c-26, r. 277 - Regulation respecting equivalence standards for the issue of a permit by the Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec

Updated to 1 September 2012

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chapter C-26, r. 277

Regulation respecting equivalence standards for the issue of a permit by the Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec

Professional Code

(chapter C-26, s. 93, pars. c and c.1).

DIVISION I GENERAL

1. The Certification Committee of the Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec shall forward a copy of this Regulation to a candidate who is applying for an equivalence.

O.C. 1042-98, s. 1.

2. The Committee shall meet at least once every 4 months and not less than 4 times per year.

O.C. 1042-98, s. 2.

DIVISION II PROCEDURE FOR THE RECOGNITION OF AN EQUIVALENCE

3. A candidate applying for an equivalence shall provide the board of directors with the documents below that are necessary to support the application accompanied with the fees related to the examination of the application:

(1)  the candidate’s academic record, including a description of the courses taken and the marks obtained;

(2)  proof that the candidate has obtained a diploma, that is, a true copy certified by the educational establishment that issued the diploma;

(3)  an official document attesting to the candidate’s participation in a training period or relevant work experience.

O.C. 1042-98, s. 3.

4. The documents sent to support an application for equivalence of a diploma or training, written in a language other than French or English, shall be accompanied by a translation in French or English, certified in a sworn statement by the person who translated them.

In this Regulation,

“diploma equivalence” means recognition by the board of directors that a diploma certifies that the level of knowledge attained by a candidate is equivalent to the level attained by the holder of a diploma recognized as giving access to the permit;

“training equivalence” means recognition by the board of directors that a candidate’s training demonstrates that the latter has attained a level of knowledge equivalent to the level attained by the holder of a diploma giving access to the permit.

O.C. 1042-98, s. 4.

5. The board of directors shall forward the documents prescribed in section 3 to the Committee which shall study the application for equivalence and make a recommendation.

For the purposes of the first paragraph, the Committee may call on the provincial, national and international university network or the diplomatic network to obtain a notice that should give the Committee reasonable certainty of the candidate’s professional knowledge of both languages that the latter wishes to include in the pair of transfer languages (source language and target language).

O.C. 1042-98, s. 5.

6. At the first meeting following the receipt of the Committee’s report, the board of directors shall decide whether or not the equivalence shall be recognized and inform each candidate in writing thereof.

O.C. 1042-98, s. 6.

7. Within 30 days of the decision not to recognize an equivalence, the board of directors shall notify the candidate in writing thereof, giving reasons and indicating the program of studies or training sessions to be successfully completed for an equivalence to be recognized considering the candidate’s current level of knowledge.

O.C. 1042-98, s. 7.

8. The candidate who receives the information referred to in section 7 may ask the board of directors to be heard on the condition that the candidate applies in writing to the secretary within 30 days of the mailing of the decision not to recognize a diploma or training equivalence.

The board of directors shall hear the candidate within 45 days of receipt of that request for a hearing and, where applicable, review its decision. For that purpose, the secretary shall convene the candidate in writing, by certified or registered mail, at least 10 days before such hearing.

The decision of the board of directors is final and shall be sent to the candidate in writing, within 30 days of the hearing.

O.C. 1042-98, s. 8.

DIVISION III EQUIVALENCE STANDARDS FOR DIPLOMAS

9. A candidate who holds a diploma issued by an educational institution outside Québec may be granted an equivalence if the candidate meets the conditions provided for in section 3 and if the diploma was awarded upon completion of university-level studies complying with the following parameters:

(1)  for the category of Certified Translator, an undergraduate degree comprising a minimum of 30 credits concentrated on language transfer (in particular, translation into the foreign language, translation into the mother tongue, research techniques and revision) from a source language to a target language and vice versa, and 30 credits in fields such as modern languages, comparative stylistics (language differentials), cultural topics, grammar and writing;

(2)  for the category of Certified Interpreter, a graduate degree comprising a minimum of 15 credits concentrated on interpretation from a source language to a target language and vice versa, and 9 credits concentrated on a directed study in interpretation;

(3)  for the category of Certified Terminologist, an undergraduate degree comprising a minimum of 30 credits concentrated on language transfer (in particular translation into the foreign language, translation into the mother tongue, research techniques and revision), a minimum of 6 credits in terminology and 24 credits in fields such as modern languages, comparative stylistics (language differentials), cultural topics, grammar and writing.

In this section, “credit” means the quantitative value allotted to the work load required from a student, one credit corresponding to 45 hours of attendance at a course and of personal work as part of a course.

O.C. 1042-98, s. 9.

10. Notwithstanding section 9, where the diploma that is the subject of an application for equivalence was awarded 5 years or more before the application, the equivalence shall be refused if, following developments in the profession, the knowledge acquired by the candidate no longer corresponds to the knowledge currently taught.

In such a case, a training equivalence may be granted in accordance with section 11 if the training acquired since then allowed him to attain the required level of knowledge.

O.C. 1042-98, s. 10.

DIVISION IV EQUIVALENCE STANDARDS FOR TRAINING

11. A candidate may be granted a training equivalence if the latter proves that he has acquired

(1)  a level of knowledge equivalent to the level of knowledge attained by the holder of a university-level diploma in translation, terminology or interpretation recognized by the Government under the first paragraph of section 184 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26); and

(2)  certified relevant work experience of at least 5 years full-time.

O.C. 1042-98, s. 11.

12. To determine whether a candidate has attained the level of knowledge and experience required in section 11, the board of directors shall take all of the following factors into account:

(1)  the fact that the candidate holds one or several diplomas awarded in Québec or elsewhere;

(2)  the courses taken;

(3)  the training periods completed;

(4)  the total number of years of schooling.

In cases where the assessment made under the first paragraph does not allow for a decision to be made, the board of directors may ask the candidate to complete a training period or pass an examination in order to complete the assessment.

O.C. 1042-98, s. 12.

13. (Omitted).

O.C. 1042-98, s. 13.

REFERENCES

O.C. 1042-98, 1998 G.O. 2, 3697

S.Q. 2008, c. 11, s. 212