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ROOMING [4 records]

Record 1 2021-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Housing
  • Tourist Lodging
CONT

Transient accommodation shall mean any rental unit, inns, residential homes and rooming or boarding houses which are rented primarily to transient guests …

OBS

Transient accommodation refers to short-term accommodation of overnight stays of 30-days or less.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
  • Hébergement (Tourisme)
DEF

Immeuble d'habitation [...] fourni à un acquéreur par bail, licence ou accord semblable, en vue de son occupation continue à titre résidentiel ou d'hébergement par le même particulier pour une durée de moins d'un mois.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Urban Housing
OBS

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The Rooming House RRAP offers repair assistance to owners of rooming houses who offer affordable rents to low-income individuals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
OBS

Source : Traduction des débats, Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick.

OBS

Le Programme d'aide à la remise en état des logements (PAREL maisons de chambres) aide les propriétaires de maisons de chambres dont les loyers sont abordables pour les personnes à faible revenu, d'une aide financière destinée aux réparations.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Urban Housing
DEF

The aim of the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program(RRAP), administered by the Canadian Housing and Mortgage Corporation, is to support the renovation and repair of housing occupied by low-income people to bring it up to basic health and safety standards. This includes rental and rooming house accommodation for people at risk of homelessness. The program flexibility also allows for the conversion of non-residential buildings into accommodation for low-income people.

Key term(s)
  • Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
DEF

L'objectif du Programme d'aide à la remise en état des logements (PAREL), administré par la Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement, est de permettre la rénovation et la remise en état de logements occupés par des personnes à faible revenu afin de les rendre plus conformes aux normes de salubrité et de sécurité. Sont particulièrement visés les logements et chambres occupés par les personnes en situation précaire qui risquent de se retrouver à la rue. Le programme permet aussi la transformation d'immeubles non résidentiels en logements à loyer modique.

Key term(s)
  • Programme de remise en état des immeubles résidentiels
  • Programme de remise en état des logements
  • PREL

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Housing
DEF

Program operated in several Canadian cities by social agencies who match owners or renters who have extra space with potential tenants. Owners/renters may simply want to share costs or they may want to have the assurance of someone else around.

OBS

Home sharing is a special term referring to living arrangements where the owner and tenant have a personal relationship in sharing the living space, as distinct from a rooming house arrangement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)

Spanish

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