Costs of bilingualism

Avoid unpleasant surprises. To successfully implement your communication strategy and reach out to Anglophones and Francophones alike, don't forget to add adaptation and translation costs to the usual graphics, printing and distribution costs. That way, your budgetary and financial planning will take into account the real costs of the project from the very beginning.

The costs of bilingualism are also felt in your organization's day-to-day activities. Coordinating bilingual activities takes extra time and resources, so, again, it is essential that budgets take this factor into account. As well, the costs associated with training the members of your organization must be included in bilingualism costs.

For more cost considerations, refer to the "Translation" and "Interpretation checklists" and the "Bilingual formatting" practical tools.

Translation checklist Interpretation checklist Bilingual formatting