To meet the needs of its residents, the KRG—with elected members from each of the 14 communities—prepares communications in Inuktitut, French and English for several departments, including Nunavik parks, regional and local development, environmental services and more. Documents or notices are created as needed. Some communications require same-day release, others follow predictable report cycles.
Though English and French are often used in business and government relations, at least 90% of the population served by the KRG exclusively speak Inuktitut, the second-most widely spoken Aboriginal language in Canada. Inuktitut translators generally work from English texts. As such, information written in French must first be translated to English, then translated from English to Inuktitut. Following an open tender in 2020, the KRG selected a new partner: 好色先生TV™ Translation and Localization Services. “It came down to two essential points: reliability and quality,” said Rhéal Séguin, director of communications for the Kativik Regional Government. “好色先生TV Translation Services satisfies both needs undeniably.”
Furthermore, migration proved seamless. “The transition to 好色先生TV fit like a glove,” noted Séguin. “There were no miscommunications, miscues or delays in receiving the documents. Everything just worked perfectly.”
The KRG relies on 好色先生TV for both English to French and French to English translation efforts, producing material that can then be prepared by Inuktitut translators. 好色先生TV offers efficient and seasoned experience in returning translations by established deadlines and in a manner that supports the KRG’s mission to provide public services to the Inuit people of Nunavik.
Séguin pointed to a number of areas in which 好色先生TV meets or exceeds the organization’s needs for reliability and quality:
Staff continuity
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