AACWI — Alberta Advisory Council on Women’s Issues
AAFC — Agiculture and Agri-Food Canada
ADM — Assistant Deputy Minister
APEC — Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
ATRA — Alberta Tobacco Reduction Alliance
CALACS — Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres (Québec)
CAP — Career Assignment Program
CBCI — Canadian Breast Cancer Initiative
CCTB — Canada Child Tax Benefit
CEDAW— Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
CFNIS — Canadian Forces National Investigation Service
CHR — Commission on Human Rights (United Nations)
CHRA — Canadian Human Rights Act
CHRC — Canadian Human Rights Commission
CHST — Canada Health and Social Transfer
CIDA — Canadian International Development Agency
CLSC — community health and social service centres (Québec)
CMHC — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
CNIB — Canadian National Institute for the Blind
CPP — Canada Pension Plan
CSW — Commission on the Status of Women (United Nations)
CWC — Canadian Women in Communications
DAWN — DisAbled Women’s Network
DFAIT — Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
DIAND — Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
DND — Department of National Defence
DVJS — Domestic Violence Justice Strategy (Ontario)
EAPD — Employability Assistance for Persons with Disabilities (Nova Scotia)
EI — Employment Insurance
FAS — fetal alcohol syndrome
FGM — female genital mutilation
FIS — Family Income Supplement
FRA — Family Relations Act (British Columbia)
FVPI — Family Violence Prevention Initiative (Nova Scotia)
GAATW — Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Women
GBA — gender-based analysis
GEA — gender equality analysis
GIS — Guaranteed Income Supplement
GST — Goods and Services Tax
HRDC — Human Resources Development Canada
HST — Harmonized Sales Tax
IAAW — Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women (Alberta)
ICPD — International Conference on Population and Development
IMYM — Interdisciplinary Middle Years Multimedia Project (Manitoba)
LCDC — Laboratory Centre for Disease Control
LICO — low-income cutoff
LRA — Labour Relations Act (Ontario)
MCP — Management Class Positions (Nova Scotia)
MFE — Department of Child and Family Welfare (Québec)
MPEF — Maritime Provinces Education Foundation
MSSS — Department of Health and Social Services (Québec)
MWE — Ministry of Women’s Equality (British Columbia)
NBWI — New Brunswick Women’s Institute
NCB — National Child Benefit
NFB — National Film Board
NGO — non-governmental organization
NLS — National Literacy Secretariat
NSCC — Nova Scotia Community College
NP — Nurse Practitioner
OAS — Old Age Security
OAS — Organization of American States
OECD — Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development
OHS — occupational health and safety
OLT — Office of Learning Technologies
OPS — Ontario Public Service
OSCE — Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
PARE — Physical Abilities Requirement Evaluation
PLEIS — Public Legal Education and Information Service (New Brunswick)
PRF — Policy Research Fund
PSAC — Public Service Alliance of Canada
RCMP — Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCP — Reproductive Care Program (Nova Scotia)
RDA — Regional Development Authority
RHA — Regional Health Authority (Alberta)
RNs — Registered Nurses
SEP — Shelter Enhancement Program
SIN — Social Insurance Number
SME — small- and medium-sized enterprises
SMIP — Special Measures Initiatives Program
SPA — Spouses Allowance
STD — sexually transmitted disease
SWC — Status of Women Canada
UNHCR — United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
VRDP — Vocational Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons (Nova Scotia)
WCB — Workers’ Compensation Board
WGIP — Working Group on Indigenous Populations (United Nations)
WHO — World Health Organization
WIPO — World Intellectual Property Organization
WITT — Women in Trades, Technology, Operations and Blue Collar Work
WRED — Women and Rural Economic Development (Ontario)
YIIP — Youth International Internship Program