CHND Project Dictionary (last updated July 9, 2021)

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1	Term	Term in French	Notes
2	Culture	Culture	Arts, Arts/Culture or Culture: Since many of the organizations that are in the database serve arts and culture or culture and media companies, organizations or workers, they are all part of the “Culture” sector. Call these “Culture”
3	Charitable		Charity/charities/ charitable: a non-profit organization that has been accredited by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to offer services and goods that are of social benefit; it is enabled to receive and issue tax receipts for donations. This is a sub-sector of the Non-Profit Sector. Call these “Charitable”
4	Education		Education/Educational/Schools: Core business is training or educational offerings that lead to degrees, diplomas, certificates or other credentials. Usually non-profit educational institutions such as public schools, private schools, universities, colleges, etc.. Call these “Education”
5	Private		Private or for-profit or for profit: A for-profit is a (usually registered) corporation or other organization whose primary motive is to generate profit for shareholders. It is a business model rather than a sector designation. In the sector column, we use this designation to indicate that it is part of the “private” sector. Call these “Private”
6	Public		Government/Departments/Crown corporations etc.: In this database, we use “Government” as a sector to refer to Departments, Ministries, Crown corporations, Agencies including regulatory agencies. Such government operations are part of the public sector. Call these “Public”
7	Media	Médias	Media corporations or organizations that produce or distribute media; journalism or news operations; social media companies are in this sector. Call these “Media Sector”
8	Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)		NGO: A form of non-profit organization, usually funded by governments (various jurisdictions) whose missions are dedicated to social goals. E.g. http://www.polarcom.gc.ca/eng/content/canadian-non-governmental-organizations Call these “Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)”
9	Non-profit	À but non-lucratif	NFP, NP or not-for-profit or non-profit, À but non-lucratif: A non-profit or not-for-profit organization is a (usually registered) corporation or other organization whose financial goal is to break even each year while achieving social goals, such as the presentation of arts, media & culture (or education, health & wellness). This is also a business model, so to differentiate it from a business model, it is often labeled as part of the “third” sector. However, we will use the term “non-profit” for organizations in this sector. Call these “Non-profit”
10	Private	Privé/e	Private (in several languages): Replaced with “Private”.
11	Public or Private		Public/private organization or partnership: A hybrid organization that is supported by both the public and private sectors. Allocated to “private” or “public” according to incorporation.
12	Public or Private (Social Enterprise)		Social enterprises: a hybrid of non-profit and for-profit approaches/business models, so they could be part of both the “Private” and the “Non-profit” sectors. Allocated according to primary business.
13	Tech	Technologies	“The technology sector is ...the research, development and/or distribution of technologically based goods and services. This sector contains businesses revolving around the manufacturing of electronics, creation of software, computers or products and services relating to information technology.” https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/technology_sector.asp Primarily privately funded, though often heavily subsidized by Public funding.
14	Third		Refers to the non-profit sector. Replaced with “Non-Profit”
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