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Lexpert Acronyms and Abbreviations


A

AAA -  American Arbitration Association
AAAC -  Association of Average Adjusters of Canada
ABA -  American Bar Association
ABI -  American Bankruptcy Institute
ACA -  American Counsel Association
ACCA -  American Corporate Counsel Association
ACCT -  Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
ACFA -  Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys
ACPC -  American College of Probate Counsel
ACTEC -  American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
ACTL -  American College of Trial Lawyers
ADR -  Alternative Dispute Resolution
AEUB -  Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
AGAC -  Attorney General's Advisory Committee
AILA -  American Immigration Lawyer's Association
AIMA -  Alternative Investment Management Association Ltd.
AIME -  American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
AIPLA -  American Intellectual Property Law Association
AIPPI -  International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property
AJBM -  Association du Jeune Barreau de Montreal
ALAI -  International Literary and Artistic Association
ALI -  American Law Institute
AMAC -  Association of Maritime Arbitrators of Canada
AMI -  Arbitration and Mediation Institute
AMIC -  Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Canada
AMIO -  Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Ontario
AMPAS -  Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Foundation
APAMI -  Atlantic Provinces Arbitration and Mediation Institute
APEGBC -  Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia
APEO -  Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario
APGO -  Association of Professional Geocientists of Ontario
APPrO -  Association of Power Producers of Ontario
AQPFS -  Association québécoise de planification fiscale et successorale
AS(M) -  Advocates Society (Manitoba)
AS(O) -  Advocates Society (Ontario)
ASC -  Alberta Securities Commission
ASE -  Alberta Stock Exchange
ASIL -  American Society of International Law
ASRB -  Alberta Surface Rights Board
ATAC -  Air Transport Association of Canada
ATL -  Association of Transportation Lawyers
ATLA -  Association of Trial Lawyers of America
AWMA -  Air and Waste Management Association
B

BAC -  Bar Admission Course
BCAMI -  British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute
BCHRMA -  Human Resources Management Association of British Columbia
BCICAC -  British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre
BCISIT -  British Columbia Institute for Studies in International Trade
BCRC -  British Columbia Railway Company
BCSC -  British Columbia Securities Commission
BCUC -  British Columbia Utilities Commission
BQ -  Barreau du Quebec
C

