Canadian Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters Council
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The Canadian Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters Council (CTTIC) (or, in French
, the Conseil des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes du Canada) is a federation of provincial and territorial associations representing translators
, terminologists
and interpreters
(collectively known as "language professionals") in Canada
.
Since professional organization is a matter of provincial and territorial jurisdiction in Canada, CTTIC admits only provincial and territorial bodies, called associations, orders, societies or corporations. The Council's total membership consists of the eleven member bodies which, in turn, represent their own members.
As a result, the CTTIC speaks for about 3,500 language professionals, some 2,500 of whom are certified.
The CTTIC is affiliated with the International Federation of Translators
(FIT).
(OTTIAQ) (known, at that time, as the Société des traducteurs du Québec (STQ)), are the founding members of the Council.
Since 1972 the following associations have joined:
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, the Conseil des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes du Canada) is a federation of provincial and territorial associations representing translators
Translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
, terminologists
Terminology
Terminology is the study of terms and their use. Terms are words and compound words that in specific contexts are given specific meanings, meanings that may deviate from the meaning the same words have in other contexts and in everyday language. The discipline Terminology studies among other...
and interpreters
Interpreting
Language interpretation is the facilitating of oral or sign-language communication, either simultaneously or consecutively, between users of different languages...
(collectively known as "language professionals") in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Since professional organization is a matter of provincial and territorial jurisdiction in Canada, CTTIC admits only provincial and territorial bodies, called associations, orders, societies or corporations. The Council's total membership consists of the eleven member bodies which, in turn, represent their own members.
As a result, the CTTIC speaks for about 3,500 language professionals, some 2,500 of whom are certified.
The CTTIC is affiliated with the International Federation of Translators
International Federation of Translators
The International Federation of Translators is a worldwide organization, composed of the national translation organizations from over 60 countries...
(FIT).
History
The Council was originally incorporated in 1956 as the Society of Translators and Interpreters of Canada (STIC), or, in French, the Société des traducteurs et interprètes du Canada (STIC). It changed its name, becoming CTIC (the Canadian Translators and Interpreters Council, or, in French the Conseil des traducteurs et interprètes du Canada) in 1970. The Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario (ATIO) and the Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du QuébecOrdre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec
The Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec is a professional order representing translators, terminologists and interpreters in Quebec. As a professional order, the OTTIAQ provides its members with a "reserved title": Certified Translator , or, in French, traducteur...
(OTTIAQ) (known, at that time, as the Société des traducteurs du Québec (STQ)), are the founding members of the Council.
Member Associations
Original members:- Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario
- Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du QuébecOrdre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du QuébecThe Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec is a professional order representing translators, terminologists and interpreters in Quebec. As a professional order, the OTTIAQ provides its members with a "reserved title": Certified Translator , or, in French, traducteur...
Since 1972 the following associations have joined:
- Association of Translators and Interpreters of Alberta (ATIA)
- Association of Translators and Interpreters of Manitoba (ATIM)
- Association of Translators and Interpreters of Nova Scotia (ATINS)
- Association of Translators and Interpreters of Saskatchewan (ATIS)
- Association of Visual Language Interpreters of CanadaAssociation of Visual Language Interpreters of CanadaThe Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada is a professional association which represents interpreters in Canada whose working languages are English and American Sign Language ....
(AVLIC) - Corporation of Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters of New Brunswick (CTINB)
- Interpreters/Translators Society of the Northwest Territories (ITSNWT)
- Nunavut Interpreter/Translator Society
- Society of Interpreters and Translators of Yukon (SITY)
- Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia (STIBC)