Designating New French Language Service Providers in Ontario
Official title: Designation of Public Service agencies, December 2025
Ontario is formally recognizing two healthcare facilities as official French-language service providers: Centre d'Accueil Champlain and Pembroke Regional Hospital. The province is also updating the names of ten other designated agencies to reflect organizational changes. This is a routine administrative update—agencies request designation voluntarily to better serve Francophone communities.
Why This Matters
If you're a Franco-Ontarian seeking healthcare or social services, this matters. Designated agencies must provide services in French. Two more healthcare facilities will now be officially recognized as French-language providers.
What Could Change
Centre d'Accueil Champlain and Pembroke Regional Hospital will be added to the official list of French-language service providers. Ten existing agencies will have their names updated in the regulation. No new funding or obligations are involved—this formalizes existing services.
Key Issues
- Should Centre d'Accueil Champlain and Pembroke Regional Hospital be designated as French-language service providers?
- Are the proposed name updates for the ten existing agencies accurate?
How to Participate
- This consultation closed on December 5, 2025. Comments were accepted through the Ontario Regulatory Registry.