Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) requires all supporting documents that are in a language other than English or French be accompanied by an official translation of the original document, or of a certified copy of the original document in English or French. All documents must be translated by a certified translator, who is a member in good standing with their provincial or territorial organization, and whose certification can be confirmed by a seal or stamp that shows the translator’s membership number of a professional translation association in Canada or abroad.
For all applicants (in or outside of Canada), translations must NOT be done by:
- the applicants themselves
- members of the applicant’s family
- the applicant’s representatives or consultants
Any family member of the applicant who may be a lawyer, notary or translator is also NOT permitted to translate documents. This includes a parent, guardian, sibling, spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner, grandparent, child, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew and first cousin. If you need your immigration documents be translated, we can help you with finding a qualified and efficient translator with a lower price.
