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Record 1 2013-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • School and School-Related Administration
  • Educational Institutions
CONT

The Fabrique Act. Between 1801 and 1824, French Canadians in the Provincial Assembly made numerous unsuccessful pleas for formal recognition of the parish corporation(fabrique) as the basic educational unit. By [means of the Fabrique Act in 1824], parish corporations were authorized to establish and maintain elementary schools within their jurisdictions.

OBS

The terms "parish corporation" and "fabrique" are used in Quebec.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
  • Établissements d'enseignement
CONT

La loi des écoles de fabrique de 1824. (...) En 1824, le parlement du Bas-Canada, à la suggestion des autorités religieuses, vota une loi qui autorisait les fabriques, institutions de droit publique, à consacrer le quart de leur budget à la fondation et à l'entretien d'une ou de plusieurs écoles dans chaque paroisse.

OBS

Le terme "fabrique" est utilisé au Québec.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recruiting of Personnel
  • Federal Administration
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

It is recognized that under the new Public Service Employment Act(PSEA), recourse for unsuccessful candidates in internal appointment processes is to the Public Service Staffing Tribunal(PSST). Employees may make a complaint that they were not appointed by reason of an abuse of authority in applying merit, an abuse of authority in deciding between an advertised and a non-advertised process, and where there has been a failure to assess the complainant in the official language of his/her choice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recrutement du personnel
  • Administration fédérale
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

En vertu de la nouvelle Loi sur l'emploi dans la fonction publique (LEFP), les candidats non reçus dans le cadre d'un processus de nomination interne peuvent déposer une plainte devant le Tribunal de la dotation de la fonction publique (TDFP). Ils peuvent y recourir s'ils croient ne pas avoir été nommés par suite d'un abus de pouvoir dans l'application du principe du mérite ou dans la décision d'opter pour un processus annoncé ou un processus non annoncé, ou encore s'ils jugent ne pas avoir été évalués dans la langue officielle de leur choix.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)

Spanish

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