CAA -  Court of Appeal of Alberta
CAF -  Canadian Advertising Foundation
CalBA -  Calgary Bar Association
CALT -  Canadian Association of Law Teachers
CAPP -  Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
CAPSA -  Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities
CARAS -  Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
CATA -  Canadian Adanced Technology Association
CAUS -  Canadian Association of University Solicitors
CBA -  Canadian Bar Association
CBA(A) -  Canadian Bar Association (Alberta)
CBA(BC) -  Canadian Bar Association (British Columbia)
CBA(Nfld) -  Canadian Bar Association (Newfoundland)
CBA(NS)/(NB) -  Canadian Bar Association (Nova Scotia)/(New Brunswick)
CBA(O)/(Q) -  Canadian Bar Association (Ontario)/(Quebec)
CBCA -  Canada Business Corporations Act
CBIA -  Canadian Bar Insurance Association
CBMU -  Canadian Board of Marine Underwriters
CBR -  Canadian Bar Review
CCC -  Canadian Chamber of Commerce
CCCA -  Canadian Corporate Counsel Association
CCCL -  Canadian College of Construction Lawyers
CCDAB -  City of Calgary Development Appeal Board
CCEAM -  Canadian Cenre for Environmental Arbitration and Mediation
CCI -  Canadian Copyright Institute
CCIB -  Canadian Council for International Business
CCIL -  Canadian Council for International Law
CCLA -  Carleton County Law Association
CCPC -  City of Calgary Planning Commission
CCRA -  Canadian Customs & Revenue Agency (formerly Revenue Canada)
CCTFA -  Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association
CDHG -  Calgary District Hospital Group
CDIC -  Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
CDS -  Canadian Depository for Securities Limited
CEA -  Canadian Exporters Association
CEAA -  Canadian Environmental Auditing Association
CEBS -  Certified Employee Benefits Specialist
CEDF -  Canadian Environmental Defence Fund
CELA -  Canadian Environmental Law Association
CERC -  Canadian Employee Relocation Council
CES -  Courthouse Education Society
CFA -  Canadian Franchise Association
CFDR -  Canadian Foundation for Dispute Resolution
CFTPA -  Canadian Film and Televisions Producers Association
CGLA -  Canadian German Lawyers Association
CHI -  Comité Maritime International
CHRT -  Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
CI -  Canadian Institute
CIA -  Canadian Importers Association
CIA -  Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
CIAJ -  Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice
CIALS -  Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies
CICA -  Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
CICR -  Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution
CIF -  Canadian Insolvency Foundation
CILM -  Canadian Institute for Law and Medicine
CIM -  Canadian Institute of Mining
CIPI -  Canadian Intellectual Property Institute
CIRB -  Canadian Industrial Relations Board
CIRL -  Canada Institute of Resources Law
CITLA -  Canadian Information Technology Law Association
CITT -  Canadian International Trade Tribunal
CLA -  Computer Law Association
CLE -  Continuing Legal Education
CLES -  Continuing Legal Education Society
CLIA -  Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association
CLIC -  Canadian Law Information Council
CLLA -  Commercial Law League of America
CLRB -  Canadian Labour Relations Board
CME -  Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
CMHA -  Canadian Mental Health Association
CMHC -  Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation
CMI -  Comite Maritime International
CMLA -  Canadian Maritime Law Association
CNO -  College of Nurses of Ontario
CNRL -  Canadian Natural Resources Limited
CPA -  Canadian Police Association
CPBC -  Canadian Pensions and Benefits Conference
CPBI -  Canadian Pensions and Benefits Instititute
CPC -  Calgary Planning Commission
CPLA -  Canadian Petroleum Law Assocation
CPLF -  Canadian Petroleum Law Foundation
CPSO -  College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
CPTS -  Canadian Petroleum Tax Society
CQBA -  Court of Queen\'s Bench of Alberta
CQBM -  Court of Queen\'s Bench of Manitoba
CRIMA -  Canadian Risk and Insurance Managers Association
CRTC -  Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Association
CSA -  Canadian Surety Association
CSBA -  Canadian-Swedish Business Association
CSC -  Canadian Securities Course
CSFB -  Credit Suisse First Boston
CSIC -  Canadian Association of Immigration Consultants
CSUSA -  Copyright Society of the USA
CT -  Competition Tribunal
CTC -  Canadian Transport Commission
CTF -  Canadian Tax Foundation
CTLA -  Canadian Transport Lawyers Association
CUPS -  Calgary Urban Planning Society
CUSBA -  Canada - U.S. Business Association
CUSP -  Calgary Urban Planning Society Project
CYLA -  County of York Law Assocation
D

DCA -  District Court of Alberta
DCTC -  Detroit Canada Tunnel Corporation
DRI -  Defense Research Institute
DSA -  Direct Sellers Association
E

E&O -  Errors and Omissions
EAB -  Environmental Appeal Board
EBA -  Edmonton Bar Association
ECC -  Energy Council of Canada
ECTA -  European Community Trademark Association
EIA -  Edmonton Insolvency Association
ELC -  Environmental Law Centre
EMLS -  Edmonton Medical Legal Society
EPCC -  Estate Planning Council of Calgary
EPCT -  Estate Planning Council of Toronto
ERCB -  Energy Resources Conservation Board
ETA -  European Trademark Association
F

FBA(US) -  Feberal Bar Association of the United States
FBDB -  Federal Business Development Bank
FCBA -  Federal Communications Bar Association
FCC -  Federal Court of Canada
FERC -  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FICPI -  International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys
FIPA -  Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys
FLSC -  Federation of Law Societies of Canada
FMC -  Family Mediation of Canada
FMNS -  Family Mediation Nova Scotia
G

GAC -  Geological Association of Canada
GALA -  Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance
GATT -  General Agreement on Tarrifs and Trade
GST -  Goods and Services Tax
H

HCLA -  Hellenic Canadian Lawyers Association
HEC  -  École des Hautes Études Commerciales
HLSA -  Harvard Law School Association
HRANS -  Human Resources Association of Nova Scotia
HRC -  Human Rights Commission (Canada)
HRMABC -  Human Resouces Management Association of B.C.
HRPAO -  Human Resources Professional Association of Ontario
I

