Translation Bureau
The Translation Bureau is a federal institution within the Public Services and Procurement Canada portfolio. It supports the Government of Canada in its efforts to serve you and communicate with you in both official languages, Indigenous languages, foreign languages as well as sign languages. The Translation Bureau’s services are also available for private companies that have a contract with a federal department or agency.
Most requested
- Language Navigator
- Official Languages Hub
- Terminology glossaries and vocabularies
- The Our Languages blog
- Translation Bureau course directory and calendar
- Submit a translation request online (available on Government of Canada network only)
- Video: Presentation on the guidelines and resources for inclusive writing
Translation Bureau’s language services and tools (available on Government of Canada network only)
Learn about the linguistic and tools services the Translation Bureau offers to employees of the federal public service, Parliament and Senate and how to obtain them
Using new language technologies and machine translation
Read about the Translation’s Bureau’s approach to and advice on new language technologies and machine translation
TERMIUM Plus®
Find the right word using the Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank, which contains millions of terms in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese
Resources of the Language Portal of Canada
Free writing tools, games, blog posts and Canadian linguistic resources to help you improve your English and French
GClingua
Information on GClingua, the Translation Bureau’s translation services request management platform
Register for a developmental language training workshop
Consult the course directory and calendar for a full list of developmental language training workshops
Language succession at the Translation Bureau
Learn how to join Canada’s language sector workforce by becoming a translator, conference interpreter, sign language interpreter or terminologist
Offering your linguistic services to the Translation Bureau
Learn how to offer your linguistic services to the Translation Bureau as a self-employed individual, freelancer or firm
Videos
Learn about the various language services the Translation Bureau offers
Interpretation at the Translation Bureau
Learn about the linguistic services and tools the Translation Bureau offers to employees of the federal public service, Parliament and Senate and how to obtain them
About the Translation Bureau
Minister
The Honourable Joël Lightbound
Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement
Chief Executive Officer
Jean-François Lymburner
Chief Executive Officer of Public Services and Procurement Canada’s Translation Bureau
On social media
Features
Watch the Translation Bureau in action
The Translation Bureau offers linguistic services in over 101 languages, after-hours emergency support and secure handling of sensitive documents.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Terminology Concept Map
Learn about some AI-related concepts using this map developed by the Translation Bureau's terminologists.
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