An association representing translators has derided the rules, saying they will worsen working conditions and wages.

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The federal government has finalized new procurement rules for freelance interpreters, which a professional association says will worsen an interpreter shortage on Parliament Hill. Article content

The new rules announced by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) on Oct. 24 will come into effect beginning next year. Article content Article content

The Canadian region of the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC-Canada) has derided the rules, saying they will worsen working conditions and wages. The new finalized rules contain a “lowest-bid system” in which the contractor offering to do the job for cheapest will win the

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