Canadian French Translation Services

Native Quebec French linguists, OQLF-aware and ISO 17100 certified, from £80 per 1,000 words plus VAT.

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Canadian French translation services for UK businesses

Absolute Translations provides professional Canadian French translation services for UK and international businesses working with Canada, translating both into and out of the French used in Quebec and across Canada. Every project is handled by a native-speaker linguist who writes for a Canadian audience, matched to the subject of your document as well as the language. We are the first UK translation company to achieve ISO 17100 accreditation, and every Specialist and Premium translation is independently reviewed by a second linguist before delivery. Prices start from £80 per 1,000 words plus VAT, and turnaround is set around a specialist's real working pace of about 3,000 to 3,500 words a day.

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Price

From £80 per 1,000 words plus VAT (AI-Assisted £80, Specialist £110, Premium £150)

Turnaround

About 3,000 to 3,500 words a day; often one to two working days for a short document.

Languages direction

Into and out of Canadian (Quebec) French for the Canadian market.

Quality

Native Quebec French linguists with independent ISO 17100 second-linguist review.

Certification

OTTIAQ certified (traducteur agréé); apostille available for documents used abroad since Canada joined the Convention in 2024, where the receiving authority requires it.

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What we translate into and from Canadian French

We translate the Canadian French documents UK businesses use most when entering the Canadian market: product and packaging content, marketing and website copy, contracts and terms and conditions, employment and HR policies, financial statements, and technical documentation. Canada is officially bilingual, and Quebec applies the Charter of the French Language, so we handle French that meets local requirements rather than simply European French. Our specialists cover legal, financial, technical, medical, marketing and public-sector work. For an official document that must be accepted in Canada, see our certified Canadian French translation.

ISO

ISO17100, ISO9001
ISO18841 & ISO18587

Pioneering UK translation company, first to achieve ISO 17100 accreditation, among many industry quality certifications.

10KSB

Goldman Sachs
10KSB Member

Selected by Goldman Sachs to be an exclusive member of its £500 million innovation programme for better customer experiences!

GDPR

Information Security
Systems Certified

Absolute Translations is ISO 27001 certified, with independently assessed information security systems designed to protect your data.

20+

20 Years’ Expertise

Celebrating 20+ years, Absolute Translations has mastered the art of providing quality translations at transparent, low prices to meet your language needs.

ATC

ATC & EUATC Member

As ATC and EUATC members, we prioritise your satisfaction by upholding the highest standards in business ethics and translation quality.

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Specialist Canadian French linguists, matched to your subject

Every Canadian French translator we use is a native speaker with genuine experience in your subject area, not simply a fluent bilingual generalist. A contract goes to a linguist who works in legal translation day to day; product specifications go to someone with a technical background; marketing copy goes to a linguist who can adapt tone as well as meaning. We draw on a specialist Canadian French pool across legal, financial, technical, medical, marketing and public-sector translation, matched to your document before work begins.

100% Confidentiality GDPR-first handling

2-step Proofreading process (proofread + QA check)

50+ Specialized Fields where subject mastery meets linguistic precision

Every Specialist and Premium Canadian French translation goes through two stages: translation by a native linguist, then an independent review of the finished translation against the source text by a second linguist, before it reaches you. This is what ISO 17100, the international standard for translation services, requires, and we were the first UK translation company to achieve that accreditation. For ongoing work we maintain a Canadian French glossary and translation memory for your account. You can read the full detail of our two-step process on our main translation services page.

Canadian French translation is priced per 1,000 words, not per page, in three tiers depending on how the document will be used: AI-Assisted from £80, Specialist from £110 and Premium from £150 per 1,000 words, all plus VAT, with a £25 minimum charge per language. We match your project to a linguist who writes in Quebec French and follows OQLF-preferred terminology, so the text reads naturally to a Canadian audience. Turnaround follows a specialist's real pace of about 3,000 to 3,500 words a day, plus roughly 30% more time where the independent review stage applies.

Canadian French is shaped by Quebec's Office québécois de la langue française and the Charter of the French Language, and differs from European French in terminology and its handling of anglicisms. We assign a Quebec-based linguist who follows OQLF-preferred terms, so product, marketing and workplace content reads correctly for a Canadian audience.

Documents that must be officially accepted in Canada are typically produced by a certified translator (traducteur agréé) recognised by OTTIAQ. Since 11 January 2024 Canada has been a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, so where a Canadian public document is going to another Convention country it may be apostilled rather than consular-legalised, depending on the receiving authority. That is a separate, certified service; see our certified Canadian French translation page and tell us the receiving body and destination country when you request a quote.

Canadian French client documents are handled within our ISO 27001-certified information security systems, the international standard for information security management, and under GDPR-compliant processes, with confidentiality agreements in place for every linguist working on your project. We are used by organisations including the UK government and the NHS for exactly this reason: sensitive documents need a translation partner that treats confidentiality as a default, not an add-on.

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Canadian French translation starts from £80 per 1,000 words plus VAT for AI-Assisted, £110 for Specialist and £150 for Premium, with a £25 minimum charge per language. It is priced per 1,000 words, not per page, and the right tier depends on how the document will be used, from an internal reference to published, client-facing text. We match your project to a linguist who writes in Quebec French. Upload your document for a fixed quote, or see how our translation pricing works for the full breakdown.

Turnaround depends on the length of the document and the tier you choose, but as a guide a specialist translator works at around 3,000 to 3,500 words a day, plus roughly 30% more time for the independent review stage built into every Specialist and Premium order. A short business document is often ready within one to two working days; longer or campaign-critical Quebec projects take longer. Tell us your deadline when you upload the document and we will confirm a delivery date before you order.

Every Canadian French project is matched to a native Quebec linguist with genuine experience in your subject area, so legal, technical, medical and marketing content each go to a translator who works in that field day to day. Specialist and Premium orders then go through a second, independent linguist who reviews the translation against the source text before delivery, the two-step process required under ISO 17100. We were the first UK translation company to achieve that accreditation.

Canadian French differs from European French in vocabulary, tone and, importantly, terminology. Quebec's Office québécois de la langue française sets preferred terms, so Quebec French often avoids anglicisms that pass in Europe, using courriel for email and magasinage for shopping, for example. Product, packaging, marketing and workplace content for Quebec must also meet the Charter of the French Language. We assign a linguist who writes for the Canadian market and follows OQLF terminology, and confirm the intended readership with you first.

Yes. Content aimed at Quebec, from packaging and marketing to workplace and consumer documents, is expected to comply with the Charter of the French Language and use the terminology preferred by the Office québécois de la langue française. We assign Quebec-based linguists who work to those requirements day to day. For documents that must be officially certified in Canada, that is a separate service by an OTTIAQ-certified translator; see our certified Canadian French translation and tell us the receiving body when you request a quote.

Why Absolute Translations

We were the first UK translation company to achieve ISO 17100 accreditation, and we also hold ISO 9001, ISO 18841, ISO 18587 and ISO 27001. We are members of the ATC and EUATC, GDPR-compliant, and a Goldman Sachs 10KSB member. We have worked for organisations including the UK government and the NHS, and we are rated Excellent on Trustpilot, with 2,500+ reviews. We are also carbon negative, a step beyond carbon neutral. Established in 2001, we have over twenty years of experience translating for UK businesses.

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