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At a glance01Immigrant Services Calgary — Interpretation & Translation Centre02Calgary Immigrant Women's Association — Translation & Interpretation03Étoile Translation Services
Current position#1 in Calgary#2 in Calgary#3 in Calgary
Recognized asCalgary language centre offering certified translation, interpreting, corporate services and interpreter training across a broad language rosterExact Calgary nonprofit language service with dedicated translation and interpretation contact pathsCalgary firm covering certified documents plus onsite, phone and video interpreting for legal, medical, government and corporate use
Best forIndividuals and organizations wanting a substantial local community-language operationCommunity, personal and institutional assignments needing locally accountable multilingual supportClients needing one local provider across certified documents and scheduled interpreting
Decision fitExact provider, linguist, language direction and purpose resolved · Certification, terminology, revision and QA assessed · Confidentiality, interpreting logistics and complete price requiredExact provider, linguist, language direction and purpose resolved · Certification, terminology, revision and QA assessed · Confidentiality, interpreting logistics and complete price requiredExact provider, linguist, language direction and purpose resolved · Certification, terminology, revision and QA assessed · Confidentiality, interpreting logistics and complete price required
Start with the receiving authority or audience, source and target language and locale, subject, file format, word count, deadline and whether you need translation, revision, transcription, localization, onsite interpreting, simultaneous interpreting, phone/video interpreting, ASL/LSQ or CART. Certified, notarized and apostilled are not interchangeable. Obtain the recipient's written requirements first and ask the provider to identify the exact linguist, review process, machine-translation policy, deliverables and complete price.