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Ready to expand into the Canadian French market? For businesses operating in Québec, having your website available in French is mandatory under Bill 96. And beyond compliance, it’s also key to building trust with local audiences. Use this checklist to make sure your website is not only translated but also culturally adapted and fully compliant.

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Website Translation

• [ ] Determine your website translation approach

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Options include:

• Duplicate website/pages (Not recommended)

• One website that displays multiple languages

• [ ] Choose a URL structure

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Options include:

• Subdomain: e.g. www.fr-ca.mywebsite.com
• Subdirectory: e.g. www.mywebsite.com/fr-ca/

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Tip: Use “fr-ca” in your URLs and hreflang tags, not just “fr.” This signals to search engines and users that the content is tailored for Canadian French, not European French.

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• [ ] Add hreflang tags

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Options include:

• Add manually (not recommended due to technical complexity)
• Add automatically (via website translation software like Weglot)

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Tip: Use hreflang=“fr-ca” for Canadian French, hreflang=“en-ca” for Canadian English.

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