The following projects aim to improve access to health services in French for official language minority communities (OLMCs) across Canada.
Société Santé en français (SSF)
Project: Agir ensemble pour améliorer l'accès aux services de santé pour les communautés francophones et acadienne vivant en situation minoritaire au Canada ("Working together to improve access to health services for Francophone and Acadian minority communities in Canada")
Funding: $37,125,000
The SSF project will deploy health networking activities in partnership with its 16 networks across the country to improve access to health services for minority francophone communities. This project will also support innovation that focuses on the integration of bilingual health workers, as well as the adaptation of existing health services to improve access for OLMCs. Funding allocated to the SSF includes support for their national secretariat and 16 networks, four of which are located in the Atlantic region:
- SSF secretariat will receive $6,810,300;
- Networks in Atlantic Canada:
- Réseaux Société Santé et mieux-être en français du Nouveau-Brunswick (New Brunswick) will receive $3,230,305;
- Réseau Santé - Nouvelle-Écosse (Nova Scotia) will receive $1,274,550;
- Réseau Santé en français de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador (Newfoundland & Labrador) will receive $938,910; and
- Réseau Santé en français Î.-P.-É. (Prince Edward Island) will receive $870,330
Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne - Consortium national de formation en santé (ACUFC - CNFS)
Project: Secrétariat national du Consortium national de formation (CNFS-ACUFC) - projet de Formation et maintien en poste des professionnels de la santé
Funding: $9,463,536
The ACUFC-CNFS project aims to increase access, recruitment and training to health programs in francophone post-secondary institutions, as well as increase internship and placement opportunities in Francophone minority communities. The ACUFC-CNFS is a national secretariat working closely with 16 francophone post-secondary institutions across Canada.
Five Atlantic Canada post-secondary training institutions, members of the Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne - Consortium national de formation en santé (ACUFC - CNFS)
Project: Formation et maintien en poste des professionnels de la santé ("Training and retention of health professionals")
Funding: $32,066,600
- The Université de Moncton will receive $13,775,410 to increase the number of students enrolling in the following health programs: Bachelor's in nutrition, Baccalaureate in nursing sciences, Master's degree for nurse practitioners, Certificate and Master's degree in health services management, Bachelor's degree in social work and Doctorate in psychology.
- The Gouvernement de Nouveau-Brunswick - Centre de formation médicale will receive $10,439,250 to increase the number of students enrolling in their Undergraduate medicine program.
- The Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick will receive $4,932,535 to increase the number of students enrolling in the following health programs: Personal support work, Auxiliary nurse, Paramedical care, Mental health intervention techniques and aging, Pharmacy techniques, Rehabilitation techniques, Medical electrophysiology technology (cardiology), Medical radiation techniques, Respiratory therapy and Dental assistant.
- The Université Sainte-Anne will receive $1,958,295 to increase capacity in the following health programs: Rehabilitation assistant, Continuing care assistant and Bachelor's degree in social work.
- The Collège de l'Île will receive $961,110 to increase capacity in the following health programs: Personal support work and Youth support work.
