The People’s Health Care Act, 2019 states “the public health care system should recognize the diversity within all of Ontario’s communities and respect the requirements of the French Language Services Act in the planning, design, delivery and evaluation of health care services in Ontario’s French-speaking communities.”

Entité 4 can help integrate French Language Health Services in your Ontario Health Team.

Provincial Resources

• Integrating Home and Community Care Services to Meet Patient Needs
• Building better patient care and experience for Francophones
• French Language Services Guidelines for Ontario Health Team Applications
• RISE brief #25: Ontario’s French language health planning entities and how they can support OHTs as a health-system partner

Central LHIN:

• French Language Health Services Toolkit
• Fact Sheets by Sub-region
  • North York West English French
  • North York Centre English French
  • Eastern York Region English French
  • Western York Region English French
  • Northern York Region English French
  • South Simcoe English French

Central East LHIN:

• French Language Health Services Toolkit
• Fact Sheets by Sub-region
  • Durham North East and Durham West English French
  • Haliburton County and City of Kawartha Lakes English French
  • Northumberland County English French
  • Peterborough City and County English French
  • Scarborough North and Scarborough South English French

North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN:

• French Language Health Services Toolkit
• Fact Sheets by Sub-region
  • Barrie and Area English French
  • Couchiching English French
  • Muskoka and Area English French
  • North Simcoe English French
  • South Georgian Bay English French

*Fact Sheets are based on data for LHIN Sub-Regions as this data is recognized by the Ministry of Health as an acceptable proxy for specific minority populations within the population served by groups seeking to become an Ontario Health Team.