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UNMARRIED PERSON [6 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dependant
1, record 1, English, dependant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person, other than an employee, who resides with the employee at the employee's primary residence in that district, and is : 1. the employee's spouse or common-law partner; 2. a person whom the member is eligible to claim a tax credit under the Income Tax Act; or 3. a biological child, stepchild, adopted child, or legal ward of a member, who is unmarried and under 25 years of age, and is in full-time attendance at a recognized educational institution. 1, record 1, English, - dependant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- personne à charge
1, record 1, French, personne%20%C3%A0%20charge
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne, autre qu'un employé, qui habite en permanence avec l'employé à sa résidence principale dans le district et : 1. qui est le conjoint ou le conjoint de fait de l'employé; 2. à l'égard de laquelle le membre a le droit de réclamer un crédit d'impôt en vertu de la Loi sur l'impôt sur le revenu; ou 3. qui est un enfant naturel, un enfant issu d'une union antérieure du conjoint, un enfant adopté ou un pupille du membre, qui n'est pas marié et qui a moins de 25 ans, et qui fréquente à temps plein un établissement d'enseignement reconnu. 1, record 1, French, - personne%20%C3%A0%20charge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-12-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- assisted relative
1, record 2, English, assisted%20relative
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... "assisted relative", with respect to any person who has given an undertaking to assist the relative, means a relative, other than a member of the family class, who is an immigrant and is(a) a brother or sister, a grandfather or grandmother, a father or mother, a son or daughter, or an unmarried niece or nephew less than twenty-one years of age, or(b) an aunt or uncle, a grandson or granddaughter, a married niece or nephew or a niece or nephew twenty-one or more years of age.... 3, record 2, English, - assisted%20relative
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- parent aidé
1, record 2, French, parent%20aid%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] «parents aidés», par rapport à toute personne qui s'est engagée à aider un immigrant, autre qu'une personne appartenant à la catégorie de la famille, désigne a) un frère ou une sœur, un grand-père ou une grand-mère, un père ou une mère, un fils ou une fille ou un neveu ou une nièce non marié âgé de moins de vingt et un ans, ou b) une tante ou un oncle, un petit-fils ou une petite-fille, un neveu ou une nièce marié ou un neveu ou une nièce âgé de vingt et un ans ou plus [...] 3, record 2, French, - parent%20aid%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-03-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Demography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- single person
1, record 3, English, single%20person
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- unmarried person 1, record 3, English, unmarried%20person
correct
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- célibataire
1, record 3, French, c%C3%A9libataire
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-06-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Special-Language Phraseology
- Family Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- maintenance money
1, record 4, English, maintenance%20money
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sum paid as financial support to a child, an unmarried spouse or a divorced person. 2, record 4, English, - maintenance%20money
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- somme versée à titre d'entretien
1, record 4, French, somme%20vers%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20titre%20d%27entretien
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S'agissant de la somme versée au profit d'un enfant, du conjoint non-marié ou de l'ex-époux. 2, record 4, French, - somme%20vers%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20titre%20d%27entretien
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-03-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- News and Journalism (General)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- foreign news company
1, record 5, English, foreign%20news%20company
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- foreign news agency 2, record 5, English, foreign%20news%20agency
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A person who seeks entry... is not required to obtain a student authorization before he appears at a port of entry if he is the spouse or unmarried son or daughter of... an employee of a foreign news company coming to or in Canada for the purpose of reporting on Canadian events;... 3, record 5, English, - foreign%20news%20company
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Information et journalisme (Généralités)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- agence de presse étrangère
1, record 5, French, agence%20de%20presse%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quiconque sollicite l'autorisation de séjour [...] n'est pas tenu d'obtenir un permis de séjour pour étudiant avant de se présenter à un point d'entrée s'il est le conjoint, le fils ou la fille non marié [...] d'un employé d'une agence de presse étrangère qui entre ou se trouve au Canada pour y faire le reportage d'événements qui se produisent sur la scène canadienne; [...] 2, record 5, French, - agence%20de%20presse%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-11-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- celibacy 1, record 6, English, celibacy
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The state of being unmarried, especially that of a person under a vow not to marry. 1, record 6, English, - celibacy
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- célibat
1, record 6, French, c%C3%A9libat
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État d'une personne en âge d'être mariée et qui ne l'est pas, ne l'a jamais été. 1, record 6, French, - c%C3%A9libat
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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