Tender · Closed · Request for Standing Offer
TRANSLATION, EDITING AND PROOFREADING
Department of Industry (ISED)
- Closed
- January 19, 2026
- January 19, 2026 at 14:00
- Published
- December 17, 2025
- amended January 19, 2026
- Type
- Services
- Competitive - Open bidding
- Delivery
- National Capital Region
- and 1 more
CanadaBuys tender notices published since Aug 2022; open as of October 12, 2026. Source: Public Services and Procurement Canada, CanadaBuys open data.
What it is
- Reference
- cb-792-98685170 · solicitation ISED213190
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 82110000 Writing and translations82111801 Editing services82111803 Proofreading services82111804 Written translation services
- Topic
- Editorial, design and translation services
- Delivery regions
- National Capital Region, Anywhere in Canada
- Trade agreements
- Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
- How the winner is picked
- Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price What this means
To fulfil Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (“ISED”)’s obligation to communicate in accordance with the provisions of the Official Language Act, ISED is seeking to establish six (6) Standing Offer (SO) for English to French and French to English translation services including editing, revising and proofreading material in either official language. Service requirements will accommodate for both regular and urgent requests. The requirement is for an initial period of two (2) years from the effective date of the Standing Offer, with an irrevocable option to extend the offer by two (2) additional periods of one (1) year under the same terms and conditions.
Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.
Who won the last ones like it
Recent CanadaBuys award notices with the same commodity code.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | R & R International Translation Specialists Inc. | Contract - RR International - Translation Services - Political Sciences and Diplomacy Field - Tier 2 | Translation Bureau | $25,295 |
| Oct 2026 | Sym Communications Inc./Communications Sym Inc. | Contract - Sym Communications Inc. - English-French Translation Services - Parliamentary Documents - Tier 3 | Translation Bureau | $952,855 |
| Oct 2026 | Sym Communications Inc./Communications Sym Inc. | Contract - Sym Communications Inc. - English-French Translation Services - Parliamentary Documents - Tier 2 | Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) | $102,615 |
| Sep 2026 | Not named here | Translation Bureau | $862,313 | |
| Sep 2026 | Sym Communications Inc./Communications Sym Inc. | Contract - SYM Communications Inc - English-French Translation Services - Spoken Language-Political Affairs - Tier 3 | Translation Bureau | $862,313 |
| Sep 2026 | TCI Translators Conference Interpreters Inc. | Contract - TCI Translators - English-French Translation Services - Spoken Language-Political Affairs - Tier 3 | Translation Bureau | $689,850 |
| Sep 2026 | TCI Translators Conference Interpreters Inc. | Contract - TCI Translators Conference Interpreters - Translation Services - Spoken Language-Political Affairs - Tier 2 | Translation Bureau | $248,346 |
| Sep 2026 | Très bonne idée inc. | Contract - Très bonne idée Inc. - Translation Services - Spoken Language-Political Affairs - Tier 2 | Translation Bureau | $179,361 |
| Sep 2026 | Technitrad | Contract - Techni-Trad Inc - Translation Services - Boat and Ship Building and Marine Engineering Field - Tier 2 | Translation Bureau | $27,594 |
| Sep 2026 | Ubiqus Canada | Contract - Acolad Canada Inc - English-French Translation Services - Courts and Administrative Law Field - Tier 2 | Translation Bureau | $97,154 |
| Sep 2026 | Megalexis communications inc. | Contract - Mégalexis - English-French Translation Services - Courts and Administrative Law Field - Tier 2 | Translation Bureau | $82,207 |
| Sep 2026 | TCI Translators Conference Interpreters Inc. | Contract - TCI - English-French Translation Services - Courts and Administrative Law Field - Tier 2 | Translation Bureau | $141,994 |
| Sep 2026 | Sonovision Canada Inc. | Contract - Sonovision Canada Inc. - EN-FR Translation Services - Weapons Systems Field - Tier 1 | Translation Bureau | $22,995 |
| Sep 2026 | Nations Translation Group | Accessibility Services, Supports and Formats | Office of Infrastructure of Canada (INFC) | $40,000 |
| May 2026 | Nations Translation Group LP | Contract - Nations Translations Group - EN-FR Translation Services - Courts and Administrative Law Field - Tier 3 | Translation Bureau | $4,978 |
Values as awarded, from $4,978 to $952,855.
Who wins most in this commodity class
Suppliers with the most award notices in the same six-digit UNSPSC class since 2022. Notices that give no value count in Awards, not in Total.
| Supplier | Awards | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Ltd. | 16 | $6.5M1 not stated |
| Nations Translation Group LP | 13 | $3.2M3 not stated |
| Megalexis communications inc. | 9 | $3.4M1 not stated |
| Ubiqus Canada | 8 | $2.4M1 not stated |
| R&R International Translation Specialists Inc. | 7 | $1.6M1 not stated |
| TCI Translators Conference Interpreters Inc. | 6 | $3.2M |
| Sym Communications Inc./Communications Sym Inc. | 6 | $2.1M1 not stated |
| Très bonne idée inc. | 5 | $3.8M1 not stated |
| R & R International Translation Specialists Inc. | 5 | $3.7M1 not stated |
| Syntagme inc. | 4 | $3.1M1 not stated |
CanadaBuys award notices since Aug 2022. They overlap the Treasury Board contract figures and are never added to them. Source: CanadaBuys open data, October 12, 2026.