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Record 1 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
CONT

For work in the field, the main responsibility of the cadaver dog handler is to work under the direction of the requesting agency. However, the handler must evaluate the circumstances surrounding a case and gather the necessary information while combining it with their specific training to define the search area and formulate an initial action/search plan to ensure that the correct strategies are used to give the cadaver dog the best opportunity to locate the odor of human remains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • National and International Security
OBS

The Canadian Committee on National Security Systems (CCNSS) was established by Deputy Ministers of National Security to govern Government of Canada (GC) National Security Systems (NSS) through the development of national standards and enterprise approaches that promote the consistent application of security.

OBS

The CCNSS's main responsibility is to oversee the protection of NSS, while enabling secure inter-operability within the Canadian Security and Intelligence community, as well as with allied organizations, today and into the future.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
OBS

Le Comité canadien chargé des systèmes de sécurité nationale (CCSSN) a été institué par les sous-ministres responsables de la sécurité nationale pour gouverner des systèmes de sécurité nationale (SSN) du gouvernement du Canada (GC) qui soit assurée grâce à l’élaboration de normes nationales et des approches intégrées visant à promouvoir l’application permanente et uniforme de mesures de sécurité adéquates.

OBS

Le CCSSN a pour principal objet de veiller à la protection des SSN et de garantir l’interopérabilité des ressources employées par les membres de la collectivité canadienne de la sécurité et du renseignement et par les organismes alliés.

Spanish

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Record 3 2019-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Travel Articles (Tourism)
  • Organized Recreation (General)
CONT

The main responsibility of a baggage agent is to assist passengers with baggage pickup and resolve issues with delayed, lost, or damaged items. Typically, baggage agents work in an office setting, but deal almost entirely with the general public. Agents respond to passenger concerns both in person and over the phone, and must fill out forms according to the nature of the incident. Baggage agents utilize computer software to track and catalogue luggage. This helps to efficiently resolve problems and maintain customer relations when luggage is late, lost, or damaged.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Articles de voyage (Tourisme)
  • Loisirs organisés (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Finance
CONT

The finance administrator will report to the director of finance. The main responsibility of the post is the maintenance of financial records, the processing of income and expenditure, purchase of goods and services and the undertaking of a range of financial reporting and administrative tasks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Finances

Spanish

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Record 5 2018-03-05

English

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

Representing the sport of Olympic sprint canoe kayak racing, the main function of [the Ontario Canoe Kayak Sprint Racing Affiliation] is to implement, manage and monitor programs and activities that are provincial in scope. The primary responsibility of the OCSRA is athlete development.

OBS

An association affiliated with Canoe Kayak Ontario.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Sports de pagaie

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Sociology (General)
OBS

The Infoyouth Network was initiated in 1991 by UNESCO in order to meet two main challenges : on the one hand, the necessity to counteract the splintering of various and scattered information sources and networks on youth, and on the other, the urgent need to implement appropriate and coherent youth policies from local to global levels. Since 1992, the French Institute of Youth and Community Education(INJEP) is entrusted with the responsibility to implement the different activities. Its main role is to structure and animate the Infoyouth Network as well as to verify the coherence and the reliability of the provided information.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
OBS

La création d'Infojeunesse fut conditionnée par la nécessité de pallier la dispersion des multiples sources d'information sur la jeunesse et par l'urgence de mettre en place des politiques de jeunesse appropriées et cohérentes, de l'échelon local à l'échelon mondial. La mise en œuvre de ce réseau a été confiée à l'Institut national français de la Jeunesse et de l'Éducation populaire (INJEP). Depuis 1992, l'Institut, désigné comme opérateur du projet, structure, anime et développe le réseau Infojeunesse et assure la cohérence et la fiabilité des informations disponibles.

Spanish

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Record 7 2016-07-26

English

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

The main objective of the Block Watch Society of BC is to partner with communities to build safer neighborhoods by encouraging residents to take a proactive approach to crime prevention and safety. Through education on target hardening, property marking and reporting suspicious activity Block Watch provides a means for the community to take responsibility for its own safety by reducing the opportunity for crime.

OBS

Mission: Working together, building safer neighborhoods throughout British Columbia.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 8 2015-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel Management (General)
  • Public Service
CONT

The task force concluded that departments... must continue to be the main focus of policy work. For departments to carry out this responsibility effectively, more attention is needed to the following areas : strategic planning, data development and management, involvement of operational staff, increased rigour in articulating outcomes, use of evaluation as a feedback mechanism.

