Experience and creative solutions

Corinne Cécilia has been active in translation since 1997. Corinne developed her consultancy business when she moved to Toronto in 2000. Today, her company combines the flexibility of a small shop that can maintain a close connection with her clients, and the world-class standards of a global consultancy.




“ Hello Corinne,
Thank you for working with us on the media strategy for Imagine a school… and for the speedy delivery of the final reports. It was a delight to work with you. ”
Penny Milton, CEO - Canadian Education Association


Friends:

Canadian Dream Properties
TEC Packaging
Heavy Ethics
Rommel Reyes
Bess Bonnier
Dale M Reid



Credentials
Under a service agreement with the Government of Canada since April 2003, Corinne Cecilia has been providing interpretation and translation services to high profile clients such as Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the Immigration and Refugee Board, the Canada Border Services Agency and Elections Canada. Other clients include translation agencies, Canadian corporations and international organizations. Corinne writes and conducts business in English, French and German.




Qualifications
Born in Quebec (Canada), Corinne Cecilia stems from a bilingual family and has traveled, studied and worked abroad extensively. She has earned the following qualifications:

  • English Certificate - Hadleigh School of English (UK)
  • Baccalauréat Philosophie Lettres - Académie de Versailles (France)
  • Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom - Goethe Institute. Certifies an excellent command of German, close to that of a native speaker (Germany)
  • German as a second language certificate - University of Hamburg (Germany)
  • Master's Degree Equivalency Certificate - University of Toronto (Canada) in recognition of her M.A. Degree in Ethnology and Anthropology - University of Paris 7 (France)
  • Post-graduate research in Women's Studies - University of Utrecht (The Netherlands)
  • Certificate, International Course for Development Oriented Research in Agriculture (The Netherlands)
  • Corinne has attended a series of professional development courses, including:

  • Television Producer - Level 1 & 2 (Cinécours, accredited TV & Film school, Montreal)
  • Community broadcasting, on-the-job training (Coopérative Radiophonique de Toronto)
  • Media Strategy: Designing a public interest campaign (Communications Consortium Media Centre)
  • Managing a fundraising campaign; Major Gift Research; Orchestrating rewarding connections & innovative outcomes (Ketchum Canada)
  • Creativity
    Corinne has been studying music as a hobby for many years, mainly percussions, voice and more recently piano. Soon after moving to Toronto in 1999, she joined community bands such as the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Jazz Choir and Samba Squad performing at local venues. She attended numerous jazz workshops and jam sessions before joining the Toronto Starlight Orchestra a non-profit big band raising funds for charities working against poverty (CDs available for sale at www.jazzpromo.com). Corinne other passion is adventure travel, particularly nature hikes and discovering ocean wildlife. She has explored over 20 countries for learning, exploration or business purposes. She draws from that knowledge to solving problems creatively with her clients.



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