{"id":385,"date":"2019-07-03T00:01:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T04:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eliksir.ca\/tessa-about\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T15:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T20:46:15","slug":"tessa-about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eliksir.ca\/?page_id=385","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-path-to-node=\"3\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">About Josie St-Amour<\/b><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Founder &amp; Certified Translator (OTTIAQ)<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Josie is a specialized legal, financial, and technical linguist who bridges the gap between complex regulatory frameworks and high-impact communication. Her expertise is built on a multidisciplinary academic foundation, having completed <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"246\">legal studies at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al\u2019s Faculty of Law<\/b>, alongside a <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"320\">Translation degree from McGill University<\/b> and specialized training in <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"390\">Legislative Drafting from Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">A certified member of OTTIAQ and the Canadian Association of Legal Translators, Josie also serves as the <b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"110\">Senior French Editor &amp; Translator<\/b> for the <strong>Canadian Tourism Commission<\/strong>. Her leadership in the industry is further evidenced by her roles as the <b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"270\">Language Lead (Fr-Ca) for global Fintech giants Stripe and Mastercard<\/b>, where she ensures linguistic precision for international payment systems.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Josie\u2019s career is defined by her long-term partnerships with the world\u2019s most influential technology brands. She was the <b data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"121\">Lead on the French-Canadian account for Google for eight years<\/b> and served as the <b data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"202\">Language Quality Manager for Apple for six years<\/b>, notably spearheading the regional launches of the Google Assistant and the iTunes Store. Her extensive portfolio includes <b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"363\">six years as a brand lead for LEGO<\/b>, <b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"413\">four-year tenures as a lead linguist for both Spotify and TELUS<\/b>, and a track record of excellence as a trusted resource for <b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"537\">multiple Government of Canada ministries<\/b>\u2014including Transport Canada and IRCC\u2014since 2019.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">As the founder of <b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"18\">Eliksir<\/b>, Josie leverages this elite experience to provide &#8220;key-in-hand&#8221; legal and corporate solutions. By combining the rigor of Big Tech quality management with deep legal insight, she offers a strategic advantage to clients navigating the Quebec and Ontario markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Josie St-Amour Founder &amp; Certified Translator (OTTIAQ) Josie is a specialized legal, financial, and technical linguist who bridges the gap between complex regulatory frameworks and high-impact communication. Her expertise is built on a multidisciplinary academic foundation, having completed legal studies at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al\u2019s Faculty of Law, alongside a Translation degree from McGill [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-385","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliksir.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliksir.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliksir.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliksir.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliksir.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=385"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliksir.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":781,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliksir.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/385\/revisions\/781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliksir.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}