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MIA [5 records]

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Record 1 2021-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Traffic Control
CONT

A diverse vector area(DVA) is an area in which ATC [air traffic control] may provide random radar vectors during an uninterrupted climb from the departure runway until above the MVA/MIA, [minimum vectoring altitude/minimum IFR altitude] established in accordance with the TERPS [terminal instrument procedures] criteria for diverse departures.

OBS

The DVA provides obstacle and terrain avoidance in lieu of taking off from the runway under IFR [instrument flight rule] using an ODP [obstacle departure procedures] or SID [standard instrument departures].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
  • Medical and Dental Services (Military)
DEF

A casualty incurred as the direct result of hostile action, sustained during that action or relating thereto, or sustained during tactical movement to or from the action.

OBS

With regard to personnel, battle casualties consist of : killed in action(KIA) ;missing in action(MIA) ;captured in action(CIA) ;wounded in action(WIA) ;died of wounds received in action(DOW) ;combat stress reaction(CSR) ;and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear(CBRN) casualties.

OBS

battle casualty; BC: designations and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board; designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

battle casualty; BC: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
  • Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)
DEF

Perte découlant directement d'une action hostile qui est survenue pendant ou à la suite de cette action, ou qui est subie pendant un mouvement tactique à destination ou en provenance des lieux de l'action.

OBS

En ce qui concerne le personnel, les pertes au combat sont catégorisées de la manière suivante : tué au combat (TAC); disparu au combat (DAC); capturé au combat (CAC); blessé au combat (BAC); décédé des suites de blessures de guerre (DSB); stress suite au combat (SSC); pertes chimique, biologique, radiologique ou nucléaire (CBRN).

OBS

perte au combat; PAC : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense; désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

perte au combat; BC : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Conducción general de las operaciones militares
  • Servicios médico y dental (Militar)
DEF

Cualquier baja producida como resultado directo de una acción hostil infligida en combate o derivada de ella.

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Record 3 2001-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Sociology of the Family
OBS

Ottawa, Statistics Canada, 2001. Periodic Release. By Mia Dauvergne, Holly Johnson.(Series : Juristat, volume 21, number 6).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Sociologie de la famille
OBS

Ottawa : Statistique Canada, 2001. Bulletin. Par Mia Dauvergne, Holly Johnson. (Collection : Juristat, volume 21, numéro 6).

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
  • Investment
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
OBS

Canada pursued the development of this agreement through the Organization for Economic Cooperation (OECD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).

OBS

The Multilateral Agreement on Investment(MAI) was originally named the Multilateral Investment Agreement(MIA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Coopération et développement économiques
OBS

Le Canada a collaboré à l'élaboration de cet accord par l'entremise de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) et de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de convenciones, tratados y acuerdos (Documentos)
  • Inversiones
  • Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
Key term(s)
  • Acuerdo Multilateral sobre Inversión
  • AMI
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Record 5 1997-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
OBS

MIA [Multilateral Investment Agreement].

Key term(s)
  • country specific reservations
  • country-specific reservation
  • country specific reservation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
OBS

Négociation de l'Accord multilatéral sur l'investissement.

OBS

Source(s) : Service de traduction des Affaires étrangères.

Key term(s)
  • réserve propre à un pays

Spanish

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