Procedure and House Affairs committee  They're not ideal, but why not look at it? Remote interpreting is becoming very popular.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I still go back to the question beyond the technical aspect, which is of the certification itself. How are you going to guarantee quality interpreting? That is a question that should be asked.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Quebec is not part of our—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Quebec was a member until 2011, and then decided to go its own way. Only Quebec can tell you why.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It would be great if you could encourage them to do so, yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It would be through either examination or on dossier. If they have a number of years' experience and then provide references, we could certify them.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We haven't even gotten to that point yet; it's just very, very initial. I've sent them an outline of our certification procedures, and I'm waiting for them to get back to us on that.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think so. What I was trying to get across was the fact that you have these myriad agencies all accrediting and certifying language professionals. That should be harmonized in some way.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It varies. I can give you some total numbers. The B.C. association has 400 members, the Ontario association has 700, and New Brunswick has 250. I would say that between a fifth and a quarter of those would be interpreters of various kinds.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's right.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Normally, for the on dossier certification process, we would expect candidates to submit a log of their work over the target number of years: where you did do your—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  They'd have to indicate what kinds of assignments they were involved in. For the community interpreter, for example, I gave that long list. There are medical visits and visits by social workers.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's right, absolutely.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm sorry for interrupting you, but as I said, certification is not a requirement in Canada. It's a nice thing to have, but it's not a requirement.