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LEGAL MANDATE [21 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Legal Profession: Organization
OBS

The Canadian Bar Association is a professional, voluntary organization which was formed in 1896, and incorporated by a Special Act of Parliament on April 15, 1921. The mandate of the Association is to : improve the law; improve the administration of justice; improve and promote access to justice; promote equality in the legal profession and in the justice system improve and promote the knowledge, skills, ethical standards and well-being of members of the legal profession; represent the legal profession nationally and internationally; and promote the interests of the members of The Canadian Bar Association.

OBS

Title and abbreviation confirmed by the organization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Organisation de la profession (Droit)
OBS

L'Association du Barreau canadien (ABC) est un organisme bénévole, professionnel qui a été créé en 1896 et constitué en personne morale par une Loi spéciale du Parlement le 15 avril 1921. Le mandat de l’Association consiste à : améliorer et faire respecter le droit; améliorer l'administration de la justice; améliorer et promouvoir l'accès à la justice; promouvoir l’égalité des sexes au sein de la profession juridique et du système judiciaire; améliorer et promouvoir les connaissances, les aptitudes, les normes éthiques et le bien-être des membres de la profession juridique; représenter la profession juridique sur un plan international et national; et promouvoir les intérêts des membres de L'Association du Barreau canadien.

OBS

Appellation et abréviation confirmées par l'organisme.

Key term(s)
  • Association du Barreau au Canada
  • Barreau canadien

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités nacionales canadienses
  • Organización de la profesión (Derecho)
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Record 2 2024-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • Water Transport
CONT

A muster drill is a mandatory safety exercise with the objective to familiarize all guests and crew with the location(muster station) where they are to assemble in the unlikely event of an emergency, as well as additional safety information. The assembly muster drill is an international... requirement that is enforced by the [United States] Coast Guard, as well as all other port state authorities, depending on the port. Current legal requirements for conducting a muster of passengers are found in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea(SOLAS) and mandate that a muster for embarking passengers occur before departure, or after departure from port.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Transport par eau

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Contracts
  • Public Administration
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

Contracting for legal services.... To fulfill his or her mandate, the registrar can contract for legal services to be provided by private sector law practitioners.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marchés publics
  • Administration publique
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Passation de marchés de services juridiques. [...] Afin de remplir son mandat, le registraire peut passer des marchés pour des services juridiques offerts par des praticiens du droit du secteur privé.

Key term(s)
  • passation de marché de service juridique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contratos gubernamentales
  • Administración pública
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
CONT

Contratación de servicios jurídicos de abogados en ejercicio para su apoderamiento por el Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) en el ámbito de la Dirección Provincial del INSS de Cádiz durante el segundo semestre de 2016.

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Record 4 2021-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Positions
  • Surveying
OBS

Subject to the direction of the Minister of Natural Resources, the Surveyor General of Canada Lands has responsibility for the management of surveys on Canada Lands. This mandate drives two programs : Canada's Survey Registry, which provides the standards for surveys, registration processes and the archive for legal survey documents; and Canada's Survey Program, which delivers the legal surveys in support of Government of Canada priorities such as those for Aboriginal Lands.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes gouvernementaux
  • Arpentage
OBS

Sous la direction du Ministre des Ressources naturelles, l'arpenteur général des terres du Canada est responsable de la gestion des arpentages sur les Terres du Canada. Ce mandat donne une orientation aux deux programmes suivants : le Registre d'arpentage du Canada, qui établit les normes d'arpentage, les processus d'enregistrement et fournit les archives des documents officiels d'arpentage; le Programme d'arpentage du Canada, qui fournit des arpentages pour appuyer les priorités du gouvernement du Canada comme celles touchant les terres des Autochtones.

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Data Banks and Databases
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
OBS

The Health Status Registry (HSR) in British Columbia operates an independent comprehensive database on congenital anomalies, other genetic conditions, as well as selected disabilities and handicapping conditions.

OBS

First established in 1952 as the Crippled Children's Registry, the name was changed to the Health Status Registry in 1992 with a legal mandate under the Health Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Banques et bases de données
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
OBS

Le Health Status Registry (HSR) de la Colombie-Britannique est une base de données complète et indépendante sur les anomalies congénitales, les troubles génétiques ainsi que sur certaines incapacités et certains troubles invalidants.

OBS

Créé en 1952 sous le nom de Crippled Children's Registry, il a été rebaptisé Health Status Registry en 1992 et investi d’un mandat en vertu de la Health Act.

