In Canada, certified translations are produced by a Certified Translator of a provincial association — their seal and signature authenticate the document.
A certified translation in Canada is made by a Certified Translator of a provincial body such as ATIO (Ontario), STIBC (British Columbia) or OTTIAQ (Quebec). The certified translator’s seal and signature on the document authenticate it.
A common misunderstanding is worth clearing up: certification is a PROVINCIAL jurisdiction. CTTIC — the Canadian Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters Council, a federation of seven provincial bodies — administers the certification exam process for its member societies, but does not itself grant certification. There is no such thing as being certified “by CTTIC”; you are certified by your provincial association.
For immigration filings the requirement is specific. A document that is not in English or French must be sent together with the English or French translation, an affidavit from the person who completed it, and a certified photocopy of the original. In the affidavit the translator swears, before a commissioner authorised to administer oaths in the country where they live, that the translation is a true and accurate version of the original.
IRCC’s citizenship certificate guide (CIT 0001) adds: translators who are certified in Canada — members in good standing of a provincial or territorial organisation of translators and interpreters — do not need to supply an affidavit.
Personal names follow the official passport spelling in the body; ISO 9:1995 can be given in a footnote. See our transliteration page.
Lingverra reproduces layout and stamps and applies the correct transliteration, flagging uncertain spots. The Certified Translator reviews, seals and signs.
A statement in Canada may read as follows. Lingverra places your own wording automatically under the finished translation.
I hereby certify that the above is a true and accurate translation of …….