Languages Testing for Interpreters

Organization

Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)

Closes

October 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

Category

services

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Delivery

Canada

Estimated value

Not stated

Reference

20260726-IRB

Trade agreements

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA), Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA), Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)

Closing time as published by the source; time zone assumed: America/Toronto.

Services Requirement This requirement is for: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Title: 20260726-IRB – Language Testing for Interpreters Description of the Requirement: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada has a requirement for service of testing components and test assessments for the recruitment of their interpreter contractors to Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB). Interpreter Services Contractors (ISCs) accredited by the IRB must successfully complete three (3) language tests with a minimum score of 70% to qualify for a contract: • Official Languages Test: Assesses the applicant’s ability to communicate in English or French. This is the first test administered, consisting of a short 15-minute written assessment designed to evaluate comprehension in one of the official languages. • Hearing Simulation (Oral) Test: Evaluates the applicant’s ability to perform consecutive interpretation between an official language and a target language, and vice versa. These tests are currently available in sixty (60) languages. However, there are only two versions of each language test, and the quality and consistency of the tests vary. • Sight Translation Test: Measures the applicant’s ability to translate short documents similar to those that may be presented in a hearing room from the language of interpretation to English or French. This is the final test administered. Level of Security Requirement: Resource(s) Minimum Security Level Required is Reliability Status. Associated Documents: Request for Proposal (RFP) 20260726-IRB. Proposed period of contract: The proposed period of contract shall be from September 30, 2026, to March 31, 2027. The resulting contract will include three (3) one-year optional periods. Estimated Level of Effort: The overall annual cumulative estimated level of effort of the contract(s) will be for 300 tests. Multiple contracts: Considering that contract(s) will be issue based on offerors qualified language(s), this solicitation could results on multiples contracts. Contracting Authority: Steve Dessureault Phone Number: 514-249-2780 Email address: steve.dessureault@irb-cisr.gc.ca Note: Please address all inquiry questions to the Contracting Authority by email only.

Source

CanadaBuys (Government of Canada) · Open Government Licence – Canada

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Last updated: October 23, 2026 at 2:15 p.m.

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