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IMMIGRATION APPLICANT CANADA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- accompanying dependant of principal applicant
1, record 1, English, accompanying%20dependant%20of%20principal%20applicant
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- accompanying dependent of principal applicant 2, record 1, English, accompanying%20dependent%20of%20principal%20applicant
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
accompanying dependent of principal applicant : terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 3, record 1, English, - accompanying%20dependant%20of%20principal%20applicant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
accompanying dependant of principal applicant: terminology used by Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB). 3, record 1, English, - accompanying%20dependant%20of%20principal%20applicant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
In Canada and Great Britain, the term "dependant," when used as a noun, is more frequently written with an "a," whereas in the United States, the spelling with an "e" is more common. 4, record 1, English, - accompanying%20dependant%20of%20principal%20applicant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- personne à charge qui accompagne le demandeur principal
1, record 1, French, personne%20%C3%A0%20charge%20qui%20accompagne%20le%20demandeur%20principal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
personne à charge qui accompagne le demandeur principal : terme employé par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada et la Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié (CISR). 2, record 1, French, - personne%20%C3%A0%20charge%20qui%20accompagne%20le%20demandeur%20principal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-06-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inconclusive evidence
1, record 2, English, inconclusive%20evidence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The [Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada] found the stamps in her passport to be inconclusive evidence of her presence in Canada, and that the applicant had failed to submit sufficient and satisfactory evidence of her physical presence in Canada. 1, record 2, English, - inconclusive%20evidence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- preuve non concluante
1, record 2, French, preuve%20non%20concluante
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La [Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié du Canada] a conclu que les timbres dans son passeport étaient une preuve non concluante de sa présence au Canada, et que la demanderesse n'avait pas fourni de preuve suffisante et satisfaisante de sa présence physique au Canada. 1, record 2, French, - preuve%20non%20concluante
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-04-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- applicant in Canada
1, record 3, English, applicant%20in%20Canada
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- immigration applicant in Canada 2, record 3, English, immigration%20applicant%20in%20Canada
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Immigration applicant in Canada means a person who has been allowed to enter and remain in Canada as a non-immigrant under subsection(1) of section 7 of the act 1, record 3, English, - applicant%20in%20Canada
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- requérant se trouvant au Canada
1, record 3, French, requ%C3%A9rant%20se%20trouvant%20au%20Canada
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- requérant en séjour au Canada 1, record 3, French, requ%C3%A9rant%20en%20s%C3%A9jour%20au%20Canada
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Requérant se trouvant au Canada désigne une personne qui a obtenu la permission d'entrer et de demeurer au Canada, à titre de non-immigrant, aux termes du paragraphe 1 de l' article 7 de la loi 1, record 3, French, - requ%C3%A9rant%20se%20trouvant%20au%20Canada
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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