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Russian Document Translation in Toronto
Cyrillic names and institutions are translated by sound and then written in Latin letters, and one document set can show two different transliterations.
- Written scope before work
- Independent review of every page
- Encrypted delivery with a control note
Reading the pair
What changes first on Russian pages
Russian requests are read for name forms and date order before scope.
Russian is written in Cyrillic, and a Latin target has to transliterate names, institutions and addresses. Russian names carry a patronymic and a gender ending (-ов/-ова, -ский/-ская) that changes with the person.
Copies of Russian official documents often print a document number, a seal and a date in the form дд.мм.гггг. Russian case endings change the shape of a name or an institution inside a sentence.
Scope control
What the scope fixes for Russian sets
The scope names the transliteration system, the name form and the date order.
Two transliteration systems can turn the same Russian name into two different Latin strings, so one system is chosen for the whole set and recorded. Dropping the patronymic or the ending makes two family members look like one person, so the full name form is kept.
- 01Page list
Every page that carries Russian text is counted before the quote is prepared.
- 02Direction on the page
The page is read in the order the Russian original sets, not in the order an English draft would.
The scope names the Russian points above in writing; no page is added silently.
Document set
Where the Russian difference lands on the page
Reordering the date to month-first silently changes it, so the original order is kept or the conversion is stated.
A word-for-word copy carries the case ending into the target and makes the name unrecognisable, so the base form is used in the translation.
Checks on the page
The checks a reviewer can make on Russian pages
The chosen transliteration is applied to every page and listed in the control note. Each name is checked against its full form on the source page.
Workflow
How Russian files move through the studio
The transliteration is fixed before the first name is written.
- 01Order
The Russian pages are read in the source order before the term list is fixed.
- 02Review
A second reader compares each Russian page with the source.
Quality control
What the second reader checks in Russian sets
Dates and document numbers are checked glyph by glyph. Names are checked in their base form, not in the inflected form.
Hand-off
How the finished Russian sets are delivered
The Russian file is delivered with the transliteration recorded and names matched to their base forms.
- 01Package
The Russian set is delivered encrypted, with a control note naming each page.
- 02Corrections
These are made against the delivered Russian version and recorded in the note.
Quote basis
What decides the quote for Russian sets
Russian work is counted per page and per name audit, not by word alone.
- 01Page count
The quote follows the Russian pages named in the scope.
- 02Layout work
Rebuilding the layout of Russian sets is quoted as its own line.
Limits
What this page does not decide about Russian
This page covers Cyrillic transliteration and document layout; it does not certify a spelling for an institution.
- 01Office rules
Acceptance of the delivered set for Russian filings is decided by the receiving office, not by this page.
- 02No filing advice
This page does not give filing advice for Russian applications.
Published rule
Which Canadian rule applies to the Russian document set
The published rules behind this Russian page set, quoted word for word.
“Certified members of ATIO will have either successfully passed the CTTIC Certification Examination process in their category, or been accepted through the on-dossier certification procedure.” — ATIO, n.d.
“Documents in languages other than English and French must be: Issued within Canada, Notarized by an Ontario notary public, Accompanied by a translation” — Ontario — Official Documents Services, n.d.
- 01Authority
ATIO — ATIO F.A.Q. — certified member versus candidate.
- 02Second reference
Ontario — Official Documents Services — Documents in other languages — notarization and translation.
Quoted word for word from the source named above; for this Russian set, the office's current text governs if it changes.
Source: ATIO — ATIO F.A.Q. — certified member versus candidate
FAQ
Questions before the first Russian request
Short answers to questions about Russian document translation in Toronto before the first Russian set is read.
Which transliteration system do you use for Russian names?
One system is chosen for the whole set and named in the control note, so a name is spelled the same way on every page. That answer holds for Russian sets.
Will the patronymic be kept?
Yes. The full name form is kept, because dropping it can merge two different people.
How is a date printed as дд.мм.гггг handled?
The original order is kept or the conversion is stated; the date is not silently reordered.
Which pages are named in the scope for Russian?
Only the pages named in the scope for Russian; a page added after the scope is fixed is quoted as new work.
Continue reading
Pages that sit next to the Russian document pages
Four pages that take up the other parts of the Russian set, each with its own scope notes.
Next step
Send the Russian file for review
Send the Russian document translation in Toronto file for review. A first reply names the points this page raises for Russian 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 Russian document.