Strategic Planning

OUR VOICE, OUR HEALTH

The French Language Health Planning Centre (CPSSF) is taking a new step forward: the development of its first strategic plan for 2028–2031.

This plan will define the priorities that will guide our actions and our contribution to improve French language healthcare services throughout Ontario.

But we don’t want to shape that future on our own; we want to build it with you, for you!

Over the coming months, we will reach out to Francophone communities, patients and caregivers, health care providers, our partners, and stakeholders in the health care system to listen to their experiences, understand their priorities, and gather their aspirations.

Because the future of French language healthcare services must be shaped in consultation with those who live it, uphold it, and drive it forward. Every voice counts.

Let's transform the future of French language healthcare services in Ontario.

Join the conversation

Our approach

Consultation events will take place in various regions of Ontario as well as online.

Whether you’re a member of the Francophone community, a patient or caregiver, a health care provider, a health care professional, a community organization, a partner, a researcher, or a stakeholder in the health care system, you have a perspective to share.

Take part in the conversation and make your voice heard

Come meet us and share your thoughts

Consultation events will take place in various regions of Ontario as well as online.

More sessions will be added soon

Can’t make it to a meeting?

Our online survey also allows you to contribute to the process, no matter where you are in Ontario.

Take the survey

How your input will shape the way forward

Your participation doesn’t end with the consultation; the perspectives gathered will be compiled and analyzed to identify common realities, regional differences, emerging issues, and the priorities expressed. They will directly inform the development of the CPSSF’s strategic directions.

A provincial advisory committee to guide our work

To ensure that the directions of the 2028–2031 Strategic Plan accurately reflect ground-level realities, the CPSSF has established an advisory committee composed of 34 members.
Selected following a public call for interest, this committee brings together a diversity of intersectional and sector-specific perspectives from the six regions of Ontario (East, Northeast, Northwest, West, Central, and Toronto).

From September 2026 to September 2027, its members will work to validate our strategic directions, identify emerging issues and unmet needs, and provide ground-level, sector-specific, and population-based perspectives to inform our provincial plan.

Meet the members of our advisory committee:

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Members of our advisory committee:
Sector Represented	Name	Organization	Role	Region Represented
CPSSF	Natalie Aubin	CPSSF	CEO	North
CPSSF	Monique Rocheleau	CPSSF	Director, Strategic Planning and Performance	East
CPSSF	Chantal Chartrand	CPSSF	Planning and Community Engagement Officer	Northwest
CPSSF	Stephen Beaupré	CPSSF	Senior Planner	Toronto
CPSSF	Lise Bourgeois	CPSSF	Board Chair	East
CPSSF	France Vaillancourt	CPSSF	Board Member	West
CPSSF	Angèle Brunelle	CPSSF	Board Member	Northwest
Ontario's Francophone Community	Peter Hominuk	Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario	Executive Director	Province
Hospitals	Josette Roussel	Hôpital Montfort	Associate Vice-President, Patient care and Chief Nursing Executive	Est
Research	Louise Bouchard	FORCES-Santé / University of Ottawa	Professor Emerita and Scientific Co-Director, FORCES-Santé	Province
Research	Patrick Timony	FORCES-Santé / Laurentian University	Senior Research Associate, Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (CRaNHR), Laurentian Universi	Province
French Language Health Networks	Joanne Chalifour	RFSSO	Executive Director	Southwest
French Language Health Networks	Normand Glaude	RSSFE	Executive Director	East
French Language Health Networks	Jonathan Bussières	RMEFNO	Executive Director	North
Ontario Health	Florence Péretié	Ontario Health	Manager, French Language Health Services	Province
Hospitals	Jessica Diplock	Health Sciences North	VP, People and Culture	Northeast
Hospitals	Dr Lucas Chartier	University Health Network (UHN)	Emergency Physician	Toronto
Family Health Teams	Sylvie Roy	Nord-Aski Family Health Team	Executive Director	Northwest
Mental Health Sector	Aliou Sène	Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)	French Language Services Coordinator	Toronto/Central
Long-Term Care Sector	Sean Keays	Foyer Richelieu Welland	Executive Director	Southwest
Long-Term Care Sector	Joëlle Hockenhull	Ontario Health at Home	Care Coordinator
Community Sector	Paul Lachance		Community Member	Southwest
Public Health Sector	Renée St-Onge	Public Health Sudbury & Districts	Director, Knowledge and Strategic Services	Norhwest
Community Health Centre	Estelle Duchon	Centre francophone Toronto	President and CEO	Toronto
Community Health Centre	Lynne Martineau	Centre de santé communautaire de l'Estrie	Executive Director	East
Community	Pierre Benoit		Patient Partner	East
Community	Susan Morin		Patient Partner	Southwest
Marginalized Group	Michel Tremblay		Patient Partner / 2SLGBTQIA+ Community	Toronto
Marginalized Group	Rylee Restoule	Health Sciences North Research Institute	Indigenous Health Research Coordinator	Norhwest
Postsecondary	Suzanne Lemieux	Collège Boréal	Dean, School of Health Sciences	North and Ontario
Postsecondary	Léonel Philibert	Université de l'Ontario français	Professor	Toronto
Ontario's Francophone Community	Gratien Allaire	Laurentian University	Researcher	East and North
Ontario Health Teams	Sue Lebeau	Sudbury Espanola Manitoulin Elliot Lake Ontario Health Team	Executive Director	Northeast
Ontario Health Teams	François Cholette	Archipel Ontario Health Team	Project Lead	East
Community	Jeann-Paul Absi		Student	Toronto / East

