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This article is from the Canada immigration FAQ, by N. Cenk Gokce, Ankara, TR (dv535@freenet.carleton.ca) with numerous contributions by others.

98. Glossary of Frequently Used Acronyms

Not knowing the acronyms of things might make some of our answers in the
newsgroup well nigh unintelligable. So, here are a few acronyms used in
this newsgroup.

APC: Area Processing Center
CCDO: Canadian Classification and Dictionary of Occupations
(replaced by the NOC since May 1, '97)
CCPE: Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
CCTT: Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists
CIC: Citizenship and Immigration Canada
CMA: Canadian Medical Association
CSQ: Certification du Selection Quebec -- Quebec Selection Certificate
GOL: General Occupations List
GST: General Sales Tax
HC, H&C: Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds
HRDC: Human Resources Development Canada.
IMM008: Immigration form # IMM008
(the form for application for permanent residency in Canada)
IT: Information Technology
LICO: Low Income Cut-Off
LINC: Language Instruction For Newcomers
NOC: National Occupational Classification
OHIP: Ontario Health Insurance Plan
PDF: Portable Document Format, Adobe's e-document standard
PPT: Passport
PR: Permanent Resident
PST: Provincial Sales Tax
RIV: Registrar of Imported Vehicles
ROLF: Right of Landing Fee
RPC: Regional Processing Center
RRP: Returning Resident Permit
SIN: Social Insurance Number

 

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