Language Services

The Multicultural Association of Wood Buffalo Interpretation and Translation Services offers top-quality language services across the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. 

We are committed to bridging language barriers and ensuring clear communication in our diverse community. Our services are tailored to meet the needs of various occasions, whether for personal, business, or community events. 

We proudly hire local translators and interpreters, leveraging their cultural insights and language expertise to provide accurate and reliable services. Whether you need assistance with document translation, live interpretation, or specialized language support, our dedicated team is here to help.

Language services at the Multicultural Association of Wood Buffalo seeks to minimize barriers faced by non-native English speakers in our community by providing quality translation and interpretation services .

Translation Services

Translate your document into one of 50 available languages!

Interpretation Services

Find an interpreter for any occasion.

Translation Services​

The Multicultural Association offers certified translation services in over 50 languages for the Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo region, using highly qualified translators who are carefully tested for their translation capacity. Our translators are also screened for their technical knowledge and subject matter expertise. Many of our translators are scientists, engineers, and legal and medical experts who are fully capable of translating difficult texts to precise specifications.

Legal: Litigation documents, Contracts, Letters of agreement, Court briefings

Medical: Medical reports, Consent forms, Package inserts, Medical instructions, Public Health information

Business: Operating manuals, Proposals, Specification sheets, HR policies, Tenders, bids, RFPs, User guides, Rules & regulations, Business cards, Quarterly reports, Policies & procedures, Insurance documents, Web sites

Personal: Certificates (birth, death, marriage), Adoption papers, Immigration papers, Business cards, Employment verification, Letters of reference, Resumes and CVs, Diplomas/Certificates, Transcripts, Letters

Technical: Science/Engineering research, Computer/Technical manuals, Social science research, Maintenance instructions

Education: Teaching materials, Curricula, Reports, Newsletters, Transcripts, Certificates

Materials: Press releases, Sales literature, Web sites, Catalogues, Brochures, Flyers/leaflets, Surveys, Labels

Other: News articles, Social Services documents, Newsletters

We can translate over 50 languages including: Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnia, Bulgarian, Burnese, Cambodian/Khmer, Central Africa Swahili, Chin, Croatian, Dari, East Africa Swahili, French, German, Greek, Haitian Créole, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Karen, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Korean, Kurdish, Nepali, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian/Farsi, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Sinhalese, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Tigrigna, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Twi, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese

To book an translator for an immediate or urgent need, contact us at iand@mcawb.org
9 am – 5pm, Monday – Thursday
Fridays by appointment only
Closed Weekends and Holidays

Interpretation Services

Community Interpreters Assisting Individuals and Businesses through Cross-Cultural Communication

The Multicultural Association (MCA) offers certified interpretation services to the Wood Buffalo region. We can provide consecutive interpretation face-to-face or over-the-phone to meet your needs.

MCA also trains local residents to become certified interpreters so that you don’t have to bring interpreters from out of town. This minimizes travel expenses and helps your company save money, meanwhile supporting the local labour-force.

Technical Interpretation
Services are available for every industry.  Your employees can benefit from interpretation in:

  • Safety training
  • Trades exams
  • Foreigner expertise for special projects

 

Community Health Centres
Our interpreters have access to medical terminology training. We will soon be offering specialized services for the medical field. In the meantime, we can offer certified Community Interpreters for your medical interpretation needs.

Local Government agencies, Legal Aid and Law Offices
Legal Aid and Law Offices Many of our Community Interpreters have experience in legal interpretation. Hiring a professional interpreter is essential for legal communications with limited English Speakers

Schools, Non-Profits, and Other Organizations
Many non-profit organizations and education centers interact with limited English speakers every day. Our interpreters can help you mitigate the language barriers!

We can translate over 50 languages including: Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnia, Bulgarian, Burnese, Cambodian/Khmer, Central Africa Swahili, Chin, Croatian, Dari, East Africa Swahili, French, German, Greek, Haitian Créole, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Karen, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Korean, Kurdish, Nepali, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian/Farsi, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Sinhalese, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Tigrigna, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Twi, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese

Work with Us

The Multicultural Association of Wood Buffalo is always recruiting interpreters and translators to help us expand our services to support the growing population of ESL speakers living in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. 

Are you fluent in a second language? Join our team as an interpreter or translator!

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Note: Minimum booking of two hours required. Portions of subsequent hours are rounded up to the subsequent half-hour. Interpreter will contact the service recipient and the service provider to confirm appointment. For languages where accreditation is not available you may be allocated a non-accredited Interpreter.

Join the Multicultural Association of Wood Buffalo for our upcoming Community Cultural Awareness Session.

This 3- hour, interactive workshop is designed for individuals and small organizations in the Wood Buffalo community who want to learn about cultural inclusivity and diversity, or who want to meet their Workplace Inclusion Charter goals.