Impact of the pandemic on Francophone families in the Canadian Prairies

Google translate: Over the past 20 years, more and more literature has shown that Francophones, an official language minority in the Canadian Prairies, face linguistic and cultural barriers in accessing health services and suffer the negative consequences their health. The recent pandemic context has exacerbated the minority situation, particularly at the level of families weakened by an unfavorable economic context, recent immigration, dependent dependents or their remoteness from urban centres. The proposed research therefore aims to document in a more systematic way the needs of Francophone families in the prairies and to seek together ways to fill the gaps in obtaining services in French post-pandemic. Francophone families with children from the 3 Prairie provinces will be invited to participate virtually in a conversation called Cafe du monde to share the difficulties experienced during the pandemic and the emerging needs post-pandemic. The information collected and collated will then make it possible to develop a relevant survey that will be widely distributed among Francophone families and young people in the three Prairie provinces to solicit their perspectives on post-pandemic remedial needs and services. The recommendations will help mobilize the community and the various levels of government.]