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The Canadian Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters Council ( CTTIC) (or, in French, the Conseil des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes du Canada) is a federation of provincial and territorial associations representing translators, terminologists and interpreters (collectively known as "language professionals") in Canada .
Canadian French ( French: français canadien, pronounced [fʁãˈsɛ kanaˈd͡zjɛ̃]) is the French language as it is spoken in Canada. It includes multiple varieties, the most prominent of which is Québécois (Quebec French). Formerly Canadian French referred solely to Quebec French and the closely related varieties of Ontario ( Franco ...
International Classification of Goods and Services also known as the Nice Classification was established by the Nice Agreement (1957), [1] is a system of classifying goods and services for the purpose of registering trademarks. It is updated every five years and its latest 11th [2] version of the system groups products into 45 classes (classes ...
Quebec French lexicon. There are various lexical differences between Quebec French and Metropolitan French in France. These are distributed throughout the registers, from slang to formal usage. Notwithstanding Acadian French in the Maritime Provinces, Quebec French is the dominant form of French throughout Canada, with only very limited ...
Caroline Dawson. Claire Dé, pen name of Claire Dandurand, (born 1953), short story writer, playwright and novelist. Corinne De Vailly (born 1959), French-born Canadian novelist, children's writer. Monique Deland (born 1958), educator, journalist and poet. Jeanne-Mance Delisle (born 1939 or 1941), playwright.
In English Canada, names follow much the same convention as they do in the United States and United Kingdom. Usually the "first name" (as described in e.g. birth certificates) is what a child goes by, although a middle name (if any) may be preferred—both also known as "given names." The "last name" is usually taken from a child's parents ...
Possibly originally from Gaelic An Àrd Ruigh meaning a level height or high pasture. Brooks. English. Named for Noel Edgell Brooks, a Canadian Pacific Railway Divisional Engineer from Calgary. Brooks' name was chosen through a contest in 1904. [1] Calgary. Scottish Gaelic. Named for Calgary, Mull, which originated from the Scottish Gaelic ...
"Alouette" has become a symbol of French Canada for the world, an unofficial national song. Today, the song is used to teach French and English-speaking children in Canada, and others learning French around the world, the names of body parts. Singers will point to or touch the part of their body that corresponds to the word being sung in the song.