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AGM 2021 : 

The Réseau’s Annual General Meeting 2021 was held by videoconference, on September 16, 2021. This year’s theme was: «Perseverance, Adaptation and Resilience». 

Our participants took part in our appreciation to volunteers and workers in the healthcare, long-term care, and social and community service sectors through a video. 
The AGM 2021 was an opportunity to highlight our achievements of the 2020-2021 year, unveil our strategic plan resultats 16-21 and our  next Strategic Plan 2021 - 2026


  


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AGM 2020:


The Réseau’s Annual General Meeting 2020 was held on September 24, 2020. This year’s theme was: “A New Chapter for French Language Health Services”. Nearly 100 people took part in this event held by videoconference.
 
On the eve of Franco-Ontarian Day, participants were invited to celebrate French language health services in Ontario’s Champlain and South East regions. The AGM was also an opportunity to highlight an eventful year. Thank you for attending!



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AGM 2019: 

The Réseau’s Annual General Meeting 2019 was held on May 23, 2019, at Ottawa’s Centre Pauline-Charron. The AGM’s theme was “20 Years Later, As Relevant As Ever”. Nearly 100 people took part in this event. Thank you for attending!
 
Participants heard special guests Ms. Marilissa Gosselin, Senior Policy Advisor to Premier Doug Ford on Francophone Affairs, and Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medical Officer, Eastern Ontario Health Unit, who shared their perspective on French language services and the Ontario health transformation. The AGM 2019 also included a special 20th anniversary celebration with nine former Réseau Chairs and Executive Directors.


 
 

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AGM 2018: 

The Réseau’s Annual General Meeting 2018 was held on May 24, 2018, at Ottawa’s Centre Pauline-Charron. The AGM’s theme was “Thought Leadership Taking Place”. Nearly 100 participants took part in this event. Thank you for attending!
 
The AGM was preceded by a consultation on Réseau membership (“Membership and thought leadership: what does it mean?”). The day ended with Ontario French Language Services Commissioner François Boileau’s keynote address: “Designation: Revitalizing the Provision of French Language Services”. In recognition of his commitment to French language health services, François Boileau was also made Honorary Member of the Réseau.



 
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AGM 2017:

The Réseau’s Annual General Meeting 2017 was held on May 25, 2017. The event was part of Putting People at the Heart of the Health Care Transformation: Informational Day on Access to French-Language Services, an event co-hosted by the Réseau and the Council on Aging of Ottawa.
 
150 people gathered at the Council on Aging of Ottawa to take part in this Informational Day, which included a series of conferences on access to French-language services, the AGM, as well a keynote address by Christine Elliott, Patient Ombudsman, and Marie-Claire Muamba, Senior Investigator. 


     Photo credit : Miguel Lalonde


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Video recordings: 

If you haven’t been able to attend this Informational Day, video recordings of the conferences and the Annual General Meeting are available below. 


Keynote Address: Habiliter les patients en premier: Le rôle de l'Ombudsman des patients
 
Speakers : Christine Elliott, Patient Ombudsman, Marie-Claire Muamba, Senior Investigator
 
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Conference: La désignation et l’accès aux services en français : améliorer l’offre et la qualité des soins pour la communauté francophone
 
Speaker : Jacinthe Desaulniers, Chief Executive Officer, Réseau des services de santé en français de l’Est de l’Ontario 

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Conference: Changements dans le système de santé 
 
Speaker : Mariette Carrier-Fraser, Chair of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s French Language Health Services Advisory Council
 

 

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Conference: Comment les centres de santé communautaires répondent-ils aux besoins des clients francophones?
 
Speaker : Simone Thibault, Executive Director, Centretown Community Health Centre

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Conference: Services aux aînés : gériatrie et géronto-psychiatrie à Ottawa et dans l’Est de l’Ontario
 
Speakers : Lyne Marcil, Geriatric Assessor, Geriatric Assessment Outreach Team, Regional Geriatric Program of Eastern Ontario and Jennifer Cavanagh, Clinic Manager and Occupational Therapist, Geriatric Psychiatry Community Services of Ottawa 

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Conference: Les soins à domicile et les services en français

Speaker : Manon Desjardins-Nighbor, Elder Mediator, Champlain LHIN

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Réseau Annual General Meeting 2017
 

 





 


AGM 2016:

The Réseau’s 2016 Annual General Meeting was held on May 26, 2016, at the Ottawa Conference and event Centre. 104 people took part in the meeting.
 