OBS

operational staff: term used in the context of the Blueprint 2020 vision of the Government of Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
  • Fonction publique
CONT

Le groupe de travail a conclu que les ministères devraient demeurer les principaux responsables du travail d'élaboration des politiques [...] Pour que les ministères puissent assurer cette responsabilité avec efficacité, il faut accorder plus d'attention aux éléments suivants: planification économique, élaboration et gestion des données, participation du personnel opérationnel, articulation plus rigoureuse des résultats attendus, recours à l'évaluation à titre de mécanisme de rétroaction.

OBS

personnel opérationnel : terme utilisé dans le contexte de la vision pour Objectif 2020 du gouvernement du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 9 2015-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Positions
  • National and International Security
CONT

Regional Security Managers(RSMs) and Officers(RSOs) are security practitioners, operating at headquarters within the Security Operations and Personal Safety Division... who cover specific geographic regions and have a direct responsibility for providing advice on all aspects of mission security within their region of concentration. RSMs and RSOs conduct regular mission security inspections and are the main point of contact on security issues for missions within their area of responsibility.

OBS

Regional Security Officer: position title used at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes gouvernementaux
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
CONT

Les chefs et les agents de la sécurité régionale (CSR et ASR) sont les praticiens de la sécurité qui travaillent à l’Administration centrale au sein de la Direction des opérations de sécurité et de la protection du personnel [...] et ils couvrent des régions géographiques particulières et ont une responsabilité directe dans la prestation de conseils sur tous les aspects de la sécurité des missions dans leur région de concentration. Les CSR et les ASR effectuent régulièrement des inspections de la sécurité des missions et ils sont le principal point de contact des missions de leur secteur de responsabilité pour les questions de sécurité.

OBS

agent de la sécurité régionale : titre de poste en usage au ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international.

Spanish

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Record 10 2015-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Positions
  • National and International Security
CONT

Regional Security Managers(RSMs) and Officers(RSOs) are security practitioners, operating at headquarters within the Security Operations and Personal Safety Division... who cover specific geographic regions and have a direct responsibility for providing advice on all aspects of mission security within their region of concentration. RSMs and RSOs conduct regular mission security inspections and are the main point of contact on security issues for missions within their area of responsibility.

OBS

Regional Security Manager: position title used at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes gouvernementaux
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
CONT

Les chefs et les agents de la sécurité régionale (CSR et ASR) sont les praticiens de la sécurité qui travaillent à l’Administration centrale au sein de la Direction des opérations de sécurité et de la protection du personnel [...] et ils couvrent des régions géographiques particulières et ont une responsabilité directe dans la prestation de conseils sur tous les aspects de la sécurité des missions dans leur région de concentration. Les CSR et les ASR effectuent régulièrement des inspections de la sécurité des missions et ils sont le principal point de contact des missions de leur secteur de responsabilité pour les questions de sécurité.

OBS

chef de la sécurité régionale : titre de poste en usage au ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international.

Spanish

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Record 11 2014-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Medication
  • Veterinary Drugs
OBS

The European Medicines Agency is a decentralised body of the European Union with headquarters in London. Its main responsibility is the protection and promotion of public and animal health, through the evaluation and supervision of medicines for human and veterinary use. The EMA is responsible for the scientific evaluation of applications for European marketing authorisation for medicinal products(centralised procedure).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Médicaments
  • Médicaments vétérinaires
OBS

L’Agence européenne des médicaments est un organe décentralisé de l’Union européenne dont le siège est à Londres. Sa principale mission est la protection et la promotion de la santé publique et animale à travers l’évaluation et la supervision des médicaments à usage humain et vétérinaire. L’EMA est chargée de l’évaluation scientifique des demandes d’autorisation européennes de mise sur le marché des médicaments (procédure centralisée).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Medicamentos
  • Medicamentos veterinarios
OBS

La Agencia Europea de Medicamentos es un organismo descentralizado de la Unión Europea que tiene su sede en Londres. Su principal responsabilidad es la protección y promoción de la salud pública y animal, mediante la evaluación y supervisión de los medicamentos de uso humano y veterinario. La EMA es responsable de la evaluación científica de las solicitudes europeas de autorización de comercialización de medicamentos (procedimiento centralizado).

OBS

EMA, por sus siglas en inglés.

