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Canadian Standards for Bilingual Packaging

As a business selling products in Canada, you must have bilingual labels and packaging. It’s important to your business’ reputation and operations that you correctly apply language regulations. On both provincial and federal levels, there are distinct requirements for French packaging in Canada. For instance, all information considered mandatory must be presented in both official languages.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the Competition Bureau, and the Charter of French Language in Quebec all outline the requirements and standards for bilingual packaging. With all the information available to business owners, it can be overwhelming to sort through what is required for your product packaging. Our professional translators at 5 Star Translation makes adhering to Canadian Standards for bilingual packaging easy! With our in-depth knowledge of accurate and reliable English and French translation, we’ll be able to ensure that your products satisfy Canadian standards.

Why Should a Professional Translation Matter?

Good communication in both French & English can help your business succeed even more
Reputational risk for the business when exposed to substandard translation services
Small price to pay for communicating the right message to your target audience
Website translation subsidized by the government through a grant by the RGA!

Expand Your Business With Translated Packaging

Having packaging and food labels properly translated is a great way to expand your business and reach new consumers effectively. When you’re designing your packaging and labels, you focus on perfecting the colours, graphics, and overall design, so why not put that same effort into language translation? Working with a professional translation service allows you to take your product to the next level. Professional translators use localization as a part of the translation process.

Localization is the process of using terms, and vocabulary that is used in a specific region. If you’re selling your product in Quebec, you’ll want to ensure that you’re using the correct verbiage on your labels and packaging to ensure that the message you’re sending to consumers does not get lost in translation! If you’re interested in working with our team at 5 Star Translation, get in touch with us to find out how we can help you with product package and label translation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Of course, translation technology such as Google Translate exists. While it may be a useful tool for quick word translations, it’s not meant to be used in situations where perfect accuracy is important! If you do not invest the time and effort into proper translation for your product packaging, there are many risks that you expose your business to. For instance, regulatory non-compliance. In Canada, labelling regulations are mandatory. It’s within the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s power to recall products with non-compliant labels. Therefore, you want to ensure that the translated content on your packaging is correct!

Interested in packaging translation services? Get started with our team today!

Resources for Canadian food labels and product packaging standards can be found at the following links:

If you’re interested in working with 5 Star Translation for label and food packaging translation, contact our team today!

Great Offer!

The Regroupement des gens d’affaires (RGA), the Francophone Chamber of Commerce for Canada’s National Capital, in collaboration with Heritage Canada, subsidizes the cost of website translation of small and medium-sized businesses. The cost to you is 11 cents per word, with a one-time RGA registration fee of $75

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At 5 Star Translation, we excel in the areas of English-French translation, writing, editing and proofreading. Whether you need one of these services or are looking for a one-stop shop for all four, we are here to serve your needs – with attention to detail and commitment to service. Contact 5 Star Translations today to find out more. We will be back to you ASAP (in most cases within an hour).

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