AE = Arranged Employment / arrangierter Arbeitsvertrag für den PR Antrag/ AEO = Arranged Employment Offer. Überprüfung erfolgt von HRSDC, ob ein AG einen Ausländer einstellen darf. Wenn genehmigt dann AE = Arranged Employment. Wirkt unterstuetzend bei einem Skilled Worker Antrag (+15 Punkte). Erst ist es ein AEO Arranged Employment Offer, wenn es positiv von HRSDC entschieden wird, wird es zu einen AE AIP = Approval in Principle (for PR within Canada) AOR = Acknowledgement of Receipt (for apps outside Canada)

BO = Border Officer

CAD = Währungskürzel für den kanadischen Dollar

CAQ = Certificat d'acceptation du Québec

CAIPS = Computer Assisted Immigration Processing System (for apps processed abroad)

CBSA = Canadian Border Services Agency

CCRA = Canada Customs and Revenue Agency

CIC = Citizenship and Immigration Canada (Kanadische Einwanderungsbehörde)

CICIC = Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials

CPP = Canada Pension Plan

CRC = Criminal Record Check

CSQ = Certificate of Selection Quebec

CSIS = Canadian Security and Intelligence Service

DMP = Designated Medical Practitioner

DOB = Date of Birth

EI = Employment Insurance

FOSS = Field Operations Support System (for apps within Canada)

GST = Canadian Goods and Services Tax (GST) (French: Taxe sur les produits et services, TPS)

HRSDC = Human Resources and Social Development Canada

HRDC = Alte Bezeichnung für HRSDC

HST = In the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador, a harmonized sales tax of 13 percent replaces both the federal goods and services tax (GST) and the provincial sales tax and is applied on the same basis as the GST.

IA = Initial Approval (for apps done outside Canada)

IO = Immigration officer

IELTS = International English Language Testing System

IMM + numbers = refers to CIC applications and forms

Interpol = International Police

IP = Manual for inland processing

IIP = Immigrant Investor Program

LICO = Low Income Cut-off

LMO = Labor Market Opinion / Arbeibtsmarktgutachten, Überprüfung vom HRSDC, ob ein AG einen Ausländer einstellen darf

MOC = Marriage of convenience

MP = Minister of Parliament, auch Member of parliament

MRCI = Ministère des Relations avec les citoyens et de l'Immigration

NAFTA = North American Free Trade Agreement

NOC = National Occupation Code, NOC-Liste

OAS = Old Age Security Program

OHIP = Ontario Health Insurance Program

OP = Manual for overseas processing

OPP = Ontario Provincial Police

PNP = Provinacial Nominie Program / Einwanderungsprogramme der Provinzen

POE = Port of Entry

PPR = Passport request

PR = Permanent Resident/Residence

PST = Provincial sales tax

RABC = Remote Area Border Crossing Permit

RBC = Royal Bank of Canada

RCMP = Royal Canadian Mounted Police / vergl. mit Bundespolizei

ROE = Record of Employment

ROLF/RORLF = Right of Landing Fees/Right of Resident Landing Fees

RPRF = Right of Permanent Resident Fee

SIN = Social Insurance Number

SP = Study Permit

TD = Toronto Dominion

TPS = Taxe sur les produits et services = The Canadian Goods and Services Tax (GST)

TRV = Temporary Resident Visa

WHV = „Working Holiday Visa“, ALTE Bezeichnung für des YMP Work&Travel

WP = Work Permit / Arbeitsgenehmigung

YMP = Youth Mobility Program

YMP Work&Travel = Zeitlich begrenztes Visum, ehemals WHV

YMP Young Workers = Zeitlich begrenztes Visum, ehemals YWEP

ZAV = Zentrale AuslandsVermittlung der Arbeitsagentur in Deutschland