Donald Barabé

After specialized studies in translation, Donald Barabé became a certified translator and joined the Canadian Government Translation Bureau where he was translator and revisor. He then gained a vast experience in management at the helm of various translation services, including the translation services of the Department of Justice and the Department of Foreign Affairs.

For the last ten years of his career, as Vice-President, Professional Services in the Translation Bureau, he was responsible for linguistic services provided to all departments and agencies of the Government of Canada. He was Vice-president of the Québec Interprofessional Council, which brings together the 46 professional orders in Québec, and President of the Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec (OTTIAQ), one of the very few licensing boards in translation, terminology and interpretation in the world. He has taught translation at Ottawa University School of Translation and Interpretation for about ten years. He has given numerous conferences on the translation profession. He also signed a number of articles on the profession and its development.