Language Industry Assesses Damage as Lockdowns Ease
We surveyed four language industry and translator associations about how Covid-19 lockdowns have affected business thus far. Continue reading
Tag: Canada
Reader Polls: Covid Effect on Localization Budgets and RSI Traction
How coronavirus has affected buyers’ localization budgets and the adoption of remote simultaneous interpreting after lockdowns are lifted. Continue reading
Canada’s OXO Innovation Buys Local Rival Communications Transcript
In Canada, language service provider OXO Innovation acquires local rival Communications Transcript to boost presence in Québec. Continue reading
Traductions Serge Bélair Appoints New CEO; Strikes Deal With Private Equity Investor
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 Wins USD 1.1m in Canada Government Contracts for Patent Translation
Lionbridge awarded two translation contracts to provide services to Canadian Intellectual Property Office, valued at around CAD 1.5m (USD 1.1m). Continue reading
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memoQ Appoints Brunó Bitter as COO to Lead New North American HQ in Toronto
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 Rolls Out Language Maturity Model
Canadian Government releases Language Maturity Model to help federal institutions integrate official languages into the organization. Continue reading
SDL Bags USD 8.3m TMS Contract from Canada Translation Bureau
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 Plans to Outsource 95% of Translations and Buy a New TMS
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
Able Translations’ House of Cards Collapses
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
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RWS Restarts M&A With USD 6m Acquisition of Alpha Translations Canada
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
Ubiqus Buys Textualis to Grow Private Sector Business in Canada
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
Canada Commissioner ‘Keeping a Close Watch’ On Linguistic Duality
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
Canada Asks for Help in Buying Translations, Issues RFI about RFPs
As Canada’s Translation Bureau continues discussions with stakeholder groups over various issues, Public Services and Procurement Canada has released a RFI hoping to get feedback from the... Continue reading
Canada Revenue Agency Ordered to Retender CAD 35m Translation Contract
Canada’s appeals court and trade tribunal affirmed an earlier court ruling that the federal government’s tax agency erred in awarding the contract to a Lionbridge subsidiary. The multimillion... Continue reading
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