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INCOME SUPPLEMENT ASSISTANCE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Intergovernmental Programs
- Agriculture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Canada-Alberta Farm Income Assistance Program
1, record 1, English, Canada%2DAlberta%20Farm%20Income%20Assistance%20Program
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CAFIAP 1, record 1, English, CAFIAP
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Canada-Alberta Farm Income Assistance Program [was] designed to supplement farm income in Alberta for the year 2000. 1, record 1, English, - Canada%2DAlberta%20Farm%20Income%20Assistance%20Program
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Canada-Alberta Farm Income Assistance Programme
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes intergouvernementaux
- Agriculture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Canada-Alberta Farm Income Assistance Program
1, record 1, French, Canada%2DAlberta%20Farm%20Income%20Assistance%20Program
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CAFIAP 1, record 1, French, CAFIAP
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Programme Canada-Alberta d'aide au revenu agricole 2, record 1, French, Programme%20Canada%2DAlberta%20d%27aide%20au%20revenu%20agricole
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le «Canada-Alberta Farm Income Assistance Program» visait à fournir un complément au revenu agricole des producteurs de l’Alberta au cours de l’année 2000. 1, record 1, French, - Canada%2DAlberta%20Farm%20Income%20Assistance%20Program
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Programme Canada-Alberta d'aide au revenu agricole : traduction non officielle donnée à titre d'information seulement. 3, record 1, French, - Canada%2DAlberta%20Farm%20Income%20Assistance%20Program
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-12-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Banking
- Finance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- single cheque
1, record 2, English, single%20cheque
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- combined cheque 2, record 2, English, combined%20cheque
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Saskatchewan and British Columbia have decided to restructure their investment system. In these provinces, the allowances payable for children are removed from income assistance and distributed through a separate, income-tested child benefit that is integrated with the federal CCTB [Canada Child Tax Benefit] base benefit and the NCB [National Child Benefit] Supplement. The result is a single cheque that includes both provincial and federal investments. 3, record 2, English, - single%20cheque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Nunavut payment is combined with the Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement benefits and paid by the Federal Government in a combined cheque. 4, record 2, English, - single%20cheque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The preferred Canadian spelling form is "cheque," not "check." 5, record 2, English, - single%20cheque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "combined cheque" is not interchangeable with "single cheque" in all contexts 5, record 2, English, - single%20cheque
Record 2, Key term(s)
- combined check
- single check
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Banque
- Finances
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chèque unique
1, record 2, French, ch%C3%A8que%20unique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les allocations visées aux articles 4 et 7 de la Loi sont versées à la personne qui y a droit, par chèque unique expédié par la poste [...] 2, record 2, French, - ch%C3%A8que%20unique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Auparavant, c'est évident qu'il n'y avait qu'un seul chèque, mais l'allocation-logement et la couverture des besoins des enfants étaient intégrées au chèque unique à l'aide sociale. 3, record 2, French, - ch%C3%A8que%20unique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chèque couvrant deux ou plusieurs ou versements qui viennent de sources différentes (p. ex. : Sécurité de la vieillesse et Régime de Pensions du Canada). 4, record 2, French, - ch%C3%A8que%20unique
Record 2, Key term(s)
- unichèque
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-06-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- earned income tax credit
1, record 3, English, earned%20income%20tax%20credit
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The objective of earned income tax credits is to encourage social assistance recipients to engage in paid employment through the provision of an earned income supplement that offsets the loss of benefits and/or increased taxation and other costs associated with employment. 1, record 3, English, - earned%20income%20tax%20credit
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- crédit d'impôt sur les revenus salariaux
1, record 3, French, cr%C3%A9dit%20d%27imp%C3%B4t%20sur%20les%20revenus%20salariaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le but du crédit d'impôt sur les revenus salariaux est d'inciter les bénéficiaires de l'aide sociale à travailler en leur octroyant un supplément au revenu salarial pour compenser la perte de prestations, le taux d'imposition plus élevé et les autres coûts liés à l'emploi. 1, record 3, French, - cr%C3%A9dit%20d%27imp%C3%B4t%20sur%20les%20revenus%20salariaux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-11-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
- Urban Housing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- personal housing assistance
1, record 4, English, personal%20housing%20assistance
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- PHA 2, record 4, English, PHA
correct
- APL 3, record 4, English, APL
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- personalized accommodation support 4, record 4, English, personalized%20accommodation%20support
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Before choosing a property loan you must ask yourself a series of questions and compare the features of a number of loans. ... Is the loan at a fixed or variable rate? Is the loan flexible? What is the loan duration, and what guarantees are required (mortgage, credit guarantee) Does it entitle you to APL (personal housing assistance) or housing benefit? 3, record 4, English, - personal%20housing%20assistance
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... this standpoint has an institutional answer, the extension of Personal Housing Assistance(PHA), an answer which relies on the reduction of the crisis to a problem of distribution.... This solution amounts to using PHA(which was conceived as a transitory supplement to normal employment income, so as to give access to normal accommodation) as a public housing service, whereby the State would finance the totality of excluded and precarious people's housing. 2, record 4, English, - personal%20housing%20assistance
