Languages Testing for Interpreters
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**Tender summary — Languages Testing for Interpreters** The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) is seeking suppliers to provide language-testing services and assessment components for recruiting interpreter contractors. **What the work appears to involve** - Testing candidates in English or French through a short written assessment. - Conducting oral hearing-simulation tests to assess consecutive interpretation between an official language and a target language. - Administering sight-translation tests involving documents similar to those used in hearing rooms. - Supporting testing in as many as 60 languages, according to the notice. - Approximately 300 tests are expected annually, in total across the resulting contract(s). **Potentially relevant businesses** This opportunity may be relevant to language-assessment organizations, interpreter-testing providers, translation or interpretation companies, and firms able to recruit or provide qualified test assessors. The requirement may result in multiple contracts based on the languages offered by successful suppliers. **Contract information** -Buyer: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada -Status: Open -Closing date: October 9, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. -Location: Ottawa, Ontario / Canada -Proposed initial term: September 30, 2026, to March 31, 2027 -Options: Three additional one-year periods -Security requirement: Resources must hold Reliability Status -RFP: 20260726-IRB The notice identifies Steve Dessureault as the contracting authority. Questions are to be submitted by email to [email protected]. This opportunity appears potentially relevant only if your organization can meet the RFP’s detailed requirements, including language coverage, assessor qualifications, testing methodology, privacy and security obligations, and Reliability Status requirements. Bid Maple cannot confirm eligibility or compliance. Review the complete official RFP, amendments, and question-and-answer documents before deciding whether to submit a bid, and verify the closing time and submission instructions in the official tender notice.
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- The requirement is for testing components and test assessments for the recruitment of interpreter contractors for the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB).
- The services must support three language tests: an Official Languages Test, a Hearing Simulation (Oral) Test, and a Sight Translation Test.
- The Official Languages Test is described as a 15-minute written assessment evaluating comprehension in English or French.
- The Hearing Simulation (Oral) Test must assess consecutive interpretation between an official language and a target language, and in the reverse direction. Testing is described as available in 60 languages.
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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: 514-249-2780Email address: [email protected] Note: Please address all inquiry questions to the Contracting Authority by email only.
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