Prism Linguistics provides professional Assyrian interpreters and certified Assyrian translation across Canada. Assyrian, also called Assyrian Neo-Aramaic or Sureth, is the language of Assyrian, Chaldean and Syriac Christian families from Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey, and in Canada the community is concentrated in Ontario, particularly the Greater Toronto Area. Most work is spoken support for refugee hearings, IRCC applications and hospital visits, delivered on site in the main centres or by telephone and video anywhere in the country.
Last reviewed September 6, 2026 by the Prism Linguistics editorial team
When you book an Assyrian interpreter nationally, the detail that decides a good match is the speaker's town and church background. A person raised around Urmia in Iran, one from the Nineveh Plains or Baghdad, and one from the Tyari or Hakkari highlands will each hear differences, and the closely related Chaldean Neo-Aramaic is a separate variety again, so we place someone who shares the right speech rather than a generic Aramaic speaker. Refugee claims for this community frequently rest on religious persecution, and testimony has to be carried precisely.
Our Assyrian interpreters attend Immigration and Refugee Board hearings and IRCC interviews, Canadian court matters, and hospital and clinic appointments handled under PHIPA and PIPEDA privacy rules, along with legal aid and settlement meetings. Requirements for court and tribunal work vary by province and by case type, so tell us the venue and hearing type and we confirm what will be accepted and assign accordingly. Interpreters attend in person in the larger Ontario centres and join by telephone or video for appointments elsewhere in Canada.
Common settings include legal and court interpreting, medical and hospital interpreting, IRCC and Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) interviews, and police and enforcement work. See all on-site interpreting options or start a free quote.
Certified Assyrian translation is the second half of most files, but the practical starting point is which language the paperwork is actually in. Civil records for these families were usually issued by the state in Arabic, in Iraq and Syria, or in Persian, in Iran, so a birth, marriage or nationality record is often translated from one of those, while Syriac-script church certificates are translated from the script itself. We deliver a full English or French translation with a signed certificate of accuracy, or a sworn affidavit before a commissioner of oaths where the receiving body asks for one.
The records we see most are Iraqi and Syrian civil-status and nationality papers, Iranian identity documents, and baptismal and marriage certificates from the Assyrian Church of the East, the Chaldean Catholic Church or the Syriac churches. We set the English out beside the original, report seals and stamps as printed, and keep name spellings consistent with the passport so a file reads as one person. Prism is a private agency, not a court-appointed body, and acceptance ultimately depends on the receiving institution.
For documents rather than spoken interpreting, see certified Assyrian translation, our full Assyrian translation services, or general document translation. Every translation moves through our TEP workflow — translation, editing and proofreading by separate linguists — with free revisions.
An interpreter attends in person for hearings, medical appointments and meetings. On-site interpreting
Same-day, often within minutes, for calls, intake and urgent situations. Phone interpreting
Telehealth, remote hearings and sign language, anywhere in Canada. Video interpreting
Simultaneous interpreting for events and multilingual meetings. Conference interpreting
Legal consultations, settlement services and private appointments. Private interpreting
ASL and LSQ interpreting for accessible appointments and events. Sign language
We arrange Assyrian interpreters in cities across every province and territory — on site in the major centres and by telephone or video everywhere else:
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Modern Assyrian (Suret) is a Neo-Aramaic language spoken by around 600,000 people across the Assyrian Christian diaspora - historically concentrated in northern Iraq, Syria, Iran, and Turkey. The community has been driven westward by repeated displacements over the past century, accelerated by ISIS-era violence in the 2010s, and Canada's Assyrian community is now well established, centred in Toronto with further communities in Hamilton and Windsor. Our Assyrian translation work is dominated by IRB refugee and IRCC sponsorship paperwork, civil documents, and the church records tied to the Assyrian Church of the East.
No. Assyrian Neo-Aramaic is a living modern language written in Syriac script. It descends from older Aramaic but is spoken and written differently today, so we assign a translator or interpreter who works in the modern language.
Yes. Iraqi and Syrian civil records are usually in Arabic and Iranian ones in Persian, so we translate those into English or French on the same file while arranging an Assyrian interpreter for the spoken parts. Acceptance ultimately depends on the receiving institution.
Yes. Tell us the speaker's home region and church and we match the Assyrian, Chaldean or Urmia variety, in person in the main centres or by telephone and video anywhere in Canada.
Yes. We provide interpreters for Immigration and Refugee Board hearings and IRCC interviews. We are a private agency, not a court-appointed vendor, so tell us the hearing type and we confirm what the tribunal expects.
Tell us the language, the setting and the date through our quote form or by phone. We return a written quote with the exact price and turnaround, usually within 60 minutes during business hours, before you commit.
Tell us the setting, the city and the date, and we will confirm a qualified Assyrian interpreter and a firm price.