Canadian Hearing Services
Communication Devices and Interpreting Services
- Description
- Provides services to increase the independence of people who are culturally deaf, oral deaf, deafened
CHS Interpreting & Translation Services (OIS)- professional sign-language interpreters
- set fee - organizations and businesses are responsible for the cost of making their services accessible no matter who requests the interpretation service
- advance booking preferred
- for after hours emergency interpreter services for health and mental health emergencies, contact:
- CHS Interpreting & Translation Services, After Hours Emergency Interpreter Service at 1-866-256-5142 or TTY: 1-866-831-4657 or
- email [email protected] or [email protected]
- carries a wide variety of devices to assist individuals who are deaf, deafened and hard of hearing including TTYs (text telephones), visual smoke detectors, baby monitors, signaling devices and alarm clocks
- registered ADP vendor for Teletypewriter for the Deaf
- Eligibility
- Individuals who are Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing
- Application Process
- Call for information
- If in crisis, email [email protected] or [email protected]
- Documents Required
- No documents required
- Office
- 1-866-518-0000 - Office & Emergency Interpreting Services
- Crisis
- 416-712-6637 - Text Only
- Fax
- 1-866-781-8999
- TTY
- 1-877-215-9530 - Use the keypad to select from menu options
- Web Site
- https://www.chs.ca
- [email protected]
- Mailing Address
- c/o Canadian Hearing Services - Toronto Office
271 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON, M5R 2V3
Canada - Languages
- American Sign Language, English, American Sign Language - Interpretation, Publications, Website, English, French Sign Language
- Contact
- Jeremy Hill, District Office Manager
- Fees
- None
- Topic(s)
- Social Media
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Copyright
- Barrie Public Library, Information Barrie
- Last Updated On
- March 17, 2026
- Last Verified On
- March 17, 2026
- Location
- Toronto
- Accessibility
- Not applicable
- Hours of Operation
- Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pmMon9:00 am to 5:00 pmTue9:00 am to 5:00 pmWed9:00 am to 5:00 pmThu9:00 am to 5:00 pmFri9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Service Area(s)
- Haliburton County
- Kawartha Lakes
- Northumberland County
- Peterborough (County of)
- Simcoe County
