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WCP [5 records]

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Record 1 2024-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)
OBS

The objective of the Worker's Compensation Program(WCP) is to cost-share provincial/territorial eligible compensation amount to volunteer emergency service workers, injured or killed in the course of emergency service training or work.

Key term(s)
  • Worker's Compensation Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)
OBS

Le Programme d'indemnisation des accidentés du travail (PIAT) vise à partager, avec les provinces et les territoires, les coûts admissibles d'indemnisation des travailleurs bénévoles des services d'urgence blessés ou tués en cours de formation ou d'intervention d'urgence.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Logistics
  • Weapon Systems
OBS

weapons collection point; WCP : designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • weapon collection point

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logistique militaire
  • Systèmes d'armes
OBS

point de regroupement d'armes : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Climatology
  • Climate Change
OBS

The WCP [World Climate Programme] consists of four major components implemented by WMO [World Meteorological Organization] in conjunction with other international organizations : The World Climate Research Programme(WCRP), the World Climate Applications Programme(WCAP), The World Climate Impact Studies Programme(WCIP), The World Climate Data Programme(WCDP).

Key term(s)
  • World Climate Applications Program

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Climatologie
  • Changements climatiques
OBS

C'est ainsi que l'OMM [Organisation météorologique mondiale] a officiellement mis en place le Programme climatologique mondial, avec ses quatre volets, le Programme mondial de données climatologiques (PMDC), le Programme mondial des applications climatologiques (PMAC), le Programme mondial de recherche climatologique (PMRC) (au départ intitulé «Programme de recherche sur le changement et la variabilité climatiques»), et le Programme mondial d'étude d'impact climatologique (PMEC) – les quatre volets reprenant d'assez près les recommandations de la Conférence mondiale sur le climat.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Climatología
  • Cambio climático
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Record 4 2011-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
OBS

The Western Canada Party(WCP) is a Canadian political party that advocates the separation from Canada of the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba as well as the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut to form a new country. The WIP ran 52 candidates across western Canada in the federal election of 1988. All the candidates were soundly defeated with none garnering even 1% of the popular vote in any riding. The party also has or had provincial branches in each of the provinces. The federal wing of the Western Independence Party was dormant; they have not run any candidates in any federal elections since 1988. The party has been resurrected in April, 2005 at a founding convention in Strathmore, AB under the new name "Western Canada Party. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-07-29

English

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

... a service for the collection and dissemination of information on the existence and availability of climate data throughout the world [which] includes information about available data sets held at data centres, published data sets, and climatological and radiation station networks throughout the world [and which is] maintained as a computerized data base.

OBS

The INFOCLIMA Referral Service is implemented by the WMO [World Meteorological Organization] Secretariat under the World Climate Programme(WCP). The information in INFOCLIMA is obtained from data centers in Member countries of the WMO and from international organizations. INFOCLIMA has been developed in coordination with other international organizations such as the International Council of Scientific Unions(ICSU) with regard to its world data centre system, and with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission(IOC) for marine and ocean data sets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Climatologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Climatología
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