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French Language Health Services

The French Language Health Services office supports and facilitates the delivery of French language health services and compliance with the French Language Services Act in the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and in Ontario's health care system.

Our Vision

Healthier French-Speaking Ontarians in a Healthier Ontario

Our Mission

To ensure that Ontario francophones have access to health services in French.
To ensure that an adequate number of health agencies offer French language services (FLS) and that these services are provided according to government standards.
To ensure that bilingual/French-speaking health professionals are adequately distributed across the Province
To ensure that adequate primary health care services are available in French.

Local Health System Integration Act

The Local Health System Integration Act, 2006 received Royal Assent on March 28, 2006. The legislation establishes an integrated health system to improve the health of Ontarians through better access to health services, coordinated health care and effective and efficient management of the health system at the local level by local health integration networks (LHINs).

Excerpts from the Local Health System Integration Act related to French Language Health Services are below :

A commitment to equity and respect for diversity in communities in serving the people of Ontario and respect the requirements of the French Language Services Act in serving Ontario’s French-speaking community
A French language health services advisory council to advise the Minister about health and service delivery issues related to francophone communities and priorities and strategies for the provincial strategic plan related to those communities. 2006, c. 4, s. 14 (2)
A local health integration network shall engage the community of diverse persons and entities involved with the local health system about that system on an ongoing basis, including about the integrated health service plan and while setting priorities 2006, c. 4, s. 16 (1).
In carrying out community engagement under subsection (1), the local health integration network shall engage the French language health planning entity for the geographic area of the network that is prescribed. 2006, c. 4, s. 16 (4).

More information about the Act is available from the e-laws website.



French Language Health Services Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care 5700 Yonge Street, 5^th Floor Toronto, Ontario M2M 4K5 Canada Tel : 416-327-8975 Fax : 416-327-8980 E-mail : flhs@moh.gov.on.ca	Call the ministry INFOline at 1-866-532-3161 (Toll-free in Ontario only) TTY 1-800-387-5559 Hours of operation : 8:30am - 5:00pm

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