Canadian Immigration and Citizenship Indexing Terms

December 2002

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Race relations
FRA: Relations raciales
SN: Use to describe the interpersonal contact between or among racial groups.
UF: Ethnic relations
Racial discrimination
FRA: Discrimination raciale
SN: Use to describe inequitable treatment directed toward a group because of race. 'Race' usually assumes some real or imagined physical characteristics such as skin colour or features etc.
UF: Racism
Racism
USE: Racial discrimination
RAP
USE: Resettlement Assistance Program
RBA certificates
USE: Registration of birth abroad certificates
RCO
USE: Refugee claims officers
Reacquire citizenship
USE: Resumption of citizenship
Reaffirmation ceremonies
FRA: Cérémonie de réaffirmation
Reaffirmation certificates
FRA: Certificat de réaffirmation
SN: Use to describe the souvenir documents given to people who participate in a reaffirmation ceremony. These are not legal documents.
Receipts
FRA: Reçu
Receiving countries
FRA: Pays d’accueil
Recidivism
FRA: Récidive
Record letters
FRA: Lettre de confirmation de statut
SN: Use to describe the confirmation document that a person has been registered as a Canadian citizen.
UF: Confirmation of citizenship
Record of landing
USE: Immigrant visa and record of landing
Record searches
FRA: Recherche de dossiers
UF: Search of records
Records management
FRA: Gestion des documents administratifs
Recruiting
USE: Recruitment
Recruitment
FRA: Recrutement
UF: Recruiting
Reference materials
FRA: Ouvrages de références
Refoulement
FRA: Refoulement
SN: The return by a state of an individual to another country in which that person may be persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.
Refugee Appeal Division
FRA: Section d’appel des réfugiés
SN: Use to describe the division of the Immigration and Refugee Board under IRAP, not yet in force.
Refugee camps
FRA: Camps de réfugiés
Refugee categories
FRA: Catégorie des réfugiés
Refugee claimant rights
FRA: Droits de demandeurs du statut de réfugié
Refugee claims
FRA: Revendication du statut de réfugié
Refugee claims officers
FRA: Agent chargé de la revendication
UF: RCO
Refugee law
FRA: Droit des réfugiés
Refugee minors
FRA: Réfugiés mineurs
SN: A person under 18 years of age who has been granted refugee status.
Refugee policy
FRA: Politique relative aux réfugiés
SN: Use for a course or method of action deliberately chosen that guides or influences decisions on refugee matters. Use for outlining, discussing or proposing changes to policy. For actual statements issued by political parties or governments, use both this heading and 'Policy documents'.
Refugee protection
FRA: Protection des réfugiés
SN: Used to describe all aspects of the rights and protection of refugees, including legal, social and physical concerns.
Refugee Protection Division
FRA: Section de la protection des réfugiés
SN: Under IRAP the previous 'Convention Refugee Determination Division' has been renamed the 'Refugee Protection Division'.
UF:
  • Convention Refugee Determination Division
  • CRDD
  • RPD
Refugee Resettlement Model
FRA: Modèle de réétablissement des réfugiés
UF: RPM
Refugee selection
FRA: Sélection de réfugiés
Refugee sponsorship
FRA: Parrainage de réfugiés
UF: Sponsorship of refugees
Refugee Sponsorship Training Program
FRA: Programme de formation relative au parrainage de réfugiés
UF: RSTP
Refugee status
FRA: Statut de réfugié
Refugees
FRA: Réfugié
Refunds
FRA: Remboursement
Refusal
USE: Non-approval
Regional chief overpayment recovery
FRA: Chef régional du recouvrement des trop-payés
Regional program centres
FRA: Centre régional de programmes
Regional programs
FRA: Programmes régional
Registrar
FRA: Greffier
UF: Registrar of Canadian citizenship
Registrar of Canadian citizenship
FRA: Enregistrement d’une naissance à l’étranger
USE: Registrar
Registration of birth abroad
FRA: Enregistrement d’une naissance à l’étranger
SN: Under the Canadian Citizenship Act certain children born outside Canada to a Canadian parent were eligible to be registered as citizens.
Registration of birth abroad certificates
FRA: Certificat d’enregistrement d’une naissance à l’étranger
SN: Use to describe the documents issued under the Canadian Citizenship Act confirming that a person registered as a Canadian citizen. This document is not proof of citizenship.
UF: RBA certificates
Regulations
FRA: Réglementation
