# Certified Translator Ottawa: Translations for IRCC | Roxo

> Certified translator in Ottawa: when IRCC accepts a translator’s affidavit, when an office asks for an ATIO member and how we work. Order online.

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## Certified Translator in Ottawa

- A certified translator in Ottawa is, by Ontario law, a translator certified by ATIO. For IRCC you can also use a translator who is not certified in Canada, when the translation comes with the translator’s affidavit sworn before a notary public outside Canada, which is how we work: online, with the translation sent by email.

## Translations for Ottawa, signed by professional translators

- A translator native in the target language, and a second translator checking every page
- The translator’s affidavit sworn before a notary public in Florida, USA, as IRCC accepts
- Roxo is a Corporate Member of the American Translators Association (ATA)

## Do you need a translator certified in Ontario?

- For IRCC, no. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada accepts a translation by a member of a professional association in Canada or abroad, or a translation with the translator’s affidavit sworn before a notary public outside Canada, with a certified copy of the original. It does not ask for a translator in Ottawa.
- Ottawa is where translation teaching began in Canada: the University of Ottawa was the first Canadian institution to offer professional translation courses at university level, in 1936, and its School of Translation and Interpretation, founded in 1971, offers undergraduate translation programs, a Master of Translation, a Master of Conference Interpreting and an MA and PhD in Translation Studies. ATIO, the association that certifies translators in Ontario, was also founded in Ottawa, in 1920.
- Some offices in the city ask for more, such as the marriage licence and some courts. Roxo is not a member of ATIO or of any Canadian association: our credential is membership of the American Translators Association (ATA). If an office asks for an ATIO-certified translator, check with them before you order.

## Notaries and affidavits in Ottawa

- In Ontario, licensed lawyers and paralegals can be appointed notaries public by the Ministry of the Attorney General, and they are commissioners for taking affidavits automatically. A notary certifies copies and signatures; a commissioner takes affidavits.
- IRCC asks for the affidavit to be sworn before a notary public outside Canada when the translator is not certified in Canada. Ours is sworn before a notary public in Florida, USA, at no extra cost (see notarized translation). If an office in Ottawa asks for an Ontario notary, check with them before you order.

## How to choose a certified translator in Ottawa

- Whether the translator works in Ottawa or online, check that:

- The office that receives the document accepts that kind of translator: ATIO member, or translator with an affidavit
- The translation is complete, with the translator’s name and signature, and the affidavit sworn before a notary
- The translator is native in the target language and a second person reviews the translation
- You can see the price and the delivery date before you pay, and nobody in your family translates the documents

## Your translator for Ottawa, online

- Upload your documents, see the price and the delivery date in the instant quote and receive the IRCC translation by email as a PDF, with a printed copy by mail to any Ottawa address on request. See also our translation services in Ottawa, the certified translator in Canada and the prices on our pricing page.

- Upload your documents and see the price and the delivery date before you pay
- Pay online by card
- Receive your certified translation by email as a PDF