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Package
Translation

Our team offers accurate English to French translation
services for food and retail product packaging.

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Canadian Standards for Bilingual Packaging

For Canadian businesses selling products, compliance with bilingual labeling regulations is crucial. Federal and provincial rules, outlined by agencies like the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Competition Bureau, mandate bilingual packaging. Meeting these standards, including those in Quebec under the Charter of French Language, is essential. 5 Star Translation’s professional translators simplify adherence to Canadian standards, ensuring accurate and reliable English to French translations for your product packaging, ultimately enhancing your business reputation and operations.
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Why Should a Professional
Translation Matter?

Effective
Communication

Good communication in both French & English can help your business succeed even more.

Accurate
and Credible

Reputational risk for the business when exposed to substandard translation services.

Worthwhile
Investment

Small price to pay for communicating the right message to your target audience.

Expand Your Business With Translated Packaging

Enhance your business reach by investing in accurate language translation for packaging and labels. Work with professionals like 5 Star Translation to ensure your product communicates effectively with new consumers. Through localization, our translators tailor terms and vocabulary to specific regions, ensuring your message resonates accurately. For precise translation needs, contact our team at 5 Star Translation and elevate your product to the next level.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are packaging translation design considerations?

Given that French material is typically twice as long as English information, you will need to carefully consider placement and style, as well as make adjustments to account for the additional word count, all without making the content appear crowded. For optimum outcomes, make sure your initial design is flexible enough to meet this demand and leave some money in your budget for adjustments as this process progresses.
You can save time, money and potential frustration by having your translators at 5 Star Translation do a quality control/quality assurance check after the translated text has been put into place. This is a crucial step before your packing and labels are approved and sent to print because it is simple to put something in the wrong place or leave out a word.
All goods sold in Canada must adhere to Health Canada regulations. There are some significant distinctions if your product is American-made and your labels were created with the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in mind. It’s important to understand all of these nuances before you begin.

Our competent translators at 5 Star Translation with knowledge of packaging translation and Canadian packaging will draw your attention to each of these details.

Not just any old translation will do. Word for word translation frequently falls short because it fails to convey the nuance of what you are attempting to say, which could mean the difference between customers embracing or rejecting your product. Don’t put your product launch in danger by using Google Translate or the cheapest translators you can find; instead, spend money on a qualified translation done by native speakers with the right quality control procedures in place.

Be advised that products being sold in Canada must be provided with metric units of measurement. Our translators will do this conversion for you and make it simple.

Everything must be translated into French. A Canadian label must always be bilingual, with very few exceptions. This necessitates the translation of the language, any units of measurement, and any icons or badges indicating claims. Remember that for the translation to be proper for Québec, it must be done in Canadian French. There are considerable distinctions between Canadian and European French, and the two are not necessarily equivalent.
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:
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  • Competition Bureau
  • Quebec’s Charter of French Language
If you’re interested in working with 5 Star Translation for label and food packaging translation, contact our team today!

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Saman Kasthurirathne

Hedley’s Tea

I am absolutely thrilled to share my incredibly positive experience with 5 Star Translation Inc, who has been providing exceptional English to French label content translation services. Their expertise and professionalism have truly exceeded our expectations, and I cannot express enough gratitude for the top-notch quality they consistently deliver.

Ken McCarthy

Integrity by McCarthy Inc.

I had the good fortune of working with 5 Star Translation last week. Michel was fantastic to deal with and the quality of the translation work that he did for my company was outstanding. I highly recommend them to anybody needing professional translations.

Nutrition International

Non-profit organization

Nutrition International has been working with Michel Boulet for several years for translation of print and digital products from English to French. We appreciate his responsiveness and ability to accommodate often short timelines and deliver a quality product. Michel is professional, flexible and easy to work with. We highly recommend his services.

Karen Brownrigg

iHR Advisory Services

Michel is my go-to translator for all of my business documents. His response time and quality translations are outstanding. I highly recommend his services.