| AAHB |
Alberta Adult Health Benefit |
| AADL |
Alberta Aids to Daily Living |
| AAO |
Alberta Association of Optometrists |
| ABC |
Alberta Blue Cross |
| ACB |
Alberta Child Benefit |
| ACHB |
Alberta Child Health Benefit |
| ACHBC |
Alberta Child Health Benefit Card |
| ADA |
Alberta Dental Association |
| ADM |
Assistant Deputy Minister |
| ADSC |
Alberta Dental Service Corporation |
| AFA |
Accountability Framework Agreement |
| AFSA |
Alberta Funeral Service Association |
| AHCIP |
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan |
| AH |
Alberta Health |
| AHRDA |
Aboriginal Human Resources Development Agreement |
| AIMS |
Appeals Information Management System |
| AISH |
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped |
| AJC |
Alberta Job Corps |
| ALIS |
Alberta Learning Information System |
| AOB |
Assignment of Benefits |
| AR |
Action Request |
| ARCD |
Alberta Rehabilitation Council for the Disabled |
| AS |
Administrative Support |
| ASBP |
Alberta Seniors Benefit Program |
| BF |
Bring Forward |
| BFE |
Barriers to Full Employment |
| CAD |
College of Alberta Denturists |
| CCB |
Canada Child Benefit |
| CCD |
Central Client Directory |
| CCP |
Central Cheque Processing (cheque) |
| CCTB |
Canada Child Tax Benefit Program |
| CDA |
Canadian Dental Association |
| CDAS |
Client Direction Administrative Support |
| CDB |
Child Disability Benefit |
| CDOC |
Central District Office Cheque |
| CEC |
Career Employment Consultant |
| CFS |
Child Financial Support |
| CFSA |
Child and Family Service Authority |
| CIC |
Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
| CIS |
Certificate of Indian Status Card |
| CNIB |
Canadian National Institute for the Blind |
| CPP |
Canada Pension Plan |
| CPP-D |
Canada Pension Plan Disability |
| CPP-R |
Canada Pension Plan Retirement |
| CRA |
Canada Revenue Agency |
| CRC |
Client Reporting Card |
| CSA |
Client Support Assessment |
| CSA |
Child Supplement Allowance |
| CSD |
Common Service Delivery |
| CSS |
Child Support Services |
| CT |
Client Type |
| CTB |
Child Tax Benefit |
| CUP |
Children of Unwed Parents |
| CYS |
Children and Youth Services |
| DATS |
Disabled Adult Transportation System |
| DBL |
Drug Benefit List |
| DC |
Disaster Services Cheque |
| DM |
Deputy Minister or District Manager |
| DO |
District Office |
| DOB |
Date of Birth |
| DOC |
District Office Cheque |
| DRES |
Disability Related Employment Supports |
| DV |
Disaster Services Voucher |
| EA |
Employability Assessment |
| EE |
Earnings Exemption |
| EI |
Employment Insurance |
| EOI |
End of Involvement |
| EP |
Employment Plan |
| ESL |
English as a Second Language |
| ESP |
Employment Skills Program |
| ET |
Executive Team |
| ETW |
Expected to Work |
| FCB |
Federal Child Benefit |
| FOIP |
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act |
| FOP |
Fine Option Program |
| FP |
Financial Processing |
| FLA |
Foundational Learning Assistance |
| F/T |
Full Time |
| FV |
Full Verification |
| GIC |
Guaranteed Investment Certificate |
| GIS |
Guaranteed Income Supplement |
| GST |
Goods and Services Tax |
| HBC |
Health Benefits Card |
| HD |
Handwritten District Office Cheque |
| HH |
Head of Household |
| HQ |
Headquarters |
| HRSDC |
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (associated with Service Canada) |
| HT |
Household Unit Type |
| ID |
Identification |
| IFDAA |
Independent Funeral Directors Association of Alberta |
| IESA |
Income and Employment Supports Act |
| IIR |
International and Intergovernmental Relations |
| IMAGIS |
Integrated Management Alberta Government Information System |
| IS |
Income Support |
| ISP |
Income Support Program |
| ISHTB |
Income Support, Training and Health Benefits |
| ISS |
Income Support Supervisor |
| ISCC |
Income Support Contact Centre |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LMDA |
Labour Market Development Agreement |
| LDOC |
Local District Office Cheque |
| LIRA |
Locked-in Retirement Accounts |
| LISA |
Local Income Support Application |
| MC |
Main Payment (processed before cut-off and printed centrally) |
| MD |
Main Payment (Processed after cut-off and printed centrally or at the Community and Social Services Office) |
| MEP |
Maintenance Enforcement Program |
| MLA |
Member of the Legislative Assembly |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MP |
Member of Parliament |
| NAJC |
Northern Alberta Job Corps |
| NCB |
National Child Benefit Program |
| NCBS |
National Child Benefit Supplement |
| OAS |
Old Age Security |
| OPG |
Office of the Public Guardian |
| PAA |
Pharmacists Association of Alberta |
| PCard |
Procurement Card |
| PDD |
Person with Developmental Disabilities |
| PGO |
Permanent Guardianship Order |
| PHN |
Personal Health Number |
| PID |
Personal Identification |
| POA |
Period of Assistance |
| P/T |
Part Time |
| PV |
Partial Verification |
| PVS |
Private Vocational School |
| QPP |
Quebec Pension Plan |
| RAPAR |
Recoveries, Administrative Penalties and Appeals Regulation |
| RAT |
Residential Addictions Treatment |
| RCD |
Resources for Children with Disabilities |
| RCMP |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| RESP |
Registered Educational Savings Plan |
| RRAP |
Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program |
| RR-AS |
Records Room – Administrative Support |
| RRIF |
Registered Retirement Income Funds |
| RRSP |
Registered Retirement Savings Plan |
| RWA |
Ready Willing and Able |
| SA |
Service Alberta |
| SC |
Service Centres |
| S/D |
Separated/Divorced |
| SDP |
Skills Development Program |
| SF |
Students Finance |
| SFAA |
Student Financial Assistance Act |
| SFSC |
Support and Financial Services Coordinator |
| SIN |
Social Insurance Number |
| SIS |
Skills Investment Strategy |
| SMART |
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timely (Investment Plan) |
| SP |
Service Plan |
| S/P |
Spouse/Partner |
| SU |
Supplemental Payment |
| TGO |
Temporary Guardianship Order |
| TOJ |
Training on the Job |
| VC |
Contract Voucher |
| VH |
Handwritten Voucher |
| VR |
Regular Voucher |
| WCB |
Workers’ Compensation Board |
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