By: Nicole Anichini, Translation Manager It has been almost a year since COVID-19 started spreading around the world like wildfire. In this time, the importance of language services has become more apparent than ever. ICES, a non-profit research institute that focuses on public health-related data in Ontario, published a report in September 2020 showing that, in Ontario, COVID is disproportionately affecting immigrants, refugees and newcomers to Canada. While immigrants, refugees and newcomers only make up…
By: Ashley Tulio, Communications Specialist Medical language services refer to interpretation and translation for health issues or within the health system. Examples of such include appointments, a patient’s medical history in a different language, lab test results, and doctor-patient written correspondence. Medical Interpretation vs. Medical Translation Medical Interpretation: the transfer of oral communication from one language to another. This enables real-time, cross-linguistic communication, which can be conducted face-to-face, in a conference setting, or over the…
TORONTO, October 22, 2020 – On Thursday, October 29, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., MCIS Language Solutions will honour top language professionals and partners at its virtual Annual General Meeting. Given the need for social distancing amid the current pandemic, MCIS believes that hosting this year’s AGM virtually is in the best interest for all stakeholders and the general public. The virtual broadcast, to be held via Zoom, will allow all participants to attend…
By: Sara Parker-Toulson, RFP Coordinator Public displays of information on COVID-19 seem to be everywhere now, reminding us to wash our hands, keep six feet between one another, and to wear our masks. Information about how COVID-19 is quickly spread, about signs and symptoms we need to watch out for, and the latest data on infection rates and mortality is now widely available in a variety of formats. But what if you don’t speak one…
By: Latha Sukumar, Executive Director “What if two people can have a flawless online dating experience but have complete language barriers offline”? A much-awaited annual event is the GALA conference. It is run by a small, but mighty team, at GALA (Globalization and Localization Association), a non-profit trade association for the translation and localization industry, located in Seattle, Washington. Their annual global conference brings together people from across the globe to network and share ideas….
By: Ashley Tulio, Communications Specialist Over the years, the importance of language services has evolved to help improve overall transparency and communication within industries. Discussed below are five top industries that benefit from language services. 1. Banking, Finance and Insurance: As the banking and financial industry increases in competitiveness, and the industry grows as a whole, companies need to have transparent relationships between themselves and the clients with whom they transact. Communication is greatly heightened,…
“Without translation, we would be living in provinces bordering on silence.” (George Steiner). By: Dusan Matic, Training Department Manager Human trafficking, especially labour trafficking, remains a major problem in Canada to this day. Sometimes it can be difficult to process that in a progressive and open-minded country such as ours, thousands of foreign workers face victimization, abuse and trafficking. We tend to believe that labour trafficking happens somewhere far away from our homes. How many times have we…
By: Sanskriti Ravi, Communications Intern The steady growth of the language services industry is an indicator that an increasing number of businesses are recognizing the importance of implementing translation, localization and transcreation in their overarching growth strategies. With this growth, there are some crucial trends to follow in the upcoming years. With constantly evolving technology, many trends have a focus on integrating language solutions in a digital space. The current pandemic has only reinforced these…
By: Craig Carter-Edwards The COVID-19 pandemic has served as a stress-test for many essential services offered in Ontario. It has brought to light the challenges, inequities and structural flaws within systems designed to support the health and well-being of Ontarians. These challenges, of course, existed before COVID-19, but this crisis has increased the level of general public’s awareness of them. Among these are translation and interpretation services. Many Ontarians with limited knowledge of English and/or…