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Law (various)
OBS

The Canadian Energy Law Foundation is the pre-eminent association for lawyers engaged in energy law applicable to Canada. [The] mandate is to enhance and promote understanding of current and emerging legal issues important to the energy industry through collegial thought-exchange and leadership.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Droit (divers)

Spanish

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Record 7 2017-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Law (various)
  • Internet and Telematics
OBS

The Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy [and] Public Interest Clinic(CIPPIC) is a law and technology clinic based at the Centre for Law, Technology [and] Society at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law in Canada. CIPPIC' s mandate is to advocate in the public interest on diverse issues arising at the intersection of law and technology.... CIPPIC was established at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law in the fall of 2003. It is the first legal clinic of its kind in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Droit (divers)
  • Internet et télématique
OBS

La Clinique d'intérêt public et de politique d'Internet du Canada Samuelson-Glushko (CIPPIC) est une clinique en droit et de la technologie basée au Centre de recherche en droit, technologie et société dans la section de common law de l'Université d'Ottawa au Canada. Le mandat de CIPPIC est de promouvoir dans l'intérêt public diverses questions survenant à l'intersection du droit et de la technologie. [La CIPPIC] a été mise sur pied […] à l'automne 2003. C'est la première clinique juridique de ce genre au Canada.

Spanish

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Record 8 2016-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Trusts (common law)
DEF

A use that results from the combining of the equitable title and legal title of an estate, done to comply with the Statute of Uses’ mandate that the holder of an estate be vested with legal title to ensure the holder's liability for feudal dues.

OBS

Historical; no longer current in law.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des fiducies (common law)
OBS

usage parfait : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 9 2014-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military and Security
DEF

An intergovernmental, regional or global organization governed by international law and established by a group of states, with international juridical personality given by international agreement, however characterized, creating enforceable rights and obligations for the purpose of fulfilling a given function and pursuing common aims.

OBS

Exceptionally, the International Committee of the Red Cross, although a non-governmental organization formed under the Swiss Civil Code, is mandated by the international community of states and is founded on international law, specifically the Geneva Conventions, has an international legal personality or status on its own, and enjoys some immunities and privileges for the fulfilment of its humanitarian mandate.

OBS

international organization: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire et sécurité
DEF

Organisation intergouvernementale, régionale ou mondiale, régie par le droit international et créée par un groupe d'États, qui possède, en vertu d'un accord international, quelle qu'en soit la nature, une personnalité juridique internationale lui conférant des droits et obligations propres, dans le but d'assurer une fonction donnée et de poursuivre des objectifs communs.

OBS

À titre d'exception, bien qu'il s'agisse d'une organisation non gouvernementale établie en vertu du Code civil suisse, le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge est mandaté par la communauté internationale des États et il est fondé sur le droit international, en particulier sur les Conventions de Genève, possède une personnalité juridique internationale ou un statut propre et jouit de certains privilèges et immunités pour l'accomplissement de son mandat humanitaire.

OBS

organisation internationale : terme, abbréviation et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 10 2012-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
OBS

ARCH Disability Law Centre, as a specialty legal clinic with a provincial mandate, undertakes to achieve this vision by : ensuring our work has Ontario wide impact focusing on, identifying and removing systemic barriers; addressing issues that have an impact on low income people with disabilities, including the root causes of poverty; empowering people with disabilities; being recognized as experts in the law as it affects people with disabilities; addressing the heightened disadvantage, marginalization and exclusion faced by people with disabilities by reason of factors such as gender, race, age, language, economic status and sexual orientation.

Key term(s)
  • Advocacy Resource Center for the Handicapped

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Droits et libertés
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées

Spanish

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Record 11 2012-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Legal Documents
OBS

The Foundation's mandate is to help enable the creation of top-quality legal writing—one of the key tools that Canadian lawyers and judges need in their everyday work. This need was much different when the Foundation was created in August 1959 and in the first decade or so of its growth.

Key term(s)
  • Foundation for Legal Research in Canada

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Documents juridiques
OBS

Le mandat de la Fondation consiste à fournir un des outils, soit des textes juridiques, dont les avocats, avocates, notaires et juges ont besoin dans leur travail au quotidien. Ce besoin diffère de celui qui existait au moment de sa création en août 1959 et pendant les premières décennies de son existence et de sa croissance.

