Support Services-Translation Services
All translation services are delivered by APPOINTMENT ONLY. Click here to book an appointment.
An AFFIDAVIT signed by the translator/proofreader before the commissioner for oaths is attached to the translation provided by our Translation Services. If you need a translation from a Canadian Certified Translator/Canadian Accredited Translator, you will need to go to www.atia.ab.ca (Association of Translators and Interpreters of Alberta).
Eligible clients
To be eligible for our Translation Services, a client can be:
- a Permanent Resident of Canada;
- a Convention Refugee or Protected Person as defined in Section 95 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; or
- an individual who has been selected to become a permanent resident
- a refugee claimant
- a naturalized Canadian citizen
Documents we accept
Basic documents needed for immediate settlement, education and employment purposes, such as:
- Birth certificates
- Death certificates
- Divorce certificates
- Driver’s licenses and driving records
- Education documents including high school diplomas, college or technical school diplomas, university diplomas, degree certificates, and transcripts
- Employment records
- Marriage certificates
- Police check
- Professional accreditation documents
For each request, we accept three documents or five pages of documents, whichever is more.
We do NOT process requests for passport stamps, exit/entry records, course description, court decision, academic papers, newspaper reports, or any other documents including professional terminologies.
How to place a translation request and drop off your documents
All translation services are delivered by APPOINTMENT ONLY. Click here to book an appointment. When placing a translation request, please have the following items ready:
- Original documents for translation – we will not keep your originals, but we will take photocopies from them. A certified true copy of the original document (s) will be accepted as the original document(s)
- Permanent Resident Card, Confirmation of Permanent Residence, or Landing Paper of the document owner
A Needs Assessment is conducted before you place the translation request.
Fees
- Translation service is FREE for eligible clients who have been in the status of Permanent Residents/Protected Persons for LESS THAN ONE YEAR. Free translation does NOT apply to translation requests for driver’s licenses
- A SMALL FEE is charged for eligible clients who have been in the status of Permanent Residents/Protected Persons for MORE than a year
- A stamping fee will be applied to all the eligible clients
- You can pay when you pick up the translation
For further information in regards to our Translation Services, please call 780-474-8445 or email us at info@eisa-edmonton.org.