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Record 12 2013-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Ecosystems
CONT

The Forest Service today has the main responsibility of providing both urban and rural forest management services to the citizens of Maryland. Conserving and enhancing the quality, quantity, productivity and biological diversity of the tree and forest resources of Maryland is the mission of the Forest Service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Écosystèmes

Spanish

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Record 13 2010-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Working Practices and Conditions
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining
CONT

As a general principle employees have a right to terminate their employment with an employer and employers have the right to terminate the employment of employees. These rights, however, come with responsibilities. The main responsibility in most cases is to provide notice of intention to terminate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
DEF

Formalité à laquelle est tenu un employeur qui congédie un salarié […] ou le salarié qui démissionne, l’obligeant à prévenir à l’avance l’autre partie de son intention.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Prácticas y condiciones de trabajo
  • Convenios colectivos y negociaciones
DEF

Notificación formal que el trabajador debe proveer al patrono (o viceversa) para informar a la otra parte su intención de cese de trabajo.

OBS

Aunque no existe previsión legal sobre el preaviso, en la práctica, es de 2 semanas.

PHR

dar preaviso a los trabajadores

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Record 14 2005-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations and Associations (Admin.)
  • History (General)
CONT

The earliest traces of guilds in England are found in the laws of Ina in the seventh century. These guilds were formed for religious and social purposes and were voluntary in character.... they soon developed into frith guilds or peace guilds, associations with a corporate responsibility for the good conduct of their members and their mutual liability.... The main objects of these guilds was the preservation of peace, right, and liberty.

CONT

The Frith or Peace guild was the first brotherhood to make its appearance. As its name suggests, its main purpose was to avenge wrongs and to keep the peace.

CONT

Frith also has a legal significance: peace was effectively maintained in Anglo-Saxon times by the frith-guild, an early manifestation of summary justice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et associations (Admin.)
  • Histoire (Généralités)
CONT

La gilde était avant tout une association de secours mutuels, de protection, d'assurances contre toutes sortes d'accidents; une étroite solidarité unissant les membres d'une gilde liés entre eux par un serment.

CONT

Les guildes anglo-saxonnes, pour ne citer qu'un seul exemple, disposaient ainsi d'un fonds d'assistance et allouaient des secours à l'occasion de sinistres aussi graves et variés que l'incendie, le vol, l'inondation ou la mortalité du bétail.

OBS

guilde : 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 15 2005-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Spacecraft
  • Space Centres
OBS

On Thursday 17 April ESA Director of Human Spaceflight, Mr Jörg Feustel-Büechl, will sign a contact with the French space agency(CNES), represented by its President Yannick d’Escatha, for the development and operations of the Automated Transfer Vehicle Control Centre in Toulouse, France. The main functions of the Centre will be to command and control the Automated Transfer Vehicle(ATV). Under the contract CNES will take responsibility for management of the Centre's development and prepare, coordinate and support all ATV operations on behalf of ESA.

Key term(s)
  • automated transfer vehicle control center
  • ATVCC
  • ATV Control Centre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Centres spatiaux
OBS

Le 17 avril prochain, M. Jörg Feustel-Büechl, Directeur des Vols habités de l'ESA, et M. Yannick d'Escatha, Président du Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), signeront un contrat portant sur le développement et l'exploitation du Centre de contrôle ATV, situé à Toulouse. Les principales fonctions de ce Centre consisteront à assurer la commande et le contrôle du Véhicule de transfert automatique (ATV). Dans le cadre de ce contrat, le CNES sera chargé de gérer le développement du Centre et de préparer, de coordonner et de soutenir l'exploitation de l'ATV pour le compte de l'ESA.

Spanish

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Record 16 2003-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • School and School-Related Administration
OBS

The Education Improvement Commission was an arm's length agency of the Ontario provincial government. Its main responsibility was to oversee the smooth transition to district school boards for elementary and secondary schooling across the province. The EIC consisted of six Commissioners and staff and was established under the Fewer School Boards Act, 1997.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
OBS

La Commission d'amélioration de l'éducation (CAE) était un organisme autonome du gouvernement de l'Ontario, dont la responsabilité principale était de superviser la transition en douceur vers les conseils scolaires de district de l'éducation élémentaire et secondaire dispensée dans la province. La CAE a compris six commissaires et un personnel et a été établi en vertu de la Loi de 1997 sur la réduction des conseils scolaires.