Regulatory impact analysis statement
FRA: Résumé de l’étude d’impact de la réglementation
USE: Impact studies
Rehabilitation
FRA: Réadaptation
SN: The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act does not define ‘Rehabilitation’. Black's Law Dictionary defines rehabilitation as “[t]he process of seeking to improve a criminal’s character and outlook so that he or she can function in society without committing other crimes.” Within the immigration context, the Federal Court of Appeal has described the rehabilitation decision as an assessment of possible future comportment based on actions, attitudes and behaviour since conviction.
Reinstatement
FRA: Réintégration
USE: Resumption of citizenship
Reinstatement of status
FRA: Rétablissement du statut
USE: Restoration of status
Relationships of convenience
FRA: Relation de convenance
SN: Use to describe relationships entered into for immigration purposes.
Reliability of Client Information
FRA: Fiabilité des renseignements sur le client
Relief provisions
FRA: Dispositions liées au redressement
Religion
FRA: Religion
Religious discrimination
FRA: Discrimination religieuse
Religious tolerance
FRA: Tolérance religieuse
Removal orders
FRA: Mesure de renvoi
SN: One of three types of orders (departure, deportation, and exclusion) which require a foreign national to physically depart Canada.
Removals
FRA: Renvoyées
Renunciation certificates
FRA: Certificat de renonciation
UF: Certificates of Renunciation
Renunciation of citizenship
FRA: Répudiation de la citoyenneté
Repatriation
FRA: Repatriement
SN: Use for the return, voluntary or otherwise, of prisoners of war, refugees, etc. to their home country or country of habitual residence.
Replacement certificates
FRA: Certificat de remplacement
Reports
FRA: Rapport
Request for medical opinion
FRA: Demande d’avis médical
Research
FRA: Recherche
Resettlement
FRA: Réétablissement
SN: Use for the process by which refugees establish economic sustainability and social networks in the receiving country in order to function effectively.
Resettlement Assistance Program
FRA: Programme d’aide au réétablissement
UF: RAP
Resettlement loans
FRA: Prêt au titre du réétablissement
Resettlement partners
USE: Service provider organizations
Resettlement processing
FRA: Processus de réétablissement
Residence
FRA: Résidence
Residence calculation
FRA: Calcul de la résidence
SN: Section 5(1)(c) of the Citizenship Act states how residence is calculated.
Residency obligations
FRA: Obligation de résidence
Residency status
FRA: Statut de résidence
Responsible parent
FRA: Parent responsable
SN: The Canadian Citizenship Act defines the responsible parent as the father in wedlock, mother out of wedlock and mother if she has the child's custody by court order. Children could acquire or lose citizenship through the actions of the responsible parent. This definition only applies to the Canadian Citizenship Act.
Restoration of status
FRA: Rétablissement du statut
UF: Reinstatement of status
Resume citizenship
USE: Resumption of citizenship
Resumption of citizenship
FRA: Réintégration dans la citoyenneté
UF:
  • Citizenship resumption
  • Reacquire citizenship
  • Reinstatement
  • Resume citizenship
Retention of citizenship
FRA: Conservation de la citoyenneté
Retraining
FRA: Formation de reconversion
Return migration
FRA: Migration de retour
SN: Use for the voluntary return of immigrants or refugees to their original country.
Reverse discrimination
USE: Affirmative action
Revocation of citizenship
FRA: Révocation de la citoyenneté
UF: Automatic loss
Right of Citizenship Fee
FRA: Droit exigé pour la citoyenneté
Right of landing fee
USE: Right of permanent residence fee
Right of permanent residence fee
FRA: Droit exigé pour la résidence permanente
SN: Under IRAP this term replaces the previous Right of Landing Fee (ROLF).
UF:
  • Landing fee
  • Permanent resident fee
  • Right of landing fee
  • ROLF
  • RPRF
Right of withdrawl
USE: Right to withdrawl
Right to withdraw
FRA: Droit de retrait
UF: Right of withdrawl
Rights
FRA: Droits
Rights and responsibilities of citizenship
FRA: Droits et responsabilités liés à la citoyenneté
Rights of the child
USE: Children's rights
ROLF
USE: Right of permanent residence fee
RPD
USE: Refugee Protection Division
RPRF
USE: Right of permanent residence fee
RRM
USE: Refugee Resettlement Model
RSTP
USE: Refugee Sponsorship Training Program

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