Traduction de «Traverse haute » (Français → Anglais) :

All the navigable waters, including any foreshore, commencing at the northern extremity of Eskimo Point and running on a course due north to a point distant five nautical miles from the northernmost extremity of Eskimo Point; thence, on the circumference of a circle with the said northernmost extremity as a centre, easterly and southerly to the shore of Hudson Bay at the high-water mark; thence, following the said high-water mark westerly to Cape Merry; thence, following the high-water mark on the eastern shore of the Churchill River upstream as far as the tide ebbs and flows; thence, across the Churchill River to its western shore; ...[+++] thence, northerly and following the high-water mark downstream to the point at Old Fort Prince of Wales and across to Eskimo Point and to the place of beginning.

(d) “Northeastern Coastal Zone” means all that portion of the coast of the Island of Newfoundland lying within 100 meters of the mean ordinary high-water mark, including portions of adjacent offshore islands not included in the inland zones, and adjacent marine coastal waters, bounded by a due north line drawn through Cape Bonavista, thence in a generally westerly direction along the coast ending at a boundary line drawn due north through Cape St. John;

All that parcel of land and land covered with water, crossed by the parallel of 53 degrees North latitude, situated in James Bay in the District of Keewatin in the Northwest Territories, and comprising that part of Akimiski Island lying to the east of the Meridian 81°30′ west Longitude, together with the foreshore, islands, shoals or rocks and the waters of James Bay lying within five miles of the line of ordinary high water of the said Akimiski Island and to the east of the said Meridian of west Longitude.

G. whereas the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has warned of a refugee crisis; whereas in the past weeks some 6 000 Nigerians arrived in Niger and between 11 and 13 June 2013 some 3 000 Nigerians crossed into Cameroon; whereas refugees are also crossing the border with Chad; whereas such displacements have put strain on the meagre local food and water resources, especially in Niger, which is itself struggling with food insecurity due to years of drought; whereas none of Nigeria’s neighbours have the capacity to absorb the numbers of people who could be displaced in the event of a full-scale humanitarian disaster foll ...[+++]owing mass violence;

F. whereas the continuous violence has had a direct impact on neighbouring countries, as a dramatically rising number of refugees from Syria have continued to cross the borders to Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey and to travel to other countries in the region, at a current average rate of 7 000 per day; whereas the number of refugees has increased by almost 850 000 since the beginning of 2013 and the total number now stands at more than 1.4 million (registered or awaiting registration), according to the Office of the UN High Commissi ...[+++]oner for Refugees (UNHCR); whereas the UNHCR is projecting a total of 3.5 million refugees by the end of 2013; whereas UNHCR figures of 6 May 2013 indicate that there are 455 665 Syrian refugees in Lebanon, 448 370 in Jordan, 322 407 in Turkey and 141 702 in Iraq;

Q-240 — Mr. Jaffer (Edmonton—Strathcona) — With regard to ports of entry into Canada: (a) what are the standards used by all customs officers across Canada to determine a high-risk traveller or shipment, and what is the standard procedure as to what to do with such a traveller or shipment once it is determined to be high-risk; (b) under what standard procedure are customs officers expected to refer travellers to immigration officers, and is there any standard for immigration officers to notify customs officers as to the results of such referrals; if it is determined that a traveller should be referred to an Immigration officer and ther ...[+++]e is no immigration officer at that location, what is the standard procedure that a customs officer should follow; (c) why are there no joint Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) evaluations planned to determine the effectiveness of customs officers and immigration officers at the border; (d) is there a standard for the sharing of data and intelligence between customs officers and immigration officers; (e) is there a standard referral procedure by which customs officers can clearly determine by which points should a traveller be referred to immigration officers; (f) is there an agreement between the CCRA and CIC that would provide for periodic evaluations to be performed jointly by CCRA and CIC to determine the effectiveness of their joint operations; (g) what percentage of the time does the Primary Automated Lookout System-Highway equipment correctly read licence plates of vehicles stopped at border crossing booths; (h) what facilities exist for examining commercial shipments at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor and where are they located in relation to the bridge customs site: (i) what is the standard procedure for ensuring that truck operators told to report to the facility actually arrive there; and (ii) under what circumstances would procedures dictate that a truck be escort ...