Language Interpreters' Services Partners
The Language Interpreters' Services Program provides Interpreters and Translators 24 hours a day for multi-lingual requests. Services are available to Community agencies or individuals that require Cultural Interpreters in the communication process for service delivery to their clients. For Assignments involving victims of domestic violence, no fee is levied (Subsidized by the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, Violence Against Women Prevention Initiatives and Domestic Violence Justice Strategy)
Through the Language Interpreters' Services Program, the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, in collaboration with community stakeholder groups, has been providing spoken language interpretation for victims of domestic violence, woman abuse and sexual assault continuously for the past 20 years. This essential interpretation service enables non-English speaking victims of domestic violence to communicate within the domestic violence justice system and with providers in community, health and legal services during a critical time in their lives and the lives of their children.
List of Sister Agencies across Ontario
- Barbra Schlifer
- Quinte United Immigrant Services
- Immigrant Women Services Ottawa
- Across Languages
- Information Niagara
- Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre
- Multicultural Council of Windsor & Essex County
- Thunder Bay Multicultural Association
Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
489 College Street, Suite 503
M6G 1A5
Tel: 416-323-9149
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Since it began as a pilot project in 1987, the Interpreter Service (IS) of the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic has been providing interpreter services for non- English-speaking immigrant and refugee women who are victims of domestic violence. Women are able, through the assistance of interpreters, to access a variety of essential services such as shelters, community centres, and the mental/medical health, legal, housing and social assistance systems. Rigorously trained Language Interpreters provide effective interpretation for the benefit of both Service Providers in the community who contact us for interpretation, and their clients. In 2008/2009, the Interpreter Services Department served 1,145 women.
Quinte United Immigrant Services
41 Octavia Street, P.O. Box 22141
Belleville, Ontario
K8N 5V7
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Quinte United Immigrant Services offers a translation service, Central Eastern Ontario Translation and Interpretation Services, which provides Face-to-Face Interpretation, Telephone Interpreting, Message Relay, and Document Translation. The services offered by Central Eastern Ontario Translation and Interpretation Services are available free of charge for victims of Domestic Violence.
Immigrant Women Services Ottawa
219 Argyle Avenue, Suite 400
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 2H4
Tel: 613-729-1393
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www.immigrantwomenservices.com
Language Interpretation: IWSO language Interpretation service ensures accurate communication between Ottawa’s legal, social, health, community agencies and their multilingual clients. Interpretation services are offered 24 hours per day and 7 days per week and include: face to face interpretation; message relay; telephone interpreting; and group interpretation.
The service is FREE for victims or violence. For other language interpretation services there is a fee.
Language Interpretation Training: IWSO provides Interpretation training to individuals with the skills, tools and knowledge to deliver a professional interpreter service. Trainees must be fluent in English, and a second or third language and are required to pass a language test (ILSAT or CILISAT), before taking the training.
There is a non-refundable fee of $100.00* for the test and a payment of $350.00* for the 100 hour training program.
Translation Service: Translation of documents is provided to individuals, agencies and service providers. This service is offered in a limited number of languages and is done by translators, some of whom are certified.
Cross Cultural Education and Training: Training program for service providers to heighten their awareness to the cultural differences of immigrant and visible minority women and to work towards the provision of appropriate and accessible services.
Across Languages
515 Richmond Street, Unit 3
London, Ontario
N6A 5N4
Tel: 519-642-7247
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Across Languages provides interpreters for area hospitals, the City of London, the Children's Aid Society, the London Middlesex Health Unit, several provincial government ministries, WSIB, WSIAT, CPP, Designated Assessment Centres, lawyers, schools, counsellors and therapists, family doctors, police, provincial courts, community agencies serving refugees and immigrants, as well as many other organizations in London and across South-western Ontario and beyond. Across Languages interpreters, translators and ILSAT markers are covered by our Errors & Omissions insurance. Through a network of non-profit interpreting services across Ontario, Across Languages can draw upon approximately 600 similarly-trained interpreters covering up to 65 languages. Translation services are delivered to an equally broad range of clients.
Through the United Way of London and Middlesex, Across Languages can provide interpreters in some situations where fees cannot be paid. Through funding from the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, Across Languages provide interpreters to organizations and government departments serving domestic violence and sexual assault victims across most of South-western Ontario.
Through the support of Women's Community House, interpreters are accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Information Niagara
301 St. Paul Street, Box 1
St. Catharines, Ontario
L2R 3M8
Tel: 905-682-6611; 1-800-263-3695
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A point of connection between human service professionals (medical, legal, educational, social welfare) and non-English speakers.
Skilled, local interpreters are available for: Message Relays, Telephone Interviews, On-Site Interviews
Interpreters Niagara-Hamilton uses only interpreters who have been tested and trained by the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship. Specially funded for battered women.
Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre
102 King Street West
Kitchener, Ontario
N2G 1A6
Tel: 519-745-2593
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The KW Multicultural Centre has been serving the community for 40 years and offers many services, programs and support to new Canadians. The K-W Language Interpretation Service is a non-profit organization funded by the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, and the United Way and run out of the K-W Multicultural Centre. Trained interpreters help to facilitate communication between non-English speakers and community agencies, government offices, professionals and businesses.
Multicultural Council of Windsor & Essex County
245 Janette Street
Windsor, Ontario
N9A 4Z2
Tel: 519.255.1127
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Mission: To promote and encourage a harmonious society in Windsor and Essex County that is multi-racial, multi-ethnic, and multi-faith, and to work toward the social equality of all cultures.
The Multicultural County of Windsor and Essex County is the only organization in Windsor and Essex County to provide VAWP Interpreters. (The Program is funded by Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration)
Thunder Bay Multicultural Association
17 N. Court Street
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7A 4T4
Tel: (807)345-0551
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The Thunder Bay Multicultural Association was formed in 1972 by a number of various community ethno cultural groups whose objective was to establish a body which would encourage and facilitate co-operation among ethnic organizations in promoting the concept of multiculturalism.