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POIDS DEMOGRAPHIQUE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electoral Systems and Political Parties
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- representation rule
1, record 1, English, representation%20rule
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This rule is provided for in the Fair Representation Act and applies to a province whose population was overrepresented in the House of Commons at the completion of the last redistribution process. If such a province would become underrepresented according to the new calculation method, it is given more seats to ensure its share is proportional to its share of the population. 2, record 1, English, - representation%20rule
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- règle de représentation
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A8gle%20de%20repr%C3%A9sentation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette règle est prévue dans la Loi sur la représentation équitable et s’applique à une province surreprésentée à la Chambre des communes au terme du dernier processus de redécoupage. Si une telle province devenait sous-représentée à la suite de l'application de la nouvelle formule de représentation, d’autres sièges lui seraient attribués afin que sa part soit proportionnelle à son poids démographique. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20de%20repr%C3%A9sentation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-08-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
- Recruiting of Personnel
- Labour and Employment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- representative level of employment
1, record 2, English, representative%20level%20of%20employment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A level of employment in the Nunavut settlement area that reflects the ratio of Inuit to the total population of the Nunavut settlement area. 2, record 2, English, - representative%20level%20of%20employment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
representative level of employment: term and definition taken from the Agreement between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada. 3, record 2, English, - representative%20level%20of%20employment
Record 2, Key term(s)
- representative level
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
- Recrutement du personnel
- Travail et emploi
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- niveau d'embauchage représentatif
1, record 2, French, niveau%20d%27embauchage%20repr%C3%A9sentatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Niveau d’embauchage dans la région du Nunavut qui reflète le poids démographique des [Inuits] par rapport à la population totale de la région du Nunavut. 1, record 2, French, - niveau%20d%27embauchage%20repr%C3%A9sentatif
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
niveau d’embauchage représentatif : terme et définition relevés dans l’Accord entre les Inuit de la région du Nunavut et Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada (1993). 2, record 2, French, - niveau%20d%27embauchage%20repr%C3%A9sentatif
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En 2008, le Bureau de la traduction a recommandé l’accord en genre et en nombre des termes «Inuit» (nom propre) et «inuit» (adjectif). 3, record 2, French, - niveau%20d%27embauchage%20repr%C3%A9sentatif
Record 2, Key term(s)
- niveau représentatif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
- Statistical Surveys
- Demography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sub-population
1, record 3, English, sub%2Dpopulation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- subpopulation 2, record 3, English, subpopulation
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Every clearly defined part of a population. 1, record 3, English, - sub%2Dpopulation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
- Démographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sous-population
1, record 3, French, sous%2Dpopulation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toute partie nettement définie d’une population. 2, record 3, French, - sous%2Dpopulation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des sous-populations qui s’opposent sur des enjeux de reconnaissance, de participation ou d’indépendance, se distinguent par des marqueurs--langue, religion, origine, etc.--qui sont considérés comme suffisamment forts pour faire de chaque groupe une sous-population bien identifiable, souvent stable dans le temps. De mécanismes comme l'endogamie communautaire, la proximité territoriale, le partage d’un style de vie commun, etc., il découle une certaine autonomie de reproduction démographique de ces sous-populations. L'autonomie démographique peut se manifester par la croissance différentielle. Les sous-populations ne sont en effet pas toutes soumises à des conditions uniformes de mortalité, de natalité et de migrations. Il s’ensuit qu'elles ne s’accroissent pas toutes au même rythme et que leur poids relatif dans la population totale n’ est pas donné une fois pour toutes; [...] 3, record 3, French, - sous%2Dpopulation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estadística
- Encuestas estadísticas
- Demografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- subpoblación
1, record 3, Spanish, subpoblaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-11-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Demography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- demographic weight
1, record 4, English, demographic%20weight
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Moreover, although the presence of French on the Internet has significantly increased in the last few years, it is not as large as one might expect in terms of the demographic weight of Francophones around the world. 1, record 4, English, - demographic%20weight
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- poids démographique
1, record 4, French, poids%20d%C3%A9mographique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De plus, bien que la présence du français se soit fortement accrue ces dernières années, elle n’ est pas aussi importante qu'on pourrait l'espérer étant donné le poids démographique des francophones dans le monde. 1, record 4, French, - poids%20d%C3%A9mographique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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