Did you know… ✔ Your interpreter’s voice might be halfway around the world — not just across the table. ✔ Your client’s sensitive information might not stay in Canada, even if your organization is Canadian. ✔ Canadian privacy laws protect individuals — but they don’t stop data from hopping borders. Welcome to the unexpected side of language services. In an …

      There’s no getting around it, populations of dogs deep in the North are in deep trouble! Too many dogs and too many puppies! Many of these puppies, the ones that survive, are being either found by individuals or Pet Rescues. If not rescued more than often, they are discarded. Those that survive are often found in dumps. …

In our globalized economy interacting with partners, remote team members, and potential clients around the world is the new standard. Language interdependency is more vital to business than ever before! From small businesses to multinational corporations, companies of every size and across every industry need to ensure language barriers are not an obstacle to new markets. And do you want …

Encompassing a richly dynamic history and a diverse array of social and cultural influences, Spanish is a truly global language spoken by nearly 600 million people worldwide. The official language of 21 countries, it’s the planet’s most-spoken Romance language, second-most spoken native language, and fourth-most spoken language overall. Remarkably, the Spanish language is mutually intelligible among speakers from vastly different …

According to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, indigenous peoples make up less than 6% of the world’s total population but speak more than 4,000 of our estimated 6,700 languages. This staggering statistic puts into perspective the extremely small pools of native speakers currently keeping many indigenous languages alive. It highlights the inherent fragility of thousands of languages …

“Language is the expression of our culture and our land. We cannot have one without the others. We cannot describe our culture and our land if we do not have language.”  – Queensland Indigenous Advisory Committee Language is a touchstone of cultural heritage and identity. Just as an ecosystem cannot survive without keystone species, many Indigenous cultures are at risk …

What language do they speak in India? Is there any one traditional language in India?  These are fair questions if you’re traveling to India, doing business in India, or seeking Indian language services for any number of purposes.  However, the only simple answer is: There is no single language that’s consistently spoken across this vast, vibrant, and incredibly multilingual nation. …

WINNIPEG, MB:  CanTalk, a locally headquartered provider of award-winning language services, is collaborating with for-profit and not-for-profit organizations to support the ever-increasing influx of newcomers to the province of Manitoba.  With more than 21,000 people immigrating to Manitoba in 2022 alone, the need for quality human interpretation and translation services is at an all-time high.     When Maureen Mitchells founded …

Cybersecurity, the practice of defending critical systems and sensitive information from malicious attacks, has become an increasingly prevalent topic in recent years. From security breaches at various levels of government and the leaking of confidential data from major global corporations right down to ransomware being used against small local businesses and individuals on every continent, cyber attacks regularly make headlines. …