The
Consortium

Improving access to French-language health and social services in minority communities

The Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS) includes sixteen colleges and universities as well as four regional partners from French communities in minority context. Together with the National Secretariat of the CNFS, their actions aim to improve access to social and health services for official language minority communities, in particular by increasing access to health training programs.

The CNFS initiative is supported by the Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne (ACUFC) and made possible through the financial contribution of Health Canada.

The CNFS is an exceptional strategic alliance whose activities are carried out as part of implementing Health Canada’s Official Language Health Program (OLHP).

The CNFS national secretariat

Working closely with postsecondary member institutions and the regional partners, the National Secretariat plays a development and coordination role in the planning and achieving the CNFS objectives. The national secretariat has put in place a performance measurement framework; a management tool used to assess progress in implementing projects and initiatives at the national level.

Learn more about the team at CNFS national secretariat

CNFS member institutions

CNFS postsecondary member institutions are colleges and universities from French minority communities. They are represented by coordinators who support the development of French-language health training in their respective institutions, according to their particular needs and environment.

CNFS regional partners

CNFS regional partners are active in Newfoundland and in the three Canadian territories where there are no French-language health programs offered. Their role is primarily to seek clinical placements opportunities in their communities and promote the CNFS French-language health programs.

Discovering CNFS member institutions and regional partners

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Association
franco-yukonnaise

Whitehorse, Yukon

Stéphanie

Bourret

Gestionnaire en formation
Partenaire régionale du CNFS

Association
franco-yukonnaise

Whitehorse, Yukon

Stéphanie

Bourret

Gestionnaire en formation
Partenaire régionale du CNFS

Campus Saint-Jean, Université de l’Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta

Nisrine

Mokri

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Campus Saint-Jean, Université de l’Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta

Nisrine

Mokri

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick

Moncton, New Brunswick

Danny

Cormier

Coordonnateur CNFS – Accord GNB

Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick

Moncton, New Brunswick

Danny

Cormier

Coordonnateur CNFS – Accord GNB

Collège Boréal

Sudbury, Ontario

Allyson

Béland

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Collège Boréal

Sudbury, Ontario

Allyson

Béland

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick

Bathurst, New Brunswick

Brigitte

LePage

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick

Bathurst, New Brunswick

Brigitte

LePage

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Collège de l’Île

Wellington, Prince Edward Island

Sylvain

Gagné

Coordonnateur CNFS par intérim

Collège de l’Île

Wellington, Prince Edward Island

Sylvain

Gagné

Coordonnateur CNFS par intérim

Collège Éducacentre

Vancouver, British Columbia

Loraine

Frioux

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Collège Éducacentre

Vancouver, British Columbia

Loraine

Frioux

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Collège Mathieu

Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan

Mamadou

Baldé

Coordonnateur des programmes de santé

Collège Mathieu

Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan

Mamadou

Baldé

Coordonnateur des programmes de santé

Collège nordique francophone

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Dominique

Poirier

Collège nordique francophone

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Dominique

Poirier

Collège universitaire Glendon, Université York

Toronto, Ontario

Prisca

Ng How Tseung

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Collège universitaire Glendon, Université York

Toronto, Ontario

Geneviève

Quintin

Coordonnatrice CNFS

La Cité

Ottawa, Ontario

Sihem

Djoudi

Coordonnatrice CNFS

La Cité

Ottawa, Ontario

Sihem

Djoudi

Coordonnatrice CNFS

La Cité universitaire francophone, Université de Regina

Regina, Saskatchewan

Tess

Timmermans

Coordonnatrice CNFS

La Cité universitaire francophone, Université de Regina

Regina, Saskatchewan

Tess

Timmermans

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Réseau Santé en français au Nunavut

Iqaluit, Nunavut

Rahima

Founjouom

Réseau Santé en français au Nunavut

Iqaluit, Nunavut

Rahima

Founjouom

Université d’Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario

Dominique

Cardinal

Directrice des opérations CNFS

Université d’Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario

Dominique

Cardinal

Directrice des opérations CNFS

Université de Hearst

Hearst, Ontario

Sophie

Dallaire

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Université de Hearst

Hearst, Ontario

Sophie

Dallaire

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Université de Moncton

Moncton, New Brunswick

Micheline

Melanson

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Université de Moncton

Moncton, New Brunswick

Micheline

Melanson

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Université de Saint-Boniface

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Jacqueline

Fortier

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Université de Saint-Boniface

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Jacqueline

Fortier

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Université Laurentienne

Sudbury, Ontario

Chanelle

Landriault

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Université Laurentienne

Sudbury, Ontario

Chanelle

Landriault

Coordonnatrice CNFS

Université Sainte-Anne

Pointe-de-l’Église, Nova Scotia

Hughie

Batherson

Coordonnateur du CNFS et directeur de l'Association des alumni

Université Sainte-Anne

Pointe-de-l’Église, Nova Scotia

Hughie

Batherson

Coordonnateur du CNFS et directeur de l'Association des alumni

Colleges and universities that offer health training programs in French supported by the CNFS.

Regional partners who support and facilitate access to training programs supported by the CNFS.

Association
franco-yukonnaise

Whitehorse, Yukon

Stéphanie

Bourret

Gestionnaire en formation
Partenaire régionale du CNFS