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Designated Agencies
Agencies that are partially funded by the province, such as hospitals, children's aid societies and seniors' residences are not automatically subject to the French Language Services Act.
However, these agencies may ask to be officially designated, in which case Cabinet will enact a regulation to designate them as providers of services in French. Once designated, the agencies must provide French-language services just as the ministries do.
To date, 215 agencies have agreed to provide some or all of their services in French.
To receive designation, an agency must meet the following conditions:
- offer quality services in French on a permanent basis
- guarantee access to its services in French
- have francophones on its board of directors and in its executive
- develop a written policy for services in French that is adopted by the board of directors and that sets out the agency's responsibilities with respect to services in French.
If your agency meets all of these criteria and you would like to receive recognition as an official provider of services in French, please contact the French Language Services Coordinator of the ministry to which you report.
