The federal government announced $52 million in funding in a bid to improve access to health-care services for anglophone communities in Quebec. Sherry Romanado, the MP for Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne, and Peter Schiefke, the MP for Vaudreuil, made the announcement Wednesday in Montreal. The government said in a news release that the funding will support projects to improve health services in English through the Official Languages Health Program (OLHP), a program created in 2003 that aims to improve access to health-care services for francophones outside Quebec and for English-speakers in Quebec. The Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN)’s Community Health Network and Innovation Project will receive $32,285,000 over five years (2023-2028) as part of the funding. McGill University - Training and Retention of Health and Social Services Professionals will receive $20,673,314 over five years (2023-2028). “Being able to speak with your health care provider in your own official language is essential to receiving safe and effective care,” Romanado said in the release. “This investment reflects our commitment to supporting official language minority communities in receiving the health services they need, in the official language they understand best, no matter where they are in Canada.”
