Certified Translation
Services Canada
Court interpreting and substantial translation projects, with certified document translation when you need it. We prioritize hearings, trials, witness and expert interpretation, and legal, medical, financial or technical files that run to 10, 50 or hundreds of pages.
The work where language expertise carries the most value.
Single certified documents remain available, but the project desk is built for scheduled interpretation and substantial files where legal or technical context matters.
Hearings, trials, witnesses, examinations, mediations, arbitrations and expert evidence—remote or in person where permitted.
Explore interpreting →02Large-file translationLitigation files, court transcripts, foreign court records, medical evidence, expert reports and technical files from 10 pages to hundreds.
Explore large files →Find the translation you need.
Different organizations can ask for different certification, affidavit, copy and submission requirements. Search by document, authority, language or location instead of guessing.
Need a certificate, licence or other short official document?
The certified-document library remains available for immigration, licensing, education and other official submissions. For larger files or scheduled proceedings, use the project desk above.
certificateTranslation for immigration, citizenship, passports, family matters and more ↗
- Birth Certificate Translation
- Marriage Certificate Translation
- Passport Translation
- Driver's Licence Translation
- Police Certificate Translation
- Diploma Translation
- Academic Transcript Translation
- Court Order Translation
Some files are much bigger than a certificate.
Contracts, litigation records, medical files, financial packages, corporate records, technical manuals, patents and digital evidence can run to dozens or hundreds of pages. These projects need consistent terminology and are usually quoted from the actual material.
Explore professional translation services →The language page should know more than the language name.
We connect each language to the documents, scripts, transliteration issues, source countries and Canadian submission contexts that actually create translation work.
Explore languages →Documents arrive from somewhere specific.
A Mexican birth certificate is not the same research problem as a Colombian one. Country pages connect civil records, education documents, police records and naming conventions to Canadian use.
Browse countries of origin →Requirements change again when the province does.
Browse provinces, territories and cities →No mystery process.
01Send a clear scan or photo. Tell us where the document is going if you know. If you do not, we help identify the likely requirement before quoting.
02We match the service to the receiver. Certified, notarized, affidavit, apostille-related or another format is chosen for the actual submission context.
03You review names and details. Proper names, dates, document numbers, stamps and seals are checked before the final version is delivered.
What certified translation services in Canada actually cover.
Official document translation is not just converting words from one language to another. The translation may need to preserve names, dates, document numbers, handwritten notes, stamps and seals, and it may need certification details that identify the translator. The receiving organization decides what is acceptable for the application in front of you.
For many Canadian immigration uses, IRCC recognizes a certified translator as a member in good standing of a professional translation association. Program instructions can specify the seal, stamp, membership number, original-document copy and other submission details.
Some IRCC instructions allow a translation from a non-certified translator when it is accompanied by an affidavit sworn before an authorized person. That is not the same thing as assuming every official translation must be notarized.
Common requests include birth certificates, marriage certificates, passports, police certificates, driver’s licences, diplomas, academic transcripts, court documents, medical records and financial documents.
Canadian federal applications commonly require supporting documents that are not in English or French to be submitted with an English or French translation. The exact package still depends on the program or institution.
For immigration files, check the current IRCC translation instructions for your application, then use our IRCC translation requirements page to navigate the relevant document paths.
Certified translation or notarized translation?
Do not buy the more complicated service by default. Start with the wording used by the organization receiving the document.
Usually the starting point when an institution asks for a certified or official translation. The translator attests to the accuracy and completeness of the translation according to the applicable certification route.
Certified translation services →Adds a notarial or sworn step when the receiving body explicitly requires it, or when the applicable translation route uses an affidavit. Requirements vary by institution and jurisdiction.
Notarized translation →Translation and apostille are separate issues. If a document will be used outside Canada, determine whether the document itself needs authentication or an apostille and whether the destination also requires a translation.
Apostille translation guidance →Questions people ask before ordering.
These are the decisions that most often change the translation package, timing or supporting documents.
What is a certified translation in Canada?
In Canadian official-use contexts, the phrase generally refers to a translation whose accuracy is formally attested by a qualified or certified translator under the rules of the receiving organization. Certification titles are granted through provincial professional bodies, while individual institutions can set their own acceptance requirements.
Will IRCC accept my certified translation?
IRCC publishes translation instructions for individual programs. Certified translators and affidavit alternatives are addressed in those instructions, and some programs specify how copies, stamps and seals must be handled. Check the current instructions for the application you are submitting rather than relying on a blanket acceptance claim.
What documents can be translated?
Personal, immigration, academic, legal, financial, medical and business records can all require certified document translation. Start with the document translation index to find the page for the exact record you have.
Do I need a hard copy?
That depends on the receiving organization and submission method. Some applications are uploaded digitally while others may ask for original, certified-copy or paper documentation. Tell us where the translation is going before choosing delivery.
How do I get a quote?
Send a clear scan or phone photo showing every relevant page, side, stamp and seal. Include the source language, the organization receiving the translation and any deadline you have. That gives the translator enough context to quote the correct service.
Show us the document.
A scan or clear phone photo is enough to start. Tell us what it is for, if you know.