Spanish

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Record 17 2003-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • The Executive (Public Administration)
OBS

[In the British government], the Home Office is the main department of the secretary of state for the Home Department(or home secretary)... Its major continuing task is helping to ensure the maintenance of public order... It also deals with such matters as immigration and naturalization, civil defense, aliens, certain safety regulations, the care of children deprived of normal home life, election administration, control of dangerous drugs, inspection of local fire services, liquor licensing, etc. Prison administration [in 1963] became a direct responsibility of the Home Office. The Metropolitan Police is headed by a commissioner who is answerable to the home secretary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités gouvernementaux non canadiens
  • Structures du pouvoir exécutif (Admin. publ.)
OBS

Le Home Office, c'est le ministère de l'Intérieur dirigé par un secrétaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités gubernamentales no canadienses
  • Estructura del poder ejecutivo (Admón. pública)
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Record 18 2001-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protection of Life
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
OBS

(an airport firefighting vehicle) the main responsibility of the first-response vehicle is to maintain the escape path with the use of its dry chemical fire extinguisher, until the larger foam vehicles arrive.

Key term(s)
  • first response

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix

Spanish

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Record 19 1995-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Group Dynamics
  • Human Behaviour
OBS

In general, by "dual relationship", it is presumed to mean that a professional, whether a psychologist or a coach, cannot easily and efficiently maintain two different kinds of relationships with the same patient (or athlete). For instance, a psychologist, who is a friend of the patient, cannot effectively maintain a dual relationship with his patient a) as a clinician and b) as caring person or a friend with emotions - at the same time. Inversely, the patient who is a friend of the clinician will likely make undue demands on his friend, e.g. asking for non-essential medication, but at the same time expecting the clinician to provide the best psychiatric care.

CONT

... As psychologists, we are expected to avoid dual relationships wherever possible ... Expected response: appreciation of the reality that this standard must be adapted in small centres where dual relationships cannot always be avoided ....

CONT

... The supervisor/trainer's ethical responsibility is to clearly delineate the purpose and structure of a given supervisory task, and then overtly negotiate a working relationship with the supervisee. When the possibility of a dual relationship is being considered, both supervisor and supervisee need to openly discuss the potential for dissonance and conflict in relation to factors such as role expectations, obligations, and power... The sports psychologist/athletic coach dual role : advantages, difficulties, and ethical considerations... The areas of conflict between both roles are addressed... A main advantage of the dual relationship is the ability to fully understand both athletic demands and precise psychological needs. Difficulties include the limited time available for both roles, the excessive emotional involvement in athletic competition, and a lack of mutual trust... personal dilemmas posed by being a parent and a resident in the community is related to the dual relationship provision of the Ethical Principles of Psychologists... It is suggested that clinicians be aware of relevant law when working within a forensic context and refrain from having the dual relationship of therapist and forensic examiner... [Source : PsycINFO database].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dynamique des groupes
  • Comportement humain
CONT

Le tiers de la relation duelle et la transmission de l'analyse. [Source : base de données MEDLINE].

OBS

Termes connexes : relation médecin-malade, relation ami-malade, relation d'aide.

Spanish

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Record 20 1993-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signage
DEF

A tablet or sectional strips on the wall of the entry of a building bearing the names of occupants with indication of the floor level and room numbers of each.

CONT

It is the responsibility of Public Works Canada to provide all signage necessary to direct the public from the street or highway to the door of the occupant. Generally, this is achieved by :... a main lobby directory board indicating the location(i. e. floor number) of each occupant; a floor directory board indicating the room number or area of the occupant;...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (panneaux)
DEF

Tableau posé à l'entrée d'un immeuble et donnant la liste des occupants.

OBS

Un tableau indicateur principal est placé à l'entrée et il peut être nécessaire d'en placer un autre sur chaque étage, aux intersections.

Spanish

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Record 21 1992-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Statutes and Regulations (Rail Transport)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
OBS

A private body whose main responsibility is to ensure that correct interpretation and application are made of the provisions of the Demurrage Tariff and that assessment of such charges as may be due is set up for collection.

OBS

Canadian Car Demurrage Bureau;CCDB: Terms officially approved by Canadian Pacific.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Législation et réglementation (Transport par rail)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
OBS

Organisme privé dont la responsabilité principale est d'assurer que les dispositions du Tarif de stationnement sont interprétées et appliquées correctement. Il incombe également au Bureau de s'assurer que les redevances de stationnement, le cas échéant, sont perçues conformément au Tarif.

OBS

Terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

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