About
Maxime Collins has built a decade-long track record of excellence in translation, revision, and proofreading.
His mission? To offer you a simple, consistent, and efficient translation and revision process in order to enhance the quality of your writing and ensure the right message is communicated to your customers and the public at large!
By leveraging his extensive translation, revision, and proofreading experience, he has helped multiple businesses in Quebec and beyond stand out from the competition. His services are used by private companies, advertising, marketing, and communications agencies, translation firms, and leaders in the financial, banking, and real estate sectors.
Knowing from experience how critical high-quality and timely communications are to a company’s reputation and success, Maxime delivers first-rate work and quick turnarounds, building trust, loyalty, and productive partnerships.
In April 2021, Maxime took the next step in his professional development and started his own agency. Today, Maxime Collins Inc. brings together a team of seasoned specialists to provide you with expert translation, revision, and proofreading services that meet your needs. Moreover, all your projects will benefit from additional quality assurance, from the translation phase to the final formatting of your documents before delivery.
Doing business with Maxime Collins Inc. means you get an accurate assessment of your content and in-depth feedback as part of a friendly and open-minded working relationship. Above all, it means you get the word out on your ideas, services, and achievements quickly, efficiently, and compellingly!
In 2022, Maxime Collins Inc. welcomed Catherine Germain to the team. She brings more than 15 years of translation and revision experience in marketing, HR, and general web content, having worked for clients like Google as well as food-sector leaders such as Kellogg’s, Nestlé, and General Mills. Catherine can be relied on to produce stellar work and leverage her expertise in inclusive writing, women’s rights, and issues related to 2SLGBTQI+ communities. At Maxime Collins Inc., she is also involved in developing new corporate guidelines that help the agency meet its commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
In October 2023, we were pleased to have Janie Carmel join the team. Janie has nearly 14 years of experience in translation and revision, including six years with KPMG Canada. Throughout her career, she has managed wide-ranging content, including marketing, communications, HR, and IT in varied sectors such as retail, healthcare, financial services, and infrastructure. In 2020, she earned a certificate in public relations from Université de Montréal. More recently, she also founded a company in the food industry. She looks forward to putting her newly acquired knowledge to work for our agency.
Laurence Rouleau-Bourgeois, a certified translator, joined Maxime Collins Inc. in October 2024. Laurence has nearly ten years of experience in translation, revision, and user experience writing. She has worked in various fields such as marketing, communications, banking, accounting, and insurance, notably at PwC Canada, Desjardins, and Capital One. Additionally, as a freelancer, Laurence has collaborated with major organizations like Oxfam-Québec and Engineers Without Borders. With her knowledge, attention to detail, and know-how, she will certainly contribute to our agency’s success.
Testimonials
Irina Zakharova
Maxime is actually one of the best specialists in the localization industry (FR-CA). We’ve been working in the same company for about 6 years and Maxime took care of proofreading/reviewing projects for my clients. All tasks assigned to Maxime were completed on time or even in advance and quality was always good. One very important feature to note – is that Maxime can adapt quickly to non-standard client’s requirements and has no issues adjusting procedure/output for very specific projects. Great experience overall and I wish Max all the best in his future endeavors!
Project Manager, RWS
Régis Houpert
Over the years, Maxime showed that he possessed the qualities needed to take on increasingly responsibility within the team, all the while standing out with his client focus, team spirit, and commitment. If you’re looking for a reliable, quality-conscious professional to proof and review your work, I recommend Maxime wholeheartedly. (2/2)
Manager (2011-2015)
Régis Houpert
I was Maxime’s manager for several years at a world-class translation agency. His responsibilities included linguistic validation of websites and proofreading for major clients in the banking, financial, automotive and agri-food industries, among others. His job required great attention to linguistic, typographical, and functional details, working under pressure and solving problems quickly to meet ever-tightening deadlines, and communicating effectively with collaborating linguists and with clients. (1/2)
Manager (2011-2015)
Anna Krizova
From 2012 to 2016, I was on Maxime’s team at a major language-services firm in Montreal. I was a translator, and he was a proofreader, so we often worked together on the same documents. Maxime was an excellent team player, both reliable and professional, and a pleasure to work with on a daily basis. As the queen of careless mistakes, I relied on Maxime, who was my safety net, so to speak. (1/2)
Translator
Anna Krizova
I’ve always admired his ability to spot even the minutest error within a text. Nothing escaped his eagle eye. I knew that any text entrusted to his care would be flawless, which is why I heartily recommend his services. What’s more, Maxime has a great way with words. He’ll rework and polish your sentences and deliver content ready for publication, on time and with a smile. (2/2)
Translator
Cathie Pearson
We’ve been working with Maxime since 2017. We greatly appreciate his professional work and his timely delivery of the mandates we entrust to him. With Maxime, we never have any doubts: we know he always produces great work and always honours his commitments. We look forward to working with him for many years to come!
General Manager, Apogée Language Solutions
Marie Deschene
Thanks to Maxime for being a man who makes the French language more inclusive. Thanks for not being stuck in the 15th century! I really appreciated Maxime’s efficiency, attention to detail and comments, which helped me fully understand all the proposed suggestions and corrections. I’d like to state – boldly – my appreciation for working with him!
Founder, Académie des Autonomes
Jacinthe Gillet
Working with Mr. Collins was a real pleasure! His communication skills and extensive knowledge of the French language are undeniable qualities. I learned a lot from our exchanges. I look forward to working with him again.
Linguistic proofreader and editor
Francis Jutras
I was very pleased with the professionalism and quality of the deliverable produced by Maxime Collins Inc. I was thrilled to present it to my team, and even shared it with my fellow strategists and account managers, because I was so pleased. Can’t wait to get client feedback! Thanks for everything!
Account Manager/Strategist, Communications and Marketing, SFR
Célia Courrance Thurmeau
Working with Maxime was a tremendous experience! He is reliable, fast, detail-oriented, and generous with his suggestions for making life easier. He provides his clients with great value. Always accommodating and good-humoured, Maxime is an undeniable asset to the translation process!
Project Manager, TRSB
Matthew Barrington
Maxime has perfect command of the French language. He has incredible method and enthusiasm. I have no hesitation in recommending Maxime for the work he has done!
Director, Customer Service and Marketing
Pierrick Tourigny
Maxime is completely redesigning one of our transactional websites that includes more than 3,000 products. Maxime is professional and understands his clients’ reality. He does great follow-ups, he’s always available and, above all, he does terrific work. Thanks for the great job!
Marketing Manager, Popeye’s Supplements (Quebec and Maritimes)
Pavin Parmar
I have worked with Maxime since September 2016 at the same company, placing internal projects with him, and, since April 2021, I have been using his services as an external vendor. He is a dedicated worker who always goes the extra mile to make sure his projects are completed on time and with the best quality. He is very flexible, always willing to help out, and, moreover, is an efficient communicator who will let you know the progress of the projects he takes well ahead of time, especially if there is a problem that could jeapordise the deadline. I recommend his services to anyone who needs them, as they will not be disappointed.