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John Detre

  • Member, ATIO
  • B.A., English Lit., Concordia University
  • M.A., Comparative Lit., McGill University

Areas of expertise: Social sciences and humanities

John has been working as a French-English translator since completing his studies in 1986. His background is in literature and social sciences.

John began his career translating scholarly articles for professors at Québec’s French-language universities and working on freelance contracts in his field with the federal government’s Translation Bureau. He subsequently developed expertise in corporate communications and financial documents. Today, he works primarily for labour unions and non-profits.

John lives in Deux-Montagnes, Québec with a raucous collection of human and non-human critters. He always brakes for animals.

John Detre