Canadian Immigration and Citizenship Indexing Terms

December 2002

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MAH
USE: Master agreement holders
Mail order brides
FRA: Mariage par correspondance
Malfeasance
FRA: Méfait
Mandate
FRA: Mandat
Mandatory citizenship test questions
FRA: Question obligatoire de l’examen pour l’obtention de la citoyenneté
SN: In August 2001 a change in the citizenship test marking methodology was implemented to ensure compliance with Section 15 of the Citizenship Regulations.
UF: Mandatory questions
Mandatory employment-related costs
FRA: Charges sociales obligatoires de l’employeur
UF: MERC
Mandatory questions
USE: Mandatory citizenship test questions
Manpower
USE: Labour force
Manpower centres
USE: Employment centres
Manuals
FRA: Guide
Maple Leaf Card
USE: Permanent resident card
Marginalisation
FRA: Marginalisation
Marine boundaries
USE: Boundary waters
Maritime immigration procedures
FRA: Traitement des demandes d’immigrants arrivés par bateau
Marriage
FRA: Mariage
Marriage certificates
FRA: Certificat de mariage
UF: Certificates of marriage
Marriages of convenience
FRA: Mariage de convenance
SN: Use for marriages which have been entered into for the sole purpose of obtaining a permanent resident visa. For marriages which have been entered into with or without the consent or acquaintance of the marriage partners due to cultural traditions, use 'Arranged marriages'.
UF: Non bona fide marriages
Mass communications
USE: Media
Mass media
USE: Media
Master agreement holders
FRA: Signataire d’entente-cadre
UF: MAH
Matching centre
FRA: Centre de jumelage
Maximum slippage objective
FRA: Objectif d’écart maximal
McKenna decision
FRA: Décision McKenna
SN: In 1998, the Federal Court of Appeal determined that the Citizenship Act contained a distinction between natural-born children and adopted children in regard to the obtaining of citizenship. This distinction was found to be discriminatory because it requires permanent residence of a child legally adopted by a Canadian citizen, while a child born to a Canadian outside Canada is a citizen from birth. As a result, an interim measure has been developed allowing persons legally adopted by Canadians and residing outside Canada to apply for a special grant of citizenship under subsection 5(4). See CP 01-05 for more information.
Media
FRA: Médias de masse
UF:
  • Mass communications
  • Mass media
Mediation
FRA: Médiation
Medical examination
FRA: Examen médical
USE: Medical screening
Medical loans
FRA: Prêt au titre de la visite médicale
Medical officers
FRA: Médecin agréé
Medical practitioners
FRA: Médecin
Medical screening
FRA: Examen médical
UF:
  • Health check
  • Medical examination
Medical surveillance
FRA: Surveillance médicale
Medicine
FRA: Médecine
Memoranda of understanding
FRA: Protocole d’entente
UF: MOU
Mental health
FRA: Santé mentale
Mental health services
USE: Health care system
MERC
USE: Mandatory employment-related costs
Metadata
FRA: Métadonnées
Methodology
FRA: Méthodologie
Métis
FRA: Métis
Metropolis Project
FRA: Projet Metropolis
Migrant smuggling
USE: Human trafficking
Miniature certificates
FRA: Mini-certificat
SN: Miniature certificates of citizenship have been issued since 1954 but were optional until the Citizenship Act of February 15, 1977. Since February 15, 1977 the miniature certificate of Canadian citizenship has been the official document for proof of citizenship. The miniature is a small, laminated photo card.
Minimum necessary income
FRA: Revenu vital minimum
Minister's permits
USE: Temporary resident permits
Ministerial appeals
FRA: Appels interjetés par le ministre
Ministerial interventions
FRA: Intervention ministérielle
Minor grants
FRA: Attribution de la citoyenneté à des mineurs
SN: As per 5(2)(a) of the Citizenship Act.
Minorities
FRA: Minorité
UF: Minority groups
Minority groups
USE: Minorities
Minority language rights
USE: Language rights
Minors
FRA: Mineur
SN: For immigration purposes use to describe a person who has not reached the age of majority in the province of residence and is therefore not legally considered to be an adult. In various provinces minors are under 18 or 19 years of age. For citizenship purposes use to describe anyone under the age of 21 under the Canadian Citizenship Act or Naturalization Act. Use to describe anyone under 18 years of age under the Citizenship Act.
Mixed marriages
FRA: Mariage mixte
Mobility rights
FRA: Liberté de circulation
Modern war crimes
FRA: Crimes de guerre contemporains
Modern War Crimes System
FRA: Système sur les crimes de guerre contemporains
UF: MWCS
Monitoring reports
FRA: Rapport de contrôle
Mortality
FRA: Mortalité
MOU
USE: Memoranda of understanding
Multicultural broadcasting
FRA: Radiodiffusion multiculturelle
UF: Ethnic broadcasting
Multicultural education
FRA: Éducation multiculturelle
Multicultural press
FRA: Presse multiculturelle
UF: Ethnic press
Multicultural radio
FRA: Radio multiculturelle
UF: Ethnic radio
Multicultural research
FRA: Recherche multiculturelle
Multicultural television
FRA: Télévision multiculturelle
UF: Ethnic television
Multiculturalism
FRA: Multiculturalisme
SN: The policy which supports and promotes the existence of a number of distinct cultural groups within Canada.
Multilingualism
FRA: Multilinguisme
Multiple applications
USE: Lost applications
Multiple citizenship
USE: Dual citizenship
Municipal government
USE: Local government
MWCS
USE: Modern War Crimes System

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