{"id":2716,"date":"2021-07-13T08:32:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T14:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workersmobility.ca\/?page_id=2716"},"modified":"2021-07-27T10:05:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T16:05:39","slug":"glossary-of-terms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/workersmobility.ca\/glossary-of-terms\/","title":{"rendered":"Glossary of Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following definitions are taken from the Agreement on Internal Trade and the Chapter 7 Guidelines for your reference.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Certified<\/strong><\/th>\n\n

A worker who holds a certificate, license, registration or other form of official recognition issued by a regulatory authority of a Party which attests to the worker being qualified and, where applicable, authorized to practice a particular occupation or to use a particular occupational title in the territory of that Party. For greater certainty, \u201ccertified\u201d does not include only having work experience in a given occupation gained within a Party where certification is not required in order to practice that occupation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

Forum<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

The Forum of Labour Market Ministers;<\/strong><\/p>\n

Legitimate Objective means one or more of the following objectives pursued within the territory of a Party:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • public security and safety;<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • public order;<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • protection of human, animal or plant life or health;<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • protection of the environment;<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • consumer protection;<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • protection of the health, safety and well-being of workers;<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • provision of adequate social and health services to all its geographic regions;* and<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • programs for disadvantaged groups.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National Occupational Analysis<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

A document developed pursuant to the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program that details tasks and subtasks performed by workers in a trade.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Non-Governmental Body<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

With or without authority delegated by law, includes professional corporations and associations, hospitals, health units, long-term care facilities, clinics, other health care\/service organizations and authorities, professional regulatory bodies, school authorities, universities, colleges and other educational and training institutions, trade unions and industry associations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Non-Governmental Body That Exercises Authority Delegated by Law<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Any non-governmental body to whom authority has been delegated by provincial or federal statute to set or implement measures related to:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • the establishment of occupational standards or certification requirements;<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • the assessment of the qualifications of workers against established occupational standards or certification requirements; or<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • the official recognition that an individual meets established occupational standards or certification requirements.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

A set of jobs which, with some variation, are similar in their main tasks or duties or in the type of work performed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Occupational Standard<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

The skills, knowledge and abilities required for an occupation as established by a regulatory authority of a Party and against which the qualifications of an individual in that occupation are assessed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Regulatory Authority of a Party<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

 A department, ministry or similar agency of government of a Party or a non-governmental body that exercises authority delegated by law.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regulatory authorities can also be referred to as regulatory bodies or simply as regulators.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Scope of Practice for an occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

The range of activities that a qualified practitioner of an occupation may practice. It establishes the boundaries of an occupation, especially in relation to other occupations where similar activities may be performed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Worker<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

An individual, whether employed, self-employed or unemployed, who performs or seeks to perform work for pay or profit; and worker of a Party means a worker resident in the territory of a Party.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Additional Terms & Acronyms used on the Website<\/h3><\/div>\n
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AIT<\/strong><\/th>\nAgreement on Internal Trade<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
CIT<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Committee on Internal Trade<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Consortia <\/strong><\/td>\n\n

A group of provincial\/territorial regulatory authorities and\/or other stakeholders working cooperatively to enhance labour mobility across jurisdictions, within a specific occupation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

LMWG <\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Labour Mobility Working Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Non-Practice<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Having not practiced an occupation under the certification of a regulatory authority, during a specified period of time (number of years) set by the regulatory authority.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

FLMM<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Forum of Labour Market Ministers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

FQR <\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Foreign Qualification Recognition<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\nGlossary of Terms - Worker's Mobility<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/workersmobility.ca\/glossary-of-terms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Glossary of Terms - Worker's Mobility\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/workersmobility.ca\/glossary-of-terms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Worker's Mobility\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-07-27T16:05:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"8 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/workersmobility.ca\/glossary-of-terms\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/workersmobility.ca\/glossary-of-terms\/\",\"name\":\"Glossary of Terms - 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