Court Interpreters’ Association of Ontario
Courage . Initiative . Action . Ownership
About the Association
We are an organization comprised of Court Interpreters who provide services to the various courts in the Province of Ontario. Our main purpose is to initiate, sponsor, promote, and implement policies and activities which will further the profession of interpreting and translating, especially in court and other legal settings.
We provide a collective voice for our members and promote professional standards and integrity, while trying to enhance the status and dignity of our profession.
We seek to upgrade the professional skills of court interpreters to meet the increasing demand for quality interpretation and translation services, through professional development workshops and information sessions.
We strive to attain wider recognition from the judicial community and other stakeholders as well as from the public for the unique role and the invaluable function that court interpreters perform within Ontario’s legal system.
Last, we also seek to ameliorate our working conditions enabling us to provide services in a more efficient and effective manner.
We are also working towards receiving remuneration that is fair and commensurate with our skills and great responsibilities.
TEAM MEMBERS
President
Shahla Ahmad Husain
ciaoofficial@ciaoo.ca
vice president
Florinda Peschisolido
vp@ciaoo.ca
Secretary
Fahim
Baloutch
secretary@ciaoo.ca
secretary finance
Nahed
Daudi
finance@ciaoo.co
SENIOR ADVISOR
Amin
Shoukri
senioradvisor1@ciaoo.ca
SENIOR ADVISOR
Mohammad Mashari
senioradvisor2@ciaoo.ca