Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
MRC (Municipalité régionale de comté?)
English translation:
regional county municipality
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Crystal Samples
Sep 26, 2007 20:19
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MRC (Municipalité régionale de comté?)
French to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
"Avec plus d’une centaine de MRC au Québec, le potentiel de développement des franchises est très intéressant."
could this be translated as "city or town" or "urban area"?
Thanks for the help.
could this be translated as "city or town" or "urban area"?
Thanks for the help.
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regional county municipality
Source: Termium
DEF – ... a corporation having jurisdiction over a territory for which letters patent were issued under section 166 [of the Quebec Land Use Planning and Development Act].
CONT – ... regional county municipalities may include rural and village municipalities; the regional county municipalities to which letters patent have been issued under section 166 of the Act respecting land use planning and development may also include city or town municipalities not being members of a urban or regional community, and municipalities incorporated under the Act respecting municipal organisation of certain territories (chapter 0-8). Source
OBS – Term used in Quebec.
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Note added at 19 mins (2007-09-26 20:39:15 GMT)
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I would not use the abbreviation in English but you may want to include the MRC abbreviation in parenthesis as a specific reference to the provincial context.
DEF – ... a corporation having jurisdiction over a territory for which letters patent were issued under section 166 [of the Quebec Land Use Planning and Development Act].
CONT – ... regional county municipalities may include rural and village municipalities; the regional county municipalities to which letters patent have been issued under section 166 of the Act respecting land use planning and development may also include city or town municipalities not being members of a urban or regional community, and municipalities incorporated under the Act respecting municipal organisation of certain territories (chapter 0-8). Source
OBS – Term used in Quebec.
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Note added at 19 mins (2007-09-26 20:39:15 GMT)
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I would not use the abbreviation in English but you may want to include the MRC abbreviation in parenthesis as a specific reference to the provincial context.
Example sentence:
The council of a regional county municipality is composed of the mayor of each municipality whose territory forms part of [the regional county municipality].
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