Chapter 4
An Exemplary Story
4.2 Honourable mentions
The honourable mentions recognize the leadership shown by government ministries and agencies that have made efforts to expand the delivery of high-quality French-language services. Each one will be the subject of a blog post by the Commissioner during 2013-2014. The following initiatives received honourable mentions in 2012-2013:
- The Leading Edge Practises in Bilingual Recruitment Conference in Kingston;
- The Public Health French Language Services Community of Practice;
- The Draw the Line public education campaign;
- ServiceOntario’s French Language Services Resource Corner;
- Support for the 2012 Pan Canadian Forum on Economic Development in the Canadian Francophonie;
- The optimization of bed occupancy at the Pavillon Omer Deslauriers and the Memory Centre Project within Bendale Acres long-term care facility;
- The mandatory drinking water operator courses;
- “Getting Your Ontario Driver’s Licence” videos;
- ServiceOntario’s e-learning tool;
- French-language primary health care services in Pain Court;
- The discussion on the Access to primary care in French in Waterloo and Wellington;
- Raising awareness of the importance of French-language services among Supervised Access Program staff; and
- The Central-East Local Health Integration Network’s Integrated Health Service Plan.