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
All those halls of residence entitle you to the "Aide Personnalisée au Logement" (Personalized Accommodation Support) APL which is calculated in function of the student’s income and not of his parents. The conditions and the documents to be provided are the same as for the ALS. 4, record 4, English, - personal%20housing%20assistance
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- aide personnalisée au logement
1, record 4, French, aide%20personnalis%C3%A9e%20au%20logement
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- aide personnelle au logement 2, record 4, French, aide%20personnelle%20au%20logement
correct, feminine noun
- APL 3, record 4, French, APL
correct, feminine noun
- APL 3, record 4, French, APL
- aide financière du côté de la demande 2, record 4, French, aide%20financi%C3%A8re%20du%20c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20de%20la%20demande
correct, feminine noun
- aide financière au revenu de l'occupant 2, record 4, French, aide%20financi%C3%A8re%20au%20revenu%20de%20l%27occupant
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aide dont le niveau est calculé, cas par cas, selon des barèmes faisant intervenir le revenu du ménage, la composition de la famille, le montant du loyer et la part du salaire qui doit être consacrée aux dépenses du logement. 2, record 4, French, - aide%20personnalis%C3%A9e%20au%20logement
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'aide à la personne appelle un autre type de régulation portant cette fois sur le budget du citoyen plus que sur l'espace de son logement. Il s'agit de diminuer l'inégalité financière devant le logement par une aide mensuelle : hier l'allocation-logement, aujourd'hui l'aide personnalisée au logement (Introduction à la planification urbaine, p. 116). 2, record 4, French, - aide%20personnalis%C3%A9e%20au%20logement
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il semble que les termes aide financière du côté de la demande et aide financière au revenu de l'occupant soient ceux qu'utilisent les spécialistes québécois. 2, record 4, French, - aide%20personnalis%C3%A9e%20au%20logement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-11-16
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Dietetics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- community-based nutritional programming 1, record 5, English, community%2Dbased%20nutritional%20programming
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Women and Infant Nutrition(WIN) Program] provides parents with access to community-based nutritional programming and an enhanced nutrition supplement, giving families on provincial income assistance increased access to nutritious foods during critical developmental stages. 1, record 5, English, - community%2Dbased%20nutritional%20programming
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Diététique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- programme nutritionnel communautaire
1, record 5, French, programme%20nutritionnel%20communautaire
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le Women and Infant Nutrition (WIN) Program] permet aux parents de participer à des programmes nutritionnels communautaires et d'obtenir un supplément nutritionnel; les familles qui reçoivent de l'assistance sociale de la province ont ainsi accès à des aliments nutritifs pendant les stades critiques du développement. 1, record 5, French, - programme%20nutritionnel%20communautaire
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source(s) : Plan d'action national pour les enfants - Élaboration d'une vision commune. Mai 1999. 1, record 5, French, - programme%20nutritionnel%20communautaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1997-02-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
- Taxation
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- non-taxable rebate
1, record 6, English, non%2Dtaxable%20rebate
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In Nova Scotia, senior citizens who own and reside in their own homes and who are in receipt of either GIS(Guaranteed Income Supplement) or SPA(Spouse's Allowance) benefits may apply for assistance in paying their municipal residential property taxes. This non-taxable rebate amounts to 50% of the net property taxes paid in the previous year. 1, record 6, English, - non%2Dtaxable%20rebate
Record 6, Key term(s)
- nontaxable rebate
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
- Fiscalité
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- remboursement non imposable
1, record 6, French, remboursement%20non%20imposable
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En Nouvelle-Écosse, les personnes âgées qui sont propriétaires de leur logement, qui y résident et qui bénéficient du Supplément de revenu garanti ou l'Allocation au conjoint peuvent, sur demande, recevoir de l'aide pour payer l'impôt foncier municipal sur leur résidence, ce remboursement s'élève à 50 p. 100 de l'impôt net payé l'année précédente. 1, record 6, French, - remboursement%20non%20imposable
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1997-01-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- monthly supplement
1, record 7, English, monthly%20supplement
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... benefit levels under the(Manitoba) Social Allowances Act were increased. The 1992 rate increase included a new $60 monthly supplement(increased to $70 per month in January 1993) for disabled clients known as "Income Assistance for the Disabled". 1, record 7, English, - monthly%20supplement
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- supplément mensuel
1, record 7, French, suppl%C3%A9ment%20mensuel
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il y a eu augmentation des prestations versées en vertu de la Loi sur l'aide sociale (Social Allowances Act) du Manitoba. En 1992, l'augmentation comprenait un nouveau supplément mensuel de 60 $ (porté à 70 $ par mois en janvier 1993) connu sous le nom de «Aide au revenu pour les personnes handicapées». 1, record 7, French, - suppl%C3%A9ment%20mensuel
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-06-02
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- International Relations
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- income supplement assistance 1, record 8, English, income%20supplement%20assistance
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Relations internationales
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- complément au revenu
1, record 8, French, compl%C3%A9ment%20au%20revenu
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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