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Government Translation Services

The Government Translation Services (GTS) of the Ministry of Government Services is responsible for:

  • managing translation services from English to French and from French into English exclusively for clients within the Ontario Public Service (OPS). This includes procuring translation and French proofreading services through competitive practices and managing contracts with approved suppliers.
  • co-ordinating large, sensitive or very complex translation projects such as the Throne Speech and Ministry Business Plans.
  • maintaining the Translation Tracking System, a corporate tool for tracking translation jobs and costs within a ministry and across government.
  • setting, keeping and distributing official government terminology in French and providing guidelines on preferred French usage.
  • maintaining the corporate Web site, ONTERM, and, providing OPS clients and the public with a Terminology Hotline service for official government names.

If you are a client within the OPS wishing further information on the government policy on French translation or proofreading, see the Operating Policy. (This document is only available to users who have access to the Intranet of the Ontario government.)



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