Stuart Anthony Stilitz, Ph.D., Certified Translator.

Stuart Anthony Stilitz, Ph.D., a certified French-English translator, was born in London in the United Kingdom. He earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in sociology from the Université du Québec à Montréal (1997). His thesis deals with the Montreal Protocol on the ozone layer and its impact on developing countries, non-governmental organizations (ONGs) and new technologies. Mr. Stilitz has written numerous articles on climate change and the global environment, and on related topics such as international development, sustainable development, North-South relationships and ecology. He has also translated three books and hundreds of papers, articles, conferences and symposia on international relations, the co-operative movement, social economy, industrial conversion, job creation, industrial relations, urban planning, occupational health and safety, medicine, the environment, fine arts, travel and culture. In 1987, he began working as a freelance translator for the Translation Division of the Government of Canada, which accredited him as a French-English translator in 44 specialized fields. Since then, he has worked for both the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. In 2004, the Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes du Québec (OTTIAQ) granted him certification (Cert. T.). He also translates a wide variety of official documents (university transcripts and report cards; marriage, divorce, birth and death certificates; attestations). His clients include Le Monde Diplomatique (Internet-based, English version) and numerous academics and university-based researchers in Canada, Belgium and France.

Contact Information:

Stuart Anthony Stilitz, Ph.D., Cert.T.
1440 Bernard Avenue West, apt. 18
Montreal, (Quebec)
Canada H2V 1W3
Telephone: + (514) 276-8194
E-mail: stus@sympatico.ca

Education and Accreditations:

Certified Translator, OTTIAQ (Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes du Québec) since 2004.

Government of Canada (Translation Bureau) since 1987.

Ph.D. in Sociology (Economic Sociology), 1997

Université du Québec à Montréal

Thesis: Success and Failure in the Stratosphere: The Montreal Protocol on the Ozone Layer, the Developing Nations and the Environmental Movement. FCAR Fellowship.

M.A. in Sociology (Economic Sociology), 1988

Université du Québec à Montréal

Thesis: Employment in the Quebec Aluminum Industry at the Inception of Aluminerie de Bécancour.

Published translations of books:

Social Economy, North and South, Leuven, Belgium, K. U. Leuven, 2000.

Social Economy: Health and Welfare in Canada. Interprovincial Perspectives, Halifax, Fernwood Publishing, 2002.

The Co-operative Movement in Belgium: Prospects and Perspectives, Brussels, Éditions Luc Pire, 2002.

Clients:

Canadian Museum of Civilization Gatineau Québec

Le Monde Diplomatique Le Monde Diplomatique

Translations of articles for the Internet-based, English version of Le Monde Diplomatique.

Université du Québec à Montréal

Translations of papers, articles, conferences and symposia.

Université de Montréal / Hautes études commerciales

Translations of papers, articles, conferences and symposia.

United Nations Environment Program

Translations on environmental topics.

Government of Canada

Accredited as a French-English translator in 44 specialized fields.

Tequila communications, Montreal

Documents on travel, hotel management and administration.

Other Publications:

1995. Les ONG, le tiers-monde et le Protocole de Montréal sur la couche d'ozone : bonnes nouvelles, mauvaises nouvelles. Association canadienne-française pour l'avancement des sciences (ACFAS), Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (May).

1994. Environment and International Security: The Experience of the Montreal Protocol. XIII World Sociology Conference, University of Bielefeld, Germany (July).

1994. The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer: A Contribution to the Paradigm of Sustainable Development. Second Inter-University Conference on Graduate Studies in Sociology. McGill University, Montreal (April).

1988. L'emploi dans l'industrie québécoise de l'aluminium à l'heure de l'Aluminerie de Bécancour. Université du Québec à Montréal.

1984. L'emploi dans le naval au Québec. Montreal, Employment and Immigration / Confederation of National Trade Unions (collaboration).