Prism Linguistics provides professional Azeri interpreters and certified Azeri translation across Canada, for immigration files, civil records and tribunal hearings. Azeri, also called Azerbaijani, is a Turkic language whose written form depends on where a document was produced, so the first step on any file is confirming the script. Speakers reach Canada both from the Republic of Azerbaijan and from northwestern Iran, and most settle in the larger urban centres.
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Azeri interpreters attend IRCC and Immigration and Refugee Board interviews and Canadian court and tribunal hearings, where consecutive interpreting suits the setting and each statement is rendered in full before the reply. We confirm with the specific court what it will accept, since arrangements vary by province and case type, and Prism is a private agency rather than a court-appointed vendor.
In hospitals and clinics, where records are handled under PHIPA and PIPEDA, an interpreter keeps to a complete rendering rather than a summary. North Azerbaijani, spoken in the Republic, and South Azerbaijani, spoken in Iran, differ in everyday vocabulary, and many speakers also use Russian, Turkish or Persian, so we note the home region and confirm whether a related language would serve better. Interpreters attend in person in the main centres and join by telephone or video elsewhere.
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 Azeri translation turns on the alphabet. The Republic of Azerbaijan has used the Latin script since the 1990s, older records may be in Cyrillic, and documents from Iranian Azerbaijan often use the Perso-Arabic script, so a translator confirms which system a record uses and transliterates names consistently across the file.
The records we see most are birth, marriage and divorce certificates, internal and international passports, diplomas and transcripts, military-service records and police-clearance certificates, filed for permanent residence, citizenship and provincial registration. Each translation carries a signed certificate of accuracy, or a sworn affidavit before a commissioner of oaths where a Canadian body asks for one, and acceptance ultimately depends on the receiving institution.
For documents rather than spoken interpreting, see certified Azeri translation, our full Azeri 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 Azeri 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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Azeri is another name for Azerbaijani - the official language of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the most widely spoken Turkic language after Turkish. About 30 million people speak it, with the majority actually living in Iran rather than in Azerbaijan itself. For Canada-bound document translation, the practical question is the script: Azerbaijani written in Azerbaijan uses the Latin alphabet since 1991, while Azerbaijani written in Iran uses Perso-Arabic. We match each project to a translator who handles the source script and is familiar with the relevant civil-document conventions - usually for IRB refugee cases, provincial family courts, or commercial paperwork.
No. Azeri appears in Latin, Cyrillic and Perso-Arabic script depending on the era and country, and a translator works from each while keeping names spelled the same throughout.
The spoken varieties differ in vocabulary and everyday usage. Tell us the speaker's home region and we match a comfortable interpreter.
We provide a certified translation with a signed certificate of accuracy or a sworn affidavit, but acceptance ultimately depends on the receiving institution.
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 Azeri interpreter and a firm price.