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HOME INSPECTOR [9 records]

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 - external organization data 2022-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2022-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2022-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 5 2021-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Real Estate
OBS

The NHICC is a non-profit federal corporation home inspector certification entity administered by an experienced board of directors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Immobilier

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Urban Housing
OBS

The Canadian Association of Home and Property Inspectors, the national organization, represents the interests of its members’ and the public through promoting and enhancing members’ professionalism and competency. Objectives : representing and promoting the interests of Canadian home and property inspector provincial/regional organizations and their individual members : establishing and maintaining the status of the professional home and property inspectors with consumers, governments, stakeholders across Canada and all associated agencies and professionals across Canada; establishing and maintaining a national standard for education, certification and professional practice for home and property inspectors across Canada; supporting programs that are beneficial to Canadian home and property inspector provincial/regional organizations and their individual members; and enabling transferability of Registered Home Inspector(RHI) designation within all Canadian home and property inspector provincial/regional organizations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
OBS

L'Association canadienne des inspecteurs de biens immobiliers, organisation nationale, représente les intérêts de ses membres et du public, grâce à la promotion et au perfectionnement du professionnalisme et des compétences de ses membres. Objectifs : établir et maintenir le statut des inspecteurs professionnels de biens immobiliers auprès des consommateurs, des gouvernements, des intervenants ainsi que de l'ensemble des organismes et des professionnels associés du Canada; établir et maintenir une norme nationale en matière de formation, de certification et d'exercice professionnel à l'intention des inspecteurs de biens immobiliers du Canada; soutenir les programmes bénéfiques aux organisations provinciales ou régionales canadiennes d'inspecteurs de biens immobiliers, sur le plan collectif, ainsi qu'à leurs membres, sur le plan individuel; assurer la transférabilité de la certification entre l'ensemble des organisations provinciales ou régionales canadiennes d'inspecteurs de biens immobiliers.

Spanish

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Record 7 2008-03-17

English

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

On December 9th, 1994, the OAHI became a self-regulating professional body when the Ontario Association of Home Inspectors Act received royal assent, granting the OAHI the exclusive right to define qualification requirements, regulate its members and grant the designation "Registered Home Inspector" and "RHI" to qualified practitioners in the Province of Ontario. The OAHI is dedicated to enhancing the technical skills and professional practice of home inspectors, and maintaining high professional standards through education and discipline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)

Spanish

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Record 8 1998-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Urban Housing
CONT

Under the supervision of the Housing Director, the Rental Housing Inspector issues rental licenses to rental properties in Mankato which have been inspected and approved according to the rental code requirements..., investigates all trash and nuisance complaints..., conducts all mobile home set-up inspections and gas tests.... The rental inspector is required frequently to make independent judgements concerning rental property violations and various determinations concerning the responsibility or liability of the nuisance and trash violations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
OBS

Inspecteur/inspectrice du logement.

Key term(s)
  • inspectrice du logement locatif

Spanish

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Record 9 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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