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Your November 2025 Newsletter

In this month's newletter
This winter, get on the fast track to implementing winning strategies for serving francophones within your organization

Introducing our Fast Track Program

All Voices for Safer Care was this year’s theme of the Canadian Patient Safety Week held October 27-31. The theme was a reminder that safer health care is not created by a single person or organization — it’s built together. It was an invitation to listen more deeply, ask important questions, and take meaningful action – together.

Supporting and working with organizations in the building of a safer health and social services system is what the Winning Strategies for serving francophones project is all about.

In just one online session, our new Fast Track Program will help you getting started. In fact, you will leave the session with a completed workplan for the implementation of your winning strategies. The process is simple and effective, and we will provide you with the tools, resources and support to succeed. 

Join the Fast Track Program today! 

Sign up by choosing one of the sessions below. Sessions will be held from 12:00 to 12:45 via Teams. 

Registration for December 9, 2025 Fast Track Session

Registration for January 8, 2026 Fast Track Session

Registration for February 4, 2026 Fast Track Session

Take a tea break with purpose

Calling all health and social services professionals

Join us on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Ron Kolbus Centre in Ottawa.

This free event will be held in English.
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On the Tea Break menu

  • Listen to our keynote speaker and learn from her experience. 
  • Participate in group discussions on the clinical role of langage in the context of interactions with clients and patients.
  • Learn about free, concrete, and effecient solutions provided by the Winning Strategies for serving francophones.
  • Find out how the winning strategies align with Ontario Health's quintuple aim.
  • And enjoy delicious refreshments and fall treats!
Vanessa Sigouin

Meet our keynote speaker

Vanessa Sigouin has been with Salus Ottawa since 2004, serving as a program manager leading French and English community case management support services. She holds a Master’s degree in psychoeducation and has extensive expertise in developing and implementing high-quality programs that support clients with severe and persistent mental illness in maintaining housing and rebuilding their lives.

As Chair of Salus’ French Services Committee, Vanessa advocates for accessible, high-quality French-language care. She is committed to inclusive, client-centred services and supporting staff to deliver programs that meet the diverse needs of the community.

Just a few spots available on a first come, first served basis. Register now to reserve your seat. 

Registration for the November 19, 2025 Tea Break

Only one Champion training session left this fall!

Are you interested in improving patient safety and the active offer of French-language services within your organization? As a Champion, you will learn about the six Winning Strategies for serving francophones.

There is still time to register for the last training session of this fall. And remember, you can still ask for free individual coaching sessions.

Sign up today! 

The session will be held from from 12:00 to 12:45 via Teams. 

Registration for November 27th session

Request for coaching sessions

Sneak peek of December's newletter

Learn about the impacts of being served in one's mother tongue. 

A project partner recently surveyed their patients and clients about their experience related to language in a care setting. Their testimonies reveal the numerous positive impacts of being cared for in their own language as well as some dire consequences when it does not happen.  

For more information

Visit our website to find out how the implementation of the winning strategies can benefit your clients and your organization. You'll also find tools and resources, as well as the key contacts to ask for free coaching. 

Go to the Winning Strategies website

This initiative, in collaboration with the Société Santé en français, is funded by Health Canada under the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023–2028: Protection-Promotion-Collaboration.
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