Francophone health
Find some resources on the health of Francophones in minority situations.
Webinar presented by the Francophone Affairs Unit
Webinar “J’ai mal au coeur! How Francophones are falling through the cracks of the Healthcare System and what we can do about it“. Here the video. Funded by the Government of Ontario.
Statistiques
Francophone population
Ontario: 622 415 peoples
Northeastern: 122 360 peoples
Northwestern: 7 055 peoples
19.7% of Franco-Ontarians are in Northeastern Ontario
Only 1.1 % of Franco-Ontarians are in Northwestern
Median age
Northeastern: 50.8 years
Northwestern: 54.3 years
Profile of the Francophone population in Ontario – 2016
Publications
Podcast
Dre Nicole Ranger — Les soins de santé en région rurale et éloignée au Canada. January 2022. Balado de l’institut canadien de l’information sur la santé. [In French only]
Scientific publication
Alain P. Gauthier, PhD. Patrick E. Timony, MA. Elizabeth F. Wenghofer, PhD. Décembre 2012. “Examining the geographic distribution of French-speaking physicians in Ontario”. The College of Family Physicians of Canada. [Available in both languages]
Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario. Septembre 2018. “HEALTH CARE IN ONTARIO, White Paper. A health care plan for Francophones people”.
B. Sanou, M. Beaudoin, A. P. Gauthier, M.-H. Chomienne, D. Prud’homme, G. Kpazaï. Février 2020. “Processus de développement d’une trousse d’accompagnement pour l’examen médical des nouveaux arrivants francophones : un exemple de coopération”. Revue de la Diversité de la Recherche en Santé. [In French only]
Boroma Sanou, Monique Beaudoin, Jean Ngouabé, Lyse Lamothe. Juin 2014. “Rapport final : Étude des besoins de santé des immigrants francophones de Sudbury“. Centre de santé communautaire du Grand Sudbury. [In French only]
C. Jutras, A.P. Gauthier, P.E. Timony, D. Côté, G. Kpazaï. Février 2020. “Expérience de francophones en situation minoritaire chez leur médecin de famille : concordance et discordance linguistique”. Revue de la Diversité de la Recherche en Santé. [In French only]
Chassidy Puchala, MSc, Anne Leis, MSc, PhD, Hyun Lim, PhD, Raymond Tempier, MD, MSc, FRCPC. Volume 104, Issue 6 Supplement, November 2013. “Official Language Minority Communities in Canada: Is Linguistic Minority Status a Determinant of Mental Health?“. Canadian Journal of Public Health / Revue canadienne de santé publique. [Available in both languages]
CReSRN. 2015. “Les obstacles et les stratégies dans les services de santé offerts aux patients francophones : Perspectives des médecins de famille dans le Nord-Est de l’Ontario”. Recherche en Focus sur la recherche. [In French only]
CReSRN. 2013. “Un regard sur la distribution des médecins de famille qui parlent français dans les communautés francophones de l’Ontario”. Recherche en Focus sur la recherche.
Danielle de Moissac, PhD and Sarah Bowen, PhD. “Impact of language barriers on access to healthcare for official language minority Francophones in Canada.” Healthcare Management Forum 2017, Vol. 30(4) 207-212. Canadian College of Health Leaders. [In English only]
Díaz Pinsent Mercier Research Inc., 3 mai 2021. “Accès aux services en santé dans la langue officielle de leur choix par les minorités francophones hors Québec, Analyse de données secondaires”. Rapport préparé pour Le Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS). [In French only]
Don Eaton, John C. Hogenbirk, M.Sc., Joyce McLean, Dwayne Nashkawa, Carol Simpson, Mark Skinner, Ph.D. 2019. “Rural Ontario Foresight Papers”. Rural Ontario Institute. [In English only]
Emily Seale MPH, Michael Reaume MD MSc, Ricardo Batista MD PhD, Anan Bader Eddeen MSc, Rhiannon Roberts MScPH, Emily Rhodes MSc, Daniel I. McIsaac MD MPH, Claire E. Kendall MD PhD, Manish M. Sood MD MSc, Denis Prud’homme MD MSc, Peter Tanuseputro MD MHSc. July 2022. “Patient–physician language concordance and quality and safety outcomes among frail home care recipients admitted to hospital in Ontario, Canada”. CMAJ. [In English only]
Health in the North. “A report on geography and the health of people in Ontario’s two northern regions”. [Available in both languages]
Kristy A. Côté, 27 mai 2015. “Resilience and quality of life of francophone patients living with prostate cancer: an analysis of the situation in Northern Ontario, Canada”. Laurentian University of Sudbury. [In English only]
Linguistic Minorities and Society. Number 22, 2024. “Health in Canada’s Francophone Minority Communities: Twenty Years of Research.” [In French only]
Greater Sudbury Community Health Centre Publications
Sarah Bowen, Ph. D. 2015. “Impact des barrirès linguistiques sur la sécurité des patients et la qualité des soins”. Rapport final pour le compte de la Société Santé en français. [In French only]
Tools
Dr. Susan Lane, Assistant Professor and Care of the Elderly Program Director for NOSM University’s residency program, created this video to empower learners and health-care professionals about improving outcomes for older adults in hospitals who wish to remain in their home. 48/5: Improving Outcomes for Hospitalized Older Adults