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  • SCOPE NOTE: explains HOW the term has been used to index items in the library database; defines the term
  • USE: denotes a preferred term or phrase
  • USED FOR: indicates terms or phrases that are NOT used to index items in the library database; these terms or phrases are considered synonymous with the indicated preferred term (only use "preferred terms" when searching the library database)
  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
  • NARROWER TERM: narrower or more specific terms or phrases; a subset of the indicated broader term
  • RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus: 1501 entries.


IMMIGRANT WORKERS (Search for related entries in the library)

IMMIGRANTS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: "Landed immigrants" or refugees who are granted permanent residency by the Canadian government. This definition is narrower than that found in the literature but reflects data/policy categories used by Statistics Canada.

IMMIGRATION (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The movement of persons into a country or region for the purpose of settlement.

IMMIGRATION LAW (Search for related entries in the library)

IMMIGRATION POLICY 

IMPERIALISM 

IN-SERVICE TRAINING 

INCOME (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The total monetary earnings received from employment, farm labour, or self-employment, government transfers, benefits, pensions, and investments, which excludes "found money" (e.g., lottery wins) and "in kind" income (e.g., room and board).

INCOME DISTRIBUTION (Search for related entries in the library)

INCOME INEQUALITY (Search for related entries in the library)