[1] Martineau is an expert in Canadian French linguistics and considered a leader in historical sociolinguistics as well as a pioneer in the digital humanities.

[4] This project, initiated by Dr Martineau, has been involved with the development of digitized corpora[5] that have supported numerous research activities[6] and conferences[7] worldwide in the field of French historical sociolinguistics.

[8] On March 16, 2011 at the University of Ottawa, in the company of such distinguished guests as Member of Parliament Royal Galipeau and the President of the University, Allan Rock,[9] it was officially announced that Dr Martineau had been awarded $2.5 million in research funding for the international and interdisciplinary project Le français à la mesure d'un continent: un patrimoine en partage.

Mr Rock stressed the importance of this project, which will enhance Canada's standing as a leader in international research on the French language.

[10] France Martineau is editor of the Voies du français collection published by the Presses de l'Université Laval,[2][11] and has been president of the Canadian Linguistics Association since 2011 (vice-president since 2009).