Fredericton Certified Translation Services

Official document translation in Fredericton

Fredericton is the capital of New Brunswick, Canada's only officially bilingual province, and a compact government and university city on the Saint John River. As a centre for the public service, higher education, and a growing technology sector, it generates a steady need for official document translation: a record in another language, or in the other official language, often has to be translated and certified before a provincial office, the university, an employer, or an immigration officer will accept it. We serve Fredericton online, including the north and south sides and the surrounding region.

Certification is what makes a translation official. An accredited translator prepares a faithful version, signs a statement of accuracy, and lays it out so the receiving office can rely on it. We apply that standard to every Fredericton file, in English or French.

Certified translation in English and French

How official translations are regulated in New Brunswick

In New Brunswick, certified translations are produced by translators accredited through the Corporation of Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters of New Brunswick (CTINB), a member of the Canadian Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters Council (CTTIC). An accredited translator holds the Certified Translator (C. Tr.) title, the equivalent of the traducteur agree designation used in French.

A translation under that seal, with a statement of accuracy, is treated as official by IRCC, the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program, provincial courts, the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University, regulators, and employers. Because the province is officially bilingual, documents move into French as readily as into English, and an office may expect either. We confirm the language and the level of certification your document needs before any work begins.

The translation services we offer in Fredericton

Documents we translate for Fredericton clients

These are the documents we certify most often in Fredericton. For anything else, see all the documents we handle.

The languages our translators cover

Alongside English and French, Fredericton is home to a widening range of communities drawn by the university and the public service, and our accredited translators reflect that. We work in more than 60 languages, with these among the most requested in the capital:

Who we help in Fredericton

Immigration and education lead the work. Applicants to the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program and the Atlantic Immigration Program translate civil status records, police clearances, and diplomas for nomination and for IRCC, frequently into French as well as English. Internationally trained professionals translate credentials for assessment by provincial regulators.

Students at the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University translate transcripts for admission, public-sector applicants translate documents for hiring and screening, and businesses in the city's technology and service sectors translate contracts and corporate records. Whatever the language direction, each file is treated as official and certified to the standard the receiving office applies.

Fredericton's bilingual character runs through the work. An applicant may need one document in English and another in French, or the same record in both, and we prepare each in the language the receiving office actually uses, certified to the same standard.

Translation for the public service and technology sector in Fredericton

Fredericton's economy is built on the public service, the universities, and a growing technology and cybersecurity cluster around Knowledge Park, and each generates official translation work. Public-service candidates translate civil status and education documents for hiring and screening, frequently needing them in both official languages.

Technology and research employers translate technical, product, and corporate documents for partners and funders, while their international hires translate the personal records that support a work permit or permanent residence. We assign specialized files to translators with the right background and certify each one for official use.

Why choose our translation agency

We have prepared official translations for more than 20 years, working fluently in both of New Brunswick's official languages. We are a member of the Canadian Language Industry Association (CLIA) and the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA), our translators are accredited through CTINB, and every document is checked against the original before it is certified. For the wider province, see our New Brunswick certified translation page.

Common situations that call for a certified translation in Fredericton

The requests we handle reflect the capital's character. Provincial and Atlantic program applicants translate identity and education documents, sometimes needing them in French for Francophone offices. Public-service candidates translate records for hiring and screening. New residents translate a foreign driver's licence for Service New Brunswick, and parents translate birth and immunization records to enrol children in an English or French school district.

Many of these are tied to a deadline or an application window, so we confirm turnaround at the outset and keep a fast-delivery option open, so a certified translation never holds up a Fredericton application.

Couples completing a sponsorship translate their marriage and civil status records, and students translate transcripts for admission. We keep names and terminology consistent across a file, which matters when documents are submitted as a set.

Certified translation for the courts and legal matters in Fredericton

As the seat of New Brunswick's superior courts, including the Court of King's Bench and the Court of Appeal, Fredericton sees a steady flow of legal translation. Law firms and litigants translate contracts, pleadings, affidavits, evidence, and judgments, often needing them in both official languages.

Court documents demand exact terminology and a faithful rendering, and a certified translation by an accredited professional is what a court will accept. We handle these confidentially and to schedule, and add a notarized affidavit when a proceeding calls for one.

Serving Fredericton and New Brunswick

We serve all of Fredericton online, with secure PDF delivery and a mailed hard copy whenever an original is needed. For other New Brunswick cities, we keep dedicated pages:

Fredericton certified translation: frequently asked questions