Finding Jobs
You’ll find job advertisements in local newspapers and electronic sources, as well as through professional associations’ publications.
Local Newspapers
You can look at the Vancouver Sun & The Province at Vancouver Public Library for free. Check the job postings daily, the careers section in the Vancouver Sun on Wednesdays and Saturdays and, in The Province on Sundays.
Online Job Postings
Professional Associations’ Career Resources
Many translators are self-employed or work on a contract basis.
STIBC lists certified translators in this database so that employers can locate professionals for work.
Identifying the Right Position
When you browse job advertisements, you’ll find different job titles.
For translators and interpreters, look for these related job titles:
- Conference Interpreter
- Court Interpreter
- Literary Translator
- Simultaneous Interpreter
- Technical Translator
- Translator, Technical Documents
Source: NOC
Creating a List of Potential Employers
You can use directories to produce lists of employers who employ translators in Vancouver or the Lower Mainland. Contact them directly to find out if they’re hiring.
Instructions for using Reference Canada (see link to external resource listed below):
- Click on “Start Search” beside Canadian Businesses, then select the “Advanced Search” button.
- Select both “Keyword/SIC/NAICS” under Business Type and “City” under Geography.
- In the top search box enter “translator” and click SEARCH.
- Select the appropriate headings.
- Lower down, select the Province, choose the cities, and click the “View Results” button.
NOTE: You can access this database from a Library computer. If you are using a computer from outside the Library, you will need a Vancouver Public Library card to login to this database. After clicking on the database name, you will be asked to enter your library card number and PIN (usually last four digits of your telephone number).
