Francophone Immigration
Health

Sharing the network’s expertise through meetings and workshops with the FIN of Alberta and other francophone immigration partners, as well as stimulating collaboration between health professionals and settlement professionals.

Multi-provincial/territorial study on the health status of francophone immigrants in Western Canada and in remote areas, specifically pertaining to mental health (including trauma, relational impacts, substance abuse, suicide), chronic diseases, and determinants of health.

Sharing the network’s expertise through meetings and workshops with the FIN of British
Columbia and other francophone immigration partners, as well as stimulating collaboration between health professionals and settlement professionals.

Study on physical and mental health status of francophone immigrants (in 2025).

Identifying and disseminating content, tools, and resources geared toward settlement
professionals.

Disseminating trainings developed in response to the identified training needs of settlement professionals in the areas of mental health and trauma

Sharing the network’s expertise through meetings and workshops with the FIN of Prince
Edward Island and other francophone immigration partners, as well as stimulating collaboration between health professionals and settlement professionals.

Study on the role of professional bodies in integrating newcomers, leading to a pilot project on nursing.

Strengthening collaboration between actors in the fields of health and immigration and building the capacities of settlement professionals in Manitoba (Component 1a).

Strengthening collaboration between actors in the fields of health and immigration and building the capacities of settlement professionals in Manitoba (Component 1b).

Mental health training for employees of francophone direct-service providers.

Deepening and maintaining ties between welcome centres, the FIN, actors connected with francophone immigration, and health and wellness promotion partners in New Brunswick.

Exploratory study conducted by the Réseau-action Organisation des services (RAOS) of Société Santé et Mieux-être en français du Nouveau-Brunswick (SSMEFNB) with a view to determining what welcome centres need and how they are involved in navigating, promoting, and providing health and wellness services. Designing the activities of Réseau-action Communautaire (RAC) based on existing and developing knowledge.

Adapting and sharing tools and resources for health and wellness promotion with a view to supporting the work of professionals who deal directly with francophone immigrants as well as their partners. Developing tools in connection with the Guide santé pour les nouveaux arrivants and with the results of the Étude exploratoire sur les besoins et l’implication des centres d’accueil.

Building the capacity of welcome centres to offer programming oriented towards health and wellness.

Sharing the network’s expertise through meetings and workshops with the FIN of Nova Scotia and other francophone immigration partners, as well as stimulating connection between health professionals and settlement professionals in order to better understand reciprocal environments.

Study on the health status of francophone immigrants in minority communities in Nova Scotia and their needs when it comes to accessing health services. Developing tools in connection with the results of the study on the health needs of newcomers. Health training for employees of francophone direct-service providers.

Developing tools in connection with the results of the study on the health needs of newcomers.

Health training for employees of francophone direct-service providers.

Sharing the network’s expertise through meetings and workshops with francophone
immigration and settlement partners, as well as stimulating collaboration between health
professionals and settlement professionals in order to improve tools and training opportunities by identifying emerging needs.

Cataloguing the tools available and identifying which can be adapted to the territorial context.

Identifying and organizing mental health training for settlement professionals.

Collaboration between Ontario’s health networks, the FIN of Ontario and other partners in the francophone settlement sector in order to improve the tools and trainings used by the health sector through the identification of emerging newcomer-related needs.

Study on the health needs of newcomers to Ontario.

Creating a communications toolkit to publicize and promote the updated strategies and tools and trainings for partners in the francophone settlement sector and in the health sector with a view to improving newcomers’ navigation of French-language health services.

Preparing and disseminating trainings for professionals in the francophone settlement sector and in the health sector with a view to optimizing newcomers’ navigation of the health system.

Sharing the network’s expertise through meetings and workshops with the FIN of Saskatchewan and other francophone immigration partners, as well as stimulating collaboration between health professionals and settlement professionals.

Producing and disseminating tools for settlement professionals.

Disseminating trainings developed in response to the identified training needs of settlement professionals in the areas of mental health and trauma.

Supporting COMPAS to increase its capacity to serve francophones and provide health systems navigation advice.

Developing and distributing mental health tools for settlement workers.

Identifying and coordinating culturally appropriate mental health trainings.

Sharing the network’s expertise through meetings and workshops with the FIN of the
Northwest Territories and other francophone immigration partners, as well as stimulating
collaboration between health professionals and settlement professionals.

Adapting a health guide for newcomers and developing a user guide for settlement workers.

Sharing the network’s expertise through meetings and workshops with the FIN of Yukon and other francophone immigration partners, as well as stimulating collaboration between health professionals and settlement professionals.

Updating education and information tools geared toward settlement professionals and
newcomers.

Holding trainings based on the identified training needs of settlement professionals in the areas of mental health and trauma.