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Subjects
Subjects term Scope note Archival description count Authority record count
Agriculture
  • INCLUDES:
  • Agricultural cooperatives and organizations Irrigation, irrigation districts
  • Agricultural fairs, markets
  • Academic research / programs lobby / professional groups
  • Farming and ranching (individual, family, corporate)
  • Horticulture, gardening
  • Horticulture, gardening
26 1
Arts and culture
  • INCLUDES:
  • Artists (i.e. musicians, actors, visual artists, dancers, writers, architects, photographers, etc.)
  • Arts and/or culture related businesses and organizations (i.e. Art Gallery, Mission Artists Association)
  • Cultural events (i.e. fairs, parades, lectures, festivals, presentations)
  • Institutions (i.e. foundations, museums, art schools, heritage sites, libraries, archives)
  • Literature
  • Performing arts
  • Professional organizations relating to the arts
  • Research, projects or writing pertaining to arts and/or culture
  • Visual arts
316 2
Buildings and structures
  • INCLUDES:
  • Bridges, trestles
  • Buildings (i.e. residences, commercial, factories, churches, post offices, community centres, prisons, schools, arenas/sports venues, hotels, shopping centres/malls, and heritage buildings)
  • Building management
  • Construction
  • Monuments, statues, shrines, etc.
226 0
Children and youth
  • INCLUDES:
  • Activities, organizations, programs, events etc. specifically devoted to children and/or youth
  • Children and youth issues
  • Persons aged 18 or younger
  • Records created by children and youth
415 2
Communications
  • INCLUDES:
  • Communication businesses, cooperatives, organizations (i.e. advertising, printing, publishing, photofinishing)
  • Communication media (i.e. newspapers, magazines, newsletters, radio, television, telephone, cable, documentary film, internet)
  • Individuals (i.e. journalists, broadcasters, documentary film makers, commercial photographers
  • Symbols, logos, flags
15 2
Community life
  • INCLUDES:
  • Communities (which can exist in municipalities, towns and villages, neighbourhoods, religious and cultural groups, camps, schools, etc.)
  • Community activities and events
  • Community booster and event promotion agencies
  • Community support and charitable organizations
  • Fraternal organizations
  • Groups working for the development and/or maintenance of events, services and facilities for the community, community spirit, and community promotion
42 4
Cultural groups
  • INCLUDES:
  • Activities / events promoting life / values of cultural group(s)
  • Individuals / groups working towards preservation of heritage, a particular cultural group, or cultural community
  • Movements, initiatives, legislation etc. that promotes the existence and participation of diverse ethnic, racial, religious or social groups within the larger community
13 2
Environment
  • INCLUDES:
  • Climate, weather
  • Conservation movement / activities
  • Environmental issues (i.e. air quality, pollution, habitat destruction, endangered species, recycling)
  • Habitat and species protection / recovery
  • Individuals, organizations, businesses
  • Nature, wilderness, scenery
  • Parks, natural areas, wildlife management
97 0
Events and celebrations
  • INCLUDES:
  • Campaigns (i.e. political, fundraising)
  • Centennials, parades, festivals, fairs, exhibitions, concerts
  • Ceremonies (i.e. openings, graduations, sod-turnings, etc.) Parties (i.e. community, birthday, anniversary, etc.)
  • Organizations, public agencies and businesses that ONLY do event(s) planning
  • Protests and demonstrations
  • Specific cultural, arts, political, sports, holiday and community events; also personal events
  • VIP visits (i.e. royalty, celebrity)
  • Weddings, funerals, baptisms, etc.
63 1
Exploration, discovery, and travel
  • INCLUDES:
  • Early contact with Indigenous Peoples
  • Expeditions, exploration, adventure, prospecting, guiding
  • Individuals and groups (i.e. explorers, adventurers, prospectors, guides, outfitters)
  • Personal, geographical, scientific, mapping, etc.
  • Personal travels accounts (i.e. journals / diaries, blogs, vlogs)
27 0
Family and personal life
  • INCLUDES:
  • Friendships, personal relationships, home life
  • Genealogical records
  • Generational records
  • Individuals (all ages), families
  • Sexuality
  • Support and charitable organizations for assisting families and individuals
341 6
Geographic features
  • For items mainly but not exclusively pertaining to photgraphic and cartographic records
  • INCLUDES:
  • Boundaries, districts, reserves, parks, sanctuaries, towns, etc.
  • Includes both natural and artificial features
  • Physical landscape, built landscape
  • Site plans
  • Topography
  • Urban and industrial landscapes
  • Viewscapes (i.e. panoramas, scenery)
92 1
Government
  • INCLUDES:
  • Hospital districts, improvement districts, land districts, school boards, health boards, library boards, police boards, etc.
