For IRCC, Canadian courts, universities, WES and licensing bodies, in 300+ languages.
A certified translation is a complete, word-for-word English or French translation of your document, signed with a Certificate of Translation Accuracy, or with a sworn affidavit where the receiving body asks for one. Prism Linguistics prepares certified translations of civil, academic, legal and financial documents in 300+ languages for clients anywhere in Canada.
You do not need to post anything. Send a scan or a clear phone photo of each page and you receive a fixed written quote, usually within 60 minutes. Standard certificates such as birth, marriage and police certificates are usually delivered in 2 to 3 business days, by email, ready to upload to an online application.
Everything an immigration officer, registrar or court clerk needs to compare the translation with your original.
Every word on the page is translated, including stamps, seals, signatures, handwritten notes and the back of the document, laid out to follow the original so the two can be read side by side.
A signed statement that identifies the document and the language pair and confirms that the translation is complete and accurate.
When the receiving body asks for an affidavit, the translator swears to the accuracy of the translation before a commissioner of oaths.
The certified translation arrives by email as a PDF, ready to upload to an IRCC, WES, university or licensing portal.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada asks for every supporting document that is not in English or French to be sent with an English or French translation. If the translator is not certified, IRCC also asks for an affidavit from the person who did the translation and a certified photocopy of the original document.
IRCC treats a translator as certified when they are a member in good standing of a professional translation association, shown by a seal or stamp with their membership number. Stamps and seals on the original that are not in English or French must be translated too. IRCC does not accept translations done by the applicant or by a family member, representative or consultant, even one who is a lawyer, notary or translator.
We prepare each package to that checklist for Express Entry, family sponsorship, study and work permits, visitor visas, permanent residence and citizenship, and we confirm the right route for your document before work starts. The final decision always rests with the officer, which is why the translation follows the original line by line and leaves nothing out.
WES Canada asks for an exact, word-for-word and complete translation by a professional translator. It rejects translations done by the applicant, handwritten or incomplete translations, and translations made from a photocopy instead of the official document, and translations are uploaded through your WES account. Ask your institution for its official documents before you order, so that the translation matches what WES receives.
ICAS, IQAS, Canadian universities and colleges, and provincial regulators each publish their own instructions. Send us the wording from their website or letter and we prepare the translation and certificate to match it.
Courts, tribunals and lawyers rely on certified translations of evidence, contracts, judgments, custody orders, police records and affidavits. Requirements differ by province and by court, so we ask which court or tribunal the translation is for and prepare the certificate or affidavit it expects. For hearings and examinations, see legal translation and court interpreting.
The documents Canadian applicants, students and law firms send us most often.
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Standard certificates such as birth, marriage and police certificates are usually delivered in 2 to 3 business days. Longer documents, such as transcripts, medical files or court records, depend on length and language, and the quote states the delivery date before work starts.
The price depends on the language pair, the number of pages, how much text each page holds and whether an affidavit is needed. The written quote is fixed, so the price you approve is the price you pay. Most of the certified translations we prepare are into English or French, and English to French is our most requested pair.
A certified translation is a complete, word-for-word English or French translation of a document, signed with a statement that it is complete and accurate. For IRCC, a translator counts as certified when they are a member in good standing of a professional translation association, shown by a stamp with their membership number. Otherwise the translation is sent with the translator's sworn affidavit.
We prepare every IRCC translation to IRCC's published requirements: the full translation including stamps and seals, with the certification or affidavit IRCC asks for. Acceptance is always the officer's decision, so we confirm the right route for your document before work begins.
No. IRCC does not accept translations done by the applicant, or by a family member, representative or consultant of the applicant, even if that person is a lawyer, notary or translator.
No. We translate from a scan or a clear phone photo of every page, front and back. Keep your original: when the translator is not certified, IRCC asks for a certified photocopy of it with the translation.
Standard certificates such as birth, marriage and police certificates are usually delivered in 2 to 3 business days. Longer documents take longer, and the quote states the delivery date before work starts.
No. A certified translation is signed by the translator to confirm it is complete and accurate. A notarized translation adds a notary or commissioner of oaths, who witnesses the translator swearing an affidavit and confirms who signed it, not the quality of the translation. Use the wording the receiving office uses when you order.
Upload your document for a fixed written quote, usually within 60 minutes. Call +1 888 693 6123 or email info@prismlinguistics.ca.
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