Biography
Donald Barabé is a certified translator and President of the Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec (OTTIAQ). He had a long career within the Canadian Government Translation Bureau, first as translator, then as reviser and finally as manager of translation services, in particular for 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 translation services provided to all federal government departments and agencies. He also taught translation at Ottawa University School of Translation and Interpretation and has given numerous talks at conferences on the translation profession. He also authored or co-authored a number of articles on the profession and its development.
E-mail : donald.barabe@bell.net