Selling in Quebec often means serving customers in French by law and by preference. A translated page is not enough: the structure, metadata and signals need to be right too.
Three things that matter most in Canada
- Use separate URLs for each language with reciprocal hreflang tags, rather than a script that swaps text in the browser.
- Translate metadata, schema and forms, not just visible copy, so search and accessibility tools see a complete page.
- Offer a visible language switcher and remember the choice, without forcing redirects that block crawlers.
A practical checklist
Use this list as a starting point and adapt it to your size, sector and the advice of your local professionals. It is general guidance, not legal or tax advice.
- Add structured data for your organisation, services and FAQs.
- Check the site in the major browsers and on phones and tablets before launch.
- Write unique titles, descriptions and headings for every page, using the words customers actually use.
- Define one primary action per page and design everything around it.
- Test speed on a mid-range phone and fix the largest images and scripts first.
Local context: Canada
Businesses in Canada operate under GST/HST, PST and QST, supervised by the Canada Revenue Agency and provincial authorities, and commonly use federal and provincial corporations and sole proprietorships. On invoicing and digital records: no national e-invoicing mandate, but GST/HST and PST rules differ by province. Records and reporting expectations follow from this: ASPE or IFRS reporting and payroll remittance tracking. Where your data sits also matters, so check the hosting region you choose, for example the Zoho Canada data centre.
How StackWebs can help
If you would like a second pair of eyes on your plan, our team in Canada works with businesses in Calgary, Vancouver and across every province or territory to turn it into a working system.