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GATINEAU, QC, Aug. 15, 2019 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada places the highest priority on the promotion of official languages and is committed to upholding the Official Languages Act and its requirements.

Today, Steven MacKinnon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility, announced on her behalf the creation of the Language Industry Advisory Committee and the appointment of its 18 members.

More....   https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/translation-bureau-establishes-industry-advisory-committee-853750347.html

The June edition of our newsletter is ready and you can read it here. Find out about a new podcast by Jacob Monash, read a message from AILIA President Sharon Steinberg, and more. 

From all of your friends at AILIA, have a great summer!

L’Université McGill décernera, le 28 mai prochain, un doctorat ès Lettres, honoris causa à Giuliana Elena Garzone, M.A. (Università degli Studi di Milano), M.A. (Università di Lingue e Comunicazione – I.U.L.M.). Giuliana Elena Garzone s’est illustrée par son dynamisme dans la promotion de la compréhension interculturelle et de la diversité culturelle et linguistique, tant en Italie qu’ailleurs dans le monde.

Source : Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec (OTTIAQ). L’antenne express  (30 avril 2019)

Soumis par Dr. James K. Archibald, Université McGill

Posted on behalf of member, Angela Sasso, Interpreter's Lab

Dear Colleagues, 

Apart from legislation/guidelines that support access to health care services in official (French and English) and sign languages, there are no legal frameworks that secure access to healthcare services for speakers of other minority languages – such as languages represented by immigrant and refugee communities. While professional membership organizations under the Canadian Terminologists, Translators and Interpreters Council (CTTIC), such as STIBC and ATIO, certify language professionals (community interpreters, medical interpreters, etc.) certification is not a mandate to provide quality language services. As we all also know, the practice across Canada has been, and continues to be a patchwork of approaches that still includes the use of family members, children and ad-hoc staff members to perform the work of an interpreter. These practices not only denigrate the profession, but they have the potential to cause irreparable damage to individuals and costly expense to the system. Study after study has consistently demonstrated that quality interpreting services always provide benefit. Without a clear legal framework, the use of inappropriate language resources will continue to happen. Practices that also involve using untrained, bilinguals as interpreters.

I urge you to sign the petition that has been drafted by our esteemed colleague, Young Joe of Bilinguals International, which requests the Federal Government to:

1.     Create an action plan for training and recruiting qualified medical interpreters

2.     Institute a federal-level policy enforcing the use of trained interpreters in health care settings; and

3.     Ensure mandatory training for health care providers on how to effectively work with interpreters.

Petition e-2136 - English

Pétition e-2136 - Français

 

Your colleague, 

Angela Sasso | Founder & Director, Shifting Pictures Inc.         

The Interpreter’s Lab (a program of Shifting Pictures)

APRIL 25 AVRIL Two great industry events. Back-to-back on the same day! Deux grands événements du secteur langagier auront lieu l’un après l’autre dans la même journée!

Spend your day sharing knowledge with translation and localization peers at the Localization Unconference on the beautiful University of Toronto campus, then unwind in the evening at AILIA's Rendez-Vous Toronto at the nearby Bedford Academy pub. The Localization Unconference is free of charge, but limited to 30 participants, so sign up soon! Lunch for Unconference participants is sponsored by AILIA. The Rendez-vous has a participation fee. These are two separate events on the same day: one during the day, and one in the evening.

Consacrez votre journée au partage des connaissances avec vos pairs du secteur de la traduction et de la localisation à la Localization Unconference, qui se tiendra sur le magnifique campus de l’Université de Toronto. En soirée, détendez-vous au Rendez-vous Toronto de l’AILIA, qui aura lieu dans le pub voisin, le Bedford Academy. La Localization Unconference est un événement gratuit, présenté en anglais, accueillant jusqu’à 30 participants seulement. Alors, inscrivez-vous rapidement! Le repas fourni aux participants de la Unconference est offert par l’AILIA. Des frais de participation sont exigibles pour le Rendez-Vous. Ces deux événements distincts auront lieu la même date : l’un pendant la journée et l’autre pendant la soirée.

