Refugee Protection Division Rules (SOR/2012-256)

Marginal note:Language of documents — claimant or protected person

• 32 (1) All documents used by a claimant or protected person in a proceeding must be in English or French or, if in another language, be provided together with an English or French translation and a declaration signed by the translator.

• Marginal note:Language of Minister’s documents

  (2) All documents used by the Minister in a proceeding must be in the language of the proceeding or be provided together with a translation in the language of the proceeding and a declaration signed by the translator.

• Marginal note:Translator’s declaration

  (3) A translator’s declaration must include translator’s name, the language and dialect, if any, translated and a statement that the translation is accurate.