IRCC: who can translate your immigration documents?
IRCC requires a translation by a member of a professional translators’ association, or an affidavit. Who cannot translate and who can take the oath.
For an application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), documents in a language other than English or French must be translated. These are IRCC’s rules.
The basic rule
The translation must be made from the original or from a certified copy of the original. It must be certified by a certified translator or, if not, come with an affidavit.
What is a certified translator for IRCC?
A member in good standing of a professional association of translators in Canada or abroad.
What if the translator is not certified?
The translation must then come with an affidavit stating that it is accurate. In Canada, the affidavit is sworn before a notary public, a commissioner for oaths or a commissioner for taking affidavits.
Who cannot translate?
- the applicant;
- a member of the applicant’s family, even if they are a lawyer, notary or translator;
- the applicant’s representative or consultant.
Order the translation
In the order form, choose “IRCC”. From $59 for a one-page document, before taxes.