Localization Unconference	Localization Unconference
This is the sixth annual Canadian edition of the Localization Unconference, an event that is held in many cities worldwide. The Unconference format is designed to facilitate a spontaneous, free-flowing exchange of ideas. In the opening session, participants suggest and promote discussion topics of their choice. They then vote to prioritize which topics will be addressed during the ensuing three to four sessions. The sessions themselves are moderated to ensure fluidity, but are not structured, per se. Prepared presentations are not given. Participants are expected to engage in the conversation to provide ideas, commentary, and counterpoint.	Il s’agit de la sixième édition canadienne annuelle de la Localization Unconference, un événement qui se déroulera dans de nombreuses villes du monde entier. La formule de la Unconference est conçue pour faciliter un échange d’idées spontané et fluide. Lors de la séance d’ouverture, les participants pourront suggérer et défendre les sujets de discussion de leur choix. Ils voteront ensuite pour déterminer l’ordre des sujets abordés au cours des trois ou quatre séances qui suivront. Les séances seront dirigées pour être plus fluides, mais elles ne seront pas structurées à proprement parler. Aucun exposé préparé ne sera présenté. Les participants sont invités à prendre part à la conversation en proposant de nouvelles idées, en ajoutant des commentaires et en soulevant des contre-arguments.
Localization Unconference Toronto is organized by: Oleksandr Pysaryuk, Localization Manager, Ceridian Richard Sikes, Linguistic Technology Consultant	La Localization Unconference de Toronto est organisé par : Oleksandr Pysaryuk, chargé de localisation, Ceridian Richard Sikes, consultant en technologies linguistiques
Rendez-Vous Toronto	Rendez-Vous Toronto
This is the 3rd year of AILIA’s Rendez-vous series, which includes events across Canada. We are pleased to invite you to AILIA’s 2019 Rendez-vous Toronto  for an evening of networking with language industry colleagues. Join us to find out what we accomplished in 2018 and what 2019 has in store for us. This promises to be an excellent opportunity for meeting industry professionals and networking. This is the 3rd year of AILIA’s Rendez-vous series, which includes events across Canada. Rendez-vous Toronto is organized by the AILIA Toronto Events Committee Members: Peter Madahian, Exacta Interpreting Inc. Kim Pines, Translations.CA Lola Bendana, Multi-Languages Corporation Sharon Steinberg, Megalexis Group	Il s’agit de la troisième année de la série des Rendez-vous de l’AILIA, qui présente des événements partout au Canada. Nous sommes heureux de vous inviter au Rendez-vous Toronto  2019 de l’AILIA, une soirée de réseautage avec vos collègues du secteur langagier. Joignez-vous à nous pour revoir ce que nous avons accompli en 2018 et pour découvrir ce que 2019 nous réserve. Cet événement promet d’être une excellente occasion de rencontrer des professionnels du secteur et de faire du réseautage. Il s’agit de la troisième année de la série des Rendez-vous de l’AILIA, qui présente des événements partout au Canada. Le Rendez-vous Toronto est organisé par les membres du comité des événements de l’AILIA à Toronto : Peter Madahian, Exacta Interpreting Inc. Kim Pines, Translations.CA Lola Bendana, Multi-Languages Corporation Sharon Steinberg, Groupe Mégalexis

LOCALIZATION UNCONFERENCE

Register for each separately.               Les inscriptions se font séparément.

RENDEZ-VOUS TORONTO

Unconference Worldwide

www.AILIA.CA

Call for papers

Special issue of Hermes-Journal of Language and Communication in Business:

“Entrepreneurship in translator and interpreter training”

Guest edited by Anabel Galán-Mañas (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Anna Kuznik (Uniwersytet Wrocławski) and Christian Olalla-Soler (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

https://tidsskrift.dk/her/announcement 

Announcements | HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business - Tidsskrift.dk tidsskrift.dk ISSN Online 1903-1785 and ISSN Print: 0904-1699. Hosted by The Royal Danish Library

Sent in by Dr. James K Archibald, McGill U

Registration Open!

https://www.ailia.ca/event-3304680

Canada’s Housing Agency Plans to Outsource 95% of Translations and Buy a New TMS

http://tinyurl.com/y4xfjyoz

February 8, 2019

Stéphan Déry
Chief Executive Officer
Translation Bureau
70 Crémazie Street, 9^th Floor
Gatineau, Québec K1A 0S5

Subject: The State of the Translation Industry in Canada – CALL TO ACTION

Mr. Déry,

On December 6^th, 2018, representatives of AILIA, met with Christina Bilyk (Director, Business Development), Nathalie Lemieux (Director, Resources Management), Danielle Mineault (Coordinator, Supplier Relations) and France Cardinal (Acting Manager, Acquisitions Branch) at the Translation Bureau (the Bureau) and Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), to discuss the state of the country’s translation industry.

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