Qualifications of Interpreters and Translators

1. Interpreters and translators used by applicants in the Northern and Southwest Regions (Table 1) must be one or more of the following:

• Be employed, or have been employed, in interpreter services
• Be a member, or have been a member, of a professional association that provides interpreter services, or
• Be an experienced interpreter who is a member of the clergy.

2. For Central/GTA and Eastern Regions (Table 2), interpreters and translators must be a member (certified or associate/candidate) of a provincial association that provides accreditation or certification (e.g. ATIO - Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario) or be accredited by a federal or provincial government.

Table 1	Barrie Brantford Chatham Clinton Dryden Espanola Fort Frances Guelph	Huntsville Kapuskasing Kenora Kirkland Lake Kitchener London New Liskeard	North Bay Orangeville Orillia Owen Sound Sarnia Sault Ste Marie Simcoe	Stratford Sudbury Thunder Bay Tillsonburg Timmins Walkerton Windsor Woodstock
Table 2	Aurora Bancroft Belleville Brampton Brockville Burlington	Cornwall Downsview Etobicoke Hamilton Hawkesbury Kingston Lindsay	Metro East Oakville Oshawa Ottawa Canotek Ottawa Walkley Port Union	Pembroke Peterborough Renfrew Smith Falls St. Catharines Winchester Woodbridge

NOTE: INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTED PROOF OF QUALIFICATION.