Translation Services Montreal

Montreal is one of Canada’s most diverse cities. That diversity doesn’t just extend to Montreal’s culture and cuisine, it’s also very apparent in the city’s linguistic heritage. Home to a multicultural population (28% of Montrealers speak at least three languages), Montreal is Canada’s most bilingual city with 69% of the population fluent in both French and English.

In a city where business speaks in dozens of different languages, quality translation services are paramount. Organizations in Montreal need to be sure that their message is heard not just by English and Francophone communities but also across a wide range of audiences.

With more than 30 years experience at the forefront of the Canadian language services industry, NATIONS is a trusted provider of professional translation services to Montreal businesses and public sector organizations of all kinds.

We’ve built a reputation for accurate, fast, and streamlined language services that support our client’s communications strategies and operational goals. We don’t just translate, we transform - elevating your messaging to ensure every detail and nuance is perfectly captured and conveyed.

Montreal language services

NATIONS offers translation services in Canada’s official languages, English and French, as well as over 100 global languages.

As Canada’s largest 100% Indigenous-owned language services provider, we also offer translations in 34 Indigenous languages. These include:

Algonquin (Ontario and Quebec dialects)
East Cree/Coastal Cree Quebec
Mohawk/Iroquois Languages (Quebec and Ontario Dialects)
Innu Language of Quebec

NATIONS has worked with many public and private sector clients to enhance their outreach to First Nations communities. Most recently, we were proud to translate the Royal Bank of Canada’s Indigenous Partnership Report, helping RBC reach a wide audience of Indigenous speakers and amplifying Indigenous voices.

We’ve also worked with public sector agencies at every level, from municipal to federal, to help these organizations communicate clearly with all demographics of Canadian society. Trusted by government bodies to deliver translations securely, on time, and to a high standard, we’re the go-to language services provider of many of Canada’s largest institutions in Montreal and elsewhere across the country.

NATIONS isn’t just the translator of choice for public sector organizations, we’re also very active in Canada’s business community, catering to companies of all sizes and sectors.

NATIONS has worked with hundreds of Montreal-based businesses, helping them navigate Quebec’s language laws. These require any company doing business in the province to make their materials available in both French and English.

The law applies to all content produced by a business, internal and external, covering items such as employee training resources, websites, product manuals, and marketing campaigns.

NATIONS can help companies become fully compliant and bilingual with translation of all relevant documentation. Our services include:

Content marketing, transcreation, and localization of marketing materials
Online localization, including SEO, and website translations
Translation of retail and e-commerce materials
Corporate translations
eLearning translations
Internal HR document translation
Audiovisual and multimedia translations

NATIONS is always happy to partner with companies to deliver language services, but we can also work with you to develop your own in-house or third-party translation processes.

Montreal organizations who need help keeping up with Quebec’s language requirements don’t have to go it alone. Our team can guide your team on how to develop transparent, efficient, and productive translation workflows so nothing is left to chance.

Our translation quality and process improvement services are designed to maximize your resources so your language services support rather than disrupt your organization’s operations. We provide an extra layer of vetting, editing, and quality assurance so you can be sure every project meets our high standards of accuracy and precision.

We can help translators wrestling with problematic text, provide reference materials, and even create lexicon databases to archive frequently-queried terms or specific jargon - providing an invaluable resource for clients that can be reviewed and updated as needed.

Specialized business translation services

NATIONS’ expertise goes beyond standard translations to include a range of highly technical and specialized areas including medical translations, financial services, legal translation, and more.

We match each project with a linguist trained in that speciality - a team member who is not only an expert in languages, but also has the background and experience to parse through industry jargon, understand context, and deliver a nuanced translation of even the most complex documents.

This approach allows us to offer tailored translations, precisely customized to our client’s needs. It also means we have one of the most diverse portfolios in the industry, offering a wide range of language services across all content types and audiences. Whether you’re translating financial reports, regulations, technical manuals, scientific studies, or digital media, we can help.

NATIONS also offers real-time translation and interpretation services for live events such as conferences, workshops, seminars, and meetings. We’re available for your Montreal event 365 days a year, 24/7, providing unparalleled customer service round the clock.

Certified translation services

Every industry evolves, and the language services sector is no different. NATIONS’ translators are constantly innovating, using the latest translation techniques and adopting cutting-edge technologies to offer more precise, nuanced, and accurate translations.

But don’t just take our word for it. NATIONS has achieved a number of professional certifications, awarded by independent adjudicators and revised in line with evolving benchmarks. These include the gold standard of language services - CAN/CGSB-131.10, the Canadian National Standard for translation service providers.

We’ve also obtained the following ISO standards:

ISO 27001:2013 – Information Security Management Systems
ISO 17100:2015-05 – Translation Services
ISO 18587:2017 – Translation Services – Post-Editing – AI Machine Translation

These are global benchmarks, awarded by the International Organization for Standardization to indicate that a provider has met the threshold for quality of service.