The Language Interpreter Services program helps community organizations to develop and deliver spoken language interpreter services in communities across Ontario. These services are provided to victims of domestic violence who have limited English skills.

The goal of the program is to enable victims of domestic violence with language barriers to access social, healthcare and legal services, and to the Domestic Violence Court System.  Agencies funded to deliver Language Interpreter Services provide services in over 60 languages twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. 

Service providers in any social, legal or health care service which provide services to victims of domestic violence are eligible to request services funded through the Language Interpreter Services program on their clients’ behalf.

The Language Interpreter Services program is administered by the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration and is funded by the Ontario Women’s Directorate. The program is part of the Ontario Government’s Violence Against Women Prevention Initiatives and Domestic Violence Justice Strategy.

For information about the Language Interpreter Services program, call 1-800-267-7329.