About OTTIAQ
As a professional order whose mandate is to protect the public, the Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec (OTTIAQ) strives to ensure and promote competency and professionalism among its member translators, terminologists and interpreters.
OTTIAQ is a professional order with a reserved title governed by Quebec’s Professional Code. It includes translators, terminologists and interpreters who, by becoming members and obtaining their certification, make a commitment to uphold a code of ethics and strict professional standards, maintain and improve their professional skills, and periodically undergo a professional inspection.
Mission and values
OTTIAQ’s mission is to protect the public by leveraging the knowledge and expertise of its members, advocating for high professional standards, and disseminating information to the public.
Professionalism
Professionalism means ensuring skill and quality in our professions and in our interactions. It requires diligence, efficiency, proactivity, creativity, continuing education, and a high level of autonomy.
Responsibility
Responsibility means committing to holding ourselves accountable for our actions, respecting ethics and standards of professional conduct, and protecting the public.
Leadership
Leadership means being able to guide, influence and inspire others. It requires vision and strategy, confidence in our abilities, and the skills of communication and persuasion.
For your protection
In Quebec, all professional orders are governed by Quebec’s Professional Code and entrusted with a mission to protect the public.
To fulfill that mission, OTTIAQ has put a number of mechanisms in place, including supervising the professional practices of its members. It administers an annual inspection program put forward by the professional inspection committee.
The program ensures that the translation, terminology and interpreting services provided by OTTIAQ’s certified members comply with generally accepted standards of practice. It includes surveys and visits to member workplaces at regular intervals, which vary depending on specific risk factors.
