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Thesaurus: 1285 entries.


ICELAND 

ILLINOIS 

ILLNESS (VAR) 

ILO 

IMMIGRANT STATUS 

IMMIGRANT WOMEN (Search for related entries in the library)

IMMIGRANT WORKERS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A person who is working in a country other than the one of which she or he is a citizen. The person may be intending to seek citizenship in the country in which they are working.

IMMIGRANTS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence.

IMMIGRATION STATUS (VAR) (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The variable used in the statistical tables to classify the population according to whether they are non-immigrants, landed immigrants or non-permanent residents of Canada.

IMPROVED INSTRUMENTS FOR TRAKCING EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS COMPLIANCE