In a letter addressed to the Sainte-Anne Hospital Working Group, Santé en français welcomed the report and its phased...
Studies and Documents
Patient–physician language concordance and long-term mortality: a retrospective cohort study of Canadians
Available in English only, this study examines patient–physician language concordance and long-term mortality....
Study on health care occupations in francophone minority communities in Canada
Conducted by RDÉE Canada in collaboration with Société Santé en français (SSF), this study examines workforce...
Insight into Post-Pandemic Needs in Healthcare and Well-Being Among Francophone Families in the Canadian Prairies
This study, conducted among Francophone families in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, aimed to understand the...
In the Age of Data: Modernizing Manitoba’s Health Card Through the Inclusion of a Linguistic Identity Marker
Access to safe, high‑quality health services depends on the ability to receive care in one’s own language. In...
Breaking Down Language Barriers In Health Care -For Equitable, Safe and Quality Health Care and Health Services
Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages In Canada, health and language are both areas of shared...
A shared vision for the health and social services sector
Position paper submitted as part of the consultations Manitoba: a truly bilingual province October, 31st 2025 View the...
Position Paper on Bilateral Agreements in Health – The Principle of Equitable Access: Definition, Discussion and Implementation
View the full Position Paper. View the one-pager of the Position Paper. Context On February 14, 2024, the governments...
Shared Health – Permanent Integration of French‑language Health Care Services in Manitoba
Last updated: October 9, 2025 The major tripartite project led by Santé en français, in partnership with the...
Promoting Equity Of Access To Health Services: eQUITY Link
All across Canada, minority language communities face language barriers in the health care system, which can impact...