Evaluation of the Federal Business Immigration Program — Acronyms
- BI
- Business Immigrant (this refers to immigrants admitted under the Business Immigration Program)
- BIP
- Business Immigration Program
- CIC
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada
- CAIPS
- Computer-Assisted Immigration Processing System
- CBO
- Canada-Based Officer
- CBSA
- Canada Border Services Agency
- CEEDD
- Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database
- CSQ
- Certificat de Sélection du Québec
- CSIS
- Canadian Security Intelligence Service
- CVOA
- Canadian Visa Offices Abroad
- DG
- Director General
- DIO
- Designated Immigration Officer
- DOJ
- Department of Justice
- EI
- Employment Insurance
- EMIS
- Entrepreneurship Monitoring Information System
- EN
- Entrepreneur Immigrants (this refers to immigrants admitted under the Entrepreneur class)
- EP
- Entrepreneur Program
- F/P/T
- Federal/Provincial/Territorial
- FOSS
- Field Operations Support System
- FSW
- Federal Skilled Worker
- FSWP
- Federal Skilled Worker Program
- FTE
- Full-Time Equivalent
- GoC
- Government of Canada
- GCMS
- Global Case Management System
- IIP
- Immigrant Investor Program
- IMDB
- Longitudinal Immigrant Database
- IMIS
- Investment Monitoring Information System
- IN
- Investor Immigrants (this refers to immigrants admitted under the Investor Immigrant class)
- IPM
- Immigration Program Manager
- IR
- International Region
- IRPA
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- IRPR
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
- KII
- Key Informant Interview
- NHQ
- National Headquarters
- OB
- Operational Bulletin
- OMC
- Operational Management and Coordination Branch
- OP
- Overseas Processing (Manual)
- PA
- Principal Applicant
- PN
- Provincial Nominee
- PNP
- Provincial Nominee Program
- PR
- Permanent Resident
- P/T
- Provincial/Territorial
- P/Ts
- Provinces and Territories
- QA
- Quality Assurance
- QBIP
- Quebec Business Immigration Program
- QC
- Quality Control
- SE
- Self-Employed Immigrants (this includes immigrants admitted under the Self-Employed Person class)
- SME
- Small and Medium Enterprises
- Ts&Cs
- Terms and Conditions