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.
Latest
Gender and sexual diversity glossary (new version)
[2019-02-22]—Find the English and French equivalents to 193 concepts on gender and sexual diversity.
Dashboard on the status of the language of work recommendations
[2019-01-23]—Find out more about the recommendations from the report “The next level: Normalizing a culture of inclusive linguistic duality in the federal public service workplace.”
[2017-10-27—New Release]
Services and information
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.
Create your own language tools
Learn how to create your own spell-checker or terminology bank from TERMIUM Plus® open data.
Register for a developmental language training workshop
Register for various language development training workshops for translators, revisers, writers, communications professionals and administrative staff in or outside the federal public service.
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.
Translation Bureau's language services and tools (page accessible only on the Government of Canada network)
Learn about the linguistic services the Translation Bureau offers to employees of the federal public service, Parliament and Senate and how to obtain them.
Most requested
- Language Navigator
- Terminology glossaries and vocabularies
- Translation Bureau's course directory and calendar
- Submit a translation request online (page accessible only on the Government of Canada network)
Contact us
Note
If you work for a private company that has a contract with a federal department or agency, you are also entitled to use the Translation Bureau’s services. For more information, contact the Translation Bureau.
Organizational information
Stéphan Déry
Translation Bureau Chief Executive Officer
Features
Resources of the Language Portal of Canada
Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including games and the Our Languages blog.
Writing tools
Consult the collection of writing tools, which cover the many facets of English and French grammar, style and usage.
Terminology glossaries and vocabularies
Access Translation Bureau glossaries and terminology vocabularies.