Prism Linguistics provides Georgian interpreters and certified Georgian translation across Canada, for IRCC and IRB matters, Canadian court appearances and medical appointments. Georgian is not related to the Indo-European or Turkic languages around it and is written in its own alphabet, Mkhedruli, which has no capital letters and must be read directly rather than transliterated by guesswork. The community in Canada is small but growing, with the largest numbers in the Toronto and Montreal areas.
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Most Georgian interpreting is refugee, family-reunification and settlement work, along with medical and legal appointments. Many people from Georgia also speak Russian, and some speak a regional language such as Mingrelian or Svan at home, so we ask which language the speaker is most comfortable giving evidence in before assigning, since that choice can affect the accuracy of testimony in an IRB hearing.
Our Georgian interpreters attend Canadian court and tribunal hearings, IRCC interviews, and hospital and clinic appointments under PHIPA and PIPEDA privacy rules, keeping to a complete and neutral rendering rather than summarising. Interpreters attend in person in the main centres where one is available and join by telephone or video for appointments anywhere in the country, which is often the quickest option for this community.
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 Georgian translation requires a translator who reads Mkhedruli, because the script cannot be handled by transliteration alone and names must be rendered consistently onto a passport spelling. Georgian civil documents are now issued through the country's Public Service Halls and carry modern seals and endorsements that are translated in full. We deliver a complete English or French translation with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy, or a sworn affidavit before a commissioner of oaths where required.
The documents we handle most are birth, marriage and death certificates, divorce records, criminal-record certificates, and university diplomas and transcripts for credential assessment. Where a family also holds Russian-language papers from the Soviet period, we translate those on the same file. Acceptance ultimately depends on the receiving institution, so confirm the requirement of your Canadian court, provincial body or IRCC stream first.
For documents rather than spoken interpreting, see certified Georgian translation, our full Georgian 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 Georgian 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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Georgian is the official language of Georgia, with around 4 million native speakers. It uses its own writing system - Mkhedruli - one of just a handful of distinct living scripts globally, and Georgian itself is one of the Kartvelian languages, with no close relatives outside that family. The Georgian-Canadian community is small, concentrated in Toronto and Montreal. Our Georgian translation work is split between IRCC civil and refugee paperwork, Georgian wine and agricultural-export contracts, and the academic transcripts of Georgian students at Canadian universities.
We assign a translator who reads Mkhedruli directly. The script is not handled by transliteration, and reading it is what keeps names consistent with a passport spelling across a family's documents.
Ask the speaker which language they are most comfortable giving evidence in. We can assign a Georgian or a Russian interpreter accordingly, since the choice can affect accuracy in a hearing or interview.
Yes. We provide certified Georgian to English or French translation of civil-registry certificates, criminal-record and court records and academic documents, with a Certificate of Translation Accuracy or a sworn affidavit. Acceptance depends on the receiving institution.
Telephone or video interpreting is usually available at short notice and reaches anywhere in Canada. On-site bookings in the main centres generally need a few business days; tell us the city, date and setting.
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 Georgian interpreter and a firm price.