English to French translation in Canada
English to French and French to English translation for Canada, by native translators: Canadian or European French, certified when needed, reply in 12 hours.
BeTranslated translates between English and French, in both directions, for businesses, institutions and individuals across Canada. Each text goes to a native translator of the target language who works in its subject, and you get a reply to your quote request within 12 hours.
Canadian French or European French
French in Quebec and the rest of Canada differs from the French of France or Belgium in vocabulary, spelling choices and tone. A Quebec reader expects courriel, fin de semaine and magasiner; a reader in Paris expects e-mail, week-end and faire du shopping. We translate into Canadian French by default for readers in Canada, and into European French when your readers are in Europe. Tell us who will read the text and we choose the variety with you.
What we translate from English to French
- Contracts, court documents and corporate records, with our legal translation and French legal translation teams.
- Official documents that need a certified translation for a Canadian or foreign authority.
- Websites, software and apps, with menus, buttons and metadata: see website translation.
- Marketing, product and training material, adapted for French-speaking customers.
- Business documents of every kind, from a one-page letter to a full manual: see document translation.
French to English translation
We also translate French documents into English: Quebec records needed in another province or abroad, French contracts and reports for English-speaking partners, and French websites for English-speaking markets. When the receiving organization asks for a certified translation, we prepare one.
How the work is done
- You send the files and tell us who will read the translation and what it is for.
- We confirm the variety of French, the format, the price and the delivery date in your quote.
- A native translator who works in the subject translates the text, with the client glossary and translation memory when there is one.
- You receive the translation in the same format as the original, from Word and PDF to InDesign or website files: see the file formats we translate.
Two official languages
English and French are the official languages of Canada, and federal institutions work in both. Many businesses and organizations publish in both languages too. If a law, a contract or a public body requires a French or English version, the organization that receives it decides what it accepts: check its requirements before you order, and we prepare the translation to match them.
In 2021, 41.2% of people in Canada could conduct a conversation in more than one language, up from 39.0% in 2016.
Sources: Official Languages Act, preamble; Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (The Daily, 2022-08-17).
Questions about English and French translation
Do you translate into Quebec French?
Yes. Canadian French, including Quebec usage, is our default for readers in Canada. Tell us if your readers are elsewhere.
Can you translate a document for an official file?
Yes, with a certified translation when the receiving organization asks for one. It decides what it accepts, so check its requirements first.
How fast do you reply?
We reply to every quote request within 12 hours, with the price and the delivery date.
Related pages
See our Quebec translation services, our interpretation services and all our translation services in Canada.
Need a professional translation?
Request a free, no-obligation quote. A member of our team replies within 12 hours.