CEC’s English Style Guide Update
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is requesting proposals from prospective consultants related to the review and update the CEC’s English Style Guide (Version 4.0, 2016). The selected consultant will analyze the current guide and recommend modifications to ensure alignment with contemporary language practices, including the integration of directives for more inclusive content. Updates should also reflect recent changes in grammar and orthographic rules. Additionally, the consultant will be expected to incorporate insights from the CEC’s latest written communication and translation work to enhance consistency and clarity across all communications materials from the organization.
Specifically, the consultant would be expected to:
- Review the CEC’s 2016 English Style Guide and provide a detailed analysis, noting areas for improvement and recommending changes to produce an updated version of the guide in accordance with contemporary linguistic practices and standards, as well as current guidelines for writing more inclusive texts.
- Prepare a draft version of the updated English Style Guide, that—in addition to reflecting recent changes in grammar and spelling rules—incorporates feedback from CEC staff and collaborators and integrates preferred usage based on the CEC's most recent publication and translation work.
- Produce the final version of the CEC’s 2026 English Style Guide, ensuring it is ready for implementation across all CEC communications and document workflows.
Deadline for Proposal Submission
The proposal, including all relevant attachments, must be received by the CEC Secretariat by 5:00 PM ET on 11 December 2025. Proposals submitted after this deadline will not be considered.
Proposals must be submitted via e-mail to:
Yadira Rodríguez Murcia
Assistant, Communications, Outreach and Engagement Unit
yrodriguez@cec.org
Proposal format must be in Adobe PDF format.
Once the proposal has been submitted electronically, the CEC will confirm receipt within three business days. If receipt is not confirmed by e-mail within this time, applicants must contact the CEC.
The CEC Secretariat intends to select the consultant and notify the applicants within a reasonable period following the proposal submission deadline.
Overview
Status
Active
Deadline
December 11, 2025 5:00pm
Salary/Budget
The budget will not exceed C$10,000.00 (ten thousand Canadian dollars)
Location
All work will be conducted from the consultant’s own office.
About the CEC
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) focuses on strengthening the protection of the environment and fosters sustainable development across North America—for the benefit of all, today and into the future. The CEC facilitates knowledge exchange, develops resources and tools, and promotes inclusive and diverse public engagement. Since its creation in 1994, the CEC has been a unique example of regional collaboration.
The CEC was established by the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States through the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, a parallel environmental agreement to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). As of 2020, the CEC operates in accordance with the Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA), which entered into force at the same time as the CUSMA/T-MEC/USMCA trade agreement.
Find out more at: www.cec.org
We appreciate your interest in the CEC and wish to inform you that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. All résumés will be kept on file for a six-month period and taken into consideration for any suitable vacancies occurring during that time.