Translation Studies programs in Ontario
15 programs across 3 campuses, with published admission ranges starting at 70%. Sorted by the range each one publishes, lowest first, so you can see where you land.
Programs
15
Campuses
3
Lowest range
70%
What this leads to
The picture for translation studies as of 2026-08-17, not a description of this particular program.
Translators and interpreters work for government, private translation and interpretation agencies, in-house translation services, large private corporations, international organizations and the media, or are self-employed. The occupation usually requires a university degree (bachelor's, master's or doctorate).
In its favour
- Median wage in Canada is $33.95 per hour, which is solidly middle-class.
- Government and institutional work exists. Jobs with federal agencies, provincial courts, and large organizations provide stable employment with benefits.
- AI cannot replicate human qualities especially important for higher-level communication such as board meetings, legal meetings, or diplomatic conversations.
Worth knowing
- Machine translation has reduced the amount of work available to human translators and interpreters, and depressed their earnings.
- Areas with higher adoption of Google Translate experienced a decline in translator employment.
- Post-editing jobs are poorly paid, imposed on translators through limited platforms, with repetitive work on decomposed pieces of text focused on short-term financial gains and a belief that workers are replaceable.
- Job prospects vary across Canada depending on the province or territory, and only 9 jobs advertised in Canada according to recent government data—extremely tight market.
How AI is changing this work
Machine translation has already reduced work available to human translators and depressed their earnings. Interpreter work was previously insulated from automation, but recent breakthroughs indicate that even real-time voice translation is beginning to encroach on this domain. The shift is toward higher-level tasks like editing machine translations and handling culturally sensitive or nuanced texts, with translators increasingly required for these tasks that AI cannot adequately handle. However, the translation market appears to be polarising, with lower-value sections threatened. If you enter this field, you'll be competing with AI from day one, and entry-level work—where you'd actually gain experience—is being automated or pushed onto crowdsourcing platforms at low rates.
Where this came from (6 sources)
- 1. 79 translator Jobs in Canada, August 2026 | Glassdoor
- 2. 526 translation Jobs in Canada, June 2026 | Glassdoor
- 3. 90 translator jobs in Canada, June 2026 | Glassdoor
- 4. 599 translation-studies positions in Canada | scholarshipdb.net
- 5. Translator in Canada | Labour Market Facts and Figures - Job Bank
- 6. Lost in translation: AI’s impact on translators and foreign language skills | CEPR
All 15 programs
- 70%TrentAncient Greek and Roman Studies and Business
- 70%OttawaArts – Études interdisciplinaires (3 ans)
- 70%OttawaArts – Études interdisciplinaires (4 ans)
- 70%OttawaArts – Interdisciplinary Studies (3 years)
- 70%OttawaArts – Interdisciplinary Studies (3 years)(Online program)
- 70%OttawaArts – Interdisciplinary Studies (4 years)
- 70%OttawaArts – Interdisciplinary Studies (4 years)(Online program)
- 70%LakeheadEnglish (Thunder Bay and Orillia)
- 70%LakeheadFrench (Thunder Bay)
- 70%OttawaLangues et cultures du monde (4 ans – majeure)
- 70%OttawaLinguistics (4 years)
- 70%OttawaLinguistique (4 ans)
- 70%OttawaPsychologie et linguistique (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70%OttawaPsychology and Linguistics (Joint Honours – 4 years)
- 70%OttawaWorld Languages and Cultures (4-year major)
Other subjects
- Business Studies 203
- Interdisciplinary Studies 187
- Computer Science 135
- Education Studies 117
- Environmental Studies 116
- Psychology 109
- General or Integrated Engineering 104
- Law & Criminology 101
- Media and Communication Studies 98
- Economics 95
- Biological Sciences 92
- Others in Subjects Related to Medicine 92
Ranges are what universities publish, not guaranteed cutoffs. Work out your top 6 to see which of these you actually clear.