Specialties
MOSAIC has been providing interpretation and translation services to the private and public sectors for over 20 years. With the most sophisticated request-processing, word-processing and formatting technologies, cross-platform capabilities, and communications software and hardware available, and a wide network of foreign-language professionals, MOSAIC Interpretation and Translation Services is one of British Columbia and Canada's top language-services agencies.
MOSAIC is a Vancouver-based non-profit agency dedicated to serving the settlement and integration needs of immigrants and refugees.
Our Interpretation and Translation Services operates on a fee-for-service basis, co-ordinating the work of over 300 language specialists in more than 70 languages.
Aiming for service excellence, we only recruit and work with qualified individuals committed to upholding the ethical and performance standards of the industry. User agencies have recognized our commitment to service excellence by nomi
History
Established in 1989.
MOSAIC resulted from the amalgamation of two organizations: Multilingual Social Services and Language Aid for Ethnic Groups. Both had developed in response to the growing awareness of the daily challenges faced by Vancouver and area's non-English-speaking residents.
Multilingual Social Services. When the Grandview-Woodlands interagency team saw a need to reach out to the area's many immigrants the YWCA sponsored a grant, Project Contact, to bridge the language and cultural barriers between non-English-speaking people and the community. That project evolved into the Multilingual Information Service and, as its focus shifted to linking non-English-speaking people with social-services agencies, it was renamed Multilingual Social Services (MSS).
Language Aid for Ethnic Groups (LAEG), based in the Downtown Eastside, started in 1972; four women of different ethnic backgrounds planned the project while reflecting on the difficulties each had in adjusting to Canadian society. The project,
Meet the Manager: Tanja K.
Tanja has been coordinating the daily operations in MOSAIC's Translations Department for over a decade. She holds a B.A. in English Language and Literature from the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and has over 25 years of experience as a translator, proofreader and language consultant. With her in-depth knowledge of the translation industry, Tanja has managed a multitude of large multilingual projects for clients in both private and public sectors and coordinated work of hundreds of language professionals. She is also a certified member of the Society of Translators and Interpreters of B.C.
