A temporary resident who is legally authorized to study in Canada on a temporary basis. With a few exceptions, foreign students must get a study permit if they are taking a course of studies that will last for more than six months.

A temporary resident who is legally allowed to work in Canada on a temporary basis.

Person for whom French is their first official language of usage in Canada.

A program used to teach French to non-native speakers. FSL is usually taught in a setting where French is the dominant language.

Full time study status is determined by your educational institution (school). It is usually based on the number of classroom hours per week.

Education completed on a part-time or accelerated basis that is equivalent to a full-time program of study.

Defined as 1,560 hours of paid employment per year.

Study schedule with a minimum number of hours (15 hours) of instruction per week during the academic year, including any period of training in the workplace that is part of the student’s studies. Students should ask their school what the full-time requirements are.

At least 30 hours per week for which wages are paid and/or commission is earned.

An international agreement that provides the basis for giving some foreign business people easier access to Canada. Many countries that are members of the World Trade Organization have signed the agreement.

Three kinds of business people are covered:

• business visitors,

• professionals and

• employees transferred within a company to work in Canada.

A given name(s) is the name(s) given to a person at birth and by which that person is most commonly referred to. A person’s given name(s) includes his or her first name and middle name. For example: If a person’s name is Mark Paul Jenkins, his given names are Mark Paul.

A person may have one or more given names.

A person who is outside Canada and has been determined to be a Convention refugee and who receives financial and other support from the Government of Canada or Province of Quebec for up to one year after their arrival in Canada.

GARs are selected from applicants referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other referral organizations.