  • Indigenous Peoples and tribal governments
  • Local, municipal, regional, provincial, federal, jurisdictional
  • Officials (i.e. mayors, premiers, MLAs, ministers, civil servants)
  • Organizations in direct response to government (i.e. ratepayers associations)
  • Protest against government
  • Support organizations (i.e. municipal associations)
  • Taxes
5 0
Health and social services
  • INCLUDES:
  • Activities / systems for maintaining and preserving individual / community health and wellness (provided by public, private or community agencies or individuals)
  • Businesses
  • Fire and emergency services, disaster relief
  • Health and wellness services offered by charitable groups (i.e. meditation, retreats)
  • Individuals (i.e. doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, counselors, clinicians)
  • Medical services, hospitals, clinics
  • Professional and support organizations
  • Protective services and emergency support (i.e. community watch) - NOT police
  • Safety and community health programs and training
  • Social programs and services (i.e. youth, seniors, mental illness, maternity, counseling, support, etc.)
311 1
Indigenous Peoples

Use for: Aboriginal, First Nations, Indian, Inuit, Metis, Native, Native American

  • INCLUDES:
  • Government agencies and treaties
  • Indigenous organizations and businesses
  • Indigenous schools and education
  • Individuals / communities of Indigenous ancestry
  • Issues pertaining to Indigenous Peoples or history
  • Records pertaining to / created by Indigenous individuals, families, bands, agencies
7 1
Industries
  • INCLUDES:
  • Construction, ship building
  • Processing, packing and shipping industries
  • Resource industries (i.e. mining, forestry, fishing, etc.)
  • Resource industry cooperatives (i.e. agriculture, housing, retail)
  • Salvage companies and operations
24 0
Labour
  • INCLUDES:
  • Arbitration boards
  • Events (eg. strikes)
  • Individuals
  • Labour and union organizations
  • Professional associations with labour focus (eg. teachers, nurses)
  • Union-associated social groups
25 1
Land, settlement, and immigration
  • INCLUDES:
  • Claiming, settling and moving to a new land
  • Community and regional settlement patterns
  • Land settlement companies
  • Land surveys / surveyors
  • Land titles, distribution, grants etc.
  • Organizations involved in sponsoring / supporting immigrants
  • Real estate companies and activities
4 1
Law and justice
  • INCLUDES:
  • Activities / structures for administration of law and justice
  • Administrative and support organizations (i.e. police boards)
  • Community service programs
  • Courts, prisons, remand centres
  • Individuals (i.e. lawyers, judges, police officers, bylaw officers, criminals)
  • Law enforcement (i.e. police forces, RCMP, coast guard)
  • Legislation
  • Litigation, arbitration, mediation, restorative justice, reconciliation, settlements
  • Professional organizations (established specifically for the administration and enforcement of law and justice)
0 0
Military
  • INCLUDES:
  • Equipment, weapons, uniforms, artifacts
  • Individuals and organizations (i.e. veterans, military personnel, militia, cadets)
  • Legislation
  • Military institutions, bases, sites
  • Military service, training and activities
  • Military vehicles and ships
9 0
Natural resources
  • INCLUDES:
  • Energy (i.e. hydro-electric, thermal, solar)
  • Game management
  • Individuals
  • Land, water, minerals, forests, fisheries, soil, oil and gas
  • Regulatory and professional organizations
23 0
Organizations
  • INCLUDES:
  • Clubs, societies, associations - all types, except official (government) functions (i.e. agricultural, business, charitable, community, cultural, ethnic, fraternal, labour, military, political, professional, recreational, social, sports)
78 61
Politics
  • INCLUDES:
  • Individuals (i.e. politicians, campaigners, party members)
  • Political parties, campaigns and organizations
  • Political theory and study
0 0
Science and technology
  • INCLUDES:
  • Clubs, user groups, professional organizations specifically dedicated to science and/or technology
  • Research / research foundations, institutes
  • Scientists, researchers, etc.
  • Study and application of science
  • Technology schools / programs
20 0
Women
  • INCLUDES:
  • Clubs, societies, organizations specifically related to women
  • Historical, social, political and cultural circumstances of women
  • Individuals
  • Records created by women
  • Women-only facilities and activities
  • Women’s issues
6 4
Education (1)
  • INCLUDES:
  • Activities / structures relating to educational activities
  • Individual teachers / educators
  • Educational related professional, regulatory, and support organizations
  • Public and private schools / agencies offering training or education
  • Students (all ages)
  • Vocational training and continuing education
116 32
Business and commerce (1)
  • INCLUDES:
  • Business-related associations and chambers of commerce
  • Individual business owners and operators
  • Financial resources
  • Retail businesses, service businesses, banking
82 2
Businesses
  • For specific "Business Names"
0 0
Schools
  • For specific "School Names"
3 27
Religion (1)
  • INCLUDES:
  • Churches and denominations
  • Individuals (i.e. ministers, missionaries, members of religious orders, etc.)
  • Non-traditional groups and organizations (sometimes referred to as cults)
  • Personal, institutional and organizational relationships between humans and what they regard as holy, sacred or divine
  • Religious orders, groups and organizations
  • Religious theory and study
  • Schools, charities, missions and hospitals operated by religious groups
15 2
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