Canadian citizenship: translating documents for IRCC
For a citizenship application, IRCC accepts a translation by a certified translator or by a non-certified translator with an affidavit. Who cannot translate.
Applying for Canadian citizenship? Documents in a language other than English or French must be translated. Here are IRCC’s rules.
Certified translator
A certified translator is a member in good standing of a provincial or territorial organization of translators in Canada. Their seal or stamp shows their membership number, which IRCC can verify.
Non-certified translator
The translation must then come with an affidavit from the translator confirming their language skills and the accuracy of the translation. The affidavit is sworn before a notary public, a commissioner of oaths or a commissioner for taking affidavits.
Who cannot translate
A non-certified translator cannot be:
- the applicant, their parent, guardian or sibling;
- their spouse or common-law or conjugal partner;
- their grandparent, child, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew or first cousin.
Include the original-language document
In both cases, you submit the translation together with the document in the original language.
Order the translation
In the order form, choose “IRCC”. From $59 for a one-page document, before taxes.