French-language health services in Canada: The state of the law
Resource type
Book Section
Authors/contributors
- Foucher, Pierre (Author)
- Drolet, Marie (Editor)
- Bouchard, Pier (Editor)
- Savard, Jacinthe (Editor)
Title
French-language health services in Canada: The state of the law
Abstract
This analysis of the legal framework of the active offer of French language health care in Canada will examine its constitutional and legislative elements. The first part will explore the constitutional dimension, looking at aspects related to the Canadian Constitution and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms enshrined therein. In the second part, we will consider language laws at the federal level and in the provinces and territories. The study will show the asymmetrical nature of the legal model and the challenges it engenders.
Key Words: legal framework, law, health care, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Canadian Constitution.
Book Title
Accessibility and active offer: Health care and social services in linguistic minority communities
Date
2017
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Pages
65-86
Language
en
Extra
Chapter 3
Citation
Foucher, P. (2017). French-language health services in Canada: The state of the law. In M. Drolet, P. Bouchard, & J. Savard (Eds), Accessibility and active offer: Health care and social services in linguistic minority communities (pp. 65–86). University of Ottawa Press.
Minority language group(s)
Country
Canadian provinces or territories
Abstracts, summaries, or thematic issues
Research type
- Qualitative
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