In this Chapter:
certified means that a worker holds a certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition issued by a regulatory authority of a Party which attests to the worker being qualified and, where applicable, authorized to practice a particular occupation or to use a particular occupational title in the territory of that Party. For greater certainty, "certified" does not include only having work experience in a given occupation gained within a Party where certification is not required in order to practice that occupation;
Forum means the Forum of Labour Market Ministers;
legitimate objective means one or more of the following objectives pursued within the territory of a Party:
(a) public security and safety;
(b) public order;
(c) protection of human, animal or plant life or health;
(d) protection of the environment;
(e) consumer protection;
(f) protection of the health, safety and well-being of workers;
(g) provision of adequate social and health services to all its geographic regions; and
(h) programs for disadvantaged groups;
National Occupational Analysis means a document developed pursuant to the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program that details tasks and subtasks performed by workers in a trade;
non-governmental body, with or without authority delegated by law, includes professional corporations and associations, hospitals, health units, long-term care facilities, clinics, other health care/service organizations and authorities, professional regulatory bodies, school authorities, universities, colleges and other educational and training institutions, trade unions and industry associations;
non-governmental body that exercises authority delegated by law means any non-governmental body to whom authority has been delegated by provincial or federal statute to set or implement measures related to:
(a) the establishment of occupational standards or certification requirements;
(b) the assessment of the qualifications of workers against established occupational standards or certification requirements; or
(c) the official recognition that an individual meets established occupational standards or certification requirements;
occupation means a set of jobs which, with some variation, are similar in their main tasks or duties or in the type of work performed.
occupational standard means the skills, knowledge and abilities required for an occupation as established by a regulatory authority of a Party and against which the qualifications of an individual in that occupation are assessed;
regulatory authority of a Party means a department, ministry or similar agency of government of a Party or a non-governmental body that exercises authority delegated by law;
worker means an individual, whether employed, self-employed or unemployed, who performs or seeks to perform work for pay or profit; and
worker of a Party means a worker resident in the territory of a Party.