Spanish

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Record 12 2011-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Aboriginal Law
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

Carrier Sekani Family Services under the guidance of Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, has been given the mandate to establish a comprehensive infrastructure for social, health and legal programs, for the eventual take-over of these services, consistent with the CSTC objective of working towards Indian Self-Government.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Droit autochtone
  • Services sociaux et travail social

Spanish

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Record 13 2010-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Corporate Structure
  • Federal Administration
OBS

The Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Division(LRAD) is a centre of expertise with the mandate to review, monitor, lead and co-ordinate legislative and regulatory activities across the Health Portfolio. The division identifies emerging issues and develops policies to ensure that legislation evolves in a way that responds to social, legal and technical realities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Structures de l'entreprise
  • Administration fédérale
OBS

La Division des affaires législatives et réglementaires (DALR) est un centre d'expertise qui a reçu le mandat d'examiner, de surveiller, de diriger et de coordonner les activités législatives et réglementaires du portefeuille de la santé. La division identifie les nouveaux enjeux et élabore des politiques qui répondent aux réalités sociales, légales et techniques.

Spanish

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Record 14 2005-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • National and International Security
OBS

Author: Cheryl Crane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale

Spanish

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Record 15 2005-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
OBS

The Canadian College of Microbiologists(CCM) is a professional association for Microbiologists across Canada. The College was incorporated in 1978 under the Canada Corporations Act and has a mandate to : gain recognition of microbiology as a distinctive scientific profession and to provide an association through which professional microbiologists may develop programs and activities to promote their professional development and status; provide a designation, by which they are recognized to work with microorganisms with competence, dependability and safety; and operate with legal and professional status as a non-profit organization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie

Spanish

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Record 16 2004-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Road Transport
OBS

The Highway Traffic Board's mandate is to establish and to administer legislation relating to the safe and legal operations of private vehicles, the bus-truck industry and the Short Line Rail industry in Saskatchewan where specifically legislated to do so.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Transport routier
Key term(s)
  • Conseil routier de la Saskatchewan

Spanish

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Record 17 2004-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Provincial Administration
OBS

Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick(PLEIS-NB) is a non-profit organization and a registered charity. Our mandate is to develop a variety of bilingual educational products and services about the law for the public in order to promote access to the legal system. The goal is to assist the public in identifying and understanding their legal rights and responsibilities with a view to improving their ability to deal with legal matters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Administration provinciale
OBS

Le Service public d'éducation et d'information juridiques du Nouveau-Brunswick (SPEIJ-NB) est un organisme à but non lucratif et à vocation charitable. Il a pour mandat de mettre sur pied divers services éducatifs et informatifs publics en matière juridique en vue de promouvoir l'accès à l'appareil judiciaire. Il vise à aider les justiciables à connaître et à comprendre davantage leurs droits et leurs responsabilités afin d'accroître leur capacité de faire face à des situations juridiques.

Spanish

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Record 18 2000-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Institutions
  • Banking
CONT

Over the past 15 years, the country has reformed its monetary framework and policy instruments and created the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas(BSP). Since replacing the old(and insolvent) Central Bank of the Philippines in 1993, the BSP has become an independent monetary authority with full administrative autonomy and a clear legal mandate to pursue price stability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Institutions financières
  • Banque
CONT

Ces quinze dernières années, le pays a renforcé le cadre et les instruments monétaires, et a créé la Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Depuis qu'elle a remplacé la Banque centrale des Philippines (insolvable) en 1993, la BSP est devenue une autorité monétaire indépendante dotée d'une totale autonomie administrative et officiellement chargée d'une mission précise, celle d'assurer la stabilité des prix.

Spanish

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Record 19 1997-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
OBS

CDIC Committee, CDIC means(Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation). The Employee Relations Committee's mandate is to review and make recommendations to the Board regarding personnel policies, training, succession planning, compensation, compliance with employee-related legal requirements, grievances and the general state of employee relations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
OBS

Comité de la SADC (Société d'assurance-dépôts du Canada). Le Comité des relations avec les employés est chargé de l'étude des politiques internes touchant le personnel, la formation, la planification de la relève, la rémunération, le respect des dispositions légales relatives aux ressources humaines, les plaintes et la qualité globale des relations avec le personnel.

Spanish

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Record 20 1990-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 21 1985-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)
OBS

(National Defence: 1984-85 Estimates, p. 9)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
OBS

(Défense nationale - Budget des dépenses 1984-1985, p. 9)

Spanish

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