4.2 Acronyms

Please note: programs are capitalized, but not all acronyms are capitalized when spelled out.

Teams/Programs at ISANS

  • AICLF – Atlantic Immigrant Career Loan Fund
  • BWI – Business & Workforce Integration
  • CATS – Client Activity Tracking System (old database)
  • CIS – Community Integration Services
  • CPLF – Career Pathway Loan Fund
  • EWP – English in the Workplace Program
  • ES – Employment Services
  • FLP – Family Learning Program
  • HIPPY – Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters
  • LADS – Literacy and American Sign Language (ASL) for Deaf Students
  • LHS – LINC Home Study
  • LIIS – Literacy for Intellectually Impaired Students
  • LINC – Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada
  • LS – Language Services
  • NOW – New Opportunities for Work
  • RAP – Resettlement Assistance Program
  • SOIC – Settlement Online in Canada
  • SOPA – Settlement Online Pre-Arrival

Classes at ISANS

  • CHP – Communication for Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals
  • CWB – Communication for Work and Business
  • EWL – English for Work and Living
  • EWP – English in the Workplace Program
  • IBT TOEFL – Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language Preparation
  • IELTS – International English Language Testing System Preparation
  • JSSW – Job Search Strategies Workshops
  • OCSE – Orientation and Communication Skills for Engineers
  • LEYO – Learn English on Your Own
  • LLS – Language Learning Strategies
  • WCC – Workplace Cultural Communication
  • WCS  – Workplace Communication Skills
  • WWL – Writing for Work and Living

Funders/Partners

  • ACOA – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
  • ARAISA – Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies
  • ESDC – Employment & Social Development Canada
  • HIP – Halifax Immigration Partnership
  • iCARE – Immigration Contribution Agreement Reporting Environment
  • IFHP – Interim Federal Health Program
  • IRCC – Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada
  • LAE – (Nova Scotia Department of) Labour & Advanced Education
  • NSOI – Nova Scotia Office of Immigration (also referred to as “OI”)

Regularly used acronyms by all

  • AIPP – Atlantic Immigration Pilot Project
  • ALP – Adult Learning Program (at NSCC and the Cunard Centre)
  • BVOR – Blended Visa Office-Referred Program
  • CCR – Canadian Council of Refugees
  • EAL – English as an Additional Language
  • EAP – English for Academic Purposes (at NSCC)
  • ES – essential skills
  • ESP – English for Specific Purposes
  • GAR – government-assisted refugee
  • HI – head instructor
  • HILC – Halifax Immigrant Learning Centre (now ISANS)
  • HRCE – Halifax Regional Centre for Education (formerly HRSB – Halifax Regional School Board)
  • IG – international graduate
  • IED – internationally educated dentist
  • IEHP – internationally educated healthcare professional
  • IMG – international medical graduate
  • IPG – international pharmacy graduate
  • IRPA – Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
  • JAS – Joint Assistance Sponsorship
  • L1/L2 – First language/Second language
  • LC – language counsellor
  • LEC – Language and Education Counselling
  • MISA – Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association (now ISANS)
  • NOC – National Occupation Classification
  • NSCC – Nova Scotia Community College
  • NSCDA – Nova Scotia Career Development Association
  • PNP – Provincial Nominee Program
  • PR – permanent resident
  • PRS – Private Refugee Sponsorship Program
  • PSR – privately-sponsored refugee
  • SAH – Sponsorship Agreement Holder
  • SLA – second language acquisition
  • SLT – senior leadership team
  • STL – supervising team lead
  • TESL – Teachers of English as a Second Language (Canada)
  • TESL NS – Teachers of English as a Second Language Nova Scotia
  • TFW – temporary foreign worker
  • TL – team lead
  • VOR – Visa Office-Referred Program

Language Assessment and Canadian Language Benchmarks

  • CCLB – Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks
  • CLB – Canadian Language Benchmarks
  • CLBA – Canadian Language Benchmarks Assessment
  • CLBLA – Canadian Language Benchmarks Literacy Assessment
  • CLBPT – Canadian Language Benchmarks Placement Test
  • LENS – Learn English Nova Scotia
  • PBLA – Portfolio-Based Language Assessment