IAAI -  International Association of Arson Investigators
IADC -  International Association of Defence Counsel
IAETL -  International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
IAIP -  International Association of Insolvency Practitioners
IAPIIP -  International Association for the Protection of Intellectual and Industrial Property
IAPIP -  International Assocation for the Protection of Industrial Property
IAPL -  International Association of Practising Lawyers
IATL -  International Assocation of Trial Lawyers
IBA -  International Bar Assocation
ICAA -  Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta
ICAO -  Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
ICB -  Institute of Canadian Bankers
ICCA -  International Council for Commercial Arbitration
ICD -  Institute of Corporate Directors
ICJ -  International Court of Justice
ICSC -  International Council of Shopping Centres
ICTL -  International College of Trial Lawyers
IDA -  Investment Dealers Association of Canada
IFA -  International Fiscal Association
IFA(C) -  International Fiscal Association (Canada)
IFCM -  International Finance Club of Montreal
IFEBP -  International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
IFI -  Investment Funds Institute
IFIC -  Investment Funds Institute of Canada
IFIPA -  International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys
IFIPC -  International Federatin of Intellectual Property Counsel
II -  Insol International
IIA -  International Insolvency Association
IIC -  Insolvency Institute of Canada
IIR -  Intitute for International Research
ILAA -  International Literary and Artistic Association
ILAA(C) -  International Literary and Artistic Association (Canadian Section)
ILCL -  International League of Competition Lawyers
IMATA -  Interactive Multimedia Arts & Technologies Association
IMF -  International Monetary Fund
IMLI -  International Martitime Law Institute
INC -  Incorporated
INTA -  International Trademark Association
IPAC -  Independent Petroleum Association of Canada
IPBA -  Inter-Pacific Bar Association
IPEBLA -  International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association
IPIC -  Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
IPO -  Initial Public Offering
IPPSO -  Independent Power Producers\' Society of Ontario
IRRA -  Industrial Relations Research Association
ISB -  International Society of Barristers
ISDA -  International Swaps and Derivatives Association
ITA -  International Trademark Association
ITAP -  Intensive Trial Advocacy Program
ITLG -  International Trade Law Group
ITMA (UK) -  Institute of Trademark Agents of the United Kingdom
L

LASA -  Legal Archives Society of Alberta
LCIA -  London Court of International Arbitration
LES -  Licensing Executives Society
LESA -  Legal Education Society of Alberta
LFNS -  Law Foundation of Nova Scotia
LFO -  Law Foundation of Ontario
LHTA -  London High Tech Association
LIDC -  International League of Competition Lawyers
LLP -  Limited Liability Partnership
LPIC -  Lawyers' Professional Indemnity Company
LRB -  Labour Relations Board
LSA -  Law Society of Alberta
LSBC -  Law Society of British Columbia
LSIC -  Law Society Insurance Committee
LSM -  Law Society of Manitoba
LSNB -  Law Society of New Brunswick
LSNfld -  Law Society of Newfoundland
LSNT -  Law Society of the Northwest Territories
LSO -  Law Society of Ontario
LSPEI -  Law Society of Prince Edward Island
LSS -  Law Society of Saskatchewan
LSUC -  Law Society of Upper Canada
M

MABC -  Mining Association of British Columbia
MARQUES -  Association of European Trademark Agents
MBA -  Montreal Bar Association
MDC -  Ontario Market Design Committee
MFA -  Managed Funds Association
MGHF -  Montreal General Hospital Foundation
MIABC -  Mortgage Investments Association of British Columbia
MJDS -  Multijurisdictional Disclosure System
MLA -  Middlesex Law Association
MLSBC -  Medical Legal Society of British Columbia
MLSE -  Medical Legal Society of Edmonton
MLSO -  Medical Legal Society of Ottawa-Carleton
MLST -  Medico-Legal Society of Toronto
MPPIA -  Motion Picture Production Industry Association
MPUB -  Manitoba Public Utility Board
MSE -  Montreal Stock Exchange
MTBT -  Metropolitan Toronto Board of Trade
MTLA -  Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers\' Association
N

