Yes. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada accepts translations prepared by a Canadian certified translator — a member in good standing of a provincial association such as the Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia (STIBC). Navjot Dhillon is STIBC-certified, so no affidavit is needed with the translation.

Submit the translation together with the original document or a certified copy of it. A translation on its own is not a complete submission.

Not when the translator is certified in Canada. IRCC asks for an affidavit only when the translation is done by someone who is not a Canadian certified translator — that person must then swear to their language ability and the accuracy of the translation. A certified translation from this office goes in as it is, with no notary appointment and no extra fee.

No. IRCC does not accept translations done by the applicant or by a family member — a parent, guardian, sibling, spouse, common-law or conjugal partner, grandparent, child, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew or first cousin.

The rule applies even if that relative is a qualified translator. It is about independence, not ability, and it is one of the most common reasons Punjabi-language files are returned.

Any supporting document that is not in English or French — including the Punjabi parts of a bilingual document. For Punjabi-language files that usually means birth certificates, marriage certificates and Anand Karaj records, divorce decrees, death certificates, police certificates, school and university records, affidavits, and land or property records.

Only the parts that are not in English or French. Many police certificates are issued in English, but stamps, endorsements, or a certificate issued in Punjabi by a local police office must be translated. IRCC requires that translation to come from a certified translator, and does not accept translations by family members.

Sometimes, and often not. A translation prepared outside Canada by a translator who is not certified here must come with an affidavit, and translations attached to Indian documents are frequently incomplete — stamps and endorsements left out, or the reverse side ignored.

If you already have one, send it. The office will check it against the original and tell you plainly whether it will pass, rather than re-translating by default.

Yes. Indian civil and identity documents are the files this office handles most often — municipal birth and death certificates, marriage registrations, Anand Karaj certificates, Aadhaar and voter cards, ration cards and domicile certificates. Every Punjabi entry, stamp and seal is translated, including anything on the reverse.

Yes. Jamabandi (record of rights), fard, mutation (intkaal), khasra girdawari, sale deeds and partition orders are translated in full. These are columnar records written in a Persian- and Urdu-derived revenue vocabulary, and they are often needed for estates, property matters and proof of assets — so the terms are rendered precisely, never guessed.

Yes — village and panchayat registers, older municipal records, family papers and letters. Where it helps the reader, a transcription of the Gurmukhi is supplied alongside the English. Passages that are genuinely illegible are marked as illegible; they are never guessed at.

Exactly as it appears on your passport or the identity document your application relies on. Punjabi names have no single correct English spelling, and mismatched spellings between documents are a common cause of delay.

Where the original document spells a name differently, the variant is recorded and noted, so an officer sees the difference explained rather than hidden.

Yes. Canadian court orders, medical instructions, benefit letters, contracts and correspondence are translated into clear Gurmukhi Punjabi — for use in India, or for a Punjabi-reading person in Canada who is entitled to understand what they are signing.

Yes. Matriculation and 10+2 certificates, degrees, detailed marks certificates and transcripts are translated word for word, as credential assessment bodies require — course titles, grades, credits, institution names and grading scales all included, in the layout of the original.

WES refuses handwritten translations, summaries, and translations prepared by the applicant. Many Indian academic records are already in English; only the Punjabi portions need translating.

For IRCC, no. Notarization mostly comes in when a document will be used outside Canada, or when an authority asks for a sworn translation.

For British Columbia’s document authentication service, a document that is not in English must be translated by a STIBC- or CTTIC-certified translator and then notarized together with the original as a single set. This office prepares translations in that form and can coordinate the notary appointment.

Yes. Canada joined the Apostille Convention on January 11, 2024, and India is a member, so a document authenticated in British Columbia now receives an apostille instead of needing legalization at a consulate. Where a translation is part of the set, it must be certified and notarized before the document goes for authentication.

It depends on the document — a one-page birth certificate is priced differently from a long court file or a dense land record. Send a clear photo and you will receive a fixed written quote, usually the same working day, free and with no obligation. The price does not change once you accept it.

Standard turnaround is two to three working days for ordinary civil, identity and education documents. Next-day and same-day service are available by arrangement. Land records, long court files and handwritten documents are quoted individually, because their length and density vary so much.

Yes. A clear photo or scan is enough to translate and certify — you do not need to bring or post the original. Photograph each page straight-on in good light, include the edges and every stamp, and send both sides. The certified translation comes back as a signed PDF, with sealed paper copies available by post or for pickup in Surrey.

For federal purposes, yes — IRCC accepts any Canadian certified translator, whichever province they are certified in, and STIBC certification is recognized nationally through CTTIC. Provincial agencies set their own rules, so if your translation is for a provincial body outside B.C., the office will confirm its requirements before starting.

No. A certified translation remains valid for as long as the original document does. What can expire is the original itself — a police certificate, for example, is often only accepted if recently issued. If an authority asks for a fresh date or an updated name spelling, the office can re-certify a translation it issued.

Yes. Documents are handled under the confidentiality obligations of the translation profession and British Columbia’s privacy law. They are never shared with anyone without your instruction, and files are kept only as long as a reprint request reasonably requires.

The office answers the query directly, at no extra cost, and issues a corrected certified version if one is warranted. That is part of what certification means: the translator stays answerable for the document after it leaves the office.

Yes, by prior arrangement — consecutive Punjabi–English interpretation for lawyers’ appointments, notary signings, medical appointments and examinations for discovery. Enquire with the date, length and location.

The office is at 115 – 7565 132nd Street, Surrey, B.C. Clients come from across the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley — Surrey, Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, Burnaby and Vancouver — and documents are handled online for clients anywhere in Canada.