About Gatineau Decoded

Since June 1, 2023, Ville de Gatineau stopped providing English translations of Municipal Council agendas, citing obligations under Bill 96. This leaves thousands of English-speaking residents without accessible information about decisions that affect them. Gatineau Decoded translates French-language council documents into plain English using AI, and publishes them here for free.

After translation, we extract key facts/locations or otherwise deemed relevant keywords and index them, allowing you to track what is happening in a street of project name very easily since you can keep track of that address and refresh frequently to look for changes.

I have some ideas for expanding the website and would love to hear your feedback.

• Making the website bi-lingual. I believe information extraction and linking is useful for everyone
• Expanding to other sources that impact Gatineau or nearby municipalities

How it works

• Council agendas (PDFs) are downloaded from gatineau.ca
• Text is extracted, translasted and summarized
• Each item gets a plain-English title, 2–3 sentence summary, category, and significance rating
• The site is rebuilt and deployed after each council meeting

Disclaimer

These are unofficial, AI-assisted translations. They may contain errors. For official text, always refer to the original documents on gatineau.ca. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by Ville de Gatineau.