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PAYS EMIGRATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- source country
1, record 1, English, source%20country
correct, federal regulation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A source country is a country where persons are in refugee-like situations as a result of civil war or armed conflict or because their fundamental human rights are not respected. 2, record 1, English, - source%20country
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
source country: term found in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, 2002. 3, record 1, English, - source%20country
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pays source d'immigrants
1, record 1, French, pays%20source%20d%27immigrants
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pays source 2, record 1, French, pays%20source
correct, federal regulation, masculine noun
- pays d'émigration 2, record 1, French, pays%20d%27%C3%A9migration
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Est un pays source celui qui répond aux critères suivants : une guerre civile, un conflit armé ou le ne non respect des droits fondamentaux de la personne font en sorte que les personnes qui s'y trouvent sont dans une situation assimilable à celle de réfugiés au sens de la Convention. 3, record 1, French, - pays%20source%20d%27immigrants
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La Chine est devenue en 1998 le principal pays source d'immigrants à destination du Canada. 4, record 1, French, - pays%20source%20d%27immigrants
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pays source : terme tiré du Règlement sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés, 2002. 5, record 1, French, - pays%20source%20d%27immigrants
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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