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What is a Certified Translation?

Canadian immigration ministry (IRCC) or administration of Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), including Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP), BC Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP), Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP), New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP), Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) etc. ask that you provide certified translation of your documents.

Not every translation you can get in Canada is certified. For a translation to be official "certified translation" (which makes it universally acceptable by the federal agencies in Canada, including federal immigration and provincial authorities), it must be performed by a Certified Translator who is certified specifically in your language combination (which is confirmed on their official seal). Importantly, the certification does not work in the opposite way. For example, a translator who is certified in "English-to-Ukrainian" is not certified to translate from Ukrainian to English, but can only translate from English to Ukrainian. The same applies to the Russian or any other language.

Who is a Certified Translator?

* A translator who has taken the certification exam with the provincial translation association in Canada in a specific language combination and direction and has passed it, and were given a Certified Translator's seal by this association.

Who is not a Certified Translator?
* An Associate Member of the provincial translation association. Associate Members are not certified translators. If you see the word "Associate" on the seal, the translation was not performed by a Certified Translator.
* A translator who needs a notary public to notarize their signature. In Canada, certified translators do not need notarization. All translations into English in Canada for immigration purposes do not require notarization.
* A translator without the Certified Translator's seal of the provincial association.

Important 2025 update from OINP: At all times when Ontario-based translation services are used, the translation must be completed by an ATIO-certified translator. See here.

Important 2025 update from IRCC: IRCC has made it an explicit requirement on their website that if the translation is being done in Canada, it should be done by a certified translator. See here.

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