Consultation on the renewal of the Official Languages Health Program 2023-2028

From: Health Canada

Goals of the consultation

The purpose of this consultation was to learn about personal experiences of members of official language minority communities (Francophones outside Quebec and Anglophones in Quebec) in accessing health services in the official languages (OL) of their choice and to know respondents' interests for the 2023-2028 phase of the Official Languages Health Program (OLHP).

The information collected was analyzed and was the subject of a consultation report, shared here: Summary Report: Consultations on the renewal of the Official Languages Health Program 2023 - 2028. The consultation report will be part of a set of documents that will be used (in addition to a consultation report with stakeholders, the evaluation report of the Action Plan for Official Languages, a public opinion research report, various research documents, etc.) to guide Health Canada's reflections on the future of the OLHP and, specifically, on the Program's priorities during the 2023-2028 phase.

If you have any questions, please contact the Official Language Community Development Bureau at hc.olcdb-baclo.sc@canada.ca.

Who were the focus of the consultation

We were seeking input from:

• official language minority communities

The comments we received were summarized and used to guide discussions with:

• funding recipients
• government officials
• health care institutions
• groups representing official language minority communities

Related information

• Official Languages Health Program
• Action Plan for Official Languages - 2018-2023: Investing in Our Future
• English and French: Towards a substantive equality of official languages in Canada

Contact us

Official Language Community Development Bureau
Jeanne Mance Building, PL 1904C
200 Eglantine Driveway
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9

Email: olcdb-baclo@hc-sc.gc.ca