{"id":228144,"date":"2026-02-20T15:24:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/?p=228144"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:38:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:38:55","slug":"a-shared-vision-for-the-health-and-social-services-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/en\/2026\/02\/20\/a-shared-vision-for-the-health-and-social-services-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"A shared vision for the health and social services sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Position paper submitted as part of the consultations <em>Manitoba: a truly bilingual province<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>October, 31st 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sante-en-francais-Position-Paper-A-shared-vision.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sante-en-francais-Position-Paper-A-shared-vision.pdf\">View the full position paper: <em>A shared vision for the health and social services sector<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Executive summary<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Sant\u00e9 en fran\u00e7ais, as the official voice of Manitoba\u02bcs Francophone community relating to healthcare and social services, welcomes the Government of Manitoba\u02bcs initiative to develop a strategy for a truly bilingual province \u2013 an historic opportunity for Manitoba\u02bcs economic and social prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This position paper is the result of five group consultations and three individual interviews, gathering perspectives from a total of 47 participants across the health and social services system, excluding the consultation team. This also includes representatives from 21 institutions with various areas of expertise in the field of health and social services.<br>Firmly grounded in principles like equity and an inclusive vision of Manitoba\u02bcs Francophone community, and supported by Sant\u00e9 en fran\u00e7ais\u02bc role as a catalyst for coordination and consensus-building, the paper advocates for equitable, safe and quality access to healthcare and social services in French. It identifies vital steps that could be taken to support the long-term goal of a truly bilingual province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The position paper is structured along four main priority issues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\uf076 Strengthening community engagement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\uf076 Human resources as the cornerstone of a bilingual Manitoba<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\uf076 Offering French speakers a range of services that meet their diverse needs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\uf076 Supporting vulnerable populations through social and mental health services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It also identifies the 41 recommendations that together help support the government\u02bcs vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sant\u00e9 en fran\u00e7ais and its partners wish to thank Premier Kinew and Minister Simard for their ongoing commitment to supporting Manitoba\u02bcs Francophones, and remain available to answer any questions they may have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sante-en-francais-Position-Paper-A-shared-vision.pdf\">View the full Position Paper<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional resources:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2024.06-Argumentaire_Final-EN.pdf\">View the full Position Paper: <em>The Principle of Equitable Access: Definition, Discussion and Implementation<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2024.06-1-pager-Accords-bilateraux-SeF_Final-EN.pdf\">View the one-pager of the Position Paper <em>The Principle of Equitable Access: Definition, Discussion and Implementation<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Position paper submitted as part of the consultations Manitoba: a truly bilingual province October, 31st 2025 View the full position paper: A shared vision for the health and social services sector. Executive summary Sant\u00e9 en fran\u00e7ais, as the official voice of Manitoba\u02bcs Francophone community relating to healthcare and social services, welcomes the Government of Manitoba\u02bcs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[51,63,52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles-en","category-by-sante-en-francais","category-studies-and-documents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228144"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":228161,"href":"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228144\/revisions\/228161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}