CTTIC Conference Calgary 2025

The Canadian Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters Council (CTTIC) is proud to present its first-ever national conference for translators and interpreters:

📅 Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
🕓 Time: 4:00 PM
📍 Place: Hampton Inn by Hilton Calgary Airport North
💻 Modality: Hybrid – in person and online

Theme: Smarter Tools, Stronger Voices: AI in Translation and Interpreting

This landmark event will bring together translation and interpreting professionals from across Canada and beyond to explore the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on our profession. With a focus on both opportunities and challenges, the conference will provide practical knowledge and strategies to help language professionals thrive in a rapidly evolving industry.

🎤 Featured Keynote Speaker: Silvia Xalabardé
Silvia Xalabardé is a professional translator and interpreter working in English, Spanish, German, and Italian. She serves as Chair of the Certification Examinations Board at CTTIC, where she plays a key role in overseeing Canada’s national certification exams. As President of the Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia (STIBC), she is committed to upholding professional standards, strengthening the community, and supporting the continuous development of translators and interpreters.
Passionate about the future of the profession, Silvia actively explores the use of AI and digital tools to enhance quality and efficiency while ensuring that human expertise remains central. At the CTTIC Conference Calgary 2025, she will deliver a keynote address on “Smart Tools and Smarter Translators.”

🎤 Featured Speaker: Joachim Lépine
Joachim Lépine, M.Ed., is an educator and keynote speaker who has coached hundreds of introverted entrepreneurs to grow successful businesses. His passion for marketing and sales comes from personal experience: as a person with social anxiety, he developed his own authentic, aligned, and introvert-friendly strategies to build two prosperous businesses from the ground up.
He founded his first business, LION Translations, in the late 2000s, and co-founded LION Translation Academy, a professional development platform for translators, in 2022.

Today, Joachim is a proud dad, dog owner, and course creator dedicated to helping introverted service providers and entrepreneurs grow thriving businesses by building trust—not funnels. At the CTTIC Conference Calgary 2025, he will share his unique perspective on building sustainable careers in translation and interpreting while staying true to your personality and values.

✨ Additional guest speakers will be announced in the coming days – stay tuned for an exciting lineup!

Registration is now open!
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Price: $175 (In person) | $65 (Online)

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and strengthen our professional voices.

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2023 – Annual General Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, November 2 to 4, 2023

CTTIC’s successful 2023 Annual General Meeting took place in rainy (with occasional patches of sunshine) Vancouver this year. A total of 15 delegates met in person and two more joined us via Zoom, representing all seven member societies. All the photos below were taken at the STIBC office during our meetings, although we did enjoy a couple of delicious dinners outside.

On Thursday evening, we delighted in the cultural experience of the Afghan Horsemen Restaurant, while on Friday evening, extremely tasty Canadian turf and surf were on the menu at the Boathouse Restaurant on Kitsilano Beach.

Special thanks to STIBC for letting us use their meeting room, Executive Director, Jean-Philippe, for organizing the catering and more, and Angela L. for the additional office assistance! Kudos too to SIlvia and Trang for providing transportation to the restaurants.

Why not consider joining our board? Our next AGM is planned for November 2024 in Ontario, thanks to our hosts, ATIO!

Marie (ATIO), Roula (ATIA), Bassima (ATINS), Catharine (ATINS), Pency (ATIO), Claudine (ATINS), Marielle (ATIO), Silvia (STIBC), Angela (STIBC), Monica (ATIS). (Photo: JP)

Claudine (ATINS), Marielle (ATIO), Trang (STIBC), Angela (STIBC), Monica (ATIS), Laurence (CTINB), Hélène (ATIM), Marie (ATIO), Roula (ATIA), Bassima (ATINS), Catharine (ATINS). (Photo: Pency)

Marielle (ATIO), Silvia (STIBC), Angela (STIBC), Monica (ATIS), Jean-Philippe (STIBC), Laurence (CTINB), Hélène (ATIM), Marie (ATIO), Bassima (ATINS), Catharine (ATINS). (Photo: Pency)

Pency (ATIO), Claudine (ATINS), Marielle (ATIO), Silvia (STIBC). (Photo: Angela)

Trang (STIBC), Laurence (CTINB), Monica (ATIS). (Photo: Angela)

Adam (ATIO), Marie (ATIO), Roula (ATIA). (Photo: Angela)

Roula (ATIA), Bassima (ATINS), Catharine (ATINS), Pency (ATIO). (Photo: Angela)

2023 – Free webinar held via Zoom on September 25, 2023 to celebrate International Translation Day

2022 – Annual General Meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 3 to 6, 2022

After two years of virtual AGMs due to Covid and travel restrictions, well … our photos say it all! Thank you to ATINS for hosting us on a perfect, sunny weekend, with unseasonal temperatures close to 20 degrees Celsius, while other places in Canada to the West of us were experiencing winter snow storms! And Nova Scotia, wow! What colour! Delicious meals! And chairs galore for us to enjoy, to network or even sunbathe!
(Photo contributions from Trang, Pency and Angela)

Good-bye Halifax, Peggy’s Cove, Lunenburg and Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, and ATINS! We had a wonderful visit and experience and can’t wait to see everyone again at next year’s AGM in Vancouver, B.C.!