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HOME INSPECTION [7 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2024-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Construction and Civil Engineering
  • Urban Housing
CONT

A home inspector is a trained professional who comes to your home for the purposes of performing an inspection on all the major systems and components of your home... Everything from the foundation to the heating, plumbing, and interior structure is inspected. Some possible reasons a home inspection would be ordered include : the home is under consideration for the purchase and a professional' s opinion as to its condition is desired... ;the homeowner is interested in purchasing a home warranty and an inspection is required by the insurer; the homeowner is simply interested in knowing the condition of the house.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Construction (bâtiment et génie civil)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Key term(s)
  • inspecteur d'habitation
  • inspectrice d'habitation
  • inspecteur de maisons
  • inspectrice de maisons

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • Real Estate
OBS

[The] Home Buyers’ Bill of Rights... will include : banning blind bidding[;] establishing a legal right to a home inspection[;] ensuring banks and lenders offer mortgage deferrals for up to 6 months in the event of job loss or other major life event...

OBS

Home Buyers’ Bill of Rights: bill announced in the 2022 federal budget.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
  • Immobilier
OBS

[La] Charte des droits des acheteurs d'une propriété [...] couvrira : l'interdiction des offres à l'aveugle[;] l'instauration d'un droit légal à l'inspection technique des propriétés[;] l'assurance que les banques et les prêteurs offrent un report d'hypothèque pouvant se prolonger jusqu'à six mois en cas de perte d'emploi ou d'autre événement perturbateur majeur [...]

OBS

Charte des droits des acheteurs d'une propriété : charte annoncée dans le budget fédéral de 2022.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Real Estate
OBS

home inspection : term extracted from the “Glossaire de l'économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Immobilier
OBS

inspection technique d'un bien immobilier : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

An inspection usually performed at home, without the assistance of a physician, designed to detect any sign suggesting a possible pathology.

OBS

Cancer of breast, testis or skin.

Key term(s)
  • self examination

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Inspection géneralement effectuée chez soi, sans l'aide d'un médecin, visant à repérer tout symptôme, indice révélateur d'une pathologie.

OBS

Cancer du sein, du testicule ou de la peau.

Key term(s)
  • auto examen
  • auto palpation

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
DEF

Método diagnóstico no invasivo mediante el cual se autoexplora una parte del cuerpo como por ej. las mamas (autoexploración mamaria) o los testículos (autoexploración testicular) para reconocer cualquier anomalía.

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Record 5 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 6 1993-12-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Document du ministère des Services à la famille (du Manitoba)

Spanish

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Record 7 1992-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Structural Framework
CONT

(The home inspector) conducts inspection of basement to check for water leaks, structural shifting and design problems.(CCDO, 8796).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Charpentes
OBS

"Déplacements" : terme général qui peut couvrir les affaissements et autres mouvements affectant le structure du bâtiment. "Déplacements structuraux" est réservé aux constructions de béton; pour les charpentes métalliques ou de bois, employer "éléments d'ossature" ou "éléments de charpente". Renseignements obtenus de la Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement.

Spanish

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