Bill 96, proposed in May 2021, would require French certification for smaller businesses. Shared grant of USD 2.2m already allotted to Montreal-area companies. Continue reading
We surveyed four language industry and translator associations about how Covid-19 lockdowns have affected business thus far. Continue reading
How coronavirus has affected buyers’ localization budgets and the adoption of remote simultaneous interpreting after lockdowns are lifted. Continue reading
In Canada, language service provider OXO Innovation acquires local rival Communications Transcript to boost presence in Québec. Continue reading
New partnership allows TRSB to enter the M&A race; founder takes on strategic role as longtime VP of Business Development Mary Kazamias is named CEO. Continue reading
Lionbridge awarded two translation contracts to provide services to Canadian Intellectual Property Office, valued at around CAD 1.5m (USD 1.1m). Continue reading
Brunó Bitter has been appointed Chief Operating Officer and delegated to establish and lead memoQ’s North American headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Continue reading
Canadian Government releases Language Maturity Model to help federal institutions integrate official languages into the organization. Continue reading
Canada Translation Bureau picks SDL MultiTrans and SDL Trados Studio to replace its 15-year-old proprietary translation management system; rules out using raw MT. Continue reading
Canada’s Housing Agency issues RFI to gain input from language industry on improving language services operating model; plans to outsource 9.5 million words by September 2019. Continue reading
The CBC publishes two extensive news reports on government contractor Able Translations, detailing the company’s failure to pay its creditors, including its freelance linguists. Continue reading
In its first acquisition after the transformative Moravia deal, RWS buys Canadian legal and finance boutique language service provider Alpha Translations for USD 6m. Continue reading
France’s Ubiqus expands its footprint in Canada and buys Montreal-headquartered Textualis. Acquisition diversifies Ubiqus’ client portfolio away from government buyers into the private sector. Continue reading
OCOL receives a barrage of complaints on the state of linguistic parity between Canada’s official languages French and English, but praises the Translation Bureau for its popular bilingual Our... Continue reading
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