NACD -  National Association of Corporate Directors
NAFTA -  North American Free Trade Agreement
NAIOP -  National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
NATA -  Northern Air Transport Association
NAWIC -  National Association of Women in Construction
NCACL -  National Capital Association of Communications Lawyers
NCMAC -  Non-Prescription Drug Manufacturers Association of Canada
NEB -  National Energy Board
NITA -  National Insitute for Trial Advocacy
NLAS -  Northern Lights for Africa Society
NRCB -  Natural Resources Conservation Board
NSBA -  Nova Scotia Bar Association
NSBS -  Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
NSLRB -  Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board
NSMLS -  Nova Scotia Medical Legal Society
NSSC -  Nova Scotia Securities Commission
NYSBA -  New York State Bar Association
O

OBA -  Ontario Bar Association
OBCAAC -  Ontario Business Corporations Act Advisory Committee
OBOA -  Ontario Building Officials Association
OCAT -  Ontario Centre for Advocacy Training
OCE -  Ontario Centres of Excellence
OEA -  Ontario Expropriation Assocation
OEB -  Ontario Energy Board
OFDC -  Ontario Film Development Corporation
OHRC -  Ontario Human Rights Commission
OIC -  Ontario Insurance Commission
OICA -  Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants
OII -  Ontario Insurance Institute
OISE -  Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
OLMAA -  Ontario Labour Management Arbitrators\' Association
OLRB -  Ontarion Labour Relations Board
OLRC -  Ontario Law Reform Commission
OMA -  Ontario Medical Association
OMB -  Ontario Municipal Board
OPG -  Ontario Power Generation
OPPA -  Ontario Provincial Police Association
ORMA -  Ontario Risk Management Association
OS -  Osgoode Society
OSC -  Ontario Securities Commission
OSFIC -  Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions of Canada
OTLA -  Ontario Trial Lawyers\' Association
P

PAO -  Police Association of Ontario
PCA -  Provincial Court of Alberta
PCO -  Pension Commission of Ontario
PDAC -  Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
PEAO -  Professional Engineering Association of Ontario
PIAC -  Pension Investment Association of Canada
PJVA -  Petroleum Joint Venture Association
PLTC -  Professional Legal Training Course
PMA -  Promotion Marketing Association
PPSA -  Personal Property Security Act
PTABC -  Patent and Trademark Association of British Columbia
PTG -  Pharmaceuticals Trademark Group
PTIC -  Patent and Trade-mark Institute of Canada
PUB -  Public Utilities Board
PUSP -  Public Utilities Society Project
Q

QB -  Quebec Bar
QBA -  Quebec Bar Association
QBC -  Quebec Business Council
QBCCC -  Quebec Bar Committee on Cultural Communities
QC -  Queen's Counsel
QEAA -  Quebec Environmental Auditing Association
QII -  Quebec Insurance Institute
QPB -  Quebec Pension Board
QSC -  Quebec Securities Commission
R

RBA -  Regina Bar Association
RMMLF -  Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
RPI -  Ryerson Polytechnical Institute
S

SCC -  Supreme Court of Canada
SIMA -  Special Import Measure\'s Act
SJLS -  Saint John (New Brunswick) Law Society
STEP -  Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners
T

TBT -  Toronto Board of Trade
TCC -  Tax Court of Canada
TCLG -  Toronto Computer Lawyers' Group
TEI -  Tax Executives Institute
TIAETL -  International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
TIC -  Trademark Institute of Canada
TLC -  Toronto Lawyers' Club
TMA -  Turnaround Management Association
TPTG -  Toronto Patent and Trademark Group
TSE -  Toronto Stock Exchange
TTC -  Toronto Transit Commission
U

UCAS -  Ukraine Canadian Advocates' Society
UDI -  Urban Development Institute
UNCITRAL -  United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
UofT -  University of Toronto
UQAM -  University of Quebec at Montreal
USMLA -  United States Maritime Law Association
USTLA -  United States Transportation Lawyers Association
V

VBA -  Vancouver Bar Association
VSE -  Vancouver Stock Exchange
W

WCB -  Workers' Compensation Board
WIPO -  World Intellectual Property Association
WMI -  Whitehorse Mining Initiative
WPC -  Wise Persons\' Committee
WTO -  World Trade Assocation http://www.wto.org