By Sanah Matadar, Social Media Coordinator In early March MCIS partnered with the Department of Imaginary Affairs (DIA) to host newcomer interpreters and translators for the Stories of Us workshop. The goal of the workshop was three-fold: 1) Empower newcomers by providing them with an open space to share their stories. Allowing them them to do so should help participants feel that, as Canadian citizens, they have a voice 2) Create resource books from the…
Par Louis Labrecque, Traducteur Français Qu’est-ce que le français constitue pour moi? Disons qu’on éprouve toujours un certain attachement envers la langue qui nous a fait connaître l’univers. Enfant, j’ouvrais les encyclopédies Larousse de la bibliothèque paternelle et j’y découvrais tout simplement le monde! Je lisais tout ce que je pouvais sur la mythologie grecque – dont j’avais reconstitué toutes les généalogies des nombreuses divinités helléniques, les sciences et même la musique. Je connaissais déjà…
By Eliana Trinaistic, Social Impact Manager “All models are wrong, but some are useful.” — George E. P. Box Over the past couple of years the Government of Canada has made some significant moves in terms of accelerating innovation in the social sector. First, in 2017 they appointed the Co-Creation Steering Group, to guide the development of a Canadian Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy. After a year of consultations, the Group presented its recommendations…
By Sanah Matadar, Social Media Coordinator & Sarah Haque, Board Administration and Communication Coordinator On Saturday, March 2nd, in collaboration with the Department of Imaginary Affairs (DIA), MCIS Language Solutions will co-host the Stories of Us workshop. The morning event will provide newcomers in the language industry, specifically translators and interpreters, an opportunity to share their personal stories of resettlement in Canada. The workshop is not simply about sharing stories, but sharing stories the authors’…
By Sanah Matadar, Social Media Coordinator When I was 16 years old, I visited Japan as part of an exchange through the Canadian and Japanese Governments. The exchange treated all participants as ambassadors, and so, months ahead of the trip, myself and the 19 other selected students took part in workshops and events that exposed us to Japanese culture and habits. Upon landing in Japan, I appreciated that these workshops had been necessary. They taught…
By Sanah Matadar, Social Media Coordinator ‘Join the conversation,’ and ‘Today, let’s talk!’ These slogans are likely on every other post of your social media feeds today, most probably followed by the hashtag #BellLetsTalk. It began as a single day in 2010, to aid in eliminating the stigma that surrounds issues of mental health and mental illness. Unfamiliar with how it works? For each tweet and RT that includes the official hashtag, Bell donates 5…
By Sanah Matadar, Social Media Coordinator Another year come and gone. As we reach the end of 2018 and begin our celebrations to ring in the new year, it feels inevitable to reminisce over the past 365 days. While major and minor events – political and apolitical – shifted the global landscape, MCIS had a few of its own moments worth remembering. As a result, we’re proud to present MCIS’ Top 5 Moments of 2018…
The Polyglot Profiles – Introducing Sara Maria Hasbun Sara Maria Hasbun is the founder and Managing Director of Meridian Linguistics, a linguistic consulting firm that offers translation and other language services to global businesses. Their linguists and translators work remotely from all over the world. Sara Maria is American, but currently based in South Korea. She also recently started a blog and YouTube channel (Misslinguistic) in which she chronicles her adventures in extreme language learning;…
THE POLYGLOT PROFILES – Introducing Hongyan (Jack) Xu Jack is currently the Marketing Manager at MCIS Language Solutions, and has been with the organization since 2011. His previous positions at MCIS include Freelance Community Interpreter (Mandarin), Translation Coordinator, Training Coordinator, Resource Development Supervisor, Interpretation Services Manager, and Sales Manager. In 2015, as Interpretation Services Manager, Jack successfully managed the Interpreters4Syria project, helping the federal government welcome and settle over 26,000 Syrian refugees to Canada, with…
