Translators, terminologists and interpreters

Example job titles

• community interpreter
• conference interpreter
• court interpreter
• interpreter
• legal terminologist
• literary translator
• localiser - linguistics
• medical terminologist
• sign language interpreter
• terminologist
• translator
• translator adaptor
• translator-reviser

Main duties

• This group performs some or all of the following duties:
• Translators and translator-revisers
• Translate a variety of written material such as correspondence, reports, legal documents, technical specifications and textbooks from one language to another, maintaining the content, context and style of the original material to the greatest extent possible
• Localize software and accompanying technical documents to adapt them to another language and culture
• Revise and correct translated material
• May train and supervise other translators.
• Terminologists
• Identify the terminology used in a field of activity
• Conduct terminological research on a given subject or in response to inquiries for the preparation of glossaries, terminology banks, technological files, dictionaries, lexicons and resource centres, and add to terminological databases
• Manage, update and circulate linguistic information collected from terminological databases

Employment requirements

• A university degree in translation with a specialization in translation, interpretation or terminology in two languages including at least one of the two official languages or A university degree in a related discipline such as languages, linguistics, philology and courses in linguistic transfer and two years' experience as a full-time translator working in two languages, at least one of which is an official language or Five years of experience as a full-time translator working in two languages, at least one of which is an official language, are required.
• Sign language interpreters require a college training program or a university certificate in sign language interpretation.
• Certification on dossier or by examination from the Canadian Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters Council (CTTIC) may be required for translators, terminologists and interpreters.
• Sign language interpreters may require a certificate or certification evaluation in LSQ or ASL.
• Fluency in three languages is usually required for translators or interpreters working in an international context.
• Membership in a provincial or territorial association of translators, interpreters and terminologists may be required.
• Membership in a provincial association of sign language interpreters may be required.
• Use of professional titles may be regulated in some provinces.

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