This problem was raised by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Heads of Prosecutions Committee. The problem does not exist in major centres, no matter what province we are talking about. In Saskatoon, it will not be difficult to find an interpreter, but in Carrot River, Saskatchewan, it will be more difficult.
There is funding for travel costs in the case of judges and lawyers. As for defence attorneys, they can generally be found on site. But interpreters living in major centres are often unwilling to travel. As a general rule, provincial contracts do not include provisions making it mandatory for them to do so. Many of them do not live in the same towns in which some trials are taking place, or do not wish to travel to those towns. These are problems that have surfaced in the regions.