Natalie Aubin

Sector Represented : CPSSF
Organization : CPSSF
Role : Executive Director
Region Represented : North

Monique Rocheleau

Sector Represented : CPSSF
Organization : CPSSF
Role : Director, Strategic Planning and Performance
Region Represented : East

Chantal Chartrand

Sector Represented : CPSSF
Organization : CPSSF
Role : Planning and Community Engagement Officer
Region Represented : Northwest

Stephen Beaupré

Sector Represented : CPSSF
Organization : CPSSF
Role : Senior Planner
Region Represented : Toronto

Lise Bourgeois

Sector Represented : CPSSF
Organization : CPSSF
Role : Board Chair
Region Represented : East

France Vaillancourt

Sector Represented : CPSSF
Organization : CPSSF
Role : Board Member
Region Represented : West

Angèle Brunelle

Sector Represented : CPSSF
Organization : CPSSF
Role : Board Member
Region Represented : Northwest

Peter Hominuk

Sector Represented : Ontario's Francophone Community
Organization : Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario
Role : Executive Director
Region Represented : Province

Josette Roussel

Sector Represented : Hospital
Organization : Hôpital Montfort
Role : Associate Vice-President, Patient care and Chief Nursing Executive
Region Represented : East

Louise Bouchard

Sector Represented : Research
Organization : FORCES-Santé / University of Ottawa
Role : Professor Emerita and Scientific Co-Director, FORCES-Santé
Region Represented : Province

Patrick Timony

Sector Represented : Research
Organization : Forces Santé / Laurentian University
Role : Senior Research Associate, Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (CRaNHR), Laurentian University
Region Represented : Province

Joanne Chalifour

Sector Represented : French Language Health Networks
Organization : RFSSO
Role : Executive Director
Region Represented : Southwest

Normand Glaude

Sector Represented : French Language Health Networks
Organization : RSSFE
Role : Executive Director
Region Represented : East

Jonathan Bussières

Sector Represented : French Language Health Networks
Organization : RMEFNO
Role : Executive Director
Region Represented : North

Florence Péretié

Sector Represented : Ontario Health
Organization : Ontario Health
Role : Manager, French Language Health Services
Region Represented : Province

Jessica Diplock

Sector Represented : Hospital
Organization : Health Sciences North
Role : VP, People and Culture
Region Represented : Northeast

Dr Lucas Chartier

Sector Represented : Hospital
Organization : University Health Network (UHN)
Role : Emergency Physician
Region Represented : Toronto

Sylvie Roy

Sector Represented : Community Health Centre
Organization : Nord-Aski Family Health Team
Role : Executive Director
Region Represented : Northeast

Aliou Sène

Sector Represented : Mental Health Sector
Organization : Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Role : French Language Services Coordinator
Region Represented : Toronto/Central

Sean Keays

Sector Represented : Long-Term Care Sector
Organization : Foyer Richelieu Welland
Role : Executive Director
Region Represented : Southwest

Joëlle Hockenhull

Sector Represented : Home and Community Care Sector
Organization : Ontario Health at Home
Role : Care Coordinator
Region Represented : Northwest

Paul Lachance

Sector Represented : Community Sector
Organization : --
Rôle : Community Member
Region Represented : Southwest

Renée St-Onge

Sector Represented : Public Health Sector
Organization : Public Health Sudbury & Districts
Role : Director, Knowledge and Strategic Services
Region Represented : Northeast

Estelle Duchon

Sector Represented : Community Health Centre
Organization : Centre francophone Toronto
Role : President and CEO
Region Represented : Toronto

Lynne Martineau

Sector Represented : Community Health Centre
Organization : Centre de santé communautaire de l'Estrie
Role : Executive Director
Region Represented : East

Pierre Benoit

Sector Represented : Community Sector
Organization : --
Role : Patient Partner
Region Represented : East

Susan Morin

Sector Represented : Community Sector
Organization : --
Role : Patient Partner
Region Represented : Southwest

Michel Tremblay

Sector Represented : Marginalized Group
Organization : --
Role : Patient Partner / 2SLGBTQIA+ Community
Region Represented : Toronto

Rylee Restoule

Sector Represented : Marginalized Group
Organisation : IHealth Sciences North Research Institute
Role : Indigenous Health Research Coordinator
Region Represented : Northeast

Suzanne Lemieux

Sector Represented : Postsecondary
Organization : Collège Boréal
Role : Dean, School of Health Sciences
Region Represented : North and Ontario

Léonel Philibert

Sector Represented : Postsecondary
Organization : Université de l'Ontario français
Role : Professor
Region Represented : Toronto

Gratien Allaire

Sector Represented : Ontario's Francophone Community
Organization : Laurentian University
Role : Researcher
Region Represented : East and North

Sue Lebeau

Sector Represented : Ontario Health Team
Organization : Sudbury Espanola Manitoulin Elliot Lake Ontario Health Team
Role : Executive Director
Region Represented : Northeast

François Cholette

Sector Represented : Ontario Health Team
Organisation : Archipel Ontario Health Team
Role : Project Lead
Region Represented : East

Jeann-Paul Absi

Sector Represented : Community Sector
Organization : --
Role : Student
Region Represented : Toronto/East

Frequently asked questions

Why is the CPSSF developing a strategic plan?

The CPSSF is preparing its first strategic plan for 2028–2031 to define its priorities for the coming years and to continue adapting its work to meet the needs of Francophone communities and the realities of the Ontario health care system.