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Risk Management

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Risk Management in Canada

Risk Management in Canada

The following is a definition of Risk Management : Systematic approach to setting the best course of action under uncertainty by identifying, assessing, understanding, making decisions on and communicating risk issues. – TBRisk and Compliance Management entries in this Canada legal encyclopedia address the growing awareness in organizations of their legal risks and of the pressing need for diligent risk management in Canada. Subjects covered include: definitions, laws, standards and guidelines; principal regulatory and enforcement bodies; risk and compliance governance obligations for the private and public sector; Canada administrative and regulatory consequences for deficiencies; senior management civil and criminal liability for breach of obligations; corporate compliance defense; recent cases of risk and compliance management failures.

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Risk Management1 in French

In the French language, Risk Management1 means: Gestión du risque (there is definition of Gestión du risque in the legal Encyclopedia in French, about Canadian law, French law and other legal systems – the link is to the Encyclopedia).

Mediation

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Mediation in Canada

Definition of Mediation

Mediation meaning or descrpition: process whereby a neutral third party facilitates communication between disputants and assists them in negotiating a solution (Source of this concept of Mediation: emp.ca/books/318-5 and emp.ca/books/330-7 and emp.ca/books/279-9;http://www.emp.ca/books/112-9)

Mediation

This section offers an overview of Mediation under Canadian law, reporting on the provincial jurisdiction differences.

Concept of Mediation in Ontario

This section provides the essential definition of Mediation relevant or under the laws of Ontario: A process where a neutral third party (mediator), selected by the disputing parties, assists parties to reach agreement on issues in dispute.

Mediation

This section offers an overview of Mediation under the Canadian law.

Concept of Mediation (Family Law)

The following is a definition of mediation under Canadian law, in relation to family law: An approach to solving problems in which a third party (a mediator) helps people with family law problems reach a resolution without going to court. Mediators are specially qualified to help people reach agreements. Some mediators are lawyers.

Mediation in British Columbia

The following is a concept of mediation under the law of British Columbia: A non-binding process in which a neutral third party with no decision making authority attempts to facilitate a settlement between disputing parties. Mediation is usually a private, voluntary dispute resolution process. Mediation entries in this Canada legal encyclopedia provides an overview of the treaties, cost, styles and procedures for one of the most popular methods of alternative dispute resolution in Canada and other countries. Subjects covered include: treaties, domestic law, confidentiality, settlements, procedures in Canada, structures and processes, co-mediation, costs, training, accreditation of mediators and appointment.

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  1. Alternative Dispute Resolution

Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996

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Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996 in Canada

Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996

This section offers an overview of Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996 under Canadian law, reporting on the provincial jurisdiction differences.

Concept of Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996 in Ontario

This section provides the essential definition of Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996 relevant or under the laws of Ontario: Ontario statute that creates the Family Responsibility Office and sets out its powers and responsibilities to enforce child and spousal support orders and agreements.

Fixed-price Contract

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Fixed-price Contract in Canada

Fixed-price Contract in University Research

Concept of Fixed-price Contract in relation to legal research and research in general: A contract in which one party pays the other party a predetermined price, regardless of actual costs, for services rendered or the delivery of a final product/report. Quite often this is a fee-for-service agreement.

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Final Judgment

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Final Judgment in Canada

Final Judgment in British Columbia

The following is a concept of final judgment under the law of British Columbia: A court’s final decision about the rights and obligations of the parties in a case.

Final Submission

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Final Submission in Canada

Final Submission in British Columbia

The following is a concept of final submission under the law of British Columbia: A statement made after all the evidence has been presented at trial. A party, or their lawyer, summarizes the facts they have proven and points out anything the other party has failed to prove. A party may also discuss any case law that supports their case. It is also called a closing statement.

Feminization of Poverty

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Feminization of Poverty in Canada

Feminization of Poverty

Definition of Feminization of Poverty by Rand Dyck and Christopher Cochrane (in their book “Canadian Politics: Critical Approaches”) in the context of political science in Canada: The notion that a high proportion of people living below the poverty line are women, usually sole-parent women with children.

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  • Politics
  • Political Science