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At a glance01MCIS Language Solutions02Access Alliance Language Services03Translation Agency of Ontario
Current position#1 in Toronto#2 in Toronto#3 in Toronto
Recognized asToronto social enterprise spanning interpreting, certified translation, language testing, training and consultingToronto service offering trained health and community interpreters, translation and revision, remote delivery and provider trainingTwo Toronto offices providing certified document translation, in-person and online ordering and business-client support
Best forPublic, legal, healthcare and institutional users needing broad local language infrastructureHealth, community and social-service organizations prioritizing trained interpretation and accessibilityIndividuals and businesses wanting a clear local intake and delivery path for official documents
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.