Glossary
All organizations, both public and private sector, use acronyms and jargon. This glossary contains some of the more common items that may appear on the CivicJobs.ca website. If you would like to suggest an addition or modification to this list, please click here.
| AAMDC | Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties |
| AMANB | Association of Municipal Administrators of New Brunswick |
| AMANS | Association of Municipal Administrators of Nova Scotia |
| AMCTO | Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks, and Treasurers of Ontario |
| AMM | Association of Manitoba Municipalities |
| AMO | Association of Municipalities of Ontario |
| AMTCO | Association of Municipal Tax Collectors of Ontario |
| ARMAA | Alberta Rural Municipal Administrators' Association |
| ASTT | Applied Science Technologists and Technicians |
| AUMA | Alberta Urban Municipalities Association |
| BCGEU | BC Government Employees Union |
| BizPaL | Business Permits and Licencing |
| CA | Chartered Accountant |
| CAD | Computer Aided Design |
| CAMA | Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators |
| CCTV | Closed Circuit Television |
| CEU | Continuing Education Unit |
| CGA | Certified General Accountant |
| CIP | Canadian Institute of Planners |
| CMA | Certified Management Accountant |
| CMC | Certified Municipal Clerk |
| CMHC | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
| CPIC | Canadian Police Information Centre |
| CUPE | Canadian Union of Public Employees |
| DBA | Database Administrator |
| EMT-A | Emergency Medical Technician - Ambulance |
| EMT-P | Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic |
| EOCP | Environmental Operators Certification Program |
| FCM | Federation of Canadian Municipalities |
| GFOA | Government Finance Officers Association |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| HRMA | Human Resources Management Association |
| IAFF | International Association of Fire Fighters |
| ICMA | International City and County Managers Association |
| ICURR | Intergovernmental Committee on Urban and Regional Research |
| IIMC | International Institute of Municipal Clerks |
| IMS | Infrastructure Management System |
| IQT | Integrated Query Tool |
| JUSTIN | Justice Information System, British Columbia |
| LEIP | Law Enforcement Information Portal |
| LGANT | Local Government Administrators of the Northwest Territories |
| LGMA | Local Government Management Association of British Columbia |
| MEA | Municipal Engineers Association of Ontario |
| MENet | Municipal Excellence Network, Alberta |
| MFA BC | Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia |
| MISA | Municipal Information Systems Association |
| NARMS | National Administrative Records Management System |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| OGRA | Ontario Good Roads Association |
| P.Eng | Professional Engineer |
| PIBC | Planning Institute of BC |
| PMAC | Purchasing Management Association of Canada |
| PRIME BC | Police Records Management Information Environment for British Columbia |
| PSAB | Public Sector Accounting Board |
| RCMP | Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| RMS | Records Management System |
| RSS | Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary |
| SARM | Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities |
| SCADA | Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition |
| SLGM | Society of Local Government Managers, Alberta |
| SQL | Structured Query Language |
| SUMA | Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association |
| UBCM | Union of British Columbia Municipalities |
| UMAAS | Urban Municipal Administrators Association of Saskatchewan |
| W3 Consortium | World Wide Web Consortium (Web Standards) |
| WHMIS | Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System |
| WPM | Words per minute |
| WRC | Water Resource Council |
| WTP | Water Treatment Plant |
| WWTP | Waste Water Treatment Plant |