David Warriner grew up in England and developed a passion for French at an early age. After graduating from Oxford University he moved to Quebec and soon started his career in translation. David freelanced for a year with the company he created, Britboy Translations. Next, he was hired as an in-house translator for a prominent Quebec-based insurance company.

A few years later David was headhunted by another financial group to build a translation service in Quebec City and Montreal. Here he developed valuable skills in recruiting and managing a team of in-house translators and freelancers. David helped to bridge the language gap between the Quebec and Toronto offices by liaising with people at all levels of the company.

David worked in-house in the insurance and financial services field for eight years. He translated documents of a corporate, legal and contractual nature as well as marketing and communications texts. David and his team were also responsible for creating English product names and slogans.

Next, David moved to the West Coast with his family to coordinate the French translation needs of a government ministry. A year later, he decided to launch his own business again, this time on the strength of a decade’s experience in the industry.

W Translation works with Canada’s official languages and primarily caters to your French-to-English translation needs. We can also edit and proofread your existing English documents.

With a hand-picked network of French translators, W Translation also has your English-to-French translation needs covered.

W Translation is proud to offer certified translation from French to English under the seals of the Society of Translators of British Columbia (STIBC) and the Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec (OTTIAQ).

W Translation is proud to offer certified translation from French to English under the seals of the Society of Translators of British Columbia (STIBC) and the Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec (OTTIAQ).

David Warriner is a certified member in good standing of STIBC and OTTIAQ. He is qualified to translate and certify official documents issued by educational institutions and government authorities from French to English.

As a registered translation provider with ICBC, David can also provide approved and certified translations from French to English of driver’s licences, driver’s abstracts and insurance claims histories for newcomers to British Columbia.

How to get a certified translation

Certifying a translation involves stamping, signing and dating each page of the translation and a copy of the original document, and preparing an official translator’s statement detailing the document(s) translated.

In order to provide a certified translation, David must see the original document in order to be satisfied that it has not been modified or tampered with in any way.

If it is not practical to meet in person, please send an electronic copy of the document to us for an estimate. The original can then be forwarded by courier or mail. We deliver all certified translations and return original documents in person or by express mail with a tracking number.

W Translation caters to the French-to-English translation needs of property and casualty insurers and life and health insurance companies.

[W] is a results-driven [company] that can always be counted on for quick turnarounds. - Nancy Yip, Translation Coordinator, La Capitale Financial Group

With eight years of in-house experience with Quebec-based insurers, and two years as an external service provider to these companies, we know the intricacies of your insurance market.

Our expertise in insurance encompasses all aspects of life, health, critical illness, AD&D, disability, long-term care, home and auto insurance—from contractual texts to policy administration, legal correspondence and annual reports.

You can trust W Translation to handle your client-oriented marketing texts and get the message across to your agency and broker networks. We care just as much as you do about quality English in your corporate communications and internal policy documents.

W Translation provides in-house quality work to companies in need of general business translations. So whether your company specializes in event management, IT, or agriculture, we can help with your corporate communications, employee documentation and contracts.

W Translation respectfully leaves any highly technical and in-depth work to translators who specialize in your niche. We are always happy to help you find the specific resources you need.

W Translation has almost a decade of experience working in-house, so we know how translation fits into the big picture of your business. We go above and beyond translating the words on the page. We tailor your message to make sure your client understands what you have to say.

We know that your original French text may well be rolled out alongside the English translation. That’s why we flag any errors and inconsistencies we see in the source text so they can be corrected before publication.

Although W Translation may specialize in insurance, financial, corporate and certified translation, we feel it’s important to find professional balance and a creative outlet.

For W Translation, the creative side of business is emerging through literary translation, and primarily mysteries and detective fiction.

David Warriner is excited to be contributing reviews and snapshot translations of mysteries and thrillers to Québec Reads and ambos.ca, online magazines of Quebec literature in translation.

Together with a colleague, David revised The Cabin, a debut mystery novel written in English by Quebec-based Swedish author Lisa Linton. He is currently working on a number of book projects.

David welcomes suggestions for Francophone fiction to read and review. He invites English-language publishers interested in new translations to get in touch.

As a professional translator, David feels it is important to read extensively in his source and target languages so he can keep his finger on the pulse. For him, it’s only natural to want to translate what he enjoys reading for the benefit of others.

Contact W Translation today.