court clerk

translator/interpreter

traducteur

IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE BOARD OF CANADA

The daily duties of an immigration court foreign languages interpreter are extraordinarily hard mentally and emotionally.  Every day involves intense simultaneous and consecutive work. We interpret trials (individual merits hearings, in the parlance) almost every day, in which the respondent (the person facing removal) always testifies. That means that court interpreters must have top-notch consecutive memory and notetaking skills and strong simultaneous skills as well. This is especially so in the case of oral decisions, which are issued by immigration judges at the end of hearings and interpreted by an interpreter working alone. These consist of twenty minutes to an hour of dense, legally complex content read fairly quickly from a boilerplate after the interpreter is already tired from up to three hours of consecutive direct and cross-examination. However, one helpful thing about immigration court is the repetitiveness of much of the simultaneous work.

A typical day at work: Most recent job:
Being advised of certain reports that are needed for a given division of the IRB, I may request to create a dataset to be able to create reports using specific information from the database (called NOVA).
Once the dataset is ready, I test the dataset to ensure that it works as defined in the request. Once it is operational, I prepare the dataset operational user guide that describes exactly what the intent is of each field and how the user can use it. Once finalized, I then record all this information in a Wiki page for future use by the affected users and our group.

What I learned: During my carreer, I have gained an excellent understanding of the Immigration and Refugee Board; of general operations of tribunals, of data entry and monitoring, and documentation writing, in both official languages,

What is the best part of working at the company?
When it was fully remote. It became a hybrid work environment that threw up certain challenges.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Difficult managers, micromanagement, racism,lack of job security.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Depending on your team and manager,work environment can either be supportive or full of stress.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Hectic and a fast paced work environment,heavy workload. The workload is not commensurate with  emolument.

Got list of refugee cases where I will be needed
I learned the different types of problems faced by potential refugees
I put all my translator skills to work, because each case was of the outmost important for all the claimants
My co-workers were a very cooperative team
The emotional cases were hard to deal with
The most enjoyable part of the job was the satisfaction of have done a good job

What is the best part of working at the company?
People/Co-Workers and Management 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Understand documents and law wording

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Excellent, friendly, enjoyable and respectful 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Non- stop during all day. So busy that you forget to take breaks

By the far the people you will work with at the Immigration and Refugee Board are who make this place a great office. Everyone is supportive, willing to answer questions, and help new employees. That being said, with looming budget cuts I do believe that there is a relatively low ceiling for advancement for a lot of employees right now.

it was fun working there because of the team I was in but management was poor. most people thought that getting a promotion was based on who you knew... they where right. 

I had a great time working at the IRB for the IT team, I learned new things and the work was fulfilling. The team I worked for was great and the management was excellent.

This is a vibrant work place where, among my colleagues, I came to know of more languages than I had ever thought existed.  Interpreting the contexts of the refugee rooms, n the immigration rooms and the detention review rooms is meaningful work that is challenging and rewarding.

I loved working here. The work can get stressful and crazy, but the management is wonderful, very laid back and chill. The work is very important and must be taken seriously. As long as you work hard and do as your told you'll be just fine. A great wage to pay for school.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Court clerk 3 salaries reported	$60,067 per year
Translator/interpreter 1 salary reported	$58.00 per hour
Traducteur 1 salary reported	$32.00 per hour

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