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The '''Translation Bureau''' is an institution of the federal [[government of Canada]] operated by [[Public Services and Procurement Canada]] that provides translation services for all agencies, boards, commissions, and departments of the government.<ref name="Mitchell" /> As of December 2022, the bureau employs 130 interpreters, of which about 70 are on staff and 60 are [[freelancer]]s.<ref name="Ryckewaert" /> It is one of the largest "government organizations dedicated to translation".<ref name="AMTA" />
The bureau was transferred from the [[Secretary of State for Canada|Department of the Secretary of State]] to Public Works and Government Services Canada in June 1993, when the then government
The number of interpreters employed by the bureau affects the number of [[House of Commons of Canada#Committees|Parliamentary committee sessions]] that can be conducted.<ref name="Ryckewaert" /> Freelance interpreters are not [[accreditation|accredited]] by the Translation Bureau.<ref name="vandyk" /> Public Services and Procurement Canada only works with accredited interpreters, prioritizing those with an open contract.<ref name="vandyk" />
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