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Arabic Document Translation in Toronto
Arabic runs right to left, so the first field of a form sits on the right and a table built for an English reader reads backwards.
- Written scope before work
- Independent review of every page
- Encrypted delivery with a control note
Reading the pair
What changes first on Arabic pages
Arabic requests are read for direction and digit set before anything else is counted.
Arabic is written right to left, and a table laid out for English puts its first field on the left while the Arabic original puts it on the right. Arabic letters take a different shape at the start, middle and end of a word, and they join inside the word.
The same Arabic name is often written with several Latin spellings across a registry extract, a degree and a bank letter. Arabic-Indic digits (٠١٢٣) and Western digits (0123) appear in the same set, sometimes on the same page.
Scope control
What the scope fixes for Arabic sets
The scope for an Arabic set names the page direction, the table order and the digit convention.
A reviewer who cites column 3 from an English-style layout lands on a different field, so column order is read from the original and written into the scope before translation. A line break inside a joined word splits a letter from its neighbours; line breaks are placed between words and never between characters.
- 01Page list
Every page that carries Arabic text is counted before the quote is prepared.
- 02Direction on the page
The page is read in the order the Arabic original sets, not in the order an English draft would.
The scope names the Arabic points above in writing; no page is added silently.
Document set
Where the Arabic difference lands on the page
Picking one spelling makes the set consistent but can break the link to a page that uses another, so each original spelling is kept and cross-referenced.
A date read in the wrong digit set shifts by a digit, and a Hijri date read as Gregorian shifts by years.
Checks on the page
The checks a reviewer can make on Arabic pages
Each table is numbered by its Arabic column order, not by the English one. The typeset page is read line by line for split joins before it is delivered.
Workflow
How Arabic files move through the studio
Before an Arabic page is set, the direction decides where the first column, the signature block and the stamp sit.
- 01Order
The Arabic pages are read in the source order before the term list is fixed.
- 02Review
A second reader compares each Arabic page with the source.
Quality control
What the second reader checks in Arabic sets
Name variants are listed side by side in the control note. Dates and reference numbers are checked against the original glyphs, and any calendar conversion is recorded.
Hand-off
How the finished Arabic sets are delivered
The Arabic file is delivered in its own page direction, so a print test on an English-configured printer is part of the hand-off.
- 01Package
The Arabic set is delivered encrypted, with a control note naming each page.
- 02Corrections
These are made against the delivered Arabic version and recorded in the note.
Quote basis
What decides the quote for Arabic sets
Arabic layout work is counted per table and per page direction, not only per word.
- 01Page count
The quote follows the Arabic pages named in the scope.
- 02Layout work
Rebuilding the layout of Arabic sets is quoted as its own line.
Limits
What this page does not decide about Arabic
This page describes Arabic typographic handling; it does not decide which Arabic documents an office will accept.
- 01Office rules
Acceptance of the delivered set for Arabic filings is decided by the receiving office, not by this page.
- 02No filing advice
This page does not give filing advice for Arabic applications.
Published rule
Which Canadian rule applies to the Arabic document set
The published rules behind this Arabic page set, quoted word for word.
“The translation must contain all the text that appears in the original document, including the letterhead, fine print and stamps. Include the date the translation was done.” — IRCC, n.d.
“A certified translator is a member in good standing whose certification can be confirmed by a seal or stamp that shows the translator’s membership number of a professional translation association in Canada or abroad.” — IRCC, 2020-09-02.
- 01Authority
IRCC — IRCC — what the translation must reproduce.
- 02Second reference
IRCC — IRCC — how a certified translator is identified.
Quoted word for word from the source named above; for this Arabic set, the office's current text governs if it changes.
FAQ
Questions before the first Arabic request
Short answers to questions about Arabic document translation before the first Arabic set is read.
Will the translated file keep the right-to-left layout?
The page direction and column order follow the Arabic original. Where a table order had to change, the change is listed in the control note rather than left silent. The same answer applies to Arabic document translation.
What happens to Hijri dates?
The Hijri date is kept as printed and the Gregorian equivalent is added in brackets, so a reader can check both without losing the original.
Which spelling of my name will the translation use?
The spelling already used on the page being translated. The other variants found in the set are listed in the control note.
Which pages are named in the scope for Arabic?
Only the pages named in the scope for Arabic; a page added after the scope is fixed is quoted as new work.
Continue reading
Neighbouring pages for the Arabic document pages
Four pages that take up the other parts of the Arabic set, each with its own scope notes.
Next step
Send the Arabic file for review
Send the Arabic document translation file for review. A first reply names the points this page raises for Arabic and asks for the pages that carry them.
Nothing is translated before the scope is accepted, so the language direction and the page list stay tied to the same Arabic document.