Anglophone:- A native English speaker. Geographical areas can also be referred to as Anglophone or Francophone.

-: B :-

Backpacking:- A casual form of budget travel carrying one's belongings in a backpack (also known as a knapsack or rucksack). Often involves staying in hostels, finding temporary work and frequently moving to different cities and locations.

-: C :-

Canuck:- The informal name for a Canadian, and especially, formerly, a French Canadian.

CCIP:- Canada Career Information Partnership, a national network of government and private sector agencies which provide career and labour market information to Canadians. See useful Address for contact details. 

CEGEP:- A junior college a person attends in Quebec after high school and before university.

Charter of Rights and Freedoms:- An act entrenched in the Canadian Constitution that guarantees certain fundamental , democratic, mobility, legal, equality, and language rights to the people of Canada.

Chronological CV/resume:- Shows job experience and educational qualifications in date order (from the most recent to the oldest)

Citizenship:- All persons born in Canada are Canadian citizens at birth, with a few exceptions (one being the children of diplomats). Children born abroad to Canadian citizens are also automatically Canadian citizens. Landed immigrants can become Canadian citizens through a naturalisation process. Canadian citizens have the right to vote, run for office and to enter, remain in and leave Canada at their discretion. Only Canadian citizens can carry a Canadian passport.

Classifieds:- Advertisements arranged under headings, such as 'rental               accommodation' , 'employment' and 'for sale' in a newspaper.

College:- Post-secondary education, not as advanced as university.

Common Law:- Often called 'judge made law', it relies on previous decisions made by the courts, called precedents. Called 'common' because it applies to everyone, this law developed in England and is used in all provinces outside Quebec. 

Confederation:- Refers to the birth of Canada as a country on 1 July 1867 and also used  to describe the events that led to Confederation.

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-: E :-

E-mail:- Part of the Internet which allows messages to be sent to and received by individuals with addresses on the system.

Employment Authorisation:-A work permit. Issued by the Canadian High Commission.

-: F :-

Federal Government:- The government of Canada, responsible for country-wide taxation, defense, budgets, law and order.

Francophone:- A native French speaker. Geographical area can also be referred to as Francophone or Anglophone.

French Civil Code:- Civil law relies on a written code of laws. Judges study the code to find the law that applies to the case at hand. Found in most European countries, it is also the law in quebec.

Functional CV/resume:- Classifies job experience and educational qualifications by skills.

-: G :-

Gas:- Petrol, when used with reference to automobiles.

GMAT:- Graduate Management Admissions Test. 

Goods and Services Tax:- (GST) is a 7 percent tax on most goods and services throughout Canada.

Governor General of Canada:- Represents the Queen in Canadian government, signing Acts of parliament.

GRE:- Graduate Record Exam.

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-: H :-

Health Card:- An Identification Card that enables individuals to use the public health care system.

High School:- Post-secondary education. Completed before college and/or university.

House of Commons:- Elected body of Members of parliment.Fulfils the same function as the house of Commons in Britain.

Human Resources Development Centre:- Located in cities and towns throughout Canada, these offices are where you register for a Social Insurance Number. They also provide help with job hunting.

-: I :-

Igloo:- A dome-shaped house of snow and ice.

Immigration Attorney:- A solicitor who specializes in legal matters pertaining to immigration and offers services to help intending immigrants obtain employment authorization and/or Landed immigrant status.

Immigration Consultant:- Offers services designed to help the intending immigrant obtain employment authorisation and /or Landed Immigrant status and, sometimes, to settle in the new country.

Internet:- The world-wide system of electronic communication via computer links.

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-: L :-

Landed Immigrant:- Someone who has been granted immigrant status and is entitled to live and work in Canada as a permanent resident.

Lieutenant Governor:- Each province has a lieutenant governor who is appointed by the governor- general on the advice of the prime minister to be the queen's official representative in the province. Duties are largely ceremonial. 

LSAT:- Law School Admissions Test.

-: M :-

Medicare:- A name often given to the various provincial health insurance schemes.

Ministers Permit:- The minister of Immigration may issue a written permit authorising any person to come into or remain in Canada under special circumstances if that person cannot through ordinary methods.

MSAT:- Medical School Admissions Test.

Multiculturalism:- The federal government's policy of recognising the customs and contributions of Canada's various ethnic groups.

-: P :-

Province:- One of the ten separate areas of Canada which enjoy a degree of self government. Similar to English counties.

Provincial government:- The more localised elected government responsible for local taxes, health care, transportation.

-: R :-

Real:- estate. Land and/or property available to buy and sell. A real estate agent or realtor is called an estate agent in the UK.

Resume:- A north American term for a cv.

RRSP:- Registered Retirement Saving Plan.

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-: S :-

Senate:- A Canadian federal government body, corresponds to the British House of Lords.

SIN:- An abbreviation of Social Insurance Number, without which you cannot work legally in Canada. Similar to the British National Insurance number.

Sales Tax:- A tax added to the price of goods at the time of sale. Amount varies by province. 

Skilled worker:- An individual with a particular set of kills such as a trade or profession.

Soccer:- The North American term for European football.

Social Security:- The network of government programmes aimed at protecting the living standards of Canadians during periods of illness, injury, old age and unemployment.

Sponsor:- A Canadian citizen or permanent resident who is willing to financially support an intending immigrant or temporary worker.

SWAP:- Student Work Abroad Program.

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Territory:- Similar to a province (see above), exercising a degree of self-government. There are two territories in Canada.

-: U :-

UIC:- Unemployment Insurance Commission. The government body which controls unemployment benefits(these are also referred to by the initials UIC)

-: V :-

Vacation:- Holiday

Visa Officer:- The immigration official who deals with individual application.

-: W :-

Website:- Accessed via the Internet, the location of comprehensive information on a specific topic.

Wind-chill factor:- A measure that takes into account the amount by which the wind cools the air in the winter. The resultant temperature measures how cold it really feels outside, not simply the air temperature alone.

WWW:- World Wide Web. The interactive part of the Internet, containing an enormous range of information.

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