Offering your translation services in official languages
Learn how to offer translation services in official languages to the Translation Bureau.
On this page
- How to offer your services to the Translation Bureau
- Alternative to the experience criterion in the Parliamentary Documents field
- Related links
- For more information
How to offer your services to the Translation Bureau
To offer translation services in the official languages to the Translation Bureau, you must qualify under the Request for Supply Arrangements (RFSA) published on CanadaBuys. To access the RFSA’s details and bid, you will need a SAP Business Network account. If you do not have an account, find out how to register your business.
If you have never offered your services to the Government of Canada before, familiarize yourself with the procurement process: Preparing to sell to the Government of Canada.
If you already hold a supply arrangement (SA) to offer translation services in the official languages to the Translation Bureau, visit Suppliers qualified to offer linguistic services to the Translation Bureau to find out more about doing business with the Translation Bureau.
Alternative to the experience criterion in the Parliamentary Documents field
There is high demand in the Parliamentary Documents field. To help the Translation Bureau meet the demand, suppliers must satisfy the criteria set out in the RFSA, including 100,000 words translated in this field in the last 5 years.
The Translation Bureau is therefore offering an alternative to the experience criterion: an information session followed by an exam.
Details on the information sessions and exams
- Format: Online
- Cost: Free
- Duration:
- 1 half day for the information session
- 2 to 3 hours for the exam, held about 1 week after the information session
- Number of participants:
- Information session – All members of your translation team are encouraged to attend (the Translation Bureau reserves the right to limit spots based on capacity)
- Exam – Only one person per company
Before you register
Before registering for the information session, consult the RFSA to make sure that you are able to satisfy the other criteria. To access the RFSA’s details and bid, you will need a SAP Business Network account. If you do not have an account, find out how to register your business.
How to register
To register:
- email btformation.tbtraining@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
- use the subject line “Information session and exam for suppliers in the Parliamentary Documents field”
Include the following information in your email:
- the name of your company
- the number of people who will be attending the information session
- the name of the person who will sit the exam
- the language in which you would like to attend the session and sit the exam
- Important: The session in English is for translation from French to English, and the session in French is for translation from English to French.
The Translation Bureau will then contact you with the dates and times of the next sessions.
Next steps for offering your services to the Translation Bureau
After attending the information session and passing the exam, you will have to:
- provide proof that you satisfy the other criteria in the RFSA
- enter into a SA
You will then be able to respond to tenders from the Translation Bureau. Visit Suppliers qualified to offer linguistic services to the Translation Bureau to find out more on this subject.
Related links
- Offering your translation services in Indigenous languages or foreign languages
- Careers at the Translation Bureau