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BUSINESS ACTIVITY [3 records]

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Record 1 2014-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Public Administration
DEF

Any activity performed by a department in the course of its operations to deliver or support the delivery of its programs or services.

OBS

A business activity is composed of one or several business processes and related information assets.

OBS

A business activity can be a GC [Government of Canada] program (e.g., Employment Insurance), a specific business process and related information assets (e.g., accounting), or a set of business processes and related information assets with common organizational objectives (e.g., human resources management). Business activities can also include broader concerns such as mission, image, and reputation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration publique
DEF

Toute activité effectuée par un ministère dans le cadre de son fonctionnement pour offrir ses programmes et services ou en faciliter la prestation.

OBS

Une activité opérationnelle inclut un ou plusieurs processus opérationnels et des biens d'information.

OBS

Une activité opérationnelle peut être un programme du GC [gouvernement du Canada] (p. ex., l'assurance-emploi), un processus opérationnel appliqué à des biens d'information particuliers (p. ex., la comptabilité) ou un ensemble de processus opérationnels communs (p. ex., la gestion des ressources humaines). Les activités opérationnelles peuvent également viser des objectifs plus larges, p. ex., la mission, l'image et la réputation.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
CONT

For the purpose of subsection (1), a foreign national seeks to engage in international business activities in Canada without directly entering the Canadian labour market only if the primary source of remuneration for the business activities is outside Canada.

OBS

Term found in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, 2002.

OBS

Term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • business activity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
CONT

Pour l'application du paragraphe (1), l'étranger cherche à participer à des activités commerciales internationales au Canada sans s'intégrer directement au marché du travail au Canada si la principale source de rémunération des activités commerciales se situe à l'extérieur du Canada.

OBS

Terme tiré du Règlement sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés, 2002.

OBS

Terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • activités commerciales

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

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