arrière-plan.». Par contre, «Ville de Calgary» signifie l'administration municipale ou la personne morale.

OBS

Le citoyen ou habitant de Calgary est un «Calgarien», une «Calgarienne».

Spanish

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Record 15 1998-07-04

English

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

The Kingston Economic Development Corporation(KEDCO) succeeded the Kingston Area Economic Development Commission(KAEDC) January 1, 1998. The new KEDCO is an incorporated(not-for-profit) agency. KEDCO's role is to serve as the partnership between the City and those in the community interested in fostering local prosperity.

French

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

Renseignements obtenus de l'organisme.

Spanish

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