diff --git a/news/changelog-1.9.md b/news/changelog-1.9.md
index 4b5348d1255..ef9aa740547 100644
--- a/news/changelog-1.9.md
+++ b/news/changelog-1.9.md
@@ -170,3 +170,4 @@ All changes included in 1.9:
 - ([#13992](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/13992)): Fix crash when rendering div with both cross-reference ID and conditional visibility to PDF.
 - ([#13997](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/13997)): Fix Windows dart-sass theme compilation failing when Quarto is installed in a path with spaces (e.g., `C:\Program Files\`) and the project path also contains spaces.
 - ([#13998](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/13998)): Fix YAML validation error with CR-only line terminators (old Mac format). Documents using `\r` line endings no longer fail with "Expected YAML front matter to contain at least 2 lines".
+- ([#14012](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/14012)): Add `fr-CA` language translation for Quebec French inclusive writing conventions, using parenthetical forms instead of middle dots for author labels. (author: @tdhock)
diff --git a/src/resources/language/_language-fr-CA.yml b/src/resources/language/_language-fr-CA.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2b1d149a2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/resources/language/_language-fr-CA.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+title-block-author-single: "Auteur(-trice)"
+title-block-author-plural: "Auteures(-trices)"
+listing-page-field-author: "Auteur(-trice)"
diff --git a/tests/docs/smoke-all/2026/02/11/14014.qmd b/tests/docs/smoke-all/2026/02/11/14014.qmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5ad85865a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/docs/smoke-all/2026/02/11/14014.qmd
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+title: "French Canadian language variant"
+lang: fr-CA
+author: Jean Tremblay
+date: 2026-02-11
+format: html
+_quarto:
+  tests:
+    html:
+      ensureFileRegexMatches:
+        - ['Auteur\(-trice\)', 'Date de publication']
+        - ['Auteur·rice']
+---
+
+Content to verify `lang: fr-CA` applies regional French translations, while still using main `lang: fr` translation.