High-quality communication across linguistic and cultural communities in Canada

Canada flags on display to represent CTTIC's intention to maintain and promote high-quality communication across linguistic and cultural communities in Canada

OUR HISTORY

CTTIC was
founded in 1970

and is the successor of the Society of Translators and Interpreters of Canada (STIC), which was incorporated in 1956. It is now a federation of seven provincial bodies, one of which, the Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario (ATIO), is a founding member.

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Language Professions

Translation

Translators are professional communicators who transpose a written text from one language into another and convey its content as faithfully as possible.

Interpretation

Interpreters are professional communicators who orally transmit usually spoken messages from one language to another.

Terminology

Terminologists are professionals specializing in terminological research, which includes gathering, analyzing and recording information on one or more concepts.