The 2016 AGA was an opportunity to present this year’s results, as well as the Strategic Plan 2016-2021 and the Réseau’s new Board of Directors.

Agenda
Minutes from the AGM of May 28, 2015
Board of Directors 2016-2017
Financial Statements
2015-2016 Annual Report


 
The business meeting and the panel were much appreciated by AGM participants. As part of an online survey, 89% of responders indicated that the AGM had met their expectations.
 
Evaluation:
  • 92% of responders indicated that their appreciation of the leaders’ report was either “high” or “very high”.
  • 81% of responders indicated that their appreciation of the meeting’s proceedings was either “high” or “very high”.


In the second part of the meeting, the Réseau hosted a panel featuring 6 leaders in order to facilitate information sharing and dialogue about the health care system transformation and how it will affect services offered to Francophones. Read the press release.
 
Evaluation:
  • 95% of responders indicated that the panel’s format was interesting.
  • 73% of responders indicated that their appreciation of the panel was either “high” or “very high”.





 
 
Participants

 
Special presentation: Chantale LeClerc, Chief Executive Officer, Champlain LHIN
 
Moderator: Marc Bisson, member of the Réseau Board of Directors and Executive Director of the Centre de santé communautaire de l’Estrie
 
Panellists:
 
Mariette Carrier-Fraser, member of the Réseau Board of Directors and Chair of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s French Language Health Services Advisory Council
 
Jacinthe Desaulniers, Executive Director, French Language Health Services Network of Eastern Ontario
 
Nicole Laplante, Director, Health Protection, Eastern Ontario Health Unit

Marc Sougavinski, Executive Director, Champlain Community Care Access Centre (CCAC)
 
Simone Thibault, Executive Director, Centretown Community Health Centre
 
 


AGM 2015:

The Réseau's 2015 Annual General Meeting was held on May 28th, at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre. 90 members and partners took part in the AGM.

The Réseau welcomed keynote speaker Marie Fortier, Vice-Chair of Health Quality Ontario. Ms Fortier delivered an address entitled “Assurer l’excellence des soins des Ontariens et Ontariennes : QSSO, un joueur-clé” (“Providing excellent care for Ontarians: HQO, a key stakeholder”).

A podcast of the keynote address is available.

The Carrefour Santé 2016 was also presented to the AGM participants.



Keynote speaker Marie Fortier, Vice-Chair, HQO


2015 Annual General Meeting


Learn more:

News release: “Au cœur du système de santé : le Réseau bâtit pour l’avenir”
Agenda
2014-2015 Annual Report
Convening notice
Minutes from the AGM of May 30, 2014
Board of Directors 2015-2016
Financial Statements 2014-2015

 


AGM 2014: the Réseau celebrates its 15th anniversary.

Agenda
2013-2014 Annual Report
Minutes from the 2013 AGM
Amendments to Réseau bylaws
Board of Directors 2014-2015
Financial Statements 2013-2014

AGM 2013: More than 100 people took part in the discussion on The active offer of French-language services: a call for collective leadership.
 
Agenda
2012-2013 Annual Report
Minutes from the 2012 AGM
Introduction to the panel discussion on active offer
Proposed amendments to the Réseau’s Bylaws
Proposed amendments to the Réseau’s letters patent
Board of Directors 2013-2014
Financial Statements 2013-2012
 
AGM 2012: The Strategic Plan 2011-2016 is presented.
 
News release
Agenda
2011-2012 Annual Report
Minutes from the 2011 AGM
Board of Directors 2012-2013
Financial Statements 2011-2012
 
AGM 2011: Participants learn about seven French Health projects underway in Eastern Ontario.
 
Agenda
2010-2011 Annual Report
Minutes from the 2010 AGM
Minutes from the 2010 Special General Meeting
Board of Directors 2011-2012
Financial Statements 2010-2011
 
Special General Meeting 2010: Members elect the Board of Directors
 
Agenda

AGM 2010: The Réseau took an important step in its development at the Annual General Meeting held on May 20, 2010. The members ratified new Bylaws ensuring a greater community presence within the membership and Board of Directors of the Réseau.

These changes in our governance will afford the members of our community a greater role in planning and informed decision making within the health care field.

2009-2010 Annual Report (in French)